Lucian dodged with agile movents, narrowly avoiding the strike.
The Yamato materialized in his hand, and with one slash, he reduced the giant hand to dust.
The hand vanished, revealing a vast space where the blood-red Death Star hovered, emanating an ominous aura.
The next second, a massive iron hamr flew out from the Death Star, crashing into the ground with a boom, shaking the entire space.
Then, a humanoid construct, also vividly colorful and highly futuristic, erged from the Death Star.
Rover's Speaker scanned the construct and analyzed: "Error of No Return, the Tethys System's final defense protocol, patrolling the boundary between reality and data space."
"We've reached the closest point to the Tethys System, accelerating analysis progress…"
"Simultaneously detecting human coordinates within the Death Star…"
Fallacy of No Return reached for the giant hamr but grasped nothing.
It froze, then looked ahead to see Lucian, struggling slightly, hefting the hamr that should have been its own, his face alight with excitent.
[Detected upgradable weapon, recomnd acquisition!]
Lucian, carrying the hamr, laughed: "Hahaha… Serve !"
Rover: "Isn't that my line?"
Lucian mocked: "Big guy, what's this hamr called?"
TheFallacy of No Return seed enraged, stomping its foot, causing ripples across the illusory ground.
As the ground trembled, another giant hamr flew from the Death Star. This ti, theFallacy of No Return caught it precisely, preventing Lucian from stealing it again.
TheFallacy of No Return glanced at Lucian, then raised the hamr high, smashing toward their position.
Lucian chuckled under his breath: "Heh heh heh… No na, huh…?"
Lucian also raised his hamr: "No na's fine, as long as it works when I smash your head!"
With that, Lucian swung the hamr, the sound of it cutting through the air filling his ears. The two hamrs clashed, producing a deafening explosion.
[Your hamr technique is all brute force, no finesse.] The system remarked.
"Who needs finesse with a hamr? Just smash its head hard!" Lucian thought.
anwhile, Rover wasn't holding back, wielding the Erald of Genesis and slashing furiously at theFallacy of No Return's heavy fra.
TheFallacy of No Return was forced back under their combined assault.
Lucian laughed wildly: "This is husband-and-wife mixed doubles!"
Rover: "…"
Rover didn't respond, focusing solely on attacking.
Lucian reveled in the feeling of overwhelming power.
"Under the giant hamr, all are ants!"
"Die—!"
Lucian roared, mustering all his strength to swing the hamr. TheFallacy of No Return, unwilling to yield, raised its hamr to et him.
But to its surprise, the clash numbed its grip, nearly causing it to lose the hamr. Its form staggered backward from the shock.
Lucian wouldn't miss this rare opportunity, instantly moving in front of theFallacy of No Return.
TheFallacy of No Return, startled, hurriedly raised its hamr to counter.
But Lucian's lips curled into a sly grin. Beneath the giant hamr in his hand was a bright yellow gun.
Lucian cackled: "Big guy, tis have changed."
As everyone knows, beyond seven steps, a gun is fast; within seven steps, a gun is fast and accurate!
A earth-shaking explosion rang out, colorful geotric shapes dazzling Lucian's eyes. He quickly shielded Rover and retreated.
As the srizing data patterns faded, Lucian looked closely and saw theFallacy of No Return standing upright, propped up by its hamr, silent.
"Died pretty heroically," Lucian remarked with a smirk.
Before he could catch his breath, the Tethys System's voice echoed in the space: "Defense protocol verification failed…"
"The system must persist…"
"Executing restart, initiating third protocol."
"Executing format, target: Shorekeeper."
As the Tethys System spoke, the Death Star unleashed a flood of corrupted data, staining the ground blood-red. Countless Tacet Discords erged, like a parade of ghosts in the night.
In the blink of an eye, the surrounding Tacet Discords roared and charged at them in waves, creating a sense of an army closing in.
At the sa ti, Rover's Speaker suddenly said: "Analysis complete."
"Replacent protocol ready…"
"Based on Lucian's personality, attempting the first replacent plan—simple and brutal…"
Lucian: "?"
Rover's Speaker continued: "Recomndation: Directly shatter the Death Star and compile the Tethys System into my module."
"This will allow seamless continued support for the Black Shores."
Rover asked, puzzled: "Shatter the Death Star directly? Won't that destroy the core? And what about the humans inside?"
Rover's Speaker explained: "After I replace the Tethys System, a 'core' is no longer needed."
"The humans in the Death Star will not be hard. I will compile a temporary space for their consciousnesses to reside in, and decisions can be made afterward."
"Warning: The Tethys System is attempting to format Shorekeeper. Please rescue her quickly."
With that, Rover's Speaker flew toward the Death Star.
Lucian exchanged a glance with Rover, and their bodies transford into the form of Jué, soaring into the sky.
The surrounding Tacet Discords, like headless flies, lost their target.
"Formatting progress… seventy-five percent."
"The formatted Shorekeeper will serve as this unit's new core."
"This is the only way to sustain this unit's existence."
Golden light blazed in the majestic eyes of Lucian, now in Jué's form.
As a dragon's roar tore through the air, the world shattered in his vision.
Endless Tacet Discords, vibrant data, and even the blood-red Death Star all froze into a silent amber.
Only Lucian's figure, raising the giant hamr, tore through the frozen ti.
The next second, the hamr crashed down.
The mont the hamr t the star, the silence was more deafening than any explosion, with supernova-like light piercing through the retina.
Shorekeeper's figure erged from it. She slowly opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was that figure, a familiar warmth enveloping her…
Shorekeeper finally saw the concern in Lucian's eyes, feeling as if she had been reborn.
"This is… our promise…" Lucian whispered in her ear.
Shorekeeper gave a faint smile, her beautiful eyes overflowing with emotion. She gently embraced Lucian.
"If the universe's existence requires a reason, it must be your mass bending all my lonely spaceti."
She said softly.
Reviews
All reviews (0)