Chapter 93 Physical Isolation? The Universal Key Can't Open It!
The night was pitch black.
Deep in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Canada, the biting wind howls, whipping up a flurry of snowflakes.
This is a forbidden zone for human civilization, a perpetual blank space on the map. Yet, hidden beneath this desolate, snow-covered landscape lies the world's most technologically advanced and heavily guarded secret—Area 52.
"call……"
Zhou Jue and Cheng Gan lay on the leeward side of a snow hill, their bodies covered with a thick layer of camouflage snow clothing, almost blending into the surrounding environment.
"Brother Tongzi, double-check, are all the external defenses cleared?" Zhou Jue asked in his mind, his voice trembling slightly, his tone filled with barely suppressed excitement.
[Host, please rest assured.] The system's voice remained as steady as ever.
Within a three-kilometer radius, all thermal imaging monitoring systems, acoustic detectors, vibration sensors, and the control circuits of the thirty-two automatic attack turrets have been implanted with hibernation commands via data links.
For the next thirty minutes, this will be an absolute 'safe zone.' Unless a bear happens to walk by and slaps the main power source, we won't be discovered.
“Very good.” Zhou Jue exhaled a breath of white air, looked at Cheng Gan beside him, and shared the system message with her at the same time.
Looking at the defense map surrounding the base, Cheng Gan felt a chill run down her spine at all the red dots marked "invalid."
This isn't infiltration; it's like strolling through your own backyard from a God's-eye view.
Fortunately, the system was bound to Zhou Jue, fortunately Zhou Jue was from their country, and fortunately, Zhou Jue trusted his country!
The two said no more, their figures moving silently through the snow like two ghosts.
With the system's precise navigation, they perfectly avoided all physical traps and blind spots in the surveillance, and soon arrived at the entrance to the underground base.
The entrance is not a gate from a science fiction movie; it is hidden beneath an extremely concealed mountain cliff, disguised as an inconspicuous giant rock.
If the system hadn't provided the coordinates directly, even turning the entire mountain upside down wouldn't have guaranteed to find it.
"This is it."
Cheng Ganxian stepped forward and touched the cold rock surface, feeling no cracks.
Zhou Jue stepped forward, placed his palm on the rock, and tried to use the old method to penetrate it with spiritual power.
However, this time, the spiritual energy was like a mud ox entering the sea, without any reaction.
“No.” Zhou Jue frowned. “This thing is covered by an energy shield both inside and out. My spiritual power can’t penetrate it.”
"Brother Tongzi, can my universal key open this door?"
[Detection in progress... Alert: The entrance has been detected to be a 'three-phase composite armored door', 17 meters thick, with an internal 'neutron fluid' interlayer capable of absorbing most kinetic energy and energy impacts. Conventional blasting and energy penetration are ineffective.]
Its door opening verification system uses an independent physical key and is not connected to the network! The host universal key is applicable to networked doors.
"Physical key? Not connected to the internet?" Zhou Jue frowned deeply. "This is troublesome."
This was one of the "physical isolation zones" they had previously seen on the map.
The system can hack into any networked device, and the key can open network access doors below S level. Even if it was previously connected to the network but is now disconnected, it can still open the access door. However, it is somewhat helpless against this kind of pure physical isolation.
This is like being a top hacker trying to open an old-fashioned metal lock with your mind—it's a completely different approach.
"Brother Tong, check if there are any items in the points mall that can be opened."
[Multi-dimensional solution simulations are underway.]
The system remained silent for a full ten seconds.
[Option 1: It is recommended that the host use the space-devouring function of the 'Starry Sky Box' to forcibly devour the armored door. Success rate: 99%. However, the resulting spatial fluctuations will trigger the base's highest-level alarm within 0.1 seconds. This option is rejected.]
[Option Two: It is suggested that the host redeem the 'High-Dimensional Tunneling Bomb' from the points shop. This bomb can ignore physical defenses and directly create a hole in a door. Energy required for redemption… The host's current energy reserves are insufficient. This option is rejected.]
