The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse-Chapter 393 - 386

The fact that a top-tier foodie would give up the meat that was about to be cooked, and let’s focus on the meat here, told Gao Yuan that something must be wrong with the Revelation.

Up until now, the existence and function of the Revelation were also a secret within Spark Squad. Zhao Qiang was responsible for guarding it before his death and Li Yang’s injury. Now, the guardianship of the Revelation had fallen to Gao Yuan and Xinghe.

And Gao Yuan had given the task of guarding the Revelation to Xinghe.

Zhao Qiang and Li Yang had treated the Revelation as more important than their own lives, but to Xinghe, it was just an ordinary tool, with a size and shape that made it suitable to be used as a bench. So she literally sat on it.

But when Xinghe suddenly picked up the Revelation and left, right before they were about to eat the meat, using the clumsy excuse of going to the toilet, Gao Yuan knew something must be wrong with her.

"Oh, let’s go," he said.

Gao Yuan and Xinghe got up to leave, and after spending so much time together, of course Li Jingang and the others knew something must have happened.

Li Jingang immediately said, "Go to the toilet a bit further from us, huh? We’re about to eat the meat."

Xinghe didn’t speak, and Gao Yuan looked somewhat embarrassed as he said to everyone, "Sorry, she’s still a little timid. Go ahead and eat when it’s ready; don’t wait for us."

After a short explanation, Gao Yuan hurriedly followed her. They first went to the vehicles arranged in a semicircle, and then Gao Yuan called out to Liu Deguang, who was still guarding the vehicle, "Mr. Liu, go eat the meat, and don’t peek at Xinghe going to the toilet."

Even though they needed to rest and eat, someone had to watch the vehicles, and Liu Deguang had taken on this responsibility.

Liu Deguang could hardly believe his ears, astonished at how Gao Yuan could say such a thing, and peeping at Xinghe using the toilet was just... wait a minute.

Liu Deguang immediately understood what Gao Yuan meant. It was obviously a ploy to get him away, and for whatever reason, since Gao Yuan wanted him away, he immediately complied.

"Is the meat cooked? I’ll be right there. Watch the vehicles," Liu Deguang said as he quickly opened the door and jumped down, then rubbed his hands and shouted, "Is it ready? Is it ready? The captain watches the vehicle; I’ll eat first, let me eat first."

His image would certainly take a hit, but Gao Yuan was very satisfied with Liu Deguang’s reaction. Still, Liu Deguang was one in ten thousand, chosen for his talent, and such people were generally smart—very smart indeed.

Gao Yuan and Xinghe had walked a hundred meters when Xinghe became obviously anxious. She dropped her bag to the ground and reached out to unzip the backpack. Gao Yuan also immediately squatted down and whispered, "What’s happening? What are you going to do? Will we be discovered?"

Xinghe immediately said, "Someone is using a medical pod! I must project the hologram to find the exact location of the medical pod!"

Gao Yuan guessed that the Revelation must have reacted somehow, but if they used it here and were discovered, the consequences would have to be considered.

"Will we be found out?" he asked.

Xinghe was about to speak, but her face fell, and she withdrew her hand from the backpack, exhaling softly and saying, "It’s too late; it’s over now. Even if I opened it now, it would be too late."

Gao Yuan looked at his watch; from the moment Xinghe suddenly left to now, it had taken less than two minutes.

"It’s over so quickly?"

Xinghe gently shook her head, then looked at Gao Yuan and whispered, "The time was very short, which means the medical pod was used on a low level. To put it in terms you can understand, the person using the medical pod didn’t have a serious problem, whether it was a disease or an injury."

Gao Yuan took the backpack containing the Revelation. This backpack was specially designed, appearing to be a regular one, but the Revelation was disguised very well. From the outside, it looked like an ordinary tactical backpack and didn’t show that the Revelation was shaped like a pressure cooker.

Gao Yuan then unzipped another layer and took a look at the opalescent Revelation inside, frowning and saying, "There’s no sound, no vibration. How did you know the Revelation reacted?"

Xinghe shook her head, "You wouldn’t understand the way it communicates. It’s like an electromagnetic pulse, but not an electromagnetic pulse. It’s a chain reaction between two components in the same system when they need to work together. It can work automatically or can be activated manually, um, like when you turn your car key and the starter makes the engine start."

Well, Gao Yuan still didn’t understand. He was always confused when it came to matters of science.

"So, could they see it?" he asked.

"It would emit light. If they paid attention to this side, they’d see it. But it’s not a strong light; if we hide it well, they might not notice. Of course, during the day, they definitely wouldn’t see the light."

Gao Yuan felt quite frustrated, as they were just a bit too late this time. Yet, considering that they might have been discovered, he also felt that their failure was perhaps a blessing.

Xinghe continued, "When we were in Shenzhou, even in the underground base, the communicator could receive signals from the medical pod, but to pinpoint its exact location, we had to be close enough. The distance here is obviously close enough so that if the medical pod is used again, I could determine its location within a second."

After finishing, Xinghe looked at Gao Yuan and said, "Since we set off, this is the first time the medical pod has worked. I have no idea when it’ll happen next, so you need to think carefully whether to confirm its location as soon as you get the chance or continue like this time, finding a safe place where you won’t be discovered before you activate the communicator."

Gao Yuan thought for a moment, not hesitating much, and whispered back, "Keep it secret, but this time I know what to do. Next time it will be much more convenient."

Xinghe took the Revelation, zipped up the inner layer, pouted her lips and said, "You humans are so troublesome. Even now, in these circumstances, you still prioritize secrecy, secrecy. Can’t you truly cooperate?"

Gao Yuan really couldn’t answer this question. He couldn’t admit that it was human nature to be selfish, especially not in front of an alien. So he simply laughed it off, "Safety first, yeah, safety first."

Xinghe zipped up the second layer and slapped her hand, saying, "Okay, back to eating meat."

"Wait, you might as well really go, just to be safe..."

Gao Yuan felt embarrassed, so his voice trailed off, while Xinghe looked at him in surprise and said, "I don’t want to!"

At a loss, Gao Yuan whispered, "Okay, then wait for me a second. I’m going to take a leak here, otherwise it’s hard to explain."

This time Xinghe didn’t stop him. She just urged, "Hurry up, hurry up."

Gao Yuan was indeed quick; he took a leak and returned with Xinghe to the fireside where he was greeted by Cao Zhenjiang shouting from a distance, "They didn’t wait for it to be fully cooked before they started eating. Hey, don’t say anything, but this meat is tougher than beef; yet it tastes really tender. Hurry up, hurry up and eat."