Chapter 89
On the fourth day after Cen Xun and others entered the prison, all the prison guards except for prison guard 0000 disappeared.
There were no prison guards watching over the prisoners, and 0001 and the others walked directly out of their respective cells.
The disappearance of the prison guards also took away the illusion. No longer tormented by the illusion, everyone's mental state today was refreshed.
"Where's 0000? Why hasn't he come out?"
The six members of the prison escape team met in the corridor and found that one person was missing. There was no movement in Cen Xun's cell. They thought something had happened to Cen Xun, so they immediately pushed the door open and went in to check.
As soon as they entered the room, they saw Cen Xun sitting against the wall, pressing his abdomen with a pale face, sweat on his forehead, as if he was enduring some kind of pain.
0009 exploded instantly, pushing everyone aside and rushing over, crying out with tears in his eyes: "Brother, what's wrong with you! Were you beaten by the prison guards last night? Don't be afraid, I will definitely avenge you!"
Cen Xun barely moved his lips, and 0009 hurriedly listened, fearing that these were the last words his brother left for him.
The weak words fell into his ears, but they were the clean and clear words "get out".
0009: ""
0006 angrily pulled the silly child 0009 away, squatted down to look at Cen Xun, and quickly concluded: "He must have just held on."
0088 Le Ran: "I ate five prison guards in one go last night. How could I not be full?"
0096 was worried: "Will I be able to digest this? I can't keep eating like this and still have room for the warden."
0009 angrily said, "Are you a beast?! My brother is already like this, and you still want him to eat the warden!"
Cen Xun whispered at this time: "He can't beat the warden yet."
This sentence made everyone quiet down and look at him.
Cen Xun closed his eyes and said, "Perhaps the power of Prison Guard 0000 has been enhanced, and it also reminded me of something."
"The warden's power probably comes from the negative emotions he's absorbed from your illusions over the past ten years, such as despair, pain, and sadness." Cen Xun took a deep breath. "For the past ten years, he's been relying on your negative emotions to continuously increase his strength. That level of power is not something my evil face can even devour a few prison guards."
0001's brain was quick, and he immediately followed his train of thought: "In other words, if you want your prison guard to gain the power to fight the warden, you either have him eat a few more prison guards, or have him absorb that massive amount of negative emotions."
But it is obvious that the prisoners in the prison cannot produce ten years of negative emotions in one go, so the only feasible solution is the first one, which is to let prison guard 0000 eat more prison guards and get directly enhanced.
0096 said impatiently, "But there are no prison guards in the prison now. If we want to get prison guards, we have to either get a new batch of prisoners or find a way to wake up the sleeping prisoners."
When the prisoners become weak to a certain extent, they will fall into a deep sleep. At this time, their prison guards will also disappear. To get their prison guards back, the only way is to wake up these prisoners.
However, most of the prisoners who fell into a deep sleep were heartbroken, extremely weak, and very close to death. How to wake them up was also a problem.
"I have a way to awaken their consciousness, but I can't do anything about their physical injuries." Cen Xun pressed his abdomen and said slowly, "We need someone who can heal them."
The principle is simple, but where can I find it in such a short time?
Even if found, that person would not be able to use their skills in this prison.
Seeing that the situation had once again reached a deadlock, 0088 suggested, "Since this path is blocked, let's stop worrying about it and try another one."
"The base up there," 0088 said gravely, "Have you ever thought about why a military base was built above a prison? Doesn't this mean the inmates imprisoned down there are actually extremely dangerous monsters under the state's close scrutiny?"
"We should have been able to use our special abilities, but after entering here, they became unusable. Does this mean that there is something special in this prison that is preventing us from using our abilities?"
0113 finally caught on: "Right! The base is different. In order to catch the monsters in time, the base probably doesn't have that kind of equipment installed!"
0096 really didn't want to pour cold water on his teammates: "But the last time I entered the base, I didn't feel any special power surging through my limbs."
0006 shrugged and said, "The warden completely erased your memory of your abilities. If you forget how to press the power button, no matter how much you type in the code, it will be in vain. The same principle applies. Of course, there's another worst-case scenario, which is that the same device is installed in the base."
