Chapter 111 The Black Sea of ​​the Core Area

As the "ghost" engine spewed a stream of nearly tangible plasma exhaust, that Stitched Monster mech, which looked like it had just been dug out of a junk pile, burst out of the narrow "Corridor of Death" with a roar.

The view suddenly opened up.

Immediately following that was a suffocating sensation that struck straight at the soul.

This was no room; this was clearly an independent universe.

Inside the spherical space, which was over a hundred kilometers in diameter, there was no concept of up or down due to gravity. Countless crystal pillars, each hundreds of meters in diameter, floated silently in the void like inverted mountains. They emitted a cold, eerie light, acting like the ribs of a giant beast, supporting this "central processor" that was despairingly vast.

And in the center of these ribs, a sun was suspended.

A blue, dazzling orb of light that was impossible to look at directly.

That was the core body of "gaia," representing the peak computing crystallization of Titan Heavy Industry and the spark of civilization.

But at this moment, this sun was extinguishing.

Countless thick black chains extended from all directions of the void, like greedy giant pythons, tightly winding around the blue orb. Black data streams, like toxic ink, were being frantically injected along the chains, slowly staining that pure blue into a deathly pitch black.

"Found it."

Lin Yuan watched that scene, the corners of his eyes twitching slightly.

Even separated by dozens of kilometers, he could still feel the malice that was suppressed to the extreme. It was the physical resentment formed by the convergence of trillions of nanobots.

"Damn... Damn... Damn!"

That cold, icy voice exploded again. This time, it did not come from the communication channel, but directly shook the surrounding air.

"You bugs... why did you delete my code!"

"Why did you put that vulgar music in my brain!"

Accompanied by hysterical roaring, the space above the blue orb suddenly twisted.

Those black chains wrapping around gaia disintegrated instantly, turning into countless tiny specks of black dust that gathered together, condensing in the void into a black giant thousands of meters tall.

It had no fixed form.

One second, it was a mechanical Buddha with three thousand arms; the next, it turned into a steel demon covered in spikes; in the blink of an eye, it morphed into a huge human face—it was Lin Yuan's own face, only filled with distortion and brutality.

Asura.

It no longer hid in the data network but chose a physical descent.

"Despicable carbon-based bugs, how dare you pollute my sanctuary."

The giant's mouth opened, and the sound it made was as ear-piercing as metal grinding: "Since you like dancing so much, then die here and become my audience!"

Rumble—

The entire core space shook violently.

The black giant waved its hand abruptly, and within a range of thousands of kilometers, all the black dust that had originally clung to the walls and crystal pillars surged frantically, like army ants hearing a gathering call.

That was not dust.

That was the nano-repair swarm controlled by Asura, microscopic killers capable of decomposing a warship in an instant.

In Lin Yuan's field of vision, the world changed color.

Up, down, left, and right, all space was filled with black. Trillions of nanobots converged, no longer with that nauseating writhing, but forming a true sea—a black tsunami a thousand meters high and boundless in width!

It was like an ant standing at the foot of the Himalayas, watching an avalanche crashing down on its head.

"Warning! Ultra-high-density nano-cluster reaction detected!"

"Order of magnitude: Uncountable!"

"Physical defense efficiency evaluation: 0%! Energy shield estimated support time: 0.03 seconds!"

Li Na's voice changed pitch in the communication channel, carrying undisguised despair: "Captain! Retreat! This thing cannot be blocked! If you touch even a little, the mech will be decomposed into molecules in an instant!"

In the face of such absolute quantity and scale, Lin Yuan's pieced-together "Stitched Monster" mech looked as small as a joke.

Retreat?

Behind him was the corridor he had just rushed out of. If he retreated one step, even for a second, the mission would fail. gaia would be completely swallowed, the sub-space rift would collapse, and everyone would die.

"Retreat? Where to retreat?"

Lin Yuan stared at the black giant wave pressing down, his pupils reflecting the grim reaper's scythe. His palms were full of sweat, but the corners of his mouth hooked up, revealing a touch of extreme madness.

Since it was a wave, it could not only drown people.

It could also be played with!

Lin Yuan pulled the joystick abruptly and roared, "Give me all the remaining 'ark reactor' units in the 'luan bird' cargo hold!"

"What?!" Academician Wang was stunned, "What are you going to do?"

