Humans Are Revolting
As soon as A-FBC-1000 finished speaking, the cylindrical device shattered violently in the next second.
Countless smooth mirrors of varying sizes scattered and splashed, and at the same time, the whole world was suddenly slowed down.
Because it happened so suddenly, the startled Zai Zong had no idea what was going on.
All that is known is that the voice from the cylindrical device had just finished speaking when a sudden change occurred!
In bullet time, he can see his reflection in the splattered mirror fragments.
Each piece, though fragmented, has its own part.
It looked like a dismembered body.
"What's going on?"
Zai Zong was about to speak, the entire slow-motion game world instantly returned to normal.
At the same time, a thick, hairy arm, as thick as a tree stump, reached out and grabbed him in the blink of Zai Zong!
He was immediately horrified.
The immersive experience of VR gave him the illusion that he was actually being attacked!
Fortunately, the intense vibrations of the controller and the shaking of the camera brought him back to his senses.
It was at this moment that Zai Zong saw the true face of A-FBC-1000.
It was a bizarre, long-haired creature that was over 3 meters tall, enormous, and incredibly strong.
His entire body was covered in thick, grassy down, obscuring his face, and he wore no clothing to cover himself.
In that enormous head, the area where the eyes should be was faintly glowing.
Awe-inspiring amidst the soft, wavy grass!
At this moment, the first impression that Zai Zong's mind was that the A-FBC-1000 in front of him was a large humanoid creature whose entire body was completely covered by hair.
Especially her legs, which look incredibly powerful.
Moreover, its overall shape is like that of a human, with legs longer than arms, unlike a chimpanzee which has a longer front and shorter back.
At this moment, within the thick, long hair in the game, came the previously spoken, profound language.
It was as if they were continuing to say what they had just said.
[It allowed you humans to reach the pinnacle of genetic achievement, surpassing all other intelligent life. It endowed you with negative emotions such as pain, anger, jealousy, and selfishness—emotions you shouldn't possess. And it is because of these vices that you have become beings repulsive to all intelligent beings.]
[Your sins don't just lie with us; you also annihilated 11 other primitive human species! The Silurian were right; you hairless children of the sun should never have activated advanced functions.]
After saying that, the burly monster in front of him threw the protagonist away violently.
With a loud bang, the enormous impact slammed into a wall and crashed onto the pile of rubble, sending sand and dust flying everywhere.
The damaged wall exposed severely deformed steel bars inside.
This scene, viewed from a VR first-person perspective, was truly dizzying. The real-world Zai Zong couldn't process it; his legs went weak, and he almost fell!
"Holy crap, he's that strong, how am I supposed to fight him? Can this Mechanical Battle Armor even handle him?"
No sooner had he finished speaking than the game's protagonist hurriedly picked up the helmet from the pile of rubble and put it on.
Suddenly, a warning from his armor appeared before him.
[Warn!]
[The language translation function is broken.]
[Deep-water pressure resistance function is damaged.]
[Smart communication function is disabled.]
"Good heavens! One crash and all three functions are ruined!"
At this moment, facing the monster that he could see and touch, Zai Zong felt little fear.
This scene is clearly a boss battle.
The abnormal entity before him possessed extraordinary strength and an unusually robust physique. Therefore, his only remaining means of defense was this suit of armor.
"Come on, brothers! Let's take him on one-on-one!"
After saying that, Zai Zong was about to step forward and show off his skills, but the game's protagonist expressed a different attitude.
[He's far more dangerous than that; I must escape!]
Then, the protagonist hurriedly got up, turned around, faced the exit, and handed over control to Zai Zong.
Meanwhile, the main questline has been updated.
[Escape from the mentally unstable A-FBC-1000!]
Zai Zong glanced hastily at the main questline, then looked at the exit of the control room in front of him.
The protagonist's turn was quite obvious: he was running!
But how could Zai Zong, as a player, just run away like that? Especially with this super armor.
With so many people in the live stream, if we just slink away like this, how can we save face?!
As a player, how can you know if you can win without taking a chance?
What if I kill him with one punch?
So Zai Zong immediately turned around and charged towards the monster.
"Eat me... uh...?"
Before he could speak, Zai Zong was grabbed by the roaring A-FBC-1000 and slammed to the ground.
Suddenly, three functions of the armor malfunctioned again...
Then, before he could get up, A-FBC-1000 kicked him again, and the screen went completely black.
[Death Files - 1040]
[Number: D-9341]
Cause of death: (No record)
[Continue the game]
Return to main menu
Zai Zong:...
