October 20, 363 Golden Day

Everything was like a dream, a nightmare!

I feel like I'm going crazy! It's really going crazy!

We wake up from a nightmare, only to be scared and crushed by the unforgiving reality!

It all started with the tunnel we had inadvertently dug that led to hell!

It must be the gods and demons who escaped, who twisted the mind with deception and lies to make us shameful murderers and tools!

All the top management is gone, not a single one is left, and the mining building is now like a Shura field, and the hallways and offices are full of corpses!

Those corpses...... It's horrible, mutilated, miserable, and the building is covered in blood, bloodstained everywhere!

I only have a few sporadic memories of me killing someone! It turned out that it was not a dream, the voices in those ears, it made us crazy, I was innocent! How could I kill someone?

Jenny...... Oh poor Jenny, what would happen to her if she knew that her father had killed someone?

This life, this life......

Jared. Holland is also dead! And his head was stuck on the flagpole of the mining building, although he was harsh and irritable, he should not have died for it, let alone so miserably.

I remember that Jared's death seemed to be related to Terry, but when I went to ask him about the past two days, he told me that he couldn't remember it at all.

When I left, I saw him secretly hiding a bloody garment, maybe he was scared, but now people are terrified, almost all miners have blood on their hands, so many murders! And who is to blame?

The 'little man' Tommy is also dead, with a bottle of wine and a gun, yelling that he killed Dr. Boyle, and then killing himself by swallowing a gun in front of everyone at the gate of the base, I can swear to God, his brains even spilled in my mouth!

Cargo Clerk Tyrelll. Hilton had just come to see me, and he told me that I was currently at the top of all the job titles and told me to be more careful.

God knows, what an unlucky job title a small food factory administrator has!

But Hilton also brought the not-so-bad news that the port of call was now empty, and someone had taken away the only carrier ship in the base for emergency escape, which reminded me of the bodies of a few boys from the guard department who had not yet been found, who were apparently still alive, and perhaps the ship had been driven away by them on that bloody night.

In this way, they will go back and make everything clear, and the Minotaur will send an accident investigation team, which is necessary for the current dire situation.

I'm looking forward to seeing them there.

……

When Steven sent the 'key' to the altar again, the mysterious diamond-shaped core began to glow like a mist again, but this time the youngest son of the Taylor family suddenly turned to look at Lucas.

"You've been saying you're Lucas, but I don't believe you." He pouted and smiled. "And now maybe there's an opportunity to confirm all that."

"I said I am, not some goddamn replica!" Lucas, who was already despairing, finally lost his temper at this time.

"Then take this." Steven walked over and handed him the 'key' in his hand, and the metal block that originally glowed brightly was now shining brightly, quietly holding it in Steven's palm.

"I'm not going to take this damn thing." Lucas took a step back, the image of Steven being engulfed in the melted floor on the first two occasions flashed through his mind.

"If you really don't understand or pretend to be confused, you are refusing, which is undoubtedly more suspicious." Steven shook his head, but finally sighed slightly.

"Okay, the game you designed, I'll play with you." Steven deliberately squeezed a smile on his face, and then said, "We're on the planet Cadmus, and this is a relic of the Ascendant that no one knows about, I think you should know that. He held the key, gesturing around with his other hand, and Lucas nodded at him.

"But what is this?" Steven pointed to the rhombus suspended on the altar.

"A switch? A controller? And what can it do? Running a program? Open a message? Or close down an entire cavern to open a way to survive? ”

"Survival?" Lucas immediately trembled and tried to interrupt him, but Steven ignored it and continued without pause.

"We don't know, and we probably never will. And this thing ......," he grinned as he held up the piece of metal. "As the 'key' to this core, he is stored in Valkyria, a dozen galaxies away, thousands of light-years apart, which is obviously not reasonable, unless it ......" Steven paused, the smile on his face grew.

"Unless what?" Lucas asked breathlessly.

"Unless they, I mean these damn ancients did it on purpose." Lucas was slightly disappointed by his simple answer, who was just expecting to hear from his brother any clues that he would be able to escape from here.

