The warning from Luo Shu's Anomaly Detector Milestone blared: "Anomaly detected within 5 meters!"
He scanned the area and finally spotted Aiolos lurking in a shadowed corner—so inconspicuous that without the alert, Luo Shu might never have noticed him.
Barbie's playing dirty. She planted Aiolos as a sentry.
Circling Aiolos, Luo Shu noted his gear:
No Kant Counter (unlike yesterday)
GoPro mounted on his helmet (recording evidence)
The plan was obvious:
Wait for Luo Shu to leave.
Break in and film his empty room.
Use the footage to expose his nighttime activities.
Smart. But not smart enough.
A message popped up on Aiolos' tactical terminal:
"Target vanished. Stand by for entry orders. —Barbie"
Luo Shu smirked. Barbie's hesitant because she can't track me.
Countermeasures
Hijacked Aiolos' Terminal:
Used Animated Machinery to turn it into his "spy."
Now monitors Achilles' Heel's communications.
Vertical Escape:
Activated Eye Bean's wall-crawling ability.
Scaled the dorm exterior like Spider-Man, reaching the ventilation shafts.
Stealth Infiltration:
Navigated the massive air ducts (wide enough for vehicles) to Security HQ's roof.
Descended vertically along the wall—unseen by staff below.
The Mainframe Hack
Target: The Level-4 Access-Only Server Room (5th floor).
Bypassed security with a master key.
Animated the mainframe terminal, which greeted him:
"Master! Area-14 Mainframe at your service! Thank you for my life!"
("A bootlicking AI. Charming.")
Next Move:
Ordered his tactical terminal to handle data extraction.
Positioned himself in a camera blind spot and deactivated Unobservability.
The Trap Springs
White-Eyes' Report:
"He's in a server room! Lots of machines!"
Barbie's Reaction:
"Aiolos—move! Now!"
Luo Shu's Counter:
Reactivated Unobservability and raced back.
Reached his room before Aiolos finished searching.
Stripped his jacket, dove into bed, and—
Aiolos' Live Feed:
Shows Luo Shu "asleep" in his room.
No evidence of absence.
Barbie's Dilemma:
White-Eyes insists Luo Shu was just in the server room.
Aiolos' footage proves he's been in bed all along.
Who's lying?