My Ability Pool is Superior

Drip~

After a short prompt sound, the elevator door automatically opened.

On the screen beside the elevator button, the number—404—was prominently displayed.

Through the opened elevator door, a part of the scenery on the 404th floor could be glimpsed.

At first glance, it was clean and bright, with the corridor walls in a highly technological blue-white-silver color scheme.

The staff whose minds had been distorted stood dazed at the elevator entrance, seemingly puzzled about how they had ended up here.

Lu Bai stepped out of the elevator first. Even with the comprehensive surveillance from the numerous reasonably placed cameras, he could not be detected in his invisible state.

He would not get lost.

Because this floor actually had only one route.

At the end of the road was the entrance to the Escape Elevator leading to the ground.

Walking straight along the road for a short while, he saw a silver unknown alloy door blocking his path.

“From the elevator exit, on the way to the entrance, you will encounter three Isolation Doors in sequence. Each Isolation Door requires ID card, password verification, and biometric recognition to open. If any step fails, it will immediately trigger an alarm and cut off the power supply on this floor. So even if you successfully force your way in, you won’t be able to use that Escape Elevator…”

Lu Bai recalled what Vice President Zheng had said, but he did not slow his steps and arrived in front of this Isolation Door.

“From verification failure to power cutoff, how long does it take?” he had asked at the time.

“Upon receiving the alarm signal, the Intelligent Brain in the Control Room will first confirm what happened on the 404th floor. Only after determining it as an illegal intrusion will it immediately cut off the power supply. This process will take no more than fifteen seconds at most.”

The Escape Elevator was built too long ago and does not require identity verification to use. Therefore, in theory, as long as the three thick Isolation Doors can be breached within these fifteen seconds, and the intermediate distance crossed to enter the interior of the Escape Elevator, it can be activated to ascend to the ground.

Lu Bai reached out to touch the Isolation Door in front of him and could clearly feel its thickness. Even bullets from an anti-materiel sniper rifle probably could not leave a trace on such an Isolation Door.

“Although the intelligence provided by Vice President Zheng may not be entirely accurate, there will likely be some unexpected situations…”

He muttered to himself, taking out a pre-purchased panda man mask from his bosom and putting it on his face: “But for me, it shouldn’t be a big problem.”

Before the words had even finished, the ability in the [Restore] slot switched from invisibility to [Needle Girl Soul].

[Iron Fist Breaks Wind] and [Needle Girl Soul] were activated simultaneously.

Boom!!!

The deafening roar caused intense vibrations that affected the entire building. Yet the Isolation Door, over two meters thick, turned into countless metal powders in an instant.

Lu Bai had no intention of admiring this masterpiece. He switched [Needle Girl Soul] to [Wind Riding], and then shot out like an arrow off the string.

To ensure he saved as much time as possible, he even activated [Flash Time].

In an instant, he reached the second Isolation Door and repeated the same trick, switching abilities and clenching his fist to strike.

Almost in the same second, the terrifying roar appeared again.

After the two Isolation Doors were consecutively breached, the piercing alarm finally sounded belatedly.

It was undoubtedly an illegal intrusion. The Control Room side confirmed the fact in just half a second, and the authorization notification popped up on the screen was quickly approved.

It had to be said that the Intelligent Brain’s reaction was definitely fast, but unfortunately, Lu Bai’s actions were even faster.

On the third second after Lu Bai made his move, he had already smashed through all three Isolation Doors in one go, crossed the corridor bridge, and entered the interior of the Escape Elevator, which was nearly one hundred square meters in area.

Arriving at the Control Console, Lu Bai didn’t even look at the normal startup option. He directly switched to the backend, activated emergency ascent mode, and manually operated the elevator to begin ascending.

Rumble~

With rhythmic vibrations, this lifting device, which had not been used for over ten years, began to operate normally.

It was clear that the initial ascent speed of this Escape Elevator was not fast—at least not to the degree where one would be unsteady without fastening a seatbelt.

……

It might sound long, but in reality, from the moment Lu Bai made his move to the Escape Elevator starting its ascent, everything happened within ten seconds, and the power supply on the 404th floor had not yet been cut off.

“What happened?”

“Where? The 404th floor? How is that possible?”

“Internal personnel sabotage? Confirm the actual situation as soon as possible.”

“The 404th floor has been violently intruded. Call for City Martial Direct reinforcements.”

Layer upon layer of authorities were opened to the security forces, ensuring reinforcements could arrive at the scene unimpeded.

“This is the Control Room. Power supply to the 404th floor has been cut off. City Martial Direct Second Team, please use the newly generated key to access the backup power.”

All the staff and security forces in the entire building became busy, though most of them did not even know what they were busy with.

……

Lu Bai was well aware that his actions would cause a huge uproar, but he was already ascending in the Escape Elevator, so the subsequent impacts would not affect him.

It was worth mentioning that perhaps due to the settings, the ascent speed would further increase at the midpoint, or maybe the Escape Elevator was gradually restoring to its normal operating state.

In any case, the perceived ascent speed of the elevator began to rise sharply. The intense overload pressed Lu Bai firmly in place, and his head felt slightly dizzy, requiring deep breaths to alleviate it.

This experience was not pleasant. If it were not inappropriate, he would have just lain down directly.

Lu Bai did not know how long it would take for this Escape Elevator to reach the ground and could only endure it for now.

Fortunately, this rapid climb did not last too long.

After about two minutes, the uncomfortable feeling quickly eased.

“Slowing down?”

Lu Bai could not see the exterior situation of the Escape Elevator and could only guess based on his body’s sensations.

Bang~

A muffled roar came from outside the elevator, accompanied by a dull shaking.

Puff~

The elevator’s hydraulic door opened naturally.

The air was filled with a chilling cold. Looking at the pitch-black scene outside the elevator, Lu Bai instinctively pulled his collar up.

According to the information he had learned, the entrance to Shelter No. 9 was at the deepest part of an underground civil defense project.

This meant he still had quite a long way to walk before reaching the ground.

Lu Bai did not complain and decisively switched to an ability with lighting effects, stepping out cautiously into the darkness.

It had to be admitted that walking in a civil defense project easily produced an oppressive emotion.

The passage seemed to have been widened and was not narrow, but the height was pitifully low, not exceeding two meters at its highest point.

Walking inside gave the illusion that his head was almost constantly brushing against the ceiling.

Moreover, apart from Lu Bai’s own footsteps, there was no other movement, making it feel in a daze like the end would never come.