Volume Three: The Academy Goes Completely Berserk - The Sixth District
Buzz----
A faint beam of light swept across the empty passageway, moving slowly and automatically forward. Two uniformed patrolmen followed behind the beam, surveying their surroundings.
One of the patrolmen, holding a small, exquisite compass, squinted as he sensed that the light membrane he had just witnessed was emanating from the compass.
"How about it?"
"Channel 253 has been inspected and found to be normal. Next up is channel 254."
"This little gadget from your Si Nan Family is so convenient. Thanks to you, we always finish earlier than other groups."
"Convenience, you know... my old home in the East Emperor Continent collapsed a long time ago, so I can only stay here as a patrolman to make a living..."
"My condolences. But being a patrolman is pretty good; it's a secure job, and I've never heard of any idiot invading District Six—"
"Shhh!!"
"How--"
"Someone's there—whoa!"
A dark shadow flashed past without making a sound, and the patrolman was knocked unconscious the instant the compass detected him.
"Who!"
The other man was shocked; he immediately stretched out his hand, his fingertips wreathed in dazzling lightning—
"Here it is, you idiot."
The patrolman was struck on the back of the neck and immediately collapsed, unconscious.
Looking at the two patrolmen lying on the ground, Ling Ye nodded in satisfaction. "Looks like we were lucky; we chose a route with fewer patrolmen."
"Don't let your guard down... By the way, how did you do that? You moved without making a sound."
"I'm very good at covert operations. Although I'm the deputy captain of the Enforcement Team, I mainly do things like infiltration and assassination."
"Is your special ability related to covert operations?"
"Cover-the-ground operations are just my specialty, it has nothing to do with superpowers. My superpower is very similar to yours, both are the simple and brutal type."
"Oh..."
"Now let's quickly change their clothes," Ling Ye said, starting to strip the clothes off the two unfortunate patrolmen and put them on himself. "Luckily, their uniforms even come with hats, which can be used to cover their faces."
"It's a bit strange for a woman like me to wear a man's uniform, isn't it? The men's and women's uniforms here seem to be different."
"It's alright. If Miss Ye, Miss Xiao, Miss Haoyue, or even Miss Givinia were to wear it, it would definitely be immediately obvious. But if it's you, the chances of it being obvious are much smaller."
A few seconds later, Xiao Wu understood what Ling Ye meant.
"Is it any of your business that I have small breasts?!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
In the underground space, countless enormous, intertwined roots stand silently in the center of this sea of roots, where a massive collection of containment chambers continues to move in and out.
"So, what are we going to do with these things...?"
"Raise it?"
"Are you kidding me!"
One researcher, carrying a birdcage of moderate size, said to another researcher that the cage was full of sparrow-like little birds, chirping and huddling together, preening each other's feathers. Despite being rather cute little creatures, the two researchers looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy, with the one carrying the cage seemingly eager to throw it away as soon as possible.
"You must know how dangerous killing sparrows is, right? If I could, I'd really like to take them straight to the incinerator, but they're an endangered species, so I can't just kill them indiscriminately..."
"Take them to the special monster containment room. Hopefully, they won't fight those Desolate Beasts."
"The individual combat power of Desolate Beast is too strong; it's best not to put them in one room."
"But there are no rooms available at the moment..."
With that, the two moved toward the special monster containment room. It was a building that resembled an iron fortress, with dense arrays of spiritual energy engraved on the metal walls, and several fully armed guards standing watch around it.
"No matter how many times I come here, I always feel that it's heavily guarded."
"However, it's all for naught. If those beasts really want to rebel, a few people can't stop them."
Opening the door to the containment chamber, one sees a series of large, transparent rooms, each filled with rare, dangerous, or magical monsters. Some monsters are quietly curled up in their rooms, some are constantly banging against the transparent partitions, and some are emitting ear-piercing roars, creating an extremely noisy scene.
Just as they entered the containment chamber, another guard with his hat pulled low came out. However, the two researchers didn't pay much attention to it. After all, the special monster containment chamber was a dangerous unit, and it wasn't surprising that guards patrolled inside regularly.
"Okay, put them in..."
A shadow, moving with incredible speed, struck the birdcage.
It was so sudden that the two researchers had no time to react.
Clang, clang, something fell to the ground.
It was a small knife coated with anti-reflective paint.
And the lock on the cage, smashed with a knife.
The silence lasted for a moment, and then--
"Run! Run!!!"
The researcher screamed, threw the cage away, and fled in panic. The moment the sparrow-like birds inside realized they were free, they revealed their ferocious nature.
