Crossing into a Parallel World

[System has started and is performing self-checks.]

[A person wearing this clothing has been detected. Vital signs are being scanned.]

[Life support level detected at 70%, life support function activated]

[Life force detected at 55%, activity enhancement activated]

[Sensory enhancement features activated.]

[External assistance function activated.]

[Energy replenishment function activated.]

[Respiratory and circulatory functions have been activated.]

[Pain suppression function has been activated.]

[Sensitive filtering function is enabled.]

[Light refraction function activated.]

drop--

The key card beeped.

The mechanical door marked 'Restroom' opened with a click, revealing shelves, lockers, and another inner door.

Zai Zong looked down at his body, where he was no longer wearing an orange outfit.

Instead, it resembles a special type of cutting-edge combat armor, which looks extremely thick!

After putting it on, he tested it briefly and found that his physical strength recovered very quickly.

It can zoom in and out, and also has night vision, thermal imaging, and lighting functions.

Furthermore, their movement speed has also been significantly improved.

The most important thing is strength.

The Zai Zong looked down at his hands, then punched the wall hard.

Suddenly, a fist imprint appeared in front of him.

Meanwhile, there were cracks all around, like withered branches.

"Brothers, do you see that? That's Pawa!"

"Envious? You got it by being disgusting."

At this point, Zai Zong felt a bit nauseous.

When exhuming the body, because it's a real-time rendered animation, he doesn't need to operate it.

However, there is a process involved.

Especially in the cutscenes, when the protagonist "pouring" the head out of the helmet, blood is still "slowly flowing" from inside the helmet.

Absolutely disgusting!

"To be honest, sometimes the production team is too meticulous about details. For example, when they were taking off the armor just now, they should have done it in one go."

The Zai Zong looked at his body and thankfully, everything was resolved.

So, it's time to go to a parallel world!

The Cleaner, A'Ti, was nowhere to be seen on this path. But his mop and bucket remained, blocking the way.

But Zai Zong doesn't care about these things.

He stepped out towards the lounge, and immediately, a heavy thud echoed beneath his feet.

The sound effects are quite dynamic.

After entering the lounge, he stood still, waiting for things to change.

but.

Nothing happened.

Zai Zong:?

"How do we get to this parallel world? Or is this the place we're in?"

The Zai Zong frowned and looked around the lounge.

This place is about 10 square meters. Above it, the light is dim, and the light casts a faint glow on the shelves and cabinets along the surrounding walls.

Inside, there is a closed mechanical door facing the door to the lounge.

The Zai Zong spun around in place, but nothing happened. Finally, he looked up at the lounge across the street.

"Could the entrance be in that room?"

He frowned, quickly went out, and opened the door to the lounge across the street.

But the layout inside is exactly the same as the other lounge.

It was also filled with shelves and cabinets, and there was an inner door facing the entrance.

"Nothing has changed. Should we open this inner door as well?"

The Zai Zong arrived at the inner door of the lounge and swiped it open with his Level 5 Keycard.

With a beep, the door in front of me opened.

Then, he froze.

"This... this..."

In front of the Zai Zong was a dimly lit horizontal passageway.

On the opposite wall was a new door.

It's marked... 'Lounge'!

In the passageway between the two doors, the Cleaner A'Ti's bucket and mop were blocking the way!

Zai Zong quickly turned around, and there was the Cleaner's tools in the passage he had originally entered!

The positions and placements of the two are completely identical, even exactly the same!

"That the Cleaner's thing... has appeared. Could this new passage be from a parallel world?"

The Zai Zong surprise, then immediately turned around and went back to the passage he had originally taken. He avoided the Cleaner and entered the lounge opposite.

He wanted to open the inner door of the lounge as well!

With a soft beep, the mechanical door slowly opened.

What appeared before Zai Zong was none other than the same passage!

Directly opposite him was still a mechanical door marked 'Rest Room'.

In the middle of the passageway were the Cleaner's buckets and mops!

Suddenly, he understood.

"A passageway, two lounges, four doors. These inner doors connect to other worlds...?"

Zai Zong arrived at the new passage, bypassed the Cleaner, walked towards the lounge, and then looked back.

At this moment, the series of open mechanical doors behind him formed a straight line!

He also saw three of the Cleaner's tools.

If nothing unexpected happens, these doors will continue to open in a straight line, endlessly!

"I think I understand, brothers. I don't know if this newly appeared passage belongs to a parallel world or a cyclic space. Let me do an experiment first."

As he spoke, he kicked over the Cleaner, causing the water inside to spill out.

Meanwhile, in a straight line, the Cleaner in the other two passages also overturned as if they had been hit by something, spilling all over the ground.

Upon seeing this, the Zai Zong frowned.

