Chapter 517 Technological creation?
In the shattered pale library, the hollow whistling sounds emitted by historical fragments continuously swept over the collapsed pillars and walls. In the chaotic and boundless dark space, the boundaries of the library were expanding and contracting turbulently.
And then, at some point, all this turmoil stopped.
As if time were flowing backwards, the collapsed and shattered bookshelves and the scattered volumes and stone slabs began to quickly restore themselves. The vortex composed of historical fragments rolled back to its original state. Among the huge bookshelves that had been restored with a great success, Baili Qing's figure swayed and reorganized like a reflection in the water, and quickly regained its substance.
Behind her, among the shattered fragments of light and shadow, a final, turbulent shadow remained, as if countless struggling illusions were trying to squeeze out of that phantom, accompanied by layers of wailing.
"Save us! We are still alive, we are still alive..."
"Everything outside is fake... Everything real is left inside this prison. Turn back, turn back quickly..."
"Child, run! Find someone to rescue us..."
"Sister! It's me, I'm Xiaoxue—you left me behind! The one next to you is fake! That one is fake!"
Baili Qing opened her eyes, and the things struggling and wailing in the illusion behind her instantly turned back into empty howls in the fragments of history, and then gradually dissipated.
Only then did Baili Qing finally look back and let out a sigh of relief after a moment.
"Any new discoveries?" An old voice came from the stone platform, and the glow in the eye sockets of the crystal skull flickered.
Baili Qing turned around, her expression somewhat complicated and hesitant, but she quickly calmed down and nodded gently: "... found some clues that had not been discovered before."
"Alright," the Crystal Skull said calmly. "As usual, I won't ask you what you found specifically. Since you've returned to this world sanely, you're qualified to take this knowledge with you. Now, take what you've unearthed from the library and leave. Don't come back here for seven days."
Baili Qing said nothing, just nodded silently, then turned around and quickly left the stone platform surrounded by huge bookshelves, and followed the continuous floating path through the dark space where countless huge rocks were floating, and soon returned to the pure white corridor connecting to the Secret Service building.
It wasn't until she walked through the entire corridor and returned to the "regular floor" where the atmosphere was normal that she breathed a sigh of relief.
A pair of huge eyes quietly appeared on the wall not far away.
"That 'descent' three thousand seven hundred years ago was even more complicated than we imagined," Baili Xue's voice rang out faintly. "If those 'echoes' in the archives haven't been distorted or tampered with, if the relevant records are all true, then that 'boundary bridge' back then... was it actually built by a large number of dark angels working together? The goddess of omen who descended through the boundary bridge was just one of them..."
"They're rational, communicative, and even capable of coordinated action. They'll also utilize powerful technology to attempt to establish a connection with this universe... If this news were to become public, the entire world would be shaken," Baili Qing said softly. "All of our understanding of the 'Dark Angel' would have to be reshaped."
The two sisters were silent for a few seconds before Baili Xue suddenly spoke up: "Compared to this, I'm suddenly more concerned about the exact role that 'Erin' from 3,700 years ago played in this whole thing."
"There's no record of this in any of the historical fragments. Marlene can't find any information about the blonde doll on the Garden Network, and there's no corresponding clue in other databases," Baili Qing frowned slightly. "From this perspective, it seems like 'Eileen' simply appeared out of nowhere, or even appeared specifically for that 'Advent' operation 3,700 years ago... How suspicious."
"Perhaps we should contact Terra? They have the largest database in the universe, and their historical records are more complete than those of other civilizations. They also have a better understanding of the affairs of the Ancient Spirits—perhaps they know about the situation of some of the 'special dolls' in 'Alice's Cabin'."
"...That's an idea," Baili Qing thought for a moment and nodded gently, "But before that, let's go to the Nth floor first - I need to find a quiet place to purify you."
"Purification?"
"The illusion in the archives knew your name and even tried to imitate your voice to seduce me," Baili Qing frowned, looking at the giant eyes on the wall next to her. "Tell me the truth, did it look around again while I was sinking?"
"I don't!" Baili Xue said immediately, but then hesitated for two or three seconds and added, "...but I can't completely 'close' my eyes. I can still see even with my eyes closed."
Baili Qing sighed.
"Next time I go to the archives, you go keep an eye on No. 66 Wutong Road," she said suddenly.
"Why?" The huge eyes seemed to glaze over for a moment, then seemed to be thinking about something. "You suspect No. 66 Wutong Road..."
"No, I simply find a target with high information density and difficult to get rid of to occupy your sight and prevent you from committing suicide."
