Exploding God

As the night passed, Lu Ming was immersed in an exciting dream, while Lu Ze used a secret method to temper his Star Source Sea of ​​Consciousness, sitting cross-legged until dawn, until he finally breathed once every minute.

Li Shiwei got up at 5 a.m. to prepare breakfast for her family, covered the griddle with a pot lid to keep it warm, and then went out to work early.

So, by breakfast time, there were only the father and his two sons.

Lu Zongguang looked at Lu Ming, who was wolfing down his food, and Lu Ze, who was eating leisurely, with a look of satisfaction in his eyes.

As the eldest son, Lu Ze finally showed some maturity, while Lu Ming's spirits seemed to be rising.

He had been thinking about how to comfort and encourage the two of them to face the exam positively, but now it seemed unnecessary.

After finishing the meal, Lu Ming rushed to wash the dishes and chopsticks, then picked up his crutches and said goodbye to his father, while Lu Ze was already waiting outside the door.

"Dad, we're leaving." The two said at the same time.

"Go on, come back soon." Lu Zongguang waved his hand, then coughed forcefully with a father's authority, "Hurry up and review, you two kids absolutely cannot slack off this time!"

The two smiled and nodded as they walked out of the old, dilapidated yet cozy house.

Downstairs, in front of the Brilliant Auto Repair Shop, there was a bustling noise. Since no one had come to repair their cars early in the morning, Tang Hui, who had strong pectoral muscles, was shirtless, wearing overalls, and coolly smoking a cigarette, frying dough sticks.

Lu Ze walked down the stairs, his gaze casually sweeping down to the window where, behind the wisps of white smoke, a group of apprentices watched their boss with admiration as he kneaded dough, cut it into sections, stretched it, and cooked it.

All the movements were performed in one smooth motion, with a graceful and flowing beauty.

It's especially eye-catching when the protagonist of all this is a middle-aged, muscular man.

With a flick of his strong arm and a quick grab with long chopsticks, the golden-brown fried dough sticks were steaming hot and ready to be served.

"good!"

"Brother Tang is awesome."

"The boss is awesome!"

Clapping enthusiastically from behind the window.

At the window, a dozen middle-aged women were staring intently at Tang Hui's muscles... with burning eyes.

"I want it, I want it, I want it all!"

"I'll take this pot."

The older women crowded around the window.

Tang Hui, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, glanced ahead with a melancholy look, nodded coldly, and continued frying the next batch.

As the saying goes, a repairman who can't fry dough sticks isn't a good soldier.

Tang Hui is undergoing a spiritual journey, a path of physical refinement, but even more so, a path of mental refinement.

As the saying goes, "One's body is as firm as Mount Tai, unmoved by clouds or waves..."

"Guo Si, go get Sister Zhang a cup of soy milk. What are you all standing there like idiots for?"

"Steel coil, turn the blower up two speeds."

Turning around, Tang Hui let out two dissatisfied shouts, then watched the numbers on the cash register jump around with satisfaction, feeling a surge of energy throughout his body.

"Hi, Uncle Tang."

As the two brothers passed by the machine repair shop, Lu Ze greeted them with a smile.

Tang Hui's lips trembled slightly as he held the cigarette in his mouth, and his eyelids twitched for a brief moment.

[Keep a calm mind... keep a calm mind...]

After repeating the instructions to himself, Tang Hui nodded coolly, then casually tossed over a classic combination of fried dough sticks and soy milk, and then pretended not to see the two of them and continued to show off his skills (muscles).

Hefted the bulging breakfast in his hand, Lu Ze unceremoniously pulled out a fried dough stick, took a bite while it was still crispy, and enjoyed the pleasant moment. He waved his hand with satisfaction, "Thanks."

Tang Hui maintained his cold expression and waved his hand, signaling the two guys to leave quickly.

"Eat up. Every day you get to enjoy Uncle Tang's cooking is something to cherish."

After leaving the shop, Lu Ze gave the other portion to his younger brother.

