Tactician Feng, an Alliance tactician who was appointed in an emergency, was facing a huge tactical board with a frown that could pinch a fly to death.
He pointed at the red warning line on the map, his tone as solemn as if filled with lead: "The puppet group is absorbing the energy of the crystal core. We must cut off their connection with the ancient tripod..."
"boom!"
The tactician's words came to an abrupt halt. Before he could even say the crucial word "connection", he was interrupted by a sudden loud noise.
Zhai Gui, the guy who played with illusion powers, got close to the conference room at some point and used an illusion to attack, blowing the tempered glass curtain wall to pieces.
The broken glass fell like hailstones. Tactician Feng dodged in a panic, cursing: "You bastard, you are so shady! I will remember you!"
Behind the shattered curtain wall, twelve bronze puppets broke in through the window, bringing with them a suffocating sense of oppression.
They flashed with a strange metallic luster, and their scarlet electronic eyes coldly scanned the people in the conference room, as if selecting their next prey.
"Oh shit!" A staff officer couldn't help but swear and hid under the table in panic.
At this moment, Logistics Officer Yuan, a woman who could remain calm even if the sky fell, suddenly rushed into the conference room with a team of people escorting several huge boxes of medical supplies.
However, before everyone could react, the supply boxes suddenly exploded with a "bang bang bang" sound, and countless metal fragments engraved with strange Shang Dynasty patterns flew out.
"Quickly evacuate the civilians!" For the first time, a panicked expression appeared on the face of logistics officer Yuan, and she shouted at the top of her lungs.
Mou Xuan, the reborn person who had been watching coldly, finally moved at this moment.
He activated his 0.1 second time ability, and everything around him seemed to slow down. The trajectory of metal fragments flying in the air was clearly visible.
However, when he saw the patterns on the fragments clearly, his pupils shrank suddenly.
These lines... are exactly the same as the lines on Shen Yao’s left hand!
An ominous premonition came to his mind, and Mou Xuan felt as if he was involved in a huge conspiracy.
"The resonance frequency of their patterns is..." Zhang Lame, an experienced old soldier, smashed the core of a puppet with the butt of his gun and was about to tell the key information.
"call--"
Xing Kuang, the psychic who controlled the hurricane, suddenly lost control for some reason, and a violent hurricane swept through the entire conference room.
Before Zhang Guizi could finish his words, he was blown away by the hurricane and crashed into the wall like a kite with a broken string.
Mou Xuan activated his supernatural power again, this time for 0.3 seconds.
With time slowing down, he accurately grabbed Zhang Guizi's collar, preventing the old man from being smashed into a meat pie.
However, just as he was about to evacuate, a cold metal arm suddenly grabbed his left arm.
He deliberately did not dodge and allowed the puppet to catch him.
The scarlet electronic eyes stared at him intently, as if mocking his arrogance.
"Haha, interesting." Mou Xuan showed a sneer on his face, and a hint of madness flashed in his eyes, "Want to play? Then I will play with you!"
He suddenly turned his head and looked at Chen Yao, his eyes filled with a hint of determination and...expectation.
Mou Xuan felt Shen Yao's soft palm against his arm, and a warm current instantly spread throughout his body, forming a sharp contrast with the cold metal touch of the puppet.
Before he could react, he heard Chen Yao's urgent voice: "Quick! Use my crystal core energy to disrupt the resonance!"
What's going on?
What tricks is this girl trying to play?
Although Mou Xuan was worried in his heart, his hands were not idle.
He subconsciously mobilized the time power in his body and slowed down the flow of time to 0.01 seconds.
The world seemed to freeze, even the dust in the air was still, only the anxious light flashing in Chen Yao's eyes was still clearly visible.
He felt a strange energy flowing into his body from Chen Yao's palm, flowing through his meridians.
This energy was warm and gentle, yet carried a hint of indescribable dominance, like a naughty little snake, running around in his body.
At the same time, the lines on Chen Yao's left hand began to emit a dazzling light, like the twinkling stars in the night sky.
The light became brighter and brighter, and finally formed a pillar of light that shot straight into the sky.
The lines on Mou Xuan's arm also began to resonate, emitting the same dazzling light as Chen Yao.
The two beams of light reflected each other, as if two giant dragons entangled together, circling and dancing in the air.
“Buzz——”
A low humming sound was heard, and the entire space began to vibrate.
Mou Xuan felt as if his body was being torn apart, and the severe pain made it almost impossible for him to breathe.
Just then, a miracle happened.
The puppets that were originally so aggressive suddenly froze collectively, as if someone had pressed the pause button.
Their scarlet electronic eyes flickered as if they were out of control.
Mou Xuan took the opportunity to activate his 0.5 second time ability and carefully observed these puppets.
He discovered that on the puppet's chest, the bronze chain that had originally fit tightly together actually had a crack.
Although the cracks are small, they are clearly visible, as if they will break at any time.
"It worked!" Chen Yao shouted excitedly, "My crystal core energy can interfere with their resonance frequency, making them temporarily unable to move!"
Mou Xuan was secretly delighted, thinking that this girl was truly a treasure girl who could always bring him surprises at critical moments.
However, before they could be happy for too long, something strange happened.
A figure slowly walked out from the group of puppets.
He was tall, wearing a black robe, and had a strange mask on his face, revealing only a pair of mechanical eyes that glowed scarlet.
"Haha, this is really interesting." He laughed coldly, the sound was as harsh as the friction of metal, "I didn't expect you could find a way to crack it. But the game has just begun."
At the same time, a wave of energy like a baby crying came from the depths of the ancient tripod. The sound was shrill and strange, making people shudder.
"This voice..." Chen Yao's face changed, "Could it be..."
The masked man ignored Chen Yao and turned his gaze to Mou Xuan, his scarlet mechanical eyes flashing with a strange light: "You are very special."
He stretched out his right hand and pointed at Mou Xuan: "I am very interested in you."
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