Chapter 430 Uniga No. 1

Buzz!

In the enormous geothermal pit, the rising heat waves resembled the breathing rhythm of an ancient Titan, and the dull metallic friction sounded like some kind of ancient murmur. The temperature conducted up from underground made the entire space feel like it was being roasted; the ground and the guardrail grilles were scorching hot. To work in such a place, one had to wear high-temperature protective power armor.

"This looks like a missile silo or some kind of classified weapons storage base, but the space has been extensively excavated. This geothermal activity might be connected to the Garan underwater volcano..."

Lin Xian stood halfway in the middle of the huge device, unable to see its entirety at a glance. Judging from the structure of this shaft, at least two-thirds of the space was newly excavated.

Unlike the previous military bases, this large-scale construction is definitely not something a small organization could accomplish.

Lin Xian's first thought was of the large testing ground in Qingshui Town, and
SIID Foundation organization.

"What's this thing used for? To extract geothermal energy?"

“It seems to be still operational. If it’s geothermal energy of this scale, it should be able to power at least a medium-sized city. This…” Ning Jing frowned: “What else can such a massive amount of energy supply?”

"It's simple. They're all in here. We can find out by checking the control room."

KIKI looked around and took out the original base blueprint to compare it, looking for a place to fit. However, the modification here had completely changed the original terrain. So KIKI went to a control panel and tried to connect to the system here.

Ning Jing looked around warily, not letting her guard down: "Xiao Qing, go check over there. Ah Bai, watch out for the passageways up and down. Tell me if you see anything unusual."

"Okay!" Xiaoqing acted immediately, her figure disappearing like a blur.

“This place is still operational. They should have noticed us when we came in, and they might be watching us from somewhere.” KIKI said as she operated the terminal. Once connected to the system, she could quickly understand the situation here.

Lin Xian's drones have begun patrolling in all directions. Without Viola, he cannot conduct complex multi-threaded reconnaissance and can only have the drones patrol in different areas.

“Since we came in, we haven’t detected any signs of life.” Lin Xian looked back at Shiori, who also shook her head. Her power armor had a more sophisticated radar system, specifically designed for reconnaissance and assistance, which Lin Xian could also control. If even Ah Bai and Shiori hadn’t noticed anything unusual, then no one else would have been able to detect anything either.

"It doesn't matter. They're just a bunch of rats who can't stand the light of day. If they dare to show themselves, I will take action."

Fire Brother snapped his fingers, a fiery arc flashing from his fingertips, eager to try.

"Brother Huo, did you feel any pressure when you fought those people who evolved from crystal lattices this afternoon?" Lin Xian suddenly asked after hearing Brother Huo's words.

Lu Xingchen smiled slightly, turned sideways and stood with his hands behind his back: "It's just a heretical path, how can it compare to the power of our painstaking cultivation?"

"Do you need to develop crystallization? I already have the Phoenix Society's technology and level 4 blood essence."

"Brother Lin, why didn't you say so earlier..."

Huo Ge immediately turned around, his gaze catching a glimpse of Xiao Qing's sidelong glance in the distance. He quickly cleared his throat and said in a serious tone, "I have also thought about this carefully. This crystal lattice evolution seems to have a similar effect to the condensation of the 'Nascent Soul' in cultivation. Perhaps it is also a kind of opportunity."

“But Vanessa and the others also said there are dangers.” Lin Xian said solemnly, “I have also communicated with the Phoenix Society, and there are still many hidden dangers in this kind of development.”

“Brother Lin, there’s no need to say more.” Lu Xingchen replied without hesitation, “If I don’t go to hell, who will? The world is already like this. If I can gain the power to fight against that powerful enemy, what is there to fear about injury or hidden dangers? Is there any hidden danger that can compare to the power to destroy the world?”

Lin Xian was speechless upon hearing this, then smiled and said that what Brother Huo said made a lot of sense.

"Alright, once we've dealt with the immediate issues, I'll manufacture the cultivation equipment and replacement device, and you'll lead the charge."

"I would die a thousand deaths for you!" Brother Huo immediately raised his voice, his face full of heroic spirit.

Just then, KIKI completed the system intrusion.

"found it!"

Chi!
With a flick of her finger, an automatic door above the passageway suddenly opened.

"This door leads directly to the main control room. I took a look, and this area is connected to the submarine base; it has indeed undergone a complete overhaul!"

With a whoosh, Lin Xian and Ning Jing and the others immediately flew to the passage above. Seeing the automatic door open ahead, Lin Xian immediately controlled the drone to fly in, and then followed them in. Inside was a highly automated passage. As they went deeper, more and more rooms came into view. At the end of the passage was a spacious hall, divided into multiple levels, filled with many terminal devices, like a central control smart center.

However, at this moment, all the office workstations were empty, and everything looked extremely clean and tidy, not like a crisis had occurred, but rather an orderly evacuation.

