In the outer city, the largest northeast gate has been swallowed up by the black ocean.
On the tall building, a pair of mechanical soldiers opened their eyes. They stretched their arms and legs like newborn babies, getting familiar with their bodies.
"…Are we really in? Is this a new world?" After a moment, the larger mechanical army spoke.
"Yeah." Another smaller mechanical soldier responded.
The big mechanical soldier lowered his head stiffly and looked at the city-state: "It is indeed different from our world. Our world is about to be destroyed, but it looks like it can still hold on for a while... This world looks pretty good. Is its name called the Ruins World?"
"Ruins World is its current name. As for its previous name, who cares?" said the little mechanical army.
"Will this ruined world be ours in the future?" said the Big Mechanical Army.
"Yes, the God said that he would seize this world." The little mechanical army's voice was tinged with joy: "I believe that soon more and more of us will be transferred to this world."
"God is truly a hero. He is our savior." The Big Mechanical Army said in admiration, "Once he formally seizes this world, he will have saved everyone in our world, bringing us from a world on the brink of destruction to a new world..."
The little mechanical soldier said: "It's a pity that we two came too early and can only have mechanical bodies. If the Lord God can get the source of civilization, the bodies of all humans in this world will belong to us."
"But...if that happens, everyone in the ruined world will perish and their consciousness will be replaced by us." The Big Mechanical Army said with some regret.
"The battle between civilizations is always one side wins and the other side is destroyed. If we want to survive, we can only plunder resources from other worlds." The little mechanical army said firmly: "We are invaders, there is nothing to whitewash. I heard that the people in the ruins world also call our world [Hewei], they can't wait to kill us."
"You have a point. It's all for survival." The big mechanical army nodded.
They stood on the high building, overlooking this beautiful city-state. The ginkgo trees planted next to the teahouse, the old bell tower full of vicissitudes, the church built brick by brick... How tempting this world is - for the survival of one civilization, plundering the vitality of another civilization, this kind of thing is more legitimate than ever.
If you look further away, there seem to be countless restarted mechanical armies, opening their spiritual eyes in the rainstorm. They move their arms and legs, and curiously look around this new world for them.
Perhaps, this will be their new paradise in the future.
Soon, the savior in their eyes - the God - will officially invade this world and lead them to continue living.
…
Outer city, north gate.
“Sizzle!”
With a loud thunder, Cheng Luohe turned around, with a raging fire behind him. He had been fighting for a long time tonight.
"We will definitely win... We will definitely drive out the invaders..."
He kept repeating this sentence hypnotically, covering his eyes, and stumbling towards the clock tower. The Vermillion sniper rifle behind him was completely broken.
There were several people standing on the bell tower. As soon as he climbed the stairs, he heard Mrs. Mehra's voice:
"You can abandon this city now and take the life isolator to the border town... As a doctor of biochemistry, I deeply regret not being able to establish a technological advantage in this war. Everyone, please plan for the future in advance."
Her voice was old but loud.
Then, the sound of people whispering could be heard, discussing the possibility and specific plan of evacuation.
...Still want to escape?
Upon hearing this, Cheng Luohe rushed up to the bell tower and yelled at the group of people:
"Still want to escape? Dr. Meira, I respect you as an elder, but don't you know that the commander and Xi are all in the central building? Don't you know how dangerous they are?"
As he roared, he loosened the hand that was covering his eyes, revealing an eye that was bloodied by the explosion. Most of his eyeball was gone.
Eagle Eyes Cheng Luohe lost the eyes he was so proud of.
Under his fury, everyone fell silent. Only Meila adjusted her glasses and said calmly:
"According to the scouts' observations, many mechanical armies suddenly gained self-awareness. They are as alive as... humans who have entered a mechanical shell. I suspect that the gods are not dead. We need to make preparations for both situations. You have to understand my decision, Luo He."
The bell tower is all quiet.
Meila added: "Of course, after arranging your evacuation, I will return to the Central Government Building and live and die with my superiors. Don't worry, no one will be alone at the last moment. I am an old man, and it doesn't matter if I die. Luo He, you just need to stay alive."
Cheng Luohe stood there with his fists clenched.
Amid the slanting rainstorm, he could no longer tell whether it was rain or hot tears on his face. The cold and hot touches collided with each other, and he could not tell his own expression.
Tired.
Completely tired.
They kept jumping between hope and despair. One moment they received news of a great victory, and the next moment they discovered that victory was only an appearance and that the light was always hidden just a little way away from them, and they could not reach it no matter how hard they tried.
——Don’t they love this city? Don’t they deeply love this world?
——In this war that concerns the survival of an entire civilization, all soldiers deserve respect.
Sen, Noah, Tretia, Yao Wen... so many familiar companions died for the future of the world. Anyone who forgets this hatred is betraying his former self.
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