frightfiction Chapter 504 A Difficult Breakthrough and the Remnants of Darkness
Chapter 504 A Difficult Breakthrough and the Remnants of Darkness
Chapter 504: A Difficult Breakthrough and the Remnants of Darkness
Lin Yu gripped the communicator and demanded sharply, "Who exactly are you? Why are you so stubborn?" The icy voice let out a sinister laugh: "Who I am is unimportant. What's important is that you can never stop us. Once this energy collector is activated, it cannot be stopped. Your struggles are futile." After that, only the grating crackling of electricity remained on the communicator.
Lin Yu took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. He turned to his team members and said, "Don't listen to his scare tactics. The Dark Organization's words are always a mix of truth and lies. They must have a way to shut this down." The team members nodded, mustered their spirits, and gathered around the control panel, beginning to carefully study the complex interface.
Ellie pointed to a string of flashing code on the screen and said anxiously, "Lin Yu, this seems to be the core control program of the energy collector, but it's been encrypted with multiple layers of security, making it difficult to crack in a short time." Lin Yu frowned, his eyes quickly scanning the code. Suddenly, he remembered a technical document he had found in the dark organization's base, which seemed to mention a similar encryption method.
"Ellie, try using decompilation algorithms, starting from the underlying code. Maybe we can find the key to cracking it," Lin Yu said eagerly. Ellie's eyes lit up, and she immediately began to work. As the code was continuously parsed, the indicator lights on the console flashed more frequently, as if resisting their cracking efforts.
At the same time, the energy collector seemed to sense the danger and began to automatically activate its defense mechanism. A group of small mechanical guards emerged from the corner of the control room. They were small in size but extremely agile, and their weapons continuously fired energy bullets at Lin Yu and the others.
"Watch out, everyone!" Lin Yu shouted, quickly grabbing his weapon to fight back. The team members also joined the battle, laser beams and energy blasts crisscrossing the control room. Lin Yu noticed that the mechanical guards' movements were highly predictable; they seemed to be attacking according to some pre-programmed sequence.
While dodging the attacks, he observed the mechanical guards' movements. After some observation, Lin Yu found a gap in their attacks. "Everyone, pay attention to the rhythm. Counterattack during the gaps in their attacks to conserve energy," Lin Yu reminded his team through the communicator.
Under Lin Yu's command, the team members gradually mastered the rhythm of the battle and began to launch a methodical counterattack. Although the mechanical guards were numerous, they were gradually wiped out thanks to the team members' tacit cooperation.
After dealing with the mechanical guards, Ellie excitedly shouted, "Lin Yu, the encryption was successfully cracked!" Lin Yu quickly looked at the control panel, where the screen displayed the option to shut down the energy collector. He pressed the shut-down button without hesitation. However, the next second, a warning window popped up on the screen: "Shutdown program failed to start. The energy collector has entered its self-destruct countdown. Remaining time: 10 minutes."
Lin Yu's expression changed drastically. He realized that the Dark Organization had anticipated their attempt to shut down the energy collector and had therefore set up a self-destruct mechanism. If the energy collector exploded, not only would they be obliterated, but it would also trigger a massive energy storm, causing devastating damage to the surrounding star system.
"There must be a way to stop the explosion! Everyone, search quickly!" Lin Yu shouted to his team while frantically searching the control panel. Just then, that cold voice came through the communicator again: "Give up. You have nowhere to escape. The destruction of the universe is about to begin..." Lin Yu ignored it. He firmly believed that they could find a way out, but the countdown numbers kept jumping, and time was running out. Could they stop this disaster at the last moment?