Lin Xian walked over and saw several large screens inside the data processing center constantly scrolling through complex data, which was dazzling.

“These systems are still operating automatically, KIKI.”

"Let me see~" KIKI walked over, bent down and typed a few words on the keyboard, and quickly said.

"This system is called the Deep-3 nuclear thermal implanter... The entire base is currently in self-operating mode."

"Deep-3 core thermal implanter?" Lin Xian frowned immediately upon hearing the name: "What's it used for?"

While operating the device, KIKI wondered, "Strange, it seems they're not keeping this thing running by supplying energy, but rather..."

She slowly turned her head and began to speak.
"release……"

"What do you mean?"

"It's about... releasing this thermonuclear energy into the deep sea after some kind of energy displacement process," KIKI said, pointing to the screen. "Look, the undersea pipelines connect many directions, but these directions aren't to cities, but to deep-sea areas..."

"That's so strange."

drip.

At this moment, Lin Xian's drone search issued an alert, and he immediately captured the footage and discovered some traces.

“There were people here a few hours ago, Sister Ning, Brother Huo, search around.”

"Right on my mind!"

Huo Ge immediately took action, and Ning Jing nodded in agreement. The team then dispersed to search.

Lin Xian looked at the strange data on the screen with a puzzled expression. If the current situation didn't prevent it, he would have immediately connected with Chu Yan's consciousness. Perhaps the Phoenix Society would be more aware of these anomalies.

Standing to the side, Shiori looked around, a strange expression appearing on her face.

"Lin, I feel like this place isn't quite right."

"what happened?"

Lin immediately became alert.

Seeing that Lin Xian had misunderstood, she quickly waved her hand and hurriedly explained, "I've seen many of these in Silent City. Many of the instruments and devices here aren't experimental equipment; they're more like..."

"The monitoring center, right?"

KIKI, who had been engrossed in processing data, looked up and added a sentence.

After thinking for a long time without finding a suitable adjective, Shiori paused and nodded repeatedly.

"monitor?"

Lin Xian became increasingly curious: "What are you monitoring?"

KIKI exported a large amount of data to the screen, most of which was the same, with only a few parts different.

"Can you tell?"

"date?"

"and then?"

"Gone."

"..."

KIKI tapped the screen, exasperated, and said, "The data here isn't experimental data. It's data from monitoring specific areas based on underwater audio waves and fluctuations in spirit energy. And those specific areas..."

"Is that the area where thermonuclear energy is released?" Lin Xian replied.

“Yes.” KIKI nodded. “You guessed right. They’re monitoring the supernatural entity, and a very special one at that.” “Any details?”

"No, there's only one record in this log. They gave it a code name, called..."

"Unica 1".

Lin Xian sensed something amiss: "They built such a huge device to mine geothermal nuclear energy just to release it into the deep sea and then monitor the movements of the strange entities. Doesn't that sound like...feeding them?"

“That’s what I think too.” KIKI shrugged. “Otherwise, it’s hard to explain, but I also can’t figure out what the purpose of doing this is.”

“It seems we’ve discovered another big secret.” Lin Xian said in a deep voice, “I’m wondering if the gathering of the giant ocean god and the strange creatures in the surrounding sea is related to this device.”

"Probably……"

"Are there any other clues? What organization built this base?"

"Do we still need to check?" KIKI tapped her finger, and a log page immediately popped up on the monitor desktop. In the upper left corner of the page, a clear SIID logo appeared in sight.

really.

Upon seeing this, Lin Xian immediately dispelled any other doubts he might have had. Such a large-scale construction project could only be attributed to the Crimson World and the Foundation. Moreover, based on the information from Ryan, the Holy City Organization was nothing more than a large sea group, seemingly affiliated with the Crimson World or the Foundation, becoming a pawn of the Adventists. This made things much clearer for Lin Xian.

"Do you still need to check?"

Just then, KIKI's voice suddenly came from behind Lin Xian.

It was as if she was repeating what she had just said.

In an instant, Lin Xian looked up at KIKI, and KIKI also looked up sharply, subconsciously saying...

"Who is speaking?!"

Shiori turned around in surprise. In the empty metal corridor, warm white lights flickered slightly. The hall was deathly silent, as if the people there had been hallucinating.

But judging from the reactions of the three people, Lin Xian was certain that this was not a hallucination.

He immediately summoned two drones and sent them flying into the passage.

Nothing was found.

"Shiori."

Shiori nervously took a step back, her gaze sweeping across the empty monitoring hall, and said in a low voice, "Lin, there's someone here..."

hum!
Upon hearing this, KIKI immediately stepped forward and raised her hand to create a psychic shield. At the same time, Ning Jing, Huo Ge, and the others responded immediately upon hearing the message on the communication frequency and moved closer to the hall.

"Be careful, it might be some kind of invisible creature, just like the monster in that passage."

