Life Dungeon Game

Reed tried to put himself in Pat's shoes, thinking about what he should do in this situation and what the best option would be.

He then quickly came to an answer.

Without a doubt, the best option for 'Pet' at this moment is to 'feint to the east while attacking in the west,' doing the opposite of what is expected.

They didn't leave, but continued to sneak back home according to the original plan.

Previously, in order to conceal the personnel changes and mislead 'Pet', Reid had moved most of the sentry posts near the inner circle of 'Pet's' house.

He was transferred.

At this moment, the outer ring of 'Pete's' house is densely packed with 'eyes', but the inner ring, which is actually close to the house, is empty.

If Reed had assumed, based on ordinary thinking, that Pete had already left, he would have let his guard down. At that point, Pete would have quietly sneaked back home and left his daughter there.

This unconventional approach actually made it less likely for Reid to suspect anything amiss in Pete's household.

At this point, Reed felt he had finally sorted things out, and he smiled and gently tapped the table.

The officer opposite immediately stood up.

"Zadi".

Looking at the officer's face, Reed called him by his name affectionately.

"Chief, please give your orders!"

Officer Zadi immediately responded with a strong and resounding voice.

"Take the mercenary squad to Pete's house immediately. There are seven vials of C-7 enhancement serum in the safe; take them with you."

Reed stood up as well. He spoke quickly and with a ruthless expression, “We need to be fast. If we’re too late, he might escape. This time, I’m not only going to take his daughter’s life, but also his.”

"Yes!"

The officer nodded immediately and quickly ran towards the door.

“Wait a minute,” Reed called out suddenly just as the officer opened the office door. He hesitated for a moment, then whispered to the bewildered officer who had stopped.

"The opponent may be very strong. If we really can't defeat him, we should immediately call for the group's help. In the city, he is all alone, but we have the group behind us."

Making this decision almost meant that Reed was about to expose his previous 'mishandling of things'.

However, at this moment, Reed also realized that he was facing an extremely formidable opponent, and if he did not rely on the group's strength, things might develop out of his control.

After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to prioritize dealing with the big problem of 'Pete'.

"Yes!"

The officer nodded emphatically, then opened the door and went out.

Reed sat back down in his chair, picked up the bracelet, and turned the microphone back on.

The team leader, known as "Eyes," is still online and communication has not been cut off.

"Everyone move immediately toward the 'nest' and keep a close watch on every road. Report to me immediately if any suspicious persons are spotted."

Reed gave the order quickly.

"Yes!"

The person on the other end of the phone responded quickly.

Reed disconnected the communication, placed the bracelet on the table, and leaned back in his chair.

This cat-and-mouse game should end.

For the first time, a genuine smile appeared on Reed's face. He enjoyed competing with intelligent people and relished the pleasure of victory.

He admitted that 'Pet' was smart and talented, and that he was exceptionally gifted to have such strength at his age, but so what?

Ultimately, Pete was just a person.

Only teenagers dream of changing the world through force and talent.

Humans can't beat conglomerates.

Red felt obligated to 'teach' Pete this life lesson—as a gift to him in death.

Reed was in a good mood at the moment. He turned on his tablet and reconnected to the underground space's surveillance system.

At this time, Coles had already brought

He brought his 'candidate assistants' to the fourth basement level.

These assistants stood so close together that they even exceeded the screen of the surveillance camera.

Reed, who had been smiling, suddenly froze on his face.

This isn't how you pick people; he suspected Coles was deliberately trying to make things difficult for him.

He picked up the bracelet, ready to call the female clerk who was leading the team and ask her to bring Coles and the whole bunch of 'candidate assistants' back.

Just then, he saw Coles, who was standing at the front of the line, wave to the back of the line, signaling everyone to wait there.

What is he doing?

Reid was taken aback.

Immediately afterwards, he saw Coles walk to the door leading to the fifth underground level. The door was extremely well sealed, with all the joints tightly sealed, not even a shadow could pass through.

