Chapter 185
But Angela could not eliminate the remaining half no matter what she did.
The energy consumed by these fissures in the latter half is geometrically greater than that of the first half, and their energy reserves are completely insufficient.
Iris also repeated what Angela had once told her.
"Ms. Angela said that eliminating the crack in the latter part of this section is very difficult, just like cracks that already existed inside the company. She speculated that this is related to 'Supernormal State'."
"Supernormal State?" Xiao Huasheng asked curiously.
"Yes... She said it was precisely the existence of these fissures that made 'Supernormal State' imperfect, enough to accommodate us entering the company. Otherwise, a flawless 'Supernormal State' would not be able to accommodate any outsiders, so Ms. Angela stopped managing it after bringing it to an acceptable level."
Xiao Huasheng, "What will happen if it's all repaired?"
"I don't know either. Actually, I still don't quite understand what Ms. Angela was saying... Anyway, just remember, supervisor, that doing this is extremely dangerous. This is what Ms. Angela asked me to convey to you."
As she spoke, Iris stepped forward and entered the blast door again, leading Xiao Huasheng directly to the control room.
The layout here is simple: a chair, a computer, a box of snacks, and pink ceiling and walls painted according to Iris's preferences.
The walls were covered with photos of all sorts of corridors and interiors, including photos of the interiors of each containment unit.
Xiao Huasheng could even see the White Gan Band composing new scores here.
Iris continued her explanation.
"Here, I can safely stay outside the isolation zone and remotely adjust the stabilizer parameters or clean up abnormal byproducts caused by energy leakage around the rift through the camera lens and these remote control devices, without having to personally risk my life."
She looked at Xiao Huasheng and gave a helpless smile, "This is definitely much safer than my previous work on the front lines of the Containment Department. After all, I don't have the superhuman physique of Miss Ku Tang or Mr. Roxy. I'm not very good at fighting. Ms. Angela believes that my abilities can be put to the greatest use here, while also ensuring the safety of the staff to the maximum extent."
As she spoke, she raised her camera and skillfully aimed it at a slightly vibrating energy stabilizer next to a crack in the distance.
After locking onto the target through the viewfinder, she gently pressed the shutter, and after developing the photo, she began working on it.
In the distance, the stabilizer was precisely controlled by a pair of enormous female hands; minor deviations were quickly corrected, and operation immediately returned to stability.
Iris gave Xiao Huasheng a complete demonstration of the workflow.
"Look, like this." Iris put down the photo and nodded.
Xiao Huasheng raised an eyebrow and asked, "Iris, you weren't supposed to show me this process, were you?"
"Yes... supervisor."
Upon hearing Xiao Huasheng's words, Iris's expression immediately became worried and slightly pained.
"Out of curiosity, I took some photos of the inside of the fissure, but what I saw made me uneasy... There seems to be something on the other side of the fissure."
Iris carefully took a photo out of her pocket and handed it to Xiao Huasheng.
Chapter 34: The Angel Dropped a Little Pearl [2 Updates]
Xiao Huasheng took the still-warm photo and looked down at it.
The photograph clearly captures the scene inside the spatial rift.
It was not the Chaos energy flow or the Distortion alien space structure that had been expected, but a deep, viscous, solidified darkness.
In the very center of this darkness, there is an eye.
A huge, bloodshot eye with pupils shrunken to the size of dangerous pinpoints.
It occupied the entire field of vision of the fissure, pressed tightly against the other side of the fissure, staring intently outward.
There was no emotion in those eyes, no curiosity, no anger, not even malice, only a pure, chilling focus.
Its entire world, its entire meaning of existence, is simply to gaze at this side of the camera.
Xiao Huasheng believed she had witnessed countless horrific scenes, from battlefields filled with flying blood and flesh to indescribable abnormal entities; her nerves had long been honed to be incredibly resilient.
However, at this moment, facing that silent, staring blood-red eye in the photograph, an inexplicable chill, originating from the depths of her instincts, quietly crept up her spine, causing her to shiver involuntarily.
Xiao Huasheng felt that the gaze could pierce through the photograph, penetrate space, and strike her directly in the soul.
"... What is this?" Xiao Huasheng's voice unconsciously lowered, carrying a hint of solemnity that he himself was unaware of.
"Supervisor, I don't know either. There's clearly nothing in the photo, but I'm still scared. I feel like this is abnormal..." Iris said fearfully, hugging her arms.
Suddenly, the world of the red-haired Angel began to spin.
Those blood-red eyes rapidly magnified and spun in her field of vision, instantly engulfing all her senses.
The surrounding control room, Iris's worried face, the hum of the instruments... everything faded, Distortion, and then vanished completely in an instant.
Xiao Huasheng felt as if he had been suddenly pulled into an indescribable situation.
A sense of Distortion filled my entire being.
Up, down, left, and right lost their meaning; time seemed to stand still.
She found herself suspended in the viscous darkness of the photograph, completely naked, her bare skin exposed to an invisible gaze, sending a shiver down her spine.
There was absolute nothingness all around.
Only directly in front of her, that huge, bloodshot, crimson eye remained focused, silently gazing at her.
That was just watching, just... just watching.
Xiao Huasheng tried to mobilize his forces, but found it was like throwing a stone into the sea.
She was like a butterfly pinned to a specimen shelf; all her secrets, all her existence, were laid bare before that eye.
An unprecedented sense of insignificance and exposure gripped her, almost bringing her to a standstill.
She could only stare blankly back at that eye, her mind a complete blank.
I don't know how much time passed; perhaps it was a moment, perhaps it was eternity.
