"There's no way to break the magic array inside the lab. If we want to enter, we have to weaken it and find a way in," Angor said as he walked toward the fortress.
While speaking, he walked to the front of the fortress. In his vision, he saw dense energy flowing around the smooth surface of the fortress. Among them, there was a faint, cyan energy covering the entire structure, which prevented anyone from peeking into the fortress.
The energy came from a rune horn found everywhere in the magic array, called Partition.
If the 'partition' magic pattern horn was further interpreted, the underlying energy that could be interpreted was actually spatial energy.
In other words, the reason why the inside and outside of the fortress was isolated was because it was covered in a spatial barrier. Under the cover of the spatial energy, no energy could directly penetrate into the fortress, not even spiritual power could extend into it to investigate.
To enter, they had to find the node that controlled the "Partition" rune horn, shut off part of the space energy, and open the door.
But judging from Angor's current research, the node that controlled the "Partition" rune horn should be inside the lab.
This meant they couldn't enter the place by normal means.
Without a wizard who was proficient in runes, the only way to enter the lab was to destroy it.
Kanter recalled the conversation he had with No.03 not long ago.
"No.03 has shown a high degree of concern for us wanting to enter the laboratory. As you all saw, she tried her best to stay calm, but I can tell that she wants us to enter the lab, "Kanter said. Kanter said, "However, 03 didn't tell us the correct way to enter. She seems to want us to use brute force to break down the door.
What Number 03 wanted was definitely something that was beneficial to him and not beneficial to them.
She wanted them to use brute force, which would probably result in severe side effects.
"There might be a backlash, an explosion, or something worse. No.03 is still encouraging us to do something even though 'Sunders' is here. I think the side effects will be terrible, "Kanter said.
After a short pause, Kanter continued, "So, if you can enter without causing any damage, it's best not to."
Everyone agreed with him.
Ness looked at Angor. "Do we need to destroy the key to enter the lab?"
Angor shook his head. "No, I won't. I'll just guide it once … and quickly."
"Guide it?" Everyone was confused.
He didn't explain. Instead, he reached out a hand and placed it on the smooth metal surface of the fortress.
He seemed to casually touch it, but in truth, the place he touched was the largest spatial energy node on the surface of the fortress.
He took out a crystal rune board, which was engraved with an "isolation" rune that would work well with the magic array of the fortress.
When he pressed the magic pattern board against the node of the fortress, the power of the magic array on both sides merged smoothly.
It was as if a plastic flower had been inserted into a flower basket full of flowers and sprayed with dew. In terms of appearance, there was no difference at all.
However, if one were to observe carefully, they would discover that the spatial energy on the fortress was beginning to surge rapidly into the mageweath board.
This method of drawing spatial energy into the magic pattern board was called induction!
Of course, this induction wouldn't last long. Because the magic pattern board and the fortress node were now connected, it would take at most five or six seconds for the spatial energy inside to return to the fortress magic array.
However, being able to suppress the spatial energy for five to six seconds was already enough.
When the magic pattern board was fully filled with spatial energy, Angor pointed at the air with his other hand.
An ancient-looking spatial door opened out of thin air. Through the spatial gate, one could clearly see that behind the gate was a long corridor filled with mechanical structures.
This spatial gate was none other than the Gate of Illusion.
When the fortress was filled with spatial energy, Angor couldn't open the Phantom Door. However, when the spatial energy was induced, and the 'isolation' effect was at its lowest, the Illusory Gate could be opened smoothly.
This was how Angor was going to enter the fortress.
…
Five seconds later, the spatial energy on the magic pattern board returned to the fortress magic array, and the Phantom Door closed.
At the same time, Angor, Ness, Kanter, and Reynolds had all entered the laboratory.
Ness looked at the smooth surface of the fortress and clicked his tongue in wonder. "I can feel that the magic array isn't damaged at all. Everything's fine. But we still got in."
Kanter couldn't help but look at Angor. "You really did it."
Ness grinned wickedly. "No.03 is the one who didn't expect this. She thought we were going to break the magic array. But she didn't know that Angor is one of us. Even if we didn't break the magic array, we still got in. "
Angor didn't show much emotion at the moment. He was still observing the surroundings.
No.03 wanted them to enter the laboratory, which meant there must be something dangerous inside. However, Angor didn't see anything yet.
They were in a spacious corridor filled with mechanical pipes. Some of them were transparent, and Angor could see liquid energy flowing inside them. The liquid energy was being supplied to different parts of the fortress.
The corridor wasn't long. It was only about ten meters long. However, it still ended in two different directions.
Angor didn't explore the corridor right away. Instead, he looked at Reynolds.
"Can you feel your body?"
As soon as Reynolds entered the lab, he closed his eyes and used the connection between his soul and his body to sense the location of his body.
After a long while, Reynolds opened his eyes with a solemn expression. "I seem to have vaguely heard a call from the depths of my soul, but it's very vague. I don't even know if it's real or an illusion."
"That's your body calling you," said Ness.
Reynolds: "But …"
"How about this? Try sensing it again." Ness didn't explain. He clenched his fist and sent a wisp of soul energy into Reynolds' forehead.
This Soul Power did not move. It gathered between his eyebrows. It seemed to have become a signal amplifier, aiding Reynolds's senses.
Under such circumstances, Reynolds closed his eyes again.
