AWB Chapter 418 Visitors from Another World
Chapter 418 Visitors from Another World
Chapter 418 Visitors from Another World
[Alert! Alert!]
[Abnormal value detected!]
[Attempting to analyze... Analysis failed... Unnamed value spiked abnormally! Special energy entity intrusion! Alert! Alert!]
A series of alarms shattered the silence of the underground facility, with alarms from various systems ringing out in unison. Equipment began to malfunction and sparks flew.
At the same time, the intelligent machines in the underground facility began to move. They showed no panic or noise, and lined up to enter a black box. In a flash of lightning, they were teleported to the surface.
Meanwhile, the other intelligent machines quickly arrived at the damaged equipment to begin repairs, while others operated the equipment, constantly trying to decipher the unanalyzable energy values.
Throughout the entire process, apart from the constantly playing alarms, there was no disturbance in the underground facility. Each omnic quietly carried out its task, like a mindless puppet.
Perhaps this is the advantage of using robots to maintain the office. They don't know what fear is at all. They only have the tasks passed down from above. They don't even complain and don't communicate normally.
I wonder who this alarm is for...
In any case, this was the first question that arose in Tang Zijun's mind when she stepped into this underground building.
Just as the intelligent machine avatars were teleported to the ground, Tang Zijun melted into a pool of shadow and disappeared underground without attracting any attention.
After careful consideration, Tang Zijun decided that it would be better to sneak in and investigate first. If it were before, he would probably have just greeted them with a Knight Kick, but now, Tang Zijun knew that his goal was the Pocket Universe.
Although the underground facility was very sophisticated, it was not his target.
It's more important to find the entrance to the Pocket Universe first.
Watching the group of intelligent machines swarm around the unfamiliar equipment like ants on a hot plate, Tang Zijun couldn't help but want to laugh out loud.
Deciphering the power of shadows?
There should be limits to joking, you know.
The reason why the Demon Surveillance Bureau in the real world is able to detect shadow power and negative energy is because of the help of spirit beasts and flower fairies. With their cooperation, the experts of the Demon Surveillance Bureau can gradually develop instruments to detect special energies, and even so, some errors will still occur.
Most importantly, the real world itself possesses extraordinary energy, and the Bureau of Magical Investigation can use diluted dark crystals for reverse detection, or in other words, use extraordinary substances to detect extraordinary energy.
But in the wasteland, let alone dark crystals, there isn't even the concept of supernatural energy. Furthermore, this is the first time these androids have encountered the power of shadow, so how could they possibly find their way?
These mechanical heads probably wouldn't even realize they're hiding in the shadows, even if they were red-hot.
However, looking at the massive army of AI machines in the distance, which resembled a swarm of bees, Tang Zijun couldn't help but secretly marvel.
Keep in mind that this is just one facility in the wasteland world, yet there are so many intelligent machines here. There must be many facilities like this. I wonder how many intelligent machines exist on this planet.
Tang Zijun wasn't the only one surprised in this underground facility. On the lower levels, a group of people slumped in their cells also heard the alarms coming from above.
This floor seemed to be a prison specifically for holding prisoners; the air was damp, cold, and filled with the smell of blood, and even some unpleasant odors.
The people imprisoned included men and women, and even some species that clearly looked different from humans. Some of them were sleeping, and some were in a daze. At this moment, the sudden alarm sounded and immediately attracted their attention.
Many people came to the front of the prison door and looked up through the gaps in the metal.
They were on the lowest levels of the underground facility, and looking up they could only see layers of cold, spire-like structures, which made them feel oppressed and desperate.
Most of these people have been driven crazy by this environment. When they were first sent here, they were afraid and terrified, but now they are just numb.
But the sudden, eerie alarm made their hearts tremble slightly.
"Fang Xin, what happened?"
In a corner cell, a woman with feathers growing from her ears struggled to sit up and asked a young man not far away.
"I don't know, it seems like there's some kind of intrusion," the man called "Fang Xin" replied, then turned his head. "Why are you up? You're still so weak."
"It's alright. I'm still useful to these androids. They won't just stand by and watch me die until I'm sent to the Pocket Universe." The feather-eared woman gave a complex smile. "After all... I'm the last person on our planet."
