Chapter 180 Chapter 180 Four in One
At one in the morning, the torrential rain, which had lasted for eighteen hours without stopping, continued to pour down on the Federal Territory like a waterfall. The cold temperature and the intense impact caused the rain to form a white mist in the air.
This downpour was strangely cold. A biting wind, swirling icy rain, stung exposed skin with a stinging bite. Such extreme downpours were rare in the Federal Territory's typically cold and dry winter.
The drainage system in the federal district was overwhelmed by the continuous heavy rain, and the streets were filled with ankle-deep water.
Several figures were speeding through the municipality. The splashes of water under their feet created some ripples in the accumulated water, but they were swallowed up by the heavy rain in the blink of an eye.
The guard on duty glanced at the sky outside and muttered, "This awful weather! It's already sleeting! If it keeps raining like this for a few more days, the core area will be flooded."
"Today's weather is indeed a bit unusual." The patrol leader looked up at the heavy rain that had brought thick fog and emphasized, "During patrols, focus on inspecting power equipment and energy towers. Any problems you discover must be reported immediately."
"Don't worry, the rebels have been completely wiped out. With the galaxy under control, anyone who dares to come and make trouble will never come back." The guard said easily.
Can the human eye compare with the sky's eyes densely spread throughout the federal jurisdiction?
Moreover, they have all kinds of new weapons in their hands. There is absolutely no one who can be their opponent on the entire Sea Dust Star.
This statement was unanimously agreed by everyone. The patrol leader glanced around and after confirming that there were no problems, he quickly went to the next patrol point.
When the guard on duty saw that everyone had left, he immediately took out his wristband and leaned against the door to check the latest news.
The entire internet is now immersed in grief over Ye Ning's death. Haichen Star has imposed a collective ban on entertainment, and even the internet has gone gray. The latest news indicates that Ye Ning's body has been loaded onto a spacecraft and will be returned to the autonomous region tomorrow morning.
The person next to him wiped the rain off his face and said, "This rain is too heavy. It can still fall on my face and neck from such a long distance outside."
A few drops of rain fell on his lips, and the man couldn't help but lick them. It was a bit salty, and there seemed to be a bitter taste that stung his tongue?
The man was still examining it when a dark figure suddenly flashed past his sight. He immediately walked out to get a closer look, but after taking two steps, a sharp cramping sensation suddenly rose from his abdomen. His body twitched uncontrollably for a few seconds, and then his vision went black and he lost consciousness.
The guard who swiped the bracelet was startled and hurried to check on the man's condition, but the next second, he also collapsed completely to the ground.
The same situation happened one after another in the core area.
Some people suddenly fainted, some suddenly had veins popping out and started madly attacking their teammates, and some had pupils dilated and their whole bodies twitched and spasmed uncontrollably...
As soldiers in the Special Administrative Region encountered accidents on a large scale at the same time, the alarm in the Special Administrative Region was sounded again.
When Niu Ling received the news, he initially thought it was the rebels who did it.
But he quickly rejected the idea.
Before Yang Zhou took his men away, he had completely covered the entire system of the municipality with the Galaxy System.
As a super-intelligent AI, Xinghe had already taken over all electronic devices within the jurisdiction. The feedback from the investigation showed that no abnormalities were found in the jurisdiction.
Those rabble have no ability to hack into the system and avoid scanning.
It was still raining heavily outside, but there was no thunder or lightning. When I looked out from inside, I could only see the dim light outside the window.
But at this time the federal district was almost in chaos.
Although Yang Zhou took away a large number of soldiers, those who remained in the direct-controlled area were the elite among the elite. The weapons and equipment in their hands were the top-notch ones that had just been taken out of the warehouse.
As a result, Yang Zhou led his troops to victory in battle, and less than 24 hours after the direct-controlled area was handed over to him, such a big mess broke out. Niu Ling's fantasy of becoming the district chief and then the chairman disappeared instantly, and he even felt a great panic.
Federal Territory Hospital Building.
Niu Ling and his men walked into the hospital, all soaked.
Everyone inside was busy. Doctors were diagnosing and treating the wounded, nurses were walking hurriedly between the patients, and even robots were frantically shuttling back and forth between the patients.
There were water stains everywhere on the floor. In the hall, dozens of unconscious soldiers were lying on the ground in all directions. Several soldiers had red eyes and were going crazy. Several nurses went up to them and injected them with sedatives before they calmed down.
Niu Ling wiped the rain off his face, glanced at the situation inside the room, and his brows furrowed even more.
