The female officer's room did not disappear like most.

Takakawa stood in front of the female officer's door. He listened for a moment, and there was an eerie silence in it, as in the hallway. He didn't feel the breath of a living person. However, along the way, he used his unique observation advantage to carefully search for traces around him, and found no signs of human activity. Takakawa couldn't help but think that if the female officer was not still in the room, she had disappeared from her observation in a mysterious way, just like everyone else. So far, there were many people and their rooms as if they had never existed, but Takakawa and the captain did not feel that they were all dead.

Admittedly, perhaps they were in big trouble and disappeared; Maybe I'm in big trouble, so I can't observe them. But in any case, whether it is on his side or those people, they are all ordinary professionals who deal with mysterious events as eating and drinking. Even if the Nazis and Shinrikyo doomsday joined forces, they would not be able to wipe everyone out at once - the power that could really kill everyone at once has always been held back by a similar degree of power held by the NOG and the United Nations. There are many reasons for the fact that the world situation has not completely collapsed at this time, but on the whole, the stalemate in power is one of the most fundamental reasons.

Gao Chuan always knew that many people would definitely die on his side, but it would never happen in such a short period of time and be defeated by the enemy with one blow.

Gao Chuan wanted to figure out what kind of environment he was in. The big ship will not change for no reason, and there will be no way to change back to the way it was after such a change. It's just that neither he nor the captain can give a concrete answer. That's why I need other people's help. Because, although the mystery is unknown, if it is completely unknown, then it depends on luck to survive. Takakawa has always felt that any mysterious expert, including himself, is highly dependent on luck, but in terms of action, he can't entrust luck to all from the beginning.

Like most occultists, Takakawa will do things that seem less fortunate than he can when faced with a completely unknown situation, knowing that he will not be able to completely solve the unknown.

Takakawa took a deep breath and thought to himself, not knowing what would be waiting for him behind the door - he certainly hoped that something good would happen.

Thereupon. He knocked on the door.

Then say to the person who may exist behind the door, "I'm Takakawa." ”

No one responded, no matter how it felt, no matter how it was a chain judgment, it was impossible to perceive the breath of the slightest living thing, as if there was an empty room behind the door. However, in this feeling, Gao Chuan inexplicably has an intuition that "there must be something in it". This contradiction between feeling and perception makes Gao Chuan can't help but feel like he is scratching his boots. But. The brain hardware immediately cleared this sensation.

Gao Chuan pushed the door open, and the door lock could only block the first push. The second time it was distorted, it was not protected by a mysterious power, and it was powerless to resist the strange power of the prosthesis. When Gao Chuan let go of his hand, the sound of the door being forcibly broken was still echoing in the room, and the loudness, frequency, and persistence of this echo far exceeded the laws of scientific common sense. It was just an ordinary room in front of me. But the echo creates the feeling of a deep and wide cave.

"I'm Takakawa." Takakawa said for the second time. The echo came from the front, and it was obviously a wall less than ten meters, but it made Gao Chuan feel that this wall actually did not exist, and it was an illusion. Behind this illusion, there is a deep passage hidden. Just when he felt this, the room shook like an earthquake, and many things in the room that were not fixed were slammed on the ground one by one, poof, knock, and the sound of clanging was endless.

Then, a swarthy cave appeared on the opposite wall.

It was said to be a cave, but it made Takakawa feel more like the giant mouth of an unknown monster.

At this time, Gao Chuan suddenly felt that his actions so far were like marionettes - it was not that he found a clue, made a decision, and came to this place, but that there was something, deliberately leaving a clue, so that he would definitely make such a decision under the circumstances at that time, and finally come to this place.

"Who is it?" Gao Chuan asked endlessly, but he knew what he was asking, he knew who he was asking, and he knew that if this person really existed, then it would definitely understand what he was asking.

However, there was no response, only the swarthy cavern in the wall that was large enough for a person to stand upright, not leading to another room behind the wall, but as if to take one to another world. It is precisely because of the existence of this cave that Gao Chuan has a feeling that he doesn't know if it is an illusion, which is to seduce himself or invite himself.

I came here alone at this time, saw the cave, and then walked in, to face the unknown that I didn't know anything. This is not some accident, but a necessity.

Gao Chuan knows very well that even at this time, there are still many choices in front of him - he can feel that the future is infinitely possible, however, there is only one choice he can make at the same time, and there is only this one choice, which is full of the feeling of destined.

Gao Chuan's brain and hardware are running rapidly, but the conclusions he has drawn are completely different from the choices he instinctively wants to make. He has already realized that the answers given by the brain and hardware are, in the final analysis, an extension of the two choices of "entering" and "leaving". However, his instincts gave the answer: why not go in and leave? Why don't you leave and you have to go in?

Takakawa pulled out the revolver, replaced the special bullet, and pulled the trigger on the wall itself. Six bullets were embedded in the wall within hundredths of a second, and sawdust and gravel flew away, however, in less than a second, the wall was undulating like soft water. Large, delicate shocks were soon transmitted along this wall to other walls, ceilings, and floors. Gao Chuan seemed to hear an inhuman voice, the twisted and cracked wall, the cracks and twisted marks, as if outlining some kind of living outline, it rolled, struggled. Roaring, as if it was about to break away from the wall, but the wall itself seemed to be the basis on which it depended, hence its imminent shattering silhouette. It only spreads along the walls, floors, and ceilings, decomposing, and becomes simple and rigid cracks and twisted marks.

