The road to completion starts from the Gate of Truth

——It was a piece of ruins that had been swept by a torrent of scorching energy, and there was no breath of living things in sight.

"...It's so miserable!" After seeing the scene in front of him, one of them couldn't help but make a sound.

This immediately led to reproachful looks from the other two people, and a merciless lesson in conscious communication: [Yalei, how many times have I told you, from now on, you will use conscious communication instead of speaking when you go out. If you make any noise casually, you will die! ] The one-armed man, Ywang, was the first to rebuke.

[Listen up, if you make this mistake again next time, you should leave the expedition team! Our current strength is not enough to be able to act unscrupulously outside! 】The leader, Riku, coldly issued the last warning during the communication of consciousness.

Yes, as he said, although human beings have gained the power of psychic energy and have mastered many methods of using psychic energy with the collective efforts of everyone, human beings at this time are still very weak and cannot be defeated just because they have a little bit. The power expands.

In fact, at Riku's request, humans became more careful when going out.

In the past, because they had no ability, they could only rely on their five senses and crude instruments to detect enemies. They could only communicate using voice and sign language. They had to rely on terrain and wind direction to hide themselves. Every action was troublesome.

But things are different now. With psychic powers, they can communicate without speaking. Their enhanced five senses can also detect abnormal movements from a long distance. Their own smell and the like can also be bound to the whole body with psychic powers. We need to consider the direction of the wind again.

Even if Riku thinks about it, if anyone can do in-depth research on optics, they can even consider developing some stealth skills, so that humans can be safer when going out.

Of course, when it comes time to fight, humans will no longer rely on the sacrifice of a few to save the majority as before. If the enemy is not too outrageous, neither will Riku and others at this time. There is no fear - human beings already have the strength to fight.

However, this time they set out not to find a fight, but to bring back their scattered human kin - after discovering that the power of psychic energy could partially replace the role of food, the originally relatively saturated settlement area , has been able to accommodate more people, and in order to enhance the power of mankind, Riku made the decision to go out to search and bring back more of his kind.

The destroyed scorched earth in front of him was originally something Riku heard from a resident about another larger settlement, so he took Ivan and Yare and ran for three whole days. The journey, trying to contact the people here, but the result is... [Search the surrounding area to see if there are any survivors! 】 Riku looked at the scorched earth ruins in front of him, a trace of sadness and anger flashed in his eyes, but then he was forced down and calmly issued the most correct order.

【【yes! 】】Yiwang and Ya Lei nodded, still maintaining a silent posture, approaching the ruins of the village ahead from two different directions.

Riku, on the other hand, found a nearby commanding height to get an overview of the whole situation, providing the other two with a full-angle view - this was a usage they discovered during their exploration of psychic powers during this period, and they cleverly used psychic powers. The common characteristics of consciousness can allow people on the Internet to have a common vision.

More than half an hour later, a reply came from the two people in the conscious connection - [I found no survivors here.

】 【I don’t have one here either...】 【...Then return to the team and we’ll leave immediately! 】Perhaps it was the ability brought by spiritual energy. Riku had some kind of bad premonition, so he didn't plan to stay here for a long time. Since there was nothing to gain, he simply evacuated... However, sometimes bad luck is hiding There was no way to escape—— When Riku and the others evacuated along a valley chasm, they unexpectedly discovered a small group of orcs approaching from the other side of the canyon! 【——! 】 With the help of the keen five senses that are better than the orcs under the blessing of spiritual energy, Riku and others took the lead in discovering the orcs on the opposite side.

However, the topography of this canyon determines that when one party discovers the other, it will inevitably be discovered by the other party.

Sure enough, just a few seconds later, the oncoming beastmen also discovered Riku and his party.

"Are those monkeys?" "It's definitely monkeys."

"Kill?" "Kill!" That's it, after this small group of orcs looked at each other, they decided the life or death of the three "hairless monkeys" in front of them without any care.

Then after a short discussion, the weakest orc in the team was sent out to do the dirty work of "gathering food".

——Although they are weak prey that will not escape when hunted, it is still a laborious task to dispose of the carcasses of these "monkeys" and at least cut off the edible parts! However, what he didn't know was that what they encountered this time was no longer the weak "food" they used to dare to resist.

