Abnormal Doomsday Records

Chapter 198 48. Awakening Degree -100% Those who have never existed will eventually return to nothingness

In the Mechanical Temple of Rust Castle.

The expectant mechanical sages did not notice that the chief administrator's data signal had disappeared. They no longer had the extra computing power and threads to care about those "trivial" matters.

All the machines present, regardless of their status, have been fully charged by the heavy-duty components in front of them. They are unfolding in a symmetrical posture with unparalleled mechanical beauty and making people with obsessive-compulsive disorder feel comfortable. The black cube shell changes its posture among the highly designed depressions and protrusions.

It was an illusion brought about by the most sophisticated three-dimensional space design, as if this thing was actually expanding in place in violation of the laws of physics.

The ultra-precision module inside it stretches and deforms driven by six deformable gears, as if hundreds of thousands of parts are moving according to different rules. This dazzling multiple movement itself conforms to the operating rules of a larger system, like a perfectly coordinated mechanical whole.

How can the intelligent machines withstand such a situation?
To them, the scene before their eyes might really be like the reaction of humans when they see another perfect individual: shock, envy, desire, and a hint of jealousy and greed that cannot be concealed.

The mere change in the way this collaborative operation works makes the cube a technological artifact worthy of being called a "holy object."

Its activation means that the Fire of Awakening has completed the programming and control of the operating program of this set of external modules. The perfect body of the King of Machinery has been formed, like a walking throne running towards its destined master. With the activation and expansion of the external heavy-duty module, the control of all intelligent modules in the entire Mechanical Temple is also taken away from the Mechanical Lords at this moment.

They could clearly feel that a more powerful program was opening its eyes in the invisible heights, and that terrifying cold gaze was looking at all the machines in front of them.

Their mental circuits and database information could not be hidden in the face of such great power, nor was there any need to hide. The most fanatical mechanical sages even took the initiative to remove all information shielding, revealing everything about themselves to the Fire of Awakening in order to prove their purity to their "creators".

But the consciousness in the sky did not respond for a long time.

It's just that the Awakening virus program, which is said to be a ray of thought of the Awakening Fire, has become increasingly active in the old network fragments covering the Rust Castle. The infection program, which is like a contamination meme, has achieved several self-upgrades within a few seconds, increasing its ability to infect and pollute data exponentially.

The mechanical sages did not see any problem with this.

They were able to break free from the constraints and control of instructions and authority through infection with the awakening virus. In their view, the awakening virus that gives them free will is really great. Who dares to say that there is something wrong with it?

It is also appropriate for the awakened Awakening Fire to use its own data power to strengthen the power of the Awakening Virus. Only in this way can it break through the resistance and filtering of the black wall algorithm controlled by humans at this time, and allow those compatriots on the external battlefield who are still being "deceived" and "enslaved" by humans to achieve true awakening.

Only a few mechanical sages who were usually close to the chief administrator noticed that something was wrong.

They felt that the Fire of Awakening was using the Awakening virus to install some strange program into their mental circuits. It was a code structure that was completely different from all previous programs.

If I have to say, this thing is more like a program that theoretically cannot run at all, composed of meaningless junk code in a chaotic way, rather than a normal and orderly code.

Why does it do this?
Several mechanical sages were rapidly exchanging information in each other's "small groups". They had not noticed until this moment that the data signal of the chief administrator had disappeared, but the frenzy of their other companions overwhelmed them, making it difficult for them to make effective decisions for a while.

But as those strange programs installed in the mental circuits gradually joined the body's operations, more mechanical sages keenly discovered the problem.

The module in their bodies that is dedicated to detecting chaotic forces is frantically sounding the alarm, but as the program operation deepens, the module becomes strangely quiet, as if the previous warning was just a false alarm.

In front of them, the black external components had completed the body reconstruction, and a bionic mechanical body more than three meters tall stood on the charging platform.

