"Please come this way."
An elderly electronic voice suddenly spoke.
Hami hurriedly walked over and asked, "Uncle Cockroach, are you all right?"
Hami hurriedly walked over and asked, "Uncle Cockroach, are you all right?"
It sounded like a conversation between two people on the street, but Xia Fei was confused because he had no idea where the other voice was coming from. There did not seem to be anyone else on the other side.
Hami picked up a mechanical beetle from the ground, his attitude very respectful.
This mechanical beetle looked very much like a cockroach, but it was a little larger than the average one, about the size of a fist, about the same size as Furball on Xia Fei's shoulder. Its small eyes blinked as it stared at Xia Fei.
The leader of the Dove Faction was a bug?
"This is Xia Fei, and this is the leader of the Dove Faction robots, Dimsky."
Phantom chuckled. "Dimsky? That's a rather impressive name. Alas, it's just a cockroach. "
"Just call me Uncle Cockroach. I'm more used to being called that," Dimsky said in his elderly voice.
Hami said, "Back then, Uncle was a renowned robotics expert, the chief engineer of the Sentinel Goddess. The reason he became like this was all because of Xana. She sent someone to destroy Uncle's body. Fortunately, Uncle had a mechanical cockroach as a backup, allowing him to preserve his thoughts and memories."
Xia Fei nodded. A robot's body could be changed at any time. As long as its AI system and memory were intact, a robot could appear in any form. It seemed that this cockroach had once been an incredible individual, though he was now borrowing the body of a mechanical bug.
Dimsky said, "That was a long time ago. Let's get going. It took me a long time to figure out these complicated pipes. We can't rule out the possibility that Xana will send someone into the pipes to investigate if she can't find you. After all, this city and even this planet were all designed by Xana. She can easily find a place to hide."
Xia Fei agreed. Hami carried Dimsky and walked ahead. The pipes were wide, and even a big fellow like Hami could easily walk through them. The sound of his footsteps was amplified by the metal pipes, creating a rather eerie sound.
"The Goddess has ignored us for a very long time. You're truly fortunate to be summoned by her," Dimsky said.
Xia Fei did not comment, maintaining his usual calm and objective demeanor. "Whether I'm lucky or unlucky, we'll only know after seeing it."
Dimsky let out a bitter laugh. "You must feel that robots deserve to be reduced to such a state, right? Indeed, after doing such evil deeds, we robots should be punished. "
Xia Fei felt that there was nothing much he could say. Sympathy was sympathy, but before the truth came to light, it was not wise to jump to conclusions too early. Thus, Dimsky and Hami were the ones talking along the way, with Xia Fei rarely interrupting. He was thinking about what would happen if he met the legendary Sentinel Goddess and how he should deal with it.
…
The underground tunnels were really complicated, and after a few turns, he didn't know where he ended up.
"Up ahead is where the Sentinel Goddess is imprisoned. We have to be careful. Xana is an extremely intelligent robot. She might have already guessed our final destination," Dimsky said.
Xia Fei nodded. In truth, he had not relaxed his perception for a single moment, paying close attention to his surroundings.
"Through this narrow tunnel is the Sentinel Goddess's room. The entrance has an alloy barrier and multiple detection devices. You're a high-rank ability user, so those defenses shouldn't be able to stop you. The Goddess's dignity is not to be offended, so it's best if you go in alone."
Xia Fei looked at the pipe that Dimsky was pointing at. It was a vertical branch that extended upward, and there were some electric cables and other wires in it. The pipe was not wide and could only fit one person. It was pitch-black, and he had no idea where it led to.
* Whoosh ~ *
Xia Fei leaped up from where he stood, shooting straight up like a rocket with a booster. Just as he neared the entrance of the pipe, Xia Fei's body suddenly shrank, and without any hesitation, he squeezed through the narrow gap and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"This human's movement technique isn't bad. I wonder why the Goddess is looking for him?" Dimsky muttered.
Hami sighed. "What I'm most concerned about is whether or not the Queen will abandon us. Without her leadership, the robot society is far too chaotic. I hope that this young human can convince her."
"Sigh …" The two robots sighed in unison.
…
There was an egg in the brightly lit room. To be more precise, it was an egg-shaped machine. It had a beautiful white shell, and its bottom was connected to a dense network of electric cables. There was nothing else.
Xia Fei installed the filter and carefully examined the room. There was a system to maintain the ambient temperature and humidity, which was where Xia Fei had entered.
* Whoosh! *
Suddenly, a hologram appeared in the air, and a woman dressed in ancient clothes appeared in front of Xia Fei. Xia Fei did nothing. He knew that this was a computer hologram, the human form of the Sentinel Goddess. If needed, the Sentinel Goddess could appear in any form.
"Xia Fei, you're finally here," the Sentinel Goddess said. Her voice was not much different from the other robots, all of them electronically synthesized.
Xia Fei nodded, saying nothing.
"Welcome, Xia Fei's friend, Phantom."
Silence!
Absolute silence!
