Chapter 207: Pursuit
After saying things she had never dared to think of before, after turning off the communication, Amirida lay on the operating table with no energy left, breathing heavily, as if she was exhausted, her hands and feet were weak and she was sweating coldly, but she felt very happy in her heart.
After a short break, Amirida suddenly thought of something. She jumped up and typed on the keyboard. A virtual image of a complex structure was projected in front of the girl. From the general appearance, it was an image of some kind of energy device.
A few minutes later, the girl stopped moving her hands. She stared at the image for a while with a complicated expression, then looked at another smaller screen where Rong Yuan was almost invisible as he was surrounded by biochemical beasts. She gritted her teeth, her expression became firm, and she slammed a button.
On the doctor's spaceship, the data of several instruments in the energy system suddenly continued to rise, and alarms sounded one after another after a few seconds. However, before anyone could come to repair or check, a pipeline suddenly exploded, followed by a rumbling sound of explosions. The blazing flames quickly spread along the corridors of all sizes, engulfing everything in an instant. The doctor's confidants who did not have time to escape were buried in the sea of fire in fear.
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The last biochemical beast also fell down, its limbs twitched twice like spasms, and then it became motionless, but its eyes were still wide open, with some remnants of brutality and confusion before death.
The hatch had been lowered. Although there were still many biochemical beasts outside the spacecraft, all those that entered had been killed. If the bodies of thirty or fifty biochemical beasts were all there, they would have piled up into a small mountain. However, some were devoured by their own kind, and most of the rest were dragged away by the cleaning robots summoned by Wandou, so Rong Yuan was not buried by the bodies.
The corridor had been corroded beyond recognition, with burnt or scarlet marks everywhere, and the ground had sunk a layer. If Rong Yuan's shoes were not corrosion-resistant, the soles would have disappeared long ago.
Pea was a little surprised that Amyrida woke up earlier than she should have. It was not the movement in the spaceship that woke her up, and the lack of continuous energy supply in the nutrition cabin after the system was logged out, which would definitely affect Amyrida in her coma. Compared to this, the girl's decisiveness in quickly judging the current situation and taking action after waking up was more surprising, making it feel as if it didn't know her.
But what surprised Wandou the most was Rong Yuan’s performance.
Precision and judgment in the face of the enemy were not important. What was important was that when the biochemical beasts continued to drill in from the open hatch, the air in the spacecraft was also rapidly dissipating into the vacuum. At first, Pea tried to maintain the air pressure around Rong Yuan within the range where normal earthlings could move freely, but later it realized that it was doing too much.
When the replenishment could not keep up with the speed of air disappearing, Wandou unexpectedly discovered that there was a protective layer around Rong Yuan that he himself did not even notice. He was exposed to the vacuum for at least two minutes in total, and apart from feeling a little tired, there were no side effects.
Of course, Pea knew that even ordinary humans on Earth would not suffer permanent damage if exposed to space for about half a minute. They would not explode, boil or freeze to death like some exaggerated TV shows. However, after a dozen seconds, many minor injuries would appear, such as ultraviolet sunburn, decompression sickness, body swelling, lack of oxygen, etc.
Rong Yuan's physique is different from that of ordinary people. After a long period of stable training and the exchange of basic qualities, his physical functions are far ahead of anyone on Earth, but he is still in the category of "human". In other words, he can't live freely in the deep sea like the Biqiu people, nor can he jump and fight in the vacuum like a biochemical beast.
But he did it without any reason, unconsciously.
Pea tentatively touched Rong Yuan's shoulder lightly, but did not feel the mysterious protective layer from before.
Rong Yuan closed his eyes slightly, recalling the feeling of being immersed in killing and yet completely detached from killing. Absolute calmness and absolute confidence filled his chest at the same time. He felt as if he could do anything. No matter how ferocious the monster in front of him was, it was just a chicken or a dog and could not withstand a single blow. Time seemed to have slowed down, and the trajectory of the biochemical beast's blood separating and flying in the air was as clear as a slow-motion shot.
