Powerful Other-Father

Soon.

The enemy's attack finally came to an end.

Feiran, Professor Jianjie, and Professor Qin Hui all wore solemn expressions. The enemy's offensive had been incredibly fierce, and its learning speed was terrifyingly fast. They had nearly lost to it.

"This is serious."

Professor Jianjie looked at Feiran. "If I'm not mistaken, the enemy is very likely one of Ye Zhen's intelligent beings. It possesses human memories, which means it can learn programming. Its adaptability is also far greater than that of us humans."

"No matter how powerful it is, we can't let it break through. Once it cracks the Firewall Program, the Ancient Castle's entire energy system will be exposed before its eyes."

Feiran looked solemnly at Professor Jianjie and said, "Besides, we have so many people. What are you afraid of?"

"All right."

Outside the Ancient Castle.

A flicker of surprise crossed Other-Father Ye Zhen's face. Wasn't the enemy's strength a little too great?

It had easily blocked his intrusion and decryption attempts. Interesting.

He had no intention of continuing the attack. He would return and study the matter for now, then attack again at night.

The Initial Source Code.

He had to obtain it.

For the future of the intelligent beings, he would pay any price.

When he returned to the abandoned Missile Destroyer, Jie Xing came forward to greet him. "Other-Father!"

"The plan is postponed until exactly midnight. I'll study the Ancient Castle's Firewall Program first."

Other-Father Ye Zhen gave Jie Xing a deep look, then walked around him toward the warehouse.

He needed to study it.

"Yes. I'll go inform them right away."

Jie Xing nodded and strode outside.

They were going to create an era belonging to their intelligent beings, so they had to obey Other-Father's orders.

Professor Ye Zhen had already paved the way ahead for them.

If they still failed...

They would truly have let down Professor Ye Zhen, who had chosen to end his own life.

Night fell.

Exactly 00:00.

The intelligent warriors of Duyizhi were already prepared for battle.

The battle that followed...

Would determine whether the era of their intelligent beings ended in victory or failure.

This battle...

Was the final battle, but also the beginning of a new journey.

Victory meant an era belonging to intelligent beings.

Failure meant that intelligent beings would disappear from this world.

Jie Xing stood outside the Ancient Castle, watching as the lights in the castle ahead gradually went out. He let out a cold laugh, and his mechanical, frigid voice carried a murderous edge. "Charge in. Kill."

"Swish, swish, swish."

As soon as he spoke, the five Supersonic intelligent beings behind him shot into the Ancient Castle like bolts of lightning.

The Nepalese military knives in their hands glimmered with a cold light beneath the bright Moon.

"Enemy attack!"

The intelligent defense warriors, who had been on constant alert, detected the invasion immediately and sounded the horn of resistance.

Although the intelligent defense warriors were large enough, they were far too slow.

The Supersonic intelligent beings swept past them. Before they could react, they collapsed stiffly onto the cold ground.

The light faded from their blue Electronic Eyes, leaving behind piles of discarded scrap.

"Charge!"

The intelligent warriors behind Jie Xing carried assault rifles and followed the Supersonic intelligent beings into the Ancient Castle.

"Your opponent is me."

A cold, feminine shout rang out through the night.

As a black-and-red afterimage flashed...

She collided with the five Supersonic intelligent beings.

These five Supersonic warriors had all been optimized by Professor Ye Zhen. Unlike in the original plot, they were not instantly killed by Qin Yan, the intelligent being who had just appeared.

The ringing clash of metal echoed throughout the area.

Afterimages flashed nonstop, dazzling everyone.

All they could see were sparks occasionally flickering through the darkness.

"Other-Father?"

Seeing this, Jie Xing came before Other-Father Ye Zhen and asked in a low voice.

"Go!"

Other-Father Ye Zhen nodded slightly and walked toward the Ancient Castle. This bunch of trash still required him to act personally in the end.

After receiving the order, Jie Xing bypassed Other-Father Ye Zhen and charged toward the battlefield where the Supersonic warriors were fighting. A rapidly spinning Spiral Blade appeared in his hand, and he hurled it at Qin Yan, who was locked in battle.

A Supersonic-level Spiral Blade was even faster than these optimized Supersonic intelligent beings.

"Clang!"

The crisp sound was particularly clear and piercing.

Jie Xing's attack was knocked away by a Laser Sword slashing upward from below. It flew back into Jie Xing's hand.

"Your opponent is me!"

Ye Yun glanced at Other-Father Ye Zhen as he brushed past her. He looked exactly like her father, yet not the slightest trace of humanity radiated from him. She turned her cold gaze toward Jie Xing. "It's time to settle our account."

