The atmosphere was as heavy as a pressure cooker about to burst. The towering form of the "Beacon," like a cold sculpture, stood before a massive tactical holographic sand table. On the sand table, the dot of light representing the location of the abandoned factory in the old city was being devoured by a rapidly expanding, dark purple energy vortex, like a black hole! The energy readings nearby soared, already exceeding the upper limit of the meter, a shocking sight!
"Report! All external sensors failed the moment the attack landed! The energy level... is incalculable!"
"The energy response of the 'Ark' beacon (the seven-pointed star) has increased by 300%! It is providing positioning and energy amplification for this attack!"
"The fortress's outer shield was affected by a severe shockwave, and its stability has dropped to 41%! Cracks have appeared in some areas!"
"A landslide occurred at the entrance to the underground passage in Area B7! People are trapped!"
The bad news came like a hailstorm. The communication channel was filled with an oppressive silence, with only the shrill alarms of the instruments wailing frantically.
Beacon's metal mask was expressionless, but the light of its prosthetic electronic eye flickered rapidly like a beacon in a storm. His metal fingers on the control panel were slightly deformed from the excessive force. The old city... Lu Cheneng... Wen Shifei... and that last hope... was it wiped out just like that? A cold feeling of powerlessness and overwhelming rage surged deep within his cold circuit boards.
At that moment, the heavy door of the command center was flung open! Xiaolin, supporting Lu Qingyi, who was barely able to stand, her face as pale as a ghost, but her eyes were frighteningly bright, stumbled in!
"Beacon... Boss!" Xiaolin's voice was filled with tears. "Sister Qingyi... she has important information! It concerns... it concerns everyone's life and death!"
Everyone's eyes instantly focused on Lu Qingyi.
The "beacon" turned suddenly, and its electronic prosthetic eye instantly locked onto Lu Qingyi: "Speak!"
Lu Qingyi struggled to push away Xiaolin's support and rushed to the main control console with all her strength. Her fingers trembled violently due to weakness and anxiety, but she tapped the keyboard with extraordinary precision, calling up a deep encrypted protocol interface marked with Wen Shifei's unique flying bird symbol!
"Project Zero... the truth..." She gasped, speaking rapidly, each word piercing with tears. "It's a bioweapon! The 'Reaper' template... all implanted... are potential weapons! Lu Qiming... can send 'Harvest' commands through the master control chip in my body... and wipe out all life outside the chaebol sequence!"
Inside the command center, a pin drop could be heard! Everyone, including Beacon, was shaken to their core by this earth-shattering revelation! Biological weapons! Destruction orders! The core hub! The ambition and cruelty of the chaebols were far more terrifying than they had imagined!
"The attack on the old city... is to destroy the 'key' left by Wen Yuan... that can interfere with the 'Ark'!" Lu Qingyi's voice was filled with desperate urgency, "The fortress's defense system... has a backdoor left by Sister Wen... a countermeasure protocol for the 'resonance virus'! Quick! Start it! Use maximum power... to interfere with the attack point of the 'Ark' in the old city! Even if... it can only interfere for a moment! Give my brother and the others... a glimmer of hope!" She suddenly pointed at the light spot on the holographic sand table that was about to be completely swallowed by the dark purple vortex!
The beacon's electronic prosthetic eye blazed with an unprecedentedly sharp light! Without the slightest hesitation, its cold metal fingers danced across the main control console like a phantom!
"Authorization approved! Highest level! Activate the 'Spark' protocol! Target: Old Town strike coordinates! Direct all energy...to the 'Resonance' countermeasure array!"
Buzz——!!!
The entire lighthouse fortress shook violently! All non-essential energy supplies were instantly cut off! Outside the fortress, the scarred defense matrix and turrets suddenly dimmed their energy glow! The interior of the fortress was instantly plunged into darkness, with only the instrument screens in the command center emitting a faint light!
All energy was frantically drawn to a hidden area deep within the fortress! There, a special array designed by Wen Shifei, combining the core code of the "Resonance Virus" and the fortress's energy network, was instantly activated to an overloaded state!
The invisible data torrent, carrying a strong will to "return to zero" and the unique spiritual imprint of Wen Shifei, mixed with the last energy squeezed out of the fortress, turned into an invisible arrow that condensed the last hope of all the rebels, tearing through the barriers of space, ignoring the spiritual pollution of the "Ark" signal, and shot with incredible precision at the center of the destructive storm in the old city - the core of the factory that was frantically extracting Wen Shifei's vitality and wrestling with the dark purple seven-pointed star in the air!
Old town, abandoned factory, core control room.
The dark purple pillar of light of destruction, like the collapsing sky, came crashing down with the aura of annihilation!
Wen Shifei slumped before the control panel, watching the ever-closer light of death that filled his entire field of vision. He felt the fading pulse of the Feiniao Chisel and the weakening sensation of his own life force rapidly fading. Only a despairing calm remained in his eyes. "Brother... I tried my best..."
Lu Chen's eyes were bloodshot, and the purple lightning on the magic blade danced wildly, but it could not break through the absolute pressure brought by the destructive light column! He roared and tried to pounce on Wen Shifei, but his body was nailed to the spot by the invisible force field!
Applejack and Anvil closed their eyes, awaiting final annihilation.
Just when the destructive beam of light was about to engulf the entire control room and completely vaporize the core, the carving knife, and everyone in it!
Buzz——!!!
A pure, tenacious, and indomitable blue light, like a match lit in absolute darkness, suddenly burst forth from within the vast, trembling, flickering core! The light wasn't intense, but it carried a strange frequency, instantly making contact with the pillar of destructive light descending from the sky!
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