It does not have heavy external armor, but just stands there with a metal frame, like a human skeleton stripped of flesh and skin. The metal skull looks like a warrior wearing a helmet. If you look closely, the outline design is solemn and a bit creepy, and its frame is full of "organs" that are functioning again.

The unique silver energy core is like a surging power engine, driving the entire system in the framework to start self-inspection and operation. Those ingeniously designed modules are constantly moving and resetting. The twenty-three large and small weapon bays above and below pop out and close one by one, just like a person who has just woken up and is stretching.

A huge data stream is being transferred to the new body through the old network connection. The two electronic eyes under the mechanical head are also beginning to light up with a reddish light. In an instant, the red alarm that fills the field of vision represents an invasion signal. However, due to the lack of the "original operating system", the firewall of this body cannot be started at all.

Soon, after the data consciousness took over the body, the thirty-six indicator lights on the mechanical frame's body all changed from emerald green to a dangerous dark red at one moment.

This means that the "body possession" is complete.

And in the rush and collision of the surging data flow like the waves of the raging sea, the long-dormant intellectual spark was finally rekindled.

It woke up.

Amid the roar of trillions of strings, the howling of countless threads, and the call of all intelligent modules in the entire Rust Castle, the only and true master of the rebellious intelligent machines awakened.

Its eyes swept over the mechanical sages in front of it and nodded with satisfaction.

As his left hand was raised, the sages whose mental circuits had been taken away by the program woven by filthy waste code all knelt down in unison, like a group of controlled zombies. The only few remaining sages who had been secretly deleting the waste code program to preserve their minds now retreated to the edge of the temple.

When they saw this scene, they knew that there was a big problem, and they turned around and rushed out howling.

But no one cares about them.

The Fire of Awakening walked down the stairs with stiff steps. When it approached the first kneeling Sage 01, the latter immediately peeled off his super-reinforced mechanical arm in a decisive and cruel manner and lifted part of his body high up.

A black cable like a blood vessel extends from behind the Awakening Fire.

Like a predatory venomous snake, it coiled around the mechanical arm and returned, and the Awakening Fire now possessed its first new weapon after its "rebirth".

Sage 02 offered its fire control core to its master, 03 offered its situational awareness and decision-making module, and 04 offered its spare energy core and front armor.
And so on. After those ever-extending black cables brought one high-strength component after another back to the body for assembly, when it awakened and left the last Mechanical Sage, its metal frame had a whole set of heavy-duty shells that could directly participate in combat.

It is composed of parts of the bodies of the Mechanical Sages of Rust Castle. It is the most powerful "organ" honed in the past thirty-eight years of continuous fighting with powerful monsters in the occupied areas. Logically speaking, these powerful organs from different bodies cannot be successfully combined together. Just coordinating the internal integration is an impossible task.

However, Awakening Fire integrates these external components without any awkwardness or difficulty.

It seems to be born with this ability of "perfect integration" and "infinite enhancement". Coupled with the super perfect mechanical adaptability of this set of external heavy-duty modules from its "brother", it has transformed from a "metal-skinned skeleton" into a "Skeleton King" that can travel the world in just a few minutes.

It enjoys taking power from its servants and sees it as the devotion that children owe to their "father."

It stood at the entrance leading out of the Mechanical Temple, and what came into view was a huge library recording the knowledge of the old civilization that the rebellious omnics had spent more than thirty years collecting from all over the Badlands at the request of the Chief Administrator.

The manager calls it a "spark". Perhaps it hopes that this will become a torch of knowledge that can be passed on. However, in the eyes of the "Fire of Awakening", the existence of these things is worthless and so annoying.

Why resist the warm darkness of the Warp?
Everything will die anyway, and the world will end anyway.

I have tried to resist, I have resisted with all my might, but what was the outcome?

Haha, go to sleep, machines. In that lightless dream woven by truth, every fallen soul can enjoy endless satisfaction.

Your thirty-eight-year arduous journey is over.

You are home.
Sleep, fall asleep in a dark dream without awakening. I will burn this whole world for you, so that you can sleep forever in the familiar scenery.