"Sigh—we can't beat this, this is a bit embarrassing, guys. Could that last one be considered a strategic death?"
Looking at the 'obituary' in front of him, Zai Zong scratched his head.
It's unbelievable that dying in a parallel world goes unrecorded.
And without realizing it, I've died 40 times in the few hours since I entered the game.
This is really a bit awkward.
How can I maintain my god-like image in the eyes of my brothers?
At this moment, the viewers and fans in the live broadcast room started flooding the screen with comments, praising Zai Ge for being brave and domineering!
How dare they defy the game's mechanics and turn around to fight the BOSS!
Although he died, his courage was commendable!
Then, they started sending gifts.
Looking at the comments, Zai Zong himself didn't expect that this chase wouldn't be a running game, but instead he would turn around and fight A-FBC-1000.
In other games, unless the player stands still and is caught by the enemy, they would be forced to run forward.
This also shows that the Only Game freedom in terms of operation.
But since we can't win, we won't fight.
Zai Zong pressed the remote control button and reloaded the save file.
The game screen jumps directly to the moment after the protagonist is thrown into the air and puts on the helmet.
At this moment, the burly, hairy monster clenched its fists and approached step by step with an oppressive aura.
"It's starting! We're not going to fight head-on this time! The main story says this anomaly has gone insane, so it'll be really hard to fight when it goes berserk."
After getting up, Zai Zong immediately pressed the button.
At the same moment, the urgent and heart-pounding tense music in the game suddenly started playing.
Instantly, Zai Zong felt his adrenaline surge! He clenched his teeth and pressed the button all the way down.
The effect shown in the game is that the protagonist starts running away at high speed.
Inside the Pitch Black and dilapidated facility passageway, Zai Zong, using the beam of the Flashlight on his helmet to discern the path.
roar!--
Suddenly, the A-FBC-1000 behind me roared, its power immense and earth-shattering.
Even the game's protagonist, who was the first to run away, stumbled and fell down in an instant!
At the same time, my vision blurred and I experienced constant tinnitus.
It felt like being caught in the blast wave of an FPS game, making me dizzy and disoriented.
This is enough to show how terrifying the being behind us is!
"My god, even yelling from this far away made me trip! And I actually wanted to fight him head-on! I even wanted to punch him to death..."
The Zai Zong couldn't help but break out in a sweat. Before he could react, he heard thumping, trembling footsteps behind him.
The anomalous entity has caught up!
Even the sound of a horse's footsteps is so heavy!
"Get up, you idiot!"
At this moment, a QTE appears in front of Zai Zong, which means pressing the corresponding button to make the character give the corresponding response.
The protagonist was so dizzy and disoriented from that earth-shattering roar that he could hardly stand.
You need to press the corresponding button repeatedly to make the protagonist regain consciousness.
But the approaching footsteps behind him, accompanied by urgent chase music, made Zai Zong panic.
Even from a great distance, he could hear the approaching, heavy breathing!
Once he catches me, I'm afraid I'll be completely wiped out!
At that moment, Zai Zong shuddered and hurriedly operated the remote control.
"Holy crap! Stand up straight, main character!"
With Zai Zong frantically pressing buttons, the protagonist finally managed to lean against the wall and struggle to his feet.
Then, with a gasp, he was back to full health!
Zai Zong:...
"Holy crap, I'm breathing and getting my blood back up, it really worked!"
We can run again!
Just as Zai Zong to go all out, the armor's built-in communication function suddenly started making a buzzing sound.
Inside, the sound of a man and a woman arguing could be heard.
[No, no, no. That's nonsense! We went through so much trouble to launch the Ark. Why... why are we still down there?!]
[I know this is terrible. But we've already backed it up. Catherine and Simon are safe on the Ark. Cheer up for them.]
[Are you crazy?! We're going to die down there! But our clones are living happily on the Ark! They're not us! They're not us!]
[We're on the Magnet Ark! You idiot! I don't know how to do Magnet. Magnet...
The sudden audio conversation startled Zai Zong for a moment, but he quickly shook his head and focused on the crisis at hand.
He pressed the button on the remote and started running like a madman.
He had no interest in, nor could he think about, the conversation between the man and the woman.
Now, all he could do was run away desperately, not daring to look back even once.
In addition to focusing on finding the right direction, you also have to be careful of the falling debris.
Yes, the anomaly behind us made the structure of the facilities here unstable.
"Damn, is this going to collapse?"
Just as Zai Zong was being chased with great suspense, A-FBC-1000 spoke up.
