"Beep - identity verification in progress..." The scanner made a cold electronic sound.
Time seemed to freeze at this moment.
Beads of sweat formed on Lu Chen's forehead, his entire mind immersed in the data attack and defense battle against time. He could sense a powerful encryption force attempting to upload the scanned data to the Oracle, while Wen Shifei's interference signal acted like an invisible barrier, stubbornly blocking it.
"…Authentication passed. Clearance level: D. Welcome, number 734."
The scanner's indicator light turned from red to green, and the heavy alloy door made a dull friction sound and slowly slid inward.
Success!
Lu Chenhang and Wen Shifei looked at each other and saw a hint of relief and incredible excitement in each other's eyes.
Without any hesitation, they took advantage of the gap when the guard went inside and slipped into the safe like two ghosts.
The vault was smaller than they had imagined, but it was also filled with boxes and containers of unknown origin. The air was filled with the distinct smell of metal and energy crystals.
"The chip should be in the safe in the center." Wen Shifei pointed to an independent safe made of a thicker alloy in the center of the room.
Just as they were preparing to act, something strange happened!
At the entrance of the safe, there were suddenly hurried footsteps and alarms!
"Intruders! They're in the vault!"
They were discovered!
But it wasn't because of the biometric system, but because... they overlooked other possible surveillance measures inside the vault!
The heavy alloy door slammed shut, trapping them in the small space.
Immediately afterwards, a dazzling red light flashed, and several black automatic weapon turrets slowly descended from around the wall!
"A trap!" Wen Shifei's face turned pale. "Old ghost... he's plotting against us!"
Lu Chen's heart sank. Looking at the turrets flashing dangerous red lights, he felt true despair for the first time.
Their journey into the dark alleys and the dark web seemed to be about to end in the most tragic way.
At this moment, the scarlet code in Lu Cheneng's mind, which had been silent for a while, suddenly fluctuated violently without any warning, and an unprecedented, scorching energy rushed out from the depths of his consciousness!
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