【Second Ring District·13:02 pm】
[War starts for 10 hours]
"City News, bringing you the latest news."
"At 10:19 this morning, the rebels broke through the checkpoints in the core area and rushed all the way to the Central City. The Dawn system did not respond in time..."
"Effective residents have spontaneously formed a convoy to try to stop the resistance. Xigua Channel will continue to report the latest developments for you..."
"The city is at a standstill. Speaker Colby reiterated that all residents should remain calm. Perhaps humans should think about whether the living space we provide for people with inferior personalities encourages their ambitions..."
In the tavern, the leader of the war group, Che Kelstia, listened to the radio and frowned.
"Leader, isn't the goal of the war group to break into Central City? Now there is a large group of magicians who suddenly appeared to help us clear the way. Why don't we... follow them closely?"
Beside Che, Doris, a member of the battle group, expressed confusion.
In the tavern, hundreds of war group members were sitting quietly, waiting for instructions from their leader, and the sound of needles dropping could be heard in the room.
Che seemed to want to smile, but he couldn't.
...No one knows that he doesn’t hate Akto, and he even had a heart-to-heart talk with Akto, whose pseudonym is Luvis.
Che knew that he was not a qualified leader. He was too emotional and unable to respond to people's expectations.
But he couldn't show this emotion.
Chapter leader——How can you not hate Asa Akto?
Isn't this the reason why this large group of them gathered?
"Well..." Che coughed dryly and quickly found an excuse: "I suspect that the Dawn System will have a back-up plan."
"What the leader said makes sense." Ruiying, a player from the Remote Control Legion, nodded. Next to him are the swordsman Higurashi, the hacker Fang Yuan, the angel player Windsor, and the fortune teller Qiuqiu.
Their team did not join the resistance. Compared to Edward, they believed that Su Mingan would win.
"The city lord is an extremely dazzling person, how could he be beaten into the Central City so easily. I suspect that this is to lure the king into a trap, and the Dawn System deliberately allowed this war." Windsor said:
"We might as well... wait for the dust to settle."
Hearing Windsor praise Akto for his "dazzling brilliance", the members of the war group were a little unhappy, but this woman was a legendary magician after all.
The war group's plan is initially finalized, and they are taking a wait-and-see attitude towards the resistance.
Outside the tavern, the black-haired girl, who was playing a game with her head down, met Higurashi, the swordsman who came out for some fresh air.
"I know who you are." Himusheng carried two swords on his back and had a calm temperament, like an ancient swordsman.
Luo looked up.
Seeing Luo's dark eyes, Higurashi couldn't help but feel a little emotional. This girl was considered world-famous in the Lord God's world.
"You are Yueyue, the first player's comrade and observer." Rimusheng said.
He stared into her eyes: "I have no ill intentions towards you. I am Higurashi, and I fought side by side with Su Mingan during the Kraken siege of Praia. He saved my team, and I support all his actions." .”
Luo didn't reply, just looked back at Higurashi, her eyes were very clean, as clear as a spring, and the long years of travel seemed to have brought no decay to her.
"Can you...can you tell me the conditions for obtaining a special identity? Your ability to travel between different worlds is envied by many people." Higurashi said, "If this condition can be made public..."
Luo put down the game console and she shook her head slightly.
"I can't say it because of the rules." She said: "[Rules]... are a very important thing. There is no existence that can defy it... Moreover, this kind of thing is not suitable to be made public. I am just a person." A selfish person who gave up his identity as a player."
She turned around, her black hair flying in the air, carrying the fragrance of gardenia.
"——The first player is in Central City now. The player's army is approaching him. Aren't you worried about him?" Seeing Yueyue about to leave, Rimusheng said loudly:
"His mother has also woken up. He is at his most vulnerable now. The Fringe Zone is too far away from Central City. You are one of the few friends he can be close to. Don't you want to get close to him and comfort him?"
"I……"
Luo spoke softly.
There was a clear texture like ice and snow in her eyes.
