Chapter 2774 - Reasons to Not Retreat

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Seeing Li Yao's brilliant smile, all the 'heretical children' teared up.

"Thank you."

Chu Zhiyun suddenly bowed to Li Yao and affirmed, "We now know that you are indeed not a devil but an out-and-out 'angel'!"

"Uh"

Li Yao touched his nonexistent cheek in embarrassment. "Hehe. The next scene will be very bloody and brutal. It is not suitable for teenagers below the age of sixteen like you. Cut the crap. Let's go!"

Urged and driven away by Li Yao, the 'heretical children' boarded the tanks that were packed with goods with complicated feelings.

The cabin door of the hangar opened slowly. They had landed less than thirty meters from the ground. Even the tank-type carriers that did not have the ability to fly could land softly with the anti-gravity system.

In front of him was a boundless uninhabited area. Chu Zhiyun looked back for the last time and glanced at Li Yao, who was floating at the center of the floating fortress. Then, he gritted his teeth and pushed the power output to the maximum. A few streams of smoke soared into the sky and rushed away!

The door of Li Yao's remote control floating fortress slowly closed.

Right now, he was the only one left in the control center.

Through the observation crystal cameras on the outside, Li Yao saw that the caterpillar carriers of the 'Children of Heresy' were gradually disappearing into the horizon. Even the dust raised by the grinding of the tracks gradually dispersed into the darkness. Li Yao took a long breath in relief. The

confident smile on his face was gone, too.

"chi"

The bright gold soul that was showing off its dominance a moment ago was withering like a deflated ball.

The awe-inspiring armor and the dazzling sound and light effects peeled off like mottled paint, revealing his dispirited and exhausted soul core.

Li Yao's soul was floating in the air with his arms and legs stretched out. It was like a large piece of oil had fallen into water and was gradually spreading, melting and disintegrating.

The crimson shadow of the mental devil crawled out of the mainframe crystal processor of the floating fortress and looked at Li Yao in mockery. "Are you satisfied yet?"

"That's awesome."

Li Yao was all smiles. "Hurry up and help me. I can't."

"So, you knew that it was not going to work out, too. I thought that you really considered yourself to be the 'best expert of the Pangu Universe'. You thought that you alone, no, you did not even have a 'human being'. You thought that you were just an illusionary ghost that could resist the entire garrison of

the Holy Alliance on Black Castle!

With his hands on his hips, the mental devil prattled on like a b*tch. "Now, I've learned my lesson. Not only did I not undermine you at all, I even tried my best to help you control the floating fortress so that you could show off in front of the ignorant teenagers and fool them into dizziness. What do you

think?"

"Of course, of course!"

Li Yao said, "That's why I said that other people are all fakes and that people such as Long Yangjun are all unreliable. You are the best brother that I've ever had in my life. Our relationship is as solid as gold. What am I going to do without you?"

"That's good!"

The mental devil couldn't help but grin. Then, it sniffed and said, "Alright. Now that you've enjoyed yourself enough and enjoyed yourself enough, you've rescued all the people you should've saved, and you've established the image of invincibility, it's time for you to quit while you're ahead and run away.

"Right now, we have two options. The first is to find a 'Blackie' and drill it into his brain. There are thousands of purifiers inside the floating fortress. There must be a 'Blackie' among them. It will be very easy to find him.

"Secondly, you can cut off the connection and run away. Your soul can take a rest in your hometown before you make a comeback.

"However, I suggest you find a 'Blackie' first and implant the coordinates of his soul into his brain. Then, it will be more convenient for you to jump over next time. What do you think?"

Li Yao was silent. He stared at the mental devil.

The mental devil felt goosebumps all over its body because of his stare. It could not help but rub the nonexistent goosebumps all over its body. "Hey, hey, hey. What's the meaning of your weird eyes? Why aren't you talking? Bad things happen every time you look at me with ill intentions! What—what do

you want exactly?"

"Nothing much."

Li Yao smiled obsequiously. "However, it suddenly occurred to me that we can't find a second 'Black Spot easily, nor can we 'cut the line and run away'.

"why?"

The mental devil found it hard to believe. "What are you up to now?"

"No. I just feel that it's meaningless to find a second black stone."

Li Yao explained, "Qiu Yuanjia and Zhou Xiuyun, the highest officials of Xia Yu in the floating fortress, have both been killed. The only people left are the middle-level and low-level officers and the 'soldier bees' who don't have any logical thinking ability. It is not convenient to communicate with them,

nor is it easy to get in touch with the masterminds of higher levels.

"More importantly, didn't you hear what Zhou Xiuyun said just now? The enemy has grasped our identity and knows that we have possessed a certain member of the Sanctuary Alliance through a super long-distance soul projection.

