"I don't think you have anything good to say," Ness muttered. "Let's hear the good news first."
"The good news is that the corridor leading to the fifth level is full of danger. All the magic arrays there have been activated. Wizard Ness won't be able to survive."
Ness was confused. "What kind of good news is that?"
"Of course it is. You went the wrong way, so you didn't go into the corridor. Isn't that good news for you? "
They went the wrong way, so they missed the dangerous corridor and came to a safe one. Ness was surprised. It sounded like good news to him.
But the good news was … they went the wrong way.
Why did they go the wrong way? Because Reynolds suddenly had a memory jam at a certain junction, he led them the wrong way.
Ness looked at Reynolds, who was still confused.
Previously, he had thought that Reynolds had suddenly lost his mind. Now, it seemed that this might not be the case. Instead, Reynolds' "talent" had taken effect.
The wrong choice of a lucky man became a lucky man who avoided danger.
How should he put it? Reynolds was indeed a character who was given the existence of "John's Counterattack".
Kanter was also looking at Reynolds. When he heard Ness say that Reynolds was born with good luck, he thought it was an unwarranted compliment. But now, it seemed that he misunderstood. Perhaps the bloodline of "Luck" really did flow in Reynolds' body?
Reynolds didn't know what Kanter and Ness were thinking. He sighed in relief. "Good thing we didn't go that way. Otherwise, we'd be in big trouble. Looks like we're lucky."
Kanter and Ness were speechless. It's not that we're lucky.
Ness didn't point out Reynolds' lack of self-awareness. Instead, he turned to Angor and asked, "Well, I guess that's good news. So, what's the bad news?"
"Before I tell you the bad news, aren't you curious about why the magic array in the corridor leading to Level 5 is activated to its maximum capacity?"
"Isn't it obvious that they're trying to kill us?"
"I'm sorry to tell you that they aren't."
Under Ness' puzzled gaze, Angor briefly explained what he saw.
Through the backtracking and manipulation of the main control node, he saw some of the situation on the fourth floor. The reason why all the magic arrays on the path to the fifth floor were activated was because a monster was running in that direction.
Ness asked in astonishment, "Monsters? Are you talking about the fire-scale familiar that escaped from the research center? "
"Yes, that's it. Its goal seems to be the same as yours, to go to the fifth floor. The fifth floor is obviously a forbidden area for the people in the laboratory. In order to stop it, the person controlling the magic array on the fourth floor activated all the magic arrays in that corridor. "
"By the way, the person controlling the four layers of the magic array is not using the sub-control nodes, but using something else. I'm guessing that it might be some kind of tool left behind by the person who constructed the magic array. The effect of his control cannot be compared to directly controlling the sub-control nodes, so it is relatively difficult for them to activate all four layers of the magic array. This is also the reason why they didn't deal with you guys first. Because that magical creature entered the fifth floor before you guys, its threat level is higher than yours. Furthermore, the mastermind behind it, Wu Xia couldn't be distracted by other things. "
Ness nodded. So that's why.
Kanter had a bad feeling about this. "You're talking so much to prepare for the bad news you're going to tell us, aren't you?"
"Sort of."
Angor paused and decided not to keep Kanter in suspense. "That magical creature, the fire-scale familiar, is very familiar with the layout of the fourth floor. It's also very fast. Before the mastermind could do anything to it, it successfully reached the fifth floor. If I'm not mistaken, it should have reached the fifth floor by now.
"And the person controlling the magic array on the fourth floor can't control the magic array on the fifth floor. So … "
"So, the bad news is that it's going to try its best to get rid of us?"
"You're right, Mister Kanter. It's not really bad news. Because I can already use the main control node to partially suppress and restrict the fourth layer of the magic array. It will be very difficult for him to use the magic array to deal with you … unless he can enter the sub-control node and use the sub-control node to control the magic array. "
Even if it could enter the sub-control node, it would only be able to control the magic array for a short time. Considering Angor's knowledge of runes and the fact that the main control node was much more powerful than the sub-control node, Angor would be able to do it very soon.
Besides, Angor didn't think that it was possible for them to enter the sub-control node. If they could, they would have done it long ago.
Kanter and Ness sighed in relief. They didn't want to face such a powerful magic array backlash either. It was already good enough that Angor could suppress the magic array on the fourth floor.
However, Angor did not tell them what the bad news was, which confused them. "What do you mean by 'bad news'?"
"The bad news is that the paths leading to the lower floor and the upper floor, which are the 'tentacles' outside the lab, have all been abandoned. Physically abandoned."
In other words, the mastermind removed all the tentacles from the main body and sunk them into the ground, cutting off all paths to the outside world.
"In other words, although the fourth floor is still in the overall structure of the laboratory, without the access channel, it has essentially become an isolated island."
People on the outside couldn't get in, and people on the inside couldn't get out. It was truly an isolated island.
Ness said, "But aren't all the researchers in the lab on the fourth floor? They're doing this to trap themselves here. "
"That's true. But by cutting off the passage, they also trapped you here, as well as the monster on the fifth floor."
Kanter also realized what was going on. "The mastermind behind the magic array on the fourth floor is quite bold."
They would rather cut off the passage than let anyone else leave.
"Bold, maybe. They don't know about Angor's existence, so they thought they could use the magic array to deal with us."
Just as Ness thought, the mastermind was already controlling the magic array to attack Kanter and Ness. However, Angor had already set up a countermeasure at the main control node, so their methods were useless.
"Angor, the tentacles are gone forever? Can't we leave without going through the tentacles? "Ness asked.