She seemed to be remembering something, and after a moment, she smiled.
"I believe in him."
"He's... the strongest person."
"When he says he needs me, I will help him, but he hasn't said it now, so I will wait."
"I know that there is almost no difficulty that can defeat him. Although he always has low self-esteem, I know that he is different from others."
"I always believe that there is light in him."
…
"Prepare - retreat!!!"
With a loud shout, the roar of explosives exploded, and iron powder flew everywhere.
Edward raised his head, swept away the dust in front of him, and looked at the white cross-like building in front of him.
They worked overtime and finally broke into Central City. The players were beginning to tire and there were widespread casualties.
Not only the endless mechanical army, but also the city-state residents who spontaneously blocked them, which caused them a lot of trouble.
There were even many other players who liked the number one player, and under the leadership of Lu Shu, they spontaneously stood in front of them.
——Whether it is Asa Akto or Su Mingan himself, they are both loved by everyone. There will always be people who will protect them no matter the cost or fear of life and death.
Fortunately, Edward's combat power has reached 2,500. The higher the combat power, the gap between players increases exponentially, and hundreds of players are no match for his time domain.
When the blue consumption was about to bottom out - Edward and others finally arrived here covered in scars.
The Eagle and Dog Army was dispersed, and the residents who blocked it died in the overwhelming artillery fire - now, it was finally time to reap the results.
In front of us is the towering Central City Building. It is a shining pearl in the land of measurement. It once stood like a shining lighthouse in the dark night, and the image of the dawn system was once projected in the night sky.
It is the political core and scientific research core of the city-state, storing the most advanced technologies in the three fields of machinery, biochemistry, and artificial intelligence. The most elite researchers in the city-state study here, and the dazzling leader Akto is their common teacher.
Now, it has been blocked for a long time, and the building is covered with cobwebs and dust, as if no one has been there for a long time.
"boom--!!!"
The firelight passed by and the explosives made a violent explosion. The iron door of the building was so hard that the rebels could not open it.
"Quick! Fast! There are people coming from behind. We can't be blocked here!" Player Natalie commanded anxiously. The supporting mechanical army has arrived from behind, and fighter jets have also appeared in the sky. They are likely to Being wrapped in dumplings.
"I'll do it." Seeing this, Edward drank a bottle of blue-recovering medicine.
He opened his arms, and the blue clock appeared behind him. The light and shadow overlapped at this moment, converging into a radiant shock wave——
The blue light blasted towards the iron gate, like a surging wave or a ferocious dragon.
"boom--!!"
Wherever the blue light touched, the iron door began to melt and decay rapidly. Iron powder scattered like a cracked sandcastle, and even defensive firearms turned into broken parts.
Looking at this scene that was like depriving time of gods, the rebels holding guns showed envy in their eyes - the door that could not be opened by artillery fire was blasted open by this magician-like power.
Sure enough, it is right to obey [Tavi]. Only power from other worlds can help them build a better city-state...
They roared loudly, as if they wanted to vent all their injustice and anger. Following Edward's order, they took vigorous steps and rushed towards the iron door with a large hole exposed——
In Edward's live broadcast room, barrages were flying wildly:
【Really won! His Highness Edward has entered Central City! ! ! 】
[Is this central city so desolate? There is no one there, and the only conspicuous building is this cross building? 】
[Central City seems to be an underground city, built underground. Of course we can't see it on the surface. 】
[This dungeon is so cool. Players are not just cannon fodder like before. We can really change the situation! ! What a sense of participation! 】
[This is all thanks to His Highness Edward. He defeated an entire mechanical army by himself. He is not crazy. I don’t know who made up such a slander! 】
【Always support His Highness——! ! 】
[Uh, I'm here to visit, just wait for Su Ming'an to beat Edward down. 】
[Why are there still people supporting Edward? Do you only care about face? 】
【……】
Edward had been looking forward to facing off against Su Mingan in a non-peak competitive copy.
