Natural Disaster: I Started By Hoarding Tens Of Billions Of Supplies-Chapter 519: Lure The Snack Out Of Its Nest

Seeing that everyone had a gloomy expression, Li Tianyu played another surveillance feed from the file and said, "Here is another surveillance feed. It was taken from a secret laboratory in Luocheng City before it was destroyed."

As he spoke, Long Yu and Yao Ran exchanged glances because they were the ones who had destroyed the secret laboratory in Luocheng City.

At the time, they had been unable to retrieve the surveillance footage and thought there was no way to learn how The Ark had extracted abilities from ability users. But now, Li Tianyu had unexpectedly found the footage in the satellite database.

Realizing they were thinking the same thing, Yao Ran turned her attention back to the surveillance feed.

The moment her eyes fell on the familiar white room, her body trembled, and memories she had worked so hard to forget flooded her mind.

Noticing her reaction, Long Yu swiftly pulled her into his embrace from behind and then covered her eyes with his palm. He held her tightly and whispered gently, "Don't be afraid. I'm here. No one can hurt you anymore."

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When he said this, the others looked at them and quickly noticed Yao Ran's pale complexion.

After knowing her for nearly two years, this was the first time Shi Xuan and the others had seen her tremble in fear. Judging by the cold sweat covering her pale face, they realized her reaction was far more than simple fear.

Jia Xiang reached out to hold Yao Ran's hand, but Long Yu grabbed her wrist. He shook his head and said, "Don't touch her for now."

Jia Xiang withdrew her hand and asked worriedly, "Captain, what is wrong with Yao Ran?"

Long Yu looked at Li Tianyu and said, "Captain Li, please turn off the recording."

Understanding that Yao Ran's condition was because of the footage, Li Tianyu nodded and quickly closed the laptop.

Only then did Long Yu let out a sigh of relief. Lowering his head, he gently whispered, "Ran Ran, it's gone now. Don't be afraid."

He kept repeating the words softly until Yao Ran's trembling gradually subsided. Still holding her close, Long Yu looked at their concerned friends.

Seeing that he hesitated to speak, Shi Xuan signaled to the others with his eyes.

Understanding his intention, Jia Xiang said, "Captain, Yao Ran looks exhausted. Why don't you take her to rest first?"

Long Yu glanced at her gratefully and nodded. "Alright. I will take Ran Ran upstairs and be back soon."

Carrying Yao Ran in his arms, he headed to their bedroom on the second floor.

Once they had left, Li Tianyu turned to Shi Xuan and asked, "What exactly is going on with Miss Yao?"

Shi Xuan shook his head. "I don't know," he admitted.

After a pause, he glanced at the laptop in front of Li Tianyu and added, "But Yao Ran's reaction must be connected to the secret laboratory. She started trembling the moment she saw the recording."

Li Tianyu fell into thought for a moment before suggesting, "Maybe we can find out more from the satellite's database."

Shi Xuan frowned slightly and shook his head. "No. Yao Ran's reaction seems like PTSD. We shouldn't dig into her past without her permission. Let's just act as if we don't know anything until she decides to tell us herself."

After he said that, the others nodded in agreement.

Since Long Yu would likely take some time before returning, Li Tianyu reopened the laptop and played the surveillance footage again.

When Long Yu finally came back downstairs after putting Yao Ran to sleep, he found the others watching the recording with dark, stormy expressions.

"What's wrong?" he asked while sitting beside Shi Xuan.

Huang Qian gritted his teeth and slammed his fist to the carpeted floor. "Those people deserve to die!"

Ma Benshun nodded in agreement. His voice filled with anger when he said, "Just for the way they forcibly turned ability users into mummies after extracting their powers, every single one of those bastards working for The Ark should be cut into a thousand pieces to avenge the victims."

Seeing the normally calm Ma Benshun so angry, Long Yu was relieved that Yao Ran hadn't watched the footage.

He looked at the others and said firmly, "Now that we know how they extract abilities from ability users and create creatures like Jiaozi, it's time to find their base and put an end to this before more innocent children and ability users fall into The Ark's hands."

After hearing that, Li Zhen thought for a moment before asking, "Captain, how do we find The Ark's location? We don't have any leads, and we don't have any spies inside The Ark."

Hearing this, Ding Jianfeng suggested, "How about we ask The Origin for help? Since arriving here, we have seen that The Origin possesses far more advanced technology than what existed before the end of the world. They might have a way to locate The Ark's headquarters."

Long Yu shook his head at the suggestion. "I don't think they can help us. If they had the ability to locate The Ark's headquarters, they would have found it a long time ago."

Shi Xuan nodded in agreement. "Captain is right. Considering the tense relationship between The Origin and The Ark, if they had been able to find The Ark's headquarters, they would have launched an attack already."

Listening to what they said, Ding Jianfeng sighed and asked, "Then what should we do?"

Long Yu thought for a while before suggesting, "How about we lure the snake out of its nest?"

As soon as he spoke, Shi Xuan's eyes lit up. "Captain, are you suggesting we use bait to capture someone working for The Ark?"

Long Yu shook his head and explained, "Based on what we discovered in Nirvana, most of their workers only trade their services for supplies. They don't actually know anything about The Ark. Capturing and interrogating them would be pointless."

"Then what do you have in mind?" Li Tianyu asked curiously.