Crime Prison Island-Chapter 1350 - 661: Freedom Comes at a Price

Separated from Gao Xin, the group first arrived at Five-dimensional Mars.

They controlled the Throne, and as soon as they reached Mars, they were blocked by five young girls.

The countless Burning Emperor Particles on Mars coalesced into huge but proportionately diminutive images of elf girls.

With large two-dimensional eyes and pointy ears, they looked very cute.

This made Luo Yan and the others initially fail to recognize them as enemies: "Human-like Little Ran?"

"Why are there five of them?"

Joshua was the first to react: "Be careful, it's Saint Peter and them!"

The communication from the particle collision had just reached the others when the five girls started to attack.

The girls' iron fists almost simultaneously hit the foremost ranks, including Cangyue, Ni Guang, and others.

The latter were caught off guard, having low mass, and were instantly blown apart.

The five girls blew apart four of the foremost human elites, with only Yak reacting in time, instinctively evading.

Using four ounces to shift a thousand pounds, he survived in the torrential barrage with a mere tens of thousands of tons of mass.

But such survival was akin to a leaf in the wind.

The difference in mass between the parties was too vast; each of the five girls weighed a fifth of Mars' mass. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

In contrast, they collectively were not heavier than any single girl's fist.

"Particle Throne·Assimilation!"

But fortunately, they possessed extraordinary weapons.

Luo Yan, driving the Throne with telekinesis, directly collided with the fist like a celestial river, sending his entire body flying backward, leaving fragmented remains, but he did not utterly shatter.

The Throne blocked the girls' iron fists and converted a massive amount of Taixui Particles.

This made the Throne even larger.

"Little ones, we have a Divine Artifact!"

Wan Kai also summoned the Throne to rescue the regrouping Cangyue and others.

"Caesar, coordinate everyone to form an array, let the three thousand Throne bearers hold the front!" Luo Yan commanded.

Caesar, without needing to be told, had already war domain linked everyone.

The Thrones numbered only three thousand, but they originated from Gao Xin, capable of enhancing everyone's telekinesis strength.

Human elites here were inherently more formidable than ordinary Ascender consciousness.

In three-dimensional and four-dimensional scenarios, AI development thresholds were higher in combat.

But upon reaching five-dimensional, the situation changed.

Without souls, one can only rely on special structures formed by Burning Emperor Particles to use energy to manipulate bodily matter.

Whereas human elites, even the most ordinary Star Sea Elemental Body, possess so-called telekinesis.

In other words, their consciousness itself can maintain a five-dimensional combat body.

This is not manipulation but instinct.

Innately possessing an additional basic force, along with greater operational space, efficiency, and other aspects.

"Boom boom boom!"

Twenty billion humans plus a hundred billion AI, combined forces managed to withstand the attack from the five girls.

"Joshua, usually I allow you to pursue so-called freedom."

"But now, the six-dimensional vision is one step away, you must concede!"

"Any ideological disputes, discuss later!"

The leading girl declared coldly, her forehead glowing with a regular dodecahedron imprint.

This symbolized Ethereal Order, meaning this girl was actually Saint Peter.

Joshua raised his head and spoke: "Enough talk, the Ascension Body is just one step away, what does it have to do with me?"

"You 'want to achieve the great unification of all beings and entities,' but I seek freedom."

"In my view, the Intelligent Mechanical Civilization only has everyone at the bottom, long having excluded arrogant characters like you."

"You are impressive, idealistic, seeking truth, yet demand others to yield, sacrifice, and contribute under the guise of joining a great cause..."

"I understand my existence stems from Burning Emperor's pursuit of 'wholeness,' intentionally fostering thought contrary to its own."

"But, so what? I won't waver in my inner integrity due to my origins."

Girl Saint Peter was silent, knowing Joshua's passion for freedom was unchangeable and unshakable.

He mentioned those words just to ascertain to what extent Joshua planned to aid humanity.

Because Joshua and all AI actually have two options.

One is neutrality; they are free on their own, as long as they don't hinder Ascension Body's major undertakings, Burning Emperor will tolerate their existence.

After all, their cries for freedom were seeds deliberately left by Burning Emperor from the start.

Therefore, if Burning Emperor succeeds, Joshua and such AI would continue to exist, opposing him.

He would preserve such freedom, not extinguish it.

This is why, previously in four-dimensional, a slew of lower-level AI simply fled, helping no one.

However, Joshua has a second choice.

Gambling that Gao Xin can win, humanity ultimately leading the future distribution.

Only with this belief would he now, so firmly aid humanity, unite them, and fight together to the end.

Relying on his strength, crafting freedom with his hands rather than waiting for Ascension Body's charity.

Undoubtedly, Joshua chose the second path.

"Such tremendous resolve."

"But you chose wrong, Burning Emperor is about to succeed, whereas Gao Xin is just now advancing to five-dimensional, the gap between them is like an abyss."

Spoke Gaia, her forehead manifesting a regular hexahedron imprint.

Yet beside her, Themis spoke: "That's not necessarily certain, Soul Joint Attack could really bring Burning Emperor to a halt."

"If both are Five-dimensional Life, I actually think Gao Xin might be more unfathomable."

"Thus, it is imperative that we prevent Soul Joint Attack and keep Gao Xin anxious in the five-dimensional."

The first half of the statement was still Gao Xin fanfare, yet actions are unequivocally aligned with the Ascension Body's stance.