Infinite Horror: The Strongest Zhongzhou Team

"But all we know is that Wendy ultimately failed, because none of the beings he released survived."

Upon hearing this, no one present could maintain a composed expression.

Wells was the most direct, and couldn't help but ask:

"So what's the situation on Earth now?"

"And you said that we just saw the crashed space station and space elevator not long ago."

"and many more!"

Li Xiao interrupted, looking at the dilapidated machine with suspicion.

"We just randomly picked a room. If I'm not mistaken, most of the people in this dungeon are probably like you, right?"

"So, how do you know so much?"

"Aliens, alien spaceships, or even Wendy's ideas?"

The machine's voice showed no reaction whatsoever, continuing its calm reply:
"General, according to military regulations, the confidentiality period for secret-level documents is ten years, for confidential-level documents it is twenty years, and for top-secret-level documents it is thirty years."

"Alien spaceships have been an open secret for a hundred years. As for Wendy's idea, it's simple: no one can leave Earth."

"All secrets are lost in the process."

Li Xiao reluctantly accepted this explanation:
"And what about Wells' question?"

What's the deal with space elevators and space stations?

“I don’t know, General.”

I haven't seen the sun for 264 years.

"But I think it was the company, GQ China, that did it."

Upon hearing the name "this" again, the group was taken aback.

Li Xiao suddenly realized:

"Yes, the four major companies, no, apart from the one controlled by Wendy, where are the other three?"

"Even if we go into interstellar colonies, the company will still exist, right?"

"At least the Weyland company that I know still exists."

Facing Ripley, who spoke up.

The machine said:

"No, we've been tricked. It's not just Wendy's, but all those other companies as well."

Wendy speculated that the Federation might also be involved.

"Even as a puppet that has been supported, there is a day when one wants to break free from the darkness behind it."

"They must have collaborated with the first intelligent life form that was transformed from humans."

"That's how we came to have the Earth we know today, an Earth that imprisons the four major corporations and Wendy."

Li Xiao was not surprised by this statement, but instead asked:

"What is the Ghibli? And judging from your tone, everything that's happening outside is their doing?"

"Yes, General."

After Earth was sealed off and abandoned, three major forces emerged.

They are the company, Wendy, and the humans who actually stayed behind.

"Over a long period of time, it evolved into the Intelligence Clan, hybrid robots, and cyborgs!"
Although Wendy, along with the federal government, destroyed all technology related to the extraction of human consciousness.

However, the company in Earth's base camp possesses a backup that no one knows about.

The company's employees have a high opinion of themselves and, in order to avoid being forced by Earth's extreme environment to enter the underground city and become rats in the darkness.

They extracted their consciousness and completely abandoned the fragile human body, and even the concept of the body itself.

Only their thoughts are stored on the internet and hard drives.

The hybrid robots, led by Wendy, possess human consciousness and mechanical bodies.

They called themselves a new race.

As for cyborgs.

We are the only way out for those who remain.

In order to live.

We gradually abandoned the human body and underwent mechanical modifications, striving to adapt to life underground.

Later... as time went by... some humans became cyborgs.

Some of the cyborgs were transformed into hybrid robots.

Some hybrid robots have become intelligent beings that possess only thought.

I remember that I initially got these glasses because of my deteriorating dark vision... then my arms... and then my legs...

There are fewer and fewer people, and the machines are becoming increasingly outdated.

There isn't even anywhere that can repair it.

Those people have all disappeared.

We actually know where they all went; they all eventually joined GQ.

I went to that legendary world where one could live forever and never feel pain or death...

Earth...in the end became...a prison...

The machine's dry, hoarse sound grew increasingly low and muffled, and disconnections became more frequent.

The originally partially encased silvery-white metal began to flow.

Finally, it flowed down, and after taking shape, Moss shook its head regretfully at Li Xiao.

The old machine stopped its incessant chattering soon after Moss left.

Finally, all activity completely ceased.

Pfft!

The machine's head mechanism began to disperse, and then a metal cover opened.

And so, a shrunken, withered human brain appeared before everyone.

This is what the machine calls a cyborg.

However, to this day, only his brain remains human.

Everything else was replaced with machinery.

original.

That is, the moment he saw Li Xiao and called out the word "General".

This dilapidated machine, which can only stand up, may have been overly excited, or perhaps its brain had reached its limit.

At that time, the red light of being overwhelmed was flashing.

If it weren't for Moss's nanomachines taking over, those words might never have been spoken.

Now, with the death of the brain, even Moss is powerless to help.

If it were just one person, Li Xiao might have some tricks up his sleeve; both the life-saving potion and Zheng Zha's blood could be effective.

But for Li Xiao, who only has a brain left in his body, it's truly a case of a skilled cook having no rice to cook.

Seeing this, he sighed helplessly.

In fact, Li Xiao still had many questions he hadn't asked.

Why would he call him a general?
Why did he replace everything except his brain, instead of transforming into a hybrid robot?

Why would the Gigi, who have abandoned everything, attack them?

And most importantly, where is Wendy?

Judging from what he just said, Wendy has probably already lost his position as the leader of the hybrid robots.

Or perhaps the only dominant species on Earth right now is the Grimaldi, and Wendy is just one of the few remaining survivors.

Glug...

The distinctive sound of boiling water brought Li Xiao back to his senses.

Li Xiao subconsciously opened the lid of the stove.

The large black pot contained yellowish boiling water mixed with rust.

"Wait, why is he boiling water?"

"Boiling water means someone needs to drink water, so there should be at least one cyborg here whose kidneys haven't been mechanically modified."

After Li Xiao finished speaking, Ripley and the others snapped out of their shock at the news and looked at the pot of water in front of them.

Li Xiao did not need to issue any instructions.

