After hearing "Paradox" say the word "trial", Booker turned around suddenly, and at the same time, the Aegis Type I individual combat module on his body was instantly activated.
Although in the base reality, his combat module is still in a damaged state and needs to be completely repaired by a multi-purpose printer. But now in the Abyss Dark Web, any transformation authority bound to the adjuster's mandala can be called out in the form of data at any time.
Along with the subtle clicking sound of mechanical operation, the silver-white carapace wrapped Booker like an exoskeleton.
Standing behind him and Liao Qi is a female silhouette also composed of countless changing color blocks.
What's this?
Are they the dependents of "Paradox"?
Booker thought very nervously.
Jiang Zhou, who seemed to be sitting casually next to the textile machine, finally breathed a sigh of relief at this moment.
During the seven or eight hours he sat in that dilapidated iron tower, he was not only admiring the dilapidated scenery of this half-finished city. During this period, he researched the possible reasons why he was able to drag Liao Qi to the Abyss Dark Web.
There is no doubt that today's Abyss Darknet is an iterative product based on the JZ network protocol designed by itself. Although after a hundred years of development, it has become something that is almost incomprehensible to me, some of the concepts at the bottom will not change.
The account of "Jiang Zhou" or "Theseus" was accessed to the depth 2 abyss darknet through the α-level deep diving interface of Pluto Deep Diving Company.
The account of "Liao Qi" came here through his own authority.
As for the "Booker" account, that's even more incidental.
In other words, Jiang Zhou is the node of the data flow, the network cable that allows controllable factors such as Booker and Liao Qi to come here and there.
This could also explain why when they look at themselves, they see an ever-changing patch of color.
Changing color patches are a common phenomenon when visualizing data exceeds processing limits.
Everything Booker and Liao Qi saw and experienced in the Abyss Dark Web, including the sky and the city, were all presented through Jiangzhou, an information transfer station.
Because the flow of information transmitted through their bodies is so large, when it is generated into visual images, it naturally exceeds the limits of what they can carry and what they can handle.
Of course, this is also due to the outstanding performance of the company's deep dive sub-warehouse and the delay-free connection between himself and Liao Qi, so there will be no loading problems.
After understanding this, Jiang Zhou easily used the brain-computer interface to write some simple programs that were child's play.
It's just a deception that works against Booker - automatically changing the sounds he hears into meaningless electric sounds, and adding a layer of mosaic textures to some of the things he sees.
Just like...
"Hiss—sizz—"
After Booker completed his preparations for the battle, the female silhouette composed of fine color blocks made a dangerous sound towards him.
And that voice, as heard from Jiang Zhou's side, roughly meant the following.
"This is the horse you said you found for me?!"
Its tone of voice was somewhere between anger and confusion. After all, it was just a Depth 2 malicious program. Facing a senior Depth 3 adjuster alone, the roles between hunter and prey were instantly switched.
In response, Jiang Zhou just nodded invisibly, and then replied in a teasing tone:
"That's right, now you can start your trial."
"clear!"
Booker, who thought "Paradox" was talking to him, gritted his teeth and replied.
He instantly entered a fighting state.
“Hisssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so little so so so so so so so so so so so so so so low so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so to out addresses out of so so so so so so many
(You deceived me, and the other party’s data is enough to completely destroy me)
After hearing Jiang Zhou's ridicule, the woman in black gauze said so and began to take off her disguise.
This figure wearing a black veil is just the interactive interface it uses to communicate with visitors from the base reality. After noticing the unexpected danger, it tore off the useless painting and revealed its true form.
The eight serrated blades stretched out from the waist like the skirt of a dance skirt, and then fell to the ground with a "click", breaking the solid ground.
The blood-red lights illuminated the huge metal body that emerged from its cocoon one by one like eyes.
Finally, a fusiform metal spider that was three meters tall and covered with a hard metal exoskeleton stretched its body.
On the other side, from Booker's perspective, after "Paradox" informed him to start the trial, along with a terrifying roar, the woman's silhouette instantly changed into...
"Arachne II Stalker?!"
After seeing the outline of the other party after deformation, Booker was slightly surprised and said.
Although the opponent was still composed of countless tiny color blocks, and the specific details could not be seen clearly, Booker could still roughly judge its type based on the opponent's outline.
Arachne II Stalker, a common malicious program in the Depth 2, KZ quadrant, is suspected to be a specialized autonomous machine designed for urban security and street fighting.
If you defeat the opponent, you can obtain several good technology blueprints.
"How's it going? Is she dangerous? Can the two of us handle it?"
Liao Qi, who was next to Booker, asked immediately when he saw that he seemed to recognize the other person's identity.
"There is a certain danger for you..."
Booker answered cautiously.
For him, if there was only one, the danger level would be average.
Of course, if you want to kill the opponent, you still need to spend some effort.
And if you don’t keep it all, the car will overturn.
Therefore, in choosing the Arachne II Stalker for the trial, is "Paradox" based on the combined strength of the two of them?
Booker thought.
But no matter what, the thing in front of them is not something they can't defeat.
Thinking of this, he felt a little more at ease.
If it were the female humanoid silhouette from before, he couldn't estimate the opponent's strength, and his heart was always hanging in mid-air.
He originally thought that the trial would be a narrow escape, but now it seems to be very reasonable?
"I have shared the information I know about the other party through the communication channel."
Booker said.
Liao Qi on the side nodded calmly, and then said:
"Booker, knife."
The redundant module of Aegis behind him regenerated a single-molecule samurai sword in Booker's hand, and he threw it to Liao Qi aside.
Depth 1's Icarus is a melee-specific adjustment. There are no useful weapons in the modification. It is not a loss-making business to spend some redundant modules to create a useful weapon for Liao Qi.
"Let's go together."
Liao Qi said so after taking the knife.
