Chapter 37 Please Tell Us Sooner Next Time
Ning Shuyin suddenly looked up and peered through the observation window.
At the end of the corridor, a huge, molten cavity appeared in the center of a thick alloy wall.
A tall figure emerged from the hole.
Situ Linchen was not wearing a military uniform.
He was wearing a black combat suit.
The daylight and the distant firelight shone in from behind him, gilding his silhouette with a golden edge.
He looked like a god descended from heaven.
Situ Linchen's gaze swept across the ravaged battlefield, lingering for a moment on the door where Ning Shuyin was hiding, as if he had already seen her.
Finally, his gaze settled on Loran.
“The Alliance’s three thousand combat robots have been airdropped and will soon be able to clear out the external infiltration units,” he told Loran.
"boom!"
Before he could finish speaking, a hospital room door in front of him suddenly burst open.
The three massive mechanical soldiers have adjusted their firepower.
The laser cannons on their arms simultaneously charged up, blocking all of Situ Linchen's evasive routes.
Faced with an attack powerful enough to melt through the armor of a warship, Situ Linchen didn't even move his feet.
He lifted it with his left hand.
A hexagonal shield, conjured from supernatural powers, instantly materialized in front of him.
Three laser beams struck the shield, only to be swallowed up as if by a black hole and instantly annihilated.
"Wall of Sighs" - the name of Situ Linchen's absolute defense.
"brush!"
While defending, his right hand made a loose clenching motion in the air.
A giant blade composed of particle streams appeared instantly.
Situ Linchen's figure moved with the speed of a ghost, disappearing from the spot.
He reappeared behind the three mechanical soldiers.
A sweeping attack faster than light.
A red line appeared on the waists of all three mechanical soldiers simultaneously.
Then, their upper bodies, accompanied by bursts of sparks, slowly slid down.
The cut is as smooth as a mirror.
However, at the moment the battle ended, several black cracks appeared on the edge of the blood-red particle blade.
"then."
Lorraine had approached him unnoticed and tossed him a syringe filled with blue liquid.
"Type B-8 stabilizer, enough to last until the end of the battle."
"Hmph, no need." Situ Linchen snorted coldly, and the syringe disappeared from his hand.
Clearly, he had stored it in the mech's combat storage space.
“Stubborn,” Loran said mercilessly, “don’t let the buffs I give you get later.”
A new wave of mechanical soldiers continued to swarm in through the windows.
Loran said no more, and the silver light dancing at his fingertips wrapped around Situ Linchen's black mecha like a living thing.
Buzz—!
The red particle blade shone even brighter.
However, just as the two had cleared the floor, the entire hospital building suddenly shook.
The lights on the ceiling flickered a few times.
The highest level of building alarms blared throughout every corner.
[WARNING! The B2 level main energy hub has been invaded by heavily armed units!]
[Repeated: The main energy hub has been compromised!]
Luo Lan and Situ Linchen exchanged a glance.
They all knew that once the energy hub was destroyed, the entire hospital's life support and defense systems would be paralyzed.
At that time, the patients in the underground shelters will also face a life-threatening crisis.
"Let's go." Situ Linchen said succinctly.
Loran nodded.
But as they turned around, their eyes met simultaneously, glancing at the door of the electromagnetic inspection room.
Inside the room, Ning Shuyin felt a chill run down her spine—
Two gazes seemed to pierce through the glass, shining directly onto her.
Situ Linchen's gaze held a hint of concern.
Loran's gaze, however, was that of a predator eyeing its prey with pleasure—undoubtedly a sign of "settling scores later."
Ning Shuyin lowered her body nervously.
When she carefully stood up again and looked out the observation window, the 8th floor, which had been cleared out, was now a scene of deathly silence and chaos.
Those two men had already disappeared.
"It's safe outside now, let's leave quickly," Ning Shuyin whispered to Gu Lei behind her.
The door to the examination room was carefully pushed open a crack.
The two peeked around to make sure it was safe outside before they breathed a sigh of relief.
“The B2 level main energy hub will become the new main battlefield,” Gu Lei said, blinking. “The ground is too dangerous. Let’s go to the nearby public shelter.”
"good!"
Ning Shuyin did not hesitate at all.
At this moment, her only thought was to safely deliver Gu Lei, this "important character in the plot," to the shelter.
Without further delay, the two began to navigate the ruins-like stairwell, following the flickering emergency signs on the wall.