"Li Na, calculate the crest of the tsunami immediately! I want the most vulnerable point!"

"Old Zhang! Set the detonation program, delay 0.5 seconds! Throw those reactors out as bombs for me! Throw as many as you have!"

There was silence on the other end of the communication for half a second.

Then, Chen Weiguo's deep and firm voice came through: "Do as he says!"

"Yes!"

Data streams refreshed frantically.

The "ghost" did not retreat; instead, its engines were at full power, the exhaust turning from blue to white, erupting with a sonic boom that tore through the air, launching a suicide charge against the black tsunami capable of swallowing the world!

At this moment, everyone who saw this scene was suffocated.

It was like a moth throwing itself into a raging fire without hesitation.

"Madman... He is seeking death!" Asura let out a mocking, wild laugh, and the huge black palm slapped down with this as the center.

The black giant wave accelerated instantly, with less than five hundred meters left to the mech!

Five hundred meters, for a mech, was just a blink of an eye.

"Now!"

Lin Yuan roared and pushed the joystick down hard.

The mech, which had been sprinting at full speed, performed an extremely eerie maneuver in the air. It suddenly shut down its main engine, used inertia to lean sideways sharply, and at the same time turned the "Kinetic Deflection Field" to maximum power, but not for defense; it shaped the field into a flat shuttle shape.

Just like a surfboard.

Boom—!

The black wave crashed down.

But the "ghost" was not smashed. Relying on that extremely smooth deflection field, it was actually bounced away by the terrifying kinetic energy of the nano-tsunami at the moment of contact!

The mech was like a leaf, riding on the crest of the black giant wave!

That was the boundary line between life and death.

Below his feet was the abyss that swallowed everything, and behind him was kinetic energy that would smash bones to dust. If the operation was slightly off, even by 0.1 degrees, the mech would lose its balance and be rolled into the bottom of the wave, vanishing into nothingness.

"Ahhhhh— Hold steady for me!"

Lin Yuan's eyes were bloodshot, his mental strength highly concentrated, biting hard on the joystick. The mech jolted violently on the crest of the wave; every rise and fall was like a roller coaster, and overload alarms rang out everywhere.

He was surfing.

Surfing on the death tsunami made of nano-swarms!

"Bug! You think you can run away?!" Asura was obviously angered by this playful behavior; the tsunami rose again, trying to roll that flea inside.

"Run?"

Lin Yuan gave a grim smile, looking at the space jump channel that suddenly opened above his head; that was the supply pod dropped by the "luan bird."

"I'm here to bomb fish!"

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh—!

Dozens of silver-white metal cylinders fell from the sky, accurately landing into the rolling black tide in front of Lin Yuan.

Those were "ark reactor" units.

Each one contained enough massive energy to supply a city for years. For the Earth of today, this was a priceless treasure.

But now, they were just expensive firecrackers.

"3... 2... 1... Boom!"

Lin Yuan pressed the detonation button hard.

At this instant, dozens of small suns seemed to rise within the core area.

Rumble—!!!

The intense, violent light instantly blinded all surveillance probes. The violent fusion energy exploded inside the nano-tsunami, forming a series of high-temperature plasma fireballs.

What are nanobots most afraid of?

High temperature! Strong magnetism!

Under this close-range energy explosion, the originally unified nano-swarm instantly lost its magnetic link, and billions of micro-robots melted and evaporated in the high heat.

That seemingly unstoppable black tsunami, like glass hit by a heavy hammer, collapsed instantly!

Splat—

The black tide lost its support and crumbled from mid-air, turning into a black rain.

And in that sky full of black rain and firelight.

A disheveled but swift figure, dragging a long tail of exhaust, tore through the smoke and dust, like a sharp knife, plunging straight into the vacuum channel that had been blasted open.

That was the "ghost."

Its outer armor had been baked red by the high heat, and its left leg had even been gnawed away by half by the nanobots, but its giant hydraulic clamp was still held high, pointing straight at the black giant in front who was already stunned.

"Asura!"

Lin Yuan's voice came through the public channel, carrying a ferocity that had crawled out of hell, exploding throughout the entire hall.

"Since you like excitement so much, then this big firecracker is a gift for our first meeting!"

He had no intention of slowing down.

Target—the center of Asura's brow!