Inside the Temple of Origin, time seemed frozen by the dark gold and crimson light connecting the two life support pods. Xu Shuangyao's sobs gradually faded, leaving only the uncontrollable, slight trembling of her body. Her icy blue eyes, unblinking, stared blankly at the faint, steadily flickering light in the hollow of Lin Mo's left eye, as if it were the only anchor holding her shattered world together.
Lin Mo remained in a deep coma, his shattered body bobbing in the repair fluid, oblivious to the turmoil his soul had unleashed. Only the faint light of his left eye, like a candle in the wind, yet with an indescribable tenacity, responded to Xu Shuangyao's gaze.
"Vital signs stable! Mental storm subsided! Energy field returned to baseline!" The cold electronic voice echoed again, this time with a sense of calm after a calamity. The medical staff climbed up from the ground and, still in shock, began to deal with the mess and the frozen and damaged equipment.
Dr. Owen practically threw himself before Xu Shuangyao's life support console, his bloodshot eyes fixed on the frantically pulsing data streams. "Incredible... absolutely incredible! Neural link recovery... 95%! Frost Mark activity index... has surpassed its previous peak! And it's still rising! Resonance... this is the resonance of the Origin's Will! It's not just calling her, it's repairing her!" His voice was shrill with excitement.
General Raymond's rock-hard shoulders finally relaxed a little. He looked at the figure in the life support pod, silently weeping, his gaze fixed on Lin Mo, his eyes complex. This was no longer a cold war machine; this was a soul completely broken by immense sorrow and the shock of loss and recovery, yet barely managed to regain a shred of humanity.
"She needs time," Raymond's voice was low and tired. "We all need time. Owen, monitor the physiological and psychological conditions at the highest level. We can't relax for a moment. Report any fluctuations in that light... and Lin Mo's condition immediately."
"Yes, General!" Dr. Owen nodded vigorously, his eyes fanatically immersing himself in the ocean of data again.
The tense atmosphere within the temple hadn't completely dissipated, but had shifted from a seething crisis to a high-pressure alert. The shadow of the World Tree still radiated a gentle glow, its root energy flowing gently, maintaining the fragile balance within the two life support pods.
Xu Shuangyao's world is a cold chaos.
The sorrow and pain Pei Du felt before his annihilation, enough to tear the galaxy apart, was like ice branded deep within her soul, causing a sharp sting with every heartbeat. She "saw" it. The moment her consciousness was forcibly awakened and connected to the ray of light in Lin Mo's left eye, she clearly "saw" the final scene:
Deep within the rifts of the Sea of Entropy, the cold, slippery darkness wriggled and eroded like a living thing. Pei Du—the man who once shone like a star—his star core, like a candle in the wind, entangled and gnawed by the cold shadows of entropy. The core's light resisted desperately, each flickering with soul-deep pain and rage. Then came the cold, merciless stream of commands—formatting commands from the highest authority of "Frost Brand." Like the sharpest ice blade, it severed all emotional ties between her and him, completely erasing every trace of "Xu Shuangyao's" existence. In that moment, she felt not sadness, but eternal, absolute nothingness, as if her own existence had been completely negated and returned to zero.
Finally, there was that resolute explosion! Ignite oneself, transforming into an ember that consumes everything! Not for victory, not for survival, but simply to carve a final, tragic inscription for all that has passed away in the eternal void!
These images, these feelings, were not a replay of memory, but rather a ray of light from Lin Mo's left eye, carrying Pei Du's final will, pouring directly into the depths of her soul! She felt it herself! It was as if she had personally experienced that hopeless annihilation!
The overwhelming sadness and icy emptiness nearly consumed her once again. She suddenly closed her eyes, tears streaming down her face. However, just as her consciousness was about to slip back into the boundless icy sea, the faint yet incredibly familiar dark gold and dark red light gently enveloped her once again.
There was no sound, only an extremely clear will flowing:
"Frost medicine..."
"Survive..."
"Watch this fire for me..."
This will was like a warm current thrown into the icy sea, with Pei Du's unique determination mixed with iron and tenderness, forcibly pulling her back from the brink of collapse.
Survive...
Watching Tinder...
Xu Shuangyao struggled to open her eyes again. Tears still welled in her icy blue pupils, but the pure pain and desire for destruction had been replaced by a heavier sense of responsibility, tinged with endless sorrow. Her gaze fell back on Lin Mo, on the faint light in his left eye.
The spark... is he? The one Pei Du used his last breath to protect... is this the young man?
An indescribable complex of emotions surged within her: sadness, bewilderment, a sense of heaviness at having been entrusted, and... a faint reliance, soothed by that ray of light, that she herself hadn't noticed.
At this moment, something strange happened!
Buzz——!
The dark golden light that had been flickering steadily in Lin Mo's left eye suddenly fluctuated violently without any warning! The light suddenly became dazzling, and the frequency increased wildly, like a star about to explode! The biological membrane covering the eye socket was instantly burned, leaving scorch marks!
"Warning! Target individual Lin Mo! The core energy source (dormant state) is experiencing severe disturbances! The energy dissipation index is skyrocketing!"
"The carrier's vital signs are rapidly deteriorating! Blood pressure is plummeting! Nerve signals are disordered! The rejection index has exceeded the critical threshold!"
The shrill alarm once again tore apart the tranquility of the temple!
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