This world of magic patterns is like a trap full of temptations. The more you wait and see, the easier it is to fall into it. Especially for a beginner like Kanter who knows little about magic patterns.
If you continue to explore, you will also be lost in the brilliance. You may think you are knowledgeable, but in fact you will get nothing, and you may be criticized mentally.
With Kanter's knowledge, he naturally understood that this was a consequence of insufficient qualifications and background, so he quickly withdrew his gaze and no longer focused on the magic pattern projection.
"What to do next?" Kanter asked.
"There is nothing else to do for now, just let me take a closer look at these magic patterns." Angel quickly replied.
Kant nodded, letting the permission eye float in mid-air, and gave it a little magic power to turn the perspective at will.
Kanter did not dare to look at the magic pattern projection for fear of losing his mind, so he simply began to observe the surroundings. Finally, his eyes settled on a transparent cabin box that looked like a coffin.
Inside the cabin box is a tall mechanical puppet. From the lines carved on its face, Kanter immediately recognized its identity.
"Hunting sequence, No. 4... I didn't expect that the first rank of the hunting sequence is in the node of the magic energy array..."
Not long ago, after they encountered Hunting Sequences No. 18 and 19 on the first floor, Reynolds informed them about the status of the Hunting Sequences in the laboratory.
In the words of Reynolds and some low-sequence personnel, the Hunting Sequence is recognized as a ruthless law enforcer. Anyone who violates laboratory regulations will be eliminated by them. Because once they are dispatched, they will inevitably cause death, so they have the prefix "cold".
However, one more thing Reynolds mentioned is that enforcers are just what they are called. The hunting sequence is called scavenger in the mouth of high-sequence personnel in the laboratory.
As for why, Reynolds didn't know.
Another thing is also related to the hunting sequence. It is said that there are 20 hunting sequences. The higher the sequence, the stronger the strength. However, there are currently only 6 to 20 hunting sequences active in the laboratory. The top five hunting sequences have never appeared since the establishment of the laboratory.
Reynolds even speculated that the first five sequences may not exist, or the first five sequences may not be in the Southland laboratory at all.
Unexpectedly, the first five hunting sequences were actually hidden in the sub-control nodes of the magic energy array. The mechanisms on them are connected to the trigger points of the magic energy array and are the guardians of all sub-control nodes. Once someone breaks in, they will inevitably be attacked mercilessly by them.
Unfortunately, they met Angel who was extremely proficient in magic patterns... Not only did they avoid the trigger point, but they were also judged by outsiders.
Hunting Sequence No. 4 is a creation of mechanical alchemy, and it also has some magic patterns carved on its body, but compared to the magic patterns on the wall, the magic patterns on its body are not very friendly.
Even Kanter can understand something.
So, Angel was studying the sub-control nodes on the wall, and Kanter was studying the hunting sequence.
About a quarter of an hour later, Kanter came back to his senses. From the magic patterns on the shell of the mechanical puppet, Kanter could roughly tell the level of this puppet... This was a wizard-level puppet.
Before, they thought that the base laboratory only had three official wizard-level combat capabilities, but now it seems otherwise. Hunting Sequence No. 4 is already a wizard-level warrior.
It is estimated that the higher order ones also have wizard level combat power.
In other words, there are at least 7 wizard-level combatants in the laboratory. From this point of view, the foundation of this laboratory is also quite profound, and it deserves to be from the source world.
As for other parts of this mechanical puppet, such as its abilities, Kanter couldn't tell.
But just talking about a mechanical puppet with wizard-level combat power is already worth a lot of money. It's a pity that it is connected to the magic energy array, otherwise Kanter would really want to pry it away and take it back.
Kanter had almost finished looking at the mechanical puppet, so he withdrew his gaze and looked back at Angel again.
He found that the authority eye represented by Angel was still obsessed with the magic pattern, and would get close to the magic pattern from time to time. Logically speaking, the magic pattern would rebound all those who came close, but there was no reaction at all to the approach of the authority eye. This shows that Angel completely grasps the timing of the energy flow within the magic pattern, and can move in the projection of the magic pattern without triggering the magic pattern.
