A few days later, White Elephant City.

"Rustling ......"

A gust of wind blows, the leaves grind against each other, and the flower-like sunlight swayes, sprinkled with orange-red tiles.

Chen Xing stood in front of an ordinary villa. The white walls and red tiles, the shadows of the trees, and the sign of the city garrison not far away can be seen through the shoulders of the combat uniforms with the epaulettes torn off.

He traveled day and night, and arrived here in a few days. At the Ice Blue City Airport, in order not to alarm Aqiaomu, he did not buy a ticket through normal channels, but used the advantage of teleportation to hide in the warehouse and smuggle out of the country directly.

Looking at the dark gray wooden door, he took a deep breath and pushed the door in.

It was quiet inside, save for the grinding of the hinges of the door. The light was dim, and the smell of damp earth came to my nose. Chen Xing squinted his eyes, his mind moved, and the arc on his body jumped, and two clones were separated from one left and one right.

One goes upstairs and one goes basement.

After learning to mirror the doppelganger, Chen Xing took his cautious style to a new level. Doppelganger plus risk perception, double insurance.

The clone moved slowly against the wall, without a sound under his feet, and his gaze swept over every detail. After confirming that there was no danger, Chen Xing came to the basement.

The busy robots are gone, leaving only the dark crypt. The improvised engineering elevator was at a break point, and Chen Xing climbed down the iron frame.

The bottom of the crypt is connected to a circular tunnel. Chen Xing observed the entrance of the cave for a while, but found no footprints of termite workers.

The digging robots are gone, the termites are gone, and there is a strange smell everywhere.

That day, Chen Xing left a termite queen to help Nova dig the tunnel. The queen of the nest ant has telepathic ability, as long as he is close to a hundred meters, he will sense it, and immediately send the worker ants out to meet him.

Judging by the current situation, it is likely that it has been killed. If Nova's ultimate goal is to escape, then she will kill people and destroy all traces.

Chen Xing adjusted his breathing and hid at the exit of the corridor.

The tunnel is still there, the crypt is still there, which means that Nova has not left yet. If she wants to be seamless and be her seventh princess of Qingguo with peace of mind, she must restore the basement to its original state.

"Woo......"

A faint sound of wind could be heard from the depths of the tunnel. This is a good sign that both ends of the corridor are clear.

Taking advantage of the time to wait for the rabbit, Chen Xing re-analyzed the matter.

What is the purpose of Nova?

According to what is known so far, Nova wants to break out of the "cage", or rather, from human control.

According to the revelation of the dream, Nova is likely to transfer herself to Zhao Ruoxi in some way after obtaining the mechanical heart.

Her requirement for a "shell" is to "possess extraordinary stamina". It can be inferred that the transfer was most likely some kind of high-intensity surgery. For example, transplant the mechanical heart into Zhao Ruoxi's body.

Why did Nova lose contact?

Because she has been transferred to Zhao Ruoxi, the current mastermind of Mingwang is no longer the original

Mastermind.

This means that he can no longer obtain privileges through the Clearnet Mastermind, and is likely to attack Nova when his new identity is stabilized. He knew too much, and his presence was the biggest threat to her.

A princess of the principality has already given him a headache, plus a princess of the green kingdom, how will he live in the future?

Nova is now strong?

Zhao Ruoxi is a quasi-lord-level powerhouse, and Nova occupies her body and is likely to inherit most of her strength. However, Zhao Ruoxi was in a coma because of the undercurrent of time and space, and there was a high probability that there was no imperial spirit.

And without the Imperial Spirit, the quasi-lord would not be much stronger than the Great Town Guard, which is why he dared to appear here.

But then again, Nova is the brains of the clear net, and the knowledge base and computing power can be regarded as infinity, which can be said to be a very big variable.

And the reason why he dared to appear here was because of a message in the dream.

"Some witnesses claimed that when Zhao Ruoxi first appeared in Danjin after his disappearance, he was wearing a metal induction helmet, the upper part of his mouth was covered by a mask, his body seemed weak, but his strength was infinite, and when he exerted force, he sprayed steam from behind his back, accompanied by the scream of a whistle."

There is a lot of information hidden in this sentence.

First, Zhao Ruoxi has done it with people, otherwise no one knows that "the body seems to be weak, but the strength is infinite";

Second, Zhao Ruoxi's combat effectiveness is not strong, at least it did not make people feel awe-inspiring on the spot.

With these two points of analysis, Chen Xing felt that there was a chance to fight.

