Living in the Doomsday and Becoming an Immortal Alone
Chapter 267 - 144: Raising the Butcher Knife [Vote for Monthly Ticket]

Chapter 267: Chapter 144: Raising the Butcher Knife [Vote for Monthly Ticket]

Huh? Never been in a fight before?

Deep Sea lay on the ground, slightly bewildered.

He struggled to lift his head and look forward, able to see the equally astonished expressions on Lingtong and Ms. Wan.

Wang Jixuan sat on Deep Sea’s back, his left "sword finger" pressing against the back of Deep Sea’s head, rendering Deep Sea unable to muster any strength, except for his mechanical arm desperately reaching back.

"Deep Sea bro, calm down,"

Master Wang quickly said,

"I admit I bear some responsibility for things turning out this way. I hadn’t anticipated a Sub-King Level Special Winged Dragon suddenly appearing and throwing off the plan.

But it wasn’t me who crammed Red Snake’s soul into the Crystal Core; that’s just a mechanism inherent to the Blade Beast Crystal Core itself.

I’ll do my best to help you... well, there’s still a chance for you to lead a normal married life... probably. The definition of ’normal’ is somewhat broad, considering the essence of your species has changed, but I think the difference in size can probably be compensated for..."

Deep Sea’s stern face was full of black lines.

Lingtong and Ms. Wan simultaneously brought a hand to their foreheads in a synchronized gesture.

Ms. Wan laughed and scolded, "You might as well have spared us the explanation."

Master Wang gave a sheepish laugh, "You’re not going to hit me now, right, Deep Sea bro?"

"Let me get up! No hitting!"

"That’s good then."

Wang Jixuan’s figure lightly bounced backward, landing steadily three meters away, retreating to stand behind the little maid.

Deep Sea rubbed the back of his head as he got up, frowning at Wang Jixuan.

Mu Dan was already prepared to step in and protect her superior if necessary.

Deep Sea bit back his words, not touching on this marginally embarrassing subject, and instead asked:

"Just now... even though I didn’t use much energy, how did you manage to subdue me?"

"This is a vulnerable area common to all Half-human Mechas." Master Wang shrugged his shoulders:

"While giving Lingtong a massage earlier, I took the chance to do a little research. Even though the Half-human Mecha is extensively modified, there are still quite a few weaknesses.

Powerful mechanical parts, generally enhanced body parts, fragile brain and soul.

Don’t worry, we’re not enemies."

Lingtong nodded with her hands behind her back, "I can’t help but feel a bit offended."

"How much longer until we reach the General Command Center?" Wang Jixuan asked.

"Because we need to travel covertly, it will take about two and a half hours."

"Then I’ll give you both a Spiritual Energy massage!"

Wang Jixuan’s fingers danced nimbly:

"Meanwhile, we can discuss what to do next... Ms. Wan, please prepare a set of Uncle Tai’s clothes for me and a nano mask, adjusted to look like Uncle Tai."

Ms. Wan gave an [OK] gesture.

Lingtong operated the mechanical dog to bring in two folding chairs.

It had been more than half a month since she had last enjoyed such a service, and the connections between her body and the machine were starting to ache again.

After a short while,

Wang Jixuan sat behind Lingtong and Deep Sea, his left and right hands each doing their own job, pressing down on their heads.

Ms. Wan placed a projection screen in front of the three of them, briefly introducing the ’Biological Mecha’ development progress and the project they were working on—how to equip the Red Snake, code-named ’Thorny Spear,’ with a technological weapon system.

The Blade Beast’s strong physical attributes coupled with powerful resistance to spiritual impact, and when combined with human technological firepower...

Nobody dares to predict just how powerful Red Snake might become in the future.

It could be a case where one plus one exceeds two, or it might be that one plus one is less than one.

Ms. Wan said quickly:

"Fortress number 82 in the Middle Ages Basin has become the center of a vortex, with Mimic Blade Beasts continuously pouring in from all directions.

"An auxiliary fortress has been activated here, successfully relocating ninety percent of the population there and initiating an ecological cycle. So even if fortress 82 quiets downs afterwards, it’s likely to be utilized as a military logistics fortress or as a reserve for resources.

"The Blade Beasts are frantically searching for you."

Lingtong added, "The Blade Beasts probably can’t mark you now. We suspect that you being tagged this time is related to the negotiation with the Mimic Blade Beast."

Wang Jixuan asked, "How’s the check for Brain-eating Worms going?"

"In the past half-month, we have completed inspections on most of the main industrial population in the fortresses, producing three batches of deep-brain scanning devices. We’ll continue with second and third screenings."

Ms. Wan’s lips curled into a subtle smile:

"We can now be fairly certain that a major reason the Blade Beasts are raging and forcefully attacking us is because the Brain-eating Worms were discovered.

"Their plan to monitor humans has fallen apart.

"All the major battle zones, together with Spiritual Ability City, are conducting inspections, and are also seizing the opportunity to flex their muscles.

"Based on incomplete statistics, the influence of the Spiritual Ability City’s Dominion Faction, represented by the Spirit Management Committee, has declined by at least thirty percent. Due to D5 battle zone’s furious assault on Spiritual Ability City and its indifferent stance during the D5 Blade Beast Tide, a trend has begun within human civilization to hold the Spiritual Ability Users to account."

"Our visit to the General Command Center this time should let us witness quite a spectacle."

"A spectacle? What exactly do you mean?" Wang Jixuan seemed puzzled.

Ms. Wan explained, "We plan to publicly destroy a portion of Crystal Cores, thereby announcing we’ve destroyed four hundred thousand Crystal Cores, in order to store high-quality Crystal Cores for Mr. Wang’s future Spiritual Energy research and for stockpiling materials. Incidentally, this also serves some political ends."

Destroy a portion of Crystal Cores and then claim they’re all gone?

Wang Jixuan’s eyes lit up with excitement, and then he felt a pang of regret.

It was certainly good to acquire such a large number of Crystal Cores by these means, but those destroyed Crystal Cores contained an immense amount of Spiritual Energy!

"When is the destruction scheduled?"

"Probably within a week? It will also be used to confront Spiritual Ability City."

"Great!" Wang Jixuan nodded emphatically, "Make sure to arrange for me to be part of the destruction task when the time comes!"

Ms. Wan was taken aback, not understanding but nonetheless swiftly noting down [Wang’s request] in her memo.