It used to look like some kind of life, but as Takakawa kept reloading and shooting, it began to die - in the process, it didn't fight back, or. Under Gao Chuan's sudden and fierce offensive, there was no counterattack at all. However, Takakawa also noticed that its body was so large that it was only a part of it that enveloped this room. How big is it? Is it occupying several rooms? An entire area? Or is it an entire ship? One thing is certain, though, that it will not be able to get reinforcements in this room.

Look at it in this room alone. It's like a single entity. However, after killing it in this room. Takakawa didn't feel that it existed outside of this room, and it didn't know anything.

The cracks in the entire room were just cracks, and the twists were just twists, and the caves in the walls disappeared without any weird atmosphere. Until this time, Gao Chuan still didn't understand what kind of existence he was encountering. He just thinks. This room has changed back to a normal room. Then, he saw the person he was looking for.

The female officer sat on the sofa next to her, and the soft sofa did not bend her straight back in the slightest. Her posture was as neat and serious as what she was wearing, as if she could pounce at any moment, full of a vague and powerful explosiveness. Gao Chuan knew it very well. It's a high-intensity state of vigilance.

"Maybe I arrived just in time?" Gao Chuan turned to the side and said in a gentle tone, and the tense atmosphere gradually changed a little.

There was silence for a few seconds.

"It's timely." The female officer's unusual cold expression finally had a little smile. 、

"I don't know what's going on, I don't seem to have asked your name?" Takakawa turned around completely and asked her.

"Secret." The female officer took off her military cap, slapped it on the sofa, and put it back on, "Same age as she is." ”

"But, you have to know what to call it, we are partners." Takakawa smiled.

"Didn't you have any special names before? There is nothing inconvenient about it. "The insistence of the female officer is a bit strange in Gao Chuan's opinion, but if you have to find a reason for yourself, there are thousands of ways. Since all the words were said for this part, Gao Chuan could only shrug his shoulders and gently put the topic aside.

"Do you know what's going on?" Takakawa briefly talked about his experience with the captain, as well as the battle of Shicai.

"The sacrificial rite of the first stage." "We executed all the traitors we found, and as a result, they became sacrifices, triggering the first stage of sacrifice," said the female officer. This is our negligence, Mr. Takakawa. The sacrificial ritual requires the right time, place, and person, and the corresponding cause, process, and result, and any deviation in one link will cause the effect of the sacrificial ritual to change - yes, change, our treatment does not end the ritual, but only changes the outcome of the ritual. ”

"Isn't that a very common situation? I have not heard of a case where the sacrificial rites of the Doomsday Shinrikyo will be completely ended. Takakawa said, "I have a copy of Mind Replication in my room, and maybe after this incident is over, you should check it out." ”

"Huh? You mean, the reason for our failure is that we found the wrong core? The female officer said thoughtfully.

"I don't know. The book did have some oddities at the time of the incident, but it doesn't necessarily last after the event ended. Takakawa said, "All in all, that's something that needs to be solved later, and now, let's talk about this monster created by the first stage of the sacrificial ritual." What is it? ”

"A being between the state of consciousness and the state of matter, which is not very offensive in itself. However, it can overlay something that already exists, as if it were mimicry, and then lure the prey into its belly. The female officer thought for a moment and described it this way: "If you can't recognize the mimesis, any attack on it will not hurt itself, but only the things it covers." In addition, to know it, you cannot tell it through others, but you need to rely on your own feelings, understanding, and observation - that is, if you can't recognize it for yourself, then you can't recognize it even if I tell you it exists. To a certain extent, if someone tells you in advance that it exists, then this information will most likely become an obstacle to knowledge, and it will make it more difficult for you to recognize its existence. ”

"It just sounds like a nuisance." When Gao Chuan heard this, he couldn't help but smile wryly, "Its mimicry has changed the structure of the ship that we can observe to a certain extent, separating us from us. And we can only attack it as we know it, but we can't help others? Is that right? ”

"Yes. Originally, I had intended that in the worst-case scenario, if I were the only one who could recognize it, I would have to spend enough time on my own to get rid of it from beginning to end. It's just not sure how many people are left on board after such a long time. The female officer smiled and said, "However, I don't think things should be so bad, at least Mr. Takakawa should be able to break through the cognitive barrier." That's why I'm waiting for you here, Mr. Takakawa. As it turned out, I was right, and it wasn't that bad. At Mr. Takakawa's speed, how long will it take? ”

"No more than five minutes." Takakawa replied calmly. He turned and walked out through the broken door, "Well, I'll go and go back." ”

"Have a nice trip, Mr. Takakawa." After the female officer said this, she only felt a strong wind sweep through the room, and Gao Chuan's silhouette seemed to be swallowed by this swirling air current, dissolved, and disappeared without a trace. In less than a breath, the rich anomaly that hung over the room melted like snow, the strange and soft light was gone, and the room became bright because the light had reappeared.

When the female officer walked out of the door, she saw only the shadow that seemed to hide her sight like a skin, and was quickly torn apart on the wall, in the corner, by the lamp, and beside the decoration, and became a mottled piece, and then completely dimmed, and became a normal shadow, and the outline and three-dimensionality of the object suddenly became clear, but it inevitably left traces of destruction—fragmentation and distortion everywhere, but it did not destroy the most important supports, and avoided the immediate disintegration of the hull structure.

As long as it does not disintegrate immediately, this new Titanic can be quickly repaired with the assistance of mysterious experts. (To be continued.) )