[There are five in total. Judging from the number of elves in the body, there should be one bad-blooded individual and four ordinary individuals. After the weakest one approaches, the three of us will work together to kill it instantly. Then I will go To deal with that bloody individual, can you hold off the remaining three? 】 【give it to me! 】 【The mission must be completed! 】 During the exchange of consciousness, Riku arranged the tactics very calmly.

As the leader of the tribe and the strongest human who has mastered psychic power, he left the most difficult task to himself.

But he was still a little worried about his companions - they had mastered psychic power for too short a time, and their training and preparation were still insufficient...　　But people can't be prepared for everything in this world. If they don't want to die in this emergency, they must defeat, no, kill all the orcs here, not one can be left alive! 　　【Then, the battle begins! 】')553'\u003eChapter 552 The first victory of the human race?

Bang——! 　　In an instant, the three humans started together.

With a sharp sound of breaking through the air, the three people who increased their physical strength to the maximum, at a speed that ordinary orcs could not react to, instantly completed a perfect assassination - three indestructible light blades, pierced the body of the orc from the left, right, and back, and took his life in an instant.

"Roar--Damn it!!!" The blood-damaged individual on the other side was the first to find out that something was wrong, but because the distance was too far, even if he reacted, it was too late. The thinnest orc had been killed by three humans.

He did not hesitate and immediately activated his blood-damaged ability. His hair and eyes turned blood red. With a physical ability that exceeded the physical limit, he instantly appeared behind the three humans and tried to kill the three enemies disguised as "monkeys".

——After seeing the light blades in the hands of the three people, he no longer thought that these three would be the kind of weak "hairless monkeys". These must be assassins sent by the hostile race of the orcs, who were just deliberately disguised as weak humans! 　　"Die!" With a roar, the orc captain's claws fell like a storm. The strong wind brought by the claws alone was enough to scratch deep blood marks on ordinary flesh and blood bodies. If he really caught them, the fragile human body would definitely turn into a pool of meat paste! 　　However... 　　Dang--! 　　Ziz--! A pure white light turned into a spherical barrier, protecting the three people. The claw storm bombarded it, and except for a series of piercing sounds, it did not cause any harm to the three hateful "assassins".

The one who stood in front of the blood-damaged individual was of course Riku - not only did he have the fastest reaction speed, but he was also the only one among the three who had the ability to release a large energy shield with psychic energy. If he wanted to block the attack of the orc captain, he had to take action.

[I'll block him, you act according to the plan! ] While instructing the other two, facing the scarlet eyes of the orcs head-on, Riku's eyes ignited with flames, and his momentum was not inferior at all.

[Understood! ] [Be careful! ] Ivan and Yalei also agreed in their minds, each pulling out a light blade from the orc's body, and rushed towards the other three orcs who had reacted - they wanted to block these three orcs for Riku, leaving him a one-on-one duel battlefield! "Magic? No, that's not right. There is no elf fluctuation... With this reaction speed, you can't be those monkeys. Who are you?!" Seeing that his all-out attack could not break the seemingly thin light curtain, the orc captain knew that he was in front of a strong enemy, so even in the blood-damaged state that put a great burden on his body, he still tried to use words to trick the other party, trying to get some information from him.

"Humph! Who are we... guess?" Riku would not be so kind to tell the other party that he is indeed a human. Since the other party has misunderstood, let him continue to misunderstand! The later the human situation can be exposed, the better! Then, without waiting for the orc opposite to react, he took the lead in launching an attack-the flame, the pure white flame that is exactly the same as the flame burning in his soul, burst out from Riku's hand, turned into a surging fire snake, and flexibly pounced on the body of the orcs.

This flame transformed from psychic energy was thousands of degrees hot and had properties similar to magic. The bloody orc felt its threat at the first moment and dared not take a single hit, so he had to retreat for the time being.

