The legend of Tiga

Chapter 2267 The Upside-Down Room

Dr. Kisaragi's abnormal behavior began a month ago. She suddenly started shouting and screaming, and within two days she fell into a coma and has not woken up since.

Does this have anything to do with this place?

As Hibi Kosuke pondered this, he stepped forward, grabbed a handful of soil that had been turned up from the ground, and crushed it in his hand. With a little force, the clod of soil crumbled into powder, indicating that the moisture inside had completely dried out, meaning that the soil had been turned up quite some time ago.

I just don't know if it was a month ago.

Kibi Gosuke threw the dirt in his hand aside, looked up and said, "Koda, call for help. We need professionals to come here."

They are combat personnel, proficient in various combat knowledge and theories, but not very knowledgeable about these specialties. Naturally, they need professionals to come and analyze the soil to see when it was dug up from the ground, examine the vines to see when they dried out, and also to find out what the egg or root is, why it can emit radio waves, and whether it is alive.
And many, many more problems.

This is clearly an alien creature, at least not something born in this generation. Its research value is extremely high. Moreover, the location of Dong Sheng Xi is also wrong. It actually grew inside the Future Research Center and involves Dr. Ru Yue. Naturally, it needs to be investigated thoroughly from top to bottom and inside to outside.

But before the experts and scholars arrive, they need to ensure the safety of the building; they can't let people work in such a dangerous environment.

So their mission wasn't over yet. After marking this place, they had to bypass the giant egg and continue exploring the building. They didn't just have to search every inch of the ground, but they also had to explore every room.

rustling!

"Ok?"

Koda Toshiyuki, who was walking behind the three-person team, suddenly turned his head and looked suspiciously at the dense, net-like vines behind him. He listened carefully, so much so that he slowed down his pace.

This naturally caught the attention of Kibi Kosuke, who was walking at the front of the group but had been keeping an eye on everyone. He immediately stopped, turned around with his Brest lance in hand, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Captain, I think I heard something?"

Koda Toshiyuki hurriedly reported, but his tightly furrowed brows remained as dark as ink, and he said, "However, I'm not entirely sure."

As they walked forward, their combat boots rustled loudly on the withered branches and leaves, filling the quiet corridor and making it difficult to hear anything else.

Although Koda Toshiyuki said he wasn't sure, Kibi Kosuke took it as 'real' and immediately walked over with his gun. Although the muzzle was still hanging down, his finger was already on the trigger. His sharp eyes scanned behind him as he asked, "Which direction did you hear that sound from?"

"It seems so," Koda Toshiyuki tried hard to recall the fleeting sound from just now. After thinking hard for several seconds, he raised his hand and pointed to a door on his left, saying, "It seems to have come from inside, but I'm not sure."

"Go and have a look."

Kibi Gonnosuke took it seriously and immediately raised his Brest pistol and headed towards the room. Kariya Kohei and Koda Toshiyuki quickly followed, also raising their Brest pistols and aiming at Kibi Gonnosuke's left and right sides to provide flank fire. This way, if there were any enemies inside the room, they would be immediately surrounded by three guns.

clatter! clatter!
The soles of my feet moved forward step by step, the sound of my footsteps echoing in the corridor. The room that seemed far away was reached in just a few steps.

Kibi Kosuke held his breath, raised his hand, gripped the handle, and with his other hand tightened his grip on the Brest pistol, then slowly turned it—

Click——Squeak——

A long, grating screech sounded, which made Kibi Gosuke frown. He couldn't help but wonder who built this place and why the quality was so poor. It had only been a short time, yet the doors and windows were already rusty and rattled when turned.

However, there was no time to think. Kibi no Gosuke decisively abandoned his slow pace, twisted the door open, and pushed it back forcefully. At the same time, he stretched out his gun hand and aimed it directly into the room. Kariya Kohei and Koda Toshiyuki also rushed over to attack the enemy inside the room immediately.

but
Empty—empty—empty—

The room, nearly a hundred square meters in size, was completely empty. There were no tables, chairs, or benches, not even a ceiling. Looking up, one realized the room's unusual ceiling height—it was essentially two or three stories high, like a corridor combined into one.
"That's on the ceiling... Oh my god!"

