Chapter 47 Forty-Seven Seconds

Forty-seven seconds wasn't a long time, but for Feng Bujue, it was enough to do a lot...

Five seconds later, Brother Jue neatly sliced off Dr. Cox's right hand with the Must-Break Defense Blade. Then, he picked up the bloody hand and rushed towards the elevator at an alarming speed.

[All electronic doors and elevator buttons within this facility require the fingerprint of a Foundation personnel to function properly]

"System" knew that Feng Bujue didn't need a map or directions to get back to the elevator, so... it immediately started talking about what to watch out for next.

"What if they remotely stop the elevator after I get in?" Feng Bujue thought as he ran.

[Destroy the top of the elevator and use Moon Steps to reach the fourth floor]

"Isn't there a staircase here?" Brother Jue immediately asked.

[There are no staircases in this building, but there are six elevators that can travel up and down. The one you are currently using is the closest to you]

"Why not break through the ceiling or floor to travel between floors?" Feng Bujue asked this question as he arrived at the elevator door and pressed the button next to the door with the doctor's finger.

Ding—

A second later, the elevator door opened.

It seemed that... after Brother Jue and the others left, the elevator had remained on this floor without moving.

Before the door was fully open, Feng Bujue flashed inside, raised (the doctor's) hand, and pressed the "4f" and "close door" buttons.

[The floors are separated by thick defensive walls made of a special alloy unique to this world, which is difficult to break through.] The System's response couldn't keep up with Brother Jue's actions.

"So... if I want to move between floors, I have to use the elevator, or the vertical passage where the elevator is located..." Feng Bujue said.

[Yes]

Clang—

The System had just finished saying those two words when the elevator stopped; undoubtedly... it had been remotely controlled to stop.

Although Feng Bujue did arrive here within 47 seconds, he was still under surveillance, so this situation wasn't unexpected.

[There is no safety hatch on the top of the elevator car]

So, the System gave a new prompt.

"Understood..." Feng Bujue naturally knew what this meant. He immediately performed a beautiful backflip and kicked upwards with a Lan Jiao (Storm Leg).

The azure-blue Dou Qi (fighting spirit) slash easily tore through the metal plate above Brother Jue's head, but the opening was narrow and irregular, not enough for a person to pass through.

"It's more solid than I thought..." Brother Jue muttered, looking at the opening.

Clearly, according to his original plan, he should have been able to kick out a gap large enough for someone to pass through, but the actual situation was somewhat different from his prediction.

"But... it's still within acceptable limits." The next second, Brother Jue twisted his body and kicked again.

The shockwave from this second kick was about thirty percent stronger than the previous one, successfully widening the space next to the previous opening by several dozen centimeters.

[Moon Steps, ascending 31.7 meters]

"The height of five floors is actually more than thirty meters..." Feng Bujue said, but his movements didn't stop.

Before he finished speaking, he had already jumped up and flew out of the opening at the top of the elevator, rising upwards like a cannonball.

[The height of each floor in this building is different. The first basement floor and the third floor above ground have large containment rooms, so their height is much greater than other floors; the areas with normal height on these two floors are filled with hidden spaces or thickened defensive walls above and below]

While the System was responding, Feng Bujue had already risen to the height of the fourth floor and was floating in mid-air using the effects of Ta Xu (Stepping on Emptiness).

"How do I deal with the door ahead?" Brother Jue's next question actually had another way of asking it, which was—"Should I tear this one open too?"

[Pry it open to both sides with no less than eighty kilograms of force] The System's response indicated that he didn't need to do that.

Upon hearing this, Feng Bujue immediately put Dr. Cox's right hand into his jacket pocket and went forward to pry open the door.

A mere eighty kilograms of pressure was nothing to him at this moment. With the physical fitness of a level 50 player, he could easily lift a hundred kilograms with one hand.

Squeak— crack crack crack—

Soon, the elevator gate on this floor was easily pushed open by his brute force.

After Feng Bujue stepped onto the fourth floor, he immediately took out the doctor's right hand again and found a "touch screen area" to search for a map.

