A few days later, Baixiang City.
"Shashasha..."
A gust of wind blew by, the leaves rubbed against each other, and the sunlight like broken flowers swayed, filling the orange-red tiles.
Chen Xing stood in front of an ordinary villa. White walls and red tiles, shadows of trees dancing, and the sign of the City Police Department not far away can be seen through the shoulders of combat uniforms with epaulets torn off.
He traveled day and night and arrived here in a few days. At the Ice Blue City Airport, in order not to alarm Arqiao Mu, he did not buy a ticket through normal channels. Instead, he took advantage of teleportation to hide in a warehouse and smuggled out of the country directly.
Looking at the dark gray wooden door, he took a deep breath and pushed it open.
It was quiet inside, with the only sound of the door hinges turning. The light was very dim, and a damp, earthy smell assaulted my nostrils. Chen Xing squinted his eyes, and with a thought in his mind, arcs of electricity pulsed on his body, and two clones appeared, one on the left and one on the right.
One goes upstairs and the other goes to the basement.
After learning how to mirror his clone, Chen Xing took his cautious style to a new level. Avatar plus danger perception, double insurance.
The clone moved slowly against the wall, making no sound under his feet, and his eyes scanned every detail. After confirming that there was no danger, Chen Xing came to the basement.
The busy robot was gone, leaving only the dark crypt. The simple engineering elevator was at a break point, and Chen Xing climbed down the iron frame.
There is a circular tunnel connecting the bottom of the crypt. Chen Xing observed the entrance of the cave for a while, but found no traces of termite workers.
The excavation robot was gone, the termites were nowhere to be seen, and there was a strange aura everywhere.
That day Chen Xing left a termite queen to help Nova dig the tunnel. The queen ant has telepathy and will sense it whenever he comes within a hundred meters of him, and will immediately send worker ants out to greet him.
Judging from the current situation, it is likely to have been killed. If Nova's ultimate goal is to escape, then she will definitely kill people and destroy all traces.
Chen Xing adjusted his breathing and hid at the exit of the corridor.
The tunnel is still there and the crypt is still there, which means Nova has not left yet. If she wants to make it perfect and be her seventh princess of the Qing Kingdom, she must restore the basement to its original appearance.
"Woo..."
There was a slight sound of wind coming from the depths of the corridor. This is a good sign, meaning both ends of the corridor are clear.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to wait and see, Chen Xing analyzed the matter again.
What is Nova's purpose?
According to what is known so far, Nova wants to escape from the "cage", or in other words, from human control.
According to the revelation of the dream, Nova probably transferred herself to Zhao Ruoxi in some way after obtaining the mechanical heart.
Her requirement for the "body" is to "have extraordinary endurance." It can be inferred that the transfer method is likely to be some kind of high-intensity surgery. For example, transplant a mechanical heart into Zhao Ruoxi's body.
Why did Nova lose contact?
Because she has been transferred to Zhao Ruoxi, the current mastermind of Mingwang is no longer the original one.
Mastermind.
This means that he can no longer obtain privileges through the mastermind of the Clearnet, and after Nova's new identity stabilizes, he is likely to attack him. He knew too much, and his existence was the biggest threat to her.
A princess from a principality already gave him a lot of headaches. Adding a princess from the Qing Kingdom, how would he live in the future?
Nova’s current strength?
Zhao Ruoxi is a quasi-lord-level powerhouse. Nova has taken over her body and probably inherited most of her strength. However, Zhao Ruoxi was in a coma due to the undercurrent of communication time and space, and there was a high probability that she did not have a Yuling spirit.
Without Yuling, the quasi-lord would not be much stronger than the great guard, which is why he dared to appear here.
But then again, Nova is the mastermind of Clearnet, and its knowledge base and computing power can be regarded as infinite, which can be said to be a very big variable.
The biggest reason why he dared to appear here was a message in the dream.
"Witnesses claimed that Zhao Ruoxi was wearing a metal induction helmet when she first appeared in Danjin after her disappearance. The upper part of her mouth was covered by a mask. Her body seemed weak, but she was extremely powerful. When she exerted force, steam was ejected from her back, accompanied by the sound of a whistle. Ming."
There is a lot of information hidden in this sentence.
First, Zhao Ruoxi had done something with someone, otherwise no one would know that "the body may look weak, but it is powerful";
Secondly, Zhao Ruoxi's fighting ability is not very strong, at least he doesn't make people awe on the spot.
With these two points of analysis, Chen Xing felt that he had a chance to give it a try.
