Chapter 874: Status

There was only one problem with the elevatorsthere was no electricity.

This wasnt surprising since it had been more than ten years since Ceningmis was destroyed by the disaster. Even if there were autonomous generators that were maintained by robots, they wouldnt be of any use due to insufficient energy.

This place wasnt like Dajiang CitySwamp Ruin 1. It didnt have sufficient hydropower.

Then, we can only choose to take the stairs. As a smart bot, Genava wouldnt be depressed because of this.

No, no, no. Shang Jianyao shook his head. Theres another choice.

The face under his visor smiled. He then pointed at the elevators. We can also just climb the cables.

Genava immediately evaluated the feasibility. To me, theres no problem. For normal humans, its extremely dangerous with extremely low chances of success. But with the military exoskeletons help, it shouldnt be difficult.

Just as he said that, Shang Jianyao denied his own idea. Lets take the stairs. We might encounter more corpses along the way.

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The red glow in Genavas eyes flickered a few times without making a sound.

Shang Jianyaos gaze swept across the two open elevators before he suddenly jumped and flew into one of them.

Thanks to the military exoskeletons weight, he clearly sank the car and shook it a few times.

Be careful! Genava quickly warned.

The elevators here had been abandoned for over a decade. n.o.body knew if the cables would snap as a result.

Shang Jianyao didnt answer. He lowered his head and measured every inch of s.p.a.ce in the elevator with his feet.

In just a few seconds, he said in disappointment, There are no corpses.

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Genava understood the meaning of his actions and knew that he was worried that the overlap with the New World might cause this apartment to appear empty despite containing hidden secrets. This made it easy for Shang Jianyao to miss clues regarding his father.

After checking the other elevator, Shang Jianyao regretfully walked to the stairwell.

There were no lights here, only darkness.

As the flashlight beam shone in, the mottled stairs appeared in Shang Jianyao and Genavas eyes.

Apart from looking relatively dilapidated, its rather clean. Shang Jianyao clicked his tongue in wonder.

The red light in Genavas eyes flickered a few times. Maybe the electromagnetic environment in this area is too chaotic, preventing the dust outside from entering. The exact principle is

Shang Jianyao turned his head and glanced at his companion before interrupting him plaintively. Old Ge, at a time like this, all you need to do is say yeah, yeah.'

Genava couldnt figure out the reason, but he still chose to cooperate. Alright.

The two of them walked up the stairs to the top floor.

It was obvious that the light outside the stairwell on each floor was bright. Through the door gaps, they revealed a lit area beyond.

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The careful Shang Jianyao didnt choose to pa.s.s through such areas directly; he circled around those he could. For those he couldnt, he simply used the staircase railing to climb to the next floor.

Genava mimicked him.

They didnt dare to bet that they wouldnt be discovered without being seen by New World powerhouses or other creatures on every floor.

The timid but careful Shang Jianyao suspected that the light was actually a manifestation of the powerhouses minds. And at the source of the overlapping problems, touching the light was equivalent to singing loudly in someone elses ear. There was no way to hide it.

As for why there was only light on the first floor and no figures, he had no idea.

As he slowly made his way up, Shang Jianyao kept his human consciousness converged. He only relied on the flashlight beam that he had specially switched to a low-powered state to illuminate the path ahead.

On the way, he and Genava discovered several corpses.

The few corpses on the lower floors also had one thing in commonall that was left of them were clothes. Their bodies were empty, clearly having been plundered by the Eighth Research Inst.i.tute. The few corpses that were discovered in the second half had some personal items in their pockets.

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Through their clothes and items, Genava clearly determined that they were Pangu Biology employees and members of the previous Old Task Force.

With the help of the skeletal characteristics and items, another conclusion could also be reached: None of them were Shang Jianyaos father.

They are all personal items Shang Jianyaowho was squatting on one knee on the stairstook out everything from the corpse in front of him and handed them to Genava. His tone revealed unconcealed disappointment.

Genava knew that he wanted to find the corresponding clues from those items. Unfortunately, they were compressed biscuits, chocolate, sweets, or other items that could quickly replenish energy or pistols, bullets, and other self-defense items.

