"Get out of here!"

Lloyd let out a low shout, and with a slash of the short sword in his hand, he cut off a 'senior' who was rushing towards him, and the upper and lower parts of his body were separated, just passing by him.

Then, with another deft turn, Lloyd shot out a few matches in his left hand, turning into invisible blades, slicing into shreds a book that had struck him from behind.

There were no screams and exclamations, no blood stains and internal organs and the like, and there was only a black void in the 'senior's body, as if it was linked to an unknown abyss somewhere.

The shredded pages were just silently scattered before dissolving into the library floor.

[Ding~Madness +500, Knowledge Fragment +1]

[Ding~Madness +400, Knowledge Fragment +1]

With the two panel prompts, the two figures of the 'senior' also dissipated in the air without a trace like broken bubbles.

Judging from the panel prompts, although these 'seniors' may really be alive and have lifelike human images, they are obviously not human anymore, but unique monsters in the form of some kind of humanoid sculpture.

The powerful attack from before wiped out a lot of 'seniors' and knowledge, but this library was really big, and the place where it landed before was only an insignificant small area.

So before Lloyd took a few steps, he had already bumped into several overly enthusiastic 'seniors' and several overly active knowledge.

Luckily, Lloyd's area was a relatively narrow corridor, and there weren't a lot of ghost left here, and he couldn't believe what he would face if he walked through that kind of spacious reading room or stack......

If these things are on one by one, it may still be a good 'experience point', but if they are swarmed up, it is most likely that Lloyd will become their 'experience value'......

And the point is that the [Distortion], which Lloyd is proud of, is not particularly useful to deal with these knowledge and monsters......

[Distortion] The various control effects that are full of are completely ineffective against these things, they seem to have no such thing as perception and thinking at all? Make [Twisted]'s greatest advantage completely useless.

Even the physical distortions that directly caused the damage were not very effective against these things, and even if the 'senior's spine and neck were twisted several times, they would still pounce on Lloyd without hesitation.

It seems that it is more effective to deal with these things in a simpler and more direct way, such as the powerful attack just now, or directly slash them in two with a sword.

And his [projection] was left in the previous camp to guard the elevator, and now [Extraordinary Swordsmanship] has become Lloyd's biggest reliance.

He also tried to use a gun, but the space here is too weird, and it always disrupts the flight trajectory of bullets, and he can't hit anything......

Therefore, Lloyd's actions must be extremely careful, carefully choosing the route forward, and must avoid the reading and library rooms.

Fortunately, in the previous incident in the small mountain village, he accidentally gained the experience of the three senior investigators in investigating various anomalous events, which came in handy at this moment.

These experiences have allowed him to remain calm and composed in this extremely dangerous situation, and to have a clear mind, able to notice the 'small details' that seem inconspicuous but can be fatal.

Otherwise, the book that smashed into the back of his head from behind just now would probably have been successful......

A single book may be able to hold itself up against the panel, but in case it attracts more things......

So in this way, Lloyd relied on the accumulation of weekdays, carefully bypassed several dangerous areas, and quietly came to a staircase without alarming the seniors inside.

According to the spatial coordinates, the team of professors may be able to meet them in the middle area above the two floors, climbing two floors in a row along the stairs.

But the coordinates of the lecturer and teaching assistant team pointed in a diametrically opposite direction, actually in the direction of going down the stairs?

Lloyd wondered if they had gone in the wrong direction, or if they had suffered some kind of accident?

At this fork in the road, Lloyd didn't think much about it, and chose to go up and find the professor first.

After all, the combat effectiveness over there is stronger, and with their help, it will definitely be much easier for the three of them to find the lecturer again.

Lloyd bent over his waist and walked up the stairs, trying not to make the slightest noise.

But when he had only finished climbing the stairs, his face turned dark when he saw the scene above.

At the corner of this staircase, there is a spacious open balcony, and a large number of 'seniors' are gathered.

Judging from their frozen body movements, it seems that there is some kind of argument between the two of them, and they are pulling each other, so they attract many people to come and watch.

And these people all have all kinds of books and notebooks in their hands......

A few of them even noticed movement on the other side of the stairs and spun around to look.

Lloyd quickly retracted his head and took a few steps back.

No, if you want to pass through here, they will definitely find out, but at the moment I don't have time to look for other routes......

Do you want to open the portal and go straight to it?

Lloyd looked down at the spatial compass in his pocket.

This might be a good way to take a shortcut.

But on the eve of such an undercurrent surging and already unstable storm, if you open the portal rashly, you will become the butterfly that caused the storm......

What's more, he still doesn't know what the professors are doing on the other side of the portal? It is only known that their coordinates have not been touched for a long time......

Want to gamble?

Lloyd hesitated for about a second, then pulled out two matches.

At such times, he chose to trust his own divination.

Can I just open the door? Can I just open the door? Can I just open the door?

Lloyd silently repeated the question in his mind, tossing the match to the ground.

This time, instead of burning, the match showed some kind of strange weathering and decay, as if it had gone through tens of thousands of years in the blink of an eye, and in an instant only a little black sawdust remained.

This result and portent......

Optimism!

This shows that the door is related to 'time', and it should be the [Miracle Magic: Time Freeze] I am looking for!

And the dangers and difficulties I have at the moment will disappear in the blink of an eye!

After a brief interpretation of the divination, Lloyd's confidence suddenly increased, and he immediately took out the spatial compass and began to tap it gently.

And with the opening of the portal, the 'seniors' on the balcony upstairs were also alarmed by this movement, and immediately flocked to it like crazy.

In this way, Lloyd had no way to retreat, and jumped directly into the portal.

Then, with a change of sight, he came to an extremely large and large library.

The bookshelves here stand tall like skyscrapers, and there is no end in sight.

They form a large circle, as if they were forging a tower of knowledge.

Surrounded by nothing more than a simple desk with quill pens and parchment, and a glowing crystal ball.

(End of chapter)