The wind from the top of the ark, carrying the astringent smell of cooled metal, blew against Shen Feng's crystallized left arm, like countless fine needles wandering through the gaps between the scales. He looked down at the light blue halo flowing in the palm of his hand, which was the trace of the Ark's core resonating with his nerve endings. Each flash was accompanied by a slight tingling in his temples - this was a sequelae of fusion, and a signal that the Ark's defense system was synchronized with his consciousness. In the municipal square below, a makeshift radio station was playing the Alliance Declaration repeatedly. The sound of loudspeakers mixed with the sporadic gunshots in the distance formed the city's unique pre-dawn noise.
"Team Shen, report from the Southwest District, the sentinel cluster is attacking the third isolation zone. They seem to have activated some new device, and the energy shield of the defense line is decaying very fast." Lin Xiaoman's voice came from the communicator, with obvious breathing, and the sizzling sound of overloaded energy weapons could be heard in the background. This little girl who had just defected from the Jingxing Office had dared not work the night shift a few days ago because she was afraid of the dark. Now she was able to calmly dispatch the defense forces of the three teams. Shen Feng recalled the way she was so scared that she spilled coffee on the console when she first saw the sentry. She couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth, but was brought back to reality by the stinging pain from her nerves.
