Just when the fingertips were about to touch the wound!
Something strange happened suddenly!
laugh--!!!
Deep within the wound on the side of Xu Shuangyao's neck, the tiny, tender green sprout seemed to be receiving the strongest stimulus and threat, suddenly erupting with an unprecedented radiance! No longer a soft, emerald green, but a piercing, repulsive silver-white halo! An incomparably resilient force field barrier, instantly formed from countless fine, silver-white roots, suddenly erupted from the depths of the wound like a stressed clam shell!
Bang!!!
Pei Du's golden-patterned fingers slammed into an invisible wall composed of billions of sturdy steel wires! A violent recoil instantly spread through his fingers and spread throughout his arm! Severe pain washed over him, and his finger joints groaned under the weight! The golden energy stream he had so painstakingly channeled was completely shattered and annihilated by the silver-white force field barrier the moment it impacted.
"Ugh!" Pei Du groaned as his arm was violently repelled, causing him to stumble backwards and nearly fall. He stared in astonishment at the force field barrier at the wound on Xu Shuangyao's neck, which was pulsating with a silvery-white light and felt as if alive. He then glanced at his own numbed fingers, his eyes filled with disbelief and a cold, stinging pain of betrayal.
Why?! The power left behind by Qing Luo... is repelling him?! Is it protecting Xu Shuangyao... resisting his approach and rescue?!
"No... Impossible..." Pei Du muttered to himself, a cold, venomous suspicion growing in his heart, fresh from the betrayal and excruciating pain he had just experienced. Could it be... Qingluo's final act wasn't simply a rescue? Could it be... that so-called "seed" be another form of control? A backdoor left by the plant data network to control the "key"? And Xu Shuangyao... had she acquiesced? Or even... taken advantage of it?!
This thought spread like wildfire! Combined with Xu Shuangyao's reliance on Qingluo's power from the battlefield in his previous memory, and this blatant rejection... the pain and despair in Pei Du's eyes were quickly replaced by a cold, deceived rage! The phantom of the crown of thorns between his brows glowed brightly, emitting a dangerous and restless aura!
"You... want it all to yourself too?" Pei Du's voice was as low as the friction of ice, laced with suppressed anger and a hint of wounded hoarseness. He looked at the unconscious Xu Shuangyao as if he were a stranger. "The power of the crown... you want it... right?"
As if to confirm the darkest guess in his heart!
Buzz——!!!
The entire tilted, silent core platform began to shake violently again! This time, the shaking didn't come from the underground fungus master's devouring, but from... overhead!
From the crumbling sky, behind the massive, broken metal beams and the wreckage of the curved wall covered in dark green light, a piercing scream, like the sound of metal tearing apart, suddenly erupted! Then, crimson beams, like spears hurled from hell, pierced through the dense smoke and dust, fiercely slamming into the edge of the platform!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The flames of the explosion instantly engulfed the surrounding area! A scorching blast of air, mixed with metal fragments and scarlet mycelial slime, spurted out!
"Target found! Alpha carrier energy response confirmed! Omega carrier life signal is weak! Execute: Final Harvest Protocol!" A cold and ruthless electronic synthesized voice, accompanied by heavy metal footsteps, came from the gap in the collapsed dome!
The scarlet beam swept through the diffuse smoke and dust, illuminating dozens of figures falling from the high gap like meteorites!
They were no longer the giant Eradicators we'd encountered before! Their bodies were more slender and agile, covered in a deep purple, lightweight armor embossed with streamlined thorns. The armor's surface shimmered with a high-frequency, dark blue energy shield. Their heads were sharper, streamlined, and their composite electronic eyes were a cold, deep blue, like the vertical pupils of a venomous snake. Their arms transformed into twin ion blades pulsing with high-frequency energy fluctuations. Energy thrusters, like insect wing membranes, extended from their backs, emitting a low, humming sound, allowing them to briefly hover in the air and maneuver at high speeds.
"Reaper!" Pei Du's pupils shrank! After devouring the commander, the Fungus Lord activated a higher-level killing weapon! They were faster and their attacks more deadly!
Even more terrifying, the deep blue electronic eyes of these Reapers instantly locked onto two targets: Pei Du, whose energy reaction was as obvious as a torch, and... Xu Shuangyao, who lay not far from Pei Du, her neck gleaming with a emerald green and silver-white repulsive field! They had clearly received the clearest instructions possible—the twin carriers were both top priority targets!
"Kill!" The leading Reaper's electronic voice remained unchanged.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The energy membranes on the backs of a dozen or so Reapers suddenly erupted with a dark blue tail flame! Their figures instantly transformed into deep purple afterimages, like a deadly swarm of bees, swooping down from different heights and angles towards Pei Du and Xu Shuangyao on the ground! Ionic light blades tore through the air, emitting high-frequency, scalp-numbing shrieks! Deadly cold light intertwined into a web of light covering death!
“Get out of here!” Pei Du roared like a beast! Rage at being deceived, fear of Xu Shuangyao’s injuries, and rage at the deadly threat before him instantly ignited the Crown of Thorns’ power, which had just subsided! The phantom of the crown between his brows erupted with a dazzling golden light! Countless thorny vines composed of pure dark gold energy, like dancing giant pythons, instantly broke through the metal ground beneath his feet and soared into the sky! With a violent aura of destruction, he lashed out at the swooping Reapers!
Boom! Clang! Swish!
Raging thorny vines collided violently with the swooping ion blades! The blaze of energy annihilation was blindingly bright! The shrieking sounds of ripping metal and shattering energy shields were incessant! Several Reapers at the forefront were lashed by the violent thorny vines. Their deep purple armor instantly twisted and deformed, their dark blue energy shields shattered like soap bubbles, and their bodies were hurled outward like kites with their strings cut, crashing into the distant ruins and exploding in balls of fire!
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