The man named Heibo Ceris seemed unaware of the spiritual power that was following him. He raised his hand to identify him, and the level 6 ID card opened the narrow door in front of him.
He walked in, and Chen Ci's mental power was blocked outside by the special door panel.
Chen Ci opened his eyes again and found Fu Tianhe had already led him to the center of the spacious room.
Two special forces soldiers went to check the white coats hanging on the wall, while Shafley stood at the control desk in the corner.
"Who is Heibo Ceris?" Chen Ci asked in the communication channel.
"The last elector of Moonlight." Shafley answered smoothly. At the same time, he found an interface of suitable model and quickly installed the chip he had taken out from the barcode in his arm.
"The Elector of Moonlight?"
Before Chen Ci had time to think carefully, the situation suddenly changed dramatically.
The system hidden in the walls and ceiling of the room was triggered, and countless light paths were projected in the center. A translucent figure condensed, starting from the feet and appearing upwards.
It is a 3D full system projection.
Her bare feet were suspended in the air, and the thin hem of her dress hung naturally. The complex golden patterns were very similar to the patterns seen on the gate. Her long hair, as light as the moonlight, connected the control console, walls and ceiling, weaving into a light golden net.
And she was in the middle of the web, controlling everything.
Her gentle face was solemn and her eyes were closed. She simply raised her hand, and the robotic arm on the track rose at the same angle and force to complete the extremely complex assembly work.
She controls the entire beacon.
She is the beacon.
The moment he saw the woman, Fu Tianhe's eyes widened suddenly, and the dream he had more than a month ago emerged in his mind more clearly than ever before.
Yes, the woman he saw in the middle of the pink lake was her!
Everything is done with extremely high efficiency. More than a dozen robotic arms cooperate to use steel plates and various parts to manufacture a sample room. Cameras scan and detect the sealing. Circular water pipes are welded to form a drainage system, and fans are embedded in ventilation ducts.
The moonlight was just floating in the middle, but it controlled every detail precisely. Her golden eyes could only see a limited area, but the countless cameras on the ceiling and walls were her omnipresent eyes.
In just half a minute, the small metal plates were spliced together and sent to the next stage.
Moonlight was about to turn around, but she seemed to notice the people standing not far away and paused slightly.
The vertical eye in the center of the eyebrows slowly opened, with golden pupils.
More than a hundred people held their breath at the same moment.
What they saw was just a projection driven by the chip. At the time when the image appeared, the team did not exist.
However, she seemed to have penetrated through time and space, and noticed someone approaching, and cast a probing look at them——
The next moment, the floating golden figure suddenly disappeared.
The projector embedded in the wall went out, and the image ended at this moment.
The space overlap ended, and the control panel in front of Shafla disappeared, leaving only the chip, which fell to the ground from mid-air.
There was total silence in the communication channel. No one spoke, and no one even forgot how to exclaim.
"Who is she?" After a long time, someone finally asked with difficulty.
"It should be the embodiment of the Moonlight Program." Shafley replied, forcing himself to recover from the shock. In fact, there was nothing to be surprised about, as he had already seen the personification of other beacons.
But that last look always stays in my mind and refuses to fade away.
Chen Nian raised his hands to cover his chest.
A heart was beating violently in his chest, making a thumping sound, making it impossible for him to hear any other sound.
He was shaking uncontrollably, and at the last moment, he met those golden eyes.
Serious, yet able to find a moment of tenderness in the deepest part.
The face he had drawn with his own hands just appeared before his eyes with incredible clarity, and all the details fit perfectly.
"September." Fu Tianhe gently held Chen Ci's hand and whispered, "That's moonlight."
"I know." In comparison, Chen Ci was much calmer. This was originally the interior of the moonlight, and there was nothing surprising about seeing its embodiment.
In comparison, Chen Ci was more concerned about the man he detected with his mental power.
The Elector of Moonlight.
"I just found Hei Bo's trace." Chen Ci said, "The white coat was left by him. He walked along the side corridor and entered behind a door. His body showed symptoms of severe infection."
