Waking up from his hazy unconscious state, Ye Qian took off his heavy helmet.
[Data synchronization failed, confirmed that the consciousness copy was destroyed]
In the center of the eye movement interface, an error message flashed rapidly.
died?
He couldn't help but be surprised.
There is no synchronized memory of the digital personality, which means that the copy he previously downloaded into the Abyss Dark Web has been destroyed.
If you want to scan, copy and download again, you have to wait until "Pegasus" stitches and repairs your brain again - this takes about a week.
"It's finished..."
Ye Qian murmured as he realized what was happening.
but……
Just die?
What exactly happened below?
Has the deal collapsed? Is that guy Aconite-23 so insufferable?
For a moment, a feeling of panic and confusion crawled along his spinal cord and into his brain, which was being slowly sutured and repaired.
Then overflowing was the emotion of regret - I shouldn't have been so impatient and took the risk to try to control a Cerberus Depth 4 Adjuster.
But he still didn't understand why such a well-arranged plan had problems one after another.
How does your digital personality negotiate? With so many chips in hand, how could such a sure win collapse?
I can’t figure out... how on earth my relationship collapsed two minutes ago.
Ye Qian thought this while tapping his forehead with his fingers.
But now, since he is already riding a tiger and cannot get off, he can only go to the dark side...
Quickly calming his impatience, Ye Qian pulled out the data cable of the brain-computer interface, and then quickly jumped off the high platform.
Quickly walking to the enlarged model deep submersible containing Wutou-23, he took out the "Apoptotic Scavenger" hidden in the external tool box.
The life-support valve was manually opened, and Wutou-23's body was pushed out of the deep submersible chamber, revealing its head entangled with various pipelines.
Then, Ye Qian looked at the shimmering blood-red liquid in his hand and hesitated.
Should you do it yourself?
Can he really escape Cerberus' pursuit by personally killing the deputy captain of the Wolfsbane team?
Although I have prepared similar words before, if such a thing really happens, I have no choice but to decide how it will develop...
Especially in Tartarus, which is isolated from the world, now he doesn't even have the option of running away.
After raising and lowering the syringe several times, the needle finally froze next to Wutou-23's head, and Ye Qian hesitated.
No information was synchronized back, and he had no idea what was happening below.
So... the situation is not as serious as you thought?
Maybe there is still room for redemption?
For a moment, Ye Qian comforted himself.
But it was also at this time that he suddenly realized something.
Why……
Ye Qian turned his head and looked at another deep submersible next to him - the one carrying "Theseus".
A clear green light is always on, indicating that the deep divers in the cabin are in good health.
In other words, Theseus is still alive, and his stand-in program is still running under the Abyss Dark Web.
So here comes the question...
Why is "Theseus" still alive?
Who is it that destroyed his digital personality?
…………
The people of Cerberus wished to die because of the talent they had shown.
Ye Qian wanted to die, partly to disgust Perse Fanny, and partly because he wanted to help take the blame.
Although their respective purposes were different, they all had the same desire to die - he had stepped into this trap from the moment he lay down in the third deep dive chamber.
So, this was a dead end from the beginning.
Jiang Zhou thought this while constantly adjusting his own coordinates in the fog.
Compared with the World Wide Web, in the Abyss Dark Web, due to changes in the operating environment, the running speed when using Hecate's Blessing is significantly slower. Even if you just try to open such a passage for two people to pass through, you need to be at full capacity.
But even so, Jiang Zhou was still able to spare some energy to think about other issues.
Since you shoot the arrow first and then draw the target, the so-called collusion with AI is just an excuse.
If he had not been blessed by Hecate, he would die as a blessed person.
On the contrary, if he had truly been blessed, he would have been able to survive.
Of course, in this case, his plan to leave Tartarus through prisoner exchange must have been completely ruined.
I will definitely be trapped and locked in this Hades in the future.
But no matter what, you have to survive first.
Thinking of this, Jiang Zhou used the activity map to locate the person he needed to find for this trip.
Not only did he have to survive, he also had to gain some leverage for himself.
…………
Did that guy just run away?
The sensing device scanned the surrounding area, but did not detect the other party's presence, Wutou-23 thought with great frustration.
The seemingly soft mist around it has the effect of being in a realm of silence.