Maybe that teams management is very strict, preventing members from secretly recording information to prevent others from obtaining it after they are separated. Genava stuffed the items he received into his backpack.

Thats true. Shang Jianyao stood up, picked up the Berserker a.s.sault rifle again, and walked up the stairs.

As he walked, he suddenly staggered.

Be careful. Genava mimicked a human and used a reminder to express his concern.

Its fine. Shang Jianyao first consoled Genava before saying, I shouldve been hit by an Awakeneds ability.

You call this fine? The red glow in Genavas eyes flickered violently, but he remained puzzled.

Shang Jianyao didnt stop. This ability feels relatively weak; it doesnt affect me much. Besides, although I was. .h.i.t by an ability, I didnt sense the enemys consciousness.

Normally speaking, an ability affecting a person meant that one had established a connection with the person. This also meant that one couldnt hide their human consciousness from the other partys perception unless they could cut off the connection before the enemy discovered them, hide again, or be outside the targets perception range.

The former could be temporarily ruled out because Shang Jianyaos footsteps werent too stable. It only appeared fine with the help of the military exoskeleton. The latter meant that the hidden Awakened was much stronger than Shang Jianyao, but this was relatively contradictory to the weaker effects of his abilities.

Thats quite strange, Genava replied in a slightly synthetic voice.

Shang Jianyao smiled. Its fine; there arent many floors left. Lets not care about anything else. Lets make good use of our time and head up

As he spoke, his tongue seemed to expand. His body swayed, making it difficult for him to maintain his balance.

Shang Jianyao was delighted instead of being alarmed as he loudly said, This is very similar to the Drunkard ability that Big White, Little Red, and Little White encountered! Is that Awakened from the Eighth Research Inst.i.tute hiding nearby? However, she should be weaker than me!

Genava understood what he meantit didnt make sense for him not to sense the other partys human consciousness and be pa.s.sively beaten.

Before Genava could respond, Shang Jianyao fell to the ground with a thud.

Im drunk and my head is still spinning It hurts he muttered to himself. He then began relegating control to the military exoskeleton, switching it from an auxiliary system into a primary one.

With equipment as the lead, Autopilot.

With the command input, Shang Jianyao stood up and steadily continued walking up the stairs to the top floor. Although he was still drunk, it didnt affect his actions at all.

Porridge is strength Old Ge Shang Jianyaos tongue was so big that he was slurring.

At this moment, a rope clipped to the gla.s.s window in the stairwell swayed with the wind. In the dark night, it was like a dancing venomous snake.

Shang Jianyaos eyes froze as he looked like he wanted to turn around and run, but the military exoskeleton stopped him. The order received by this equipment had yet to be changed, and it determined that the rope posed no threat!

No! Shang Jianyao screamed as he was hijacked by the military exoskeleton.

The closer he was to the rope, the more he screamed. Finally, he shouted, Old Ge, save me!

Genava a.n.a.lyzed a possibility and chose to follow without saying a word.

Finally, Shang Jianyao crossed the gla.s.s window in the stairwell and could no longer see the rope that swayed like a snake.

He immediately calmed down. After a few seconds, he excitedly said without turning around, Old Ge, this should be caused by the power seeping out from the top floor. Otherwise its impossible It has the ability the effects and the price.

As far as the Old Task Force knew, Dysmorphophobia was a price.

Although part of the price is the same as the effects of certain abilities, I still believe that theres a high chance your guess is true. Genava agreed with Shang Jianyaos guess.

Shang Jianyao excitedly said, Then lets continue Were not far from the source of the problem!

At this point, his voice turned deep. The closer I get to the top floor the greater the influence Later if I cant control myself knock me out and bring me up.

Alright. Genava agreed. But you need to adjust your orders and put me on the whitelist without any precautions or resistance.

Otherwise, he really couldnt deal with the military exoskeleton that controlled Shang Jianyaos body in a short period of time.

Just like that, Shang Jianyao trudged forward while Genava followed beside him, prepared to provide him a.s.sistance at any moment.

Just as Shang Jianyao was about to concuss from his Drunkard state, the two of them finally arrived at the stairwell on the top floor. They were only separated by a wooden door.

This place was pitch-black, and the flashlight could only illuminate a small area.