Behind him, soldiers who were also soaked came in one after another, each of them dragging two or three unconscious soldiers with difficulty.
"Deputy District Chief!" A subordinate hurried over. "Are you okay? Put this on first."
He was holding a fully enclosed filtering helmet. Niu Ling's face was tense, and he suppressed his anxiety and asked, "Stop talking nonsense. What's going on? Hasn't the doctor found out yet?!"
The subordinate quickly used the bracelet to project the data holographically, "The test report just came out. The doctor said they are not in danger of death, they have been poisoned!"
"Poisoned?!" Niu Ling looked over in disbelief. The soldiers guarding the core area were all elite, and ordinary toxins could not do anything to them.
The subordinate pointed to the red mushrooms on the holographic projection and said, "Tests show that there are a lot of Amanita muscaria spores in their respiratory tracts. These spores are completely consistent with the genetic sequence of the tenth generation Amanita muscaria used for ecological restoration in the surrounding area."
In the picture, the bright red Amanita muscaria is spinning at high speed, and the dense spores emitted from the gills at a rate of tens of thousands per second are clearly visible.
Immediately, the subordinate pulled up the weather monitoring footage and explained solemnly, "Today's sudden storm blew those specially cultivated fly agarics right off the ground. These agarics were specifically bred over generations by the research team to absorb heavy metals, and are only grown in large quantities in the surrounding areas. Their ability to absorb heavy metals is significantly enhanced compared to ordinary fly agarics, and their toxicity is several times greater. This storm blew them up, and the spores were mixed into the air. Driven by the severe convection, they quickly spread and formed a toxic fog, causing such widespread poisoning."
Niu Ling was certainly familiar with those Amanita muscaria. They were mutant strains that Stipaedinium had cultivated for the municipality to rapidly cleanse the surrounding soil of heavy metal pollution. Amanita muscaria were so called because they could easily kill flies. The original Amanita muscaria was already deadly to insects, and it also had an extremely potent hallucinogenic effect on orcs, let alone a strain that had been multiplied several times over!
It was also their negligence that after the pollution concentration dropped, they stopped wearing filtering masks. Who could have imagined that a mere rainstorm could cause such widespread poisoning?
It's impossible to guard against!
The subordinate continued, "Don't worry, this level of toxicity isn't life-threatening. The medical team is rushing to produce an antidote, which will be available soon. We've also notified everyone to put on their filtration helmets immediately."
This news finally relaxed Niu Ling's tense nerves a lot.
Niu Ling raised his hand and rubbed his swollen temples. "Don't tell District Chief Yang Zhou about this. He will—"
As Niu Ling spoke, he felt his breathing tighten, as if some powdery substance had completely poured into his nasal cavity.
The next second, his eyes went dark!
"Deputy District Chief! Deputy District Chief—"
Niu Ling held his hand tightly, "Don't let this news out!"
The glaring red and blue warning lights flashed wildly in the rainstorm. The federal district was still in chaos, but everyone received orders to wear filtering helmets.
Because I was worried about the spores of Amanita muscaria flying into my eyes and ears, I wore a full-cover type.
In the heavy rain, several dark shadows were running fast in the night. They were wearing special combat uniforms of the Directly Administered Area and filter helmets.
According to Ye Ning's instructions, Xilos was currently leading his men to the vicinity of the Galaxy mainframe in the direct-controlled area.
The direct-controlled area is now under the full control of Deputy District Chief Niu Ling, and the remaining troops still lingering in the direct-controlled area are all under the responsibility of Niu Ling.
In the morning, Niu Ling gave everyone an ultimatum to leave the federal district.
But Hou Lin insisted that Ye Ning might still be in the municipality, and insisted that they stay. Later, when they heard that Ye Ning had passed away and her body would be returned to the municipality the next day, they naturally stayed here.
The strong wind and heavy rain undoubtedly provided them with a lot of convenience. After donning the ocean's special water film protection, everyone blended seamlessly into the rainy night. Furthermore, with Siros's spirit as a shield, they successfully avoided many surveillance cameras.
If Ye Ning was present, he would have seen the spiritual threads lingering around Xilos, rapidly expanding in all directions along the rain, with him as the center.
Each spiritual thread accurately carried the water droplets wrapped in concentrated poisonous mushroom spores along the raindrops directly into the nasal cavity and oral cavity of the soldiers in the direct-controlled area who had not yet put on the filtering helmets.
Under natural conditions, it is impossible for the poisonous mushroom spores planted in the surrounding area to cause such large-scale damage to the orcs by simply drifting naturally.
