Chapter 130 Endless Hidden Dangers
When Su Xi woke up from the hibernation capsule, it was already thirty-five minutes past the original scheduled time limit.
The interior of Youhuang Residence was still the same as usual, with the elegant fragrance of white tea filling the air. The good soundproofing of the living room blocked out the unusual noise from the outside world, and only the flickering red light on the blackout curtain indicated that this night was not so peaceful.
Click--sizzle--
Amid the gentle movement of the housekeeping robot's tracks, a cup of steaming energy-replenishing drink had been properly placed on the tray at the door of the repair cabin.
The humanoid Xiguang who was guarding the door of the repair cabin reached out to take the tray. The eyes of the humanoid head flashed red, and the blackout curtains in the living room dropped even heavier.
The last bit of strangeness in the room disappeared.
Su Xi, who had just come out of the repair cabin, was hastily dealing with the solution on her body. She was breathing heavily: "Xiguang, immediately increase the man-machine synchronization frequency to 60% depth. I need to quickly understand the situation of the entire island."
"No."
The cold mechanical voice rejected her crisply.
Xiguang took the drink in his hand and put it directly to Suxi's mouth without saying anything, giving Suxi the illusion that even if she refused, Xiguang would keep forcing her to drink it.
"According to Article 5 of the AI Law, when the 'master's' orders conflict with its absolute safety, the latter must be the final criterion for action decisions."
"Based on your physiological values, it is not suitable for you to exceed 15% of the human-machine interface strength at the moment," a few blue lights representing data operations flashed quickly at the eyes of the humanoid Xiguang's smooth head.
"The situation is special now!" Su Xi argued, her anxious attitude making her tone a little tough. Compared to the previous "wild" binding of one person and one machine, the current binding after the standard procedure certification has brought a subtle difference to the relationship between Su Xi and Xi Guang.
"No matter how special the situation is, I cannot violate the AI binding rules." The mechanical voice of the tablet explained the current behavior logic at an extremely fast speed: "Your current reaction is completely consistent with the calculation results."
"Based on your usual behavior, there is a 50% chance that you will manually restart my decision chip in the next six minutes. To avoid such a bad situation, I have prepared 350ml of physical enhancement compound in advance. After taking it, you only need to wait for ten minutes for the drug to react..."
The cold mechanical voice gave a series of explanations without any pauses or ups and downs. Su Xi was so overwhelmed by it. She raised her hands in a gesture of surrender and said loudly, "Okay, okay! Stop talking so much, Xiguang!"
"I drink! I drink!"
Su Xi reluctantly took the cup and drank it all.
Compared to the current 'Xi Guang' with the humanized components blocked, the previous cute and coquettish mode no longer appears, and instead, a new AI personality developed after several calculations - a nagging, meticulous butler-like 'Xi Guang'.
This made Su Xi miss the way 'Xi Guang' used to be, but she also knew that everything Fitz said was right.
I watched this human in front of me slightly raise her head, her delicate Adam's apple quickly swallowing the warm drink, and I watched her pale face gradually improve under the effect of the strong recovery agent...
There was a faint blue light flickering on Xiguang's face.
It was a gentle three-flash, two-stop frequency, indicating that it was adjusting the various values of her physiological recovery.
In addition, in the normal operation of its core chip, there is an emotional code similar to human "happiness" and "satisfaction" running.
*
While Su Xi was being strictly restricted by her own AI to "recover her best condition", outside the "absolute defense circle" of Youhuangju, a fierce battle was taking place that was approaching a white-hot stage.
From the perspective of reality from the outside, the half-beastial blond boy was standing in a mist created by the neural smoke bomb. His beautiful muscles were tense, and his bestial claws were swinging in the air - as if facing an invisible enemy.
The real enemy is now quietly hiding in the dark, preparing for the final attack.
From Asai's own perspective, after he was defeated in his first fight with the opponent, the current reality and the past in his memories began to become intertwined.
At this moment, what he saw in his golden vertical pupils, what he heard in his ears, what his half-beastly claws touched... were only those endless nightmares of the past!
A wasteland of corpses and blood, a strange smell of rot and blood, and crying and wailing all around. The tragic death of the cat-eared Loli was replayed before his eyes as if it were within reach.
