Chapter 27
The interior of the abandoned repair shop was filled with the pungent smell of stale rust and solidified engine oil.
Darkness, like sticky ink, enveloped the piles of abandoned mechanical wreckage, forming a twisted steel maze.
However, with Lin Yao's powerful spiritual perception, this maze was clearly visible.
He was like a ghost walking in his own backyard, his blue eyes beneath his hood flashing a cold silver light in the darkness.
The defense of the core area of the stronghold is extremely tight - multiple energy scanning networks, biometric access control, infrared motion capture arrays, and even counter-runes against mental detection.
This far exceeds the specifications of ordinary black market bases in City C, proving the importance of this place to the Purifier Organization.
But at this moment, Lin Yao is no longer in the state of exhaustion when he first entered the new world.
The energy of the Eternal Frost Core, combined with his previous accumulation, allowed him to recover to a strength close to level 40.
The old world's top-ranked foundation is returning rapidly.
Facing the scanning net, his mental threads were like the most sophisticated jammers, instantly simulating an energy field of nothingness.
Biometric access control? Mental suggestion forcibly distorted the guard's vision and sensor feedback, making him see the access control open and close normally, but in fact Lin Yao had passed through the door like a breeze.
Infrared motion capture? His body, with flexibility and speed beyond the limits of physics, teleported in the gaps between the beams, a distance invisible to the naked eye, leaving only barely perceptible ripples in the air.
Counter rune? Lin Yao's mental power was like the sharpest chisel, precisely bypassing the core activation point of the rune and penetrating into the weak point of energy flow, like mercury pouring on the ground, silently and without a trace.
The entire process was smooth and seamless, without triggering any alarms. The few patrolling guards they encountered along the way glanced blankly at his location, their minds imbued with the command "everything is normal," as if the hooded figure who had passed them by had never existed.
The restoration of his strength made the days of relying on others for protection a thing of the past. He himself was the strongest weapon and shield.
He easily penetrated the surface of the guard's memory, like flipping through an open book.
Fragments of information flooded into my mind.
“…the association’s legacy must be cleansed…the source of pollution…”
"...The Ark is Pandora's Box...The key must never be revealed..."
"...City C is just a transit point... The real eye of the storm is in City A... The Swordsman is personally in charge..."
"…cover up the truth…at any cost…"
The Purifiers were indeed inextricably linked to the Old World Supernatural Association. Their destruction of the dungeons wasn't simply a cleansing operation, but rather a cover-up of a shocking secret related to the Ark Project.
Lin Yao understood in his heart, the clues became clearer and the direction became more specific - City A, the Eye of the Storm, the Swordsman.
His target was a separate room in the deepest part of the stronghold.
The heavy alloy door was covered with complex physical and energy locks, and there were two guards at the door with stern auras, who were obviously A-level psychics.
This must be where core secrets are stored.
Lin Yao didn't force his way in. His mental power was like invisible tentacles, quietly wrapping around the mental cores of the two guards.
There was no fierce confrontation, only the deepest hypnosis and instructions: "You are very tired...you need to rest...everything is normal here..."
The two guards' eyes instantly became dull, and like programmed puppets, they slowly leaned against the wall and fell into a deep state of meditation.
He walked to the door, his fingertips surrounded by silver light, and quickly brushed across the intricate lock.
The spiritual power accurately simulates the highest authority unlocking command and interferes with the frequency of the energy lock.
A few seconds later, there was a slight "click" sound, and the heavy alloy door slid open silently.
The room was simply furnished with only an alloy table and a password safe embedded in the wall, which was glowing with a faint blue light.
The safe has an extremely high level of defense, combining triple verification of biometrics, dynamic password, and source energy lock.
This is not a problem for Lin Yao.
He did the same thing, using his mental power to deceive the biological scanner, capturing the energy flow in the room to simulate a dynamic password, and finally using his own powerful source material fluctuations to force resonance, covering the source material lock of the safe.
The safe opened silently.
There was no gold, silver or treasure inside, only a thin paper document wrapped in special radiation-proof material.
The cover of the document was printed with a striking symbol of a blood-dripping dagger piercing the ∞ symbol - the emblem of the Purifiers, with the words "Top Secret" written in scarlet below.
Lin Yao took out the document. When his fingertips touched the cold packaging, a faint throbbing inexplicably rose in his heart. He tore open the seal and pulled out the paper inside.
On the first page, a slightly yellowed photo caught my eye.
The photo shows a boy who is about three years old.
Her silver hair lay softly on her forehead, and her clear eyes, like the purest sapphires, were looking at the camera with a sense of innocence and a hint of curiosity.
