Chapter 33: The Molten Core
The revolver's broken body lay next to the crystal furnace, sparks still flashing from the exposed cables under the armor.
Truckloads of energy crystals were still arriving at the furnace mouth, and the pale green flames were still rising. Foxfire stood in front of the crystal furnace, the light of the fire circulating on her face.
Another cart of energy crystals burned out, and the furnace fire dimmed for a short time, and the crystal furnace retreated to a pale green glow. A dark green eight-sided crystal in the furnace was fixed to a pitch-black circular turntable, and it was constantly rotating. That is the source of energy conversion for the entire crystal furnace, the core of the molten fire.
"If this core really serves as Rinto's energy power device, how long can it be guaranteed to run?" Ning Yu clasped his hands in front of his chest, his brows furrowed and stared at the core of the crystal furnace.
"It's hard to say, but the molten core can absorb the energy in the space and store it on its own. This core should have stored a huge amount of energy after running in the crystal furnace for so long, at least for a long time for Rin to operate normally. Foxfire also stared intently at the furnace, thinking about how to take out the core next.
"Master, you don't want to take this thing, although this core energy is huge, there is no way to take it out at all, the temperature in here is too high." Lisa also came from behind.
"I know, Ling Feng came over to help me." Fox Fire walked over to the mecha fragment of the revolver and pointed to a slender piece of metal and beckoned Chen Lingfeng to come and help her.
"What do you want to do?" Chen Lingfeng followed Foxfire's instructions and lifted the metal block with her.
"I'd like to see how long this guy's pieces can burn in the furnace." While the fox was waiting for a cart of crystals to burn out, he and Chen Lingfeng worked together to throw the fragments of the revolver's mecha into the crystal furnace.
As soon as the fragments entered the furnace, they began to burn and melt, and the armor of the revolver was a special metal that had been strengthened, but it had only lasted ten seconds in the crystal furnace before it was reduced to ashes.
Chen Lingfeng's eyes widened as he watched the changes in the furnace, and it wasn't until the scorching temperature came from his hand that he hurriedly threw away the metal fragment he was holding in his hand.
"About ten seconds, that's enough." Foxfire counted the time, looked at his arm again, and kept clenching and loosening his palm.
"You... No, think about it, there must be another way, you can't do it! Ning Yu looked at Fox Fire's actions, and had already guessed Fox Fire's plan in his heart. She hurriedly rushed over, holding Foxfire's shoulders with both hands.
"You and I both know that in this environment now, there is no other way, just one hand, it doesn't matter." Fox Huo smiled, patted Ning Yu's arm gently, and spoke softly with pity.
"Don't ......" Ning Yu grabbed the sleeve of the fox fire, and tears flashed in the corners of her eyes.
Chen Lingfeng looked at the rain in front of him, and for the first time, he felt that this woman who was usually unsmiling and indifferent actually had the same rich emotions as normal people, but she didn't hide it.
"Well, don't waste time, this is not a safe place, and the situation can change at any time." Fox Huo pushed away Ning Yu and gently stroked her head twice.
"Master......" Lisa looked at Foxfire with a worried expression, she also knew what Foxfire was about to do.
"Ling Feng, help me again." Fox Fire found a long piece of metal in the mecha fragments of the revolver, nodded at Chen Lingfeng, and motioned for him to come over and help her lift it again.
"You really want to ......"
"Well, don't hesitate any longer." Fox Fire interrupted Chen Lingfeng's words and silently lifted the mecha fragments.
Chen Lingfeng didn't say anything anymore, he knew that Fox Fire had made up his mind. Taking a deep breath, he lifted the mech fragments under his feet as well.
"I'll count to three, and together we'll hit the metal at the molten core, and when the core comes loose, I can take it out with my hands." Fox Huo said with his back to Chen Lingfeng behind him.
"Understood." Chen Lingfeng replied with a resolute look in his eyes.
“1、2、3!”