"Strange, if this is a parallel world, then I'll kick over the buckets here. The other two passages shouldn't be overturned either..."

"So this is a cyclic space? Not a parallel world? Let me test it again."

Zai Zong took out Night Vision Goggles from his backpack and then dropped them.

Suddenly, Night Vision Goggles appeared on the ground of the other two passages as well!

Zai Zong's eyes widened. He didn't pick up the Night Vision Goggles at his feet. Instead, he went back to the passageway and picked them up.

As a result, the Night Vision Goggles on both sides of the passage disappeared, leaving him thoughtful.

"Hmm, it seems that Z-FBC-0970 is a circular space. No matter what we do, this place remains unchanged. But... oh... I remember now."

Zai Zong patted his head.

"Brothers, do you remember what the other protagonist said? He said to keep walking, keep walking, until he sees his ID card. And the Cleaner also said to keep walking, keep walking, until he feels he's on the right track."

"So that means if we keep opening the door and keep walking, we'll break this cycle and go to a parallel world?"

"In that case, brothers, follow me and strangle the dog!"

As he spoke, Zai Zong randomly chose a direction, crossed the lounge, and came to another passage.

Then open the door to the 'new lounge' in front of you.

With a soft beep.

Outside the door, a new passageway and a new lounge appeared once again.

The Cleaner, just like before, were knocked over and left on the floor.

"Then let's keep going!"

Zai Zong crossed the passageway. He repeated the process of opening the main gate, opening the inner door, crossing the passageway, opening the main gate, and opening the inner door.

And so he kept walking and walking.

The environment has remained unchanged; everything around us is the same.

But he kept walking, watching the comments as he went.

until

Three minutes later.

The scene has changed...

Zai Zong swiped his card to open the inner door of a lounge, and immediately heard a quarrel.

[What do you mean by this? You're my past self, so you should help me fix this damn detector! Make it work again!]

[Don't call me you, I can't bear that! What technical problem? Since you're me, and we both work at FBC, how could you not be able to do it? Coming all the way to another cycle to come to me, it's utterly shameful!]

[Stop arguing! Different loops have certain differences, but they also have some impact. You're arguing so much about a small detector, which is affecting my loop and slowing down my progress!]

The Zai Zong blinked and found himself in a new passage. He looked around, and wow, this was incredible!

There were at least 10 fully armed security personnel standing here, positioned on both sides of the passageway.

In the middle were several researchers in white coats and some equipment whose names I didn't know.

But the most striking feature is the three identical-looking elderly researchers in the middle.

They were arguing so hard their faces were red.

Judging from their conversation, it is clear that they come from different worlds.

"This... this is a parallel world! Oh my god... I've really arrived in a parallel world...?"

"But why didn't these people... notice me?"

Zai Zong walked over to the three people from different worlds and circled them.

But they completely ignored Zai Zong, as if he didn't exist.

[They seem unable to see me...? Perhaps it's because of this mechanical equipment...]

At this moment, the game's protagonist uttered a line that explained the current situation.

"Huh? This suit of armor makes me invisible?"

As he spoke, Zai Zong raised his hand in disbelief.

What you see is not a transparent and invisible thing, but a real arm.

"What's going on? I can see myself, but these NPCs can't? Is this armor that magical?"

The Zai Zong tried to push the security guard on guard, but because he used a bit too much force, the guard stumbled.

result

[Alert! All on alert! There is an unseen entity here! I'm under attack!]

[Abort the experiment! Immediately seal off all entrances and exits, and shut down Z-FBC-0970! All researchers, stand against the wall! I'm saying it again! All against the wall!]

[They might have come from another timeline following Dr. Jung, so be careful!]

[All agents, attempt to attack your surroundings! Report any obstruction immediately and pinpoint it if possible!]

"Damn it! Run!"

Immediately, the Zai Zong ran away.

He never expected that the production team would not only create a parallel world, but also create a small event in one of those worlds.

They even added physical feedback to these NPCs, amazing! The details are incredible!

Zai Zong ran into the lounge, the door was slammed shut by the NPCs.

"Holy crap, is this even allowed? What will happen if I go back now?"

The Zai Zong, cautiously opened the door to the lounge that had just been closed behind him, and then...

Outside, there was nothing but the overturned bucket.

There were no security forces, no equipment, no researchers, and no three identical PhDs.

Everything seemed perfectly normal.

It was as if that parallel world we just saw was just a coincidence.

He returned to his own spatial loop.

"I can't go... It's a bit of a shame... After all, it's the first parallel world I've encountered after traveling for so long..."

Zai Zong shook his head regretfully.

He turned around and opened the door again.

He walked for another minute or two.

Another incident has occurred!

