Chapter 1 We are Here

Only rows of Night Watch mechs rushed in. Leading the charge was a Mark V pure mechanical standard mech, the Slayer, followed by a crisp female voice.

"Warden, we're here!"

"Kill!!"

Feizake gave the order without hesitation.

The Slayer didn't waste a word, firing a beam directly at the Wave-Conducting Sphere, blasting it apart.

At the same time, the other Night Watch launched attacks on the puppet mechs and mechanical guards.

Instantly, the scene erupted into a chaotic battle.

Just as Su Mo was completely dumbfounded, a soft hand suddenly grabbed his arm.

Su Mo was slightly stunned and subconsciously looked up.

He saw Di Luo appear behind him at some point. Behind Di Luo were four wanted criminals.

They were SS-rank criminal Kendi, SS-rank criminal Madwoman Mansi, a three-and-a-half-meter-tall SS-rank criminal with muscles like rocks and petrified skin named Yan Gang, and S-rank con artist Longke.

"Go!"

Di Luo pulled Su Mo away amidst the chaos. In fact, it wasn't just Di Luo and her group trying to escape; almost all the prisoners were desperately fleeing.

Just as Su Mo and the other prisoners escaped the rest area and were fleeing, they ran into rows of mechanical guards.

These mechanical guards raised their weapons and aimed at the escaping prisoners. At the same time, dense arrays of weapons unfolded from the metal walls, all aimed at Su Mo and the others.

"Scanning a large number of prisoners escaping. Determining major prison riot. Initiating special clearance mode: Annihilation!"

The leading mechanical guard issued the mechanical announcement.

Su Mo almost spat out a mouthful of blood when he heard the mechanical guard's words. Was that something a human would say?

They were allowed to slaughter and clear out everything, but the prisoners weren't allowed to escape?

Just then, with a *snap*, all the lights in the corridor went out, and all the fixed defensive weapons lost power. Emergency lights came on.

At this crucial moment, the emergency shut-off switches for seventy-two power sources in the Infinite Deepspace Prison were pulled.

In fact, Feizake had never trusted the AI Prisoner from the beginning. He had always kept a trump card for himself. But he never expected that the AI would completely fall, become infected, and go insane to the point of wanting to slaughter everyone.

"Good opportunity! Those who don't want to die, charge!"

One prisoner after another desperately charged forward.

Immediately, the mechanical guards opened fire!

*Zzzzzz-*

Prisoners were cut down one after another.

Di Luo's pupils shrank, and she charged forward with extreme speed.

She dodged the attacks at high speed, jumped up, and sprinted on the metal walls. Then, she approached a mechanical guard, kicking it to the ground. She turned and used her foot to hook a light beam gun from a dead prison guard, firing at the other mechanical guards.

*Zzzzzz-*

The surrounding mechanical guards were quickly taken down one by one.

Kendi and the others rushed forward, picked up the light beam guns from the ground, and counterattacked.

Before long, they cleared out the blocking mechanical guards.

Many prisoners shouted in joy, "Brothers, good opportunity, let's go!"

A large number of prisoners fled toward the left corridor ahead, which led to the sixth level.

Conversely, Di Luo led Su Mo and the others to the right corridor, which led to the prison cells.

"Ah? Where are we going? Back to the cells to sit?"

Su Mo asked, bewildered, as he ran along with them.

"Big Brother, is there any need to ask? Of course, we're breaking out of prison while we have this great opportunity."

Longke replied, panting, as he ran.

"Wait, break out?"

Su Mo suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong, Big Brother?"

Longke asked, puzzled.

"What am I breaking out of?"

Su Mo reacted and replied with a twitching face.

At this time, Kendi, who was following beside Di Luo, said irritably, "Big Sister, this guy is an idiot, just ignore him."

"Yan Gang, take him away."

Di Luo said unquestioningly.

"Yes!"

Yan Gang suddenly appeared behind Su Mo, picked him up in his arms, and strode away.

"Let me go! I'm not breaking out!"