The scene before them receded like the tide, the darkness dissipated, and the suffocating eye vanished in an instant.
Xiao Huasheng stumbled abruptly, only to find herself still standing in the control room, clutching the photograph in her hand.
Iris was looking at her with a look of horror and confusion.
"Manager? What's wrong? You just... suddenly froze and didn't move, and your face is so pale!" Iris asked anxiously.
Xiao Huasheng took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the violent heartbeat in his chest and the lingering chill.
She loosened her fist, which she had unconsciously clenched, and gently placed the photo on the control panel, trying to make her voice sound steady.
"Iris... didn't you see anything?"
Xiao Huasheng looked into the eyes in the photo that were still gazing at her, and asked again.
"Hmm," Iris responded.
"I understand, it's nothing, a minor issue."
Xiao Huasheng nodded, then forced a smile and waved to Iris, saying, "I guess it's because you're a bit bored being alone here. You can ask Angela for permission to go out and relax. You don't need to film inside the rift anymore, just focus on your work."
"Is that so?" Iris asked curiously, but trusting Xiao Huasheng completely, she nodded. "Thank you, supervisor."
At this moment, Xiao Huasheng turned his head away.
Iris didn't see it.
Her once radiant, Angel face was now drained of color, leaving only a pale pallor.
The red-haired Angel's lips were pulled down as far as they could go. She closed the door, staring blankly and stiffly at the photo, muttering to herself.
"What, what is this thing, you bastard..."
Tick-tock, something fell down.
Those pretty eyes, which usually sparkled with a mischievous glint, now appeared even brighter, veiled in a thin layer of mist.
There was no crying, no sobbing.
Only large, glistening teardrops, without warning and without sound, rolled down her eyes and slid down her smooth cheeks, leaving two wet streaks.
Xiao Huasheng was so frightened that she cried.
The clumsy Angel, who was utterly clueless about horror movies, made her shed pearls with just a glare from that eye.
She darted back into the monitoring room.
Angela was tending to her potted plants at that moment.
She crouched down and slowly trimmed away the excess branches and leaves with scissors, adjusting the fluorescent light.
Hearing the noise, she asked softly without turning her head.
"Supervisor, you're back. How's Iris doing? She seems a bit nervous. Is there some new problem with the rift?"
Her tone was calm and natural, clearly indicating that she already knew Xiao Huasheng's whereabouts through the company's internal surveillance.
However, instead of her usual energetic voice, she was met with a soft, nasal sob.
Angela turned around in confusion.
Before she could even see clearly, a figure suddenly rushed into her arms and hugged her tightly.
"Angela... Waaah..."
Xiao Huasheng buried his face deep into Angela's chest, his body trembling uncontrollably.
A bright red braid appeared on Angela's chest, and the fragrant scent of the hair wafted into Angela's nostrils.
Warm tears quickly soaked the fabric of Angela's clothes.
She rubbed her cheek helplessly against Angela, like a cute little kitten seeking shelter after being frightened.
Only in this way could the red-haired Angel draw a sense of security and dispel the terrifying, cold gaze she had just received.
Angela froze, her hands instinctively reaching back to hug the slightly trembling body in her arms.
She could sense that Xiao Huasheng's breakdown at that moment was real.
This is completely different from his usual fearless image.
She gently patted Xiao Huasheng's back and asked curiously, "Supervisor? What happened? What... did it do this to you?"
She simply couldn't imagine what could possibly cause Xiao Huasheng had witnessed countless anomalies and even personally confronted many indescribable things, to be so terrified and out of control.
Neither corpses, flesh and blood, monsters, nor Chaos Gods could break the Angel's spirit. What was it that possessed?
Therefore, Angela felt she had to take this seriously.
Xiao Huasheng released Angela, her eyes red-rimmed, and took out the photos, sobbing as she spoke.
"Look... this, oh..."
The photos ended up in Angela's hands.
The moment she received it, Angela's face turned pale.
Chapter 35: Anomalies and More Anomalies [1 Update]
Angela took the photo and her gaze fell on it.
In an instant, her eyes seemed to see some kind of monster, and her consciousness had already flown out of her body.
The blue-haired beauty's eyes went blank for a moment, and she froze on the spot, stunned and momentarily frozen in place.
Xiao Huasheng quickly patted Angela on the shoulder and asked her what was wrong.
"Angela, what's wrong? Did you see that thing too?"
Seeing Angela in this state, Xiao Huasheng felt a strange sense of balance.
Angela didn't react when she was patted. Only after several seconds did she slowly and stiffly raise her head, her tone full of disbelief.
"Manager... this, this thing is too strange." Angela finally managed to say, not wanting to look at the photo anymore, and sealed it away in a box.
The things in the photo were clearly far beyond her comprehension and tolerance.
"I've spent far more time at the company than you have. I monitor every containment unit, analyze every piece of data, and you could say I know this facility better than anyone else..."
She paused, her gaze involuntarily drifting to the sealed box.
"But... this thing..." She shook her head, Angela frowning slightly, her fingertips unconsciously tapping the control panel—a habitual gesture when she was deep in thought. "I've never noticed its existence in any records. There's absolutely no such thing in the company. It's like... like it doesn't belong to this system at all, yet somehow it was quietly embedded in without anyone noticing."
"A system that was airdropped?" Xiao Huasheng was puzzled.
"That's one way to put it, but what's certain is that this thing has existed for a long time; it just appeared due to certain triggers."
"There's a rift in the company that's never appeared before." After thinking it over, Xiao Huasheng could only come up with this one possibility.
In fact, this was the only possibility Angela could think of.