[You will all die! You will all die! I saw it with my own eyes! You are all dead! All dead!]

As soon as the mechanical door opened, Zai Zong heard these words, which sounded like he was about to cry.

He immediately became interested.

"Holy crap, have I entered another parallel world?"

He quickly went outside, only to find that a group of security guards and researchers were also standing in the same passageway.

At this moment, a blonde female researcher was frowning as she looked at the D-Class Personnel kneeling on the ground.

[What exactly did you see?]

"I asked the female researcher."

Then, the D-Class Personnel trembled all over, their faces filled with fear.

[Control Failure ... It's Control Failure ...! The facility is losing power... Riots are breaking out everywhere... Broadcast alarms are going off one after another... Those anomalies... Those anomalies are coming out... Dr. Taylor ... I see you... You've been... You've been...]

[Enough! Agent, this man is mentally unstable and useless. Also, temporarily halt the experiment and have the electrician conduct a thorough inspection of the electrical facilities and control devices. I need to report to Dr. Maynard.]

After saying that, the blonde female PhD student turned and left.

The D-Class Personnel were left behind, crying and pleading as they were dragged away.

Meanwhile, the others started packing their things.

Zai Zong saw this, he smacked his lips and found it amusing.

"Guess what... this D-Class Personnel... could it be that they went to my original world? After all, Control Failure there."

"By the way, can I wander around this parallel world? There hasn't been Control Failure here yet, right? Is it possible to familiarize myself with the map here? Anyway, no one can see me."

Zai Zong looked at both sides at the end of the road, then walked over and tried to open the door.

As a result, the protagonist blurted out a line.

I have no reason to linger here; I need to get to that world as soon as possible to save people.

"All right."

Zai Zong shrugged and had no choice but to continue.

So he started repeating the steps of opening the door, opening the door, crossing the passage, opening the door, and opening the door again.

He walked for about a minute before encountering another new event.

Gunshot!

"Holy crap? There's a fight going on, guys? Should we go check it out?"

At this moment, Zai Zong had arrived at the new passage, discovered that the gunshots were not coming from here, but from a remote place.

This piqued his curiosity, but he still asked the viewers and fans in the live stream.

But the answer he received was to go and check it out immediately.

OK!

It seems that the people in the live stream are also very curious about what is happening in the parallel world.

"Okay! Let's go. The gunshots are coming from... it seems to be coming from the direction of the security post. GOGOGO!"

As he spoke, Zai Zong ran over.

As the tunnel gate opened, the gunfire intensified.

That means we're on the right track!

"Charge, brothers!"

The Zai Zong took the lead and rushed out.

"A new parallel world! A new parallel world! A new parallel world! I'm coming to the new parallel world!"

"Don't be afraid, I'm coming to save you right away!"

The security station is not far, about 109 meters away.

But for the curious Zai Zong now, it seems a bit long.

Fortunately, the ' Mechanical Battle Armor ' he was wearing gave him a feeling of moving with incredible speed.

Especially after their stamina became exceptionally high, they exhibited an extraordinary quality.

For a moment, he felt that as long as he had this awesome set of equipment, he would be all that mattered.

There's absolutely no need to find those hidden reward mechanics within the game.

This suit of armor alone is enough for him to clear the game!

Soon, due to his high-speed movement, he was only a corner away from the security station.

Then

The gunfire intensified!

There were also passionate roars and angry curses.

At the same time, a monstrous roar made his pupils shrink.

"Damn it! Something must have happened at the security post up ahead!"

At this moment, urged on by the viewers and fans in the live stream, Zai Zong began to speed up.

The corner is getting closer and closer.

But the gunshots began to gradually decrease.

Then came a series of screams and the roars of monsters.

The Zai Zong anxious, and he put all his strength into it, finally reaching the corner!

He then turned sharply and froze on the spot.

[Aaaaaaaahh...

This is the roar of a monster, not the roar of a human.

In a Zai Zong saw a tall, thin, white-skinned monster howling as it rushed into a passage with its arms outstretched.

It moved so fast that it smashed the mechanical door to pieces.

This shows just how terrifying it is!

"Holy crap... what the hell is this...?"

Zai Zong stared blankly at the passage the monster had rushed into. The mechanical door, smashed open, couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed to the ground with a bang, kicking up dust.

The security post ahead was littered with corpses and blood.

Moreover, the location where each person died was not much different from what he saw when he obtained the ' Mechanical Battle Armor '.

Or are they exactly the same?

The Zai Zong n't remember.

But he knew that this place was probably closely related to his original world.

After all, he had now witnessed the horrific tragedy at the security post and the slaughter of the monsters there.

But when he came here to strip off the armor, this tragedy had already happened a long, long time ago.

So, is this parallel world a past time period of his world?