At the very front of the door was an electronic combination lock. Coles walked to the door, entered the password, and verified his identity.

Then he opened the door, revealing a somewhat dark and secluded stairwell.

Coles has the authority to go down to the fifth underground level.

Then Reed saw Coles suddenly push open the door and rush into the stairwell.

The electronic door collided with the wall, making a loud noise.

Reed had a pretty good idea of ​​what Coles was planning to do, so he immediately switched to the surveillance footage of the stairwell.

The surveillance footage showed Coles entering the stairwell, glancing up at the monitor, and then continuing to walk quickly down the stairs.

He did not stay on the fifth basement level, but went directly to the sixth basement level.

Reed continued switching cameras to track Coles' movements.

Coles has access to the sixth underground level.

As one of the founding members of Project Mars, Coles had extremely high authority within the research institute; he could enter almost anything except for a few of the most critical areas.

Coles quickly entered the password for the sixth basement level, verified his identity, and abruptly pushed open the door and went inside.

Reid continued switching cameras.

The six-story underground building is very simple, with only a short corridor, an elevator on both sides, and five rooms.

Apart from the elevator, the remaining rooms are used to store certain 'materials'.

At the end of the corridor was a sturdy silver metal door, showing only a few traces of its original shape.

This metal door looks somewhat like a bank vault door, but it appears to be much sturdier, with all the gaps tightly sealed, preventing any light or shadow from getting in.

Reed watched as Coles walked toward the metal door.

The surveillance footage ends here. Surveillance is not completely secure, so no camera should be allowed to capture anything inside the metal door.

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"This is the door to the research institute's 'safe'."

Coles looked at the metal door in front of him, reached out and gently knocked on it.

The heavy metal made a series of dull thuds. The door was so thick that knocking on it felt like knocking on a solid object, rather than knocking on a door.

"This door is said to be able to withstand the relentless bombardment of a Seraph-type mech; only equipment stronger than the Seraph could possibly destroy it."...

Coles, somewhat frantically, stroked the metal door while muttering to himself.

Seraph is comparable to C-rank.

Although it is too large and not flexible enough when fighting against humanoid C-class, in terms of firepower alone, it is one of the strongest outputs among C-class.

A defensive structure that even Seraphim cannot destroy is basically equivalent to one that even a C-rank weapon cannot break.

On the left side of the door, there is also a device for verifying identity.

"All the data and information of this research institute, and even some of the data and information of the Mars Project, are stored here."

At this point, Coles became visibly agitated, his aged face contorted in pain.

He tried placing his aged hand on the biometric sensor of the identity verification device.

"Identification failed; unauthorized access detected."

The piercing alarm sounded throughout the entire floor in an instant.

"I don't have permission to open this door. If I can't open it, I won't get anything."

Coles stared at the metal door, seemingly having lost his mind, trying again and again.

Ding--

The elevator doors at the beginning of the corridor opened, and Officer Zadi, dressed in a crisp uniform, stepped out. He smiled and glanced at the corridor with its flashing alarms before looking at Coles. "Mr. Coles, your 'assistants' are still waiting for you."

As he spoke, he reached out and pulled Coles out from in front of the metal door, to the elevator, and casually used his authority to turn on the elevator.

This wasn't the first time Coles had 'fallen ill,' nor was it the first time he'd pulled the old professor back in this way. With years of unfulfilled desires, the old professor's obsession seemed to have begun to affect his health.

Coles then woke up, lowered his head, and slowly walked into the elevator.

The officer watched Coles enter the elevator and then breathed a slight sigh of relief as the elevator ascended.

He looked up at the camera above him and gave a slight bow.

Then he turned and walked toward the metal door at the end of the corridor.

The institute's most valuable data is kept here, as are the C-7 enhancement drugs.

"Biovalidation passed"

"Password entered correctly"

Good afternoon, Mr. Zadi.

With a slight tremor, the heavy metal door slowly opened, revealing what lay behind it.