548: Chapter 596 Making the Mechs a Part of It?

"Hmm?" His partner didn't quite understand.

PO didn't explain either. At this moment, the Mecha Armor Race girl, unable to get an answer, began to emit a red glow from her eyes once again.

With a nervous heart, PO spoke to Nicole in a deep voice:

"I know someone who can answer the question you want to know."

Nicole remained expressionless, her lips merely moving as she spoke: "Who is it?"

PO immediately pointed at An Ke, who was standing not far away, and said, "It's that human over there.

He is a genuine carbon-based lifeform and possesses a heart. He can definitely answer the question you want to know."

As PO answered, he observed Nicole's eyes, noting whether her red glow was deepening.

He was taking a huge gamble this time, unsure if his answer would make the girl shift her target to An Ke.

Amidst his anxiety, PO saw the girl look toward An Ke's direction.

Then, she didn't spare him another glance or say another word to him, simply stating coldly: "Accelerator."

The diamond-shaped passage behind her opened once more, and the girl floated backward into it, disappearing from before the two Mercury State Race members, including PO.

"It worked!"

PO was overjoyed, the shadow of death in his heart instantly dissipating.

If they were humans, they would certainly be drenched in sweat right now, like a drowning person who had crawled back onto shore.

Although the young girl hadn't shown any ferocity or terrifying appearance from beginning to end, nor had she said anything hair-raising.

However, that expressionless face and the lack of any emotion toward life in her eyes made her even more terrifying.

His partner also let out a long sigh of relief, feeling as though he had been liberated from endless despair.

"PO, how did you know this 'passing the buck' method would work?"

PO tried his best to suppress the trembling brought on by his lingering fear and said, "It was a gamble."

"I feel that her logical thinking only follows a single objective, and she will continue to act according to that objective."

"As such, I thought if I shifted her target to someone else, she might ignore us and focus her attention on the next target.

As it turns out, my hypothesis was correct..."

As PO spoke, he couldn't help but grin. "As long as An Ke cannot answer her question, she will strike against him.

Given this girl's strength, even if An Ke's group eventually manages to defeat her, the price they will have to pay will surely be enormous."

"Let's leave while we have this opening," PO said to his partner. "Lest An Ke passes the buck back to us."

The two didn't hesitate for a moment, taking this opportunity to quickly flee the scene.

They certainly couldn't return to their own game territory; they could only find a safe place to regroup.

Then they would plan their next move.

Meanwhile, on An Ke's side.

In the void before An Ke, Nicole appeared from the unfolding diamond-shaped passage.

"Damn it, those two Mercury State Race players led this Mecha Armor Race member to us." Oufu gnashed his teeth.

Looking at the appearing Mecha Armor Race member, everyone had wariness in their eyes.

Nicole's previous strike had brought a massive shock to everyone.

No matter who it was, if they were hit head-on, their only end would be death.

According to the data Kuku observed, the crater caused by Nicole's previous strike reached a diameter of 1 kilometer.

To put it in perspective, the 'Little Boy' that turned the Wa Country into an old acquaintance only caused a crater 20 meters deep.

In other words, if this petite-looking girl were placed on Blue Star,

She alone could solo the 'Five Elders' dungeon.

After Nicole floated out of the diamond-shaped void, she didn't look at anyone else, only at An Ke.

Her thin lips moved. "Excuse me, do you know what it feels like to have a heart?"

Outside, in the live broadcast room.

All the viewers across Dragon Country tensed up upon hearing the girl's question.

Because the girl's question was like defusing a bomb; if the wrong wire was cut, it would explode.

In the Dragon Country High Command meeting room, all the high-level officials launched into a discussion.

Everyone was discussing the best answer, but after much deliberation, they all reached one conclusion.

That was, no matter how it was answered, there was a risk.

Because no one could be certain of one thing: specifically, what answer the Machine-Kai Race girl wanted.

This question was broad and had no scope, which meant there was no exact standard answer.

No one could be sure what kind of answer would satisfy this girl.

It was very possible that the answer was simple—just saying 'I don't know' would suffice—or it could be extremely complex, involving many aspects that humans couldn't even imagine despite racking their brains.

Because the opponent wasn't human; she was from an alien civilization. Her cultural, spiritual, and cognitive levels could be completely different from humans.

Under these circumstances, how could humans find the correct answer?

"I feel like this battle is unavoidable..." The Dragon Country Commander said with a worried face.

The overall atmosphere in the meeting room was extremely tense.

Inside the game.

"Master, why don't you shift the target to me?"

Little Roman proposed her own idea.

In that case, when Nicole attacked, she would only attack Little Roman.

It could preserve An Ke.

"It's useless..." Kuku said in a deep voice.

"After you die, the target will randomly shift to another one of us; the result will be the same.

The only way to solve this is to provide an answer that satisfies her, or to work together to kill her."

"I lean toward the latter. Without any scope limitations, it's impossible for us to give an answer that satisfies her in one go."

"your esteemed father, what do you think?" Kuku looked at An Ke.

Before An Ke could answer, Old Crocodile grinned. He straightened his tie, looking elegant. "Can't I, Old Crocodile, just make her shut down from frustration?"

"Little sister, we can't afford a pair of A's,"

To Old Crocodile's surprise, Nicole the Machine-Kai seemed not to have heard him, her eyes staring straight at An Ke.

As time ticked by, a red glow began to develop in her eyes.

Old Crocodile was astonished. "Ineffective?"

An Ke shook his head helplessly. "Old Crocodile, the opponent is a robot.

What's the use of cursing at a hunk of iron? They don't have Mental Strength."

In fact, even if the opponent had Mental Strength, Old Crocodile's 'cursing' would likely yield no result.

Because the opponent's biological level was simply too much higher than Old Crocodile's.

"Master, let This Muscle Man slap her face. Seeing that emotionless expression of hers makes This Muscle Man really want to ravage her."

In fact, most people present felt that a battle with Nicole was unavoidable.

However, An Ke grinned. "Fighting is the worst option."

"I have a plan. If it succeeds, maybe we can make her a part of our big family."

As soon as An Ke said this, everyone was shocked.

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