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Jingyuan also connected to the lighthouse's communication system and contacted Mark.
Jingyuan briefly explained the current situation. Although Mark was still in shock over his own background, he immediately rallied his spirits and prepared to sail the lighthouse to the entrance of Dragon Bone Village, since it concerned the lives of everyone.
But what happened next left everyone stunned.
The lighthouse cannot be moved!
Chapter 186 Seeking Refuge at the Lighthouse
Inside the lighthouse navigation control room, everyone was still reeling from the shock of the rebellion.
Many of them had friends who died because of the rebellion.
A somber atmosphere permeated the lighthouse.
When Jingyuan and Mark were communicating, they also connected to Jingnan.
After all, the navigation control room has always been under Jingnan's control.
Mark and Jingnan met in front of the navigation control room door.
Jingnan said, "A large number of Devouring Beasts have suddenly gathered on the ground. It seems that Dragonbone Village is not entirely safe!"
"Without eliminating the mana ecosystem, there is no safe place on this planet."
Jingnan said with some concern, "According to our Lighthouse's containment regulations, it is forbidden to contain people in large numbers."
Mark looked at Jingnan; she wasn't trying to point out the issue of the regulations.
If the Devouring Beasts continue to roam the ground, the people of Dragonbone Village will live on the Lighthouse.
Previous collaborations between the two parties were based on the premise that their respective lives would not interfere with each other.
If we were to live together now, many problems would definitely arise.
Mark paused for a moment, then said, "Saving lives is the priority now; we can talk about other things later."
The two entered the navigation control room, and Jingnan immediately ordered them to proceed towards Longgu Village.
The controllers operated the system for a while, but found that it did not respond.
After several attempts, the system still did not respond.
"Commander, the system is not responding!"
Jing Nan frowned. "What does it mean that the system isn't responding?"
Another controller reported: "The system is locked with highest privileges; we cannot operate it!"
"Unlock!"
"You do not have sufficient privileges!"
Jing Nan was taken aback. Even though she was the chief air traffic controller, she didn't have the necessary authority!
Mark stepped forward, "Use my privileges!"
"Lord Mark, your authority is insufficient!"
Jingnan asked in confusion, "Whose authority is needed? Lord Morgan's?"
“No!” Mark suddenly remembered what Morgan had told him. “He doesn’t have the highest authority over the Lighthouse either! The highest authority is with Kloto!”
"Clotto?"
Not only Jingnan, but Jingyuan, who was on the edge of the shielded zone, was also stunned when he heard the news!
How could the highest authority over the lighthouse be in Kloto's possession?
That's the brain of Mana's original body!
Faced with everyone's doubts, Bai Yuekui provided the answers: "After Ash entered the Giant Brain, he was the one controlling it. Giving the Lighthouse's authority to the Giant Brain was actually giving it to a super artificial intelligence."
"But after Ash merged with other consciousnesses, he became Master Lai. So who is controlling Kloto now?"
"Perhaps... it is the consciousness of Mana's initial form!"
Jing Yuan looked down and saw that many Devouring Beasts had already rushed into the shielded area.
Now is not the time to investigate who is controlling Clotho; we need to figure out how to resolve the current situation.
When the Devouring Beasts rushed in, although there were Awakened Walkers in Dragon Bone Village, there were mostly elderly people and children.
The Awakened Ones can evade the Devouring Beasts, but what about the elderly and children?
"Jingyuan, tell Bai Yuekui to notify the villagers to head towards the lighthouse!" Mark's voice came through the communicator.
Jingyuan quickly relayed to Bai Yuekui that although the lighthouse could not be moved at present, the lighthouse suspended in the air was still the best refuge.
However, compared to going directly to the lighthouse, it takes a lot of time for the villagers to come on their own.
In the air control room, Mark connected to the armory via communication frequency, instructing them to prepare all the vehicles at the lighthouse.
Now, there are only a handful of hunters left on the lighthouse; the rest have all been killed by the rebels.
The other surviving hunters are still in Dragonbone Village.
They had no time to grieve; the remaining people quickly prepared the vehicles.
Due to a shortage of personnel, Mark and Ran Bing went down to the ground and became drivers.
The elevator platform descended to the ground, where Penny, Jiuge, Amur, and others who had come from the ecological base were waiting.
There weren't enough drivers, so everyone had to work together.
There were only eight vehicles on the lighthouse, and they all set off in a grand procession towards Longgu Village.
Edge of the shielded area.
Jing Yuan looked at Bai Yuekui and said, "Boss Bai, if you can't do it, then you should pilot the spaceship back to rescue them!"
"how about you?"
"I'll hold off these Devouring Beasts!"
"Even if you can use telekinesis, you can't stop so many Devouring Beasts!"
"Even buying a little time would be helpful!"
Jing Yuan dared to face the Devouring Beasts alone entirely because he could control objects and fly.
The worst outcome is simply running away!
Bai Yuekui hesitated for a moment, then reached out and the spaceship's cabin wall opened, and a rectangular object flew out and into Bai Yuekui's hand.
Jing Yuan was taken aback, then laughed, "You can use telekinesis too?"
"This isn't telekinesis. This is my potential—the ability to control objects through light." Bai Yuekui didn't explain further, but instead opened the rectangular object in his hand.
It was a box containing three palm-sized white triangular objects.
Bai Yuekui said, "This is a laser weapon that can counter the swarm attacks of the Devouring Beasts, but its energy is limited, so use it with caution!"
With a thought, Jing Yuan used his mental power to bring the box into his hand.
Bai Yuekui waved to the bulkhead again, and the bulkhead opened, revealing a hexagonal shield that flew directly to Jing Yuan.
Jing Yuan smiled slightly, controlled the shield to come to his feet, and flew out of the spaceship by stepping on the shield.
Bai Yuekui turned around and sat back in the pilot's seat, navigating the spaceship next to Master Lai.
"Master Lai, leave this to Jingyuan! You and I will go together to protect the villagers as they move toward the lighthouse."
Master Lai hesitated for a moment, but even he couldn't stop several Devouring Beasts here. "Can he manage alone?"
"Don't worry! He's better at escaping than either of us!"
After Master Lai boarded the spaceship, Bai Yuekui piloted the Swift spaceship back.
Jingyuan stepped on the shield and hovered in the air, one meter above the ground.
At this moment, the Devouring Beasts that had broken into the shielded zone were still quite confused.
After Master Lai left, the oppressive force he had exerted on them disappeared.
The Devouring Beasts gradually recovered and began to explore the shielded zone.
Jing Yuan stood motionless in mid-air in front of him.
He remained in his original state, so the Devouring Beast didn't notice him.
He has no intention of taking action.
What they need now is time.
If the Devouring Beast doesn't move, he won't move either.
Sure enough, after a long time, a Devouring Beast suddenly sensed something and ran wildly toward the lighthouse!
Jing Yuan controlled the shield to fly quickly and killed the Devouring Beast with a single strike.
"Roar!"
"Roar!"
With the Devouring Beast killed, Jing Yuan's location was exposed, and dozens of Devouring Beasts charged towards him at the same time!