Ding Meng's manipulation was indeed effective. This time, the Divine Light Singularity did not materialize a cross-shaped star, but a firefly that flickered with green light. The Singularity's ability was even more powerful. It could replace the necklace to perform better detection.
The firefly flew left and right in front of him while Ding Meng followed closely behind it. They came to the end of the hall. There were five huge closed alloy doors on the huge steel wall, but these doors were all closed.
In the past, Ding Meng would have used a simple and crude method to melt these doors. However, he could not do so in this situation. It was very likely that he would trigger the alarm system of the research institute.
The Singularity came into play at this time. The firefly hovered at the second door from the right. Ding Meng also narrowed his telekinesis vision to a range of one meter and observed carefully. Soon, he understood the Singularity's hint. The micromolecules in the air and the molecular traces on the ground indicated that the group of black suits had entered through this door. However, there was a long LCD screen beside the door frame. This was an 18-digit dynamic sequence password lock. In other words, the correct password might change every minute. This kind of lock was usually used in extremely secret space military fortresses. He did not expect to see one here.
What should he do?
Ding Meng was almost an idiot when it came to the field of science and technology. He was a complete amateur when it came to things like deciphering passwords.
At this moment, he was inside the research institute. If he used the wristband to contact the Arrow spaceship to request for backup, it would be a big problem because there was a chance that the location of the Arrow spaceship would be exposed.
Just as he was having a headache, there was suddenly a crisp sound in the distance. Someone had come out of the elevator.
He turned around and saw that it was the female assistant. He did not expect her to be behind him.
Ding Meng quickly retracted the Singularity and stood still. The Assimilation Technique was activated. Even if he stood in front of the female assistant, she would not be able to see him.
However, to his disappointment, the female assistant did not choose the second door from the right. Instead, she stood at the first door on the far left. There was a probe on the door that released a fiery red ray to scan her body.
The system's voice said, "Authentication passed. You are allowed to enter."
As expected, the alloy door opened and the female assistant walked in slowly. Ding Meng would never let go of such an opportunity, so he followed her quietly.
After entering the door, he found that there was actually a shuttle ladder inside. The shuttle ladder was moving downwards at a very fast speed. The inside was also sealed, and there was no way to see the outside world.
This time, the shuttle ladder actually descended for a full 20 minutes before it stopped. Ding Meng roughly calculated that they were probably tens of thousands of meters underground. The island and the research institute were just the tip of the iceberg on the surface of the sea, while the underground was another vast world.
As soon as the door opened, Ding Meng finally saw the huge cubic space in front of him. The whole space was also filled with a huge Kejia server. Unlike the server on the upper floor, this spherical liquid metal body emitted a dazzling white light. It was connected by countless alloy pipes, and the pipes came from the inside of the walls in all directions. As for the ground, there were hundreds of control panels and lighted screens.
After the female assistant came in, she began to inspect the control panels one by one. It felt like she was doing routine work.
Ding Meng ignored her because the connection between the necklace and the mark had strengthened. He could also see that the necklace was slowly producing holy light energy. The holy light energy was not pure, as if it had been diluted by some device, but its composition and waves were exactly the same as the glowing Kejia server.
The source was here!
Ding Meng came to this conclusion, but he quickly overturned his own judgment. Ji Chenxue definitely did not come here, but the tiny amount of energy he obtained was quite pure. This was probably not the end.
Ding Meng walked in quietly. This floor was bigger than the previous one. At the end of the floor, there was no longer a password-protected door. Instead, it was a very primitive and heavy multi-element alloy door. Fortunately, it was not locked. In the middle of the door was a large ancient wheel that looked like the rudder of a ship. For such a design to appear in a place like this, the intention of the designer was very obvious. The thing inside was probably not related to intelligent technology, but purely a mechanical closing device.
Ding Meng was not in a hurry to open the door. He patiently waited for the female assistant to finish inspecting the control panels. When the female assistant returned, he then grabbed the wheel.
He did not know if he did not shake it, but when he shook it, he was shocked. Ding Meng found that when he casually turned it, the wheel did not move at all. Damn, the closing device inside was locked tight.
At this time, even if it did not turn, the origin had to turn. It was not until Ding Meng completely turned the first point that the wheel was barely turned half a circle.
What the hell was this?!
One of Ding Meng's origin points, what kind of concept was that?
That was the origin energy index of a beginner level warlord. In other words, even if someone with a strong reconnaissance ability found this place, they might not be able to open this door. What kind of secret was hidden in this research institute?
As Ding Meng exerted force, the ten-meter tall giant door was turned open with a creak, revealing a passage that was so dark that one could not even see one's own fingers. A cold wind mixed with the smell of rust blew in, giving one the feeling that this passage had been abandoned for many years. It made one shudder.
