Back in the dormitory, Xu Qing locked herself in the bathroom, turned on the tap, and retched by the sink.

Xu Qing's relationship with Zhao Long is similar to that of Xiao Jin and Mao Liu; they are indeed acquainted and good friends.

Upon entering, Xu Qing discovered that private chat was available, and immediately realized that Zhao Long was in the same world as her.

He was very happy, and since this was the first game after upgrading his equipment, Xu Qing lowered his guard and quickly exchanged information with Zhao Long. They made a small plan and began to implement it.

Xu Qing was a hacker on Earth and also had a great interest in mechanics, often enjoying making his own gadgets.

After accumulating points, he didn't buy weapons that cost several thousand points. Instead, he bought a bunch of random mechanical materials and supercomputers. Basically, anything that wasn't a supernatural item was very cheap.

What Xiao Jin saw at the ventilation duct was the exploration robot made by Xu Qing. Spiders have unique advantages in speed, climbing, and jumping, so most of the robots in Xu Qing's hands are shaped like spiders.

The difference is that the robot at the pipeline can provide Xu Qing with information about the surrounding buildings, such as intersections, paths, or the number of sentry personnel and their shift change times.

Given enough time, Xu Qing can obtain all the information through the robot's feedback.

He also has a type of robot, a demolition robot, inspired by the facehugger spider pups from the previous world.

However, these explosive spiders are extremely fragile and can only be detonated manually, which is why Xiao Jin was able to destroy them with a single kick.

As for Zhao Long, he wasn't anything special, but he had an invisibility item. Zhao Long was probably invisible when he went out to help Xu Qing collect the laboratory map, but somehow he was caught.

...

On the other side, Xiao Jin did not make any rash moves after returning to her room. She closed her eyes, but her mind was racing.

She only had one chance. She couldn't block the surveillance cameras inside the room. If she left, the lab would know immediately.

Before the other party arrives, Xiao Jin needs to find a way to leave this place as soon as possible.

First, she needs to destroy all the surveillance cameras along her route. Without the cameras, she can largely evade the guards' patrols thanks to the stealth effect of Ash Feathers.

Secondly, one needs a means of transportation.

But there's no need to worry about that. Even if this place is isolated from the world, it still needs supply trucks.

Then Xiao Jin's finger, which was pointing at her knee, suddenly paused.

These procedures are too uncertain; perhaps he can help himself...

As Xiao Jin thought about it, a thin figure instantly appeared in her mind.

"Tick-tock, tick-tock!"

Time passed slowly, and Xiao Jin lay down fully clothed, the room dark and silent.

As the pointer pointed to 1, Xiao Jin, who was still under the covers, suddenly opened her eyes. There was no trace of sleepiness in them. She leaped up and threw a coin, shattering the hidden camera in the room.

The coins were something Xiao Jin had casually collected when gathering supplies before. She found a lot of them while organizing her space, and they turned out quite handy as hidden weapons.

After leaving the room, Xiao Jin swiped his card to exit. The corridor was brightly lit, and through the terrace on the other side, one could even see the bloody shadow in the lobby below.

The soft leather bag was hung high by a steel pipe, which was tied to a chair and placed in the center of the hall.

The enclosed space was windless, but if you looked closely for a while, you could feel that the human skin was gently swaying.

After coming out, Xiao Jin repeated her previous actions, but this time she smashed not only the surveillance cameras, but also the lights in the corridor.

Unfortunately, the stealth skill granted by Ash Feather only works in the dark.

Rushing upstairs, with the enhancement of the Soul Hunter, Xiao Jin's figure was almost impossible to spot in the darkness, and this anomaly of a large area of ​​surveillance screens going black also caught the attention of the laboratory.

In the monitoring room, the staff member sitting in front of the computer was pale, while behind him, the security captain stood with his arms crossed, grinning wickedly.

"Haha, I've finally waited for you!"

"Investigate immediately and find out where the problem started," he instructed the staff before pressing the communicator in his ear.

"Attention, the little mouse has already come out..."

It turned out that the guard captain had no intention of letting the matter rest after he left. He was certain that these outsiders would take further action, so he stayed in the monitoring room, waiting for them to come to him.

In fact, he had investigated Zhao Long and found that he was indeed a member of the laboratory and had been working there for three years, so it was impossible for him to have been sent by another laboratory to steal data.

But then this seemingly impossible person suddenly developed problems, including the ability to become invisible...

The security captain stared at the monitor and slowly narrowed his eyes.

No problem, once he catches the little mouse, he'll make him explain everything.

Before long, a large number of guards were mobilized. Following the instructions of the guard captain, they went ahead to surround the path where the surveillance cameras were damaged, but unfortunately, they didn't see anyone.

Meanwhile, although Xiao Jin evaded the search, a small problem arose.

At the corner of the staircase, Xiao Jin held a coin in her hand, gesturing as if to launch it, and suddenly made eye contact with Xu Qing, who was squatting behind the door.

The two: ...

Xu Qing: "Sure enough, those people were looking for you."

Xiao Jin: "Mm."

Xu Qing: "You told me before not to do anything unnecessary!"

Xiao Jin: "Oh. But you still came out."

Xu Qing took a deep breath.

Back in the dormitory, Xu Qing felt increasingly aggrieved after vomiting. One reason was the resentment she felt for her companion who had been hung in the lobby, and the other was Xiao Jin.

Why does that annoying guy talk to me like that, with that bossy look on his face?

Xu Qing's swollen eyes widened in surprise. After thinking for a moment, she decided to go out at night and burn Zhao Long's human skin.

Fortunately, the exploration robots he had released had all returned. The loss of five or six was normal. Since they had the terrain map, they might as well escape.

Xu Qing knew there were surveillance cameras in his room, but he had already rewritten the control program behind the cameras, so no one would notice if he left.

Actually, Xu Qing still had some reservations, otherwise he would have hacked the laboratory's central control system long ago.

To his surprise, when Xu Qing quietly closed the door and turned around, he saw a scene that left him speechless.

A black figure flew by, and darkness descended wherever it passed.

Now look what's happened! Someone who was planning to sneak around has run into someone who's violent and head-on. Xiao Jin has the ability to avoid being discovered, but Xu Qing can't.

Sure enough, Xu Qing, who was being chased and was panting heavily, hid behind the door and happened to see the culprit.