Chapter 298

"Die!"

Lin Yu roared, grabbing half a twisted metal pipe from the ground and swinging it fiercely at the head of the iron lump charging in front!

"Clang——!"

The dull sound of metal collision made one's eardrums numb, and that mechanical warrior was hit into a stagger.

Just this one hit!

Lin Yu exerted force with his feet, his whole body shooting toward that control panel like a cannonball!

Zzz-la——!

The mechanical warrior behind him pursued relentlessly, the blade at the end of its arm grazing his back, the combat uniform tearing at the sound, a long, deep gash opening, blood instantly staining his back red!

Intense pain!

Lin Yu gritted his teeth, but his footsteps didn't pause for a moment.

Faster! A little faster!

He almost lunged at the control panel, raised the metal pipe in his hand, and smashed it fiercely against that annoying protective cover!

"Ahhh——!"

He roared, using all his strength.

Once!

Twice!

Three times!

"Crack!" The protective cover finally shattered, revealing a simple and crude red physical lever switch inside, with a few words marked in faded paint next to it: "Emergency Power Off".

Lin Yu turned his head suddenly, glanced at Xuanyuan Qing lying limp in the corner, and then looked at Xiao Ya in the container.

Those originally empty eyes now seemed to have a tiny bit of focus, staring straight through the container and landing on him.

"Press it——!" Xuanyuan Qing shouted with her last bit of strength, her voice distorted.

Lin Yu didn't hesitate anymore, grabbed the cold lever, and pushed it down fiercely!

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At the same moment, B2 level.

Xu Xiaochuan launched the final strike.

His consciousness, all his perceptions, turned into an invisible blade, carrying a determined will, and slashed fiercely at that cold, massive system core that was swallowing everything!

"Let her go!"

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Boom——!!!

The earth shook!

A terrifying explosion erupted from the core area! The eerie scarlet energy lines around the container lit up to the extreme, and then, like fireworks being ignited, exploded frantically!

In the container, Xiao Ya's body trembled violently.

A silent scream, transcending the limits of sound, impacted Lin Yu and Xuanyuan Qing's consciousness directly.

It was a tremor mixed with relief and utter despair.

"Freedom..."

Hum!

The energy shield flickered frantically, like a bubble being pricked, and dissipated completely with a "pop"!

Losing energy support, the huge culture container shook violently, the blue liquid inside churning!

"It's over! The system is collapsing!" Xuanyuan Qing screamed, her voice full of fear.

The countdown numbers on the wall suddenly pulsed like crazy!

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Xuanyuan Qing struggled to pull that black chip from the console.

The surface of the chip had deformed due to high temperature, and black smoke was sizzling from the edges! The console interface was also completely burnt, electric sparks sputtering wildly!

"Lin Yu!" she struggled, reaching out toward him.

Lin Yu turned, just about to rush over.

A cold mechanical hand grabbed his ankle suddenly!

He turned his head, his pupils shrinking.

Four intact mechanical warriors lunged from four directions simultaneously, their movements swift and deadly, like a cold pack of wolves, instantly surrounding him!

"Run——!" he roared this word with his last bit of strength toward Xuanyuan Qing.

Xuanyuan Qing gritted her teeth, trying to crawl up from the ground.

But just as she propped up half her body, her vision went dark, her body went limp, and she fell heavily to the ground, losing consciousness completely.

The flood of metal instantly swallowed Lin Yu.

His burly figure disappeared amidst the cold mechanical limbs and weapons, only one hand covered in blood, reaching out desperately, struggled one last time in the chaos, and then was completely swallowed.

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The entire B3 level began to disintegrate violently.

Walls peeled off in large chunks, the ceiling above emitted a dying groan, and collapsed with a boom!

The culture container, having lost all support, fell toward the collapsing ground with Xiao Ya inside!

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Indescribable bright light erupted suddenly from the core area!

Followed by a shockwave that destroyed everything!

B3 level, this bottom layer of hell filled with crazy experiments and desperate wails, instantly turned into a patch of scorching white!

The shockwave was unstoppable, rushing upward frantically along the narrow passage, swallowing, tearing, and crushing everything in its path!

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B2 level.

Xu Xiaochuan's consciousness was thrown out fiercely by an irresistible force!

He felt like he had hit an invisible wall, and then was torn and thrown by the violent data torrent!

"Xiao Ya!" he roared frantically in the turbulence of consciousness.

Responding to him was only a mess of noise representing the complete collapse of the system.

The entire laboratory was like a broken ship in a gale, shaking violently, instruments and equipment flipping and shattering.

A strong shockwave came from underground, throwing his body fiercely and slamming it against the cold metal wall!

Another, more violent shockwave swept over!

Only blinding white light remained before Xu Xiaochuan's eyes, his body feeling as if all its bones had been removed, collapsing softly.

The last second before consciousness sank completely into darkness.

He seemed to "see" it.

Saw Xiao Ya floating quietly in a void of darkness.

A serene smile was on her face, without any pain or struggle.

Her lips opened and closed silently, as if saying to him.

"Thank you..."

Hum——!

His head felt like it was about to be torn apart, the sharp noise forcibly dragging Xu Xiaochuan out of his coma.

He was buried, beneath him were broken metal and concrete blocks, and there wasn't a single place on his body that didn't hurt.

He opened his mouth to catch his breath, choking on a mouthful of burnt ash, coughing heart-rendingly.

He tried to move, his right leg sending a bone-piercing pain.

Xu Xiaochuan gritted his teeth, propped himself up with his left hand, and pulled himself out of the rubble bit by bit.

Burnt wires and twisted steel bars entangled him, and every movement made his vision go dark with pain.

It was too quiet all around.

Dead silence, not just no sound, but not even a breath of life.

Xu Xiaochuan finally stood up, swaying, looking around.

The B3 level laboratory was completely destroyed, becoming a broken skeleton, with most of the walls collapsed and a pitch-black hole in the ceiling. Everywhere was thick black ash, and occasionally a few sparks flashed in the corners.

"Xuanyuan... Uncle Lin..."

His voice was hoarsened beyond recognition, and the sound was choked back by dust as soon as it left his mouth.

He subconsciously touched his back, where the mark was, it was ice-cold, and he couldn't feel anything.

The connection was broken.