The Hawk and the Dove
* Whoosh! *
The Dragonscale Hectoslasher morphed into two blades, one on the left and one on the right. He charged out of the darkness at a speed of over ten thousand meters per second, and the two blades stabbed into the combat robot's body from two different directions!
Creak! Blue electric light rose, like sparks bursting out from an electrical short circuit. The two combat robots suddenly lost power, their bodies tilted and fell to the ground.
"Come with me!"
Xia Fei used a single arm to lift the massive Hami. While this robot engineer had a frightening appearance, he was actually not that heavy. This was because the robots were all made from light alloys, making them sturdy and light. Xia Fei had no difficulty in lifting him.
* Whoosh ~ *
A few moments later, Xia Fei and Hami appeared in a hidden corner on the left side of the street.
"You've studied robotics? Otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to hit their control units so accurately! "Hami said in shock.
Xia Fei was a human who had lived in a world without robots, yet he was familiar with ancient robotics. Hami found this rather inconceivable. Had robotics not been lost in the Alliance?
"I've seen the Encyclopedia of Robotics Coding." Xia Fei looked around, finding a second and third place to hide as he replied.
"But destroying their control units is equivalent to killing them. You've destroyed their AI analysis systems and memory," Hami questioned.
Xia Fei glanced at him and unhappily said, "Destroying the control units is the most direct and effective method. If I don't kill them, they'll kill you! Don't think that I care about your life. You can't die before I find the Sentinel Goddess. Understood? "
Perhaps because Xia Fei's tone was too intense, Hami felt very disappointed. This human was clearly the decisive and murderous type.
"I'll take you to the Goddess, but it's not for you. It's for the Goddess's request," Hami stubbornly retorted.
Xia Fei smiled and punched him in the chest. "I'm starting to like you. At the very least, you sound more human than most humans."
Hami's forehead was covered in sweat. More human than humans? This evaluation was a little too high.
"We can't stay here any longer. We need to find a place to hide first. The defense system must have discovered your intrusion. Countless combat robots will soon fill the streets and alleys," Hami said solemnly.
Xia Fei shrugged. "Steel City is a strange place to me. You decide what to do next."
Hami nodded heavily. "I know a place where we can avoid the tracking of the defense system, but it's a bit far away."
Xia Fei held Hamish in his hand once more and smiled. "Trust me. Distance has never been a problem."
…
The underground of the City of Steel was like a giant garbage dump, with all kinds of metal waste piled up here like small mountains. Machines were rumbling, sorting out these useless metals and then refining them.
Xia Fei could not help but think of the warship graveyard, except that there were more metals here, and the types were more varied.
Above him was a dense network of steel pipes, and according to Xia Fei's calculations, he had already reached the depths of the metal planet.
"Who is this Sienna they were talking about? Why did she shut you down? "Xia Fei asked.
"Lady Sienna is the leader of the Hawk Faction. Ever since the Goddess stopped interfering with the internal affairs of the robots, she became our spiritual leader. The actual person in charge is Sienna, a high-end robot with intelligence second only to the Goddess," Hami said as he led Xia Fei through the pile of metal.
"The Hawk Faction has its own leader, so what about you Doves?"
"Us?" Hami bitterly chuckled. "The Doves are a minority in the robot world. If you want to talk about a leader, it's the one I'm leading you to. You'll see very soon."
Xia Fei was taken aback. The leader of the Doves lived underground? Living in this desolate metal wasteland? It was not hard to see how miserable the status of the Doves was.
In the distance, Xia Fei could see some robots busying themselves in the pile of scrap metal. They were picking out different kinds of metal and then using machines to transport them to smelting furnaces for recasting.
"Hami!"
"Look over there! Hami's back!"
A busy robot said. His body was covered in rust, and some of his connecting wires were exposed. It was unknown how long it had been since he had taken care of himself, but he appeared to be in dire straits.
A group of robots surrounded him, and when they saw Xia Fei next to Hami, they stopped, their eyes brimming with shock.
"A human!"
"It's a human!"
"A human has come to Metal City!"
The robots were embarrassed. Perhaps because they had participated in the massacre of humans, their eyes were filled with shame. They lowered their heads and fell silent.
"This is Xia Fei from the Neohuman Alliance. The robot warriors are pursuing us, and we must immediately see Uncle Cockroach," Hami hurriedly said.
The robots appeared confused, and Hami panicked. "I was ordered by the Goddess to bring Lord Xia Fei to see her, but Lady Sienna wants to capture us. Where is Uncle Cockroach? I want to see him immediately. "
"Goddess!"
"Did the Goddess contact you?!"
Hami firmly nodded. "How could this be fake? Lord Xia Fei has been summoned by the Goddess, so we must safely escort him to the fortress where the Goddess is imprisoned."
