Sente and Dark Qiong stumbled in from outside, but immediately knelt before Nai. "My Lord, we are sorry. We did not complete the mission."
However, Nai gently waved a hand. "You've done well enough, but there is another task for you."
Sente and Dark Qiong exchanged glances and spoke in unison, "Please give us your orders."
"Ouyang Qi, Lai Liqing."
Sente and Dark Qiong looked up in surprise at the two individuals who had just walked in. "My Lord, this is..."
Nai pointed at Lai Liqing. "Are you surprised that he is similar to Sima Chuan?"
"Yes."
"He is a shadow warrior, a replica of Sima Chuan." Then Nai pointed at Ouyang Qi. "He was sent to Earth at the age of two. To complete his mission, an adult consciousness was injected into his brain."
"I understand."
At that moment, Ouyang Qi suddenly spoke up. "My Lord, I don't understand."
"What don't you understand?"
"Why does my body use a half Mechanical Body?"
Nai paused for a moment before explaining, "Your body only uses a half Mechanical Body because it is your first time integrating with one. If you were to use a full Mechanical Body and it became unstable, it would be difficult to control."
"I see. Thank you, My Lord."
"Mm-hmm."
"What is our mission then?" Sente asked.
“Sente, Dark Qiong, Ouyang Qi, Lai Liqing.”
“Present!” the four responded in unison.
“You four have been personally selected by me, and I am well aware of your abilities. From now on, you will form the Shadow Legion.”
“Shadow Legion?”
“Exactly. You will be the counterparts to Sima Chuan’s Mechanical Warriors, known as the Shadow Mech Warriors, led by Sente.”
Sente placed his right hand diagonally across his chest and said, “I vow to complete the mission at all costs.”
“Good!”
“So what is our mission?”
“Eliminate Sima Chuan.”
“Understood.”
Nai stood up. “You may go!”
Luo Mengqi set down her tools and said to Yiling, “It’s ready; you can get up now!”
Yiling sat up from the experimental platform. “Is it done?”
“Yes! Try it out and see how it feels!”
Yiling jumped off the mechanical platform and immediately ran outside. “Wow! What incredible speed! Just one second! Big sister, come out quickly!”
“I’m coming.” Luo Mengqi responded as she stepped out. “How does it feel?”
"Such a great feeling!"
"Of course."
"By the way, what about that person of yours?" Yiling suddenly teased.
"Who?" Luo Mengqi asked, confused.
"Stop pretending, you know exactly who I mean."
"I really don't know!" Luo Mengqi said, a bit flustered.
"Really don't know?"
"Really."
"It's your own!"
"Yes, but who are you talking about?"
Just as Luo Mengqi finished speaking, Yiling shouted, "Chuan, my big sister is looking for you!"
"What? Are you asking for a fight?" Luo Mengqi swung a punch, but Yiling dodged.
"Great! You've got some spirit now!"
"Yeah! Come at me!" Yiling provocatively challenged Luo Mengqi.
"You’re the one who’s pushing me."
"Qiong, you take a break. I'll be right back." Sima Chuan glanced at Qiong, who was busy repairing the experimental rack. He turned to Rock and said, "Doctor, I'm leaving Qiong in your hands. Make sure she gets better."
"Rock" smiled and said, "Chuan, don't worry! I will do my best."
"Mm!"
As "Sima Chuan" stepped out, "Luo Mengqi" suddenly kicked towards him, startling "Sima Chuan," who leaned back just in time to avoid serious injury. He immediately shouted, "Hey, what are you doing? Do you know you almost caused an accident?"
"Luo Mengqi" and "Yiling" stopped at that moment, with "Luo Mengqi" pouting and looking furious.
At this time, "Yiling" turned around and laughed, "Haha! Big sister, you almost murdered your own husband!"
"You, you better watch it or I'll tear your mouth apart," "Luo Mengqi" shouted, pointing at "Yiling."
"Can you two calm down? Is this really fun?"
"It is! Right, big sister?" "Yiling" continued her playful antics without remorse.
"Ugh!" "Luo Mengqi" was left speechless.
"I learned it all from you! Don't forget that!"
Only then did "Luo Mengqi" remember that when "Yiling" was first created, she had input her own personality traits to ensure she had a companion. At that moment, "Luo Mengqi" regretted it. "If I had known it would turn out like this, I wouldn't have input those kinds of data back then."
