CIATB Chapter 212 Awakening!
Chapter 212 Awakening!
"It's a success."
Zhang Yan breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"marvelous!"
Nie Qingcheng sincerely praised.
Zhang Yan carefully maneuvered the mechanical shark around Xuanwu and headed towards the energy hub on the right.
The hub is a circular building with a diameter of about fifty meters, and its surface is also covered with Mohist runes.
In the center of the building, a fist-sized blue crystal floats, emitting a soft light.
"That's a fragment of the Heart of Heavenly Craftsmanship," Zhang Yan said.
The mechanical shark slowly approached the hub, and Zhang Yan's gaze fell on the crystal, where he could feel the powerful energy contained within.
However, just as the mechanical shark was about to reach the hub, a sudden change occurred!
The runes on the surface of the nexus, which had been dull, suddenly lit up with a scarlet light.
Twisted streams of energy gushed forth from the runes, forming a massive energy barrier that completely enveloped the hub.
"The energy of the Ruins!" Zhang Yan's expression changed.
"How could this be?" Nie Qingcheng exclaimed in surprise.
"It's one step ahead of us!"
Zhang Yan's heart sank.
On the screen, inside the energy barrier, a huge black shadow could be vaguely seen.
The shadows twisted and writhed, emitting a chilling growl, like some imprisoned behemoth.
"System, analyze the energy barrier."
Zhang Yan spoke to the system.
[Analysis complete. The energy barrier is formed by the combination of the contaminated energy of the Ruins and the defensive system of the Mo Family relics. It is extremely strong and the mechanical shark cannot break through it.]
"Is the true form of the Ruins here?"
Nie Qingcheng's voice trembled slightly.
"No, this might just be an energy clone it left behind, or a corrupted guardian."
Zhang Yan said, "It used the energy of the Mo family relics to build this barrier in an attempt to prevent us from getting close to the fragments of the Heart of Heavenly Craftsmanship."
"So what do we do?"
Zhang Yan's gaze fell on the distorted black shadow on the screen, his eyes revealing a resolute determination.
"Since the Mohist mechanical techniques can't solve it, we'll have to use the most direct method!"
He maneuvered the mechanical shark, changed direction, and aimed the weapon system at the energy barrier.
"Activate supercavitating torpedoes, target, energy barrier!"
"Wait!" Nie Qingcheng suddenly spoke up, "Zhang Yan, the true form of the Ruins may have already absorbed some of the fragmented energy, and it is now more powerful than us."
"If this is just a trap, it could be dangerous for us to attack rashly."
Zhang Yan stopped giving the order and looked at Nie Qingcheng with a thoughtful expression in his eyes.
Her concerns were not unfounded.
"You're right," Zhang Yan said. "Xu is more cunning than we are now; it might be trying to lure us."
He re-examined the energy barrier on the screen, and the distorted black shadow inside.
Although the shadowy figure's energy fluctuations were powerful, they were not invincible.
"System, is there a way to weaken the energy barrier without triggering the Void itself?"
Zhang Yan asked.
【Have. 】
System response.
The energy barrier is linked to the Xuanwu's dormant mode. Reverse energy injection can temporarily weaken the barrier's strength.
"Reverse energy injection?" Nie Qingcheng wondered.
"It involves using the energy frequency that awakens Xuanwu to impact the barrier," Zhang Yan explained. "But the risk of doing so is that Xuanwu might be awakened."
Nie Qingcheng's heart tightened again; this was truly a difficult choice.
There is no other way.
Zhang Yan said, "We have to take the risk."
He aimed the mechanical shark's energy transmitter at Xuanwu again and began the second energy injection.
This time, he injected not a lullaby, but "rock and roll" to awaken Xuanwu.
The energy wave shot out again, striking Xuanwu.
The massive body of Xuanwu began to tremble violently, and the eerie blue light from the gaps in its armor shone again. But this time, the light was mixed with scarlet blood streaks, as if something was struggling inside its body.
