Chapter 2428 Scout

Boom boom boom——

The noise in the corridor was getting louder and louder, with dust and parts falling everywhere, and from time to time there was a space flip, and the ceiling could also become a walkway.

At first glance, it seemed as if the laboratory was about to collapse.

At first, Angel also thought that there was a problem outside the laboratory. If the vibration continued, the inside of the laboratory would probably collapse after a while. But soon, he denied this view because he noticed a detail that he had overlooked before: although the movement inside the laboratory was very loud and some energy tubes were broken, in fact, the magic energy array itself was not affected at all.

The main part was still running well. The mechanism corridor did not cause the mechanism to malfunction due to internal vibration.

Generally speaking, such a big movement would not completely affect the magic energy array. But now the magic energy array has no problem, which can only mean one thing, that the current movement itself is allowed by the magic energy array.

Thinking of the fact that the inspector clearly pointed out not long ago that No. 01 was making some attempts outside to kill the larvae of Xiz. Maybe the current vibration is related to what No. 01 did.

But what exactly it is, Angel cannot know for the time being. Maybe going to the main control node to see the magic array there will find something, but now is obviously not the time to go to the main control node.

Suppressing the speculation in his heart, Angel continued to run towards the exit.

Judging from the time, it is estimated that Gomito, who was possessed by the mist shadow, has awakened, but Angel did not find it chasing again. Maybe it calmed down a little, or the movement in the laboratory made it give up the chase. In any case, it didn't catch up, which is a good thing for Angel.

On the way to the exit, Angel was also reviewing what happened before.

Although it was a bit unexpected to meet the inspector, it made sense with Ferro's foreshadowing. However, Angel didn't know what the inspector's appearance here meant? Is he a pure bystander or a participant? Although the inspector cannot interfere in the affairs of the Southern Region, the pursuit of the Phantom City should not be counted as part of the Southern Region, right?

Not only the doubts about the inspector, but also the role of the mist shadow as a third-class citizen in the laboratory? Is the thing in the bottle from the Xiz cub? And what about Reynolds's fortune?

Unfortunately, the communication time with the inspector was too short, and many doubts in my heart were not asked.

These can only be left to the future to see if the answers can be found.

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Finally, Angel arrived at the exit before the corridor turned over for the nth time.

Take a deep breath, reach out and touch the silver-white metal wall in front of you.

The flow of the magic pattern under the palm is still normal, which once again proves Angel's guess. The vibration of the outside world is within the control range of the magic energy array.

This is also a good thing for Angel, at least there is no need to worry about the magic pattern backlash, causing the exit to move outward.

Take out the external magic pattern platform again, and easily suppress the flow of the surrounding magic pattern. After doing all this, Angel directly opened the door of illusion.

The exit was open, and what greeted Angel was not a flat land, but a gray sea of ​​clouds.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Angel was confused. He had only been in the laboratory for a short time, so how could the outside world change?

Just as he was stunned, the laboratory shook again, and even the exit changed from directly in front to directly above.

Angel hesitated for a moment and flew out of the exit directly.

As soon as he flew out, Angel saw a huge steel tentacle passing in front of him, carrying amazing power, cutting through the space, raising a gray mist cloud flow, and slapping it hard below.

Angel subconsciously looked in the direction where the steel tentacle was waving, and he was stunned when he saw it.

He thought that the gray fog and sea of ​​clouds outside were actually natural phenomena caused by heavy fog, but now he found that he was wrong. The sea of ​​clouds was really a sea of ​​clouds.

He was no longer in the open space on the seabed, but came to a height of hundreds of meters.

The base laboratory was no longer buried underground, it... flew into the air!

The steel tentacle before was an external corridor on the base laboratory.

At this time, the laboratory seemed to have turned into a fortress-like steel giant, waving its tentacles in the air to attack a monster below.

It was a monster covered with purple crystals, and Angel was no stranger to it.

It was the larva of Xiz that he had met before.

Angel was wondering what happened outside and why such a shocking change suddenly occurred. A voice suddenly came into his ears: "Who are you?"

Angel looked up and saw a towering figure standing on a steel tentacle, looking down at Angel.

