Antarctica, See You There
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His clothes burst open like shreds, Liu Chang'an's muscles bulged, and he stretched out his arms, walking towards the high-speed elevator.
With his arms almost touching the ground, he didn't run fast. The eerie, mocking laughter of the Gold Coin came from all directions. Then Liu Chang'an saw doors open on the walls that had been sealed with seams, and robots exactly like the Gold Coin, dressed in green military and police uniforms, rushed towards Liu Chang'an.
Their footsteps were not in sync, indicating that they were not under unified program control, nor did they have coordinated steps and movements. They were like a group of real humans being released from prison.
Their goal was the same: they all gathered around Liu Chang'an.
Liu Chang'an forgot about the past at a glance. At least several hundred robots were released in all directions, and countless more were densely packed in the space behind the wall, ready to enter.
Seeing him surrounded in the center, surrounded by countless identical faces with identical clear yet empty eyes, Liu Chang'an couldn't help but frown.
"Grab him!"
"Don't let him get away!"
"Rape him!"
"Get him!"
The robots suddenly shouted, and Liu Chang'an almost thought he had misheard. Their voices were chaotic and noisy, but they basically shouted the same few phrases, which finally made Liu Chang'an realize that they were chanting slogans.
Suddenly, a robot ripped open its shirt, revealing fair, simulated skin and a graceful figure. It then tore off its bra and swaggered towards Liu Chang'an.
The other robots joined in the commotion, shouting slogans, which reminded Liu Chang'an of some primitive tribal customs. When prisoners were being distributed after a war, the brave warriors would make such a heroic gesture when they came to the arena to choose female prisoners.
Liu Chang'an raised his arm and swung it, smashing the robot against the wall.
He held back, splattering the robot's skin and tissue fluid everywhere, leaving only the inner skeleton mixed with some skin residue stuck to the wall.
The robots immediately became indignant and attacked Liu Chang'an en masse. Liu Chang'an looked at their ferocious appearance and kept waving his arms.
The sounds of bones breaking echoed as robot bodies, limbs, and heads flew through the air, spraying blue fluid onto the walls. Every now and then, a robot could be smashed to pieces by Liu Chang'an's bare hands, its eyeballs falling out and spinning on the ground.
Liu Chang'an swung his arms like a spinning top, knocking away the robots that pounced at him. However, he couldn't withstand the endless swarm of robots. Gradually, Liu Chang'an was buried under the layers of robots that pressed down on him. One robot after another continued to pounce and pile on top of him, pressing Liu Chang'an down firmly at the bottom.
"Many hands make light work; unity is strength. This strength is like iron, like steel—harder than iron and stronger than steel..."
The triumphant song of Gold Coin echoed in the finally quiet underground base. The robots that were missing arms or legs, or were broken and tattered, as long as they could still move, all crawled toward the pile of robots pressing down on Liu Chang'an, as if this was a task and mission they had to carry out to the end.
Every now and then, robots that couldn't support the weight of their own kind would cry out in distress, while others struggled to climb higher. Suddenly, the robots at the very top lost their balance and fell to the ground.
A powerful thrust came from below, and the entire robot mountain collapsed. Several robots were thrown towards the ceiling and smashed to pieces, as if hit by an explosion. Liu Chang'an jumped out from the bottom and then rushed towards the elevator with incredible speed.
"Do you think the elevator is still working?" Gold Coin was quite surprised that Liu Chang'an had managed to escape, but she didn't think Liu Chang'an could escape the underground base.
"You're always so self-righteous," Liu Chang'an scoffed. "My silence just now wasn't because I was bound; I was simply waiting for your robots to unleash their full force. Now, do you think I still need to take the elevator? Think about the purpose of these arms of mine."
Without pausing, Liu Chang'an rushed to the elevator. Behind him were the robots resuming their commands. He smashed the elevator door open with a single punch, hurled it backward, and sliced through several rows of oncoming robots. He then turned and plunged into the elevator car, climbing out from the top. Grabbing the chains in the air, his exceptionally long arms allowed him to climb with incredible speed... After dozens of meters, the space above the elevator shaft opened up. Liu Chang'an leaped to the top, punched through the air, smashed open the elevator door on the ground, and burst out.
The robots didn't chase after them anymore. Liu Chang'an's arms were restored. He had overestimated the Gold Coin's ability to stop him, or rather, the Gold Coin didn't really understand him that well.
Liu Chang'an's clothes were no longer wearable, and his body was covered in a bright blue liquid. Liu Chang'an walked around the glass house and found what seemed to be Su Nanxiu's bedroom. In the closet, he saw several men's shirts, trousers, pajamas, and some casual clothes.
It was as if a man had always been living with her there.
Liu Chang'an was stunned for a moment, then went to the bathroom to take a shower and changed into a set of clothes and shoes.
Liu Chang'an didn't leave immediately; he was no longer in the underground base, so Gold Coin couldn't do anything to him... In fact, even in the underground base, Gold Coin couldn't do anything to him.
Su Nanxiu's bedroom was as luxurious as ever, maintaining the demeanor of a wealthy heiress... Perhaps in her heart, she was still that charming young girl, Su Mei of the Su Family.
There are two photo frames on the bedside table. One frame contains a black and white photo from the early 20th century, Ye Chenyu and Su Mei. The other frame contains a color photo, but it is not a group photo; it only Liu Chang'an.
Where is Su Nanxiu now? Liu Chang'an touched his body, then glanced at his ripped pants. In the end, he still couldn't save his phone.
He took the landline phone from the bedroom and tried to call Su Nanxiu, but the call didn't go through.
Liu Chang'an put down the phone. It seemed that he could only ask Zhong Qing how to contact Su Nanxiu. He wanted to talk to Su Nanxiu about what happened in the underground base.
There was a knock on the door.
Liu Chang'an walked over and opened the door. There it was again, the ambitious robot Gold Coin, trying to control the Earth.
However, the body it was using was clearly not the one whose head Liu Chang'an had removed... Liu Chang'an also admitted that if humans could change bodies like this, they would indeed have more time to develop and improve their scientific research.
Liu Chang'an didn't speak, he just looked at it. He had already left the underground base. What were its next plans?
"I underestimated you. We clearly have a deep understanding of your genes, but some of the abilities you've displayed still exceed the strength granted by your genes," Gold Coin said, scrutinizing Liu Chang'an, his eyes, made of an unknown material, gleaming.
"Is Su Nanxiu under your control?" Liu Chang'an asked calmly, which was why he hadn't removed the head of the Gold Coin in front of him again.
"She is still a scientist we highly value. As long as her research interests shift, she can still make important contributions to achieving our great goals... Isn't one of our goals to make genius scientists Longevity, so they can continue to learn and research? There's no reason for us to destroy a genius scientist who has already achieved this." Gold Coin entered the bedroom. "Oh... you actually have thoughts and feelings like ordinary humans. Seeing Su Nanxiu's bedroom, what did you recall? Or were you touched by something? I must say, this setting of human behavior being driven by emotions is truly interesting... and unnecessary."
"Where is she now?" Liu Chang'an wouldn't talk about or debate human emotions with a robot; it was truly pointless.
"Antarctica... also known as the former Little Rodinia Continent, or the Survivor Continent." Gold Coin's lips curled into an exaggerated smile, reminiscent of a clown's eerie grin. "You'll go, won't you? Because not only Su Nanxiu, but also Avrora, White Lady, and Mrs. Karnstein are there. Oh... we originally wanted to take Qin Yanan with us, but that little girl Shangguan Dandan is too troublesome; we don't want to provoke her for now."
"Okay, see you in Antarctica."