paranoianovel Chapter 311 3 No Youth
Chapter 311 3 No Youth
"Well--!"
Xu Si's consciousness was abruptly pulled back to reality amidst the excruciating pain!
What followed was excruciating pain and Nirvana's urgent alarm.
If that alarm had sounded outside the vehicles, the convoy would probably have been in an uproar.
Xu Si finally caught the painful last train of the [Divine Body Potion], a hurdle that was always unavoidable.
At this moment, his senses seemed to have been completely replaced by pain.
……
This pain was far greater than any enhancement potion I had ever taken before.
It was a torture in which every cell screamed and every inch of the sequence was breaking down and rebuilding.
Even his skin was covered with fine, pale golden beads of blood.
In the next second, it was evaporated into a pale red mist by the high temperature inside the body.
His bones constantly emitted a groan similar to the cracking of a ten-thousand-year-old glacier.
"Commander! Your vital signs are extremely unstable! Energy overflow peak exceeds the critical value of 3000%! It is recommended to immediately terminate the unknown process! Repeat, it is recommended to terminate immediately!"
"Repeated! Commander! Your vital signs are extremely unstable! Energy overflow peak exceeds the critical value of 3000%! It is recommended to immediately terminate the unknown process! Repeat, it is recommended to terminate immediately!"
……
The alarm of Nirvana continued to echo in the carriage, and a rare hint of urgency, even concern, was revealed in the cold mechanical sound.
If possible, Xu Si had no doubt that he would step in and help operate it!
Meanwhile, Nirvana was using all the available detection modules it could to scan Xu Si's current state, but the data it obtained was chaotic.
The energy readings were ridiculously high, but the life signals were as faint as a candle flickering in the wind.
Two diametrically opposed trends are locked in a fierce tug-of-war, with Xu Si's body as their battleground.
One by one, their tiny bodies burst forth with an unprecedented radiance.
She pressed herself tightly against Xu Si's forehead, doing her best to maintain "life protection."
The soft green light was now so intense it was almost tangible, tightly enveloping Xu Si.
The purest life force continuously flowed into Xu Si's body.
He did his best to repair the constantly collapsing and regenerating body and to calm the violent turmoil in his consciousness.
She could sense that Xu Si's "presence" was becoming more substantial, becoming... different.
But this process is too violent; a slight misstep could lead to utter ruin.
"Hold on... Xu Si... Hold on..." Yi Yi's voice was choked with sobs.
Outside the car, the atmosphere on the bare pebble beach was extremely heavy.
On the surface of the Nirvana vehicle, the dark gold patterns swirled and shimmered with unprecedented brightness.
It was as if there was a furnace burning inside.
The cannon protruding from the roof of the vehicle remained in place, its cold metallic gleam gleaming in the darkening sky, clearly rejecting any attempt to approach.
"It still doesn't work!" Xiao Luo shook his head at Fu Xiaojian with a pale face. He couldn't even contact Yi Yi anymore.
Fu Xiaojian's fists clenched so tightly they cracked.
Jiao Jiao bit her lower lip so hard that she almost drew blood.
She wanted to rush over, she wanted to smash the car door, she wanted to see Xu Si's current condition.
But Su Su held his wrist tightly, knowing that Xu Si might only be able to rely on himself now.
Anyone who goes now will only cause more trouble.
"Knife! Please don't let anything happen to you!" Tashan said, scratching his hair in frustration.
"Are we just going to stand by and watch? What if the knife..."
"Wait." Fu Xiaojian looked at the menacing cannon barrel on the roof of the Nirvana vehicle and finally interrupted Tashan.
"I believe him," Fu Xiaojian's gaze hardened once more.
"Guard this place and don't let anything disturb him," Fu Xiaojian continued.
Nirvana's ranking is too high; it's likely that even if the entire team attacks, they might not be able to break through its defenses.
Perhaps it will be dealt with by this big guy before it can break through his defenses.
The fact that "Flame Chariot" was ranked only around 1,000 at the time speaks volumes.
Not to mention the rare item ranked 112.
With its protection, Xu Si's life or death may truly depend on himself.