Shafley: “What?”
Chen Ci: "A piece of skull was removed from the back of his head, and the Ashes crystals grew out of the brain tissue inside. There were also obvious marks on his arms and legs. It looked as serious as Fu Tianhe's condition at the time."
Everyone looked at the side door that Chen Ci pointed out, which was now tightly closed and could not be passed through immediately.
"Wait a minute, my mind is a bit confused." Chen Nian frowned and combed his eyebrows, "When we entered this big room through the overlap of time and space, my brother tracked down the whereabouts of the Elector Heibo. He showed signs of severe infection and walked behind the door.
"Then Shafley inserted the chip into the console in the overlapping space, and we saw Moonlight assembling the sample room from the projection. These two events actually happened at different time nodes."
"Then the space overlap ended, the control console disappeared, and the moonlight projection also disappeared."
Chen Ci nodded: "Yes."
"Report! Something's happening!"
The special forces member who had been watching the surveillance footage suddenly said, "The camera we left in the corridor has been moved!"
He briefly explained the situation, and just when everyone's attention was attracted by the moonlight projection and they were extremely shocked, something approached the camera they had set up in advance.
The thing first turned the camera downwards, so that the picture could only be captured in complete darkness and no useful information could be obtained. Then after a few minutes, the camera was turned off.
But just these are enough to explain a lot of things.
The footage captured by the camera can be replayed repeatedly. The special forces members played it frame by frame for the few seconds before it was touched, and they easily found out who moved the camera.
Another robot of similar model to the damaged robot.
It also has a long antenna on the back for remote control. The camera is placed at a very tricky angle. As long as someone passes by on the path, they will be photographed for a few seconds.
But looking at the robot's movements as it moved forward, it should have known in advance that there were cameras installed nearby.
"The robot that was disassembled by the blue alien had not completely stopped functioning at that time." Fu Tianhe said, "It must be that the controller at the back saw us deploying the camera through the sensor."
Chen Nian: "Eh? Since the people controlling the robots knew we were coming, why did they hide? If they were trapped, shouldn't they be happy to see a rescue team coming to rescue them?"
Chen Ci: "Perhaps in today's moonlight, they must be vigilant."
"They should have recovered the remaining parts and energy blocks of the robot."
Shafley said: "Strictly speaking, it is a good thing. At least the survivors know that someone has come to rescue them. They will take some time to judge whether we can be trusted. After reaching a conclusion, they may take the initiative to contact us."
The others nodded.
Schaffray: "After the camera was turned off, it may have been recovered along with a piece of it. Once it is turned back on, we can see what is going on over there and locate it through the chip."
In this case, there is no need to worry about the camera at all. As long as the controlled robot does not abandon it halfway, they will be able to get news about the survivors sooner or later.
So, the topic turns back to what we see and hear in overlapping spaces.
"We can wait for the next space overlap and go to the door where the black wave came in." The special forces captain raised his hand and checked the time. "There are about thirteen minutes left."
Shafulai nodded and said, "Everyone has worked hard. Take this time to eat something. We will probably enter a more central area next."
Chen Nian came to Shafulai's side and sat down against the wall with Alpha.
He opened his mask, took out a bag of military rations from his bag, tore open the package, and took a bite.
The special forces members' protective suits are strictly sealed and they cannot eat normally. They can only use the nutrient solution and energy blocks prepared in advance in the protective suits.
Fortunately, everyone has undergone special training, and even when their physical energy is highly exhausted, they can rely on these supports for many days.
Even excretion must be dealt with within the protective suit. The excretion will be stored in a temporary bag through a special pipe and discarded by replacement, ensuring that it is in an absolutely closed state.
Although it is not very convenient, it is better than the risk of possible infection.
Chen Ci and Fu Tianhe also came over and sat down.
Hebo Ceres is a very unfamiliar name to the three of them.
Chen Nian and Fu Tianhe had never cared about politics before. Just making money and living in the underground city had already consumed most of their energy.
As for Chen Ci, although he is the Elector of Cinnabar, he doesn't want to know about boring things. Sometimes he would rather read some books and watch some movies.
