Calamity of Tomorrow

Chapter 10: Charge

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The white long-haired cat pounced on Zhou Bai. “Meowhahaha, I’ll never admit you’re the chosen one! I’m going to take over your body and steal your plug-in!”

But Zhou Bai was already prepared against this white cat. Layers of Primordial Spirit power spread in the air, catching her almost instantly.

The cat slammed on the floor with a slap, as if an invisible hand had grabbed its tail, dragging it up, then swinging it forcefully on the ground.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Alice watched in awe as the white cat was slammed like a pancake. Even from the cultivation tank on the side, Bando watched the white cat get thrown around.

Zhou Bai slowly moved the half-dead white cat over and scoffed. “Hmph, I knew something was up. You want to play tricks on me?”

Although he said this, Zhou Bai somehow had a natural affection toward her, as if she would never hurt him.

“You little brat! I’m going to kill you!” The white cat bared her fangs and brandished her claws, wanting to pounce on Zhou Bai, but couldn’t get an inch closer under the control of his Primordial Spirit power.

Zhou Bai controlled the white cat with his power, carefully examining her. He could feel a faint Primordial Spirit power seeping out of her continuously, but it posed no threat to him.

Alice also came over, exclaiming, “Zhou Bai, what is this?”

“Um…” As Zhou Bai contemplated how to explain, footsteps came from the direction of the hallway.

His and Alice’s expressions both changed. Zhou Bai immediately pulled Alice and the white cat into the corner to hide.

He felt the white cat struggle against his Primordial Spirit power. Zhou Bai began feeling anxious.

But the next moment, his brows relaxed. He saw the white cat’s body shift, then turn into a puff of smoke that merged into his forehead. Zhou Bai was surprised.

But right now, he didn’t have time to pay attention to her. He grabbed Alice and crouched in the shadows, watching Professor Zhuang stride into the laboratory.

My current Primordial Spirit power is around the strength of four or five adults, Zhou Bai figured. But this Professor Zhuang is so strange, it’s best not to go up against him directly.

He cautiously hid in Professor Zhuang’s blindspot. Zhou Bai wanted to leave the laboratory with Alice.

Suddenly, Alice yanked him. He turned around and saw Alice approaching a low cabinet, reaching her hand toward it.

Zhou Bai was irritated. What was she doing? Just as he was about to pull her away, he saw Alice point above the cabinet. She moved her mouth silently, as if saying something.

Zhou Bai looked above the low cabinet. Was it an electronic card? The electronic card to the door?

He hadn’t expected Alice to remember her goal in this situation, and even to find the electronic card!

Zhou Bai focused his will. Primordial Spirit power lifted the card and put it in Alice’s hand.

The white cat’s female voice rang again in his mind, “Little brat! Take my gem too.”

Zhou Bai was too lazy to mind the white cat in his head. He wanted to leave with Alice.

But the white cat kept going off. “Idiot! Go get it! That thing is much more important than you can imagine!”

Seeing Zhou Bai was still ignoring her, the white cat could only lie. “Without that, the auxiliary system can’t start!”

Zhou Bai frowned. He patted Alice’s shoulder and pointed in the direction of the door, signaling her to leave first. He inched over in the direction where the white cat said he’d find the gem.

Alice wanted to grab Zhou Bai and run, but she couldn’t pull Zhou Bai away.

The gem the white cat talked about was a blue cone the size of a thumb. It was currently on the workbench close behind Professor Zhuang. It looked like Professor Zhuang had recently studied it.

Right when Zhou Bai got within a ten-meter radius and was about to use Primordial Spirit power to grab the gem, he heard loud thumps.

Zhou Bai looked up and saw Bando hitting the glass forcefully inside the cultivation tank, looking in his direction.

“Shh!” Zhou Bai saw he didn’t stop at all, and even pointed in his direction. He used his Primordial Spirit power and grabbed the gem, then turned to flee.

“What are you looking at! They’re gone!”

Professor Zhuang turned around, looking with a cold expression at Zhou Bai and Alice, who had escaped.

Zhou Bai grabbed Alice, who was stupefied. He used his Primordial Spirit power again, lifting all the surrounding tables and chairs, and sent them toward Professor Zhuang.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

“Run! Run! Run!” The white cat’s voice screamed in Zhou Bai’s head. “That guy is skilled; you can’t kill him with that!”

But Zhou Bai didn’t easily believe in the white cat. Instead, he glanced and saw the tables and chairs he threw all floated in the air when they got near Professor Zhuang and were put back into place one by one.

He has Primordial Spirit power too? Zhou Bai thought. And it looks stronger than mine…and more practiced…

Zhou Bai was anxious; he no longer looked behind himself but used Primordial Spirit power to its limits. It lifted him and Alice into the air. They shot into the distance, as if they were flying.

In the past few days, Zhou Bai had tested the uses of Primordial Spirit power on his own. Primordial Spirit power was like an invisible arm. It could lift Zhou Bai up, up to the limits of its reach, which was ten meters.

Of course, this wasn’t flying, but it looked a lot like flying, and its speed was extremely fast.

And when used to its extremes, the Primordial Spirit power was like invisible tentacles that helped Zhou Bai feel his surroundings. Even in the darkness, he could charge forward at full speed.

Alice watched this scene in shock, but suppressed her curiosity and didn’t ask. She held the electronic card to her body tightly, asking, “Zhou Bai! What do we do? Teacher saw us!”

“Leave the base,” Zhou Bai said as he flew forward. “Didn’t you get the electronic card? Let’s get out first.”

Alice went blank for a second, then said with concern, “Then what about Bando? And Elsa…”

“We’ll go out and find people to rescue them. We have to ensure our own lives first,” Zhou Bai said. “You heard—there’s a rescue team out there. I know this might be difficult for you, but this is our only option for now.”

Alice struggled. For a kid who grew up in the base and stayed here for so many years, abandoning everyone and escaping was a lot of psychological pressure.

Although she always had wanted to see the outside world, when this day truly came, and so suddenly too, it terrified Alice.

She could only hold on to Zhou Bai tightly, suppressing the panic in her heart.

On the other hand, Zhou Bai looked concerned and accelerated his speed. He didn’t think that after operating this base for so long, Professor Zhuang would let them leave so easily.

But to his surprise, the entire process of racing, swiping the card, and advancing was smooth and unobstructed. Zhou Bai and Alice opened the door in the buffer zone on level one and arrived outside the base.