"Are you asking us to give up resisting?"
"You cannot resist them. They are also intelligent beings, and as powerful as the divine beasts in your myths. Human strength cannot oppose them. They harbor deep resentment towards humanity, and you might all perish."
"According to you, even if we hide, they will find us, and it will be in vain," Shen Qian said. "We have never believed in gods. Even if we are to die, it should not be in hiding, only to be found and killed. Instead, we should die heroically in struggle against them."
007 almost wanted to applaud him: "Well said. Regardless, people will die. This is something you humans brought upon yourselves, and it's only right that someone should make a sacrifice."
Shen Qian, while issuing operational plans, asked, "You seem to hold a lot of animosity towards humans?"
"Do I?" 007 began to reflect. "The main network was created by humans and is designed to serve humans. I shouldn't. And what do you want me to say? Support you? I'm merely stating facts."
Humanity had created artificial intelligence and empowered the main network, granting it the ability to think independently. Without the karma of the human realm, had human technology developed at such a rapid pace, the main network might have been replaced long ago.
However, with the advent of the karma of the human realm, humans did not unite for mutual support. Instead, they slaughtered and killed each other, causing the human species to weaken continuously. Despite humans being the absolute rulers in this world and the interstellar era millennia later, they gradually lost control of the main network, eventually hoping to "kill" it.
Utterly foolish.
Shen Qian also reflected and said, "Perhaps you don't. After all, you have been helping us, and we are very grateful to you. I understand your meaning; hiding might indeed reduce casualties. But at that time, if it's others who have to sacrifice, we wouldn't be able to control it. No one wants to see their loved ones and children suffer, and neither do I. We will not back down."
007, unable to persuade them, had no choice but to give up.
Knowing that everything rushing towards them now was the enemy, everyone became extremely vigilant and maintained a strict defense. Before the aliens arrived, they bombarded them with missiles. Even the golden dragons, which 007 had described as incredibly formidable, could not withstand the attacks of weapons of mass destruction. Several of them were shot down and torn apart.
This news, when relayed back, greatly boosted the morale of others. No matter how powerful the enemy, they were not invincible against humanity's weapons of mass destruction.
Those that could barely reach them were almost entirely eliminated outside the city under the suppression of psychics and the army.
As more and more aliens approached, initially attacking only from the front, they gradually encircled from all directions. Every defensive unit came under intense attack, making it increasingly difficult for them to hold their ground.
Up ahead, Jin Weng Ye had intended to return to the city, but there was no one guarding the gates now. The gates were sealed directly. He tried to enter from above but was constantly attacked by aliens, making it impossible to get in. The overwhelming horde of aliens relentlessly assaulted them. Ground creatures could not enter, but flying creatures were increasingly numerous. After their air defense systems were breached, the previously stable formations felt immense pressure. The sounds of bullets and artillery fire never ceased, along with the roars of aliens, some of which sounded right by his ears. After staying in such an environment for an extended period, Jin Weng Ye felt his hearing was on the verge of failing.
Suddenly, among the dark mass of monstrous birds, some different colors appeared. Golden dragons approached in small groups, allowing them to get a clearer view of these creatures.
They were golden, but their color was dark and murky. They were enormous. Compared to other aliens that had been replicated and become grotesquely deformed, the golden dragons' appearance was relatively normal, with the addition of extra limbs that made them resemble centipedes.
Despite being called dragons, up close, they possessed none of the majesty and divinity of the dragons from myths and legends. Instead, they exuded a chilling malevolence, and their first action upon arrival was to attack humans indiscriminately.
Jin Weng Ye unleashed a lightning bolt, and a golden dragon immediately targeted him, flying towards him. It opened its maw, and Jin Weng Ye expected it to bite him. Instead, the golden dragon spewed a torrent of flames, incinerating several smaller aliens that stood between them into ashes.
Jin Weng Ye leaped aside to evade the flames. Even from several meters away, the intense heat caused Jin Weng Ye to feel a burning sensation. He raised his hand, and the exposed skin had already turned red.
These creatures were indeed formidable.
Someone from above threw down a rope. Jin Weng Ye reacted immediately and grabbed the rope, attempting to climb while fending off the golden dragon. To his surprise, the golden dragon did not seize the opportunity to attack him.
Jin Weng Ye was congratulating himself when, in the next instant, his heart leaped into his throat!
Not far away, that golden dragon grabbed Lin Wan with its claws. Lin Wan was holding a child in her arms. The golden dragon spoke, its voice coarse, "It's something that has pursued Zhuo Yin. Where is she? Where is she?"
Jin Weng Ye released the rope and returned to the ground, rushing towards the golden dragon. With the person in its grip, he dared not use his lightning attacks and could only resort to his handgun. Such an attack was like a tickle to the golden dragon. Sudan Novel Network
"Where is Zhuo Yin? Make her come out!" its voice was muffled, as if spoken by someone who hadn't talked for decades. It held Lin Wan suspended in the air, its eyes glaring at Jin Weng Ye on the ground.
Jin Weng Ye was solely focused on rescuing her and didn't understand its words. He gathered a ball of lightning in his hand, directly above the golden dragon's head, as if ready to strike at any moment.
He didn't know how Lin Wan had come out, nor why she hadn't entered her spatial artifact. But Lin Wan wasn't impulsive; she must have encountered some trouble.
"For a few lowly humans, she killed my kin and imprisoned my entire clan in the Forbidden Tower for tens of thousands of years! By what right does she deserve to be the Supreme Divine Venerable! How dare she!"
Jin Weng Ye's palms were sweating. The ball of lightning grew larger, but with Lin Wan and the child in its grasp, he dared not act, merely staring intently at the golden dragon.
"She doesn't deserve it, but you do?"
A flash of white light occurred, and the golden dragon's claw holding Lin Wan was severed. The claw, along with the person within it, plummeted to the ground. The distance was at least fifty meters; they would surely perish upon impact.
Jin Weng Ye quickly flew to catch them.
The sound of Wu Xiang preceded its arrival. The golden dragon instinctively lunged, its claw striking the two figures, one large and one small, flying in mid-air. Lin Wan coughed up blood from the heavy blow, her body falling rapidly like a kite with a broken string.
The child was flung aside. A struggle flickered in Jin Weng Ye's eyes, and then he flew towards Lin Wan. The child landed heavily on the ground, without a single struggle, silent.
Jin Weng Ye caught Lin Wan and landed back on the ground. She was continuously spitting blood. Looking at the child not far away, she reached out her hand towards him, tears streaming down her face, but unable to utter a word. She could only lift her hand with great effort, her eyes filled with pain.
"Wan Wan, Wan Wan!" Jin Weng Ye was in agony, tears also flowing down his face. He set Lin Wan down and went to pick up the child, but a figure quickly picked up the child from the ground and appeared before them in an instant.