Silver light spread through the Main Control Core like living vines, taking root and stubbornly, resolutely squeezing into the space occupied by the dark blue energy.
The silver data chains wrapped around the three Node Sovereigns tightened ever further, producing faint yet piercing sounds of metal grinding and energy collision.
The data streams in their eyes churned violently like rivers caught in a storm, while their bodies trembled without cease.
Clearly, they were resisting with all their strength the sudden reverse corrosion wielded by the Observer Civilization's highest authority.
Ming Xin stood suspended in the air, his face slightly pale and a faint sheen of sweat beading at his temples.
Forcing the true frequency of the Key of the Gate to invade and contend for a system core that was simulating that frequency and tightly controlled by the enemy was far more draining and dangerous than expected.
Not only did he need to continuously output pure Dao Yuan to maintain the intensity of the frequency resonance, but he also had to fend off the frantic counterattacks from the "Shadow" system.
As well as the cold, furious pressure of will surging ever more clearly from the depths of the dark blue singularity.
"Senior!" Ying Sha struggled to his feet, his Shadow Body thin as smoke, his voice weak but urgent. "The shadows outside... and those mechanical units, are gathering again!
Their goal is obvious. They want to retake this place!"
Although his shadow perception had been severely weakened by his injuries, he could still detect the Shadow of the End and Shadow Combat Units in the channels outside the beacon, which had briefly fallen into disorder.
They were rearranging their formations and advancing step by step toward the core area in a more orderly, more determined manner.
Farther away, the light