God Slayer: Make Up for the Past

With Engineer Chen's case now over, the haze that had enveloped the fortress seemed to dissipate.

The soldiers' faces were once again filled with joy at having survived the disaster, and they began to clean up the battlefield and repair the damaged facilities.

Su Yao still clung to Chu Feng tightly, her eyes full of fear, as if if she let go, Chu Feng would disappear in crisis again.

"Chu Feng, what should we do next?" Pan Yue walked up to the two of them, breaking the brief silence.

He pushed up his glasses, a barely perceptible hint of worry flashing across his lenses.

Chu Feng patted Su Yao's hand gently, signaling her to be at ease. "Let's see the situation of the fortress first."

The three followed Commander Liu to the command room.

The huge screen that was originally flashing various data now flickered, and some areas were even completely black.

There was a burnt smell in the air, which made people feel vaguely uneasy.

"Although the threat from the evil spirits has been temporarily resolved, the fortress's defenses were severely damaged in the previous battle." Commander Liu pointed at the flashing red dots on the screen, his tone heavy. "These are all fault points. If they are not repaired in time, the fortress could collapse at any time."

Chu Feng's heart sank. He had thought that after solving Engineer Chen's problem, he could take a break, but he hadn't expected that a greater crisis was still to come.

"These faults..." Pan Yue pointed at a few red dots on the screen, his brow furrowed. "They look like they were caused by human sabotage."

Commander Liu sighed, "We've suspected this, but we haven't found any evidence yet."

"Let me see." Chu Feng walked to the console and carefully observed the data on the screen.

Although he is not a mechanical expert, his many years of experience in the God-Slaying World have given him a certain understanding of these systems.

Su Yao stood aside, looking at Chu Feng worriedly. She knew Chu Feng was very powerful, but this time the enemy seemed even more powerful and more unpredictable.

"Chu Feng, be careful." Su Yao said softly.

Chu Feng smiled at her, telling her not to worry. His fingers tapped quickly on the keyboard, and lines of code scrolled rapidly across the screen.

"These fault points...it seems that someone deliberately bypassed the system's security mechanism and directly attacked the core components." Chu Feng said in a deep voice, "Moreover, this person is very familiar with the fortress's defense system."

Commander Liu and Pan Yue looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes.

"You mean... there's a traitor inside the fortress?" Commander Liu's voice was low and contained a hint of disbelief.

Chu Feng did not answer, but continued to check the system log.

Suddenly, the lights on the console began to flash and a shrill alarm sounded.

On the screen, a huge red skull pattern suddenly appeared, occupying the entire screen.

"Oh no! It's a self-destruct program!" Commander Liu's face changed drastically.

"Someone has activated the fortress's self-destruct program!" Pan Yue exclaimed.

Chu Feng stood up suddenly, his eyes sharp as torches as he looked at the flashing skull pattern on the screen.

"It seems that someone doesn't want us to leave here alive..." Chu Feng's tone was cold, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

He grabbed Su Yao's hand and said, "Let's go!"

The shrill alarm echoed in the command room, and a red skull flashed on the screen, like the grin of the god of death, foreshadowing the coming destruction.

Commander Liu's face was pale and beads of sweat the size of beans oozed out of his forehead.

Once the self-destruct program is activated, the entire fortress will be reduced to ashes within ten minutes.

"The self-destruct program must be stopped immediately!" Commander Liu's voice trembled with a hint of despair.

"The system is locked and cannot be shut down by conventional methods!" an operator shouted in panic.

At the critical moment, Chu Feng remained extremely calm.

He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and various details about the fortress defense system in the world of "Slaying God" flashed through his mind.

He knew that conventional methods would not work and he had to find another way.

He snapped his eyes open and pointed at several flashing red dots on the screen.

"These fault points are key nodes in the entire defense system. If we can repair them all at the same time, we might be able to cut off the control circuit of the self-destruct program!"

Commander Liu was stunned for a moment, then a glimmer of hope ignited in his eyes. "But, time is too short. It's too late!"

"I'll do it!" Chu Feng said firmly. He turned to look at Su Yao, "Su Yao, give me your toolbox!"

Su Yao handed the toolbox to Chu Feng without hesitation, her eyes full of trust and admiration. She knew that Chu Feng would have a way.

Chu Feng took the toolbox and started operating at astonishing speed.

His fingers danced across the console like a skilled pianist, playing a life-saving melody.

Pan Yue assisted from the side, calmly analyzing the system data and providing support to Chu Feng.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the countdown on the screen became shorter and shorter.

The atmosphere in the command room was extremely tense. Everyone held their breath, as if it was a taut string that could break at any time.

Su Yao has been following Chu Feng. She looks at Chu Feng's busy figure with admiration in her eyes.

She handed over the various tools carefully, fearing to disturb Chu Feng's rhythm.

In her eyes, the beads of sweat oozing from Chu Feng's forehead were shining with the light of a hero.

She gently wiped the sweat off his face, and the touch of her fingertips made Chu Feng feel a touch of warmth and strength.

Pan Yue took in the ambiguous atmosphere and smiled secretly. It seemed that there was a story between these two people.

Relying on his profound understanding of the world of "Slaying God" and his keen intuition honed through countless life-and-death tests, Chu Feng quickly found several key failure points in the defense system.

His precise operation amazed Commander Liu and the technical staff present.

They had never seen anyone operate this complex system so skillfully, as if he was born for this moment.

"Okay!" With Chu Feng's last tap on the keyboard, the red skull pattern on the screen finally disappeared, and the shrill alarm sound also stopped.

There was silence in the command room, and everyone was stunned, as if they couldn't believe what was happening before their eyes.

Commander Liu excitedly shook Chu Feng's hand, his eyes filled with gratitude. "Chu Feng, you saved us all!"

