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Inside the main control room, the air seemed to freeze.

On the screen, deep within JY-004's icy blue pupils, a crimson vortex slowly swirled. It was identical to the pulsating red dot on the core of the pursuing K-002.

Su Yuan understood instantly.

JY-004 didn't devour any key; she was the same kind as K-001 from the very beginning. She transformed herself into another, smarter, and more dangerous monster.

Prey, key, now has another identity—food for another, even more powerful key.

On the control panel, the dormant stone lit up again.

Unlike the blurry maps of the past, this time, an incredibly clear partial structural diagram of the JY-01 maintenance station was projected directly into Su Yuan's mind. A flashing dot of light marked a giant reactor deep within the maintenance station—the power center.

A pure thought then followed.

"She uses 'fusion' to accumulate energy. You need a stronger 'core'. Go there, where the 'legacy' left by JY-002 lies."

Su Yuan did not hesitate for a moment.

"Small fire, activate the concept suppression field, maximum power."

"Wang Hu, Tang Lan, everyone stay silent."

With the order given, the Devourer, under the cover of an invisible force field, glided silently like a shadow toward the power center marked on the structural diagram.

Along the tracks, abandoned JY-series automatic sentry turrets were scattered everywhere. The muzzles were black, and the sensors were covered in dust, but they did not react to the passing Devourer.

In the corner, on Jiang Yu's one arm, the dark golden living metal vessels emitted a faint blue glow as they approached the turrets, perfectly synchronized with the frequency of the thought in Su Yuan's mind.

A kind of authority suppression from a higher level turned these death sentinels into harmless scrap metal.

The Devourer arrived at the power center.

Instead of the complete facility I had imagined, there was only the wreckage of a giant reactor, violently dismantled and covered in horrific claw marks.

At the core of the reactor, a roaring phantom of a lion, composed entirely of pure energy, is coiled. With each breath, it creates visible ripples of energy in the surrounding space.

Qin Yan rapidly tapped the code reader, and combined with the data provided by "Blue," a piece of information was deciphered.

"JY-002, Imprint of Will. Personality: Berserker. Judgment: Extremely Dangerous. Any unit other than JY-002 that approaches will be torn apart by its energy will."

This is a trap, a legacy left by a madman.

Su Yuan did not order an attack. He walked to the back of the driver's seat and took out the gray spike he had obtained from the wreckage of JY-007 from the shielding compartment.

"The refining furnace, with probes temporarily added to it as its core."

A metal probe, adorned with gray spikes, extended from the side wall of the mobile refining furnace. Su Yuan maneuvered it, slowly approaching the roaring energy lion.

"JY-002," Su Yuan's voice came through the external loudspeaker, not loud, but clearly echoing in the empty central hall, "Your battle is meaningless, you're only protecting scrap metal!"

The phantom lion was enraged.

It let out a deafening roar, and its energy-formed body transformed into a streak of light, rushing towards the probe.

At the very moment of contact.

"Start it," Su Yuan said in a low voice.

The gray light that suppressed the spikes flashed by.

There was no attack, no explosion.

Su Yuan only briefly "detached" the concept of "battle" from the lion phantom for 0.3 seconds.

The roaring lion lost its form in mid-air. Its energy dissipated instantly, collapsing like a giant whose skeleton had been removed.

Where the energy dissipated, a core, steadily rotating and radiating a violent red light, floated silently.

Berserker Core.

"receive!"

Su Yuan immediately ordered the refining furnace to absorb the energy at full capacity.

A surge of violent energy rushed into the furnace core, and the entire refining furnace emitted an unbearable hum, with fine cracks appearing on the outer armor plates.

"Warning! Furnace core pressure overload 300%! Imminent... disintegration!"

The alarm on the small fire blared.

Su Yuan grabbed the blue light stone on the control panel and, without hesitation, opened the auxiliary feeding port and threw it in.

When stones are put into the furnace, it's like boiling water splashing snow.

Blue light and raging red energy intertwined, collided, and annihilated deep within the furnace. Ultimately, they miraculously merged and purified.

A brand new core, burning with a ghostly blue flame, took shape inside the refining furnace.

"New core... Blue Flame Fusion Core... Generation complete."

"Energy ceiling increased by 200%, output power increased by 180%, and conversion efficiency increased by 90%."

Xiao Huo's reporting voice became smoother.

The moment the Devourer was upgraded, the broadcast system of the entire JY-01 maintenance station suddenly started.

A cold, mechanical female voice echoed throughout the entire station.

"A change in permissions for furnace core JY-002 has been detected."

"JY-007, congratulations, you have passed the second round of screening."

"You are qualified to challenge the 'throne'."