Su Mo came back to his senses, started to exert his strength, and prepared to break free from Yan Gang's restraint.

What a joke! He was fine. What was he breaking out for?

Although Su Mo knew that he had committed a great crime, that didn't mean he was desperate. If nothing else, as long as the Federation was still there.

They would definitely do everything to protect him.

Even if they couldn't do anything for the time being, if they were given some time, they would definitely find a way to get him out.

But if he broke out of prison in a daze, then the nature of the matter would be different. He would really be a fugitive.

Thinking of this, Su Mo also used all his strength to try to pry open Yan Gang's arms.

However, a dramatic scene appeared: he couldn't break free.

The strength of this giant far exceeded Su Mo's expectations.

"Don't struggle foolishly. Yan Gang's strength can rank in the top three in Star Ring City. He's not someone a normal person can match. I'm doing this for your own good. If you continue like this, you'll only kill yourself faster."

Di Luo replied coldly.

"It's not that, Big Sister, you guys break out of your prison. Why do you have to bring me along?"

Su Mo didn't know what to say, between tears and laughter.

"You don't need to have any illusions. With the crime you've committed, you might not even have the qualifications to be in prison. It's very normal for you to be executed directly. Also, now that the AI Prisoner is out of control, do you really think Warden Feizake has a chance of winning? Don't look at his emergency measures; that's just a desperate struggle. Sooner or later, he'll be destroyed. You don't know how terrifying the AI Prisoner is."

Di Luo said coldly to Su Mo.

"Wait, you noticed something was wrong with those mechanical guards a long time ago? Then why didn't you say so earlier?"

Su Mo suddenly reacted.

"I only had a 30% certainty."

Di Luo was silent for a few seconds before finally replying.

"Big Sister, this guy is in cahoots with those prison officers. Why are we putting so much effort into saving him and having to patiently persuade him?"

Kendi said with great aversion.

"My decisions don't need your questioning."

Di Luo replied coldly.

Kendi originally wanted to say something, but in the end, he reluctantly closed his mouth.

Longke, who was on the side, also hurriedly persuaded Su Mo, "Big Brother, just listen to Big Sister. It's definitely right. How could we harm you?"

"Shut up. I haven't even talked about you yet. When did you become so familiar with Di Luo? I didn't even know about it."

Su Mo wanted to kick this guy.

"Hehe, you didn't ask me. We were originally a team. But Big Brother, you have to believe us. We're really doing this for your own good."

Longke replied with a wretched smile.

Su Mo replied irritably, "Let's not talk about whether we can escape or not. Even if we really escape, the power of Star Ring City is everywhere. Where can we go?"

"Uh? This..."

Longke was speechless for a moment.

Di Luo replied coldly, "We can be interstellar wanderers. Even living like a rat is better than staying here."

"Alright, alright, just put me down first."

Su Mo was also convinced by these old tricksters, so he casually agreed. He planned to see what these people were going to do before making any plans.

At this time, Yan Gang couldn't help but look at Di Luo. Di Luo nodded slightly, signaling Yan Gang to put him down.

So Yan Gang put Su Mo down without saying a word.

"I knew Big Brother would be able to see reason."

Longke flattered him in a great mood.

"Do I have a choice? But are you sure we're running away right now? You guys are going in the wrong direction. Why are you running towards the prison cells?"

Su Mo sighed deeply and replied helplessly.

"Hehe, Boss, you don't understand. Don't look at how fiercely the AI Prisoner and Warden Feizake are fighting, unable to take care of us. Just thinking of escaping like this is a pipe dream. Conventional escape is impossible. There's only one way now."

Longke explained diligently. He really respected Su Mo.

"What way?"

Su Mo was also intrigued for a moment.

Di Luo replied very simply, "Go through the ruins. There must be escape routes and spaceships in the ruins. And the only person in this world who knows how to escape from the ruins is one person."

Su Mo suddenly remembered and said.

"Former Warden Mondokes!"

"That's right. We're going to save him now. He's in the deepest part of the prison."

Di Luo said with an unusually firm gaze, as if everything was in her calculations.