Chapter 67
Si Chen didn’t turn his head immediately, although it would have been the first reaction of most people.
There was no light here and Si Chen couldn’t see Ji Yuanji’s expression. Although Ji Yuanji’s tone was frightened, it didn’t seem overly panicked. It seemed that the axe man hadn’t launched an attack yet.
If he turns around and triggers some sort of attack then the loss would simply outweigh the gain.
What’s more, he was carrying Ji Chuyao on his back. If the axe were to fall, it would fall on Ji Chuyao first.
Ji Chuyao’s defense system was much higher level than his.
Thinking of this, Si Chen suddenly felt relieved. Even Ji Chuyao’s favorability points rose like a tide.
Si Chen switched the prosthetic eye’s viewing mode to energy scanning mode.
In this mode, he would sense bodies exuding energy within a radius of two hundred meters.
The only drawback was that this mode consumes a lot of power. If he kept it on all the time, it would drain the battery in three hours at best.
After all, it was an old model. It’s battery life couldn’t keep up. That was to be expected.
There was indeed an energy-exuding body behind him.
Judging from the outline, it was a tall humanoid with a slender tail. He was now holding the axe high, ready to let it fall at any time.
Si Chen suddenly remembered the open safes he’d seen when he looked up from the dining hall.
Because of it’d been dim and because the Space Fold was over, he hadn’t paid much attention to it.
Thinking about it now, they must have been…containment units for High-dimensional Creatures.
The long tail is a feature of the Carolians and the Carolian civilization had encountered a spiritual invasion.
Reminiscent of the “Home of the Mind” he’d faced in the previous Space Fold; it didn’t seem inconceivable that some Spiritual High-Dimensional Creatures might have been housed in this base.
No wonder, the Eternal Life Abyss had still been calling out “food here…food” even in its sleepy state. It also explained the crying Teru Teru Bouzu he had stepped on on his way here.
After becoming aware of the existence of the axe man, his five senses became heightened.
He could feel the a malicious gaze upon him, the axe held high, ready to drop at any moment.
Fortunately, it was a Spiritual High-Dimensional Creature; it needed to wait for its domain to be triggered before attacking. Were it another type, it might have already gone on a killing spree.
Si Chen couldn’t help but whisper, “It seems that it’s no longer safe even after leaving the Space Fold…”
Fortunately, he still had Dr. Xiong’s lighter with him.
[Lighter: The fuel is the fat of a certain type of High-Dimensional Creature. It cannot be replenished. It causes certain death on High-Dimensional Creatures (spiritual type) on the Fourth Step and below.]
Si Chen took out the lighter from his pocket, pressed down on the mechanism and without any hesitation, he threw it at the axe man behind him.
The axe man let out an ear-piercing scream as flames outlined its body.
Its axe fell to the ground but the High-dimensional Creature didn’t die. In desperation, it rushed out of the room, away from the source of the fire.
The flame from the lighter only set the ghost on fire. The actual flame was very cold, more like ice than fire.
Si Chen put down Ji Chuyao, walked over and picked up the lighter. He saw that only 60% of the lighter fuel was left.
The fact that the lighter hadn’t burned the creature to death proved that it was higher than Fourth Step. Also, there seemed to be more than just one creature released from those safes.
Si Chen felt a chill in his heart.
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He picked up the meter-long axe from the ground.
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Si Chen frowned slightly, breathing gradually turning heavy.
Recalling one’s death would be an extremely painful experience for anyone. Not to mention it was an influx of hundreds of memories all at once.
This meant, that in Si Chen’s own consciousness, Si Chen had been beheaded hundreds of times.
He lowered his head, feeling as though he were being strangled, out of breath.
Not all High-dimensional props are harmless. It’s a pity that no one told Si Chen. Had he known, he would have acted more cautiously.
It was this ax that turned the Carolian from a human into a ghost. The owner of the axe turns into an irrational lunatic, a senseless killing machine; his body will be strengthened, gradually going beyond ‘human’.
However, most people, unable to bear the assimilation, would choose to kill themselves with the axe to end their spiritual pain.
Now, the axe had chosen a new owner.
It could feel that their souls were very compatible.
This kind of compatibility made it unable to resist from controlling its user and it followed after Si Chen.
The axe too had met a person before, named Dongfang Changye, who seemed to be a qualified user. But he already had a sword and a high level one at that.
That person daringly went to the eighth floor alone, attempting to take back all the creatures that had been released.
How naive and utterly ridiculous.
If it weren’t for its tens of thousands of years of imprisonment, exhausting its energy, these lowly humans would have absolutely no power to fight back.
Thinking so, Axe continued to bewitch, “You are already so tired. You need strength…Give your soul to me…”
It could see Si Chen’s soul, a beautiful blood red, so dark that it was almost black.
The souls of most ordinary people were white.
This meant that after Si Chen’s body dies, his soul could become a high-level Spiritual High-dimensional Creature.
“I will make you a god.”
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In the eyes of outsiders, Si Chen’s body just suddenly stiffened.
A dense bloody smell then permeated the room.
Ji Yuanji was a little scared and asked in a low voice, “Si Chen Ge…are you alright?”
At some point in time, a rather morbid smile had taken over Si Chen’s face.
If Ji Yuanji could only see it, he would probably shudder.
Seductive whispers echoed in Si Chen’s ears.
He’d heard that people unconsciously pick up the voices of people they are close to and trust.
Like now…
He heard the voice of the Eternal Life Abyss, soft like a kitten’s.
The Eternal Life Abyss’ childlike voice said, “Give me your soul and I will make you a god!”
