Chapter 83 You hurt her like this

The scene remained dilapidated, but the rampaging Void Beasts had vanished, leaving only desolate ruins.

In the distance, a small, thin figure sat on a broken rock.

He tilted his head back, his dark pupils reflecting the boundless night sky.

His eyes no longer held fear, only weariness and sorrow.

He repelled the predators.

Survived a disaster.

On this little star, he was the only one left.

Children abandoned by their parents have no one to confide in about their loneliness and sorrow.

Ning Shuyin walked over quietly and sat down beside him.

The little boy seemed to sense something was wrong, his body tensed, and he stared at her warily.

That look was like that of a lone puppy, raising its defenses in front of strangers.

Ning Shuyin didn't speak immediately.

She simply took a cookie from her storage space and placed it on the rock next to him.

"Don't be afraid," she said softly.

She first broke off a small half and put it in her mouth, chewed it slowly, and swallowed it.

The little boy hesitated. After a long while, he reached out and put the other half into his mouth.

He was starving and instinctively wanted to wolf down his food. But politeness made him restrain himself. As a result, his little cheeks were bulging, and he chewed with his lips tightly pursed.

He turned around, wanting to have his back to her so she wouldn't see his rudeness.

Ning Shuyin took in all his little actions.

She waited until he had swallowed all the food, then smiled slightly and opened her palm.

In her hand was an adorable heart-shaped slime, translucent light blue, which wiggled softly.

She handed it to his small, blood-stained hands.

"Now that the war is over, I'll go out with you."

Tears suddenly welled up in the little boy's eyes.

The next instant, his figure overlapped with the adult Situ Linchen's body, becoming one.

The void suddenly trembled.

The AI's voice rang out once again in this ultimate world.

[Audience detected breaching multiple layers of defenses. Unauthorized access to the main control room is imminent. Initiating final cleanup protocol!]

Suddenly, the sky split open, and fragments flew everywhere.

The earth beneath their feet churned into a vortex, transforming into an open black hole.

Situ Linchen pulled Ning Shuyin closer to him.

Energy surged around him, the God of War Armor activated, and a massive golden spear appeared in his right hand.

"Stay close to me. Don't get sucked into that black hole."

Ning Shuyin shook her head.

She tried to concentrate and calm herself, her senses probing deep into the black hole.

The icy wind peeled away layer by layer, and her consciousness seemed to be pulled toward the abyss.

“That wasn’t just destruction,” she said.

She saw it; there were layers upon layers of defense inside the black hole.

"Marshal! Forget about finding an exit, let's charge straight in!"

Situ Linchen was taken aback, and his brows furrowed sharply.

"Charging in would mean being wiped out."

“No,” her voice was clear and firm, “AI is using all its power to protect that area. This means the server room is inside, right in the very center!”

Before he finished speaking, the black hole's suction suddenly intensified.

The shattered ruins, the distorted energy flow, were violently devoured.

The world seemed on the verge of collapse.

Ning Shuyin grabbed Situ's arm and looked up at him.

"Trust me, use your strongest power to forge a path in the direction I show you."

Situ Linchen's heart skipped a beat.

He saw determination in her eyes. At that moment, she seemed to be glowing.

He no longer hesitated.

He concentrated all his power in his hand, and the golden spear of light burned like gold in flames, its aura shattering the void.

Ning Shuyin closed her eyes.

She connected her perception with him without reservation.

The two found common ground.

In an instant, a surging power rushed into her sea of ​​consciousness like a torrent.

The impact was so strong that her whole body trembled, and she almost lost her balance.

She forced herself to endure it, biting her lip until it bled, letting countless energies scrape through her consciousness like blades.

The pain was excruciating, like flesh being ripped apart alive.

As Loran had warned, it did indeed happen.

Without skillful guidance, a slight misstep during resonance could cause one's consciousness to be overwhelmed by the energy.

She was a novice and didn't understand the techniques written in advanced tutorials, so she could only rely on instinct to get by.

This is the only way now.

Only by fully opening one's senses to Situ Linchen can one guide him to detect the slightest opening inside the black hole and launch an attack.

Otherwise, the two might be annihilated.

An energy storm tore at her soul.

Ning Shuyin clung tightly to that tiny glimmer of light.

“Right now, right there!” Her consciousness guided his spear toward that point.