"Warning! Warning! A large-scale riot has broken out in the special monster containment chamber! I repeat—"
"All personnel, evacuate via the nearest emergency exit!"
In the blink of an eye, the outer area of Zone Six was in complete chaos, with all sorts of bizarre birds, beasts, and insects surging out of the containment chambers like an explosion. The first to gain their freedom rushed into the containment chambers the moment they escaped their cages. Although they were unremarkable in appearance, their fighting spirit and ferocity were unmatched even by the ten major demon beast clans. More importantly, their beaks and claws could secrete a highly corrosive liquid. While it was difficult to damage the specially treated transparent partitions, it could corrode the door locks.
So the monsters, who had been imprisoned for so long, began to run wild.
A dark green Desolate Beast, twenty or thirty meters long, galloped across the field, knocking over countless pieces of equipment, its crooked maw devouring the life force of the surrounding creatures; giant centipede-like reptiles emerged from the ground, frantically attacking everything in their sight; the deformed Black Abyss Tribe appeared and disappeared into black mist, each appearance causing massive destruction.
The once peaceful Sixth District has suddenly transformed into a playground for extremely dangerous monsters.
Researchers scattered and fled, guards hastily assembled, and in the chaos, no one noticed a figure entering the center of District Six.
"That's all I can do to help, Xiao Wu."
Hidden in the shadows, Ling Ye took off her hat and watched Xiao Wu's departing figure.
"I'll keep watch outside. You handle the Serpent's Egg, but... whatever you do, don't stop to do good deeds just because you feel sorry for these guys being attacked by monsters."
"That guy Ling Ye... tsk!"
To be honest, Xiao Wu strongly disagreed with Ling Ye's approach, since most of the researchers and guards here were innocent. However, she had to admit that if she wanted to cause a commotion and sneak in, this was probably the most efficient method.
In the underground of Zone Six, she dashed through the intricate corridors lined with heavy metal doors, some of which echoed with eerie banging sounds.
"That's enough! Staying in this godforsaken place for too long will drive you crazy!"
According to the top-secret document that Givinia had shown her, the "Serpent's Egg" was numbered 000, which clearly indicated it was something extraordinary. So, all she had to do was go inside, right? Thinking this matter-of-factly, Xiao Wu quickened her pace.
So, all the doorplates have the number "scp-xxx" written on them. What does scp mean?
"The so-called SCP stands for 'Suck'."
Cock and
The meaning of 'Penis'.
"Who!"
To get this close without even realizing it, that's definitely a master!
"I suggest you stop. Don't you think this place looks familiar?"
Xiao Wu immediately stopped and looked around...
"Could this place be...?"
Indeed, although the layout of the long corridor and rows of iron gates could easily make one dizzy, Xiao Wu still recognized that she had walked through this corner before.
"Finally noticed? As the supervisor of this underground core area, my ability is to 'disrupt' the space of this area and reconnect it in a disordered way. No one but me can get out!"
The voice came again, but Xiao Wu couldn't see the other person in person; there wasn't even a shadow.
"... You just said you can break and reconnect the space in this 'area'? So can I assume that your ability can affect a wide area of space, but cannot precisely manipulate a small area—in other words, this ability can only trap me here, but cannot be used to attack or take further action, right?"
"... wrong."
"You've been silent for so long before answering, so it seems I guessed right. Besides, you said it was 'disorderly,' meaning you yourself don't know in what order the space you've disrupted will reconnect, right?"
"Of course not."
"Looks like I guessed right again. Even you can't figure out the order, which means you're having a hard time figuring it out yourself?"
"... Still not right."
"You've dragged yourself and the entire underground area into this mess just to trap one enemy. How bizarre are you?"
"... Ahhh, are you challenging my authority? I am Kondraki, the 'King of Butterflies' of the Four Doctors of the Apocalypse! If the four of us are combined, even that bastard Fiaz would have to give way!"
"Wow, that's really impressive. So, what can you do?"
Boom!!!
Without warning, Xiao Wu suddenly fired a shot at the seemingly empty corner of the wall, and a burst of blood immediately exploded in the air, accompanied by a pig-like scream. A large, dense mass of things materialized on the spot; it was a swarm of butterflies with black and white stripes, some of which had half of their wings still in the deathly gray of the corridor wall. It seemed that these were some kind of monsters skilled in mimicry.
The person who had been hiding under the butterfly's disguise was revealed to be a rugged-looking man who was now staring at her in disbelief.
"Clearly, clearly after my adjustments, not only my appearance was concealed, but even my voice, smell, breath, and the air currents caused by my every move could be disguised! How did you find me!"
"Battle instinct, I guess."
"..."
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