No earth-shattering explosion!

There was only a soul-shattering "Ziz-Crack!!!" sound, as if billions of glasses were shattered by high-frequency sound waves at the same time!

The moment that dark purple beam of light, powerful enough to destroy everything, came into contact with the faint yet resilient blue light, it was as if it had hit an invisible mirror, undergoing violent deflection and scattering! Like water encountering a solid reef!

Although most of the destructive energy still fiercely bombarded the factory area, instantly vaporizing and melting vast tracts of rubble, forming a massive, bottomless crater, the area where the core control room was located was strangely enveloped by the deflected blue light, forming a fragile yet real "island of safety"!

The destructive energy washed over both sides of the isolated island like a raging torrent! The control room shook and groaned violently, the ceiling and walls cracked and peeled, and countless fragments fell! But the core, the control console, and the tiny figures in front of it miraculously survived this devastating torrent!

It was the lighthouse! It was Lu Qingyi! It was the Resonance countermeasure array! They disrupted the Ark's absolute precision, buying this faint "spark" a moment's respite!

After withstanding this devastating blow, the dark blue light quickly dimmed like a burnt-out candle. The massive metal core let out a final whine, straining under the immense weight. The light on its surface completely extinguished, and countless cracks spread, as if it would completely collapse at any moment. The bird-carving knife in Wen Shifei's hand made a soft "crack," and the bird pattern on the end of the handle shattered, completely losing its luster.

The control room was in a mess, filled with smoke and dust, like a post-apocalyptic ruin.

"Cough cough..." Wen Shifei coughed violently, spitting out the blood and dust in her mouth, and struggled to raise her head. The confusion and immense weakness of surviving the disaster enveloped her.

"Shi Fei!" Lu Cheneng finally broke free from the invisible restraints, staggered to her side, and hugged her tightly. He could feel the coldness of her body and the faint ebb of life.

Ajie and Anvil also struggled to get up from the rubble, covered in dust and dirt, their faces filled with unbelievable ecstasy and fear.

Just then—

Crunch...clang...

On the other side of the control room, the massive "Scavenger" mecha, momentarily frozen by the blue energy field, saw its purple light flicker wildly within its one-eyed sensor before forcibly stabilizing! Though its movements remained somewhat stiff, its massive chainsaw sword, with a piercing shriek, slowly rose and locked onto the embracing Lu Chenentang and Wen Shifei once again!

The cold electronic synthesized voice, with a hint of anger at being fooled, sounded again:

"Target...survival...confirmed. Execute...clear...order."