"Increase vigilance! Li Miao, take some men and expand the lighting area! Chen Pei, Tashan, keep an eye on the perimeter! Dou Dou, make Ya Ya fly higher and keep a close eye on the distance! Don't let it come down before dark!"
"Xiao Luo, don't let the psionic barrier break! Jiang Li, use a barrier to envelop the convoy first!"
All Fu Xiaojian could do now was keep Xu Si from getting distracted in the car.
As for whether Xu Si still has the ability to be distracted, Fu Xiaojian has no idea.
A series of orders were issued, and the convoy, which had been under pressure, began to turn again like intricate gears.
However, everyone's movements carried a heavy weight.
My gaze kept drifting involuntarily to that silent, yet captivating, dark red vehicle that held the nerves of the entire convoy in its grip.
Hinata Aoi did not participate in the guard duty; she simply sat with her knees drawn up to her chest on a rock not too far from Nirvana, with the large umbrella on her back beside her.
She watched quietly, her usually vibrant eyes now as deep as a still pool, lost in thought.
Pei Xiu sat down next to Lin Zhennan, took out half a crumpled pack of cigarettes, and handed one to Lin Zhennan.
The two men faced each other in silence, the red glow of their cigarette butts flickering in the deepening twilight.
"This Brother Xu... he's really no ordinary person. Could he be advancing to Sequence 5?"
Pei Xiu exhaled a puff of smoke, breaking the silence.
"No way? Wasn't he just promoted to Sequence 4?" Lin Zhennan was shocked.
"What if? Who can say for sure?"
"Yeah! What can't happen in the apocalypse?" Lin Zhennan suddenly fell silent.
……
Inside the Nirvana car
Time seemed to be stretched out infinitely, crushed, and then recast in the flames of excruciating pain.
Xu Si's consciousness was like a small boat in a storm, violently tossed about on the turbulent boundary between "existence" and "annihilation".
Until the pain reached its peak, and then... it began to recede slowly, as if it were gathering strength for the next peak.
Xu Si's almost scattered consciousness began to return, his life gradually pulsed, and his energy tended to stabilize.
He finally let out a long breath, like a drowning fish.
When he opened his eyes, they were no longer scarlet, but stars twinkled within them.
He could feel that the previous sense of separation between his body and the sequence had completely disappeared.
Instead, there is an unprecedented sense of "perfection," a natural harmony, like a newborn fetus.
Previously, energy could only be mobilized through sequences and star anchors; now, every gesture is instinctive.
And the Star Anchor is no longer just an energy core suspended deep within the origin of the sequence.
It seemed to have truly transformed into some kind of "organ" in his body, beating in unison with his heart and brain.
It feels somewhat similar to the state of [Heart of the Ice Abyss], yet quite different.
The sequence energy flowing through his body was now like his real blood.
Carrying the coolness and heat of the stars, it moves freely through every inch of the newly formed body.
It was as if this was the place that had given birth to them.
The pain has lessened considerably.
But the deep-seated chaos and emptiness in his consciousness made it difficult for Xu Si to come back to his senses.
Finally, he tried to move his finger.
This simple action triggered a series of dense, soft sounds throughout the body's bones, like the gentle tapping of jade.
[Current Host: Xu Si]
[Age: 18 Earth years 32 days]
[Current Sequence: Astrologer (Fate Side)]
[Sequence Process: Level 4, 46%]
[Remaining Purification Points: 96770]
[Strange Corrosion Level: 11.7% (Danger Threshold: 30%)]
[Mental Stability: 87% (Below 50% will trigger an unknown event)]
[Special Status: Spirit Symbiosis (Protected Spirit - Adult Stage)]
[Symbiotic Effect: Fate Disrupted, Undetectable]
[Special physique: Divine Drive 23% (Divinity - Unawakened)]
[Special Spirit: None]
[Special Family Members: None]
[Divine Position: None]
[Items Possessed: Seed of Life, Nirvana, Badge of Time, Heart of the Abyss, Boots of Heavy Weight (Left), Sword of Punishment, Cloak of Concealment, Skull Raven Whistle, Bladestone...]
[Comment: A penniless, penniless, and destitute youth! (Note: I can hear the jingling of bells; that's the sound of poverty.)]