Quadruple split

Observe that there is no one in area D.

To be precise, there should be no living or dead things.

There is only a cold darkness and a bunch of cold machines, if those eco-tubes can be called machines.

That's right, under the cold candlelight of [Qingxing Lantern], in the eyes of everyone, the observation area D, which is larger than the previous three observation areas combined, only has a total of 150 ecological tubes, and all of them are seriously damaged. , it was obviously exerted from the inside by some kind of creature that far exceeded its impact resistance level.

By the way, the so-called [Observation Area D] is a temporary name given to this space by Peixi based on the on-site conditions. In fact, starting from the three areas in front, there was a lot of damage to the surrounding environment, and those replaceable signboards had already been It has become part of the ruins, but whether it is the previous restaurant or dormitory, Pexi can detect clues and deduce the functions from various details, and the same is naturally true here——

Although the space is extremely wide, the ecological management has almost made it clear that this is another observation area. In addition, because everyone has already passed through the three observation areas A, B, and C before, of course this can only be [Observation D] district】.

Compared with the previous three observation areas with either humane or inhumane styles, the biggest difference between D area is that the equipment here can basically be considered to be destroyed corresponding to the 'experienced body'. On this basis, based on the mess here and With the first two areas almost turned into ruins, Pexi made a very reliable inference.

That is to say - those beings who were originally supposed to be contained in Area D, but who had obviously successfully 'escaped', were the culprits who encountered a large number of staff of this facility in the transit hall and completed super-godlike killings.

"Not only that..."

Peixi stared at the ruins of the eco-tube in front of him that had been completely twisted, as if it had just been hit by a ballistic missile, and said softly: "Those things that escaped from here are probably the culprits of the end of this research base, and they may even be The core project here.”

Jadeka stroked his beard and asked: "This entire ruins was built for the purpose of observing the existence in Area D?"

"It's possible."

Peixi looked around and said calmly: "Although it has been completely destroyed, even if you only look at the area, this place is much larger than the previous three observation areas. Not only that, almost every area here is There is a considerable density of metal and parts scattered on every inch of the ground, and if they all belonged to this area before they became this state, in terms of equipment scale alone, Area D would also exceed the sum of the first three areas."

Everyone nodded, but Mo Tan frowned secretly. The reason was simple. He didn't like Pexi subconsciously calling those who escaped from here the 'culprits'.

After all, based on the previous inferences, Mo Tan had already reached a preliminary conclusion in his heart——

First of all, this research facility should belong to a force, and according to the "Research Log" in the observation area A, this force is probably not Wanderer's Inn, Thieves Guild, Adventurer's Guild, Miracle City, Gold Coin Merchant Guild, etc. It is an organization that is similar to the Violet Empire or the Holy Union, which is much larger in scale and has 'subjects' or 'believers'.

The 'volunteers' in observation area A are legal citizens or devout believers who enjoy normal civil rights under the force. They have extremely high loyalty to the force. Although they cannot be called blind, they are somewhat tainted. There was a lot of fanaticism in it, and these volunteers did receive very humanitarian treatment. Not only were they not subjected to anything excessive, they were even able to leave safely with their pay.

But when it comes to Areas B and C, the situation has undergone a dramatic change. They are also mainstream races such as humans, orcs, and elves, but the subjects in these two observation areas are different from the volunteers in Area A. They are almost They are not treated as the same kind as the staff at all. The difference is even greater than the difference between the treatment of the same kind by humans and the treatment of mice. It is more like those gamers who crazily slaughtered NPCs after cheating before the popularity of spiritual virtual games. Treat the other person as being in the same dimension as yourself.

As for why I specifically added an attributive, it is because in [The Bound of Innocence] and those spiritual virtual games that are far inferior to its quality, it is difficult for normal players to be so cruel, even if the other party is not a real person of flesh and blood. The opponent is not an AI with an independent personality. Even if the opponent is just a code that looks like an intelligent creature, normal people cannot use such horrific and abominable methods against them.

