Above Ground 141

"The Heavenly Ring People could catch up in just half an hour." Li Aoz calculated the distance and said in a heavy tone, "Time is limited, Xiao Ze, don't worry about the details. The Descendants are not afraid of death, so it doesn't matter if the treatment is a little worse."

"No matter what, it will take at least an hour." Du Zexin calculated and explained, "You need to come back quickly. The environment here is too bad. The main body can't be kept in the cold for long. You must quickly switch your consciousness back from the implant to the main body, otherwise it will be too late."

"I'll be right there."

Li Aoz's wings burst forth, increasing his speed to its limit, tearing a dreamlike rainbow through the red and black sky of Malefic Calamity.

Charging forward at ten times the speed of sound, Li Aoz, to save time, slammed into the ground when he was almost there, creating a violent cloud of dust. The armored vehicle nearly died on the spot, rolling several times. Li Aoz activated [Blood of Immortality], got up, and leaped into the settlement, taking three steps at a time.

"Holy crap!" Du Zexin was controlling the robot's welding torch when Li Aoz suddenly appeared and startled him. "How the hell did you get back?"

"Sitting on a missile."

Li Aoz didn't have time for idle chatter or explanations. He immediately found the freezer, took out the sealed main body, and placed it on the ground. He raised his hand, and a tentacle split open in his palm, piercing into the main body's neck.

[Transmission in progress...]

"Ugh... Ugh, that's disgusting..."

Li Aoz's consciousness gradually shifted, and the pioneer's body instantly knelt down, his six compound eyes dimmed one after another, and his skin lost its luster and elasticity.

The transmission of consciousness takes a long time, even though Li Aoz has the [Flesh Affinity] specialization, which reduces the upload time by 30%. Even so, the whole process is still very long. He gradually feels his dominant consciousness being drawn from the armor and then copied and linked to his main body, feeling his flesh and blood and consciousness gradually combine, merge, and stabilize.

During this long process, Li Aoz could only see a dense array of information from the system:

[Low compatibility with Aoneng; your second implant has 'truly' developed a genetic abnormality]

[Your second reproductive organ's 'true' chromosome is fragmented, reducing its lifespan by 20 years]

[Your second reproductive organ's 'true' Telomere are damaged, reducing its lifespan by 35 years]

[WARNING: Your second bio-armor 'True' has shown signs of Gene Overload. Aoneng use is prohibited.]

[Your second-generation 'true' immune system has collapsed, and your organs are dissolving...]

Your second-generation 'True' armor has been destroyed.

—Poor second-generation clone 'True' withstood the Heavenly Illusion Army and the White Knight, but couldn't withstand the Gene Overload of Li Aoz.

This implant is completely destroyed. Its genes are shattered like instant noodles crushed by a car; even if you wanted to repair it, it would be futile. You might as well just replace it.

Li Aoz didn't care at all about the damage to his armor. It was better for it to break now than for it to break during a battle later. At least for now, it wouldn't be life-threatening.

Li Aoz opened his eyes, immediately plucked the nerve tendrils from his neck, and his first reaction was to say to Du Zexin:

"Have the Heavenly Ring People arrived?"

Before Du Zexin could speak, the sound of missiles whistling through the sky could already be heard.

Boom! The missile landed in the player's constructed position, instantly blasting more than a dozen players to the brink of death. Fortunately, there were three thousand players gathered here, so there was plenty of manpower, and random teams could also lend a hand to revive them.

"I see."

Du Zexin said nothing and turned back to his work.

Li Aoz glanced at the time; 27 minutes had already passed. The Heavenly Ring People were moving faster than he had expected.

"Aoz!"

Alexia had just come down from the front lines, her face covered in gunpowder and blood. When she saw Li Aoz stand up, she immediately ran to him and gave him a big bear hug.

"That's great, you're completely fine, and you even look more handsome than before."

She gestured, her dark gold eyes sparkling, and smiled happily, "I was startled when you suddenly said you wanted to go to space, but since you're alright, that's better than anything else."

"I'm fine, Erich." Li Aoz patted Alexia on the shoulder. "You've had a tough battle. Go and rest and get some treatment."

"If you're going to space, you'll need more rest than I do, right?" As Alexia spoke, a shell landed in the crowd, knocking the players to the ground. Her expression turned serious, and she immediately rushed forward.

"Ouch, I've been bombed twice in a row..."

Caramel Snail was on the verge of tears. He had only taken on a small task of transporting artillery shells, which he did all by himself, pushing a small cart. As a result, he was hit by the Heavenly Ring People twice in a row.

I shouldn't have been so reckless when we're going to space. I only have one life left today, and now I'm doomed again.

"Hey, Sani Tower, Dao Ke Ta, Medico, Doctor—help me!"

He waved desperately, his dying state decreasing second by second, but the surrounding healer players were too busy. After the bombardment, many of their own guild leaders and executives were affected, so who had time to care about a lone wolf player like him?

Just when Caramel Snail was about to despair, a figure suddenly rushed out of the smoke. A beautiful woman with dark gold eyes immediately came to his side. Seeing that he was in terrible condition, she took out a stimulant and gave him an injection without hesitation.

This shot of adrenaline immediately brought Caramel Snail back to life, and he looked at the other person with deep emotion. "Thank you, you are truly an angel."

"Angels?" Alexia smiled and shook her head, saying, "If there really are angels, go up to heaven and take a look for me."

Caramel Snail was incredibly moved. After playing for so many days, this was the first time he had encountered such a gentle and kind female character. He immediately begged, "Please tell me your name. I want to post you on the forum so everyone knows that your game actually has such an angelic character. You are a hundred times, a thousand times better than that bad man, Li Aoz, who only knows how to manipulate us!"

"Huh?" Alexia looked bewildered.

Caramel Snail was about to say something when Li Aoz kicked him, "Get up, Niu Niu."

"Ah, Li Aoz. You're finally back."

Without hesitation, Caramel Snail betrayed him, pulling out a necklace. "I went to great lengths to buy (steal) you a necklace. Li Aoz, I hope you like it (with a bigger discount)."

"I see." Li Aoz tossed his hair and chuckled, "I remember you were going to go to space with me, weren't you? Why aren't you staying in the Biochemical Pool? Is my Biochemical Pool not as good as a battlefield full of gunpowder?"

"No, no," the Caramel Snail quickly denied. "I'll crawl back right now. I'm the best at crawling."

He ran a few steps, then suddenly turned back, holding up a bullet necklace. "I assembled this myself. It's not valuable, but I think it looks pretty. Here, it's for you. (Could you give me a discount on the rental fee for Aoneng?)"

Poor Niu Niu was being manipulated and played by Li Aoz.