Cen Xun raised the corner of his lips: "What a coincidence, I just remembered how to use my ability last night."
Everyone looked at each other.
"So what should we do?" 0009 asked excitedly, "Should we charge into the base right now?"
"Kill him," Cen Xun said decisively. "We have to be quick. We'd better find a way to deal with him before the warden finds out."
All the prison guards disappeared, and the prisoners walked along the empty corridor into the elevator as if they were in a deserted place.
The elevator requires a card swipe to move up, but these are not a problem for 0096. For him, cracking a security system is as easy as eating and drinking water.
"It's been several years since my last jailbreak, and the elevator's security system hasn't improved at all." 0096 sighed as he operated on the elevator panel. In a few seconds, it was done and the elevator began to rise.
With a "ding" sound, the elevator arrived at the first floor.
This time there were no prison guards chasing them, and they could explore the base area in detail.
When I walked out of the elevator, I was surprised to see darkness. There were only a few places with lights, and they seemed to be emergency power supplies.
0096 wasn't surprised by this and calmly explained to the group of laymen, "This place is on the sea, and all the electricity is generated by generators. After ten years, some of the equipment hasn't been maintained and is probably outdated. In the event of a power shortage, the remaining power will be used to supply the core area first."
"This makes things much simpler," 0096 said. "We just need to look for it where there's more light."
"Wait a moment, I'll shut down the automatic defense system in this area first, to prevent robots from rushing out and shooting at us later." 0096 found the wires from somewhere, borrowed some silk thread from 0006, and roughly cut several wires.
0001 asked Cen Xun softly, "Do you feel like your skills are recovering now?"
Cen Xun glanced around: "Not yet."
But Cen Xun was not discouraged. The only access to and from the prison was the elevator. If the monster escaped from the prison, the first place it would arrive would be this area.
If he were the manager, he would definitely install a device to restrict the use of skills in this area.
Cen Xun: "Walk a little further."
There is no sign of human activity on the base, and dust is everywhere, making it look deserted. 0096 has seen what the base looked like a few years ago, and at that time the base was far from being as desolate as it is now.
He wondered, "Could it be that no human has been maintaining the base in the past few years?"
It's a military base after all, and there are prisoners held underneath the base.
0006 smiled and said, "Think positively. Maybe the outside world has been destroyed, and we are the only humans left in the world."
0096 rubbed his arms and shuddered: "Don't tell ghost stories at this time!"
With 0096 helping them solve the defense systems along the way, they successfully reached the command center inside the base.
There was also only an emergency power supply in the command center, but 0096 suggested going in to see if they could send a distress signal.
Although Cen Xun and others felt that there was little hope, they still agreed with the attitude of giving it a try.
0096 activated the backup power supply, restored the radio in the command center to normal operation, and then began fiddling with the dazzling array of buttons on the control desk.
Cen Xun stood to one side, squinting his eyes as he watched his movements, his expression somewhat thoughtful.
0096 didn't know how it was operated, but the radio suddenly made a few crackling sounds and intermittent electronic music came out.
0096 nervously adjusted the frequency while praying: "Is there anyone, please, a living person?"
The sound of electric current suddenly became louder. 0096 saw that there was hope and immediately began to fine-tune it.
"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle"
A hallucinatory voice was faintly heard, and everyone immediately gathered around.
The voice gradually became clearer: "Zizi, I am Yaxu. How are you guys doing? Zizi, got it, please reply."
0096 was stunned: "Ya Xu? Who is Ya Xu?"
"It should be my teammate," Cen Xun took the microphone and said, "Alive."
The person opposite named Yaxu then asked, "Did Zizi lose his memory?"
"Amnesia."
The noise disappeared and the signal finally stabilized.
Yaxu's voice became clear and audible, speaking rapidly. "You all carry items with the following effects. Fourth Brother, the three feathers on you, white for healing and black for fixation, can be used three times each. The black and white feathers can disable skills within a certain area and can only be used once."
Cen Xun reached out and touched the feathers on his neck, and said "hmm" lightly.
"The eyes worn by the Peeping Tom can see things that happened in the past and present. They are currently closed. If you want to use them, you must poke them with Fourth Brother's silk. It will open when it hurts. You can press them directly into the eyes. However, the energy stored in the eyes is limited, so use them sparingly."
