bioinnovel Chapter 360 Consciousness!
Chapter 360 Consciousness!
Zhang Yan stared at the last line of text in the system and remained silent for three seconds.
Activating the complete seal requires the host to provide a consciousness anchor.
The host must be fully engaged in sealing the core until the sealing is complete.
During the period of consciousness engagement, the host will be unable to perform any physical actions.
This is not a hint.
These are the conditions.
He raised his hand and activated the communication link.
"Everyone, keep the channel quiet."
Qin Xiao was the first to reply: "Brother Yan, I'm here."
The voice of the stargazer followed closely: "Observe the celestial anchor is stable."
Qin Changfeng only gave two words: "Obey my command."
Zhang Yan did not speak immediately.
He first looked into the distance.
4.2 kilometers away, in the Qinglong Stable Field, Nie Qingcheng stood on the edge.
Mechanical puppets stood in her way.
He couldn't see her expression, but he knew she was looking at him.
Zhang Yan switched the communication to her separately.
"A beauty that could topple a city".
Nie Qingcheng's voice was very steady.
"explain."
"The Heart of Heaven's Craftsmanship is now complete."
"Um."
"The complete seal requires me to anchor my consciousness."
There was a two-second pause.
There were no questions asked.
It is not out of control.
It's just a very short sentence.
"How do we anchor?"
Zhang Yan said, "Put your consciousness into the core layer of the seal and maintain it until the seal is complete."
Nie Qingcheng asked, "What about your body?"
"Don't move."
"Can't be defended against?"
"cannot."
"Can you speak?"
"Not sure. You should be able to hear it."
There was a two-second silence on Nie Qingcheng's end.
Zhang Yan heard that she was breathing very lightly.
Then she asked, "When you're fully engaged, can you hear me?"
Zhang Yan looked at the black hole in the sky that was still expanding.
"It should be possible."
"it is good."
She didn't ask any further questions.
They didn't say you couldn't go.
She only said one sentence.
"Then you go."
Zhang Yan's fingers tightened slightly as he held the Heart of Heavenly Craftsmanship.
"You stay in the Azure Dragon stable field."
"I know."
"Don't come out."
"Zhang Yan".
"Um."
"Go do what you're supposed to do."
Zhang Yan nodded, even though she couldn't see him.
"it is good."
He switched back to the main channel.
"Qin Xiao".
"Brother Yan."
"The perimeter lockdown remains in place; no one is permitted to enter the core area. All firearms are prohibited from firing without my order to avoid interfering with the array."
"clear."
"Qin Changfeng".
"exist."
"If the sealing array is leaked, the first priority is not to attack, but to evacuate the remaining personnel."
Qin Changfeng said in a deep voice, "Received."
"Stargazing."
Guan Xing immediately replied, "I'm here."
"Three Sky-Gazing Anchors are to be used as backups. Within thirty seconds of the seal being completed, the first and second anchors will be reinforced simultaneously. The third anchor will await my command."
The stargazing paused for a moment.
"What if you can't give the order?"
Zhang Yan's tone remained unchanged.
"Then let's wait for Nie Qingcheng's order."
There was a moment of silence on the channel.
Nie Qingcheng remained silent.
Guan Xing whispered, "Understood."
Zhang Yan raised his hand, and the system interface unfolded in front of him.
"Four Spirit Mechs, switch to autonomous defense protocol."
Xuanwu's consciousness responded first.
The white tiger crouches low, its claws gripping the ground.
The Vermilion Bird hovered high in the sky, and the brightness of the Fiery Sun Matrix increased.
New spatial folds appeared at the edge of the Azure Dragon stable field.
The Tyrannosaurus Rex's shoulder armor opens, and its heavy hammer locks in place.
Xing Tian stepped forward, shield in hand.
The system prompts you to refresh.
The autonomous defense protocol has taken over.
During the host's consciousness anchoring period, the mech will act autonomously based on threat priority.
Zhang Yan whispered, "Stay with me."
No one answered.
But all the mechs simultaneously entered combat stance.
Qin Xiao cursed in the channel, "Damn, that's so exciting."
Zhang Yan said, "Shut up."
Qin Xiao immediately replied, "Okay."
Guan Xing's voice was low: "Zhang Yan, you should know that once the consciousness anchoring begins, it cannot be interrupted. The result of interruption is not as simple as failure; it may lead to a backlash from the seal."
Zhang Yan said, "I know."
Guan Xing added, "If the Void attacks your body directly, the Four Spirits won't have time to defend themselves."
Zhang Yan said, "So I let them take over in advance."
"This is not foolproof."
Nothing in this world is foolproof.
Guanxing fell silent.
Nie Qingcheng suddenly spoke.
"Zhang Yan".
"Um."
"You promised me you'd come back and open the envelope after you finished sealing it."
"Remember."
"I also promised to change it to Suzaku."
"Remember."