Of course, Mo Tan was not surprised that there were no normal people among the staff of this facility. Although he was willing to embrace all the 'good' in human nature, this made him view the 'evil' side of human nature equally. Clarity, so it's clear how cheap 'humanity' is in many areas.

All in all, Mo Tan did not choose the perspective of experts in Pexina's related fields, but determined the social status of this ancient ruins through his own observations. Not only that, he even painted a picture in his mind of an extremely conceited person. It seems that they no longer regard 'foreigners' as human beings.

It's a pity that although Mo Tan is considered knowledgeable, he is not a historian after all. It is difficult to accurately identify one or several suspects in the well-documented history of "The Boundary of Innocence" for more than 9,000 years, and connect them with The relevant information that lingers in the depths of my mind, but I can't think of it, is connected together.

He had thought about what he had seen and experienced during the 'fragment'. After all, from the perspective of painting style alone, there really was no conflict with his 'side', but after a brief thought Later, Mo Tan himself denied this possibility, because based on his experience of nearly a year, not even a trace of the memory during the 'fragment' would be synchronized to his other three personalities, and there has been no exception to this day.

[So why exactly...]

Mo Tan secretly gritted his teeth and looked around at the environment where he had no impression of anything but some inexplicable impressions. It was an environment full of contradictions. A layer of fine and hidden beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

"Are you okay?"

Ji Xiaoge, who was next to him, shook his wings, touched Mo Tan's hand covertly with the back of his hand, and whispered: "Sister Xiaole said that you seemed to be feeling a little uncomfortable from just now."

"Stop talking about me."

Mo Tan smiled and shook his head gently: "You looked even worse just now."

"Okay, how dare you call me ugly? I'll come back to you to settle the score!"

Ji Xiaoge smiled, and then felt relieved after confirming that his sweetheart's problem was not serious. Then he turned his attention to Peixi and raised his little hand gracefully: "Sister Peixi——"

Peixi nodded slightly and said concisely: "What's the matter?"

"I think the person who escaped from here...well...whether he is a human or not, shouldn't be considered the 'culprit', right?"

The winged beautiful girl looked at Peixi seriously and said seriously: "After all, no matter how you think about it, they are all victims."

Peixi was stunned for a moment, as if he was recalling when he had said the word 'culprit', and then said simply: "I'm sorry, there is indeed something wrong with my statement."

"I'm sorry too, maybe I was a little too serious."

Ji Xiaoge scratched her hair in embarrassment. Perhaps it was because the environment here was so much better than the previous two observation areas. Both she and Lu Jiang looked more energetic than before.

As for Peixi, she still kept her poker face... that is, without any expression, and said calmly: "Now, I plan to evaluate the strength of those 'missing people'. Yege, can you test the specifics of this ecological management system?" How strong is it?"

Ji Xiaoge thought for a while and said with a somewhat scornful expression: "Well... I was originally here, but I lost my temper with my instructor and left the equipment in the workshop."

Pexi: "Huh?"

"It's just that I baked a few scallion pancakes before!"

Ji Xiaoge lowered her face and said with some trepidation: "The result may be because it is a little too hard. The instructor insisted that I use the equipment to test it. It turned out that the thing was so annoying that it actually gave an A+ rating..."

Although he had been knocked down by a beautiful girl's food once before, Largo, who didn't seem to have a long memory, asked curiously: "Although I'm not as professional as Pexi, an A+ rating should be a very good taste, right? "

"As for the taste, it's really good."

Ji Xiaoge looked at Largo expressionlessly and said dryly: "But what if it is an A+ level fortification?"

Largo was shocked: "Why don't you make a cake?"

Ji Xiaoge covered her face in pain: "Yes, it is a cake..."

Largo: "..."

"Well, it's a very humorous cake."

After making an inappropriate complaint, Pexi turned to look at Largo and ordered in a tone that left no room for doubt: "Go and test the strength of the eco-tube. Use a beating pipe."

"oh."

