The copy has 0 error tolerance, and the last words on the ground are all wrong for me.

Chapter 567 The Difference Between the Instances

How can you prove that this question truly stumped Wu Chang?

Putting aside the fact that his current actions cannot prove his stance, he also doesn't like to prove himself given his personality.

He hesitated for a moment and said:

"The fact that you are still alive and talking to me proves that I have no ill intentions."

“From the moment I enter the tenth floor of the research institute, I have at least ten ways to kill you before you turn into a flesh monster, and I can prove that.”

Often, the truth is hard to hear.

Upon hearing Wu Chang's words, Niels's face instantly turned grim. What bothered him even more was that his intuition told him that what the intruder in front of him said was true.

The other party not only ignored the special energy field he emitted, but could also break through the energy field and enter the research institute.

He fought his way from the bottom to the top, easily eliminating all the flesh and blood monsters he had set up, and even entered his dream through a bizarre method to uncover the secrets in his heart.

The intruder's bizarre and powerful abilities even reminded him of demons from mythology.

But he was unwilling to believe Wu Chang so easily, and asked:
"Then who are you, and why have you come here?"

Seeing that the other party implicitly acknowledged that he was not a member of the military and was not in a hurry to reveal his identity, Wu relaxed and said:

“You should be able to tell that I’m not a member of the military. If I had been leading the Collapse Light team that night, you wouldn’t have had any chance at all.”

"You might not believe it, but I came to Jacques City because of divine revelation."

Niels frowned, his doubt undisguised, and he almost couldn't help but reply that he truly didn't believe him.

In the federal government, there is no shortage of believers, but apart from charlatans who swindle and deceive on television and use believers' donations to buy private jets, you rarely hear anyone say that they have received divine revelation.

Wu Chang asked:

"Aren't you curious about how I, who clearly don't have a biological network and am just an ordinary person, possess power far greater than that of a modified person?"

Niels probed:

"Could it be related to the deity you mentioned?"

Wu Chang said:

"You can think so."

“My religion is different from the comfort religions you follow. The deity I worship is called the Eternal Light, a real deity who can descend upon the world at any time when the time is right.”

"He noticed the tragedy unfolding in Jacques and, unable to bear seeing the people there suffer, gave me instructions to investigate the cause of the Light of Collapse and to find a way to spread the light of our Lord and resolve your suffering."

"Hiss," Niels gasped, a look of hesitation on his face.

Although he was also a believer, in his mind, the existence of gods could only be verified after death.

Reason told him he shouldn't believe it, but Wu Chang's reasons were so outrageous that they seemed almost true.

"So, you came here to preach?"

Wu Chang said:

"Anyway, no matter what I do, you can't stop me, so just assume I'm telling the truth."

"When our Lord performs a miracle, you will naturally have the answer in your heart."

Eileen's presence gave Wu Chang a lot of confidence when he said those words. In addition, he had 90 points of luck, so although he was an outsider, he was more favored by heaven and earth and exuded a special personal charm.

This led Niels to believe him after some hesitation.

Niels said:
"Then what are you going to do now?"

Wu Chang glanced at the time; it was already 11:57. Seeing that Niels was willing to cooperate, he left Niels's mental world and said:
"There's no time to lose. There are still many Civil Rights Party and Conservative Party members gathered outside. Let's take away the core device that caused the collapse of the Light first, and then we can talk about it later when it's safe."

Niels removed the domain he had placed around the tenth level, revealing its original appearance.

Because on the night of the incident, before the military could even enter the tenth floor, Niels lost control and triggered the Light of Collapse, causing the flesh monsters to wipe out all the intruders, so the device on the tenth floor remained intact.

Niels pointed to four enormous instruments and said:
"These four units are the true core of the Sky Tower system, and they are the ones who constructed the biological coordination field."

"But they are very difficult to disassemble and are too big. It would take at least a whole day to move them."

Wu Chang looked at the four instruments, took out the golden greatsword, and under Raven's guidance, first separated the four instruments from the entire system with as little damage as possible, and then put two of them into his personal space.

With the domain covering the tenth layer now removed, he used spatial magic to teleport the remaining two instruments to the magic circle outside the Central Research Institute.

