574: Chapter 622 Anke's Legend Has Ended?!

The Mecha Armor Races scattered in all directions, continuously fending off Nicole's indiscriminate attacks.

And after estimating that An Ke still had about 50 seconds left before activating the High-Sequence Organism's bodily consciousness...

The Machine-Kai Race decided not to continue like this.

They ordered two Machine-Kai to spare no cost, even self-destructing, to annihilate Nicole.

Nicole destroyed one Mecha Armor.

But another Mecha Armor managed to get right in front of her.

That Mecha Armor chose to self-destruct without hesitation.

"BOOM!!"

The blast of the exploding "energy core" engulfed Nicole.

The unceasing "Abyssal Thunder Wrath" abruptly stopped at that moment.

...

As for An Ke...

Sweat beaded on his forehead.

He could handle simple, brute-force tasks like combat.

But absolutely precise, high-tech operations gave him a headache.

Actually, the most critical thing was that time waited for no one.

It was very likely that in the next second, a Mecha Armor Race would appear before him and stop him from continuing his operation.

An Ke now had only one thought: Hurry up, damn it!

To find the "consciousness" among the hundreds of millions, billions, trillions of "codes,"

his fingers flew across the central console, leaving afterimages.

And this was only possible with the assistance of a supercomputer.

If it were a computer from Human Civilization, An Ke felt he could just give up.

Probably just attempting to expand the biological spirit "code" would make the CPU explode.

Developing at the normal rate, it would take humanity a hundred years to even manage expanding biological spirit "code."

The battle nearby did not distract An Ke.

He now possessed a "strong heart."

Even in extremely harsh environments, he could remain calm, unaffected in his own operations.

Navigating through the vast cosmic expanse of the neural brain, countless codes flashed by.

Just as An Ke was starting to feel numb from watching, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Found it!!"

The "code" representing "consciousness"—An Ke had found it!!

An Ke began swiftly capturing it.

But right then, two deafening explosions shook the entire laboratory.

An Ke felt his eardrums ache.

He instinctively glanced from the corner of his eye and saw towering flames enveloping Nicole.

Even with her massive, fully-armed form, she was wrapped in terrifying energy at that moment.

[Abandoned unit, codename: Nicole.]

[Scrapped.]

From within the flames, Nicole's wrecked body fell from the air.

Half of her body had vanished, exposing wiring; at the mechanical fractures, electric arcs still flickered.

The overload from burning the "energy core" had already pushed her body to its limit.

At her most vulnerable moment, she simply couldn't withstand the Mecha Armor's self-destruction.

Nearby, Three Hairs also fell to the ground.

He wasn't seriously hurt, just the tips of his fur were more singed and curlier.

Nicole wasn't truly "shut down"; her unit was still operational.

But it wouldn't be long before she "shut down."

The data upload to the "terminal" continued.

But Nicole felt she wouldn't last until then.

She shifted her gaze to look in An Ke's direction.

The surrounding Mecha Armors were now airborne, heading straight for him.

"Fa... failed..."

"A miracle... ultimately didn't appear."

Although the Mecha Armors didn't attack An Ke directly to avoid damaging the lab,

now An Ke could no longer operate.

Everything was over...

"Re... really don't want to die..."

Nicole murmured.

To be honest, she was surprised to find herself having such a thought.

The Mecha Armor Race shouldn't generate such thoughts.

And right at that moment,

An Ke's low chuckle came.

"So tired."

"But it was all worth it."

"Hard work pays off; I found the 'code' I wanted."

In the 99th Realm, inside the conference room.

"Kill him! Kill him now!"

Upon hearing that An Ke had found the "code" he wanted, Azure stood up abruptly.

The expression beneath the mask was terrifyingly grim.

As a noble, this was the first time He had been so undignified.

No choice. If An Ke succeeded in leaping, He would no longer be a noble.

...

Inside the game.

If the Mecha Armor Race had expressions, they would undoubtedly be shocked and urgent.

Unfortunately, they didn't.

Black gun muzzles aimed at An Ke, and they immediately pulled the triggers.

An Ke didn't dodge or evade. He just said to the Bound Dragon in the cultivation tank: "Exchange."

As he "pressed" a button,

his body was simultaneously struck by the gunfire.

The ray easily pierced through An Ke's body, blood splattering on the ground.

An Ke collapsed.

To ensure An Ke had no last shred of consciousness,

the Mecha Armor Races also "finished him off" with more shots.

Under the barrage of rays, An Ke became riddled like a honeycomb, blood flowing everywhere.

An Ke lay in a pool of blood.

Nicole's damaged vision was already blurry.

But she still took in this scene.

She made no sound, just silently closed her eyes.

"Little Mouse is really pissed off right now!!"

Three Hairs raged, tears glistening in his furious, grief-stricken eyes.

He transformed into human form, barefoot, and charged towards the Mecha Armor Races.

The earlier explosion had destroyed the nano armor on his body.

But so what?

Three Hairs had now lost all reason, heedless of everything.

Outside.

The entire Dragon Country held its breath.

On the program, Kang Hui, Sa Beining, Liu Yifei, Professor Wu, and others wore complex expressions.

Unbelievable. It felt like a dream.

Had the unrivaled An Ke died?

"No..."

Liu Yifei covered her mouth, eyes brimming with tears.

"Not like this, I don't want this..."

She sobbed, repeating it over and over.

Sa Beining patted Liu Yifei's back, trying to comfort her.

But his own tears had long since fallen.

In the Dragon Country High Command conference room.

Everyone felt a sorrow stuck in their throats.

They wanted to swallow it down, but an indescribable grief choked them.

Their hearts felt as if gripped by a hand, unbearably painful.

Every high-ranking official had weathered great storms.

But at this moment, tears couldn't be held back, sliding from the corners of their eyes.

Was it over...

Was everything over.

Had An Ke's legend ended here.

"I'd rather Blue Star return to its original state, if only An Ke could come back to life..."

At this very moment.

This was the heartfelt wish of many Dragon Country people.

An Ke had brought them surprises, beauty, and joy.

The live stream ran day and night.

One could say An Ke was with every person at all times.

Except when An Ke was using the bathroom or bathing.

Everyone had grown accustomed to An Ke's presence, hoping he would always exist, accompanying everyone.

At this moment, everyone across the Dragon Country felt a sudden void in their hearts, empty and hollow.

Dog Tycoon, White Goose, Pretty Country, Hairy Bear, Romantic Country... at this moment, no one was shouting in the bullet comments.

The entire world was shrouded in grief.

An Ke now represented not just the Dragon Country.

But Human Civilization.

99th Realm, inside the conference room.

"Hahahaha!"

The conference room filled with the Azure Noble's laughter.

"Fama!!!"

"I won!"

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