As the words fell, a massive circular track platform slowly rose from the center of the maintenance station. At the end of the track was a huge, throne-shaped control console shrouded in a dark blue force field.

JY-004's communication was forcibly interrupted.

Her voice carried barely suppressed anger and a hint of surprise.

"You actually managed to pass the test of that mad dog JY-002?"

"Very good, Number Seven. It seems you are worthy of being the most delicious dessert before I ascend the throne."

Her train appeared at the other end of the circular track. The armored body was covered with horrific scars from the battle with K-002, but the red light in her pupils was even brighter than before.

JY-004 did not attack immediately.

She projected a video onto a public channel.

In the scene, her pitch-black train uses a strange, blood-red energy net to capture part of the wreckage of K-002 and slowly devours it like food.

During the process of her train armor being devoured, dark golden bone spurs similar to those in K-002 grew out.

She is eating.

"See that, 'Number Seven'? This is the power of 'fusion'. And you, you're still using those laughable old-fashioned technologies."

JY-004's mocking remarks echoed.

"The final trial of the maintenance station is the 'Throne Conquest.' Whoever ascends the throne will gain supreme control of JY-01 and unlock the 'Devouring Protocol' for all keys."

"Now, let's begin the final hunt."

Su Yuan ignored her shouting.

"Little Fire, analyze the Throne Force Field."

"Report: The energy composition is of the same origin as the map energy provided by 'Blue'."

Su Yuan looked at the blue light stone.

The idea of ​​"blue" came again.

"The throne is a trap. The real core lies in the six 'authority nodes' scattered throughout the maintenance station. JY-004 only knows one of them. She's luring you into fighting for the throne so she can defeat us one by one."

A cold smile curled at the corner of Su Yuan's lips.

"Wang Hu".

"exist!"

"Drive 012, attach scrap metal, as much as you can. Go to the circular track, make a big commotion."

Wang Hu chuckled, understanding.

He drove the 012 forward sled, disguised as the main body of the Devourer, and charged boldly toward the circular track, making it seem as if he was ready to fight JY-004 to the death.

"A foolish struggle."

JY-004 sneered, realizing she had been tricked. She diverted some of her firepower to intercept Wang Hu's "Fake Devourer," while the main force guarded the key path to the throne, waiting for the enemy to pounce.

At the same time, Su Yuan piloted the Devourer, guided by "Blue" and under the dual cover of the concept suppression field, silently heading towards the first authorization node.

At the bottom of the maintenance station is the main coolant pump.

The main pump is protected by an invisible sonar array, with a nameplate that reads: JY-005, "Absolute Silence". Any object that makes a sound will be instantly disintegrated.

The Devourer slowly came to a stop in front of the array.

Su Yuan retrieved the "five-ton silencer" obtained from Station 27 and combined it with the "secondary anti-push frame" of 013 to reduce the overall noise of the train to the physical limit.

"Blue Flame Core, switch to silent combustion mode."

The special features of the new core have been activated.

Without generating any sonic vibrations, the Devourer glided past the sonar array like a ghost and successfully reached the main pump.

Su Yuan placed his hand on the cold permission node.

The maintenance station's announcement came on again.

"Cooling system access has been unlocked. JY-007 has gained 1/6 control."

On the circular track, JY-004's face instantly turned ashen.

She finally realized that she had been tricked.

"You're asking for it!"

Enraged, JY-004 abandoned its attempt to intercept Wang Hu, turned the car around, and sped towards Su Yuan's location.

The "Blue" thought sent a warning: "The second node is in the 'Armory,' guarded by JY-003's 'Paradox Armor.' Be careful; he's the only one among the seven who actively embraced 'fusion' yet maintained his individuality."

Su Yuan did not linger in the battle.

"Activate the cooling system, pipes three, five, and seven, detonate due to overpressure."

The newly acquired authority was immediately converted into a tactical advantage.

Inside the maintenance station, several massive cooling pipes suddenly burst open, and the gushing liquid nitrogen and frost instantly created a vast fog and an insurmountable ice barrier, temporarily halting JY-004's pursuit.

The Devourer turned around and sped toward the armory.

The armory gates were tightly shut.

There was no lock on the door, only a nameplate with a line of text engraved on it.

"I am JY-003. Want to enter my armory? It's simple."

"Prove that you 'understand' betrayal better than I do."

The voice just fell.

Behind Su Yuan, Tang Lan suddenly raised her gun.

The cold muzzle of the gun was pointed at the back of his head.

Her eyes were vacant, as if her soul had been ripped out, and she spoke slowly and deliberately.

"Commander, hand over the 'Blue Light Stone'."

It doesn't belong to you.