Chapter 81 is not the first time (link)

The next second, she gripped the long knife tightly with her right hand and pulled it outwards sharply.

"Sizzle!"

Accompanied by a piercing metallic tearing sound.

Two mechanical cleaners were slashed in vital areas and collapsed to the ground.

“Strange,” Situ Linchen’s voice rang out, “your body has an unusually high compatibility with mine. It’s like… this isn’t the first time we’ve linked.”

Ning Shuyin's ears turned pink.

This is certainly not the first time.

She still vividly remembers the shame of that "punishment".

Forced 24-hour connection of the five senses.

She was forced to experience his entire life, listening to the sound of water running while he showered, feeling his breathing before falling asleep, and experiencing the tearing of his muscles and the surge of adrenaline during his high-intensity training.

All those synchronized imprints were activated.

Her face turned even redder.

Unable to answer the question, I could only pretend not to hear it and desperately try to focus my attention on the battle in front of me.

Situ Linchen suddenly asked a question in her mind.

"Why is your face so hot? Your body temperature is also rising... Is it a rejection reaction from your body?"

Ning Shuyin felt a sudden boom in her mind.

He...he could sense it?

Doesn't that mean he could see her heartbeat, her body temperature, the stretching and friction of her limbs during the battle, and her shy, subtle trembling?

This is so embarrassing!

As if sensing the intense fluctuations in her soul, Situ Linchen remained silent for a moment.

Immediately afterwards, Ning Shuyin heard a very soft laugh.

The laughter was mocking.

"So it wasn't a rejection reaction after all..."

The unspoken banter made Ning Shuyin so embarrassed that she wanted to disappear into the ground.

"Bang! Bang!"

Two more mechanical cleaners rushed over, roaring.

Situ Linchen's voice regained its composure, but Ning Shuyin always felt that there was something else hidden in it.

"Focus. Your body is still very fragile; you can't fight them head-on."

Situ Linchen actually started giving a live lesson.

He gave the enemy no chance.

Holding the long sword, Ning Shuyin's entire demeanor changed.

From a girl who knew nothing of martial arts, she became a demon king who controlled death.

The killing spree has only just begun.

"Your goal is to exploit their weaknesses: visual sensors, joint connections, and energy cores."

He manipulated her body, demonstrating what efficiency truly meant.

A single advance must strike at least three of the enemy's vital points.

Her movements were fluid and graceful, as if the body they shared already knew how to wield the knife.

A violent aesthetic duet is coming to an end.

The mechanical wreckage on the ground has piled up like mountains.

Ning Shuyin finally understood firsthand the origin of the name "God of Slaughter" in the Interstellar Alliance.

Situ Linchen's violent aura grew stronger with each battle.

But he remained restrained throughout.

It seems they are carefully protecting her fragile vessel. Otherwise, the scene would likely be a hundred times more brutal—one-sided.

"Hold on tight," his voice came through the phone. "We're about to break out."

Ning Shuyin thrust her long sword into the ground and used the momentum to leap high into the air.

She gracefully swept past the wreckage of all the mechanical cleaners and flew towards the portal that symbolized a way out.

Heaven and earth returned to silence.

A new environment is before us.

Ning Shuyin stepped onto the gravel and pebbles-covered ground and wiped her face with her hand.

There was no blood.

I took a step, and my legs went weak.

Battle fatigue from the previous world still exists.

She almost fell to her knees, but was firmly supported by a strong force.

"Fortunately, it didn't exceed your body's limits."

Situ Linchen's voice came through, but it didn't come from her mind.

The voice was right beside her.

Ning Shuyin turned her head to look.

The man supported her trembling body, his whole body radiating murderous intent, as if he had just emerged from a hellish inferno.

"Thank you for what you did earlier," Ning Shuyin said softly.

In Situ Linchen's eyes, the girl in front of him had slightly trembling shoulders, flushed cheeks, and moist eyelashes. It was obvious that she hadn't recovered from the battle just now.

“No, you saved me, I should be thanking you.” Situ Linchen looked at her and added, “Besides, controlling your body… doesn’t feel bad.”

Ning Shuyin: "..."

There's something strange about what he said.

A slight vibration came from the soles of my feet.

The space is not completely stable.

“Today’s events are related to the You family,” Ning Shuyin said, catching her breath before quickly relaying the information Zhou Zhiheng had told her earlier. “Mu Ze has taken control of the You family’s hackers, stabilizing the world from the outside.”

Situ Linchen helped her up and exchanged information with her: "Those cleaners just now were a low-level mechanical AI. The mechanical race can tear through space to deploy troops. What happened at the cinema today is inextricably linked to the mechanical race."

Situ Linchen's eyes were terrifyingly gloomy.

"The fact that the You family is involved only proves that they have betrayed the alliance."

Ning Shuyin suddenly realized: "No wonder Zhou Zhiheng's museum was invaded by the mechanical race last time."

Zhou Zhiheng's control system was inexplicably interfered with.

His treacherous deputy, Alex, was bribed by the You family.

At this moment, the task of shutting down this out-of-control virtual world has become even more urgent.

The machine race has infiltrated the Alliance family.

They must go out and report the intelligence to the Alliance that the You family is colluding with foreign enemies.

Otherwise, the entire galaxy will be exposed to enormous danger.

Situ Linchen calculated the time.

"It's been almost four hours since we entered this world. Not only can the moviegoers in the theater not afford to wait, but this intelligence also cannot afford to wait. We must find a way to shut this world down as soon as possible."

"The switch to the world is gone." Ning Shuyin briefly explained the situation of the Zero Power Supplier.

“No,” Situ Linchen said firmly, “I have fought against the machine race for hundreds of years. Any virtual world built by the machine race must have a main control room. The switch is just a setting; the real core is the control room.”

Thinking of Situ Linchen's experience and command ability, Ning Shuyin felt much more at ease.

The man surveyed his surroundings.

"According to the construction logic of the mechanical race, the main control room is usually located at the node where the energy flow in the entire space is weakest and least noticeable."

"Try to sense it."

Ning Shuyin immediately released her perception.

The energy grid does indeed have a sparsest point.

She pointed in a direction on her left.

“Let’s go,” she said.

Situ Linchen said no more, helped her into his arms, and walked in that direction.

The gravel underfoot made a soft rustling sound, and all around was quiet.

There is indeed an unseen passage in that place.

After entering the passage, it took about ten minutes to walk through.

"Wait." Ning Shuyin stopped in her tracks, her brows furrowed.

"What's wrong?" Situ Linchen asked warily.

"Don't you think... it's too quiet?" Ning Shuyin whispered.

Situ Linchen, standing beside him, suddenly changed his expression.

Just then.

In the distance, the low roars of strange beasts could be heard from time to time.

Nearby, the once narrow and quiet passageway was suddenly filled with noisy conversations!