The whole process took one minute, and they had enough time to leave.

"If we don't need to move any other equipment, then we should leave now."

Niels stared wide-eyed at the space where the four instruments had disappeared, and asked:
"What is this? Magic, or an illusion?"

Wu Chang shrugged and said:
"It's not that complicated, it's just simple spatial magic."

“Spatial magic,” Niels repeated the unfamiliar term, his surprise growing.

Although the Sleepless Night instance possesses extraordinary power, their tech tree does not include spatial teleportation. For Niels, Wu Chang's actions are beyond his comprehension.

Now he was starting to believe that Wu Chang was a messenger of the gods, because only gods could use spatial power so freely.

If it is the will of the gods, Jacques City may still be saved.

Niels took a deep breath and said:
"I know a secret passage that allows me to leave this place without attracting attention."

Wu Chang shook his head and said:

"If I can teleport things away, I can naturally teleport people away too."

"You open up the upper three floors of the research institute, and I'll bring my people up first."

As Niels opened his domain, Wu Chang opened his spatial domain, bringing Jianxing and the others up.

Seeing the appearance of the tenth floor of the research institute, and the sudden appearance of Nils beside Wu Chang, Jian Xing and the others were overjoyed, knowing that they had not only gained something, but gained a great deal.

They dared not even imagine how much inside information a survivor hiding inside the research institute could bring.

Sword Star said:

"Boss, the special energy field outside is about to dissipate. Should we still go underground?"

Wu Chang said:

"No need. Someone will help us get the things in the underground of the research institute."

He turned to Nils and said:
"You might feel a little dizzy the first time you teleport, but you'll get used to it."

As the spatial magic was activated, everyone disappeared on the tenth floor of the research institute.

Meanwhile, at midnight, a special energy field spread out around the Central Research Institute. Players who had been waiting anxiously outside for over an hour rushed into the institute, fearing that Wu Chang and the others who entered first would take all the benefits for themselves.

Despite their anxiety, the players consciously or unconsciously avoided a certain force during their actions: the Civil Rights Party players led by Wu Chang himself.

At this moment, he had forty players under his command, all of whom had been selected by Jason, Xuan Yu, and others, and were all skilled players.

Players are the most pragmatic creatures. Initially, Jason and Xuan Yu took the initiative to recruit them. When their numbers reached twenty-seven or twenty-eight, and their strength was clearly superior to other forces, the players saw that they were well-equipped and had abundant resources, so they took the initiative to approach them.

If it weren't for the faction reaching its maximum allowed number of players, at least half the players in the room would want to join his faction.

While other players cautiously walked into the research institute, these individuals drove directly to the institute and parked outside, gaining entry a dozen seconds ahead of the other players.

He rejected Jason's suggestion to split up the forces, demanding that everyone follow him underground to retrieve the experimental records, ensuring that everything went perfectly.

As for the things on the ground, Mason didn't mention them, so they must not be important.

Wu Chang spoke loudly, intentionally to the players behind him. Knowing that the Civil Rights Party was clearly after the underground items, many players avoided them and turned to walk towards the upper floors of the building.

The remaining players didn't dare to confront them head-on; they either went into stealth mode, accelerated their way underground, and tried to intercept the enemy using their speed.

They either follow behind them, hoping to get a piece of the pie.

With over forty men on their side, and some fearless darers charging ahead of them, Jason's short temper flared. He grabbed a machete, ready to give the enemy a taste of their own medicine and make them realize their place. But Wu Chang stopped him, showing no haste, and led the players down into the underground area as if taking a leisurely stroll.

Less than a minute after the solo players got a head start, everyone heard screams from deep underground.

After the Light of Collapse erupted, almost all the modified individuals inside the research building were affected by the white light and turned into fleshy monsters. They were not the only ones who died except for the four guarding the upper floors; it's just that the four of them were more in line with Niels's requirements.

Apart from the four of them, all the other flesh and blood monsters were driven into the underground space by Nils.

These flesh-and-blood monsters are almost non-existent at the Domain level, but there are quite a few at the Origin level, and the quantity is plentiful.

