Click, click.
The sound of slight bone collisions becomes clearer and clearer as the distance gets closer, and is accompanied by the unique friction sound of some metal weapons dragging on the old and damaged ground, which is black. The two red lights that had appeared in the skull's eyes countless times then appeared in the darkness at the end of the room with a swaying trajectory, and he poked his head into the door: "Hiss--"
"..."
Different from the neighing of the skeleton that seemed to be patrolling here, the atmosphere in this room seemed to be extremely quiet at this time. The movements of the skeleton, which was somewhat confusing, also changed due to the result in front of him. He felt vague and hesitant, as if the existence he had just noticed had disappeared out of thin air. The legs and feet missing some joints then entered the room with a slight sound of bones colliding. The skeleton's body then started a simple inspection in the background of other bones making sounds one after another behind it. The long rusty weapon in the palm of the hand with a broken phalange was also in its constant turning motion, moving towards every corner of the room again and again.
Click, click.
The fallen counter, the IV bags scattered all over the floor, the garbage pipes piled in the corner, and the metal brackets that had fallen to the ground due to rust... were like hunters looking for prey in the dark night. The red light kept sweeping over these messy locations, and the metal blade held in the bone hand seemed to be reflecting the state of the skeleton at this time, constantly following the swaying trajectory of the black figure. Stopped and trembled slightly. However, things did not seem to continue as it expected. The weapon swinging between the dim magic lights was not stained with new blood as it desired. Even the blue-purple light glowed on the black bone skeleton. Flashing in front of it, the magical light with obvious reflection also emitted obvious interlacing of light and shadow on the surface of its body. This black-bone skeleton did not raise its blade again: "...Huh."
“I don’t want to experience this kind of adventure so close at hand again in my life.”
The blade finally took the opponent's figure and slowly left in the direction in which it came. It gradually merged with the countless sounds of bone collisions that were passing outside the room. The blue color shrouded in the corner of the room The purple light shield then slowly lowered in a quiet whisper, and at the same time, there was a soft sigh from the white-haired woman who was previously wrapped in it: "If that guy really comes over, such a simple The deception should be broken with one poke... Hey! Where are you putting your hands!"
"Then, that...it's just that this corner is too narrow." Somewhat helplessly, he let go of the arm that was squeezing the other person's body to protect the front, and Duan Qing, who subconsciously stepped back for a few minutes, then hurriedly moved his arms again. The voice lowered: "But this is where we can use it for experiments - the IQ of these skeletons is really low."
"I have already stressed, can we not regard ourselves as experimental subjects?" So Xue Ling Huan Bing once again made a slight complaint: "In such a dangerous situation, as long as we are not careful, the two of us who are disabled will face It’s almost a certain death situation.”
"It doesn't matter, it won't be worse than it is now." Duan Qing gently tapped the bruise on his shoulder, which was still bruised, and showed a bitter smile to the other party: "Since we are going to die anyway, it's better to just let it go. Just give it a try."
"Fortunately, your cube is quite effective and deceived this undead creature." Looking at the cube that was spinning on the ancient disc that was shining brightly in Duan Qing's hand, Xue Ling Huan Bing He didn't look back for a long time: "If it weren't for the fact that the experiment was successful before, I wouldn't agree to take another risk in this way... How long can this thing last?"
"I don't know." Duan Qing, who shook his head and also stretched out his head, glanced inside and outside the room that became empty again: "But ever since we took this thing out of the Ruins of Wind, I have been thinking about it. Without studying it carefully, let alone using and dissipating energy... no."
"Judging from the way it is operating now, this thing may not be exhausted at all." After muttering these words, the gray-robed magician's eyes began to darken: "If If it absorbs enough energy, it might absorb even more energy."
"Stop! Put down your curiosity first!" Duan Qing was pulled out of a meditative state with a low voice, and Xue Ling Huan Bing's pale face seemed to have a touch of rosy color: "If you want to study it, we'll talk about it later! Let's find a way to overcome the current crisis first!"
"Crisis? Isn't the crisis over?" Duan Qing tugged at the corner of his mouth helplessly, and gestured in the direction where the black-bone skeleton had just left: "As long as we don't make any weird moves anymore, If we attract the patrol teams outside the door, we should have passed this level."
"What attracted them to this place?" He asked this question logically, and Xue Ling Huan Bing's brows also slightly wrinkled: "Or why are they everywhere? When did they get here? Where did it come from?”
"Since it is a place where underground undead creatures can be generated, the possibility of 'refreshing' such monsters in any dark place that we cannot see exists." Given this answer, Duan Qing looked forward. His eyes also began to wander: "As for why they are attracted here -"
As he said these words, his wandering eyes also fell on the chain lying quietly on the floor in the corner of the room in front of him. He wanted to speak again but was immediately interrupted by a loud bang from outside the door. The sound was broken by the sound, followed closely by the sound of countless bullets being poured into the rock and soil of the wall and metal tools cutting bones: "...I'm sorry, visitors."
"I'm late."
The battle that broke out in an instant ended quickly in a very short period of time. The body belonging to Kyle II who had returned to this place at an unknown time also appeared in front of Duan Qing and Xueling Huanbing: "Look. It seems that I didn’t encounter those threatening attacks when I went up there.”
