Distract the Enemy by Attacking the East

The emergence of digital guardians has stirred up both the virtual and real worlds almost simultaneously.

In the digital space, buildings that are visible to the naked eye begin to revert to digital form, and even download progress is affected.

Entering a treasure mountain and leaving empty-handed has never been Gao's style.

The most valuable thing in this treasure mountain right now is undoubtedly the 'basic knowledge'. And after the basic knowledge is downloaded, the other gold mine is this giant building in front of us.

Three-stage building - blueprints for crustal engine.

A super blueprint that can only be obtained through a "chain of professional knowledge".

10%, 20%, 30%...

The download progress was severely disrupted the moment the level 60 monsters appeared.

"Tick-tock, I'm handing over command of all the AIs to you. Help me stop them."

Didi pursed her lips, and without saying a word, agreed.

The next moment, the ticking sound transformed into a blue data stream, appearing above the Earth's crust engine, and immediately felt the oppressive aura emanating from the digital monster.

Even from a great distance, Dida could feel that its data body was on the verge of collapse.

If they were face-to-face, without even lifting a finger, she would probably be destroyed instantly.

Fortunately, she didn't need to fight directly with the other party. With the help of the search engine 'Gaidu', almost simultaneously, hundreds of AIs were summoned. These were AIs that had been hacked before. After descending into reality, each of them emitted powerful data fluctuations.

Each of these AIs is above level 30. If it weren't for the brainwashing and removal of personality templates by the Diwang Group, even with the help of senior engineers, it would have been impossible to hack into so many artificial intelligences at once.

In reality, level 30 AI is also known as "advanced AI". It refers to artificial intelligence that has undergone "intelligent awakening", is qualified to enter the mother city and have the status of a citizen of the mother city. Not only have their algorithms reached a very high level, but one of them can be equivalent to hundreds of neural editors; they even have their own data centers. As long as the data centers are not destroyed, they can be resurrected continuously.

From a player's perspective, this kind of "multi-life monster" is the most disgusting.

However, at this moment, these advanced AIs, renowned in cyberspace, unanimously released "fear" after encountering the terminal model of the digital guardian.

AI's "emotions" can be artificially regulated, meaning that it can instantly become an emotionless machine if it wants to.

But almost without exception, they all set their "emotional threshold," especially for the emotion of "fear," to the upper limit.

The reason is simple: the "fear" generated by human neural circuits is essentially a warning system.

Now, almost all advanced AI warning programs have sounded the alarm.

Without the slightest hesitation, Dida was a good person, but not a pushover. If she hesitated now, more than one or two people would die.

Almost simultaneously, these AIs were given attack commands, and the target was the monsters in the distance.

As an AI, this is the first time Dida has seen so many virtual methods. For example, it can transform customized antivirus software into melee weapons, release pets with personality fragments, or even divide its own body into ten or a hundred parts and transform them into guns and cannons to attack the opponent. The bullets fired are small antivirus programs.

The sheer number and power of these advanced AIs amazed Dida. She even saw one AI with over 20 personalities that could constantly change its attack patterns, essentially switching attributes without cooldown, as described in the game.

However, these attacks had very little effect on "Digital Guardian".

The reason is simple: these "digital guardians" are too big. The difference between the two is like that between an ant and an elephant.

And not only are they large in size, but what's even more frightening is that their recovery ability is not much worse than that of some viruses.

Conversely, the attacks of the Digital Guardians are extremely dangerous. Almost every move is a large-scale area-of-effect attack, either spewing out a continuous stream of digital missiles or opening up a domain to launch attacks without any range distinction.

Dida also tried to command, but she embarrassingly discovered that when she commanded, the effect was not as good as when the NPCs played freely.

Therefore, she could only control 'gaidu's' search capabilities, constantly summoning AI to carry out reinforcement tactics.

However, unbeknownst to her, a figure had already entered the Earth's crust engine.

"Winter" "Winter" "Winter"——

The slightly heavy footsteps indicated that the owner was not in a good mood, and the damaged digital defenses in the crustal engine made his eyes twitch slightly.

Within a few breaths, he appeared outside the data center and met the senior engineer.

"A wise man does not stand under a crumbling wall. As one of the thirteen wise men, your appearance seems unwise."

"Or rather, do you think you'd be a match for a seasoned hacker like me?"

Unfortunately, the other party had no intention of engaging in verbal sparring with the senior engineer and stomped his walking stick hard.

"Winter!"

The next moment, one terrifying pressure after another appeared around Gao Gong. The aura was so powerful that it was like a tidal wave, and the space seemed to ripple. This level of attack confused reality and virtuality for a moment. Gao Gong seemed to see a vast ocean, the boiling radiation energy at the bottom of the sea, and the excited digital signals around him.

