Knights of the Wasteland Fortress

Chapter 15
Opening the fire door on the second basement floor, Jiatu saw another metal door standing horizontally in front of him.

This thick door leaf made of one-piece steel plate is about five meters wide and four meters high. It hangs from the ceiling to the ground, separating the second basement floor into two worlds, inside and outside.

Jiatu resisted the urge to turn his head and leave, followed Heiyin's guidance, and pried open the maintenance window of the safety isolation door.

Fortunately, unlike the manual valve of the containment room, the hydraulic valve of the main isolation door has its own motor interface.

He connected the shock-absorbing cable on the exterior to the transformer interface of the drive motor, and with a slight buzzing sound, large pieces of agglomerated dust immediately fell on the all-steel silver-gray door.

In about three or four seconds, a dazzling light and sharp laughter suddenly appeared under the main isolation door——

Jiatu subconsciously unplugged the connection wire of the motor.

As the sound of the motor driving stopped suddenly, the metal gate also stopped.

It took about a second for Jiato to see the exact color of the light.

It was a crimson light flickering like a bonfire.

And as the harsh and noisy laughter like a festival gradually faded away, the fire flickered and slowly extinguished.

The monster that emitted fire light and sound didn't seem to notice the abnormality on the side of the isolation door.

Jiatu froze on the spot for two seconds, then swept away the dust on the ground, lay down, and checked the situation through the crack of the door.

[Judging by the integrity of the main isolation door, the alienated bodies on the second basement floor should not be lost. 】

Heiyin was analyzing the current situation very calmly.

Cato just wanted her to shut up.

Passing through the gap more than one finger wide, he saw a world of flickering flames.

It was the monster's roar, the huge shadow, the two-legged odd-toed ungulate, the white robe dragging on the ground, the little feet of a doll in a dress, the dining car sliding on four wheels, the steel fork dragging on the floor...

At that moment, Jiatu felt dizzy, sat up straight immediately, and said in a low voice:
"No! I won't go in, let's leave now!"

【…】

Heiyin was silent for two seconds, and what Jiatu saw also entered her eyes.

It's just that compared to Jiatu, she has her own judgment: [Don't you think it's strange that so many alienated bodies have stayed together in peace for so many years? 】

Jiatu's body froze for a moment, and after Heiyin's reminder, he did think of a possibility:
"what do you mean?"

["Geometric Level" alienated bodies have limited ability to harm the real world. Under normal circumstances, they are relatively safe. As long as you master the correct method of disposal, they will not harm you. 】

"The correct way to dispose of it?"

Jiatu frowned, if he didn't know that he couldn't tell a lie with a terrified exterior, he would have thought that Heiyin was fooling him.

【Yes. 】

Heiyin confirmed: [I said before that the alienated body is a conceptual life of consciousness. For concepts, the most important thing is "rules", so as long as you use the correct "rules", you can live in peace with them—— One of the previous tasks of the Lingzi Life Research Institute was to study the "rules" of each alienated body. That's why I said that with your current ability, you can deal with most of the alienated bodies on the second underground floor. 】

"You mean, you have information about them in your hand, which can guarantee my safe passage?"

Jiatu gradually came to his senses.

【Yes. 】 Heiyin confirmed.

Cato fell silent.

The aftermath of "The Blue Enchantress" still lingers in his heart, but it is also very refreshing to bully the helpless mushroom and restore a lot of shocking brain power.

Seeing so many strange creatures, his first reaction was to run away.

But if according to Heiyin's words, these demons and ghosts in front of him are all trash with strong outsiders, then it seems that he can really give it a try?
"Well, if the situation is not right, I will retreat immediately."

Jiatu took a deep breath and reconnected the motor's energy port.

And Heiyin also said very interestingly:

[I will tell you the information about those alienated bodies now——]

But Jiatu urgently stopped him: "Wait a minute!"

【What's wrong? ] Hei Yin asked with some doubts.

"Could you be planning to read it to me one by one like before?" Jiatu confirmed with some confusion.

[According to the management regulations of the Ministry of Security, I really should do this, what's wrong? 】

Hei Yin was a little puzzled.

Jiatu took a deep breath to calm himself down.

Then he imitated the scene of a lot of alienated body materials slapping his face, and with twitching corners of his mouth, he made a suggestion to Heiyin:
"I think you can sum them up. When encountering an alienated body, just tell me what to do-this is what the outer shell should do, right?"

【…】

Heiyin was silent for two seconds, and then said: [Okay, I understand, then follow your suggestion, from now on, I will only provide you with the "simplified explanation" and "coping strategies" of the alienated body. 】

"Hoo...Okay."

Jiatu breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, his attention was all on the monster, but he didn't have time to be a good student and listen carefully to Teacher Heiyin's speech.

