Chapter 368: Eternal Fire Residence
In the pitch-black chaos, Xing slowly regained consciousness. From her physical senses, she was sitting on a chair and her hands and feet were not tied, which made Xing rule out the possibility that she was kidnapped.

Xing slowly opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was her hands and feet. Then two familiar voices came into her ears.

"Mr. Latio, there is no doubt that this is a conspiracy against the space station."

"Of course. That's why this guy is so important."

Xing saw two people, one was Esta who looked worried, and the other was a tall, handsome man with dark blue hair.

"He is...? I seem to have some impression of him."

Xing's awakening attracted the attention of the two people. When Estelle saw Xing wake up, her expression improved a little and she began to explain.

"Xing, this is Professor Latio from the "Education of Knowledge". He was the one who found you, although his method was a bit... radical."

An apologetic look appeared on Estelle's face, but Xing could see that Estelle was really anxious, and it seemed that the rumors in the space station were true.

Latio slowly walked down from the platform and moved his face closer to Xing.

"Before Heita disappeared, the last person to see her was you, right?"

"I?"

Xing pointed at herself, feeling very confused. She should have been recuperating in the medical room these past two days, so how come she was the last person to have seen the Black Tower?

"Haven't Black Tower, ScrewGum, and Ruan Mei been busy with experiments? And Black Tower has so many dolls, so it's normal to lose one or two, right?"

Xing struggled to search her memory. Indeed, she was present when Yao Luo, Ruan Mei and others held a meeting about simulating the universe a few days ago. But she did not expect that the experiment would last so long. Until now, Black Tower, Screw Gum and others had not shown up.

But normally, the Black Tower dolls are everywhere in the space station. Even if one is accidentally missing, the staff of the space station should not have to make such a fuss.

As for Black Tower's safety? Although not all the geniuses in the Genius Club are emissaries of the Star God of "Intelligence", Black Tower is! Do they need to worry about her safety?
"Originally, Heita signed an agreement with the company's "Technical Research and Development Department" to carry out a series of cooperation, and invited me to serve as a "Technical Consultant"."

"But this genius's move disrupted the original plan. It is hard to imagine what kind of experiment would make her pay the penalty for breach of contract agreed with the company."

Latio walked from the backstage to the stage, holding a book in his hand, his hand did not move at all. At a time like today when the genius was gone and the situation was dangerous, only he could be so calm.

"Indeed, but now that Ms. Black Tower is missing, things are not going well. Some bad rumors and phenomena are spreading in the space station."

Estade's blue eyes showed a little worry. She opened a video and placed it in front of Xing.

Xing stared at the screen. Apart from the meaningless broadcast of the space station news at the beginning, a figure with a strong sense of oppression suddenly appeared in the pitch-black background.

The crown burning with flames hangs high, and Xing seems to be able to smell the smell of sulfur in the air. The spiral, hard, and magma-like horns remind people of the description of the hell world and the devil.

Blazing flames condensed under the sinful skeleton. Under the monocle, on the exquisite dress, a scarlet tie was impressive. A pair of hands stretched out from the sleeves burning with flames, announcing his presence all the time.

"The gods of the stars are detached from the secular world and have no intention of caring about the living beings."

The magnetic voice is full of power, and the slow voice firmly grasps people's hearts.

"Only the benefactor who bears the wound can bathe all worlds in the flames of destruction!"

"There are always cowards who try to reject grace and escape from the wounds."

The Grand Duke in the flames paused, his tone full of disdain. "Run, run away. No matter where you run to, annihilation will eventually come!"

As the voice fell, the flames on the Grand Duke's body rose unprecedentedly, accompanied by a shadow cast behind him. That was the power of the Annihilation Gang, the emblem of the Eternal Fire Mansion!
The video ended, but the sense of urgency brought by the shadow was firmly shrouded in the hearts of the staff of the Black Tower Space Station who were unaware of the truth.

The Black Tower disappeared, spontaneous combustion incidents occurred frequently, and the other two geniuses never showed up. All these events put together could not help but cause people to think deeply and associate them together.

Everyone in the space station is in danger now, and there is an urgent need for a heavyweight figure to calm the nervous emotions of the staff.

After all, none of them knew which would end first, the rumors or their own lives.

Latio didn't seem nervous, nor did he take the threats in the video seriously.

He and Ester stood on the platform, looking at Xing as if they were interrogating a prisoner, which made her feel very uncomfortable. It was okay for Ester, after all, she was an acquaintance, but Latio's golden pupils with red eyeshadow gave a sense of oppression that was no less than the Grand Duke that Xing had seen.

"This 'Underworld Fire Lord' Afrit was born from the extinct planet Tophet. The Fire Demons, who are always burning, regard Nanook as their emperor and benefactor, but they have never been noticed by the Star God."

At this point, Latio even wanted to quote a famous saying of Dr. Primal, but he had just said it to Yao Luo a few days ago, so he gave up.

"In short, it's not a respectable organization, but."

Latio paused, looking directly at Xing with sharp eyes, telling of the seriousness of the problem.

"Just because they can't show up doesn't mean they're not strong. In terms of burning, killing and looting, they are still much stronger than babies."

"The Yepela Palace was burned by fire and collapsed overnight. A similar trick will soon be played on the space station."

"It won't be long before the Black Tower is engulfed in flames."

Estelle replied with a serious expression, "That would be the destruction of 'trust'."

"I'm afraid it's not just trust that's destroyed."

The two of them sang in unison, making Xing fully understand the seriousness of the matter.

Although the Annihilation Gang is not recognized by Nanook, its power is still a force that cannot be ignored. The Everfire Residence alone has caused many terrorist incidents. With the defense of the Black Tower Space Station, it is probably difficult to stop it.

It would be fine if it happened under normal circumstances, but now three geniuses from the Genius Club have disappeared for unknown reasons. These events are linked together, causing the staff of the space station to have a strong sense of distrust towards the senior leadership. These panics and suspicions are exactly what the Annihilation Gang wants to see.

"So in the current situation, you, who have seen several geniuses and the Black Tower's last appearance, are very important."

Their eyes were focused on Xing, but Xing just looked embarrassed and asked in confusion.

"Since there is such a big problem, why don't you go find Yao Luo? He actually participated in the experiments related to the Black Tower. If you ask him to come..."

This question left the two of them silent, and finally, it was Latio who spoke.

"Yao Luo is also missing."

　Oops, I had too much fun during the holidays. Starting tomorrow, I will work hard to update and try to make up for the past two days!

　　To be honest, the plot of Pinocchio is a bit difficult to write, so it has been a bit delayed recently. I have read a lot of plot analysis on Bilibili recently, and finally I have some clues. Please look forward to it.
　　
　
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