lcionline Chapter 496: He Never Considered Compromising
Chapter 496: He Never Considered Compromising
This is what power dynamics are all about.
While being strong yourself is undoubtedly the best option, during the process of growing up, occasionally handling interpersonal relationships, recognizing a few more godfathers, godmothers, brothers, sisters, and finding a few girlfriends is absolutely a very worthwhile thing to do.
Because you can't sail smoothly through life forever; you will always encounter things you can't solve by yourself.
And at such times.
Good interpersonal relationships come into play.
Because you also don't want to kill the young ones, only to have a bunch of old ones come and finish you off.
After all, you're not the protagonist.
If Lynn didn't feel he was still young and could afford to be reckless for a few more years, he wouldn't mind fathering a few hundred litters of various offspring, creating endless generations of descendants, so that when others try to mess with him, they'd have to worry not just about the old ones, but also the young ones.
For a moment.
The underground cavern once again fell into the terrifyingly balanced silence.The Desire Mother Tree gazed deeply at him, her mind already leaning towards retreat. After all, she had no deep-seated grudge with this little fellow, and after the descent of the God of All Machines, her plan to control Silver Fantasy to blackmail the Mechanical Cult had already fallen through.
If offending the entire roster of Roots backing him just for the little materials in his hands...
That would absolutely be a losing proposition.
But she still wanted to curse.
She really wanted to ask, who the hell threw such a hot potato into the Cursed City? With so many Roots behind him, isn't there a single one who could keep him in check?!
She shifted her gaze from Lynn, focusing her attention on the humanoid-shaped projection opposite her.
But anger aside.
She knew the decision-making power now was not in her hands.
It could be said that after Lynn revealed his background, she, as the Desire Mother Goddess, had instead become the most irrelevant one here.
And she was very clear.
As the sole Sovereign of the Mechanical Cult, as the God of All Machines, their thought patterns were fundamentally different from flesh-and-blood Roots like her.
The Chaotic Alignment could flexibly change their stance and easily adjust to betray anyone based on shifts in the situation and interests.
But the Lawful Alignment would not.
They were rigid and inflexible, adhering to certain fixed principles, easily walking a single path to its bitter end.
And this was the biggest difference in ideology between the Mechanical Cult and the Flesh and Blood Cult.
The surroundings were deathly silent.
The standoff between the two sides continued coldly.
The Desire Mother Tree's eyes flickered, the vines surrounding Lynn slowly retreating like a swarm of snakes. She was the first to indicate her stance through her actions.
This action was also telling Lynn that she had given up her hostile position towards him.
"Little brother, you're ruthless enough."
The Desire Mother Tree's viscous, light laughter echoed in the cavern.
"Older Sister is giving up, so you mustn't let your family come looking for me, okay? I'm really scared, hehehe."
Accompanied by the light laughter, the Desire Mother Tree's writhing vines and branches retreated to the edges of the underground cavern.
Her voice was exceptionally eerie, carrying a hint of playful mockery within the desire.
"What happens next is your business. But little brother, I still have to advise you: we are both monsters of faith, we understand flexibility. But what you're facing now... is a pile of cold machinery and data."
"If He really wants to kill you, then Older Sister can't help you either."
The intent to stir up trouble was very strong.
She sneered as she withdrew, continuing to watch the show.
Crazy or not, a true creature of chaos would absolutely never put themselves in an irrecoverable situation.
Lynn could naturally see through the Desire Mother Tree's intentions at a glance, but he paid her no mind, because just as she said, the conflict now was between him and the Mechanical Cult.
Lynn narrowed his eyes, looking at the projection of the God of All Machines opposite him, and said:
"What is your meaning, then? Sovereign."
The projection of the God of All Machines still stood there, gazing at him coldly. The floating streams of information and data made it impossible to know what He was thinking.
Time passed slowly in the standoff.
The murderous atmosphere around them grew heavier and heavier.
The Desire Mother Tree still watched this scene with a cold sneer, quietly waiting for events to develop further. What none of them noticed was that outside, within the thick black fog shrouding the Cursed City's sky.
A massive Black Inverted Pyramid had already rumbled through the veil of black fog, descending into the sky above the Cursed City.
Its aura and anti-detection mechanisms were abruptly lifted.
A gigantic shadow instantly blotted out the sky, covering half the Cursed City under its black curtain.
All flesh-and-blood creatures looked up in shock at that moment, staring at the suddenly appearing colossal object.
And precisely at that moment.
Boom—
The bottom of the massive inverted pyramid suddenly descended, revealing the exquisitely precise mechanical structures on its surface.
Almost in the same instant.
"Regional-level Psychic Suppressor loading complete—Highest authority granted—Target area locked—"
"Machines Supreme—Praise the God of All Machines—Activate—"
Hum—
Almost simultaneously, a massive wave of psychic suppression rippled across the sky above the entire Cursed City. A sharp sonic wave, like the thinnest possible metallic hum stretched to its limit, instantly spread throughout the sky above the Cursed City.
At this moment, the Desire Mother Tree's expression drastically changed.
And a violent System prompt suddenly rang in Lynn's ears.
[Warning! Ultra-large-scale psychic suppression strike detected! Threat level has reached 100%! Warning! Warning!]
And almost at the same time, that extremely sharp sonic wave also resounded within Lynn's brain.
His tense consciousness was immediately suppressed, his mind instantly going blank.
It was as if, the moment that psychic strike landed, that extreme sonic wave turned into an eraser, wiping away all his thoughts and intentions in an instant.
Where am I?
Who am I?
What am I doing?
And almost simultaneously, that information silhouette that had stood coldly from beginning to end moved.
He instantly reached out a hand towards Lynn. As if controlled by an invisible force, Lynn, his mind blank, was suddenly lifted, his neck immediately seized by that invisible hand.
Crack—
Lynn's spine cracked.
Everything happened far too quickly!
The Desire Mother Tree was also greatly affected by the suddenly appearing psychic suppression, her thoughts going blank at that moment.
But her massive consciousness allowed her to immediately shake off the effects of the psychic suppression. And when she saw Lynn already under the cold control of the God of All Machines, her expression changed drastically.
And she instantly understood.
The God of All Machines had never intended to compromise!