Although it was backlit, Angel still captured the details of the visitor.

It was a man wearing a half-face mask and looked very gentle. His whole temperament gave people the feeling of a professor in a seminary, calm, steady, solemn and abstinent. Only his exposed eyes were completely inconsistent with his temperament, forbearance, despair, desire... and madness.

Because of the half-face mask, his specific appearance could not be seen, but there was a number "0" engraved on the half of his face without the mask.

From this number "0" and the other party's crazy eyes, Angel had guessed the man's identity.

There was no doubt that he was number 01.

No. 01, who was chased by the Phantom City and had nowhere to escape, was going crazy.

Angel didn't expect that he would meet this person just after he left the laboratory. It seems that the previous guess was correct. The big commotion in the laboratory should be caused by No. 01. He seemed to want to use the laboratory to kill the larvae of Xiz.

Angel was thinking about whether to say something to No. 01, but before he could speak, a shadow suddenly rose behind him.

It was Ermi who came out of the shadow.

Ermi controlled the shadow and turned it into a dark shield, directly blocking an attack that flashed with sharp light.

Angel looked back and found that there was a person behind him at some point.

It was a very thin young man with a pale face and bright red lips.

He looked a little sickly and feminine.

But the sudden attack just now was enough to show that the opponent was quite powerful.

From the number on his face, Angel concluded his identity: No. 02.

A shadow wizard sneaked up behind him. If Ermi hadn't discovered it in advance, Angel would have been seriously injured.

No. 02 saw that his figure was exposed, but he was not afraid at all. He licked his tongue and disappeared into the air.

A few seconds later, a vague shadow appeared beside Angel.

No. 02 raised a sharp knife made of black shadow and stabbed it into Angel's temple.

Before the sharp knife pierced the skin, Ermi stood in front of Angel and waved his hand to lift No. 02 away.

However, No. 02 turned into a shadow in mid-air. When he gathered again, there was a black ball in his hand.

No. 02 had an evil smile on his face and threw the black ball towards Angel.

"Shadow gap!"

As soon as the black ball was thrown, it turned into a black shadow. These shadows were still spreading wildly, trying to surround Angel.

The shadow is between reality and illusion. It is a crack in space. Once the shadow expands, Angel will inevitably be torn apart by the shadow of space.

No. 02 raised the corner of his lips, as if he had seen the scene of victory.

However, before the shadow gap completely surrounded Angel, it was enclosed by a darker figure, as if it had torn the shadow into a crack and directly merged into itself.

It was still Ermi.

The powerful magic of No. 02 that could tear out the shadow of space became a small snack in front of Ermi.

Not only did he resist No. 02's attack, but he also controlled a surging black shadow in turn, surrounding No. 02 in the center.

This is a restraint at a certain level.

Ermi has a combat power comparable to Zhenzhi, and it is basically a crushing blow to No. 02. Moreover, Ermi is a demon who is born to hide in the shadow, and his control of the shadow is better than No. 02.

Therefore, No. 02 has no resistance to Ermi at all.

At this time, No. 02, who was surrounded by the shadow, also came back to his senses. He thought that Ermi's blocking him before was just an accident, but he didn't expect that Ermi's strength was so terrible.

"This black shadow is very powerful. I feel that it seems to restrain me a little!" No. 02 tried to escape from Ermi's encirclement while sending a message to No. 01 in the distance.

No. 01's eyes suddenly changed when he looked at Angel: "Who are you and why are you here? Did the city lord send you?"

No. 02: "He came out of the laboratory, I just saw it! No matter who he is, kill him first!"

No. 01 narrowed his eyes and didn't ask any more questions. He was wrapped in endless blood and energy and smashed directly towards Angel.

But the blood and energy hit Angel, but there was no splash. His figure, like a broken fragment, disappeared.

"Illusion?" When No. 01 was puzzled, there was a wave around him, and No. 02 appeared beside him.

"Where is that black shadow?" No. 01 was referring to Ermi.

"Suddenly disappeared."  No. 02 was also confused. When he was trapped by Ermi, he couldn't move at all. He thought he might die here this time, but he didn't expect Ermi to disappear without warning.