So their only source of information was Shafla.
“Heibo Ceris was born in an ordinary family in the Moonlight Pipeline District. His parents ran a handmade shoe store.
"At the age of 16, he awakened and became an Omega. He passed the college entrance examination with excellent results and was admitted to Moonlight Top as an early batch. He studied in the highest institution of Moonlight, majoring in biochemistry, and joined the graduate school at the age of 24.
"When he was 28, he married Kong Yu, the chief designer of the Academy of Engineering, but they never had children due to work reasons. At the age of 30, he passed the mental strength test and became a candidate for the Elector, and successfully ascended to this position at the age of 34.
"There is not much information left after that. A few years after he became the Elector, the Moonlight collapsed and no one heard from him since then."
"Hmm..." Fu Tianhe touched his chin, "When the moonlight collapsed, were Heibo and Kong Yu also on it?"
Shafley: "Yes, no information about flights or passenger ships was found at the time. They should have both been in the moonlight."
Chen Ci knew what Fu Tianhe wanted to ask, but from what he had gathered, Heibo must have been in Moonlight all along, and was active in the middle layer of the CPU that was not open to the public. The depth of his infection was obviously not something that could be caused in just two or three months.
"Your Highness, the time is almost up." The special forces captain reminded them.
The topic was temporarily over. Chen Nian put the empty ration bag back into his bag, clapped his hands, and put on his mask again.
The four of them stood up and prepared for action.
On the screen of the energy detector, the line representing the intensity rose rapidly. When it passed the critical point and was about to reach the peak, my eyes suddenly blurred.
The moment the light came back on, the entire team sprang into action.
They ran through the open side door and rushed down the corridor. Shaflay swiped his wrist over the reader, but the ID card obtained from the robot was not of sufficient quality.
He immediately put on the neural adapter, which was sandwiched between the adapter and his head with a layer of protective clothing, but was still usable.
The data cable was connected to the socket, and Shafley suddenly entered the white space.
Those ugly, wretched mouths were still waiting for him, and when they sensed Shaflay's entry, they began to move rapidly.
Shafley pointed his right hand in the air, and a cursor appeared. He typed in a command to activate the program's background interface.
Time was running out, so he decided to use brute force to crack the program. The Moonlight program must have not been maintained for some time, so he hoped that its firewall was not that strong.
Some people can only focus on one thing, but not Shafley.
Being busy all the year round has enabled him to make the best use of his time. He can complete three, four, or even five or six things at the same time while maintaining his condition.
His right hand continuously inputted and attacked the firewall, while his left hand created a barrier to fill the gaps created by the attacks.
Thinking about two completely different codes in the mind at the same time.
Hurry, must be quick!
The first few times the space overlapped could only last three or four minutes. They still needed to explore the situation behind the door and could not spend too much time on cracking it.
Something sticky flowed out from my body, as if the blank space had cracked into many invisible tiny cracks.
The gray-black filth came from deeper and deeper into the core, a place that Shafley did not dare to explore easily, because the firewall was loose and constantly leaking out, and to some extent, the firewall also blocked them.
But now, if you want to pass, you must create a gap!
Shafley typed the last character hard.
A long, narrow, black vertical crack appeared in front of him, as if several invisible hands had torn the crack open, making it difficult to form a long, narrow shuttle shape.
The thick darkness almost overflowed from inside and invaded the white space.
Shaflay stretched out his hands, and the moment he touched the gap, an unspeakable pain swept through his body. The corrupted data was trying to infect his consciousness through the adapter!
The barrier of mental power firmly protected his mind, and Shafulai clenched his teeth to resist the spreading coldness.
He tried his best to make the crack bigger until it was big enough for one person to pass through.
Gray and black dyed the consciousness's calves and quickly spread upwards.
That's enough!
In the flashing red light, he immediately logged out and heard Chen Nian's anxious voice: "Shapley?"
"I'm fine." His face beneath the mask was covered in sweat. Shafulai struggled to regain control of his body and took off the neural adapter. He would not be able to use it for a short time.
