The room was a single shade of concrete, and in such a color scheme, the length and short lines were the easiest to be misjudged by the naked eye.
And most importantly, this was the 2013 room!
Under normal circ*mstances, next door would be where the “Fallen Witch” stayed, and several rooms nearby would be affected by the spiritual pollution.
No one would wander around here.
Even if someone passed by, their mental power would be disturbed, causing them to ignore those details.
The visual deception and mental interference led to the small difference in door distance being overlooked.
The girl with the mechanical arm understood everything and looked at the man, whom she thought she could easily kill with a single hit, with an incredulous expression: With such interference, this guy actually noticed something abnormal?
This was not simply a matter of being careful.
“…” Ji Xun finished his explanation, his expression unchanged, not thinking that it was a big deal.
In fact, he had discovered this problem early on, but didn’t want to get involved.
At that time, he didn’t trust his temporary teammate enough and just wanted to endure until the third day to leave, so he didn’t say anything.
But now things were different.
…
In addition to what was mentioned, Ji Xun didn’t explain many other details.
The structure of this underground bunker was simple, in the shape of a ‘亖’ character, with one hundred rooms on each floor and only one rusted elevator for going up and down.
This design itself was problematic.
Firstly, the purpose of this bunker was evident from its name, the “407 Abnormal Creature Containment Facility.” It was clearly a research facility.
But were there only places for holding monsters in the laboratory?
In a normal structure, it would be easy to analyze the locations of other rooms, so they came up with this misleading parallel structure.
Following this line of thinking to investigate the room structure would also reveal the problem.
Of course, the premise was not to be disturbed by the psychic domain of anomalies on the second floor.
Ji Xun himself had a keen observation ability different from ordinary people, and he discovered the problem after taking a few steps.
Then he deduced the problem with the entire spatial design.
Since it was determined that this was a “clearance and reward” dungeon, discovering a secret door was the most interesting aspect for Ji Xun, not deciphering it.
It was to reverse-engineer the designer’s motivation for designing this level.
…
The girl with the mechanical arm had completely forgotten to look down upon her temporary teammate.
Time waits for no one, and she walked directly to the wall that Ji Xun had drawn.
There was even a mark of a “?” symbol on the door frame.
Without delay, the girl raised her fully charged mechanical arm and aimed at the mark, reminding him, “Step back a little.”
Ji Xun naturally took cover behind the girl.
Then, with a “boom,” a gust of air nearly knocked them over.
They simultaneously heard the sound of bricks shattering within the wall.
“It really broke open!”
The girl with the mechanical arm stared at the gaping hole in front of her, her eyes filled with disbelief.
Although she had been told about the reasoning process, finding a new direction for clearance still made her feel like she was in a dream.
This meant that the clearance method for the “407 Abnormal Creature Containment Facility” might really be as that man had said – they had found a new direction for clearance!
Ji Xun looked at the hole without any joy because he had already been convinced.
He looked at the pitch-black opening with a thoughtful expression.
Breaking through the wall was easy, but that did not mean that the hidden plot triggered was not difficult.
Instead, he felt that the designer was confident in designing his subsequent designs, so he did not add any more surprises to the walls.
Without thinking too much, the smoke and dust from the shattered wall had not dissipated yet, and both of them simultaneously saw the new revelation: “Triggering hidden plot, increase exploration by 5%, receive additional rewards upon settlement.”
The girl with the mechanical arm carefully examined the opening in front of her. It seemed to be a laboratory area, with a creepy green glow, constantly hinting at the anticipation of monster ambushes.
However, Ji Xun acted as if he didn’t care at all and greeted her, “Let’s go, let’s go in and take a look.”
“…” The girl with the mechanical arm glanced at him and still stood in front of Ji Xun, taking the first step into the laboratory.
She was very clear about her role in the cooperation.
Before, she had taken the lead, but now it was his turn.
…
This was a very messy laboratory, with battle traces everywhere, dried bloodstains on the ground, and several dried-up skeletons wearing white coats. The metal instruments also had scratches left by unknown creatures.
The chaotic chemical counter was filled with scattered test tubes, dissecting tables, monster specimens soaked in yellow-green liquid, and various peculiar tools…
All the instruments had a strong steampunk black technology style, a thick atmosphere of magic and mystery pervaded the air.
It was like an alchemy laboratory, but also like a biology laboratory.
The girl with the mechanical arm cautiously walked ahead, scanning the surroundings. “This should be the research lab of the 407 bunker.”
As expected, a research facility could not only have a place to hold monsters.
Ji Xun looked around and nodded, “Hmm. Let’s find some useful clues.”
“…” The girl with the mechanical arm gave him a puzzled look. Why was this guy searching for unknown clues instead of finding an exit?
But soon, Ji Xun stopped in front of a room, speaking with a deep voice, “It should be here.”
The room was larger than the previous ones, resembling the office of the management.
Before she could figure out why they had stopped here, Ji Xun had already walked in and rummaged around, quickly finding a safe in the corner.
A safe?
It looked like an important plot item.
Before the girl with the mechanical arm could exclaim why this guy was so certain that there was something here, she watched as Ji Xun took out some twisted iron sheets from the safe and pressed his ear against it, beginning to pick the lock.
This was a “master key” that Ji Xun had made when he had nothing to do during the day.
It was originally meant to deal with the iron locks in the cabin.
Although this world had extraordinary powers and magic cards, locks were still mechanical locks, and there was always a way to open them no matter how complex they were.