When the fox fire counted to 3, the two of them rushed to the crystal furnace with the fragments of the mecha of the revolver in their arms, and the fragments began to melt instantly when they were submerged in the furnace, and before they turned into ashes, they successfully knocked the molten core away from the fixed disk.
As soon as the blow was successful, the two immediately threw away the metal fragments in their hands, and Chen Lingfeng looked at his palm, which already showed signs of burns.
Foxfire didn't have time to worry about the pain in his palm, and stretched out his left arm towards the furnace, ready to take out the molten core.
At this moment, there was a shaking in the crystal furnace, and then a shrill alarm sounded.
"You... You don't want to get out of here alive! The black-faced god who was in the control room was standing on the ladder and shouting.
"I almost forgot about this stupid big guy." Fox Fire looked at the black-faced god on the hanging ladder and said.
"Alert! Alert! The energy conversion of the crystal furnace has broken through the critical value, and it will be cleaned in 20 minutes. ”
An icy voice alarm came over the radio, and the crystal furnace's gate to the outside world began to slowly close, while the pale green liquid beneath the platform was gradually climbing.
"No one can get out of here and become food for slag coolant!" The black-faced god laughed frantically and tumbled down the guardrail of the ladder, falling straight into the coolant rising below the platform. Without the slightest struggle, a line of blood crossed, and the black-faced god disappeared.
Everyone was shocked when they saw this, and they understood the meaning of the so-called purge on the radio.
"Get out of here, everybody!" Foxfire stood by the crystal furnace and yelled at the others.
Suddenly, the crystal furnace shook again, and a large piece of metal fell from the wall where it had previously been pierced by the high-explosive warhead of the revolver.
"Master, be careful!"
Foxfire was directing everyone to leave the platform, not noticing the debris falling from their heads, Lisa stood by and watched really, flying to the side and knocking Foxfire to the side.
Although the shards are not of regular shape, the jagged edges and the force of the fall are also extremely destructive.
Lisa crashed into the foxfire and didn't have time to retreat, and the splinter grazed her leg without stopping. Her legs, along with the platform below, were pierced by shards, and blood gushed out of her legs like bursting pipes.
The pain of the tear came from her leg, and Lisa fell to the ground, the pain almost causing her to faint.
"Lisa!" Chen Lingfeng wanted to rush over to pull her, but the debris that fell just now had been cut into two pieces by the platform, and the rapidly rising coolant was about to pass through the platform.
"You... Leave me alone, take the core and go! Lisa endured the pain and crawled towards the crystal furnace, and she reached into the alienated arm.
The heat instantly caused Lisa's flesh to melt, and she was already unconscious. When she pulled the molten core from the crystal furnace, the alienated arm had turned to charcoal, shattering with a touch, and the core fell to the ground.
"Although... Although I have not been with you for long, I know that you have a much more ambitious and important mission, unlike us who only fight for our humble freedom. Lisa trembled and picked up the molten core on the ground with her other hand.
"O fireflies of hope, soar with my freedom!" Lisa threw the molten core out with all her might, and Fox Fire opened her hands and firmly caught the core and held it into her arms.
"Ling Feng really wants to fight side by side with you again. Master has not yet learned anything from you before he has to separate. I really want to... I want to wrestle my wrist with you again......" Lisa slowly closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
"Lisa......!" Chen Lingfeng couldn't control it anymore, and smashed his fist on the ground, tears coming out of his eyes.
"Get up and get out of here! You are a warrior and cannot afford to waste the opportunity for your teammates to exhaust everything to get it back! The fox fire pulled up Chen Lingfeng, who was kneeling on the ground. Her heart was also as uncomfortable as a knife, but she knew better at the moment that she had to get out of here first.
Ning Yu looked at Lisa lying by the crystal stove, and took out a small black seal from her pocket, and the front of the seal was carved with an orange-red firefly. She tossed the seal into the air, and it flipped and landed on Lisa's chest.
"You are also a great ray of hope, the fireflies are faint and never extinguished."