Light Banquet said quietly, "What are you planning to do-I should warn you-the alarm this time came from one of those three Supreme Light Banquet Machines-even if you rush over now, you'll be too late-and a disturbance this big is bound to draw my siblings' attention immediately-"
Lynn held his cigarette between his fingers and said slowly, "Then what do you have in mind?"
Light Banquet turned around, her eyes flickering, and said:
"Go to the other two High-Rank Light Banquet Machines-while she draws all the machines' attention for us-we'll take another one in a single stroke-I now have the capacity to devour a High-End Machine-as long as we can take one of them-a third of the conventional Mechanical Bodies will come under my control-then-we'll be able to move through the data network passages as easily as walking on level ground-"
She did not care whether Machine Intelligence lived or died.
More importantly.
Their current circumstances did not allow them to intervene. It was too far away. By the time they arrived, the battle would probably be long over.
They had already done everything within their power.
"Not bad."
Lynn stood up with a smile and vigorously flexed his arms.
"It's a good plan."
Light Banquet raised an eyebrow and said:
"Then shall we move?"
Lynn took one last drag, then stubbed out his cigarette with a slight curl of his lips and said:
"Sure. Let's set off now."
Light Banquet frowned, vaguely sensing something amiss, and said:
"What about your other half-should we have him come back-"
Lynn rolled his shoulders vigorously, stood up with a smile, and stretched luxuriously before saying:
"Of course not. They've gone to find that Mad Maiden. I doubt they'll be back anytime soon."
Light Banquet's expression changed sharply.
"Sure, this isn't