However, he did not take this flame too seriously. Although this seemingly strange "magic" was powerful, it was too slow. The flame could not catch up with his speed. As long as he could get behind this guy... Thinking of this, the orc captain turned in mid-air with the physical ability beyond the physical limit brought by the bloody one. He got behind Riku with a single take-off and landed. Taking advantage of the gap when the opponent put away his shield because of the attack, he swung a fatal claw attack.

However, what greeted him was a thunderbolt from Riku's other hand, which struck his hairy body fiercely at a speed that the orcs' nerve reflexes could not react to.

Boom——! "Roar--!!!" The roar of thunder piercing the air, mixed with the painful roars of the orcs, made the three ordinary orcs on the other side very anxious - the situation of their captain seemed to be not good! However, even if they wanted to step forward to help, the two enemies in front of them entangled them tightly, making them unable to move at all.

No, to be more precise, if they are not careful, they may be killed directly by these two strange "monkeys" with shining blades on their wrists! Yes, in the battle between two humans and three ordinary orcs, it was the humans who gradually gained the upper hand! Although Ivan and Yare's mastery of spiritual energy is not as good as that of Riku, who has outstanding qualifications, after using spiritual energy to strengthen their physical abilities, they have already surpassed ordinary orcs without blood-evil abilities.

In addition, they have indestructible psychic light blades and small psychic shields that can be released close to the body and can prevent ordinary attacks. In close hand-to-hand combat, compared with the orcs who rely entirely on their own minions, , occupying a considerable advantage.

Although Yiwang had lost his right hand, only his left hand could attack with a light blade, and Yalei did not have much fighting experience because he was too young. At the beginning, the two of them could only block the attacks of three orcs.

But when the two of them withstood the first wave of attacks from the orcs and stabilized their position, they felt more and more relaxed the more they fought - it turned out that the orcs who once looked so scary were just that much less powerful after losing their advantage in strength and speed. It’s the same thing! After breaking the inherent taboos and fears in their hearts, the two humans who gained extraordinary power finally transformed from "ordinary people" into "warriors" and truly possessed the mentality of a warrior.

As for the gap in combat skills and combat experience, it no longer seems so important when you are dominant in attack, defense, strength, and speed - not to mention that although these orcs who have been fighting for years are powerful in combat, To be honest, there are indeed no very sophisticated fighting skills. They rely more on the orcs' natural physique and fighting instincts.

In this way, after relying on the shield to take several attacks and learn several lessons, when the two of them adapted to the orcs' fighting style, they gradually overpowered each other and gained the upper hand in the battle.

——The first victory of the human species is right before our eyes! Third update completed')554'\u003eChapter 553 Victory...and Escape!

Although both battlefields seemed to be in good shape, with the smaller human side actually having the upper hand, it was obviously not going to be a matter of time before the winner was truly determined.

Needless to say, there are fewer people on Yiwang and Yalei's side than those on the opposite side. Although they can barely suppress the opponent with their physical advantages and the gap in weapons and armor, they want to really kill anyone. It's not that easy for an orc - after all, he still has too little combat experience.

The key to breaking this stalemate is the battle on Riku's side.

On Riku's side, although he used an unexpected blow to severely injure the orc squad leader at the beginning, for the orcs who have activated the blood-evil ability, the injury is not fatal, but will stimulate the blood in their blood. The beastly nature and murderous intent of a person, the more serious the injury, the more ferocious the murderous intent, and correspondingly, the combat power in the bloody state becomes more ferocious.

Fortunately, as the strongest person among the human species, Riku not only has an extremely strong accumulation of psychic energy due to his strong willpower, but also has mastered various abilities including psychic light blades, energy shields, With powerful psychic skills such as psychic flames and psychic lightning, coupled with the ultimate strengthening of the body, its strength is only stronger than that of the orcs who activate the blood-evil ability.

Uh-huh—— In the ultra-high-speed battle, Riku barely managed to avoid the claws of the orc squad leader with extremely small movements, and relied on his psychic shield to ignore the sharp wind blades carried by the claws, and then backhanded him. Just one hit.

Although the beastman on the opposite side also made evasive movements at the same time, he still could not completely avoid the spiritual light blade in Riku's hand that suddenly stretched another half a foot, adding a deep scar to his body again.

