Wizards pursue the truth

Chapter 264 [264] The Wizard Statue at 30,000 Meters Below the Myriad Phenomena

Inside the confinement room, the bright incandescent light illuminated every corner clearly.

The security personnel who monitor surveillance videos 24 hours a day have all been injected with super-powered genes that enhance their insight and neural reflexes.

In the scene, a figure dressed in a black robe sits very properly on the only chair in the confinement room. There is no ventilation and nothing else besides the chair.

Super-powered shackles are present on both hands and feet.

All super-powered criminals who enter the Black Dragon Research Institute are treated the same way.

To erode their spirit and will, reduce their ability to think, and numb them.

This also serves as a further test to see if the super-powered shackles have any effect on it, perfectly sealing away the superpowered energy.

"It's been a day and a night, and this guy has been sitting in the chair without moving at all, with his eyes closed. If it weren't for the vital signs monitoring system confirming that he still has vital signs, I would have thought he was dead."

In the monitoring room, the security personnel responsible for observing Wang Ya muttered a few words. The security personnel sitting next to him were also monitoring Li Qiang in the solitary confinement room.

"Dr. Black Dragon is now completely focused on that Level 5 superhuman. This new guy is lucky; he can enjoy himself for a while longer, and the other superhuman criminals in the research institute are also enjoying themselves."

"A Level 5 superhuman, huh? The number of Level 5 superhumans in the entire world is extremely limited, and they are known as the Five Calamities. Now, there's going to be another one of them."

"So what if it's a natural disaster? We still managed to capture it. Level 4 superhuman genes are no longer a secret to us. Once we crack the secret of Level 5 superhuman genes, near-god power can be mass-produced and controlled by us. At that time, the Crimson Dragon Alliance Heavenly Kingdom will become the only hegemon in the world, and even the White Eagle Crusader Federation will have no choice but to bow down to us."

"That's right. Thanks to Captain Black Dragon for bringing this Level 5 superhuman back, an unprecedented change is about to unfold. I heard that even His Majesty the Crimson Dragon is paying close attention to this matter. He had a long video conference with Dr. Black Dragon last night and also approved more funds and resources."

The security personnel responsible for monitoring Wang Ya sneered, "Research institutes from other districts are trying to steal our thunder, but His Majesty the Crimson Dragon is reasonable and rejected the memorials of those old fogies. As long as we discover the secret of the Level 5 super-powered gene, we can become the most cutting-edge research institute in the Crimson Dragon Kingdom."

During their conversation, the two did not notice the black-robed figure in the confinement room. Suddenly, they raised their heads, opened their eyes, and looked directly at the monitor screen.

A strange smile played on Wang Ya's lips as he stood up from his chair and walked straight toward the seamless mechanical door.

The mechanical door, which was unlocked by voice and scanned through the pupils, had a very high security level. However, the moment it touched Wang Ya's body, a faint white glow appeared on the surface of the body and passed directly through the heavy metal door.

"Hehehe!" Harak's cry carried a hint of boasting.

Wang Ya gently stroked Harak's bird head with his palm hidden in his sleeve.

The security personnel responsible for monitoring Wang Ya glanced at the monitor screen subconsciously and found that the figure in the black robe was still sitting there, head down and eyes closed.

He immediately said, "Don't you think there's something off about this super-powered criminal? I felt something was off from the moment we arrested him. It was too easy. It felt like he was deliberately caught by us."

The security personnel monitoring Li Qiang chuckled and said, "No matter what tricks this guy has up his sleeve, once he puts on the super-powered shackles, his superpowers will be nullified. Even a level 5 superhuman cannot be exempt. He almost caught the Earth Calamity once with the super-powered shackles, but unfortunately, he was rescued by his subordinates."

Without their superpowers, what trouble could these super-powered criminals possibly cause? A single beam of infrared light would be enough to kill him. Besides, this guy doesn't seem to have any level four superpowered genes; his superpowers are almost solidified and affecting his body.

"That's true, but we've been monitoring them more lately. Dr. Black Dragon gave the order that because of the Level 5 superhumans, there might be some unforeseen circumstances, and the chances of the enemy attacking the Black Dragon Research Institute are not small. Level 5 superhumans represent the future, and if other superpowers knew the inside story, they would probably send superhuman teams to steal the codename 'Future'."

