Chapter 155: Still Got It
The factory lights suddenly changed. Red emergency lamps began flashing.
WEEEOOOO
WEEEOOOO
Nobody blinked. "...Uh oh."
A loudspeaker echoed across the entire factory.
"INTRUDER DETECTED!"
"ALL UNITS TO POSITIONS!"
Heavy footsteps immediately echoed from inside. Metal doors slammed open. More armed men rushed outside.
Nobody sighed dramatically. "...There goes stealth." He twirled both icy crowbars. Cold mist spiraled around him.
The guards pointed. "There he is! The viral Bunny! Don’t let him reach the girl!"
Nobody smiled beneath his helmet. "...Sorry. Too late."
The System displayed one final notification.
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Mission Phase Updated
Phase Two
Rescue Operation Commencing
Target Location Confirmed
Moonlissa
Distance:
76 meters
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Nobody lowered his stance. His eyes locked onto the factory entrance.
The frightened girl was somewhere inside. Waiting and hoping. Holding on.
Nobody spun both crowbars one final time.
CLANG.
"Moonlissa. Hang in there. I’m coming."
FLASH!!
His body vanished in a brilliant zigzag of blue light, straight toward the heart of the factory.
FLASH!!
Blue particles burst across the corridor. Nobody reappeared several meters inside the abandoned textile factory.
THUD.
His boots landed silently on the cold steel floor.
The red emergency lights continued flashing overhead.
WEEEOOOO!
WEEEOOOO!
The entire factory echoed with the warning siren.
Nobody glanced around. "...Guess everybody knows I’m here now."
The System appeared.
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Mission Phase Two
Objective:
Rescue Moonlissa
Distance:
76 Meters
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"...Only seventy-six." Nobody smiled. "I’ve crossed worse." He tightened his grip around both frost-infused crowbars. Cold mist drifted from the metal. Every breath turned white.
The hallway ahead split into three different directions. One tunnel stretched left. Another right. The largest hallway continued straight.
Nobody scratched the side of his helmet. "...System. Which way?"
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Scanning...
Please Wait...
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Three blue arrows appeared. Two immediately faded. One remained, straight ahead.
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[Recommended Route Confirmed]
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"Simple enough." He started running.
THUMP.
THUMP.
THUMP.
His footsteps echoed through the empty corridor.
Old conveyor belts hung motionless above him. Rust covered massive machines that hadn’t operated in years. Somewhere deeper inside...Metal doors slammed shut.
CLANG!!
CLANG!!
CLANG!!
Nobody looked ahead. "...They’re locking everything."
The System calmly responded.
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Enemy Organization
Attempting
Containment
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"They’re trapping themselves with me."
FLASH!!
[Zigzag activated]
Blue light carried him past the first security door before it completely closed.
BOOM!!
The steel gate slammed behind him.
Nobody looked over one shoulder. "...Too slow."
He kept running.
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Target Distance:
63 Meters
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Meanwhile...
Inside another section of the factory... Moonlissa sat quietly in a chair. Her hands remained tied behind her back. A cloth covered her eyes. She couldn’t see.
Only hear. The loud alarm echoed through every room. Several guards began shouting outside.
"Move!"
"He’s inside!"
"Don’t let him reach her!"
Moonlissa’s heart started racing. "...Someone..." She lowered her head. "...Someone came..." She wanted to believe it. But fear stopped her from getting her hopes up. Maybe another criminal had arrived. Maybe things were about to become even worse.
She quietly whispered to herself. "...Please...Someone...Help..."
Outside...
Nobody suddenly stopped. "...Huh?" He looked toward a nearby ventilation shaft. A very faint sound was heard. Almost impossible to hear.
But...He thought he heard someone. "...System. Did someone just speak?"
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[Audio Analysis]
Possible Match
Target Vocal Signature:
87%
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Nobody’s expression softened. "...Hang on. I’m almost there."
Suddenly...
CLICK.
CLICK.
CLICK.
Several security cameras rotated toward him. Red lights blinked.
Nobody looked up. "...Seriously?"
The cameras immediately activated. A mechanical voice echoed. "Tracking target."
Nobody sighed. "...Privacy doesn’t exist anymore." Without slowing down...He casually tossed one icy crowbar.
WHOOSH!!
CLANG!!
The crowbar spun like a boomerang.
CRACK!
First camera froze.
CRACK!
Second camera froze.
CRACK!
Third camera froze.
The crowbar curved through the hallway before returning perfectly into Nobody’s hand.
He caught it without looking. "...Still got it."
The System displayed another notification.
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[Camera Network]
Offline
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Nobody grinned. "You’re welcome."
Away from this world...
On the factory rooftop...Ray quietly watched everything through a floating black screen. The corners of his mouth lifted. "...Interesting. He doesn’t rush blindly. He observes and adapts. Every decision is calculated despite looking crazy.
Ray folded his arms. "The NPC continues exceeding expectations."
Dark particles drifted around him. "...Let’s see how long your luck lasts."
Back inside...
Nobody entered another hallway.
This one looked different. The walls were cleaner. The lights brighter. They looked newer.
"...This section was renovated."
The System immediately agreed.
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[Analysis]
Restricted Area
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"So that’s where they’re hiding her."
Suddenly...
The floor vibrated.
THOOM.
THOOM.
THOOM.
Nobody stopped. "...That doesn’t sound friendly."
Large reinforced doors slowly opened ahead. Instead of armed guards...Three massive security drones rolled out. Each machine stood nearly as tall as a person. Heavy armor covered their frames. Blue scanning lights glowed from their heads.
Nobody blinked. "...Robots?"
One drone spoke. "Unauthorized individual detected."
The second answered. "Capture protocol initiated."
The third simply rolled forward.
Nobody smiled. "...Neat. I’ve always wanted to fight robots."
The System interrupted.
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Correction
Recommended Action:
Avoid Delay
Target Nearby
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"...Right. No sightseeing."
The first drone accelerated.
WHOOM!!
Nobody sidestepped.
The drone’s metal fist slammed into the wall instead.
BOOM!!
Chunks of concrete scattered across the floor.
Nobody whistled. "...Strong."
The second drone tried surrounding him. The third blocked the hallway.
"...Working together? I respect that."
FLASH!!
Nobody zigzagged upward. His boots landed on the wall, then the ceiling and then another wall.
The drones struggled to track him. "Target lost. Recalculating. Error."
Nobody laughed. "You guys need an update." He lightly tapped each machine with a frost-infused crowbar.
TINK.
TINK.
TINK.
But nothing happened.
The drones looked at each other. "...?"
Then...
CRACK.
Thin frost spread across every wheel simultaneously. The machines attempted moving. Their wheels refused. Motor sounds echoed.
WHIRRR...
WHIRRR...
Nobody folded his arms proudly. "...Ice beats wheels."
The System responded.
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Obstacle Cleared
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"Exactly." He continued forward.
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Target Distance:
31 Meters
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Meanwhile...
Moonlissa listened carefully. The strange noises were getting closer. Metal clanged somewhere outside. Footsteps echoed.
Then...
"...What’s happening?" She couldn’t tell.
But somehow...The atmosphere felt different. The guards outside sounded nervous now.
One whispered. "He’s getting closer."
Another replied. "No one can stop him?"
The first answered. "I don’t know..."
Moonlissa slowly lifted her head.
"...Someone really came...?"