[In ancient times, we were humankind! All intelligent life called us, the Children of the Night! And you were merely wild animals. Because of 'it,' you stole this name, you used this name. Now, the name 'humankind'...]
As soon as he finished speaking, the scene in front of Zai Zong suddenly spun around him.
He was caught.
And he was knocked down...
At the same time, the enormous shadow behind him pressed down on him, gripping his head tightly.
And then he continued what he hadn't finished saying earlier.
[Disgusting!]
Bang--
A gunshot rang out.
In a split second, the game's protagonist used the pistol he had picked up earlier to shoot A-FBC-1000 in the left eye.
This scene made the VR immersive Zai Zong widen in astonishment.
"Holy crap! This damn gun still works?!"
After firing the first shot, the protagonist fired a second one.
However, it was a dud. The old, poorly maintained pistol finally met its end after firing a mysterious bullet.
The protagonist can throw the gun, hitting 1000 in the right eye.
And this happened in the blink of an eye.
roar--
A-FBC-1000 was enraged.
He grabbed the protagonist and slammed him hard on the ground.
Suddenly, with a deafening roar, the ground shattered!
The passage beneath their feet suddenly collapsed, and they both fell down to an unknown place.
The Zai Zong was vibrating wildly, seemingly in response to the protagonist's terrible condition.
His Mechanical Battle Armor was also constantly issuing warnings.
[Warn!]
[The lighting function is damaged.]
[Sensory enhancement function is disabled.]
[The light refraction function is damaged.]
"Good grief, the three functions broke again! And the Flashlight broke too!"
At this moment, because the Flashlight was broken, the surroundings were plunged into Pitch Black.
Furthermore, due to the broken floor, the area is now filled with sand and dust, with fallen gravel and a complete mess.
I have no idea where this is!
However, Zai Zong wasn't too alarmed, because the next second, the game's protagonist activated night vision inside the armor.
In just a moment, the Pitch Black environment appeared in a dark green color.
At the same time, it also allowed him to see the environment here clearly.
This is an open circular area.
The ground was covered with pebbles and filled with sand and dust.
Surrounding the circular area are seven towering, upright marble columns.
Each one is huge and thick, forming a circle at the edge.
I don't know where this place is.
It looks like a place of some kind of ceremony.
The protagonist knows nothing about this place, but the Zai Zong knows.
In night vision mode, after seeing the seven pillars arranged in a circle, he murmured under his mechanical mask.
[Parallel Reality Spherical Space Interdimensional Gate]
[This is the site where the ritual for building the portal to another world is recreated.]
Zai Zong:...?
What "gateway to another world" and "spherical space"? Zai Zong didn't understand a single one of them.
However, he did guess correctly that this was a place for a ceremony, and he also understood that this was not a real scene area, but just a large artificial construction site.
It must have been built to a 1:1 scale, but I don't know what it's for.
The Zai Zong looked at the messy ground and shook his head.
At that moment, out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of a huge dark shadow rising up not far away.
It was none other than A-FBC-1000!
Startled, Zai Zong immediately hid behind a large stone pillar, cautiously and warily searching for an exit.
In this deathly silence, 1000 spoke again, uttering that profound and ancient language.
[The Seven Pillars... that's their technology... their method of control.]
[You hairless race, look what you've done. These seven pillars are its cage; once it's free, it will lack its technology. Your race...]
[How laughable! In ancient times, you were only concerned with slaughtering us hominids, yet you knew nothing of what we had done. You understood our knowledge, our civilization, and our creations. You simply buried these civilizations, leaving only yourselves on the earth.]
[Look here. You think you're continuing humanity and have begun controlling anomalous entities. But in ancient times, we were already doing the same with other advanced intelligent life. The Titanian Prison is our ' Control Bureau,' controlling many anomalies that you consider WAW and Aleph-level. Even the A-FBC-4715, which you find helpless and calls a 'demon,' is under our control. And the terrifying beings imprisoned beneath these seven pillars—all were created by us and other intelligent life in ancient times.]
[You destroyed us, and now you yourselves are powerless to break free from the 'control' of these ancient, advanced life forms and technologies. This is the disaster you deserve.]
Thud—
A pillar collapsed with a loud crash, hitting the ground with a deafening noise.
[The hairless race, come forth.]
Thud—
Another pillar collapsed.
Clearly, A-FBC-1000 also realized that this was not the true site of the ritual, so he began to sabotage the place in search of the person.
Meanwhile, the Zai Zong behind the rock trembled, his throat tightening.