Si Chen: “…”
He couldn’t help laughing out loud.
That little mental retard wouldn’t be able to string together words into such an elegent sentence.
He woke up in an instant.
Perhaps Axe never could have imagined that the one Si Chen trusted the most was a little mental retard.
The red light on the ax disappeared instantly and Si Chen finally escaped from the suffocating death cycle.
For a moment, his world was blood red.
Si Chen remembered that Ji Yuanji asked him something. He replied slowly: “I’m fine.”
Just now, he’d been in a very peculiar state, a bit like the living dead. He could feel the outside world but couldn’t control his body.
Ji Yuanji asked quietly, “Si Chen Ge, aren’t we in a Mechanical instance, why is everything suddenly in shambles?”
After being implanted with the Radiant Legion program, a large part of his memory had been wiped.
Si Chen took out his mobile phone from the bedside table, turned it on and said to Ji Yuanji, “What’s the Ji Family helpline?”
Helpline is a general term, but Ji Yuanji should understand.
He didn’t think that the local Safety Bureau would be able to handle this matter.
Ji Yuanji recited a series of numbers.
After a while, the call connected and a man’s voice came from the other end. “Hello.”
Si Chen said, “I have with me Ji Yuanji and Ji Chuyao.”
The tone of the person on the phone was suddenly very polite, “How much are you asking? We can take our time and discuss this.”
As they were speaking, the nuclear bomb was already being trained to their position.
Si Chen: “…I know you can locate them. Send someone over for pick up. We’re on the 9th underground floor.”
Si Chen sat down on the bed, touched the cold axe and added, “Also, there are ghosts here and their level is very high.”
The man corrected, “They’re Spiritual High-dimensional Creatures, not ghosts. Please do not create needless panic. We will be there soon.”
The Ji Family’s efficiency was simply astonishing.
It takes two days and one night to drive from the nearest Copper Stone district to the mining area.
However, just ten minutes after Si Chen’s call, there came the roar of a fighter jet from above the Space Fold area.
Space jump technology wasn’t very stable as of yet and could easily result in user casualties. Under normal circumstances, the Ji Family wouldn’t use it.
Several high-level Evolutionaries from the extraction team parachuted and landed on the ground. The employees of the Safety Management Bureau who were on-site performing post-disaster operations were shocked. “…This…isn’t this a Level 2A Space Fold area. Why have the higher-ups sent people here?”
“Machine Core Security Corps.” The team captain took out his ID card, an electronic cigar between his lips. “It’s fine. We’re not here to compete for spoils. We’re here to pick up our people.”
The role of the Machine Core Security Corps is similar to that of the Serpent Staff Gene’s Production Department.
But just like how the Production Department had ranks, so did the Security Corps.
The team that came here today was the core of the core, Team Chu Feng.
Team Chu Feng’s captain was a Sixth Step Mechanically transformed Evolutionary, with years of combat experience under his belt. It has always been Ji Sicheng’s private shock troop.
Saying so, the captain turned his head. “Get the Young Master and Ji Yuanji out first. Then get the technical department to conduct a High-dimensional Creature scan. The Young Master’s life comes first, yours comes second. Nothing else matters. Move out!”
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The Ji Family’s search and rescue team descended down the elevator shaft.
The captain took a puff of cigarette and shone the strong flashlight beam through the big hole in the ceiling. “No wonder they asked for help. Those things smells strong.”
He’s had more than a hundred years of dealing with High-dimensional creatures.
Even with his eyes closed, the could tell what kind of High-dimensional creature it is by its smell.
“Captain, do you want to go up and have a look?” someone asked.
The captain glared at him. “Look at what? We’re not getting paid for that. Besides, there’s one on this floor. Find a way to lock it up first.”
Si Chen was playing Tetris with his mobile phone to stop himself from passing out.
Ji Yuanji looked behind him. His hands felt restless and he wanted to play, but unfortunately he didn’t have any hands.
After several rounds, footsteps could finally be heard from outside the door. It was the kind of sound that was made purposely loud, probably so as not to surprise the people inside.
A voice came over loudspeaker. “Young Master, Team Chu Feng reporting in!”
Ji Yuanji raised his head and said happily, “Uncle! We’re here!”
The speaker said angrily, “I didn’t call you.”
Si Chen put down his phone and replied weakly, “He’s unconscious.”
The was ready to go into hibernation for its evolution. On top of that, Si Chen had encountered a mental attack from the Axe. He was really tired.
It was already a miracle that he’d been able to hold on for this long through sheer willpower.
Si Chen fell asleep almost as soon as Team Chu Feng came in.
Li Pingan and Chu Linglong were also taken out from the second floor.
But take them out was all that Team Chu Feng did for them. Before Chu Linglong could say thanks, the team members had already turned and left.
On his uniform, the Machine Core Group’s logo was conspicuously displayed. The uniform’s sleeve was also embroidered with the team emblem of Team Chu Feng. This was an honor reserved only for the Machine Core Group’s shock troop.
Li Pingan was shocked. “Just from which Family is he?”
Chu Linglong knew that heirs of the Great Families, upon reaching adulthood, may be placed secretly in the Evolutionary departments of other Groups to get in practical experience; have them start from the ground up.
After all, actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth. This is not an age of peace.
To be treated like this by the Ji Family, Si Chen’s identity was definitely not as simple as she presumed
Looking at Si Chen being carried onto the plane, Chu Linglong remembered how she’d tried to buy his loyalty before and her face inevitably felt a burning pain.
No wonder you were indifferent to my propositions. She lowered her head and smiled self-deprecatingly.
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