Chapter 212 Obtaining the Core

Su Wanqing raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead. As soon as the jade bracelet was connected to the backup interface of the life support system, her wrist twitched from the heat.

The system issued a reminder: "Non-standard energy access, insufficient compatibility, estimated maintenance time: 17 minutes."

The blue light swayed along the lines of the jade bracelet. Her arm went numb and she could feel the energy being drained away like a flood, making her feel restless every second.

Lu Zhao opened the portable maintenance box of the main console and lowered his head to plug in the temporary connectors.

He glanced at the jade bracelet on Su Wanqing's hand, held his shoulder, took a breath and squeezed out a few words: "Hold on, this side needs manual repair several times, it may break at any time."

The timer was switched to the main screen. Su Wanqing made up her mind and pushed the jade bracelet interface deeper. After a burst of electronic noise, the blue light became intermittent, as if it would disconnect at any time.

The chip was hot, and a faint iron-blue light was emerging from the edge of the bracelet.

The door outside was creaking, and the "lurker" was pushing against the iron door, ramming it in again and again.

Su Wanqing didn't move, and whispered, "Hurry up, or I can't hold on."

Lu Zhao rested his arm on the edge of the table, pried open the main power lock, and tapped the terminal quickly with his fingers. "The cabin is starting to cool down, and the glass cabin will be unsealed soon."

He muttered, "The second step of the planning process is trial and error, negative error correction - almost there."

The transparent bulletproof glass cabin made a slight clicking sound, and there were condensation droplets on it.

The core extraction device slowly rose, and symbols could be seen flowing in the purple energy field.

There was blood on Lu Zhao's palms, but he still gritted his teeth and forced himself to correct the system's judgment several times. The data was fluctuating unsteadily, and he had to manually confirm the reset information every time.

There was a long scar on the outer iron door, and the metal was becoming more and more deformed.

The timer showed that the military was expected to arrive in 12 minutes, and the air was so oppressive that Su Wanqing could hardly breathe.

She freed her left hand to fasten the portable life-support kit, with only the operating instructions in her mind. "Go faster over there." Her voice was low and dry.

"Right now, this damn system is jumping around." Lu Zhao pressed a broken circuit and the screen flashed.

He glanced at the instruments in the cabin and said, "Can be removed - wait a minute - there is another set of alarms that need to be screened."

Su Wanqing clutched the jade bracelet, her fingertips were covered in sweat. The blue light was getting heavier and heavier, with a faint hint of green smoke at the edge.

Suddenly the energy field began to retract, and the purple core swayed slightly at the bottom of the reflective cabin.

All lighting equipment suddenly went out and the surroundings fell into darkness.

The glass cover popped open with a click, the emergency system was activated, several red emergency lights lit up, and a shrill buzzer echoed in the room.

The jade bracelet between Su Wanqing's fingers emitted a dazzling blue light, which spread for one meter and trapped her and Lu Zhao in the barrier.

The sound of the "lurker" scratching at the door outside was slightly suppressed. The monitor warned: "The temporary energy supply is insufficient, and the life signal of the carrier in the cabin continues to decline.

Warning: If stable energy is not replenished within 10 minutes, irreversible damage will occur. "

The body isolated in the cabin had its chest and abdomen rising and falling rapidly, and several instrument curves were approaching the red line.

Su Wanqing's jaw was clenched. She didn't look at the curves on the stage, but stared at the movements of Lu Zhao's hands.

Lu Zhao pulled out the main extraction device and embedded the purple diamond-shaped energy core into the portable protective box.

He held his breath and said, "It's done. We can take it away. There are less than ten minutes left in the life support cabin."

The whole process had just ended when the explosion-proof door outside collapsed and three "lurkers" rushed into the laboratory.

The door was filled with shrapnel and there was a lot of noise. Lu Zhao took out a blasting bomb that he had hidden in his sleeve, kicked the monster under his feet, and then grabbed the corner of Su Wanqing's clothes.

Blood oozed from his shoulder, but he didn't hesitate at all.

"Go!" he said. The explosive bomb was activated, and the huge shock wave blew away the tables, chairs and the first "lurker" that rushed in.

One of the remaining two had his leg affected and fell to the ground, but was still struggling.

Sparks flew at the door, and shouts of killing and roars of monsters were heard in the smoke.

Su Wanqing said in a deep voice: "Can you leave?"

"You can hold on for a while, hurry up."

She supported Lu Zhao and could feel the core pulse in the portable life-support box under her arm.

They crouched down and entered the back door of the laboratory. As soon as they turned around, a "lurker" rushed over with a broken arm swinging. Lu Zhao picked up the wreckage of the laboratory to hold it back. Su Wanqing hit it hard with the life-support box, and the monster's head collapsed before it was released.

The explosions behind me were getting louder and louder, and alarms and screams were roaring in my ears.

The two of them squeezed through a row of test benches to the entrance of the maintenance passage, and Lu Zhao pushed open the passage door with one hand.

He dragged his feet, blood was oozing out of his right shoulder, and his breathing became heavy and deep.

The jade bracelet on Su Wanqing's wrist was still hot, and the blue light was getting dimmer.

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As soon as she walked into the narrow and dark area of ​​the passage, several "lurkers" followed her, bringing with them a strong fishy smell and irregular collision sounds.

The corridor was originally extremely narrow, and the two of them could only walk side by side. Su Wanqing simply held the core box against her chest and used her free hand to support Lu Zhao.

There were broken cables and scattered small metal pieces in some places in the passage, and you could easily trip over something if you were not careful.

Lu Zhao gritted his teeth and covered his shoulder from time to time. The indicator light in front of him flickered, and behind him there were distant explosion aftershocks and monster screams spreading.

When turning the corner, Su Wanqing felt a sudden pain on her forehead, as if her head was twisted.

She broke out in a cold sweat and subconsciously stopped herself from pushing the ground, fearing that she would faint.

Her mind suddenly popped up a few scattered fragments - under the white light, another woman who looked exactly like her was lying on her back on the operating table, surrounded by a circle of people in white coats, all with solemn expressions.

The most conspicuous one was Nicholas Wayne, who stood beside the woman and whispered, "The final test of Plan S has begun, and the memory transfer program has been initiated."

The images flickered on and off, completely out of control.

Su Wanqing's arm was numb, and she felt that the jade bracelet was so hot that it was about to explode. When she straightened her arm, the noise in her head overwhelmed all warnings.

The sweat on her forehead rolled down desperately. This process only lasted for four or five seconds.

She steadied herself and continued to pull Lu Zhao forward.

A cold sentence kept popping up in the depths of her mind: "You are not the first, and you will not be the last."

She pursed her lips, unable to tell whether it was an illusion or a real memory.

But the strange heat on the wrist was so real that it made people panic.

The two men squeezed out of the narrow end of the maintenance passage, and they could still hear explosions and monster roars behind their ears.

Su Wanqing didn't care about her own condition and just dragged Lu Zhao forward without saying a word.

The noise behind me was getting farther and farther away, with only the noise of explosions and collapses.

Su Wanqing took out the purple core from the sealed box, fastened the lock, and then carefully put it into her arms.

Lu Zhao tried to adjust his breathing and changed his hand to continue holding the wall. Both of them were covered in dust and their hands were stained with blood.

At the end of the passage, there was a shabby metal door standing there. There was a faint sound coming from outside the crack of the door. Su Wanqing didn't have time to think too much and pushed Lu Zhao forward again. Her head was still aching.

She never looked back and limped with her people into the new passage. The door swayed due to the aftermath of the explosion and could hardly be closed.