Moreover, it is very unfortunate that this knife happened to cut off a large blood vessel of the orc species. Even though the flesh and blood at the wound had been burned and carbonized by the high temperature of the psychic light blade, it still could not stop the blood in the blood vessel from flowing towards it. Spray outside.

——In particular, in order to ensure a body strength that exceeds physical limits, the blood in the body of an orc in the "blood bad" state is much faster than in the normal state. The same is true for blood pressure, small blood vessels and small wounds. You can also stop the bleeding by forcibly contracting the muscles, but if it is a wound like this, the high-speed flowing blood will make the orc's blood loss faster! "Damn it!" Feeling the dizziness caused by the rapid loss of blood, the orc captain knew that he could not hold on much longer, and the burden brought by activating the blood evil ability was getting heavier and heavier. If he continued, he might not be able to wait for him. If you kill the opponent, you will be killed by your own ability first! Thinking like this, the orc captain finally regained his composure from his previous rage and began to think about retreat - now it was obvious that he could no longer kill the opponent, so he must report this experience to the higher-ups. The assassin of an unknown race disguised as a "monkey" is really too tricky! However, Riku seemed to have guessed the orc's plan. The moment it showed that it wanted to retreat, he used another "magic" that he had never used before.

【Heavy pressure! 】 Convert spiritual energy into substantial pressure to create a high-gravity environment in a certain area. Riku's spiritual energy intensity can even create dozens of times more gravity within a certain range. This is especially true for orcs who tend to For an agile individual, this is undoubtedly a very fatal move.

Sure enough, just when the beastman wanted to retreat, the huge gravity that came out of thin air made him stagger unprepared and almost fell to the ground.

The huge pressure coming from every cell in the body made his already burdened internal organs burst into cramps. Blood immediately spurted out from the many wounds on his body, making his blood flow even further. drain.

But what was really fatal was that he, who had been relying on his super high movement speed to deal with Riku, was slowed down! And this is exactly what Riku wants! Although because this trick is immature, even he, the initiator, will be suppressed by super gravity, but what he does next does not require how fast he moves - See the same Suppressed by dozens of times of gravity and unable to move, he raised his hand with some difficulty. What ignited in his hand was a pure white flame with a temperature of at least several thousand degrees.

As a symbol of gas combustion, flames are far less affected by solids and liquids in a high-gravity environment, not to mention that the extraordinary flames in Riku's hands are transformed from spiritual energy, and are not affected by gravity.

Originally, this kind of hugely lethal flame could not really threaten the bloody individuals of the orcs because the activation speed could not keep up. But if it is the current situation where the movement speed of both sides is limited, the result will be completely different. ! "Damn it!" Seriously injured, his body was about to collapse, but he didn't dare to turn off his blood-evil ability. He forced himself to hold on to the hyper-gravity that made his body creak, and took steps to avoid the surging force coming from behind. Here comes the fiery serpent.

However, after being weakened layer by layer, he was undoubtedly too slow. The pure white fire snake rushed behind him in an instant, and then turned into a flame tornado, swallowing him in an instant.

The high temperature of thousands of degrees burned away the hair on the surface of the orc's body in a few seconds, burned through his skin and flesh, and used his flesh and blood tissue as fuel to continue burning deep into the body until it was completely burned. Into ashes! "Escape! Bring the information back!!!" These were the last words roared by the orc squad leader before his vocal cords were burned.

This also made the three ordinary orcs who had been trying to defeat the two "monkeys" wake up and realize that there was nothing they could do. They didn't even have time to mourn for their captain, so they immediately planned to retreat.

Ivan and Yare also immediately received Riku's order in their consciousness, knowing that they could not let these three orcs leave alive, otherwise they would definitely bring great disaster to their human race.

But it was different from the previous situation. Ivan and I wanted to prevent these orcs from interfering with the battlefield on Riku's side. Moreover, these orcs also had full confidence in their captain, and they still wanted to think more. In order to kill these two strange "monkeys", there was no rush to break through the blockade between them. Therefore, even if Yiwang and the others were one less in number, they could still hold back the orcs.