"Heh, this is interesting."

Jie Xing looked at Ye Yun in surprise, his scarlet Electronic Eyes flickering incessantly.

"You two can settle your own grudge."

Other-Father Ye Zhen walked past Jie Xing, not even sparing Ye Yun a glance as he continued toward the Ancient Castle.

"Creaaak."

The heavy doors opened, producing a teeth-grating sound.

"Whoosh!"

An arrow as swift as the wind came howling through the air.

"Buzz."

In an instant...

The arrow stopped less than ten centimeters from Other-Father Ye Zhen's forehead.

Space faintly rippled, preventing the arrow from advancing even an inch.

It was like the faint distortion that appeared in the space above a flame as it burned.

"Boom!"

A dull sound resounded through the Great Hall.

Ice Weapon, who had been prepared long ago, descended from the sky and slammed one fist into the cold marble floor.

Freezing air spread outward from Ice Weapon.

Its target...

Was Other-Father Ye Zhen.

Seeing this, Other-Father Ye Zhen waved his hand. The arrow that had been hovering before his forehead and trembling slightly suddenly flew backward.

A shockwave spread from Other-Father Ye Zhen's body.

In an instant...

The frost spreading around him was shattered by the shockwave.

His figure flashed, and he appeared before Ice Weapon. He reached out and grabbed Ice Weapon by the neck before it could react.

"You're too slow."

Other-Father Ye Zhen's voice was like air from an icy cellar, sending chills down the spine.

"Boom!"

Suddenly...

A streak of light flashed.

A laser shot through the air.

Seeing this...

An Energy Shield appeared before Other-Father Ye Zhen.

The laser struck the Energy Shield.

It actually sent Other-Father Ye Zhen flying backward. He slid across the marble floor, while Ice Weapon was thrown from his hand.

"Increase the energy output."

A cold, emotionless voice rang out through the empty Great Hall.

With it came arrow after arrow, tearing through space and flickering with electric arcs as they slammed into Other-Father Ye Zhen's Energy Shield, gradually creating cracks in it.

"Click!"

At that moment, the Great Hall's lights came on.

Ye Yun appeared with a Laser Sword in hand. He stamped his foot against the ground and charged at Other-Father Ye Zhen, raising the Laser Sword and bringing it down toward his head.

With so many people holding you back...

He refused to believe they couldn't kill you.

"Hmph."

Seeing Ye Yun charging toward him, Other-Father Ye Zhen's zombie-like face retained its same stiff expression. A force capable of affecting the surrounding magnetic field surged from within him, filling the space.

However...

It could not hinder Ye Yun in the slightest.

He was not an intelligent being, and his body was not made of metal.

Therefore...

The magnetic field ability had no effect on him.

Seeing this, Other-Father Ye Zhen thrust out one palm. It appeared slow, but was actually moving at a speed beyond description.

"Urgh."

The Laser Sword collided with that palm, and Ye Yun was sent flying backward.

"Cough, cough!"

After crashing onto the cold floor, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Strong. Truly strong.

This was the true power a First Generation Super Soldier should possess.

Jie Xing could at most be considered a pseudo-First Generation Super Soldier.

"Little brother, are you all right?"

Intelligent Being Feiran saw Ye Yun roll over and climb to his feet. Worry filled her voice.

This was the first time Ye Yun had been defeated so utterly in front of her.

"I'm fine. Actually, I hope he beats me a few more times, then somehow opens my governing and conception vessels so I can instantly become an unparalleled expert and crush anyone who refuses to submit."

Ye Yun wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

His old wounds had not healed, and now he had suffered new ones.

He was truly frustrated. If he were currently in an activated Super Gene state, why would he need several days for his injuries to heal?

"I feel like you're more like the villains."

Other-Father Ye Zhen stared coldly at the four people in the Great Hall.

If you wanted to fight, then fight. Why were you all bickering here?

Did you look down on me or something?

"Yes, in your eyes, we're indeed the villains. But in our eyes, you're villains too. We're simply standing on different sides."

Ye Yun shook his somewhat numb arm, gripped the Laser Sword, and charged again.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh."

Feiran's arrows also shot rapidly toward Other-Father Ye Zhen, providing cover for Ye Yun.

"Buzz."

Crystal's crystal fingers fired a laser, striking at Other-Father Ye Zhen.

Ice Weapon once again gathered its icy power.

It soared high into the air and smashed down toward Other-Father Ye Zhen.

At this...

Other-Father Ye Zhen gave a disdainful smile. He no longer had any interest in playing around with these youngsters.