Lin Xian regretted not bringing Director Ding, the regional black chrysanthemum, and the blood vine. This kind of direct optical invisibility was something Lin Xian had never encountered before, and he was caught off guard.

"Can you sense where we are?" Lin Xian pulled Shiori behind him. In the current situation, he could only rely on Shiori to sense the location.

Shiori was also very nervous at this moment, clearly having never encountered this situation before. She frowned, her eyes darting around, and she spoke hastily.
“I don’t know, but I can sense that someone is standing right next to us, observing us.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Xian and KIKI immediately felt a chill run down their spines.

“KIKI”.

"let me try."

The two worked together seamlessly. KIKI immediately used her telekinesis to spread outwards. With her precise telekinetic detection, she could react instantly to any abnormality.

“I want to see what kind of monster it is,” KIKI said.

"I'd like to see what kind of demon or monster it is."

No sooner had KIKI finished speaking than the same voice appeared before everyone.

This time they heard it clearly; the sound was coming from a corner of the main hall.

"You're copying me again! Come out here!"

KIKI's eyes turned cold, and she immediately launched an attack. Her terrifying psychic power blasted towards that corner, blasting away all the tables and chairs in front of her. The violent psychic power rushed directly to the corner, and all that could be seen was a burst of air pressure being pushed aside.

"Caught?"

"without……"

KIKI's expression was serious: "I clearly heard it coming from that direction."

"Be careful."

Lin Xian had already summoned over a hundred drones to quickly scan and patrol the hall. The Iron Rain drones were moving at high speed, and he was summoning even more drones. As long as that thing didn't physically disappear, it was very likely that he could catch it.

At this moment, Huo Ge, Xiao Qing, and Ning Jing also rushed over from several passages. A Bai, who had just rushed into the hall using his power armor, also immediately noticed something.

"Team Leader Lin, someone's behind you!"

hum.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xian instinctively activated the AT field shield behind him, but nothing happened the next moment.

"Forest!"

Shiori noticed something and turned to point to Lin Xian's side. Before she could finish speaking, a slender white figure suddenly appeared, knocking away several drones and rushing towards Lin Xian.

Lin Xian reacted immediately and activated the superstring reactor phase ring. The AT field shield instantly enlarged, like a raging sphere, and immediately blocked Lin Xian's side.

boom!
The next instant, a burst of electric arc exploded out, and Lin Xian only saw a hand covered in electric arcs grab his force field shield from a distance. The violent energy made him feel the electric shock, and he immediately realized that this sudden attack was quite powerful.

"Brother Lin, be careful!"

After Lin Xian blocked the attack, Lu Xingchen made a swift move. A blazing slender sword shot out from his fingertip, piercing through the Mach ring and instantly striking the monster. At the same time, a dark gray microwave rose from the white monster, blocking Lu Xingchen's blazing sword. Sparks flew and exploded, affecting a number of computer devices in the monitoring hall.

At the same time, KIKI also made a move, using her telekinesis to grab and control the creature.

"What is this?"

After KIKI captured and subdued it, Lin Xian and the others realized that it was actually a person!

Although it is said to be a human, it is very far-fetched. This person has grayish-white skin and a slender body that is more than two meters long. It looks like some kind of cloned experimental subject. Its facial features are covered by melted flesh and blood, like ice cream under the scorching sun. Its only mouth is like the shape of an abstract painting, deliberately distorted by the artist. A black line sews its mouth shut.

On the naked body grew four arms of varying thickness, deformed and messy, with five grotesque and twisted fingers that seemed to be enduring immense pain, writhing like tentacles.

Its mouth was sealed shut, but KIKI's voice kept coming out of its belly.

"What is this?"

"You're copying me again?"

KIKI spoke, raising her hand to crush the thing to death.

Lin Xian noticed that the humanoid monster's four hands were swirling with twisted dark energy. Although it was being controlled by KIKI, it didn't seem to be struggling. He immediately realized something was wrong.

"careful!"

Lin Xian raised his hand and waved, and dozens of "Iron Curtain" shields immediately deployed and quickly surrounded him. The next moment, an extremely hot aura suddenly burst out from it, and countless sword techniques, similar to the Blazing Fire Sword that Lu Xingchen had just used, shot out in all directions through the gaps in the "Iron Curtain" defense!

In the blink of an eye, everyone scrambled to dodge. Lin Xian pulled Shiori away, Ning Jing pushed away the stunned Abai, and Xiao Qing and KIKI dodged nimbly. Only Huo Ge was caught off guard and stood still, blasted away by his own 'Blazing Sword'. Fortunately, the high-temperature power armor that Lin Xian had specially made for him blocked the attack, so he was not injured. However, he was still slammed into the wall, damaging a piece of the wall.

"This guy... can absorb superpowers?" Ning Jing, who had just pushed Ah Bai away, immediately realized.

(End of this chapter)

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