"Can you shut off the alarm?!"
"Yes! But the alarm is linked to the defense system. We'll still need to hack the system afterward! Otherwise, the machines here will come looking for us!"
Once he confirmed that Han Yuer and the others could cut off the alarm, Ye Lin decisively led the others to the doors to stand guard.
As Han Yuer pressed both hands against the Hangar's control console, torrents of data streamed rapidly through her eyes. Within seconds, the shrill alarm above the Hangar abruptly stopped.
Even though they had successfully silenced the alarm, those at the doors still dared not lower their guard, listening carefully for any movement outside.
Through the gap between the massive open metal doors, they could see a vast space outside the Hangar, seven stories high and covering over ten thousand square meters.
More than eight enormous passageways in the silver-gray metal walls connected to the various districts of the Virtual City.
In the darkness, only the signs above the passageways glowed red. At a glance, they looked like giant beasts crouching in the dark with their mouths open.
"Ye Lin, there's a sound, and continuous vibrations. They're all coming from below us!"
Hugging his rifle as he leaned behind the door, Huang Liang spoke quickly in a low voice, gesturing toward the source of the vibrations.
After the alarm sounded, they had all heard a series of heavy impacts. Though extremely faint, the sounds did not seem particularly close.
But barring any surprises, something like the Mechanical Spiders had probably awakened. The defense system here reacted fast, and they might already be on their way.
Ye Lin's gaze flickered as he looked into the pitch-black Transfer Center outside the doors, rapidly running through the possibilities in his mind.
Within a breath, he