“Priestess, activate our core with the energy of the Starry Marriage Contract!” The voice was hoarse and distorted, like rusty gears grinding against metal, laced with an eerie devotion that echoed from thousands of Azure Plum Puppets, making Xiao Meng's eardrums buzz.
A strange odor of machine oil and metal filled the air, causing her throat to itch.
Xiao Meng's eyes widened, her heart pounding like a drum, feeling as if she had stumbled into a horror movie set.
Wait, priestess?
What kind of ridiculous title was that?
She was just an ordinary girl!
As her gaze swept over the dark puppets, Xiao Meng noticed a startling detail: within their damaged chests, the exposed Mechanical Hearts were inscribed with intricate Witch Scripts!
These Witch Scripts emitted a faint green glow, flickering as if they were breathing, identical to the symbols she had seen in the visions of the Ancient Ritual within the Time Sandglass!
Wow!
What kind of bewildering behavior was this?
Could these Mechanical Puppets be products of some ancient black technology?
At that moment, Sunshine's mechanical tendrils suddenly began to thrash wildly, striking everything around them with sharp metallic clinks.
Fragments of memories from three hundred overlays flashed rapidly before her eyes; Xiao Meng saw Sunshine doodling on the walls of the training camp as a child. The seemingly childish lines concealed a complex code—the very program to activate the Azure Plum Puppet!
“So you intentionally let the Time Worm devour me!” Xiao Meng exclaimed in shock and anger, feeling as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over her head.
So Sunshine had planned everything from the start!
He had deliberately allowed himself to be consumed by the Time-Space Termite to implant this code into the core of the Azure Plum Puppet!
That scheming boy!
“Hahaha! You defective products!” The mechanical laughter of Black-hearted Grandpa suddenly materialized into a massive Black Skull, hovering in mid-air and emitting a piercing cackle.
The laughter was like nails scratching against a chalkboard, driving one’s sanity to the brink.
However, before he could finish laughing, thousands of Star Sand Chains shot out from the eyes of the Azure Plum Puppet, ensnaring the Black Skull like hunting webs and firmly pinning it in place.
“Ah—” Black-hearted Grandpa let out a chilling scream.
The Star Sand Chains tightened rapidly, piercing through the chest of the Black Skull.
Black smoke erupted from its mouth, carrying a burnt odor.
The skull struggled violently, flames flickering in its eye sockets before finally extinguishing and dissipating into wisps of blue smoke in the air.
Xiao Meng stared blankly at all this, feeling as if her brain's central processor was about to burn out.
The plot twist came too quickly! It was more thrilling than a roller coaster ride! She instinctively touched the Star Sand Chains left by Sunshine on her wrist, a warm current surged through her body, and images of the Ancient Priestess chanting spells floated in her mind...
"Uh... that..." Xiao Meng swallowed hard, glancing at the fervent Azure Plum Puppets. Stammering, she said, "What you mentioned about... activating the core... how do you activate it...?" "Activate? How do you activate it? I'm waiting online, it's urgent!" Xiao Meng felt her tongue was almost tied in knots, wishing she could perform a groundhog scream right then and there.
The Azure Plum Puppets didn’t give her a moment to breathe. Their mechanical eyes locked onto Xiao Meng in unison, green lights flickering as if they were about to rush forward and dismantle her into pieces.
An intense sense of pressure filled the air, and Xiao Meng felt like a little rabbit that had wandered into a wolf pack, trembling in fear.
"Need... need... energy!" one of the Azure Plum Puppets stammered out a few words, sounding like a malfunctioning robot ready to shut down at any moment.
Soon after, more puppets began to repeat this phrase, their voices merging into a buzzing sound like hundreds of mosquitoes holding a concert right next to her ear, driving her mad.
Energy? What energy?
Xiao Meng's brain raced like an overloaded server desperately searching for a solution.
Priestess? Starry Marriage Contract?
These keywords flashed through her mind, and suddenly, an audacious idea struck her.
"Wait! Let me try!" Xiao Meng took a deep breath, striving to calm herself down.
She recalled the Ancient Rituals she had seen in the Time Sandglass—the complex incantations and mysterious symbols seemed deeply imprinted in her soul.
She began to chant those spells, her voice youthful yet imbued with an inexplicable power.
At the same time, she tapped into her knowledge as a Future Scientist, linking those incantations with concepts like energy circuits and frequency resonance.
It felt like she was using ancient metaphysical knowledge to crack the code of future technology—absurdly ridiculous!
As she chanted the spells, the Star Sand Chains on Xiao Meng's wrist began to heat up, a warm current flowing into her body, filling her with strength.
She closed her eyes and sank her consciousness deep within herself. There, she saw countless twinkling stars and the vastness and mystery of the universe.
Suddenly, she understood!
What these Azure Plum Puppets needed wasn’t ordinary energy but the power of the stars—the power of the Marriage Contract—and the special bond between her and Sunshine!
"Sunshine, you big idiot! You dropped the ball at a critical moment!" Xiao Meng couldn't help but mutter before decisively biting her fingertip.
Crimson blood dripped onto the Star Sand Chains and was instantly absorbed.
The Star Sand Chains emitted a dazzling light, as if they had come to life, beginning to dance wildly.
With a thunderous roar, a powerful energy erupted from Xiao Meng's body, sweeping through the entire space like a volcanic eruption. The Azure Plum Puppets sensed this surge of energy and let out excited cries. The Wu Wen on them began to flicker, and the Mechanical Heart started to beat faster.
Under Xiao Meng's control, three hundred Azure Plum Puppets suddenly flew toward the core of the Time-Space Termite. Their figures traced golden arcs in the air, resembling a meteor shower, brilliant and captivating.
"Living Stellar Trajectory, activate!" Xiao Meng shouted, her voice filled with determination and confidence. The Azure Plum Puppets flying toward the Time-Space Termite's core began to align themselves in a peculiar pattern. They formed a marvelous connection with one another, as if creating a gigantic Star Chart that was channeling the power of the stars.
The core of the Time-Space Termite sensed the threat and began to tremble violently, attempting to prevent the Azure Plum Puppets from getting closer, but it was already too late. The Azure Plum Puppets charged toward the core like moths drawn to a flame, unhesitatingly.
With an earth-shattering boom, the core of the Time-Space Termite started to disintegrate, countless shards of energy flying in all directions. The entire space began to twist and warp as if it were about to collapse.
At that moment, the Azure Plum Puppets suddenly transformed into countless golden light points, merging into Xiao Meng's body. A massive influx of information surged into her mind, causing her head to throb painfully.
"The true key is..." Xiao Meng struggled to utter a few words, her voice growing weaker. She felt her consciousness fading gradually, as if she were sinking into an endless darkness.
Before she could finish her sentence, all the Mechanical Puppets turned into Xing Sha and dissipated into the air as if they had never existed. Xiao Meng felt her body lighten, the previous fatigue vanishing completely.
She blinked and found herself transformed back into that chatty girl.
"Ah! What just happened? I can't remember anything!" Xiao Meng tilted her head, looking around in confusion.
Just then, the Time Sandglass on her wrist began to shake violently, and an ethereal figure slowly emerged from within the hourglass.
"The true Sacrifice is not about sacrifice..."
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