Beating Instances through Words Left by the Dead

Watching Gu Feng pace back and forth, his limbs seemingly at a loss, Wu Chang didn't give him further time to contemplate, signaling He Yun to open the gate leading deeper underground.

In a hurry? That's just right!

They contacted Gu Feng only upon reaching the entrance to the deeper underground, so as not to give him time to think. It was precisely for this reason that he dared to lay everything bare before Gu Feng.

After all, what comes next is the BOSS battle. If they win, then the Breakthrough of Underground Shelter 88 is achieved, the time loop is broken, and the secrets on He Yun will no longer be secrets.

If they lose, then He Yun dies, everything resets, and whatever's been told to Gu Feng will be completely forgotten.

As expected by Wu Chang, when the gate to deeper underground was fully opened, Gu Feng chickened out.

"We'll join you in action!"

Wu Chang revealed a smile and asked, "Do you have any Items to isolate the Calamity Fog?"

Gu Feng took out a Metal Ring, with a layer of soap bubble-like, iridescent membrane in the middle. Blowing on the membrane, he created three soap bubbles, encircling himself and the two Management Bureau members behind him.

When Gu Feng turned to look at Wu Chang, Wu Chang waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need it.

Gu Feng thought Wu Chang had his own way to isolate the Calamity Fog, but who knew Wu Chang made no preparations and directly stepped into the Calamity Fog with his bare body.

This froze Gu Feng's hand, which was about to retract the Item, and he stared at the continuously seeping Calamity Fog behind the valve, his face full of questions.

Could it be that the Calamity Fog here doesn't affect people?

He really wanted to experiment, but hesitated for a moment and held back.

Calamity Fog is a high-level Power, players from Abyss Second Layer can't even be immune. He's seen many players visiting the Pillar of the Present World for the first time suffering losses in the Calamity Fog.

From the first time he met this Peace, he felt the other was unusual, releasing information for outsiders to investigate his background, yet unexpectedly finding not a trace linked to the name Peace.

It's not a good thing to encounter such a rootless monster when problems arise at the Pillar of the Present World.

Fortunately, this Peace is merely a player from the Desolate Realm. No matter how monstrous, he can't stir up a storm. If Peace were a player from Abyss Second Layer, he would have detained Peace before heading deeper underground.

"Stay alert at all times, and once any anomaly occurs, come to me immediately."

With that, Gu Feng led his two men to follow.

Wu Chang and He Yun passed through the gate and, after a several hundred meter elevator descent, the two reached deeper underground.

Wu Chang looked at a sign not far away; the official name of this space should be called the Energy Mine.

Just as Wu Chang saw in Zhuo Jie's resentment, the Energy Mine housed a complete set of factories and labs. To accommodate the rest of workers and researchers, complete facilities were built around it.

At a glance, it looked like a smaller version of the Underground Shelter.

He Yun looked at everything before her, too shocked to close her mouth. She said in an incredulous tone:

"We actually developed this place, but why do I have no memory of it at all?"

Wu Chang queried in confusion: "Do you not remember anything at all about this place?"

He Yun led Wu Chang through the city of the Energy Mine, her hand brushing against the external walls of the buildings, her gaze fixed on the largest lab, and with a distant tone she said:

"I seem to have seen this scene in a dream. I even seemed to dream that I lived and worked here, but those were all fragmented memories. I always thought it was just a simple dream."

Driven by instinct, He Yun approached the largest central laboratory. As soon as she neared it, the facial recognition at the entrance automatically triggered, opening the door.

A cartoon projection of an unmanned Mecha appeared in front of the two and said:

"Good evening, Dean He, welcome back to the Energy Research Institute. This is your loyal assistant 88. What can I assist you with?"

He Yun looked at Wu Chang in a daze and said, "The Dean He it mentioned seems to be referring to me."

Wu Chang shrugged, "Is there a second person with the surname He here?"

He Yun said in a daze, "88, I want to know what happened in this Energy Mine. Can you help me find all the related materials?"

"No problem!"

A few seconds later, 88 said, "88 has sorted all the related information in chronological order and sent it to your mobile device. Please check."

After confirming the information, He Yun continued, "We need to go to the sealed Divine Hall in the depths. Can you find us a vehicle?"

"How many are in your party, and do you have any requirements for the vehicle's functions?"

"A total of five people, it needs to be spacious and preferably the vehicle should have good stealth."

Less than a minute later, the sound of brakes was heard outside the central research institute, and an armored personnel carrier pulled up.

He Yun and Wu Chang took the driver and co-pilot seats. The three of Gu Feng, who arrived late, and the two pieces of heavy weaponry He Yun found in the research institute were allocated to the rear transport compartment.

88 took charge of driving, allowing He Yun to browse through the document 88 sent her while on the move.

He Yun flipped through the information swiftly, comparable to quantum reading. It wasn't that her reading speed was truly extraordinary; rather, the information in the document seemed to already exist in her mind.

With each start of a section, the subsequent content would automatically surface in her mind.