Long Yu calmly replied, "I will act as the bait and let them capture me. Once they take me to their secret laboratory or headquarters, I will pinpoint its location and send it to you guys. The moment all of you receive the coordinates, launch an attack immediately."
After hearing his plan, Shi Xuan frowned. "Captain, this is too dangerous. We don't know the full extent of The Ark's power, and going in alone is reckless."
Long Yu looked at him and asked, "Do you have a better idea?"
Before Shi Xuan could respond, Yao Ran spoke. "I will be the bait."
Everyone turned toward the entrance and saw Yao Ran walking in.
Looking at her pale face, Long Yu frowned and asked, "Why did you come down?"
"I'm fine." Yao Ran said before sitting down beside him. She then looked at everyone and said firmly, "I have known for a long time that their target is me. That's why I should be the one to act as bait."
The moment she said that, Long Yu grabbed her hand and rejected her idea. "No! You know your own condition. You can't go."
Yao Ran lowered her eyes and squeezed his hand gently. Taking a deep breath, she said, "A Yu, I need to face my past on my own. Instead of running from it, I have decided to confront it."
"But—"
Before Long Yu could protest, Yao Ran interrupted him with a soft smile. "I have you and our friends. I will be fine."
Long Yu knew how stubborn she was, but he couldn't let her go alone. Since he couldn't change her mind, he decided to make a backup plan.
Seeing his silence, Yao Ran gently shook his hand. "A Yu, please let me do this."
Clenching his jaw, Long Yu finally closed his eyes and muttered through gritted teeth, "Fine. But you must follow my instructions."
A smile appeared on Yao Ran's face as she nodded. "Mhm. I will listen to you."
Now that they had decided on who would be the bait, Long Yu turned to Ling Yi and Yuan Rihui and said, "Brother Ling, Brother Yuan, I need you to investigate the locations where ability users have disappeared."
Ling Yi patted his chest confidently. "Leave it to me. Although we are far from Nirvana, I have my way of finding the information."
Since they couldn't proceed without first identifying where the kidnappings occurred, Long Yu continued, "Brother Ling will need time to gather information. In the meantime, I will speak with Brother Xu about our plan."
He paused for a second before adding, "The rest of you should investigate this place as well. We are outsiders here, and we need to understand The Origin and its workings. The more we know, the safer it will be for us to do things."
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