Xiu felt that his brain was losing control of the 'memory chip', even though this feeling was very faint. Between choosing to use the remaining time to find a way out of the Twins Tower and continuing with the mission, Xiu chose the latter. He understood that he was now up against Ante, one of the world's strongest technology companies' security system. Even though he was smart, escaping from Oubel City outside of Twins Tower and through vast deserts within just ten hours would be impossible. He knew that once his consciousness was thrown into 'the void space', there would be no chance for him to escape from Oubel City.
Leaving clues behind for future 'ideation wanderer' or himself is a more secure method to escape from the tower. Suddenly, Xiu thought about whether his past self had already left clues for his present self. Following mission regulations, Xiu quickly placed the configured second-generation nutrient solution in front of the power furnace's vaporization chamber before turning around to search other rooms for clues.
「Sever the connection between the 'Ideation wanderers' who experienced neural withdrawal reactions in the previous period and the implanted memory, and retrieve the memory chip.」
「Use 'in vivo breeding' to extract Type II Elyan active brain tissue for activity screening, and separate Type I Elyan active brain tissue in the 'Ideation wanderers' brain for activity screening.」
These were two remaining tasks, and both memory units and Xiu's intuition pointed towards a hexagonal column-shaped experimental laboratory at its center. Xiu knew that Z2 area outside was full of surveillance cameras, after experiencing what happened inside glass cabins when taking elevators down earlier on made him realize that only by finding magnetic signal sources affecting monitoring range could ensure his actions wouldn't be monitored.
Xiu Yinan tried hard to recall relevant details described in 'Rebapart Bioreagents' while inside glass cabins previously when suddenly his head paused.
That's right! He touched his pocket and took out serotonin and miniature magnetic devices previously recovered from memory flashbacks which he put into coat pockets earlier on. Xiu opened up a sieve, brought it close to where serotonin filled glass tubes were located before inhaling deeply several times continuously until gradually feeling stronger detachment sensation away from implanted memory unit within his brain became apparent. Holding onto miniature magnetic devices tightly with hands clenched together firmly made him understand that at this moment he had completely broken free from control of Cloud Metalas.
He ran towards the central laboratory in Z2 area, which was also the darkest one among them. It was perfect for him as a hacker.
After passing the biological test, Xiu found a computer in this laboratory and took off his thick protective suit after confirming that there were no suspicious gases in the air. As a former computer science genius, he instinctively wrote scripts to search for any available information in the cloud database. Perhaps because he was one of the main developers of this system, this intrusion seemed particularly easy for Xiu. He was confident about it and believed that no one else would discover it.
On top of Ante Twin Towers, moonlight poured down. Dychem was enjoying the prosperity and silence of Oubel City in a special room where no one else had permission to enter except him. Like any other prosperous city on Earth, there were hidden cruelties here too. This city was built by his father and a group of scientists and engineers just a few years ago but had already surpassed all other cities on Earth. He lay on his recliner chair swaying back and forth with a glass full of vodka in hand, not knowing that Xiu had already hacked into the deepest part of Cloud Metalas system through a computer.
After searching for quite some time, Xiu finally found a video file under an obscure folder. He opened it but it prompted him to enter an encrypted password first. Without much thought, he entered his most commonly used password as a hacker and successfully opened up the video.
Xiu finally saw himself panting heavily with disheveled hair drenched with sweat running down his cheeks while staring at himself on screen intently with red necks from exertion . His mind kept speculating what happened during this video shoot while carefully examining its background which did not seem like Z2 area where he currently is located at present moment . Suddenly ,the person on screen spoke.
"Xiu Yinan or should I say myself from future? Seeing this video means you have partially detached yourself from your implanted memory chip inside your body now your task is to escape from this building. The K1 area behind me is where I secretly infiltrated during my mission due to lack of time I cannot give you detailed instructions about clues left behind but once you get here,you will find more clues. Remember,to look for your younger sister Su..."
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Suddenly,the scene rolled over abruptly indicating something unexpected happened to himself who appeared on screen. Xiu touched his chest feeling somewhat heartbroken.
Originally, all of this was a path that his previous self had paved for Xiu. When he realized this, he suddenly felt like they were collaborating across time and space, which made him feel somewhat relaxed but also much heavier. What's even more distressing is that according to the description of himself in the video, he doesn't know if his sister is currently safe.
"My sister...her name is Su...what? Damn it, could it be that my sister has also been captured by Ante and turned into an 'ideation wanderer' in this building?! Forget about any damn mission, saving my sister is what matters." Xiu's expression became slightly serious. He felt that the girl was clearly very important to him but he couldn't remember her. Perhaps because his consciousness couldn't accept forgetting her, his brain actively hid these memories deep within to resist the memory implant's erosion on these memories. Right now, Xiu can only confirm that his sister is the girl who has been lingering in his mind since he regained consciousness.
Xiu urgently hoped to recall everything about her and his relationship with her sister. He closed his eyes and pressed both hands against his temples while urging himself to remember as quickly as possible. However, the more he did so, the more vague those memories became.
After persisting for nearly an hour without results, Xiu had no choice but to give up. Suddenly hearing murmurs from a room inside this laboratory but unable to make out what was being said or who was speaking caused him to immediately get up and follow where the sound came from; however after a short while later there was silence again. Relying on memory alone required patience before finally finding its source in a dimly lit room filled with randomly placed 'ideation wanderer'. These people were pale all over their bodies - evidence of experiencing neurological withdrawal reactions due to being trapped at Ante Corporation.
Xiu prayed fervently that his blurry memory of Su wasn't among them; after confirming one face after another hanging by a thread until finally letting go when none matched hers exactly although recognizing her graceful figure as not belonging just anyone else either causing Xiu's face suddenly flush red with heart racing non-stop.
"You bastard! What are you thinking? This is your little sister!" Unable hold back anymore giving himself a slap across cheek feeling certain especially under influence of implanted emotional impact via 'memory chip'. After slapping himself once though Xui only felt dizzy-headed instead realizing time left isn’t much longer before Cloud Metalas staff come retrieve him following countdown expiration forcibly putting body into hibernation mode controlled by aforementioned chip transferring it down B2 area - if seen still alive then who knows what kind research Ante Corp might conduct on him.
Even normally calm-minded person like Xiu break out cold sweat upon such thought prompting immediate turn around wanting leave right away.
Perhaps it was because of the sound from that slap which caused some dormant "Intentional Travelers" reactivate resulting in resumed murmuring sounds causing Xiu originally intending ignore them leaving reconsider returning again.
"Ah ba ah ba..."
Following the sound, Xiu's gaze finally locked onto a short and chubby figure. The person was trembling uncontrollably as if suffering from Parkinson's disease, which was a physiological reaction that occurred during the early stages of withdrawal for "ideation wanderer".
Xiu directly poured half a tube of serotonin into the person's mouth. It should be noted that he had only inhaled some of the evaporated gas from the serotonin earlier, which had severed his connection with implanted memories.
"If this small amount can't restore you, then it depends on your fate. I don't have time to waste here with you," said Xiu as he stuffed the half-tube of serotonin back into its bottle and placed it in his coat pocket. As soon as he turned around, an image flashed through his mind followed by dizziness. He intended to hold out until he found a safe place to hide so that he wouldn't be discovered by Ante personnel who arrived later. However, he didn't know how long this sleep would last.
"Oh no! When I gave him the liquid just now, I forgot my protective gear and accidentally inhaled more serotonin... Here comes another one..." Xiu's consciousness couldn't resist against chemical agents and fell heavily towards where the chubby person was lying.