At that moment, a brilliant and majestic light suddenly erupted from the end of the jelly. Under its radiance, the surrounding jelly dissolved into nothingness. Though the jelly mass continued to press inward, it could not inflict the slightest damage upon this light. In an instant, Hao Qi and the man with the leering grin regained their freedom. Without knowing exactly what the leering man had done, he and Hao Qi seemed to transform into light themselves, streaking forward through the passage of illumination. In a blink, they had traversed an immense distance, finally breaking through the range of the jelly and landing on the handle of a spoon. There, a young woman was struggling to hold up her hand to emit the light, while behind her, a mass of chaotic distortion was steadily shrinking.
"Li San? You... so that’s how it is. It really is hope, isn't it?" The young woman was startled to see them, but her gaze immediately fell upon Hao Qi. Though she paused, she seemed to grasp the situation at once, her expression shifting to one of relief and satisfaction.
(…This is why I really, truly loathe these Great Scientists.)
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