The teaching building swayed violently amidst the unstable fluctuations of the quantum core, while chunks of concrete fell from the ceiling like rain. Su Yao’s consciousness was trapped in a digital spirit world. Before her, Zhang Ming was bound in a prison made of circuit boards; a blue chip embedded in his chest pulsed with an eerie light, ceaselessly converting his life force into evil energy.
"Zhang Ming!" Su Yao shouted, the blue light of her Azure Heaven Sword carving a path through the torrent of data. Yet, every time she neared the prison, countless monsters composed of ones and zeros swarmed out, lunging with bared fangs and claws. Where their sharp talons slashed, the very space rippled with distortion. Lin Yu’s voice suddenly echoed in her consciousness: "Su Yao, we’ve found the core entrance in the real world—you must get out as soon as possible!"
Su Yao gritted her teeth and swung her sword. A burst of blue light surged, dispersing the surrounding monsters. She concentrated all her Spiritual Power and charged toward Zhang Ming’s prison. As the light touched the chains, a memory flooded her mind like a lightning strike—after the Nether Temple incident, Zhang Ming had been captured by the Silver-masked Man. To protect his companions, he had willingly become a living vessel, enduring the dual erosion of demonic energy and digital corruption.
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