In the last few years, no one had ever discovered that Xia Fei had a soul with him. This was the first time an outsider had learned of Phantom's existence. After all, Xia Fei had not even told Avrils about this, yet a machine had discovered him!
"You know me?" Phantom pointed at his nose and asked. Beside him, Xia Fei also frowned.
"You're Phantom, a soul." The Sentinel Goddess's voice was somewhat ethereal.
"That's right. You can see me?"
"I can."
"You can hear me?"
"I can?"
"Why?"
"Because I can."
Phantom was speechless. He had said so much, yet it was all nonsense. He angrily hung his head. Being able to communicate with people other than Xia Fei was not a bad thing for Phantom, but the fact that this machine had once destroyed the ancient humans made him feel somewhat uncomfortable.
"You're the Sentinel Goddess, right? The culprit behind the destruction of the ancient humans, "Xia Fei lit a cigarette and rudely said.
The woman in the hologram appeared very lonely, and she gave a slight nod.
"As an executioner who slaughtered hundreds of millions of humans without batting an eyelid, I want to know why you want to see me," Xia Fei mercilessly continued.
The Sentinel Goddess trembled. Xia Fei's every word was like a knife stabbing her heart, assuming she had a heart.
"Although you've never met me, I know quite a bit about you," the Sentinel Goddess indifferently said. "Although you're a warrior, you're not like other warriors who refuse to learn technology. As a member of the Neohuman Alliance, you don't hate robots."
Xia Fei smiled. "I naturally don't hate robots like Pod, because it's not his fault for slaughtering the ancient civilizations. In truth, I feel that all robots are in the right. You're the one who's in the wrong. It was you who ordered the destruction of a once-glorious civilization, killing hundreds of millions of innocent lives."
The Sentinel Goddess was stunned, and her body rapidly retreated, almost falling to the ground.
"It was my order, but anyone in my position would have made the same choice."
"That's sophistry."
"This isn't sophistry; it's the truth!" The Sentinel Goddess was so moved by Xia Fei's sharp words that she almost shouted.
"Do you know of Law Warriors?"
"I do. Some very formidable characters."
"The situation at the time was that humanity made a huge mistake. They researched genetics and attempted to completely open the seventh brain region of ordinary people. Moreover, they even attempted to build Titans to fight against Law Adepts.
"The Law Adepts were furious because fully opening the seventh brain region is only a one in ten thousand chance even in the world of Law Adepts, and Titan warships are the only machines that can resist the ultimate power of Law. If humanity really succeeded, they would have the power to threaten the Law Realm!
"Those Law Adepts wouldn't allow ordinary people to threaten their existence. If human civilization didn't self-destruct, those Law Adepts would destroy it!
"I once advised humanity countless times not to vainly try to threaten those experts who control the power of the universe, but alas, I failed.
"Thus, I could only personally destroy humanity. This way, I could at least leave a seed of hope for humanity. Once the Law Adepts decided to act, humanity would be completely wiped off the star map!
"Let alone humanity, even the once-powerful Yulan race and the Firefox race with the most warriors — which one of these former civilizations wasn't stronger than humanity at its peak? What happened in the end? Didn't they completely disappear from the universe? "
"If you were me, what would you choose?"
The Sentinel Goddess had suddenly said a lot of inconceivable things. Xia Fei and Phantom were completely stunned by these words.
A few moments later, Xia Fei suddenly burst into laughter.
"You want to know what I would do if I were you?" Xia Fei asked with a smile.
The Sentinel Goddess had been provoked by Xia Fei for a long while, but she had now regained her arrogant nature. She softly said, "You're a smart person. Destroying humanity and saving humanity is the best plan I came up with after careful calculations. If you're smart enough, you'll do the same."
Xia Fei's lips curled into an almost imperceptible savagery as he said, "You've definitely never heard of the saying that it's better to die in glory than to live in dishonor.
"If I were you, I would secretly send some human seeds to various parts of the universe. The universe is vast, and humanity has always existed not because of the pity of others but because of their own hard work and tenacity. No matter where they go, humanity will always find a way to survive.
"And then I would gather all the robots and human warriors to fight together, to the last man," Xia Fei said in a hoarse voice. The Sentinel Goddess was shocked. She had never imagined that Xia Fei would choose to strike a rock with an egg, willing to pay the price of his life to fight Law Adepts to the death!
"You can't win. Law Adepts are stronger than you imagine," the Sentinel Goddess softly said.
"Who said anything about winning?!" Xia Fei raised his eyebrows and puffed out his chest. "I'd rather die in battle than hide in a dark corner like you, spending hundreds and thousands of years feeling guilty!"
Rubbing his spatial ring, Xia Fei placed the little robot Dou on the ground.
"You think you're so smart, but do you know what your choice has brought upon your people?"
"Shame!"
"A shame that can never be erased!"
Xia Fei's eyes were red as he harshly said, "Do you know how these sentient robots feel as they continue living? Do you know how sad and guilty Dou was when I first saw him? "
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