Without hesitation, Situ Linchen struck, his spear whistling.

The golden spearhead pierced the center of the black hole.

The raging world was torn apart.

They rushed in.

Inside the black hole, there is an absolute stillness.

At the end of the dark passage, the outline of a long row of control consoles could be vaguely seen.

The air was filled with the faint smell of coolant.

This is a characteristic of computer rooms.

The sound of their footsteps echoed.

"We've arrived." Ning Shuyin's breathing was weak; she could only walk by hanging on Situ Linchen's arm.

Just as they were about to get close, Ning Shuyin suddenly tugged at his sleeve.

"Wait, something is moving."

Suddenly, a very faint "click" sound came from the surface of the huge metal box.

Immediately afterwards, a series of sounds of precision locks being released rang out.

The surface armor plates of that "metal box" were flipped over layer by layer.

With a strange structural reorganization, the box rapidly rose from a lying position.

Ultimately, it transformed into a gigantic, humanoid mechanical creation. The black armor covering its entire body resembled a noblewoman's evening gown.

"What is this?" Ning Shuyin exclaimed in surprise.

"Hmph, it really is like a persistent ghost."

At this moment, Situ Linchen narrowed his eyes slightly, and a soft sneer escaped from his throat.

"It might be difficult for someone else, but it's with me..."

He turned his head and said to Ning Shuyin in a low voice, "Do you remember the little boy you saw fighting the Void Beast just now?"

Ning Shuyin nodded.

Situ Linchen's gaze seemed to reflect his own despairing childhood.

"This is the master of these Void Mechanical Beasts, a small Mechanical Beast Queen. It was once my nightmare that I fought against for years."

This man calmly recounted his past.

But Ning Shuyin could understand the depths of his soul—the loneliness and helplessness of a child's childhood filled with endless battles and death.

She silently tightened her grip on his hand.

A warm, soft touch came from his palm.

He turned his head and met her eyes. Ning Shuyin's eyes were filled with unconditional trust and unwavering determination.

Situ Linchen's expression at this moment had transformed into one of confidence.

He smiled slightly at her.

"However, things are different now."

“This time,” he turned to the Queen, his eyes flashing with murderous intent, and resolutely declared war, “I will not give you another chance. Die!”

Ning Shuyin felt a blur before her eyes!

Situ Linchen's figure transformed into a bolt of lightning.

She couldn't even catch his fighting movements, only seeing afterimages left in the air.

In the end, the golden spear pierced straight through.

This shot felt like it traveled through time.

The helpless boy on the training field overlapped with the fearsome figure of the war god before him.

"boom!"

The mechanical beast queen's armor was instantly covered with spiderweb-like cracks.

The next second, its body exploded.

A battle of extreme speed! This is absolute power!

As a large amount of metal debris flew out, the space collapsed.

A sudden burst of white light engulfed the two of them.

In the last moment before her consciousness was swallowed up, Ning Shuyin heard Situ Linchen whisper in her ear.

"Everything... is finally over."

...

When they opened their eyes again, they were back in reality.

The lights in the screening room slowly came on.

Situ Linchen's aura was calm and steady; apart from a slight fatigue, he was almost unharmed.

Noise and commotion came from outside.

The AI ​​core of the virtual world has been destroyed, the cinema is safe, and the audience has begun to evacuate.

He slowly opened his eyes.

The two remained in the same position they had before entering the virtual world. Ning Shuyin was held tightly in his arms.

However, the feeling in my arms was not right.

He loosened his grip on her lower back slightly, and the girl immediately swayed precariously.

A trickle of heat clung to his shirt.

Blood oozed from Ning Shuyin's mouth and nose, and her face turned deathly pale.

"Ning Shuyin!"

Situ Linchen quickly supported her body and gently patted her cheeks, trying to wake her up.

She did not respond.

His always cold eyes revealed genuine panic.

"Ning Shuyin, wake up!"

There has still been no response.

"Bang!"

The doors to the screening room were opened from the outside.

Zhou Zhiheng appeared at the door.

Marlowe followed behind him, along with a group of his subordinates.

Mu Ze, who had just returned, also squeezed in.

Zhou Zhiheng immediately noticed the two embracing and the bloodstains on Ning Shuyin's lips.

A storm was brewing in those cynical phoenix eyes.

"Situ, how could you let her get injured like this?"