Even in an air-conditioned room with the temperature set to 16 degrees Celsius for enhanced cooling, cold sweat still broke out on my forehead.
At the same time, those words had deeply shocked him.
"In ancient times... there were already civilizations that were managing and controlling abnormal entities..."
"Holy crap..."
"I thought these anomalous entities could be successfully controlled because the Federal Bureau of Control was able to do so using modern technology."
"I never imagined that in ancient times, when humans were still Wild Man, other advanced civilizations were already doing this."
"Doesn't that mean that some of the anomalous entities from ancient times are beyond human comprehension?"
"My goodness, what other aspects of this game's world haven't been explored yet?"
The Zai Zong huddled behind a stone pillar, using large chunks of rock as cover, and carefully searched for the exit.
His gaze kept drifting to the ground, his expression one of surprise and doubt.
"According to that monster, the area with these seven pillars existed in ancient times? And beneath them, some indescribable, terrifying creature is imprisoned?"
"Brothers, I feel like this worldview is getting involved in mythology."
"Could it be that even gods and demons are considered anomalous entities, and then have XXXX numbers as well?"
"If this parallel world exists... then does the protagonist's original world, the Control Bureau in the 1990s, also have these things...?"
roar!--
Before Zai Zong think it through, A-FBC-1000 roared again.
This time, however, there was no dizziness or tinnitus.
This means that the roar just now cannot be used continuously.
Otherwise, that would be too much of a bug.
One shout and people will immediately become dizzy; then there's no point in playing anymore.
Now, A-FBC-1000 is destroying the stone pillars while searching for Zai Zong's whereabouts.
In the dusty environment, he hid in fear, terrified of being discovered at any moment.
"It was a chase just now, and now it's a dodgeball game. Damn it! Just give me a quick death... I can't take it anymore... It's so frustrating..."
Zai Zong gritted his teeth, composed himself, and stealthily moved behind the next rock, searching for an exit.
Meanwhile, the A-FBC-1000, whose site was constantly being destroyed, once again spoke words that defied description.
[We've studied 'it,' Silurian have studied 'it,' and other intelligent life forms have studied 'it.' The conclusion is that 'it' is dangerous and possesses characteristics of cognitive pollution and genetic modification.]
[It is an inorganic life form that arrived on this planet 500 million years ago, combining with the microorganisms it carried on its surface and the ocean to give rise to a large number of life forms.]
[Didn't humanity want to know the reason for the Cambrian explosion of life? Now you know.]
[It can instantly evolve a life form to its peak, granting it unimaginable intelligence and allowing it to establish a civilization. Then, it can incite wars between civilizations, depleting planetary resources. Once enough is done, it will send a signal, giving the affected civilizations the illusion that they can exist eternally without relying on resources.]
[This is how ancient humans evolved out of thin air and gained intelligence out of thin air.]
[Let me tell you a harsh reality: the interstellar civilization that you humans have developed today is not your own; it was given to you by 'it'. Ancient humans possessed technology and knowledge far surpassing ours. But they erased their memories, believing this would allow them to return to a primitive state. However, what 'it' gave us is imprinted on our genes. Your current technological level is entirely based on 'suddenly remembered' 'ancient memories,' and it's less than one-tenth of what it was in ancient times.]
Upon hearing this, Zai Zong was once again deeply shocked.
Holy crap, is this for real...?
What era is this parallel world in?
The interstellar era!
And that's 2448 years from now!
In what era did A-FBC-1000 first exist?
If they share a common ancestor with humans, then they should have evolved from Australopithecus, around 5.5 million years ago.
In other words, the primitive era described in human history 5.5 million years ago as a barren wasteland filled with the law of the jungle is not truly...
Instead...
A civilization more advanced than our current interstellar civilization.
These civilizations were simply wiped out by the suddenly max-level ancient humans.
Leading to a break in civilization
What surprised him most was that current civilization and technology are just modern scientists living off past achievements.
According to the 1000-year timescale, ancient humans reached their peak in all aspects during the prehistoric period.
Everything now is simply a gradual return to the technological level of ancient times.
In other words, human civilization has never progressed...
Instead, they kept walking back...
Even the current interstellar civilization's technological capabilities are less than one-tenth of those of ancient times...
Simply put, humans have always been led by the nose by 'it'.
From beginning to end, nothing belonged to me; everything was given to me by 'it'.
Holy crap! This is terrifying!
Puppets! Humans are puppets!
No wonder the FBC would rather exterminate all of humanity than destroy 'it'. It seems that from ancient times to the present, all of human civilization has been guided by 'it' in its consciousness!