"If no one dug them out, it's considered permanent. But there's still a way for you to leave. "
"What way?"
"A plane passageway," Angor said. "I can suppress the magic array's effect on spatial energy and make it almost non-existent for a short time. Then you can use the plane passageway to get out."
If they didn't suppress the magic array and used the plane passageway, they would still have a chance to escape, but it would still be risky.
Ness frowned when he heard the word "plane passageway".
The cost of using a plane passageway wasn't cheap! He used a plane passageway to get here. He invited Kanter to escort him, so he needed to pay for the plane passageway's usage. According to the contract he signed with Kanter, Ness would be responsible for all the usage of the plane passageway. In other words, if he used the plane passageway to leave, he would have to pay for the usage of the plane passageway three times a day.
Even Ness, who had a decent amount of savings, couldn't help but tremble in fear.
"There's no other way? Can't we use short-distance teleportation? "Ness trembled." Isn't there a backup tentacle? "
"Well, I don't think so. Short-distance teleportation might be suppressed by the magic array, so a plane passageway is the best option."
"As for the spare external corridor, the fourth floor originally had spare ones, but even if they were spare ones, they were all taken away by the manipulator." It had to be said that the manipulator was quite decisive in doing things, leaving no way out.
"Damn it!" Ness yelled in anger. "I want the information!"
"I'm going to kill them! I'm going to kill them!" Ness yelled in anger. "Can you tell me where they are?"
"Yes. But it's pointless to kill them now. They're like ants on a hot pan." Angor already had a basic understanding of the magic array on the fourth floor, which allowed him to see the situation on the fourth floor with the help of the Eye of Authority. Those people were already panicking when they noticed the magic array going "out of control".
"I'm going to teach them a lesson!" Nessie was obviously still angry. In order not to alert the enemy, he had even kept quiet in front of the group of apprentices. In the end, the group of apprentices had slapped him in the face. How could he let this go?
Angor didn't try to stop him. He simply told Ness where they were.
"Most of them are in the research center. Some of them are in different rooms. The one controlling the magic array is in the reference room."
"Reference room? There's a reference room on the fourth floor? "Ness looked at Reynolds.
Reynolds was stunned for a moment. He lowered his head and said softly, "Yes."
"I don't think there are any reference rooms on the first three floors?"
Reynolds nodded again. "Correct. Reference rooms are only on the fourth and fifth floors. Similar ones are the medical center, the first floor of the Monster Garden, and the first and second floors of the Magic Plant Nursery … "
Reynolds began to list the unique structures on each floor.
"Why didn't you tell me there's a reference room on the fourth floor?" Ness wasn't interested in the medical center or the Monster Garden at all. However, the reference room was his top priority. He came here to study.
Reynolds made a gulping motion. "I forgot."
Ness narrowed his eyes. As a Soul Manipulator, Reynolds knew all too well about the little movements of souls and how external emotions could influence internal energy. Reynolds didn't have any "saliva" to gulp. Obviously, he wasn't telling the truth.
"You mentioned that there are only three rooms on the fifth floor for the top three Sequences. Are you sure there's a reference room there?"
Reynolds: "Yes, the rooms of the top three sequences are very big. Each sequence has a private data room."
"Which room is the one you're looking for? The one about the removal of soul imprints?"
Reynolds said subconsciously, "It might be in the reference room of No. 01."
Ness stared at Reynolds deeply. He had already guessed what Reynolds was thinking. This was actually Reynolds' selfishness. He was worried that Ness would find research materials on the fourth floor, so he wouldn't go to the fifth floor. Therefore, he didn't mention the reference room directly. Instead, he told Ness that the information was in the hands of the top three Sequences.
In the end, Ness didn't say anything about Reynolds' little scheme.
Everyone had their own selfish motives. Nessie could understand Reynolds' selfish motives from his point of view. However, understanding didn't mean agreeing with him. For Ness, the reference room was the most important thing. Reynolds ignored this, and Ness couldn't help but feel angry.
But now, Reynolds was still useful, and Reynolds' "talent" was also very useful. Considering the two aspects, Ness held back his surging emotions for the time being.
He didn't look at Reynolds. Instead, he looked at Angor's authority eye. "Can you restrict that guy in the reference room?"
"What kind of restriction?"
"I don't want him to destroy the important information in the reference room."
He considered and said, "You can restrict his movements. But even if you don't, he won't be able to destroy the data in the reference room. Just like the display room, the data in the reference room are all stored in magic arrays. There are rules when you use them. "
"There's a rule for the reference room? There's a time limit, and you can only take away three items? "Ness felt a headache coming on.
"There's no time limit. But according to the authority, you can only take three to ten books and research materials at a time. Only after returning these books and materials can you continue to obtain new materials. "
In other words, even if someone wanted to destroy the data in the reference room, they could only do so at most. Without returning the borrowed materials, they couldn't get new ones.
"I see … Can you change the rules?"
"Not now. I need to fully master the magic array. But that might take ten days or half a month, or even longer."
Nessie sighed in disappointment. Still, this was within his expectations. He could just spend more time in the reference room to check the books one by one.
"By the way, did anything happen in the display room?"
"Nothing. No one's around the showroom right now."
Ness' eyes glowed. Since there was nothing going on in the display room, he could go there and look for more organs. Even if he couldn't find any research materials, he could still find some information by studying Soul Gear.
Ness didn't hesitate and strode towards the reference room.
Since he couldn't leave for now, he decided to take all the treasures on the fourth floor first. First, he would go to the reference room, then the display room.
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