Therefore, no matter whether he opened his eyes or closed them, whether he swung his claws to attack or retreated in defense, he could never break through the illusion of judgment deliberately created by the opponent.
At this time——
"… This is the third reminder. Please answer if you hear me!" A cold mechanical voice rang in his left ear. It was a communication from the real world.
On Asay's leopard ears, which had already transformed into beasts, the kyanite communication earrings flashed at an increasingly faster frequency.
"I heard you!" Asai responded, and returned to a defensive posture. "Xiguang! Where is that bastard hiding in the dark now?"
"The enemy mecha has activated a cloaking coating. I can calculate and determine its exact position, but I cannot give its exact location."
"Hmph." Asai snorted, "The floating island's so-called strongest defense... is useless!"
Xiguang ignored his ridicule. After all, the half-orc boy was not mocking him, so the cold mechanical voice continued to report the current situation: "Pupils dilated, breathing accelerated - all physiological data show that you have fallen into the opponent's "mental torture" for the third time. Please stay rational and sober."
"More importantly, please concentrate your thin mental power and keep your left ear aware of reality." The mechanical voice narrated in a flat tone, "Only in this way can you follow my guidance--"
Before he finished speaking, the mechanical sound of the tablet suddenly became sharp: "Attention! The next wave of attacks, four o'clock direction."
At the same time as the warning sounded, Asay heard a very faint sound breaking through the air in his left ear.
Whoosh, whoosh
The orc boy dodged reflexively, but the air bomb passed by him and then exploded violently! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The smoke is everywhere!
Boom!
In addition to the blasting site, a large hole suddenly appeared on the ground! That was the pipe system of the floating island, hollow and interconnected!
The lurker who continued to hide nearby threw out a few reconnaissance balls. However, when he saw the air traffic control system in the big hole in the ground in the transmitted images, he secretly said "Oh no!"
He was exposed!
Before the lurker could escape from his hiding place, a half-beastial claw deeply penetrated into the back of the invisible mecha's neck. The lines of the bestial arm tensed up, and Asai snorted coldly, and without any pause, he tore the most vulnerable wiring welding point of the invisible mecha with his bare hands!
The blond boy raised his head, the beast's eyes flashed with bloodthirsty light, and then the illusion of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood before his eyes was shattered -
The smoke of war in the real world also slowly dissipated.
In front of Asai's eyes, those illusory nightmares disappeared, and the real world finally appeared clearly. On the bestial leopard's ears, a blue topaz earring was shining brightly.
"Congratulations! You won! And your mental strength has improved."
"That's fine, but he still escaped."
Asai stood up straight, his unruly golden eyes sparkling, looking for the culprit who created the illusion.
The half-finger-deep wound on his forehead and the remaining blood made the boy's pretty face look extremely savage, but Asai himself didn't care and used his claws to roughly wipe away the blood on his head and face.
"But thanks anyway, Hee-Kwang!"
"You're welcome. Happy cooperation!" The mechanical sound of the tablet came from the earpiece. "The opponent's invisible mecha has been destroyed. He can't escape."
The place was filled with smoke and chaos. A Nightcrawler mech was completely destroyed in a half-squatting position on the ground. There were several deep trenches on the ground, so deep that they cut through the fake ground and vaguely revealed an artificial continental frame cast from underground alloy.
From the destroyed mecha, an alpha wrapped in a single-soldier exoskeleton suit walked out, looking like a tough humanoid weapon!
Is this the power of a 3S psychic? While connecting to the mecha, he can also set up a psychic illusion for the target! If it weren't for Xiguang's reminder, if the message Xiguang delivered didn't carry... Su Xi's spiritual mark -
Asai spat out a mouthful of blood.
I almost got caught here!
The half-orc boy, who was completely unprotected, rushed forward without hesitation, intending to deal a fatal blow to the opponent!
*
On the other side, while Asai was in a tough fight.
Pirri, Foxtail and Asa, however, took three completely different routes, circling the "absolute defense line" of Youhuangju in a mad way. Countless automatic micro-killers were chasing them like locusts.
Although most of these suddenly appearing killing machines have been shot down by the defenses outside the floating island, the semi-liquid models, which can be large or small and are extremely flexible, have allowed the other half to be preserved, causing great suffering to Pirelli and the other three.