Kouhei Kariya didn't realize this was the first time he'd uttered the word "Oh my God." He felt that everything he saw and heard since entering the building was beyond reason and extraordinary.

Just like now, the empty room is filled with tables, chairs, benches, and equipment, all of which are on the high ceiling. However, they are not hanging there, but upside down, which makes people feel disoriented, as if they have entered an upside-down world.

"This"

Even the well-traveled Kibi Gousuke had never seen anything like this before. What was going on? Why was the room upside down?
but
Looking back, everything in the corridor was normal; there was no upside-down or floating.

The key is the door. The door and doorway are at the bottom, while there are no doorways or doors at the top. This is enough to prove that we have not gone to the wrong place. They are the correct ones. The "normal" one at the top is upside down.

But why are all the things in this room hanging upside down from the ceiling?

"Go check out the other rooms."

Kibi no Gosuke did not act rashly. He immediately led his men out of the room they had just entered and opened the other doors, one, two, three.
I pushed open several doors in a row. The furnishings inside were all neatly placed on the floor, not floating on the ceiling. The ceiling height was also consistent with the corridor, and it didn't seem like several floors had been opened up.

call!
The three of them breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, the world was still normal; the upside-down state was just an exception.

So the question is, why is this room an exception?

Instead of checking the other rooms, Kibi Kosuke called Kariya Kohei and Koda Toshiyuki back to the upside-down room. They gathered at the doorway and peered inside through the wide-open door.

Everything remained the same. All the items were suspended upside down from the ceiling, steadily hanging without the slightest sway or any sign of falling. This state had likely been maintained for quite some time, as the floor was spotless, without a speck of dust, let alone any withered branches or fallen leaves.

Kibi Gosuke noticed something: the ceiling near the entrance was covered with particularly many decaying branches and leaves.

So, Kibi Gosuke gestured for Kariya Kohei and Koda Toshiyuki to take two steps back, then bent down, grabbed a handful of fallen leaves and branches, and threw them into the room. What happened next was quite peculiar: the leaves scattered, forming an earthen dragon, and then floated upwards, causing the three of them to look up. They saw the leaves drifting upwards, finally landing lightly on the ceiling, and that particular pile of leaves was noticeably thicker than the rest of the room.

This means that the room has been upside down for a long time.

Take a deep breath!
Kibi Gosuke pursed his lips, took a long breath through his nose, and tried to suppress his shock so that he could think calmly.

This place is too unusual to be treated with common sense.

"Wu, have you found out? What exactly is this place for?"

Gosuke Hibi chose to seek help from outside the area, asking for information. After all, knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory. Right now, he was completely clueless about this place and wandered around aimlessly. Who knew what might happen?
Especially after seeing this upside-down room, Kibi Gonzalo was even more hesitant to wander around. Who knew if it was the work of scientists? After all, when scientists go crazy, there's no limit. Maybe this upside-down room was created by the scientists here?

This made Kibi Gosuke wonder if there were other rooms like this, or even more outrageous ones.

So Kibi no Gosuke didn't dare look anymore and instead inquired about the situation, at least to know what each room was for and to avoid trespassing into forbidden areas.

"Yes, Captain," came Midorikawa Mai's energetic voice through the communicator, accompanied by the clear sound of typing. "The Future Science Research Center is mainly responsible for studying the subspace called Rainbow Magic Mirror in the Lion Nose Tree Sea, and has made some progress. Its main achievements are anti-gravity and anti-magnetism."

"And Captain, I found that Dr. Kisaragi published a paper related to universal gravitation at the Future Science Research Center, but most of the content was blacked out."

It's encrypted!

