Chapter 308: The USB Drive’s Backlash
Of course, Chen Chen was no stranger to this scene.
In the dayti, he had just seen this scene where a female corpse was hanged in the room. There were a lot of dented marks on the wall. When he had gone to the neighboring room, he saw that the public wall had a deep mark from a significant impact.
That mark was about 20 cm in diater and about 5 cm deep, which was much deeper than the mark in front of him now. Still, Chen Chen was certain that the source of these two marks was the sa.
This was because the deeper dent he had co across appeared to be ford under a long-term impact whereas this mark seed to be recently made.
‘Coincidence?
‘Or...’
At this mont, he seed to understand why there were signs that the woman had pressed her ear to the wall in the room where her corpse was hanging and the traces of the wall being hit with a baseball bat.
Perhaps when that woman was alive, on a night filled with despair and darkness, she had also noticed this hollow and strange thudding sound...
A dark light flashed in Chen Chen’s eyes.
He looked around. If there were any people or animals hidden in the room, they would have been noticed when the Black Knight ca in earlier. This was because Chen Chen was sure that the thudding had stopped when the Black Knight opened the door.
The teachers’ dormitories were all single rooms. When the door was opened, the entire room could be seen in a glance. If it had been a human or an animal, it was impossible that the Black Knight would fail to notice it.
In other words, that thing was so fast that it could vanish right in this room as soon as the Black Knight opened the door.
With this in mind, Chen Chen ca to the rear window of the dormitory again. He touched the window lightly. The window was shrouded in newspaper and it was also locked from the inside. There was no way a person or an animal could have escaped from the window.
Since there was no possibility of a getaway, what was it that could avoid the Black Knight, the thermal imaging vision of the PK Armor or even the detection of an artificial intelligence near the level of Little X?
What was it that would beat against the wall deep in the night?
All of this was almost completely inconsistent with the common understanding of physics. Chen Chen narrowed his eyes and had a vague notion.
“So, I’ve been targeted by a ‘mysterious phenonon’.”
Chen Chen frowned. He did not expect that, despite the precautions he had taken beforehand, and being so cautious when looking at the information of the doomsday survival squad, he would still be infected with a “mysterious phenonon”.
What was even more troubleso was that this particular mysterious phenonon was not in the records of the data. That was to say, Chen Chen needed to personally obtain an understanding of this mysterious phenonon, sum up its rules, then seek a way out within those rules.
Thinking of this, Chen Chen glanced around the dormitory one last ti, then turned to leave and return to the team leader’s bedroom.
He lay down on the bed tiredly again. Although Chen Chen’s brain was still aching slightly, he did not continue to sleep but began to analyze silently.
“X-112, help record a new mysterious phenonon.”
Chen Chen said softly, “The na of the mysterious phenonon is called: Thuds.”
X-112 imdiately responded, “Recording has already started.”
Chen Chen nodded. “The information produced by this group is still too general. I think that for a more comprehensive understanding of the mysterious phenona, at least four categories are needed, naly: phenonon characteristics, infection symptoms, infection conditions, and danger assessnt.
“The characteristic of the ‘Thuds’ phenonon is that after a human is infected, there will be rounds of thudding noises next door. And if one heads to the next room at this point, one will not see anyone, only the traces of the physical impact on the wall.”
Chen Chen thought for a while and added. “It’s not yet clear what triggers the thudding sounds, whether it’s triggered by the infected person staying in a room for a long ti or by the late night ti? Plus, how long will this thudding sound continue and if it lasts too long, and a hole is knocked through the wall, what will happen...”
“What if you change rooms?” X-112 asked suddenly.
“There’s no use changing rooms.”
Chen Chen shook his head. “It can be seen from the room where the female corpse was hanged that the woman had two bedrooms when she was alive. She heard the thuds against the wall of one bedroom. She noticed sothing was wrong and apparently changed to the other bedroom. However, the thuds began again on the other side of the bedroom wall.”
“No wonder she has dents in the walls of the two adjacent bedrooms...”
X-112 understood at once. “If changing rooms can’t solve the problem, then how should we counter this?”
“I don’t know.”
Chen Chen shook his head, displaying a solemn expression for the first ti. “This is sothing I have never encountered before. In truth, since just now, I have been prepared for death.”
“Sir Commander...”
X-112 had nothing to say.
“It’s okay. There’s nothing much to say to that.”
Chen Chen waved his hand. “I have long understood the truth that the one who wants to wear the crown must bear its weight. If I want to obtain power from the USB flash drive, sooner or later I’ll experience a backlash from it. I just didn’t expect that this day would co so quickly.”
“Maybe this mysterious phenonon won’t kill you?”
X-112 said persuasively, “After all, that woman died not because she was killed by the thudding noises, but because she hanged herself. That is to say, it’s very likely that the lethality of this mysterious phenonon isn’t that formidable.”
“That is just wishful thinking.”
Chen Chen retorted, “Perhaps the thuds will last for several nights and the longer it lasts, the more it will shatter the emotions of the infected person, just like the Basilisk pattern. Who knows — the sound itself may be the lethal thing.
“Maybe the power of the thudding sound hasn’t been shown for now, but it doesn’t an that it’s not a threat. In fact, in my opinion, there’s no logic at all with a mysterious phenonon like this, so we must not assess it with common sense. Otherwise, I’ll definitely die a miserable death...”
After listening to Chen Chen’s rhetorical statents, X-112 was completely silent.
“At present, it seems that the characteristics of the mysterious phenonon ‘Thuds’ have yet to be explored. The symptoms and conditions of infection are even more unknown. We don’t even have leads for the danger assessnt as we lack sufficient clues.”
Chen Chen said, “So, after this, I’ll lie on the bed first to see if there’ll be more thudding noises tonight. If the thuds occur again, it ans that they’re related to how long I stay in a room. If not, it ans that there’s no connection there.
“I also recall that during the day, other than myself, the three Black Knights also saw the hanged female corpse, so would they also be infected with this mysterious phenonon?”
After thinking for a while, Chen Chen added again. “X-112, let the Black Knight who is in charge of guarding go to another dormitory. Just find any room that’s not the one next door. I want to see if the sa thuds will occur for him.”
“Got it.”
After X-112 replied, the Black Knight turned around and left.
After watching the Black Knight leave, Chen Chen nodded and asked again, “Didn’t you notice? This kind of mysterious phenonon is quite interesting and there are almost limitless possibilities we can try.
“For example, if I install a cara next door, what do you think I’ll see? Or if I move to a room made entirely of glass, what will happen then? And if I stay in a detached room that has no other rooms around it, will the thuds still beco knocks on the door?”
As Chen Chen said this, there was a cheerful glimr in his eyes. “In a nutshell, with this mysterious phenonon, I can carry out many, many attempts, just like a rigorous experint. And this is the kind of experint that I’m best at...”
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