Gacha games can't save this bizarre world.

The giant super-powered cannon with a barrel over three meters long that he sits on—the Auntie Cannon—was built under his supervision.

The cannon barrel is engraved with tens of thousands of rice-grain-sized inscriptions, the full name of which is "The Supreme Boundless Venerable Explosion True Scripture"!

That's right, it was compiled by Gongsun Sheng, a Taoist believer, who claimed that he received guidance from Laozi in a dream and was given the true scriptures.

However, a hero reported to Zhao Hao that Gongsun Sheng had spent three days working on revisions, filling a sack with draft paper, before finally producing this "true scripture" with extraordinary power!

The cannonball of the Auntie's Stand Cannon has a completely extraordinary metal shell, with multiple layers filled with various extraordinary substances. Once it reacts, it is extremely powerful. It once sent an alchemy factory into the sky, and Ling Zhen was bedridden for three days because of it.

Thanks to the divine physician An Daoquan from the Earthly Spirit Star, who combined Eastern and Western medicine with human alchemy, he was pieced back together. Even now, Ling Zhen still has a piece of extraordinary titanium alloy embedded in his skull! While others have a uniform yellow color, he has a bright silver patch on his head~

I just saw the power of that cannon. If it had hit the pirate ship, the secondary explosion would probably have broken the ship in two!

Before Zhao Hao could even speak, the Minion Ling Zhen started cursing: "Damn it! I told you to calibrate it earlier, otherwise my first shot wouldn't have hit!"

The dozen or so toy soldiers below quickly adjusted their aiming sights and loaded ammunition.

However, this thing is troublesome. It needs to be replenished with psionic energy and the barrel needs to be cooled down. Don't expect to fire another shot in less than two or three minutes.

Meanwhile, Ling Zhen had already jumped off the firing platform and dove into another coastal gun to continue firing.

He was a true artillery fanatic. He even wanted An Daoquan to saw off one of his arms and replace it with a rocket launcher…

Wait a minute... Zhao Hao suddenly remembered something, damn it, where is that Black Whirlwind Li Kui?

Turning my head, I saw that the Minion Li Kui, carrying two axes, had jumped into the sea at some point and was swimming frantically, his arms flying like fans!

While swimming, he kept shouting, "Kill! Kill! Chop that bastard to death and let Boss Zhao be that damn captain!"

However, despite waving his arms like a propeller, he couldn't swim far; he can't swim!

As several sea monsters approached and launched an attack, Li Kui drew his axe and chopped them into seventeen or eighteen pieces. However, Li Kui also sank into the water.

Then he sank into the water and was still shouting. I couldn't hear what he was shouting, but I could see bubbles coming out of his mouth, and he kept chopping with his axe!

"Quick! Save Tie Niu! Zhang Shun, quick!" Before Zhao Hao could finish speaking, "Splash! Splash! Splash!" Zhang Shun and the three Ruan brothers had already dived into the water. Their psionic electromagnetic harpoons fired rapidly, killing the surrounding sea monsters, and they rushed over to pull the sinking Tie Niu back up…

On the shore, Xiao Li Guang Hua Rong crawled on the firing tower, holding a two-meter-long anti-material psionic sniper rifle. The azure light slowly gathered, and then a single shot hit the mast of the Laughing Handle. Then, orange psionic flames burst forth, igniting the black sails made of hair.

Below, Zhang Qing, the Featherless Arrow, was using a grenade launcher to throw the Flowering Mother-Child Demon-Slaying Bombs. The Winged Tiger had already boarded the psionic helicopter, which carried several magic-based minions, including the Wise Star, the Cloud Dragon, and the Mischievous Demon King, to conduct aerial magic bombardment.

Yu Qilin had already donned his psionic mech, the White Qilin, and taken to the sky. Guan Sheng, wielding a greatsword, rode his specially crafted spiritual doll, Red Hare, and charged out, slashing the sea monster in two from several meters away with his greatsword, which was filled with psionic energy.

The thousands of marines in the water were locked in a fierce battle with the monsters!

Chaos! Utter chaos! The sea is a complete mess!

……

Zhao Hao originally wanted to fight a "modern" battle to see what aspects of his dream combat system could be improved, but these little minions turned it into a complete mess!

"To hell with it!" Zhao Hao threw down his feather fan and spurred his horse to charge!

Damn it, Zhuge Liang is not suitable for me, I'm much more comfortable with the Marquis of Hanshou!

