On the wedding day, my wife was abnormal

"Go back to your lord."

Alita took a deep breath, her eyes gleaming with the unique light of a tech fanatic, her calm voice barely concealing a powerful confidence.

She operated rapidly on the virtual screen, the light and shadow flickering on her face.

A detailed repair plan and estimated time were instantly presented to Lin Zhen.

"Your Highness, the core is over 70% damaged, and the internal energy circuits are almost completely destroyed."

"With our current technology and materials, a complete repair is impossible."

"but……"

She changed the subject, a proud smile curving her lips.

"We can use the 'Matter Reorganization Core' to reconstruct a completely new energy circuit for it!"

"It is estimated that it will take twelve hours."

"Twelve hours?"

Lin Zhen frowned almost imperceptibly.

It's too long.

Staying here on the enemy's home turf for so long is tantamount to exposing the entire fleet to the venomous gaze of a viper.

"Your Highness, are you worried about an ambush?"

Yue Fei stepped forward and instantly understood Lin Zhen's concerns.

His bronze, resolute face held a determined expression.

"Your Majesty, don't worry!"

"As long as this general is here, no villain will be able to get even half a step near the fleet!"

"This humble general is willing to sign a military pledge!"

"it is good."

Lin Zhen looked at the loyal and righteous general before him and nodded in satisfaction.

His war gods never disappoint.

"Send the order!"

Lin Zhen's voice wasn't loud, but it instantly drowned out all the noise in the workshop, becoming crystal clear.

"The entire fleet, centered on the 'Dingyuan,' forms the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation!"

"Maintain shield power at 50%, all main guns on standby!"

"Elizabeth, you're in charge of perimeter security. I need to know the movements of any 'fly' that dares to approach immediately!"

"Yue Fei, you are in charge of internal defense command! You may make your own decisions when encountering the enemy without needing to ask for instructions!"

"Alita, bring back that 'treasure' and fix it as quickly as possible!"

His orders were swift and decisive, and the entire massive war machine was once again mobilized efficiently in the most perfect way.

……

Once the order was given, the massive black fleet moved swiftly and at will, as if it were its own arm.

One after another, massive warships, each weighing tens of thousands of tons, adjusted their course, their bows gleaming with a chilling blue light. With the flagship "Dingyuan" as the center of the formation, they formed a mysterious and imposing ancient military formation—the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation.

From the air, it no longer looks like a fleet, but a colossal steel beast lurking on the sea.

Each warship is like a deadly scale on its body, their energy shields complementing each other.

It forms an invisible giant net, exuding a terrifying aura that keeps strangers away.

Meanwhile, inside the "God's Workshop" at the deepest part of the "Dingyuan", the atmosphere had reached a fever pitch.

The broken, seven-colored core was carefully placed into the center of the "Matter Reconstruction Core".

Hundreds of robotic arms emerged from all directions, their tips flashing with energy beams of different colors, like the finest scalpels, beginning to disassemble and analyze the core at a microscopic level.

Alita stood in front of the control panel, her eyes reflecting the waterfall of data streaming down her face, her entire being becoming one with the massive machine.

"Warning! Entropy reversal has occurred in Energy Circuit No. 13! This is about to trigger a chain reaction of collapse!"

A young researcher turned pale and gasped in shock.

On the screen, the data curve representing core stability began to fluctuate wildly, and a red warning line rapidly climbed!

"Why panic!"

Alita didn't turn her head, her voice cold and sharp.

Her ten fingers blurred into a series of afterimages on the virtual screen, moving so fast it was dazzling.

"Cut off the backup energy supply, activate the seventh reverse force field generator, and direct the overflowing energy into the waste material conversion furnace! Complete within three seconds!"

"Yes!"

The researcher was intimidated by her powerful aura and instinctively carried out her orders.

hum-

With a soft buzzing sound, the wildly pulsating red curve was abruptly pushed back down by an invisible force just before reaching the critical point, returning to a stable state.

Everyone in the workshop breathed a sigh of relief, and their gazes toward Alita had transformed from respect to fervent worship.

In this temple of technology, she is the only god!

On the outskirts of the fleet, however, the atmosphere was completely different—dead silence and oppression.

On the bridge, Elizabeth paced back and forth anxiously, the sound of her high-heeled military boots tapping on the deck being the only noise in the space.

"Twelve hours! A full twelve hours!"

She stopped abruptly, slammed her fist on the control panel, her beautiful face contorted with frustration.

"Sonar, radar, quantum entanglement detection... we've used every means at our disposal! This sea area is as clean as a newly manufactured piece of glass! There isn't even a single fish!"

"This is not normal!"

Yue Fei remained as still as a statue before the holographic nautical chart, his hand always resting on the hilt of his sword, his gaze as deep as the sea.

“General, do you also feel that something is wrong?” Elizabeth looked at him, a hint of inquiry in her blue eyes.

As the art of war says, "Be still as a virgin, move like a fleeing rabbit."

Yue Fei spoke slowly, his voice as steady as a mountain.

"The enemy went to such great lengths to set up the thunderstorm killing trap, but after its failure, they had no follow-up measures. This in itself is the biggest flaw."

"Either they're plotting something bigger, or..."

Yue Fei's gaze passed through the porthole and landed on the unfathomable black sea.

"They have always been there."

Elizabeth followed his gaze, her brows furrowed.

"Underwater? Impossible!"

"Our deep-sea detection array can scan for any metallic reaction at depths of 10,000 meters, unless they are ghosts."

"On the battlefield, nothing is impossible."

Yue Fei's voice carried the battlefield intuition honed through countless trials.

"Sometimes even the most advanced eyes can be blinded by the simplest things."

This eerie calm made this seasoned general, who had been through countless battles, sense an atmosphere even more dangerous than the clash of thousands of troops.

On the top floor of the captain's cabin, on the open deck, Lin Zhen and Murong Yan stood side by side, the sea breeze ruffling their clothes.

Looking down at the deadly array constructed of steel and energy, and feeling the energy fluctuations emanating from the workshops inside, Murong Yan's heart was still filled with turmoil.

"My lord, are we really going to wait here for twelve hours?"

"wait?"

Lin Zhen chuckled softly and draped a cloak over her shoulders, shielding her from the chill of the night.

His gaze was distant, as if piercing through the towering waves.

"Yan'er, look at this sea."

Murong Yan looked in the direction he pointed. The sea was calm and still, reflecting the cool moonlight.

“It’s very peaceful, isn’t it?” Lin Zhen’s voice carried a hint of amusement.

"But have you ever thought about what a hunter should do when facing a wounded tiger, if not rush in to finish it off?"

Murong Yan's heart stirred, and she seemed to be deep in thought.

“It’s about waiting,” Lin Zhen said for her. “Wait until it bleeds its last drop of blood, wait until it exhausts its last bit of strength, wait until all its pretense and patience are worn away.”

He stretched out his hand as if to grasp the entire ocean in his palm.

"Now we are both hunters and bait. The rat hiding in the shadows is more nervous than we are."

Murong Yan nodded as if she understood, but she only knew that her husband always stood in a higher place, looking at the scenery that she could not see.

Time passed second by second in this eerie atmosphere of tension within and stillness without.

Finally, at the very moment when the twelfth hour was about to end.

A scream that shattered the silence suddenly came from inside the "God's Workshop"!

"We did it! Your Highness! We did it!"