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Although they are all minor wounds, their number is constantly increasing.

Fan Xiao deployed the "Dustless Shield," but it still couldn't stop the wound from appearing.

Waves of pain kept surging through my body.

The five men frowned deeply, looking around frantically, trying to find the monster's figure and location.

Fan Xiao focused his attention on the mirrors around him; their reflections were visible in many of them.

He scanned the area with lightning speed and finally spotted a dark figure in a square mirror not far away.

The dark figure was wielding a knife, repeatedly slashing at their reflections in the mirror.

Chapter 199 Finding a Safe House

"Watch out for the mirror!"

Fan Xiao immediately reminded his companions, "The monster is in the mirror, and it's attacking us in the mirror."

He pointed in a direction.

Whoosh—Gawain's created blade shot out like a cannonball in the direction he pointed, heading straight for the mirror not far away.

To everyone's surprise, the blade did not damage the mirror after it touched the surface.

The mirror-like surface rippled like the surface of a lake.

Gawain's sword blade followed the ripples and sank directly into the mirror, like a pebble sinking into water.

The blade that entered the mirror world did not stop there.

Fan Xiao saw the blade being constantly reflected by the mirrors embedded in the floor, walls, and ceiling, and finally it suddenly shot out from one of the mirrors and flew towards Gao Wen.

Bang! The blade was blocked by the "Dustless Shield". The force generated by the collision squeezed the air, making a loud noise and creating a shockwave that radiated outwards.

Fan Xiao frowned, manipulating a blood-red blade to fly forward and shoot it into the mirror where the shadow was.

However, once Bloodblade entered the mirror, the connection between his consciousness and blood was immediately severed.

The blood blade, no longer under his control, suddenly expanded in the mirror, returning to its original blood volume. Then, a large amount of blood fell onto the ground in the mirror and disappeared without a trace.

The next second, the dark figure disappeared from one mirror and appeared in another, once again attacking the mirror projection of Fan Xiao and the other four with a knife.

"The attack will not only be useless, but it will also be reflected back. Let's retreat first!"

Fan Xiao reminded everyone.

With a slight repulsive force, he carried everyone towards the entrance on the first floor.

But before he could get through, a huge mirror suddenly fell from the ceiling and flew to the doorway, blocking it.

Fan Xiao ignored him, changed direction and rushed to the side, smashing through the wall next to the door. Amidst the crash and the dust, he dashed out in one breath.

After leaving the first floor of the building, they had no further injuries.

Sure enough, the shadowy figure could only attack them if they were reflected in the mirror.

Suddenly, a noise came from inside the building.

Many mirrors on the first floor of the building detached from the wall and chased after it.

They stood or lay flat on the ground, re-illuminating the figures of Fan Xiao and his group of five.

In the mirror world, a dark figure wielding a knife charged towards their projection.

Fan Xiao frowned and manipulated the repulsive force to continue flying.

However, wherever they flew, the mirror followed.

Even if they are not as fast as them, they will eventually catch up.

Their wounds kept piling up.

If this continues, minor injuries will accumulate and eventually turn into serious injuries.

“It really never ends!”

Gawain suggested, "Should we rush in and take out that shadowy figure? All the mirrors seem to serve as entrances and exits."

"It's best not to do that!" the head maid warned. "If they go in and can't get out, that's no joke... um..."

As she was speaking, the shadowy figure in the mirror suddenly slashed her lips and cut her tongue.

The head maid frowned and downed a bottle of healing potion to repair her injuries.

"Go check if there are any laboratories inside the building!"

Fan Xiao reminded everyone.

He then chose the building closest to him and rushed inside.

Behind them, mirrors came flying up quickly.

The shadowy monster seemed determined to keep its hold on them.

After flying into the first floor of the building, Fan Xiao did not stop, but continued to fly along the corridor at an extremely fast speed.

"I'll be in charge of moving around, and you guys will be in charge of reconnaissance. Find the laboratory, or the room with the most experimental equipment."

He didn't explain why; he simply issued the order.

Trusting them, the four of them didn't ask why for the time being, and instead focused their attention in different directions, searching for the laboratory as they moved at high speed.

About half a minute later, they finally found a very spacious room on the second floor, filled with a lot of experimental equipment.

Fan Xiao used repulsive force to open the tightly locked door and rushed in with his four teammates.

Behind the five people, dozens of mirrors of various sizes followed, and the shadowy figures moved constantly through the mirror world.

Fan Xiao manipulated the repulsive force to close the laboratory door again.

The mirror that followed did not break down the door; it lingered at the door for a while before leaving.

"efficient!"

Gao Wen breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he looked puzzled: "Why didn't you chase them into the lab?"

"It's probably a mirror monster, and it's afraid of this place."

Fan Xiaochao explained to his teammates, "It's a very simple logic—research institute, psionicists, human experimentation... We speculate that the monsters are all mutated from psionicists. They hate the researchers who conducted human experiments on them, so they will attack us who are temporarily posing as researchers."