"Elia..."
Fang Xin gritted his teeth, then quickly walked to the woman, squatted down, and reached out to stroke her face.
"I will absolutely not let anything happen to you. Trust me, I will definitely find a way to escape from here."
Leah smiled. This wasn't the first time she'd heard this phrase. Not only the man in front of her, but others who had been sent here before had said the same thing, but after they were sent into the Pocket Universe, they never returned.
Needless to say, Elysia knew what their fate would be.
But looking at the man in front of her, she still smiled and placed her hand in his.
"Yes, I believe you."
Fang Xin said seriously, "This might be an opportunity. I just checked, and most of the smart machines on this floor left because of the alarm. I'll try to pry open this door."
"Don't!"
Leah was startled, paused for a moment, and then tightened her grip slightly.
"The doors here are all mind locks, and each door is connected to the central control system. If you try to break them, all the smart machines will detect it."
"It's okay, I'm not afraid," Fang Xin said immediately.
"It's not a matter of being afraid or not, I'm worried... I'm worried..." Elylia looked intently at the man before her. "If they find out you're trying to escape, they'll definitely send you to the Pocket Universe beforehand..."
"But, but we should at least try..." Hearing this, Fang Xin didn't know what to do.
Lia cupped Fang Xin's face in her hands and pressed her forehead against his.
"You cannot be exposed, Fang Xin... You are different from me, and different from everyone here. You are a more advanced and comprehensive being than us. Your origins must never be revealed."
"But if we miss this opportunity, we may never have another chance."
"There's still a chance..." Leah whispered. "I'm ahead of you in line. When they're about to send me into the Pocket Universe, they'll open the gate, and that will be our best chance."
"...That's too dangerous."
"Nothing is without danger. If we can hijack an omnic and force a space jump, we might have a chance to escape. Don't forget, that's how Rayson escaped before."
"But..."
"Fang Xin, isn't this what we agreed on before?"
"—Okay, I understand."
"Did I interrupt your tender moment?"
"Whoa!!"
Just as Fang Xin was about to kiss him, an unfamiliar voice suddenly rang out from the shadows of the cell, startling him.
"Who! Who is it!?"
Fang Xin jumped to his feet, assumed a fighting stance, and looked in the direction from which the sound came, searching continuously.
Leah was startled by the sound. She tried to stand up, but because she was too weak, she fell to the ground.
Seeing this, Fang Xin quickly squatted down and supported Elysia's body.
"Tsk tsk... I didn't expect your prison to be a mixed-gender facility."
At that moment, that unfamiliar voice came again.
After the initial shock, Fang Xin quickly calmed down. He stared intently at the shadow in the corner, his gaze shifting between light and shadow.
"Who exactly are you?"
"Wolf Riders," the voice replied.
"Wolf riders?"
Fang Xin frowned. He had never heard of this name before, but the other party's next words made his eyes widen in surprise.
"Fang Xin, is it? You really are a worry. Do you know how much trouble your disappearance has caused the bureau?"
Inside the bureau?
Fang Xin's pupils contracted, and goosebumps rose all over his body.
"You, you're an agent from the Bureau of Demon Surveillance!!"
"You're only realizing it now? If I were the enemy, why would I be talking to you for so long?" The shadow in the corner slowly crept up and soon revealed a human-shaped outline.
"The Shadow Clan...is this the power of the Shadow Clan?"
Fang Xin was shocked, but at the same time he was also extremely excited.
As a firsthand witness to the Shadow Catastrophe, he always believed that he had died in that disaster and then transmigrated to this strange world.
He thought he was about to become the protagonist of a novel, but after three months of struggling to survive in this world and building a team, he was still captured by the omnics.
What surprised him even more was that his time travel was already outrageous enough, but what was even more outrageous was that his father, who claimed to be an agent of the Demon Surveillance Bureau, had also come after him!
However, he no longer had time to dwell on why the other party was using the power of shadow. After learning the other party's identity, he felt a lump in his throat and almost cried.
"Big brother, you've come at just the right time!"
After wiping his face, Fang Xin quickly turned to Lia beside him and spoke.
"Honey, we're saved!"