Chapter 49 A Tenderness That Scores at -50
Without hesitation, Zhou Zhiheng quickly activated the gem on his personal terminal with a beep.
In a flash.
The gemstone burst forth with dazzling seven-colored brilliance, like a small sun, its intense light filling the entire exhibition hall.
Ning Shuyin and Zhou Zhiheng hid behind their armor, avoiding the brunt of the attack.
At this moment, they only hoped that the intense light from the gem would overload the mechanical spider's eyes, rendering them vulnerable.
"Gah—"
The spider's eyelids emitted a crackling sound, like electricity.
Its movements indeed came to a standstill.
It's done!
The two exchanged a glance, their hearts filled with joy.
However, what happened the next second was anything but joyful.
After a brief pause, the spider did not become paralyzed and stiff as expected.
On the contrary, the ten beams of red light that were originally scattered in its eyes flickered a few times and then converged into a brighter red dot.
Wow!
The spider tilted its head back and emitted a high-pitched buzzing sound.
Its appearance doesn't seem like pain, but rather more like the excitement of hunting.
“Oh no,” Ning Shuyin said, her face turning pale. “It’s not blinded. It seems… it seems to be attracted by our light.”
The spider's massive body suddenly sank, its eight limbs lowering to the ground.
It is the charging stance for a pre-hunt attack.
Its target is the "Mermaid's Tears" in Ning Shuyin's hands.
"It's over," Ning Shuyin thought to herself.
However, just as she was in a moment of anxiety, Zhou Zhiheng, who was beside her, reached out and firmly held her hand that was holding the gemstone.
"I see." The young man's tone suggested he had suddenly discovered something.
“Ning Shuyin,” Zhou Zhiheng’s tense expression faded, replaced by confidence, “you did one thing right, and you also misjudged one thing.”
"What?" Ning Shuyin didn't understand.
"You've found the right weapon. As for the misjudgment, it's about the purpose of this gem."
After Zhou Zhiheng finished speaking, he pulled Ning Shuyin behind him, took the gem from her hand, and faced the large carapace that was about to pounce.
He didn't offer much explanation, but quickly drew a command on his personal terminal.
"Can you still use your superpower? Sensing the resonant frequency of its energy core, now!" he asked.
Ning Shuyin didn't understand, but there was no time for her to ask questions now.
She immediately focused her mind and mobilized the last bit of her perception.
The threads of perceived energy entangled the attacking spider.
A series of alternating strong and weak resonances appeared in her sea of consciousness.
“Zhou Zhiheng, its core is starting to resonate, right now, the rhythm is…”
"Strong, weak, weak, strong." She counted the beats carefully.
"receive."
Zhou Zhiheng has completed the operation.
He held the "Mermaid's Tear" aloft.
"This treasure is said to emit a blinding light. You think it's a lamp? Wrong. It's a tuning fork used by the ancient Perseus royal family to detonate enemy engines."
As soon as he finished speaking, the gemstone's luster changed abruptly.
The original seven-colored light converged, transforming into an energy wave that oscillated at a specific frequency.
The energy wave and the resonance frequency spoken by Ning Shuyin were perfectly matched.
At this moment, the mechanical spider's feet had already lifted off the ground.
The enormous creature leaped into the air, about to pounce.
Just as the shadow was about to envelop the two of them.
Suddenly, a series of faint tearing sounds came from beneath the armor on its chest and abdomen.
It is the energy core within its body that expands uncontrollably under the resonance of energy waves.
"boom!"
A muffled explosion came from inside the spider's body.
Before it could even let out its final lament, its entire body exploded in mid-air, turning into countless fragments.
The battle is finally over.
The last enemy was eliminated.
But the metal fragments ignited by the explosion continued their momentum, raining down on the two of them like a meteor shower.
Ning Shuyin instinctively shrank back.
But the next second, her gaze was drawn to a broad chest.
It was Zhou Zhiheng.
Without the slightest hesitation, he turned around and shielded her in his arms the instant the explosion occurred.
Her cheek was forced against the young man's warm chest, and she could hear his steady and powerful heartbeat.
Immediately afterwards, a crashing sound rang out behind Zhou Zhiheng.
"Clang! Clang!"
Each sound was accompanied by the tremors of the armor.
Despite the protection of her armor, Ning Shuyin could still feel the considerable impact.
Zhou Zhiheng used his back to shield her from all the impacts.
The last fragment fell to the ground with a clatter.
The surroundings returned to calm.
"Are you... alright?" Ning Shuyin looked up, her voice filled with anxiety.
Zhou Zhiheng did not answer her.
He released his grip and casually tossed the now-faded gem onto the ground, like throwing a glass marble he was tired of playing with.
"Without your radar, things might have been really troublesome today." He considered it a compliment.
Control the armor to unlock.
The scene was one of utter chaos, and both of them fell silent.
The antique weapons that were once priceless in the exhibition hall have now become mere decorations.
"Boom! Boom!"
A dull, loud bang came from outside, and the entire museum trembled.
"Is it still not over outside?" Ning Shuyin leaned against the wall, still feeling lingering fear.
The battle just now had completely exhausted her supernatural abilities. At this moment, she had no energy left to sense the situation outside the museum.
"Um."
Zhou Zhiheng glanced at the personal computer; the screen displayed the museum's external defense system, which was engaged in a fierce battle with the enemy.
"Don't worry, the museum's armor is thick enough. Once we deal with these machine junk that slipped in, even if there are ten times more of them outside, they won't be able to break in."
He stopped paying attention to the outside noise and focused his gaze on Ning Shuyin, whose face was pale.
“Come with me.” He pointed to the corridor ahead. “You’re about to lose your balance. Come with me to the lounge.”
[Zhou Zhiheng's favorability rating increases by 30 points.]
Current favorability rating: -50 (Dangerous)
Ning Shuyin looked at the pitiful increase and couldn't help but complain inwardly. They risked their lives to fight the enemy together, almost losing their own, and this Crown Prince's favorability rating only increased from -80 to -50?
Legend has it that the richer a person is, the stingier they are.
This guy surnamed Zhou is incredibly stingy.
Ning Shuyin dragged her tired body and quickly caught up with him.
The young man was very tall, with a straight and aloof posture.
Ning Shuyin originally thought she would have a hard time keeping up, but strangely, the figure in front of her kept a distance of two or three steps from her.
And so, Zhou Zhiheng led her through several alloy security doors, finally stopping in front of an unassuming oak door.
When the door opened, the scene inside made Ning Shuyin pause slightly in surprise.
In her imagination, Zhou Zhiheng's lounge would most likely be an extremely luxurious presidential suite.
But this is a very simple, even somewhat messy, little bedroom.
A single fabric sofa, a desk with a data terminal, beverage cans, and leftover snacks.
A bed that looks very comfortable.
A silk bathrobe lay carelessly on the bed. A small metal robot model sat askew beside the pillow.
This place doesn't resemble the private space of a top interstellar conglomerate heir at all; rather, it's somewhat similar to her small apartment.
Zhou Zhiheng seemed completely unconcerned about the mess.
He walked to a low-temperature storage cabinet, took out a bottle of juice, and turned to hand it to Ning Shuyin.
"Drink it."
Ning Shuyin accepted it.
It's a premium energy drink, Red Delicious flavored.
Before she could even thank him, she heard his harsh command again.
"Go lie down on the bed. You're blocking my way."
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