But the special spores in their hands are different. Long before they sneaked into the municipality, the Xisha District had deeply refined these poisonous mushroom spores and compressed a large number of spores into fine droplets.
It just so happened that it was windy and rainy today, otherwise it would not have been easy for him to deliver these poisonous mushroom spores into the bodies of the soldiers in the direct-controlled area so quickly and promptly.
It must be said that even the weather was helping them.
The Galaxy mainframe is the pride of the region. It is not only the data computing center of the region, but also a symbol of the region's technological achievements.
Therefore, in order to ensure the absolute safety of the Galaxy host, the municipality, after considering many aspects, directly turned the host into a place for tourists to visit.
They used special materials of the highest precision to build this exhibition hall covering thousands of square meters, and set up armed robots and soldiers to patrol around it 24 hours a day to ensure that every corner is under surveillance.
They even went to great lengths to install numerous invisible infrared devices and ground weight scanners around the area.
In other words, any unauthorized entry during non-opening hours will instantly trigger an alarm. And if any illegal objects approach, even small organisms like insects, they will be immediately identified by the system and physically destroyed.
The exhibition hall appears to be open, but in fact it has countless layers of security measures embedded inside.
All of this is information that the municipality has disclosed to the public.
The Special Administrative Region is very confident about this and displays it publicly, not only to demonstrate the comprehensive strength of the Special Administrative Region, but also to directly deter potential dangers.
And if Ye Ning's guess is correct, and this is also one of the backup systems of the fourth-generation Galaxy host, then the actual metal strength and the strictness of the security measures are definitely far more than that.
Siros glanced down at the time on his wristband. If the Federation discovered something and immediately sailed back from the rebel zone, they would have an hour. If the underground research institute discovered something and sent out those fused orcs, they would only have ten minutes.
Fortunately, they are still using the first generation of the Galaxy system. Although the first generation is also a super-intelligent AI, its computing power and detection level are still very limited. With the help of their identity as soldiers in the direct-controlled area and the cover of rainy days, they can still hide from others for the time being.
But no matter what, they must resolve this matter as quickly as possible.
In the hall, the leader looked at Silos and others who suddenly came in with sharp eyes and a vigilant expression.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the badges on the shoulders of Xilos and others, and the fully enclosed helmets. His hands unconsciously pressed on his weapons, "Sixth Squad? Why are you here? You don't have authorization. Who allowed you to enter at night?"
"A large number of soldiers have been poisoned. Deputy District Chief Niu Ling specially sent us here to assist you in protecting this place." Silos responded calmly and in a steady tone.
The team leader did not let down his guard. He looked them up and down and asked, "Where is the authorization document?"
Siros showed the document naturally, but his tone was already a little unhappy. "We also received the transfer order at short notice. The entire direct jurisdiction's defense system is currently being reorganized. If you have any doubts, you can directly confirm with the deputy district chief."
As they were talking, the soldier behind the leader suddenly started coughing violently. He was still holding the test equipment. After stopping coughing, he said in a panic, "The concentration of Amanita muscaria spores in the air has increased again!!"
Following his gaze, everyone clearly saw the value on the instrument screen rising rapidly. Everyone immediately increased the purification level of the filter helmet by a large amount.
The person behind Siros immediately raised the purification equipment in his hand and said, "Don't waste time, quickly get this batch of emergency purification equipment in place."
As the team leader listened to the other side's words, he suddenly felt a dull pain in his abdomen. He frowned for a moment and immediately turned to the soldiers behind him and said, "Take them to Area A for identity verification first."
On the other side, accompanied by heavy rain, Long Qi had already arrived at the location of the energy tower with Gu Yu and others.
Unlike other districts, the Directly-Administered District has taken the lead in activating antimatter energy, relying on advanced technology.
Although antimatter is a highly efficient and clean energy source, its use and preservation present enormous technical challenges. This is because once antimatter comes into contact with matter, it will undergo an annihilation reaction, which can reduce everything in sight to rubble.
The rain poured down, but the water that hit the sphere was naturally deflected. The entire sphere seemed to have an invisible, luminous shield, filtering out any matter that approached. Looking closely, the silver metal on the surface of the sphere looked exceptionally fine, even in the dark night, it glowed with a unique silvery luster.
As they got closer, they saw the comprehensive surveillance system and the various patrolling robots and soldiers.
Several people looked at the spherical device on top of the energy tower in the distance, and quickly checked the relevant information from Gaojiang District in their minds.
The entire device looks like a simple sphere, but in fact it has five layers of barriers inside and its structure is extremely complex.
