Chapter 141 Overturning the Chessboard
Ding~
A third star was engraved on the chess piece representing Chen Xiao'e. The glass case representing the human side vibrated and creaked, slowly rising through the void, reaching a height slightly higher than that of the abnormal side.
"Very good!"
"yeah!"
The people in the monitoring center celebrated quietly and then hurriedly adjusted various arrangements.
The Knights are all in place, deployed in five locations: east, west, south, north and center, and are eager to see the situation change.
Each team is interspersed at important points. Once cracks appear at any location in the abnormal area, they can activate the ritual array as quickly as possible and pry open the "shell" like a piece of iron inserted into a macadamia nut.
"That way it'll be stable~"
The assistant stretched to ease his numb fingers. He looked at the pixelated figures on the screen frantically copying down the rules, feeling more relaxed than ever. "Great! With Chen Xiao'er, even cracking the rules is so efficient!"
Under the control of the monitoring center, the Paster meters form an array, visibly or invisibly surrounding the abnormal area, and one ring after another alternately transmits constantly changing data.
No matter how much energy the Anomaly-Dominator invested, any part of it that came close to Chen Xiao'er's would be forcibly reset to 0. The green color, symbolizing safety, soothed people and brought a knowing smile.
The white-haired expert picked up the water cup and blew on it: "Huh~ Everything is ready..."
Before she finished speaking, her pupils suddenly tightened: "Wait! This is--"
Boom, rumble.
A dull thunder rumbled outside the realm, and the electric arcs were mixed with gilded rules and the power of the abyss. It was proof that the master was placing a heavy bet!
This time, it was no longer limited to the bet on the power level. It actually bet on... the power was tilting, and the crown moved a distance visible to the naked eye towards humans, towards "Chen Xiao'er"!
Why has it come to this?
No, this was precisely the rational judgment. The experts held their breath, gradually understanding the Master's determination.
Although the energy conduction has returned to normal, the master did not dismantle the power, but instead tried his best to target only one point, one person: Chen Xiao'er.
After much consideration, it came to the final conclusion that it [most likely] could not defeat Chen Xiao'er.
Because it didn't understand Chen Xiao'er, didn't understand humans well enough, and couldn't decipher Chen Xiao'er's superpowers. And with the power struggle imminent, it didn't have time to understand. So, it simply piled up a lot of chips and put Chen Xiao'er out—temporarily!
…
Sizzle.
The broadcast paused for a moment before a cold announcement came out: "The restroom has been repaired. Please use it normally."
It’s finally fixed. If it continues to be blocked, I’ll suffocate to death.
Chen Xiao'er rubbed her wrist and handed a freshly copied piece of paper to Lin Lang: "Here, I'm going to the bathroom first."
Students were working on the assembly line to assemble the things they had brought from school. As for the toys from the factory? No one cared.
Lin Lang took the rule sheet and handed it to the student next to him. "Restaurant? I'll go with you."
"No need, I'll go with her." Ling walked around the machine, walked to Xiao'er and took her hand.
"Hiss..." Chen Xiao'er retracted her wrist.
Zero immediately relaxed his palm. "Does it hurt?"
"Well, a little bit." Chen Xiao'er smiled and didn't take it too seriously. Sometimes her classmates were a little out of touch and insisted that she copy so many pages immediately.
But it’s okay to ask for this occasionally. During her last extracurricular activity, the equipment was shared among her roommates and classmates.
They walked out of the workshop and continued along the corridor. Ling turned Xiao'er's wrist over and gently massaged both sides. "How about this? Is it better?"
Chen Xiao'er's cheeks flushed slightly, and she obediently placed her hand in her senior's, curling it up. "...Much better." She leaned against the snow-white wall, her eyelashes fluttering so close they seemed to brush against her hand.
"What's wrong? Does it still hurt?" Ling stopped her fingers, raised her head and looked at Xiao'er's eyes intently.
"No, it's okay~ Let's go first." Chen Xiao'er retracted her hand and hurriedly leaned on Ling's shoulder, like a kitten that retracted its tail and hurried over.
[No. 1: No. 0, your emotions are fluctuating too much, please check yourself.]
[No. 0: Everything is normal.]
Ling moved his shoulder towards Xiao'er's head, and they both slowed down their pace and turned towards the stairs leisurely as if they were taking a stroll.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle.
Zero's irises suddenly flashed with an abnormal data stream, mixed with the alarm of the emotion module.
The gentle smile on her face gradually disappeared, and Ling raised his head to scan the surrounding environment: Xiao'er had fixed this place as a food processing factory, so there shouldn't be any abnormalities that could break open cracks at will.
Sizzle, sizzle.
The metallic noise of the microwave oven grew louder and louder, and a line of red text flashed into life.
[Attention, No. 0! Abnormality - The Overlord is using rules to directly attack Chen Xiao'er, be careful and defend yourself!!!]
Directly attack Xiao'er? !
The moment Zero saw this line of words, he tensed his muscles and subconsciously reached out his hand.
Bang!
The heavy metal rod hit the back of Chen Xiao'er's head. She couldn't even squeak and collapsed silently.
[Endangering public order, determined to be a violation] The Overlord poured his immense power into it and briefly took advantage of the rules recognized by Chen Xiao'er.
Countless hands stretched out from the cracks behind her, with regular golden threads wrapped around their arms. They evaporated and regenerated as they touched the girl's body.