In Kanter's view, this is incredible.
You know, Kanter is not even qualified to continue to wait and see the magic pattern, but Angel can do this with just one eye of authority.
All I can say is... the future is scary.
The alchemist master recognized by the R&D Institute is not fooled.
"No. 03 probably hasn't realized yet... what kind of person has entered their base laboratory..." Kanter secretly lit a candle for No. 03 in his heart. No. 03 had no idea that Angel was also here. , if she knew Angel's identity, she probably wouldn't stay in the head of the Wave Mechanic so calmly.
While Kanter was silent in his heart, there was finally news from Angel's side.
Just listen to Angel say in his mind: "It's exactly as I imagined!"
Before Kanter could ask, Nice, who was waiting outside the corridor, spoke first: "What's going on inside you? Is it what you imagined?"
Angel: "I can't control the sub-control node on the second floor now, but I found an important clue in this sub-control node."
"What clue?"
Angel: "Clues pointing to the master control node!"
The reason why Angel wanted to look at the second-layer sub-control nodes with the perspective of authority eyes was actually to verify an idea in his mind.
——Can the master control node be found?
There can be multiple sub-control nodes in the magic energy array, but there must be a main control node that can control the overall situation. Generally speaking, there is some kind of interconnection and interaction between the sub-control node and the main control node.
However, Angel only saw one layer of sub-control nodes and was completely unable to determine which magic patterns pointed to the main control node. Therefore, he needs more evidence.
And these evidences come from other sub-control nodes.
Now, in the second-level sub-control node, Angel got what he wanted. Here he did see the direction of the magic pattern associated with the first-level sequence node.
What is certain is that the direction of these magic patterns is connected to the main control node.
Angel: "I can now confirm that it is feasible to find the location of the main control node through the sub-control nodes."
Nice: "Now that you have looked at the second-layer sub-control nodes, can you find the main control node?"
Angel: "With only two pieces of data, it is not easy to calculate the location of the main control node, and the amount of calculation will be very large. If I can see the three-layer sub-control nodes, I will be more confident. "
Angel's meaning is very clear. If you want to find the main control node, you should continue to go to the third layer with authority and go to the sub-control nodes on the third layer.
Do you want to do it? Nice and Kanter didn't hesitate at all. The answer was definitely: do it.
As long as the master control node is found, the secrets hidden in this laboratory can basically be revealed.
Their safety will also be greatly guaranteed.
Angel might be able to control the magic energy array in turn...
"Okay, let's go to the sub-control node on the third floor! Will the view be blocked after this authority eye goes to the third floor?" Nice asked after making a decision.
Angel: "No."
Nice: "Then let's leave now."
Angel: "Okay, but before leaving, I still need Mr. Kanter to do something."
Kanter was stunned for a moment: "What's the matter?"
"Suppress the information isolation block between the second and third floors..." If it is not suppressed, Angel will not be able to talk to them even if he can see the environment on the third floor through his authorized eyes.
Kanter looked at the dazzling magic pattern projections all over the wall and swallowed his saliva.
After a long while, Kanter hesitated and said: "Then let me try."
In the end, when Kanter successfully suppressed the information isolation block and walked out of the corridor, his face was pale and there were stains of sweat on his wrinkled forehead.
Although Kanter said nothing, from these details alone, Nice knew that Kanter probably went through a great torture in suppressing the information isolation.
Nice is very lucky now. Fortunately, it was not the point of control that he entered at that time. Even a top true wizard like Kanter turned pale. His legs would be weak at least when he came out. It would be a big shame if your legs really feel weak and you can't walk.
The rest of the journey was silent.
Angel is trying to use two pieces of evidence to decipher the location of the main control node, while Nice is embarrassed to speak for fear of provoking Kanter... Usually he can be bold, but now Kanter's face is too bad.
In this way, we walked all the way to a narrower path than the corridor at the control node.
The trail is winding and there is a corner not far ahead.
Ness used his mental power to explore and found that after turning the corner, he would encounter a wall at most ten meters. In other words, the trail is a dead end.
"Go to the third floor, are you sure you want to go here?" Ness asked Reynolds.
Reynolds nodded: "I'm sure."
