What are you going to do to my people?
Liu Xia narrowed his eyes slightly and looked in the direction of the finger.
A few hundred meters away from the beach, a huge circular depression appeared out of nowhere in the originally gelatinous floating pollution layer. The diameter was at least 20 meters. It seemed as if an invisible person was tirelessly and silently stirring the edge, forming an almost weird spiral structure in that area.
It looks like a piece of it was "dug" out from the sea surface by something, and no one knows when it was formed. It looks bottomless from a distance.
"Is it a whirlpool formed by the undercurrent in the sea?" Liu Xia thought silently.
However, the formation of submarine vortices generally requires specific environments or specific tidal fluctuations. The sea surface is very calm and is not enough to form a vortex.
Song Xuan quickly noticed the situation on the other side, and walked quickly to Liu Xia's side, watching the movements on the sea warily, but he had never seen such a thing before.
Liu Xia was a little confused, but suddenly an idea came to his mind. He quickly said to He Tianlin, who was looking curious, "Xiao He, quickly get the guy in the trunk over here. I have something to ask him."
"Okay!"
He Tianlin responded happily, then took two steps at a time and rushed towards the jeep parked on the side of the road.
Hao Feiyang, who was tied up like a dumpling, was still dizzy from the heat in the trunk when the young man pulled him out of the car and carried him on his shoulders.
He carried the person back to the observation deck with brisk movements, and with a "bang", he threw the person to the ground as if he were throwing a sack, his movements as skillful as if he were throwing a bag of potatoes.
Hao Feiyang slammed heavily onto the brown antiseptic wood board. His face, already wet with sweat, groaned in pain, and he looked pitiful like a drowned dog.
"Ah, sorry, sorry!" He Tianlin waved his hand insincerely, scratching the back of his hairy head and laughing, "I forgot that both of your arms were removed."
Liu Xia's mouth twitched. This kid definitely did it on purpose.
Hao Feiyang woke up from the severe pain and moved his body, trying to avoid close contact between his dislocated arm and the floor. It was during this movement that he saw the huge deep pit on the sea for the first time.
"You actually awakened the 'Mother Goddess'!!!"
Hao Feiyang's pupils suddenly shrank, and even the pain in his arm was forgotten. He immediately turned to look at Liu Xia, his face twisted with excitement, and his voice became high-pitched with excitement, as if he was possessed by a demon: "It's true, I knew that the blessing of the "Mother Goddess" would be bestowed upon you!"
Her originally beautiful peach blossom eyes were now gleaming with a sickly piety, as if she were insane.
Liu Xia looked at him with disgust, unable to understand the state of belief of such cult members. Even if a person looked good on the outside, his appearance would be greatly reduced if he turned into a madman.
"So, that thing is the abyss?"
Hao Feiyang's voice became even hoarseer due to lack of water, and his eyes looked longingly and reverently at the almost forbidden deep pit on the sea surface: "No, that's just the breather of the abyss."
It was the first time He Tianlin had seen Hao Feiyang in such a frenzied state, like a member of a cult. He shrank his neck and muttered quietly, "That name doesn't sound like a good thing..."
Hao Feiyang remained there, his eyes filled with ecstasy, seemingly oblivious to what others were saying. "I can hear the Mother Goddess calling... you... do you hear Her calling?"
"Ah~ What a beautiful voice."
Song Xuan didn't say anything, but silently moved his body forward two inches, blocking between Hao Feiyang and Liu Xia, fearing that this man would suddenly go crazy and pounce on him.
Liu Xia stared at the dent on the sea surface that had grown larger again. Her voice was as cold as ice. She did not follow Hao Feiyang's words and continued to ask questions at her own pace: "How can I see the Mother Goddess you mentioned? Could it be that..."
Liu Xia didn't finish the next words. She didn't want to hear the speculation that popped up in her mind.
Hao Feiyang seemed not to understand the meaning of Liu Xia's words. He sneered with confusion on his face: "Blessing is the reward of the Mother Goddess to her believers. If you are devout enough, you don't need to look for her. The Mother Goddess will naturally come to you."
"Buzz buzz buzz..."
As if in response to Hao Feiyang's words, an indescribable vibration came from the sea surface. Following a muffled sound of mucus being squeezed, a silvery-white round object suddenly flew out of the concave hole.
When Song Xuan heard the sound, he immediately drew his gun and loaded it. At the same time, he pulled Liu Xia back three steps and looked vigilantly at the thing that suddenly emerged from the sea.
At the same time, others also reacted, raising their assault rifles and sniper rifles at the same time, aiming them warily at the sea.
