Chapter 1398: 461. Homogeneous-frequency Vibration_2

In his opinion, the space station would definitely send heavy troops to guard the cerebral facility and block all the surrounding passages the moment it was attacked.

But why was it completely undefended here?

Noland Lee realized that something was amiss.

He gave up on using “Mind Transfer” and instead used the “Metallic Shuttle Technique” to pass through the layers of wall structures, approaching the cerebral facility.

Halfway there, Order Plane’s Core displayed a few lines of characters on the game interface:

“Be careful. There are spatial anomalies around the brain stem that could trap you in hallucinations.”

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There was indeed a problem… Noland Lee’s lips tightened as he typed asking:

“What should I do? Is there a good way to deal with it?”

Noland Lee did not ask why Order could detect the anomalies in that area.

Because he had already learned the answer from the Scroll Angel.

Behind Order stood Senati, the angel of time and evolution, whose ability was “Time Extrapolation.”

To put it simply, Senati could see the future scenes of the current timeline, accurately predicting the future.

He knew that if Noland Lee proceeded as planned to unseal, he would encounter “Space Erasure,” which is why he urged him through Order to start his action early.

He also foresaw the vision of Noland Lee falling into hallucinations near the cerebral facility, hence the warning in the tone of Order.

Seeking advice from such a foreknowing being can play a crucial role.

Order became silent after seeing Noland Lee’s question, as if Senati was using his ability to observe the future.

A few seconds later, Noland Lee passed through five layers of wall structure and was a bit closer to the cerebral facility, and Order Plane’s Core provided an answer.

“The hallucinogenic aura around the brain stem is emitted by it, and you cannot avoid it. However, if you approach it from the six o’clock direction of the brain stem, the impact of the hallucinations on you will be minimized.”

Noland Lee glanced at the characters on the game interface, stamped his foot, turned around, and headed towards the six o’clock direction of the cerebral facility.

All along the way, he had not encountered many patrol teams. If not for the knowledge that the area around the cerebral facility was filled with hallucinogenic auras, Noland Lee would almost have thought that the space station had been negligent and given up on protecting the cerebral facility.

Half a minute later, Noland Lee arrived at the designated location without any hindrance.

Almost at the moment he stopped, a wave of dizziness struck, and numerous sparkling stars, spinning in circles, suddenly appeared in front of Noland Lee’s eyes.

“Is this.. the hallucination..”

Noland Lee shook his head, feeling as if he had been clubbed on the back of his head.

He cast mental magic on himself to ward off the hallucinations, donning a “Mental Shield” and a “Soul Shield.”

The dizziness eased a lot, but it was still lingering like echoes that would not dissipate.

Order wrote:

“The hallucinogenic aura emitted by the brain stem is of a high tier, and just relying on your magic can’t block it. The best course of action is to move quickly and complete the unsealing ceremony before the hallucinogenic aura fully pulls you into the hallucination.”

With a solemn expression, Noland Lee nodded and walked on while taking out the magic materials needed for the unsealing from his Magic Pouch and setting up the ceremony with “Mage’s Hand.”

“Roaring…”

The ground level vibrated faintly as the intermittent roaring of explosions from the outer layer of the space station echoed through the grand and brightly lit Grand Hall.

At this moment, Noland Lee was in a state of protection by the “Veil of Different Worlds”; the magic materials he took out and the Mage’s Hand he cast were also under its effect.

No one had intruded by the time he had finished setting up the ceremony.

The explosion sounds coming from the outer layer of the space station were growing louder, indicating that the players were advancing successfully and pushing the front line very close to the space station now.

Noland Lee gathered his thoughts and stood at the six o’clock position of the cerebral facility, immersing his mind into the ritual array at ground level.

As he poured Soul Energy into the array, Noland Lee mentally opened the Magic Pouch beside him, spilling out the fine sand-like Angel Crystals.

The shimmering Angel Crystals formed a river of sand around Noland Lee and flew towards the cerebral facility, circling it in the air one ring after another, taking it as the center.