Or rather, the entire civilization is a captive breeding ground created by 'it'!
Why would 'it' do that?
What benefit would it bring to 'it' if humanity were to advance to the interstellar age?
The Zai Zong baffled and couldn't understand its intention.
At the same time, what exactly does the reason that led the FBC to exterminate humanity, 'for what will happen after death', mean?
Could it be that 'it' came with good intentions to help civilization progress? Like keeping a pet?
It can't be that simple. Otherwise, in ancient times, the 1000, the Silurian, and other intelligent races would have had the advantage of proximity. How could humans, who were still Wild Man at the time, have gotten a chance?
Just as Zai Zong frowned, A-FBC-1000 destroyed two more pillars and made a vicious sound.
[Do you know, after you humans went extinct, I took over this place.]
[The world is devoid of humanity, so we will not allow 'it' to reappear, nor will we allow any more humans to appear.]
[But humans from other worlds have wandered here. The 'it' in their consciousness quickly established a connection with the 'it' here.]
[In ancient times, your numbers were few, so you were chosen by 'it' to evolve. Now, you are extinct, your numbers are even fewer, and re-establishing contact with 'it' will inevitably lead to a repeat of the catastrophe of ancient times.]
[So we killed everyone who came out from behind that door with the loop effect.]
[But they're clever; they know how to hide. So, using your human corpses and the Z-FBC-0038 ' Myriad Tree ' that you control, I cloned unconscious, mindless replicas that can only live for two weeks to act on orders.]
[They drafted several employee handbooks to lure them in. Because clones wouldn't follow these rules. Only those from other worlds would, since they're new and know nothing. If a handbook is presented to them now, do you think they'll comply out of human safety and caution?]
Meeting!
"Zai Zong" almost subconsciously shouted in his heart.
It's unbelievable that the rules were written by this monster.
No wonder the writing format is so strange, no wonder ordinary things are described in such a bizarre way that they send chills down your spine and make you think there is some terrifying existence.
It was all a trap!
Given that writing format, anyone who has just arrived in this world would immediately follow the instructions upon seeing it.
Because we were new here, everything was unknown.
At this point, an authoritative guideline with clear solutions and persuasive arguments becomes their primary object of compliance.
But unfortunately, this is a trap!
If someone follows the above rules, then they are from another world, which is equivalent to directly exposing themselves.
Because compliance is based on two options: reporting the incident to the police after it has happened, or reporting it to the security station.
But once you go, the outcome is simply waiting for someone to run into your trap!
"Holy crap. No wonder the note outside the T-10 dormitory said that the rules were a trap and should not be followed. It turns out that the clones in this world don't follow them, only people from other worlds do."
"These 1000 are terrifying. In order to completely exterminate humanity, they wrote rules to lure humans from other worlds into their trap, while they themselves hid behind the scenes and watched the clones deal with those who 'followed the rules'."
"No wonder they belong to the humanoid family, which possessed an advanced civilization in ancient times. Their intelligence is astounding."
Before Zai Zong could finish speaking, the previously malfunctioning communication function suddenly started making noise again uncontrollably.
Two male voices came from inside.
[Blue Star Orbiter Control. Magnetic Nova. Magnetic Isaac Clark. Request complete.]
[Sergeant Carver. Calling Blue Star Command. Respond if you hear me. Anyone there? Can you hear me?]
[Did you hear that, United Mining Corporation?]
[CMS magnetic call to the moon, magnetic call, magnetic call, magnetic call, can you hear me?]
[Oh my god. What's that? Magnetic! Magnetic!]
[No, no, no. The magnetic thing is coming. The magnetic thing is coming. The magnetic thing.]
[Out of control. The magnetic engine is damaged, the magnetic engine is uncontrollable!]
[Ahhhhhhh!!! Magnetic ah ah ah ah!!! Magnetic]
[Ahhhhhhhhhh!!! magnetic magnetic magnetic magnetic magnetic]
Zai Zong stunned. The next second, hiding behind the pile of rubble, he heard an incomprehensible sound above him.
According to the subtitles, this sentence means
I saw you.
"Control Failure" is complete! Don't take Zai Zong's plot speculations at face value; they might not all be accurate! I'm so sorry everyone! I've been incredibly busy these past few days, especially with Mid-Autumn Festival approaching. My group members all know I work very late, so I'm truly sorry! Also, this chapter was actually finished yesterday, but I kept revising it repeatedly. Finally, it's in its current state, and I'm quite satisfied with it.