The passage leading deep underground is very dark, crisscrossed with numerous doors and forks, making it easy to get lost in a hurry.

In the game “Dawn,” within the side quest [Enter the Ruins], the greatest challenge for players is the maze-like complex terrain of this area.

However, at this moment, Su Mo has already formed a map in his mind using his memory.

He kicked off the wall and leaped up, grabbing onto the ventilation shaft on the ceiling and crawled inside.

If advancing from the ground, many extra steps would be needed.

These winding and twisting ducts on the ceiling run through each level and have enough spacious room for maneuvering, a shortcut known only to players on subsequent playthroughs.

Su Mo maneuvered through the ducts based on his memory, twisting and turning, eventually stopping before a vent, kicking open the grill window and jumping out.

In front of him was a room with a laboratory style, with a massive mechanical device situated in the center, flanked by metal columns, encapsulating a spherical space with transparent glass in the middle.

The device was filled with transparent and colorless coolant liquid, with bubbles occasionally floating within it; at the center, two prismatic pieces of metal were suspended, so thin they were barely visible, emitting a magnificent silver glow like fragments from the moon.

This is the ultimate weapon hidden within TL730—the Moon Concealing Arm Blade.

It is a prosthetic-type weapon, usable only by those with prosthetic implants.

This machine is both a storage device and a fully automatic implantation apparatus.

All that’s necessary is to unlock the password lock on the control computer, set the parameters of the implant recipient, and the automatic implantation could be completed without an operator.

Su Mo took out the electronic hacker he carried, ready to crack the computer password.

With the power of the Moon Concealing Arm Blade, it would be enough to break through that heavy isolation door, at which point he could meet up with Dongdong and the others.

Su Mo placed the electronic hacker onto the computer host, booting it up to await decryption.

But soon, he realized the screen remained stuck on the password interface, showing no signs of intrusion from the decryption program.

Su Mo was instantly puzzled.

What’s going on?

In the original plot, Ou Chenyu also had an electronic hacker issued by the Iron Blood Alliance, the same model as the one he held.

For electronic devices, having the same model means having the same efficacy.

There’s no logic in Ou Chenyu being able to crack it while he cannot.

What went wrong?

Su Mo picked up the electronic hacker for a detailed inspection.

Moments later, his expression froze.

The operational indicator light on the electronic hacker… had gone out at some point!

No matter how he toggled the switch, it showed no response!

…

“Captain, this electronic hacker seems broken,” outside the isolamento door, a Lei Ming mercenary was fiddling endlessly with the electronic hacker at the terminal computer.

Sun Min approached, handing over her own electronic hacker: “Try mine.”

The Lei Ming mercenary fiddled for a while, pointing at the locked screen: “No use, no response.”

Sun Min picked up the electronic hacker for a close examination, soon realizing the cause, irritably saying: “The indicator light is off, it’s likely that Dorne remotely shut down the usage permissions on this thing.”

Dongdong was a bit anxious upon hearing this: “What about my captain stuck inside?”

Sun Min frowned, saying: “Using the terminal computer to open the door is out of the question…”

Dongdong crawled back into the mecha: “If that doesn’t work, time for a different approach. Can’t let a broken door block us!”

She maneuvered the mecha toward the isolation door, shouting: “Hey, Captain! Are you inside? If you are, step back, I’m going to kick down the door!”

There was no movement from behind the isolation door.

Dongdong controlled the mecha to move to the corner, sprinting furiously, kicking fiercely toward the isolation door.

“Boom!!!”

A dull impact rang out, dust fell from the ceiling above the group.

Only to see the isolation door kicked in with a footprint indentation, far from being broken.

Dongdong complained: “Gosh, what’s with this door? Why is it so sturdy?”

Sun Min pondered: “Judging by its durability, it must be an isolation protection door, used specifically to secure confidential areas… what’s down here that requires such high-level protection?”

Dongdong interjected: “First things first! Given the current situation, whoever gets any good stuff first owns it; if the captain gets it first, don’t any of you dare snatch it from him, or else I’ll beat you up!”

Sun Min said helplessly: “Who wants to snatch it… I just want to return safely to New Moon City, and make amends to Dressso’s damn mother! What kind of crappy commission was this?”

Dongdong maneuvered the mecha, flexing its legs: “Then hang tight, I’ll kick down the door before anything else.”

With that said, she continued to frantically hammer away at the door.

Sun Min and the others, unable to help, could only idly linger around.

A mercenary looked at the scorched corpse of a distant giant lizard, speaking with lingering fear: “These beasts are too terrifying, I never want to encounter them again in my life.”

Sun Min sighed: “Our luck was decent, considering we only ran into a wild beast… had we encountered a Mechanical Ferocious Beast, the consequences would truly be unimaginable.”

“Mechanical Ferocious Beast… those are from the Black Domain Group, right? What exactly are they like?” This mercenary was relatively new to the profession, and not yet familiar with such power.

Sun Min explained: “The Black Domain Group possesses a very mysterious technique for breeding beasts, in laboratories they create monsters more formidable than wild beasts, designed purely for combat, these are Mechanical Ferocious Beasts.”

“At the same time, the Black Domain Group also holds a form of human extraordinary technology known as ‘Spiritual Brain,’ which involves modifying the human brain in a particular way, aligning its brainwaves to resonate at the same frequency with the Mechanical Ferocious Beast.”

“A Spiritual Brain Modifier who completes this resonance can remotely control the Mechanical Ferocious Beast—similar to how one maneuvers a drone with a remote control.”

“Mechanical Ferocious Beasts share all senses with their Spiritual Brain Modifiers, executing any orders given.”

“This kind of power is the capital upon which the Black Domain Group stands alongside Hegemony Company and Iron Blood Alliance as the three major giants.”

The mercenary listened engrossed, blankly asking: “Are Mechanical Ferocious Beasts more powerful than Blood Code Carriers and Prosthetic Implanters?”

Sun Min replied quietly: “That depends on how it’s compared. Mechanical Ferocious Beasts also have hierarchical levels.”

“From low to high, Mechanical Ferocious Beasts are categorized into Servant Level, Viper Level, Baron Level, Dragon Level, Marquis Level, Sovereign Level, Emperor Level. Each major level is subdivided into Subordinate Class, Special Class, Frenzy Class.”

“There’s no comparison across levels. But if it’s a same-level, same-class showdown, Mechanical Ferocious Beasts can hold their own against the other two types of Extraordinary Beings.”

The mercenary continued asking: “If a Mechanical Ferocious Beast is killed, does the controlling Spiritual Brain Modifier also die?”

Sun Min shook her head: “No, this is what makes Spiritual Brain Modifiers unique.”

“Blood Code Carriers or Prosthetic Implanters are truly dead if killed.”

“But if a Mechanical Ferocious Beast is killed, the controlling Spiritual Brain Modifier doesn’t die, at most suffering a shared sensory backlash and injury, after recovery they can continue fighting by controlling other Mechanical Ferocious Beasts.”

“The only way to completely defeat a Spiritual Brain Modifier is to bypass the Mechanical Ferocious Beasts and kill them personally.”

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