Chapter 361 Someone's Darkest Hour
on the screen,
The firewall was peeled away layer by layer, and the progress bar moved forward rapidly, making the man even more smug.
50%...
90%...
99%...
Voices could be heard coming from outside the corridor, suggesting that the meeting had ended.
100%!
The archive has been unlocked.
He quickly entered the query command: 【Contestant ID: 100】
An encrypted file marked with the highest level of access popped up.
found it!
Alen's eyes narrowed, and he quickly launched the final cracking program. Unexpectedly, this time, the encrypted file's shell was as fragile as an eggshell, and it shattered in an instant.
The file is open.
The first thing that catches the eye is a high-resolution photo.
The black-haired youth closed his eyes peacefully, with the coffin from when he first entered the game in the background.
Alen: "......"
In his more than 20 years in the industry, this was the first time he had ever seen someone use a portrait of a deceased person as an ID photo.
Shift your gaze downwards.
[Name: Renyi]
Gender: Male
Nationality: China (Dragon Country)
Age: 26?
[Occupation: Doctor?]
【Address: ╭(╯^╰)╮】
Allen frowned.
What does this question mark mean? And what does the "╭(╯^╰)╮" in the address mean?
He continued reading.
[Biography: ヾ(｡｀Д´｡) No need to come tomorrow!]
"..."
A few minutes later, Alen returned to the conference room with a smile on her face.
"Old Zhang," his colleague whispered, "we were just discussing that module called 'Heart of the Sun,' it's simply amazing!"
"Oh, really?"
Alen responded absentmindedly.
I reopened my notebook and unconsciously drew a question mark filled with confusion.
What?! I don't need to come tomorrow...? Did they find out?!
......
"Report, the two 'fish' are in position."
On a screen in one of the rooms, a man who had just come out of the archives sat upright, scribbling question marks haphazardly in his notebook.
"What does it say up there? Don't involve the public."
"Uh... this..."
The screen switched to a secondary screen, which displayed Renyi's real personal profile, filled with emoticons and sarcastic remarks.
"..."
"Nonsense!" Pei Canghai glared at his deputy. "How can you treat something so important like a child's game?"
The deputy stood at attention without flinching and answered loudly:
"Report! We believe that to deal with an unconventional enemy, we must use unconventional means! Strategically, we must strike at their strength; tactically, we must strike at their spirit!"
Pei Canghai shook his head, no longer pursuing the matter, and his gaze returned to the main screen.
"Don't move, stay close."
Once the crocodiles are in the fish tank, they are no longer a threat.
Let it swim.
Let's see what else this thread can lead to.
Pei Canghai flipped through the documents, his gaze lingering on the nationality section for a long time.
"The evolutionary points of the 【Ocean Era】both feedback and failure are confirmed through nationality."
"That's right."
"What if a person is no longer a citizen of any country?"
The deputy was taken aback for a moment, then vaguely understood Pei Canghai's intention.
"Elder Pei, what do you mean...?"
"Everyone will have a physical exam tomorrow, and then we'll use those two as a test case."
......
at the same time......
The time in 【Ocean Era】 is also evening.
"What a pity..."
Nathan leaned against the gunwale with one hand, shading his eyes as he gazed at the waterfall cascading down from mid-air.
"If the sun could see over the Sea of Mist, there would surely be the most beautiful rainbow on the planet."
Beside him.
Fak Squid is directing its subordinates to use their water control abilities to relay and build a spiraling column of water, attempting to create a temporary waterway for the Abyss.
After hearing Nathan's感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of deep emotion or reflection),
While maintaining his gesture, he answered absentmindedly:
"Well, it's said that our ancestors existed before they created this mist."
Amidst the relentless roar of the waterfall, their conversation became difficult, so they fell silent.
This waterfall,
This is the exit from which a few people were swept out of the cave beneath the Naga territory, and now it won't be so easy to return the way they came.
They watched as the spiral waterway, with the efforts of the guards, barely reached the cave entrance.
But just by looking at its precarious state, you can tell—
It cannot bear the weight of the Abyss.
"no."
Fuck squid jumped down from above and splashed into the sea.
"We can get on, but the boat is too heavy..."
"It's okay."
I'm not disappointed.
He took out the unassuming "Laughing at the Vast Ocean" sword, amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd.
"Are you serious?"
Klaus crossed his arms and leaned against the ship's railing, his defensive posture clearly indicating: I don't believe it.
"There's no harm in trying."
He casually hung a piece of clam meat on the hook.
He didn't jerk it around; he simply dropped the hook into the water.
Almost immediately!
The fishing rod suddenly sank, instantly being pulled into a semi-circle, the fishing line stretched taut as if it would snap at any moment.
"Boss, do you need any help?"
Ivan walked over, rubbing his hands together in anticipation.
By shaking their heads, their aim was to get the giant sea turtle to come out on its own, not to hunt it.
But soon,
He sensed something was wrong. The thing below seemed to want to escape, rushing in one direction, and it didn't feel like it had been hanging on Earth like last time.
The man and the fish remained locked in a stalemate for two minutes.
"Splash!"
Suddenly, a huge splash erupted from the sea!
A giant fish, over three meters long, with a ferocious head that looked like a horse... or perhaps a dragon's head, burst out of the water!
After thrashing about in mid-air a couple of times, the fish plunged back into the sea.
"I knew it! How could that sea turtle possibly be—"
Klaus had just breathed a sigh of relief,
But the taut fishing line suddenly loosened, and the pull vanished instantly.
"They ran away?"
Ivan clicked his tongue in regret. It was a real shame that a fish he had never seen before had gotten away.
Ren Yi shook his head solemnly.
"No way..."
He reeled in the fishing line, and half a fish head, resembling a horse's head, was still hanging on the hook, the severed end looking as if it had been bitten off by some wild beast.
[Lv5 Mutant Dragonborn Sturgeon Remains]
[Review: Although it has lost the immense power and wisdom of its ancestors, it has retained its stubbornness and savagery! PS: The flesh is delicious, and the roe is absolutely top-notch.]
"Yes... it was eaten."
Almost at the exact moment the words fell, the Abyss beneath their feet trembled slightly.
The six sea turtles on the deck scurried up to the ship's side.
A shadow spread out from the bottom of the ship.
At first, it only made the surrounding seawater appear darker, but soon the outline of the shadow became clear, and its area began to expand rapidly.
The seawater began to swell up like a small hill—
"Gurgle..."