Gosuke Kibi knew in his heart that this paper must be very important to be encrypted, and the level of confidentiality was very high, so much so that even the Super GUTS team did not have permission to see it.

"Contact the intelligence agency and make sure to find out exactly what kind of research they are conducting here, and report the situation here."

Kibi Gosuke immediately made a decision: he had to find out exactly what had happened here, what the consequences were, and how it had suddenly collapsed.

If it has no value anymore, then what's the point of this upside-down room?
The idea of ​​maintaining an upside-down room for an extended period, confined to a single room without any spillage, is enough to shock the scientific community. Describing it as priceless would be no exaggeration.

This room alone is enough to support a research institute.

But strangely enough, this place has been abandoned. There are no scientists or technicians here, not even a gatekeeper. This is just too abnormal.

It's a research institute, after all. Even if it's not important anymore, it still has so many fixed assets. Is it really that hard to find an old man to open the main gate?

Or.
For a moment, numerous guesses flooded Kibi Gosuke's mind, but none of them were good news; they were all bad news.

Because such abnormality implies an anomaly, that is to say...
Bang!

A sudden loud bang startled Kibi Kosuke, causing him to instinctively raise his Brest pistol and aim it in the direction of the sound before turning his gaze upwards to the ceiling.

Kariya Yukihira and Koda Toshiyuki reacted almost identically, all three guns simultaneously aimed at the ceiling. They had both heard the loud bang that echoed through the room and into the hallway, coming from the ceiling.
What was making that noise?
There weren't many things on the ceiling. In the center was a huge, disc-shaped metal instrument, from which several curved metal pillars extended upwards, subtly forming an encircling shape. From the base, seven or eight arms-thick cables extended, connecting to a cluster of instruments around it.

The sound just now sounded more like an impact, like hitting a door or a wall. There were cabinets on the ceiling, but they weren't open; they had glass doors that allowed you to see inside. They were mostly empty and partitioned, so they couldn't hold any large objects.

Where did that sound come from?
Just as Kibi Gousuke was looking around in confusion, 'Bang!' another loud noise rang out. This time the sound was even louder and echoed throughout the room, making it a bit jarring for the three of them. The sound waves traveled back and forth in the corridor, and even the three of them could hear the sound coming back from behind them.

“It’s that,” said the sharp-eyed and perceptive Kouhei Kariya, pointing to the device in the middle of the ceiling. “The sound is coming from there.”

"This thing," Hibiko adjusted his helmet, which was tilted slightly from looking up, and took a picture using the camera on it. He then transmitted the picture via data link to the Victory Eagle, and from there it was sent back to headquarters through the integrated air-space communication system. He said, "Mai, check what this thing is."

"Yes, Captain!"

Mai Midorikawa immediately started typing on the keyboard, comparing the photos in the database.

The supercomputer completed the detailed comparison in just three or four seconds, but the result was disappointingly 'none,' with no similarity even reaching 80%.

"Captain, we couldn't find it. It must be another classified device."

"Secret, secret, what on earth are they up to?"

Koda Toshiyuki couldn't help but complain, "Confidential is confidential, TPC has no shortage of confidential information, but the problem is that you should manage it properly. Such confidential information is just left here so openly."

Is this confidential?
What's the difference between this and a cabbage thrown on the roadside? Anyone can just walk in, climb over the wall, and get inside.

It’s just that!

But no matter how much you complain now, it's useless; the fact remains.

Therefore, Kibi no Gosuke didn't utter a single word of complaint. Instead, he carefully examined the instrument. It was made entirely of metal, with a single, integrated base. There were six curved pillars, each with a different length and diameter. When put together, they appeared to be arranged in a staggered yet orderly manner, giving it a chaotic yet beautiful aesthetic.

Just by looking at this, you can tell it's no ordinary object; it must be something very important.

but
"Why wasn't something so important moved?"

A deep sense of doubt inevitably arose in Kibi Gosuke's mind.

(End of this chapter)