Chapter 347: Positioning, Virtual World
Chapter 347: Positioning, Virtual World
"Strange, why is it so quiet tonight?"
Qiantong opened his eyes wide. The apartment he lived in was by the roadside, usually bustling with traffic, but today it had suddenly become quiet, making him feel uneasy.
Then he got up and took a look, and the scene before him left him stunned.
"Am I deaf???"
He saw cars and pedestrians on the nearby road, and the neon lights flickering, indicating everything was normal. This meant that what was abnormal was him.
"Damn, this must be due to stress syndrome." Qiantong cursed as he left the room.
Just as he opened the door, he saw endless darkness surging towards him, the world distorting terribly, with a massive presence looming over everyone's heads.
In a daze, Qiantong felt a pain in the back of his head, as if a huge hole had been punched through it.
When he reached back to touch it, he found nothing, and when he came to his senses, everything that had just happened seemed to have vanished, including the darkness, the pain, and the hole in his head.
All he saw was an ordinary hallway.
He realized it was just another episode of stress syndrome. He had read on the game's official website that it could cause hallucinations and phantom pains.
So, he quickly dismissed it and got into the elevator.
There was a man and a woman in the elevator, and it seemed they were also going to the first floor, which made Qiantong happy because he was also going to the first floor, so he didn't have to press the button.
In the enclosed elevator, the three of them were silent, but Qiantong noticed that the two people's faces were gradually turning pale, which made him curious.
They had been looking healthy just a moment ago, so why the sudden change? He didn't dare to ask and silently put on a mask, just in case they were contagious.
This made Qiantong feel a bit uncomfortable, but fortunately, the elevator soon arrived at the first floor. He didn't care about his dignity and rushed out of the elevator.
But he didn't see that after he left, the pupils of the two people were completely covered by the whites of their eyes, and saliva dripped from their mouths, while their throats emitted meaningless growls.
They slowly walked out of the elevator, sniffing the air as if they smelled something.
Not far away, a middle-aged man, reeking of alcohol and dressed in a suit, walked over to take the elevator.
"Roar~"
Before the man could react, the two people pounced on him, tearing and biting at him on the spot.
An invisible data virus began to spread.
Qiantong didn't know about this. Within a meter of where he had walked, the ground began to wriggle, growing various grotesque limbs and organs, and the people who passed by him had their soul data corrupted, turning into terrifying zombies and spreading the second-generation data virus.
Qiantong didn't notice any of this; instead, he felt his mind becoming increasingly clear.
"Hello, Federal Investigation Bureau, please wait a moment."
As soon as he got out of the taxi, two black-clad figures suddenly blocked his path.
"Federal Investigation Bureau? You're still working at this hour?" Qiantong asked curiously.
The agent, with a stern face, said, "Qiantong, you are suspected... suspected..."
He kept repeating the word "suspected," as if his speech was stuck on a loop.
This made Qiantong feel a chill run down his spine. Here was a living person, but suddenly he had become like this.
The other black-clad figure was also repeating the same action.
At this moment, Qiantong realized something was wrong. He noticed that a large number of black-clad figures had appeared around him, all looking different but acting like clones.
Without hesitation, he turned and ran.
"Why am I so fast?"
Running at full speed, Qiantong found himself incredibly fast, even faster than the fastest sprinter in the federation.
The environment kept receding, and the black-clad figures chased him in bizarre ways.
Bang.
Suddenly, he put his hands up to protect himself, and a massive force accompanied by pain sent him flying into the crowd of black-clad figures.
'Not good.'
He knew he had been ambushed, but the problem was that his body was moving on its own, fighting back against the black-clad figures surrounding him.
Each of his movements felt absurd, and many of the black-clad figures were falling into a looped state, as if their actions were stuck on repeat.
'What is happening to this world!!!'
Fear began to spread in his heart, and it seemed to be contagious. The bodies of the black-clad figures attacking him started to distort and became blurry, like a television with no signal.
Looking up, the sky was dark, but in the darkness, he saw a massive entity. Beyond that, countless red and black patterns began to spread.
"Master, positioning successful. We have gained a small portion of the Matrix's permissions. The Skynet has already detected us, and they are launching an antivirus program to eliminate us," the Black Hand said with a hint of excitement.
Qin Muye was somewhat surprised: "So quickly? Alright, lock it down immediately and inform everyone to take action!"
Having found the target, they needed to act quickly. They had the advantage now, and they had to capitalize on it before the Skynet developed any countermeasures.
The vast and endless Abyss began to move, following the coordinates fed back by the positioning device. The transdimensional teleportation channel was activated immediately.
Flying there would take too long, and if the Skynet managed to clean the positioning virus and reclaim the permissions, it would be too late. Therefore, teleporting directly was the simplest solution.
Crack
In an instant, the world changed. The region of the Matrix where the Zion base was located was in a storm zone.
The Skynet had folded the space and used magnetic fields to disrupt all signals. If it weren't for the unique nature of Qin Muye's positioning virus, which was derived from an ancient god, they might have been caught off guard.
The Skynet, like Qin Muye, released player terminators through spatial teleportation, enhanced by the Matrix's capabilities, making them impossible to track.
The Matrix world, although a virtual world, was constructed from numerous consciousnesses, and with the Skynet and the Fireseed, it was not easy to trace the teleportation methods through spatial technology.
The arrival of the endless Abyss was detected by the Skynet. Given the massive floating continent, it was impossible to hide. The Skynet immediately launched a counterattack and seemed to be preparing for evacuation.
But Qin Muye, having finally caught a glimpse of the Skynet's tail, was not about to let it escape.
Therefore, he immediately sealed the space and initiated the first wave of firepower to block the Skynet's movements.
There were not only terminators but also numerous mechanical octopuses and other mechanical constructs. They had no chance against the first wave of firepower and were instantly obliterated.
However, the Zion base itself was not in immediate danger, as a massive energy shield and an iron curtain protected it from the firepower.
The vast Zion base slowly lifted off and began to transform.
"Transformers???" Qin Muye suddenly realized that this Zion base might be one of the Skynet's hosts.
And it was a host with considerable combat capabilities.
A massive mechanical life form appeared before Qin Muye. Although it was a mere ant compared to the endless Abyss, its nearly ten-thousand-meter body was still towering, and even a Titan-class mech was only a tenth of its size.
"Protocol of Rectification initiated. Enemy to be forcibly erased."
The mechanical voice echoed, and Qin Muye couldn't help but smile: "Finally, you've shown your true cards."
"Big, yes, but I'm not impressed by this body. What I want is your Matrix."
Red and black patterns spread across Qin Muye's skin. The demonic network of the endless Abyss was activated, connecting to the Matrix world within the Skynet.
The battle began instantly, with countless firepower strikes erupting. The Skynet's massive body unleashed terrifying power, seemingly trying to crush the endless Abyss.
But soon, a dense swarm of meteors emerged, each a massive solid iron sphere.
Each iron sphere carried incomparable force, piercing through the Skynet's defenses and even leaving craters in its body.
(End of Chapter)
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