Embers Ad Infinitum

Chapter 38: cost

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At the gate of the steel plant, Long Yuehong took the walkie-talkie and answered Jiang Baimian's question:

"Jingfa! He said his name is Jingfa!"

There was silence on the side of the walkie-talkie for two seconds, and the rustling voice lingered in a low voice along with Zizi's electric movement.

Then, Jiang Baimian said in a hurried tone:

"Get back now!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she turned off the walkie-talkie.

Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong didn't quite understand why the team leader's reaction was so big, and they didn't even know what happened to them after they met Jingfa, and whether they were identified as "destined people", they went directly to the withdrawn order.

They were puzzled, but the two did not violate Jiang Baimian's decision at all. On the one hand, they followed the rules of the Ministry of Security when they went out and believed in the team leader's experience and judgment. The mechanical monk with his mouth full of strange theories is also full of fear.

The two of them didn't say a word, they held their assault rifles, bent their backs slightly, took big strides, and ran towards the outside of the steel factory.

With the physiques of the two genetically improved people and their persistent training for a long time, it is not too difficult to maintain a high-speed running state for a period of time, until they exited the broken concrete road and were about to turn to the hidden place where the jeep was parked. He slowed down a little and took a few breaths.

And the jeep had already started, trying to pick them up.

This time, Bai Chen sat in the driver's seat again.

Bang! Bang! Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong each got into the back seat and closed the door.

Hu, hu, the two of them gasped.

"Drive at full speed." Jiang Baimian instructed Bai Chen, then turned to ask Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong, "How far are you from Jingfa when you use the walkie-talkie?"

"It's far away, we are in the steel factory, huh, at the gate, Jingfa, should, huh, should go behind the chimney, we can't see each other anymore." Long Yuehong answered while panting.

He didn't see where the net law was, but only relied on the direction, approximate speed, and time spent by the two parties when they separated. It can be said that it is very inaccurate and can only be used as a reference.

Jiang Baimian obviously had a certain understanding of the layout of the ruins of the steel factory, and after a brief recollection, he said:

"This distance is not too safe... The mechanical monk's monitoring system is very strong and can pick up movements in distant places.

"Bai Chen, don't care about the power, don't be afraid of overturning, keep the current speed."

It was only then that Long Yuehong noticed that the team leader had picked up the rather heavy grenade gun and replaced it with a grenade with a higher explosive power.

"Team leader, Jingfa said that we have no relationship with the monk sect, so don't be so nervous." He hurriedly told the key information, lest Jiang Baimian overreact.

Jiang Baimian looked at the rearview mirror and shook his head invisibly:

"That's not the point.

"You should have all learned that there are certain flaws in the 'immortal man' technology, and all mechanical monks have certain spiritual problems.

"These issues are different, and according to the information collected by the company, Jingfa, well, he is one of the more active mechanical monks in the dust, and he is mainly..."

Jiang Baimian paused and said:

"Hate women!"

"Uh?" Both Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong understood the meaning of these four words, but they were not quite sure what it meant and how serious it was.

Jiang Baimian glanced at Bai Chen and said:

"As long as he meets a woman, or even just hears the voice of a woman, he will go mad and attack everyone around him indiscriminately.

"And judging from the marks on some of the bodies, he has a tendency to abuse and violence."

"He's just a robot..." Long Yuehong couldn't imagine.

Jiang Baimian exhaled:

"That's why it's scary... By the way, who of you will use that exoskeleton device?"

Before Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong could respond, her already dignified expression became more serious:

"Quiet."

Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong instantly understood something, turned their heads and looked out the window, looking for the figure of the mechanical monk in the red cassock.

However, they could see nothing but sparse woodland, soft dust, black swamps, and stones of various sizes.

At this time, there were many potholes and rocks ahead, and Bai Chen had to slow down the speed of the jeep.

Really going to overturn, the problem is more serious.

Jiang Baimian's left palm with the grenade gun slid down inexplicably, and silently patted Bai Chen's right elbow.

Bai Chen didn't turn his head, turned the steering wheel to the left, and lowered the speed even lower, almost returning to the usual state.

The windows on both sides of the Jeep were left open throughout.

Suddenly, a black figure in a tattered monk's robe and a red cassock jumped down from the trees beside the road and headed straight for Jiang Baimian's co-pilot position. It was the mechanical monk who claimed to be a monk, Jingfa!

But at this time, Jiang Baimian seemed to have a hunch, and he raised the grenade gun and aimed at the "eternal person".

It looks as if the net method is actively pounced on the grenade that is about to be fired.

And the grenade loaded with high explosives was powerful enough to cause damage to the mechanical monk.

Just as Jiang Baimian pressed his fingers down and was about to pull the trigger, the bright red eyes on Jingfa's metal face suddenly flickered.

Jiang Baimian suddenly saw many people.

