Moving to the Golden Courtyard

"You talk about making humanity recognize the weight of life, but aren't you just depriving others of their lives?! What right do you have to make choices for humanity?!"

"I'm not making choices for humanity!"

In the end, it's still heavy Exoskeleton Armor. Even though V2V's output is seven times that of the GD-78-2, his attacks can still be easily blocked by Sazabi.

So, that means... Xia Ya must be enduring the same terrifying gravity as I am!

This guy... is he, like me, constantly increasing his body's endurance for this armor, for this plan?!

"This is evolution!"

Xia Ya took out a beam tomahawk from behind, and with terrifying force, slashed at V2V's waist! Forcing Xu Qi to block with his lightsaber.

And at that moment! Xia Ya used Sazabi's weight to ram forward!

The weight of the entire Exoskeleton Armor crashed out, unsurprisingly sending V2V flying! It smashed into the wall of the corridor behind, creating a dent.

"Ah!!"

V2V's excellent force dissipation had helped Xu Qi withstand most of the impact, but not everyone could withstand Sazabi's ramming.

"It's the growing pains that humanity must endure as it evolves towards a more perfect direction! After learning about Romieu's matter, why don't you understand, Xu Qi!?"

"Don't... be ridiculous!"

V2V got back up, kicking Sazabi back.

"In your eyes, all those whose souls are bound by gravity should be eliminated!"

Accurately blocking Sazabi's giant axe slash, Xu Qi immediately retaliated, headbutting the opponent's head, causing Xia Ya inside the armor to also suffer a lot of impact.

"But many people will die because of this, there is no doubt that this is wrong! What's the point of creating a world that doesn't know how to cherish people's hearts!"

"That's why! A real pain is needed to make them understand what the weight of life is!"

"That's not it!"

Kicking Xia Ya away, Xu Qi gritted his teeth, the solar furnace operating at maximum horsepower! HK Particles fully covered! An acceleration of 15G instantly pressed down on Xu Qi!

I won't stop... I can still withstand it, and I must withstand it!

Those people... the passengers on 956! And the many people who still care about them! Right now, I am their hope!

"If everyone can't understand each other, what's the point of everything you're doing! Pure pain doesn't bring respect and understanding of life! It brings fear!"

"Then!" Xia Ya controlled Sazabi to stand up with difficulty.

"Prove your correctness to me with your beliefs and resolve!"

Sazabi's shoulder armor suddenly opened! In Xu Qi's vision, five cylindrical flying objects on each side, a total of ten, were ejected from Sazabi's shoulder armor.

This is...

"Funnel!"

"What!?"

The cylinders quickly approached V2V and, in an instant, fired high-heat beams at V2V from different angles!

At this moment, Mobius, who was watching the video footage, suddenly had her originally normal human pupils shrink! Briefly forming vertical pupils!

"Are those Funnels!?"

Without any possibility of resistance, in this already small space, the role of Funnels can be described as invincible!

"Ah!!"

Thanks to V2V's high-strength panel material, the first round of Funnel fire injured Xu Qi, but not to the point of serious injury.

"Damn it!"

Xu Qi made an almost vertical flip in this narrow passage, dodging the second round of volley. At the same time, the lightsaber was wielded accurately, destroying one of the Funnels!

"Then how about this?"

Xia Ya's mental power was highly concentrated, and the Funnels fired at intervals from different distances, different angles, and in chaotic and disordered movements!

Top right, bottom left, center, various angles, various directions, and... completely chaotic time sequence!

"Ah!"

Xu Qi could only desperately dodge the most threatening high-heat beams, but he could not dodge them all. The Funnel hits brought him great pain.

At this very moment!

Xia Ya controlled Sazabi to rush forward swiftly, a punch! Directly hitting V2V's head!

"Ah!!"

The damage caused by this blow was considerable! The head of any Exoskeleton Armor is the most direct attack that causes the most damage to the operator!

It is directly connected to the cerebral cortex through nerve connections, and the pain and damage caused by the violent shock and impact are undoubtedly fatal!

Especially... a high-output heavy Exoskeleton Armor like Sazabi.

V2V was directly punched away!

The body crashed through the corner wall, revealing the hollow cavity behind, and V2V collapsed to the ground.

And Xu Qi... also fainted...

"Xu Qi!!"

Inside the command hall of Meru, if it weren't for Fu Hua instantly rushing to Mei's side and supporting her, she might have fallen directly to the ground and fainted like Xu Qi.

Elysia, who was maintaining the live broadcast feed using Vil-V's monitoring equipment, immediately covered her mouth, her breathing almost stopping at that moment...

And in front of the screen, there were many, many people who knew that this young man in the black and white Exoskeleton Armor was saving the lives of everyone on an entire train.

However... he fell.

