Machine Soul Synchronization

Yu Xiao felt his heart skip a beat!

"The Scorpion's system... has become sentient?"

He could feel a powerful pull from the depths of the data space, a vortex that Yu Xiao, as a machine spirit, couldn't resist!

After a moment of hesitation, Yu Xiao decided to dive deeper!

The surrounding environment began to change gradually. The orderly blue was slowly replaced by a dark red, and long lines of code floated like corpses in the cramped space.

[What is this place?]

[My body... no sensation.]

[I'm not a machine, I'm not!]

[Sister is in danger, I must fight...]

[Sister, why are you just watching?]

Amidst these instructions, categorized as junk by the system, Yu Xiao saw the struggle of a "human mind"!

Similar messages almost filled the entire deep space!

After diving for a while longer, Yu Xiao finally reached the very bottom, where he saw the source of all this absurdity.

It was a fragile body. Burnt, shed skin fluttered around her like ashes, while the girl herself was like a statue, motionless.

Yu Xiao pushed aside the surrounding clutter and slowly approached the girl. Only when they were a step apart did he notice a faint light within her.

That white light was like a dying flame in the wind, seemingly about to extinguish at any second.

[Detected damaged machine spirit. Absorb it?]

As this system prompt popped up, the hand Yu Xiao had extended suddenly stopped in mid-air!

Wait, a damaged machine spirit?

Did I read that right?

Could this girl also be a transmigrator!?

This sudden system prompt stirred up a hurricane in Yu Xiao's mind!

Looking at the faint flame before him, an inexplicable sadness welled up in Yu Xiao's heart.

It was this sadness that ultimately led him to his decision.

[Absorbing machine spirit...]

The white flame, like ethereal starlight, pierced directly through the girl's statue-like body and slowly drifted into Yu Xiao's "heart."

Instantly, a warm current swept through all of Yu Xiao's senses. He felt as if he, transformed into a data stream, had become a little "stronger"?

[New machine spirit ability acquired: Machine Spirit Synchronization]

[Machine Spirit Synchronization: Break the wall of reality for a certain period, attaching machine spirit power to the mecha, allowing its performance to temporarily break through theoretical limits.]

Just as Yu Xiao had expected, he had indeed gained a strange new skill.

[Anomaly detected and eliminated. Invasion complete. Ejecting machine spirit...]

Before Yu Xiao could ponder further, he saw the girl's original "body" turn into countless scattered ashes and disappear into the air. The dark red bottom space also returned to blue.

The next second, Yu Xiao's main consciousness returned to the Scorpion's mecha.

[Warning: Neural synchronization forcibly disconnected!]

Scorpion cried out in shock!

"This is impossible!"

Staring at the holographic synchronization panel in front of her extinguished, Scorpion froze in place instinctively.

She couldn't possibly be forcibly disconnected from neural synchronization by the system!

The Scorpion was a mecha only she could pilot. Even if the other party had completed the invasion and issued the command to disconnect synchronization, the final confirmation would have required her consent!

But now, this mecha was no longer under her control.

Perhaps it never would be again.

"What did you do to the Scorpion!"

Scorpion no longer cared about how to counterattack. The only thought in her mind was to demand an explanation!

Facing two mechas, losing control of the Scorpion meant losing any possibility of resistance.

"You opened all the connection ports yourself. What do you think we did?" White Shadow found the disbelief on the other's face increasingly amusing. "Did you perhaps have some secret plan for a desperate counterattack?"

"I'll give you thirty seconds. Get into the escape pod and leave the Scorpion now, or you'll be thrown out. The timer starts now!"

Hearing White Shadow mimic her previous tone to threaten her, Scorpion instinctively clenched her fists tightly!

But as Scorpion herself had said, one must assess the situation and be flexible.

After hesitating for only a second, Scorpion quickly got into the escape pod and initiated the detachment program!

Being alive was more important than anything else.

[Escape pod ejected, remaining escape pods: 0]

"A mech designed for two pilots, yet it only has one control seat and one escape pod. Is it because of the mech soul..."

Yu Xiao watched the escape pod fly towards the distant plains, a question rising in his heart.

He could feel that the damaged mech soul he had absorbed had completely merged with him, but he still didn't understand why this mech soul was in such a state.

"What did she do to the mech soul?"

"Was there an accident?" As if sensing Yu Xiao's worry, the white shadow spoke directly into the empty cockpit.

"It's nothing too important. We can analyze it after we get back to base." Yu Xiao didn't want to linger in the Silent Graveyard any longer. "Let's set off now and find a secluded place for you to interrogate Gao Tianzhi."

"No need."

The white shadow's reply caught Yu Xiao by surprise.

"We now control two third-generation mechs. Let's hurry back to base and get you upgraded, lest another roadblock pops up later."

"Are you serious?" Yu Xiao found it hard to believe these words came from the white shadow. Given her personality, she would have skinned Gao Tianzhi alive.

"Although I look down on Cobra, Scorpion is a genuine top-tier mech. I don't want... I don't want to waste any more time because of Gao Tianzhi." The white shadow's tone sounded like she was trying to convince herself. "We've already obtained your upgrade parts, and I've avenged Scorpion. That's enough..."

If Yu Xiao could see himself in a mirror at that moment, he would surely find a proud father-like smile on his face.

"...Why aren't you talking."

Clang!

Seeing the white shadow's red pupils suddenly shrink, Yu Xiao almost had a heart attack.

"You're right. Let's head back to Xuanse Cangqiong now, to avoid any further accidents." Although Yu Xiao was startled by the white shadow's expression, it didn't stop him from regaining his composure in an instant.

"Hoo..." The white shadow let out a breath only she could hear. "Then let's get moving, depart!"

Three tall mechs formed a line and marched neatly towards the coast outside the high wall.

When the sound of the tide once again reached Yu Xiao's ears, he looked back at the devastated Silent Graveyard.

It was neither the "silent" place he had imagined, nor a "graveyard" for mechs to rest their souls.

The damp sea breeze swept across the three battle-scarred mechs. Yu Xiao suddenly shifted his gaze back to the boundless sea.

"The wind has changed direction..."