In the command room, Guderian glanced at Manstein, who was sitting on the sofa with his eyes closed and his brow furrowed. Manstein was ordering Snake to search the entire academy, but his expression was... Knowing that the progress does not seem to be smooth, 'Snake' needs an excellent medium to perform perfectly. Air is obviously not the medium, so both accuracy and speed have dropped a lot. It seems that it will not be possible for a while.
"How's it going? Did you find anything here?"
He turned to Schneider, who was staring at the screen and asked.
Of course, they would not put all their hopes on Manstein alone. While Manstein was using the 'snake' to search, they also used the equipment carried by the students to monitor every area through these students.
At this moment, the screen displayed the floor plan of the entire academy, and the light spots were almost concentrated in the Hall of Valor and the Church.
"Didn't you set up defenses in the library? The central control room is also the road leading to the ice cellar. There is no one there."
"We only need to worry about the two entrances of Valhalla and the church. No one can reach the ice cellar from the library through the central control room. The central control room is where Norma is. Her self-defense is the strongest line of defense in the entire academy. , as long as she senses a threat, she can immediately energize the entire metal corridor with hundreds of thousands of volts of high-voltage electricity. No carbon-based creature can pass through here safely, not even the humanoid Dragon King comes in person." Schneider He explained calmly, looking quite confident.
Hearing what he said, the others on the side also felt relieved.
boom--
"Cough cough cough..."
No. 13 emerged from the fireplace under the chimney in embarrassment. The thick carbon ash made him cough continuously. He looked like a miner covered in black who had just escaped from a black heart mine.
When he raised his head and looked at the internal layout of the building, he patted his forehead.
"Oops, seems like we're in the wrong place?"
The neat cherry wood bookshelves around are filled with all kinds of books. Obviously, this should be the library of this college, not his target 'Hall of Valor'. There will never be a college that turns the library into a library. Named Hall of Valor, right? This is too neutral and unlucky. Heroes generally refer to dead people. The so-called Hall of Heroes is probably a place to commemorate the seniors of the academy who have achieved something and passed away? Just like many colleges that always put the statues of their first founders in the center of the square to commemorate them, this college should have built a building to commemorate them.
Gee, when you think about it, you are really rich.
But it doesn't seem to be any of his business.
He only cared about whether he needed to turn around and go back. Climbing the chimney was quite strenuous.
Fortunately, things turned around very quickly. Based on the principle of taking things as they come, I took a random walk around the library on the 13th, and it was not completely fruitless.
Next to the bookshelf, he found what he needed most now, the topographic map of this college! The structure of the entire college is clearly visible on this drawing, and what surprised him most was that there was actually a passage under the library that was connected to the Hall of Valor!
To be precise, all the heavily guarded important buildings seem to be connected to the same end point underground. This college is like a real military fortress. The top is just the appearance, and the underground is the main body!
"cool!"
No. 13 whistled in celebration, and kept praising the designer of the college's underground structure in his heart, because such an excellent design prevented him from climbing out of the chimney again.
He put away the terrain map and took a cup of Coke from the Coke machine nearby. He hesitated for a moment and then drank it all.
This is a library where students study, so there shouldn't be anyone drugging Coke. If you can think of this, you are really a genius.
After throwing the paper cup into the trash can in a civilized manner, No. 13 took out the map again and studied it while groping towards the entrance of the underground passage.
The map showed that the 'Ice Cellar' could be reached only through the 'Central Control Room'. A person named 'Norma' had made detailed notes on the map, as if she was afraid that he would get lost.
This made No. 13 have to praise the goddess of luck. He thought that he must be very good-looking, otherwise the goddess would always be on his side?
No matter what, although he accidentally went to the wrong place, he seemed to have found the way to his final destination by some combination of circumstances. He was so lucky.
On the 13th, we came to a heavy iron gate with a high-tech-looking combination lock.
He didn't dare to touch it easily, because he thought with his toes that the alarm would sound if he entered the wrong password.
Buzz——
Just when he was at a loss what to do, his phone suddenly vibrated.
This surprised No. 13.
He clearly went to the wrong place, why did his employer still seem to know that he had hit a wall?
He answered the phone doubtfully: "Hello?"
"This is your second instruction. Use the black card prepared for you before, open the door in front of you, enter the underground level, and go to the 'Ice Cellar' through the central control room. More detailed instructions will be given then."
After the other party finished speaking, there was no sound again. No matter how he asked, there was no response. He thought this must be a recording set up in advance.
There was nothing he could do. Although the employer felt strange, the offer was too much, so he had no choice but to move on.
Taking out the black card from the bag, No. 13 fumbled with the combination lock, and sure enough he found the card slot on the side where the card could be swiped.
When he brushed gently, the heavy iron door began to tremble, and the sound of gears could be heard. Soon, the door really opened.
No. 13 looked at the black card in his hand in surprise. This place looked very important at first glance. Logically speaking, the defense should not be so fragile. It was obvious that this black card had very high authority. He guessed that this was the employer. The higher-ups in the college must have hired bounty hunters like them because it was inconvenient for them to do so. What is this called? This is called guarding and stealing! Tsk tsk, steal your own stuff and sell it to pay wages for bounty hunters like them? These big guys really know how to play~
He grumbled in his mind while playing with the black card in his hand and stepping through the door.
Sure enough, as he imagined, the authority of this card should be very high, because when he swiped it open and entered the door, the lights on both sides of the originally dark passage in front of him lit up one after another, as if to welcome a distinguished guest, greeting him respectfully. Enter.
When he walked along the road to the end, he came to a huge space, just like the name here, 'Central Control Room'. This was obviously a place used to store the central host, with black metal boxes stretching from the ground to Stacked to the roof, cables are intricately connected to each box, and the indicator lights are flashing at high speed. It seems that this huge computer should be running all the time.
