"The visual distance is about five kilometers, but because the base construction framework of this piece has been destroyed, it is not clear whether the physical laws will take effect."
Chinatsu Sakura said this while holding a telescope.
Among the climbing equipment carried by everyone, there was a hook gun that could glide over a short distance. But the rope is only about 500 meters, so there is no way to throw it to the other side.
"Doesn't this ATV have an anti-gravity engine?"
136 asked.
"It's the auxiliary anti-gravity engine."
Jiang Zhou corrected:
"Just using the anti-gravity engine to reduce the weight of the vehicle part, we can't fly over with the car."
As he spoke, he glanced at the expected effective time of the "Breadcrumb Mark" - less than twelve hours.
"Does anyone here have a prosthetic body with flying capabilities?"
Jiang Zhou asked, recalling the previous scene of Booker standing in the sky.
Everyone shook their heads.
"Then...how about going around?"
asked another person in the team.
"There is no end in sight on both sides of this rift...maybe there is no end at all."
Chinatsu Sakura spread her hands.
Even if there is, after bypassing it, the breadcrumb mark will probably be ineffective.
"In other words... there is nothing we can do. How about we take advantage of this time to write our last words or something? It is said that information on the Abyss Dark Web occasionally surfaces on the World Wide Web."
Finally, she concluded.
Jiang Zhou cautiously took a look at the bottom of the abyss. He was not afraid of heights, but the scene still dazzled him.
"Then what will happen if...you jump?"
Jiang Zhou asked.
"The good news is that you will most likely not fall to your death, because the base construction program is only launched at depth 2, and the laws of physics will gradually fail below. But the bad news is that you will fall into a deeper abyss. There, you don’t even need to encounter high-level malicious programs, just by existing there, your mental index will drop to about the same level as a watermelon.”
Qianxiaying turned to look at Jiang Zhou, and then told him that if he wanted to commit suicide, it would be faster to just use a gun to make a hole in his head.
"Then what will happen if we fail to go back? I mean, what will happen to our bodies in reality?"
Jiang Zhou continued to ask.
"People who are lost in the dark web of the abyss are called wanderers. Their bodies will be in a vegetative state and will not wake up. If they are transferred to an advanced life-sustaining warehouse and their vital signs are carefully maintained, they can be suspended. A life. But if you expect the company to do this, it is better to expect a fish to drive a bicycle. The greater possibility is - forced hot-swapping, which will cause the stand-in program to be destroyed, thus activating the apoptosis program of the brain-computer interface. In other words By the way, at least we will go away peacefully.”
"There is another way."
Seeing everyone's morale getting lower and lower, 136 suddenly said:
"You know, we are now in the abyss of the dark web. Although we do not have an aircraft, there may be a malicious program nearby. We can search for them and find them from them..."
"The probability of what you said is really low."
Qianxia Ying shook her head.
In the absence of bait, the wandering malicious program was just enough to be found, and enough space for the five of them to fly over was erupted from it.
The time required must also be short enough.
This looks like the probability of winning the lottery.
But Jiang Zhou was the first to stand up.
"A low probability is better than doing nothing... Let's split up."
After all, it is a matter of probabilities, and acting separately can always make the denominator smaller.
The remaining people looked at each other and finally nodded in agreement.
As Jiang Zhou said, no matter how low the probability is, it is better than doing nothing.
Right now, there are still eleven hours and thirty-seven minutes until the breadcrumb mark disappears.
…………
Among the five, Black Falcon-136, who had the strongest overall strength, acted alone, Jiang Zhou was in a group with Chinatsu Sakura, who was in depth 2, and the remaining two adjusters, one in depth 1 and one in depth 2, were in a group.
At this critical moment, even 136 no longer took care of Jiang Zhou. Everything was distributed based on the balance of combat power.
Otherwise, judging from the survival rate alone, Jiang Zhou should be in a group with 136 to be considered safe.
"Feel sorry."
Before leaving, 136 said apologetically.
"What the hell do you mean by that?! Walking all the way with me is something you need to apologize for?"
Before Jiang Zhou could say anything, Qianxia Ying on the side immediately glared and cursed.
"Anyway, when you are in real danger, don't leave him and run away."
In this regard, 136 looked at Qianxia Sakura with a serious face and gave instructions.
In Liao Qi's impression, Qianxia Ying is indeed the kind of person who has the ability to seek good fortune and avoid evil - her ability to run away when encountering danger is definitely expert level.
Even at the end of her life, Liao Qi felt that she should have escaped from the company's disciplinary force.
No matter how you say it, your teammate is a person with the style of "I can't outrun the tiger, and I can't outrun you", which always makes people feel a little uneasy.
"Don't I leave him and run away? The driver is Theseus, I have to worry about whether he will leave me and run away!"
