Walking through the Fissure, Lucia looked at the peculiar building not far away, revealing an expression of considerable interest.
"Wow~ Is this the place you wanted to come to, Geno?"
"Yeah. But for the road ahead, you shouldn't follow me anymore. It's going to be very dangerous. Just wait for me here, or leave the Hollow first..."
"What are you saying! How could I let you go alone to such a fun... cough cough, such a dangerous place! We're friends, aren't we?"
Lucia clasped her small hands behind her back, tilting her head as she looked at Geno with a grin.
She just... said it was 'fun', right?
"Stop messing around, this isn't a place for playing—Eh? Lucia! Where is she! Don't run!"
Geno, who still wanted to persuade her, suddenly realized that the lively little girl had already run towards the Silver Base.
Geno hurriedly took three steps in two, followed by a big leap to grab hold of Lucia.
"Wait, it's too dangerous!"
"Don't worry, I'm very strong. With the staff the old patriarch gave me, I can fight too."
Lucia, worried that Geno wouldn't believe her, waved her staff and summoned a Dullahan.
"See? I'm amazing! And this way, they'll just think it was done by a passing Ethereal and won't catch me at all!"
I really feel like this girl is a habitual offender...
Such a thought inexplicably appeared in Geno's mind, but looking at the Dullahan she summoned, he inwardly acknowledged her combat strength.
He had no choice but to acknowledge it; he didn't seem to be able to beat this Dullahan...
Just like that, the two used Lucia's Ethereal to clear the path of other Ethereals along the way, and soon arrived in front of the main gate of the Silver Base.
"It looks like there's no one guarding this place."
Lucia sized up the gate, which was fully three meters tall. Although there was a guard booth, there was absolutely no one standing guard.
"Could it be that the people inside all went out for a picnic?"
"How is that possible? Let's think about how to sneak in first."
Geno observed the condition of the perimeter wall, then spotted a section that was relatively low.
"I'll go over first, then I'll figure out a way to open the door for you. Be careful not to be discovered."
Lucia nodded, indicating she understood.
Then, under Lucia's astonished gaze, Geno used his transformation ability to turn into a small cat, deftly running towards the wall.
Arriving at the foot of the wall, he vigilantly looked around. Finding that there was indeed no one, Geno transformed back into human form, then partially Etherealized his claws to climb over the wall.
"Heave-ho! Great, successfully infiltrated. Next is... Waaah!! Lucia!? How did you get in!"
Geno, having just landed, looked at Lucia standing beside him, his eyes nearly popping out of his sockets in shock.
How did she do it? She was even faster than him?
"It was simple. Because, well, the gate wasn't locked at all~"
Following the direction of her finger, he saw that the five-meter-high gate was currently wide open in a very natural manner. Obviously, Lucia had just pushed the door open and walked in.
"That works too..."
Things were getting stranger and stranger. Clearly a military base, yet it was completely unguarded, and even the gate wasn't locked.
The two then strolled around the inside of the base for two laps, discovering that there was no one anywhere, and many devices were in a powered-off state.
The entire Silver Base was completely a dead zone.
"Strange, why isn't there a single person here?"
"Hmm? Isn't that a good thing? This way you can find what you're looking for."
Lucia was right, but this scene was simply too different from what Geno had anticipated.
Normally, it shouldn't be like this. Shouldn't he have to overcome countless obstacles and fight with all his might to narrowly obtain the treasure?
What kind of adventure is this!
Give me back my feelings, you jerk!
But what had to be done still needed to be done. Twiggy was still sick and waiting for him to save her.
However, this base was simply too big. Just running around bit by bit, he would never find what he wanted.
"Hey! Geno! Come here, come here! Look what I found!"
Lucia stomped her feet in excitement, her small hand waving incessantly to call Geno over.
"What is it? You're so happy."
"Heh heh, please behold the exclusive discovery of the Envoy of the Night Demon! It's a map of the base!"
Geno looked at the wall Lucia was pointing at. It really was one. Although it was just a simple regional distribution map, it was a huge help.
"To think they would have a map in a place like this. It seems they themselves knew this place is ridiculously huge."
Finding their current location on the map, since they were looking for medical drugs, there was a high probability they would be in places like a laboratory or an infirmary.
Fortunately, this map did indeed clearly state the location: inside the most central building of the base.
The two immediately headed non-stop towards the building.
Arriving downstairs, looking at the building that was dozens of stories high, Lucia felt a bit of despair.
They had already noticed when they arrived that the entire base had its power supply cut off, so taking the elevator was completely impossible. They could only rely on their two legs to climb diligently.
"Huff~ Huff~ This... which floor is this..."
Lucia panted heavily, her legs going soft. Compared to Geno, an Ethereal with bottomless stamina, she was just an ordinary little girl and was already exhausted.
"Hmm, looking at the sign, this should be the twentieth floor. Do you want to rest for a while?"
"No... No..."
"No need?"
"Not a bad suggestion..."
"..."
Just like that, the two found a room on the twentieth floor to rest temporarily. It looked like it should be the office of some high-ranking official.
Leaning back on the leather sofa, Lucia sprawled out with zero concern for her image, then let out a strange sound.
"Ooh-wah~~~ So soft, so comfortable~ Is this the life of the upper class?"
Geno, meanwhile, sat in the room's main chair, sizing up the decorations in the room.
The file box on the desk was already empty, and the cabinets looked like they had been rudely opened; one cabinet door was even broken.
"The things here have all been moved away. It looks like something happened in the base, which is why these people left in such a panic."
Geno frowned tightly. He felt that things were becoming increasingly fishy.
He had learned from Twiggy that just a few days ago, this base was still in a normal operating state. What could cause the massive Silver Base to be empty of people, the power stopped, and even the evacuation to be so panicked?
Suddenly, Geno noticed that the drawer of the desk seemed to have something wedged in it. He gently pulled the drawer open and took out the item stuck inside.
It was a document portfolio, stamped with a seal that looked very similar to the pattern on Twiggy's clothes.
Lucia~ Cute Lucia~ Hehehe~
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