The robots were stunned, and one of the largest robots suddenly dropped the scrap metal in his hand and muttered to himself, "Protect humans?"
"Protect the humans!"
"Protect the humans!"
It had been too long, and Hami's words had awakened a distant memory in their hearts. Not so long ago, protecting the humans had been the highest mission of these robots, and now that they suddenly recalled it, they became extremely excited.
"Hurry, follow me!"
"This way!"
"No, this way. There's a shielded path that can avoid the surveillance system."
Escorted by dozens of robots, Xia Fei followed the path littered with debris. More and more robots were gathering, and all of them were in tatters. The damage on their bodies was made up of scrap, and due to the lack of maintenance, many of these robots were beginning to rust, and they were no longer as agile as they used to be.
"These are all robots of the Dove Faction. Due to Lady Xana's iron fist, more and more Dove Faction robots have been punished, thrown into abandoned areas like this or sent to mine. The number of Doves has greatly decreased." Hami bitterly said, "We often send lubricants and energy modules to these punished robots, so we're very familiar with each other. Trust me; these are all robots that can be trusted."
Xia Fei nodded and said nothing, but in his heart, he hated that Hawk Faction robot called Xana. This was a tactic that humans had always used to deal with dissidents and establish a dictatorship. If Lil Pea had not been with him, she would probably have ended up the same way. The Sentinel Goddess's inaction had chilled Xia Fei's heart.
"Protect the humans!"
"Protect the humans!"
More and more robots began to recall their mission many, many years ago, and they joined this temporary army to escort Xia Fei.
When Xia Fei first saw Lil Pea risk her life to save him, he had been more shocked. Now that a similar scene had occurred, Xia Fei felt even more moved.
Putting aside the Hawks, at the very least, these robots that had never forgotten their loyalty to humanity in the face of extreme adversity were trustworthy. There was no doubt about this.
"Not good! It's a patrol! " There was a cry of alarm from the front of the army. A squad of ten-some combat robots was rapidly approaching!
* Whoosh ~ *
The dark red pulse lasers flashed! Several Dove Faction robots charging at the very front were instantly pulverized!
"Humanity is in danger!"
"Protect the humans!"
A large number of worn-out robots recklessly charged forward or used their bodies to shield Xia Fei. There was no fear in their eyes, only responsibility.
Phantom sighed. "Haaa, these guys can't even protect themselves, so why are they still thinking about protecting the humans? Truly foolish robots."
"Out of the way!"
Xia Fei roared, lightly tapping the ground with the tip of his foot, and with a whoosh, he charged forward!
"Thunderstorm!"
* Pa! *
Dragonscale Hectoslasher suddenly shattered! It transformed into one hundred and eight Cheng Liang Flying Daggers!
* Rumble! *
It was like a bolt of lightning crashing down from the heavens! Twelve bolts of lightning struck down at the twelve combat robots!
* Bang bang bang! *
The massive alloy bodies were heavily struck and then bounced back, crashing into a sturdy alloy wall, leaving behind a deep dent as their bodies split apart!
"I'm not at the level where I need your protection," Xia Fei sternly said as he put away the Dragonscale Hectoslasher.
For some reason, Xia Fei suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of heroism. He loudly said to the worn-out robots, "Now, all of you, move aside! Leave behind only the one leading the way. "
The robots hesitated, and Xia Fei shouted again, "This is an order!"
"An order?"
"An order!"
The robots were pleasantly surprised. Many of them had already forgotten when was the last time they had received an order from a human. Xia Fei's words made them feel as if they had returned to that beautiful era of peaceful coexistence with the humans.
Grabbing Hami with one hand and the little robot responsible for leading the way with the other, Xia Fei dashed off, leaving behind those robots still rejoicing in surprise.
…
It was an alloy pipe that was half a meter thick. The robot that led the way struggled to turn the switch and open it.
"Uncle Cockroach is waiting for you inside. He knows a path to the place where the Sentinel Goddess is imprisoned. It's very safe and can avoid the surveillance system."
Xia Fei frowned and entered the pipe with Hami.
Before leaving, Xia Fei turned his head and patted the leading robot on the shoulder. "You did very well. Tell your comrades to protect themselves."
His words were very simple, but they moved the worn-out robot to no end.
* Pa! *
The pipe was closed again. Xia Fei turned on the lighting system and glanced at the microcomputer on his wrist. The environmental monitoring showed that the pipe contained a heavy metal that could block the vast majority of signals.
"Let's go," Xia Fei sternly said.
The dim light cast shadows on the metal pipe. Xia Fei and the big Hami followed the filthy pipe. Furball pursed his lips, apparently very dissatisfied with the environment.
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