Everyone ascended, but I didn't get on board

Chapter 214 Super Artifact Rampage

Everyone ignored the inexplicable emotions in their hearts and continued operating. At the same time, the light orbs surrounding the system-bound users began to flash wildly with various data.

"Chief, the connection has been established. We can rewrite the underlying protocol and set new permissions at any time," someone exclaimed with delight.

"Great!" the chief said excitedly, "Quickly, input Shenhui's genetic code to replace the original code."

The group moved even faster, their fingertips almost blurring into afterimages. Soon, with the support of numerous systems, a new genetic code was slowly input into the core of the psionic machine.

Success or failure hinges on this moment; everyone present subconsciously held their breath, nervously watching the changes in the central sphere.

A series of new data covered the original underlying protocol, and the golden core slowly began to be stained with other colors. The originally dazzling light dimmed and it completely changed its appearance. The originally open outer shell began to close and returned to its original spherical shape, but it was no longer blue, but turned grayish-white.

"Success!" the researcher exclaimed. Even the bishops outside were overjoyed. Finally, the ultimate artifact was completely theirs.

However, their joy was short-lived, as a sudden change occurred.

The psionic machine, which had turned grayish-white, suddenly beeped, and a crimson light flashed at the center of the sphere, instantly spreading throughout the entire sphere. The original grayish-white faded, replaced by a dazzling crimson. The sphere's originally smooth shape seemed to be stretched, and it began to twist and change, the bright red growing ever brighter.

"What's going on?" someone exclaimed.

Before anyone could react, dozens of sharp spikes suddenly extended from the sphere, piercing towards the dozens of system-bound users around them. The spikes were extremely fast, and the users didn't even have time to react before they were pierced through the heart meridian. All the defensive magic artifacts and protective spiritual power around them seemed to disappear, and dozens of people instantly lost their lives.

However, the sphere did not stop. It began to shake wildly, broke free of its restraints, and transformed into a red silk cloth shape. It began to attack the surroundings indiscriminately. All the instruments in the room exploded. The people inside had nowhere to hide and were directly passed through. The entire research room was instantly stained red with blood, and the beeping alarm sounded throughout the entire research institute.

The bishops observing from the outside were all stunned by this sudden turn of events.

This is an incredible artifact... it's gone berserk!

"How could this be?!" Didn't they already succeed? They clearly changed the underlying protocol, so why did the super artifact suddenly go berserk?
Unfortunately, they will never know this. The entire research lab was destroyed by the frenzied psionic machine. With a loud rumble, the surroundings collapsed, and the psionic machine burst through the roof and rushed out of the research lab.

However, this was not the end of the story. Psionic machines are aggregate machines; they can exist individually, but they are also a whole. With the sphere's rampage, all the psionic machines in the entire temple area went berserk.

The machines originally attached to the temple building were also stained crimson layer by layer the moment the underlying protocol was invaded. The originally blue building turned into a blood-red color, and its shape began to twist and deform, completely falling into frenzy. The disordered program turned them, which originally belonged to war machines, into butcher knives, and began to indiscriminately harvest lives.

The crimson machines began to malfunction, scattering and surging throughout the capital like monsters devouring life, turning the entire city into a sea of ​​blood, with screams and shouts echoing through the sky.

The capital city, a city with the most high-level cultivators, was completely powerless to resist the out-of-control war machine. In less than a quarter of an hour, the once prosperous capital city had been completely reduced to ruins.

The swarm of machines, now a continuous crimson cloud, didn't stop; instead, it spread wildly in all directions, destroying more and more areas. The few bishops who had barely survived, crawling out in a disheveled state, stared in despair at the ruins before them, their faces deathly pale.

Someone, with trembling hands, turned on the instrument to check the situation of the various temple branches. They discovered that not only the capital city, but all the cities with temples within the temple area had lost control of the super artifact and were indiscriminately slaughtering people.

The group felt their knees buckle and they collapsed to their knees, their Dao hearts shattering instantly.

"How could this be... how could this happen?!" They just wanted to control the super artifact, they just wanted to hold the power in their own hands, how did it turn out like this?
Is this their punishment for trying to control Protoss weapons?

Those who presume to seize the authority of God will ultimately suffer the most severe divine punishment!
Therefore, God took back everything He had given them, including the civilization He had passed on to them.

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At this moment, Qiu Ci had just stepped out of the far north.

She originally intended to retrieve the psionic machines embedded in the city wall first, but strangely, when she arrived at her destination, not only were the psionic machines embedded in the wall gone, but the city wall itself had collapsed.

what's the situation?
Qiu Ci was completely bewildered. After looking around, she discovered that the once heavily guarded border was now deserted, with only broken walls everywhere and traces of blood still faintly visible.

Could it be that they failed to stop the previous wave of monster attacks and the city walls were breached?
But there were clearly psionic machines on the wall, and she was able to enter the deep base. Logically, she shouldn't have lost.

Qiu Ci couldn't figure it out, but he didn't linger and flew directly towards the capital. However, the more he flew, the stranger everything he saw became. All he saw along the way was ruins, with not a single person in sight. His doubts grew, and he looked down at the land below.

She remembered... when she came here, there seemed to be a small town here, right?
What about the town?

Even if it were an attack by a strange beast, requiring the entire town to be relocated, it wouldn't be moved so cleanly that even the houses are gone.

At first, Qiu Ci thought she had misremembered, but as she flew further and further away, the area below remained desolate. What was going on? She didn't remember there being such a large desert here.

"Damn system, bring up the map so I can take a look!" She couldn't help but wonder if she had flown in the wrong direction.

[Okay, Master! ]

The dog system beeped and instantly a light screen popped up in front of her, displaying a map of the temple area and even thoughtfully marking her current location.

Upon closer inspection, the direction is correct!
She should be above a forest right now. Qiu Ci looked down at the yellow sand covering the ground. Where is the forest? Where is the woods?
This map needs an update.

Qiu Ci frowned, zoomed in on the map, and found a first-tier city not far ahead. Without thinking too much, he sped up and flew over there, figuring he could check the map once he got there.