80% of the region's energy supply now comes from this energy tower. They've carefully calculated the region's energy consumption. If this energy tower fails, even if the region has other energy facilities, they can only prioritize energy supply to certain areas, and simply can't sustain such large-scale energy consumption across the entire region.
But their goal today wasn't to destroy the energy tower. Even a few milligrams of antimatter leaking would turn all matter within a radius of a hundred kilometers into ashes in the annihilation reaction.
What they had to do was cut off the energy transmission routes. Once the cut was completed, the system would immediately trigger an automatic alarm and initiate emergency safety procedures, and at that time, the federal government would be paralyzed in an instant.
Long Qi glanced at the bracelet and said, "Act according to the plan."
underground.
Ye Ning was not idle today either.
After she caused heavy rain to fall in the Federal Territory for a whole day, she finally raised the ground and underground water levels in the Federal Territory to a considerable level.
The climate in the Federal Territory is dry and there are extensive underground ventilation ducts, so the construction of the drainage system has been very neglected.
Under normal circumstances, it is indeed difficult for rainwater to penetrate 300 meters underground, but with the help of ventilation ducts, it is very easy. In addition, in order to expand the underground space, they completely transformed the original underground river into a hard concrete and metal tunnel, directly cutting off the natural infiltration and diversion path of rainwater, which naturally made it more difficult to drain the accumulated water below.
However, Ye Ning had clearly sensed with her supernatural powers that although water was pouring into several nearby ventilation ducts, it remained within a safe threshold. This was because Xinghe precisely controlled the flow of water, achieving a certain balance between the rainwater flowing into the ducts and the ventilation system.
To them, this should be a matter so small that no one pays attention to it.
But Ye Ning could already feel the change in the internal oxygen.
Ye Ning loosened her collar and slowed her breathing. She was not in a hurry to act, because the destructive actions above and below the ground were best carried out simultaneously.
The Federation had sent a large number of soldiers to suppress the rebels, leaving only a few in the direct jurisdiction. However, they would certainly not neglect the protection of the direct jurisdiction. Furthermore, the fused orcs were quite powerful, so it would be best to disperse them first.
After waiting for another half an hour, Ye Ning received the news that Xiluos was already in place. Having already confirmed the specific location, he directly used a shovel to shovel on the model of the Sea Dust Star!
The first time the tip of the shovel pierced the marked position, Ye Ning saw the robot in the room tremble violently and emit a faint electric sound.
That location was far and deep. Not only was it located a thousand meters underground, but it was also located in the center of the Emperor Dragon's territory. Such a long distance was no longer within the reach of her special abilities.
Looking at the robot making strange noises, Ye Ning turned over and said, "Pour me a glass of water."
The robot made a hissing sound and quickly returned to normal, turning around to pour water for Ye Ning.
Ye Ning was drinking water and preparing to take a second sip, but as soon as her lips touched the cup, she realized something was wrong.
She lowered her head slightly and looked at the water in the cup in silence for a moment.
The water in her cup was spiked. Was it Bai Yu? Because she had ridiculed him that night? How petty!
Ye Ning put the cup aside and asked, "Why is it so hot?"
The robot immediately said: "We have detected that your body temperature is low. For your health, the current ambient temperature will be maintained at 28 degrees Celsius."
He is quite good at making excuses. While the robot was talking, Ye Ning poked it hard again.
This time, she used five times more force than before and directly split the non-soil area on the Dust Star model into two halves.
The robot before him, its once cute cartoon face, had been transformed into garbled text. Data codes filled the screen, scrolling and refreshing frantically. A sharp alarm rang out throughout the basement research institute: "Warning! The core database is severely damaged! Warning! The core database is severely damaged!"
It seemed to be going crazy, but after just a few seconds, it returned to normal. However, this time, Ye Ning's voice returned to its original mechanical sound.
The system's defense is indeed tight. This should be what the tour guide said, multiple protection measures to ensure that if one part is damaged, the remaining parts can take over the function of this part to ensure the smooth operation of the system.
But this also proves that she has indeed found the right place!
Everything was fine here for Ye Ning, but outside it was a complete mess.
The entire underground, including electricity, ventilation, safety protection, and all personnel activities, equipment, monitoring and other systems, had long been handed over to Xinghe for independent control. Ye Ning directly destroyed the host system, instantly causing great chaos in the underground.
The system that was running smoothly just a second ago went completely out of control in the blink of an eye.
The host was destroyed too thoroughly. Ye Ning directly split the huge host system into two halves, cleanly and neatly, without any warning. The system was even completely destroyed after only a few seconds of system failure when she poked it for the first time.
