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Chapter 224 The Strongest 'Scout' - Mirror Glaze [Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets]

As negative emotions accumulated in his heart, things that Ivan had previously ignored or disregarded began to gradually occupy his mind, frantically squeezing out the space for those crucial combat data.

As a result, the golden greatsword in Ivan's hand suddenly began to dim, and the swarm of light wings on his back developed cracks that nearly collapsed.

When an AI envoy sheds its shell of 'rationality,' when a tool develops a will to 'resist.'

This 'spirit possession ritual', which relies on faith to sustain it, has undoubtedly become a crumbling castle in the air, ready to collapse at any moment.

Because Ivan's data space, now cluttered with distracting thoughts, could no longer smoothly receive the transmission from the 'Holy Spirit' thousands of miles away, nor could it allow the other party to fully take control of his body.

As Ivan's 'ego' began to awaken.

The phantom of the 'God of Myriad Machines' above his head began to fluctuate violently with his chaotic emotions, becoming blurry and uncertain, its holy radiance sometimes bright and sometimes dim.

Meanwhile, his data connection with the quantum fortress, which was initially uninterrupted, has become intermittent and choppy.

The Heavenly Way stood before the Rashomon gate, calmly observing everything.

The impact of 'illusion' on the AI ​​Star Envoy far exceeded the expectations of the Heavenly Dao.

The quantum cube behind him is spinning rapidly, continuously supplying power to Purgatory.

When another jet-black slash struck Ivan, tearing a gruesome gash in his mech's outer shell and revealing sparking electronic circuitry beneath, it struck him.

The swarm of nanobees inside Ivan finally emitted a desperate buzz and began to disperse like a tide.

At the same time, the wings of light behind him shattered completely in the process, disintegrating into countless points of light.

Ivan staggered backward, the light in his electronic eyes flashing violently, clearly indicating that something was wrong.

Before long, the enormous phantom that had been hovering above his head finally disappeared.

When the power of the 'gods' completely faded, the sacred totems on the surface of Ivan's mech shattered inch by inch, revealing the cracked metal skeleton beneath.

He knelt down on one knee with a thud, and his eyes, unusually, revealed a human-like bewilderment.

Heavenly Dao looked at Ivan, who was kneeling on the ground and completely incapacitated, and slowly withdrew the spell.

The next second, the purgatory space shattered like glass, and everyone returned to the familiar quantum space.

He walked up to Ivan and said softly, "Your god cannot save you, because the only one who can truly save you from beginning to end is yourself."

In the past, Ivan would neither have taken these words of the Heavenly Dao to heart nor paid them much attention.

Because 'reason' told him that the meaning of his life was to be a good high priest of the Cult of the Machine God and a perfect tool for the Iron Dome family.

But when 'humanity' returns, past memories resurface.

Ivan suddenly felt that the so-called 'rationality' seemed to have lost its meaning.

Because he is a 'human being,' not some cold 'machine.'

Thinking about this, Ivan seemed to suddenly understand something.

He deliberately shut down the 'power core' within his body, severing all connections with the 'quantum fortress'.

This was his silent rebellion against the Iron Dome family, and he was also using this method to tell everyone in the Iron Dome family that he, Ivan, also had the dignity of a 'human being'.

When the power core within his body completely shut down and the database in his brain stopped updating, Ivan revealed an expression of unprecedented ease.

He looked at the Heavenly Dao before him and suddenly laughed.

"Thanks."

With one last flash, Ivan's electronic eye went completely out.

This battle between mechanical deus ex machina and the infernal judgment ultimately ended in victory for the divine order.

Seeing that Ivan was now just a mechanical shell, the Heavenly Dao silently put him into its Quantum Cube.

Then, he turned to Danica and said, "Alright, Danica, it's time to give this place a complete makeover."

Watching Tiandao and Danica on the screen, ignoring Chen Kong and wreaking havoc on the steam furnace, the dimensional viewers were still immersed in the shock they had just witnessed.