This wait lasted a week. Fortunately, there was enough food in Chen Xing's storage space, and he rarely left it except to go to the bathroom. He also wanted to settle here, but was worried that the smell would be detected.
Suddenly, the wind stopped.
Because he waited for too long, Chen Xing was half asleep. It took him a few seconds to react. Then he perked up and listened carefully.
I don't know how long it took, but there was a small movement in the corridor. I could tell carefully that it was the sound of metal rubbing against sand.
Chen Xing clenched his fists, tensed his body, and was ready to go.
The rustling sound is getting closer and closer, thirty, twenty meters, ten meters, the entrance of the cave!
In a flash, a graceful figure appeared in his sight. The well-proportioned body is wrapped in a tight-fitting black protective suit with round and smooth lines. The rubber fabric on the thighs is tight and smooth and translucent, like a sphere.
Even if she is wearing a half-face-covering steel helmet, with only a bright red mouth exposed, she can still see the youth and beauty of a woman.
The position of the eyes on the mask is an orange-yellow luminous body, which, like all sensors, immediately looked at Chen Xing's hiding place after coming out of the corridor.
Chen Xing stood there without making a move. It's not that he doesn't want to sneak attack, but he doesn't feel the opportunity. Every detail and every movement of this woman's body exuded an indescribable rigor and balance. It was so perfect that he couldn't feel a single flaw.
Seeing Chen Xing, the woman turned around neatly and neatly with the heel of her shoe as the axis, and spit out a few syllables from her bright red mouth.
"you,
Seeking death? "
The voice is like an orchid in an empty valley, a sound from outside the world. It has the coldness of a mechanical voice and the clearness and brightness of a girl. It is both like a human and not like a human. It is indescribably mysterious and weird.
Perhaps because of familiarity, or perhaps because of his confidence in his own strength, Chen Xing was not intimidated by the sight in front of him, but said in a casual tone, "I'm just here to get what I deserve."
"Then please go to hell!"
Cold bytes were spat out, and a pair of huge gloves appeared on her arms out of thin air. Made entirely of steel, the screw-shaped bracelet was covered with large rivets. Two pipelines connected the gloves and arm armor, and the finger joints were closed. The seams are tight, and the roughness reveals precision.
Huge iron boots appeared under her feet, and her figure grew several centimeters taller.
She was seen spinning around, a sharp sound of air sounded from behind, two streams of steam spurted out like outstretched wings, her figure suddenly accelerated, and her steel fist struck Chen Xing in an arc.
Steam creature!
The moment the whistle blew, Chen Xing's eyeballs almost bulged out. According to historical records, steam creatures appeared one hundred years after the cataclysm, and are new species that evolved from native species in the Red Earth Continent.
Thick, bulky, and powerful are the common impressions left by steam creatures on people.
The way they burn energy and generate power is somewhat similar to that of a steam engine. They have special circuits in their bodies that can withstand high temperatures and pressures, and release huge amounts of energy at a certain moment.
Steam creatures are always accompanied by words such as "powerful" and "destructive". Steam silkworms and steam corpse kun are representatives of steam creatures, and both are the top beings in the food chain.
The reborn Nova is actually powered by steam, which is really shocking.
The steam punch hit him head-on, and the huge wind pressure made his face hurt. There was no doubt about its terrifying power. If it had hit him, his muscles and bones would have been broken, and he would have been crippled on the spot.
Electric light appeared on Chen Xing's body and turned into countless tiny arcs at the moment the iron fist hit him. Nova's punch missed, but she had expected it. She used her front foot as a pivot, twisted her back foot and turned over her head, spinning like a giant axe.
Chen Xing teleported again to avoid the attack, pulled out his Silver Star pistol and fired three shots.
Nova protected her chest with both hands, and the bullets jingled, sparking brightly.
"Don't shoot!" Although the bullets were like mosquito bites, Nova was very afraid.
"Are you afraid of attracting the patrol?" Chen Xing grinned and pointed the gun at Nova's lower abdomen.
Nova didn't answer, which was considered acquiescence.
"Let me guess what will happen when the patrol discovers that the mastermind of Mingwang has escaped?" Chen Xing asked with a bit of joking.
"What do you want?" The voice under the mask was cold and ruthless.
"Crossing the river and burning the bridge is not such a good thing in the world." Chen Xing narrowed his eyes and his deep voice was filled with gloom.
"Not killing you to silence you is the greatest mercy." Nova said in a calm voice.
Chen Xing clasped his fingers and shot Nova, knocking her back a few steps. "Please pay attention to your wording..." He raised his pistol, "And your position."
