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Mirii's right hand was pointing her smartphone towards the wall near the stairs. On her left side, a greenish light was resting on the floor. Her head rose.
"… this wall doesn't seem to hold any secret either." She sighed, as her eyebrows flattened. "I must find this secret entrance, before a Stingray appears in front of me…" Some sweat appeared on her forehead. "Without a weapon, I'm no match against them…"
Pin-pin-pin!
Mirii's eyes grew, as her smartphone was pointing down on the floor in front of her.
"... but of course! The floor!" Her mouth opened. "I just need to pin it down…"
Mirii bended down, as her smartphone pointed towards the floor…
PIN-PIN-PIN!
"This is it!" Mirii smiled. "Now I must switch to the Corrupt-a-Ink application…" Her right thumb pressed on the smartphone's screen.
Her right hand moved the smartphone in front of the floor…
Tin… tin…
Tin…
Mirii's head rose.
CLANK!
A square-shaped hole appeared in front of Mirii's feet. Her right thumb began pressing the screen rapidly.
"I'm assuming the security system wasn't programmed to activate the lights when manipulated…" She snorted.
A light came from the smartphone's top-left corner, pointed towards the darkness: faintly, a floor popped out, presenting different lines on it.
"… I have never seen such texture." Her head rose, as her irises kept looking at the floor. "I could easily step on it, but I wouldn't mind analyzing it first."
Her knees bended down, as her left hand rested on her left knee: her right arm stretched towards the floor, while her right thumb was pressing on the screen.
"I haven't tested this application, yet…" A sweat drop appeared on her head's left side. "… but I don't think I'll get anything useful from it."
The screen was showing a white Squid who closed the eyes and moved the left tentacle over a word saying "ENCICLOPIC-SQUID". The screen was now showing the floor, with a red, rectangular button on the bottom who says "Ask to Squiddie!".
Mirii sighed, as her right thumb landed on the button: the white Squid fell from the screen's top, landing on the middle and start spinning around, while bouncing left and right. Several sweat drop appears on Mirii's head.
The screen was showing a bubble text above the Squid saying "I'm thinking…", as the tentacles were wrapped and the eyes were closed. The eyes opened, as the text immediately changed into "This is a floor made in metal!". The Squid rose the right tentacle.
A vein popped out from Mirii's left side of her forehead.
"… idiotic pile of junk!" Her eyelids lowered to the middle, as her mouth flattened.
Her right thumb pressed a button below the screen twice: two squares appeared, showing respectively a collection of different squares and the previous screen. The thumb pushed the screen upwards, then moving on the top-right side of the smartphone, pushing another button.
Clic.
The screen went black, as her right hand put her smartphone away. Mirii's eyes closed.
"… I have no choice at this point… I must trust the probability that this is indeed the entrance I was looking for!" Her eyes opened, as her eyebrows went down. "Here I come, Project Neo!"
Her right foot stepped on the floor, followed by the left one…
Bzzzzzz…
Mirii's eyebrows went up, as her head lowered.
"… this sound doesn't seem"
BZAP!
Mirii bended her knees down, as her arms covered her face: her right arm slid down, as her eyes were seeing a larger hallway with a glass window on the right wall and several machines on the left. Step sounds were heard from the distance.
The girl's eyes grew a bit, as she turned towards a large machine… she rolled forward towards it, as her back went against it.
What was that?!
It must be the Teleporter, I'm positive!
But I didn't received any messages about any arrival.
Me neither!
… but I did heard that the Turf War Station was under attack by the Stingrays.
It can't be! I'm studying that stuff for days and I haven't found anything remotely useful to fight it off!
Yeah, I don't believe the Stingrays would have found a way to get rid of that weird goo…
How many times I have to tell you? That is not goo! It's frozen ink!
Mirii took a silent breath, as her eyes closed.
… listen, let's return back and get a weapon. This whole situation is really sounding fishy to me.
We can't break the rules like that! We must prove that the noise was really coming from the Teleporter.
And you want to find out with just your bare hands as your only defense? I couldn't even think of adventuring without a true weapon in my hands
Then, go pick one! As long as you don't involve me into this…
Are you crazy?! All alone?!
I don't see anything dangerous in this hallway… I could even check the machines with calm.
… ok. If you are so sure, go ahead without me: I'll probably take some time to get a good weapon… call me once you are done investigating.
Sure thing! I had to reach that office over there, anyway… might as well finish up the other task I received earlier.
Step sounds were entering inside Mirii's ears: sweat covered her forehead.
"… if I get attention, I'll never be able to pick up any Project Neo-related documents." Her eyebrows lowered, as her right hand was grasping her smartphone. "This situation does require a specific skill I added to my smartphone back then…"
The steps were getting louder. Mirii's head rose.
"I only have a few shots at my disposal…" Her right forefinger went over the top of her smartphone, pressing a button with the tip. "… judging by the step noises, I should dive forward… …"
Her face frowned.
"… now!"
Mirii jumped forward, as her sight turned to her left.
Fum!
A dart came out from the smartphone's camera location, as it impacted over an Inkling man's lower part of his right leg. He yelped, bending down and watching the dart on his leg. Suddenly, his eyelids lowered, as he began stumbling… until he tilted forward and landing on Mirii's arms.
She twisted the man at 180°, as the girl pulled him backwards.
"I only have 2 more shots…" Her eyebrows lowered a bit. "… I must use those wisely, if I want to get out of this lab, with important Project Neo documents in my hands."