And at that exact sa mont, Lynn, utilizing the scythe's fold-jump ability, instantly appeared on the third level of the Aberration Fortress.
The consecutive multiple fold-jumps had also consud a massive amount of his blood.
The scythe in his hand had now beco as scarlet as fresh blood.
Even with his heaven-defying regeneration and blood-making abilities from the Flesh Calamity, the multiple fold-jumps had still exacted a heavy price from him.
"No good, the nano-clusters have changed controllers. They've mobilized nine thousand chanical Consciousnesses to share the pressure from my M Fist. Continuing to use the M Fist now will probably make it very difficult to suppress their mobility!"
And the most crucial point was.
The new controllers this ti were consciousness uploaders.
In other words, perhaps the majority of them were genuine flesh and blood organisms before uploading their consciousness.
And most flesh and blood organisms inherently have desires in that area. An excessive impact of those desires might cause them to collapse, but if that impact is weakened to an acceptable level, the effect on them could even beco a positive buff.
"So what should we do now?" Zuo Zuo asked.
Lynn said warily, "We must find a way to sever the connection between the nano-clusters and that signal source. Otherwise, we still have no chance of winning."
And the mont Lynn finished speaking.
He suddenly felt the ground beneath his feet tremble violently once more. This ti, the tremor was noticeably more intense than the previous ones.
"Have they caught up?" Lynn snapped his head up.
Hei Xianyue lightly tapped her temple, purple light swirling in her eyes. Her perception linked with the threads she had spread throughout the interior of the Aberration Fortress.
A trace of gravity, rarely seen, appeared on Hei Xianyue's perpetually calm expression.
"No, it's more serious."
...
And at the sa ti.
Inside the link chamber, the Commander, who was fully controlling the Aberration Fortress's movent trajectory, also had his expression change drastically. In his consciousness, the monitoring of the fortress's status was continuously issuing warnings to him.
"Warning, the fortress outer wall is under assault of an unknown nature. Fortress mass is rapidly decreasing."
"Warning! The fortress core drive musculature is under assault of an unknown nature. Energy transmission is experiencing major interference. Efficiency reduced."
"Warning! The core link chamber is under assault of an unknown nature. Defensive layer quality rapidly decreasing! Imdiate maintenance required!"
Accompanying the fortress's incessant prompts.
In the fortress schematic within his consciousness, the entire Aberration Fortress was being decomposed and eroded from all directions by the nano-chanical storm.
"This is bad!"
His expression imdiately beca one of trembling.
Because previously, most of the nano-clusters were attracted by Lynn. Although the fortress was also continuously suffering losses, it could still maintain its main structure.
But clearly, this ti, those nano-clusters had changed their strategy.
They had given up on pursuing Lynn and instead chose to directly and comprehensively erode their Aberration Fortress!
And this was what he feared the most!
Because once the Aberration Fortress was destroyed by them, even if they weren't wiped out by the nano-clusters inside the fortress, they would definitely be eroded to nothingness by the larger storm chasing them!
"Doctor!"
At this mont, he could no longer care about anything else. He urgently sent a ntal connection to Lynn.
"Where are you now?! Sothing major has happened! Those nano-clusters have changed their target! The entire Aberration Fortress is being eroded by them right now. If this continues, we won't be able to hold on for much longer!"
And just as he finished speaking.
He suddenly turned his head.
He saw that on the inner wall of the link chamber behind them, one tumorous protrusion after another had already appeared.
It was as if sothing was trying to break through from the outside, bit by bit.
His face instantly turned deathly pale.
They!
Are here!
...
And at this very mont, at the end of the third-level corridor of the Aberration Fortress.
Lynn activated Ghost Mode, instantly passed through the fortress's outer wall, one hand fiercely gripping the outer edge of the speeding fortress, then violently pulled his body out of the fortress.
In an instant.
The gale-force wind from the fortress's high speed howled against his face. The massive inertia nearly flung him directly off the fortress.
Behind the fortress, Lynn could already see it—the nano-storm that had gathered into a dense swarm like bees.
They were rapidly closing in at this very mont.
The spore bombs continuously ejected backward from the fortress exploded constantly within that storm, but the effect was clearly minimal.
"Miss Puppet, are you sure you can do this?"
Lynn gritted his teeth, tentacles anchoring him to the outer wall as he swiftly moved towards the top of the fortress.
Beside him, Hei Xianyue's body gradually materialized. The storm behind them was reflected in her pupils, her long hair whipping wildly in the gale.
"If your goal is to create a large-scale energy flow surge to interfere with their information exchange, I should be able to."
She landed calmly, threads swiftly securing herself to the fortress's outer wall.
"My energy reserves are sufficient right now. As long as I release 90% of the energy within my body in a single burst through a special frequency, that should be enough to cause a large-scale energy disturbance. In such a disturbance, it should be possible to extensively block information exchange between this location and the outside world."
Hei Xianyue had spoken this many words at once, a rare occurrence.
And this was the plan she proposed when Lynn ntioned severing the connection between the nano-storm and the chanical Cult.
Because in a certain sense, she could also be classified as part of the chanical lineage.
She also had a deep understanding of the vulnerabilities of information.
"But I don't believe this will completely paralyze the nano-storm."
Hei Xianyue calmly extended her hand, her fingers rapidly weaving the resonance structure needed for the energy disturbance in the air with threads.
"On the contrary, I believe nano-clusters that have lost control will beco even more destructive. Because under certain circumstances, pure chaos is harder to deal with than absolute order."
She turned her head, looking steadily at Lynn.
She was consulting Lynn for his final opinion.
But whatever decision Lynn made, within the bounds of the employnt contract, she would carry it out.
It was like asking, are you sure you want to do this?
The gale howled against Lynn's cheeks. Lynn looked calmly at Hei Xianyue and said,
"Trust , I have a way to deal with them. Severing their connection to the host is just the first step. And if we're lucky, perhaps the entire region's nano-storm can be suppressed by us."
"And if we're unlucky?" Zuo Zuo asked with a Ծ‸Ծ expression.
Lynn adjusted his monocle and smiled, "It doesn't matter if we're unlucky. I still have the Substitute Death Doll (details) and one death-immunity opportunity the Matriarch gave . As long as my consciousness remains, we can teleport back to Happy Ho anyti."
"In other words, we absolutely cannot die."
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