Universe Infinite Canteen

After hearing Annie's response, Ma Lu moved the chainsaw away and also shifted the foot that was stepping on her.

"Get up."

At his command, Annie obediently got up from the ground.

Ma Lu had just tried to pull out the harpoon and found it stuck in the round canister behind Annie. Violent measures could perhaps retrieve it, but it would destroy the canister.

Annie obviously considered the insecticide contained within very important. According to her, it was meant to deal with the insects invading the space station.

Yet Ma Lu didn't discard the Harpoon Gun either, because there was a rope connecting the fired fish spear to the gun, which ensured that Annie couldn't escape.

And in his other hand, he hadn't put down the chainsaw either.

Then the two returned to the small room where Ma Lu was initially held captive. Ma Lu signaled for Annie to go ahead, watching as she entered the passcode to gain access to open and close the door.

Ma Lu couldn't help but be overjoyed at the sight, meaning that if he were to rewind time again, he could leave the room without having to fight to the death with the person dressed in a Rabbit costume.

Speaking of the Rabbit, Ma Lu then pointed at the hanging corpse and asked Annie, "Do you recognize him?"

Annie glanced at the body on the ground and a look of confusion crossed her face as she shook her head and said, "I... I've never seen him before. He doesn't look like he's from the space station.

"Once the station was invaded by the insect tide, the security system completely collapsed, making it possible for anyone to slip in."

"How many people are left? Do you have a way to defeat the insect tide?" Ma Lu asked Annie again.

Annie furrowed her brows even tighter, "I don't know how many people are still alive. When it happened, I was alone in Cultivation Room No. 2, checking on the growth of the crops.

"Not long after the attack, the station's communication equipment broke down. If there are any survivors, they should be gathering on the uppermost floor. I was planning to go to the elevator shaft and take the elevator up before you attacked."

"This is a misunderstanding, I had a fight with this guy before I met you. He tried to kill me without a word."

While speaking, Ma Lu retracted the chainsaw.

His origins were unclear, and if he wanted to rendezvous with other survivors on the top floor, he would need to show some goodwill towards Annie.

As a staff member of the space station, her attitude could very well influence how others would handle Ma Lu.

The good news was that the elevator shaft wasn't far from Ma Lu's spawn point—less than two hundred meters away. They quickly reached it without encountering any enemies.

However, after Annie operated on the terminal for a while, there was still no movement in the elevator shaft.

"What's wrong?" Ma Lu asked.

"I don't know. I'm an agricultural scientist, not an engineer. I don't know what's wrong with the elevator. I've issued the command to descend, but it's still stuck between the 4th Level and the 5th Level," said Annie helplessly.

"Other than this elevator, is there another way to reach the bridge?"

"There is, there's an emergency ladder near the Fertilizer Room, which also goes up to the 4th Level, but it's far from here. Moreover, there's a swarm of tailless insects gathered there. I went to check it out first, and I came here when I found it impassable. Now we're in trouble."

Ma Lu thought for a moment, "You just said the elevator is stuck between the 4th Level and the 5th Level; what if we don't take the elevator and instead climb directly to the 4th Level through the elevator shaft?"

"Along the steel cables? Hmm, that is a method," Annie said with delight. "It's just that I don't know if the gap between the elevator and the doors is wide enough for us to get through."

She touched the round canister holding the insecticides on her back - the canister was wider than her body.

"You can't throw this thing away?"

"No, we still need it to deal with those bugs." Annie shook her head. "I have to take it up to the top level and add it to the air circulation system. It might just wipe out all those bugs in one go."

"I'll go take a look for you then."

Ma Lu walked over to the elevator shaft and looked up. Because there was no light source inside, the visibility was very dim, and he could only faintly discern the huge shadow above, which should be the elevator if nothing was amiss.

After that, he looked next to the elevator, trying to find the door to the 4th Level.

While he strained his eyes, Annie's voice suddenly rang out from behind him.

"Uh, I just remembered something very important."

"What's that?"

Ma Lu turned around and saw Annie standing behind him, spraying gun of the Insect Extermination Can in hand, pointing it at him with a radiant smile on her face.

"I'm so sorry, I've deceived you. This place isn't a space station, and I'm no agricultural expert, hehehe, I can't believe you fell for that nonsense about the Insect Tide, do you really not know where you are, my poor cute little thing?"

"Where am I?" Ma Lu asked.

However, Annie didn't answer him. She just licked her lips with excitement and exclaimed, "Burn, little bugs!"

Before she could finish speaking, a huge flame burst out of the spray gun, engulfing Ma Lu's figure!

...

Ma Lu opened his eyes and found himself back in the initial room.

This time, he didn't wait for the person in the Rabbit mascot costume to show up; he directly entered the harvest day into the wall terminal and opened the room door.

Then he walked in the direction Annie came from, and ambushed early in the room where they had first encountered each other.

5 minutes and 22 seconds in, the scream rang out punctually, followed by the sound of something feeding.

Whatever it was, it ate quickly, finishing off the unfortunate soul in less than five minutes, leaving only a leg stuck between two metal pipes.

After several failed attempts to reach it, the creature gave up and wandered off for a while before leaving.

It even passed by the room where Ma Lu was hiding.

Ma Lu held his breath, although curious about what it could be, this time he was set on reuniting with Anna.

He had to put other matters aside for now.

For this reason, he even spared the Rabbit-suited individual, although he had figured out Moves' sequence. Theory was theory, reality was reality.

The strength of that individual was significant, and a single misstep could lead to an overturn in the gutter. A small mistake in battle could potentially mean having to restart, and Ma Lu didn't want to waste this opportunity.

The only pity was that he wouldn't be able to get the Harpoon Gun and the electric saw this round.

But it wasn't a big problem, the crowbar was enough to deal with Annie.

Ma Lu patiently lay in wait, and after a while, he even heard the familiar jazz music, knowing that his old friend had also arrived.

The person in the Rabbit mascot costume walked down the corridor, passing by the room where Ma Lu was; his steps suddenly halted.

Ma Lu thought he had discovered something, but soon after, he heard the sound of the cassette player being opened and closed.

That guy was just flipping over the cassette tape.