The door was opened a gap as wide as a person's width, and team members were passing through one after another. Shafley stood up with the help of Chen Nian and passed through quickly as well.
In the center of the room was a huge pool, but it was empty at the moment, and there was no sign of the infected Elector Heibo.
But the water was not calm.
The pool water was turbulent and surging, as if something was struggling in it, constantly hitting the pool wall, making a dull "bang bang" sound, as if it was going to tear down the entire beacon.
Chen Ci stepped into the room, and his powerful mental force instantly swept across the entire space while exploring underwater.
He was the first person to see the underwater life clearly.
Chen Ci's face turned pale and he shouted loudly: "Back off!!!"
Before he could finish his words, there was a loud bang, and the thing rushed out from the bottom of the pool, roaring!
Water splashed everywhere, and its huge mouth like an aircraft carrier rushed out of the pool and slid along the ground.
In an instant, the chains embedded in the flesh and mechanical structures tightened together, creaking under the heavy weight, and the entire building was pulled and vibrated.
The chains were fixed directly on its skeleton, especially the spine. Every desperate struggle would bring out countless blood, dyeing the pool water red.
Everyone retreated quickly, the splashing water blocking their view. The huge head kept getting closer and closer, as if it was about to break free from the tight chains and bite them into its sharp teeth!
Sizzle——
The high-voltage current was released, and the entire pool became a deadly electric field. It screamed, and every cell was trembling in the current.
In the blink of an eye, the surface of its body quickly turned into a burnt black, and the mechanical parts were jumping with spherical electric light, but it could only disrupt the operation of the precision parts inside, causing it to fall into even more intense pain.
The smell of burnt flesh quickly filled the entire facility. Its body lost strength and was pulled back by the chain, slamming into the pool.
Amid the screams, blood continued to spread, dyeing the pool water an even darker red.
Chen Ci looked up and could vaguely see a blurry figure through the one-way glass on the control console in mid-air.
"There he is!"
The special forces members quickly went up the stairs, but Heibo seemed to have heard Chen Ci's voice, and left the control from another door, dragging his unsteady body away.
Chen Ci tried to communicate with him mentally, but Hei Bo ignored him.
Or, in other words, the two parties who were originally in different time and space could not touch each other, just like the many robots they met along the way, none of which saw them.
If the speculation is true, then it is not their entry that has angered the Sea Emperor.
Chen Ci soon found out the reason.
Heibo's figure appeared on the highest platform. He reached out and adjusted the control button installed on the ceiling.
The ceiling opened, and a huge needle as thick as half a person stretched out, went straight down, and pierced into the pool!
The Poseidon, fixed by numerous chains, had nowhere to hide. He twisted his body desperately, but the pool was too small for him. The Poseidon, who should have been swimming freely in the ocean, could only turn his body with difficulty.
The needle pierced its back, and every movement only made the wound more painful.
Then, some kind of black substance was drawn out.
Chen Ci's pupils shrank.
It was something he was very familiar with. He and Fu Tianhe had caught some small animals during their outdoor trips. The rabbits were skinned and placed over the fire, with even the bones roasted until crispy.
Inside the white bone is the black marrow.
Chen Ci never eats that stuff, but Fu Tianhe always sucks out all the bone marrow out of habit. After all, it is a nutritious and good thing.
How much bone marrow was extracted from the syringe? Chen Ci could not give an accurate estimate, but it seemed to be at least a dozen liters.
After two minutes, the arm-thick needle was pulled out, rose upwards, and retracted into the ceiling.
The Sea King, who was almost unconscious due to the high voltage electric shock, was unable to offer any effective resistance.
It floated in the water, as if it was about to die.
Heibo stood at the railing, looked down for a few seconds, took a step back, and was about to turn around and leave.
"Wait a moment!"
The two fastest special forces members were almost running to Hei Bo's side. They shouted the name of Moonlight Elector loudly and were about to rush up to stop him.
However, the hands they extended went straight through Hei Bo's body.
