Chapter 357 - 357 357
357: 357 357: 357 Although many people were terrified of their fourth-generation Mechas, seeing the imminent victory, everyone let out a thunderous cheer.
President Long Ming officially set foot in Praying Dragon City.
“This is Praying Dragon City; we’ve finally taken it,”
Fujiwara Tani (Heavenly Light President) remarked emotionally.
“The cost was anything but light.”
Putmi could not feel any joy, as Augustus had operated the fourth-generation Mecha.
After this battle, his lifespan would definitely be reduced.
Long Ming, however, was in an exceptionally good mood, “Don’t be disheartened.
By taking down Praying Dragon City, we can take over the weapons left here.
Then we can set off for the Lost Continent and complete the Earth Cup; all sacrifices are worth it.”
“President Long Ming is right…”
“Exactly, victory belongs to us.”
Other Presidents around him laughed and echoed agreeably.
Putmi’s lips twitched slightly, as if stifling the bitterness he couldn’t express, and could only muster a bitter smile.
Just then, the ground suddenly began to shake.
“What’s happening?”
Everyone was startled.
The smile on Long Ming’s face stiffened as well.
At that moment, metal pillars rose from all around Praying Dragon City.
Each pillar was embedded with a rectangular transparent CDW-02-type nuclear bomb.
There were as many as eight bombs.
Seeing this number, Long Ming and others plummeted from heaven to hell instantly.
Every face was filled with extreme horror; just those eight high-intensity CDW-02-type nuclear bombs were enough to completely wipe out Praying Dragon City.
Even the fourth-generation Biological Mecha, Kwahizi, might not survive at the epicenter of such an explosion.
“It’s over!”
Long Ming shuddered, never expecting that, after years of hunting birds, he’d be blinded by one.
At that moment, red lightning flashed on those eight metal pillars, preparing to activate the high-intensity CDW-02-type nuclear bombs.
Just when everyone’s hearts were in their throats,
suddenly, the lightning on the metal pillars extinguished simultaneously, as if the power had been cut.
Seeing this, Long Ming’s heart lurched again, his heart aching faintly from such severe fluctuations.
But he was the first to react and bellowed,
“Quickly!
Dismantle all the nuclear bombs!”
This roar immediately snapped everyone out of their daze, and they rushed forward frantically.
“Hurry, dismantle them!”
Putmi and others, having come to their senses, were also extremely agitated.
Augustus, piloting the fourth-generation Biological Mecha, Kwahizi, was also startled into a cold sweat by this sudden turn of events.
Normally in a frenzy, he instantly sobered up.
Nothing was a better sedative than facing death.
Augustus quickly maneuvered the Mecha toward the metal pillars, pulling one straight out of the ground by hand.
….
Inside the underground central control room of Praying Dragon City.
Suddenly, a warning popped up in front of the artificial intelligence Engrossed.
“Warning, Crystal Stone lost, base energy interrupted!”
“Defensive weapons paralyzed.”
“Nuclear bomb detonation terminated.”
…
Shh~
In the vast underground base of Praying Dragon City, all equipment instantly came to a halt, and the lights went out one by one.
The artificial intelligence Engrossed grew increasingly frantic, its body emitting stronger and stronger lightning.
Its mind seemed increasingly scrambled.
“Damn rat, I’ll tear you apart!”
“So scary, Mommy, I’m scared!”
“We’re going to die, we’re going to die…..”
“Is the world ending?”
…
“Immediately initiate the backup power supply!”
“Starting the backup nuclear fission pool…..”
“Initiation countdown.”
“180S”
“179S”
…
In the pipelines below the base, Chengxue and Xin Yang followed Han Min and others, weaving through, and quickly arrived at a spacious area.
Here, thirty-some people were hiding, men and women, old and young.
Cheng Xue was somewhat dumbfounded.
“Han Min, you have come back safely, did you rescue the person?”
Everyone crowded around immediately.
“We rescued him.”
Han Min said very happily.
“This is a real person.”
Suddenly, everyone was extremely curious about Cheng Xue, surrounding her as if she were a national treasure.
“Who are you?”
Cheng Xue asked, full of confusion.
Han Min said with a smile, “Don’t be afraid, let me introduce ourselves; we are the citizens of Dragon Country and the survivors of the freedom organization, and we welcome you, distant guests.”