But now the situation is reversed, the orcs want to retreat, and even though Ivan and Yare have some advantages over ordinary orcs in various abilities, they are still far from being able to easily kill the orcs alone.

In other words, if the orcs want to escape, they can only stop two at most, and they can't stop the third one.

The orcs are also very aware of this.

Therefore, when the orc captain issued the order at the last moment of his life, the three orcs just looked at each other and made a decision in an instant. The two slower orcs would hold the two humans, and the last one with the fastest speed would The quick ones turned around and left the battlefield, quickly running away into the distance.

——Although whether they escaped or continued to fight, the three orcs knew that with the strong man who could kill the bad-blooded individuals, it was almost impossible for the two remaining on the battlefield to survive, but they Still made such a decision without hesitation.

Bringing vital information back to the clan is more important than the lives of a few of their ordinary orc warriors! In this era, there are not only heroes among humans who risk their lives for their tribe, but there are also respectable warriors among the orcs who can ignore life and death for the sake of their mission.

Chapter 554: Destroyed corpses and traces of all traces...a surprise appearance of a machine-like species!

【not good! 】 【Can't let him escape! 】 Yiwang and Yalei both saw this scene and immediately became anxious. However, although they were able to overwhelm ordinary orcs one-on-one, they were unable to kill each other in their eagerness. They were even entangled by each other in turn. I could watch the orc running further and further away.

[It doesn’t matter, leave it to me! 】 Fortunately, Riku on the other side has already rushed over. He, who can kill bad-blooded individuals, can of course deal with these ordinary orcs very easily. He even simply released two psychic lightnings to kill two The orcs' nerves were paralyzed, and Yvonne and Yare acted in perfect harmony to deal with their opponents.

However, even so, when he dealt with the remaining two orcs, the escaping orc had already ran thousands of meters and was about to run out of this canyon.

[You guys clean up the battlefield immediately, burn all the corpses, bloodstains, battle marks, and smells with flames, and then wait for me at the next meeting point. I will chase this orc! ] Leaving behind such an order, Riku rushed in pursuit of the orcs in the direction of their escape without looking back.

He did not blame his two companions for failing to complete their mission. After all, he also knew that with the fighting power of Ivan and the other two, it was impossible to leave all the orcs behind.

Therefore, as the commander, he could only solve this final trouble by himself.

Seeing the figure that was flying by like a strong wind gradually go away, Yiwang and Ya Lei looked at each other, feeling a little ashamed, but then they immediately came back to their senses and began to carry out the tasks assigned by Riku.

——To destroy corpses and eliminate traces, of course you still need to use psychic flames. Although Ivan and Yare learned this skill from Riku, due to the relationship between talent and time, they are far from being able to use it in Even in the middle of a battle, it could still be done if it was just used to burn corpses and traces of the battle.

Not to mention the two people over there who were dealing with the aftermath, Riku, in order to intercept the escaping orcs as soon as possible, he did not hesitate to use his psychic physical strengthening ability to the extreme, charging with a bad individual of orc blood. The speed surged forward, and in just a few minutes, he caught up with the opponent.

——These "few minutes" were all because the escaping orc was very good at using the terrain, which greatly slowed down Riku's tracking speed, otherwise he would have been faster! Poof - The high-temperature spiritual light blade pierced the orc's heart from behind. Looking at the body gradually losing its warmth in his hands, Riku sighed silently - another life died in his hands... ...Although he was unwilling to kill any life in the world, Riku also knew that in today's situation, killing all these orcs was the most correct choice, so he There was no hesitation in every move he made, but this did not prevent him from sighing at his actions after the battle.

——In this world, if you want to survive, is killing really the only way to go? With this in mind, he burned the corpses and blood stains on the ground with fire, turned around and prepared to leave.

At this moment, Riku's senses, which had become sharper since gaining psychic powers, sounded the alarm - a high-speed object was rapidly approaching! He immediately turned his head, just in time to see a figure emerging from behind him. With the speed that he could barely react after strengthening, he bumped into it.

【——! 】 Riku reacted instantly, subconsciously activated the psychic shield, and output psychic energy at an unprecedented speed, increasing the shield's defense strength to the maximum in preparation for the upcoming impact.

