The First Analyst of the Interstellar Era

Chapter 153 : God-Abandoned Domain

Her head felt heavy, as if topped with a stone.

A putrid smell came to her nostrils, mixed with large amounts of dust, instantly sticking to her airway walls, making her involuntarily gasp and then cough several times.

Chen Sui felt the scorching sunlight on her head, piercing through her eyelids, making her eyes sting like needles.

Especially her right eye.

The mechanical artificial eye had been forcibly dug out, and even before the nerve was completely severed, a small explosion had occurred. The nerve endings still had lingering sensations of burning and electric shock pain.

Chen Sui instinctively raised her hand to touch it.

She was prepared to feel an empty eye socket, but her fingers touched something cool instead.

This unusual sensation made her suddenly open her eyes.

With both eyes' vision restored, Chen Sui was shocked to discover that her right eye could see!

Her fingers circled around her right eye again and again.

Chen Sui had studied eyes extensively. Even though she couldn't see it, the feeling under her fingers told her it seemed to be a real eyeball.

A biological eyeball, not an artificial one.

She was surprised for a moment, her mind involuntarily connecting this to the previous healing of her injuries.

Regeneration.

Two words flashed through Chen Sui's mind.

She had acquired the innate ability of energy bodies, and similarly, the Wood-Born Flower's energy crystal was still with her.

Chen Sui suddenly smiled.

In this game, she had won.

Confirming the energy rotation in her mental domain, Chen Sui looked ahead.

With just one glance, she froze.

Before her stretched an expanse of endless yellow sand. In the distance, she could see rolling hills and some scattered buildings.

Behind her was a huge pit. When Chen Sui turned around, she could clearly see inside the pit.

—It was an underground laboratory.

Horror surged like a tide in her heart.

Chen Sui looked at this familiar scene—this was clearly the wasteland world where she had lived before transmigrating to the interstellar world!

She reached out in disbelief, tugging hard at her face. The pain brought her back to reality.

Chen Sui scanned her surroundings, then fixed her gaze on the underground laboratory below.

Her teammates were outside the laboratory tunnel. She had lured out the mutant, nearly sacrificing herself to kill it.

But around her, there seemed to be no trace of the mutant, though not far away remained a large pool of dried black blood, very similar to the scene she had seen before losing consciousness. That was left from her killing the mutant.

After confirming the mutant's death, Chen Sui glanced at the deep pit, then slid down along a side rock wall.

The interior of the laboratory had been abandoned for many years. Moss and weeds sprouted from cracks, doors opened to varying degrees, and the entire defense mechanism had completely failed.

Chen Sui found the laboratory route in her mind and quickly walked out along the exit location.

She gripped the long knife in her hand, her nerves remaining tense, not daring to relax in the slightest.

Whether she had returned to the wasteland or not, Chen Sui felt a sense of strangeness constantly surrounding her.

"Is there really someone?"

Near the laboratory exit, a very tall metal door was tightly closed. Chen Sui heard a man's voice from outside.

This voice wasn't unfamiliar.

Then, a somewhat younger male voice answered: "I really detected a signal. The instrument was made by Brother Zhang, so it can't be wrong, right?"

"Could it be Little Sui?" A female voice in the team asked excitedly.

The middle-aged male voice from the beginning also sounded excited: "It's really possible!!"

"Open the door, let's go in and look!"

"Little Sui lured away the mutant alone. Who knows if she's injured? That mutant looked terrifying. If something happened to Little Sui, I really... I wouldn't have the face to see the boss."

"Can't you say something nice?"

The group outside conversed softly. Chen Sui saw a metal object prying open a gap in the door, threading through from one side.

"Three, two, one—push!!"

Several people worked together to separate the door. Searchlight beams swept in. Chen Sui stood at the door, watching vigilantly.

Where her gaze fell, a middle-aged, tall, thin man with two young people behind him, one male and one female, followed by several more footsteps. All were familiar faces to Chen Sui.

"Sister Kongque!"

Chen Sui called softly. Her expression was still somewhat dazed. The harsh white light shone over, clearly illuminating her right eye.

It was an eyeball without a pupil. In the center, surrounded by white, was a transparent blank space, looking extremely strange.

But no one present seemed to notice. They only saw a group of people rushing forward excitedly upon seeing Chen Sui.

Leading them was the woman, who fiercely embraced Chen Sui, her tone full of tension and relief: "Where did you go!"

"The brothers and sisters were still there, why did you have to risk your life luring away the mutant," Kongque's hand patted Chen Sui's back, her words stern but full of care.

Chen Sui felt the warmth of the embrace before her, still somewhat dreamlike and dazed, but her arms involuntarily raised, "Sister Kongque..."

"I'm back..."

Her tone was completely bewildered.

Kongque released her, looking at Chen Sui's hair. Seemingly unaware, she reached out to tousle it, not at all surprised by the woody vines mixed in, her expression unchanged as she said: "We've finally found you. We've nearly turned this place upside down these past few days looking for you. I didn't dare go back without finding you."

Chen Sui's lips parted, as if confirming, her eyes sweeping across the group of people in front of her, before saying: "I'm back!"

"It's good that you're safe, good that you're safe," the middle-aged man wiped his eyes, somewhat fearful in retrospect, "Little girl, don't wander around in the future. If there's danger, hide behind the adults. Don't try to be so capable yourself."