Liu Xia subconsciously put his finger on the pistol and after a while he discovered that it was actually a circular submarine with a diameter of five meters. The surface of the submarine was covered with black biomass slime, but the outer shell was made of cold alloy.
The submarine slid across the oily sea surface, bringing up a burst of colorful black, then rolled to a stop on the golden beach, and the silver hatch spun open with the sound of gas release.
Three humanoid robots walked out.
They have human outlines, but their skin is made of translucent synthetic white gelatinous material. Metal gears and joints operate synchronously under the white skin, and their faces only have a metal mouth that can open and close at will.
The robot does not carry any weapons, and its steps are slightly slower than those of humans, but it can perfectly avoid obstructions on the ground and can even jump in unison to avoid them.
"Ms. Liu Xia," the leading robot spoke, ignoring the gun pointed at his forehead. Its vocal cords vibrated, producing a precise but emotionless human voice. "The Mother Goddess invites you to a meeting."
Aside from Liu Xia, who had seen this kind of robot on TV and whose expression was relatively natural, everyone else looked completely bewildered. It was like they were seeing a talking mechanical lifeform for the first time, even though its appearance was already very human.
Liu Xia glanced at Hao Feiyang lying on the ground and found that he was also looking at the robot with shock, as if he was seeing these humanoid robots for the first time.
Judging from other people’s reactions, they had probably never seen this kind of humanoid robot before. However, recalling that I had lived in the wasteland for so long, I had indeed never seen such a thing.
Originally, Liu Xia thought that robotics technology had disappeared into the dust of history with the nuclear explosion, but he didn't expect to see this product of the old world here.
Three hundred years had passed, and it looked like the robot was still in good condition, which made her even more curious about what this "Mother Goddess" was.
"Invite me?" Liu Xia understood the robot's implication.
Song Xuan pressed the muzzle of his gun directly against the robot's brow, his eyes flashing with a cold light. He gritted his teeth and said, "I won't let Xia go alone with you. If you say another word of nonsense, I'll turn you into scrap metal!"
The robot, held at gunpoint, showed no fear. Its metallic mouth stretched from ear to ear, as if mimicking a human smile. "The 'Mother Goddess' understands your concerns. Miss Liu Xia may choose a companion to accompany you."
Song Xuan knew that Liu Xia was searching for the Mother Goddess everywhere and would definitely follow these strange humanoid monsters today. He reached out and grabbed Liu Xia, who was about to speak, holding her wrist tightly and looking at her firmly: "I'll go with you."
Before I could even say I was going alone, Song Xuan interrupted me.
This guy actually predicted her thoughts.
He Tianlin raised his hand unwillingly, his eyes sparkling as he protested: "No, I'll go!!!"
"How about... drawing lots?" Ding Ruotong weakly held up half a tissue with three crooked stick figures drawn on it.
Liu Xia watched the people arguing with each other and couldn't help feeling warm in her heart, knowing that they were afraid that she would be in danger.
Indeed, if she went alone, if she killed the Mother Goddess due to a disagreement, she would most likely faint in there, and it would be difficult for her to get out at that time.
Looking down at her wrist tightly gripped by slender fingers, she knew that if she didn't bring Song Xuan with her, she wouldn't be able to go today.
Liu Xia patted the back of Song Xuan's hand to signal him to let go, and announced his decision: "Song Xuan, come with me."
Before he finished speaking, the corners of He Tianlin's mouth immediately drooped, and Ding Ruotong's heterochromatic pupils also shrank slightly, and she pursed her lips in dissatisfaction.
Seeing that the other two were unwilling to accept the defeat, Liu Xia hugged them one on the left and one on the right, and suddenly pulled them into his arms, with the three furry heads huddled together.
"Listen." Liu Xia lowered his voice, his warm breath sweeping across their ears, and whispered softly, "You two are my backup. If we don't come out in 12 hours, you take that bastard to find Qi Yao and tell him everything that happened here!"
After saying that, he gently pinched the back of their necks and touched their foreheads together. "This might save us. Remember, don't take any risks."
Liu Xia knew that Qi Yao, who was obsessed with mechanical ascension, would definitely be interested in humanoid robots and the "Mother Goddess", the source that could drive mutant beasts to attack the Black Gold City.
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The interior of the Abyss Breather is much wider than imagined.
After entering the submersible, you can clearly see through the observation window that this so-called respirator is a giant transparent tube. Except for the sea surface part covered by the black oil film at the beginning, there is dark sea water like an abyss below.