Flutter, flutter.
Six pairs of arms tightly restrained Chen Xiao'er's hands and legs and dragged her into the deep cave.
[Don't be impulsive, Number 0. Take the backup energy and reunite with the A-level students first.]
Rustle, Ling moved.
【Backup Energy-Startup】
Her legs were covered with silver-white armor, and she jumped up with all her might as she started—every muscle in her slender body stretched as hard as she could at this moment, extending her right hand towards the girl in the crack.
"Xiao Ai——"
Her name was not a spell, but the moment it came out of her mouth, the energy output increased again.
The crack was about to close. Before Xiao'e's hair completely disappeared, Ling controlled the surging energy and slammed into her with his entire body!
Thunderclap.
Oily ripples appeared on the surface of the crack, forcefully expanded by the icy blue force, forcing the apostle to be engulfed. The crack completely closed in the intense vibration and disappeared.
…
"Stupid!" Someone threw his pen and muttered to himself, biting his nails in anger. "This is irrational. Aren't apostles supposed to have no personal feelings? Why would Number 0 disobey orders?"
In comparison, the expert group next door seemed calm.
A calm voice came through the speakers: "Your choice of words is inappropriate. Apostles were once living humans. Please don't forget the purpose for which our companions became Apostles."
"Well, at least the behavior just now... was very unreliable." The observer slid down on the chair, his tone much calmer.
Half of them were reminded by colleagues, and the other half saw the scene from the sky:
Although the human side temporarily lost Chen Xiao'er and lost an additional powerful Apostle Zero, the golden crown was actually closer to humans.
The power of rules is entangled with "Chen Xiao'er", willing to be used by her.
In order to simultaneously trap two heavyweight pieces, the Abnormal Overlord consumed its potential for sustained combat. It had to use surprise tactics to achieve a decisive victory, otherwise it would be dead by the time Chen Xiao'er and Ling escaped.
A colleague nearby picked up a pen and threw it over. "Stop complaining. It's not like we don't have a backup plan. Blame the person in charge for not activating the control chain to strictly control the apostles ahead of time."
"......" The observer scratched his head and was about to say something when he saw a large exclamation mark pop up on the big screen.
【Abnormal-the train is approaching the blockade.】
[Unknown anomaly (radiation energy exceeds 1000!) is approaching the blockade.]
Two orange indicators slid quickly from the edge of the screen to the center. The church had set up three blockades in total. They had broken through the first level and arrived in the middle of the second level.
[Please ask the person in charge to instruct: Do we need to activate the enemy response plan-2?]
The team leader's hand pressed on a huge blue button.
As long as you press this button, the flow of time around you will slow down significantly, but the thinking speed of humans within the range will not slow down, which can greatly improve the efficiency of thinking.
After a few seconds, the orange dot turned into temporarily safe blue.
【Abnormal-Train and unknown abnormality make a joint application. 】
[They expressed in human language that they had no intention of seizing power, and only wished to evenly distribute the remaining energy in the area.]
This was not a situation the observers could intervene in. They watched helplessly as the text on the screen continued to change until the final decision was made.
[Witnessed by the Glorious, a temporary alliance has been established. With the introduction of the anomaly - the train and the unknown anomaly variables, please ask the expert team - the tactical planning team to immediately redraw the battle plan.]
call……
The observer finally breathed a sigh of relief and muttered softly, "Anomalies actively forming an alliance? Could this be the effect of the reset? It would be disastrous if Chen Xiao'er finally clings to the power of rules."
Beep beep.
As if to complement this sentence, a new instruction appeared on the screen.
[Recorders 12, 13, and 14, please record the following text for the review phase after the task is completed.]
[Raise Chen Xiao'er's risk rating, formulate a targeted control plan for Chen Xiao'er, and implement stricter control over Apostle 0.]
Miroku's fingers on the keyboard trembled.
[“How is it? Do you need my help?”]
unnecessary.
Chen Xiao'er is very important now, and they will definitely make the right choice after evaluation.
"Are you sure?"
、
I'm sure.
…
Chen Xiao'er stayed in the toilet for a long time this time. Twisted tentacles gradually grew in the shadows of the workshop, and the pile of smashed toys made a rustling sound, as if a hundred cockroaches were crawling inside.
The students gathered together with their weapons, silently reciting the rules page left by Chen Xiao'er.
According to the rules she copied, it was now 5:45 PM, which was beyond working hours. There was no reason for the supervisor to make trouble again, and it would not trigger anything too dangerous.
Boom, rumble.
Is it thundering?
Lin Lang quickly raised his head and dodged to the side as if by habit. Lightning flashed outside the window, and tiny specks of golden light emanated from the clouds, splashing everywhere like an overturned oil bottle.
"What's going on?" She stretched out her claws and turned over to squat behind the table. This was the safest table where Xiao'er had lain before, and it wouldn't suddenly produce eight claws and swoosh at people.
Beep beep.
Two lines of text appeared on the communicator.
[Exception - Overlord raises bet. Chen Xiao'er and Apostle 0 have been temporarily banned by the rules.]
"What?!"
[The Knights are in place. The assault is scheduled for 2 hours. Please do your best to survive during this time. Come on.]
Rustle, rustle, rustle.
Pitch-black grease seeped out from the cracks in the floor, turning the "reality" of the factory into nothingness.
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