0006: ""Why are his props so bloody when used?
"The way to use the capitalist's gold coins is to smash them directly. You can use [Money Binding] three times. If the enemy steps into the hole of the coins, they will be crushed."
0088 touched the gold coins on his chest and frowned.
"The black and white cat's mirror can be used as a space. You can put things in it, whether dead or alive. It is currently closed. If you want to use it, you must use Fourth Brother's silk thread to poke it open."
"That's about all the important information. Is there anything else you want to ask?"
Cen Xun asked in a deep voice, "What is the function of the black metal chain?"
Yaxu quickly replied, "The metal chain is made of a container that you cut from, Fourth Brother. The container is made of black metal. Once placed inside, the abilities of the person will be disabled. However, a single black metal chain will not have that effect."
"The reason you wear metal necklaces is mainly to secure the props you carry with you to prevent them from being lost while you are in prison."
"The metal necklace is very hard. If you fall into a coma, the rules here cannot easily remove it from you."
Cen Xun's thoughts suddenly turned, and he asked, "If the container is broken, will the black metal still have the effect of disabling skills?"
"No," Yaxu said, "You've done experiments. Once the container loses its seal, it also loses its ability to disable skills."
The electrical noise reappeared, like some ominous sign. Sure enough, the next second, Yaxu spoke even faster: "The signal here is very unstable. The island you are on changes its location every once in a while. I will soon lose contact with you. If you need to talk to me, you must send out a signal again. Let me zigzag."
The signal was interrupted.
Cen Xun put down the microphone, pondered for a moment, and looked at 0006: "0006, you should put on your eyes now and find the breakthrough point of this building."
Although 0006 felt that using his eyes was a bit bloody, the situation was urgent and he couldn't afford to think too much. He nodded immediately: "Okay!"
Cen Xun used the invisible silk thread wrapped around the metal chain to poke open the tightly closed eye on the 0006 pendant. The eye suddenly opened, and the blood-red pupil began to move like a living thing. 0006 took a deep breath and pressed it into his left eye in one go.
The expected pain did not come, and the eye merged smoothly into his left eye. Then, a warm feeling came. 0006 opened his left eye and saw that everything in his vision had changed.
The mysterious feeling returned to his body, 0006 sighed comfortably, turned his blood-red left eye and looked around for a moment, then led his teammates in one direction.
"This is indeed a military base," 0006 said as they walked forward. "But ten years ago, a major incident occurred that directly led to the death of all the guards here. The warden was worried that the prisoners would escape, so he used his skills to trap them."
"But after being so sleepy, his mind wasn't clear either." 0006 sighed and shook his head, "Because he cut himself in half. The warden we saw was the warden's evil side."
0009 couldn't wait to ask, "Where is the warden's good side? If we kill the warden's good side, will his evil side disappear as well?"
"It's not that simple." 0006 glanced at him and said, "Your evil side was eaten, but your good side wasn't affected, was it?"
"Good and evil are one and the same, interconnected yet capable of independent existence," 0006 said solemnly, "If we want to stop the Jailer's ability output, we must kill both of them."
"Then a new question arises," 0096 said, scratching his head. "Where is the warden's good side?"
0006 said with a headache: "I haven't seen this yet. It seems to be hidden by the evil face."
"Let's not talk about that for now," 0006 changed the subject. "I saw the fighter jet's parking spot. Let's see if it can still be used. If it can just fly away, there won't be so much trouble."
With 0006's omniscient vision, they quickly found the exit of the building.
There are five password doors in total, and each password door has a strict protection system behind it. Even if it is 0096, it took a lot of time to crack it.
After walking out of the last door, a salty and humid sea breeze hit me in the face.
The sea breeze seemed to have activated some kind of switch, and the moment they stepped out of the door, all seven of them were stunned.
0001 looked down at his hands. "I sensed my skill. It seems to be a protective shield?"
0096 was incredulous: "I'm a weapons guy?? That's too much for my major!"
0009 was so excited that he burst into tears: "I knew I was the chosen one! I knew there must be a reason why I was so unlucky! I could have made others unlucky, but I was unlucky for ten years. Ten years! I hate it!!"
