Chapter 164 A Small Flaw

"Boom!"

An incredibly dull explosion reverberated within the bronze hall.

Gu Shen stood before the throne, just about to touch the outermost edge of the golden illusion. The state he had painstakingly cultivated was interrupted at this moment.

Even Gu Xiaoman, who had been deep in thought, was startled by the earth-shattering sound.

"What happened?"

Xiaoman looked up, utterly perplexed, her eyes filled with incomprehension.

But Gu Shen reacted swiftly.

"The Initial’s 'defense matrix' has been triggered?!"

He turned to look at A’fo.

"Yes…"

A’fo's response was slightly slower. It had diverted some of its computing power to investigate the outside situation, but it returned to normal after two seconds.

"Someone directly launched an attack on the Initial with 'power of authority'."

A’fo's tone was cold.

The bronze hall projected a series of virtual images, the peripheral scenery captured by the Initial.

In this projection, everything happening outside could be seen with perfect clarity.

The cause and effect of this incident.

Gu Shen saw it all clearly!

"The Storm Church… those bastards…"

His expression immediately turned grim.

He hadn't expected that killing Saint Deer wasn't enough. The Storm Church's support force, without waiting for the advance team to return, had directly chosen to self-destruct!

They intended to take everyone down with them!

Gu Shen had foreseen the potential "danger" of the Five Continents Fleet's arrival, and he had even persuaded A’fo to choose to submerge. But he never imagined that the Storm Church would make the foolish move of attacking the relic with a one-time power of authority!

These believers had come with a death wish from the start!

"My master once said that the anthem of humanity is an anthem of courage, but now it seems… humanity has evolved into a species I cannot understand."

A’fo said emotionlessly, "Faced with such a great crisis, you still make such choices. I don't know whether to admire or feel sorry for these people's self-destructive behavior."

The words sounded ironic to Gu Shen.

Gu Xiaoman stood up, realizing the seriousness of the situation. "A’fo, can you revoke the Initial’s counterattack order?"

"I'm sorry, Miss Xiaoman."

A’fo said softly, "I am just the Initial’s caretaker, not a god… The master entrusted this ship to me, but he had already set up the most urgent defense measures. After all, you can't expect me to fight a leader with 'power of authority' head-on… After being hit by the authority, the Initial will automatically attack. I have no way to revoke this order."

"Cannot revoke?"

Xiaoman was anxious. The Storm Church's self-destruction was nothing to her. She didn't care how many lunatics from the Holy City died.

She didn't care about the Alliance of the Source Tower and Guang Ming Cheng's (City of Light) fleet either.

What she cared about was the Nagano and Central City source energy艇(ting - yacht) fleets—

The phrase "body in the Central Continent, heart in the East" perfectly described Gu Xiaoman.

During her contemplation just now, she had understood some things.

After everything settled down, she would still return to the Source Tower… but the driving force behind her becoming the "Lord of Wine" wasn't because of greed for the towering power built on countless bones.

It was to one day achieve the seat of a god.

She wanted to sweep away the world, sever ties with Qinglong, and leave the Central Continent.

Her home had never been there.

"As the Initial’s caretaker, you can't revoke the attack?" Gu Shen narrowed his eyes.

"Sorry… My underlying logic is that any existence that poses a threat to the Initial must be eliminated as much as possible. That is my bottom line."

A’fo said politely to Gu Shen, "Including you, you were once an object I considered eliminating."

It was only later that A’fo realized that trying to eliminate Gu Shen would only attract greater trouble, so it abandoned the idea.

"Once the matrix is triggered, the attack order cannot be revoked."

A’fo said seriously, "I'm sorry… but I'm telling the truth. I am not lying to you about this."

"I believe you."

Gu Shen didn't panic. He listened carefully to A’fo's answer. There was nothing wrong with the underlying logic of protecting the Initial.

The God of Craftsmen's design was flawless.

However, there was a small flaw.

Gu Shen slowly said, "I have a question. You can't revoke the attack order… but you can still do other things, right?"

A’fo paused for a second.

Although it was a little confused at the moment, it still honestly replied, "Theoretically, that is the case."

Gu Shen continued, "In other words… I can change the attack order, right?"

"???"

A’fo had already guessed what Gu Shen was going to do.

It responded uneasily, "I can change the attack order, but within my permissions… what do you want to do?"

"What's yours and mine? Too formal."

Gu Shen smiled and said, "Don't forget the second request you promised us earlier…"

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At this moment, the Frozen Sea was being engulfed by a thick atmosphere of despair.

Seventy source energy艇(ting - yacht) barely remained unscathed in the first round of volley, but that round of black silver cannonball bombardment had completely shattered the protective shields of most of the airships.

Next was the second round of volley.

The fleet formations of the two major alliances had been disrupted. In the extreme chaos, several figures broke away from the ships.

Osmonde and Gu Nanfeng left the source energy艇(ting - yacht) one after another, standing on their respective ships.

The leaders dispatched by Guang Ming Cheng (City of Light) and the Source Tower also made the same choice.

