Wu Liangchen carefully put away the secret manual.
He decided to study it more closely later to see if he could reduce its Life Fire consumption.
After all, gathering over forty thousand wisps of Life Fire was no easy task, even for someone of Wu Liangchen's current power.
Afterward, Wu Liangchen began searching the study for the base's central control hub. 'Since Number Zero could lord over this place, he must have had a convenient way to control it.'
Sure enough, behind an inconspicuous section of wall, he found a hidden control panel. It was covered in various complex buttons and indicator lights. After a brief study, Wu Liangchen roughly understood its operational logic and, without hesitation, pressed several key buttons.
"RUMBLE—"
The base's seemingly indestructible perimeter defense systems—the electric fences, automated turrets, and more—all blared with piercing alarms at the same time before losing power, slumping like defanged beasts.