The Black Dragon Squad brought back a Level 5 superhuman. This information was kept secret; only personnel within the research institute knew. However, secrets don't stay hidden forever. Spies from other research institutes, or even within our own ranks, leaked the information.

"Understood. Monitoring time will be reduced from one hour to half an hour. The patrol force at the entrances and exits of the research institute will be doubled, and the high-energy wave amplitude detection instrument will be activated at the same time."

Wang Ya's figure exists in a blurred state between illusion and reality. He cannot be seen with the naked eye. The dream state enhances his ability to ignore some buildings in reality.

The super-powered shackles on his hands had long been deciphered and had become just another ordinary item in his wizard ring.

It serves a specific purpose and may come in handy later.

The super-powered shackles have a suppressive effect on super-powered gene carriers, but for wizards, they are just decorative items.

As for the underlying principle, the Eye of Truth states that there is also a special power of rules within the shackles, though it is extremely weak.

It's estimated that the source of all the super-powered shackles is some kind of powerful super-gene, at least at level four, whose super-power is used to restrain and suppress other super-genes.

These super-powered shackles are created by differentiating super-powered genetic forces.

Suppressing a Level 5 superhuman cannot be absolute; suppressing them by 50% is only possible because they possess a sufficient amount of "lockdown" superpower.

The super-powered shackles should have different levels.

Once his super-powered shackles are on, the suppression level should be at level two.

Compare them to super-gene carriers like Li Qiang.

The white corridor was very spacious, with light tubes fixed to the ceiling and a large number of tiny cameras, as well as an infrared thermal imaging system.

However, the builders of the Black Dragon Research Institute's security system probably never imagined that there would be beings in the world capable of entering a virtual state and leaving no trace in reality.

Ta-da!

The boots clattered on the floor as the patrolling security personnel, burly and with stern expressions, carried infrared ray guns and were fully armed; they were clearly seasoned veterans.

Wang Ya walked past the patrol team at a leisurely pace, with some security personnel even passing right over him.

The two seemed to exist in different worlds, so close yet so far.

This is the third patrol team we've encountered in ten minutes. If the security level inside the Black Dragon Research Institute is this high, the security at the entrances and exits must be even tighter.

This has no impact on Wang Ya, and he doesn't care about the reasons or effects behind it.

The purpose of entering the Black Dragon Research Institute was simple: to obtain the research data on superhuman genes that he wanted.

Incidentally, use the Eye of Truth to collect the scientific research achievements of the entire Crimson Dragon Heavenly Kingdom, including theoretical and scientific knowledge related to various aspects of technological research.

The benefits gained will not be much less than those from the basic, advanced, and extraordinary knowledge collected in the Dark Heritage Land.

After all, it is a major power with a wealth of scientific and technological achievements in human civilization since its establishment.

If possible, Wang Ya also plans to travel to all the nations and powers in the entire Deep Blue world and collect the corresponding scientific research results and knowledge into the algorithm database.

A diagram of the Black Dragon Research Institute's internal structure came to mind.

Experimental area, data area, security area, living area, central control area. Wang Ya determined the location, passed through the wall in a straight line, and headed towards the predetermined position.

A faint white ripple shimmered as he moved through each wall and building.

It consumes Harak's dream power, which is also blood energy. As a special existence between reality and illusion, dream and material world, Harak can switch between the two powers.

Wang Ya's own strength was not diminished at all, and his combat power remained at its peak.

Compared to other wizards who entered the Deep Blue Secret Realm, Wang Ya's advantages were not limited to this.

He was more at home in the Deep Blue Realm than anyone else.

Security in the data area is limited. To access relevant information, you need to obtain authorization through the Black Dragon main control system and the intelligent system's identity verification.

If anything unusual happens, the doors to the data area will be locked instantly, followed by a piercing alarm and a swarm of security personnel arriving.

Looking at the huge mechanical door in front of them, which was almost without any gaps, the door opening device next to it had four levels of access verification: pupil, fingerprint, voice, and research institute ID card.

Wang Ya remained in a dream state. This door posed no challenge for him, but he frowned. If he didn't manage to secure the four levels of permissions, he wouldn't be able to connect to the Black Dragon's main control intelligent system.

He seemed to remember something that might solve the problem.

He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his dream power opened the gap between dreams.

The dream world belonging to the Black Dragon Research Institute appeared before Wang Ya.

