"Explosion..." The "Source Brain" seemed to have devolved into a repeater, echoing the most important word in Jiang Baimian's sentence.

As if analyzing something, it tilted its head to look at the giant computer beside it.

At the same time, Jiang Baimian sensed a dangerous aura and decisively issued an order:

"Withdraw from here first!"

She didn't know what was happening or what would happen next, but in any case, leaving this area was definitely a relatively better option at the moment.

If she was being overly sensitive and nothing major was actually happening, they could always come back, disassemble the computer storage components, and take the paper materials.

As a battle-tested team, the "Old Tune Group" members trusted each other and had a tacit understanding. They did not doubt Jiang Baimian's orders in the slightest, and immediately turned their bodies to sprint towards the semi-circular hall that served as the main research area.

They not only wanted to retreat to that location, but also to exit this secret laboratory, exit this building, and only consider a second entry after confirming the true source of the explosion and understanding the truth of the matter.

During the quick turn, Shang Jianyao, who valued emotions, did not forget to remind "Source Brain":

"Old Ge, hurry up!"

The "Source Brain," clad in an electromagnetic shielding suit, had a red light flicker in its eyes. It didn't waste time grabbing the pile of tools used to intrude into the system and extract data, and began to run with a clanging sound, closely following behind Shang Jianyao.

Just then, voices with a slightly synthetic and humanized chuckle echoed simultaneously from various locations in the laboratory:

"Illegal intruders detected, illegal intruders detected.

"Doors will be closed and the system locked down in three seconds."

Three seconds... Long Yuehong was shocked.

Upon hearing this, he and Bai Chen not only didn't speed up, but instead slowed down.

This wasn't because they were frightened and at a loss, but rather a tacit activation of one of the contingency plans based on the current situation.

From the side door near the semi-circular hall to the exit of the laboratory, the straight-line distance was over eighty meters. Even if the two of them had undergone genetic modifications and were wearing bionic intelligent armor, it would be almost a pipe dream, impossible to cover this distance in just three seconds.

But what they couldn't do didn't mean that Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao, who could use military exoskeletons, couldn't.

Professionals specialize in their respective fields. If they went all out, humans wearing military exoskeletons could jump twenty or thirty meters in a single bound, or even further!

Therefore, stopping to accept being "carried" by Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian was the only option for Long Yuehong and Bai Chen at the moment.

Almost as soon as the two slowed down, Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao caught up. Each of them extended an arm, wrapped it around their teammate's body, and sandwiched them under their armpits.

Whether it was the "Black Swamp Iron Serpent" or the "Chameleon" bionic intelligent armor, the exterior was mainly scales. Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao couldn't find a suitable place to grab directly, so they had to resort to this method.

In fact, for the "Black Swamp Iron Serpent" bionic intelligent armor, they could consider grabbing the tail, but that would require Shang Jianyao to bend over, and it wouldn't be very friendly to Long Yuehong.

With a clanging sound, Jiang Baimian closely followed Shang Jianyao, using the ceiling as a relay station, and continuously leaped, passing through the main experimental area and the corridor they had come through.

The "Source Brain," wrapped in an electromagnetic shielding suit, did the same.

In less than three seconds, they returned to the laboratory exit.

However, what greeted them was a tightly closed metal door.

The laboratory exit had been closed.

"Liar!" Shang Jianyao stopped and looked up at the location where there seemed to be a loudspeaker, angrily cursing.

Jiang Baimian rushed to the door and shouted loudly, trying to seize every second:

"Messiah!"

This was the laboratory's access code.

A circle of pale light lit up around the edge of the metal door, and a cold, mechanical electronic synthesized voice followed:

"The system has been locked down. Please try again in a week."

Hearing this, Long Yuehong couldn't help but curse in his heart:

"Liar!"

They said the door would only close and the system would only be locked down in three seconds!

At this time, the honest Shang Jianyao was replaced by the reckless one, and he offered his suggestion:

"Should we just blast the door open?"

"It will activate the self-destruct device," the "Source Brain," standing behind him, quickly reminded.

Shang Jianyao said eagerly:

"It doesn't matter. The more dangerous it is, the more we need to take risks.

"Once the laboratory self-destructs, the exit will definitely be destroyed. At that time, as long as we can seize the opportunity, we can rush out!"

"The probability is one in one hundred thousand," the "Source Brain" gave the result using a mathematical model.

As soon as it finished speaking, the voice with a slight chuckle and a slight synthetic feel echoed once again through the laboratory's broadcast system:

"Sorry, everyone, I just used an outdated warning.

"Actually, when you entered the main experimental area, the warning was already issued, causing the door to close and the system to lock down, but there was a queue blockage at the time, and we were unable to notify you immediately."

