novelzi Chapter 155 - 130: Breaking the Brain in the Jar, the Traitor Appears
Chapter 155 - 130: Breaking the Brain in the Jar, the Traitor Appears
Inside the hemispherical building of the Ecological Island.
Lu Heng's team started from the first floor and worked their way up, experiencing smoother progress than other Superpower Users.
Because the other Superpower Users would be attacked by the robots of the Ecological Island, not only was Lu Heng's team not attacked, but some robots even notified them of where to provide support.
Upon encountering other Superpower Users, they were especially wary due to being from different camps, but none initiated an attack.
Lu Heng's team simply passed by, typically with an exchange of glances.
They made their way to the ninth floor and then came across Huo Lingshan and Liu Liangpeng, who had started at the same transport vehicle.
Huo Lingshan and Liu Liangpeng were passing through the corridor with a Mechanical Tiger when they encountered Lu Heng. They first showed a guarded expression, and then Liu Liangpeng was the first to speak,
"Don't fight, we had agreed from the start not to attack each other."
Indeed, such a thing had been said while discussing information about the Abyss Battlefield on the transport vehicle, but no official alliance was formed.
Of course, Lu Heng and the other Superpower Users hadn't fought, and barring special circumstances, they wouldn't be enemies with these two either.
Seeing that Lu Heng didn't show hostility, Liu Liangpeng continued, "We've already
Moreover, being from the same camp, when Lu Heng killed Huo Lingshan, the Mechanical Tiger didn't attack but instead questioned.
Lu Heng ignored the Mechanical Tiger's question; after killing the two, he went straight into the room.
Inside the room, there were obvious signs of combat, and opposite the room, there was an alloy door.
Lu Heng walked over, ready to open the alloy door.
At that moment.
The Mechanical Tiger suddenly rushed over, blocking the door, and commanded, "Step back! You do not have permission to enter here."
Seeing Mechanical Tiger blocking the door, the situation became clear.
The controller of the rogue Mechanical Servants must be inside.
"I can repair you, so naturally, I can destroy you too." Lu Heng raised his hand, opening his five fingers toward the Mechanical Tiger, then clenched his fist fiercely, releasing "Thunderous Heavenly Prison."
Boom!
Hundreds of thick bolts of lightning intertwined, trapping the Mechanical Tiger.
Lu Heng trapped the Mechanical Tiger and then opened the alloy door.
The three of them saw the situation behind the door and, just like the previous three people, expressions of surprise appeared on their faces.
A "brain in a vat" floated in a glass chamber, which was filled with some unknown liquid.
Although they had guessed that the master brain was here, they were still very surprised to actually see it.
At first, referring to it as the "master brain" was merely a habitual expression, meaning the unit responsible for the main computing function within the Gestalt Consciousness.
They hadn't expected it to truly be a "brain."
This brain was clearly not human, but it was very similar, and its size confirmed that it was the brain of an intelligent being.
The planet was once a resource planet of the Sikes Civilization, so this brain should be that of a Sikes person.
Moreover, since the Mechanical Tiger was always guarding this place, this brain must be its master.
Lu Heng walked towards the glass chamber, and when he was about a meter away,
The glass wall displayed an image of a Sikes person, who spoke, "Y233501, Y233502, Y233503, you are now commanded to guard the building and eliminate all intruders."
The three numbers he had mentioned were the codes for Lu Heng and the two others, more precisely, the codes for their faction wristbands.
At the same time, a hidden task prompt popped up.
[Hidden Task Triggered: Guard the Master Brain]
[Task Objective: Guard the master brain until the battle ends to receive an Energy Blessing and gain the power of gods.]
[Reward: Energy Blessing]
Seeing the hidden task appear, Lu Heng turned back to look at Su Muyu and the others, "Do you have it?"
Su Muyu nodded and said, "Yes, a hidden task."
Lin Zeyu clicked his tongue and said, "This must be a Traitor Task, right?"
"The two people just now must have been Traitors."
Speaking, Lu Heng looked up at the "brain in a vat" and slowly drew the Aurora Blade.
The expression on the Sikes person's face on the glass wall tensed up and it commanded again, "I order you, immediately exit the master brain room and eliminate all intruders!"
Lu Heng's gaze was firm as he asked, "I am curious, do you still have self-awareness? Isn't it uncomfortable to live in a glass vat like this?"
"Y233501, are you going to betray the collective?" The master brain's face on the glass shouted angrily.
Lu Heng didn't respond to his words anymore and lifted the Aurora Blade, ready to shatter the glass chamber.
Just then,
A wave of Spiritual Pollution spread out, so intense that it was suffocating.
[Affected by the Spiritual Pollution from an unknown existence, Spiritual Attribute -10.]
Losing 10 points of spiritual power in one go, the intensity of the Spiritual Pollution was terrifying.
"Ah!"
Su Muyu and Lin Zeyu both grunted at the same time, unable to withstand the pressure, they knelt down on one knee.
Lu Heng was wearing a Spirit Resistance Ring on his left index finger, reducing the intensity of the Spiritual Pollution, but he was still almost breathless from being suppressed.
Seeing Su Muyu and Lin Zeyu about to pass out, Lu Heng hurriedly shouted, "Get out of here, quick!"
Lin Zeyu couldn't care less about anything else, he rolled straight onto the ground and used rolling to leave the room, hiding behind a wall and gasping for air.
Even so, his spiritual attribute continued to drop rapidly.
Su Muyu had higher spiritual power but she, too, was trembling and gritting her teeth from the terrifying Spiritual Pollution. She turned around, ran out of the room, and shouted, "What about you?"
Lu Heng, with the ring resisting 50% of the Spiritual Pollution, still lost 5 points of spiritual power with each wave of pollution that hit.
Moreover, these waves of Spiritual Pollution were coming every second.
If it continued like this, he wouldn't last 10 seconds.
Lu Heng shouted, forcing himself to stay lucid, and then raised the Aurora Blade, chopping down with it.
Clang!
An Energy Shield surged on the glass wall, blocking the strike.
The Sikes face on the wall smirked and said in an undeniable tone, "Obey my command and become my servant."
[Affected by the Spiritual Pollution from an unknown existence, Spiritual Attribute -10.]
[Spirit Resistance Ring reduces the effect of Spiritual Pollution.]
The source of the Abyss Pollution present here was stronger than any they had encountered before.
It could even emit an Energy Shield which even the Aurora Blade couldn't slash through.
Furthermore, Lu Heng now faced intense spiritual force oppression and couldn't unleash his full strength.
No wonder this was a Danger Level 4 world. If another Superpower User tried to destroy this glass chamber, they wouldn't be able to do it at all.
A cold light flashed in Lu Heng's eyes, who made a decisive move, unleashing Source Material Energy, and cut down with a Rift Slash.
Clang! Boom!
The indestructible Rift Sword Radiance slashed out, instantly shattering the Energy Shield and breaking the glass wall.
Crash!
The glass wall shattered piece by piece, and the thick liquid from the vat burst out, covering the floor.
The unprotected brain fell to the ground, with several of the conduits attached to it breaking off.
The intensity of the Spiritual Pollution dropped several levels in an instant, and Lu Heng could finally breathe, gasping for air noisily.