lcionline Chapter 410: Robot Servant
Chapter 410: Robot Servant
Chapter 410 Servant
The moment the Xinglan AI module was inserted into the slot, a powerful current swept through the entire underground facility like a raging tide, and a piercing buzzing sound filled the air.
The originally dimly lit passage flickered a few times under the impact of the electric current, and then returned to deathly darkness.
However, this brief silence did not last long. As if something was quietly awakening in the darkness, an invisible sense of oppression surged from all directions, making even Lin Xuan and the others in the passage feel a chill down their spines.
"Boss, the energy system on the third basement level has been activated, but... the source of activation is unknown. I haven't gained control yet, so be careful." Lin Qi's voice rang out on the communication channel, his tone tinged with unease.
The three did not respond, their eyes fixed on what was ahead.
The metal door at the end of the passage slowly opened to both sides, emitting a dull creaking sound.
The sight behind the door made them catch their breath instantly—dozens of corpses lay scattered on the ground, each with the symbol of Gene Earth imprinted on its arm. Clearly, these dead, like the previous ones, were people from Gene Earth.
However, the moment the door was fully opened, something unexpected happened.
The scattered metal parts seemed to be controlled by some invisible force, emitting a low hum, and then, as if attracted by a magnet, they quickly flew towards the joints of the corpses.
"Click, click!"
Metal parts were pieced together and meshed at the joints of the corpse, making a sickeningly loud sound.
Seeing this, the three immediately assumed a defensive stance. Su Zilin even recharged her sniper rifle, ready to lay it back down without hesitation should it make any aggressive move.
The originally limp corpse was forcefully supported by these metal shields, as if it were being pulled by invisible threads, and slowly straightened up.
Their movements were stiff and mechanical, as if endowed with some kind of eerie vitality, like marionettes crawling out of hell, with a faint red light flickering in their empty eye sockets.
"This is... a machine servant?"
The veteran's face turned extremely grim the moment he saw these monsters.
"Shouldn't these things have been completely destroyed by now? How come there are still so many left?"
"Machine servant?"
Lin Xuan glanced at the strange creature in front of her, and at the same time, Zhi Zi's voice rang out in her mind.
"Machine servants, the main monsters during the mechanical crisis of Mechanical Earth, are monsters created by Xinglan AI by manipulating metal to attach to the corpses of living beings. They not only possess the intelligence of the living beings they were alive, but they are also impossible to kill. Even if you beat them into a pile of rotten flesh, they can use these metals to reassemble their bodies and stand up again."
Lin Xuan was taken aback.
"So how did people deal with this monster back then?"
"The jammers: These monsters are not really living beings, but just puppets controlled by the Starry AI. All we need to do is destroy the Starry AI's node signal transmitters, or simply use a jamming device to block its sound signals."
"However... unfortunately, this type of jammer was completely discontinued fifty years ago."
Lin Xuan's lips twitched involuntarily upon hearing this.
"Now what?"
"Don't ask me, I can't help you with anything."
After saying this, Zhizi disappeared immediately. Clearly, she had no intention of getting involved in this matter, and in her opinion, this thing posed no real threat to Lin Xuan at present.
A suffocating sense of oppression filled the air, as if the entire space was trembling for these "resurrected" bodies.
Soon, the monsters noticed these "living people" who had trespassed and attacked them.