The touch on his arm brought him back from the drug-like trance. Rong Yuan lowered his head and asked, "What's wrong?"
Seeing that he had no idea about the changes just now, and seemed not to have even noticed that he was in a vacuum environment for a while, Pea shook his head and said nothing more. When Rong Yuan turned his gaze to the corpses of the biochemical beasts around him, Pea looked at the ring on Rong Yuan's left hand.
It still looked ordinary and not even beautiful. With the optical computer, Pea could even say with certainty that the surface of the stone had not changed even the smallest texture. Rong Yuan also said that the stone did not respond to him except for the inexplicable singing. But did it really not work? No one knew what Rong Yuan had experienced and what he had exchanged better than Pea, so it was very sure that all of Rong Yuan's current exchange items could not achieve the effect just now. The only possible exception was this stone, which even it itself did not know what the effect was.
and……
Pea covered his eyes with his little hands, showing a thoughtful expression.
There is no need to take out the "Book of Merits". As soon as you think about it, all the contents in it will appear in your mind, clear .
As the tacit trust between Rong Yuan and Wandou gradually deepened, Rong Yuan no longer had the habit of checking the Merit Book frequently; after stopping the exchange of basic values, he no longer paid attention to the information in front of him, such as strength, intelligence, physical fitness, and agility. However, as a spirit, Wandou was very clear about every change in it. So he knew very well that Rong Yuan's four basic values had changed very slightly at that moment just now - agility and strength increased by two points each, physical fitness increased by one point, and intelligence increased by three decimal places.
This is the first time the data has changed since Rongyuan stopped exchanging merits for basic value.
what does that mean?
In addition to exchanging merits, the values of strength, intelligence, and agility can also be improved by the contractor through persistent training. However, this improvement is also conditional, that is, at least breaking through the current level.
For example, if an average person's [Strength] is 25, it means that the maximum weight he can carry without damaging himself is 25 kg, but can he lift 25 kg every time? Not really. This person may feel overwhelmed by carrying 20 kg, or he may force himself to carry 50 kg every time. The former behavior will gradually weaken his strength to the value of 20, while the latter behavior will damage his physique while increasing his strength. Only proper exercise within the range of 25 kg is the most beneficial way to improve strength. This is reflected in the "Book of Merits", that is, there is no difference between the strengths and weaknesses of each value, and they are all growing in parallel.
Rong Yuan's strength, intelligence, and physical agility began to increase naturally again, indicating that he had already absorbed all the basic qualities that he had improved through the exchange and turned them into his own abilities, and was able to better control the various functions of his body. But the problem was that during this period of time, apart from some daily training, he had not done any targeted, high-intensity exercises!
So... is Rong Yuan really that one in a trillion chance?
Pea looked at the [legendary stone] with a bit of enthusiasm. You know, the probability of "one in a trillion" was only a theoretical data. In fact, when the stone was exchanged, Pea understood one thing - no one, no one has ever been able to fully understand the secret. Of course, the number of contractors of the "Book of Merit" is not as many as one trillion, but...
Wandou glanced at Rong Yuan and suppressed the excitement in his heart. The biochemical beasts in the spaceship had been dealt with, but there were still many enemies outside. Now was not the time to relax. He would tell Rong Yuan in detail after this matter was resolved.
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The doctor had more than one spaceship, but their systems were the same and interconnected. After Amirida conquered the leading one, it was easy to take down the others. In the blink of an eye, several huge ships turned into bright fireworks in space. The explosion turned the tiny parts into deadly weapons. Even though the surrounding mechas and biochemical beasts hurriedly avoided them, a small number of them were still killed.
The survivors looked ashen-all the supplies were on the spaceship. Without the spaceship and energy, how long could they survive in space with just the mecha? Even if they survived on the aquamarine planet that the doctor had mentioned before, without a spaceship that could pass through the wormhole, they would never be able to return to their hometown again.