And with the motor running slowly, Jiatu also knelt on one knee about a meter or two away from the isolation door, ready to evacuate at any time.

However, when the isolation door was pulled up to about half a meter from the ground, the drive motor suddenly burst into sparks and stopped tremblingly.

Jiatu shook his right hand holding the submachine gun, and immediately asked Heiyin:

"What happened?!"

[It may be stuck somewhere, the drive motor burned out because of the high load. 】

Heiyin analyzed.

"Can it be fixed?"

Jiatu asked immediately.

[If there are spare parts...]

Heiyin was silent for a while: 【Based on the current situation, this should be the end of it. 】

"All right……"

Jiatu sighed, lay down and looked at the situation again.

Somewhat unexpectedly, the situation behind the door was much better than what he had seen before. All the demons and monsters before had disappeared, and it was empty, as if everything he saw before was an illusion.

But he still didn't dare to relax his vigilance. He hesitated for a while, and shook the main isolation door to confirm that it was indeed stuck and would not suddenly fall down halfway or after he entered. He turned his body sideways and slid into the second floor layer.

After entering the main isolation gate, Jiatu immediately stood up, raised his submachine gun, and searched for the alienated body.

As a result, no monster appeared in the blind spot above his head or in the corridor in the distance.

"What exactly is going on……"

Jiatu put down the submachine gun, picked up the half-stuck cane, and stood up with his body supported.

Heiyin also looked a little puzzled:
[The research institute has never released so many alienated bodies together, so I don't know what the situation is. 】

"All right……"

Realizing that it was impossible to get an answer from Heiyin, Jiatu had no choice but to walk into the depths of the circular corridor while being on guard.

"The alienated body you mentioned earlier is in the containment room B207, right?"

Jiatu glanced at the containment rooms on both sides of the corridor.

To his surprise, the containment rooms on the second basement floor were not completely destroyed like the first basement.

In the B201 storage room on his left side, there are two golden trees that exude golden light. Their crowns are close to the roof of the storage room. The trunks are twisted with each other, like a double body, and the spiral supports the entire storage room. More than 400 square meters meter ceiling.

And the containment room on his right is filled with pink sea water. Although no mechanical device can be seen, the pink sea water seems to be still affected by tidal force, gently churning and beating in the containment room. See the transparent observation window of the containment room.

And the integrity of the two containment rooms made Jiatu feel a little relieved.

It seems that, as Heiyin said, most of the alienated bodies on the second basement floor are not very aggressive.

[Yes, according to the map, it should be in the middle of the corridor. 】

Heiyin also confirmed Jiatu's thoughts, watching him walk more than ten meters forward.

Then Jiatu saw the bipedal alien body of the Perissodactyla that he had seen in the crack of the door before.

The monster stood at the door of B203's containment room, like a dark brown statue.

If he hadn't seen its moving feet before, Jiatu would have thought that this monster, which was nearly three meters tall, was just a dead thing.

And seeing the alienated body blocking the way in front of him, Heiyin also quickly reported the information:
["Geometric Level" alienated body "Bull Head and Horse Face", when you approach it, it will ask you for your birth date. If you can answer it, it will let you pass, otherwise it will stop you and attack you. 】

Heiyin said quickly.

[For modern people, the "year, month, and day" in the horoscope of birth is not a problem, but the "hour" is more troublesome. You just need to tell me your date of birth, and I can help you convert it into a lunar date, and then we can Try it three times, and if you get it wrong three times, you have to get ready for a fight. 】

"Date of birth..."

Hearing Heiyin's explanation, Jiatu was speechless for a moment. As an orphan in this life, he didn't know what his birth date was.

I had to say: "Next."

【What? ] Heiyin froze for a moment, not understanding what Jiatu meant.

"I mean, how to defeat it, and what precautions should be taken when attacking."

【...You don't know what your date of birth is? 】

Heiyin responded.

"Yes." Jiatu nodded and raised the submachine gun in his hand.

In his scope, "Bull Head and Horse Face" has a pair of horse feet and a pair of bull hands. Its two fingers, like crab claws, hold a giant ax more than two meters high, which is somewhat like a western myth. The Minotaur Mitaurus.

But compared to Mitaunos' bull's head and horns, this "Bull's Head and Horse Face" has the horns of a cow and the long face of a horse, and two brown eyeballs the size of copper bells, with oblong pupils like goats.

"It's really 'ox head' and 'horse face'..."

Jiatu complained silently in his heart.

And Heiyin continued:
[Then you can just tell me one thing, if you enter the battle without dialogue and birth date, you will enter a state of berserk, your physical strength will increase greatly, and you will ignore pain. 】

"Then..."

Jiatu hesitated, and reported his birthday before time travel.

