"It seems that the shadow of the fog did come to the hidden room before." No wonder Angel never found the location of the shadow of the fog when monitoring the sub-control nodes.
But how did it get into the hidden room?
Could it be said that the semi-void state can ignore the wall with the magic energy array carved on it? If this is the case, it can actually leave the laboratory at any time, and there is no need to possess Reynolds again.
Unless, its purpose is not to leave, but to do something in the laboratory.
Moreover, this process must be carried out in the material world with the help of the physical body.
What could be its purpose? Angel couldn't help but think of the fire scale familiar that he set on fire in the corridor when he first met him. Is the fire setting related to its purpose?
"Or does it want to cause trouble? Destroy the laboratory?"
Angel shook his head. He really couldn't guess the purpose of the foggy shadow, so he could only put it aside for the time being.
"Angel, why did you suddenly stop talking?" At this time, Nice's voice sounded in the psychic belt.
Angel: "Nothing, I just discovered that Reynolds' body seemed to have been hidden in the hidden room No. 01."
"The hidden room of No. 01? No. 01 is actually the leader of the base, right? Why is he so interested in Reynolds' body?" Ness muttered: "Maybe he is also interested in the luck of the mascot."
Thinking of No. 01's current situation, Angel felt that Nice's guess might actually be right.
Even though No. 01 is doing crazy things now, it doesn't mean that he is really crazy. It's just that because he can't see hope, he can only go crazy in the end. But if there is really a little bit of hope, he will never let it go.
.
Maybe in the eyes of No. 01, Reynolds, who has his own lucky aura, is just a small hope.
Even if this kind of luck may be insignificant, No. 01 is willing to try it, so Reynolds' body is kept intact in the most secret place in the entire laboratory.
"By the way, what kind of letter did you just say you found?" Seeing that Nice was muttering beside him, Kanter asked.
Angel: "It's letters from No. 01, the Seiko Association, and some Void Business Travel Group. There are probably hundreds of letters."
"Letter? You only found the letter in the hidden room, nothing else?" Nice didn't immediately ask about the content of the letter, because Angel would have mentioned it sooner or later. Nice was more interested in the hidden room itself.
, in his opinion, the only hidden room in the entire laboratory that cannot be explored should also have some secrets.
Angel was already about to leave, but when he heard Nice's words, he paused again.
He turned to look at the narrow room. Except for the experimental table, there was nothing in the room.
On the experimental bench, there was only letter.
This is indeed a bit inconsistent with the specifications here. No. 01 created this hidden room just to hide these letters?
Angel thought for a moment and came back to the experimental bench. He carefully inspected this experimental bench that looked like a standard one.
There was nothing wrong with the overall appearance, but when Angel tried to probe his mental power into the interior of the experimental platform, he was blocked by a familiar force.
This is the power of magic patterns.
Ordinary wizards will not care if they feel there are magic patterns on the experimental bench. Because standard experimental benches will come with constant temperature and clean magic patterns. According to the needs of different wizards, other force field magic patterns will also be added.
Pattern.
But Angel is different from others. He has a good understanding of magic patterns. He did feel the "temperature control" and "cleaning" magic patterns on the experimental bench, but he also discovered other magic patterns:
"Concealment, energy blocking, and camouflage."
Conceal the secret, block mental exploration, and then use disguised magic patterns as energy feedback.
This allows the observer to subconsciously ignore the secrets inside.
This can also be regarded as a magic pattern routine.
"I almost got tricked into it." Angel muttered to himself. If Nice hadn't reminded him, he would probably have ignored it.
I still suffered from my lack of experience.
I consider this experimental bench to be a "standard model". The standard model represents classics and is difficult to modify. Who knows, No. 01 actually changed it.
After identifying the problem, it is easy to solve it.
The magic energy array on the experimental table is not connected to the laboratory. It is independent and is not difficult to crack.
However, Angel did not plan to crack the magic energy array, but opened it directly.