"You pirate captain, state your name! I, Zhao Huanglong, do not kill nameless nobodies under the moon!"

At this point, Lu Bu was no longer riding the waves; he was essentially flying through the air at low altitude. He triggered the "One Against a Thousand" state almost instantly.

Zhao Hao activated multiple skills, going all out, and unleashed a powerful slash with the Radiant Dragon Moon. The golden blade energy sliced ​​the large face on the ship's prow in two from over ten meters away. The entire prow was shattered as if it had been bombarded by a cannon.

Then you could see the large, broken face on the shattered bow groaning in a low voice, and countless drops of thick, dark red blood flowing from the cracks in the wood and spilling into the water.

From the broken wood, tiny tendrils as thick as hair sprouted, attempting to heal the wounds. However, Guan Yu's spiritual energy possessed demon-slaying properties, and as soon as those tendrils appeared, they turned into wisps of green smoke, instantly filling the bow of the ship with smoke, as if it were on fire.

The pirate captain, Percy, was fearless. In fact, he had no consciousness of his own; he was the outward manifestation of the unborn nightmare, like one of its hands.

With an iron hook in one hand and a curved knife in the other, he charged directly at Zhao Hao. The moment he moved, a rattling sound began to echo from his body, a noise that sent chills down one's spine.

However, Zhao Hao was no ordinary person at this moment. These little tricks had no effect whatsoever!

"Hey! You beast, where did you hide those children?" Zhao Hao swung his knife and delivered an upward slash. Even when they were less than three meters apart, Captain Percy's knife-wielding hand was already flying into the air.

Captain Percy's severed shoulder made a clattering sound as the doll parts on his body tried to move over and piece together a new arm, but the golden psychic energy that extinguished the demon lingered on the wound like a branding iron, burning the doll parts until they were smoking.

Zhao Hao suddenly waved his hand behind him, and a golden handprint slammed down like a wall, turning the two red skinning monsters into ashes in mid-air.

These are special monsters in this world, called Skinning Monsters. They are humanoid, but their skin is used as a cloak, and it is made up of pieces sewn together.

These are the spirits who were tortured to death by the older twin. Even though they had suffered a mental breakdown and lost their sense of self, they were still transformed into monsters and imprisoned in this world, and even controlled and exploited.

Suddenly, Diluma stomped his foot on the ground, and a burst of psionic energy spread out, turning the countless sucker tentacles that had formed under the deck into a bloody pulp.

Dilu turned to look at Zhao Hao, baring his teeth in disgust: "My goodness, what kind of ship is this! It's disgusting! Zhao Hao, let's hurry up and finish this, shall we?" This lazy donkey was about to slack off again.

Meanwhile, the master thief, Drum Flea, had already silently sneaked into the pirate ship.

Logically, this entire ship is like a living monster, making it impossible for anyone to sneak into the cabins unnoticed. However, Shi Qian, the Minion, possesses advanced invisibility, non-presence, and psychic penetration abilities... His combat strength is even lower than that of the psychic doll, but when it comes to infiltration and theft, he surpasses even the average Bronze Saint!

He had already found the children. The more than one hundred children and several adults had been embedded in the wall as living reliefs!

Only their heads or small parts of their bodies were outside the wall; the rest of their bodies were inside. And they were conscious, struggling and wailing.

Their pain, fear, and despair are the driving force of this ship, and also the nourishment for this unborn nightmare!

At this moment, the Laughing Hand pirate ship quickly turned around, with dozens of sea monsters of various sizes acting as haulers on the hull, trying to drag the ship away.

The subconscious mind of that yet-to-be-born nightmare had already grasped the enemy's power and sensed the threat of death.

The instinct for survival drove it to flee, even stronger than the will to resist external enemies instilled by dreams.

But where can it run to?

Dozens of psionic chains flew out from the barrier of Zhao Hao's dream, firmly locking onto various parts of the pirate ship, not only preventing it from escaping but also continuously pulling it closer.

Come here and get me!

……

Zhao Hao slashed down with his sword, shattering Captain Percy. Then, he pointed his sword, and a burst of psionic flames erupted, igniting the scattered doll parts and completely destroying them.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Hao raised the Radiant Dragon Moon, ready to unleash his Zanpakuto and cleave the ship in two with a single strike!

Suddenly, someone shouted, "Spare the boat!"

Zhao Hao looked and saw that it was Song Gongming and Lu Junyi who had arrived.