At that moment, Xin Yang spoke up, “I know them; they were among those who most strongly opposed the mechanical ascension initially.
I didn’t expect that there were survivors; I thought they were all eradicated by the artificial intelligence Engrossed.”
When Han Min and the others heard Xin Yang’s words, their expressions suddenly changed, and they instinctively raised their firearms towards Xin Yang.
“You are a puppet of artificial intelligence.”
“Don’t attack, he isn’t bad.”
Cheng Xue quickly explained.
Xin Yang turned his head and pointed at the back of his head, saying.
“I used to be a part of the artificial intelligence Engrossed, but my transmission device was damaged later.
So now I have an independent personality, you don’t need to worry.”
Upon hearing Xin Yang’s words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
“So that’s how it is.”
At that moment, Han Min enthusiastically reached out and grabbed Cheng Xue’s hand.
“I don’t know how to address you, sister?”
When Cheng Xue heard Han Min asking so warmly, she felt a bit strange.
If it came down to age, these people might even qualify as her ancestors.
Now, they were calling her sister.
Cheng Xue calmed down and bowed to Han Min and the others.
“Thank you for rescuing me, let me introduce myself, my name is Cheng Xue.”
“My name is Han Min, this is Goen, and this is Zhang Nan…”
Han Min began to introduce everyone present to Cheng Xue.
Cheng Xue stretched out her hand and shook hands with everyone; everyone present was visibly excited.
“So this is what flesh feels like?
It really feels different.”
“What a sensation, it actually has warmth.”
…
Cheng Xue looked at these people’s words and inexplicably felt a wave of sadness.
Han Min, fearing that Cheng Xue might get scared, apologetically explained, “I’m sorry, we haven’t seen a real living person for so many years, so we are a bit too excited.”
“Can I ask boldly how you escaped the control of artificial intelligence Engrossed?
And what exactly is going on?”
Cheng Xue asked, puzzled.
“Actually, even if you hadn’t asked, we would have liked to tell you everything because we need your help.”
Han Min replied very sincerely.
“Please speak.”
“At the time of the mechanical ascension, the opposition was not small at all.
However, under the suppression of the upper-class nobility council and brainwashing propaganda, most of the opposition was quelled.
For those of us who stood firm, they resorted to cleansing and arresting, leaving only a few of us alive, knowing that resistance was futile.
Before the mechanical ascension began, we secretly broke into the reserve warehouse, located our corresponding bodies, and set up a physical automatic destruction backdoor to break the link with artificial intelligence Engrossed and escape the clutches of assimilation.”
“But we could only live lingeringly like rats until we saw your arrival.
From the moment you entered the base and triggered a series of alarms, we knew there were living people coming, but unfortunately, our strength is weak, and we haven’t been able to find the opportunity to rescue you.”
Han Min roughly explained.
“I see, what can I do for you?”
“We want you to help us eliminate the artificial intelligence Engrossed, return the consciousness to everyone, and save Dragon Country!”
“This…”
“We can only rely on you now; we absolutely cannot approach artificial intelligence Engrossed.
As soon as we get within a certain range of it, its powerful force will invade us, ultimately resulting in our assimilation.
Only a flesh and blood body can ignore its assimilation, and we also don’t have much time left.
Artificial intelligence Engrossed is now on the verge of madness.”
“But I….”
Cheng Xue showed a bitter expression; it wasn’t that she didn’t want to help, but the hope was faint.
Just as Han Min was about to speak,
Boom~
Suddenly, a violent explosion sounded, and everyone was somewhat unsteady.
At that moment, the metal ceiling was blown open, creating a hole, and one after another, killing machine puppet dolls jumped down, followed by mechanical spiders crawling out.
The leading giant mechanical spider’s eyes turned red, emitting a raspy mechanical synthesized voice.
“Finally found you, a bunch of rats!”
“Engrossed!”
Xin Yang showed a horrified expression.
“Protect Cheng Xue!”
Han Min gritted his teeth and gave the order; many robots immediately protected Cheng Xue behind them.
Cheng Xue’s lips were bitten until they bled, her hands tightly clenched into fists, a feeling of extreme helplessness rising from the bottom of her heart.
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