Returned to the game page once more, Tang Xiao looked at the CG’s screen and fell into deep thought.
At the moment of his death, the venue had been reduced to an inferno. These elites of the high-knowledge people rushed blindly toward the entrance and exit, but the boulders before them had long since buried any hope of escape.
All entrances and exits were blocked, with no hope of escape. While inside, there was an outbreak of a suspected zombie virus…
Oh no, it was a zombie mushroom. However, when he looked at it, it was similar to the zombies in the movie and television that Tang Xiao watched. The mushroom-infected people would gradually lose their minds and attack crazily. In a moment, most of the people in the field would become a mushroom parasite.
That was tough ah… Most of the Third Eye’s scientists were in this venue. This was a drastic measure to deal with them. After this, the Third Eye would suffer greatly.
There was also a falling stone from the ceiling. How did it block the doorway precisely? The trajectory of that falling movement was obviously not right.
Superpowers?
The word flashed through Tang Xiao’s mind.
This was clearly a deliberate plot. The culprit would not be alone.
Which forces did it? The alliance? Or Huigui sect?
Tang Xiao glanced at the CG’s description. Hmmm, he voted for the Huigui sect.
After Lodge talked about the existence of the Huigui sect, Tang Xiao also checked this sect with the Third Eye’s internal network. It roughly illustrates the same thing as Lodge’s description, but nothing different. The reason why the Third Eye feared them was mainly because they were mortal enemies.
Huigui sect was a religious group. They advocated joining mushrooms to usher in glorious evolution and abhor all attempts to ‘understand’ their beliefs. Not coincidentally, the Third Eye was an organization of an academic nature and a gathering of mad scientists who had abandoned their morals and ethics.
How could it be so coincidental that the Third Eye had just had a scientist discover a way to detect the zombie mushroom, and an infection crisis immediately erupted on their side? It was simply a naked provocation.
He was afraid the goal was to destroy Dr. Feng’s research and prevent the instrument to detect the zombie mushroom from being released.
Then he thought about his purpose and agonized. It didn’t seem to be very difficult to break this deadlock. As long as he didn’t enter this conference place, it would be enough. However, what was next? If numerous high-level scientists in the venue died, it was foreseeable that the Third Eye would suffer greatly. There would be no time to worry about any projects at all.
He had to stop this incident from happening. At least, most of the scientists couldn’t die here.
Having established a new goal, Tang Xiao took a deep breath and loaded the archive.
The last archive was before the Achievement Conference. Luckily, he had the habit of archiving.
The first half was the same as before. Tang Xiao handed papers to other scientists and then was rejected. With the experience before, Tang Xiao became calmer. He had now waves in his heart.
He couldn’t go directly, otherwise it was another dead end.
Tang Xiao pondered for a while, thinking that if he wanted to stop these scientists from dying at the venue, it wouldn’t work for him to yell blindly alone. Only the higher-ups of the Third Eye would be able to stop this presentation from taking place midway.
The short-haired man invited Tang Xiao to listen to the presentation, just like last time. Tang Xiao first saved a slot and then apologized. “Sorry, I’m still a bit busy.”
This time, he didn’t choose to go in. Instead, he waited and watched from the outside. Anyway, he didn’t expect to get through it all in one go. He needed to collect more information before each loading of the archive.
Li Ji felt regretful but didn’t say anything more and went off alone to listen to the presentation.
Tang Xiao waited in place for almost an hour. Finally, a loud bang came from inside the venue, followed by an explosion from outside.
“Wha–what happened?”
Confusion filled the researchers who were still outside. Tang Xiao had already rushed out of the hall at this time, looking around. He saw black smoke rising in the direction of the experimental area. His eyes flickered as he ran toward the experimental area.
When he ran to the place, he found that the key affected area was in laboratory building 7. In addition, there were scattered laboratories, also smoldering black smoke.
“Whose laboratory is there?” He asked aloud as he casually grabbed a researcher who was running outside.
“Dr– Dr. Feng… There may be others.” The already hexed researcher replied subconsciously.
Sure enough.
Tang Xiao let go of him, pondering. Sure enough, his previous guess was correct. The murderer was most likely the Huigui sect, to seal Dr. Feng’s research and destroy a few labs they found not pleasing to their eyes.
He keenly realized that the incident might not be all bad things for him. The confusion… meant that there was the possibility of muddling through.
Isn’t this the best stage to show off 428’s capabilities?
But the thought in his mind was disturbed. He couldn't sort out a complete plan.
Anyway, he needed to try to stop the incident in the next loading.
Load the archive
This time, after politely refusing the short-haired man, Tang Xiao walked toward the staff inside the venue with a clear goal in mind.
“Who is the person directly responsible for this presentation? I have a few questions and need his response.”
The staff member at the side froze and glanced at Tang Xiao’s identity card, realizing that he was an unclassified newcomer scientist.
According to the Third Eye’s rank, only researchers who had made certain contributions by sending out the thesis could become scientists with a hierarchical classification. Scientists had an extraordinary status in the Third Eye. Even to a certain extent, the Third Eye was a platform for these researchers.
Therefore, even if Tang Xiao was an unclassified researcher, it was not something that the staff member doing the administration could ignore. He immediately led Tang Xiao to an office, knocked on the door, and explained Tang Xiao’s intention at the door.
Soon the door opened and a middle-aged man walked out, glancing at Tang Xiao, a little impatiently. “Are you the one who wants my response? Say. What is it?”