This magic energy array is a breath encryption and only recognizes the breath of No. 01. It is not difficult to get the breath of No. 01. The training ground outside is full of violent blood.
Use special means to collect some, and you can directly activate the magic energy array normally.
It can be seen from this detail that the transformation of the magic energy array on this experimental platform was definitely not done by No. 01. If it was done by No. 01, he would not put the hidden room in the training ground... If someone really broke in
, the spirit of the training ground is the password to defeat the enemy.
It only took a few seconds for the magic energy array to activate smoothly.
In Angel's naked eyes, the experimental platform slowly split into two halves, and a new platform rose in the middle.
In the middle of this new platform, there is a small box that can be held up with one hand.
"Is this the secret hidden in No. 01?" Because the box was not locked, Angel opened the inside of the box out of curiosity.
However, it was empty inside, with nothing there.
The only thing that can be seen is that the inside of the box is divided into two pieces. Judging from the shape of the velvet cloth underneath, it seems that there were two bottle-like things inside.
Angel checked the box carefully to make sure nothing was missing, and could only regretfully put it back on the platform.
"How's it going? What's inside?" Nice's voice came from the psychic belt.
"There is nothing in the box." When Angel activated the magic energy array, he kept transmitting the situation here in real time, so Nice also knew the situation here.
Nice was a little disappointed and said: "That's it...it seems that No. 01 has been taken away."
Angel also left the hidden room at this time, preparing to return to the first floor along the way. As he walked, Angel also roughly explained the contents of the letter.
"...The basic situation is like this." When Angel arrived at the outer passage on the fifth floor and headed to the first floor, he had already finished explaining the current situation of No. 01.
After Angel finished speaking, Nice and Kanter on the other side of the psychic belt did not speak immediately.
This matter concerns a big shot in the source world, and they need to consider the next issue. No. 01 has obviously started hunting, and it is probably too late to stop it. If Gruzdaward is really angry about this, they will
If you stay nearby, you might also be affected.
While Kanter and others were thinking about what to do next, Angel walked into the outer corridor.
The journey went smoothly, but when Angel climbed the stairs to the first floor, he suddenly saw a series of footprints on the ground.
There is a slight cold air near the footprints. Judging from the size of the marks, it seems that they appeared not long ago.
There is no doubt that this must be Reynolds who was possessed by the shadow of the fog and came out.
It's just that Angel is a little confused. There were no footprints along the way before, so why did they suddenly appear here?
Angel went all the way up, and when he was approaching the entrance to the first floor, he saw another mark on the ground, but this time it was not a footprint, but a handprint.
Look at the two handprints, plus a suddenly elongated footprint behind them.
Angel could almost imagine the scene at that time: "Reynolds" was walking on the stairs when his feet suddenly slipped and he lost control of his body, so he fell hard and fell onto his back.
Although humans with normal hands and feet are less likely to stumble, the opponent is "Reynolds" possessed by the shadow of the mist. Maybe it doesn't understand the way humans walk, or maybe Reynolds has been "frozen" for too long and his limbs are stiff.
Yes, you may also fall.
So Angel didn't feel anything strange when he saw the wrestling marks on the ground. He glanced at them and passed them, heading towards the exit on the first floor.
As soon as he walked out of the exit, Angel felt something was wrong.
Everything as far as the naked eye could see was normal, but there was a smell of blood floating in the air.
Angel did not immediately pursue the smell of blood, but first glanced at the ground. The ground was very smooth, but in some places, the outline of footprints could be vaguely seen, and there was cold air escaping nearby.
Before, Angel was thinking of going to the main control node to find the whereabouts of Reynolds when he got to the first floor. But now it seems that maybe there is no need to go to the main control node. He just needs to follow the footprints and he should be able to find the target.
After confirming the direction in which the footprints extended, Angel began to smell the source of the bloody smell again.
It was discovered that the direction from which the smell of blood came was exactly where Reynolds was heading.