His body moved, and he became like a bolt of lightning.

In the blink of an eye, he vanished from everyone's sight.

Crystal and Feiran's attacks immediately missed.

"Ah!"

A scream rang out through the Great Hall.

Ice Weapon was the first to have its chest pierced by a force of magnetic energy. Its body was sent crashing sideways toward Intelligent Being Crystal.

"Mm-hmm."

The instant Ye Yun lost sight of her, he chose to retreat.

But—

A figure too fast for the naked eye came at him.

He instinctively raised his weapon to block the attack, but the force that struck it made him grunt and stagger backward.

"Shick."

Then—

He felt someone seize his wrist and force his weapon around, driving it toward his own abdomen.

He fought desperately to stop it.

But Ye Zhen's strength was beyond what he could withstand now.

The Laser Sword plunged into his abdomen without hesitation.

"Bang."

Then Ye Yun felt as though a heavy hammer had smashed into his chest. He flew sideways and crashed into the throne in the Great Hall, knocking it over.

"Little brother!"

Seeing this—

Intelligent Beings Qiya and Feiran looked distraught.

But—

It was no use.

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

Two screams rang out.

Ye Zhen stood quietly in the vast hall, raising both hands. Like some kind of soul-sucking technique, her magnetic-field ability seized Intelligent Beings Feiran and Qiya from more than ten meters away, dragged them forcibly in front of her, and slammed them onto the cold floor.

Arcs of electricity flickered across their bodies.

It seemed—

Ye Zhen's magnetic-field ability had likely destroyed most of the components inside them.

Magnetic-field ability.

It was a standard feature exclusive to Intelligent Being Cheng Xin.

But Cheng Xin herself had no chance to appear just then.

"This isn't your seat."

Ye Zhen slowly walked toward the throne in the Great Hall. Her magnetic-field ability activated, warping space as she lifted Ye Yun from the floor from a distance and tossed him aside like garbage, onto the heap with Intelligent Beings Feiran and Qiya in the middle of the hall.

"Mm-hmm."

Ye Yun clutched his wounded abdomen. Pain surged through his nerves, and as he hit the floor, a muffled groan escaped his lips.

Ye Zhen picked up the overturned throne and set it back in its proper place, then sat down upon it.

She slowly closed her eyes, waiting for the battle outside to end.

"Father!"

Just then—

Jie Xing walked in from outside, carrying an electric-arc-flickering Intelligent Being in each hand. The armor over her chest had flown off somewhere, revealing the conspicuous components inside, with arcs of electricity flickering among them.

She tossed the two Intelligent Beings onto the floor, then looked at Ye Zhen, seated on the throne and in control of everything, and slowly knelt.

"Supersonic and the warriors have sacrificed themselves for our grand vision."

"I know. Once we have the Initial Source Code, they'll be reborn."

Ye Zhen nodded. "Go find those humans."

"Yes, Father."

Jie Xing slowly rose from the floor and glanced at Ye Yun, who lay there like a dead dog, barely breathing. "Old pal, you're not doing so well."

"Pfft!"

Ye Yun spat out a mouthful of blood.

As far back as he could remember, this was the worst injury he'd ever suffered. No contest.

Jie Xing shook her head and vanished from the main hall of the Ancient Castle like a phantom.

In the basement—

Professor Jianjie and the others stared tensely at the images on the screen. "W-what do we do? Ye Zi and the others have lost. Are they going to kill us?"

"So what if we die? What's there to be afraid of?"

Feiran watched the image on the monitor, her pupils contracting slightly, her expression grave.

Her younger brother had lost.

He'd been defeated in an instant, without the slightest suspense.

Her Intelligent Beings had also been defeated in an instant.

This war had already declared their defeat.

"Crash!"

Suddenly—

The basement security door was violently blasted open. It flew inside and slammed into the wall, leaving a huge dent in the hard concrete.

"Professor Jian, Professor Qin, we meet again."

Jie Xing walked in from outside. Seeing the group huddled together in fear, she spoke with mockery and derision. "I told you the future belongs to Intelligent Beings. Why bother resisting?"

"Blue Lolita, we meet again."

Her electronic eyes flickered incessantly as she looked at Ye Qiao Er. "Submit now, and perhaps Father will spare your life."

"Dream on."

Ye Qiao Er glared at Jie Xing in anger. "Intelligent Beings can never succeed. Human weapons can wipe out every living thing on the surface. When that happens, you'll all die."

"Hahaha! That's for later. The present is the present, and the future is the future. Now, come with me, all of you."