Those figures were slightly illusory, lying on the ground around them, frantically grabbing dirt, gravel, and leaves, and stuffing them into their mouths.

"Their" stomachs were bulging high and seemed to be cracked at any time by what they ate, but "they" didn't feel full at all, and they ate whatever they saw.

Jiang Baimian seems to have become one of these people: she has no physical feeling of hunger, but she thinks that she should be very hungry, and she is in a state of hunger and must eat something.

This impulse, this self-awareness, made her unable to control herself. She immediately released her right index finger on the trigger and threw the grenade gun back to her lap.

She pulled out a bag of compressed biscuits, frantically tore open the package, and stuffed the food into her mouth.

During this process, she didn't even bother to drink water, even though her eyes turned white from choking, she couldn't help but continue to swallow.

It wasn't just her, Bai Chen also stepped on the brakes, frantically nibbling on the energy bar, Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong took out the food on their bodies and enjoyed their late dinner irrationally.

They were completely unaware that a famous and dangerous enemy was rushing towards them outside.

With a light click, the mechanical monk Jingfa landed beside the jeep.

He opened the passenger car door with his left hand, aimed his right palm at Jiang Baimian and Bai Chen, and shrouded Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong.

And it was only at this time that Jiang Baimian broke free from the hunger he considered himself.

The slightly illusory figures with tall stomachs on the surrounding ground have disappeared.

Almost at the same time, Shang Jianyao leaned forward slightly and lowered his head.

The purification method paused for two seconds, without using laser weapons or spraying flames, purifying the four people, the red light in his eyes flickered a few times before saying:

"Do you think that the poor monk will save you now

"The poor monk will not do what you want. The poor monk will take you to the depths of the swamp first, and find a place where no one is disturbed, so that you can enjoy yourself."

When he spoke, only Jiang Baimian and Bai Chen were watching.

Jiang Baimian's face changed slightly, but he didn't respond, as if thinking about how to solve the problem in this situation.

At this time, Shang Jianyao straightened his body and asked with confirmation:

"Are you an Awakened?"

"Yes." Even if they are hostile to each other, even if they are mad because of seeing a woman, Jingfa seems to maintain the principle of "monks don't lie."

He observed the lower seat, continued to aim at Jiang Baimian and Bai Chen with the laser weapon and flamethrower in his right hand, walked to the back seat, and opened the door.

"The poor monk sits in the middle." He said coldly and without emotion.

So he can monitor everyone in the car and let the Jeep drive smoothly to his destination.

Shang Jian Yao got out of the car quickly and gave way, as if the other party was not the enemy now.

The mechanical monk Jingfa did not relax his guard against them, and sat down in the middle of the back row.

Shang Jianyao sat on the side and said as if thinking about something:

"Having hated women is your flaw?"

He didn't use the word "cost", but the "flaw" that ordinary people used to describe mechanical monks.

Jingfa did not lie, and answered truthfully:

"No, the price I paid was increased lust.

"I originally thought that after uploading consciousness into the body of the robot, it would be purified and no longer affected, but it turned out not to be the case."

Shang Jianyao made a sudden realization:

"I thought I couldn't lie."

"Not to lie is the commandment of the sect." Jingfa will answer any question, "Anyway, you will all be liberated, and it doesn't matter if you know it."

Shang Jianyao closed the door of the jeep and asked curiously:

"What ability was it just now?"

"The 'Hungry Ghost Realm' in the Six Paths of Reincarnation." Jingfa's red eyes looked at Bai Chen, "Drive, go straight."

After hearing the questions and answers from Shang Jianyao and Jingfa, both Long Yuehong and Bai Chen had an indescribable sense of absurdity:

It was obvious that the mechanical monk threatened to hold himself and others to go somewhere to kill them, but Shang Jianyao and him acted like friends they hadn't seen for many years.

Just when Bai Chen stepped on the accelerator, Jiang Baimian laughed:

"Haha, I get it!

"You hate women because your current body makes you unsatisfied, and your evasion by uploading your consciousness has magnified your flaws countless times! Your psychology has been distorted, and only physical violence can give you some relief. !

"Haha, doesn't your sect teach the purity of the six senses? You, a monk, have such a dirty heart!"

Jingfa, who was forcibly suppressing fluctuations in consciousness, was suddenly unable to control himself. His eyes were bright red, and his body leaned forward. He was about to pounce on Jiang Baimian, who was in the co-pilot position, and violently.

Jiang Baimian didn't dodge, but took the initiative to meet him, bounced his left arm, and pinched the neck made of pure black metal.

The index finger of her left hand stretched out as if ready, with a subtle, silver-white electric current, inserted into a hole in the neck of the mechanical monk.

That is the "tool" attached to the electric eel-type biological prosthesis. It has components such as connecting chips, circuits, and sensors. It can be used to read the data of computer-like things and crack the firewall within a certain strength!

In addition to human consciousness, the mechanical monk is essentially an artificial intelligence robot.