Life Game In Other World
Chapter 630: Crossroads (Vote for Monthly Tickets on This Mega - )

Chapter 630: Chapter 630: Crossroads (Vote for Monthly Tickets on This Mega Chapter)

"I feel that the deeper we go into this spaceship, the more bizarre the encounters,"

Ye Yun leaned against the instrument panel, "We have no way to guarantee we won’t get separated, so it’s best to have something to verify each other’s identity, something like a token or a secret code. That way, if we get separated and I meet you again, we can quickly reestablish trust."

In a sense, Ye Yun’s suggestion was not without merit.

After all, in the bizarre scenes of the Transcendent, anything could happen. He Ao had encountered a Grade B monster pretending to be Liu Nan during his first foray into the ruins.

Of course, although He Ao had already verified Ye Yun’s Life Medallion and confirmed Ye Yun’s human identity through Divine Sense, in reality, the mutual trust between them so far was built upon their long-standing side-by-side combat.

After all, before this, He Ao had almost no contact with Ye Yun. Even though both were from the Research Institute, there was no basis for trust between them.

From Ye Yun’s perspective, his ’trust’ in He Ao should be similar.

After all, he had been wary of He Ao when they first met.

By bringing up this issue now, from another angle, it also meant that his ’trust’ in He Ao had reached the level of ’comrades-in-arms’ on whom one could rely. At the very least, he was no longer wary of He Ao.

So, Ye Yun raising this issue was itself a gesture of goodwill, a way to draw their trust closer together.

Shared secrets are often the ties that maintain trust.

After Ye Yun finished speaking, He Ao casually cut the monster in the back of the car in half, quickly extracted its energy block, but did not immediately answer the question.

"Hmm, if you think it’s not necessary,"

Ye Yun hesitated, spreading his hands, "We don’t have to use one, since we might not encounter a situation where we need to split up."

The carriage fell into a brief silence, only the roaring of monsters remained.

"What do you want to use as the ’secret code’?"

Accompanying the next spray of blood, He Ao’s calm voice arose.

"Anything will do."

Ye Yun’s face showed a smile as he stood up, walked over to He Ao, "How about the standard secret language of the Research Institute?"

The so-called standard secret language was actually a set of basic encryption codes set up by the Research Institute.

This secret language was composed of a series of chaotic symbols, written in an almost disordered sequence,

But the meanings corresponding to these symbols were not fixed.

The same symbol, in different writing situations, could correspond to hundreds of different words.

The key to deciphering this code was the ’signature,’ which was a group of symbols with special meanings.

The encryptor would mix these signature symbols into the secret language, and the decipherer, knowing these symbols in advance, would decrypt the secret language by following the order indicated, revealing the original meaning.

The same set of secret language, if using different signature symbols, could be decrypted into vastly different meanings.

Therefore, although this set of standard secret language by the Research Institute was entirely public, if the decrypter did not know the encryptor’s signature symbol group, they could not decipher the meaning of the secret language.

This set of standard secret language could also be converted into a simple Morse code form and was actually not hard to learn, so it was widely used within the Research Institute.

Within the Research Institute, the vast majority of seasoned researchers mastered this set of standard secret language.

Hmm, the problem was that He Ao was not a seasoned researcher.

He had joined the Research Institute only a month ago, and he had not learned this secret language at all, only having a rough understanding of it.

But this was not important.

The moment he heard Ye Yun mention ’standard secret language,’ he controlled the Hao Yi clone that was still in the main world, turned on the computer, and accessed the Research Institute’s website.

The secret language was completely public, so even with Hao Yi’s permission, he could access it directly.

He Ao, controlling the Hao Yi clone, swiftly scanned the content of the secret language.

Meanwhile, he looked at Ye Yun, "What signature do you want to set?"

Ye Yun looked up at the camera behind him, held up his hand in front of He Ao with his back to the camera, and wrote down two sets of symbols.

The meanings corresponding to these two sets of symbols were ’leaf’ and ’river,’ respectively.

The signature was not limited to just one group of symbols; in fact, the more complex the secret language, the more groups of symbols it used.

"What secret code do you want to arrange?"

He Ao continued to ask.

"The mountains and rivers of my hometown are beautiful."

Ye Yun, with his back to the camera, softly said to He Ao, "When the time comes, I will write this sentence using the standard secret language."

"Okay,"

He Ao nodded.

"What about you?" Ye Yun looked at He Ao, "What secret code do you want to arrange?"

"I won’t use the standard secret language,"

He Ao raised his hand, avoiding the camera’s view, and quickly wrote a symbol on his own palm.

"Is this your signature?"

Ye Yun looked surprised at the symbol, "It’s really beautiful. Did you have someone design it for you?"

"I designed it myself,"

He Ao glanced at him, "As of now, only we know about this signature."

"Good."

Ye Yun nodded, he smiled, "Compared to you, my code seems a bit too complicated."