A large number of Angel Crystals surged from the Magic Pouch, floating around the cerebral facility in the same fashion, forming a spherical wall structure made of countless silver satin ribbons.

Noland Lee raised his hands, cupping them in front of him as if holding something, the palms facing each other, slowly gathering towards the air in the middle.

As Noland Lee moved, the satin ribbon of silver sand surrounding the brain-shaped facility began to contract inwards, drawing closer to the brainstem of the Angel of Heart.

This was both the most difficult and the most critical step.

The Scroll Angel referred to this operation as “brainstem frequency synchronization.”

Specifically, Noland first used the ritual array to capture the brainstem’s vibration frequency, then used his mind to control the Angel Crystals to cover the brainstem’s surface, vibrating at the same frequency.

Once the vibration frequency of the brainstem and the Angel Crystals were completely in sync, the Angel Crystals surrounding the brainstem would swap places with the Assassin Angel sealed within the brainstem, allowing the Angel Crystals to enter the brainstem and releasing the Assassin Angel.

This was the process of unsealing.

Noland did not fully understand the principle behind it, but doing as the Scroll Angel instructed was surely correct.

He sensed the vibration of the brainstem, which was a faint presence almost imperceptible, like the sound of breathing, a heartbeat, or the trembling of muscles.

If there was the enhancement of an Array, it would be practically impossible for Noland to detect the constant vibration of the brainstem.

Just as he was about to adjust the vibration frequency of the Angel Crystals with his mind, Noland suddenly felt an inexplicable sensation of palpitations and broke free from his state of full concentration.

Only then did Noland feel a strong dizziness in his head again and realized that he was already drenched in cold sweat.

The Angel Crystals surrounding the brain-shaped facility were vaguely showing signs of dispersal, so Noland quickly steadied his mind, barely maintaining the levitated posture of the Angel Crystals.

Command displayed a line of text on the Game Interface:

“You were just on the verge of entering an illusion.”

Noland felt a chill of fear. He had been so focused that he failed to detect that he was a mere step away from the illusion.

This wasn’t good.

Noland had a premonition that the moment the Angel Crystals’ vibration frequency was fully adjusted would be the same moment he fell into an illusion, with a high probability of both occurring simultaneously.

Senati, the entity behind Command, seemed to have foreseen this future and proactively suggested an idea through the Game Interface:

“I have a way to ensure nothing goes wrong if you fall into an illusion while also being able to rescue the Assassin Angel.”

“What method?” Noland asked.

Text emerged on the Game Interface:

“I will summon a Soul Construct on-site. If you fall into an illusion due to adjusting the vibration frequency of the Angel Crystals, I will use the Soul Construct to continue the ceremony and transfer your physical body to a safe location upon completion. If all goes well, my assistance might not even be necessary, and the Assassin Angel will naturally take care of it.”

After pondering for a moment, Noland asked: noveldrama

“How confident are you?”

The subtext of his question was, have you seen a future where I am escorted away from the scene by the Assassin Angel?

“For certain reasons, my ability to foresee the future has been weakened. I can only see the corresponding future after you accept my offer.”

The lines that appeared on the Game Interface gave Noland food for thought.

Does this mean that Senati’s strength has greatly diminished, and it can only foresee the future of the current timeline?

Accepting the suggestion is one timeline, not accepting is another.

Senati currently can only see the future of the timeline where Noland has yet to accept the suggestion, unable to see the future should he accept it.

Yes, that must be it.

It seems that whether it be the Scroll Angel, the Assassin Angel, or this Angel who governs time and evolution, none could avoid the inevitability of decline.

Noland nodded firmly, giving an affirmative response.

He used the Veil of Different Worlds to create a sealed container, and Command condensed a Soul Construct within it.

After confirming that the presence of the Soul Construct would go undetected, Noland immersed himself back in the ceremony.

Before long, the vibration frequency of the Angel Crystals fully synchronized with the brainstem.

Noland’s vision darkened, he lost perception of the outside world, and fell into a compelling illusion.