Xingtie: My silly online friend is actually a raccoon!

"Little Gui! Little Gui, can you hear me?"

Su Chang shouted as she brandished the Xuanyuan Sword, the blade cutting through the air with a dull hum.

Her voice sounded weak and hurried amidst the mechanical hissing and the clanging of metal, but she dared not stop, and did not even have time to look back.

Enemies continued to pour in from all sides.

These intelligent machines are not humanoid mechanical creations in the conventional sense.

Apart from the occasional golden figure, the vast majority of them are derived from ordinary household appliances.

A washing machine, its water hose trailing behind it, crawled darkly on the ground, its drum still half-full of clothes bubbling with foam.

The television set had four crooked legs made of tangled wires, and a distorted, grotesque face appeared on the screen.

The rice cooker lid popped open, and what came out was not steam but a thick, reddish-black mist.

There were even several assemblies cobbled together from various electrical appliances. A microwave oven and a robot vacuum were stuck together by a lump of red and black infectious material. The microwave oven was responsible for emitting microwaves that could cook a person, while the robot vacuum was frantically spinning its bladed brush head forward.

They are like animals that have been enlightened in a fantasy world, possessing their own self-awareness.

Once they regained consciousness, the only instruction they received was to attack all living objects around them.

Su Chang had lost count of how many times she had swung her sword.

At first, she could cleave several omnics in half with a single sword strike.

But as time went on, she could no longer keep up with the speed of her sword swings, her arms began to ache and feel heavy, and her breathing became increasingly labored.

The relentless onslaught of omnipotent machines forced her to retreat step by step.

But Xiao Guizi was right behind her, and she couldn't back down anymore.

"Xiao Guizi, please don't let anything happen to you. It's all my fault." Her voice was drowned out by another round of metallic screeching.

Things shouldn't have turned out this way.

Su Chang gritted her teeth and blocked a wave of attacks, while the previous scenes flashed uncontrollably through her mind.

At first, she only received orders from the Yunqi to come and support Changletian. As soon as the team arrived in Changletian, they encountered Gui Naifen, who was leading a group of non-Han people to retreat from Jinren Lane to Changletian.

Her best friend was helping to evacuate the crowd, so of course she didn't hesitate to bring people up to help.

After the Cloud Riders team worked together to eliminate a wave of AI, the leader ordered Gui Naifen to continue leading the alien civilians to a safe area in the rear, while they continued to advance and clear out the remaining enemies.

But Gui Naifen said she wanted to stay so she could be of help.

The leader naturally couldn't send civilians to the battlefield, but the situation was urgent and there was no room for argument. The second wave of omnics surged up in the blink of an eye.

The entire Cloud Cavalry squad was scattered into several pieces. Su Chang and Gui Naifen joined forces to fight the enemy. At first, they were in a good position and even competed to see who could cut more.

But the situation took a sharp turn for the worse when a golden statue took advantage of the chaos to throw out a giant rock.

In the critical moment, Gui Naifen pushed Su Chang aside, but was hit by a flying boulder herself.

Su Chang didn't even have time to check Gui Naifen's injuries. Because she was missing one person to help her, the pressure on her to fight the enemy increased sharply. She could only protect Gui Naifen tightly and not give an inch.

After an unknown amount of time, she could no longer keep up with the speed of her sword swings, and her stamina began to decline.

The ever-emerging androids forced her to retreat step by step.

Her heel had already touched Gui Naifen's body, and there was nowhere left to retreat.

Su Chang gritted her teeth, held the Xuanyuan Sword horizontally in front of her, and gathered all her last bit of strength into the sword.

"Tai Xu Sword Qi—"

She knew she couldn't hold on much longer, but with Xiao Guizi right behind her, she had no choice but to take a gamble.