Largo, who was just about to ask himself how to test, was prejudged by the other party's answer and nodded. Then he walked to an ecological pipe that had a large hole two people high in the front, but the structure was relatively intact. He held his breath and concentrated. Punch out!

boom--

With a loud noise, the place hit by Largo suddenly became shattered, leaving a hole as big as a casserole, but the Highlander's expression suddenly became serious.

"epic."

Without any hesitation, Largo immediately said to Pexi: "If you want to break these ecological tubes, you need to be at least a high-level peak level, but if you want to cause the kind of damage we saw, it will almost explode from the middle. , The scope of destruction is so large that I think it needs to be at least a semi-epic or even an epic level to achieve it.”

"very good."

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Pexi nodded, with a rare and pleasing curve at the corner of his mouth: "On behalf of myself, I would like to express my gratitude that we did not encounter more than a hundred crazy epic heroes."

Perhaps it was because the somewhat paralyzed team leader finally smiled. Except for Mo Tan, who felt an ominous feeling in his heart, everyone also laughed in the increasingly relaxed atmosphere.

"Please continue to stay focused."

While reminding everyone not to let down their guard, Pexi gave a routine order: "Well, considering that there doesn't seem to be any valuable intelligence to collect feedback here, let's take a short break for five minutes and then set off to the next area."

After that, she wandered over to the relatively intact ruins, which were about the size of a refrigerator. She took out her tools and started tinkering with them just like when everyone else stayed.

Others started to rest directly on the spot. Although there was no fighting along the way, it was still very exhausting to stay focused and force oneself to stay calm in front of extreme scenes.

Just like that, five minutes passed.

However, just when Peixi reluctantly left the scrapped metal lump and returned to everyone to announce that she would move on——

"Feel sorry."

Mo Tan suddenly stopped and said in a deep voice after taking a deep breath: "I suggest we call it a day and explore the area ahead later."

Pei Xi casually pulled off his goggles and asked briefly: "Reason?"

"No reason..."

Mo Tan sighed and said helplessly: "But I have an ominous premonition."

"I see."

Peixi nodded slightly, and then said calmly: "Unfortunately, Brother Mo, although I completely trust you, I am willing to believe for an ambiguous reason that the experimental subjects in Area B were not made by the 'Human Body Refining' , does not mean that I will change my planned plan for the same reason. Of course, if you can be more specific, the possibility of me being convinced is actually very high.”

Mo Tan shook his head and said with a wry smile: "But I really can't be more specific."

"Then let us put aside those inexplicable 'inspirations' and continue to act under the guidance of reason, logic and planning."

Peixi said this, and then turned to Gu Xiaole, who was holding his shoulders: "How do you say it?"

"I've said before that I can feel something disturbing here, and until now, those things haven't appeared."

Gu Xiaole looked away and said with a subtle expression: "In other words, the further back we go, the higher the possibility of encountering an accident, so..."

"So if we retreat for now, will the aura that makes you feel uneasy disappear tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, or someday in the future?"

"I don't think... no."

"Then do you know that according to the feedback from the team that originally discovered the ancient ruins [Codename: Purple Night], it will enter an unstable stage starting tomorrow, and may erupt with unexplained purple light at any time, and none of us can guarantee it. What impact will an unstable phase have on us, on this place, and on [Loya]?”

"..."

"Then, if you don't have any objections, let's set off."

After simply saying this, Pexi, accompanied by Largo, walked to the passage at the end of the 'Observation Area D' and skillfully raised his hand to pat the wall.

one time……

Two clicks...

"wrong!!"

At this moment, Mo Tan suddenly widened his eyes, and in the next moment, he appeared directly behind Peixi with [Blast], holding her wrist firmly, preventing the latter from hitting the wall for the third time——

"You can't open the door. There might be the master behind this..."

Boom! ! !

However, just half a second before Mo Tan finished his words, there was a roar, and the gate that was supposed to open because the anti-accidental touch mechanism had to be activated three times, actually opened slowly like this!

Two dim purple lights lit up quietly in the depths of darkness.

Chapter 2422: End