Jocourt switched the energy sources of the entire base.

For a moment, the entire base was plunged into boundless darkness.Except for the roar of machinery and the faint sound of waves, this deep sea base seemed to be quietly asleep.

Many people were taken aback and had the illusion of being buried in the deep sea.

But soon, even greater chaos struck.The entire main urban area began to shake violently, making a sound as if a hard rock was cracking.

A few groups of faint blue rays of light rose from the pitch-black ocean like pig iron.

Slowly, these balls of light gradually became brighter, and electric lights flickered on the outside.

"...twelve, eleven, ten—"

The originally vague countdown sound sounded again.

Those balls of electric light instantly expanded to twice their original size, like a few burning planets, guarding the outskirts of the city of the deep sea base.For a moment, with this steel city as the center, half of the seabed was illuminated as bright as day.The school of fish was disturbed and quickly moved away from this area, including the group of sharks that came near the deep sea base inexplicably.

People involuntarily used all means to see where the light came from, and saw a few huge silver brackets supporting a few bright giant star energy balls rising slowly, emitting a dazzling and scorching glow in the deep sea water. shine.

"...four, three, two, one."

"Backup energy switching completed. Base self-defense system reset."

With a "stab", the lights in the base were lit up again.Everything returned to normal—as if the darkness of those few seconds just now was just some kind of illusion of people.

However, Jucourt knew that at this moment, the defense systems of both the military headquarters and the command headquarters had been reset.The checkpoint is closed and the gate is locked.Unless the bionics capture the energy control room where he is located and switch the energy supply back to normal, or Samuel takes the initiative to unlock it, the military headquarters and command headquarters will remain closed to the outside world.

Unless Samuel nods, they don't want to take away the base's space fleet.

Jucourt tore off the cloak on his body, he knew that perhaps some enemies would find the energy control room soon.He sent most of the soldiers he could mobilize to clean up the out-of-control mechanical sharks, and he called the remaining team to the vicinity of the energy control room.

"We've got to hold the power control room until they're done cleaning up those damn sharks," Chocourt said. "Whoever's coming—can't let him get anywhere near here."

"Yes!"

The voice of the soldier echoed from the terminal.

Jocourt didn't let the soldiers get too close.He is the only one guarding the energy control room.Due to time constraints, he was also unable to determine whether the other soldiers were bionics in disguise, except for a few cronies.

Therefore, he could only lead a few trustworthy subordinates and let them lie in ambush on the only way to enter the energy control room.

Jucourt took a deep breath, held the gun in his hand to his chest, and waited in place with condensed eyes.

... Lin Xingzhu once said before that the camouflage of bionics looks clumsy, but their combat effectiveness is not inferior to that of ordinary elite soldiers.

But the bionic man he had seen in the civilian area before had the same expression as a real person, but was easily defeated by passers-by.

This is hard to explain as an android advancement.Jucourt is more inclined: there may be more than one kind of bionics invading the base.

They are just like ordinary humans, given different divisions of labor according to their specialties.

The bionics with low combat effectiveness are proficient in camouflage, sneaked into the base, and penetrated everywhere.

And the combat effectiveness of bionics with stronger bodies is also more terrifying.Their mission is probably to fight the military and hijack the space fleet.

...So, how many androids are there in the base?

Jucourt's contemplation was suddenly interrupted by an alarm terminal.

"Report to the Commander, someone is coming! It's Chief Bogolin—"

Bogolin, like the brown Bowler, was Joe Court's second-in-command.

One of his most trusted direct reports.

After the attack on the base, he made several unsuccessful attempts to contact Bogolin.

Jucourt's eyes sank.Through the images sent by the soldiers, he saw the appearance of the person—a young officer with black hair and black eyes, wearing a military uniform covered in dust and a few cuts on his body, written on that familiar face. full of anxiety.

"Commander—" he shouted, "please let me go! The leader has something to bring to you!"

"Officer Bogolin, please stand back." The soldiers who were ambushing in the shadows came out, pointing their guns at Bogolin's head.

Bogolin frowned fiercely, and accurately called out the names of several soldiers: "Jon, Thad, what are you doing? Let me go there—"

Several soldiers hesitated for a moment, and were about to lower their guns, when they heard Qiao Te ordered in an indifferent tone: "Continue to be vigilant. As I said, no one is allowed to approach the energy control room."