【...The date of birth 100 years ago?Are you too messy? 】

Heiyin was a little speechless, but still dutifully converted Jiatu's date of birth into a birthday horoscope.

【Jiyou, Xinwei, Jiachen, Gengwu, please report this first and try. 】

"Are you sure he won't attack me?"

Jiatu cautiously moved towards "The Bull's Head and Horse Face".

And Heiyin is still patiently explaining: [It will never attack you before you answer the three sets of birthday horoscopes—but if the gun goes off, it will be hard to say. 】

Hearing Heiyin's reminder, Jiatu hastily lowered the muzzle of the gun, and staggered the position of "The Bull's Head and Horse Face".

"Password!"

When Jiatu was less than ten meters away from the "Bull Head and Horse Face", it suddenly turned its body facing Jiatu, and the goat-like rectangular pupils revealed a strange yellow light. It looked at Jiatu and roared loudly:
"Tell me your password!"

[The password is your birth date. 】

Heiyin explained thoughtfully.

Jiatu swallowed, and the voice of "The Bull's Head and Horse Face" sounded to him like a manic man roaring——

At least it sounded like a human vocal cord to him.

"Jiyou, Xinwei, Jiachen, Gengwu."

Under Heiyin's guidance, Jiatu re-read the answer she had converted.

"late!"

The bull head and horse face roared loudly.

Jiatu could smell the stench, even from a distance of more than ten meters.

A grassy smell...

Jiatu thought silently: "I don't know if it eats meat or not..."

When Jiatu was in a daze, Heiyin also said regretfully:

【Sure enough, it's early...】

"Well, it's really late..."

Jiatu also subconsciously agreed.

etc?late? !

At that moment, Jiatu's brain froze.

Why does Heiyin say "early"?
But the bull head and horse face said "too late"? !

Is it "late" or "early"?
Jiatu's mind was in chaos.

But a certain idea gradually emerged in his mind——

His body age, and his past life age, which one is the first and which is the last?

After a moment of confusion, Jiatu suddenly cheered up, and asked Heiyin loudly:
"Heiyin! What are the times from twelve in the morning to four in the morning?!"

【Um?I'll check it out. 】

Heiyin has not yet reacted: [Jiazi, Yichou, and Bingyin respectively, what's wrong? 】

Jiatu quickly calculated in his mind: "My dad said that when I was born, he stayed in the hospital overnight, which means I was born at night..."

"Then my specific birth time should be between twelve o'clock in the morning and four o'clock in the morning, that is, Jiazi, Yichou and Bingyin..."

"If "The Bull Head and Horse Face" could tell the time..."

Jiatu reported his second birthday without hesitation:
"Jiyou, Xinwei, Jiachen, Yichou!"

"early!"

"Ox Head and Horse Face" roared again, this time a faint red light radiated from its horizontal pupils, it seemed that the next time it made a wrong answer, he would be ready to chop it down!
"So--!"

Cato opened his mouth.

The answer is already obvious, before noon and after Yi Chou, only Yin time is left——

That is 3 to 4 in the morning!
However, the moment Jiatu opened his mouth, he thought of another person's complaint:

"Your dad, when you were born, he slept like a dead ghost! He was not woken up by the nurse until I gave birth to you, and it was almost dawn at that time!"

Jiatu closed his mouth, wanting to confirm with Heiyin again.

But the sight of "Bull Head and Horse Face" has already looked over.

Jiatu realized that he had entered the answering session at this time, and if he said something else, it would be regarded as the completion of the answer, and thus angered "The Bull Head and Horse Face"!
And he is less than 10 meters away from "The Bull Head and Horse Noodle", and the opponent can come to him with a sprint!
Then, should he continue to answer the questions, or should he deal with the next attack of "The Bull Head and Horse Face"? !

Jiatu hesitated in his heart.

In that instant, his time slowed down very, very slowly.

At that moment, he thought a lot.

If you are a person, you will exaggerate, if you are a person, you will have memory errors, so should you believe in the vague memories of your parents, or should you believe in your own strength?

But following the voices of his parents, what emerged in his mind was the voice and smile that his parents mentioned when he was born.

"If memories can be beautified..."

Jiatu gritted his teeth: "That must be because my own memory has been beautified too much!"

He made up his mind, and quickly went through the heavenly stems and earthly branches in his mind:
"A, B, B, D, Zichou Yinmao—"

My birth date is——

"Jiyou, Xinwei, Jiachen, Dingmao!"

　Sorry for the lateness, I haven't signed a contract recently, and my spirit has been very tense. After I signed the contract, I immediately relaxed, and it was night after I slept.For tomorrow's update, I will try to restore it to 11:30 normally, but the modification of this chapter will have to be done at that time.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)