At the Road Network Center, Vil-V, who was still trying her best to help restore the system, also saw this scene. She stared blankly at the screen and murmured softly, "Stand up..."

At the substation, Kevin frowned – "Don't stop here... Xu Qi."

Inside the command hall, Fu Hua, supporting Mei, also murmured, "It's not time to give up yet..."

Pardofelis clenched her fists. "How can you fall here, boss..."

Yae stared intently at the screen. "Stand up! Xu Qi!"

Inside the Golden Courtyard, Aponia clasped her hands together, praying with Griseo.

And Kalpas faced the window, silent.

Su, who was rushing towards Xu Qi from Jinqiao Base at full speed, naturally saw this scene as well.

"If you're going to fall, at least do it on my operating table..."

On train 956, the young Kosma, squatting on the ground with his head in his hands, seemed to sense something – Xu Qi...

In the helicopter, Mobius and Eden had unknowingly clasped hands.

"Stand up! Go and become the... hero you want to be! Xu Qi!"

38,Go back and cherish Griseo

"When you're ready, death won't come for you, Xu Qi."

The words were clearer than ever before, no... it wasn't just a matter of clarity! It was as if... they were talking to me?

Xu Qi suddenly opened his eyes! However, what he saw was not the place where he had been fighting. The surroundings were filled with mist, and he couldn't see anything clearly...

"Who is it?"

Xu Qi was stunned. He didn't open his mouth to speak, but as soon as the thought was born in his mind, the voice naturally began to echo in this space.

"You... are indeed a qualified person."

"Qualified?... I don't understand, what does that mean? Where is this?"

"This is the spiritual domain belonging to the New Type."

"New... Type?"

"Under the interference of HK Particles generated by the solar furnace, when humans continuously use brain neurons to control Exoskeleton Armor, those humans with highly developed brain neurons are likely to break through a certain threshold in their utilization of their own brains.

And these humans who successfully break through the threshold will experience a considerable increase in the utilization rate of their brains, thereby enabling them to use mental power. This is the New Type – the new human."

"New human? No... why do you know all this? Who are you?"

"My name is Romieu."

Xu Qi's expression changed! Romieu!? Wasn't he already...

"That's right, I'm already dead."

"You..."

"All that remains in this subway tunnel are some mental fragments."

"Were you the one who tried to talk to me in my dream before?"

"That's right... our teacher, Xia Ya. I'm sorry, it seems he has completely lost faith in humanity, and has become so desperate."

Xu Qi shook his head.

"It's not his fault, and you don't need to apologize. All we need to do is stop him! And make him realize again what humanity is."

For some reason, after Xu Qi finished speaking, he felt like he heard Romieu laughing.

"The boy I saved back then has grown to this stage..."

"Back then? Saved? You... what are you talking about?"

"The human brain is a very magical thing. It automatically seals off some painful memories that are enough to cause death, and waits for the right time to unlock them.

And your experience is even more special. Someone specifically helped to seal this part of your memory, so you have grown up to this point, and you still can't remember anything related to it."

Xu Qi was stunned.

Before his eyes, the world that was originally full of mist suddenly had some golden butterflies flying around.

This is...

"Aponia?"

The golden butterflies paused briefly, and then, like a mother, they lovingly revolved around Xu Qi, eventually turning into specks of golden light and dissipating around Xu Qi's body.

"Oh? It seems... he was a very kind person too... Xu Qi, I beg you, take my place and bring our master back to the right path."

"Kid! Stay away from me, don't cry. It's not time to despair yet!"

The young Xu Qi stopped crying, staring blankly at the older boy in front of him. He didn't know why, but even now, the other boy could still display such a cheerful smile.

"My name is Romieu, kid. What's yours?"

"Xu Qi..."

"Xu Qi? That's a good name. You have to live strong! No matter what happens, you can't give up! Got it, kid?"

"Yeah... what about you?"

"Me?" Romieu seemed surprised to be asked such a question, and then laughed. "As for me... I guess I can only become your hope, kid."

"Hope?"

"Yeah! It's something that can guide humanity forward... Farewell, kid! If... we can meet again."

Xu Qi opened his eyes once more! This time, all he could see was the pitch-black ceiling of the tunnel.

Pain instantly spread throughout his body, but Xu Qi just gritted his teeth and stubbornly resisted. At the same time... clear... extremely clear!

Not only his six senses, but also the connection with the entire Exoskeleton Armor! Everything had become extremely clear!

I see... no wonder Mobius was always reluctant to let me use V2V. So this is what she hid inside this Exoskeleton Armor.

And, I remember everything...

Why I was so eager to join the Metro Company after graduating from university, why I always had some special feelings for this company.

And why... I can't turn a blind eye to those tragedies that are about to happen