"I didn't expect you to come back so soon." Duan Qing put away his agitated mood and put away his aura mask and walked out of the corner of the room with a smile: "I found what you were looking for. Yet?"
"The repair of the power pipeline is not completely finished, but I sensed the approaching threat, so I temporarily changed my schedule." The tall body shook heavily on the ground, and the figure of Kyle II followed suit. The weapon's mechanical arm came to Duan Qing and the others: "Since nothing happened to you, my trip was not in vain."
"Although the process is a bit thrilling, we can still handle it." Duan Qing waved his hand gently, and then smiled at the other party with a fake smile: "It's your business. It seems more important, otherwise the two of us may have to remain in this half-dead state."
"It doesn't matter. Even if the repair is incomplete, it is still possible to realize part of the power provided." Kyle II who answered him turned around and gestured in the direction he came from: "As long as part of the energy can be restored-"
"There is a chance that the devices used to restore your vital signs can be used."
Without too much explanation or hesitation, the tall black metal figure turned and left in that direction with a heavier pace. Duan Qing and Xueling Huanbing, who looked at each other for a moment, then also took their respective With hesitation, he stepped over the bone fragments and corpse remains on the ground, and followed the other party's leaving footsteps and disappeared into the darkness of the passage. Before leaving, the gray-robed magician also glanced in the direction of the chain left on the ground. The feeling of hesitation was accompanied by Xue Ling Huan Bing's doubtful voice, and was beyond the movement of his head. :"What's wrong?"
"It's nothing. We should have figured out the value of that chain. There is no point in carrying it anymore."
"The only meaning of carrying it is to ask Shi Ayun face to face, but now that he has run away to an unknown place...well, do we need to wait for him to come back? Or leave him a message?"
"No, we don't have much energy to pay attention to him now. If he still has the energy and intention to care about our life and death, he will naturally find a way to catch up with us."
The quiet passage composed of metal walls only echoed the heavy footsteps of Kyle II and the low-pitched discussion of Duan Qing. The forward steps did not know how many turns they followed the guidance of the passage. A detour, the broken magic lights carved on the wall are now extending along with the intermittent magic circuit lines towards the unknown direction of the two players. Sensing a certain possibility from the traces of damaged circuits and seemingly endless scratches on these walls, Duan Qing's gossips became less and less as time went by, and he reached out to touch them from time to time. Those sections of magic circuits and carvings all over the walls slowed down a bit as they continued to advance: "——The possibility of repair is indeed very low."
"It's probably all the work of those undead creatures." He was answered by the voice of Snow Spirit Fantasy Ice, which had also been silent for a long time: "Since it is something that refreshes everywhere, it is not difficult for them to completely destroy this place. "
"If they are with the same kind, they should not be so aggressive and destructive." After shaking his head, Duan Qing's serious gaze fell on the front of the passage: " Combined with the previous chain... maybe there was a living person who broke in here and caused a battle."
"Are there no more records that can be used for observation? For example, the monitoring equipment like before." He raised his head and searched in the dim passage for a while, and then Xueling Huanbing also turned his attention to the front. : "Hey, Kyle II, is there anything like monitoring equipment in this passage?"
"The equipment you need is not found."
The green scanning light then flashed in front of Kyle II, and along with it, its unique electronic synthesized voice sounded in front: "The emergency backup channel was not equipped in the original laboratory design. It is a necessary setting for monitoring facilities, so it is quite normal that there is not one here.”
"Emergency passage? Are we taking the emergency passage now?" Duan Qing also raised his eyebrows: "Why not take the normal passage that may have monitoring facilities?"
"Because it's more dangerous over there." The plain voice revealed a natural meaning. Kyle II, who was leading the way, said without looking back: "In order to protect your safety, we should naturally choose the less dangerous option. route."
"Okay, I won't object to this." Spreading his hands, Duan Qing then put away his suspicious eyes: "But if possible, I hope to find some other imaging data. , preferably records related to the final destruction of this underground laboratory thousands of years ago..."
"That's exactly what I want."
Interrupting Duan Qing's words, Kyle II's voice finally sounded a bit deeper when he answered: "Based on the recording information you provided earlier, it is clear that an emergency that I could not foresee has occurred in the underground core area. Matters, the changes here and the many reasons for the changes may not be entirely caused by the loss of time."
"But I don't believe that my mass-produced type...those similar individuals responsible for guarding this place will easily violate the agreement." Its voice paused for a moment, and then suddenly emphasized again as if it remembered something: "I will find reasons to get them back on track."
"I hope everything goes well." Duan Qing seemed to have tried to persuade the tall black figure in front of him with what he said at this time. Duan Qing also put away his desire to continue persuading: "But if it is possible, I also hope that If you can share with us a little bit of those records along the way, there are a lot of things we want to figure out.”
"Of course, this is what I should do." Without stopping his steps, Kyle II's steps across the end of the passage ahead stopped in mid-air where the dim light suddenly became obvious: "We're here."
"These are the medical pods."
Amidst the dusty atmosphere that hit his face and the scene that was constantly echoing with the faint whine of the wind, it pointed at the row of square metal cabins located in the corner of the new hall that appeared in front of Duan Qing and the two men, and raised its voice calmly. robotic arm.
"Please wait, they will be ready for use soon."