Bogolin yelled helplessly: "Commander Jocourt!"

"It's useless for you to call my name." Jucourt stared at him, gritted his teeth, and jumped out one word after another, "You said you came from Samuel? From the headquarters to the bottom of the sea here The channel has been blown up long ago, and the sea is full of crazy mechanical sharks, how did you get here?"

The eyes of the young man called "Bogolin" changed, and he made a move almost as soon as Qiucourt finished speaking.In order to reduce the vigilance of the soldiers, he did not carry a gun on his body, but his speed was as elusive as a ghost - the soldiers were stimulated by his sudden movement, and they pulled the trigger one after another, and the bullets like meteors hit him body, but did not slow down his movements for a moment.

"Bang!"

The "Bogolin" tore apart the soldiers' defensive formation and smashed two soldiers into one corner. "Bogolin" put his hand over the muzzle of a soldier's gun, grabbed his arm, rolled over and threw him.

"Use the Electromagnetic Gun!" Jocourt yelled in a low voice.

The young soldier holding the electromagnetic gun at the side seized the opportunity and shot at "Bogolin". The black pointed metal gun head pierced into his back hard, but no blood was spattered.

The "Bogolin" turned his head and fixed his unfeeling eyes on the soldier.Although the young soldier was a little frightened and flustered, he activated the electromagnetic gun without hesitation.

The muzzle was accumulating magnetism...the blue light shone, and there was a long, sharp cry—the body of "Bogolin" climbed up the snake-like electric arc, and many sparks exploded all over his body.

Two seconds later, "Bogolin" fell straight down like a tin soldier doll being kicked down.

The rest of the soldiers were silent for a few seconds before they reacted and returned to the alert state.

...this was their first close encounter with the intruder.

Although they knew in advance that the intruders were bionics, they never imagined that this group of bionics could actually perfect their disguise to the point of being indistinguishable from ghosts.

What would happen if they failed to identify the bionic man just now?

How would they deal with androids if they pretended to be their relatives or friends?

These questions turned into a haze that hung over everyone's hearts.They feel like a sword is hanging above their heads, and every step they take may be doomed.

"...Keep your attention. Continue to be vigilant." Joe Coat's extremely calm voice came from the terminal, as if he was not shaken by the previous changes at all, "I repeat, stick to the energy control room— —”

"No matter what, we have to hold on until the moment when the mechanical shark group is cleaned up!"

In the hunting ground on the other side.

The brown-skinned officer Bowler has taken his soldiers to the armory since he received the order from Jucourt.It stands to reason that Bowler has the most sufficient troops, but the tasks they undertake are also the most important.Bowler and his team are the main vanguard of this battle-they want to use sea shuttles to destroy the mechanical sharks that are out of control, and wait for the opportunity to rescue the hostages.

Many people in the hunting ground followed Bowler and left - the vast majority of them were the population who could fight in the base, and now that something happened to the base, they couldn't just wait, so they voluntarily went with the army Dispel the sharks.

But there are also those who can't hold the chickens-they stay restless in the hunting grounds.Because the situation at the base is complicated now, even if you go home, you won't be safe anywhere, so it's better to stay and wait for news.

For example, the waiter who followed Lin Xingzhu all the time.He looked like he was about to cry with his eyes wide open, and followed Lin Xingzhui step by step.

Lin Xingzhu: "Why are you following me?"

Waiter: "But I don't know what I can do..."

Lin Xingzhui remembered Qiucourt's entrustment.If possible, they should go find the android who killed Seth.

Lin Xingzhui asked thoughtfully, "Do you know where the exchange is?"

The waiter nodded: "I know. In fact, most people know that the exchange is a place that provides free trade. Except for some daily necessities, everyone will go there if they want or need anything. It's a matter of luck...but now that the base is like this, the exchange is probably closed."

Lin Xingzhu: "Is the exchange close to Seth's residence?"

Waiter: "Very close.  …Seth has been hanging around the Exchange lately."

Lin Xingzhu felt that he should go there and have a look.

It shouldn't be a coincidence that Jucourt saw the bionic man at the exchange.Lin Xingzhu even had a premonition that the bionic man deliberately exposed his whereabouts, as if...waiting for someone to find him.