Ness opened his mouth to say something, but thought of the situation from the first to the second floor, and finally closed his mouth. Anyway, Reynolds is a local snake, just follow him.
The trail was not long, and soon they reached the end of a dead end.
"Wait here for ten seconds," Reynolds said.
Ten seconds later, Reynolds led everyone back again, stopped at the entrance of the trail, and waited for another ten seconds.
Next, when they walked forward again and turned a corner, they saw that the end of the path was no longer a wall, but a long staircase leading down.
Nice: "It's exactly the same as the situation from the first to the second floor... I didn't expect you to go back downstairs and go back. Is this a trap?"
Reynolds scratched his head: "I don't know if it's an agency, right? Anyway, if you want to go to the next floor, you have to walk like this. The same goes for the third to fourth floors."
At this time, Angel, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Actually, there are no direct stairs connecting each floor of the laboratory."
"Hey, what do you mean?"
Angel: "The first floor to the second floor, and the second floor to the third floor, all exist independently. There are no direct roads connecting them."
"Then what's going on with the trail we're on now?"
Angel: "I call this trail the tentacles, the tentacles of the huge laboratory. Or, it can also be called the external corridor."
Angel's words made Kanter and Nice think of one thing at the same time.
Before entering the base laboratory, they used their mental power to sense the general shape of the entire laboratory. It was discovered at that time that the laboratory was surrounded by square "tentacles".
Now it seems that the trail they are currently on is actually in the "tentacles".
The reason why I went back and forth here was to wait for twenty seconds before the entrance to the third floor appeared. It's because the tentacle is moving. It moves from the independent second floor to the entrance to the third floor.
"So that's it... Then if someone finds us in the tentacles, wouldn't they be able to just cut off the tentacles and we would be buried underground?" Nice said.
Kanter: "Can you stop talking?"
Angel said sternly: "The situation mentioned by the Ness wizard has a high probability of occurring. The laboratory does this probably for insurance purposes. If something goes wrong, the tentacles can be cut off directly to make the layers completely independent. .”
Because of this, they are actually not safe.
Once someone discovers their intrusion, they can completely cut off the tentacles between each layer. If they want to leave, they can only attack the laboratory, and they will inevitably suffer a counterattack from the entire magic energy array.
Thinking of this, Niss had a slight bad feeling in his heart.
"The people who built this laboratory must be suffering from delusions of being persecuted. They made it so harsh." After Nice finished speaking, he couldn't help but curse.
In order to prevent the premonition from coming true, we must now help Angel find the main control node as soon as possible. Only by finding the main control node and having certain authority over the magic energy array can we not be restricted by others.
Thinking of this, Nice quickly stepped onto the stairs to the third floor.
Everyone followed.
After arriving on the third floor, Angel immediately observed the direction of the magic patterns around him through the vision of the authority eye, and guided Nice and others to the sub-control node on the third floor.
As for the showroom, there's no rush...the crisis comes first, and personal gains and losses can be put later.
Everyone moved hurriedly through the third floor, ignoring the rooms they encountered along the way. Their goal is only the sub-control node.
However, something unexpected happened on the way.
They met blockers.
For the first time since they entered the laboratory, they met a human.
Not just one person, but three people as soon as they arrived. Moreover, Reynolds knew all three of them.
"Ya, Rin, and... Kama." Reynolds looked at the visitor blankly and whispered their names.
However, the other party obviously didn't agree with the name, his eyes were cold and he didn't react at all.
Judging from the appearance, these three people are all men. They are wearing silver-white base uniforms. They stand tall and look quite imposing.
There are also numerical symbols on their faces, but their numerical tattoos are different from No. 03 or the hunting sequence. Instead, they are similar to Reynolds.
On the left is an X and on the right is a number.
The three of them are X5, X9 and X2 from left to right.
When they saw this "X", everyone already understood that what appeared in front of them was the same experimental living body as Reynolds.
Reynolds had said before that nine experimental living subjects like him eventually survived. In the process of performing missions, collecting intelligence, and assassinating people over the years, four more people died. Excluding Reynolds, there are now only four people left.
They met three of them.
