Urban Legends: The Legacy of Ancient Civilizations

The ancient ruins themselves are an abandoned and dilapidated relic. Even if some of its mechanisms can be preserved to this day, they will inevitably be incomplete.

Furthermore, when the energy core of the ancient ruins suddenly explodes due to some unexpected events, the ancient ruins lose their main energy source, and their mechanism will only shrink further.

Even other related equipment in the previous underground cavity has been transferred to the backup energy area of ​​the ancient ruins by the management core to consolidate the increasingly scarce energy supply.

Creating large-scale mental disturbances and illusory mazes should place a huge burden on the energy management core.

In order to achieve reasonable utilization of energy, the best way is to create a local energy field that follows Bai Ning and the others.

However, the internal devices of the ancient ruins were not in peak condition, especially since Bai Ning's arrival was sudden, and it was absolutely impossible for the management core to overhaul the entire ancient ruins in order to welcome Bai Ning's arrival.

Even if the ancient ruins want to be overhauled, the various resources it stores do not allow it to be overhauled.

Therefore, a continuous small-scale energy field cannot be achieved.

If we want to rationalize this, it can only be that there is something that has been following Bai Ning and the others nearby, and developed corresponding coping mechanisms according to the current environment.

Was it being monitored by something dispatched by the management core?

"We can't find any better way to deal with the illusory maze for the time being. Let's continue to think of a way during the next journey."

Jiang Yingxue waited for a long time, but what she got was this kind of content, which really made her a little confused about what kind of variables Bai Ning had in his subsequent thinking process.

You won't find any way out by staying in a daze. Since the variables are in the future, Jiang Yingxue still believes that Bai Ning can find a way to break out in the near future.

The two of them lifted Aaron up again and slowly moved forward towards the seemingly endless front. In just a few steps, Bai Ning suddenly picked up the diagonal gun and pointed it forward.

This sudden move startled Jiang Yingxue. Aaron, who was being supported by her, seemed to be suddenly heavy. A strange feeling suddenly made her mind dizzy, and her vision became even more hazy, as if her consciousness suddenly fell into a spin.

Obviously, Bai Ning's action just now should have triggered some mechanism, but starting a robbery in the illusion maze, can it really have any effect on the core management?

This spinning feeling came and went quickly. Jiang Yingxue, whose eyes gradually focused, felt that the weight on his shoulders seemed more real.

Have they really escaped from the maze of illusions completely?

Still wondering in her heart, Jiang Yingxue's movements were not slow at all. She picked up a strong flashlight and glanced around the place where Bai Ning had shot, and found a strange-shaped machine falling in front of them.

A faint arc of light shone from the bullet holes in the machine, and there seemed to be a faint burnt smell that was stimulating Jiang Yingxue's olfactory system, causing him to gradually regain consciousness.

Could it be that this machine caused them to fall into the maze of illusions?

Considering the power of the illusion core in the outpost research base, this machine looked shabby and its functionality seemed to be very weak.

"How do you know it's driving our hallucinations?

Didn't you say that in a maze of illusions, our consciousness and body are in a state of separation?

Why can you control your body and kill machines in the real world? "

Jiang Yingxue was shocked by the strange sight in front of her. A series of questions highlighted her surprise at this time, and she was even more puzzled by Bai Ning's previous contradictory behavior.

"Just luck.

The coping mechanism at the core of my gambling management is incomplete, and the machinery that dominates the fantasy maze is a simplified version that cannot truly separate the connection between consciousness and body.

Therefore, in the gap between pause and action, when the internal operation of the machine loses our control, we use great perseverance to try to regain control of the body.

As it turned out, luck was indeed on our side. "

Speaking of luck again, Jiang Yingxue was already a little numb to Bai Ning's excuse, and she didn't know whether Bai Ning was really lucky or fake.

"Indeed.

If this machine is located behind us, what you just did will be in vain. "

Luck is luck. Jiang Yingxue followed Bai Ning's words and focused on trust.

"This is not luck. The purpose of this machine is to create a maze of illusions here to guide our bodies to turn and return to the passage.

So it must be waiting for us in front of us and lead the way in front of us like a guide dog. "

Bai Ning responded lightly, seeming to get rid of the theory of luck in an instant and returned to a strong style.

This made Jiang Yingxue a little speechless, and she could only understand it as a combination of luck and strength.

This problem came to an end. Jiang Yingxue looked around with a strong flashlight. As expected, this place was a large transportation hub transfer station. There were tunnels leading to unknown directions in all directions, which made people confused for a moment. Make a decision.