Just as they were having fun, suddenly a ball fell from above and landed right in front of "Sima Chuan." The three of them were puzzled, and their laughter ceased.
"Sima Chuan" cautiously stepped closer to the ball. It was made of iron and shone silver. He slowly bent down to pick it up and see what it was.
However, just as "Sima Chuan" reached for it, the iron ball opened halfway on its own. Startled, he quickly recoiled. A green light shot out from one of the openings in the ball and transformed into a screen.
The image that appeared on the screen shocked "Sima Chuan," as well as "Luo Mengqi" and "Yiling." The person on the screen was none other than "Sima Chuan."
The screen's version of "Sima Chuan" stood in a dimly lit room with an unusually cold expression on his face. After a long pause, he spoke, "Sima Chuan, hello!"
Sima Chuan was utterly perplexed. Who was this person, and why did he look exactly like him, even sharing the same voice? So, Sima Chuan listened intently to every word he said.
"My name is Lai Liqing, your shadow. However, in this world, two identical people cannot exist. Therefore, there must be a duel between us, both to complete my mission and for my own sake. Just wait and see! Hahaha..."
In the end, the iron ball returned to its original form.
After that, the three of them fell silent, unsure of what to do next. After a long pause, Luo Mengqi broke the silence. "Sima Chuan, do you know what's going on?"
"I'm not sure, but asking Qiong should provide some answers." Sima Chuan replied before turning and heading into the house. Luo Mengqi and Yiling followed closely behind.
"How did it go? What was the effect?" Lai Liqing asked, arms crossed over his chest as he looked at Ouyang Qi.
Ouyang Qi responded, "He was startled."
"That's good. Lai Liqing, you did well; go back and receive Lady Nayi's commendation!" Sente stepped forward.
"Let the commendation go to you! I just want to eliminate Sima Chuan."
"Very good. That's the attitude we need. Hahaha..." Sente laughed heartily while clapping his hands.
"So what should our next step be?" Dark Qiong asked as he moved closer to Sente.
In the distance, on a tall building, Shadow Legion was quietly closing in on Sima Chuan.
Darkness gradually engulfed the entire space, as if not a glimmer of light could be seen.
Sima Chuan had lost all appetite; he remained trapped in his current dilemma. Meanwhile, Qiong had awakened and regained some clarity.
Seeing Sima Chuan deep in thought with a pale face, Qiong asked him, "Chuan, what's wrong? Is something the matter?"
"No, I just have a question to ask you."
"You!"
"What happened after you were captured last time?"
"Last time?"
"Yes."
"Let me think." Qiong Wan gently closed her eyes, recalling the scene from that time. "I was fixed to an experimental rack and only saw a metallic silver box beside me, but I didn't know what it was for. Later, my body was forcibly shut down."
"That could be the case."
"What do you mean?" Qiong didn't understand what Sima Chuan was talking about.
"Your data was copied."
"What? How did that happen?"
"Hey, Sima Chuan. What does it mean that the data was copied?" Luo Mengqi didn't understand Sima Chuan's mention of data copying at all.
"Yeah! I don't get it either," Yiling chimed in.
"The so-called data copying means reading a person's entire data and then putting it into a data processor, ultimately creating an identical copy of you."
"Oh, I see." Luo Mengqi finally understood that it was about data copying.
At that moment, Yiling suddenly said, "So the original Dark Qiong is like this?"
"Dark Qiong? Chuan, what's going on?" Qiong felt confused.
Sima Chuan paused for a few seconds before speaking. "The metallic silver box you saw last time is likely the Data Processor. They copied an exact replica of you and sent it back to me. But in the end, I still saw through it."
"Is that so? It seems we overlooked this; we need to be more careful in the future."
"Yeah, it's possible they have created a new version of me."
"A new one?" Luo Mengqi and Yiling exclaimed in surprise. "Who are they? Why would they do that?"
"They are our enemies, the traitors from Planet DR-5."
"Then why do they want to clone?"
Sima Chuan was pondering something, but Qiong had already begun to explain. "That's because they can't produce a Fire Warrior as powerful as us. The only way is to create a new version of themselves, which means cloning us."
Sima Chuan continued, "Exactly, it's like fighting against yourself. It's very difficult to surpass oneself."
"Chuan, be careful. They've already started moving," Qiong warned.
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