"He also promised to go to Hokkaido with me."
Zhang Yan paused for a moment.
"Remember."
Nie Qingcheng said, "Then let's go."
Zhang Yan did not reply.
He pressed the Heart of Heaven's Craftsmanship against his chest.
Blue and white light spread from the palm.
A system notification popped up.
Should we initiate conscious anchoring?
Zhang Yan glanced at the final countdown.
The complete arrival of the Ruins is estimated at 39 minutes and 52 seconds.
He did not hesitate.
"start up."
The next second, his body froze in place.
It's not stiff.
All external actions cease.
He could still hear the wind, the low-frequency vibrations of the mecha in operation, and Qin Xiao's suppressed breathing through the communication link.
But his body was no longer under his control.
Consciousness was pulled into the core layer of the seal.
Zhang Yan did not see the image.
He sensed the entire array.
The location of Xuanwu Town.
Deviation of the Azure Dragon space anchor point.
The angle of the high-altitude fire coverage of the Vermilion Bird.
The ground interception line between the White Tiger and the Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Xing Tian was closest to him.
And there's Nie Qingcheng in the distance, standing alone and stable in the Azure Dragon arena.
Her location was also within the array's perception range.
The system sound disappeared.
Only the progress of the sealing agreement remains.
The core sealing has been successfully integrated.
Dimensional cracks are being generated.
Sealing progress: 1%.
Zhang Yan pressed his consciousness into the very center of the node.
The energies of the four spirits begin to synchronize.
Sealing progress: 3%.
The first noticeable change appeared at the edge of the black hole in the sky.
A shapeless mass of darkness seeped from the cave entrance.
It doesn't touch the ground.
It does not diffuse into fog.
When it comes into contact with air, the space itself becomes discontinuous.
Xing Tian rushed forward immediately.
A giant shield stood in front of Zhang Yan.
The darkness collided with the shield.
Xingtian's entire mecha slid backward seventeen meters.
The ground was pressed into deep grooves.
Qin Xiao's voice changed.
"Xingtian is under pressure! Its defensive structure has weakened by six percent!"
Zhang Yan heard it.
But you can't move.
You cannot give the order.
Autonomous takeover agreement.
Xingtian's left arm hydraulics were fully engaged, and the shield tilted to relieve the force.
The Tyrannosaurus Rex charged out from the north, its electromagnetic hammer slamming towards the edge of darkness.
This strike did not produce a normal impact sound.
Only the overload warning for the Tyrannosaurus Rex's right arm joint is displayed.
Guan Xing whispered, "It's not a physical entity; physical attacks can only delay it."
The Vermilion Bird swooped down from the sky.
The two flaming light blades cut through the diffusion layer.
The darkness was briefly interrupted.
The Xuanwu Town area was simultaneously suppressed.
The expansion of that darkness was noticeably slower.
Sealing progress: 7%.
Nie Qingcheng's voice came through.
"schedule."
Zhang Yan tried to respond.
The sound was very slow.
"seven."
"As long as I can hear it, that's fine."
Zhang Yan did not speak again.
The anchoring of consciousness was stronger than he had anticipated.
He must maintain the stability of the sealed core.
Any slight loosening will cause errors in the energy of the Four Symbols.
If the error exceeds 0.1 seconds, the seal crack will collapse.
The white tiger moved.
Instead of crashing into the main body of darkness, it circled around to the side and intercepted the small structures that separated from the edge of darkness.
Those structures go straight to the ground.
The target is not the Four Spirits.
It's Zhang Yan.
The white tiger smashed one section with a single claw.
Another section bypassed the White Tiger, but was blocked by Xing Tian's shield.
The shield began to crumble again.
Qin Xiao gritted his teeth: "The Xingtian Shield Armor has suffered an 18% loss!"
Zhang Yan heard Qin Xiao say in a low voice over the channel, "Hang in there, everyone, hang in there."
Sealing progress: 10%.
Cracks in the main link access dimension of Qinglong.
The space was stably stretched out.
A tremor occurred at the edge of the black hole.
The pressure on the Ruins increases accordingly.
The Vermilion Bird was pressed down by 100 meters at high altitude.
Alarm signal for the Lieyang resonant power furnace.
Guan Xing immediately said, "The Vermilion Bird's altitude is insufficient; continuing to descend will lead it into the Void Energy Tear Layer!"
Zhang Yan cannot issue commands.
After making a judgment based on the autonomous agreement, Zhuque was forcibly elevated.
It also releases plasma fire rain.
Large swaths of blue and white fire fell, severing the outer edge of darkness.
Sealing progress: 13%.
Zhang Yan's consciousness was subjected to the counter-pressure of the array.
He heard Nie Qingcheng speak.
"Zhang Yan".
"Um."
"I am here."
"Know."
"You don't need to worry about me."
"Um."
"There's no need to look back."
Zhang Yan did not reply.
He can't even turn back now.