0006 sensed his own skills and looked at Cen Xun curiously: "Brother, what skills do you have?"
Cen Xun said calmly, "There are too many to list at once."
0006: ""
I have to say, no wonder this guy’s number is 0000. His skill bar is so full, it would be strange if he is not invincible.
After walking for a while and looking back in the direction you came from, you can see a black semicircular building. It is upside down on the ground like a bowl. It has no windows, no extra doors, only a single password door exit.
At this time, everyone finally came to their senses.
It turned out that they were unable to use their skills because the entire base was a sealed container made of black metal. From the base to the prison, everything was within the container.
Only when they leave the container can they use their skills.
0096 sighed, "If it weren't for us being imprisoned here, I'd be tempted to praise the designer of this prison."
0009 said angrily, "What a boast! He's the one who got me locked up for so long. He better not let me find him, or I'll kill him!"
As they were talking, they arrived at a huge hangar covering a considerable area. At a glance, the various types of aircraft were dazzling.
The number of people on board a fighter jet is about one to two, so 0001's first choice is armed helicopters and bombers.
"If we want to fly faster, let's just squeeze in and take a bomber." 0001 patted the bomber's fuselage. "Its flight speed is generally around a thousand kilometers per hour. If it's close to land, it can arrive in a few minutes. A helicopter is a little slower."
0096 sighed, "No matter which one you take, let's see if there's any gas left."
0006 joked, "We need to let 0001 test drive it, in case he forgets how to drive it."
0001 smiled and said, "That's a problem, but I think I haven't forgotten it yet."
They boarded the bomber first. There were six seats in total on the bomber, and there were seven of them, so they could actually sit down if they squeezed together.
0001 got on the plane and turned on the air starter button with ease, then turned on the engine starter. When the speed reached the standard, he pushed one of the throttle levers forward.
"Although I can drive alone, it's better to have a co-pilot to prevent any unexpected situations." said 0001.
Hearing this, 0006 leaned over, holding onto the seat. "I know the names of these buttons and how to operate them, but I need you to direct me in special situations. I have no experience and can't proactively respond effectively."
0001 said helplessly: "Alright, just make do and take up the post."
0001 Push all the throttle levers, start all the engines, and maneuver the aircraft to taxi outward.
It seems that he really knows how to fly a plane.
0001 taxied the plane out of the hangar and stopped it: "Just fly out?"
"You can't fly!" 0006 hurriedly stopped us. "We're still within the warden's range. You can think of it as a sealed area. Without the warden's permission, if we fly up, we'll collide with the boundary and die!"
"After all this trouble, we still have to get rid of the warden in the end." 0009 shook his head after hearing this.
0006 said worriedly, "Our skill level has been cut in half. It's going to be difficult to defeat the warden."
0088 said calmly, "But if we let the 0000 prison guards fight the warden, another problem will inevitably arise."
He looked around at everyone, "If 0000's evil side wins, he will devour the Warden's power."
"By that time, we'll have no chance of winning against 0000, the new warden."
Everyone fell silent after hearing this.
This is the truth, but at present, there seems to be no other way to fight against the warden except this method.
In the end, it was Cen Xun who made the final decision: "Let the prison guard 0000 eat. He's the only one who can rapidly increase his strength by devouring prison guards. The warden has ten years of accumulation. With our current strength cut in half, we absolutely cannot defeat him."
"As for how to deal with prison guard 0000," Cen Xun hadn't finished speaking when he was suddenly interrupted by 0006: "Let's talk about this issue later! First, let's talk about the most crucial thing: how to wake up those prisoners!"
Cen Xun glanced at 0006, who had a strange reaction. 0006's eyes flickered and he glanced quickly upwards, as if hinting at something.
Cen Xun realized what 0006 was trying to say and changed the subject: "Let's use feathers. Feathers are healing items, but they can only heal three times. Therefore, the three people are very important. It's best if one of the people being treated has healing skills."
0096 scratched his messy hair and said, "This kind of thing can only be a matter of luck. How could it be such a coincidence that I just happened to cure a wet nurse."
Cen Xun smiled subtly: "But I think our luck today is actually pretty good."
