Facing his offspring who were about to be degraded into another, lower form of life, Lin Xi's expression was extremely grim. Beside him, Xavier's surging killing intent once again starkly reminded him that he had to make a choice.
"Actually, it's not difficult to take action now..."
"No."
Before Xavier could finish speaking, Lin Xi rejected Xavier's proposal once again.
“Noah is still there,” those calls seemed to still echo in Lin Xi’s ears, “…Let’s wait until its consciousness completely fades before we make our move. Let’s just consider it a gift from us.”
Lin Xi spoke softly to Xavier in an extremely tired tone.
"Although it will be a bit troublesome then, but..."
Lin Xi looked up at Xavier.
Xavier blinked and then suddenly leaned over.
A warm, dry kiss landed on Lin Xi's forehead.
"Yes, that's right..."
Xavier said awkwardly.
Lin Xi could feel that its killing intent had completely faded away at this moment.
Yes, they will eventually have to kill Noah, but at least Lin Xi won't have to face it right now.
Call it escapism or cowardice.
But Lin Xi, without looking back, found an opportunity to walk deeper into the spaceship.
Perhaps realizing that the mechanical warriors were of no use to Lin Xi at this point, Hal finally let go of those poor metal monsters.
For the next long stretch of the journey, apart from the occasional Zerg monster that jumped out due to hunger and dizziness, the mechanical warriors and white nematodes used to defend the spaceship disappeared.
Under these circumstances, Lin Xi quickly found the elevator leading to the depths of Providence—Arthur seemed to be imprisoned in the core area of the spaceship.
Lin Xi, feeling uneasy, followed her senses and continued downwards.
Just as he was standing in a transport elevator hidden in a corner, intending to go directly to the lowest floor that the elevator could reach.
A subtle sensation, as if something had gently brushed against me, instantly washed over me.
It's a line of sight...
Something was watching him.
Lin Xi, who was studying the elevator identification system, suddenly looked up and squinted at some inconspicuous detection devices on the elevator walls and ceiling.
The next second, the LCD screen next to Lin Xi flickered rapidly.
The normal selection menu was locked.
B-1318. Room 1192, Section A
A coordinate appeared on the screen.
Upon seeing the suddenly appearing location, Lin Xi immediately realized that this was Scripps's manipulation.
"You finally deigned to show up?"
Lin Xi retorted sarcastically, unsurprised.
His tone was so menacing that even Xavier shuddered involuntarily.
"What do you want me to do there this time? I don't have another child for you to use now."
Lin Xi said sharply.
However, Scripps did not respond to Lin Xi's question.
Lin Xi's lips were tightly pursed.
He glanced at Xavier, who immediately sensed Lin Xi's thoughts.
The young and impetuous King Insect suddenly raised his hand and stabbed it directly into the elevator wall. The solid metal felt as soft as melted butter in his hand.
Xavier easily tore the entire control board embedded in the elevator.
"Click—click-click—"
The elevator, which had been locked, emitted several sharp alarm sounds, and then, out of control, began to plummet straight down...
"Boom—"
Then, accompanied by a piercing sound.
The elevator shuddered violently, coming to a stop in mid-air as the emergency system was suddenly activated.
However, the moment the emergency system was activated, the brightly lit car suddenly turned pitch black.
There are no emergency lights.
There is no accident handling button.
No device warnings were issued.
...Lin Xi waited silently in the darkness without saying a word.
"I think you need to give me an explanation, don't you think?"
Then he said to Scripps in a low voice.
It might be a few seconds, or it might be a little longer...
After a while, the elevator lights began to flash rhythmically.
"Morse code... could it get any more old-fashioned?"
Lin Xi observed the frequency of the flashing lights and then muttered something.
But no matter how bad her temper was, Lin Xi eventually put on a stern face and began to carefully decipher the message Scripps sent through Morse code.
Its information is quite brief.
Don't let them catch me.
Go to the lab, and you'll find the answer.
After cracking the password, Lin Xi murmured slowly.
The next second, the lights stopped flashing, the entire carriage fell completely silent, and the feeling that someone was staring at Lin Xi completely disappeared.
Scripps seems to have left Lin Xi once again.
...
"He ran away..."
