Everyone fell silent as if by unspoken agreement.
Lin Xi then spoke thoughtfully, "No... we can keep the existing fuel tanks, but we won't use the fuel..."
"What nonsense are you spouting?"
Sith replied impatiently.
"We can directly remove that damned ion generator from the Helios and install it in the original fuel tank."
In contrast to Sith, Lin Xi's face gradually brightened.
“Yes, that’s it.” He clapped his hands vigorously, his expression excited. “We all know that the volume of an ion generator is inversely proportional to the energy it produces, even the ion generator on the Apollo. We can find a way to embed that thing inside this lifeboat, so fuel won’t be a problem… The only possible side effect is that the inside of the lifeboat will be extremely hot,” he paused, then added, “…like hell.”
“No, without the ion generator, the Helios can only sustain itself for three hours at most using level two energy, after which it will completely—” Elisa’s rebuttal slowed down as she looked at Lin Xi: “But we don’t need the Helios anymore, do we?”
An irrepressible smile gradually appeared on her lips.
"It's unbelievable, I never thought of that at all."
Elisa gave a wry smile.
The rest became much simpler.
Sith is responsible for setting up the star map, while Elisa and Bryce race against time to modify the lifeboat so that it can carry four humans and a monster across billions of light-years back to that beautiful blue planet.
As for Lin Xi... Lin Xi was responsible for the most difficult part.
He had to find a way to take Xavier to the engine room at the stern of the ship, remove the life-saving ion generator, and bring it back.
Before Lin Xi left, he looked at the three people bustling around the lifeboat. His heart, which had not been stirred for a long time, was once again filled with intense turmoil.
Lin Xi couldn't hide her worry.
He knew perfectly well that those ghost robots were sweeping across the entire Helios and indiscriminately slaughtering its inhabitants.
If Lin Xi can't bring the ion generator back here in time, and those "ghost" robots get there first...
"Well, we'll have a tough fight, but we'll eventually be killed by those horrible machine monsters."
The speaker was Elisa, who stepped forward and gently patted Lin Xi on the shoulder.
A gentle smile appeared on her haggard, dusty face.
“If things really get that bad, we’ll try our best to hold on—” Elisa said gently, “until you come back.”
Lin Xi's lips parted slightly: "Elisa..."
"Stop talking nonsense and hurry back. Don't forget who was protecting you on the ship before you turned into this degraded version of Spider-Man plus Venom."
Bryce, carrying a large box of tools, squeezed past Elisa, deliberately speaking in an impatient and gruff tone.
"Pfft..." Elisa chuckled, then waved her hand at the stunned Lin Xi, "Your brother is showing off his knowledge of old pop culture again—"
She glanced at Xavier, who was peeking out from behind Lin Xi, and her smile deepened as she looked at him, seemingly lost in thought.
"Go, Lin Xi, we'll wait for you to come back."
She said her eyes held tenderness and trust.
Lin Xi knew he couldn't continue to be so indecisive, so he finally turned around and quickly left the warehouse with Xavier.
However, before that, he used his abilities to gather some of the more mutated insects around the warehouse. That way, if the mechanical warriors arrived before he returned, these mutated creatures lurking nearby could at least buy him a little time.
Lin Xi and Xavier cautiously and quickly sped toward the location of the engine they remembered.
Because they no longer need to worry about the fragile bodies of other humans, they are now traveling in a way that Lin Xi could never have imagined when she was still human.
They don't even need corridors for human travel; as long as there are pipes, lines, or elevator shafts, they can use them as passageways.
Even if you encounter some completely closed doors or ideas.
Xavier's powerful abilities as a mutant would be of great help... It could easily pry open those sealed doors, and the acid sprayed from its mouthparts, combined with its sharp claws, could easily tear apart metal walls made of various alloys like old cardboard, revealing gaps behind the walls...
The only thing that could cause trouble for Lin Xi and Xavier was those "ghost" mechanical warriors.
Although Lin Xi tried her best to avoid them, these cockroach-like, ubiquitous creatures would always pop out from some unexpected corner from time to time.
Upon seeing Lin Xi and Xavier, a flash of red light would suddenly illuminate the surface of their repulsive, rounded helmets…
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