Nobody knows how to be a villain better than me.

Chapter Thirty-Three: Close the door, release the protea!

"To be honest, the [Cage of Fallen Angels] is indeed a door, but it leads to the [Abandoned Hole] on the side of Mooncell. If you plunge in headfirst, it will probably only be more dangerous..."

The candy vine pointed to the vortex behind it and spoke irritably.

Upon hearing this, the belatedly realizing what was happening, Lilith's face immediately fell.

"How dare she lie to me? That despicable woman!"

After venting her frustrations, Lilith recalled the purpose of her trip and looked at her Master beside her, pursing her cherry lips as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Fortunately, the candy vine stepped in and spoke up, resolving Lilith's predicament.

"How about this, if you have nowhere to go, come to my territory to rest for a while. Once we've determined the true exit of the maze, I'll find a way to secretly send you away."

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you, Candy Vine."

With a suitable opening, Lilith quickly pulled Samael aside and nodded in agreement.

"Switch to standby mode, team regroup!"

Seeing this, the Candy Vine beamed with joy, and immediately waved its little hand, calling to its cherry blossom-type machines as it led the way.

Then, surrounded by various pink maze guards, the three of them headed towards the [Fallen Sky Threshold], located at the intersection of the maze passages in the center.

Passing through the outer data barrier, one enters the interior of the [Cage of Fallen Angels], where the view suddenly opens up.

An old school building came into view.

The buildings inside are quite complete, including rows of classrooms, well-equipped dormitories, a health clinic, and a library.

Furthermore, the school buildings even have dedicated playgrounds and swimming pools in the front and back areas.

But as far as the eye can see, the wildly growing green vines have already crossed the garden and paths, climbing up the surrounding walls to form a green waterfall. The blooming flowers emit a rich fragrance, and squirrels and birds can be vaguely seen hopping and skipping in the woods, creating a scene of vibrant wildness.

Clearly, this place has been abandoned for a long time.

"This is……"

Looking at the scene before her, Lilith couldn't help but be somewhat surprised.

"Welcome! This is the village where the conservative Sakura gather!"

The candy vine that led the way turned around and proudly announced to the guests.

This place feels kind of familiar.

Samael's gaze swept over the surrounding buildings, and a sense of déjà vu arose in his heart.

In an instant, the ancient snake slapped its forehead, suddenly realizing the truth.

Isn't this the old school building of the Clock Tower? The secret base where Sakura, Rin, Ereshkigal, and Gina developed the Spirit Particle Calculation Device was located underground in the old school building of the Clock Tower.

Surprisingly, the Mooncell system perfectly simulated and reconstructed the real-world scene using data.

Samael raised his hand to touch the incredibly realistic wall, inhaling the rich fragrance of flowers around him, his eyes filled with amazement.

The level of realism is so high that he couldn't even distinguish between reality and virtuality for a moment. It's amazing!

The Candy Vine clapped its hands, attracting the attention of Samael and Dissolving Lilith, and explained, "The outer barrier can shield your presence, so BB shouldn't be able to detect you for the time being."

There are plenty of rooms here; you can choose one to stay in at night according to your preference. Feel free to use the school facilities; a good rest will speed up your recovery.

The two nodded subconsciously. The weariness and lethargy from their journey gradually subsided, and they chose two adjacent rooms (MyRoom).

"Okay, that's all for today. I need to take Melt for a check-up first. If you have any questions, you can come to the infirmary to see me."

After making some simple arrangements, Candy Vine clapped its hands and led the greatly changed Dissolved Lilith toward the infirmary of the old school building.

Samael, left standing on the playground, watched the two AI girls leave, then stroked his chin in thought for a moment before turning and walking toward the library.

Since the changes at Chaldea are related to the Mooncell system, investigating its data records and related archives might yield some results.

Climbing the steps and pushing open the library door, rows of books are neatly arranged on the shelves, creating a tranquil and orderly environment.

The receptionist was a trendy woman with blue hair and blue eyes, wearing glasses. She had long, thin earrings, a purple top and light-colored trousers, with aristocratic ruffles and a jeweled bow tie. Her earrings, buttons, and bow tie were all golden-orange. She had a cigarette dangling from her mouth, which seemed out of place in the library, and she had a somewhat unconventional style.

Samael's gaze swept across the administrator's face, and he was momentarily taken aback.

"Orange?! What are you doing here?!"

"Instruction error. Please report the bibliography to be searched."

However, the receptionist, who had the face of Aozaki Touko, spoke mechanically and indifferently, her hand holding a cigarette resting on the table, and the red light from the front of the cigarette did not leave any scorching marks on the table.

This is an electronic cigarette.

At that moment, Samael realized what was happening and understood.

Damn, this management AI is actually a direct copy of Orange's face.

But who designed this unconventional image? Aren't they afraid that if Orange finds out, she'll take care of all of you haters who are gossiping about her behind her back?

She's incredibly petty. Does she know that a classmate from the Clock Tower named Aruba was killed by her just because he called her by her nickname?

Samael looked at the AI ​​Aozaki Touko in front of him and was at a loss for words. He couldn't help but secretly pray for the design team member who was probably having a blast in a minefield.

However, there is one more thing to do before the incident occurs.

With a wicked grin, Gu She pulled his phone, which had no signal, from his pocket and quickly snapped photos from various angles, capturing these precious images.

After a series of "click-click" sounds from phone cameras, the librarian at the front desk spoke again, her face expressionless.