In response to 136's instructions, the expression on Chinatsu Sakura's face became even more ugly.
"What...let's not worry that the other party will leave us and run away before we start? I will definitely not leave you. After all, I am a native who does not even have depth 1. It is dangerous to act alone. too big."
Jiang Zhou quickly smoothed things over.
Jiang Zhou's words originally made the expression on Qianxia Ying's face soften a little. But when she saw 136 still staring at her, as if he wanted her to make a promise, she immediately became irritable again.
"Damn you, I already told you..."
"Xia Ying, do you still remember what we discussed before?"
He was referring to the vision of the powerful gifts of "Theseus."
The importance of an Icarus member who is expected to break through the limits of his mind is self-evident.
But because Jiang Zhou didn't know about their previous discussion, he just watched the two of them playing riddles with a confused look on his face.
Qianxia Ying stared at 136 for a long time, and finally said "cut", bit her lower lip and said:
"Okay, okay, as long as it's not a certain death situation, I will protect him...are you satisfied?"
136 nodded, then apologized:
"Sorry to trouble you, besides, I'm very huggy..."
"Go, go, go away, you are such a fucking idiot."
Chinatsu Sakura interrupted impatiently, then jumped on the all-terrain vehicle and gave 136 a middle finger through the window glass.
As the engine roared, the ATV drove away in the direction of the fissure.
"What did you discuss before?"
The speed of more than 300 kilometers per hour instantly turned the people behind him into black spots in the distance. Jiang Zhou asked curiously.
"Children don't need to know about topics discussed between adults."
Chinatsu Sakura replied with an unhappy look on her face.
grown ups? I'm more than a hundred years older than you!
Jiang Zhou resisted the urge to complain, was too lazy to continue asking, and concentrated on driving.
Liao Qi was in front of the multi-purpose printer at the moment. As long as he wanted to, he could pull him to his side at any time.
A Depth 1 adjuster who has planned an upgrade path is really just like a Depth 2 modifier of components.
If something really happens, you don't know who will save whom.
"My makeover was simple."
After the car drove for a while, Chinatsu Sakura, who had been looking out the window, suddenly said.
"Um?"
Jiang Zhou didn't understand why she suddenly mentioned this.
"There is only one modification in Depth 1, the life support module - Winter. It can keep my vital signs at the lowest level and enter a state similar to hibernation. This allows me to avoid the scanning of most vital sign detection equipment and prevent me from being seriously injured. You can also enter a state of suspended animation."
While enhancing survivability, this adjustment has also been widely used in sniper assassinations. A sniper loaded with the survival module - Winter, can even ambush in a certain place a month in advance and lie motionless until the target appears.
"There is only one modification to Depth 2, the Fantasy 4 self-sensing nano-inkjet."
Chinatsu Sakura continued.
Seeing that the other party was probably sharing his own battle information, Jiang Zhou asked:
"Is it those butterfly tattoos you have?"
Qianxia Ying nodded and then said:
"And their true function is this..."
As he said that, under Jiang Zhou's horrified eyes, the opponent exploded into countless ice-blue butterflies.
Damn it!
The entire cab was instantly filled with butterflies, and Jiang Zhou was so frightened that he almost took his hands off the steering wheel.
But then, a cold touch pressed his hands and straightened the steering wheel.
"Don't be nervous, it's just the optical camouflage effect."
Chinatsu Sakura's voice came from the passenger seat that was supposed to be empty.
Those butterflies gathered together again, and finally formed the appearance of Chinatsu Sakura.
"Some nano-jet can travel on my skin. Of course, through contact, I can also make them spread around - as long as I am not away from a distance of three meters, I can control it at will. But on the other hand, In addition to basic optical camouflage invisibility, they can only appear as butterflies."
Chinatsu Sakura said.
"Why butterfly?"
Jiang Zhou was a little confused.
“Because the Fantasy 4 self-sensing nano-inkjet I am transforming is a model developed by Tao Venus Digital Media Company for their virtual idol group Butterfly Girl - in essence, it is just a stage device. "
But Icarus does not have the technical power to write other action modes into it.
Qianxia Sakura shrugged helplessly.
In other words, the Depth 2 adjuster who is now forming a team with me has only two skills:
Playing dead, and turning into a bunch of really nice butterflies.
Probably because it was funny to see Jiang Zhou's expression of daring to be angry but not speaking, Qianxia Ying's previous unhappy mood seemed to have been alleviated, she smiled and said:
"Are you worried about my combat effectiveness? It is true that I am not good at fighting in the traditional sense that requires killing people. But in the Abyss Dark Web, my combat effectiveness is much better than that of ordinary Depth 2 adjusters. .”
Qianxia Ying said this.
"After all, in addition to being a moderator, I'm also an 'Anonymous' level hacker."
