I changed the timeline with the game.

Chapter 266: Grace's Abandoned Ruins
The Christmas trees near countless homes are hung with blessings and expectations for the New Year.

Compared to the Manhattan area where a disaster had just broken out but was more lively than usual because of the fire at the Hearst Tower.

The pale white new moon was printed on the upper side of the light blue sky, like a shallow scratch.

Although the lights throughout the city are on, the solid skyline is hidden in the Christmas lights.

On the other side of the mountain is a vast lake.

There was a constant flow of traffic on the elevated road not far from the lake.

Car lights and street lights merge into a stream of light.

Then, they all condensed into a tiny dot of light at the invisible end of the viaduct.

The entire distant area seemed like a quiet dynamic painting, and no sound could reach here.

The biggest difference between here and New York State is probably the quietness.

Su Wenbi's map information in Grace's information record passed through the quiet forest.

The two walked towards Research Institute No. 76.

But just after going deep into the winter forests in the foothills of North America.

A shallow sense of crisis began to gradually emerge.

After many escape games and previous experience of opening the core computer room of Hearst Tower.

Su Wen cautiously turned on [Identification] and began to investigate the surroundings.

at this time.

In the dark blue data scanning frame of [Identification].

Countless dark shadows were gradually approaching them.

moment.

The azure blue Sword of the Watcher appeared in Su Wen's hand, and he calmly said to Caroline behind him:

“There is nothing wrong with my reasoning just now.

We are now about to encounter those monsters again."

Miss Hacker nodded.

As a third-level transcendent, although she plays a supporting role most of the time, it is impossible for her to not have any means of attack.

Caroline opened the briefcase where she had kept her laptop.

Inside the box is a laptop computer.

On the other side are sixteen neatly arranged metal cubes.
Accompanied by her issuing the attack command.

moment.

Sixteen floating guns with a silver metallic glow emerged from their dormant state and appeared beside her.

At the same time, the girl activated her own abilities:
She waved her hand, and a light green detection ripple instantly expanded with her as the center.

next second.

All semi-invisible shadows were marked with green.

There is no need for Su Wen to conduct identification and comparison one by one.

All those monsters exposed their positions.

[Extraordinary Features: Full Map Scan]

【Target lock】

[Floating gun attack form confirmed: second energy level full energy output]

Under Caroline's calm command, sixteen floating guns began the shuttle and clearing mode.

And Su Wen did not rest either.

He calmly swung his sword and pierced the core of each shadow.

Because there are not many opportunities for actual combat in normal times.

So Su Wen directly started the battle through virtual projection and in the form of a holographic game.

For a top player who pursues perfection.

He required himself to reload the game and restart if he was hit by the shadow's attack.

Under Su Wen's pursuit of perfection.

He reloaded the game thirty-three times before completing this arduous task.

But after the last load, Su Wen did feel that his reaction ability had improved a lot compared to before.

Of course, from Caroline's perspective.

The handsome gentleman used only the smallest movement to dodge those extremely dangerous and even close attacks.

Then he swung the sword extremely cleanly without any trace of dragging his feet to kill the black shadow.

This picture is indeed extremely elegant and pleasing to the eye.

Twenty minutes later.

The shadows lurking in the foothills of Moshi Mountain were completely eliminated. "It's still not as quick and efficient as the one we used to eliminate them all in one second at the entrance of the core computer room of Hearst Tower with the high-energy power grid."

Su Wen took back the Watcher's Sword.

then.

He looked around carefully in the light provided by Miss Caroline and found a path winding through the weeds.

“Based on the lengths to which these weeds are growing.

This institute has indeed been abandoned for a long time."

Hearing Su Wen say this.

Caroline smiled:
“Even so.

We also didn't see much of the "reverse world-level color grading effect" caused by unattended ruins in the vicinity.

This must be an abandoned ruin that even the Night Watchmen haven’t discovered.”

Su Wen shrugged:

"Your conclusion should be accompanied by a premise:
If those black shadows are not counted as the color grading results.

Be mentally prepared.

We are probably going to face pollution monsters whose energy levels are reflected on these shadows."

He took a look at the system log:
[Currently remaining number of random gift boxes: 2]

Then I chose to open another [Treasure Box]

at last.

When the draw is repeated for the ninth time.

Su Wencai, who kept repeating to himself, "I am a European, not a non-European," finally got a treasure that can cause direct damage and has not so deceptive side effects:

[Sealed Object: Fragment of C12-2022 Glowing Torch]

[Sealed item special effect: The fragments of C12-2022 Glowing Torch have the property of burning the holder.

But when the holder suffers 'burning' damage.

He can also condense into a glow torch entity, burning all 'entities' and 'spiritual bodies'.

Note: The danger of this seal is that if the fragments of the Glowing Torch are not held by someone within ten minutes, a huge "solar-like explosion" will occur.

See the danger point of this torch.

Su Wen thinks so.

Maybe this isn't such a bad thing.

After ten minutes of traveling through the winter forest at the foot of the mountain.

An inconspicuous abandoned ruins appeared at a location very close to the marked point on the map.

Su Wen said calmly:
"It should be there."

"Be careful."

The two walked towards the abandoned research institute in the distance, which was covered with countless weeds and rubble.

The entire institute's mottled exterior walls have been covered by some unknown vines.

In Su Wen's appraisal.

Those plants were named [Experimental Plants Affected by the Abyss C37]

Obviously, the function of this abandoned research institute was exactly as he had just speculated.

That is:

【Life Transformation Technology】

The alloy door of the abandoned research institute was closed.

But the uneven deformation on it showed that it was the result of some creature in the past hitting the alloy door from the inside out.

"If my analysis is correct, Les Ondon should have moved his human experiment laboratory after Institute No. 76 was abandoned."

"Then, Mr. Rhine, what do you think is the reason?"

"My initial analysis was that the resources of the ruins buried in the research institute were running out."

Su Wen raised the sealed torch he had just obtained.

Accompanied by the slow decrease of your character's health value in the game screen.

Simultaneously.

With the blessing of [Source of Origin - Hyacinth - Wind of Revival].

He calmly gave the latest reasoning:

"but.

That's how it seems now.

There may have been some kind of 'crisis' that even they could not solve."

(End of this chapter)