Everything in the world before his eyes began to distort and float. Lines of various colors, like nematodes, sensed his presence and swarmed towards him, attempting to devour and consume him.

As long as life exists, the dream world will exist.

Wang Ya was enveloped in white light, and his shadow robe was also covered with a layer of blurry ripples, making him indistinct. Harak emerged from his sleeve, his black and white wings flapping, and a blood-red energy transformed into scattered fine threads, overwhelming all the distorted lines of paint.

The floating shape began to resemble a partially fixed state of reality, eventually stabilizing into a state seven-tenths of reality. On the gray mechanical door, ant-like spots appeared.

This is different from the dream world in the wizarding world, partly because the worlds are different, and partly because Wang Ya's strength has increased.

His current mastery of the Dream Wizard path is not necessarily much weaker than that of the Illusion Dream Wizard; in some aspects, his depth has already reached the level of a formal wizard.

All he lacked was an opportunity for advancement.

No longer needing to close their eyes and fall asleep, they can enter the dream world through their consciousness. With their own dream power combined with the Mind Dream Mirror, or through the dream state bestowed by Harak, they can enter the dream world in their true form.

The downside is that if something unexpected happens in the dream world, it will be equivalent to reality; if you die, you really die.

They will also be constantly invaded by the dream world.

Everything is reciprocal; the benefit is that it can inflict greater damage on the enemy, which is reflected in reality and may even damage the soul.

Wang Ya will be able to exert more power and demonstrate more methods, making it easier for her to review her past experiences.

Ta-da!

Footsteps sounded, and the figures who had been entering and leaving the data area appeared one by one. They were wearing white uniforms, with furrowed brows on their faces as they pondered difficult problems. They were generally researchers from the experimental area.

Their identities were written on the identity tags.

The highest-ranking person in the entire Black Dragon Research Institute is, of course, Dr. Black Dragon. He is the top researcher and also the director of the institute.

Whether it's the security zone, the logistics zone, the personnel control zone, or any other powerful department, they all obey his orders.

Secondly, there were the heads and deputy heads of various regions. Wang Ya stood still, and every figure passed by him as if they hadn't noticed him, each going about their own business.

Ordinary Deep Blue natives, without supernatural powers or spiritual strength, and with weak soul power, are like NPCs in the dream world, stuck in a fixed cycle.

Only a fellow wizard, with profound knowledge of the power of illusion, could discover Wang Ya's existence and realize that their own dream world self was being affected, thus launching a direct counterattack.

Dream wizards are absolute experts in this regard. The existence of the Dream Territory is a means for dream wizards to protect themselves, to break away from the dream world, and to create their own independent dream world.

Even if they were enemies who were also dream wizards, it would be impossible for them to attack Wang Ya in this way, unless they broke through his dream territory and launched a full-scale invasion.

Wang Ya raised his right hand, extending his slender, white fingers from his robes. With a snap of his fingers, time began to reverse in the world before him, and the faces of the figures entering and leaving began to change.

He needs to find a suitable target.

During this time, Wang Ya also discovered some special things: a small amount of security and researchers possessing a special aura, similar to the white dream light on Wang Ya's body, which was a manifestation of the power of a dream wizard.

"The enhancement granted by superhuman genes means that even the weakest power of the rules is of an extremely high grade, surpassing that of ordinary wizards."

Wang Ya's pupils gleamed with four colors as he quickly figured out the true nature of the matter. He frowned slightly, realizing that this was a complete waste of resources.

The power of the rules forcibly elevates the life essence of an ordinary human to a level comparable to that of a wizard. The more powerful the super-gene carrier, the more severe the changes caused by the power of the rules.

Level 2 super-powered genes, like Li Qiang's, provide a life essence enhancement comparable to that of a Level 1 wizard apprentice. However, it seems that the power is too weak to maintain indefinitely, and the super-powered genes in the body need to be activated.

Level 3 superhuman genes are stronger and should be able to maintain their strength, perhaps even comparable to the life essence of a Level 2 wizard apprentice.

The stronger the spiritual light, the higher the level of super-powered genes it possesses.

"I'm really curious, how can ordinary human natives do things that even wizards can't?" Wang Ya muttered to himself.

No matter how weak or fragmented, it is still the power of the rules. Even a weaker wizard who touches upon the power of the rules will be affected and unable to resist.

For example, he possessed a gold pocket watch and a rusted iron sword.