A code doesn’t necessarily need to be complex; even a simple design like a signature can suffice. The key is that it must not be replicated or known by a third party.

"As long as it achieves the same effect, it’s fine."

He Ao nodded slightly and began to concentrate on dealing with the monsters outside.

After exchanging codes, the two took turns battling monsters a few more times until the number of creatures trailing the vehicle gradually began to dwindle.

"These guys are really annoying,"

Ye Yun, finally getting a moment of rest, leaned against the wall and took a breath, then he turned to A02, "When can we finally get there, you artificial idiot?"

"The next stop is the one closest to the Core Control Room. After arriving at the station, you will still need to walk for a while to reach the door of the Core Control Room."

A02 replied slowly.

"It looks like we’re finally catching up to that bastard Ivier,"

Ye Yun smiled, then glanced back at the door again.

At this moment, almost no monsters were catching up behind the door.

Seeing this, he felt sentimental, "I didn’t expect that the closer we get to the core, the fewer monsters there are."

"That might not be good news."

He Ao put away the bone sword and walked over to the dashboard, grabbing the network card he had pulled out during the test earlier.

"What do you mean?"

Ye Yun was somewhat puzzled.

Bang——

The moment his voice fell, the pitch-dark tunnel was suddenly torn apart.

Faint light spilled into the dim tunnel through the huge breach.

"Run!"

He Ao pulled out the network card and, without hesitation, leaped toward the door.

This time, Ye Yun did not hesitate; he followed He Ao’s movements and quickly jumped out as well.

Boom——

The next second.

A powerful plasma beam, bright as daylight, lit up the entire dark space.

The intense beam pierced through the still-operating tram in an instant.

The roaring explosion trembled He Ao and Ye Yun’s eardrums.

"What is this thing?"

Ye Yun looked towards the breach, trembling as he asked.

At that instant, a mechanical skull, half-covered with writhing flesh, peered through the ripped opening of the tunnel.

Numerous chaotic mechanical sounds emanated from the skull. He Ao couldn’t understand most of it, but among the noises, there was a sentence in the language of District 2, which meant,

"Invaders, kill!"

The next second, a massive plasma cannon extended from the eyes of the monster, aiming at He Ao and Ye Yun.

The two of them rolled and leaped forward again.

The scorching brilliance hit the tunnel wall behind them, punching a large hole through it.

He Ao watched the mechanical creature’s skull.

Just the skull of this mechanical monster had a diameter of several meters.

The feedback from Divine Sense told He Ao that judging by the density of energy flow, this creature was almost reaching a B-grade level.

Just the plasma cannon was one size larger than the one on the tentacle monster they had encountered earlier.

To deal with this monster, He Ao would have to activate Super Memory and engage in a fierce battle, possibly even using the power of the Miracle Wand’s Mountain Collapse Tsunami.

That would exhaust most of his trump cards.

This was not advantageous for He Ao to deal with the upcoming situation with Ivier.

"Let’s go through here."

He Ao, without hesitation, jumped into the hole that the plasma cannon had just blasted open.

The battles so far indicated that the creatures inside the Navigator each had their own ’territory’.

Typically, they would not stray too far from their territory.

In other words, they could avoid this monster.

"Why isn’t this guy attacking Ivier up ahead but attacking us instead?"

Ye Yun also followed closely behind He Ao, running in a disheveled manner while loudly calling out.

"Run ahead, see if we can shake it off."

He Ao responded loudly, at the moment the two were racing through a pitch-black corridor.

A flashing brilliance pierced through the ceiling above their heads, and an intense explosion erupted behind them.

"Intruder, kill!"

If they really couldn’t dodge, they would have to fight with all they had.

Even with Ye Yun’s help, He Ao was not sure he could completely take down this monster without going all out.

And once he exhausted all his strength here, it meant he would completely lose the chance to stop Ivier.

Even if he didn’t use up all his strength here, just being held up by this monster would allow Ivier, who was already ahead of them, to achieve her goal without any obstacles.

"Is this guy... sent by Ivier... to block us?"

Ye Yun followed behind He Ao, gasping for air.

Such high-speed and intense movement was also a bit too much for him to handle.

A dazzling light flashed again above their heads, this time the plasma cannon’s bombardment landed in front of them.

The once dark corridor had been blasted with more and more openings.

He Ao looked up at the ceiling.

Above those openings seemed to be a colossal space.

The corridor they were in was right under this vast space.

Through the openings, He Ao could vaguely make out the footsteps of the giant robot walking above.

Most of the robot’s body was covered in writhing flesh, and where its eyes should be, one was a plasma cannon and the other a pupil radiating a bloody red glow.

At that moment, the robot seemed to have noticed He Ao watching it, it lowered its head, and an intense light gathered at the cannon’s muzzle.

He Ao rolled forward abruptly.

A fiery explosion erupted behind him.