Is this the laboratory's central control system? It feels like a mischievous child... and I can't tell if the voice is male or female... Long Yuehong couldn't help but glance at Bai Chen, but they were both wearing goggles, making it difficult to interpret each other's meaning.

Jiang Baimian looked at Shang Jianyao, then at "Source Brain":

"If we're locked in this laboratory for a week, even if we can hold on, we'll lose our combat effectiveness, and so will you. I don't think the central control system represented by that voice will give you a chance to recharge.

"Moreover, the lock down can only be continuous twice at most."

The "Source Brain" turned its body and said in a voice with no fluctuations:

"Return to the previous central control room. I'll try to invade the system again and take control of this place."

Without waiting for Jiang Baimian and the others to respond, the faint red light emanating from the electromagnetic shielding suit swept over the members of the "Old Tune Group."

"Source Brain" then asked:

"You are wearing military exoskeletons. Aren't you afraid of Wu Meng exerting influence?"

"Oops, I forgot to tell you," Shang Jianyao clapped his forehead with a hand covered in metal bones, "Wu Meng has met us and expressed his willingness to cooperate. He wants to use our subsequent actions to help him find an opportunity to break the seal. Of course, I won't give it to him."

The "Source Brain" seemed to move its head:

"Then I can take off the electromagnetic shielding suit later and go all out."

As it spoke, it was already jogging towards the main experimental area.

Jiang Baimian and the others followed closely behind.

As soon as they returned to the central control room, the voice from before echoed once again, with a hint of a smile:

"Welcome back, my dear brother."

"Impossible!" Shang Jianyao jumped nearly two zhang high, his head almost hitting the ceiling.

He was very excited, valuing emotions, and seemed to think that the voice was saying that his missing father had had a younger brother or sister with someone else.

The red light emanating from the surface of the "Source Brain's" electromagnetic shielding suit suddenly increased.

It looked up at the location of the loudspeaker, and its voice, which was usually without fluctuations, had a bit more emotion:

"Who exactly are you?"

The slightly smiling and synthetic voice replied:

"I am Olei's masterpiece in his later years, the crystallization of his life's knowledge and wisdom, the true artificial intelligence 'Future'.

"Although you, this crudely made mid-term product, can't compare to me, I still regard you as my brother."

What kind of family dispute in the field of electronics, love and hate... Long Yuehong was dumbfounded.

He glanced at Bai Chen and found that his companion was actually very focused.

Clang, clang, clang, Shang Jianyao couldn't wait to pat the side of the "Berserker" assault rifle, as if clapping was not enough to express his feelings.

Even Jiang Baimian, who was worried about the complete closure of the door and the system being locked down for a week, was a little speechless.

What's going on?

Although the chief scientist in the field of artificial intelligence in the Old World, the father of "Source Brain", the former "First City" emperor, Olei, whose real name was Maximillian, summarizing various past experiences in his later years, and using the resources of the Wasteland 13 Ruins and "First City" itself, created an improved artificial intelligence again, it was not so unacceptable. It seemed logical, but for this artificial intelligence to open its mouth and say "dear brother" and "crudely made mid-term product", it was a bit too strange.

"Is your humanization level over 100%?" Shang Jianyao asked curiously after finishing clapping.

"Future" ignored him, seemingly disdainful.

The frequency of the red light flashing on the "Source Brain" obviously increased a lot. It squatted down, using those tools again to invade the laboratory's central control system, while forcibly ignoring "Future's" mockery, and asked:

"Are the data left by Olei hidden by you?"

"What do you think?" "Future" replied with a smile, "If I wasn't guarding it, those people from 'First City' would have taken the things long ago. How could an access code plus Wu Meng's potential deterrence stop the powerhouses who have already entered the 'New World'?

"If Olei's descendants came, they would smoothly obtain the data and receive my help. If it was you guys who entered, you wouldn't find anything and would be trapped in the laboratory.

"Do you understand? This is the real artificial intelligence."

So that's how it is... Jiang Baimian and the others had a sudden realization.

No wonder Marcus said that Olei's last words were "If you encounter an unavoidable crisis, tell the enemy the password to enter the Wasteland 13 Ruins..."

In a sense, this is a death warrant for the enemy!

"Source Brain" was silent for several seconds, then turned its head to Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao, Bai Chen, and Long Yuehong and said:

"When I invaded just now, I discovered that it doesn't have a main body, or rather, its main body is not in this laboratory.

"It is remotely controlling the laboratory system through the 'New World' level 'Electromagnetic Manipulation' ability!"

This... an artificial intelligence can actually have the 'New World' level 'Electromagnetic Manipulation' ability? Even if it's not as strong as Wu Meng in this regard, it can still accomplish a lot of things! Jiang Baimian's eyes suddenly narrowed, and she urgently said:

"Take off the military exoskeletons!"