"Boss, we can't kill him yet!"

"What's wrong?" Zhao Hao asked.

"Those children were absorbed into this ship!"

"What? Take me to see it!"

When Zhao Hao arrived, he found An Daoquan and some alchemist minions gathered around the humanoid relief wall composed of more than a hundred people. They were all shaking their heads and sighing, saying things like "it can't be done," "there's no way," "it's difficult," and "I want to eat bananas."

"What's going on? Is there any hope for these children's mental and physical health?" Zhao Hao asked hurriedly.

An Daoquan stood with his hands behind his back, looking composed, but with a slight frown: "Dare to let my brother know? There's hope, but it won't be easy."

"how to say?"

“We just checked, and the children’s mental bodies haven’t suffered fatal damage, so they can still be removed. The problem is that their spirituality has been damaged to varying degrees. Even the mildest cases have been damaged for three days. If we just remove them like this, at the very least, they will suffer intellectual impairment… Oh, and we also need to erase their memories of this period, otherwise they will definitely go insane.”

"Is there no other way?"

“This…” An Daoquan hesitated, unable to finish his sentence.

The jade craftsman next to him shoved An Daoquan aside, "Get out of the way, let me speak!"

"Big brother! If I just install some psionic devices on these children's souls, like those psionic integrated boards, I guarantee they'll be lively and energetic again!"

The scholar with the divine hand raised his eyebrows. "Full of energy? Like Ling Zhen with an iron head?"

The skilled scholar bowed respectfully: "Chief, how about I try to refine it using spiritual energy from alchemy? If successful, these children's daily lives should not be affected, and there's even a high chance they'll awaken spiritual power..."

Zhao Hao finally understood what was going on. A portion of the children's spirituality had been absorbed by the ship, and it couldn't be retrieved. The only thing they could do was try to make amends.

Otherwise, even if they wake up, they will become mentally disabled, intellectually retarded, or autistic.

However, finding ways to make amends is not without its costs, and it depends on what methods are used.

Using psionic mechanical methods might make these children's thinking more mechanical.

The best-case scenario is becoming a rigid and strict "representative of the will," while the worst-case scenario is slowly losing human emotions and becoming a completely mechanical mind.

Alchemy has the fewest side effects, but the success rate is relatively low.

Using spiritual dolls to compensate for one's condition is most effective for functional restoration, but one can forget about being a normal person afterward and may become an oddball or a silly person... all of these have side effects.

These are all children!

Zhao Hao immediately used three layers of dreamscape to buy time, and then began to weigh his options and think things through.

The final decision was to use them all! We need to absorb the advantages of each and minimize the side effects.

Of the 108 Minions, at least 90 participated in the collective research and development, excluding Li Kui and a few other reckless individuals.

The mechanical maid Ika also got involved, acting as a supercomputer to simulate the pros and cons of each plan.

After working on the third layer of the dream for several days, we finally came up with a solution.

This approach combines the stability of psionic mechanical methods, the low side effects of alchemical methods, and the optimal compensatory effects of spiritual doll methods...

This plan has essentially repaired the children's minds, bodies, and souls. This is the best Zhao Hao could do.

This is extremely rare. In the underworld, those who can repair spiritual damage are all powerful figures in their respective regions, with people begging for their help. When you're navigating the world, how can you afford to offend a divine healer?!

The drawback of this plan is its binding effect... because this plan relies heavily on Zhao Hao's dream power to complete spiritual repair and compensation, these children may be unable to break free from Zhao Hao's dream in the future.

Their spirits are bound to their dreams, and their dreams will revolve around these dreams. Even the fate of their souls after death is in question... From now on, they will be in the same boat.

Zhao Hao doesn't care about things like traditional Chinese culture, democracy, or freedom; saving lives is his top priority.

Anyone who feels unhappy afterward can commit suicide.

Zhao Hao promised to send their souls to the underworld without any interception.

A few hours later, 158 children and six employees of the Secret Service woke up at the same time.

Chapter 327 Maglev Train

Excited shouts echoed from over twenty hospitals, large and small, in and around London. The haggard and desperate parents were overjoyed to find that their children, who had been in a coma for almost two weeks, had suddenly woken up and were complaining that they were hungry and wanted to eat bananas.

Having been sustained only by glucose and intravenous nutrition for over a week, she must be starving. But why is she suddenly asking for bananas?

Buy it all! Buy it all! Eat whatever you want!