At this moment, the biochemical beasts seemed more relaxed. They never worried about tomorrow, as long as they had something to eat . Without receiving further instructions, the still alive biochemical beasts did not care how hot and dangerous the spaceship was. After the most violent explosion, they groped for some charred limbs and arms in the wreckage of the spaceship and began to devour them.
"Doctor--" Luye screamed and was about to rush forward in the mecha, but was stopped by the two people beside him.
"Don't be impulsive, Luye. If you go over now, you will just die in vain." Luo Duo remained calm. While restraining the biochemical beast, he said, "The doctor is not incapable of protecting himself. What you should do most now is to wait for orders, instead of letting your emotions dominate your mind and do whatever you want."
"Well, that's well said." A cold voice interrupted, and one could tell from its owner that he was suppressing boundless anger.
"Doctor!" Everyone shouted in unison. Ruye and others were very excited, as if they had found a backbone. Luo Duo also breathed a sigh of relief. If the doctor was not there, he could still suppress those brutal biochemical beasts in a short period of time, but it would be hard to say if it lasted for a long time.
The doctor was sitting in a small aircraft that looked like a flat round wide-brimmed hat. If an earthling saw its shape, they would immediately shout, "Look at the UFO!" Through the window outside the cockpit, one could see that the doctor was still wearing a breathing mask, but the air pressure around him inexplicably created an atmosphere of dark clouds covering the city, making everyone dare not say anything more.
The doctor looked around, snorted, and asked, "Are these the only ones alive?"
There were seven mechas, a total of eight people including the doctor, and more than one hundred and sixty biochemical beasts.
Luo Duo's heart skipped a beat. Although he knew the doctor couldn't see him, he immediately lowered his head and replied, "Yes."
"Waste!" The doctor cursed loudly, and it was unclear whether he was cursing Rodo, or those subordinates who couldn't even run away in the emergency, or himself.
Luo Duo didn't dare to say anything, but Luye didn't know how to people's faces. He only knew that the situation they were facing was very dangerous. So as soon as the doctor stopped scolding, Luye asked respectfully in the communication channel: "Doctor, now we have no supplies and no spacecraft, how can we get back?"
The silent crowd immediately paid high tribute to Luye's courage.
But the doctor was not angry at all. He smiled strangely and said, "Spaceship? Isn't there one right in front of us?"
Everyone turned their eyes to look at the Wings of Liberty. It was not that they did not see the spaceship, but... the Wings of Liberty had already escaped from the encirclement and was gradually blending into the darkness. It was difficult for a few mechas to break through its protective shield, and the speed of the biochemical beasts in space was limited, so they could not catch up with the spaceship at all.
"We can't catch up." Luye said honestly, "Although we have the advantage in military force, it is probably impossible to capture them without destroying the spaceship."
"People come up with solutions." The doctor didn't seem to be worried. He looked at his lower right corner. The box containing the other two viruses was right next to his legs. He didn't pull it down even when he was fleeing. He asked, "Ruye, how many neutron bombs do you have?"
"One." Luye said with a bitter face. Carrying too much weight has a great impact on speed, so in order to facilitate the movement, he only brought two neutron bombs, thinking that this level of force was more than enough. Who would have thought that not only did he fail to defeat the enemy, but he was also copied by others? Now this neutron bomb is the strongest force they have left, but it may not be enough to break the protective shield.
"Give it to me," the doctor ordered. Although his spaceship looked safe and harmless, it was actually full of secrets. The top of the spaceship split open, and two brackets and a cannon extended out, firmly mounting the neutron bomb sent by Ruye, ready to fire at any time, as if it was originally designed to do so.
"Doctor, are we going to give chase?" Rodo asked.
"Chase? No, that's courting death." The doctor's slender fingers moved like a snake, then he showed a cold smile and said, "We are going to the Blue Water Planet."
