Xu Fang was well aware of the danger in this place. In the previous cycle, Jerusalem had almost become the headquarters of the Eternal Life Church. Xu Fang wondered if the Eternal Life Church still had control here.
Xu Fang landed in a remote area and disguised himself with clothes he found in a garbage dump. He waited by the road until a truck heading to the city arrived.
He slid along the ground and quickly slipped under the truck's chassis.
Xu Fang knew Simpson's location. Although the probability was low, there might still be a chance to save Simpson. Xu Fang needed to confirm it.
The bottom of the truck was secure. They passed through several surveillance zones and switched vehicles along the way. Finally, Xu Fang arrived near Simpson's laboratory.
Instead of rushing in, Xu Fang climbed a nearby high-rise building and observed in the direction of the laboratory from a few kilometers away.
There were no golden lights.
The author was not here.
Had Simpson, the author, completely disappeared?
Xu Fang pondered for a moment and called Simpson's private phone.
"Hello, who is this?" The call connected, and it was Simpson's voice.
At this moment, Simpson was still a successful middle-aged scientist.
"Hello, Professor Simpson. I'm your student Will. Are you in the laboratory?" Xu Fang imitated a young voice in Hebrew.
"Will? I am in the laboratory... What do you need?" The other person hesitated, seemingly trying to recall which of his students was named Will.
"It's about the project on memory digitization. There have been new developments from the research team. I am outside your laboratory. Could we meet and discuss it?" Xu Fang said.
"Memory digitization? Wait for me downstairs."
After hanging up the phone, Xu Fang looked in the direction of the laboratory. A middle-aged man with a round face and wearing a white coat came out, scanning the area to find the student called "Will."
After some time, the man couldn't wait any longer and called "Will" back on his phone. However, the call didn't connect because Xu Fang had already burned the phone into ashes.
When Xu Fang saw Simpson, he confirmed that this person was not the author. Simpson had become like the natives of this world, covered in gray spots of light.
Monsters were the same. Xu Fang couldn't distinguish between them and humans by observing the spots of light. So, at this moment, Xu Fang couldn't determine whether Simpson was a human or a monster.
To avoid alerting anyone, Xu Fang didn't make any moves towards Simpson. He left the high-rise building, avoiding surveillance, and headed towards the public laboratory.
This was the location of the large-scale microwave laser and synchronization device. Xu Fang observed the surroundings for a while and noticed that the surveillance was gradually becoming more intensive.
Wearing a white coat, Xu Fang waited in a corner until a researcher walked out from the laboratory entrance.
Xu Fang brushed past him and discreetly took the person's ID card. The researcher was too engrossed in his phone call and smoking, not noticing that he had dropped something.
Using the stolen ID card, Xu Fang swiped through the access control system and swiftly entered the laboratory.
Being in the red zone, there were no blind spots for the surveillance cameras.
Xu Fang walked along the corridor into the depths of the quantum experimental area. Xu Fang's disguise was still effective, and the researchers he encountered did not notice the unwelcome guest who had infiltrated.
According to Ji Shuyu, the quantum experimental area required second-level clearance, and only those with identities like Simpson could enter and exit through iris recognition.
Xu Fang observed the structure of the building and found that there was a buffer zone between each floor, which housed ventilation ducts that were too narrow for an adult to pass through.
But this did not deter Xu Fang, as he could fit through any existing crevice.
However, all areas were under surveillance coverage, making it difficult for Xu Fang to move, and the method of distorting light to evade surveillance was not feasible due to the proximity.
Should he start a fire to create chaos and slip in? Or should he just shut down the main power?
After some consideration, Xu Fang felt it was not a good idea. This place may already be controlled by the Eternal Life Church, and any action would alert them. It would be better to be low-key.
When he reached the ventilation opening, Xu Fang controlled his energy to touch the corner of the monitor wires, and a wisp of black smoke emerged from the connection point, causing the monitor's screen to flicker for a moment.
Taking advantage of this time, Xu Fang quickly slipped into the ventilation duct and entered the quantum experimental area.
Moving through the buffer zone, Xu Fang soon arrived above the microwave laser, pressing his eyeball and using his tentacle-like long hair to observe.
Xu Fang saw the large microwave laser, but... it had already turned into a pile of scrap metal.
Various auxiliary facilities were smashed, wires exposed haphazardly, and precise parts were nowhere to be found. It was evident that this large equipment had been destroyed by violence.
Xu Fang sighed slightly; the worst-case scenario had indeed happened.
The Eternal Life Church had already been here and preemptively destroyed the microwave laser.
Regardless of whether the second synchronization device existed, Xu Fang no longer had the chance to obtain it.
Xu Fang decided to leave first and continue to observe the Eternal Life Church.
From entering to leaving the laboratory, Xu Fang only took ten minutes. When he left, the researcher at the door was still on the phone. Xu Fang flicked his finger, accurately dropping his ID card into the person's pocket, then lowered his head and walked away.
