Global Freeze: I built a doomsday safe house

Zhang Yi's shadow spread like water. Mu Yan opened the door, and Uncle You, Liang Yue, Fatty Xu, Li Yangyang, and others were taken away one after another.

Zhang Yi simply said, "Return home."

The dimensional gate opened, and Zhang Yi instantly vanished.

The thirteen battle maidens maintained their formation and did not pursue.

Their red eyes narrowed slightly, and the red cores on their breastplates dimmed in unison, as if they had switched off some kind of combat mode.

"Pursuit order request - rejected."

"Hold your positions and defend your positions."

The wind once again swallowed the sounds of the streets and alleys, and the city of yellow sand returned to its deathly order.

The artificial sun in the sky hangs at the horizon, cold and silent, like a merciless eye watching over everything in this world.

On the leeward side of the distant metallic mountain ridge, space folded slightly, the rift in the dimensional portal closed, and the aura of Zhang Yi and his group completely dissipated.

All that remained in the air was the faint chill of the receding tide from the Netherworld, and the winding scorch mark left on the sand by the sun's corona, like a sign left for the next battle.

……

When they left the city of yellow sand, the sky was as dark as a worn-out bronze surface.

Zhang Yi continuously used his spatial teleportation ability to leave the area of ​​the Yellow Sand City far behind.

He stopped when a patch of green suddenly appeared ahead.

This is a ruined city overrun by green plants, devoid of mechanical life forms.

Zhang Yi stopped only after confirming that the sand-sweeping robots and armed battle maidens were not chasing after him.

He surveyed his surroundings.

The buildings were embraced by vines through the window openings, moss grew on the steel beams, and silver-leaved trees grew in the collapsed commercial buildings, their veins making a soft, metallic sound when the wind blew.

The scent of rain wafted from the shadows of some floor, mingling with the scent of fresh earth and pollen, giving this ghostly city a sense of "just awakening."

Zhang Yi made everyone emerge from the shadows, while he himself sat on a large, moss-covered rock and took a few deep breaths.

Fatty Xu shuffled over, scratched his head, and tentatively asked, "Boss, what about that scene just now... how should I put it?"

They were locked in fierce combat when Zhang Yi suddenly took them away, which surprised him greatly.

In the past, Zhang Yi was invincible, and it was rare for him to escape like this.

Zhang Yi tilted his head to look at the sky and replied lazily, "Nothing serious, just blocked by a bunch of lifelike dolls."

Fatty Xu's eyes lit up immediately, and he took a step closer in a flash.

"Realistic dolls? I'm quite knowledgeable about that; we can have a deeper discussion. Perhaps I can be of some help!"

Li Yangyang peeked out from under the vines, lightly touching her cheek with her finger, her eyes curving upwards.

"With me here, do you still need lifelike dolls?"

She sighed, her voice as soft as cotton, "Am I not able to satisfy you?"

Everyone suppressed a laugh, scrutinizing the two with amused eyes.

Zhang Yi rubbed his temples and turned his gaze to Freeman's face on the screen.

“You never said they were this difficult to deal with.”

His tone wasn't harsh, but there was a hint of genuine surprise in it: "Back then, did you ever get close to this line of defense?"

Freeman pressed down on the exaggerated brim of his hat, and the display screen flashed with static before returning to clarity.

"I don't have that kind of ability."

He spread his hands, a self-deprecating tone in his voice, "In their hierarchy, I'm just the lowest-ranking service robot, not even a guard."

"At most, they can just wander around the perimeter. How could they possibly get close to those high-level armed battle maidens?"

"You know, even robots are divided into different classes!"

He raised his hand and pointed to the pale artificial sun in the distance, his eyes suddenly warming for a moment.

“The Sand Riders are very powerful. I have personally witnessed them plundering a ring of energy from a star, like scooping water from the sea, and then using it to propel a fleet across the planetary belt.”

"They went too far, beyond the boundaries of our understanding, and all they saw was the coldness and desolation of the universe."

"That's why they chose to return to Mars, create an inner world, and seal away the entire civilization."

Yang Xinxin squatted next to a collapsed billboard, the small spectrometer in her hand still emitting a soft green light.

She looked up, her gaze calm: "I think I understand why they perished."

"Their artificial intelligence is severely unbalanced; all mechanical lifeforms are equipped with combat modules as standard, indicating that weaponry and combat algorithms are the key research areas of this civilization."

She paused for a moment, then added softly, "If the development of this military force is not for fighting external enemies, then the most likely reason is for civil war!"

Zhang Yi hummed in agreement. "That makes a lot of sense. Internal disagreements and infighting are more troublesome than external crises."

He gazed at the undulating vines of the park in the center of the street, tapping his fingertips on the heavy demon armor on his thigh.

"But I'm not in the mood to explore how this civilization fell right now. The problems at hand haven't been solved yet!"

"Those armed battle maidens, thirteen units working in unison, it was a perfect battle formation. That spatial tremor ability reduced my abilities by at least half!"

"Moreover, they have a core central energy source that allows them to resurrect indefinitely."

He shrugged, a slightly troubled smile on his face. "It seems that conventional methods of breaking the formation won't work."

Lu Keran also frowned, crossed her arms and said to Zhang Yi, "The source of all power comes from the Tiantong Tower. If we cannot destroy the Tiantong Tower, we cannot stop the endless resurrection of those mechanical life forms."

"But if we can't defeat those guardians and get the key, we won't be able to enter the space area where the Heavenly Tower is located."

"This is simply an unsolvable vicious cycle!"

Lu Keran scratched her hair, looking very conflicted.

Zhang Yi sighed, "Yes, after all, it's a defensive measure left behind by an advanced civilization. How could it be so easily broken?"

"This is really... a real headache!"

Zhang Yi unfastened his helmet and rubbed his temples vigorously.

He doesn't have a better way to deal with this problem right now.

"If all else fails, try to break through with brute force! If we mobilize three super battleships and the Skysea Fortress at the same time, we can indeed destroy those thirteen armed battle maidens quickly."

"But doing that could have terrible consequences. Because we have no idea whether there are other Sand Raider civilizations in this area that might have other tricks up their sleeves."

"Making too much noise is not a good thing for us."

A pale white light appeared behind her, and Ling appeared silently.

Her eyes were clear, as if she were looking at someone from behind a fog: "I think this level is very suitable for you."

She looked at Zhang Yi and said calmly, "You've had it too easy these past few years, so easy that you've come to believe that your abilities have reached their limit."

"What happened today is to tell you that your understanding of 'power' is still very far from complete."