Pei Du split the core of the mother tree and fell into the legendary "Shadow of the Cradle".
The awakened swarm of scarlet mechanical tentacles dragged him into a life-and-death fight.
Xu Shuangyao's consciousness was trapped in a crimson cage, and she witnessed Pei Du seriously injured and dying.
In desperation, she used herself as a catalyst to detonate the Crimson Accord.
The destructive storm severely damaged the mechanical graveyard and tore open the deep passages.
Pei Du seized the opportunity and rushed to the end of the passage while holding the burning Xu Shuangyao——
Suddenly, the view in front of me opened up, and I saw... a huge ecological dome floating in the void!
Dead silence.
Cold, heavy, and carrying the scent of dust deposited over eons, like solidified ink, it wafted up from the boundless metal graveyard below, pressing down firmly on Pei Du's shattered, thorn-clad body. Each heavy fall was like the sound of a rusted death knell, echoing dull and hollow. At the edge of his vision, swirling chains of data thorns struggled to penetrate the dense darkness, clearly imprinting the slowly rising steel cemetery of icy pillars and the remains of a honeycomb into his core consciousness.
Vast. Ancient. Lifeless. Each angular pillar, thrust into the darkness of the abyss, its dim energy lines etched across its surface, spoke of a long-extinguished grandeur. Layers upon layers of metal platforms and the wreckage of vast installations, like the skeletons of forgotten giants, were coated in a shroud of dark blue dust and dark green, mossy biomass. Time had lost its meaning here, leaving only the decay of steel and absolute silence.
Is this the "Shadows of the Cradle"? Those exiled... Old Ones?
As soon as the questioning thought flashed through the consciousness that was torn apart by severe pain, it was completely crushed by an overwhelming and unstoppable torrent of will!
Buzz——!!!
Ice-cold! Precise! Ancient! As if the laws of the universe themselves had opened their emotionless eyes, with a sense of absolute logic and order that looked down upon the dust, it rose with a roar from the deepest part of the rift, from the core of that iron cemetery! Instantly locking onto Pei Du and Xu Shuangyao, the scalding body in his arms!
This will, originating from the same source as the cradle, was even more primal, deeper, and even more… ruthless! It was as if it were the foundation of the cradle before its birth, the icy source of logic itself! Pei Du's molten-gold composite pupils suddenly contracted to their limit, the thorny chains of data swirling around their edges wailing under the weight, nearly crushed by the pressure of this pure and ancient logic! Xu Shuangyao, in his arms, shuddered violently, the violent crimson lines beneath his skin seemingly frozen briefly under the pressure of this will, before bursting into an even more painful light.
Next came the mechanical symphony that was like the awakening of hell!
Snap! Snap! Snap—!
Intensive, teeth-grinding, ripping metal sounds erupted simultaneously from all corners of the silent steel graveyard below! The massive metal "egg sac," coated in thick dust and biological scale, was like an eggshell crushed by an invisible giant hand, instantly covered in spiderweb-like cracks! Dazzling, heartless scarlet light, like billions of malevolent eyes, suddenly shone through the cracks!
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz——!
A deep, powerful hum, filled with pure mechanical force, sporadically merged into a terrifying resonance! The entire abyss trembled! Dust rustled from the metal wreckage! The sound converged into a torrent, like billions of dormant war machines awakened simultaneously, issuing a chilling declaration before imminent destruction!
The red light completely tore apart the rotten shell!
Countless suffocatingly large mechanical tentacles, like giant steel pythons emerging from the abyss of hell, slowly stretched out with a crushing pressure! Covered in thick, angular composite armor, the surface was flowing with dim yet dangerous scarlet energy lines. The ends of the tentacles were not suction cups, but complex mechanical claws that flashed with icy cold light, or rotating muzzles that emitted high-energy particle fluctuations! Scarlet electronic compound eyes were embedded in the joints of the tentacles or the gaps in the armor, like the stars of hell, focusing instantly! The cold beams of light were like physical shackles, nailing the falling Pei Du hard, scanning his broken thorny body, locking onto the high-dimensional contaminated aura emanating from the drop of "source blood" in his body, which was as eye-catching as a lighthouse in the night! It also firmly locked the "high-risk carrier" in his arms, emitting the uncontrolled fluctuations of the Crimson Agreement!
[Alert! Detected...ultra-high-dimensional pollution source...Threat Level: Extinction Level!]
[Detected... High-risk protocol carrier... Energy out of control... Contamination spreading...]
[Target locked...Executing the highest priority...Clearance protocol!]
【Physical erasure...begin!】
A cold, emotionless logical declaration exploded directly in Pei Du's core of consciousness, which was impacted by the ancient will! It was not a sound, but a pure torrent of information, carrying an absolute command of destruction!
"roar--!"
Pei Du roared with a mixture of intense pain and fury! His massive thorny left arm held Xu Shuangyao tightly against his chest. The remaining dark green life force, the dark blue arc of destruction, and the dim silver data halo erupted recklessly, interweaving across his body to form a shaky protective barrier! His newly formed, cracked data thorn right arm suddenly rose, and the nearly extinguished emerald whip blade erupted with its final radiance. The deep blue electric snakes wrapped around it hissed in their dying breath, lashing out fiercely at the first few scarlet python tentacles that emerged from below!
The early bird catches the worm!
Bang! Boom!
The whip blade ripped through the air, piercing the air with a sharp shriek as it fiercely lashed out against the thick armor of a scarlet tentacle! Deep blue electric snakes exploded, leaving charred marks on the armor's surface! Emerald thorns coiled around it, and cold geometric data patterns flashed wildly, attempting to penetrate its internal structure!
However!
Sizzle, sizzle—!
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