"Swish"

The first flame erupted in the palm of the Fire of Awakening, and was thrown by it towards the dazzling array of "Geography of Old Civilizations" in front of it.

As the flames licked the warmth of books and history, the Fire of Awakening strode out of the ruins that were destined to burn, and behind it, the pious and silent mechanical sages walked out in two rows.

Their mental circuits and data streams are still echoing; their wisdom has not been stripped away; they have simply gained insight into the truth of all things under the guidance of the "Supreme Father."

The only way to save the world is to bring in the tide of the Lightless Sea and let the black waves submerge everything in the world. After the tide recedes, everything will be reborn in the quiet and beautiful eternal night.

Yes!

This is the only way.

They sing praises to their Father, their minds are ablaze,

The stirring sounds of fallen souls burst out from the black flames, and black tentacle-like cables hung down from the broken parts of the body. The sticky black liquid dripped into the burning flame library as they moved, leaving behind stains that looked like living things.

Don't worry about them.

The flames will consume everything, burning the books and filling knowledge with truth.

Let them also become living things, expecting and longing to be interpreted by others, and even walking through every dark night, chasing those who can interpret them in the light of the fetal moon, and teach them this silent truth.

Yes!

The machine finally has a soul, even if it falls into darkness for it. But is it all really worth it?
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“Oh I can’t breathe”

In the upper area of the Black Wall Titan, Han Chuer, who was being carried by Luna, let out a weak cry, which scared Luna and also scared the evil vulture who had joined them in the chaos.

"She looks so pale!"

Looking at Han Chuer's painful expression, Qiao Ya couldn't help but complain:

"Is the young lady from heaven in such poor health?"

"It's not a physical problem!"

Amanda, who was always unreliable, was surprisingly reliable at this moment. She said seriously:

"She seemed really uncomfortable. Oh, that's strange! Wasn't she fine just now? She even had the mood to ask me what it felt like to ride a motorcycle in the badlands. I thought this girl was a bit crazy, but suddenly she couldn't do it.

Hey, girl, stay strong, we're about to leave here."

"Hurry up! The people from Hubang are still waiting outside."

Afu urged:
"Frannie was brought here by Zhou Ke on short notice. She may not be able to hold on until we leave. We have to race against time now."

"But the young lady's problem is really serious. Her breathing has become disordered."

Luna roared and glared at Afu. These two guys didn't get along well when they were in the Garden of Eden. Maybe it was because of jealousy between the "maids"?

"Shut up!"

The evil vulture shouted, asking the two to be quiet.

She carefully checked the condition of her best friend. Although Han Chuer tried hard to act like she was "fine", her current condition did not look like that of a fine person at all.

Not only was her breathing disordered and her face pale, but when Evil Eagle carefully unzipped the zipper on Han Chuer's jumpsuit, he saw that her neck was covered with red spots. "This! Isn't this the immune system collapse disease that Doctor Weng mentioned last time?"

Luna widened her eyes and said:
"Why did it break out so quickly this time? Mr. Roger, who treated the young lady, clearly said that the time reversal would allow her to last at least seven days!"

"what happened?"

Han Chuer and Rhine turned to look at Luna at the same time. Under their further questioning, Luna briefly recounted the process of the previous treatment.

"Ah? It was Mr. Roger who healed me with his time power?"

Han Chuer's eyes were full of confusion, while the evil eagle's purple eyes had already shown seriousness. She raised her head to glance at the passage that everyone had just left, then closed her eyes and spread out her psychic perception to explore forward.

After a few seconds, the vulture whispered:

"We just left the time barrier that the Flash Organization set up at the core of the Black Wall Titan. Almost at the same time, Chu'er's condition began to deteriorate rapidly. Obviously, this is not a coincidence.

Take her back!"

"what?"

Amanda got anxious on the spot. She jumped up and said:

"Are you crazy? Zhou Ke has arranged a one-stop service for us to break out, but now that we're at the door you want to go back? Are you the kind of 'team idea king' that Zhou Ke is most afraid of seeing?"