"It's really high-tech. This is really no ordinary academy."
No. 13 sighed while looking at the surrounding environment.
Whether it was the two men he met when he broke in, who were like monsters and dared to chase the motorcycles, or the secret space that existed underground, they all made him understand that he was definitely not stealing in an ordinary college. , in which case the astronomically high bounty seems to make sense.
This mission gave him a feeling like pie in the sky, because the employer who hired him seemed very reliable. After all, he had obtained such a powerful black card. He must be very good at getting the following things. Are you sure? The other party probably just couldn't do it himself for some special reasons, so he gave him a fraction of the profit to do it for him. The employer got the meat without taking any risks, and he also got the soup. It was perfect.
It's clearly a win-win situation.
"Sir, would you like a drink? This is a great night, isn't it?"
The sudden sound from behind made the hair on No. 13's body stand up after he had relaxed.
"who!?"
He turned around suddenly and drew his gun.
The other party's lines made him feel extremely horrified. Shouldn't a normal security guard just pounce on him and push him down? People who make fun of intruders like this are usually the bottom boss in movies.
However, looking at what the gun was pointing at, he was slightly stunned.
"What the hell is this?"
The shotgun was pointed at a half-fat metal puppet, which was made up of a pile of gleaming metal sticks, like a magnetic toy played by children. The entire body structure was so light that nothing that could threaten him was visible. Weapons, and a funny-looking expression on his head, as if he was joking. Who would use such a thing to guard such an important place?
"I'm not a toy, my name is Adams, we provide whiskey and beautiful girls!" The doll bowed and saluted, and said as politely and flatteringly as a waiter.
"watt?"
No. 13 was stunned.
He suddenly remembered that he seemed to have swiped a black card to get in. In other words... maybe this thing was really here to welcome him?
It's just whiskey that he can understand, girl?
Where is the girl in this room full of computer parts? Who the hell is picking up girls here? So tasteless.
Thinking this, No. 13 kicked the puppet in front of him away, and the metal rods scattered on the floor.
He is here to make money. Does he have money, wine, wine and beautiful women? Bastard, don't try to ruin my Taoist heart!
Unexpectedly, this villain quickly regrouped after being kicked away, and he was very humane, as if he was frightened and seeking shelter, while shouting and rolling towards him.
"eva! Someone is coming to cause trouble! Help me!"
"What is eva?"
The corner of No. 13's mouth twitched and he looked back. Then his heart skipped half a beat as if it had forgotten to beat.
"Hey...good evening? Beauty?"
He didn't realize that there was suddenly someone behind him. He must be a master. Otherwise, how could she touch his back silently under the eyes of such a wise and powerful man?
But upon closer inspection, he quickly breathed a sigh of relief.
Because he discovered that the woman who appeared in front of him did not seem to be a real person, but a holographic projection that could even look fake at first glance.
This is a computer room. It seems normal for a virtual humanoid to appear. The only thing to blame is the weird xp of the guy who developed this system. Isn't it scary that a figure suddenly appears in the middle of the night?
The girl stood in the light curtain, and her bare feet under her dress did not touch the ground.
She glanced at No. 13 and asked, "Who are you?"
"Uh...passerby."
No. 13 responded awkwardly, thinking that he couldn't blatantly say that he was here to steal something, right?
"No, you're an intruder."
Eva shook her head slightly, "I was built in 2001. There is no record of you in my database, and the privilege card you used to enter here is the privilege card that was preset before I was built."
"What...what do you mean?" No. 13 was in a daze, obviously not understanding much.
"To put it simply, my logic determines that you are an intruder and I should call the police now. However, because of the privilege card, the underlying logic prevents me from calling the police. Even though I know you are an enemy, I cannot regard you as an enemy, so I just I can give you a warning, please leave here immediately, this is the best for you."
"Um...you computer is quite honest and polite?"
No. 13 was stunned for a while listening to Eva's explanation, "If I understand correctly...it means you can't do anything to me?"
"Yes." Eva seemed unable to refuse to answer the question of the person with the privilege card, and responded truthfully.
"That's nonsense!"
No. 13 suddenly became arrogant, "You have nothing to do with me and you still want me to leave? Don't be ridiculous! Well...since you said I have privileges, can you please ask me the way? Where is the 'ice cellar'?"
"..."
Eva didn't speak, just silently pointing her finger in the direction.
"Thank you."
No. 13 smiled and waved goodbye. When he reached the corner, he had already disappeared under Eva's watch, but suddenly he came back and stuck his head out, "Besides, you are so cute when you want to resist but can't. Goodbye, beautiful lady. .”
"..."
Eva didn't seem to care, she just looked into his eyes calmly.
I don’t know why, but No. 13 felt a chill down his spine when he was stared at by these clear eyes.
The surrounding environment seemed to become darker as we went deeper, and the number of lights decreased all the way. Until we reached a dark corridor, No. 13 finally felt a little panicked.
But after thinking about the amount of the bounty, he once again put everything behind him. As the saying goes, people die for money and birds die for food. At this point, there is no way he would give in. He carefully bent forward and continued to move forward, holding his mobile phone high and using his mobile phone flashlight to illuminate the way ahead.
No. 13 felt like he was trapped in a sewer like a mouse. He believed that he was an expert in this field. In his past missions, whether it was exploring ancient tombs in the desert or shipwrecks in the ice sea, it was no problem. , this college should be a piece of cake compared to those places full of supernatural atmosphere.
But he didn't know why. The further he walked in, the more nervous he felt.
This feeling is like an alarm bell constantly ringing deep in his heart, warning him not to move forward. This feeling has never happened before...