This was very similar to the time when the Black Gold Base's experimental hall was opened. Pandora's box had been opened, and two things had been released at the same time. One was called destruction, and the other was called hope.
The passage was very long, and it would take half an hour to walk. However, at the end of the passage was a relatively narrow space. It was a bit like the private training room of a dojo, surrounded by thick steel walls.
Ding Meng suddenly stopped in his tracks. He had thought of many scenarios, but he had not expected this to happen. This was because the male assistant was standing quietly in the middle of the hall, as if he had been waiting for him for a long time.
Even though he was wearing sunglasses, Ding Meng could still feel that the other party was staring at him like a tiger watching its prey.
"Go back!" the male assistant said coldly.
Ding Meng said in a low voice, "If I go back now, I'm afraid it'll be too late."
The male assistant said, "There's still time. It'll be dawn when we get back to the surface. You can still eat breakfast before leaving the research institute."
Ding Meng laughed. "Do you think I'll go back?"
The male assistant nodded. "I also know that you're someone who won't leave with just a few words."
As he said this, Ding Meng had already made his preparations. The first three origin points in his body were already activated, and the temperature in the hall suddenly rose.
Sure enough, the male assistant appeared in front of Ding Meng without any warning and threw an elbow at Ding Meng's face.
With a loud smack, Ding Meng caught the elbow with one hand. "With your abilities, you're far from enough to make me go back."
The male assistant suddenly straightened his arm and changed from an elbow punch to a straight punch. This change could be said to be very natural, but Ding Meng's palm was even faster. He had already caught the fist on the right side of his face.
"Bang!"
His fist ignited with white Origin Flames, and he threw a few punches at an extremely fast speed. Even the air was cracking and tearing.
Ding Meng calmly parried the blows. No matter how fast or how ferocious the punches were, his palm would always be able to catch them just in time.
The male assistant threw more than twenty punches at Ding Meng like a storm, but they did not even touch the corner of Ding Meng's clothes. Moreover, Ding Meng was only using his left hand to parry the blows. Judging from his casual movements, it was obvious that normal attacks were completely useless.
The male assistant stopped attacking and took two steps back decisively. "If you don't go back now, you'll lose your life here."
Ding Meng smiled. "If I really die here, then I'll accept my fate."
The male assistant seemed to be taking a deep breath, but all of a sudden, he lightly threw out a punch. When this punch was thrown out, the surrounding space distorted and transformed. The fist was like a whirlpool that produced an endless suction force, sucking in everything around it. This was definitely not something that could be received with bare hands.
As the huge whirlpool approached Ding Meng, the fist suddenly turned into an even larger white handprint. With a strong gust of wind, it sealed off Ding Meng's escape routes.
Only then did Ding Meng's expression change. "Qing Ye Divine Hand!"
He had seen this Federation's classic martial arts technique before. The Qing Ye Divine Hand's strength lay in its follow-up moves, so the best way to deal with it was to kill it in the cradle before it could fully display its strength.
Ding Meng spread his arms, twisted his wrist, and swung his palm out. A formless wave of air crashed into the white handprint.
With an earth-shattering boom, all the handprints, whirlpools, and force fields were destroyed by the shockwave. The male assistant was sent flying on the spot.
The wave of air didn't stop there. After traveling for over a hundred meters, it crashed into a steel wall. This steel wall was quite sturdy, but it only managed to carve out a five-meter wide hole.
The male assistant was obviously heavily injured. He fell to the ground and clutched his chest. He looked at Ding Meng in horror. This person was simply a monster. His frail and small body actually contained such a huge amount of energy. Even the gust of wind was transparent. This proved that this person's martial arts technique had reached the pinnacle.
What happened next shocked Ding Meng. The male assistant seemed to be unable to withstand the energy roiling in his body. He opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of energy. Ding Meng thought that he had spat out blood, but what he spat out was actually white energy. Then, with a whoosh, the male assistant turned into a beam of light. The beam of light quickly shrank until it disappeared.
"This …" Ding Meng was dumbfounded.
There were only two explanations for this situation. The first was that there was a teleportation device that transported the male assistant away. However, there was no teleportation device in this place. The second was that this space was not the real world, but a virtual space. Could it be that he was inside the Kejia server?
Another dot of light appeared in the air. The dot of light instantly expanded into a beam of light. A person walked out of the beam of light. This person was actually — — Lin Kejia!
Ding Meng decided to use his telekinesis. As expected, a large blind spot appeared in his field of vision. The person who came was indeed Lin Kejia. However, with the way she appeared, it was likely that she was also a virtual character.
Was this place a real space?
Or a virtual space?
Ding Meng realized that he couldn't tell!