However, along with a "bang" sound of air explosion, the raging air flow lifted up the spiritual skeletons on the ground, covering the surrounding area dozens of meters in smoke and dust.

Riku, who was hiding behind the shield, was not affected by the spirit dust, but with his eyes wide open and alert, he did not wait for the expected impact.

Immediately afterwards, a gust of wind blew away the soul dust in the air, allowing Riku to see clearly what had just attacked him... No, that was not a thing, that was... an Ex-Machina! Looking at the body in front of him that looked like a young girl but was obviously made of machinery, Riku immediately recognized the other person's identity.

‘Are you kidding! Will you actually meet an Ex-Machina here? ! ’ Even Riku, who had always shown himself to be calm and decisive, was shocked by the presence in front of him.

He knew that the Ex-Machina was a race that acted in groups, and individuals shared consciousness... Since an Ex-Machina individual appeared in front of him, there must be a "connector" nearby that was responsible for connecting the lower-level individuals, with the one in front of him. Being an enemy of this individual is equivalent to being an enemy of all the Machina species... And with the current power of human beings, there is no way that they can be the opponent of all the Machina species, so... they cannot resist! So many thoughts flashed through Riku's mind in an instant, and then he made a decision - [Organic Kai, run away! 】 He sent a final warning to his two companions in the distance, and then directly cut off all conscious connections and disconnected from other people.

——Without knowing whether the Ex-Machina could detect psychic communication, he did not dare to risk exposing others by continuing to maintain this consciousness connection.

He even let go of his defenses and made as harmless a gesture as possible, just in case the Ex-Machina on the opposite side misunderstood him and thought he wanted to attack - Ex-Machina is a kind of person who only doesn't take the initiative to attack. They, they will not take the initiative to attack other people's races. In Riku's judgment, if he does this, other humans will be less likely to be angered.

"[Discussion] The current situation is being sorted out -" The inorganic eyes of the machine were filled with light, and the vocal organs of the simulated humanoid creature spoke without fluctuations like they were reading: "Brother, please teach me The power of psychic energy!" "...Huh?" Riku was filled with panic and shock.

What frightened him was that the Ex-Machina had already known about the human race's psychic abilities. This was undoubtedly the worst news among bad news.

What shocked him was why such a powerful machine would come to humans to learn psychic abilities? And still using the word "please"? ! Also, what's the point of calling him "brother"? ! ! ... "The plot has changed... That's right. Since you want to study the 'heart', you can just get the ability to connect to the 'heart'. It is indeed the logic of the machine! After discovering 'psionic power' With this kind of power that can directly connect to the soul, there will no longer be any roundabout requests for 'skin-to-skin contact'..." Fang Yuan, who was hiding in the dark, had been observing Riku and this as-yet-unnamed creature. Although the time and place of the Ex-Machina's movements are different from the original plot, the "first meeting" (actually the second meeting) between the two did indeed happen.

In the original plot, this scene was supposed to take place in the ruins of an old elf capital. The Ex-Machina suddenly appeared in order to analyze the intelligence of the "heart" and requested some kind of skin-to-skin contact with Riku. .

But because Fang Yuan gave human beings the power of psychic energy, the first meeting between the two protagonists, which should have been ambiguous, turned into the nondescript one now... Fang Yuan expressed regret for this. ——The famous scene is gone!

Chapter 555: A backup plan that cannot be mentioned

Riku was speechless for a long time because he was so shocked. In response, the young girl-like Ex-Machina blinked her big inorganic eyes in a cutesy manner, and continued to say in a tone that showed no emotion: "[Question] ——The young female individual of the noble race has made the same request to you, why is there no response now? " "..." Riku remembered, what this Ex-Machina just said seemed to be in the settlement area before. When teaching psychic powers, a young girl said something to him, but because the Ex-Machina could not hear any emotion after saying it, he had never thought of it before.

But when he remembered this, the chill in his heart increased instead of decreasing - had Ex-Machina noticed humans since that time? Fortunately, he kept telling his tribesmen that "humanity will surely win" all day long. It turns out that all of them are under the gunpoint of others at any time! With this thought in his mind, he still had to answer the Ex-Machina's question: "Sorry, psychic power is a power given to us humans by a great being. It can only be used by humans. I can't teach it to you."