"Coward, do you think you can escape?!"
Seeing this, Wutou-23 increased the power of the speaker and shouted provocatively:
"You will have to face me eventually. Either here, or after returning to base reality!"
And now, I give you a chance to die in battle.
Having said that, Wutou-23 had actually known for a long time that he was dead.
It is impossible for him to return to the basic reality alive. This has been confirmed after the other party destroyed Ye Qian's digital personality - Ye Qian without synchronized information records will never allow himself to return alive.
He knew very well how selfish that guy was.
This is a dead end for him. In this case, since he is destined to die, he might as well enjoy the last battle.
After all, Aconite-23 would rather die in battle than being injected with nano-toxins and suffering humiliating brain death in the base reality.
Or, it would be better if he kills an adjuster blessed by the super abyss AI and then dies.
However, no matter how he begged, warned, or provoked, the other party was unwilling to face him head-on.
It was as if he was determined to delay it until his end.
Finally, Wutou-23 took a deep breath, and then said:
"Okay, in that case, since you are willing to hide like this... I remember that the friends you met are still waiting for us to go back to the previous gathering place, right?"
The other party still didn't respond.
But Wutou-23 knew that he must be listening, so he continued:
"Although I'm not sure how much the blessing you received from Ms. Ming Yue will enable you to do in the Abyss Dark Web... But I guess it's not possible for you to protect them all by yourself. An easy thing.
"So, you can try it, and I can try it too."
As he spoke, Wutou-23's body lit up with blood-red lines again, causing him to float directly in mid-air.
Behind him, the remaining vector injectors were ignited one by one.
It was also at this time that the other party finally reacted.
The fog rolled away, and a simple bluestone path appeared in front of Wutou-23.
And at the end of the road, there were three figures standing.
…………
Shortly after the drones fled quickly, Booker noticed that the surrounding scene suddenly became blurry.
Those containers and storage rooms all disappeared and turned into a thick mist that kept rolling in.
"Are you confused?"
A familiar voice came from the hazy fog from all directions at this time.
Liao Qi next to him reacted much faster than himself. He turned around and looked in a certain direction, and then said in a respectful tone:
"Good evening, Mr. Paradox."
Booker quickly turned around when he saw this, and sure enough, Mr. Paradox, composed of countless changing color blocks, stood on the bluestone road that appeared at an unknown time.
"Mr. Paradox."
Seeing this, Booker saluted with the same respect.
No wonder those drones all ran away...
He thought to himself, and then continued:
"We don't quite know what your next plan is...can you give us some more inspiration?"
Since the previous drones disappeared, he had no idea what the next clue would be.
"You've already found this place, but you still don't understand my arrangement?"
As for his question, Paradox asked patiently without any fluctuation in his tone.
I don't know if it was an illusion, but Booker felt that His speaking speed was faster than before.
But that’s not the point. The point is what Paradox said before!
Although the heart had long been replaced with a more reliable power source, after hearing these words, Booker still felt as if his heartbeat had missed half a beat.
Even if he didn't admit it directly, the other party's words sounded like a hint to him...
This is real?
The second universal printer in the Nord settlement area is really hidden in the "Theseus Warehouse"!
Mr. Paradox has certified that they came to the right place this time.
Suppressing his excitement, Booker tried to confirm:
"You mean..."
"What do we need to pay for this?"
Liao Qi, who was beside him, asked directly with a serious face.
He also speaks very quickly.
Booker instantly cut off the second half of his sentence - he seemed a little too complacent before.
"You need to survive."
Paradox replied.
After saying that, he clapped his hands, and the surrounding fog instantly covered him.
"Survive from his hands to prove that you are worthy of knowing this secret."
Mr. Paradox said before disappearing.
he?
who is he?
Then, Booker's doubts were quickly explained.
On the bluestone road where Mr. Paradox disappeared, a tall, nightmare-like figure emerged from the mist.
The lens in Bu Keyi's eyes instantly widened the aperture.
He saw clearly the test object they were facing this time.
Booker has seen similar people in the past.
Or monster.
Cruel, fanatical, terrifying... that was a roaring, three-headed vicious dog from hell.
He was an adjuster walking on the path of ascension, Cerberus.
(End of chapter)
