Evolution

The roar of the fierce battle faded behind Gu Qingshan.

No one, not even the monsters, could detect him.

He swept past the battlefront, where the flames of war raged, and kept flying without pause.

Before he knew it, everything around him had grown quiet.

A towering peak forged entirely from steel rose at the edge of the world.

—This was the heart of the Secondary Defense Subsystem, and the core of the entire world.

All around Steel Lone Peak stood densely packed ranks of massive war machines and countless bio-mechs.

They guarded the steel mountain.

When Gu Qingshan appeared, all the war machines remained silent. Not one of them attacked.

Gu Qingshan flew to the top of Steel Lone Peak and landed at its summit.

At last, his invisibility wore off completely.

He reappeared, gazing into the distance with a hint of regret.

From here, he could see flashes of warfire on the far horizon.

—It wasn't all that far off, really. If the Desolate Ancient Race put in a little more effort, it would only be a matter of time before they destroyed this entire world.

Gu Qingshan shook his head and asked, "Is the core of the world here?"

"Correct," the War God System replied.

As soon as it spoke, the ground beneath Gu Qingshan split open layer by layer. A swarm of Micro Machines flew out and gradually joined together in front of him, forming two transparent screens of light.

The two screens circled Gu Qingshan once, then stopped.

A gentle female voice rang out. "Identity confirmed. Transferring command authority."

Recognizing her voice, Gu Qingshan asked in surprise, "How did you get here too?"

It was indeed the woman who had helped him turn invisible and brought him here.

"This is my subsystem," the woman said.