Riku said this, and even took up Fang Yuan's banner, trying to create the illusion that "there is a god behind the human species" for the Ex-Machina opposite him - although he didn't know if this would have any effect. .

"Also, please allow me to take the liberty of asking, why do you want our human psychic powers?" "[Question] - What do you mean by 'you' just now?" The Ex-Machina expressed confusion.

Riku: "Don't act stupid! Can the 'Connector' hear what I say?!" "[Negative] - The connection between this unit and the 'Connector' has been terminated."

The Ex-Machina with the appearance of a young girl tilted her head and gave an answer that surprised Riku.

"The connection is released? In other words...are you alone?" "[Absolutely]" At this moment, Riku even had the idea of ​​trying to kill the opponent directly here.

However, considering that the psychic connection on his human side can be disconnected and connected at any time, if he really takes action, there is no way to guarantee that he can kill the Ex-Machina before it reconnects and sends back information, so he can only give up. .

"So this wandering Ex-Machina, it's still the same question as before, why do you want to learn psychic powers from me, a human?" Since the other party is an individual who is willing to communicate, Riku also wants to collect more information, as long as If he can pass the information back to his companions before he dies, it will be worth it! "[Answer]——In order to analyze the unique language of human communication, the unique language called 'heart'."

The Ex-Machine's eyes flashed as he replied.

"...Heart?" Riku frowned, feeling that this answer was a bit nonsensical, but then the Ex-Machina continued to give the answer: "[Reason] - This machine is investigating the existence of 'heart' The problem was that during the execution of the analysis, errors occurred frequently due to theoretical exploration, which resulted in the machine being abandoned, and was then implemented as a single unit for observation.”

'Observe... Do you plan to complete the analysis of the [Heart] independently, and then return to the [Connector]...' Thinking like this, Riku felt a stronger chill in his heart - it is said that it will be triggered by the enemy's attack. Are the ever-evolving Ex-Machina species now eyeing non-mechanical things like "hearts"? When they truly obtain the "heart", they will probably evolve into a more terrifying existence... But he cannot express this worry, and can only quietly listen to the other party's continued explanation: "[Judgment]—— After humans gained the power called 'psionic power', they apparently gained the ability to directly understand each other's 'hearts'.

[Requirement] - After this machine also obtains psychic energy, it can analyze it more accurately by connecting to the human's 'heart'. "

"...I still say that spiritual energy was not created by humans, but was given by another great being, and it can only be taught between humans. I can't teach it to you."

Although Riku was still vigilant, he had already seen that the Mecha did not seem to be hostile, so he reiterated the situation on his side and rejected the other party's request.

Sure enough, this Ex-Machina did not show hostility because of Riku's refusal, but gave another choice:　　"【Alternative Case】-According to past observation records, before humans obtained psychic power, individuals communicated with each other through skin-to-skin contact. It is speculated that this is an act of understanding each other's "heart". Please perform reproductive behavior with this machine..."　　"Wait! Let's talk about how to impart psychic power!"　　Riku immediately interrupted the other party's increasingly outrageous speech. He could feel that if he let the other party continue to talk, some kind of power that was countless times more terrifying than the God of War Artosh would come and destroy the entire world...　　Well, not to mention those contents that might attract the 404 God, the words of this Ex-Machina also made Riku realize that she had noticed the human race even earlier, and it seemed that she had been observing and analyzing them before they obtained psychic power. It was really scary to think about it...　　But these actually didn't matter. The most important thing now was how to deal with this Ex-Machina.

"Well, as long as we humans come into contact with other people's psychic energy, we can naturally awaken our own psychic energy. I don't know how to teach it to races other than humans. You can try our method."

In a situation where he is at the mercy of others, Riku has no other choice but to agree to the other party's request - not to mention suicide. In the original plot, Riku didn't know that this Ex-Machina had been monitoring humans for a long time, and thought that he could protect his people by committing suicide, but now it is different. He knows very well that the human race has been exposed, and dare not do such things that may anger the other party.