Please submit the bibliography of the books you need to search.

"Then let's start with a copy of the school history."

After carefully preserving this rare piece of embarrassing history, Samael suppressed a laugh and gave a serious answer.

“Area A3, Nos. 137, 139, and 146”.

As the AI ​​Orange gave its cool announcement, another administrator, with long red hair, wearing jeans and white sneakers, walked over from the bookshelf area carrying the corresponding numbered book.

Qingzi?

Samael looked at the red-haired, non-mainstream girl in front of him, and the distorted smile on his face deepened.

It has to be said that the guys in the Mooncell team are really good at taking shortcuts; they directly turned the sisters' data into an AI model.

Unfortunately, the two sisters were just empty shells, unlike the Sakura team we encountered before, which possessed independent intelligence.

Therefore, Samael could only shake his head regretfully and give up his plan to communicate with these two ordinary NPCs.

However, it's still good to save a few more photos.

The mischievous snake, without discrimination, also left a record for AI Qingzi. Then, it flipped through the "School History" and wandered among the bookshelves, searching for the corresponding book that actually recorded the data of the Mooncell system.

That's right, this book, titled "School History," is actually something like a decoder.

As the behind-the-scenes boss of the Mooncell system, although he was a hands-off manager, he occasionally went online to listen to the progress of the work and also took notes of some relevant information.

Samael then retrieved some of the files, picked up a stack of books, went to the table by the window, and began to peruse them.

About half an hour later, Samael closed the last book in his hand and rubbed his temples in exasperation.

Because of the release of a certain "virus," most of the recent related records have been deleted by that woman, Sesshouin.

Therefore, there wasn't much useful information.

At present, the only thing he can confirm is that the Chaldea employees should be out of immediate danger.

They appear to be compressed and stored inside Mooncell in the form of information.

Mooncell is essentially a super-large photon crystal, a quasar supercomputer powered by a celestial source, a universal computer that remembers all the past, predicts all the future, and has a computational scale comparable to an entire solar system.

Its interior is the "eye that observes the Earth," capable of faithfully simulating all life on Earth and accurately predicting future trends.

Therefore, Mooncell, to some extent, can record the entire database of humanity, including Earth's ecology, human history, thoughts, and even the memories of the soul.

Given the enormous computing power and capacity designed from the outset, storing the more than a thousand employees of Chaldea was naturally not a problem.

Based on Lilith's previous explanation and the data changes in the Mooncell system, Samael can be fairly certain that the people of Chaldea are still alive.

However, meeting them is clearly not that easy.

Only BB probably has the authority to decode and restore them.

After going around and around, I returned to the starting point.

Sure enough, I should try to get in touch with BB.

Samael shook his head, just as he was about to consider his next move, when a clear voice came from the library door.

"So you were here."

Candy Vine, now dressed in a white doctor's coat, waved with a grin and approached Samael.

Samael looked behind the empty candy vines with surprise: "Where's Lilith?"

"She's having her parameters readjusted; she needs some time to adjust to her current body," the Candy Vine replied casually, while curiously examining Samael in front of her. "You actually restored her legs to normal? How did you do that?"

Samael blinked in confusion and said, "I don't know the specifics, it seems like things turned out like this after the contract was signed..."

Of course, this is pretending to be ignorant when one knows the truth.

As the creator, reshaping bodies according to the shape of the soul is just routine for him.

Wearing a white lab coat, Candy Vine stroked her chin thoughtfully, muttering to herself, "It seems you really are special to us. No wonder BB wanted you so much."

"You came to see me alone, it's not just for this, is it?"

Samael rubbed the drooping head of the candy vine, a half-smile on his face.

The candy vine snapped out of its daze, put its hands on its hips, rolled its eyes, and complained.

"Hey, this kind of behavior is considered sexual harassment for minors, sir!"

However, the little girl seemed to forget to shake off the mischievous hand on her head, and her little head even seemed to lean forward comfortably.

Is this the power of that "virus"? It really does kill everyone, big and small.

Samael's eyes flashed, he withdrew his right hand, and smiled as he spoke.

"So, why did you come to me?"

As the warm and pleasant touch on her head disappeared, the candy vines paused for a moment, then, with a slightly lingering expression, softly asked a question.

Are you looking for Chaldea personnel?

Do you know where they are?

Upon hearing this, Samael's expression turned serious.

The candy vine pursed its lips, hesitating before answering.

"I've seen a huge furnace that specifically recycles and processes waste data, but I can't be sure if it's the place where those Chaldea employees were imprisoned."

"where is it?"

"It's right below the old school building!"

Samael had a sudden thought and immediately grabbed the delicate wrist of the candy vine.

"take me!"

"Alright, come with me."

The candy vines nodded readily and led Samael straight to the basement of the building.

Right here in the library?

Samael was slightly taken aback, but then he realized what was going on.

That makes sense. The upper level is for database archiving, and the lower level is for storing discarded materials, which perfectly matches the characteristics of a library.

The two of them held onto the spiral staircase as they descended. The surroundings grew darker and darker. A small pebble slid down the stairs and fell into the dark hexagonal atrium in the center, leaving no echo for a long time.

It's as if this place leads straight to the underworld.

After walking for about fifteen minutes, the sense of reality around us had vanished, leaving only emptiness.

Green, luminous lines flickered, weaving the outline of a tall tower in the chaos.

This is a barrier constructed from photon crystals. It appears illusory, yet it is indestructible and is often used for separation and blockade.