No. 01 didn't understand why Ermi gave up attacking No. 02, so he could only cautiously say:

"The other party is proficient in illusion and may be hiding nearby. Let's be careful."

No. 02 nodded and began to be on guard. He couldn't see Angel's strength, but the strength of the black shadow was quite strong. He had only felt the oppressive feeling of having no power to fight back on No. 01.

Facing such a strong man, No. 02 had to cheer up.

However, half a minute passed.

They were cautious for a long time, but did not encounter any attacks. No. 02 hesitated for a while and released several shadows around. Not long after, the shadows returned.

No. 02: "He has left, and the shadow ripples reflected the traces of their departure."

No. 01 frowned. What was this operation of leaving suddenly? The opponent's strength should be strong, and with that black shadow around, he didn't even fight, but just left with an illusion?

"Should we chase him?"

No. 01 was silent for a moment, shook his head: "Forget it, the next target is more important. If he leaves, just ignore him for now."

No. 02 frowned: "But, I saw him leave the laboratory with my own eyes, could he be an intruder?"

No. 01 couldn't answer this question either, but he had some guesses in his mind. He thought it was more likely to be a scout sent by the Phantom City than an intruder.

These scouts were just outposts. They usually didn't directly participate in the battle, but gathered intelligence. When the fighters in the rear arrived, the two could solve the battle more conveniently.

The reason for this guess was not without basis. First, Angel didn't show his strength, but left directly, which was in line with the characteristics of reconnaissance; second, Ermi was not humanoid at first glance, and might be a magical creature. It might also come from the Phantom City and belong to the citizens of lower class. Scouts and citizens of lower class were also a common combination.

Although No. 01 roughly guessed the other party's identity, he didn't say it. No. 02 didn't know that he was being hunted by the Phantom City. If he said it, he might not even have the chance to play the elegy of his end.

Therefore, in the face of No. 02's speculation, No. 01 simply said: "Whether it is an intruder or not, only No. 03 can tell us at present. Unfortunately, No. 03 is gone now."

"Yes, where did No. 03 go?" No. 02 also felt strange.

"In this way, I will continue to complete the final goal here, you go to No. 03 to ask about the situation, No. 04 to No. 10 will go back to the laboratory to check the situation and see if there is an intruder. If so, first determine the damage to avoid data leakage." No. 01 arranged.

No. 02 thought about it and felt that this was not bad, and nodded: "Okay."

No. 01 silently watched No. 02 leave, until his figure completely disappeared, he sighed softly, with a trace of regret and apology in his sigh.

"The scout is here, do I still have a chance?" No. 01 murmured silently, he really couldn't find any chance... Reynolds' figure suddenly flashed in his mind. He had thought about borrowing Reynolds's luck before, but later found that it was actually useless. Reynolds was only said to be lucky, but after he got Reynolds's body, he had no lucky signs.

If they were really lucky, it wouldn't be so difficult for them to deal with the larva of Shees today. Even the item that dissipated the power of rules was consumed, but the larva of Shees was still not completely eliminated.

Perhaps, Reynolds' so-called luck was just a rumor.

"There is no chance... It seems that this is the only way." No. 01 slowly came back to his senses from his murmurs, and the remaining hesitation in his eyes slowly dissipated and turned into determination.

...

On the other side, Angel was descending.

He didn't know what Ferro, Nice, and Kant were doing now, so he was ready to go back to the bottom of the sea to see.

But before he reached the bottom of the sea, a black raindrop suddenly fell from the gloomy sky.

The black raindrop fell near Angel and turned into a crystal as quiet as the dark night.

Angel felt a familiar fluctuation from this black crystal... This was the method of Lord Ruye.

Angell took the black crystal without hesitation and squeezed it gently.

An energy wave instantly burst out from it, and this energy wave turned into an invisible line that could not be seen by the naked eye, entwined with Angell's mental power.

This is the mind tie.

Angell did not refuse the connection of the mind tie. When the mind tie was successfully built, Angell heard a familiar voice in his heart.

"Angel, how is the situation over there?"