"Could it be that Reynolds' body was injured?" Angel was a little confused, otherwise where did the smell of blood come from? But if there was really an injury, why didn't he smell the smell in the outer corridor before?
Soon, Angel came to the place where the smell of blood was.
He looked at the corridor not far away and frowned tightly.
This was an ordinary-looking corridor that he had walked through before when he went downstairs. However, at this time, the corridor had become a bit messy, with the energy of the raging wind still lingering in the air, and the floor was covered with
A few drops of blood were scattered.
Angel frowned because he knew what was going on.
The mechanism in this corridor has been activated.
Once activated, this corridor will release a large amount of violent wind energy in a short period of time. This wind energy will either form wind scrolls or turn into wind blades, indiscriminately attacking all creatures in the corridor.
attack.
It sounds dangerous, but in fact it is not. The mechanism in this corridor is trigger-type. As long as you don't touch the walls on both sides and walk straight through, there will be no problem.
It was precisely because the trigger method was easy to avoid that Angel was confused.
When a normal person arrives at a strange place where he knows there are traps, he will not touch it at will, not to mention that the other party is still a shadow of fog.
Moreover, Mist Shadow previously controlled the Fire Scale familiar to run from the first floor to the fifth floor. It did not encounter any trap at that time, so why did it encounter it this time?
Angel walked into this corridor with doubts.
While walking, he paid attention to the details around him. His eyes were obviously clearer than usual. This is the effect when the "Eye of True Seeing" is turned on.
With the insight of the Eye of True Sight, Angel quickly discovered the location where the mechanism was triggered.
Then, Angel looked around at the mechanism trigger point for another week, and he saw a familiar trace.
It was a footprint that was stretched in an instant.
This was very similar to the footprints he saw when he fell in the outer corridor. If it was really due to a fall... Angel seemed to understand why the mechanism was triggered.
It is estimated that the shadow of the mist slipped here and subconsciously touched the walls on both sides. Then, the mechanism was triggered, the wind blade passed through, and blood flowers bloomed.
Everything seemed to be just a coincidence, but Angel always felt that something was a little strange.
Because Reynolds was injured in this windy corridor, it is easier to find traces of the other party. He can trace them through blood stains and pheromones escaping in the air.
However, as Angel continued to move forward, his brows furrowed more and more.
He is about to reach the tenth corridor. Among the nine corridors in front, only two have traps, and they are all trigger-type traps.
However, the two corridors with traps were triggered.
Moreover, those who triggered the trigger had obvious signs of being attacked. For the time being, it was thought that it was all caused by falling due to "unsteady standing", but that was all that happened before. What was going on in the corridor in front of me?
Why was the mechanism in this corridor also triggered?
There is a mechanism in this corridor, which is also trigger-type, but its trigger point is a very hidden button. It is usually not triggered by the enemy, but by oneself who discovers danger and quietly presses the mechanism in this corridor.
, eliminate enemy dangers.
Unless there are outsiders around, and a single person wants to trigger such a mechanism, it can only be said... you are too clumsy.
There is also a hissing "electric field" floating in the air.
Even if this electric field has reached its final stage, it still has an astonishing deterrent effect. This is the power of this mechanism, and it is also the most powerful of all the mechanisms currently triggered.
When Angel walked into it, his skin could still feel tingling.
It is conceivable that when Reynolds triggered the mechanism before, the damage he suffered would have been terrible.
Go all the way to the button where the mechanism is.
When he saw the charred mark near the button, the traces of support on the nearby pipes, and the remaining scratches on the ground, Angel roughly imagined the scene at that time.
Reynolds staggered again near here, but did not fall down, but sprained his foot, so he supported the pipe next to him, but he did not know that there was a hidden power button next to the pipe...
Is this another coincidence?
If you really look at the picture Angel created in his mind, it does seem like a coincidence that there was no external force intervening.
It's just that this kind of coincidence has happened too many times before.
All coincidences lead to only one outcome: the mechanism is triggered and Reynolds is injured.