"Let's go back to the prison."
On the way, 0001 told Cen Xun the general situation of the prisoners in the prison.
"Those who escaped with me at that time were 0002, 0003, 0024, and 0096."
0001 said: "According to my inference, 0002, 0003, and 0024, these three people are all trustworthy."
"Why do you say these three people are trustworthy?" 0113: Question: "Are there any prisoners who are untrustworthy?"
"Yes," 0001 nodded. "These three people, like us, all have fond memories of their time in human society, so I infer that they are human."
"But the other prisoners..." 0001 paused, not knowing how to start.
0096 continued, "The other prisoners don't seem quite human. They don't have any fond memories, and their days are muddled. I now suspect they are the monsters imprisoned in the first place."
0001 nodded in agreement: "Yes, that's what I mean."
Cen Xun: "Then let's start by rescuing the three humans you mentioned."
To save trouble, they directly took 0002, 0003, and 0024 out of their respective cells, put them into 0113's space mirror, and took them out of the base together.
0096 was in a dilemma facing these three pale faces: "Well, we are all friends, who should I cure first?"
Cen Xun didn't choose at all. He directly asked 0009: "Old Nine, if you were asked to choose the two luckiest people from these three, who would you choose?"
"Ask me?" 0009 was flattered and touched, "Brother, I didn't expect my choice to be so important to you. You love me so much!"
He proudly pointed at 0003 and 0024: "If it were me, I would choose these two! Their faces show that they are blessed!"
Cen Xun nodded and placed the white feather in his hand on 0002's forehead expressionlessly.
0009: "???"
0006 laughed so hard that he pounded the ground. "Old Nine, Old Nine, what's wrong with your luck? I'm using you to eliminate the wrong options!"
0009 was angry and annoyed, and called Cen Xun aggrievedly: "Brother"
Cen Xun calmly smoothed over the middle school boy's hair: "Don't listen to what Lao Liu says, it's all bad reviews. If you use your ability correctly, it's a complete cheat in life, much better than his eyes."
In an instant, 0009 felt happy again and glanced at 0006 proudly.
0006 rolled his eyes.
Forget it, I'm too lazy to bother with elementary school students.
The feather placed on 0002's forehead emitted a faint white light. When the light faded, 0002 still showed no signs of waking up.
The body is healed, but the spirit is unwilling to wake up.
Cen Xun took out the puppet string wrapped around the necklace, placed his fingers on the center of 0002's eyebrows, and inserted the puppet string into it.
After a moment, 0002's eyeballs moved rapidly under his eyelids and his eyelids began to tremble.
0001 considerately covered 0002's eyes to prevent him from getting used to the bright light after waking up.
0096 kept praising Cen Xun: "He's a miracle doctor! How did he do that? What rekindled 0002's fighting spirit?"
Cen Xun crossed his arms and said playfully, "I created a bloody dream for him. At the end of the dream, he became a vegetable. If he doesn't wake up, his wife will run away with someone else."
0096: ""
Sure enough, 0002 woke up struggling with tears, shouting something like "Wife, don't leave me".
When he opened his eyes, he saw a group of people staring at him. He was so scared that he hiccuped and almost thought he was having a nightmare.
"Where's my wife?" 0002 wiped his face, his long-silent mind slowly starting to work. He said dully, "No, I do have a wife, don't I?"
0009 pounced on him, grabbed his collar and shook him vigorously: "Wife! Tell me! What skills do you have!!"
0002 was finally shaken awake by him. He frowned and asked, "What is a skill? Wait a minute."
He hesitated for a moment, took out a pill from somewhere and put it in his mouth. A few seconds later, his thin face was visibly rejuvenated.
0002 did a sit-up, feeling the power filling his body, and was shocked: "Holy crap, I actually have healing skills!"
Others: ""They also want to be shocked."
I was so lucky that the first person I rescued was the wet nurse.
Who would believe this if I told others?
Finally clearing his name, 0009 clenched his fists tightly and looked up to hold back the tears: "So I am the real lucky king!"
0006 It’s hard to put it into words. I was actually fooled by this kid.
Lao Jiu bought the villa, which is next to the sea.
He understood!
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