Combining Xiao Chong being "Zhuang Sheng" and exhibiting Awakened talent at a very young age, Jiang Bai Mian suspected that the Eighth Research Institute actually studied the relationship between the human brain and superpowers, striving to master the secret of consciousness's birth and elevate all of humanity.

This could also be indirectly confirmed by the Northern Company's young scientist and Major Project Committee member, Lin Sui's, keen interest in research related to human consciousness.

"In research based on natural Awakeners like Xiao Chong, the Eighth Research Institute made significant gains, even confident in restoring the consciousness of vegetative individuals and gradually entering the 'Divine Forbidden Zone,' achieving a qualitative change in life?

"So, they sought volunteers like Li Hui and Jiang Xiao Yue to participate in the project, putting the results into practice. Later, a major problem occurred during an experiment, leading to the instant death of humans in this building and the surrounding area, and the 'Heartless Disease' began to erupt on the Greylands?" Jiang Bai Mian thought rapidly as she ran out of the current room, quickly sorting things out in her mind.

And the problematic experimental site was undoubtedly the area downstairs that she currently couldn't access!

If this was the case, it meant that most, if not all, of the Ruling Gods had gradually become "Gods" from human bodies, without anyone being inherently noble. Latercomers could also reach the current level of the Ruling Gods if they mastered the correct methods.

In terms of scientific experiments, repeatability is a top priority!

Misjudging this point could lead to straying into wrong paths in many matters.

Of course, Jiang Bai Mian couldn't guarantee that this was really what she thought. What if the Eighth Research Institute really touched upon the mysteries of the Gods while studying the human brain, consciousness, and superpowers? After all, in most creation myths, humans are creations of the Gods, and it's logical that a trace of divinity remains in their most important brains.

Back in the corridor, Jiang Bai Mian glanced left and right, suddenly hesitating.

She had originally planned to immediately return the way she came, informing Shang Jian Yao of the bits and pieces she had discovered in this vortex-shaped building, reminding him not to be deceived by certain seemingly normal and reasonable claims. But given her current level of being directionally challenged, it was impossible for her to return the same way.

This would inevitably delay her a lot of time, and now, time equaled life!

"I thought 'being directionally challenged' was a good price to pay back then, with ways to compensate for it. Now I realize that if it really comes to it, 'being directionally challenged' can also be deadly..." Jiang Bai Mian walked towards the conference room area in distress.

She didn't go in the wrong direction because there were two intelligent robots standing on the other side.

However, whether they were already damaged or the electromagnetic environment here was abnormally chaotic, rendering them like scrap metal, in any case, they remained motionless, not attempting to attack Jiang Bai Mian, the intruder.

Retreating to the conference room area, Jiang Bai Mian's gaze swept over the windows in the adjacent room.

A thought struck her, and she had an idea.

She planned to break through the window and go straight down to the ground floor.

At that time, as long as she followed the outer wall of the vortex-shaped building without turning back, it would take some effort to go around more than half a circle and see the entrance and exit of this area.

Compared to this, wandering around inside the building would definitely lead to getting lost, repeatedly getting lost, and the time spent would increase exponentially.

Once she made up her mind, Jiang Bai Mian immediately rushed into the room with the light white long table and forcibly opened the two glass windows.

Immediately afterward, she jumped down, landing steadily with the help of the military exoskeleton.

Jiang Bai Mian looked back, confirming that she was indeed outside the vortex-shaped building and not somewhere else.

She ran along the outer wall, running all the way back to the gate, and then, with the destination directly visible, she rushed straight towards the entrance and exit of the core area.

Along the way, no matter what obstacles were in front of her, she simply climbed over them. When facing "Heartless Ones," she entered the "Mirror World."

This allowed her to return to the outer area of the small city in no time.

A strong smell of blood permeated the air, and "Heartless Ones" were killing and hunting each other everywhere.

Jiang Bai Mian casually glanced around and found quite a few "Higher Heartless Ones," which made her quite satisfied with her previous caution.

Roughly distinguishing the direction of the tunnel, Jiang Bai Mian didn't care if it was correct or not, choosing a place with fewer "Higher Heartless Ones" and running in a straight line.

