Chapter 2774: Reasons to Not Retreat
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Seeing Li Yaoâs brilliant smile, all the âheretical childrenâ teared up.
âThank you.â
Chu Zhiyun suddenly bowed to Li Yao and affirmed, âWe now know that you are indeed not a devil but an out-and-out âangelâ!â
âUhâ
Li Yao touched his nonexistent cheek in embarrassment. âHehe. The next scene will be very bloody and brutal. It is not suitable for teenagers below the age of sixteen like you. Cut the crap. Letâs go!â
Urged and driven away by Li Yao, the âheretical childrenâ boarded the tanks that were packed with goods with complicated feelings.
The cabin door of the hangar opened slowly. They had landed less than thirty meters from the ground. Even the tank-type carriers that did not have the ability to fly could land softly with the anti-gravity system.
In front of him was a boundless uninhabited area. Chu Zhiyun looked back for the last time and glanced at Li Yao, who was floating at the center of the floating fortress. Then, he gritted his teeth and pushed the power output to the maximum. A few streams of smoke soared into the sky and rushed away!
The door of Li Yaoâs remote control floating fortress slowly closed.
Right now, he was the only one left in the control center.
Through the observation crystal cameras on the outside, Li Yao saw that the caterpillar carriers of the âChildren of Heresyâ were gradually disappearing into the horizon. Even the dust raised by the grinding of the tracks gradually dispersed into the darkness. Li Yao took a long breath in relief. The
confident smile on his face was gone, too.
âchiâ
The bright gold soul that was showing off its dominance a moment ago was withering like a deflated ball.
The awe-inspiring armor and the dazzling sound and light effects peeled off like mottled paint, revealing his dispirited and exhausted soul core.
Li Yaoâs soul was floating in the air with his arms and legs stretched out. It was like a large piece of oil had fallen into water and was gradually spreading, melting and disintegrating.
The crimson shadow of the mental devil crawled out of the mainframe crystal processor of the floating fortress and looked at Li Yao in mockery. âAre you satisfied yet?â
âThatâs awesome.â
Li Yao was all smiles. âHurry up and help me. I canât.â
âSo, you knew that it was not going to work out, too. I thought that you really considered yourself to be the âbest expert of the Pangu Universeâ. You thought that you alone, no, you did not even have a âhuman beingâ. You thought that you were just an illusionary ghost that could resist the entire garrison of
the Holy Alliance on Black Castle!
With his hands on his hips, the mental devil prattled on like a b*tch. âNow, Iâve learned my lesson. Not only did I not undermine you at all, I even tried my best to help you control the floating fortress so that you could show off in front of the ignorant teenagers and fool them into dizziness. What do you
think?â
âOf course, of course!â
Li Yao said, âThatâs why I said that other people are all fakes and that people such as Long Yangjun are all unreliable. You are the best brother that Iâve ever had in my life. Our relationship is as solid as gold. What am I going to do without you?â
âThatâs good!â
The mental devil couldnât help but grin. Then, it sniffed and said, âAlright. Now that youâve enjoyed yourself enough and enjoyed yourself enough, youâve rescued all the people you shouldâve saved, and youâve established the image of invincibility, itâs time for you to quit while youâre ahead and run away.
âRight now, we have two options. The first is to find a âBlackieâ and drill it into his brain. There are thousands of purifiers inside the floating fortress. There must be a âBlackieâ among them. It will be very easy to find him.
âSecondly, you can cut off the connection and run away. Your soul can take a rest in your hometown before you make a comeback.
âHowever, I suggest you find a âBlackieâ first and implant the coordinates of his soul into his brain. Then, it will be more convenient for you to jump over next time. What do you think?â
Li Yao was silent. He stared at the mental devil.
The mental devil felt goosebumps all over its body because of his stare. It could not help but rub the nonexistent goosebumps all over its body. âHey, hey, hey. Whatâs the meaning of your weird eyes? Why arenât you talking? Bad things happen every time you look at me with ill intentions! Whatâwhat do
you want exactly?â
âNothing much.â
Li Yao smiled obsequiously. âHowever, it suddenly occurred to me that we canât find a second âBlack Spot easily, nor can we âcut the line and run awayâ.
âwhy?â
The mental devil found it hard to believe. âWhat are you up to now?â
âNo. I just feel that itâs meaningless to find a second black stone.â
Li Yao explained, âQiu Yuanjia and Zhou Xiuyun, the highest officials of Xia Yu in the floating fortress, have both been killed. The only people left are the middle-level and low-level officers and the âsoldier beesâ who donât have any logical thinking ability. It is not convenient to communicate with them,
nor is it easy to get in touch with the masterminds of higher levels.
âMore importantly, didnât you hear what Zhou Xiuyun said just now? The enemy has grasped our identity and knows that we have possessed a certain member of the Sanctuary Alliance through a super long-distance soul projection.