Fortunately, this safe was not considered complex to Ji Xun.
“…” The girl with the mechanical arm watched quietly, not interrupting.
This guy’s calmness gave her a reliable feeling.
She also didn’t feel the need to find an exit in a hurry.
The laboratory was quiet, with only the sound of gears turning, like “creak” and “creak.”
Suddenly, there was a metallic crack.
Ji Xun smiled faintly and said softly, “It’s open.”
So fast?
The girl with the mechanical arm was also surprised.
She watched Ji Xun unlock the safe with such professional skill and recalled his appearance when he analyzed the problem with the wall earlier. She couldn’t help but curiously ask, “What is your occupation?”
“Occupation?” Ji Xun pondered for a moment and responded, “I’m an actor.”
The girl with the mechanical arm said, “I asked about your occupation sequence. Are you a professional thief?”
She thought he had a psychic power, but it seemed not.
“…” Ji Xun couldn’t answer.
Before his reincarnation, he was an actor.
A clown actor adopted by a circus from an early age.
That inexplicable high mental power was related to this occupation.
He could feel that there were many versions of himself in his mind, playing different roles.
It was as if he had always appeared calm, but he didn’t lack the emotion of “fear.” It was just that the “reason,” “curiosity,” “excitement,” “desire for knowledge,” “twisted madness”… and other roles suppressed it.
This overloaded mental activity allowed him to learn things quickly and possessed meticulous and active thinking.
It also allowed him to master almost all the difficult circus acts at an early stage.
Such as wire walking, knife throwing, extreme underwater escape, firearms, throwing cards…
“Lock picking” was a compulsory skill for underwater escape.
But that mental power also troubled him greatly.
He couldn’t sense the emotional fluctuations of normal people, such as joy.
This made him increasingly fond of chasing thrills for a period of time before his reincarnation.
To find a way to vent his mental distress through that sensory stimulation.
…
Thoughts whirled in his mind for a moment before returning.
Ji Xun opened the safe and took out a stack of doc*ments.
Inside, things were messy and seemed to have been searched through, with some parts missing.
The breakthrough enabled the translation of a wedge-shaped text, similar to an unknown script, into a readable form.
“On May 3, 1141 of the Empire Calendar, ‘S-Class Cataclysm Source’ was unsealed, and research began.”
“Subject #1144 in Experiment Chamber 1001, awakened with extraordinary abilities, showing a new variation in powers related to dark elements, exhibiting extremely high resistance when injected with ‘Heim Type 7 Ash Reagent’ at ten times the dosage, five days later, an unknown dimensional distortion occurred… Conclusion: This source card possesses an S+ level affinity for dark element growth.”
“Subject #815 in Experiment Chamber 1099, attempted grafting, resulting in a mental distortion, recommended for continued observation… After seven days, the distorted subject evolved into the B-class catastrophe ‘Fallen Witch,’ possessing an extremely charming ability… Conclusion: This Cataclysm Source possesses extremely high growth in psychic abilities and should be researched further… The subject’s distortion state has stabilized, the sixteenth injection of the T3 reagent has successfully induced a secondary distortion, and the subject has evolved into the A-class catastrophe ‘Fear Witch’… Conclusion: Cataclysm Source shows growth potential…”
“Subject #549 in Experiment Chamber 2012, attempted fusion, resulting in a mental distortion, recommend continuing observation… After seven days, the distorted subject evolved into the A-class catastrophe ‘Fear Witch,’ possessing an extremely charming ability… Conclusion: This Cataclysm Source possesses extremely high growth in psychic abilities and should be researched further… The subject’s distortion state has stabilized, the sixteenth injection of the T3 reagent has successfully induced a secondary distortion, and the subject has evolved into the A-class catastrophe ‘Fear Witch’… Conclusion: Cataclysm Source shows growth potential…”
“Subject #815 in Experiment Chamber 1099, attempted grafting, resulting in a mental distortion, recommended for continued observation… After seven days, the distorted subject evolved into the B-class catastrophe ‘Fallen Witch,’ possessing an extremely charming ability… Conclusion: This Cataclysm Source possesses extremely high growth in psychic abilities and should be researched further… The subject’s distortion state has stabilized, the sixteenth injection of the T3 reagent has successfully induced a secondary distortion, and the subject has evolved into the A-class catastrophe ‘Fear Witch’… Conclusion: Cataclysm Source shows growth potential…”
“Subject #3045 in Experiment Chamber… the subject’s secondary distortion evolved into the A-class mystery disaster ‘Cursed Gambler,’ causing instant death…”
“Subject #4011 in Experiment Chamber… the subject’s secondary distortion evolved into the A-class assassin disaster ‘Shadow Phantom,’ hiding in the shadows…”
“On August 16, 1145, summary report: After fusing with the catastrophe samples, each subject awakened different talents. So far, the experiments have confirmed thirty-one growth directions for special talents… The experiments have confirmed that this Cataclysm Source is a unique epic source card that has never appeared in history. Preliminary conclusion: The fusion of this card requires a high basis of mental power, an affinity for darkness, and mania… other incompletely identified conditions.”
“Research institute recommendation: The fusion of subjects has a 100% probability of distortion, with contamination and overflow risks. It is recommended to change the sealing level from ‘S-class’ to ‘T-class’ and seal it permanently.”
“…”
This was what Ji Xun was looking for,
A crucial clue!
