Doomsday Roulette

After an extreme anger, Lingqin was engulfed in profound sadness.

She felt regret and hatred towards herself, filled with anxiety and worry. She despised her own arrogance for not retreating immediately after discovering the anomaly, and for waiting just a little longer. She regretted choosing to fight to the death instead of fleeing, believing that with the help of divine level equipment, she had the strength to fight back.

She loathed herself because she knew that even if she survived today, she would be tormented forever by the screams of her companions who had died for her. Her path of cultivation had come to an end. How could she speak of seeking rules when her inner demons were so painful?

Perhaps, her only wish for the rest of her life would be to create another piece of divine level equipment.

The cries of many who were desperately holding on reached Lingqin, whose distance from the battlefield was increasing.

She was aware that the ten peak experts of the third wave had all been killed.

Additionally, twenty of the strongest peak experts of the third mechanical legion had formed the last line of defense for her.

She had to escape to a safe place before these great experts were killed, at least out of the signal jamming zone, and then contact the molybdenum legion waiting at the spaceport.

Only by reuniting with the molybdenum legion could she consider herself truly safe.

No, that wasn’t all.

After joining the molybdenum legion, she would need to rush back to Divine Artisan City as fast as possible.

That was where she was needed, and where the molybdenum legion was needed as well.

Behind her, a strong wave of energy surged. Lingqin knew that the last and strongest experts of her clan were fighting valiantly, sacrificing themselves to buy her time.

With that thought, Lingqin increased her speed.

The first batch of ten people took seventeen seconds.

The second batch took twenty-three seconds.

The third batch took thirty-one seconds.

The last batch, consisting of twenty people, took one minute and nine seconds.

There was no choice; even though several among the last batch, including fuleira, were nearing the threshold of peak experts, the difference in levels was too significant.

Even with fifty great experts combined, they could only cause a little trouble for four peak experts, and the time taken to resolve that trouble was a total of one hundred and forty seconds.

Two minutes was indeed enough for Lingqin to run far away, and she had run far enough, at least out of the signal jamming range.

"Didu! Didu! Can you hear me?! Can you hear me?!" Lingqin spoke rapidly, her emotions mirroring her speed.

"Sir, I'm here."

"Locate me, come down and pick me up, the fleet has to come down!"

Without further explanation, Lingqin sent a message through her dedicated communication channel, which could connect directly to the dwarf's central command without going through layers of relaying.

After that, Lingqin continued to move quickly.

In the Library Palace, the chief steward stood on the highest building, tilting his head to gaze at the sky.

No one knew what he was looking at until he waved to the book keepers below who were already prepared.

The people of Starshine City collectively felt the tremor beneath them.

This sensation was not intense, but it was exceptionally clear and very rhythmic.

Earthquakes never occurred in the Survivor Fortress, so where had the accident happened?

Many who were watching the live broadcast stepped out onto the streets in search of the source of the tremors.

Though live broadcasts were entertaining, they ultimately paled in comparison to the value of one’s life. If there was truly something unusual, at least they could gain firsthand information and escape.

But many did not find answers, except for those near the Library Palace.

Those there saw a large silvery metallic object protruding from the walls of the Library Palace, slanting skyward.

The Library Palace was essentially a prison, not only because the book keepers were confined within, but also because the vast palace complex was entirely surrounded by tall walls, with all entries and exits requiring the use of a teleportation array. The height of those walls was daunting to behold.