Chapter 974 "Challenge of the Mechanical Monster"

"Dong dong dong——!"

A heart-pounding mechanical sound rang out in the corridor, the lights around began to flicker, and the air became unusually heavy. Li Jie tightly grasped Xiao Chen's shoulders, his eyes vigilantly scanning the surrounding movements.

"Don't talk, hold your breath." Li Jie said in a low voice, his eyes were nervous but his voice was unusually calm.

Xiao Chen's eyes widened suddenly. "This is too scary! Why do these mechanical arms feel like an army of villains from a science fiction movie? But there's nothing to be afraid of. I have plenty of experience in escaping."

"You do have experience," Li Jie rolled his eyes, "but I was the one who gave you advice when you escaped last time. What do you do now? Do you have what it takes to deal with these mechanical arms?"

"Ahem, that was an accident, definitely not a technical problem." Xiao Chen pouted, still not giving up boasting, "Don't worry, I've been prepared."

"Prepare?" A hint of doubt flashed across Li Jie's eyes. "What have you prepared? Have you prepared some weird tools again?"

Xiao Chen smiled softly, "You really know me. It's just a master key! I don't believe these mechanical arms can block my key."

Li Jie was stunned. "You mean... the inflatable plastic key?"

"Hehe, yes! If you don't believe me, take a look." Xiao Chen proudly took out a key that looked like a toy and pressed it.

"Are you kidding me?" Li Jie was almost furious. "Are you trying to make me laugh with this?"

"Are you kidding?" Xiao Chen put on a confident expression, "Look, this is the culmination of technology, it can definitely stop these robotic arms."

"Do you know what these mechanical arms are made of?" Li Jie smiled coldly, "With this key, you can only open the joke in your heart. Can you defeat these mechanical monsters?"

Xiao Chen took out the key and prepared to insert it into a rather complicated looking electrical panel. However, before his hand even touched the panel, the surrounding mechanical arms began to creep and approached them rapidly.

"This thing is totally useless!" Li Jie's face turned ugly, "Hurry up and think of another way!"

"This is too much!" Xiao Chen shook his head. "So many people recommended me to become an escape room master, but they won't let me use this key!"

"Run!" Li Jie grabbed Xiao Chen's hand and pulled him back violently, "There is no time to show your confidence here!"

"Damn! You really don't trust me!" Xiao Chen watched Li Jie dragging him back and became anxious. "I'm telling you, I can crack this level in the next second!"

Li Jie did not respond, but stared at the row of mechanical arms and found that they were speeding towards them. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, and he looked up at the wall not far away: "There! We must run there!"

"Where?!" Xiao Chen looked around anxiously.

"That's the control console. It should be able to shut down these robotic arms." Li Jie gritted his teeth and rushed to a seemingly ordinary terminal on the wall.

Xiao Chen followed closely behind, complaining as he ran: "I thought you could be smarter, but you're just as busy as me! You're really crazy!"

"No matter what, whoever can shut down those robotic arms first will be a hero!" Li Jie shouted as he ran towards the terminal.

Just as the two ran to the control console, the robotic arm had already reached out and touched their backs. Li Jie kicked the control panel of the terminal and gritted his teeth and said, "Stop!"

"Beep-beep--" The red light on the console began to flash, and then a warning sounded.

"Warning: Security defense mode has not been released. Please manually enter the release command."

"Oh my god, this is actually a combination lock!" Li Jie clenched his fists, "I told you not to press the keys randomly!"

"I know!" Xiao Chen's eyes lit up, and he quickly pulled out a needle and inserted it into the console's port. "Wait and see my hacking skills!"

"Hacking skills? Can you hack into this system?" Li Jie looked skeptical. "Even if you can, it won't be that easy, right?"

"You really underestimated me!" Xiao Chen looked at Li Jie triumphantly, "Now, get ready to enjoy my genius moment!"

Li Jie had given up refuting. What he was more concerned about now was whether he could escape the sudden challenge of the mechanical monster. Suddenly, he heard "Xiao Chen" let out a relaxed laugh.

"Done!" Xiao Chen proudly pressed a big button on the console.

With a loud bang, the robotic arm suddenly stopped moving, and the arm that had been spinning wildly slowly retracted. The red lights around it gradually turned blue.

"Okay, we succeeded." Xiao Chen raised his head, "So, my skills are impeccable, right?"

"I really don't know what to say." Li Jie looked helpless, "You really used this thing in the right place."

"Haha, stop talking, let's move on." Xiao Chen patted his chest proudly, "This is my real 'unique skill'!"

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, let's quickly complete the task." Li Jie pointed to the task prompt on the wall, "The goal is clear, now we must first find the key to the core computer room of the laboratory."

"Okay, let's go." Xiao Chen wiped his hands excitedly, "Our next task is the most interesting. Just think about it, where is the key, how to find it, how to escape, this is very challenging!"

"Yeah," Li Jie nodded, "But we have to be careful. Look at the display on the wall, it seems like something is monitoring us."

"Don't worry, my 'invisibility technique' is still very reliable." Xiao Chen said confidently, "Hurry up, stop wasting time, and start our adventure!"

The two of them took a step forward and went deep into the unknown area of ​​the laboratory, ready to face the next round of challenges.