If solo players encounter them and their stealth skills aren't up to par, they're likely to suffer a lot.

The screams from underground made the lone wolves following Wu Chang even more cautious, and they gave up any thoughts of picking up the scraps.

As for Wu Chang and his group, although their actions were slow, they were steady enough.

Forty players banding together form an extremely powerful force. When facing a lone flesh monster, a single volley of skills is enough to vaporize it.

They pushed their way down to the second basement level. Wu Chang had Xuan Yu and thirty players guard the outside, while he and Jason, along with the other players, used the special privileges Mason had given them to take the administrator's elevator directly down to the data center on the seventh basement level.

He had Jason stand aside, pretending to discuss data with Eileen and Raven, but in reality, he was stalling for time to buy time for a certain sneaky player.

When I arrived at the Academia Sinica, I actually saw Ma Jia in the waiting crowd.

Since Ma Jia did not return to the team on his own initiative, he did not confront her directly, wanting to see what Ma Jia was planning to do.

As they watched, they discovered that Ma Jia, relying on his ability to parasitize flesh and blood and remain undetected, had infiltrated the ranks of the Civil Rights Party.

It seems that Ma Jia is not just trying to curry favor, but has some ambitions and wants to make a name for himself.

He led Ma Jia to the underground data center, and Ma Jia indeed made a move, separating a part of her own flesh and blood to wrap a special storage device, attempting to copy data from the server.

However, Ma Jia underestimated the players of the Realm of Reason. Although he had the power of origin, his attributes were significantly weaker than those of players of the Realm of Reason. If Wu Chang hadn't helped cover it up, Jason would have discovered him two or three times.

Being chased by Jason and his men in the underground space, even if he doesn't die, he'll be half dead. He needs to find an opportunity to teach Ma Jia a lesson in the future. Relying too much on the special nature of his own abilities could very well lead to him losing his life one day.

After Ma Jia finished copying the data, Wu Chang and the others ended their discussion and began copying the data.

After the copying was finished, Wu Chang pointed to the server storing the data and asked Jason:

"Mr. Mason means that, whatever the outcome, we must ensure that the data does not fall into the hands of the Conservative Party."

"Do you have any way to move them? If not, plant explosives and destroy this place."

After a moment's thought, Jason made the same decision as Wu Changzhen: to disassemble the servers here, pack them into his personal space, and take them with him.

Jason first asked Wu Chang to wait outside for a while, and then took turns calling down the guards from upstairs.

Their personal space was far smaller than Wu Chang's, but they had the advantage of having more people. With the combined efforts of forty players, they took away all the servers marked by Wu Chang in just a few minutes.

After finishing everything, Jason asked Wu Chang to check again to see if there was anything he had missed.

Niels had already demonstrated to him what it would be like to suddenly disappear in front of one's eyes, and he exclaimed in surprise:

"What is this? Magic, or an illusion?"

He acted like Nils, then exaggerated a little, easily fooling Jason and making Jason feel superior to the plane's natives.

Jason said mysteriously:
“Mr. Sean, this is no simple trick like a smokescreen; it’s a much more mysterious ability. It’s a secret between us, and I’ll explain it to you when I have the chance.”

"Believe me, we are more powerful and capable than you and Mr. Mason imagine. With our help, you can do many things you want to do."

Wu Chang nodded blankly, as if he understood, yet also as if he didn't.

However, this was exactly the effect Jason wanted, implying that he would stop short of making a move and immediately organize his men to prepare for evacuation.

Completing the first main quest was much easier than Jason and the others had imagined; it was arguably the easiest of all the Gamma-level dungeons they had ever faced.

There was almost no fighting, and no one was injured. They just came in openly, took down a few small fry blocking their way, and then left openly.

They felt so relaxed that they were uneasy, and when they left, they ran away as fast as thieves.

Of the players who entered the research institute, 70% went upstairs, 10% tried to get ahead but were killed by the flesh monsters, and the remaining players were no match for Jason and his group and dared not stop them.

And so, they escorted Wu Chang and the others away from the research institute, got into the car they had come in, floored the gas pedal, and headed back towards Yac University.

In the convoy, Jason and String Whisper pondered for a long time before finally figuring out the key to the problem.