Lin Xingzhuo was silent for a moment, then asked the waiter the address of the exchange, then rummaged through the locker in the hunting ground, found a handful of guns from inside, and said to Ji Yuncheng, "I'll go to the exchange to have a look, I'll be right back .”

Ji Yuncheng had already guessed what he wanted to do, and said, "I'll go with you."

"You should stay here to rest and recover your strength." Although Lin Xingzhu is "weak", his physique is indeed different from that of ordinary people. His energy is far more abundant than ordinary people, so he does not need to rest for the time being. "I know You are powerful, but you are not iron-clad. Follow-up actions may require you to take action-although I am going to track down that bionic man, but it is just a somewhat weird individual after all, and cannot affect the overall situation of the entire deep-sea base... ...don't worry, I'll be fine."

But Ji Yuncheng still refused to let him go.

"Either go together, or you don't go." Ji Yuncheng's eyes were full of firmness, "The bionics only controlled the upper echelons of the deep sea base, and the rest of the army still has the strength to resist. We just need to ensure that the spaceship will not Fall into the hands of androids, prevent their plot from succeeding, and the rest...isn't worth the risk of sacrificing your own safety."

To put it bluntly, the Qiming Base and the Deep Sea Base are not relatives, and although there is a brotherhood, Lin Xingzhu and Ji Yuncheng will go through fire and water for them and die for them... It's not so interesting.

Lin Xingzhui didn't listen to Ji Yuncheng, he just asked a rhetorical question: "If I am the one who is handicapped now, and you want to go to Longtan and Tiger's Den alone, will you listen to my advice and stay?"

"I won't leave you alone." Ji Yuncheng answered his question earnestly, with only him in his eyes, "Unless--my leaving is the way to save you."

Lin Xingzhu: "..."

Lin Xingzhu took a breath, and subconsciously shifted his gaze: "I didn't mean that either..."

He just felt that Ji Yuncheng regarded him as too useless.

Ji Yuncheng also lowered his eyelids.He noticed Lin Xingzhu's expression of avoidance, so he didn't continue talking.His chest rose and fell slightly with his shallow breathing, and the hollowed-out earth emblem on his chest shone with silver light.

"Wait for me for 5 minutes." Ji Yuncheng took out a tablet out of nowhere and swallowed it, "I will act with you."

Lin Xingzhu noticed his movement and was taken aback by him: "What are you eating?!"

"...It's just a drug that stimulates crystal activity." Ji Yuncheng closed his eyes and said in an ordinary tone, "I used to take it often, but I haven't used it so often lately—don't worry, the current situation is far from the end How bad."

After all, Ji Yuncheng is also an admiral. He works in the Qiming base, so why hasn't he experienced it?If he really made up his mind to do something, he would always find a way to get what he wanted.

But Lin Xingzhu was still a little inexplicably uneasy.In his opinion, as long as it is stained with drugs, it may not be a good thing.

Ji Yuncheng closed his eyes, probably waiting for the effect of the medicine to take effect.Lin Xingzhui took advantage of his closed eyes to quietly trace his outline with his eyes.

...He is very young and handsome. If he is a random creation, then he is simply the darling of the god of fate.

Same as Lin Xingzhu.Lin Xingzhu is also called "the darling of fate" by many people.

If it were in his world, a person of Ji Yuncheng's age would still be in college, worrying about his major and employment prospects, fighting wits with his mentor for his grade point, and perhaps staying up late. It's time to catch up with homework—but with Ji Yuncheng's personality, he should go to the Federal Military Academy.But Lin Xingzhu doesn't know what life in the military academy is like...

During the few minutes in a daze, Lin Xingzhuo thought a lot.Finally he realized that what he was thinking were all messy and useless things——

"Admiral Ji." Lin Xingzhu from another world was genuinely puzzled, "Why are you so nice to me?"

Thinking about it now, Ji Yuncheng has been protecting him and trying to fulfill his wishes.

Ji Yuncheng didn't answer at first.

When he opened his eyes again, those eyes were as bright as the bright morning light.It was the strange beauty that Lin Xingzhu was familiar with.

"I help you and protect you... Shouldn't it be a matter of course?" Ji Yuncheng asked.

Lin Xingzhu: "...?" Maybe it was because Ji Yuncheng's reason was too calm, which made him froze on the spot.

Could it be that his previous hint was actually successful...?

