Nathan could see that M’s eyes were filled with worry and sadness. He had no idea who she was


    worried about or why she was there. He got out of the car and walked over to her.


    M quickly pulled a new dust mask from her bag and clumsily ripped open the wrapper. When he


    approached, she wasted no time helping him put it on. Her fingertips brushed over his ears. Suddenly,


    his words caught in his throat, and he could only stare at her in silence.


    “Nate, the purple dust is toxic. You need a mask,” M said.


    “Go back,” Nathan ordered. He had no desire to ask why she was there. He was only afraid that she


    might be in danger.


    “Take me with you. I can help,” M pleaded earnestly.


    “‘re short on manpower!


    so I’ve got no one who could bring you back. Go back by the


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    way you came. Leave at once,” Nathan said sternly.


    “Nate, let me help you,” M insisted.


    “Have you forgotten what you said before?” Nathan asked. He felt a pain in his heart.


    M fell silent. Her heart was aching as well.


    “We’re not married, and we’re not friends. We don’t see or contact one another. So, why are you here?


    How can you help me?” Nathan asked helplessly.


    After a moment of thought, M replied, “I’m a volunteer with the rescue team. I’m here to help those


    affected by the disaster.”


    Nathan felt a stabbing pain. Her words hurt him again, but he couldn’t bring himself to say anything


    harsh.


    “You’re not needed here. Go back,” Nathan said and turned, his back facing her.


    M stepped forward and called out, “Nate.”


    Nathan stopped in his tracks.


    “The purple haze is still in the air ten hours after the explosion. You’ve got the most professional team


    of chemical researchers, but they’ve nevere across this before and haven’te up with a way to


    fix it yet, right? Let me in. I can have this fixed in three hours,” M said confidently.


    Nathan turned and stared at her in amazement.


    Feeling nervous, M quickly exined, “I studied chemistry in Suntend. You’ve seen me


    extract pure Azurium before, right?”


    Suddenly, Nathan could somehow feel the confidence flowing through her veins. He opened the car


    door and said, “Get in.”


    M pointed to the car that was behind them. “I’ll take Phoebe’s car, and we’ll go after yours.”


    A trace of disappointment shed in Nathan’s eyes before he got into his car. The vehicles pulled in


    slowly, with Phoebe’s car following close behind. The air became increasingly foul as they entered the


    heavily damaged explosion area.


    Their vehicles stopped at the military base, which was far from the explosion site.


    Phoebe’s eyes widened in amazement at the base’s towering buildings. “So, the military base is as big


    as a city. Thank goodness the explosion didn’t happen here. How many people would have been


    killed?”


    M unbuckled her seatbelt, her eyes gazing solemnly at Nathan’s vehicle. “Phoebe, be careful with


    your words. Don’t give my identity away.”


    “I know, M. You too. Keep a low profile so no one gets suspicious.”