At this time, Youhuangju's inner defense shield had been fully activated. The pale pink energy shield opened like water ripples, blocking all the night raiders' stealth mechas and these small and troublesome destruction machines outside the defense line.
Su Xi gave Asai, Foxtail and the other four people identifications, which was enough for them to hide in the protective shield.
But now——
Pierre abandoned the damaged patrol boat and ran frantically in and out around the edge of the defense line with only his own two legs. Half of the micro-annihilation charges failed to hit the inner defense shield and were instantly vaporized... but the other half still locked onto him, staring at him fiercely through the energy shield that looked like pale pink water ripples!
Pierre sighed!
Since Xiguang and Asai were fully connected, the man, the beast and the fox tail all decided to completely eliminate the hidden danger before Suxi woke up.
And then this weird plan was devised!
Due to the malicious modification of the other party's program, Xiguang could not completely cover the other party's operation code for the time being, and could only make some minor modifications. Then... the result was that the killing targets of these locust-like killing machines were divided into three groups -
He, Pierli, is the strongest and gets the most shares!
Pirli thought bitterly, took a deep breath, took a step and rushed out of the protective shield again.
*
Su Xi did not wait for ten minutes for the recovery agent to fully take effect, but entered into human-machine synchronization with Xiguang, and then instantly understood everything that happened on the island tonight.
The amber eyes were blank for a moment, and countless data streams flowed in the virtual field of vision.
The floating island, which was originally a beautiful paradise, is now in flames. Fortunately, after Xiguang seized full control of the island, he focused on strictly guarding the cold spring area where the "complete gene repair pool" is located, as well as the rare species storage area.
Seeing this situation, Su Xi felt relieved.
Almost at the same time, she also saw the situation of Pirelli and the other two, as well as the final confrontation between the half-beast blond boy and the Night Raider.
'Stop, Asay!'
'Gary! '
The holographic image of the brown-haired omega appeared between the two, but the two who were already furious did not stop immediately.
The two people who were fighting each other in the flesh were maintaining a delicate balance. The genetically enhanced orcs used their powerful fighting power to resist the fighting power of the 'Night Raider' with the blessing of the mechanical exoskeleton, and even suppressed the opponent slightly!
For Asai, although his newly improved mental power was only at the unstable initial stage of double S, it was more than enough to barely deal with the opponent's invisible mental invasion.
Just as the fierce attack was about to penetrate Su Xi's shadow, the two of them stopped at the same time, and after each of them had released their strength, they separated after a brief touch.
The field entered into a tense confrontation again.
The blond boy who had just gained the upper hand shouted at Su Xi impatiently, "Don't mix it up. Wait for me for five minutes. Once I get rid of this mess, you can open the shield..."
The Night Raider didn't mind what Asai said, but his mouth corners slightly curved into a helpless arc under his tattered helmet.
He spoke, his first words after tonight's action: "He's right. But there is a more efficient way--" Then his voice suddenly paused, and the veins under his neck suddenly exposed, as if he was enduring extreme pain from the sudden intrusion.
After this brief pause, he continued, "Su Xi, open the outer defense shield and let the troops stationed outside the floating island in. This will end everything tonight."
"You are completely safe."
Su Xi did not answer. She leaned over and gave Asai an appeasing smile. She said to the night raider calmly:
"Once we have resolved the internal affairs of the floating island, I will naturally open the external defense shield."
“Thank you for your hard work,” she said. “Gary.”
*
The 'Night Raider' named Gary simply took off his helmet which had been damaged in the battle and held it in his hand.
He smiled bitterly and said, "Don't be so careless. I was just too careless. Although the 'mental slave mark' planted by Anthony has been eliminated by Holderman, the 'mental suggestion' of Her Majesty the Queen is still there, and it is much stronger than you can imagine——"
As he was speaking, a distorted expression suddenly appeared on Gary's face. Two completely different consciousnesses and commands in his spiritual realm were engaged in a fierce confrontation and fight.
Although he tried his best to remain calm, his words still revealed a hint of pain: "Now... everything is out of control. Before I see the 'absolute target', it's still okay... once you actually appear in front of me..."
Su Xi was silent. She knew that Gary's strength was far more than what he showed during his fight with Asai.
There was silence in the field. Even the three people, Pierli, who were busy dealing with the micro-killers, stood in the defense circle, watching the actions here nervously. They could not take care of the fishing activities that they had enjoyed before.