"If so, as long as the enemy's computational ability is above a certain level, it is very easy for them to figure out that, after we were separated from Tangka's body, it was very likely that we would be replaced by someone else's body. If so, how could they not guard and destroy all the survivors inside the

floating fortress?

"If we crawl into the brain of a survivor and are surrounded by the army of the Star Glory Federation, and the enemy kills all the survivors inside the floating fortress without giving us a chance to explain or perform, won't we be in an awkward situation?

"Well…"

The mental devil pondered for a moment and said, "Damn. You do have a point. I told you not to be so rash as to jump out and save the 'heretical children' a long time ago. Great. Now that the 'Black Spot Plan' is likely to be exposed, the difficulty of the subsequent missions will be more than ten times

higher!

Forget it. I should run back to my hometown and discuss with Xiao Ming and Wen Wen before I make any plans!

"No."

Li Yao said softly, "We can't cut off the connection and run away, either. Not now."

"why?"

The mental devil's eyes bulged out. "Do you have any idea how exhausted our souls are right now? You've been in the limelight for a long time. Let's go. The audience has all left. Why are you not running away? Are you waiting for your master to treat you to dinner?"

"No. Chu Zhiyun and Little Tian Tian are not far away yet."

Li Yao sighed and smiled bitterly. "You don't think that such a bunch of thirteen-year-olds will be able to get rid of a bunch of enemies by themselves, do you? Without interference, they will definitely be caught by the members of the Sanctuary Alliance within the hour.

"We will save them until the end. Now that we have spent so much time and effort to rescue them, and even our 'Black Spot Plan' is likely to be exposed, naturally, we must help them resist all the pursuers. At the very least, we must attract most of their attention so that they can reach the shelter safely,

right?

"Therefore, we have to persist for another three to five hours. I will provide all my remaining strength to you so that you can completely control the floating fortress and trigger 120% of its combat ability. It should be fine, right?"

The mental devil's eyes were bulging wider and wider, swallowing the hideous face like two bloody swirls.

Its eyes were glaring at Li Yao like roaring magma, ready to blow Li Yao's head off.

"Say that again."

It was about to scowl and gnash its teeth. "How long do you want to persist?"

"Three—three to five hours."

Li Yao extended three of his fingers, which turned into five, while he continued. "Of course, if you can persist for one day and one night and even kill all the soldiers of the Star Glory Federation on Black Castle, I have no objection.

"Lhave a problem with that! Are you crazy? Are you out of your mind? Are your soul bubbles because of the radiation of the sun? Do you really think you are the best expert in the Pangu Universe?"

The mental devil cursed in fury.

"Are we not the 'best experts of the Pangu Universe'?

Li Yao blinked his watery eyes and asked seriously.

The bloody devil was shivering in fury. "Shut up! Even if he is really the best expert in the Pangu Universe, it is still suicidal for him to control such a large floating fortress to fight against tens of thousands of crystal suits, armed shuttles, and starships when his soul has been projected billions of

lightyears away and experienced a high-intensity battle to the point that the fortress is empty and the oil wells are running dry!

"What's wrong with your head? What are you thinking? Do you know how fragile and disordered the connection between our souls and those in the rear is right now? Do you know that our senses and our control are fading fast? We are like dry wood that has been burnt to the ground and will collapse at

any moment!

"Tm already very tired. I'm so tired that I can barely control the automatic toilet in the toilet of the floating fortress. You want me to persist for three to five hours? It's impossible. Absolutely impossible!"

"Keep your head clear and think about our mission. Don't make a big mistake because of a small mistake!"

"Iknow that I have never forgotten our mission for one second.

Li Yao smiled. "Isn't our mission to protect Chu Zhiyun, Tang Ka, and Little Tiantian?"

The mental devil shuddered coldly.

"Bastard, don't say such mushy words without any warning!"

The bloody devil was so angry that he clenched his fists and bashed Li Yao's head hard. "Go to hell if you want to. Don't drag me down. I have a good life to enjoy, unlike you, who is a fool with no brains!"

However, Li Yao seized the opportunity and hugged his leg. Tears and snot flowed down his face, but he could not get rid of it no matter how hard he tried. "Please, do me a favor. You devoured most of Professor Mo Xuan's legacy and the scraps of the extraterrestrial devils in the Spiritual Nexus. I don't

know how to hack into the Spiritual Nexus and the crystal processors as well as you do. I can't control such a large floating fortress. That's why I said just now that you are the most important person in my life. You are my most beloved, most trusted, and most reliable brother. You are ten thousand times

better than Long Yangjun. You are on par with Ding Lingdang, I can't live without you. Really. I really can't live without you. You may be sharp-tongued, but you are soft-hearted. You definitely can't bear to leave me, can you? Do me a favor. Save me.. For the sake of our different personalities, can you help

me one last time?"