They traveled through time at the same time, but the villainous scientist

Chapter 293 Kallen E-90
TPC Command Center
On the huge main screen, images transmitted back from space a few hours earlier were playing on a loop.

The white Galactron easily blocked Ultraman's attacks, including beams and the antimatter cannon from the Atdis.

Each replay of the footage felt like a heavy hammer blow to the hearts of everyone in the conference room.

"Even the anti-proton cannon has failed..."

Horii, a member of the team, rubbed his temples wearily, his eyes bloodshot.

If even antimatter weapons can only cause this much damage, he really can't think of how to deal with such an enemy.

"If physical and energy attacks are ineffective, what if we break through from the inside?"

Ye Rui raised his hand. Despite being surrounded by leading figures in the scientific community, he mustered the courage to express his thoughts within his field of expertise.

"If it is driven by a computer program, perhaps we can try to infiltrate its system with a network virus."

"It was difficult. When I tried to trace its source, I discovered that this guy was conducting reverse research on our world through the internet."

Our technical department's firewall was practically useless against it; it obtained all the information it wanted, and we couldn't even catch a trace of its data stream.

Upon hearing this, Masaki Keigo simply shook his head, even though the difference in computing power between a quantum computer and that white dragon was far too great.

Even the most skilled hackers, armed with outdated computers from the last century, cannot break into a modern quantum computer.

Because the difference in computing power between the two is several orders of magnitude...

Masaki Keigo's words extinguished the glimmer of hope that had just begun to rise. A suffocating silence once again enveloped the command center.

"In that case... how about seeking help from the Lightning People? They are purely electromagnetic life forms."

If the other party is driven by electromagnetic force, perhaps... they can interfere at a more fundamental level?

Upon seeing this, Dr. Mizuno explained, "This is determined by the characteristics of the Lightning Man."

This wildly imaginative suggestion, however, invigorated everyone present.

Yes, if conventional technology can't counter it, perhaps we can find another way.

Horii's eyes lit up, and he began rapidly calculating the feasibility of this plan on the terminal in front of him.

Dr. Mizuno's words also inspired Masaki Keigo.

Lightning Man... Bioelectricity... Biology... Computer...

The original work does indeed have other helpers, an almost forgotten being with terrifying potential.

Thinking this, Masaki Keigo's gaze passed through the crowd and landed on Nozue.

"Ye Rui, come with me!"

"Hey?!"

Ye Rui paused for a moment, pointed to himself, and looked completely confused.

……

in the car
"Mr. Masaki...where are we going?"

Sitting in the passenger seat, Ye Rui finally couldn't help but ask.

At such a crucial moment, it's really strange that Mr. Masaki is pulling him outside.

"Go see one of your 'online friends'."

"I am Masaki Keigo," he replied, handing the PDI to Ye Rui.

"Netizen?"

Ye Rui took it; it contained the account of his friend who played online games.

Looking at the information, Ye Rui was a little confused. Did this online friend of his have the ability to solve this incident?

"Ye Rui, how long have you known your online friend?"

Masaki Keigo did not explain directly, but continued to ask questions.

"Ah...it's been more than two years."

Any questions? "

Ye Rui scratched his head a little embarrassedly and asked with some curiosity.

Did he tell you his identity?

"No... He's very mysterious. I only know his code name, 'Karen'."

His programming style is unique, unlike any I've ever seen..."

Ye Rui struggled to find the right words.

"Alright...we've arrived..."

Masaki Keigo stopped the car and then called Nozue to get out. It was a completely abandoned building, with seals on the door and rough-style slogans from the last century still remaining on the walls.

"But before that, in the last century, the international situation was far more tense than it is now. In order to prepare for the likely third world war, countries engaged in a frenzied arms race."

"Among them, the field of computer science is one of the most important battlegrounds. And the project named 'Karen' is the ultimate product born in that context—a biological computer."

As Masaki Keigo spoke, he opened the door.

"Wait! You said Karen is... a biological... computer?"

Ye Rui stopped in his tracks, his face filled with disbelief.

"That's right, using genetically edited, highly developed organic neural networks to replace silicon-based chips for computation. Theoretically, it has parallel processing capabilities far exceeding those of traditional computers and extremely low energy consumption."

Masaki Keigo nodded. Because of the worlds of EVA and Guyver, he had some understanding of bio-computer technology.

However, given the need to research light particle converters and the technological breakthroughs in the world of The Wandering Earth, a quantum computer is undoubtedly a better choice for acquiring computing power.

He stopped and stood in front of a heavy isolation door that required both iris and genetic verification.

"Conventional electronic warfare has no chance of winning against an enemy with an absolute advantage in computing power. But a biological computer with advanced artificial intelligence... might have a miraculous effect."

As the verification was completed, the heavy metal door slowly opened, and a peculiar smell mixed with nutrient solution, ozone, and dust wafted out.

Using the data markers left by "Karen" provided by Ye Rui, they finally located this place: an underground base completely forgotten by time.

Behind the door was an enormous cavernous space.

Ye Rui stood frozen at the doorway, completely stunned by the sight before him.

There was no server matrix as he had imagined, nor were there cold server racks with flashing indicator lights.

Instead, a living spectacle took over the entire cave.

Countless thick, translucent biomass pipes, like the roots of a giant tree, hang down from the top of the cave and extend into a huge pool below filled with pale green nutrient solution.

Inside the pipes, countless streams of light could be clearly seen pulsating slowly with a wondrous rhythm, like the breath of some colossal beast. At the intersections of the pipes, crystalline structures floated, refracting the faint light emanating from within, illuminating the entire cave in a dreamlike and ethereal way.

The meager power supplied by solar panels disguised as ordinary buildings on the surface of the base has enabled this enormous biological computer to operate continuously for decades in this isolated underground environment.

And ultimately, in endless solitude and computation, an artificial intelligence named "Karen" was born.

"This is...my...online friend..."

Ye Rui muttered to himself, unable to reconcile the magnificent and bizarre "organ" before him with his witty, knowledgeable friend online who would occasionally joke with him.

Masaki Keigo walked to a lone control panel by the pool, blew away the dust, turned on the power, and wiped the dust off the screen.

He didn't do any complicated code input; he simply typed out a line of information, one character at a time, on the keyboard.

We humans need your help...

What followed was a long silence.

For Karen, "human" is a word that is both familiar and unfamiliar.

It was born out of human fear and ambition, and was designed for a war that never came to pass.

Its purpose from the very beginning has been as a weapon.

Then, as time went by, it was forgotten by its creators and abandoned in this cold underground tomb.

It has always questioned the meaning of its own existence.

It quietly connected to the new world called the "Internet" through a forgotten backup line. In the vast ocean of data, it witnessed human joys and sorrows, war and peace, creation and destruction.

She never imagined that a human would say such things to her.

"Please, Karen!"

Ye Rui also took a deep breath, stepped forward, and said sincerely.

"Is this an order?"

As if in response to Ye Rui's words, text reappeared on the screen.

"No, this is a friend's request!"

Ye Rui continued.

Masaki Keigo nodded; that was why he brought Nozue along.

a long time.

On the dusty screen, the old pixels flickered and slowly formed a new line of text.

What do you want me to do...?

(End of this chapter)