Everything Was Normal Before the Protagonist Halo

After that, Fang Zheng encountered quite a few more Star Alliance warriors along the way, but they were clearly no problem for him. He slaughtered them all like chopping vegetables, while Iona obtained a considerable supply of nanomaterials from the Star Alliance's equipment, cutting the repair time by more than half.

"So this is that Forerunner ruin?"

After finishing off the last Star Alliance warrior still putting up a desperate resistance, Fang Zheng walked up to the tower's gate and examined it curiously. Unlike the Star Alliance's biomechanical style, this Forerunner ruin's gate possessed a clean, futuristic, mechanical feel.

If anything, it suited Fang Zheng's aesthetic preferences more closely than human designs did.

And it was more advanced than anything humanity currently had.

Hmm... this was nice.

Looking at the gate before him, Fang Zheng nodded in satisfaction, then stepped forward and knocked on it.

"..."

There was no response at all.

"How do you open this thing?"

"Please wait, Master."

Nymph hurried forward as well, then reached out and placed her hand on the gate. A halo of light appeared in her eyes once more.

"...This gate uses some sort of sensing technology. Only living beings with a matching frequency can open it. Please wait, I'll alter the frequency right away... Huh?"

"What is it?"

Seeing Little Angel cry out in surprise, Fang Zheng could not help asking. Nymph froze for a moment before answering.

"I detected that another entrance to the ruins was opened before. The one who entered was the Chief Petty Officer!"

"Him? How did he get in? Was it thanks to that AI?"

"No. According to the records here, after the Forerunner ruins scanned him and confirmed that he met the requirements, the gate opened directly."

"...That works too???"

Hearing Nymph's reply, Fang Zheng blanked