Zero's logic was instantly overwhelmed by this incomprehensible phenomenon! But the deadly threat was already upon him! He had no time to think!
"Logical conflict...priorities reset...protection protocols...enforce!"
The cold electronic sound was barely audible amid the roar of the collapse.
Zero abandoned all evasive action! He poured all his remaining energy into the mechanical arms and legs supporting his body! His armored back suddenly arched, facing the huge pipe that was crashing down like the sky collapsing! At the same time, the mechanical arm protecting Lu Qingyi tightened, completely covering her in the shadow of its steel body!
He wants to use his broken body as his last shield!
boom--!!!!!!!
The indescribable horrific crashing sound and the wailing of metal being completely twisted and broken mixed together!
The massive pipe debris slammed down hard on Zero's arched steel back! A terrifying impact, enough to deform a heavy tank, instantly transmitted! The alloy floor wreckage beneath Zero's feet shattered like biscuits! His entire body was slammed down by this unparalleled force! His armored back emitted a chilling metallic groan and tearing sound! Countless fine cracks instantly covered the thick shoulder and back armor! The crimson electronic compound eyes flashed wildly, and the brightness plummeted!
Swish——!
The armor joints collapsed! The exposed internal precision wiring and hydraulic lines twisted and broke under the enormous pressure, emitting dazzling sparks and scorching hydraulic oil!
"Warning! Back armor structure failure! Main drive shaft damaged! Hydraulic system pressure leak! Core power reactor output power dropped to 42%... The body... is about to... overload..."
System alarms blared like a death knell within the core processor. The massive pipe wreckage didn't cease its pressure, bearing its own terrifying weight and the rubble piling up above it, crushing down continuously! Zero's mechanical arms and legs, supporting his body, trembled violently, groaning under the strain, sparks flying from his joints! He was like a steel stake driven into the earth, bearing the immense pressure. His steel knees plowed deep furrows in the shattered ground, being pressed ever closer to the ground!
However, just when the last barrier formed by his iron body was about to be completely crushed, Lu Qingyi, who was protected under him and completely covered in the shadow of the mechanical arm, trembled again without warning!
This time, she did not open her tightly closed eyes, but the faint dark purple light at the chip interface on the back of her neck, which was almost extinguished, suddenly burst out like a last ray of light, and a circle of extremely faint silver-white ripples that were almost imperceptible to the naked eye burst out!
Buzz!
An invisible wave with strange penetrating power instantly swept across Zero's body that was about to collapse!
A miracle happened!
The terrifying data stream frantically refreshing within Core Processor Zero, indicating the pressure on his back was about to break through the critical point, was forcibly erased as if by an invisible hand! The destructive force that continued to crush him, enough to completely crush him into a discus, was strangely weakened!
Although it was only an extremely brief moment and the pressure value only dropped by less than 5%, for a war machine that was calculated to the millimeter, this insignificant breathing space was the difference between life and death!
The madly flashing light in Zero's crimson electronic compound eyes suddenly became fixed! The core processor recalculated at a speed beyond its limit! In that ten-thousandth of a second when the pressure was slightly relieved, all the remaining energy within the mechanical legs and arms supporting his body was desperately squeezed out!
boom!!!
A dull explosion echoed from within the machine! Zero's arched steel back unleashed its final, most violent burst of power, coupled with the extreme overload of the leg hydraulic system! Carrying the massive pipe wreckage and the falling debris on his back, he rushed forward like a demon from the abyss of hell, slamming into the more stable fork in the road ahead, forcing his way through a gap filled with twisted steel and sharp gravel, and rushed out!
Crash--!!!
The next second after he rushed out, the area that was originally supporting the area was completely buried by the subsequent collapsed boulders and pipes, forming a huge grave mound!
Zero, clutching Lu Qingyi, fell heavily onto the relatively flat, yet still cracked, ground at the fork in the road. The armor on his back was completely warped and deformed, a huge gaping hole opening, revealing the damaged interior, where smoke and sparks emanated. His crimson electronic eyes flickered a few times, their light fading to an extremely dim level. From within the machine came the piercing noises of various components overloading and hydraulic leaks.
He lowered his head with difficulty, his crimson electronic compound eyes fixed on the still unconscious, pale Lu Qingyi in his arms. Those two incomprehensible changes just now—the silver light flashing in her eyes, the faint silver-white ripples erupting from the chip on the back of her neck, and those two "coincidences" that occurred in desperate situations, forcibly weakening the external pressure...
For the first time, the cold logic core erupted in violent conflict and incomprehensible garbled code. This was definitely not Dr. Heisen's "consciousness anchor," nor was it the command of the honeycomb chip! This power... was strange, powerful, and cold, carrying a kind of... almost rule-bound, compulsory interference!
"'Key'… unknown variables… threat level… reassessing…"
The hoarse electronic sound carried an unprecedented solemnity and a hint of indescribable...confusion.
The core area of the honeycomb, the ring light table.
A cold, deathly silence, like the surface of a frozen lake, enveloped this space, symbolizing the fortress's supreme authority. The simulated starlight cast from the starry dome, now like countless prying eyes, illuminated the frozen figures of the six Supreme Councilors, each frozen in their own holographic projections.
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