At the same moment, Heibo seemed to have suffered a huge blow. He suddenly raised his hands, covered his chest, trembled all over, and fell to his knees.
And that was where the player had just tried to touch him.
The special forces member immediately withdrew his hand and dared not make any further contact.
The young Elector raised his head with difficulty, trying to find the source of the abnormality, but he saw nothing.
His sight passed through the two team members in front of him, and he seemed to realize something. With trembling hands, he took out a thin metal card from his pocket.
However, the next moment, he disappeared, along with the ID card between his fingers.
"careful!"
As Chen Nian screamed in shock, two special forces members fell from the broken plank bridge in a free fall, and fell into the central pool three seconds later.
The water in the pool had been there for who knows how many years and had already become extremely turbid. A thick layer of green algae floated on the surface, and there was even some oil stains.
The two team members quickly emerged from the water and swam towards the edge of the pool. Chen Nian was extremely nervous, fearing that some monster would suddenly emerge from the murky water and attack.
Fortunately, everything is safe.
Yes, with everyone's mental power monitoring, we can definitely be prepared before any accidents happen.
"He just tried to give us his ID card," the special forces soldier gasped, "but we couldn't catch it."
"Even if you catch it, it will disappear in your hands." Shaflay comforted him, "No matter how much time and space overlap, it is just something that happened in the past."
The team members nodded.
Fu Tianhe stared at the ceiling. Behind the metal, there were obviously very sophisticated instruments hidden to extract the bone marrow of the Poseidon.
It must be very painful for the many cells responsible for hematopoiesis, defense, immunity, and wound repair to be extracted from the body.
Why do we need the bone marrow of Poseidon?
Hei Bo is a biochemist. What is he studying?
Fu Tianhe looked at Chen Ci. The boy's body was filled with the most precious blood available today, which could suppress Ashes and even achieve a temporary elimination effect.
Bone marrow is the body's hematopoietic tissue.
Fu Tianhe swallowed hard, his Adam's apple slid up and down, and for some reason, his throat felt a little painful.
Would September feel similar pain when her blood was drawn and the biological factors were separated?
Chen Ci was paying attention to another thing.
Where did the Poseidon who was previously imprisoned in the pool go?
Was it moved? It must have taken a lot of effort to move such a big thing.
Chen Ci took a deep breath and focused his mind more. This facility was filled with raw stones used to block spiritual power.
It's actually very convenient if you want to hide something.
For ordinary people, the barrier stone is an unbreakable existence, and the beacon also protects the privacy of the residents. Otherwise, people with psychic powers can easily spy on the situation in other people's homes.
But Chen Ci is no ordinary person.
Months ago, he was able to break the cage made of raw stone, control the bars with his mind, and shoot Donald in the head.
Although that is the full potential that can explode in a moment of crisis, it also proves that Chen Ci can do this.
The pool was very deep, but a depth of 150 meters was barely enough for Poseidon to fit in. Compared to what was detected in the overlapping space, nearly 20 meters of depth had disappeared.
Chen Ci: "Let's see if there is any way to drain the water out of the pool. There should be something at the bottom."
Shafulai walked up the stairs. In midair was the control room where Hei Bo was previously located. Now the one-way glass on all four sides was broken, and the control panel inside could be vaguely seen.
Fu Tianhe went to check the circuit. So much time had passed, even if the operating table was still intact, it would have to be powered on before it could be used.
Chen Ci and Chen Nian stood by the pool, looking down. In the dim light, the turbid water surface could not reflect a clear image.
"That sea king...also appeared in my father's manuscript."
Chen Nian said softly: "It's called Midgard."
Midgard.
Chen Ci's eyelashes fluttered, and he turned his head to look at his brother beside him: "Are you sure?"
"Yes, it evolved from a bull shark, and formed a symbiotic relationship with countless hydras all over its body, eventually becoming what we just saw. At critical moments, the hydras will be released, acting as mist bombs while secreting toxins to help Midgard hunt better."
Chen Ci: "I heard the original sea turtle mention this name when I was there."
"I remember." Chen Nian was silent for a moment, "At that time you were asking it, our... mother."