The walls of the pipe are not made of glass, but a gelatinous layer that can expand and contract on its own. Occasionally, a huge black shadow swims silently outside the pipe, and the phosphorescence outlines an unnatural contour in the darkness.
As the submersible went deeper, a huge hemispherical building emerged from the deep sea, like a silver planet that had fallen to the bottom of the sea.
Its shell is made of some kind of silver alloy, and its surface is covered with pulsating blue fluorescent lines, which flicker on and off like breathing, as if it were a living thing.
This long breathing apparatus seemed to be shrinking along a certain trajectory, allowing the submersible to reach the main entrance of the building.
In the center of the twenty-meter-high gate, there is a giant eyeball-like device that is still rotating slightly. At the moment when the pupil contracts, the scanning laser dissects the submersible from head to toe.
"M-03 Excursion Submersible, identification confirmed." A cold female electronic voice came from behind the eyeball device. "Welcome back to the Cradle."
As the certification was passed, a slight "click" sound suddenly came from the outer armor layer of the submersible, as if it was attracted by something and passed directly forward through the eyeball device, as if it was completely embedded in this silver planet.
The observation window in front of him became dark for a short time, and then the scene suddenly became bright. The surroundings were silver-white and milky white building shells, and the interior of the planet was like a pure white Noah's Ark.
The submersible seemed to be attracted to move, without any operation required, and finally stopped in a room with about ten similar submersibles.
Three robots led the way out. The leading robot bowed respectfully, its mouth grinning once again from ear to ear. "Ms. Liu Xia, Mr. Song Xuan, please follow me to see the Mother Goddess."
Liu Xia's hard soles stepped on the cold white alloy floor, and the sound of his footsteps was completely absorbed.
The building's walls have a matte mother-of-pearl sheen, seemingly smooth but actually filled with nanoscale pores. Like the skin of some living creature, they breathe silently, without the need to surface to replenish oxygen reserves.
The leading robot took the two of them for a walk, stopping and starting. After a while, they stopped in the middle of a circular and empty hall.
Along the way, Liu Xia didn't see a single human being here. All he could see were robots and empty and clean walls around him.
"The Mother Goddess is right here." The leading robot said in a cold mechanical voice, then turned and left the hall.
Only the two of them were left staring at each other, looking at the empty walls around them in confusion. They were not even asked to put away their weapons and they still had them on them.
Liu Xia didn't have the patience to waste time with this so-called god. He glanced around and said, "Stop playing tricks. Don't you want to see me? Come out quickly and don't waste everyone's time."
"Xiao Xia, you are still so impatient." A faint female voice seemed to come from all directions. The voice was not loud, but it was extremely clear to hear.
Song Xuan, who was standing aside, suddenly froze in place. His irises turned up, revealing a large area of white in his eyes, and his Adam's apple rolled, as if he was listening to a distant voice.
"Song Xuan?" Liu Xia noticed his abnormality and hurriedly pulled his left arm with the sleeve rolled up, but felt a thin layer of cold sweat on the strong arm.
Liu Xia suddenly looked up, searching for the invisible voice with sharp eyes, and shouted angrily, "What did you do to him!!!"
"Don't be nervous..." The female voice came again from the empty hall, "I just want to be left alone while reminiscing about the past."
The next second, the milky white alloy floor suddenly came alive.
Liquid metal surged from all directions, like a gentle predator, wrapping around Song Xuan's limbs and torso from bottom to top, and finally the face that always had a gentle smile on its face when looking at Liu Xia.
The whole process took only three seconds, so fast that there was not even time to scream.
Liu Xia pulled out the saber in an instant and only had time to chop a few times, but it was as if it had chopped on the water and had no effect.
Watching Song Xuan being swallowed up into the ground in an instant, Liu Xia's temples throbbed, but he didn't dare to tear him apart directly, for fear of accidentally injuring Song Xuan's body.
"What do you want to do to my people?" Liu Xia suppressed the bloody smell rising in his throat. The methods of this invisible enemy were too unbelievable.
The "Mother Goddess" spoke in a gentle, even soothing tone, as if she were chatting with a friend: "Don't worry, he's fine. I don't plan to do anything to him."
A holographic image appeared in front of Liu Xia. Song Xuan was suspended in a transparent cabin, looking like he was asleep, his face calm and peaceful.
Liu Xia clenched her fists involuntarily, her nails digging into her palms from the force. She tried hard to calm herself down.
So, let's talk, this was the purpose of her trip.
From her tone so far, it seemed this "Mother Goddess" didn't harbor any ill intentions. Her voice even felt faintly familiar. Where had I heard it before?
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