Wang Ya's intuition told him that there was definitely a shocking secret hidden inside.

Furthermore, the source of super-powered genes, which is also the power of rules, appeared in Wang Ya's mind along with images from the memories of the evil god Gendass. The Deep Blue Secret Realm, the Deep Blue Grand Wizard, the Book of All Things, and the Calamity Wizard had also hinted at some information.

Wang Ya felt as if he had grasped something, an uncertain guess: could it be that the power of these fragmented rules all came from the Book of Myriad Phenomena?

Somewhere in this world exists the Book of All Things of the Great Wizard of Deep Blue.

That world-destroying scene instantly annihilated countless stars. Every page of the book contained the power of rules, and it could even absorb and contain the blood rules of the Blood Lord Gendass.

Wang Ya was deeply disturbed, his expression subtly shaken. This guess seemed far-fetched, but what if the Book of Myriad Phenomena truly existed in the Deep Blue World?!

The existence of super-powered genes with their own set of rules and forces, their fragmentation, and their diverse and varied nature, combined with the convergence of various clues, makes it quite possible that they are related to the Book of All Things.

Taking a deep breath, Wang Yaping calmed his mind. Regardless of whether it was related to the Book of Myriad Phenomena, his main goal was to achieve the sublimation state before considering anything else.

Located at the southernmost point of the world, this place boasts the highest glaciers and the coldest weather, making it so harsh that almost no life can survive here, and naturally, the ecosystem cannot be maintained.

The frost was biting, and snow filled the sky. The frozen ground was cracked and devoid of any greenery. Even the most tenacious weeds could not survive. There was only a vast expanse of white, and the colors of the sky and the earth seemed to merge together.

This is an absolute death zone.

Some damaged icebreakers, whose age is unknown, remain in the thick ice. Traces of human activity are still visible, including a considerable amount of scientific research equipment, suggesting they were expeditions from various nations.

Too much time has passed, and most of the traces of its existence are buried under the ice and snow. One can vaguely make out the colors of national flags, a huge bald eagle, a fierce bear, a crimson dragon head, and so on.

The lake water beneath the ice is unfathomably deep and several times colder than the surface of the ice. Pure blue fluorescence exists in the deep water, and the light becomes even brighter as you go deeper.

Finally reaching the bottom of the water, at a depth of 30,000 meters, a vaguely huge outline gradually emerged under the fluorescent light.

The pure blue glowing creature is actually a special kind of tiny creature with a slender body, resembling an earthworm. It is covered in scales, about the size of a thumb, and its tail emits a blue glow to attract other tiny creatures. Then, it uses its large, sucking mouth to swallow them whole.

The outline was so huge and magnificent that upon closer inspection, it turned out to be an ancient pyramid structure with a huge archway at the entrance, where brightly colored murals could be faintly seen.

The most eye-catching thing is the plaza platform behind the archway, where a huge statue of a figure dressed in a blue wizard's robe is covered in water stains, making it almost impossible to see his facial features clearly.

The statue is 100 meters tall, standing there with its left hand behind its back and an ancient book lying flat in its right palm.

Chi Chi!

As the water rippled, figures shrouded in black robes emerged from the ancient pyramid structure. They were tall and robust, their faces obscured by hoods, the shadows adding to their mystique.

Their steps were steady, each step seemingly measured, the icy seawater unable to affect them in the slightest, including the immense water pressure beneath the deep sea. They strolled to the figure of the statue, the accumulated dust and grime permeating the seawater, and knelt directly in the designated spot, beginning to worship.

This is too bizarre and too mysterious. In the deep sea 30,000 meters below the surface, there exists such an ancient pyramid structure, and a group of figures in black robes full of religious symbolism are kneeling and worshipping a statue. It is unknown how long this has been going on or how many times it has been repeated.

As people bowed in worship, the seawater around the archway and statue began to surge, as if an invisible force was influencing them.

Buzz!

A faint tremor could be clearly heard in the deep sea.

Suddenly, tiny, multicolored, and mysteriously glowing points of light appeared on the book on the right hand of the statue.

Points of light, some large, some small, some bright, some faint, floated around the statue. As the figures in black robes continued to kneel, the points of light disappeared one by one.

After all the lights disappeared, the black-robed figures stood up as if numb and returned to the ancient pyramid structure.

The next chapter, before midnight, should be able to write about 6,000 words in three and a half hours.

(End of this chapter)