The middle-aged man’s identification tag bore the words Level 2 Scientist, though more conspicuously was the position of Department Director. Similar to the senior university, the Third Eye had individuals who devoted themselves to the academic field, as well as individuals who believed their talents were limited and redirected towards administration.
Tang Xiao glanced at the staff, and the other party left. Time waited for no one. After confirming that there was no one around, Tang Xiao put on a terrified expression and said urgently, “Please stop this presentation from unfolding. There are spies in the organization. They’re likely to strike at the presentation!”
The middle-aged man froze for a moment. His expression immediately became serious. “You’re not kidding, right?”
“Of course not.” Tang Xiao anxiously said, “I accidentally heard their plan before, which was to kill the people who got the achievements. I didn’t see their faces and thought they were joking, but I just found a bomb in Dr. Feng’s laboratory… Dr. Feng may be in danger now!”
Seeing the middle-aged man furrowing his brow and not speaking, Tang Xiao looked even more anxious. “Really! I didn’t lie. I’m standing before you and if nothing had happened or I had lied. I will take responsibility for myself!”
“Please hurry up. Dr. Feng’s achievement is the treasure of the entire human civilization. As you can see, almost all high-level scientists are in this presentation hall…”
In fact, there was no need for Tang Xiao to explain. The middle-aged man already knew how big the news would be if an accident really happened here. Their foreheads would instantly sweat profusely.
The middle-aged man gritted his teeth and said to Tang Xiao, “I understand. I will handle this matter. Could you please stay here until then?”
Tang Xiao nodded. As long as he could stop this disaster.
The middle-aged man left the office and didn’t forget to lock the door before leaving. Obviously, he didn’t dare let Tang Xiao run away. In case it was really a mistake, there would be a scapegoat.
After staying in this room for half an hour, Tang Xiao suddenly heard a few not-so-small explosions in the distance, followed by the sound of sirens quickly ringing out.
The door was unlocked from the outside. Tang Xiao didn’t know what was going on outside right now, but he just felt strange.
Didn’t you say you went to stop it?
Tang Xiao subconsciously stood up and looked toward the window. From this office, he couldn’t see what was happening outside. Suddenly, a knock came from the front door.
Tang Xiao thought that the director had returned and hurried to open the door. As soon as the door opened, a staff member wearing a hat and mask asked, “Are you Tang Xiao?”
Alarm bells rang in Tang Xiao’s head. Without waiting for him to react, the man suddenly stepped forward and rushed into Tang Xiao’s arms.
Tang Xiao only felt a pain in his chest and lowered his head in shock. He only saw a dagger had stabbed in his heart.
[You have died]
……
Fuck! It’s the spy again!
Tang Xiao’s eyes fluttered open and closed, returning to the game’s login page.
How many spies are there in this shitty organization ah?!
He still died after reminding this incident to the higher-up. It seemed the explosion had not been stopped.
Tang Xiao sighed. So what else could he do? He needed to keep trying.
The third time, start!
This time, when entering the game, Tang Xiao did not intend to take the higher-up route again. Instead, he went on his own, found a way to find the venue’s control room, lured away the staff, and then directly cut the wires.
The presentation continued in a different location, but the explosions occurred again. It was a failure.
The fourth time.
Tang Xiao pondered. It looked like neither the higher-up nor unexpected factors could stop the presentation from unfolding outside the venue. The only way was to enter the venue and think of a solution.
This time, he once again followed the team to the venue. He could not help but want to spit out this security check. The venue was still exploding, the zombie mushroom spread as usual. What a security check ah!
They even couldn’t detect 428.
When he was about to go in, Tang Xiao sensed 428 restlessly moving in his pocket, then settled down.
For the first time, 428 also moved. At that time, Tang Xiao didn’t realize it was following him and thought it had accidentally touched the person in front of him, so he didn’t pay attention to it, but now that Tang Xiao focused on his pocket. This movement immediately caught his attention.
After thinking about it, Tang Xiao found an excuse to go to the restroom, entering the cubicle and pulling out the mycelium hidden in his pocket. “What’s wrong?”
This small piece of mycelium wasn’t 428’s body, as it was weak right now. He did try to throw this piece of mycelium out when he was in danger before, and then it was wiped out.
428 should still be in the original laboratory, waiting to devour him and escape if he failed…
After asking, he remembered that this detached mycelium didn’t seem to be able to speak, but then the mycelium moved.
The mycelium only moved on his palm, back and forth a few times. Tang Xiao sensed something was wrong. It was not scribbling, like a… writing words?
[Strong, dangerous, smell]
What’s the meaning?
Tang Xiao thought about these words. He even forgot to ask 428 when he had learned human words and meditated. A guess suddenly flashed through his mind.
This person can sit at the security checkpoint and have such a nonchalant attitude, and yet the surrounding people turn a blind eye to him, even vaguely using the other person as a core.
A word suddenly appeared in Tang Xiao’s mind.
Superpower.
Previously, his big brother had also told him that it would be best to awaken superpowers in the game, but Tang Xiao didn’t succeed. It also represented that superpowers did exist in the game’s worldview.
Why didn’t this person show up when the venue exploded earlier? Is he already leaving because the presentation took a long time?
This series of questions quickly passed through his mind. A series of thoughts popped up in Tang Xiao’s mind and only a minute or two passed in reality. After thinking for a long time, Tang Xiao decided to take a gamble.
At that time, there was no presence of superpowers in the venue, but would things have been different if they had appeared in the presentation?
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