Beneath the tree, a rogue robot with a pair of equally eerie blue eyes approached.
In the faint moonlight, Wen Bai saw a male rogue robot with its hair exploding outwards from the top of its head and bangs covering its eyes, sporting a spiked hairstyle.
It wore ripped jeans and a t-shirt that had long since faded to an unidentifiable color, looking as if it had just been dug out of the earth, buried for ages.
It moved its wrist, speaking playfully, "A robot, with a human?"
Wen Bai looked down at the spiked male rogue robot beneath the tree, his voice devoid of emotion as he asked, "Was that you just now?"
The spiked male rogue robot looked up at the human and robot on the tree trunk. "I'm not that gentle." httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
A voice from the right then exclaimed, "If it were them, do you think you'd still be standing here talking?"
Another male rogue robot with the same spiked hairstyle, "Spiked 2," dragged a thick tree trunk over. It wore similarly worn clothes. The tree trunk it carried made a loud scraping sound on the ground as it was dragged, grinding against the soil and stones.
System 001 reminded Wen Bai, "Host, I've already redeemed it. Just say the word when you need it, and I'll use it for you. It can be timed perfectly."
Wen Bai confirmed the positions of the Spiked Male Rogue Robot 1 and Spiked Male Rogue Robot 2 below and replied, "Mm."
"But where did they get this hairstyle? It's so ugly, it blocks half their face. Do they know how ridiculously ugly this hairstyle is?" System 001's comment was somewhat out of place.
However, System 001, which always considered its own aesthetic taste to be excellent, couldn't hold back.
Wen Bai, rarely agreeing with the system on topics unrelated to the mission, responded, "Indeed."
While the human and the system were speaking, Spiked 2 had already raised the tree trunk in its hand again. With a forceful swing, the trunk swept horizontally towards the tree trunk where Wen Bai and 575 stood, and it yelled, "It's me who's going to hit you!"
Strangely, the other three rogue robots did not emerge, seemingly not joining the fight?
Perhaps it was because the opponents were too overconfident, or perhaps they believed Spiked Male Rogue Robot 1 and Spiked Male Rogue Robot 2 were sufficient to kill Wen Bai and 575.
Wen Bai spoke in his mind to System 001, "Now!"
Less than a second later, System 001's voice rang out, "Host, enhancement complete!"
The moment System 001's voice faded.
Wen Bai suddenly heard his own heartbeat, which had become incredibly loud.
"Thump-thump..."
Wen Bai's now powerful heartbeat began to slow.
"Thump-thump..."
Wen Bai's mind became exceptionally clear.
"Thump-thump..."
Wen Bai's heartbeat returned to normal.
In a brief moment, Wen Bai had transformed.
Wen Bai could clearly hear the sound of an insect's antennae crawling on the tree trunk, miles away.
Everything that had been dim and unclear before him now became sharp and distinct.
He could clearly see the opponent's incredibly fast movements, which now appeared to him as if played in slow motion, decelerated by a factor of N.
The tall robot, which had always stood behind Wen Bai, protecting him, had, in a flash, extended one arm from behind Wen Bai, encircling his arm and wrapping it around Wen Bai's waist, and extended another arm from behind Wen Bai, also encircling his arm and placing it on Wen Bai's chest.
This action was like holding a large adult doll.
This was the tall robot preparing to escape the dangerous tree trunk with its master.
In less than a second, the tall robot behind Wen Bai halted its movement. Its blue eyes fixed on its master standing before it.
Data streams flashed across the blue eyes of the tall robot.
It clearly detected Wen Bai's physical statistics soaring at an accelerated rate, reaching an incredible number that was impossible for a normal human.
Without hesitation, the tall robot withdrew the hands that had been encircling Wen Bai, intending to protect its master.
As if by extreme synchronicity, in the next instant, Wen Bai and the tall robot launched themselves forward simultaneously.
Wen Bai stepped on the sweeping tree trunk and rapidly approached the Spiked 2 male rogue robot that had knocked his own robot from the air…
Although it was a dangerous scene, and Wen Bai was facing a species he had never directly confronted before.
The scene before him felt so familiar, reminding Wen Bai of a long, long time ago.
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Wen Bai had always been good at solving problems, in his own way.
But before he became such a person, he had also been an ignorant and innocent child.
A vast, empty space, devoid of anything.
Within this immense space, iron bars were tightly arranged, dividing it. This space had only one exit, a locked iron gate. From a distance, it looked like an iron cage.
The gate of the oversized iron cage was opened, and about a dozen women appeared, each carrying a tiny child, no taller than their legs.
The women carried the little ones and placed them one by one inside.
Then, after all the little ones were inside, one woman locked the iron gate.
Inside the iron cage, the little ones found spots to lie down, squat, or stand.
"The prize for today's winner is-- half a day of free activity." A young woman dressed entirely in black stood outside the iron gate, displaying a smile she thought was kind. She took out a timer in her hand, pressed it, and said, "Begin now."
This sentence was like a signal. The dozen little ones, who had been playing individually in various corners of the iron cage, instantly began a chaotic brawl with the nearest child.
Accompanied by the intensity of the children's fighting, little cries emerged from within.
"Ah…"
"Ha…"
"Waaah!"
"I'll hit you, waaaah!"
"I don't want to fight, waaaah!"
"Please don't hit me, waaaah!"
Half an hour later, all the children were bruised and battered. Some were crying, some were wailing, and some were sobbing in a corner…
Only one little one, with noticeably chubby cheeks, stood in the iron cage without crying or laughing, his expression blank, looking outside.