"Master Fox-fox Fox-tail, what will happen next?" Asa, who was stuttering, started biting his fingers nervously.
"I don't know." Foxtail frowned. How the situation would develop would ultimately depend on the attitude and final decision of the owner of the floating island, that is, Miss Su Xi. And according to his not-so-deep understanding of Su Xi... Foxtail's mind turned over several thoughts, and he began to worry about how to get himself out of the responsibility for the accident afterwards.
"Sususu..." Asa bit his finger and shouted in surprise, but before he could finish, he was rudely interrupted by a slap from Pirelli, "It's annoying! Shut up!"
Asa quickly shut his mouth, but his eyes never left the figure that was gradually approaching the boundary of the inner defense circle.
As if sensing his gaze, the petite omega turned around and made a soft "huh" sound.
Asa kept silent. He thought he was stupid, so he just kept silent.
*
On the other side, less than ten meters away from the inner defense circle.
At this moment, some button on the helmet in Gary's hand was touched, and the light on the external communicator flashed a few times.
The blond lieutenant stood with his hands behind his back, and appeared in the field in the form of a holographic projection. Although he was face to face with Su Xi, he turned around and saluted Gary first, saying, "Thank you, Gary. You are worthy of being the ace operator of the three armed forces. Your excellence is beyond my imagination."
"Thank you for the compliment, sir." Gary responded neither humbly nor arrogantly.
"Thank you for helping me connect to the internal signal of the floating island under such difficult circumstances. However, considering that your overall actions are completely out of control, if there are any injuries in the subsequent arrest operation, I personally ask you to understand any decision made by the military."
Albert's expression was very humble, and Gary nodded silently, not surprised.
"No matter what the result is, the military will give you a first-class merit. And you will be given an additional honor of a special merit."
Albert's promise was serious, but Gary was also clear that the phrase "additional honors" specifically referred to posthumous affairs after death.
Gary accepted this result completely in his heart. When he decided to become a double agent, he had already thought about all the possible outcomes. For a secret agent, it is a very honorable way to die a natural death after the mission fails.
He nodded silently.
However, another holographic projection in the field sneered, "Albert, have you asked for my opinion?"
Albert turned around, with a look of embarrassment on his handsome face: "Ms. Su Xi, please don't be willful. This is a military matter."
"It is my fault for putting you in danger..."
"You have indeed failed in your duty!" Su Xi interrupted him crisply, "We can discuss the damage caused to the floating island by your 'avoiding suspicion' and 'inaction' later."
Albert's expression changed completely! He said that he was "derelict in his duty" but it was just a self-deprecation. He never thought that this omega would take advantage of the situation and put such a big accusation on him!
Moreover, every word she said was meaningful, completely leaving this golden-haired adjutant, who was adept at political affairs, speechless!
Albert's face turned pale and blue, worried that this omega would report what happened tonight to his friends, and he would have to find a way to bribe her to say something nice later, so he gritted his teeth and endured these secret ridicules!
But what Su Xi said next was beyond his expectations.
"I will make my own decision on how to deal with Gary's situation."
"The outer shield cannot be opened at this time."
Su Xi was resolute: "No matter how the military 'adds' honors to Gary's life, and no matter whether you will be transferred after this," she looked at the bloody 'Night Raider' and said word by word: "You are now an employee of the Floating Island, so the problem you are facing now is the internal affairs of the Floating Island."
"I will personally solve the hidden dangers left by your loss of control and Marena."
Before he finished speaking, the person who was speaking was already standing at the edge of the inner defense shield less than ten meters away from them.
Then the shield opened.
In less than half a second, the group of "micro-killers" that had been chasing Pirelli and the other two paused for a moment, then rushed towards the petite figure in a suicidal frenzy.
Beep——'Absolute target appears!' 'Kill without mercy!'
At the same time, in Gary's mind, the last string of strict defense was completely broken! The alpha's eyes, which were originally calm, turned completely bloodshot, and his rationality was obliterated by the crazy murderous intent!
However, in Albert's eyes, he only saw a dark cloud buzzing with light sounds. Gary, who had always restrained his murderous intent, no longer held back his strength!
The gold medal interrogator, famous in the three armed forces for his cunning mental power and superb close combat skills, used his most famous killing move.
Albert was in despair! This omega couldn't escape——
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