"I understand, Uncle Yang," Chen Sui obediently replied, looking at Uncle Yang's deeply furrowed face, her heart completely content.

Fortunately, she had lured away the mutant, but her teammates were all alive.

Now, she was alive too.

How truly fortunate.

"We've found her, let's get back quickly. The lab information still needs to be handed over to Professor Zhang Que."

Watching them comfort Chen Sui, the young man who hadn't spoken for a long time smiled.

Chen Sui nodded, and the group immediately evacuated from the laboratory.

On the way back, due to mecha damage, the team didn't use mechas for propulsion, but drove a modified off-road vehicle, moving extremely fast. Along the way, they passed several contaminated areas and encountered many mutants.

As Chen Sui slaughtered the mutants, she increasingly felt the reality of it all.

It seemed she had truly returned.

The first thing to do after returning from a mission was to go to the medical ward for a complete examination, mainly to prevent brain-eating worm parasites.

As Chen Sui separated from the team and headed for the examination, she heard a rumbling sound.

The medical ward in her world was rather rudimentary, not as comprehensive as the Star Alliance's. The gates were push-pull operated, and inside were only seven tall buildings, bearing the medical work for all humans in the underground city.

When the rumbling sounded, Chen Sui peered out from a window.

A crimson vehicle rushed in from outside, followed by several mechas.

Chen Sui's eyes brightened, and she immediately ran swiftly down the stairs.

The red mecha's cockpit was kicked open. The person inside retracted her long leg, leaping down from above. Her features were very sharp, carrying a fierce sense of superiority. Her gaze swept across, but those around didn't feel afraid. Instead, they were very excited, their tones carrying respect: "Boss is back?"

The tall woman waved at those around her, the coldness between her brows not diminishing.

Several people climbed out from the mechas behind, approaching one of the mechas. Chen Jia rolled up her right sleeve, the muscles in her arm bulging due to exertion. She took several large strides, climbing onto that mecha, her arm directly pulling open the mecha's cockpit from the outside.

"Mogula?"

Chen Jia called in a deep voice.

Without waiting for an answer, she directly jumped into the cockpit.

When Chen Sui arrived, she saw her pulling out a man from the cockpit, covered in blood. As they moved, blood continued to drip.

"What happened?"

Chen Sui asked to the side.

A woman with tanned skin and long hair turned around. Seeing Chen Sui, she reached out to stroke her head: "Why are you here? Finished your examination?"

"Aunt He," that was one of Chen Jia's teammates, He Rugu, "What happened to Uncle Mogula?"

"Got hit by a mutant," He Rugu watched as Chen Jia dragged the person down, hurrying forward to help, "I'll tell you the details later."

Chen Sui nodded, watching Chen Jia hand the person over to He Rugu and the arriving emergency personnel. Only after seeing Mogula being sent into the medical ward did she breathe a sigh of relief.

A woman wearing protective clothing walked quickly out of the medical ward, immediately spotting Chen Jia's figure from the crowd as she approached, "You're injured!"

Though her voice was gentle, her tone was somewhat stern.

Chen Jia rolled down her sleeve, watching Kong Yun circle around her for inspection, somewhat guiltily coughing twice: "It's a small issue."

Chen Sui watched this scene, shaking her head, stepping forward somewhat worriedly: "Teacher."

Seeing her, Chen Jia's expression softened: "Back from the mission? Not hurt?"

Hearing her voice, Chen Sui's eyes instantly reddened, and she instinctively stepped forward, extending both hands.

Chen Jia was stunned for a moment, quickly embracing her: "Well, looks like you're not hurt, but suffered quite a bit of grievance?"

She teased somewhat, but her eyes narrowed.

Chen Sui buried herself against her, like a weary bird returning to the forest, her fluctuating emotions instantly calming.

"Alright, we'll recharge later. I need to check on Mogula first."

Chen Jia patted her back, and Chen Sui immediately released her, following her footsteps all the way.

"Chen Jia, remember to come for an examination," Kong Yun reminded from behind. She looked at Chen Jia's bleeding wound, smelling the bloody scent, constantly worried.

Mogula's injury was caused by fighting with a mutant. The Bright Light Squad was executing a high-risk mission, aiming to eliminate this mutant in the contaminated area. This mutant's ability was extremely special—it could create different avatars, making it difficult to distinguish true from false. Mogula had fought with the real one, and although Chen Jia arrived in time, his body was still pierced through.

As Chen Sui listened to He Rugu describing this experience, she felt something strange.

It was as if she had heard this entire content somewhere before.

This abnormality made her feel somewhat alarmed, with goosebumps rising on her skin.

"Little Sui, there's a mission tomorrow. You'll come with us," He Rugu reminded as Chen Sui came to visit Mogula, who was out of the danger period.

Only then did Chen Sui look at her mission bracelet, "SSS-level high-risk contaminated area? Where are we going and what for?"

"Chen Jia said there's an important item there that needs to be retrieved."

Chen Sui nodded. She extremely trusted Chen Jia, and upon learning of the mission, she immediately went back to prepare her things. But looking at the [Thorn Forbidden Zone] text appearing on the mission interface of her bracelet, she felt something wasn't right.