325: Chapter 325 Even Gods Can Lag

"Your movement trajectory aligns with the escape instincts of primates."

The steel giant raised its foot.

A massive metal soleplate hovered above Chen Mo's head.

"But in the face of absolute computational power, instinct is merely an accelerator for death."

"Farewell, Number 007."

Chen Mo looked up at that foot.

He was listening.

Not to that pretentious electronic voice.

Nor to the Old Blind Man's screams.

He was listening to that big guy's "heartbeat."

Thump.

An extremely faint sound of electric current.

That was the sound of the signal receiver working.

0.5 seconds later.

The hydraulic transmission device let out a crack.

Thump.

Another electric current sound.

0.5 seconds later.

That foot began to descend.

The corner of Chen Mo's mouth suddenly twitched upward.

"So it's an online game."

In the instant before that foot crushed his skull, Chen Mo moved.

He did not dodge.

His only remaining right hand shot out, grabbing the hydraulic pipe on the prosthetic ankle.

t-10 system core overload.

Power erupted.

"Get on your knees!"

Zzzap!

The hydraulic pipe was violently torn apart.

Black hydraulic oil sprayed all over the ground.

The steel giant lost its balance, its massive body lurching violently to one side.

Boom!

It heavily dropped to one knee, smashing a crater into the floor.

"How is this possible?"

A ripple appeared in the electronic voice, "My calculation model indicated you would roll to the left..."

"Your network speed is too slow."

Chen Mo stepped onto the giant's knee and, like an agile monkey, instantly scrambled onto its chest.

"Do gods lag too?"

He raised his right fist.

Wrapped around his fist was that section of copper wire still crackling with electric arcs.

"Get down!"

Chen Yuan was furious.

The prosthetic's mechanical arm swung, trying to swat Chen Mo like a fly.

Whoosh—

A huge palm swept in with the sound of wind.

Chen Mo did not look back.

He counted silently in his heart.

One.

The sound of electric current.

Two.

Servo motor activation.

He couldn't even be bothered to look at that palm.

Just as the mechanical hand was about to touch his back, he abruptly ducked his head.

Whoosh!

The mechanical hand grazed past his scalp and slammed hard onto the prosthetic's own chest armor.

Clang!

A loud crash.

A large section of the chest armor dented inward.

"Clumsy."

Chen Mo sneered.

He had already reached the edge of the glass canopy.

Inside, the Old Blind Man was staring at him wide-eyed, his mouth forming an 'O'.

"Boss! Save me! This thing is gonna self-destruct!"

"Shut up."

Chen Mo's fingers dug into the seam at the base of the glass canopy.

There were twelve high-strength bolts there.

Impossible to unscrew by hand.

But Chen Mo didn't need to unscrew them.

His right hand was still discharging electricity.

High-voltage electric arcs snaked along the seam, instantly heating the locking mechanism red-hot.

"Alert! Cockpit seal integrity compromised!"

Chen Yuan's voice became urgent, "Activating defense mode! Electroshock!"

Zzzzt!

The surface of the prosthetic instantly became electrified with high voltage.

Chen Mo felt as if he had grasped a red-hot iron rod.

The smell of scorched flesh and skin entered his nostrils.

But he did not let go.

The t-10 system had gone completely mad, red error codes flooding his retina, the pain-blocking module long since overloaded and burned out.

Now, what supported him was only that ferocious tenacity.

"Aaaargh!"

Chen Mo roared.

That green heart in his chest cavity slammed wildly, pumping all its energy into his right arm.

Muscle fibers snapped one by one.

His bones emitted a grating, grinding sound.

"Open... for me!"

Snap!

The first bolt sheared off and flew away.

Snap!

The second one.

Snap! Snap! Snap!

A series of metallic cracking sounds.

That incredibly sturdy bulletproof glass canopy was pried open from its base by Chen Mo, creating a gap.

Nutrient fluid gushed out.

The Old Blind Man's head spun around inside.

"Get it out!"

The Old Blind Man choked on nutrient fluid, crying out, "I don't wanna die with this hunk of iron!"

"Attempting to override commands..."

Chen Yuan's voice became somewhat panicked, "Dammit, that woman's code is interfering with me..."

Chen Mo's eyes narrowed.

That woman's code?

Chen Nian?

He sharply looked toward the prosthetic's head.

Below the glass canopy, there was a data interface flashing with green light.

That was the command center.

The core logic of this prosthetic was also based on the algorithmic architecture left by Chen Nian?

"Found you."

Chen Mo released the glass canopy.

He steadied himself on the prosthetic's lurching shoulder, then abruptly raised his foot.

A high-frequency vibration blade popped out from the heel of his military boot.

That was his final weapon.

"What are you doing?"

Chen Yuan screamed, "That's the logic core! Destroy it, and Eden's data stream will backflow, you'll fry your brain!"

"My brain wasn't much good to begin with."

Chen Mo stomped down.

Thud!

The vibration blade pierced the prosthetic's armor, driving straight into that green data interface.

Hummm—!!!

The world froze.

The steel giant stiffened.

The still-swinging mechanical arm halted mid-air.

Immediately after.

A visible green shockwave surged back along the vibration blade, rushing into Chen Mo's body.

"Ugh!"

Chen Mo grunted.

Two streams of black blood flowed from his nostrils.

It felt like countless needles were stabbing inside his brain.

But he heard it.

Amidst that chaotic torrent of data, that voice.

[Silly big brother.]

[Nice hit.]

Chen Mo smiled.

Smiled, his face covered in blood.

"Received."

He pulled out the vibration blade.

Then, he delivered a vicious kick to that damaged interface.

"Get out!"

Boom!

A burst of sparks erupted from the prosthetic's head.

That grandiose electronic voice turned into a string of screeching current noise.

"No... I can't accept this... I am... a god..."

The voice grew smaller and smaller.

Finally turning into a sound like a deflating balloon, "Pfft."

The enormous human face on the screen twisted, shattered, and finally dissolved into countless fragments of green code, dispersing into the air.

The massive steel body lost control.

Like a collapsing tower, it toppled forward with a thunderous crash.

A second before it hit the ground, Chen Mo scooped up the loosened glass canopy and jumped down from the three-meter height.

Thud.

He landed heavily on the ground.

With only one arm, his sense of balance was terrible; he tumbled awkwardly several times before stopping.

But the glass canopy in his arms was perfectly protected.

"Oof... my brains are getting scrambled..."

The Old Blind Man was dizzy inside the tank, "Boss, could you be a bit gentler next time?"

Chen Mo ignored him.

He lay on his back on the ground, looking at the ceiling.

The lights there were flashing frantically.

Red emergency lights came on.

[Warning: Facility structural integrity compromised.]

[Self-destruct sequence initiated.]

[Countdown: 5 minutes.]

That cold system voice sounded again.

This time, however, it held no emotional tone, just a simple program announcement.

"Not over yet."

Chen Mo sighed.

He tried to stand up.

But his body wouldn't obey.

His right arm had completely lost sensation, like a dead piece of meat hanging from his body.

The t-10 system's energy gauge was completely empty.

That green heart also grew faint, like a flame about to go out.

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