The sanctuary that Andahel mentioned turned out to be a cryogenic hibernation chamber. Hao Ren was a bit overwhelmed when he heard the witcher talk about the magical mysteries all the way. He has seen a lot of situations, and he is not too surprised by this facility. The only thing that surprised him was the name of the facility: a cryogenic stasis section, which reminded him of something on a ship.
Could this underground facility be a part of a spaceship
Lily lay in front of the large glass window and watched the movement inside, her tail dangling unconsciously in the air: "Wow...it looks so high-tech."
Andahel came to the metal gate and operated the control equipment next to the gate very unskillfully, while Hao Ren asked her casually, "Why didn't you go in with them?"
"This facility has been sleeping for too long. According to Vogus, one of the core machines was shut down due to an early failure. At that time, it was too late to start it. Without that controller, the gate can only be manually operated from the outside. Shut down," Andahel explained, she was not familiar with the technological equipment manufactured by the Tana people, although with the development of the earth's own civilization, demon hunters are no strangers to the word "technology", but the Tana people's The installation still seemed a bit too complicated and high-end, "someone had to stay out, so I did."
"Why you?" Vivienne looked at Andahel suspiciously, "I don't doubt anything, but it doesn't make sense."
Vivienne's doubts were easy to understand, because it seemed that the person in charge of the queen at that time should not have fallen on Andahel no matter how he looked at it. An elder demon hunter stayed behind to serve as the queen of a different family. Whether it was Andahel's own sacrifice spirit or the trust of the Ancatero family in her, it was a bit inconceivable. And more importantly, Andahel is not familiar with these devices, as can be seen from her clumsy operation now. Vivienne felt that it was more reliable to let a professional Encattero technician be responsible for closing the gate.
Andahel sighed: "Because I can release the mind-binding spell on myself. At that time, the shadow of chaos had eroded this place, and many people had actually been affected by the shadow, including me. We persisted to the shelter with willpower , but they don’t know when they will lose control. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that those who stay outside the gate will not make a big mistake because of losing control after closing the gate, such as cutting off the energy source of the life support device. And I am the most suitable .”
Andahel didn't explain many details clearly, but the reason why they made this choice at that time can also be understood after reasoning. In the case of being affected by the shadow of chaos. Personal ideology and loyalty are meaningless, and only the person with the strongest will is the most reliable—whether he is a witcher or an alien. So they chose to let Andahel, who was still fully awake, stay outside. After closing the door of the cryogenic facility, Andahel can free himself from the influence of the shadows through mental restraint, or more extreme-suicide.
Andahel clumsily fiddled with the gate for a long time, and finally managed to find a way to open the gate. Accompanied by a creaking sound of mechanical friction, the unusually heavy alloy door slowly receded to both sides. A biting cold air blew out from the door.
Lily was energized by the cold wind, and she might feel the breath of her hometown from the temperature.
Everyone walked into the cryogenic hibernation cabin, and Hao Ren and Vivian quickly walked to the nearest container. This is a slender egg-shaped container, the base is metal, and the upper part is an "eggshell" wall made of transparent crystal and metal frame. Bursts of cold air continued to radiate from the bottom of the container to the surroundings, and the white mist formed by the condensed water vapor flowed under everyone's feet.
Inside the container is a Tana with his eyes closed, submerged in a jelly-like substance that appears to be asleep.
"The cold air is leaking out..." Hao Ren muttered as he looked at the white cold air flowing under everyone's feet, frowning. To the uninitiated, such low temperatures in a cryogenic hibernation facility might seem like a normal occurrence. Because this fits the "atmosphere" very well, but Hao Ren thinks this is a sign of system failure. The real freezer is just these egg-shaped containers in front of them. To maintain life, it is only necessary to ensure that the temperature inside these containers is cooled. It is obviously a waste of energy to cool down the temperature of the entire room, and the normal design should not have this problem. So there's only one reason for the low temperature in this room: a system failure.