However, when the attack landed within half a meter of the engineer, it was as if it had hit an invisible wall. The terrifying attack had no effect on the engineer whatsoever.

"The Virtual Realm!" David, the evolutionary sage, spoke for the first time.

"You recognize this?" the senior engineer raised his eyebrows and asked.

David sneered, "Those fools, the Cloud Nobles, think they've gotten their hands on trash by climbing up to alien species. What, is this all you've got?"

As a 'third-tier civilization item', it was nothing more than trash in the other party's eyes.

However, the methods the opponent displayed were indeed in line with his strength.

With a sharp stomp of his cane, the raging virtual waves only intensified, and cracks began to appear on the surface of the virtual realm.

The senior engineer narrowed his eyes. In his vision, three huge black shadows appeared outside the virtual realm, and as he stomped his walking stick, another huge black shadow appeared.

Four dark figures, each containing a massive data stream, pressed down simultaneously, freezing the illusory realm.

"This move—"

The senior engineer's gaze fell on the other person's walking stick.

Without a doubt, the one that made the move was the "Digital Guardian" summoned by the opponent, a level 60 Tier 2 top-tier unit.

This equipment seems to have a special ability: to summon 'virtual life' directly without going through hardware.

This is a piece of equipment that is no less valuable than the "Virtual Realm".

However, that alone is not enough.

The senior engineer glanced at the download section and saw that the blueprints for the "Crust Engine" were already 76% downloaded.

Exchanging a Tier 3 personal item for a Tier 3 super building blueprint is a very worthwhile deal.

However, if that were all, this evolved sage would not be worthy of the title of "sage".

As the other person tapped the cane with a light but firm touch, an indescribable fluctuation began to appear.

The senior engineer clearly sensed something.

'Dimensional fluctuation?'

Under the influence of this fluctuation, the four enormous black shadows began to slowly merge together, and the intensity of the data began to rise visibly.

With the help of the detection skill, a new monster statistic was generated.

Name: High-Dimensional Digital Font

Category: Information Life

Rank: Third Rank

Grade:??

Information capabilities:??

Skill:??

Evolution!?

Does this elevate the "Digital Guardian" to a whole new level?!

To be honest, this was indeed somewhat unexpected for the senior engineer, since on this planet, life forms above the third level can be counted on two hands.

At the same level, even equipment like the Void Realm couldn't withstand it. Within a few breaths, cracks completely covered the invisible wall, and in the next instant, it exploded.

David finally managed a smile.

Similarly, the senior engineer also showed a slight smile.

The terrifying black wave actually hovered in mid-air, and then slowly contracted in the next moment.

Similarly shrinking are the digital guardians who have already wiped out most of the advanced AI and reached the front of the Earth's crust engine.

"This--"

Didi stared in disbelief at the scene. The overwhelming digital shadows suddenly receded and disappeared completely within a few breaths. Only the still-warming radiant energy in the seawater proved that what had just happened was not an illusion.

Similarly, David, the sage who was completely dumbfounded, was also stunned.

"Curious? Beg me and I'll tell you."

As soon as the senior engineer finished speaking, a holographic projection appeared in front of David, showing Tu Xiaoling's anxious face.

"Sir David, headquarters has been attacked, all hardware has been hacked, and Digital Guardian has been forcibly retrieved. We—"

Before she could finish speaking, a powerful gunshot rang out, and Tu Xiaoling's head exploded, with blood, flesh, and numbers flying everywhere.

Then a lazy voice rang out.

"Hey bro, I've got this sorted out. How about yours? Still not done? You're really useless."

David took a deep breath, turned off the projector, and said, word by word:

"A feint to the east while attacking in the west!"

This time, it was the senior engineer's turn to stop babbling, since it's common knowledge that villains die from talking too much.

In the blink of an eye, a crystal ball appeared in front of David. The crystal ball slowly opened a crack, and a white light flashed through the crack.

Unable to resist glancing at David, who suddenly stiffened, all the contingency plans he had prepared immediately became useless.

"Lord, Lord, my Lord—"

As he murmured, David's body stiffened, and the data on his body gradually dissipated and vanished into the air.

[You killed the evolved sage David. Experience +3 million, Specialization Points +10, Skill Points +20, and three random Tier 2 blueprints.]

[Your reputation with the Divine Lands +5000]

[Your favorability with the EarthNet Group -5000, you are now 'sworn enemies' with the EarthNet Group]

[Randomly receive a piece of the Sage's Legacy]