That was the sound of the plasma cannon striking the steel floor.

This guy doesn’t lack energy, does he.

He Ao ran, quickly inserting the network card he had pulled out into his microcomputer,

At this moment, a T-shaped intersection appeared in front of him with two directions: left and right.

"To the right."

He built a rough model in his mind, shouted loudly, and ran into the right-hand passage.

The right side should be the direction continuing forward.

Meanwhile, his hands were busy connecting various wires.

In the process, he dodged several plasma cannon shots, the giant robot getting closer and closer to them.

"Hello, sir, Navigator’s primary AI A02 at your service."

Finally, just as a plasma cannon shot grazed He Ao, he completed all the connections.

The image of A02, with silver hair, appeared on the screen.

"A02, can you control that big guy outside?"

He Ao asked quickly.

"Based on estimation, sir, you are currently beneath the Navigator’s large mechanical laboratory. I cannot connect to the lab’s network. I am analyzing the noise emitted by the large machinery around you, please wait..."

A02 paused for a moment, "Based on estimation, the large machinery has completely gone out of control, and there is an 80% chance that you have been identified as spaceship intruders and have been attacked."

"Is there any way to avoid this guy?"

He Ao asked quickly.

"Analyzing your current location."

A02 held her head as if pondering.

A giant hand suddenly punched through the ceiling behind them and swiftly grabbed towards them.

"Ah!"

Ye Yun, trailing behind He Ao, ran as fast as he could, even matching He Ao’s speed for a moment.

The two ran forward frantically, dodging this attack.

The monster above them missed with one strike and immediately stretched out another hand towards them, grabbing at the path ahead.

"Turn left at the road ahead,"

A02 suddenly looked up on the screen.

A fork in the road just so happened to appear in front.

He Ao thought for a moment and followed A02’s instructions, turning left.

Ye Yun closely followed behind him.

The giant robot’s hand landed on the road to the right, grabbing at air.

"Turn right on the road ahead,"

"Then turn left,"

"Go straight, and turn right at the fork."

A02’s instructions continuously rang in their ears.

After evading it time and again, the speed of the massive mechanical monster started to slow down.

"At the end of the front, there are two gates. Once opened, there will be a 5-second window to pass through,"

In a dimly lit straight corridor, A02 slowly began, "After passing through both gates, you will exit the large experimental area. There is a 79% chance of escaping the pursuit of the experimental machines."

As her voice faded, He Ao also saw the two gates.

Luckily, the gate controls were functioning properly.

"A02, where do the two gates lead?"

He Ao asked.

"Both gates lead to the core control room. According to calculations, the right gate has a shorter, more dangerous route, while the left gate’s route is longer and safer,"

A02 answered.

"Can you display a map of the routes for both gates, including the names of all the labs and areas along them?"

He Ao quickly inquired.

"Yes."

With that confirmation, a three-dimensional map appeared on the display screen, with two routes passing through it. Each lab and area along the way were marked with Central Earth characters.

Some characters that A02 evidently hadn’t learned were replaced with ’□’.

He Ao’s gaze swiftly swept over the map, and soon, it settled on the name of one laboratory,

’Space-time Coordinates and Spaceship Power Research Institute’

At that moment, he had also reached the gates and violently pulled the gate switch.

"We’ll take the right path."

At this time, Ye Yun also closed the distance between them.

The sound of the giant robot moving was still following behind them.

"We’re taking the right path?"

As he watched the gates open swiftly, He Ao glanced back and said quickly.

The switch controlled both gates, so the gates on both sides were opening simultaneously.

The gates opened quickly; they were already half-open in the time it took to speak.

He Ao immediately rushed towards the right gate.

"Alright!"

Right then, Ye Yun, who was behind him, responded. He was just about to follow He Ao’s steps and dash through the right gate.

A giant mechanical hand suddenly descended from above, smashing through the ceiling in front of him and reaching out to grab him.

By this time, the gates had fully opened and were beginning to close.

Ye Yun glanced ahead and then abruptly jumped to the left.

Before the left gate completely shut, he leaped into it.

Boom—

Both gates closed entirely.

The huge hand caught nothing but air and lifted again.

At that moment, no new attacks came.

A02’s prediction was correct.

But He Ao and Ye Yun had entered different gates. He Ao looked at the switch on his side; it was destroyed and unresponsive, even to the Mechanical Core ring.

The two gates were shaped like an inverted "V". Each gate had a small window through which one could see the corridor behind and vaguely the other gate behind.

He Ao, standing behind the small window, could see Ye Yun on the other side.

Ye Yun pressed himself against the window, gesturing and speaking to He Ao.

He Ao couldn’t hear his voice, but by reading his lips, he roughly understood the words:

"My switch is broken, see you in the core control room."

He Ao looked at him and said, "Be safe."

Ye Yun nodded.

The two almost simultaneously turned and faced their respective paths.