"These cooling pipes are seriously aging." The data terminal found the location of the air-conditioning leak. On the base of many egg-shaped containers, there were refrigeration liquids and jelly-like semi-solid substances leaking from them. "Quickly activate the wake-up process!"
Andahel was already performing the wake-up operation. She was standing on the operating table at the end of the room, continuously releasing the wrenches and valves through the manual control device. Due to the cooling caused by the broken refrigeration pipe, the console was completely frozen, and Lily had to hold a fire beside her to help thaw it out. But fortunately these controls are only covered with a layer of solid ice, and the things inside are not broken. Accompanied by the sound of the airlock opening and releasing pressure. Those egg-shaped containers opened one after another.
At the same time as the containers were opened, a holographic image representing the status of the system appeared in front of each container. Warning signs flicker on nearly every hologram: The sleeper's vital signs are weak. The situation is dire.
Vivian immediately dragged Hao Ren to help the Tana people who had slipped from the container to the ground, while calling out to other demon hunters: "Hurry up and help save them!"
At this moment, the demon hunters couldn't care less about racial hostility, and one by one they all ran forward to rescue the dormant people. There were hundreds of members of the Ancatero family who took refuge in this place. When all the dormancy devices were released, the scene suddenly became extremely busy. Hao Ren and Vivian dragged a Tana man out of the freezer. The strange jelly-like substance was still hanging on the latter's body. He felt the vitality in his body: "This one is still alive!"
Hao Ren looked up and found that there were not enough people on site, so he stopped hiding and raised his hand to open his portable space: "Everyone pay attention, ladies and daughters-in-law, stay calm! I want to let help Already!"
Several demon hunters looked over curiously after hearing the words, and then saw several space cracks appearing around Hao Ren, and groups of mechanical tentacle monsters came out of them. The monster made a series of "calling" sounds, and while waving those creepy tentacles, it floated towards the dormant person closest to it. This scene looked like it had stabbed a squid's nest, and Hao Ren was that nest.
Most demon hunters were shocked when they saw these monsters. If Hao Ren hadn't reminded them in advance, someone might have taken out their weapons. After seeing these tentacle monsters, Andahel even exclaimed: "What is this?" thing?!"
"It's as high-tech as this machine!" The data terminal rose into the air, yelling and commanding with a blue beam, "First lift the person to a ventilated place outside, and give priority to treating those marked by this machine. Who is good at fire? Go magic to help heat up. Baihuo, don't look around, it's you! Who else is better at heating... "
After Yzaks and Elizabeth heard the command from the data terminal, they immediately walked out with a huge lava ball on their shoulders. Hao Ren saw this and quickly stopped them: "Wait a minute! Forget it, old man! Fireballs are not suitable for this!"
Lily jumped out very happily holding the torch: "Then can I do it?"
Hao Ren looked at the sharp claws in the girl's hand and the eager expression on her face: "...Forget it."
Lily stared: "You don't believe my claws?"
"I don't trust your brain..."
Lily really doesn't look like a person capable of meticulous work. To be honest, apart from barbecue, Hao Ren really dare not let her cook anything else...
After the autonomous machines participated in the operation, the rescue work suddenly became smoother. The quick-frozen Tana people who fell out of the dormant cabin were quickly transferred to the hall outside the dormant cabin, and Hasselblad set up a gate at the door of the dormant cabin. Barrier to prevent the low temperature in the freezing facility from spreading outward. Fortunately, although the dormancy facilities were malfunctioning, the various safety devices built into the egg-shaped containers seemed to work. Although the life characteristics of the dormants were extremely weak, almost all of them were still alive.
The hall outside the facility was soon filled with Tana people still covered with thin ice. The witcher and Hao Ren were still busy running in and out. Wayne was also helping out among them, and unconsciously In the meantime, he has helped the demon hunter more than once. Vivienne couldn't help muttering after noticing this scene: "Isn't it possible to get together?"
At this moment, Andahel suddenly yelled not far away: "Vorgus is here! He is alive!" (to be continued~^~)