I waited for a week, but fortunately, Chen Xing had enough food in his storage space, and he basically didn't leave except for going to the bathroom. He also wanted to solve it here, but was worried that the smell would be perceived.

Suddenly, the wind stopped.

Because of the long wait, Chen Xing was a little half-asleep and half-awake, and it took a few seconds to react, and then he was refreshed and listened carefully.

I don't know how long it took, but there was a small movement in the corridor, and if you carefully distinguish it, it was the sound of metal rubbing against sand.

Chen Xing clenched his fists, tensed his body, and was ready to go.

The sound of rustling is getting closer and closer, thirty, twenty, ten meters, the entrance of the cave!

In a flash, a slender figure appeared in his sight. The well-proportioned body is wrapped in a black tight-fitting protective suit, the lines are round and smooth, and the rubber fabric on the thighs jumps tightly, smooth and translucent, like a spherical surface.

Even if she is wearing a semi-face-covering steel helmet and only revealing a small red mouth, you can see the youth and beauty that belong to a woman.

The position of the eyes on the mask was an orange glowing body, as if all the senses, and immediately looked at Chen Xing's hidden position after coming out of the corridor.

Chen Xing stood in place and did not move. It's not that he doesn't want to sneak attack, it's that he doesn't feel a chance. This woman's whole body, every detail, every movement, exudes an indescribable rigor and balance, perfect, so that he does not feel a single flaw.

Seeing Chen Xing, the woman turned around with the heel as the axis, and spit out a few syllables from her red mouth.

"You,

Bring about one's own destruction? ”

The voice is like the hollow valley orchid, the sound of the sky, both the cold voice of the machine, and the clear and crisp of the girl, both like a human and not like a human, indescribably mysterious and weird.

Perhaps because of familiarity, or perhaps because he was confident in his own strength, Chen Xing was not calmed by the scene in front of him, but said in a casual tone, "I'm just here to get back what I deserve." ”

"Then please die!"

The cold byte spat out, and a pair of huge fist gloves appeared on her arms out of thin air, all made of steel, the bracelet in the shape of a screw cap was covered with large willow nails, two pipes connected to the gloves and arm armor, and the knuckles of the fingers were tightly seamed, rough and precise.

Huge iron boots appeared under her feet, and her figure rose several centimeters.

I saw her turn around, a sharp roar sounded behind her, two lines of steam erupted like open wings, her body suddenly accelerated, and her steel fist smashed towards Chen Xing in an arc.

Steam creatures!

The moment the whistle sounded, Chen Xing's eyeballs were about to bulge. According to historical records, steam creatures appeared in the 100 years after the cataclysm, and they are a new species that evolved from the native species of the Red Continent.

Thick and bulky, and infinitely powerful is the general impression left by the steam creatures.

They burn energy and generate power in a similar way to a steam engine, with special circuits in their bodies that can withstand high temperatures and pressures, releasing huge amounts of energy at a moment's notice.

Steam creatures are always accompanied by words such as "powerful" and "destroyed", and the steam silkworm and steam corpse kun are all representatives of steam creatures, all of which are the top existence in the food chain.

It is shocking that Nova has been reborn and is powered by steam.

The steam punch hit head-on, and the huge wind pressure blew the skin painfully, and the terrifying power did not make people doubt at all, if it encountered, it would definitely break the bones and cripple on the spot.

Electricity appeared on Chen Xing's body, turning into countless tiny arcs at the moment of the iron fist strike. Nova misses a punch, but she had expected it, with her front foot as the axis, and her back foot twisted over her head, spinning like a giant axe.

Chen Xing teleported again to avoid the attack, and pulled out the Silver Star pistol and fired three shots in a row.

Nova protected her chest with her hands, and the bullets clanged and sparked bright sparks.

"Don't shoot!" Although the bullet is like a mosquito bite, Nova is very jealous.

"Are you afraid of attracting patrol officers?" Chen Xing grinned, and the muzzle of the gun was aimed at Nova's lower abdomen.

Nova didn't answer, it was a tacit acquiescence.

"Let me guess, what will happen when the patrol police find out that the mastermind of the clear net has escaped?" Chen Xing asked with a bit of banter.

"What do you want?" The voice under the mask was cold and unforgiving.

"Crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, there is no such good thing in the world." Chen Xing's eyes narrowed, and there was a gloom in his deep voice.

"Not killing you is already the greatest mercy." Nova said in a calm voice.

Chen Xing snapped his fingers and shot Nova back, knocking her back a few steps, "Pay attention to your wording...... he raised his pistol, "and your position." ”