Qian Deli, Luo Yang, Ning Jing, Chen Sixuan... everyone’s gaze instantly converged, and Chen Sixuan immediately nodded to the group. Suddenly, they dispersed and started spreading out in the carriages to prepare for defense.

Chen Sixuan instructed Xiao Yuan and Luo Yang to stay in carriage number 3 to help, while she walked toward the cockpit, simultaneously contacting Lin Xian.

Sea Rock Island · Geothermal Core Device Thermal Well (Core Layer Passage)

Lin Xian led the drone team composed of KIKI and Viola, struggling to traverse the massive steel corridors leading to the geothermal well’s core. The air was filled with a pungent mix of sulfur and ozone, with the temperature suffocating high; the air twisted and refracted under extreme heat, making visibility blurry and uncertain.

Beneath their feet, the entire island groaned in agony amidst continuous violent earthquakes. Each tremor was accompanied by the teeth-grating sound of metal twisting and rocks shattering, while dust and small debris rained down from the top of the reinforced support structure, hitting the visor of Lin Xian’s power armor with a dense "crackling" sound.

Ahead in the field of vision, the massive geothermal well’s reactor chamber seemed like the entrance to Purgatory. Dark red lava, like a living giant serpent, frantically climbed and spread along the fractured well walls, voraciously devouring all metal structures in its path—the thick cooling pipes softened, twisted, and snapped under the high temperature, ejecting scalding steam; the enormous turbine units emitted unbearable cries of burden, with some blades rapidly softening and deforming under the crimson lava, melting into molten golden metal that merged into the lava flood;

The complex control console was submerged in lava, bursting with glaring electrical sparks before disappearing beneath the roiling dark red viscous fluid. Above the well walls, the massive and ancient pressure-resistant support dome was scorched into flowing wax-like state, dripping melted metal "raindrops" which exploded into big clusters of sparks upon falling into the fiery lake below.

Gazing at the scene ahead, Lin Xian couldn’t help but frown. This induction device was nearly half-devoured, the reactor had already ceased its reaction, and all emission outlets naturally stopped releasing as well. He could already envision the scenes of rampant chaos in those areas where Abnormal Bodies had started rioting.

"Viola! Maximum power cooling with the drone array! Prioritize protection of the main pipeline bridge at 12 o’clock direction! KIKI, cover the installation point area with Telekinesis Field; this thing can’t be detonated with bombs. Since it’s an induction device, why not release the reactor’s power to maximum to trigger a chain reaction using the core energy."

"Huh?" KIKI was startled by the words: "You’re gonna make a hydrogen bomb?"

"That’s precisely what this device is meant for," Lin Xian replied sternly. "Though its power isn’t great, if we blow up this whole geothermal well, all bets are off."

[Overloading the induction reactor will trigger a huge instability effect. In such a situation, program control is impossible.] Viola reminded Lin Xian at this time.

"So, there’s no way we can do precise countdown control."

"That’s why we have to hurry." Lin Xian said coldly, gazing at the boiling lava: "Dive into the super vortex at the fastest speed!"

Yet, at this moment, Lin Xian and KIKI’s Dark Mark devices suddenly flashed and beeped, Lin Xian’s expression changed instantly. He said, "Level 4 mark? Special Level?!"

"Where?" KIKI immediately sensed the crisis, but looking around, there was nothing but a field of crimson lava throughout the geothermal well.

Lin Xian also activated the power armor for a thorough search, but even with Viola, they couldn’t find any biological signals.

Rumble!

At this time, the whole island started experiencing violent earthquakes, as if mountains and seas were roaring towards this direction with blazing fury.

Mark the target.

Lin Xian realized trouble had arrived, his heart leapt, and suddenly he reacted, shouting loudly towards KIKI 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

"KIKI, use seismic waves to scan, there’s something abnormal next to us."

"It’s invisible!"