Option 3: ...
Zhou Jue's head was throbbing: "Say something useful!"
[Searching edge information in the database...Found a base maintenance record from 7 years ago.]
The system's voice suddenly took a turn for the better.
Records show that John Smith, the base's chief engineer, illegally installed a manual miniature pressure relief port on a hydraulic valve in the armored door's power system for his own convenience during maintenance.
This port is extremely small, only 3 millimeters in diameter, and is hidden behind the third camouflaged rock slab on the lower left. It requires a special hex wrench to open.
Once opened, the pressure relief will cause a hydraulic imbalance inside the door, opening a gap large enough for one person to pass through, lasting approximately 1.5 seconds.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Jue's eyes lit up! He immediately shared the good news with Cheng Gan.
This is truly... a thousand-mile dike destroyed by an ant hole! No matter how powerful the defense system is, it can't withstand having incompetent teammates!
"Send me the port location," Cheng Gan said in a deep voice.
Upon receiving the detailed perspective view, Cheng Gan did not hesitate at all. He took out a set of precision tools from his waist bag and went forward to explore the rock slab.
A few seconds later, she paused: "Found it."
She took out a special tool, thinner than a toothpick, and carefully inserted it inside.
"Clatter." A barely audible sound rang out.
"Done!" Cheng Gan immediately stepped back and made a ready gesture to Zhou Jue.
The two held their breath, staring intently at the massive stone door.
One second, two seconds, three seconds...
Nothing happened.
"Huh?" Zhou Jue was taken aback: "Brother Tongzi, are you sure you're not mistaken? Or did that incompetent engineer get blocked later?"
[...The system is not malfunctioning. Please remain calm, host. According to fluid mechanics calculations, pressure transmission requires...]
The system hadn't finished speaking.
"Buzz—"
A very slight low-frequency vibration sounded.
The heavily armored door, weighing hundreds of tons and seventeen meters thick, slowly slid inwards, creating a narrow gap amidst a metallic scraping sound! The gap was pitch black and bottomless.
"Walk!"
Cheng Gan gave a low shout, and with the blessing of the "Swiftness Talisman", he flashed and was the first to squeeze in. Zhou Jue followed closely behind. The moment she entered, the gap closed slowly and silently.
The whole process really took less than two seconds.
The two looked back and saw that the seamless rock wall behind them had been restored, as if everything just now was an illusion.
Zhou Jue let out a long breath and turned to look at the world behind the door.
A whiff of air thick with the smell of disinfectant and metal hit me. Before me stretched a long corridor made of a special alloy; the walls, ceiling, and floor gleamed with a metallic sheen, as bright as day, yet not a single light was visible. It was a self-illuminating material.
"We're in." Zhou Jue's voice carried a hint of barely suppressed excitement.
"Don't be careless." Cheng Gan's voice grew increasingly serious: "From now on, every step we take could trigger an alarm. This is where the real beginning begins."
As soon as she finished speaking, a system warning suddenly sounded in Zhou Jue's mind.
[WARNING! The 'Dynamic Defense System' has been activated in the passage ahead!]
The ground is a gravity-sensing zone; any pressure exceeding 10 kg will trigger an alarm.
The walls on both sides of the passage are filled with 'poisonous gas' nozzles. Once a signal from a living organism is detected, the gas will be instantly released, covering the entire passage.
On the ceiling is a three-dimensional infrared detection matrix, scanning once every 0.01 seconds.
Hearing this series of defensive measures, Zhou Jue couldn't help but swallow hard. This defense... let alone a person, not even a mosquito could fly in, right?
She looked at Cheng Gan, and Cheng Gan was looking at her too.
In their eyes, there was no retreat, only an even more fervent fighting spirit.
Zhou Jue pointed to the very center of his head, where among the dense, spiderweb-like infrared matrix, was an extremely well-hidden ventilation duct.
"Sister Cheng Gan, how about something a little more exciting?"
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