Through the small window, Peony watched Wang Jixuan's figure expressionlessly.
She kept thinking.
Having connected to the D5 Comprehensive War Zone's autonomous mech network, she had already seen the Commander-in-Chief's terrifying plan.
In the past, whenever she discovered such a secret, Peony would surely have excitedly chattered away to the master she served.
But now, Peony was in no mood for that.
She could almost feel Wang Jixuan's pain and sense the effort he was making at this moment.
Yet she herself could do nothing.
Zheng Shiduo, who had been chanting sutras, suddenly collapsed unconscious. His face was white as paper, his breathing rapid, and the psionic energy within him had been utterly drained. Even the spiritual energy gathered by the surrounding Spirit Gathering Formation could not be absorbed by the psionic energy circuits in Zheng Shiduo's body.
Peony immediately sent a mech inside and had Zheng Shiduo carried to the neighboring Medical Room to recover.
It was overexertion. Nothing else needed to be done; after Zheng Shiduo slept for a full day and night, most of it would ease.
As if to make up for the gap left by Zheng Shiduo's departure, Wu Man and Ji Xiao both raised their chanting voices, and the golden light around them grew even brighter.
Ding, ding.
Peony heard a notification that only she could hear.
She opened the message.
It was Gao Huating's reply.
[Sorry, I can't go.]
Hm?
Peony keenly sensed that something was wrong.
Gao Huating's personality made it difficult for her to refuse a friend's request. She was loyal at heart, and the experiences of recent years had made her gentler on the outside but stronger within.
To sing songs that could encourage others in an apocalyptic environment like this, one needed an even stronger mindset.
Naturally, Gao Huating's