Mist

Chapter 7: Ouroboros

“Everyone get ready. Tianqiong’s seventh squad, the thirteenth A-level mission, let’s go!”

A low male voice sounded in his ears.
It passed through into his mind, numbing his auditory nerves.

【Warning! Warning! You have deviated from the destination coordinates! You have deviated from the destination coordinates!】

The warning light in the capsule flashed nonstop and the transparent panel before him flickered over and over again. White light flashed in front of him and it was followed by a sharp alarm sound.

【Illegal transition detected!】
【Illegal transition detected!】

Something went wrong!!
Ji Yushi gritted his teeth and tried to press the emergency button several times but the capsule continued to spin and jolt around violently. He could only use all his strength to grab the seats armrest to prevent him from being thrown around.

After what felt like a century, the capsule gradually stabilised. As soon as the capsule completely stopped moving, Ju Yushi quickly grabbed the nutrient solution handed over by a robotic arm and downed it in one go. It took him more than ten seconds to slowly recover.
Wait a second…..
Why did this scene…..give him a feeling of déjà vu?
It was as if he had already experienced it once before.

But that feeling disappeared very quickly. Before Ji Yushi could grab onto its tail, it had faded away.

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Indecipherable garbled characters were displayed on the panel. It seemed to be completely broken.
The voices of his teammates could be heard outside the capsule.

Stepping out of the capsule, Ji Yushi saw that the place they had arrived at was a forest. The sky was dark, and the forest was also filled with shadows. Except for the seven capsules which emitted some light, there were no other sources of light here. It was eerie and quiet.

The teammates were complaining about something.
Song Qinglan’s voice sounded, “I told you to sit on the pendulum ten times before the next mission. Tell me the truth, how many times did you do it?”
Another voice answered with some agony, “T-twice….Bleagh ——-”

Turns out, someone was vomiting.
Ji Yushi: “………”
Using the lights from the capsules, he could make out that the person vomiting was Li Chun. Some unknown substances even landed on his capsule nearby.

Ji Yushi held his breathe and retreated several steps.
He also felt a little sick.

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The teammates complaints about Li Chun continued. Ji Yushi stood in the distance, waiting for the smell to dissipate and also waiting for their complaints to end.
Li Chun seemed to have finally finished vomiting. His voice was weak: “……..No, don’t you smell it? The air here smells bad.”
Someone said, “Chun’er, don’t make excuses. Rinse your mouth first.”

“Thanks Brother Wen……..Huh? Where’s Advisor Ji?”
Just as Li Chun asked this, Ji Yushi subconsciously answered, “I’m here.”
He had spoken so quickly it was as if he knew Li Chun was going to ask this.

Ji Yushi: “…….”
That feeling of déjà vu from earlier was back.

Song Qinglan seemed to have glanced in his direction. His expression was cold and then he looked down at the communicator.
Ji Yushi also looked at his communicator.

[1470.8.05 04:41:31]

This clearly wasn’t their intended time coordinate.
Song Qinglan must have also noticed this too. He ordered, “Duan Wen. Check the main control panel and see if there are any data leaks or data hijacking and contact the command centre immediately.”
“Yes.” Duan Wen worked quickly and soon returned to report, “Cap Song, our equipment seems to be locked.”