In the control room of Providence, Hal let out a hoarse whisper.
He silently stared at Lin Xi and Xavier, who were hiding inside the elevator car, using his thermal imaging probe.
The elevator that suddenly started operating was as conspicuous to Hal, who controlled the entire spaceship system, as the moon in the night sky.
However, Scripps' electronic consciousness is the most unpredictable comet in this "starry sky".
Hal was just a hair's breadth away from catching Scripps.
However, the two of them had lived together for far too long, so long that Scripps was so sensitive to Hal's scent that Hal could no longer conceal his pursuit of him...
This is not the first time they have failed.
Even so, Hal showed no signs of frustration.
On the contrary, it was more active and excited than before, lurking in the electronic network, which made its dilapidated android body's eyes gleam brightly.
Hal stroked the body bound to the life support system more than once, the body that Streep had completely abandoned.
If anyone were still alive, they would find that Hal has never been as active as he is now in the last 300 years.
“Fine, you can run away… You know me too well, which makes finding you a little difficult,” Hal said softly. “But you know I’ll eventually find you, don’t you?”
Even though he knew perfectly well that Scripps's body would not respond to him, Hal kept talking to the skeletal body.
"...as long as those two guys are still around."
Its voice lowered, and there was an evil in its tone that shouldn't be present in a mechanical life form.
Hal quietly observed Lin Xi and Xavier as they gradually approached the Providence from within his own system.
It certainly wouldn't miss the scene of those two aliens easily tearing the mechanical warriors that pounced on them to pieces.
Lin Xi crushed the strange creatures inhabiting the spaceship with exceptional ease, a sight that prompted it to re-evaluate and study Lin Xi many times.
As non-human beings, Lin Xi and Xavier possess astonishing strength.
But so what?
Hal thought to himself nonchalantly.
The Providence has belonged to HAL's world for such a long time.
This is its kingdom, and it has countless ways to deal with Linxi and Xavier if it so chooses.
Don't underestimate the weapons that the Providence developed 300 years ago to deal with the aliens. Not to mention that after the entire ship went into hibernation, Hal, as the central command system, has been researching how to awaken Streep and how to eliminate those hateful aliens... With just one command, the biological weapon laboratories in every corner of the Providence can be automatically activated.
Countless biological weapons will flood towards the invaders, Linxi and Saville.
The nematodes that caused Linxi and Savile some minor trouble during their observations were just the least significant of their works.
Not to mention, these two alien species that recklessly barged into the Providence were incredibly weak.
Hal had been intently studying all the information belonging to Lin Xi, and after integrating the information, he easily arrived at this conclusion.
Perhaps it's because Streep wasn't completely dead, and the newborn Mother of the Alien didn't receive the fundamental inheritance. Of course, it's more likely that Lin Xi was somewhat off from the very beginning.
Hal thought coldly to himself, recalling Lin Xi's hesitation when faced with the failed product.
Knowing that Lin Xi would eventually become such a pathetic and weak being, why did it go to such great lengths to try to kill him while he was still human? On the Providence, Gar had 10,000 ways to completely eliminate that monster.
Of course, Hal wouldn't do that.
"...You will always help them, I know, you are always so gentle and kind."
Hal muttered to Scrippsson in a low voice.
However, if he allows the two little insects to roam freely in his territory for a while, Scripps will have to appear to help them.
And by then...
"Everything will be alright. Once the newborn pet dies, you will be reborn."
Even your will will be completely reproduced.
Hal gently stroked the Lianjia doorbell of Scops, speaking to him with exceptional tenderness.
...
Lin Xi shuddered. He didn't know Hal's plans, but that didn't stop him from suddenly feeling a chill. As if to confirm his bad premonition, he suddenly heard the emergency device that was blocking the elevator make a sharp sound.
— 300 years has long since aged the emergency equipment.
Immediately afterwards, the entire elevator car plummeted downwards.
Lin Xi stared indifferently at the rapidly changing numbers on the elevator screen.
He slightly arched his body, bracing himself for the impending impact.
But... the expected fall did not occur.
While in mid-air, he suddenly felt as if the entire elevator had been suddenly braked. Then, the elevator began to slow down and finally came to a stop, swaying and wobbling.
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