tokyo creator

Chapter 338 Arrival
——The Cleveland Volcano Group, which consists of six active volcanoes, finally caught Hui Ren’s sight after several hours of flight.

Hui Ren was lying on the porthole, looking down at the six cones standing in the deep blue ice sea. He was shocked by the majestic scenery of the crater that was still making dull noises and spewing out smoke columns... Then, he suddenly realized , it appears that there is no nearby airport runway suitable for the jetliner to land on.

At this time, the plane began to tilt, turn, approach the largest of the six volcanoes, and fly around it.

Soon, the plane turned to the other side of the volcano.

On the mountain, Hui Ren saw an extremely regular square hole that was obviously built artificially.

The nose of the plane quickly pointed towards the dark cave and suddenly swooped down. Before Hui Ren's bad mood could rise, it was on the runway that extended downwards for an unknown length and depth inside the cave. Landed, taxied, and finally came to a stop.

After getting off the plane, Hui Ren immediately looked up - two rows of faint stars in the dark sky.

Although he knew that it was just lighting hanging from the nearly [-]-meter-high ceiling, it didn't stop him from imagining that he had just traveled through time and space in the tunnel.At this time, they had arrived under another vast sky.

Hui Ren closed her eyes, feeling the natural wind around her that didn't look like a closed space at all, and imagined romantically.

"What's wrong?" Arthur stopped beside him and asked.

"Ah, no, I just..." Hui Ren opened his eyes and continued to look at the light on the ceiling that was indistinguishable from the real starry sky, "You... really built a base in the belly of a volcano?"

"This is more convenient." Arthur shrugged. "Even if we don't build a runway here that can withstand the take-off and landing of heavy transport aircraft, we still need to build a deep-water port outside. Wouldn't that be more conspicuous?"

"No, it's not just the runway, but the entire base -" Hui Ren calmed down and found that he still didn't understand the group's thinking, "But isn't this an active volcano? Once it erupts, wouldn't the entire base be doomed? ?”

"Oh, you are worried about this... don't worry. The technical department has made predictions. The Cleveland volcano group will never erupt naturally for at least 20 years."

"What about 20 years from now?"

"This base does not need to be maintained for 20 years. It only needs to be maintained until the problem of being contained here is solved... and then the money will be earned." Arthur glanced at him, "Isn't this the problem we are here to solve?"

Hui Ren clicked his tongue twice: "Let's not talk about how extravagant you are... but what if we can't solve this problem?"

"If this problem is not solved, humans will probably be solved soon." Arthur replied with a relaxed expression, "In that case, there is no need to worry about the volcanic eruption and the base."

Hui Ren's expression froze, not sure whether Arthur was joking or not.

Arthur's expression remained normal as he led Hui Ren and Jack forward.

They left the tarmac through the steel gate that rumbled open.The "perhaps" displayed in front of me is a tunnel.

This corridor may be the internal main road of the base, but it is wider than any tunnel Huiren has ever seen, enough to accommodate dozens of vehicles traveling at the same time; it is also higher than any tunnel he has ever seen - no!
Hui Ren raised his head and looked at the familiar stars in the sky, and suddenly realized - isn't this really the continuation of the large runway outside that can support the landing and takeoff of heavy transport aircraft? ?
——Yes, I don’t know if it is a corridor or a runway, but this passage is always sloping downward at a slight angle, deep into the darkness, with no end in sight.

Hui Ren calmed down and got on an electric car under Arthur's command.

The vehicle started, turned on the lights, and drove down the corridor.

Hui Ren finally regained some composure and looked around.

Tens of meters away, there were countless lights on the walls on both sides of the corridor.But it's not one floor, but at least five floors above. Windows are embedded in the walls of the corridor.

It seems that the base is basically built around this passage-like skyscrapers standing on Central Avenue.

In a fleeting glimpse, Hui Ren saw staff members with various outfits and temperaments - logistics staff, clerks, guards, researchers, etc.

...But Huiren realized that there was not even a female support staff among them.In other words, it seems that the staffing on duty at that time was specially adjusted taking into account the timing of his arrival. It can be said that there is no opportunity at all.

But then again, even if a woman appeared, there was nothing Huiren could do now.

——Since landing in this base, he has always been able to hear some kind of faint singing.

And his ability seemed to be suppressed by the singing voice.

Keito glanced at Jack.

After landing from the plane, the shackles on Jack's legs were removed.Although the electromagnetic shackles on his hands were still there... Hui Ren felt that they were just symbolic.For a fighter, if he wants to kill people, his legs are not much more troublesome than his hands.

But after coming out of the runway, although Jack walked freely on his own feet, he honestly didn't make any attempt to resist.

…Never again mustered the unreasonable muscles to pull away the electromagnetic shackles.

After exchanging a look, Hui Ren understood: Jack also encountered the same situation as him...

The electric car drove for about 10 minutes, and the corridor finally reached the end - it was another huge steel gate.