The further down you go, the more severe the damage becomes.
The air was filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder.
The ground was covered with broken concrete blocks and steel bars, and debris kept falling from the ceiling.
Every step was extremely difficult.
When moving forward, you must watch your step and also look up.
When Ning Shuyin and Gu Lei reached the top of the last staircase, they were both exhausted.
Gureh, panting, pointed to an inconspicuous metal security door in the corner: "This is it, the emergency exit of the public shelter."
Ning Shuyin nodded.
In the original novel, Su Qianqian and Gu Lei entered the shelter in this way.
This road is safe.
Gu Lei stepped forward and verified the citizen's biometric information at the entrance.
The door lock beeped and the green light came on.
Gu Lei yanked open the security door. The inside was completely dark, with no lighting.
"Miss Ning, follow me and watch your step." Gu Lei pushed open the door and began to search for the emergency lighting.
Ning Shuyin was about to follow.
But just a second before she was about to enter the passage—
A dark shadow suddenly pounced from the side.
Ning Shuyin only had time to dodge to the side.
It is a soldier of the mechanical race.
It wasn't the heavily armed soldier she had seen on the 8th floor.
This soldier was slender and his armor was more varied.
Its upper body was destroyed, and the cross-section exposed its internal bio-circuit. But the energy core in its waist was still flashing red light.
The mechanical race, without their upper bodies, looked even more terrifying.
"Bang!"
Ning Shuyin was glad she had avoided it.
But the mechanical soldier, with its remaining power, slammed violently into the metal security door.
The violent impact slammed the door shut, deforming the entire door frame.
A muffled gasp came from inside the door, followed by a series of thuds. Clearly, he was trying to reopen it.
However, the safety door's red warning light had already illuminated.
[WARNING! Emergency exits have been closed!]
Clearly, the passageway has been forced to close for safety.
"Crunch, crunch—"
The mechanical beings on the ground rose again in a reverse joint posture.
Its twisted body, with only two legs remaining, was enough to send chills down one's spine.
Ning Shuyin was panting heavily.
Gu Lei's voice had disappeared from behind the door.
Clearly, he had realized that he couldn't open the door himself.
Ning Shuyin is now facing this heavily wounded mechanical soldier.
The still-sharp blades on its body posed a significant threat to her, an ordinary person.
The splitting headache suddenly struck again.
Ning Shuyin forced herself to concentrate and search for a solution.
"System, what should I do? Does the opponent have any weaknesses? Do I have any usable items?"
[Host, scanning target, structural analysis in progress...]
【1%……】
[5%...]
Ning Shuyin looked at the system's progress bar, which was moving at a snail's pace, and realized that she couldn't count on it.
Next to the blasted wall, a section of steel bar more than half a meter long was exposed.
She gritted her teeth and picked up the "weapon".
The mangled remains of the mechanical race soldiers approached her.
75%...
The mechanical race's slashing blades were already activated, slashing towards her amidst sparks.
Ning Shuyin could only rely on her fierce determination, dodging and then using all the strength in her body.
She aimed at the flashing "energy core" and stabbed the piece of steel in her hand into it.
A very risky strategy.
If she were just a little off-center, she would poke his armor plate.
"Snap!"
Using its forward momentum, the steel bar sank deep into the energy core.
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle".
A hissing sound.
The moment the energy core shattered, the mechanical soldiers stopped moving completely.
The energy core perished with a red glow.
As the metal wreckage collapsed to the ground, Ning Shuyin's body also went limp.
"...It was a success."
She was nearly exhausted, and sweat streamed into her eyes.
[Host, enemy target scan complete. Enemy attributes: Machine Race, Energy Plague Apostle.]
[When attacking the enemy, please carefully avoid the energy core. Otherwise, it will cause an energy leak, which is extremely dangerous!]
What?
Can't attack the energy core?
Ning Shuyin's pupils suddenly contracted.
This crucial warning came far too late—
In the instant she was stunned, the pierced core suddenly emitted a blinding blue light.
The violent arcs of electricity, like ferocious beasts breaking free of their cages, roared and raged wildly in all directions.
The ground and walls were scorched with blackened pits.
A bright blue arc of electricity struck Ning Shuyin hard in the abdomen.
"ah!"
She felt as if her internal organs had been displaced by the beating.
Life was like a burst dam, flowing wildly from her body.
It's over... I'll still die...
No!
A strange sight appeared in her vision, blurred by the excruciating pain.
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