Global Freeze: I built a doomsday safe house

The morning light in the abandoned city was stretched long by the artificial sun, making the buildings look like rows of thin, bony flags.

Zhang Yi opened his eyes, stood up on the fluffy carpet, patted the dust off his body, and a hazy glow appeared on his skin.

In the final moment of seclusion, it was as if a layer of fog had been peeled away from my chest, and all the confusion and bewilderment of the past completely disappeared.

He has realized his true self.

"To evade fate and avoid cause and effect, all kinds of shackles bind the true self; to follow fate and bear cause and effect, only today do I know who I am. Today I have attained enlightenment and seen my true self, why fear the old shackles of the past? The shackles of the world are but a dream, formless, without appearance, and without self."

No matter how many times you read Wang Yangming's "The Philosophy of Mind," it will always give you a feeling of sudden enlightenment.

No wonder he was a master who gained extraordinary abilities through self-awareness six hundred years ago.

Zhang Yi pushed open the door and stepped out, his footsteps landing on the metal corridor, the sound even softer than before.

Yang Xinxin looked up first, and when she saw Zhang Yi, there was a moment of surprise in her eyes: "Brother Zhang Yi, you've changed. Your breathing is more steady than before, and your aura is different too."

She smiled gently: "You must have crossed some kind of boundary."

Zhang Yi rubbed his temples and smiled gently: "I've figured it out a bit. Anyway, now we can go see our old friends again."

"Old friend?"

Fatty Xu, who was eating while holding a nutrition canister, immediately leaned over and asked, "You mean those armored, lifelike—cough, armed battle maidens?"

“Okay.” Zhang Yi nodded. “Let’s go to the City of Yellow Sands! This time, let’s test my new ability.”

During his two-week seclusion, he did more than just learn new abilities.

Because he needed to target a specific opponent, he was also reflecting on the previous battle.

He used the intelligent system on the Demon God Armor to record the entire battle, played it repeatedly, and studied their fighting habits.

Zhang Yi couldn't help but sigh in admiration; they were indeed very strong.

Moreover, they will constantly evolve during battles, becoming stronger the longer the battle lasts—and their tactics against specific targets will become more incisive.

Freeman pulled his wide-brimmed hat down, the screen went static for a moment, then cleared up again, and he smiled politely and solicitously: "This time we're counting on you. The Sandstalker's guard robots are really tough to beat."

"I know."

"But this time, I'm confident."

Zhang Yi raised his hand, and a dark gold pattern lit up in his palm, as if the space had been drawn in the air by an invisible pen.

The dimensional gate opened silently, and Zhang Yi stepped inside, followed closely by everyone else.

Soon after, the entire group crossed the sandstorm and landed on the outskirts of the city of yellow sand.

The sky remained the same white, flattened by the artificial sun, with sand and steel outlining a blunt, gleaming blade on the horizon.

The world on Mars seems to be dead, and the artificial sun hanging in the sky remains eternally suspended at the horizon.

It was as if time would never change, and everything in this world, except for Zhang Yi and his group, would remain the same.

We're back!

Freeman lowered his voice, "They'll find us soon."

As soon as the words were spoken, thousands of guard robots sprang into action simultaneously from the gaps in the corridors, behind the sand dunes, and between the broken towers.

The metallic pupils shone with a dangerous red light, and the energy shields opened simultaneously with a "hum".

"Intruder detected!"

"Execute the expulsion order!"

"The usual."

Zhang Yi turned his head and pointed around, "Uncle You, Liang Yue, Fatty, and Ke Ran, you guys handle these guys."

"Leave it to us!"

Uncle You responded in a deep voice. The alloy plate in his chest opened and closed, and hundreds of energy cannons extended from his back and forearms, his shoulder line as stable as a turret.

Liang Yue drew her Dragon Roar Longsword, the back of which was as cold as fresh snow. She smiled and said, "I really like this kind of hard steel bone; it's perfect for cutting!"

Fatty Xu gulped down a mouthful of his drink, exhaling a misty breath, and his palms quickly turned icy: "Leave the control of the situation to me!"

They each rushed to a battle line to clear a path for Zhang Yi, preventing any of the sand-sweeping guard robots from interfering with his advance.

Mechanical flying crows rose up from behind Lu Keran like a black tide, pressing down on the outer edge of the city like dark clouds.

A symphony of metal and frost, a collision of blades and lasers, exploded into a dense array of bright spots above the city.

Zhang Yi did not turn around.

He stepped into the plaza where he had once clashed with the War Maiden. His toes lightly brushed against the sand, making a barely audible sound. He stopped and looked around.

"It's time to show up."

He smiled and spoke softly.

A moment later, thirteen beams of light leaped out simultaneously from the shadows of the tall building.

Those were thirteen armed battle maidens, their armor sections pieced together like flower petals, their eyes marked with thin red lines, and their backs folded with deformable wing panels.

Their landing points were lined up in a row, like an array of reeds swaying silently in the wind.

Every armed battle maiden looked at Zhang Yi with only a cold stare.

"Intruder locked."

"Execute Level 2 interception, erase!"

B2 issued the order to eliminate Zhang Yi.

Their voices were unified and calm. The next second, an energy pulse lit up simultaneously in each of the thirteen chest cavities, and the air was squeezed by an invisible hand.

hum-

The arc-shaped shockwaves surrounded Zhang Yi, and the light and shadow in the space could be seen twisting and piling up.

Spatial oscillation wave.

The Sandstalker civilization's advanced mechanical life form employs a countermeasure specifically designed to counter space-based aliens.

The surface of the square resembled a torn film, with a ring of grayish-white wrinkles around the edges.

Last time, this move shook Senluo Wanxiang's defenses, weakening them time and time again until Zhang Yi's palms were sweating.

This time, however, Zhang Yi did not dodge; his eyes were incredibly calm.

But he had no intention of standing still and taking a beating; instead, he chose to take the initiative!

With a sudden movement of his feet, the air darkened slightly, and he vanished from the spot.

The next instant, his hand was already on the forehead armor of a battle maiden.

It was an approach without warning.

Space travel also involves a 0.01-second process from opening the door to passing through.

This time, however, it was a complete teleportation, without any warning, leaving the opponent completely unprepared.

He quietly appeared in front of the armed battle maiden.

The war maiden reacted extremely quickly. The instant Zhang Yi arrived in front of her, before she could even be surprised, the wing panels on her back had already risen up rapidly, and the heavy armor on her shoulders flipped open, revealing shoulder cannons.

But it was all too late.

Zhang Yi clenched his fingers, his palm opening like an invisible door, and pressed directly onto her head, as gently as a lover's caress.

A thin black ripple appeared on the edge of the Valkyrie's helmet as Zhang Yi forcefully pulled her towards his body.

A shocking scene unfolded: her body seemed to be devoured, rapidly merging into Zhang Yi's body!

She felt as if she had been swallowed into an invisible layer of water.