At this time, the four big scarlet words "System Failure" were flashing madly on all the holographic screens in the underground research institute.
At the same time, all researchers, professors, even the president of the federation and pure humans who had been implanted with intelligent brain chips, covered the back of their heads tightly at the same time.
After the host was destroyed, the connection between the intelligent brain chip and the host was forcibly cut off. The violent resonance caused by the sudden disconnection instantly made everyone kneel down and collapse on the ground because of the pain.
A series of wailing cries echoed in the air, like countless silver needles piercing their brains. All those connected to the galaxy went black from the intense pain. Those with weaker physical fitness even lost consciousness in the excruciating pain and passed out completely.
Even the federal presidents who were taking a break were not spared.
As the chief designer of the Galaxy System, Bai Yu hadn't felt this way in a long time. After a few seconds of adjusting to the tingling sensation in his brain, he immediately realized that something had happened to the Galaxy mainframe.
Bai Yu immediately shut down the intelligent brain program in the back of his head and quickly walked out of the room.
Outside, the researcher in charge of program management stumbled over. His trembling fingers clutched Bai Yu's sleeve tightly, his eyes filled with fear. "Chairman, Xinghe's mainframe room is completely destroyed!"
"With only a few seconds of warning, the entire core cabin's main engine room split in two!"
"It's like... like something just split it open!"
All the chairmen lived in the same place, and at this time the other chairmen had already come out of their rooms upon hearing the news, so as soon as everyone came out, they heard the bad news.
Someone immediately rejected it, saying, "That's impossible!"
Another chairman also stood up and said, "That's right. I personally led the team to conduct the full-image scan of the main engine three days ago. The protective layer of the main engine room has just been replaced with a newly developed high-density metal material. This material can withstand even the impact of antimatter weapons. How is it possible--" Before he finished speaking, his voice suddenly choked, his throat seemed to be completely blocked by cotton, and his eyes were full of disbelief.
The researcher had already holographically projected the image of the main engine room in front of everyone.
In the image, the supposedly indestructible protective layer had been completely split in two. There was no sign of burning or any kind of violent energy impact, simply as if it had been split open by something. In some parts of my metal, the cross-section was as smooth as if it had been instantly melted by a laser, without even a scrap of metal or a curled edge!
The host computer is located in a remote area, and the surrounding area is strictly guarded and protected. How could anyone possibly overcome these obstacles and completely destroy the host computer room without any warning!
The researcher continued fearfully, "We've checked all surveillance footage within a one-kilometer radius. Aside from patrol robots, no living organisms have approached the main control room in the past 24 hours."
"The backup machine will not be officially activated for another 10 minutes. However, it is currently unknown whether the disintegration was caused by a system defect or other human factors."
The researcher had already put it mildly. The destruction of the mainframe room meant either their galaxy system had a fatal flaw that could upend everything, or a being more powerful and advanced than them had bypassed all surveillance and destroyed their mainframe room without anyone noticing or leaving any trace!
The former is not so bad, but as for the latter, once this loophole is exploited, or the person behind it takes action again, all the orcs who have undergone neural connection surgery and implanted chips in the back of their brains may become fish on the chopping board and be slaughtered at will.
But how is it possible? How could there be someone on the Sea Dust Planet who possesses technology more advanced than theirs!!!
The federal leaders looked at each other in bewilderment. Some, already sweating from the pain, felt a chill running down their spines. Like Bai Yu, some immediately closed the connection to their AIs. They knew better than anyone that no matter what the possibility, it was a bomb ready to explode at any moment.
Bai Yu's face was extremely gloomy at this moment. The calmness he had in the past had long been replaced by a sinister feeling. Others around him felt the terrifying aura from him and couldn't help but retreat.
Although Bai Yu had long anticipated that something had happened in the main engine room, he did not expect that a main engine room that had cost them so much effort and was so hidden would be destroyed inexplicably.
If this issue is not resolved, people will definitely be uneasy.
"Seal off the scene immediately. No one is allowed to enter or leave without my permission!"
"Go and protect the No. 2 backup host system immediately."
"Take your men to the scene to investigate the situation, and follow me to the control room..."
After quickly making personnel arrangements, Bai Yu strode towards the main control room. His steps were steady, but his brain was working rapidly.
The main engine room was so hidden that it was destroyed suddenly without any clues. The most likely reason why it couldn't be found quickly was that it was an inside job.
Was it done by other federal presidents?
