Embers Ad Infinitum

Relying on the auxiliary chip of the biological prosthetic limb and the system of the military exoskeleton device, and relying on the strategy of going slowly, thinking twice, and passing through slowly, Jiang Baimian only got lost once and successfully brought Shang Jianyao and the nuclear warhead to the end of the tunnel.

The heavy iron-black double doors were still tightly closed, and those "unintentional ones" didn't seem to have tried to chase them inside.

"They clearly found me and showed their desire to hunt..." Jiang Baimian looked at the door and muttered to himself in confusion.

She suspected that those "unintentional ones" were subject to some kind of restrictions and could only move within a limited range.

After thinking about it, Jiang Baimian placed Shang Jianyao and the crate containing the nuclear warhead in the tunnel, leaning against the side wall.

Immediately afterwards, she half-crouched in front of Shang Jianyao, extending her spirit to touch the other person's consciousness.

The familiar darkness came again, and the dim lights in the distance gradually condensed into a street lamp.

"Long time no see!" Shang Jianyao waved his hand.

Less than two hours! Jiang Baimian always suspected that the other party was mocking him for being a road fool.

She had just contacted Shang Jianyao before taking a nap. After waking up, she immediately moved her body, put on equipment, and entered the Eighth Research Institute with the corresponding things.

Considering that this current method of contact was extremely mentally draining, she did not waste time arguing about this issue and said bluntly:

"I'm going to explore the 'new world' in reality now, and you can provide me with protection.

"Well, my primary goal this time is to see how far away from your body the protection will lose its intended effect."

She chose her words carefully and did not say "completely loses its effect" because when the distance is extended to a certain limit, the mental shield provided by Shang Jianyao may gradually reduce its effect and be no longer able to resist the real "new world". The extraction of human consciousness.

At this time, the mental shield actually still existed, but it had just been penetrated.

"Okay, okay." Shang Jianyao, who has always had an experimental spirit, said enthusiastically, "Wait a moment."

Because it was Jiang Baimian who took the initiative to contact his consciousness with his spirit, it was equivalent to establishing a connection. Therefore, Shang Jianyao did not need to waste time on sensing, searching and locking the target. He could only use this connection wholeheartedly to let the power penetrate The barrier was attached to Jiang Baimian.

That's not much of a delay, just a few seconds.

When Shang Jianyao extended his spirit and came into contact with Yan Hu's seemingly sleeping consciousness, he felt like he was about to be dragged into the deep dark water.

Thinking about it now, Yan Hu hoped to get help on the one hand, but on the other hand he was hungry. Finally, he performed the contradictory behavior of shouting "Save me" while instinctively extracting the consciousness of the connector.

Fortunately, there was a certain delay, and Jiang Baimian saw the opportunity quickly and used electric shock to disconnect the two people in time, so that no tragedy occurred.

Soon, Shang Jianyao informed Jiang Baimian that he had provided the consciousness shield she needed.

In this way, even if Jiang Baimian retracts his extended spirit, the connection between the two will still exist until the effect of the shield completely disappears.

Jiang Baimian did not hesitate, gathered his human consciousness, stretched out his metal-skeleton-covered palms, and used the most appropriate force to make the heavy iron-black double door open backwards almost silently.

What caught her eyes were flashing lights.

In that small city, which is very similar to the "New World" and can even make anyone who steps into it become a "careless person", there are a few lights that shine brightly in the dark night.

Their absolute number was small, no more than twenty, distributed in and around the tower, completely incomparable to the dense stars in the night sky.

But in such a silent dark night, in such a strange place with no real human activity, these dozen or so yellowish or pure white lights still gave Jiang Baimian a feeling of numb scalp.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through her mind:

"The Eighth Research Institute has obviously moved, but it did not cut off the power to the abandoned headquarters. I am afraid it is because the small city at the end of the tunnel still needs power to maintain the operation of certain things..."

She initially thought that the Eighth Research Institute used a nuclear power plant, and shutting down the reactor was a troublesome matter, and there was no time to do it during the rush transfer.

Now it seems there may be a better explanation.

Huh, Jiang Baimian exhaled softly and walked out of the tunnel.

This time, she no longer felt dizzy, her head throbbed, or her soul was about to leave her body.

Jiang Baimian thought for a moment, turned around, and slowly closed the heavy iron-black door.

She was worried that when the door was open, the group of "unintentional people" might escape from the "restraint" and enter the tunnel.

Although this is unlikely to cause harm to Shang Jianyao's body, if they take the nuclear warhead away, Jiang Baimian will lose his biggest trump card.

