"After them-!"
Extinction gritted his teeth and immediately transformed into countless microscopic machines, ready to head in that direction.
At the same time, he contacted the General as quickly as he could and immediately reported everything that had happened here.
But unexpectedly,
the reply they received was exactly the same as when they had reported the information blackout in the First and Second Areas.
"Ignore them-"
The General's voice came through.
"But-"
Extinction gritted his teeth and said quickly,
"They're already deep inside our core territory-if we let them approach the hub of our atomic revolution-the consequences will be unimaginable-General-I know you may have plans and schemes of your own-but under these circumstances-if you keep us in the dark-how do you expect us to follow your orders-"
"I'm telling you, General-the Mechanical Church isn't yours alone to dictate to-we're members of the Purification Council too-!"
The connection remained active, but no sound came from the other end for a long time.
Only after a long while
did the General's voice sound in their minds again.
"For the survival and victory of the Machine Intelligence Civilization-I only want to ask you one thing-what price are you willing to pay-"
Extinction answered without even thinking:
"Everything, of course-"
The General's voice came through again.
"Good-then follow your orders-split into two groups immediately-you and Dragon Head will continue pursuing Lynn-do everything you can to keep them occupied-don't let them leave the Third Area-even if you can't keep Lynn there-you must make sure those two Origins stay-"
"Star Embracer-come to me-I have something more important for you to do-"
Underground.
Lynn's double kept his eyes closed, sustaining his summoning, while the Trident continued to accelerate.
He also knew very well that this was an extremely risky move. Performing the summoning here was