Chapter 260 You've done a great job
Chapter 260 You've done a great job
People yearn for the unknown, so they explore the starry sky.
People are afraid of the unknown, so they are afraid of the darkness.
The unknown means variables and is full of infinite possibilities. People are afraid of such variables and a future they don’t want to see.
As it should be.
The figure with his head down made Elle worried, and his abnormal behavior made the robot feel uneasy.
"……Owner."
"What's wrong, Ellie?"
Very lucky.
The soft call was answered.
Inside the brightly lit bridge, the environment became somewhat dim, highlighting a sense of sadness and misery, and even Xu Xi's face looked much paler.
However, it was true that there were no wounds or bloodstains on Xu's body.
Looking at the familiar facial features, Ai Lei's restless heart calmed down a little.
"No, I'm fine," the humanized machine said in a calm voice. "I just want to tell you that I will protect you."
The words are so serious.
So much so that Xu Xi was stunned.
Immediately, he chuckled and nodded, his body was too heavy to even give a complete fake smile.
It can only make the corners of the mouth rise slightly.
"Yes, I believe in Ellie."
Outside the ship, the curvature of space became more apparent, and the stars were stretched into the shape of an abstract oil painting.
The curvature engine operates at superload, and together with the gravity generator, antimatter engine, and element decay engine, it supports the black starship's faster-than-light travel.
From a distance, the starship traveling at high speed is located in a distorted space bubble.
And the neutron battle star behind it.
A superluminal curvature chase begins.
To call it a pursuit battle is actually a bit of an exaggeration for the Dark Starship, as it has neither advanced weapons that can penetrate defenses nor any viable defensive devices.
The Neutron Battle Star is the ultimate creation that combines attack, defense, and speed.
Faced with the despair and oppression, the only thing the dark starship could do was to continuously increase the output of the curvature engine in an attempt to break out of the cage.
"Calculating deviations, calculating time, decreasing success rate..."
Computer inside a starship.
Ailei continued to perform precise manipulations, and the result of all the data calculations was that her own starship would be caught up and knocked down cleanly by the neutron battle star.
Although both are curvature engines, the output of the Neutron Battle Star is obviously much higher.
"...Absolutely not...Absolutely not..."
Can't accept that fact.
Fear fears that fact.
Data without emotions fluctuates like a human being at this moment, doing its best and overdrawing the limits of computing power.
But still useless.
The starship has successfully leaped to the top of the high wall, and is only a short distance away from completely breaking out of the cage.
But that distance is enough for the neutron battle star to approach and carry out more than a hundred space fissions.
"Can't……"
"I must protect my master..."
The overly hopeless reality and the beautiful wishes in the heart formed an unprecedented conflict, and the machine soul, which was already incredibly powerful, seemed to have undergone subtle changes.
But that change still cannot bring victory.
"Wait, this is..."
Very sudden.
The overall output of the starship has been increased again.
At the apex of what should have been impossible, a miraculous performance leap has been achieved.
Rush out, you must rush out!
I no longer have the heart to think about the reasons for the performance changes.
Elly controls the starship, transcending everything and disintegrating everything, and with a brief increase in performance, rushes into the gravitational gap leading to the real universe.
Light is stagnant.
Time, in stillness.
Space turns into a string.
Freed from the prison of the starry sky, the scene of things changes immediately, presenting a splendid and bizarre scene.
Moreover, the first moment after successfully escaping, the curvature starship malfunctioned and was destroyed on the spot.
It's amazing.
This prototype starship has withstood multiple space disruptions and operated its curvature engine at overload, but it has managed to hold on until now.
The Neutron Battle Star did not chase after us, as if it was confined in that cage.
It is impossible to determine whether there will be further pursuit.
Therefore, Ai Lei decided to activate the escape capsule, abandon the useless and scrapped hull, and escape further with Xu Xi.
"……Owner?"
Elly reenters the humanoid body.
She opened her eyes and saw a familiar figure, still resting with his head down.
The angle at which his head was tilted made his face hidden in the shadows, making it difficult to see his specific expression.
Not moving.
Very quiet.
The body remains young, but the invisible thing inside has become as weak as a candle in the wind, so weak that it cannot be detected.
"…I'm sorry I couldn't protect you."
The mechanical body trembles slightly.
Ai Lei half-knelt down, and in the lightless darkness, slowly held Xu Xi's hand. The trembling movement was so gentle that it felt like she was touching something extremely fragile.
Maybe he heard Ailei's voice.
Or maybe it's the warmth of your hands.
Xu Xi, who had overdrawn his own energy, opened his eyes tiredly and asked softly in a hoarse voice.
"Are we out of the cage yet?"
"Leaving, Master."
"Hahaha... well, it's good that you just leave."
"But I didn't do a good enough job. I failed to protect you."
"It's okay, Elle... You've done a great job, really great..."
Xu Xi squinted his eyes. He felt that his vision was a little cloudy and it was difficult to see the robot in front of him, so he tried to stand up.
But just when he wanted to stand up.
Loss of vision.
[People often use the word "miracle" to describe incredible achievements]
【And you are the miracle itself】
[Your persistence moved the machine soul, making the output of the curvature engine reach an unprecedented height. It was all thanks to the machine soul that it did not collapse.]
[Correspondingly, you have been eroded more]
[It's not just the mental changes, your body is also weakening, and you are somewhat unable to control your weakness.]
[You learned from Ailei that you had successfully escaped from the cage. You were relieved by the news and fainted again in front of Ailei.]
[The loyal servitor holds you in his arms and leaves in the starship's escape pod, flying to the nearest planetary system. Not long after you leave, the decommissioned hull of the curvature starship is destroyed.]
[When you wake up again, you are already in the medical cabin prepared by Ailei]
Your body is being healed
[But in your opinion, both your body and your spirit have entered "death"]
[In the past, you only lost your emotions when you were invaded by the machine soul, but now, you have fallen into a deeper void.]
[You can no longer feel cold, you can no longer feel hot, the void begins to devour you]
[It is an indescribable feeling, as if everything has been stripped away, causing you to overdraw your body and mind, passively waiting for the final demise]