The boy is wearing a simple white cotton shirt and sitting on a cold metal chair, with a blurred background of a laboratory environment filled with sophisticated instruments.
Lin Yao's breathing stopped the moment he saw the photo clearly.
The boy in the photo... was him! His younger self!
A chill, colder than the ten-thousand-year-old ice in the Everfrost Rift, instantly ran through his spine and throughout his body. He had never seen this photo before.
Memories of childhood have long been blurred by the cruel survival elimination in the old world, leaving only scattered fragments and instincts.
He only knew that he grew up in an orphanage, was gifted, and then climbed to the top step by step, stepping on corpses... He never imagined that his origins might be related to this mysterious Purifier organization?!
His eyes jerked to the information bar next to the photo.
Name: GOD.
No.: 01
Collection time: Old World Calendar Year X Month X Day 2077
Collection location: Ability Association - Creation Research Institute.
Below is a dense, head-numbing amount of data:
Cell activity index: —— (exceeds baseline value by 500%)
Mental Potential Threshold: Unable to measure (instrument overload)
Ability affinity: All elements SSS+ (abnormal)
Gene stability: —— (presence of unknown recessive sequences)
Note: Subject 01's performance far exceeded expectations and was initially determined to be a perfect carrier.
However, the hidden sequence has uncontrollable risks. It is recommended to observe the deep dormancy and activate it after the key matures...
The following pages of the document contained more cold data records and experimental logs, detailing every physical examination, mental stimulation test, and ability-inducing experiment of GOD from infancy to the age of three... It was so detailed that it seemed like they were recording the performance parameters of an object rather than a living child.
Lin Yao's knuckles turned white from the excessive force he exerted on the document, and the paper groaned in his hands as it bore the weight.
An unprecedented mixture of horror, absurdity, rage and cold murderous intent surged in his chest.
GOD? An experimental subject? A perfect carrier? The power he was so proud of, the capital that had allowed him to reach the top of the Old World, everything he relied on for survival... could it actually be manufactured? He, Lin Yao, was not some genius from an orphanage, but a meticulously cultivated... experiment in a laboratory?!
The Old World Supernatural Association...the Ark Project...the Purifier Organization...all these mysteries seemed to be wrapped around him, Subject No. 1.
At the end of the document, there was a handwritten note with sharp handwriting.
"GOD appears to have awakened and entered a new world. Target priority: capture or eliminate. The A City Ascension Ceremony cannot fail, as its energy fluctuations may attract targets. Be sure to ensure the safe transfer of the "Key" to the Eye of the Storm. - Swordholder's Order"
City A! Ascension ceremony? Energy fluctuation? Attracting a target? Key transfer?
The new clues are like a tangled mess, but the direction is clear - something big is happening in City A, and it is very likely related to him, the God!
The huge impact caused Lin Yao's mind to be blank and confused for a moment.
The subversion of his identity and the darkness of his origin were like an invisible hand grabbing his heart.
But the next second, the survival instinct and absolute rationality ingrained in the bones of the top man in the old world, like an icy tide, instantly drowned all the surging emotions.
He took a deep breath and forced the surging waves in his chest into the bottom of the frozen lake.
No matter what he was in the past, no matter who made him, the one who now controls this body and power is him, Lin Yao! Power is the only truth, the only guarantee!
He carefully folded the top-secret document that could overturn his understanding and hid it in his arms, as if hiding a bomb that could explode at any time.
He then quickly erased all traces of his entry into the room, restored the safe to its original state, and removed the hypnotic guard.
Just as he had come, he quietly left this stronghold that hid an astonishing background and disappeared into the cold steel night of City C.
Back at the hotel, Qin Feng was still drunk and asleep. Lin Yao stood by the French window, gazing at the entrance to the abyssal corridor in the distance, like a dormant giant beast, his eyes cold and determined.
The mystery of his life needs to be dispelled, the conspiracy of City A needs to be investigated, and the truth about the key and the eye of the storm needs to be sought... but the premise of all this is a more powerful force.
Tomorrow, the A-level copy of the Abyss Corridor.
No matter whether it is a bottomless abyss or a dangerous place, he is determined to get the legendary Void Star Marrow!
Even if it requires taking risks and paying some price, he must get the key that can completely restore his strength and even go further.
Only with enough power can he tear through all the fog and control his own destiny.
He clenched his fists, and the documents in his arms felt as hot as a brand.
GOD? Experimental subject? No! He is Lin Yao! The leader of the old world, the hunter of the new! Anyone who attempts to control or eliminate his existence will pay a heavy price!
The Abyss Corridor will be his first altar.
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