After hearing what Ye Ning said at night, someone couldn't help but make plans in secret?
In the past hundred years, because the environment of Sea Dust Star has become increasingly harsh, everyone who came in has been scrambling to go into hibernation, and even the rotating chairman's awakening time is very limited.
Perhaps it was because the Sea Dust Star had recovered so well that the ambitions that had been hidden for a long time among the people were once again aroused.
Even before Ye Ning came down, undercurrents were already surging among the crowd.
Although all major decisions are still taken by a show of hands, factional divisions are already beginning to emerge.
In Bai Yu's opinion, those who start fighting for power and profit now are a group of short-sighted fools.
The harsh environment on Dust Planet had only been temporarily alleviated, but it was far from a time when everyone could rest easy. Seeing a small profit, they began to become distracted, completely disregarding the overall situation. How could he safely hand the Federation over to these people?
The coldness in Bai Yu's eyes gradually took on a murderous air.
Although the main server was destroyed, the backup system had already started up according to the pre-set program. The emergency light at the end of the corridor also turned to a steady green light. The chaotic situation was gradually improving. However, at this time, the crowd had gradually gathered together, and everyone was whispering about what had just happened.
Bai Yu naturally couldn't tell everyone that the main system server was destroyed.
Soon, a gentle, soothing voice blared from the speakers of all the underground research labs. "Everyone, please be patient. The main system is undergoing an autonomous upgrade. There are some minor glitches, but nothing serious."
This sentence was played three times in a loop and quickly calmed everyone down.
But just as they entered the control room.
Silos had successfully used his spiritual body to first completely immerse the main unit of the exhibition hall with water molecules, and then directly used his spiritual body to shred the core chip inside the main unit into pieces!
The shrill alarm sounded again in everyone's ears. They watched helplessly as the progress bar in the main control room, which had been close to completion, suddenly turned into a full screen of red warning words.
Bai Yu and the others, who had just arrived at the door, suddenly paled. They rushed into the main control room, and several hands rapidly tapped away on the holographic keyboard. But after a moment, the tapping stopped abruptly. The system administrator in charge of maintenance turned around with a pale and terrified expression and said, "Chairman Bai, the core chip of the No. 2 backup system has also been extensively damaged. The backup system is completely paralyzed!"
"Where's the on-site surveillance?!"
The programmer's fingers flew, and he quickly deployed holographic projection monitoring at various angles in the air, but all the monitoring was covered by the turbid water without exception!
The water swayed constantly in front of the camera lens under the influence of gravity, and bubbles kept surging and bursting from the surface of the water ball, impacting the lens. From their perspective, all the lenses could see was a chaotic light and shadow refracted by the water, making the entire image look fragmented.
But they could still guess from the picture that a group of soldiers wearing Federal Territory uniforms invaded the exhibition hall and destroyed the backup host with some violent means!
How is it possible? How could they completely destroy the host while the outside of the host remains intact!
Bai Yu completely understood that the other party was not only well prepared, but was also targeting them!
First, they destroyed Host 1, which stored the core algorithm, and then, just as he finished saying, "It's just a system upgrade," they immediately disabled the backup Host 2, which was being activated. These two moves were timed with incredible precision, striking at the crucial moment when he had just finished calming everyone down. It was clear they were going to humiliate him in front of everyone!
He had originally suspected that someone close to Ye Ning had done this, since the system had just detected illegal mental power. However, to be able to execute a precise strike at such a precise time and perfectly destroy the host system, someone who had a complete grasp of the underground research institute's core deployment must have been directing their actions; otherwise, their actions would never have been so precise!
In other words, there must be someone underground who has colluded with Long Qi and the others!
Do you want to use Ye Ning's power to fight against him?
Bai Yu's eyes swept over the figures in the main control room, and various faces and details flashed through his mind rapidly. Countless suspicious details were entangled in his brain like spider silk.
Without the assistance of Xinghe's information processing and analysis, his brain seemed to be stuck in a quagmire, and for a moment he was unable to move forward.
This is the other party's purpose.
Bai Yu bit the tip of his tongue hard. After the taste of rust spread in his mouth, he finally calmed down.
"How long will it take to fully repair it?" Bai Yu asked, but even though he tried to keep his tone steady, his voice was still a little hoarse.
The programmer quickly calculated the result in the void. "Hardware replacement and core system repair will take at least three hours."
The exterior of the console remained intact, but the damage inside was horrific, with wiring and chips reduced to powder in many places. To repair it, all the hardware would need to be replaced.