"Now is another time to compete for luck. There are at least three roads ahead. Which direction do you think we should go in?"

Jiang Yingxue scanned the three tunnels ahead with a strong flashlight. The tunnel doors hidden in the darkness in the distance looked like some prostrate beasts, and they were hazy and vague, revealing the absolute danger.

"It doesn't matter which way you go, it's the same.

The management core wants us to go back through the fantasy maze, which means that the three tunnels in front all lead to very important places.

At least, it also shows that our arbitrary choices pose a huge threat to ancient ruins.

The other party's danger is our opportunity. As long as our luck is not too bad, the probability of choosing the right principle is still very high.

If we want to analyze it in detail, since we don't know the detailed structure of the ancient ruins, each of the previous roads has the same meaning to us.

Since they are all the same, the principle of proximity must be given priority. The probability of us choosing the adjacent channel is the greatest.

Only if this high probability is not in line with the interests of the core management, will it use the maze of illusions to make us turn around.

So, just choose the nearest tunnel. "

Bai Ning's response did sound reasonable. Jiang Yingxue didn't want to get into it. Luck is something you can't turn back once you make a choice.

The three of them continued to move towards the nearest tunnel. Faintly, they seemed to be able to sense something moving in the nearby darkness.

Bai Ning turned the bright flashlight and shone it fiercely. In a daze, he seemed to see a faint reflection flashing from a distance.

This is the result of something reflecting the light of a strong flashlight, and it seems to prove that the surveillance machine dispatched by the management core is not just the previous one.

What was expected was that in such a huge open space, Bai Ning did not have the time to hide and seek with a machine hidden in the dark.

The most effective method at present is to ambush them in a tunnel environment.

They exchanged glances with Jiang Yingxue, who turned to look over. The two of them pretended to find nothing and continued to move forward. The tunnel Bai Ning chose seemed even older. There were heavy traces of use on the ground. In some places, The grooves looked like they were about to expire.

The unusual tunnels and the sneaky surveillance machines in the dark seemed to indicate that their choice was unusual.

It is even possible that their choice at this time is indeed the greatest threat to the ancient ruins.

Think about it, a tunnel that is frequently used or has a higher priority for construction will inevitably correspond to an important facility.

The two continued to walk forward slowly, leaving a mark, and then they were completely submerged in the tunnel. After a few dozen meters, Bai Ning signaled Jiang Yingxue to continue moving forward. He hid here and waited for the arrival of the surveillance machine behind him.

There was no obstruction in the tunnel, so Bai Ning could only crawl on the ground and hide his body as much as possible.

Jiang Yingxue's footsteps gradually faded away. Bai Ning, who was hiding in place, closed his eyes tightly and put his ears to the ground to listen carefully to the footsteps behind him.

However, apart from Jiang Yingxue's footsteps, there seemed to be no other contact vibrations in this tunnel.

Could it be that the ambush has been warned by the machine behind?

Or is the machine simulating Jiang Yingxue's footsteps in order to hide the noise of its own actions?

With countless thoughts in his mind, Bai Ning covered his eyes with his hands to prevent his eyes from reflecting light, and then carefully looked at the darkness behind him through the leaked fingers.

Unfortunately, there was no light source approaching in the darkness. The darkness merged everything, causing Bai Ning's vision to collapse into a dark plane.

He couldn't see or hear anything, and his sense of smell couldn't detect any odor. The complete closure of his perception system made Bai Ning's ambush seem like a joke.

Now as long as there is a little light, all the hard work before will be in vain. Can we just let the machine that is good at lurking in the dark follow us at a short distance?

The sound of Jiang Yingxue's footsteps in the tunnel was slowly disappearing, which made Bai Ning feel even more anxious.

Although the tunnel is a road, no one knows what Jiang Yingxue will encounter in front of him. This meaningless ambush at this time is undoubtedly a stupid move that weakens himself.

Anyway, the ambush was just an opportunity. Bai Ning's heart skipped a beat and he continued to wait there for a few minutes until Jiang Yingxue's retreating footsteps could no longer be heard in the tunnel.

The tunnel seemed to have fallen into an endless state of dead silence, with no sound at all. Gradually, Bai Ning seemed to be able to hear his own heartbeat.

It was so quiet, so quiet that time seemed to stop passing at this moment.

It was so quiet that it seemed abnormal, as if something was deliberately covering up the sound transmission here.