[I can guide you] the System said at this time.

"No need." But Feng Bujue rejected the System. Even in this situation, he was still unwilling to blindly follow the prompts. "You tell me which room I need to go to, and then hurry up and explain how to retrieve the nanobots."

His suggestion was indeed reasonable. He could look at the map now, but the procedure for retrieving the robots had to be told to him by someone else.

[Your target location is control room 416] The System didn't say much and immediately did as Brother Jue wanted. [There are four ways to retrieve the nanobots. Considering your specific situation, the fastest way to handle it without endangering your life is to use the special magnetic field generator in the control room to directly suck the nanobots out of your body.]

"So that's equivalent to..." Feng Bujue said, glancing at and memorizing the map in front of him. "...having metal embedded in your body... and then getting an MRI?"

[Similar, but the size of the nanobots is molecular, so it won't cause excessive trauma when they are extracted]

"It won't cause 'excessive' trauma, which means... there will still be trauma." Feng Bujue added.

[Your retinas and eardrums will be damaged during the extraction] the System continued. [It is recommended that you prepare Qi Xu Ru Lin (As Still as the Forest) in advance to repair the damaged areas and restore your vision and hearing as soon as possible]

"Understood." Brother Jue replied and turned to leave.

During the dozen seconds he had been communicating with the System, he had already memorized the entire map of the fourth floor with undivided attention, so he started running at this moment.

[Warning, after continuing for five seconds, two guards will appear at your nine o'clock direction, approximately four meters away]

After hearing the words "five seconds", Feng Bujue had already guessed what the second half of the System's sentence was going to say. In that instant, he almost instinctively summoned his Ling Neng (spiritual energy) weapon... and when he heard the words "four meters away", two black poker cards had already flown out, heading towards the corner ahead...

In the past, the Death Poker's special effect, Xun Ling (Spirit Seeking - the Ling Neng weapon will always fly towards the target the master wants to attack), already had the effect of attacking targets outside the line of sight. Now, the Crazy Poker's special effect, Mo Dong (Demonic Motion - the Crazy Poker's attack speed and accuracy are extremely alarming, hence its license has been revoked), as an enhanced version of this move, had even better accuracy and speed.

"Ah—"

"Ugh—"

Feng Bujue didn't even turn his head as he ran past the fork in the road. The two screams that reached his ears... had already announced that his attack had hit.

[Four seconds later, three o'clock direction, three people]

Immediately afterwards, the System came up with another sentence. This time, the content was even more concise, and Brother Jue understood it perfectly.

Shua shua shua—

Half a second later, three black lights, carrying three sharp sounds of breaking wind, once again dealt with the enemies ahead who had not yet appeared.

At this moment, the staff in the monitoring room in the right half of the base had fallen into a panic...

They couldn't hear the "System voice", so they couldn't understand how Brother Jue was doing this kind of "predictive attack" at all.

At least... from the visual and auditory signals they were receiving, Feng Bujue was launching attacks in a state where he "hadn't seen or heard any signs".

[Fifteen seconds, twelve o'clock direction, four people are already ambushed on both sides of the intersection]

On the other hand, in the corridor on the fourth floor of the left half of the base, Feng Bujue was still moving forward, and the System's prompts hadn't stopped.

The two of them were like a skilled old driver and an excellent navigation system... they were truly a perfect match, unstoppable.

[The troops originally ambushed on the third floor have arrived on this floor through other elevators. There are a total of twenty-five people and are currently moving towards your destination]

"Are those the fully armed assault soldiers?" Feng Bujue asked. "How much difference is there between their combat power and the guards?"

[The Foundation in this dimension has some differences in personnel structure from the Foundation you know. Those "assault soldiers" are a force composed of general facility security personnel and Mobile Task Forces. All personnel have excellent combat experience and equipment]

"But..." Feng Bujue continued. "...they still can't pose a threat to me."