"Hmm... Brother, how come you're going the same way as me?" Lu Ming took the breakfast, walked for a while and then suddenly froze. When they reached the main road, the two brothers should have been taking the light rail going in the completely opposite direction.

"Let's go, it's on our way. I have other plans today."

In Lu Ze's mind, the map of Shangnan City that he had just looked at that morning was clearly laid out.

Taking my younger brother to school was genuinely on the way, but it was also a way to give a warning to those who might have other thoughts after spending the night there.

The straight line formed by the home and Tingluo No. 3 Middle School extends another 7 kilometers southwest, leading to the Free Network Center called "Fengyun".

Today has passed, all for one thing, for a small event that is about to happen there.

The trigger for this decision was that Lu Ze accidentally saw a piece of information while browsing the morning news today, which suddenly triggered certain images buried deep in his memory.

Yesterday, a new type of cyber virus called "Melting Point" was detected on a large scale. Currently, major security companies have not yet discovered its outbreak or damage, speculating it might be a prank by a genius hacker. However, some experts point out that this type of virus may be carrying out some extremely covert sabotage, which we simply haven't detected yet.

The title of this article is "The Latent Virus".

In the era Lu Ze lived through, at the same age, he would never have noticed this article; even if he happened to see it, he would have just glanced at it.

However, when Lu Ze reached the 14th Star Realm - Tsunami level, after killing a team that had set up an ambush on the second floor of the Misty Tower, he was surprised to find that those people had turned into pools of thick black liquid after they died.

The information he knew was that only a race called the Shadow Soldier Clan in the endless sea of ​​stars exhibited this characteristic upon death.

But the key issue is that the ambush team he wiped out was clearly... Earth humans.

And that's where things get interesting...

Lu Ze spent seven months collecting, analyzing, and judging information, eventually finding an Earth organization called "Shadow Thief".

That was an organization with almost no prior records.

Using a feint attack, Lu Ze destroyed two of their bases in succession, and before they could react, he intercepted the quantum computer at the third secret base.

Several pieces of information that had not yet been destroyed were found on it.

One of them is... Project Shadow Warrior. The key data was not recorded on that computer, but several nodes clearly illustrate the origin and research progress of the project.

Lu Ze glanced at this bizarre and secretive plan as if it were a story.

The second section of the Origin chapter is titled... "Melting Point Virus".

In this brief description of "Melting Point Virus," a human named Kim Sung-hui appears throughout the story.

Who could have imagined that a middle school student who accidentally discovered the electronic pulse bomb virus would cause a large-scale spread of the virus due to an unintentional act, attracting the attention of the [Shadow Thief] organization, and thus becoming one of the core members of the founding team of the infamous [Gray Scale] for half a century—[Hot Melt Smoothie].

The last line of that section contained a simple personal information.

[Jin Chenghui, male, Classification: S—2073, Fengyun Network Center, Shangnan City, Operation codename: Latent Virus.]

The lurking virus...

These last five words matched the information in Lu Ze's mind: the Fengyun Network Center had only been a fleeting phenomenon in the past before being reduced to ashes, but it still stands now.

So... that means he didn't miss the event.

"So, is the first historical turning point just around the corner?"

The thought that this would be the first time treasure he had ever unearthed filled Lu Ze with interest.

He was delighted to encounter something so interesting so early in the morning.

In particular, the number of parties involved and the amount of information revealed in this matter may far exceed what he has seen before.

The constant stream of unknowns, mysteries, and dangers stirred Lu Ze's emotions, making him gradually feel more and more excited. The anticipation of becoming a witness to and changer of history, as well as the planning for the future, ultimately led Lu Ze to decide to enter the game at the most intricate moment of this chess game!

"I'll pick you up after school."

Outside the school gate, after saying goodbye to his younger brother, Lu Ze casually stepped onto the light rail that passed by the [Fengyun] Network Center, his hands in his pockets.

Fighting against heaven, against earth, against man...

It is endlessly enjoyable.

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P.S.: Where are my recommendation votes? o(￣ε￣*)