The Collision of System Authorities

You can tell from the name Shelter No. 9.

If there's a number nine, then there's a number eight, a number seven, and even more.

In fact, Lu Bai had learned about this information a long time ago.

The order of the shelters is actually based on their size.

Of course, Shelter No. 9 is large enough in itself, and the other vaults, even if they are larger, are all in the same category.

The combined population of these top ten mega-shelters could reach two billion.

These ten shelters are essentially the last vestiges of human civilization.

Later on, the number of shelters in the two- or three-digit range became very small, barely enough to be considered a source of fire, and it was even unknown whether anyone was still alive inside.

Therefore, although the City Council notified all shelters, it only cared about the responses from the top ten shelters.

The basic radio is very easy to operate; no professional is needed, and even Xiao Zhengyan can use it himself.

After sending the notification, he turned to look at the permanent members of parliament present.

Everyone sat quietly in their respective seats, all looking preoccupied.

He knew these lawmakers were mentally preparing themselves.

Unfortunately, even though they had prepared for this day after becoming City Councilor, it wasn't so easy for them to face it calmly when it actually came.

"According to the Huacheng Treaty prior to the official commencement of the Shelter Project, all shelters must set aside their differences and work together for the future of humanity upon receiving the signal to return to the surface..."

Councilor Shen read aloud with a worried tone.

He knew that this treaty must have had the support of all the high-ranking members of humanity at the time, and it was their consensus.

The problem is that hundreds of years have passed since the treaty was signed, and on a long-term scale spanning dozens of generations, how many refugees would still be willing to respond? This is something worth considering.

Xiao Zhengyan deliberately put on a relaxed smile in front of everyone, "We probably won't receive a reply anytime soon, everyone. Let's prepare for the meeting in a bit."

The Earth's surface ecosystem continues to deteriorate.

The howling wind intensified, and large amounts of vegetation could be seen flying violently through the air.

If an ordinary person were standing in an open, unobstructed area right now, it would be no exaggeration to say that it would be extremely difficult to move around.

Lu Bai's clothes fluttered loudly in the strong wind, but his body remained steadily suspended in mid-air.

"Disable."

Old Ancestor Blood River once again activated System Authority against Lu Bai.

There was nothing he could do; the Deathmatch System was completely unresponsive, as if it were dead.

Realizing that ordinary abilities were no match for Lu Bai, this powerful demonic cultivator could only continue trying to restrict Lu Bai's access to his abilities.

Unfortunately, Lu Bai only found the disabled marker in the "discard pile," restored it, and thus broke the blockade from the System Authority.

The "discard pile" provided by the [Restore] ability is actually more accurately described as a recycle bin.

It's just that previously, this only contained various abilities he had used, which led Lu Bai to misunderstand the true purpose of the [Restore] ability.

Noticing that the [disable] had failed again, the Old Ancestor Blood River was not surprised, and instead shouted in his heart.

"Can't you see the current situation? You must give me more Heavenly Dao authority before I can help you fix this system error! I'm helping you, what are you waiting for?!"

Despite the turmoil in his heart, the Old Ancestor Blood River maintained a calm demeanor on the surface.

What he didn't know was that Lu Bai didn't care at all what he wanted to do.

"You've tried many times, it's useless. Lifting this lockdown costs me nothing."

The progress bar for [loading the save] is already 90% complete. Give Lu Bai a little more time, and he will be able to acquire a new black-level ability.

In this situation, he showed no aggression whatsoever, for fear of scaring the Old Ancestor Blood River into running away on the spot.

Lu Bai wore an innocent smile, "Besides, do you really need to help the Deathmatch System against me?"

These words seemed to have provoked the Deathmatch System.

Lu Bai immediately saw that black light spots once again appeared above the head of the Old Ancestor Blood River.

Moreover, this time, there were not just one, but three black dots representing abilities.

Including the previous [disabled] setting, this means that the Deathmatch System has granted Old Ancestor Blood River a total of four System Authority.

This is actually quite outrageous.

In reality, Lu Bai only possesses two black-level abilities.

Even Lu Bai couldn't help but frown upon seeing this.

He silently became more vigilant, realizing that a slight mishap could really lead to a disaster.

After all, he knew very well how powerful the effects of black-level abilities were.

Even one type of system access is troublesome enough, let alone gaining access to three different System Authority at once.

The Old Ancestor Blood River has acquired three new black-level abilities, along with an instruction manual provided by the Deathmatch System.

Having understood the functions of these different System Authority, he finally felt confident of victory.

"Heavenly Venerate Lu, you are indeed very powerful. I presume you possess more than one kind of Heavenly Dao authority?"

The Old Ancestor Blood River decisively activated his newly acquired black-level ability. He extended his index finger and pointed it at Lu Bai: "Let me see."

For a moment, Lu Bai felt as if he had been completely seen through, which made him very uncomfortable.

"You do indeed possess two kinds of Heavenly Dao authority."

The Old Ancestor Blood River sighed with a hint of regret, "What a pity, I am the one favored by the Heavenly Dao."

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Bai suddenly felt as if a huge mountain had appeared behind him, pressing him down and causing him to fall into the torrent below.

In fact, Old Ancestor Blood River used two different System Authority to achieve this.

[Reading], [Writing].

The former is similar to a comprehensive investigation, which can clearly see everything related to the Deathmatch System, including the various levels of abilities possessed by Lu Bai.

This System Authority is quite powerful even when used alone.

However, when combined with [writing], the effect will be even more powerful.

He didn't specifically target any specific enemies; he simply added the side effect of increased weight to Lu Bai's [Steel Body], which was enough to make it difficult for Lu Bai to move.

The Old Ancestor Blood River could still use tens of thousands of abilities, so Lu Bai dared not replace [Steel Body].

Under its immense weight, Lu Bai lay at the bottom of the torrent, struggling even to lift a finger.

Fortunately, the system's permissions all follow a certain logic; otherwise, if he had rewritten the ability content so that it would result in death upon use, Lu Bai wouldn't even have had a chance to catch his breath.

"Finally finished loading."

Lu Bai looked at the [Disable] ability lying quietly in his ability bar and used it on the Old Ancestor Blood River without hesitation.