"Your wish is to save the earth. Coincidentally, so do I." Ji Yuncheng said, "As long as we can achieve our goal, I don't mind being your support and strength in your hands."

"I believe in you. Everything you do is to create the future of mankind and the Qiming base. Therefore, I have no reason to reject you."

In the Qiming base, most of the people were in awe of Ji Yuncheng.

Maybe it's because of the power he holds in his hands, maybe it's because of his transformed eyes, maybe it's because of his strong and cold personality.

But Lin Xingzhu felt something in him that others did not.

strong trust.

This kind of trust, I have to say, made Lin Xingzhu feel really happy.

"...I understand." Lin Xingzhu said slowly.

He stood up, put the gun in Ji Yuncheng's hand, and said, "Then this thing belongs to you. To be honest, I don't know how to fire the gun in the deep sea base. I just wanted to find it in the safe." Looking for the manual..."

Ji Yuncheng: "..." I knew he was fat, but I didn't expect to be so fat.He can't even shoot, so he intends to break into the chaotic civilian area unarmed?

Ji Yuncheng sighed, threw the gun aside, and said, "There are no bullets in this gun. There are still in the gun I brought."

Lin Xingzhui replied decisively: "Okay."

In a few words, they finalized the matter of going to the trading area.

Seeing that they were about to leave, the waiter, who had been shrinking to the side, approached them a little uneasy, and said, "Are you leaving?"

"Yes." Lin Xingxuan nodded, "Take care."

"Don't, don't, don't say it as if it's the last farewell." The waiter said with a bitter face, "You will survive, and I will survive - next time you come to the hunting ground to ask me to order, I will help you Free drinks."

Lin Xingzhu: "Thank you so much. I hope we can have a chance to waive the bill."

The waiter nodded, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Actually, I still have something to say... The result of your investigation is that 'Miao Nan' killed Seth. Then, when was that robot?" Replaced Miu Nan?...Sorry, Seth and Miu Nan just met two months ago. If I'm not mistaken, their relationship is closer to that of lovers."

"So, was Seth deceived by a bionic man, or did the bionic man kill Seth's lover first, and then disguised himself as him? I know, Seth is dead, and it's impossible to pursue this issue now. Doesn't make much sense. But I'm going to hang out with Seth anyway, and I'm still trying to figure this out."

"—he's obviously a nice guy."

Lin Xingzhu and Ji Yuncheng left the hunting ground.

Fortunately, Samuel had entered the information of the two of them in the system in advance, so they could freely enter and exit most areas of the deep sea base even without Joe Coat.

Of course, exchanges are also included.

The exchange is on the same floor as the residential area of ​​the common people - Lin Xingzhuo hadn't had the chance to visit the residential area of ​​the deep sea base before.

When they actually saw it, they realized that the atmosphere here was completely different from the hunting ground.

The deep sea base has always had the problem of shortage of resources. It is conceivable that they will not spend too much effort on the construction of civilian houses.Compared with the dungeon in the Qiming base, the buildings here are more messy and crowded, and the divisions are not as clear as the Qiming base.Taller buildings in the distance stand in different styles, in all shapes.

The more common ones are a block of apartment buildings.Most of the doors and windows are closed.

The scene on the street was even more chaotic.

Almost all the top executives of the base became hostages of the bionics, and most of the military force went to deal with the invasion of the bionics.Because civilians did not play an important role in this invasion... On the contrary, both the bionics and the army ignored the control of civilians.

The timid ones have already hid in their own houses at this moment, while some courageous and restless ones are still wandering outside.They spontaneously formed a team to work together to ensure the safety of everyone's life and property, and to resist the penetration of the base by bionics.

While the motives were good, the event gradually turned sour.

Lin Xingzhu and Ji Yuncheng were walking on the street, and from time to time they could see groups of people beating someone together.They were identifying bionics among civilians—but not all of them had guns, and they would know it with one shot, so they had to use other methods.

...Of course, there are also those who call the wrong person.

Some people were pressed and beaten for a long time, with blood splattered everywhere. After confirming that he was not a bionic person, the group of red-eyed guys didn't say anything, just followed the next call of "he is a bionic person" and ran away , dark, like a group of ferocious vultures.

Lin Xingzhu asked in surprise, "What are they doing?"

Ji Yuncheng was not surprised: "They are using what they think to protect themselves."

Lin Xingzhu let out a low hiss: "Is this useful?"