Chu Feng smiled faintly, but before he could say anything, a new alarm suddenly flashed on the console, and a new red symbol appeared on the screen. It was a ferocious mechanical claw.

"Alarm! A large number of small mechanical creatures have been detected invading!" The operator's voice sounded again, with a hint of trembling.

Chu Feng's expression changed, and he looked at Pan Yue and Su Yao, "It seems that the real battle has just begun..."

Before the echo of the red alert faded, a group of small mechanical creatures poured into the fortress like a tide.

They resemble spiders, with metal limbs as sharp as knives that flash with an unsettling cold light.

A faint purple light flickered in the eyes of every mechanical creature, a sign of infection by evil spirits. Although slight, it was enough to make them violent and bloodthirsty.

"There are too many!" a soldier exclaimed, the weapon in his hand trembling slightly.

Chu Feng's eyes flashed, and he drew his sword. A faint golden light shone on the blade. "Pan Yue, cover me!"

"Understood!" Pan Yue responded calmly, the staff in his hand flashing with light, and ice cones shot accurately at the mechanical creature in the front, opening a path for Chu Feng.

Chu Feng's figure was as fast as lightning as he rushed into the group of mechanical creatures.

The long sword in his hand danced like the wind, and every swing took away the metal limbs of several mechanical creatures.

He knew that he couldn't fight to the end and had to end the battle quickly.

Although these small mechanical creatures are not very powerful individually, they are numerous. Once they are surrounded, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Chu Feng attracted firepower in the front, while Pan Yue looked for opportunities on the side, using ice spells to control and weaken the enemy.

The two of them cooperated more and more tacitly, as if they had practiced it thousands of times.

"Their weakness is in the abdomen!" During the fierce battle, Chu Feng keenly discovered the weakness of these small mechanical creatures - a crystal that was shining with purple light at the connection of the abdomen.

"Got it!" Pan Yue immediately adjusted his attack strategy. The ice cones no longer aimed at the limbs of the mechanical creatures, but shot accurately at the crystals in their abdomens.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" A series of explosions sounded, and the mechanical creatures that were hit in the weak points were instantly paralyzed and turned into a pile of scrap metal.

Chu Feng's swordsmanship also changed accordingly. He no longer pursued gorgeous moves, but focused on attacking the enemy's weaknesses.

With a flash of sword light, the abdomen of a mechanical creature was pierced accurately, the purple crystal shattered, and the mechanical creature was paralyzed instantly.

With the tacit cooperation of Chu Feng and Pan Yue, a large number of mechanical creatures were eliminated, and the soldiers in the fortress burst into deafening cheers.

"Well done! Chu Feng! Pan Yue!" Commander Liu shouted excitedly, his eyes full of admiration.

Chu Feng and Pan Yue looked at each other and both smiled with relief.

However, amidst the cheers, Chu Feng suddenly felt a sense of unease.

He looked around and found that everything around him seemed to have become unusually quiet, as if something was secretly watching them.

He suddenly raised his head and looked towards the top of the fortress. There, there seemed to be a pair of eyes hidden in the dark, flashing with a cold light... "Pan Yue..." Chu Feng said in a low voice, with a hint of solemnity in his tone.

"Pan Yue..." Chu Feng whispered, his tone heavy. "I feel like...something is watching us."

Pan Yue followed Chu Feng's gaze and looked around. The intricate pipes and wires on the top of the fortress cast strange shadows under the dim light, which made people feel suspicious.

"Are you sure?" he asked, the faint light of the staff in his hand flickering, reflecting his slightly worried expression.

"Intuition." Chu Feng answered briefly. He clenched the sword in his hand. The golden light on the sword edge trembled slightly, as if responding to his inner uneasiness.

"This feeling...is not good."

At this moment, Su Yao ran over from the side with a hint of excitement on her face.

"Brother Chu Feng, Brother Pan Yue, look!" She pointed to a metal gate deep in the fortress. The gate was engraved with complex runes and emitted a faint blue light.

"I think there must be some secret hidden there!"

Chu Feng frowned, and the uneasiness in his heart became stronger.

He glanced at Su Yao, then at Pan Yue, and finally nodded.

"Okay, let's go check it out. But be careful, I have a feeling something's not right."

Commander Liu also came over, with a hint of fatigue on his face, but his eyes were full of hope.

"If we can find more information about this fortress, we may be able to find a way to fight the evil spirits."

The group walked cautiously towards the metal gate.

As the distance got closer, the runes on the gate glowed brighter and brighter, and a strange energy wave emanated from inside the gate, making Chu Feng feel a little nervous.

He looked around again, trying to find the pair of eyes hidden in the dark, but everything around him seemed so normal, as if his previous premonition was just an illusion.

With a light "click", the metal door slowly opened, revealing a passage leading to the depths of darkness.

The passage was filled with a damp and decayed smell, making people feel suffocated.

Chu Feng took a deep breath and stepped into the passage first.

Pan Yue followed closely behind, and Su Yao and Commander Liu also followed in.

The metal door slowly closed behind them, isolating them from the outside world.

The passage was silent, with only the sound of their light footsteps echoing in the empty space.

Chu Feng felt his heartbeat getting faster and faster, as if something was lurking in the darkness, waiting for their arrival.

He suddenly stopped, pointing the sword in his hand deep into the passage. "There..." he whispered, his voice trembling.

Pan Yue followed Chu Feng's gaze and saw a vague figure flash by in the depths of the passage and disappear into the darkness.

"What is it?" Commander Liu asked warily, holding his weapon tightly in his hand.

Chu Feng did not answer. He just stared at the direction where the figure disappeared, and a strong sense of unease surged in his heart.

"We...are being targeted."