Chapter 17 — Napping Without a Blindfold, I Discovered My Company Was Stealing Memories

In his eyes. We are just fish on the cutting board. Every word is a sound of useless struggle. He smiled contemptuously. Then signal the assistant to start. The assistant presses the final confirmation key. Cold electronic sounds echoed in the room.
"Startup format program."
"Countdown thirty seconds."
The metal helmet on my head glowed more and more intensely. A terrible pressure covered the entire skull. My thinking started to stagnate. I screamed again. His voice was hoarse with fear and excitement.
"Concentrate!"
"Use all your will!"
"Think of that button!"
"Use our brains... press it down!"
It sounds so wild. Use your thoughts to control objects. Only exists in mythology. But this is not an ordinary world. This room. This device. It itself is a giant machine capable of reading and amplifying brain waves. If me and Ly Van. The two people have extremely high brain wave synchronization. Under the amplification effect of the device. Put all your spirit into the same goal. We can truly create miracles. This is the final gamble. Also unique. Ly Van closed his eyes. Above
His face showed unprecedented concentration. I also closed my eyes. Put all your consciousness. The whole desire to survive. All that's left. Into a single thought. Red button. Press down on it.
"Twenty seconds left."
I felt like my brain was being invaded by a giant force. Memory is like a book blown away by a hurricane. The pages flipped open frantically. About to be completely torn apart. A Hoang in his grandmother's yard. A close friend at a college graduation ceremony. Ly's determined eyes
Literature. All appear one after another. Then it started to fade. No... I can't stand it anymore.
"Ten seconds left."
The moment consciousness was about to be swallowed by darkness. I suddenly heard Ly Van's voice. Not from the outside. Which echoed directly in my head.
"Together."
In that moment. Our consciousness transcends physical distance. Completely merged into one. An unprecedented mental power exploded from two brains. Under the influence of the device. That source of power is amplified by hundreds. Thousands of times. Turns into an invisible shock wave. Hit that red button straight. In front of the console. For the first time, a look of horror appeared on Dr. Vuong's face. He saw it. The emergency button that was protected by a metal shell was emitting light
intense red light. The outer protective layer begins to show cracks.
"What is going on?!"
He cried out loudly. A loud explosion rang out. Red button. Never been touched by anyone. Once again, an invisible force pressed down hard. Right away. The entire room was plunged into darkness. All lights. All machines. All devices. They all turned off at the same time. The shrill siren echoed throughout the B4 floor. The metal cuffs on our arms and legs also made a clicking sound. Automatically turns on and off
because of power outage. We were successful. Right before the moment life was erased. Right before the moment the soul is formatted. We single-handedly pressed the pause button of this hellish lair. We were successful. In the darkness with the shrill sound of sirens. Ly Van and I escaped from the two cold metal beds. The entire room's electrical system was completely paralyzed. In the dark. There's only one red emergency exit light left in the corner of the wall. Emitting a weak and strange light.
Dr. Vuong's scream. The assistant's panicked footsteps. In the dark becomes especially clear.
"Backup power!"
"Quickly turn on the backup power source!"
First time. There was panic and loss of control in Dr. Vuong's voice.
"Catch those two for me!"
"Life or death doesn't matter!"
Dark. The two guards are like two moving walls. Fumbling towards us. Ly Van and I did not hesitate at all. Take advantage when their vision is limited. Immediately rushed towards the door. This place cannot stay anymore. We have to return to the memory gallery. It is the heart of the whole system. Just destroy that place. Can just end it all. We slammed open the door of the purification room. Rush back into the white hallway. The emergency lighting system has been activated. Strips of red lights run along the face
floor. Like rivers of blood flowing. Directions to the surface. But we don't run up. Turn around. Rush towards the memory gallery. Opposite light. Go deeper into the darkness. The pursuing footsteps of the security guard and Dr. Vuong echoed loudly.
"Stop!"
Angry screams echoed throughout the hallway. Carry clear killing intent. We ran faster. My chest hurts like it's been burned by fire. But the survival instinct overwhelmed everything. We rushed into the giant circular room. I immediately turned around. Want to close the door. But that heavy metal door had lost power. The automatic function no longer works. Ly Van and I used all our strength. It still only moves little by little.
"No time!"
Ly Van looked at the group of people behind him who were getting closer and closer. Immediately decisively abandoned the idea of closing.
"To the central console!"
She pulled my hand. The two rushed straight towards the giant data column in the middle of the room.