Baili Xue: “…”
Baili Qing didn't say anything else, but turned around and walked silently towards the elevator to the N floor.
Those huge eyes that ordinary people cannot see floated in the air around her and on various planes passing by nearby, following her all the way.
The silence lasted for a long time, until they stepped into the elevator. Baili Xue suddenly spoke: "Sister, were you hesitant just now?"
"Just now?"
"When I emerged from the historical fragments in the archives, a vision imitated my voice... Did you hesitate at that time?"
"No."
"Haven't you ever worried about what might happen? What if you really left me in the archives? What if the me who followed you out was a fake..."
Baili Qing turned her head and calmly stared at the huge eyes that appeared on the wall of the elevator car.
"You weren't the real Baili Xue to begin with," she said expressionlessly. "Have you forgotten? You were fake from the beginning."
The eyes moved from side to side.
"I'm still a little sad when you say that." She said, and her tone seemed a little resentful.
"If you really want to, don't look around too much next time - my energy and time are limited."
"Okay, sister."
…
The crisscrossing black spider webs covered the entire alley, and the closer they got to the intersection, the more numerous and denser the chaotic spider webs became, and the more difficult it was for the little puppet's power to interfere with them.
In the densest part of the spider web, the black silk threads seemed to have their own will and rules. In Irene's words, the threads seemed to be consciously rejecting her control and were very exclusive.
But the good news is that although the controllable range has been shrinking, at least so far, Irene's influence on these spider silks is still enough to open a passable path.
Yu Sheng raised his head and carefully paid attention to the situation around him.
Dense black spider webs were everywhere - when you first entered the "dark alley", these spider webs only covered the air, and the lowest one was three or four meters above the ground. But after you went halfway inside, a large amount of spider webs began to hang from the air to the ground, entangled everywhere.
A considerable amount of spider silk came out from the doors and windows of nearby shops. Some doors and windows were even squeezed out of shape. A large amount of black silk threads overflowed like out-of-control hair, covering large areas of walls and ground in a creepy manner. In the gaps between the deformed doors and windows, you could vaguely see the scene inside the "shop".
Trembling and squirming furniture, illogical furnishings, shelves and clothing mannequins emitting a strange atmosphere...these strange objects and deadly traps that originally existed in the "dark alleys" are now all eroded and covered by foreign spider webs. They have obviously turned from perpetrators threatening the investigators' lives into victims of this "invasion."
All stores are in a "closed" state.
In addition, there are many "cats" caught in spider webs in sight - these black shadows are struggling slowly in the spider webs in mid-air, making some chaotic humming sounds from time to time, adding some weird and terrifying atmosphere to the quiet alley.
At the beginning, Irene tried to rescue a few "cats", but the rescued little black cats turned into Spinosaurus form as soon as they landed on the ground, breathing out air at people. Two of them turned around and rushed to the roof after breathing out air, and were caught in the spider web again in the blink of an eye... After this happened a few times, she was too lazy to save them.
Even the king suggested that it would be better to let these "cats" hang on the spider web - after all, they are "entities" that are not afraid of death, and the spider silk does not seem to cause any substantial harm to them. Hanging these black cats that can hurt people will prevent them from causing trouble.
The suggestion was unanimously agreed by everyone.
"There's a crossroads ahead." Yu Sheng stopped in front of a crisscross of black spider silk and looked across. "The road is seriously congested... Irene, are you okay?"
The little puppet sitting on his shoulder was almost collapsed from exhaustion, but it instantly stood up again and patted its chest: "Who am I, then? I can't do it..."
Yu Sheng frowned as he watched the little thing swaying on his shoulder. "Take it easy...if it doesn't work, can you pull another body over to help?"
"Well, controlling these spider silks relies on consciousness, not the number of bodies." Irene waved her hand, then supported Yu Sheng's head with one hand, took a deep breath, and adjusted her state slightly. "Okay, I have to deal with the obstacles ahead!"
As she spoke, she raised her arms forward again, palms facing upwards.
The ominous star that was flying around her head immediately changed its trajectory and flew over to hover a few centimeters above her palm.
Black threads extended from the little puppet's fingertips and connected to the surrounding spider webs. Rustling sounds came from all directions, and the spider webs blocking the intersection began to tremble and retreat to both sides - the process was slow, but remarkably effective.
Yu Sheng held the doll on his shoulder with one hand and walked forward carefully along the passage that had just been opened.
The next second, he suddenly stopped: "...What the hell is this?"
A strange silver-white device appeared in his sight, buzzing.
A technological creation!
This obviously couldn't be something that originally existed in the alley!
(End of this chapter)
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