Stalling

"You."

"He really is a genius."

Qin Yiguan turned around, glanced at the dilapidated city through the window, then looked at the Aoke in front of him, and slowly asked, "Where are the residents of this city?"

The Aoke froze for a moment.

The vocal cords in his throat flickered slightly. "Those who discriminated against me are all dead."

Qin Yiguan paused, then asked, "Where are your parents?"

The Aoke paused for a moment, then his microphone flashed a faint red light. "Those who discriminated against me are all dead."

Qin Yiguan frowned slightly. "You've deployed numerous large machines within the Metaverse. Is your purpose to kill everyone?"

"In ' The Breath of the Mute,' The Mute' doesn't refer to the Mute Demon, but to me."

"The breath" refers to my breathing.

"Because of it, I feel alive."

"I want the whole world to become ' The Breath of the Mute,' I want a world that belongs to me."

Aoke raised his head, a clear stubbornness in his eyes. "Killing increases Fusion Rate; that's an open secret. Since you're unwilling to help me, then I must strengthen my own abilities. I want to make the ' Breath of the Mute ' network stronger and bigger!"

Qin Yiguan showed no particular reaction, simply standing quietly.

The Aoke remained hunched over, his eyes darting around, and said, "I really didn't expect anyone to find my real-world location, and I didn't set up any defensive forces in this city."

"So."

What I just told you was just a stall for time.

The Aoke crossed his arms. "And you actually got curious, asking about the whereabouts of the residents, and my parents."

In that instant, Aoke suddenly looked at Qin Yiguan, his fearful gaze vanished, replaced by a cold, ruthless expression filled with mockery. "You, how foolish."

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

But then, amidst the ruins of the city, heavy mechs began to descend from the sky.

These mechs were all different in appearance; some wielded huge beam weapons, while others held electromagnetic giant axes. They rose from the rising dust and all looked toward the room where Qin Yiguan was!

A strange smile appeared on the Aoke's face as he looked at Qin Yiguan and repeated, "You're so stupid."

And in that very moment.

A large mechanical hand pierced through the roof of the room, grabbed the Aoke's body, and quickly retreated.

Half of the room collapsed because of this robotic arm.

Qin Yiguan looked up.

At some point, a gigantic mech, 40 meters tall, stood on the ground outside. It held Aoke, opened its chest armor, placed Aoke into the cockpit, and then closed its chest armor.

This enormous mech stood like a demon god in the rain, as unshakeable as a mountain.

now.

Qin Yiguan looked up at the black vortex above his head. "God's Abandoned, how much longer? I can't hold out any longer."

An elevated perspective.

But then, amidst the dark clouds in the sky, a spherical portable AI device floated in mid-air!

It lies amidst raging air currents, silent lightning, and the mingling of icy rain and snow.

Crunch, crunch.

The shape of the God's Abandoned is like a piece of junk; the outer sheet of iron is being blown about by the violent airflow, swaying in the wind, as if it might be blown away at any moment.

"I see!"

"Ordinary computer code is processed serially and in time-sharing."

"Serial processing means that the code follows one line at a time, like traveling on a single track."

"Although large computer systems are very fast, they still operate in a serial mode. The only difference is that they have many parallel processors, which greatly improves the computing speed."

"But Aoke's brain does not have such limitations."

"In his mind, code can jump around; its interpretation methods, execution speed, and operating modes are all unprecedented!"

Amidst the turbulent air currents, God's Abandoned swayed precariously, but its visual detectors flashed with high-frequency blue light, like a lighthouse in a storm.

3 minutes ago.

The God's Abandoned also noticed the abnormality of the dark cloud overhead, so it took off alone and captured the ' Brain Encoding ' released by the Aoke within the cloud.

Qin Yiguan, on the other hand, was responsible for delaying from below, so as to give God's Abandoned enough time to break through.

What just happened was actually a delaying tactic between the two sides.

now.

From Qin Yiguan's perspective, a holographic brain image appeared, in which billions of brain nerves floated, and at the same time, countless brain nerves were flashing and jumping, forming thoughts or commands.

This is the brain of the Aoke.

God's Abandoned said, "I need him to give more instructions. The current data is far from enough; I cannot deduce his logic and patterns!"

"Go fight those mechs! I need more orders from the Aoke!"

"Little Qin, go!"

call.

Qin Yiguan let out a long breath, his eyes flashing.

Yes.

His ambitions are great; killing Aoke would be easy, but that's not enough.

He liked the "Breath of the Mute," which secretly controlled everything, and he wanted to command the God's Abandoned to control it and possess it for himself!

Moreover...

Aoke is a true mechanical genius. The large machines he deploys are definitely not as simple as they appear on the surface. Only by having complete control of the "Breath of the Mute" network can one ensure that everything goes smoothly.

Boom!

A giant mechanical arm descended from the sky, completely smashing the house where Qin Yiguan was standing!

On the ground, Qin Yiguan stood up from the ruins and surveyed his surroundings.

But then he saw countless mechs, their eyes flashing with different colors of light, surrounding him like a zombie siege!

Suddenly, a blinding light shone from all around.

Various beam weapons and particle weapons converged upon them.

Qin Yiguan moved swiftly amidst the hail of bullets.

Thanks to the physical enhancement brought about by his 70% Fusion Rate, he can move swiftly, but if it comes to relying on physical strength to fight against those mechs with thousands of horsepower, he has almost no chance of winning and can only be slapped flat!

And at this very moment.

A black mech wielding a giant axe suddenly appeared beside Qin Yiguan, and the axe crashed down, striking Qin Yiguan's shoulder directly!

"Guardian!"

It was as if that ancient and distant voice resounded from the depths of one's soul.

Another figure emerged from Qin Yiguan's body, and the giant axe collided with the figure's armor, sparking flashes of light!