Chapter 160: Master control.

"I detected spatial energy at the reported sight and even from here I can sense residual spatial energy scattered all over the area." Zirrack said.

"I wonder how the beast and the warp gates are related." Walden thought aloud.

Ignoring Walden's thoughts, Zirrack quickly drafted a plan. "For a research facility to be able to deploy such numbers of warp arrays it must be of a very high standard and I don't think it would be easy to infiltrate."

"So, I will check all the areas with spatial traces in hopes of finding an entrance and if by chance I run into this unknown beast, I will quickly dispatch of it." Zirrack said with a stern look on his face.

Zirrack was known as a battle maniac by many people, a psychopath, and a heartless devil incarnate by most of his students, but one thing he wasn't was a fool. 

Although he loved taking on worthy opponents, Zirrack knew how to set his priorities right and the lives of his students were top priority.

"Alright, do as you please and remember to contact… me when you find any important thing." Once again Zirrack cut the communication link mid-way into his sentence causing Walden to grit his teeth and shiver as if he was suffering from a withdrawal syndrome.

"Haaaaaa!" Walden screamed out in frustration but not even a decibel escaped the room thanks to the soundproof enchantments.

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Back to the research facility…

The system was done with its question and answer session and the trio was about to leave the room and continue with their journey.

Being the first to step out of the double door, Blake quickly scanned the corridor. He looked left side of the corridor and it was empty as usual, but when he turned to the path they were to follow, Blake was shocked and became rooted to the spot.

Approaching him was a 2 and a half meters tall mechanical golem, which was made of a golden brown colored metal. 

Its head was that of a knight's helmet that had golden lights as its eyes and it had a width of two muscular men standing shoulder to shoulder. 

On its shoulders and hands were pointed glowing orange crystals that emitted a tremendous amount of mana. Its lower half was a space that continuously let out an unidentifiable gas that propelled and kept the mechanical golem afloat.

[Scanning… Identity confirmed: Master Zultra.] The golem ran a quick scan on Blake and after confirming it wasn't an intruder it floated past Blake and continued its patrol duty.

"What the fuck just happened?" Blake stood on the same spot as he blankly stared at the golems back.

"Did that thing just call me Zultra?" When he finally got back to his senses, Blake recounted what the golem had said.

"…" Brian and Castiel who had managed to catch a glimpse of the golem rapidly nodded their heads.

[Yes, and I think I know why.] The system replied. [It has something to do with the journal in your possession. Let me have a look at it.]

"Aren't we meant to be worried that it was able to look into my dimensional pocket?" Blake asked as he took out the journal.

[Yes we are, but one problem at a time. Flip to the last page where his name was signed.] Blake followed the system's instructions and flipped to the last entry.

[Just like I thought.] The system said after scanning the page for a few seconds. [Try infusing space energy at these points.] Not questioning the system, Blake placed his fingers on the points highlighted by the system before injecting space energy.

Click!

A click was heard and the journal began vibrating, causing Blake to instinctively drop it, but just after it left his hand the journal shot out a holographic light and began levitating.

The holographic light formed what looked like a map and on the right side was a cursor which when clicked will lead to the next page. It looked like the user interface of a mobile phone. 

"What the fuck?" These were the only words that he could think of because things were happening too quickly.

[The first time you came in contact with the journal I sensed a faint trace of an unknown energy which quickly dispersed, but because I was more focused on the information within and this place was already strange enough, I overlooked it.] The system said.

[It was until the golem mentioned the name Zultra that I remembered about it and due to the upgrade boost to my senses, I was able to see what was going on.] 

The system connected Blake to its mana vision, where he saw an already cracked node where the holographic map was meant to be.

"This is doesn't make sense, why will a golem mistake Blake for its master because of a book containing maps?" Castiel asked.

"The book is much more than a map, it seems to be something like a master control… remote." Blake said in a shocked tone when the system showed him the secrets of the book.

Not only did the book contain maps of every floor of the facility, but it contained info ranging from the blueprint of the golems to how to override every security measure using the journal, and as usual there was a catch.

The information was grouped into different categories, but each category was protected by arrays, and depending on how sensitive the information, the greater the difficulty.

Blake moved directly to the overriding section and tried to crack it, but he met a constellation made up of thousands of nodes that gave him a migraine by only looking at them.

"Holy cow!" Blake immediately disconnected from mana vision and gave them a detailed explanation.

"It turns out that this facility has always been guarded by golems, but for some reason they were absent for some time, making us think otherwise. Now we have to draft out an entirely different approach to this."