Hui Ren stood in front of the gate and looked up, looking at the end of the gate that was swallowed up by the lightless darkness above, and suddenly realized something - this gate was the real door of the "warehouse".

But before, he thought that the hundreds of rooms that were the entire base... were just "passages" outside the warehouse.

From this, his thoughts were like lightning, and another idea came to his mind - so, this sloping passage and this huge gate were all made to match the body of the being imprisoned below. Big one?
Arthur did not open the entire steel gate that was tens of meters high, but instead greeted the two of them to enter through a small safety door below.

Then Hui Ren was surprised again - inside the security door, it turned out to be a narrow passage that was only ten meters wide and deep and more than two meters high.

...Okay, this size is not too small.It's just that since Hui Ren walked in from the huge steel gate and corridor outside that looked like it was prepared for monsters, she still hadn't gotten used to the human size.Across the aisle, ten meters away, is another closed iron door.

And in front of the door - another group of people had been waiting for a long time.

That group of people was obviously waiting for Arthur, and they were clearly divided into three categories: the silver-haired female secretary who disappeared at some point as soon as she got off the plane, a team of heavily armed black STFs, and those also wearing white prison uniforms of five people.

Just by looking at each other, Hui Ren understood: these people were "the same kind" as he and Jack - or in other words, other powerful people who were accommodated by the group.

As the elevator descended, Arthur also led Hui Ren and Jack forward, facing the group of people, and made a gesture at the same time.

The silver-haired female secretary named "Merry" nodded in response, and at the same time took an equipment box from the STFs, took out two electronic collars from it, and started to activate them while walking towards Arthur.

Only then did Hui Ren realize that several people in power across from him had the same collars on their necks.

Jack obeyed and let the collar go around his neck.Keiren didn't intend to resist - but Meili stopped her movements.

She lifted Hui Ren's chin, looked at him for a moment, and showed a smile that seemed very satisfied.

"Come on, little one. You are very good at pleasing me, so - I will always pay attention to you." She gave some inexplicable high-profile encouragement, smiled and put on the collar for Hui Ren.

"Click" - the electronic collar tightened around Hui Ren's neck.

Then Mellie didn't give Hui Ren a chance to ask any questions, and quickly ducked behind Arthur.

Hui Ren's attention was also attracted by Arthur.

Arthur clapped his hands and motioned for everyone to listen to him.

"I believe you already understand your tasks and rewards. So I won't go into details about this part."

"So before the mission begins, do you have any questions?"

The people in power exchanged a few glances, and soon someone raised their hands and said, "Power—our power, how long will it be locked up?"

"When you reach the target location, you will find that your powers have been restored." Arthur gave a clever answer.Both vague and accurate.

Another person asked, "So what's going on with this circle?"

"It's a safety measure," Arthur replied.

Then his next words made everyone look surprised: "Because I will go down with you."

Arthur didn't explain why.

"Let me make it clear in advance that I am not going down as a commander, but as your companion. I will not interfere with any of your actions below, nor will I give orders." He just continued to scan the crowd and slowed down his speech. "Of course, I'm not an arrogant person. I and you are enemies after all. I... and you, all of you."

Finally, Arthur raised his hand to indicate the collars around their necks: "So in order to ensure that there will be no unpleasantness between me and you...as some kind of safety device. I installed this collar on your necks. .”

"——That's a special kind of bomb. It's not very powerful. It can only guarantee that all matter within two meters of itself will be reduced to its atomic state..." He faced the powerful people with different expressions. , raised his finger and tapped his head with an indifferent expression, "The method of detonation only requires a thought on my part. The delay time of the command is also at the nanosecond level."

As he said that, Arthur stopped, seemed to glance at a certain person in power in the crowd, and gave a faint warning: "So, even if you are the person in power in the flesh and blood domain who has mastered the ability to regenerate, I suggest you not to try it."

"Finally-" Arthur glanced at everyone and concluded, "Everyone, let us get along well with each other and complete this task together."

Behind him, the smiling silver-haired female secretary led the STF directly out of the aisle through the exit.

In a blink of an eye, there were only eight people left in the aisle.

Hui Ren could feel that there was an undercurrent surging among those in power.

But before they reached a consensus—with the sudden sound of the machine starting, Huiren only felt his feet shaking slightly and sinking.

Only then did he realize that this was not an "aisle" but an elevator.

...the only problem is, the elevator is "down" again.

So, how deep is this damn base... Hui Ren even felt an endless irritation.

On the elevator platform, there was silence for a moment except for the sound of the engine rubbing against the track.

The undercurrent also seems to have temporarily stopped, as if it is waiting and nurturing.

After an unknown amount of time, with a sudden dull sound and a slight impact, the elevator seemed to have finally touched the bottom of the passage and stopped.

The door at the exit in front of the passage also opened automatically.

Arthur turned around generously, exposing his unprotected back to all those in power, and took the lead towards the exit.

(End of this chapter)