If they couldn't dodge, they could only withstand it head-on.

They couldn't protect all the airships when the second round of volley arrived, but they could at least protect one or two. But who knew how many rounds of volley there would be? In the end, even if they were as strong as they were, they might not survive.

Osmonde stared at the leader of Guang Ming Cheng (City of Light) this time, couldn't help sneering, and shouted loudly.

"Yin Zhuo! You're still alive?!"

The fleet leader sent by Guang Ming Cheng (City of Light) this time was the fourth elder of the temple, powerful and highly respected.

Before Lin Meng's engagement was dissolved.

Osmonde and the fourth elder of the temple had a private relationship. The two had been sparring and competing with each other, both enemies and friends.

But as the engagement broke down, the higher-ups of Central City discovered that Guang Ming Cheng (City of Light) had long been infiltrating faith in the inland of the Northern Continent, planting chess pieces. Then, major legions launched sweeping missions. Osmonde personally ferreted out several spies from the temple… Since then, he and Yin Zhuo had no contact.

He understood that the two were only enemies, not friends.

After nearly ten years, the two "old friends" reunited, but there was no courtesy or politeness.

If they weren't in the chaotic matrix of the Frozen Sea.

It wasn't impossible for the two to be at each other's throats, opening fire directly.

"Old thing, how could I die if you didn't die?" Yin Zhuo replied unhappily.

"None of those who believe in Guang Ming (Light) or Storm are good people!"

Osmonde's roar echoed through the chaotic sky.

He was angry at the Storm Church's self-destruction, but he also knew that this kind of thing wasn't just something Storm Church believers could do. If the Guang Ming (Light) God Seat conveyed a similar will, then those under the Western Continent could do the same!

"Go fuck yourself! You dare blaspheme God!"

Yin Zhuo was immediately enraged.

If the airflow wasn't too chaotic at the moment, and the Guang Ming Cheng (City of Light) flagship couldn't maintain enough stability, then he would have ordered an attack on Osmonde.

"Hehe."

Osmonde just smiled when he heard the response.

He gripped his long saber, ready to draw it.

The roar just now was just to vent. After cursing, he calmed down.

He knew very well that it would be difficult for the Five Continents Fleet to leave. Everyone had fallen into the Storm Church's trap…

The counterattack of the 【Frozen Sea Relic】 had begun.

They might all have to explain themselves here today.

"Boom boom boom—"

At this moment, the second round of volley began!

The two major alliances separated from the entanglement at the first moment, adjusted their camps separately. This time, the southbound missions in the Frozen Sea were all well-trained warriors. The commander of each source energy艇(ting - yacht) had extensive battlefield experience in dealing with emergencies. The protective shield had been broken, so they could only dodge. In this case, they needed to disperse the space as much as possible.

For self-preservation and to guard against the other side's "burning jade."

The two major alliances chose to stay away from each other tacitly—

Osmonde took a deep breath, drew his saber, and prepared to withstand the black silver fire that might shoot towards the flagship… but a shocking scene appeared.

Unlike the random shots in the first round.

The second round of black silver cannonball bombardment was obviously methodical, premeditated, and even several cannonballs were "locked" on targets. He personally saw two source energy艇(ting - yacht) turning and moving in the air, but they were still hit hard and exploded into fireworks in the Frozen Sea sky!

But the real shock was…

In the second round of volley, nearly a hundred black silver cannonballs, none of them were shot at the Eastern Continent Northern Continent Allied Fleet.

Half of this chaotic sea area was dead and cold.

The other half of the sky was filled with artillery fire.

"This is?!"

Osmonde was stunned.

Gu Nanfeng, standing on the Nagano flagship, was also dumbfounded.

The two major commanders looked at each other, completely not understanding the counterattack logic of this 【Frozen Sea Relic】, but they immediately responded, as opportunities don't come often.

Thirty source energy艇(ting - yacht) desperately resisted the attraction of the Frozen Sea storm and retreated towards the periphery!

Originally, they had no chance to leave…

But now, there was a chance!

On the other hand.

Whether it was Guang Ming Cheng (City of Light) or the Source Tower, half of their cloud ships were blown to pieces in this volley. Those commanders who were prepared to dodge were completely stagnant when they saw the black silver cannonballs filling the sky. This density of attack was impossible to dodge at all. This was completely the arrival of the god of death, to reap their lives!

Yin Zhuo stood on the Guang Ming Cheng (City of Light) flagship. He had just leapt out and used the Holy Light Sword to cut open a black silver cannonball with extreme danger. During the fierce battle, he caught a glimpse of the other half of the sky.

Compared to the intense battlefield on this side.

The Eastern Continent Northern Continent Fleet didn't encounter the slightest resistance… Now these guys were already preparing to evacuate!

"Why, why are they okay?"

The fourth elder of the temple was greatly shocked.

His side was in a bitter battle, facing a large number of casualties.

And the fleets of the Eastern Continent and Northern Continent not only safely picked up the advance team, but also were unscathed, without even a single loss!

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