She climbed any building she encountered, her goal very clear: to get out of this small city as soon as possible, regardless of the consequences.

At that time, she could walk around the edge of the city and eventually see the tunnel entrance.

The route of this plan was definitely not the shortest, but it was the least likely to get lost, only requiring a long straight line plus a small or large semicircle to reach the destination.

Even if she got lost along the way, it would at most make Jiang Bai Mian's semicircle a little larger, and with the help of the military exoskeleton, this wouldn't waste much time.

As for whether she could maintain a straight line, Jiang Bai Mian didn't care. As long as the direction was clear and she could get out of the city, any deviation in the process was irrelevant. She only needed to pay close attention to whether she was encountering "ghost walls" and running around in the same place.

During the frantic run, the "Heartless Ones" around Jiang Bai Mian were successively included in the "Mirror World."

Regardless of whether they had Awakened abilities, they couldn't resist it.

Farther away, outside Jiang Bai Mian's range, several "Heartless Ones" seemed to have noticed the abnormality here and rushed over.

Jiang Bai Mian didn't stop her attempt to "cross mountains and ridges." She raised her right hand and launched a grenade at those "Heartless Ones."

Boom!

In the sound of the explosion, she climbed to the roof of the building and jumped down from the other side, striving to maintain a straight line as much as possible.

...

"Truth," sitting on the sofa, watched Shang Jian Yao's figure disappear at the door, his expression unchanged.

Just as He was about to wave his hand to close the door, that familiar voice suddenly rang in his ear:

"Wait a moment!"

"Truth" then saw Shang Jian Yao's face emerge from the side of the door, returning to his eyes.

"I have another question," Shang Jian Yao raised his hand and said.

"Truth's" eyes seemed to deepen for a moment. He spoke after a few seconds:

"What question?

"Time is tight. Don't ask unimportant questions."

"It's very important," Shang Jian Yao replied sternly, "If you needed my help, you could have said so directly. I was hesitating whether to enter that crack before. Why did you use inducement to drive us into the tower, forcing me to come here by using the backlash of darkness? This makes the deaths of Barnard and Flora very undeserved. This is tantamount to murder!"

"Truth" smiled:

"You really have a pure and righteous heart."

"We," Shang Jian Yao emphasized.

"Who said so? I don't!" the sinister Shang Jian Yao protested.

Just as they were about to argue, "Truth" gave his answer:

"Revel and Barnard are not dead yet. I provided them with protection at the last moment. When the order of the 'New World' is changed, they can return to the Greylands directly. As for Flora and others, it was unavoidable. Entering the tower itself is a very dangerous thing.

"I didn't deceive you by letting you enter the tower to find a way out. If you didn't come here, even if you entered the crack, the help we could provide you would be very limited. We wouldn't be able to help you break through the opposition's barriers and convince the 'Zhuang Sheng' personality.

"I didn't explain this at the beginning because I was worried that the secret would leak and the crack would be blocked by a Ruling God in advance."

"I see," Shang Jian Yao's serious expression eased a lot.

He accepted "Truth's" explanation, then frowned and said:

"But you've consumed countless human consciousnesses before, bringing about one 'Heartless Disease' outbreak after another."

"Truth" seemed to have anticipated this question and said calmly:

"Haven't you hunted beasts to fill your stomach?

"Before obtaining a compatible body, we were pure Gods, and the difference between us and humans was even greater than that between humans and beasts. Since you can hunt beasts for survival, we can also consume human consciousness due to hunger."

Before Shang Jian Yao could retort, "Truth" added two more sentences:

"Once we enter the Greylands, have a body, and acquire certain human attributes, this kind of thing will no longer happen.

"Instead of dwelling on this issue, you should consider how many humans you can save later."

Shang Jian Yao thought for a moment and said:

"That seems to make sense...

"But as a human, I still feel strange."

He didn't fully accept "Truth's" explanation, but time was tight, and the opportunity to save the Greylands was fleeting. He didn't dare to delay any longer, turned his body, and headed towards the end of the correct passage.

Step, step, step!

Shang Jian Yao took big strides and ran wildly.

Seeing this, "Truth" breathed a silent sigh of relief.