The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse-Chapter 685 - 678 Where Did the Light Go

In the face of desperation, a glimmer of hope emerged.

But this was not the hope of mere survival; it was the possibility of turning defeat into victory. In simple terms, it was like when your base’s three lanes and towers had been destroyed, leaving only one crystal, and suddenly a teammate declared they were going to cheat.

That was the situation, but the problem was that the Serpent People’s spaceships were above, and the Star of Fortune that Ram wore only provided clues to the Ark, not the Ark itself. ƒгeewebnovёl.com

It meant that Gao Yuan and his team might discover the trail of the Ark only to fall before dawn, victory or defeat hanging by a thread, with the scales of fate swaying at this moment, the outcome still unknown.

Ram was still in the medical bay, but Gao Yuan had to think of a plan. He had to figure out a way to prevent the Serpent People from completely destroying the 59th modification, allowing Xinghe to survive.

"Now you can’t afford any mishaps. If you die, even if we find the Ark, there will be no one to use it,"

Revelation and the Ark of the Covenant had been in human hands for thousands of years, but so far, they had played only the simplest roles. If Xinghe died, finding the Ark would be utterly useless.

Xinghe had obviously thought of this issue, too. She remained silent, while Gao Yuan had already come up with a solution. He whispered, "Can I wear your Mecha? If possible, let the Serpent People think I am you. It’s better for them to capture me instead, as long as you can find the Ark, there is still hope."

Xinghe sighed softly, then slowly nodded. But with a serious face, she said, "But we don’t know what the Serpent People will do next. If they destroy everything here outright, then all is meaningless. However, if they intend to capture me alive, they will need to use special measures, and if the Serpent People use special measures, staying inside the Mecha would actually be the safest."

"What kind of special measures?"

Xinghe sighed and said in a low voice, "Specific biocapture tactics, emitting microwaves to incapacitate living beings without harming them. Why do you think the Serpent People have such a rich bioweapon arsenal? They capture many creatures alive, study, modify, weaponize them, and finally use them to occupy a planet."

This made things more complicated because whichever option one took had its pros and cons; it was a matter of choice.

After a moment’s thought, Gao Yuan said in a low voice, "Let’s first find out exactly where the Ark is, then make a decision."

Jia Weidong spoke softly on the side, "I think the most important thing now is to start escaping. I believe that since the Serpent People want to capture Xinghe alive, they definitely won’t act rashly. Hmm, from my experience, capturing an animal alive is much more difficult than killing it, especially those very valuable animals. To ensure capture alive, they would rather let it go temporarily than make a move carelessly."

Gao Yuan looked towards Jia Weidong and asked, "What do you mean?"

Jia Weidong spoke softly, "You know about falconry?"

"Falconry?"

"Yeah, I used to do falconry often, but only alive and unharmed falcons can fetch a good price. Dead or injured, they’re worthless. So, to keep a falcon alive, you can only use pigeons as bait on the mountaintop, and capture the falcon with a net when it comes down for the pigeon. Sometimes the falcon gets trapped, but if I pull the net too slowly, or it’s not fastened tightly and the falcon struggles to fly away, I would rather let it escape than to knock it down with a rod because it’s useless dead. Now, I think Xinghe is that falcon, and the Serpent People will cautiously try to capture you, but they definitely won’t use simple and brute force methods unless Xinghe’s value is not that high."

Gao Yuan couldn’t help but nod repeatedly, then said in a low voice, "Hmm, that makes sense. That’s the point."

Xinghe spoke softly from the side, "Then I really can’t leave this place because if they destroy this energy vehicle, my Mecha will be powerless, and then they can easily capture me."

"How long do they need to get out?"

After pondering, Xinghe replied, "The wounds are not difficult to deal with, but neutralizing the toxins that have entered the body and stopping the acid from further damage is troublesome. I think it will take at least two hours."

"Why did that ruby not show any abnormal reactions before, but started shining in the medical pod, with the signal appearing too?"

"The medical pod was made by the Celestials, maybe only when the medical pod starts operating can it activate the diamond? I’m not quite sure, but I think that’s how it works."

"The signal continues even after it’s taken out?"

Xinghe hesitated for a moment, then she whispered softly, "I don’t know, as I said, nowadays Celestials are lying on the ruins of civilization, and we’ve found it very difficult to manufacture even the most basic items, because the whole manufacturing system has collapsed. I only have basic theoretical knowledge, without the specific means of application, and the existence and behavior of this diamond exceed my knowledge system, I don’t know."

Now even Xinghe didn’t know, and they were left to grope in the dark.

"Let’s not touch the diamond for now, wait a moment."

Gao Yuan opened the hatch of the 59 modified, looked outside, then he called out loudly, "Uncle Xiang, Poseidon, and... the can opener, come inside for a moment, and Satan send someone up, you decide who’s going to come."

With the fate of Ram and Nate hanging in the balance, the crowd waiting outside the 59 modified was anxious and uneasy. Seeing Gao Yuan calling people with a serious face startled everyone at first.

Ailin was about to board the vehicle, but after taking a step, she looked towards Grolyov, then she said with a trembling voice, "You go, you’re the deputy leader."

Grolyov took a breath, he tugged at his collar, and whispered softly, "How are they?"

A few people boarded, the space inside the 59 modified was already extremely small, and once everyone was up, it nearly took up all the remaining space.

After closing the hatch again, Gao Yuan whispered, "Ram and Nate are fine; I called you up here because... Xinghe, show them."

Xinghe opened the lid of the medical pod again, and then, Ram and Nate were revealed.

Gao Yuan felt it was best for everyone to see the situation for themselves, as it would be more direct and save the need for explanations. However, when the lid of the medical pod opened, inside were Ram and Nate, but the red light was gone.

Wei Guo looked at Gao Yuan, while Grolyov immediately brightened up and quickly said, "You mean to say they’re okay, right?"

"Not like that, it’s, it’s..."

Gao Yuan looked at Xinghe, who was also full of confusion, then Gao Yuan whispered, "Where’s the light?"

Xinghe was stunned, "I don’t know..."

"No signal anymore? Didn’t you say you could sense the signal?"

Xinghe’s face was full of confusion, "Yes, but just now, the signal disappeared..."

"Close it, close it and restart it!"

Xinghe closed the medical pod, opened it, but there was still no anomaly, then Xinghe suddenly became panicked, "Why is there no light? Has the energy run out? Impossible! Absolutely impossible, this is clearly a passive process, and the diamond definitely doesn’t have an energy source, it could only operate passively, but where’s the light? Where did the signal go?"