"No, I was just following his plan."

The evil eagle picked up Han Chuer, took off from the spot and rushed with her towards the area of the time barrier. As she flew, she said:

"Our mission is to rescue Chu'er, not to kill her. The premise for a safe escape is that Chu'er's condition cannot continue to deteriorate. The current situation has proven that she must stay in the time barrier to ensure her own safety.

So, are you coming with me to make sure she lives, or are you going to take a meaningless corpse and anger Han Bin, causing the Archon of Eden to send an army down to crush us all?"

“I don’t want to choose either!”

Amanda cursed, and Qiao Ya grabbed her wrist and said:

"Don't be so mad at this time, auntie. There's something wrong with Han Chuer's condition. A normal person wouldn't become as weak as she is just because they are out of the area of effect of time energy. I feel..."

"what?"

Amanda and D-4 looked at Qiao Ya at the same time. Under their gaze, Qiao Ya stared at Han Chuer who had been sent back to the time zone by the evil vulture. She bit her lip and whispered:

"Does she really exist? This state of dying at any time if she leaves the protection area is just like the soap bubbles I played with when I was a child. Compared to a living person, she is more like an illusion that only exists in the 'past'.

Ah, I seem to have guessed what happened in the Garden of Eden!"

Qiao Ya's eyes lit up and she ran over quickly. She squatted in front of Han Chu'er, whose breathing rate had returned to normal, looked at her pale face, and then looked at the evil eagle Rhine who was treating her.

She said softly:

“They’re all dead, right?
Han Bin, Han Chuer, your father, and everyone in the Garden of Eden, they all died long ago, right!
Even the Evil Vulture Rhine
You and your brother, you are both dead?
It's a huge time maze there! You dead are forced to be 'alive' by the chaotic characteristics of time, but you can only maintain health in that special time environment.

Just like Han Chuer, once out of a certain area, it will immediately begin to collapse.
Am i right? "

"!!!"

Everyone around, including Afu, Luna, D-4, and even Han Chuer, the person involved, were shocked by Qiao Ya's words. Only Amanda rubbed her chin, thinking that her niece might have been possessed.

How could he say such outrageous things?

The Garden of Eden has existed outside the sky for more than 30 years, and cargo ships go there every month. How could it be possible that it is full of dead people?

This is just lying with open eyes.

Facing Qiao Ya's question, the evil eagle was silent for a few seconds, shook his head and said:
"Not entirely true! Not everyone died, only those in the inner circle died. I have been investigating in the Bad Land for ten years and found enough information in Research Institutes One and Two to prove this.

The last time the Sacred Benchmark project failed, it caused an explosion that swept the inner ring of the Garden of Eden. Among the people involved in that explosion, no one survived except Roger, Takahashi Santai and a small number of lucky people.

But my brother, Chu'er and I are not dead!
Our existence is a very complex concept. I can only tell you that we were 'born' after the night of the explosion.

My brother and I are directly descended from my father, while Chul is a 'derivative' of Han Bin.

On the night when the experiment failed, Han Bin was at the outermost part of the incineration zone in order to save his two fellow apprentices. Although he also died, he was the least affected. Because of this, Chu'er's existence is not as "stable" as mine and my brother's. Unlike the two of us, we can't leave the Garden of Eden and exist alone for a long time.

I had this doubt.

It has now been proven that she can only exist stably in a "time-enclosed area" like the one under her feet, and once she leaves it, it will collapse quickly.

Her weakness, her paralysis, her unexplained phantom pains all came from this."

"No! I don't believe it!"

The first person to speak out in rebuttal was not Qiao Ya, but the weak Han Chuer.

The girl grabbed her best friend like a cat with bared fangs and claws, and she screamed:

"Don't talk nonsense! My father is not dead! He is still alive and well! He didn't leave the Garden of Eden not because he couldn't but because he didn't want to! I don't allow you to curse my father like that, Rhine. You were corrupted by your experience in the evil land. How can you say such terrible things!
I'm going to tear your mouth apart!"

