Resurrection Empire-Chapter 1071 - 417: Layers of Mechanisms, Fate’s Decree [6,000 Words]_3

She was lowering her head, examining the Electric Control Crystal in her hand, her expression dazed and pensive.

Initially, when she first used the Electric Control Crystal, she was indeed resolute to die, but she hadn’t even pushed herself to the limit before the first shockwave from the hydrogen bomb explosion swallowed up the four faceless soldiers.

Then she followed Ren Zhong’s method to take the Electric Control Crystal out of her mouth, effectively saving half her life.

Yet she paid a heavy price, her mind was foggy, her thoughts severely fragmented, needing to frequently shake her head and steal a glance at Ren Zhong’s back to regain clarity, otherwise she couldn’t distinguish between human or machine.

She knew that in her current state, she could only use the Electric Control Crystal once more, after which she was certain to die. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Once she had completely disregarded life and death, pondering that a Source Star person’s life was so ephemeral, living twenty years more or less was trivial; what mattered was whether life was lived splendidly.

In the end, everyone dies, sooner or later.

To die on the battlefield for a lofty ideal, turning flesh and blood into the stones to construct a bridge that liberates all sufferers of Source Star, this was romantic, heroic, and the ultimate dream of every true warrior on Source Star. She had no other desires.

But when she truly walked through a metaphorical Ghost Gate once, her mindset changed a bit.

She began to cherish this world, began to feel reluctant, and realized she actually had many unfulfilled regrets.

Looking at the Electric Control Crystal, she felt hesitant, even instinctively wanted to quietly discard this thing.

But Ma Xiaoling ultimately did not do so, instead placing the crystal back into her helmet once again.

Coming here with Ren Zhong was her own choice, others were still holding on, it would be disgraceful to retreat. Ma Xiaoling was someone who cared about face.

Four minutes and thirty seconds passed, only to hear a click, Bai Feng retreated back, his body softened, then was supported by the armor automatically.

His corneal layered body had been completely burned and melted into crystal, severed within those circular holes.

Accompanied by creaking sounds, the circular holes on the hall walls crushed the crystal, contracting and closing.

A new large hole expanded like a vortex, appearing before everyone.

Song Rui stepped forward, activating a regular icosahedron, generating a stream of information that enveloped everyone.

Ren Zhong, Yu Chengde, and Ma Xiaoling, the three Mechanical Warriors, activated the optical camouflage devices on their armor, collaborating with Song Rui’s information flow shield to add another layer of disguise for everyone.

Then, everyone stepped into the circular hole.

After advancing over ten meters, Xiao Xingyue quietly transmitted a message to Ren Zhong: "Xu hasn’t followed."

Ren Zhong: "Hmm, I know."

Xiao Xingyue: "Ah?"

Ren Zhong: "He’s already sacrificed. He overestimated his abilities and underestimated the strength of the opponent. The high-temperature energy in that hall earlier, when sufficiently concentrated, triggers a qualitative change after a quantitative accumulation, activating a chain reaction. Xu would be completely decomposed into the purest thermal energy."

Xiao Xingyue was silent for a moment, finally unable to hold back, "Why are you so calm and indifferent? Although Xu was from the Mengdu Group, he was loyal to you under my control, but he ultimately died for you. Your indifference makes me feel... feel very uncomfortable, as if I myself have become an accomplice."

Ren Zhong shook his head, "There’s no absolute justice, nor absolute evil in this world. Xu may have indirectly died by my hand, but do you know how many people died by Xu’s hand once? Besides, I must correct something, Xu did not die for me, Ren Zhong."

"Then for whom?"

Ren Zhong: "For those other people who died by his hand. Hmm, for civilization. As for you and I, we too shall eventually die for similar reasons, similar goals. Alright, focus, we need to pay close attention. We must stealthily pass through this section."

Just after saying this, the group infiltrated through the thick alloy wall, entering a wider passage.

On both sides of the passage, a multitude of faceless soldiers were forming lines, running forward towards the alloy wall circular hole passage opened in the previous hall.

Yu Chengde, positioned at the end of the lineup, had just stepped away from the circular hole when a large amount of artillery poured aimlessly towards the entrance, only to hit nothing.

Following which, the faceless soldiers stationed at the entrance began to sway their bodies like headless flies, attempting to reacquire targets.

Soundlessly, the group transformed into invisible ghosts, maneuvering like fish past the faceless soldiers’ lineup, while Noel Sandro continuously deployed one black cube after another along the path.