"According to the seniors at the Qiming Base, the people in the Deep Sea Base are more or less crazy." Ji Yuncheng brought up that saying again, "Just get used to it."

Lin Xingzhu: "..."

They were about to leave, but a middle-aged man with pale skin and thin body stared at them for a long time - he walked over, stared at Lin Xingzhu and the others and said, "Why have I never seen him in Area C?" you?"

Lin Xingzhu didn't want to cause trouble, so he simply replied, "We are from Qiming base."

"Qiming Base——" the middle-aged man took a deep breath, "Do you think I'm a fool? How could people from Qiming Base appear in a civilian area?...Do you think Area C is a good place for an outing? ?”

Just as Lin Xingzhu was about to say something, the man's gaze wandered between him and Ji Yuncheng, and finally settled on Lin Xingzhu.

The man took two steps forward and threatened in a low voice: "Transfer all the points and supplies in your account to me—or I'll call them all over!"

"What do you want to call? Are you calling us bionics?" Lin Xingzhu said incredulously.

The man's wrinkled face elongated and his expression was gloomy. He wanted to say something more, but Ji Yuncheng turned around and kicked him out.

The movement here attracted the attention of many people.But Ji Yuncheng moved neatly just now, and was wearing a military uniform with a gun on his waist. No matter how many times their eyes turned on Ji Yuncheng, they finally chose to retreat resentfully.

Ji Yuncheng was sure that none of them dared to do anything, so he turned his gaze back to Lin Xingzhu.

Lin Xingzhui silently looked at the chaotic crowd in the distance, without saying a word.

Ji Yuncheng grabbed his arm: "Let's go. Don't look at them."

Lin Xingzhu let out a "hmm".They hurried to the exchange.

The "Exchange" is actually a gray shopping mall building with three floors above ground and one floor underground.The lower you go, the more precious things you buy.Lin Xingzhu doesn't know who made this rule, but he can imagine that all those who can only afford the cheap goods on the third floor have to pass by the first and second floors every time they come to the exchange ——And the underground layer is mysterious and forbidden to pry by ordinary people.

The eternal flower that Seth bought is a very expensive thing, and it should be allocated to the basement floor.

But the entire exchange was shut down.It can be considered that the person in charge of the exchange has the foresight, knowing that it is difficult to ensure the safety of the exchange in this chaotic situation, so he simply locked them all. No one can break through the thick explosion-proof security door for a while.

Even Ji Yuncheng would need some lethal weapons for this door.

But for Lin Xingzhu, the safest and harmless things in the world are these doors.

He quickly found the door lock, entered instructions, analyzed the data, and unlocked in reverse, all in three seconds.

The power was cut off in the exchange, and it was dark inside the door. Just as Lin Xingzhu was about to step in, Ji Yuncheng pulled him behind her and handed him a flashlight: "I'll go in."

Lin Xingzhu didn't care.

Ji Yuncheng held the door and walked in slowly.Lin Xingzhui followed behind him silently.The stairs leading to the basement floor are very long, and the walls on both sides are snow-white. As the light spread, Lin Xingzhu could occasionally glimpse a few advertisements of the exchange.

After finally walking the last step, they came to an open space.

There is a reception desk on the left front of the entrance, and there is a sign on the side, which says "Welcome to the Exchange", and a line of small words is added on the right, "The Exchange supports point payment or two-way exchange. If you have any questions about the transaction , may submit the transaction contract and apply for arbitration."

It seems... this exchange is quite standardized.

"By the way, is there an exchange in our base?" Lin Xingzhu asked Ji Yuncheng curiously.

Ji Yuncheng glanced at him, and replied calmly: "There is no exchange, but there is a public stall area. If you want to sell something, just rent a stall temporarily."

Lin Xingzhu: "When we go back, take me for a stroll."

Ji Yuncheng: "OK."

They chatted one after another.The empty and quiet exchange is already a less dangerous place for them.

They bypassed the reception and walked to the inside of the exchange.

Lin Xingzhui's eyes fell on the place where the light of the flashlight landed.Suddenly, there was a bang, as if he had stepped on something.

"?"

Lin Xingzhu lowered his head and found himself stepping on an arm.

Wrapped with incomplete "skin" on the outside, the messy wires inside look like a... mechanical arm that was roughly torn off by someone.

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