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Chapter 25 - Chapter 25: The Angel's Last Stand

Angel Moyi activated the overclock mode of the gene engine, causing her computational power to surge dramatically. This boost brought her back to a stalemate with Demon One. However, there is no such thing as a free lunch; the overclock mode and increased computational power come at a price. Yet, Angel Moyi had no other choice. She just hoped to buy a little more time.

 

At the moment Angel Moyi's computational power surged, it coincided with the final moments of Demon Arcturus decrypting the wormhole for Mony and her team. The sudden increase in Moyi's computational power interfered with Arcturus's final calculations, preventing the demons Big Black and Little Black from being teleported away. Consequently, they perished under Ethan's three nuclear bombs.

 

After sending Mony, Xueyi, and Atos back to the battlefield through the wormhole, Arcturus refocused on breaking through the angel's dark information shield. When he checked, he discovered that the interference came from the same source that had been fighting Demon One. The sudden surge in computational power had disrupted the wormhole calculations.

 

This realization made Arcturus grind his teeth in frustration. The timing of the surge couldn't have been worse, costing him two good brothers. Although the queen would eventually revive them, the fact that they died once left him seething with anger.

 

"If I don't bring out some real skills, I might as well castrate myself!" Arcturus growled.

 

In his fury, he diverted all excess computational power from Demon One to the decryption process, significantly accelerating its progress.

 

"Come on, let's see you keep up now, you wretched b**ch!" Arcturus shouted at the air, his frustration boiling over.

 

"Uh-oh, Demon One has increased its computational power again!" Angel Moyi, despite the temporary boost from her overclocked gene engine, realized she could no longer keep up with Demon One. The seconds ticked by as her gene engine continuously sounded alarms.

 

"Warning: Dark information shield decryption at 75%."

 

"Warning: Dark information shield decryption at 80%."

 

"Warning: Overclock mode remaining time one minute. Gene engine shutdown imminent. Energy consumption at 90%. Entering weakened state. Please prepare!"

 

"Warning: Dark information shield decryption at 85%."

 

"Warning: Overclock mode remaining time ten seconds. Gene engine shutdown imminent. Energy consumption at 90%. Entering weakened state. Please prepare!"

 

Listening to the gene engine's warnings, Angel Moyi felt a surge of unwillingness.

 

"Ying, I'm sorry. I couldn't complete the mission. Demon One is about to break through the shield. Please prepare yourselves," Angel Moyi sent a message to Angel Ying before resigning herself to the inevitable.

 

"Warning: Overclock mode remaining time five seconds. Gene engine shutdown imminent. Energy consumption at 90%. Entering weakened state. Please prepare!"

 

"Warning: Dark information shield decryption at 87%."

 

"Warning: Overclock mode remaining time four seconds. Gene engine shutdown imminent..."

 

"Warning: Overclock mode remaining time three seconds. Gene engine shutdown imminent..."

 

"Warning: Overclock mode remaining time two seconds. Gene engine shutdown imminent..."

 

"Warning: Overclock mode remaining time one second. Gene engine shutdown imminent..."

 

"Overclock mode has been deactivated. Gene engine has shut down. Engine protection activated. Energy remaining at 10%. Entering energy depletion state. Basic genetic functions retained. Please proceed with caution..."

 

Angel Moyi didn't hear the final warning as she lost consciousness from the shock of the gene engine shutdown...

 

"Dark information shield decryption at 80%."

 

"Dark information shield decryption at 85%."

 

On Demon One, Arcturus focused intently on the rapidly progressing decryption, wary of any potential interruptions.

 

"Dark information shield decryption at 87%."

 

"Detected significant reduction in opposing computational power. Decryption speed increased. Current progress 90%."

 

"Dark information shield decryption at 95%."

 

"Dark information shield decryption complete. Commencing dark data search..."

 

"Dark data search complete..."

 

After Demon One decrypted the dark information shield, the dark data search proceeded swiftly, but someone else was even faster.

 

In a subterranean facility ten thousand meters below, the Nova Laboratory's quantum light computation control terminal activated.

 

"Detected dark information shield failure. Switching to Seed Plan."

 

"Activate quantum matrix, connect to dark information shield. Target area: ten thousand meters underground facility!"

 

"Activate refuge space self-destruct sequence. Awaiting further instructions!"

 

"Yes! Hahaha!"

 

"Let's see you try to compete with me now, you wretch! Do you have what it takes?"

 

Arcturus laughed triumphantly, taunting the air after successfully completing the decryption.

 

"Arcturus, you idiot! Why didn't you set up an alert? I've been crushed by a bear! Were you eating sh*t?!" Mony's voice startled Arcturus out of his revelry, her anger palpable. He had been about to report his success to the queen to claim credit.

 

Focusing back on the task, Arcturus quickly redistributed the computational power and apologized.

 

"Sorry, my queen. I diverted the excess computational power to decrypt the dark information shield. I didn't notice your situation. The shield is decrypted now, and I'm redistributing the power."

 

Hearing the shield was decrypted, Mony's anger subsided a bit.

 

"Fine. Just make sure to set up proper alerts. And now, spread the demon genes using Demon One. Time is of the essence. Use extra energy if needed."

 

"And bomb the facility that's been firing at us. Use divine retribution to blow it to pieces!"

 

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