“A person with normal thinking can definitely distinguish whether the target in front of them is their enemy or not, but these monsters cannot. Perhaps their rationality has disappeared, leaving only extreme emotions such as hatred and anger.”

"If there is hatred and anger, why can't there be fear?"

"You mean..."

Gawain looked around and understood: "When these monsters were still psionicists, they were often brought to the laboratory and forced to cooperate with researchers in conducting inhumane human experiments. So subconsciously... they are afraid to enter here? This place will awaken their past fears?"

"That's it."

Fan Xiao sighed, "It was just a guess, but I didn't expect it to actually work. It seems these monsters... were tortured quite a bit before."

“A laboratory…a safe haven at night?” the head maid said. “Finally, a place to rest. I wonder how long this peace will last.”

She didn't expect the safe house to be useful forever.

The Seventh Research Institute is a survival-type dungeon where players must survive for seven days.

Putting aside the dangers that may arise during the day, let's just talk about the dangers at night—the monsters that roam freely. If players can rely on the laboratory to avoid their threats, the "survive for seven days" mission seems a bit of a joke.

Based on the dungeon questline, it's unlikely that the laboratory could continuously provide shelter for them.

"We should be able to get through tonight without any problem."

Fan Xiao said, "However, we shouldn't have too high expectations, and we can't let our guard down."

"The monsters are unwilling to enter the laboratory because of psychological trauma. It's unwillingness, not inability."

"Fear will eventually diminish over time. I estimate that by the later stages, the lab will be of little use, and then we'll have to fight a real battle!"

“Earl, as long as there is no immediate danger and we can provide temporary rest, that is enough.”

Nori said, "I will unlock more information later, and then there should be more other options."

Unlock... You really treat dungeons like a game?

Suppressing his urge to complain, Fan Xiao reminded them, "Let's all recover from our injuries first."

After saying that, he took out a bottle of medicine and drank it.

The D-grade potion was quite effective; his numerous small wounds began to heal rapidly, and his itchy skin made him want to scratch.

The others also took out healing potions from their storage space and drank them, relieving the pain from their numerous wounds.

"By the way..."

Gao Wen started a conversation, saying, "What should we do if we encounter that mirror monster again?"

"Although its attack power is not strong, it has the advantage of attacking us one-sidedly, and the mirror will also fly over and chase us... This ability is a bit too unbalanced."

"We can actually fight back."

Fan Xiao reminded him, "The reason we can't attack that dark figure might just be because we're using the wrong method."

"Using hypnosis again?" Gao Wen said, "It's like two separate spaces with a mirror between us. I don't think it will work."

"No, it wasn't a psychological attack."

Fan Xiao suddenly laughed and said, "The way we look in the mirror is the same as how we actually look, just like when we look in a mirror normally."

"As long as we first lock onto the position of the shadow in the mirror, then choose the right angle to attack, and make our projection in the mirror follow our movements to hit the shadow, it should be effective."

"Let the projections attack...maybe they'll actually work!"

Gao Wen realized what was happening.

Since the shadowy figures in the mirror can affect their real bodies by attacking their projections.

Therefore, if they turn around and project their attacks onto the shadowy figures, there is a high probability that this will also have a reverse effect.

The answer was surprisingly simple.

However, such sudden crises put people's ability to adapt to changing circumstances to the test.

Simple answers may not come to mind immediately when faced with various anxieties.

"Alright, let's leave the mirror monster aside for now."

Fan Xiao waved his hand and said, "This laboratory is quite large. Let's examine it carefully first. We'll gather intelligence and eliminate any potential dangers."

"The Heartless Doll".

Nori used the same prop again.

After the exquisite doll was summoned and appeared, it glanced at Nori, and then its eyes began to glow, like a high-powered flashlight, so bright that it illuminated the entire laboratory.

Fan Xiao glanced at the doll, slightly surprised.

The mindless doll... seems to possess some consciousness, rather than being merely a tool.

Moreover, it seemed to be in sync with Nori, knowing what to do without her giving any commands.

A very interesting prop.

Fan Xiao did not reveal that he had night vision, and pretended to look at the illuminated laboratory like everyone else.

The interior space is very large; probably nearly half of the entire second floor is here.

The transparent glass walls divide the laboratory into areas of varying sizes.

Fan Xiao and his group of five walked deeper into the area, and along the way they saw many experimental tables that resembled operating tables, as well as some very futuristic robotic arms, instruments, and so on.

In addition, each glass room has a pool-like structure.

Fan Xiao walked into one of the rooms and looked into the pool. It was empty and clean, with no liquid inside.

I sniffed it and didn't smell anything pungent.

It seems that the speculation that "the pool contained formaldehyde and was used to soak human bodies" is not true.

Of course, the researchers may have used other liquids as well.

"This place seems to have been abandoned for a long time, but there's no sign of it being covered in dust... That's strange."