But why are they doing it? On this subject, I have met with Perry in countless visions. Gomez's replica has been discussed more than once...... Steven saw Lucas's puzzled expression, so he quickly explained: "I just mentioned that these damn dolls, their words are definitely worth listening to in any topic that doesn't involve keys, because their memories are the same as those of their original owners, and their IQ and analytical abilities are almost the same. ”

"So Perry told me that the reason why the Ascension did this may be because of some kind of security mechanism, when a certain civilization in the future has developed to a certain stage and has the ability to travel across galaxies, they will be the couriers, so that this certain mechanism that was preset hundreds of millions of years ago can be implemented smoothly."

"There may also be some details involved, such as genetic matching, living restrictions or whatever, in short, they can't do this based on the replica of the prototype of the mining base, I have confirmed this, they will always make up lies, push back, and finally reveal their true colors."

"You're saying they've been preventing you from putting this thing on this altar?"

"Of course."

"That's why you keep trying, but you always fail?" Lucas felt like he had a bit of an idea.

"Hmm." Steven nodded.

"This is also the opportunity I just talked about, if you are willing to put this key in, then you must be the real Lucas brother." As Steven spoke, he handed out the 'key' in his hand again.

Lucas was in a dilemma at this time, and he hesitated. After hearing Steven's explanation, he felt an indescribable awkwardness, but he didn't know where the problem came from. He looked up at Steven, who was also looking at him, and he could see his thoughts in the eyes of his younger brother.

He wanted me to help him, just like he had so many times at home. Lucas thought.

Lucas was indeed too familiar with the look of apology and anticipation on Steven's face, because no matter what trouble the naughty little guy had done, he would come to him for help.

When Steven was born, Lucas was already an older child, and in his early years, apart from his mother May, his silent brother spent the longest time with Steven, from babbling to ghosts, he went through the whole process of growing up with this young brother.

For some reason, Lucas has not been able to form his own family, and even if all the brothers in the family are tolerant and loving to Steven, Lucas is undoubtedly the most special one, no matter how bad the character of this youngest brother is, he has always been pampered by his shortcomings, which is one of the reasons why Dad didn't pick anyone else, but sent him to Cadmus.

In desperation, he stretched out his palm, and with the encouragement of Steven's eyes, he trembled and took the 'key'. As soon as the metal reached his hand, it burst into brilliant brilliance, it was as light as nothing, as if it was automatically levitating in the palm of his hand.

Lucas turned his palm, and the 'key' followed suit, and he looked closely through the dazzling golden light, and found that one side was covered with strange textures, and the other side was empty.

"Go ahead, go and prove that you are my good fourth brother." Steven smiled at him.

"But...... But...... The flash of light that brought everything to a standstill...... Will I end up like you? Lucas had no choice but to voice his concerns.

"Maybe, probably not, who knows, brother, this ghost place wasn't designed by me." Steven laughed. "But look at me, if you really fail, you'll come back, I can guarantee that."

"But...... But if they're trying to prevent this from happening, why am I ......?" Lucas was still up to ask, and Steven was already laughing.

"Am I right? Just know you're not Lucas, and like those damn copies, you always make excuses when it comes to the moment. He laughed and wiped his eyes with his fingers, as if he were laughing out of tears.

"Give me the key, you poor wretch, and tell the bastard who controls you, that I won't give up trying, never!" Steven rushed forward to retrieve the key, but Lucas ducked away.

He stared at Steven, and without saying a word, his momentum of not being angry and arrogant made the young brother who had been taken care of by him since he was a child hurriedly raise his hand and retreat.

Taking a deep breath, he slowly walked forward with the 'key' in his hand, he adjusted himself, and after regaining the silence he had cultivated for many years, he felt much more settled.

He walked to the altar, his hands gripping the edge of the metal block tightly.

"Prove yourself, fourth brother, after that, we will have no barriers, brothers are of the same heart, its benefits are broken, we will definitely be able to get out of this ghost place alive!" Steven shouted behind him.

Get out alive...... Get out alive...... Steven's words rang in his ears, and he had made up his mind.

To end this nightmare, just put it in like this...... He cheered himself up in his heart, and slowly handed the glittering key to the gap in the rhombus.