But this time she was infiltrating for night reconnaissance, so carrying a nuclear warhead was obviously inappropriate and would significantly affect her actions.

Anyway, she is wearing a military exoskeleton device and an infinitely powerful biological prosthetic limb. When the time comes, she can open the door with a push and a push, which will not delay the opportunity to escape.

She was more worried about wasting precious time on the lost road than this.

Jiang Baimian, who had hidden his human consciousness, crouched and walked along the weeds everywhere in the valley, quietly approaching the "new world" of reality.

The temperature here is a little higher than outside. It's summer in the ice field, and all kinds of creatures are obviously active.

Relying on the electric signal induction and the night vision function of the exoskeleton device, Jiang Baimian arrived at the edge of the city silently without disturbing these "little guys" and hid next to a long-abandoned apartment.

Almost at the same time, she discovered that the bioelectrical signals in the dots were distorted.

The visual "dashboard" of the "M-45" military exoskeleton device also told her that the electromagnetic environment here is different from the outside world.

"Sure enough..." Jiang Baimian was not surprised at all.

According to the predetermined plan, she walked through the dark alley where the starlight was blocked, getting closer to the tall tower and the dozen or so lights surrounding it.

——Her "road obsession" will be much better if she can see the destination directly.

Seeing the target in sight, Jiang Baimian suddenly frowned.

The consciousness of the "Heartless" she sensed along the way was too little, almost only one-tenth of what she saw during the day.

At this time, she had traveled through almost half of the city.

"It's impossible for the remaining nine-tenths to live on the other side, right? Or, they can hide their consciousness and shrink to the places with lights? But why don't these one-tenths go over?" Jiang Bai Mian paused and fell into deep thought.

Unable to make any guesses for the moment, she walked forward for a while.

When the nearest light was less than thirty meters away from her, her head throbbed, as if someone had stuck a needle on a nerve.

This familiar feeling made Jiang Baimian stop immediately.

This is a sign of "unintentional illness"!

However, as she stopped moving forward, the throbbing pain in her head remained at the same level as before and did not get worse.

"When we get here, the consciousness shield provided by Hei gradually cannot withstand the extraction of consciousness, and corresponding signs begin to appear..." Jiang Baimian thought for a moment and suddenly realized.

Her current location is only one hundred, sixty or seventy meters away from the tower.

This made Jiang Baimian a little regretful and disappointed.

It would be nice if Shang Jianyao's consciousness shield was stronger.

But Shang Jianyao didn't know how to improve after entering the "new world", and she didn't know either. If she wanted to break through the last hundred meters, she had to find another way.

Jiang Baimian took seven or eight steps back, got rid of the throbbing pain in his head, and quickly came up with an idea:

"Two ways:

“The first is to move Feed’s body in to shorten the distance between me and it, but it’s still unclear whether the effect of his consciousness shield has decreased, or whether the closer to the tower, the stronger the extraction of human consciousness;

"Second, it seems that the higher the level of the awakened person, the stronger the resistance to consciousness extraction. If I can enter the 'soul corridor' and add the shield provided by Hi, I should be able to reach the tower..."

She is still traveling in the "Sea of ​​Origin", looking for the next island, and there is likely to be a golden elevator and another "her" on that island.

Unable to go any further, Jiang Baimian changed his goal and prepared to confirm the situation of the "unintentional people" he could sense one by one.

…………

In the "new world".

Shang Jianyao maintained Jiang Baimian's mental shield while looking at the dusty courtyard beside the road.

The courtyard was dark, with no lights representing humans, but Shang Jianyao had heard a slight movement before.

Well, two hours ago.

Shang Jianyao has maintained his current posture for two full hours!

"This is called caution!" The honest Shang Jianyao began to praise himself.

After two hours of "listening", he found that there was indeed some movement in the courtyard from time to time. Sometimes it seemed like someone was walking, sometimes it seemed like there was wind blowing through the hall, sometimes it seemed like a group of men and women were talking and laughing under their breath.

Shang Jianyao, who was calm and rational, glanced around and said:

“There’s always no light…

"The situation in the 'New World' may be more complicated than what the previous lady shared with Jacob and Hendrick, and there may be more secrets..."

"If you go in and take a look, you'll know what's going on?" The reckless Shang Jianyao took advantage of the fact that his colleagues were not paying attention, controlled his body, rushed two steps, stretched out his hand, climbed over the wall, and entered the yard.

Among all Shang Jianyao, his strength seems to be getting higher and higher.

As Shang Jianyao entered, the lamp representing him lit up in the courtyard.