This should have been a perfect infiltration, but unexpected events always occur.
Xu Fang hid in a blind spot of the surveillance cameras, planning to find a car and leave the city. However, he suddenly noticed that the sky was filled with unmanned drones.
The drones carried high-definition cameras and seemed to be searching for something.
Xu Fang felt a sense of alarm and before he could think any further, a piercing Level 1 combat alert sounded through the sky.
Had he been discovered?
Xu Fang did not make any sudden moves; perhaps the alarm was targeted at terrorists. But when Xu Fang saw armored assault vehicles converging on his location and soldiers armed with guns dispersing to search, he realized they were coming for him.
The timing was peculiar. If the Eternal Life Church had a device to detect him, they should have discovered him long ago. So why did they only take action when he left the laboratory?
Xu Fang didn't have time to ponder; he swiftly entered the nearby sewer, intending to evade the military's search from below.
Because it was a carpet-style search, there were also people in the sewer.
No, those aren't people, they are twisted-faced monsters!
"Are the monsters working with the Eternal Life Church?"
After Xu Fang killed several monsters, the enemies seemed to realize Xu Fang's location and surrounded him from all sides.
The human-shaped gray figures flooded this area, roughly counting to thousands, and they continued to gather as time passed.
Xu Fang's energy was limited, and he couldn't even handle a group of ordinary people lined up to die, let alone the armed soldier monsters.
Xu Fang no longer tangled with the soldiers. He rushed out of the sewer entrance and merged into the crowd on the commercial street.
But the enemy didn't care about the casualties of the crowd. Continuous loud explosions came from a distance, and dozens of shells fell around Xu Fang. Countless steel pellets shot out with the explosion, as fast as bullets, causing blood mist to scatter when they hit people.
Amidst the wailing and screaming, the dead disappeared.
Xu Fang crawled on the ground in a sorry state, the cloak he was wearing was torn and tattered, revealing his skin covered with a white jade-like energy shield.
In the face of human firearms, Xu Fang was only slightly more resilient than carbon-based lifeforms. Fortunately, those shells just now missed their mark. Otherwise, even with the protection of the energy shield, he would still die on the spot.
Almost blinded by the mosaic, Xu Fang saw a mortarman loading ammunition. Several helicopters were approaching from a distance.
Xu Fang spread his wings and flew into the sky at the fastest speed.
The speed at which Xu Fang flew at full throttle was comparable to that of a battleship bird. Soon, he shook off the helicopters behind him and saw the Dead Sea in front of him from a distance.
After crossing the Dead Sea, Xu Fang would reach the neighboring country of Jordan, where the monster army of Israel would find it difficult to relentlessly pursue Xu Fang.
Xu Fang didn't relax at all. He felt something chasing after him, faster than any creature on Earth.
They were sixteen light fighter jets that looked like improved versions of the F16. They trailed white tail flames and chased after Xu Fang in a wedge formation.
They easily caught up to Xu Fang, splitting into two groups and surrounding him.
Xu Fang was trapped in the middle and no matter which direction he escaped in, he would be hit by their firepower.
Xu Fang shot out an energy beam, killing the nearest pilot, causing the plane to wobble and crash downwards.
Since the pilot was wearing a metal armor suit, Xu Fang had to expend additional energy to inflict damage. The energy beam just now instantaneously consumed 10% of Xu Fang's energy.
At the same time, the other fighter jets aimed their multiple barrels at Xu Fang, spitting out blinding fire serpents, weaving a curtain of deadly gunfire.
The caliber of these machine guns was greater than 20mm, much more powerful than the guns mounted on the helicopters. Xu Fang couldn't even touch them and could only rely on his agility to dodge.
The machine gunfire was too dense, and Xu Fang was grazed, the energy shield flickered slightly, and Xu Fang's energy pool was already depleted.
This body of Xu Fang's might be suitable for assassination, but not for combat, especially against these steel wings born for war, where all aspects were utterly overwhelmed. Even if the fighter jets did nothing, they could still exhaust Xu Fang to death.
"No, I have to steal a plane, otherwise, this duplicate won't be able to escape."
Thinking of this, Xu Fang used up his last bit of energy to once again emit a beam of energy, killing the pilot in front. Taking advantage of the unstable deceleration of the plane, he closed in and smashed the outer cover of the cockpit.
However, the enemy missile followed closely behind, turning Xu Fang and the fighter plane into a fireball.
In outer space, the original Xu Fang opened his eyes.
"Is Eternal Life Church cheating? Almost predictive reconnaissance, an army composed of monsters, the ability to save at will... Can this still be considered a game?"
Eternal Life Church didn't care at all about the deaths of the masses in order to kill the author. The monsters didn't care about their own deaths either. They cooperated seamlessly, fearless and efficient, and ruthless.
To unravel the bizarre event, Xu Fang feared that he would have to confront Eternal Life Church to the end.