He had failed miserably, but now the organizers accepted him and he had a powerful special identity.
Under the shouts of the people, as the leader, he took the first step - broke into the ruined building -
In the building filled with catkin-like dust, the afternoon sun shines down through a skylight, like a layer of soft golden gauze on the iron sheet.
In the center of the arc-shaped building is a quiet elevator, which is connected to the surrounding rooms by two bridges, one horizontal and one vertical. People stand on the iron platform and can vaguely see the bottomless underground beneath the gap. area.
In the center of their eyes was a young man in a wheelchair.
The direct light fell on the shoulders of his white coat, giving him the radiance from the sun.
Like fireflies among the dust, the young man was bathed in the light, his expression peaceful and tranquil, as if he was not surprised by their arrival. Around him, outside of the circular halo, everything was shrouded in shadow.
Only his area was dazzling.
"——Asa Aktor!!"
Angry shouts rose up, and people's eyes were firmly fixed on the city lord.
At this time, in their eyes, the glorious city lord was like an evil dragon living in the ruins, waiting for the "heroes" to attack him.
"Click-click--" the sound of propellers came from the air, and the news station's helicopter came to high altitude to broadcast live the situation in the building through the skylight.
Through their lenses, Asa Akto was sitting quietly in a wheelchair. There were no powerful robot guards around him, no androids taking care of him, and not even an artificial intelligence avatar.
All the sophisticated power he could control was not with him. He seemed to be waiting in the ruins with empty hands, one person and one chair.
Apart from his figure, there was no one in this central city that had been closed for a long time.
This strange scene, like a boss battle, briefly frightened people.
But not long after, someone broke the silence.
"——My whole life has been controlled by that intelligence, and I have lived like a machine! It's all because of your city-state system!"
This is a middle-aged man with a ferocious face.
"——I want to engage in art, why do I have to be with motor oil! This is not the life I want!"
This is a young man wearing workshop work clothes.
"——Why should my mother have to do the lowest job her whole life just because she has an inferior personality?"
This is a childish student.
As if they wanted to vent all their anger, people's noisy words overlapped together, like the screams of countless families.
But no shots were fired at this time.
Faced with the city lord who only appeared in legendary history and TV broadcasts, they began to hesitate.
…What are they going to do next?
...Kill the city lord?
But what happens after killing him? Where should they go from here?
...They listened to his seductive whispers and were able to break into Central City in such a coordinated manner. But after this, do they really want to completely hand over the city-state to [Tavi]?
...If we can get help from him while keeping our own world safe, that would be the best ending. Instead of dying together with the City of Measurement...
In their focused gaze, the young-looking city lord raised his head.
Those pure human gray eyes reflected this group of blood-stained black beetles.
He smiled softly in front of the city's live TV broadcast.
"I remember..." he said: "The city-state did not block your route out of the city."
Facing this mighty group of black beetles, his eyes were very quiet:
“If you feel that the system is not suitable, you can leave at any time and find the life you want.
I did not lock you up and force you to become the so-called slaves of the city-state. "
The condemnation died down.
But soon, an aunt said:
"How can that be done! There is a danger zone outside - we will be killed by the turbulence!"
"Oh, that's it." Su Mingan said.
His eyes became colder little by little.
“So, in order to live a life that is risk-free and can satisfy your desires, you must attack me with great righteousness - attack the city lord who established this safe zone and allowed millions of people to survive.
perhaps--"
Su Mingan made a "shush" gesture with his finger, and a man in a suit next to him who wanted to retort turned pale and shut up.
"Perhaps, you are more suitable to live in Doomsday City, being played by the Ten Cities like monkeys, without having enough to eat like today.
Some people are simply not worth saving. "
Listening to Su Mingan's plain words, people's faces turned red and white.
Seeing this, Edward took a step forward and sneered: "That's enough, Su Mingan... No, Akto, you are just a guy who has been shadowed by the times. What qualifications do you have -"
Su Mingan glanced at him.
"I didn't talk to the dog."
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