At the same time, the energy barrier on the nexus began to change. The crimson light became unstable, and cracks appeared in the distorted energy flow.
"It works!" Nie Qingcheng exclaimed in delight.
However, just as the energy barrier was about to collapse, Xuanwu's head suddenly emerged from its shell!
Two enormous eyes, like two blood moons, suddenly opened, radiating a suffocatingly ferocious aura.
"roar--!"
A deafening roar echoed through the cabin, causing the entire ruins to tremble.
"Xuanwu has been awakened!" Nie Qingcheng's face turned deathly pale.
"It has entered a berserk state!" Zhang Yan stared intently at Xuanwu, his eyes filled with solemnity.
The Xuanwu's enormous body began to move, each step causing the ground to shake violently.
It opened its gaping maw, and a huge beam of energy shot out, heading straight for the mechanical shark!
"avoid!"
Zhang Yan roared.
The mechanical shark suddenly flipped to the side, narrowly avoiding the beam. The beam struck the wall behind the mechanical shark, instantly melting it and leaving a huge, charred hole.
"We're caught in a pincer movement!" Nie Qingcheng exclaimed.
The energy barrier became even more vulnerable to Xuanwu's roar, but Xuanwu itself became a new deadly threat.
Zhang Yan knew that there was no turning back now; he had to finish the battle quickly!
Xuanwu was awakened, and a violent beam of energy swept through the ruins.
Under Zhang Yan's control, the mechanical shark, like a ghost in the deep sea, nimbly evaded Xuanwu's attacks.
However, each dodge only pushed the mechanical shark further and further away from the energy hub.
"We can't delay any longer!" Zhang Yan said in a deep voice.
Nie Qingcheng stared intently at the screen. Each of Xuanwu's attacks carried destructive power, and the scarlet barrier on the energy hub was teetering on the brink of collapse under the onslaught of Xuanwu's violent energy.
"We must obtain the fragments of the Heart of Heaven before the barrier completely collapses!" Zhang Yan made the decision.
He turned the mechanical shark's energy transmitter to maximum power and aimed it at the scarlet barrier on the energy hub.
"Supercavitating torpedoes, fire salvo!"
Four torpedoes, accompanied by the sound of air being torn apart, pierced the darkness and accurately struck the energy barrier.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
A violent explosion erupted in front of the hub, and the scarlet barrier completely collapsed under the continuous impact!
However, the instant the barrier disappeared, the enormous black shadow at the center of the hub suddenly expanded, transforming into a twisted, scarlet ball of energy that emitted a piercing shriek.
"The energy clone of the Void!" Zhang Yan's pupils contracted.
The energy cluster instantly split into dozens of smaller energy bodies, which swarmed towards the mechanical shark like a bee swarm.
They were incredibly fast, carrying a corrosive force, and attempted to penetrate the mechanical shark's armor.
"Activate the energy shield, high-frequency oscillating cutting teeth!" Zhang Yan commanded.
A layer of dark blue energy shield lit up the mechanical shark's body, keeping most of the smaller energy entities out.
At the same time, the high-frequency oscillating cutting teeth in the mechanical shark's mouth began to rotate at high speed, emitting a piercing buzzing sound.
Zhang Yan controlled the mechanical shark to charge into the swarm of energy beings. Its cutting teeth, like a meat grinder, instantly tore apart the energy beings that pounced on him.
However, these energy bodies seem to have no physical form, and they are torn apart and then quickly reassembled, in such large numbers that it is chilling.
"Are they infinitely recombinable?" Nie Qingcheng asked anxiously.
"No, they are just energy clones."
Zhang Yan said, "As long as the original energy of the Ruins is sufficient, they can recombine infinitely."
"The Black Tortoise's attack is coming too!" Nie Qingcheng warned.
Xuanwu unleashed another beam of energy, aimed directly at the mechanical shark.
Zhang Yan had to be distracted by controlling the mechanical shark to dodge, which allowed the energy clone to take advantage of the situation and begin to corrode the shield.