Published: March 2, 2025
About seven hours later. When the one-eyed was yawning and almost falling asleep, Victor finally brought back the last small piece of the mechanical nemesis's tissue sample.
The silver-white metallic liquid was carefully placed into a jar by the experienced driver. Through the observation hole of the jar, the driver could clearly see that although the metallic liquid inside remained calm, it occasionally trembled sporadically.
The pointer on the instrument had already reached its limit, and the indicator light kept flashing a red glow.
This jar was specially designed by the research department to "seal" the mechanical nemesis. Once the mechanical nemesis was placed inside, its activity would be suppressed, causing it to turn into scrap metal. However, it seemed that the mechanical nemesis was indeed not so easy to deal with.
With just about one cubic meter of mechanical nemesis, a giant jar measuring twenty meters long and five meters wide was needed to seal it. One could only imagine how large a jar would be required to completely seal the entire mechanical nemesis.
Due to material constraints, this was simply an impossible task...
The experienced driver observed for a moment, then sighed silently—clearly, the method proposed by Wei Tian to deal with the mechanical nemesis was not feasible at all. It seemed the research department needed to rethink their approach; dealing with the mechanical nemesis was bound to be a long-term affair. However, this cubic meter of mechanical nemesis tissue sample would be more than enough to handle the troubles of the one-eyed.
"All done, time to wrap up!"
The experienced driver closed the observation hole, checked the safety of the jar, then clapped his hands and said to the one-eyed and Victor.
He then got into the vehicle and started the engine. With the roar of the engine, the sense of farewell was unmistakable. The one-eyed looked at the experienced driver, then at Victor. After a moment, he did not rush to leave; instead, he turned his head towards Victor.
"Be careful here by yourself. I'm afraid the demonic clan has a way to break into the Netherworld, then..."
"Then they will ambush me outside the Netherworld, right?"
Victor preemptively spoke the words the one-eyed was about to say. He looked at the one-eyed, whose face was a mess but filled with concern, and then let out a light sigh.
"They have already started..."
The one-eyed's breath hitched.
"Even in the Netherworld, I have never relaxed my perception of the outside. Of course, it’s not far; using the Netherworld as a reference point, I can observe the movements within ten kilometers outside. In the past few days, there have been demonic clan members walking by here with some strange instruments, conducting a carpet search, as if they are trying to find something... What could they possibly be looking for? It's just me. Moreover, based on my estimates, it won’t be long before we can't hide this place anymore..."
At this point, Victor's face was calm.
"You are aware of the situation at the front line. Right now, in the Eighth District, there is only the forward base near the continental plate portal that serves as a stronghold. If I can't hold on and release the mechanical nemesis, the Eighth District forward base will undoubtedly have no defensive capability."
The mechanical nemesis could completely overpower the black tortoise war god. Once the mechanical nemesis and the black tortoise war god clashed, that battle would be impossible to fight—at that point, the fall of the Eighth District would become a certainty.
In fact, the fall of the Eighth District... had already become a certainty.
And what Victor could do...
"All I can do is to extend the time before the Eighth District is breached. If I can hold the mechanical nemesis for one more day, the Eighth District forward base will have one more day of buffer time. The big boss will have one more day to solve his own problems, and you will have one more day to deal with your troubles. XÄ«ng will also have one more day to find a safer hiding place..."