They were able to complete the first main quest so easily because they chose the right faction!
In this world, choice is always more important than effort. They were able to attract so many players by waving the banner of the Civil Rights Party. With a large number of players obeying them, and with their goals being simple and direct, difficulties naturally became easier.

Once they understood the intricacies, they paid even more attention to the influence of the People's Rights Party, and also to Wu Chang, who knew their "secret."

In order to allow them to enjoy more benefits from the faction and increase their say, they have to come up with some ways.

While Wu Chang himself completed the mission with ease, the operation was not so smooth for the other players who entered the Central Research Institute.

Seventy percent of the players chose to enter the surface area. They did not see any signs of battle in the first four floors and assumed that the group of Zhenwo who entered the research institute first went underground. They were secretly pleased with themselves.

Upon reaching the fifth floor and seeing the armed monsters occupying it, they felt even more relieved.

The presence of such a large, indiscriminate, flesh-and-blood monster guarding this place, coupled with the absence of any signs of battle on the floor, further suggests that the group that ran away went downstairs.

It’s stable!

Unlike the ordinary minions underground, the armed monster not only possesses a domain, but its domain is also extremely troublesome.

The first few players to enter the fifth floor were torn apart by a storm of bullets before they could even react to what was happening.

The armed monster, relying on its domain characteristics, is not only powerful in itself, but can also control the automatic defense system of the entire research institute building, making its firepower even more ferocious.

In addition, the fifth floor corridor is narrow, making it difficult for players to take advantage of their numbers. If they try to force their way through the armed monsters, the players at the front will definitely suffer massive damage, and no one can guarantee that they will survive.

Even if they survive, they will have used up their survival skills and special items, and will no longer be competitive.

Players come from different factions and are competitors to each other. There is no basis for trust, and no one is willing to risk their life and survival to launch a quick attack.

There are no sacrifice slots, and no one can withstand the attacks of the armed monsters without taking damage. To defeat the armed monsters, they can only whittle them down little by little.

Everyone huddled together, sharing the damage from the armed monster's attacks. While weakening the monster, they used brief gaps to unleash instant-cast skills to inflict damage.

This strategy temporarily put them in a stalemate with the armed monster, and it took them nearly twenty minutes to finally defeat it by accumulating damage.

As they continued upwards, reaching the eighth floor, they felt increasingly uneasy.

It seems odd that such an important plot point as the Central Research Institute, a ten-story building, only has a minor boss inside.

Those who know it are aware that it's a Gamma-level, near-out-of-control instance; those who don't might mistake it for a freebie instance.

They were a little panicked, but they could only believe that they were lucky and that they had triggered a lucky draw, allowing them to get a main quest for free.

When it came time to decide which elevator to take to the tenth floor, the players argued over the order in which they should go up. It wasn't until all the players collectively vowed not to hoard the main quest progress and to share the progress, that it was decided that a few strong players would go to the tenth floor first.

The first group of players entered the tenth floor and were stunned the moment they saw the situation. Not only were there no clues related to the main quest, but there were also huge signs of human destruction at the core.

According to knowledgeable players, the missing part is the core of the research institute's upper-level system.

It was only then that everyone realized that it wasn't that the pioneers had gone underground, nor that there was only one mini-boss blocking their way on the surface, but rather that the other mini-bosses posed no threat to them and couldn't even leave any trace of battle.

Following this line of thought, they realized that the armed monsters on the fifth floor were clearly left behind by the enemy to delay them.

not good!

Everyone was startled. If the group that rushed ahead delayed them, didn't that mean they weren't satisfied with the gains on the tenth floor and wanted to take everything from the top to the bottom?

They rushed to the underground and happened to run into the casual players who were following behind Wu Chang's main body and hadn't had their soup yet.

They had no special privileges and could not use the administrator's elevator. They could only cling to their last hope, kill all the flesh-and-blood monsters underground, and break through the seven underground levels.

When they pushed open the door to the data center and saw the same core servers that had been moved, just like those on the tenth floor, the players instantly broke down.

For a time, greetings from different accents and customs rose and fell, creating a lively atmosphere.

(End of this chapter)