Chapter 23 Sensory Enhancement

 There are only two minutes left in the time limit.

There are four carriages waiting at the meeting point at the entrance of the town.

A large number of crazy townspeople chased here. Naturally, a small number of them noticed Yi Chen approaching from the lakeside and turned around to chase him.

 At this time,

The back compartment of one of the carriages suddenly opened.

 Stretching out an arm as strong as a stone pillar, it was Dagbert from the [Northern Territory] who had collaborated before.

The blond Edmund was also sitting nearby, waving to Yi Chen.

"Isn't this William? Come on, we are missing just one person here."

 At this critical moment related to the end of the assessment, there is no need to refuse.

 Step forward quickly,

When Yi Chen stretched out his hand and made contact with Dagbert's palm...an unimaginable force was transmitted,

He didn't even make a leap, he was already pulled into the carriage.

Edmund, who was sitting nearby, closed the door simultaneously.

Now that the carriage is full, the driver no longer waits.

Snapped!

  The reins were slapped on the horse's back, and it quickly drove away from this fishy town.

 Except for the four of them in the carriage,

There are two strangers, both of whom are injured...one has a bandage wrapped around his waist, and the other has a large amount of flesh cut off his right arm, and is spraying medicine on the wound.

 Comparatively, the injuries sustained by Edmund's squad were minor.

 Dagbert's left upper arm was wrapped in a small bandage.

Juliana was resting against the carriage. One hand fell on the right side of her waist and abdomen, and she seemed to have some injuries.

The blond Edmund only wore an adhesive bandage similar to a Band-Aid on his cheek.

  In comparison,

Yi Chen, who was unscathed, naturally became the focus of everyone's attention.

Edmund leaned closer to his face and asked curiously:

“Mr. William, I’m a little curious~

The three of us almost walked all the way to the meeting point along the center of the town. We stopped and observed twice along the way, but no sign of you was found at all.

 Did you come from the lake? "

"Um."

"How did you do this? The most dangerous thing about small town riots is the lake that breeds pathogens... basically no assessor will go near there at the last moment."

“It’s just that I accidentally discovered the [gap].”

 “Is that so? It’s really amazing.”

“By the way, how long does it take to get to the organization from here?”

Seeing the taciturn Yi Chen take the initiative to ask, Edmund quickly explained:

“Generally, the place chosen as the assessment point will not be too far away from the organization... This will facilitate the monitoring of the assessment point and avoid unexpected situations.

 It will take us up to three hours to reach the organization's headquarters - Zion. "

"Um."

Yi Chen didn’t ask any more questions.

 Take this time to close your eyes and rest your mind, and recover from the remaining trauma on the mental level.

at the same time,

 You can also pay close attention to the status of Little Grape.

 With this operation at the bottom of the lake, although Little Grape has some selfish motives, it is still trustworthy on the whole.

 Gajigaji~

Plant roots are moving inside the body. Try to touch the gestating little grape to check its status.

 When it was about to get close, the roots of the plants all dispersed.

　　　『Forget it, it’s better not to disturb it…』

　Put your hands into your pockets,

 Lean against the wooden rafters of the carriage and get ready for a good sleep.

But I found that there was something left in my head, and I couldn't fall asleep.

As soon as you close your eyes, you will think of the abyss laboratory and the untouchable unknown existence.

Since I can’t sleep,

 The inertial thinking of engineering students began to try to think about the root cause of the incident in Green Lake Town.

　　　『The real mastermind behind the scenes should be the unknown existence I accidentally saw.

The giant eye at the bottom of the lake is just a product of his experiment.

Putting this eye together with some parasite samples into Green Lake Town... is not so much a diseased invasion of the town, but rather treating the town as a [breeding farm].

 Once high-quality patients are produced, they may be taken to the abyss.

It’s really scary…

 What kind of things are dominated by this world? 』

Recalling the epic music of the sea, and the golden frame floating above the head of the unknown being,

Yi Chen actually showed a smile, eager to explore the secrets of this world.

 …

 About two hours passed

Suddenly there was a strong jolting sensation.

at the same time,

 The carriage also gradually became tilted upward, obviously going uphill.

“Have you finally gone up the mountain? Oops~ We’ll be there soon, I’m really looking forward to it.”

The blond Edmund stretched himself, and then he took it upon himself to open the back door of the carriage... The coachman didn't say anything about this behavior.

 As long as you go up the mountain, there is no risk of getting sick.

 At least that’s the case for now.

 At the moment when the carriage door is fully opened.

　　　『Holy shit! 』

The fear of heights swept through Yi Chen's brain instantly, and his eyes widened instinctively... Fortunately, he was not sitting outside, otherwise he would have been frightened.

 Currently,

 The carriage is driving up the extremely steep edge of the mountain road.

On the right side is the cliff, with a height of more than 200 meters according to visual inspection.

 The most terrifying thing is,

 The width of the mountain road is only less than ten centimeters wider than that of a horse-drawn carriage.

 The rolling wheels almost hit the very edge of the road and could slip at any time...Any ordinary person would feel an instinctive fear, a fear of death.

However.

  The rest of the evaluators did not show much change in their expressions, completely trusting the driver's skills.

 When the carriage rounded a bend between the cliffs,

 Hundreds of meters apart,

 Looking at the top of the cliff,

There stands a black city.

The city is built on the cliff, and even 1/3 of the area extends beyond the cliff.

The sky above the city is filled with thick fog, and some areas are even covered with black films, which can effectively block outside prying eyes.

　　　This is [Zion]. 』

Do not know why,

When Yi Chen looked at the city, his body automatically felt a cold and comfortable feeling, as if he had found a safe refuge in a world full of sores.

at this time,

 Suddenly there was a commotion within my body.

The skin on Yi Chen's shoulders quickly bulged, and black threads sprouted out.

 Tear open the skin gently and without any pain,

 Drill out a black flesh ball that is exactly the same as the original one,

 The neural connection between the two is also back to normal.

Little Grape’s voice came next:

　　　Are you almost arriving at the organization? So fast. 』

　　　『Little Grape, are you ready now? I thought it would take you a few days. 』

“It’s just a nice little meal, it’s enough to digest in a few hours... It’s barely good food, it’s brought me a certain improvement.

 Let you experience it too. 』

 When Little Putao shares the newly upgraded visual features,

 In Yi Chen's vision,

There is an extra circle-shaped dotted line symbolizing [Lock].

 As long as any living target appears in the field of vision,

This dotted circle will automatically fall on the opponent.

 Currently,

The blond Edmund happened to be within Yi Chen's field of vision,

 The circled dotted line is like a self-aim, immediately encircling the target's head.

 After one second,

 The dotted line gradually turns into a solid line, which means the locking is completed.

 The voice of Little Grape came,

　　　Okay, the target has been locked! As long as you think about it, the mental radiation will directly act on it. 』

"What! ? 』

Yi Chen quickly looked away and blinked at the same time.

  【Lock】will be released naturally.

The blond Edmund seemed to feel that Yi Chen was peeking at him and didn't care at all.

 (End of this chapter)