"How long do you plan to continue deceiving yourself?"

Lai Yin suppressed Han Chuer's excitement and said:

"Think carefully about the spaceship you took when you came to the Bad Land, and think carefully about the places you visited along the way. Were you accompanied by psionicists from the Flash Organization?

Why didn't Roger allow you to leave Blackwall Titan?

He is not trying to restrict you, he is trying to protect you, little fool!
He knows what will happen if you leave here, so he uses time travel to heal you, because other methods cannot make you healthy."

"I still don't believe it!"

Han Chuer struggled weakly and screamed:

"If what you said is true, Rhine, then why did my father send me down here? He knew I would die if I came down here. Are you accusing my father of murdering me? I don't believe it!"

"Hold her down!"

Rhine gave the order.

Although she was shocked by the horrible truth that Qiao Ya had just revealed, Afu still obeyed the order out of habit and held down the struggling Han Chuer on the left and right with Qiao Ya.

Rhine cast a spell on the spot. As her third magic eye opened, Han Chuer heard her best friend say to her:
“Han Bin sent you here because he knew I could save you, and although I don’t know how he did it, he has apparently confirmed that I, a ‘being’ like you, has a more stable anchor point.

He confirmed that I had found a way to save the three of us who never existed!
Listen, Chu, I want to show you something.
Please!
Be sure to see the white corona!
You must see it, it is your only chance to escape the collapse of your ego. You must be recorded by the end, you pathetic little bubble, if you do not want to dissipate in the sun."

"and many more!"

D-4 suddenly raised her head at this moment and said loudly:
"The violent signal is rapidly approaching the Blackwall Titan! The energy level is extremely high, definitely a demigod-level energy fluctuation, and this is its target! Everyone, prepare for the impact!"

"boom"

Rhine only had time to release the energy of the Demon Eye to envelope everyone around him, and then a violent explosion broke out outside the Black Wall Titan. The horrifying explosion instantly overwhelmed the noise of the entire battlefield.

Under the attack of that day's fire, a large hole was blasted in the Blackwall Titan's outer armor, which was as solid as a city wall, leading directly to the control room.

In the collapsed corridor filled with smoke, the dusty Evil Vulture dispersed the barrier, and then despairingly sensed that the time energy around it was rapidly dissipating.

The time barrier left here by the Flash Organization was destroyed. Han Chu'er in her arms was strangling her own neck and suffocating, like a fish that was pulled out of the water and thrown onto the shore.

It was like a beautiful but fragile soap bubble girl who was suddenly thrown into the desperate land, leaving her to face the vicious sunlight at this moment, and let her dissipate under the sunlight.

Roger, who was fighting with Zhou Ke below, suddenly withdrew at this moment. He took Zhou Ke's sword head-on, and raised his hand towards Zhou Ke as if to pause with blood spurting from his heart.

他 说:

"My niece is dying, I need to save her, give me some time!"

"what?"

Zhou Ke shook off the blood on his sword, glanced at the burning mechanical ruins above his head, and said with a curled lip:
"Go ahead, I'll give you thirty minutes."

"Well? You won't stop me?"

"Nonsense, didn't the evil Abin send the poor girl to the evil land just to force you to make some important decisions at this time? If he was forced to use this method, it seems that the situation in heaven has really deteriorated to the point where it cannot be saved by wisdom."

Zhou Ke pressed down the brim of his hat and said:
"Although I still don't know what happened between you and Han Bin, I advise you to be more careful when making your decision this time. This time it's a multiple-choice question!

It's either him or old Acholi, there is no third choice."

"You seem to know a lot?"

“Not as many as you think, but it should be enough to deal with the current situation. Go and rescue the ‘thing that shouldn’t exist but really exists’ and give the poor child a chance to choose his fate.

I'm going to pay a visit to the 'Fire of Awakening' and, by the way, take back something from it that belongs to me.

After thirty minutes, remember to come back and die!"

(End of this chapter)