As they spoke, the surroundings suddenly shook violently. Everyone knew this was because the main control system had been completely destroyed. As the core hub of the entire underground research institute, its destruction would be like an orc losing its heart, causing all other systems to fall into complete chaos.
A chairman behind Bai Yu looked at the situation on the other side of the screen, frowned and said seriously: "Chairman Bai, I'm afraid we can't stay here any longer."
Three hours...
Bai Yu's skinny fingertips were tightly clasped around the edge of the console. The afterglow of the holographic projection cast a shadow under his sagging eyelids, making the wrinkles on his face look even deeper.
He stared at the mottled light and shadow in the holographic projection, and said solemnly, "Three hours is enough."
"Have Yang Zhou bring his men back immediately and notify all field teams to mobilize. Seal off all entrances and exits to the core area and have everyone enter level one combat readiness."
"Bring Lady Ye Ning here. From now on, I want her to stay by my side all the time."
Two seconds later, Bai Yu's slightly cloudy eyes turned to Lu Tai. He said with a sharp and meaningful look, "Chairman Lu Tai, although you are a newcomer, I have seen your abilities. You are the one who knows them best, so you will lead the team this time."
He threw a ring on his little finger to Lu Tai and said in a forceful and resolute tone, "If the other party doesn't cooperate, I will kill them without mercy."
"Yes." Lu Tai took the ring with some surprise, but he immediately lowered his head and agreed respectfully.
Ye Ning was still lying on the bed in the room when suddenly the surroundings seemed to be shaking, and even the light above her head flickered and dimmed a few times.
All the surrounding machinery seemed to be malfunctioning. The ventilation system, which had been draining water in an orderly manner just moments before, suddenly became disordered, the exhaust sound fluctuating, sometimes louder and sometimes softer, even emitting a sharp creaking sound. The accumulated water from the heavy rain now impacted the ventilation ducts, even causing the turbines that were originally used for exhaust to spin wildly.
Did Silos succeed? What about the backup system? Isn't there a backup system?
While thinking about this question, Ye Ning stopped hesitating, put on her shoes, picked up her coat and ran out with a pale face.
As soon as she stepped out of the door, she saw a group of orcs running towards her.
"Lord Ye Ning!"
Ye Ning leaned against the wall with a pale face and said weakly, "Is it an earthquake? The room seems to be collapsing."
"There was an accident. Don't worry, we will send someone to protect you." The man waved his hand behind him, and the orcs behind him automatically surrounded Ye Ning.
But just as they settled in, the robot, previously silent and serene in the room, suddenly erupted in a piercing metallic clatter. Various metal joints erupted from its body, the longest stretching as long as four or five meters. All of these joints twisted wildly in the air like silver snakes, tumbling the room into chaos, and soon, they tangled with each other. Sparks flew from the twirling metal.
Ye Ning seemed to be startled and hid directly behind one of the orcs.
She clutched her heart, her eyes filled with fear. "Is this robot crazy? Luckily I got out first."
"And the room was shaking just now. Is it going to collapse? I feel like I can't breathe."
It wouldn't happen so quickly if the system crashed, but Ye Ning had created another earthquake on the model of the dust planet. This was underground, so any tremor would be very noticeable.
As they spoke, another loud trembling noise erupted from an unknown direction. A metal door, further down, slammed shut. Ye Ning's radiating supernatural powers could even clearly sense the entire underground space falling into disarray. Functional areas began to disintegrate, and various control systems were gradually collapsing. Ye Ning could even smell the stench of burning metal.
"Something unexpected happened. I'll take you away from here first." The man didn't dare to hesitate and immediately asked someone to take Ye Ning out.
Ye Ning was put on a full-cover protective mask. The moment she put it on, she immediately felt that her breathing was much easier.
Ye Ning was then picked up by another fused orc, and the group quickly rushed out.
However, as she walked out, Ye Ning discovered that the situation was even more critical than she had expected, and everyone was running out in panic.
The chain reaction caused by the destruction of the Galaxy host finally became fully apparent.
The underground laboratory seemed to be completely out of control. The metal walls that were originally tightly fitted began to become dislocated, the ventilation ducts and walls were leaking water crazily, robots were going crazy everywhere, and there was even gas leakage in the laboratory.
"Lord Ye Ning!"
In a hurry, the chef, sensing Ye Ning's guidance, finally joined the group. He was quite agile and was far ahead of the other researchers. In just a few steps, he passed them and ran to Ye Ning's side.
The metal floor vibrated more and more violently, and the chef reached out to take Ye Ning from the fused orc's arms.