âIf so, as long as the enemyâs computational ability is above a certain level, it is very easy for them to figure out that, after we were separated from Tangkaâs body, it was very likely that we would be replaced by someone elseâs body. If so, how could they not guard and destroy all the survivors inside the
floating fortress?
âIf we crawl into the brain of a survivor and are surrounded by the army of the Star Glory Federation, and the enemy kills all the survivors inside the floating fortress without giving us a chance to explain or perform, wonât we be in an awkward situation?
âWellâŠâ
The mental devil pondered for a moment and said, âDamn. You do have a point. I told you not to be so rash as to jump out and save the âheretical childrenâ a long time ago. Great. Now that the âBlack Spot Planâ is likely to be exposed, the difficulty of the subsequent missions will be more than ten times
higher!
Forget it. I should run back to my hometown and discuss with Xiao Ming and Wen Wen before I make any plans!
âNo.â
Li Yao said softly, âWe canât cut off the connection and run away, either. Not now.â
âwhy?â
The mental devilâs eyes bulged out. âDo you have any idea how exhausted our souls are right now? Youâve been in the limelight for a long time. Letâs go. The audience has all left. Why are you not running away? Are you waiting for your master to treat you to dinner?â
âNo. Chu Zhiyun and Little Tian Tian are not far away yet.â
Li Yao sighed and smiled bitterly. âYou donât think that such a bunch of thirteen-year-olds will be able to get rid of a bunch of enemies by themselves, do you? Without interference, they will definitely be caught by the members of the Sanctuary Alliance within the hour.
âWe will save them until the end. Now that we have spent so much time and effort to rescue them, and even our âBlack Spot Planâ is likely to be exposed, naturally, we must help them resist all the pursuers. At the very least, we must attract most of their attention so that they can reach the shelter safely,
right?
âTherefore, we have to persist for another three to five hours. I will provide all my remaining strength to you so that you can completely control the floating fortress and trigger 120% of its combat ability. It should be fine, right?â
The mental devilâs eyes were bulging wider and wider, swallowing the hideous face like two bloody swirls.
Its eyes were glaring at Li Yao like roaring magma, ready to blow Li Yaoâs head off.
âSay that again.â
It was about to scowl and gnash its teeth. âHow long do you want to persist?â
âThreeâthree to five hours.â
Li Yao extended three of his fingers, which turned into five, while he continued. âOf course, if you can persist for one day and one night and even kill all the soldiers of the Star Glory Federation on Black Castle, I have no objection.
âLhave a problem with that! Are you crazy? Are you out of your mind? Are your soul bubbles because of the radiation of the sun? Do you really think you are the best expert in the Pangu Universe?â
The mental devil cursed in fury.
âAre we not the âbest experts of the Pangu Universeâ?
Li Yao blinked his watery eyes and asked seriously.
The bloody devil was shivering in fury. âShut up! Even if he is really the best expert in the Pangu Universe, it is still suicidal for him to control such a large floating fortress to fight against tens of thousands of crystal suits, armed shuttles, and starships when his soul has been projected billions of
lightyears away and experienced a high-intensity battle to the point that the fortress is empty and the oil wells are running dry!
âWhatâs wrong with your head? What are you thinking? Do you know how fragile and disordered the connection between our souls and those in the rear is right now? Do you know that our senses and our control are fading fast? We are like dry wood that has been burnt to the ground and will collapse at
any moment!
âTm already very tired. Iâm so tired that I can barely control the automatic toilet in the toilet of the floating fortress. You want me to persist for three to five hours? Itâs impossible. Absolutely impossible!â
âKeep your head clear and think about our mission. Donât make a big mistake because of a small mistake!â
âIknow that I have never forgotten our mission for one second.
Li Yao smiled. âIsnât our mission to protect Chu Zhiyun, Tang Ka, and Little Tiantian?â
The mental devil shuddered coldly.
âBastard, donât say such mushy words without any warning!â
The bloody devil was so angry that he clenched his fists and bashed Li Yaoâs head hard. âGo to hell if you want to. Donât drag me down. I have a good life to enjoy, unlike you, who is a fool with no brains!â
However, Li Yao seized the opportunity and hugged his leg. Tears and snot flowed down his face, but he could not get rid of it no matter how hard he tried. âPlease, do me a favor. You devoured most of Professor Mo Xuanâs legacy and the scraps of the extraterrestrial devils in the Spiritual Nexus. I donât
know how to hack into the Spiritual Nexus and the crystal processors as well as you do. I canât control such a large floating fortress. Thatâs why I said just now that you are the most important person in my life. You are my most beloved, most trusted, and most reliable brother. You are ten thousand times
better than Long Yangjun. You are on par with Ding Lingdang, I canât live without you. Really. I really canât live without you. You may be sharp-tongued, but you are soft-hearted. You definitely canât bear to leave me, can you? Do me a favor. Save me.. For the sake of our different personalities, can you help
me one last time?â