After a while, Reynolds opened his eyes. "Although it's still very blurry, I can feel that the call is coming from below."
"Still vague?" Ness was confused. "How is that possible? I'm just lending my soul to you. How can it be vague?"
Ness didn't understand. As a Soul Manipulator, he was one of the best wizards in the world when it came to the connection between soul and body. But even if he used his perception, Reynolds was still unable to sense anything? It was unbelievable.
"Maybe it's inside some kind of device that blocks your senses."
Kanter chimed in. "We already know where it is. Let's go down and check it out."
Ness was still confused, but he didn't really care about Reynolds. Besides, the lab was a complicated place filled with runes. It was only natural that Reynolds' senses were suppressed. At least they were sure that Reynolds' body was inside the lab. They only needed to look around carefully to find it.
…
"Reynolds knows the lab better. He'll lead the way. We'll check it out first, "said Ness. He didn't know where the research materials were, so the best solution was to ask someone who was familiar with the place to lead the way.
Reynolds naturally wouldn't refuse. He also had his own requests under the goal of finding a physical body.
He wanted to get rid of the soul mark on his face.
The method to remove the mark was stored in the lab's database. Therefore, his goal overlapped with Nessie's.
Kanter didn't say anything. He was only here to protect Ness, so it was up to Ness to explore the lab.
"Are you coming with us, Angor?"
Angor wasn't really interested in the lab. He only came here for Nausica. Now that Nausica was gone, he wasn't that curious anymore.
However, although he wasn't too curious about the research in the laboratory, he was still quite concerned about the laboratory itself.
The entire lab was a giant alchemy product.
When he entered the lab, he saw magic arrays everywhere, as well as mechanical pipes. The strong smell of alchemy told him that this was a complicated alchemy product.
It was made up of mechanical alchemy and enchantment alchemy, which created a unified structure that didn't conflict with each other.
It was rare to see such a unique alchemy product in the southern wizarding region.
Compared to the Soul Equipment research, Angor was more interested in the lab itself.
"I'm not going. I'm interested in the magic arrays here. They look different from the ones in the southern wizarding region," said Angor.
"You're going to study the arrays?"
Angor nodded. "Sort of. The mageweaths in the laboratory are much more complicated than those in the outside world. Perhaps I can find the reason why No.03 instigated us to enter the laboratory. "
Angor planned to stay near the door and study the magic arrays first.
Kanter and Ness didn't object. They also agreed with Angor's idea. No.03 didn't know that there was an enchantment master among them. Since she didn't want to tell them the secrets of the lab, Angor might be able to find out something from the arrays.
As for safety, they didn't need to worry about it. Angor wasn't going to enter the lab, so there shouldn't be too many traps around. As an alchemist, Angor should be able to solve them better than anyone else. More importantly, Angor wasn't weak either. Plus, he had Elmi with him.
In the end, they split up into two groups. Reynolds, Kanter, and Ness went to explore the lab, while Angor stayed behind to study the magic arrays.
Although they had separated, the Spirit Bond between them had not been severed.
Even without reaching the end of the tunnel, Angor could still hear Ness' voice through their Spirit Bond. "There's a fork at the end of the tunnel. Both sides seem to work. The one on the left leads to the end, and the one on the right … I think I saw something glowing … "
"Both sides lead to the lab center of this level," Reynolds said.
"Then why did you set up two paths?"
Reynolds said, "The researchers here are walking on the left because their Sequence dormitories are in the corridor, as well as part of the material warehouse and storage room. The right path is for the combatants, including us. There are no other rooms on that path except for rooms for food and lodging. "
Ness said, "Are you sure? So should we go left or right? "
"I think the combatants are all gone. The right path should be safer —"
Before Reynolds could finish, Ness said, "Then let's go left."
Since Ness was the leader, Reynolds didn't say anything. "Sir, the glowing thing is an energy pipe. It's used to maintain most of the machines in the lab."
"What happens if we destroy it?"
"Then we can't go to the lower level."
The conversation between Reynolds and Ness was transmitted through the Spirit Bond. At first, Angor found it interesting. But as he began to focus on his research, the voices turned into endless noises.
He considered for a moment and blocked the Spirit Bond.
As for whether he would miss something important, it didn't matter. Toby and Dankros were not affected by the Spirit Bond either.
They were also targets of the Spirit Bond, but neither of them said anything. One of them was too embarrassed to talk, while the other couldn't speak human language.
If Ness had something important to tell Angor, they could inform Angor on his behalf.
With everything prepared, Angor looked at the smooth metal surface. The runes on the surface were only a small part. Most of the runes were on the inside.
In his vision, he was no longer in a normal tunnel. Instead, he saw a world of runes filled with strange runes and energy flows.
After making sure there was no danger, Angor immersed himself in the world of runes.
About five minutes later, Angor regained his senses.
It wasn't because he found something. It was because he sensed something familiar.
The ripple of law, or to be more precise, the wave of law.
Even the magic array, which was full of "barriers", couldn't completely stop the wave of law from entering. Angor could clearly feel it.
However, Toby had been covering Angor with the sequence of gravity, so the wave didn't affect him much.
Not even the Spirit Bond was affected. It was likely that Kanter had covered his body with the power of his meridians to prevent the Spirit Bond from collapsing.
"The rumbling sounds have been isolated outside. I didn't think that this wave of air could still enter."
Angor opened the Spirit Bond and heard Ness' voice.
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