[The main point is not whether you can kill them, but the consequences of killing them] the System continued. [If you kill this team or show an uncontrollable nature that makes them completely helpless, then the "site director" of this base will immediately call for external reinforcements]

"Hmm..." Feng Bujue understood as soon as he heard it. He responded in his heart, "In that case, information about ***-3232 having a substantial threat will also be transmitted..."

[Even now, that information could be transmitted at any time] the System added. [Therefore, you must continue to attract their attention, but before cutting off the base's connection with the outside world, you must neither be captured nor defeat the assault team]

"It's really full of difficulties..." Brother Jue muttered and quickened his pace again.

[Turn right ahead. There are ten guards in the corridor at the door of the control room. It is recommended to use Lan Jiao (Storm Leg)]

"Hmph... you don't need to prompt me to this extent." Feng Bujue said, flashing out of the corner and kicking his leg.

In an instant, Dou Qi (fighting spirit) appeared, and a storm swept through.

This kick tore cracks in the metal walls on both sides of the corridor, and the guards standing in the corridor were cut in half at the waist without any reaction.

For a time, wails of grief and pain filled the corridor, and blood was everywhere.

Feng Bujue didn't hesitate or stop at all. He walked expressionlessly on the blood and spilled intestines, and came to the door of control room 416 as quickly as possible.

Buzz buzz buzz—

Three seconds later, he used Dr. Cox's fingerprint to pass the access control scan and stepped into the door without stopping for a moment.

[The instrument is in...]

"I see it." After entering the room, Feng Bujue immediately saw which device he needed to use. He interrupted the "System's" words at an extremely fast speed and walked towards the console next to the instrument.

[Flip the four switches in the upper right corner and the two switches on both ends of the lower left corner upwards, keep the others unchanged; enter w7831n in the center frame, then press the red button; next, enter the number of seconds to start on the numeric keypad, and lie down on the magnetic field generator before the countdown ends]

The System didn't have any unnecessary words. Based on Brother Jue's actions, it immediately gave a new set of instructions.

Feng Bujue listened and completed the operation. When the System finished speaking, he was already holding Qi Xu Ru Lin (As Still as the Forest) and lying sideways on the metal platform of the instrument terminal.

Zi zi zi...

The startup time Feng Bujue set was only three seconds, so as soon as he lay down, the "special magnetic field generator" began to operate.

The principle of this device was not complicated. It could generate various magnetic fields that were only effective on "a certain metal" according to the user's needs.

At the moment, Brother Jue naturally chose the mode that only worked on the nanobots in his body.

Although he didn't know what material those robots were made of, it didn't matter—anyway, the System had given him the specific startup method.

Puchi—

The moment the magnetic field was generated, Feng Bujue's eyes immediately spurted blood, and two wounds burst out from the inside out at the temples on both sides of his head.

The splattered blood quickly turned black in the air and solidified into rust-like substances, firmly attached to the metal panel above the magnetic field generator.

And Feng Bujue, under such severe pain, remained silent and expressionless.

Honestly... facing this level of pain, even if he screamed at the top of his lungs, it would be perfectly normal.

But, he just didn't want to scream.

Because... he was in a bad mood right now.

A very bad mood.

[You can use the Orb now] Two seconds later, the System voice prompted again.

This was a sound directly transmitted into the brain, so even if Brother Jue's eardrums had been damaged, he could still hear it.

"Next, am I going to cut off communications?" Feng Bujue asked in his mind as he activated the Orb.

[Immediately attack the corridor wall directly in front of you after opening the door] The System didn't answer his question, but gave the next instruction.

At this time, Feng Bujue had just opened the door and instantly understood why the System hadn't answered his question...

"Raise your hands!"

As soon as the electronic door opened, a loud shout entered Brother Jue's ears. In the same second, the buzzing sound of dozens of light guns charging up at the same time also sounded in the corridors on both sides of the door.

"What's on the other side of the wall?" In this dangerous situation, Feng Bujue remained calm and wanted to ask clearly before taking action.

And the System's answer was simple and clear—[***-426]