Psychics don't die from gunfire

Chapter 823 Dissolution of Human Intelligence
The fleet hovered in near-Earth orbit, like a dark behemoth roaming the depths of space.

The flagship "Sublime" stood at the center, like a mountain of steel, its countless cold sensor arrays gleaming with a ghostly blue light, like scrutinizing eyes, indifferently overlooking the planet shrouded in atmosphere below. The outlines of continents and oceans appeared and disappeared beneath the sea of ​​clouds, and the network of cities flickered like fluorescent lights, their dim glow illuminating the scene.

Then, the order was issued.

The silent command materialized into a dangerous reality: the armor plates on the bellies of some warships slid open to reveal chilling devices inside. Huge energy coils began to hum, visible blue-white arcs of electricity leaping wildly between the heavy coils, emitting a dangerous hissing sound.

There were also ships, without flickering arcs of electricity. On either side of them, massive cannons moved slowly from their turrets, their muzzles as deep as black holes, pointing towards the noisy planet below.

[Energy projection array fully charged.]

[The railgun weapon system has completed its warm-up process.]

[Confirming launch authorization.]

The commander nodded slightly. Through the transparent porthole, he stood on the bridge, looking down expressionlessly.

As a captain in the deep space fleet under the giant corporation [Zenith Central], he is undoubtedly an elite even among the many "Celestials"—and the elite of the "Celestials" are naturally more outstanding than the elite of mortals.

There were no earth-shattering roars, no ear-piercing explosions; deep space was utterly silent.

Only a massive, high-energy particle beam, like a spear hurled by a god, instantly pierced the vacuum and struck Terra below. Following closely behind were dozens of beams—a second, third, and fourth—that rained down like a torrential downpour.

This was just the beginning. After that, specially made metal rods, repeatedly accelerated by electromagnetic orbits, and the simplest and most user-friendly space-based missiles equipped with high-yield nuclear warheads—followed the high-energy ion beams and poured onto Terra.

Looking down from space, the process of destruction appears to be "delayed".

The area hit was like a pool of water struck by an invisible hammer, instantly and violently caved inward, forming a huge, rotating vortex. Immediately afterwards, an intensely white light burst forth from the center of the vortex, rapidly expanding in all directions to form a pure white ring.

The orbital bombardment from the deep space fleet is gradually creating one glaring dent after another on the territory of the New Order Federation.

In the center of the fleet, in the vast and mysterious expanse of space, stood a man. Without a space combat prosthetic or a vehicle, he stood silently, exposed to cosmic radiation.

The fifth ring's [Dayuan], the ruler of the giant enterprise [Zenith Central], and the leader of the "Celestial Beings".

—“Deep Darkness”, Solomon Beaufort.

Although an order had been issued within the company that "rebellion must be suppressed with the utmost ruthlessness," and a joint military operation had been initiated with other companies, the man knew the truth all too well.
The split within the [Enterprise Alliance] was unstoppable.

The establishment of the New Order Federation is an irreversible fact.

This is a protracted civil war that will engulf every corner of the corporate alliance, and no one can remain uninvolved.

".snort."

As if he had suddenly seen something, Solomon Beaufort frowned unhappily.

"Have everyone lower their cognitive defenses. From this moment forward, 'Lonely Sea' will be a closed environment."

The words stopped abruptly, and the man began to move his hands. His command was transmitted throughout the internal channel in less than a tenth of a second.

"Deep Space Fleet, withdraw from the battlefield immediately."

A streak of light shot skyward rapidly from the planet's surface! Its target was clear: the deep-space fleet that had begun to retreat!

Current Chair of the Committee on Scientific Ethics. — Yvette Gregory, “Sustainable Loop”!
The deep-space fleet gradually retreated, its engines revving, sending streaks of light through the deep space like comets. However, despite the increasing engine power, these streaks of light gradually dimmed. At first, they only dimmed slightly, but then, like a poor signal, they flickered and faded.

In the end, all the light disappeared completely, and in the already dark and lightless deep space, there appeared a darkness even purer than that!

Without waiting for the other party to arrive, Solomon Beaufort, transformed into darkness, crashed down!
At the same time——

Invisible neon lights are proliferating and multiplying in the internet, and fragmented information that changes constantly—fleeting opinions, edited emotions, and amplified symbols—are shared and jumping between billions of accounts on social media platforms, from one profile picture to another. Brands and cultural symbols that were once taken for granted are now showing unprecedented and almost unfamiliar postures.

They wove together into unconscious whispers, which, under the dominance of the giant corporation [Dust Contract Generation], were implanted, took root, and then grew wildly in every crevice, converging into a tremendous torrent that swept across the entire territory of the corporate alliance!
At this moment, the headquarters of the Scientific Ethics Committee sounded the highest alert.

—Level 0 event, “human intelligence dissolution”.

In progress!
"call"

In the dimly lit space, the faint light from the screen illuminated a gloomy face.

The woman with messy long hair took a deep breath and muttered something.

"Song Shi, you're going to owe me a huge favor. Don't let that woman beat you to death, or I'll have a hard time collecting the debt."

VE shifted her body and slowly stood up.

The shadow behind her swayed, initially maintaining a human shape, then suddenly swelled up, depicting a terrifying silhouette from a major villain that would appear in a fairy tale!
Depth 6, King of the Abyss...

The title "Nightmare" was earned by VE himself!

This was like a signal, and the Cyber ​​Security Department of the New Order Federation, which had been waiting in the wings, responded quickly to provide assistance. Keys and instructions were issued, massive computing resources were mobilized, and other departments were coordinated.

In the frenzied indoctrination, VE's shadow expanded at a terrifying speed, like a deformed, ferocious crow, so large that it could obscure the city.

The existence of domain firewalls has fragmented the World Wide Web, turning domains into "islands" that greatly reduce connectivity and make ultra-wide-area operations extremely difficult.

However, the behemoth [Dust Contract Generation] monopolizes all media channels and entertainment, having accumulated nearly a century of experience. Relying on its sheer size, it has managed to extend its influence across the entire corporate alliance. Even with this inherent disadvantage, it can still spread its reach.
Business operations.

accumulation.

VE raised her hand and slowly clenched it.

The Abyss King, known as the "Nightmare King," has sown countless seeds of whimsy over the years.

These things, sown with a playful attitude, struggled and took root in the cracks. Some withered and decayed, some were mediocre, and some bore bright fruit—but no matter what, they all formed a spider web in fact.

A spider web that spans the entire territory of the corporate alliance.

VE's consciousness travels along the optical fiber, instantly covering the entire network.

All the "carriers" were guided by the same principles: the loading of filtering algorithms, the implantation of self-proliferating virtual machines, the pinning of detection anchors, and the deployment of meme elimination programs were all supported by these carriers, which were spread throughout the enterprise alliance. Thus, the vast network of the enterprise alliance was established.

— Intercept the torrent of "human intelligence dissolution"!

(End of this chapter)