But the man dodged the chef's action in an instant and even looked at him with a wary look.
Ye Ning quickly said, "Just hold me, and we'll go out first."
The chef has to save some energy.
And everything that has happened so far has completely exceeded their expectations.
Theoretically, after destroying two mainframes, the third backup host should immediately initiate the takeover process, achieving what they call zero-delay docking. That's why she created the earthquake, hoping to force everyone onto land.
But looking at the current situation, it looked like all the mainframes were destroyed, and the underground was completely out of control. The damage caused by the earthquake should have been repaired immediately by the system.
Could it be that there aren't actually three hosts, but only two?!
While he was thinking, the tremors under his feet became more and more violent, but Ye Ning had already been escorted by them and entered a direct elevator from another emergency passage.
Emergency lights flickered wildly overhead as hundreds of researchers and professors stumbled toward the elevator. The scene was crowded and chaotic.
Ye Ning quickly grabbed the orc next to him and asked, "What about those researchers?!"
"Don't worry, everyone here is a treasure of the Sea Dust Star. We will arrange for everyone to evacuate quickly according to priority."
Ye Ning was quickly sent to the elevator. The door was very crowded, so she held the chef tightly with both hands. After the elevator door was stuck for a few seconds, the chef squeezed in with his own ability.
In an instant, the elevator, which should have been very spacious, was now packed tightly. Everyone was squeezed together shoulder to shoulder, and even turning around was very difficult.
The next second, the elevator door finally closed completely.
The elevator began to rise, but for some reason it was extremely slow. Ye Ning then turned around and looked at the other people behind him.
She was still held in the arms of the fused orc, so Ye Ning was in a higher position than the others.
But at first glance, Ye Ning caught sight of the silver badge on their chests—the exclusive insignia of the Federation President. Like her, they all wore fully enclosed filter helmets and the uniform white uniforms of the Federal Territory. The only difference between them was height, weight, and overall size.
In the crowd, someone suddenly said in a cold voice: "Master Ye Ning, the people around you have done something unforgivable to the Federation."
His voice had been transformed through a voice changer into a flat, hollow, and emotionless mechanical sound.
Ye Ning looked at him, raised her chin slightly, and said arrogantly: "I have been underground all the time and don't know the situation outside."
"But are you questioning me?"
The chef immediately stood in front of Ye Ning, glaring at the man in front of him, and said in an angry tone: "How dare you say such things to Master Ye Ning? You even confiscated our bracelets in the basement. What's happening outside has nothing to do with us. You must have leaked the information yourself, or did something to offend them."
"Isn't your fourth-generation Galaxy system amazing? Why is it leaking? Why are you rushing everyone up in the middle of the night? Is it completely uninhabitable underground?"
Everyone was silent for a moment.
It is indeed impossible to stay here any longer. The galaxy system has been destroyed, causing the entire underground to lose central command. Energy, ventilation, and experimental equipment are all out of control. Coupled with the occasional earthquakes, the originally efficiently operating underground has been paralyzed in the blink of an eye.
But the entire underground research institute was the result of countless efforts of everyone, and it suddenly collapsed like this. Everyone present was heartbroken.
After a pause, someone finally spoke, "You are the most noble pure human on the Sea Dust Planet. We would never dare, and would never, question you."
"It's just that under federal law, even if they are someone close to you, we have to go through the sanctions process."
Ye Ning's eyes fell on the man, "You decide for yourselves, I fully support the Federation."
There was no trace of worry in Ye Ning's tone.
The man stopped talking and just waved his hand, playing a reduced holographic projection in the air.
In the picture, in the heavy rain, a group of powerful fusion orcs are chasing a group of people who are also wearing the uniforms of the Federal Territory.
Judging from their appearance, there seemed to be no difference between the two groups, but Ye Ning could tell at a glance that the people being hunted were Le Song and Cang Chen.
She didn't show it on her face, but her heart was immediately in her throat.
She communicated with the spirit only on key matters, and she had no idea how the rest of the people were arranged.
But just by looking at these few seconds of footage, one can already feel that the speed of the two is still slightly inferior to those of the fused orcs.
They seemed to be constantly on the brink of life and death. They seemed to be about to be captured one second, but escaped in the next. The situation was so tense that it made people's breathing almost stop.
"Master Ye Ning, don't worry, we will catch them soon."
Ye Ning glanced at the numbers on the elevator. At this time, the elevator had risen to a position 180 meters underground.
The numbers jumped slowly, and Ye Ning's palms felt slightly itchy.
The small and enclosed elevator space is a great place to get started.
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