"Now is not the time to discuss whether you're bad or not. Is that guy really okay?" Kita Kiyokawa pointed at Lian Zhen, who was gathering his strength.
At this moment, Lian Zhen's condition could only be described as bizarre, as if air was constantly being blown into the bones and flesh, making him swell up like a balloon.
“Someone is helping him, but it’s better not to touch her now.” Shi Yin sighed: “Once she is stimulated by the outside world, she will explode even more completely. Lian Zhen can’t control such a strong power. If she waits for her to finish charging up and then makes her move, she will not be able to reach the peak power.”
“Well… Shion, I won’t question you, but I want to know why it’s Myōtai-ji, is that alright?” Kitakyokawa looked at Shion seriously: “If you don’t want to say, I’ll go back now.”
"Alright, Kiyokawa-sensei, Oto always has her own thoughts." Freya stepped in to mediate: "Although it's cruel, Oto's goal is ultimately for the sake of Yanlong Kingdom."
“That’s not what I meant, I’m sorry.” Kitakami’s tone softened a bit: “But, Shion, why are you so sad?”
Shi Yin: "..."
"Qingchuan, that's enough." Nanzhu pressed down on Bei Qingchuan's shoulder.
"Sorry, I got carried away." Kita Kiyokawa took a deep breath. "But Abbot Huiming is my friend, so..."
“Since the establishment of the Third Giant Gate, Yanlong Kingdom has only had two key projects. One is the Doomsday Beacon, which brings together the most advanced technology and resources of Yanlong Kingdom.” Shi Yin suddenly interrupted Bei Qingchuan, “The other is Mingtai Temple.”
"If Yanlong Kingdom represents the pinnacle of science, then the moment when the Buddha statue at Mingtai Temple blocked the calamity after the Jumen Disaster became the pinnacle of metaphysics."
"With the capabilities of the New World, they can no longer break through gradually. They must defeat us as quickly as possible, so they must target our key points, either Mingtai Temple or Doomsday Beacon."
Perhaps because there was enough time, Shi Yin did explain a few more points.
"The Doomsday Beacon may seem sturdy, but it is actually the most vulnerable one right now. I can't use the full release again, and Tyr can't get here in time. Those robots are all half-finished products. Once they encounter advanced monsters, they're just paper scraps. If they are destroyed, the Yanlong Kingdom's overall technology will regress by ten years."
“Those robots represent almost the entire nation’s resources. In my prime, I could turn back time and restore things, but now I can only watch them become obsolete. Each one that goes to waste is a major loss.”
“Now, the only one capable of withstanding the New World's attack is Mingtai Temple, but on the surface, Mingtai Temple is no worse than the Doomsday Beacon, so I withdrew the guards to make it seem like Mingtai Temple's defenses were weak…”
"This is my plan."
Shi Yin's speech became faster and faster, and for the first time, Nan Zhu saw an expression of almost self-abandonment in Shi Yin.
Yes, Abbot Huiming did everything he could to help her, but if it were for the sake of the Doomsday Beacon and the Yanlong Kingdom, Shiyin would still choose to give up Mingtai Temple.
Abbot Huiming had also guessed this, and before he died, he asked Shiyin to move all the scriptures of Mingtai Temple away, leaving only the mountain gate. He knew that the disciples of Mingtai Temple would never leave, as this was their home.
And that was indeed the case; Shi Yin chose to shift the blame elsewhere.
“Mingtai Temple’s fighting strength was not enough to begin with. I planned to lure the New World here. Lin Beiyue and the others are already strong enough that they can repel the New World’s offensive even if they fight to the death. However, Gu Changge and Qin Jin stayed at Mingtai Temple, so Mingtai Temple is qualified as a target.”
In the end, Shi Yin chose to sacrifice the power of Mingtai Temple to protect the superhumans of Yanlong Kingdom and prolong the battle.
"The worst outcome would be that they all die, but that weakens the power of the new world, so that I can take over. There are still a few mirror zombies that haven't appeared yet, and I can't use any more power."
Shi Yin was all too aware of how terrifying she was; even she herself wasn't confident she could defeat herself. If a mirror zombie were to mirror eighty percent of her power, then Shi Yin would truly have no chance.
Moreover, looking at the shattered laboratory, Shi Yin could actually sense how many people she had killed. It seemed as if she had killed several thousand people or zombies in an instant.
Are there that many people in this lab? Or is there a container for experimental materials in this lab?
Lian Zhen is currently being passively charged like a charger, and if her state is broken now, it will not only fail to stop her, but will also cause the power within her body to pour out.
You have to wait for Lian Zhen's current state to end so he can release it himself. Lian Zhen's own strength is limited. Even if the backup energy expands from the stream to the sea, the outlet is still a tap. No matter how much water is released, it will not exceed the range of the tap.
"So what do you want us to do now?" Freya squeezed Shion's hand and said with a grin, "I won't say I understand you, sister. I'll just do whatever you tell me to do."
“With you by my side, I will be stronger.” Shi Yin patted Freya’s hand, signaling her to be serious: “They have already discovered me. They have been preparing for the new world for hundreds of years. I am not sure I can protect you.”
"It's alright, isn't it? She's still part of my sister after all." Freya smiled. "That's what I think."
“I have no reason to be disloyal at the moment, Miss.” Standing beside Shi Yin, he said, “However, I seem to sense a strange third energy that I cannot identify.”
Shi Yin frowned slightly. She could feel it too. It was hard to describe the power, but it seemed to be filled with resentment and the power was very mixed.
Perhaps it's related to the thousands of experimental subjects affected by the power in that hidden corner.
However, if Shi Yin's senses are correct, those thousands of test subjects were not locked in some secret laboratory, but were forcibly embedded in the walls.
Lian Zhen finally stood up. Half of his body, which had just been blown off, had now grown back, but instead of human legs, they were hideous, bluish-gray, linear muscles that looked like skin had been peeled off.
The sheer number of muscle fibers was so clearly visible that it was truly unsettling.
"ah!!!"
The ear-piercing sound resounded through the sky, like a demonic chant. Within a radius of a hundred miles in the vast jungle, all birds and insects fled in panic. If an ordinary person were here, Shuang'er would probably suffer tinnitus and deafness instantly.
However, Shi Yin and the others were completely unaffected.
Freya glanced at Kita Kiyokawa behind her in surprise, not expecting that this person, who looked as weak as an ordinary person, would actually be somewhat useful.
Lian Zhen felt a strong infectious force enveloping her, and her anger, sadness, despair... even fanaticism were soothed by this emotion.
She tried desperately to unleash her power, but the infectiousness made her feel stuck in her throat, unable to spit it out or swallow it.
"Kill her." Shion and Freya reacted at the same time.
Shi Yin dashed forward and instantly appeared behind Lian Zhen, while Freya conjured a pink crystal bow and arrow in her hand, drawing the bow and firing the arrow in one smooth motion, launching a pincer attack from both sides.
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