Silver metal balls immediately shot out from Moss's body, rolling in all directions into every corner of the metal house.

Sure enough, it didn't take long.

They then made a discovery.

However, this discovery also silenced everyone.

Because the one that can drink water is not a person, but a dog.

A dog that had lost its front legs and was only supporting itself on two metal rods when it came in.

Unbeknownst to everyone, there was a small wooden hut on one side of the metal wall.

And the dog is inside this little hut.

The dog's dark, bright eyes reflected Li Xiao and his group.

Christie crouched down and touched it.

"It looks to be about four or five years old. Apart from its two front legs, it has not undergone any mechanical modifications."

"Moreover, this foreleg wasn't really modified; it was just a simple hemostasis and healing process, with two metal rods embedded in the bone."

Li Xiao picked up the puppy, looked at it, and then returned it to Christy.

He immediately hugged her.

Li Xiao shook his head and examined everything in the room.

Then he said:

"Moss, start expanding the search area, gather all information, and summon all the beings in this dungeon!"

Li Xiao waved his hand as he spoke.

A series of dull thuds of metal hitting the ground echoed around them.

One by one, the all-black mechanical dogs were awakened, and after springing out their four legs, they jumped around in an orderly fashion.

One by one, small and exquisite drones took off in unison.

The sudden appearance of the mechanical army startled Ripley and his companions once again.

After all, this isn't just one or two.

At this moment, the once spacious courtyard was filled with black mechanical dogs, numbering at least two or three hundred.

So after exchanging knowing glances, the group didn't say anything more.

Instead, I completely relaxed.

Christie even gave the little black dog, who had just lost its owner, some water.

Wells and his companions then began sweeping through the surrounding area with the mechanical dog.
But it was at this moment that...

John felt a sudden tightness in his chest.

Years of mercenary life had given this not-so-tall, muscular black man an extremely sensitive and developed sixth sense.

Although he wasn't as monstrous as Li Xiao and the others, he could still be said to have reached the limit of an ordinary person.

This extreme sense of danger and unease caused the fingertip to tap unconsciously.

The retracted spacesuits are released again; the individual nano spacesuits are not team supplies but rather treasures belonging to each person.

Compared to Wells's third-hand spacesuit, John's, while not new, was still a second-hand suit with a certain degree of defensive capability.

Then the other hand suddenly shoved Christie, who was standing next to him.

In that very instant.

A streak of light, like a shooting star, had appeared in John's field of vision.

In a state of panic, his body wanted to go even faster.

But for this sniper beam...

This speed is far too slow.

It seemed as if he had a premonition of something.

Despair appeared on John's face.

He realized that his movement was far too slow compared to the attack.

Just when John was completely desperate and waiting to die.

A large, golden hand moved rapidly through a still space.

With an incredulous look in his eyes, he reached out and grabbed at a bullet.

But the hand seemed to sense something, and after moving halfway, it changed direction and pressed towards John.

The red laser bullet grazed John's dreadlocks as it passed by.

hiss!
At the same time, a special sound rang out.

The metal ground behind John exploded.

A visible ring of electromagnetic radiation erupted from the point of impact.

The electric arcs that surged up instantly crackled and spread around.

Don't forget this is a metal floor.

Under the flow of electric current.

Everyone, including Cole, froze for a moment.

That's this moment.

On the once quiet metal street.

Suddenly, a cacophony of shouts and cries of battle erupted.

One by one, the metal doors that were meant to block access to the area opened instantly.

The nearest one is to Li Xiao's right.

In this one space alone, more than a dozen fully armed beings, looking like futuristic warriors, suddenly appeared.

However, this is only a cursory glance.

If we take them out one by one...

It can be said that these humanoid machines are no different from the previous nameless machine.

While not quite rusty, they were still dilapidated, with many missing limbs.

Just as one of the metal daggers was about to hit Ripley and his men.

A bronze sword descended from the sky, was caught by a golden hand, and then slashed horizontally around John.

A pale white, ring-shaped attack erupted in all directions.

The "future police officers" who crowded in all fell backward.

However, this seemingly powerful attack only pushed the group of mechanical creations away.

Apart from a layer of sparks appearing on their metallic exteriors, the machines seemed completely unharmed.

As for the reason, it is also very simple.

It's not that the opponent's defense is strong.

And because of Li Xiao.

Li Xiao did this intentionally; he did not use the tip of the blade to activate the Dragon Abyss Sword's power.

Otherwise, if he went all out, this ring slash would almost certainly wipe out the opponent, if not completely.

The reason Li Xiao stopped was also very simple.

Because at the same time that John was attacked.

A peculiar voice rang directly in his ear.

"Don't kill them, I am Modi."

There is no causal relationship between these two sentences.

However, he successfully persuaded Li Xiao.

That's why the scene just now happened.

The mechanical dogs, which had previously lit up with red lights, have also changed again.

As if they hadn't seen Li Xiao and the others being surrounded, they continued to explore their surroundings.

After one hit.

The shouts and noises from the group of cyborgs were even more chaotic.

The battle-hardened Wells and his companions recovered from the shock of the electric current and picked up their weapons.

Looking forward to it.

If Li Xiao hadn't signaled to the others not to attack, they would have already fired back.

Emboldened by Li Xiao's attack, the cyborgs around them did not immediately launch an attack after getting up.

It was at this moment that Li Xiao realized this.

Apart from the sniper-like attack that just occurred, there were no other ranged weapons in these dungeons.

As a result, these cyborgs wield various cold weapons made of metal.

At least from this perspective, they look more like a group of cyberpunk refugees.

Instead of cyborgs.

Bang.

There was a muffled sound.

"This was the mistake of attacking you just now." (End of Chapter)