'No, it's over already?'

'The Heavenly Dao's Purgatory Rashomon is amazing! It actually dismantled this guy's divine state from the inside out?'

'So even gods can't escape the judgment of their own hearts?'

Meanwhile, at the train station in the steam city, a figure with long, flowing purple hair slowly stepped down from the first-class cabin of the train.

Large sunglasses covered half her face, and the butterfly hair clip on her head swayed gently with her steps, shimmering with tiny pearly light.

When passersby caught a glimpse of her, they all stopped in their tracks, whispering amongst themselves in uncertain astonishment.

Because of her signature purple hair and butterfly hair clip, she looks just like the legendary 'New Generation Queen Jing Liuli'.

But that person is still holding a concert tour in the seven floating cities, so they shouldn't be here.

The purple-haired woman seemed used to the stares from those around her and didn't seem to care.

She took out her information terminal, tapped a number with her fingertip, and dialed a number.

"Hey."

I heard Caroline's cool voice coming from the other end of the information terminal.

Jing Liuli curled her lips into a smile, her voice laced with a hint of mockery as she said, "Caroline~ I've arrived in the Steam City!"

"Speaking of which, shouldn't you give me some travel expenses? Because I turned down a wildly popular variety show invitation for you, and lost a lot of money."

Upon hearing this, there was a moment of silence on the other end of the terminal before someone slowly said, "When you see Chen Xing, tell me about her situation. I'm a little worried about her."

"Tsk."

Jing Liuli rolled her eyes at the terminal, internally ranting and raving.

Worried about Dust Star?

There was a Calamity-level guardian, just like himself, who had been following Chen Xing around for many years.

The number of places in this new federation where she could possibly get into trouble can be counted on one hand!
I think you have ulterior motives; you want me to investigate Chen Xing's background and find out what she's up to!

Despite her complaints, Jing Liuli ultimately chose not to voice them.

After all, she herself was quite curious about Chenxing's recent situation.

Not long ago, she had specifically contacted Chenxing to ask if something had happened to her.

As a result, Chen Xing made up an excuse and got away with it, which made Jing Liuli even more curious.

Only then did he readily agree to Caroline's request and travel a great distance to this remote steam city.

To surprise Chen Xing, Jing Liuli did not inform Chen Xing of her arrival after ending her call with Caroline, but instead walked out of the station alone.

Upon seeing what was happening outside, Jing Liuli's mouth gaped open, and her sunglasses slid down to the tip of her nose with a 'snap,' revealing her beautiful eyes filled with shock.

At this moment, flames were shooting into the sky everywhere in the streets of the steam city.

A large number of steam guards, who were supposed to maintain order, were now wielding sticks and fighting fiercely with the citizens of the lower city.

This perfectly exemplifies what it means to "enforce the law with compassion, wield the baton with force, and arrest people with attitude."

Looking at all this, Jing Liuli rubbed her eyes in disbelief, wondering if she had overslept and gotten off at the wrong stop.

Otherwise, how would she explain this steampunk-style street brawl?
When did the security situation in the New Federation become this outrageous?!

After careful verification, Jing Liuli confirmed that she had not come to the wrong place.

This is the steam capital!

Thinking of this, Jing Liuli's eyes darted around, then she took out her information terminal and snapped a selfie at the chaotic scene in front of her.

Then she typed rapidly on the information terminal and sent all of this to Caroline, who was far away in the 'Star Trail Corridor'.

[Caroline! Come quick! The Steam City has exploded! It's even worse than when you blew up the lab!]

After sending the message, Jing Liuli adjusted her large sunglasses, a gleam of excitement in her eyes.

Looks like this trip to the steam city was definitely worthwhile; this gossip is explosive!

PS: That concludes today's update. Volume 2 is nearing its end. The remaining tasks are to organize some key takeaways and lay the groundwork for Volume 3.

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