8, 10, 12

"If these things were to become a reality, they would likely have a new impact on the world."

In the virtual world, Black Rose's body transformed into a strange light, its color exceeding normal cognitive range, and it was changing at a speed beyond the limits of human vision.

This is the result of her constantly interacting with the chemical substances in her body and the surrounding digital signals and sensory models.

The most advanced bionic body can achieve bionic transformation in any kind of illusion; this is a unique "second-tier talent" belonging to bionics.

However, Black Rose became wary of these "virtual monsters".

The emergence of these individuals could potentially disrupt android society.

She currently controls half of the android world.

"Impact is inevitable. Every social transformation will cause large-scale backlash. This is the case with the previous 'cyber epidemic,' 'brain disorder symptoms,' and 'biohazard.'"

Simple transformation is not the problem; only transformation that can withstand the backlash of transformation can be called a successful transformation, or social reform.

In the cyber testing ground, the time required for such "modification" can often be shortened by a hundredfold.

Not only did Black Rose feel threatened, but even Ye Da Loli felt a strong sense of unease.

She originally thought that as long as she won this corporate war, she could control the Saint Brain Group and control everything.

But now it seems that this is just the beginning.

The global "brain infrastructure" will be impacted by these virtual monsters.

As the future world's largest "contractor," she will undoubtedly be the biggest enemy of these virtual monsters.

The senior engineer didn't speak, but instead expanded his "collapse perception" to its maximum.

As the vessel for "Number Five," he may not be the strongest, but without a doubt, he is the fastest runner.

This is why he wasn't worried about arriving too late, because as long as there was even the slightest sign, he could follow the clues and find the location of the last Collapse Entity.

"Another ocean of data."

To surf the cyberspace normally, you need to go through the following three steps.

Equipped with professional virtual equipment, a 'virtual personality' is created from the digital ocean and transmitted to the nearest virtual node via a high-speed information channel.

The most dangerous part of the whole process is the development of a personality from the "digital ocean," which involves the separation of the ego and the id.

The slightest change in the tide could cause a terrifying flow of information to directly turn a person's brain into an idiot.

Those who are unlucky may even "passively download viruses," leading to personality distortions.

However, at this critical juncture where the virtual and the real are intertwined, the dangers of the "digital ocean" are hundreds of times greater than in the past.

Even the three top experts, Senior Engineer, Black Rose, and Ye Da Luoli, need to take turns to give the other two a chance to rest.

"Now you."

The senior engineer raised his chin, gesturing for "Big Lolita Ye" to step up.

"I strongly suspect that you brought me here just to do hard labor."

Ye Da Luoli grumbled and then stepped forward. The 'data wave' in the distance had become transparent. Wherever it passed, everything in front of her was formatted and restored to its factory settings. Some virtual personas that had become transparent figures didn't have time to dodge and were directly taken away by the wave. In the real world, there would probably be thousands more 'dementia patients'.

I wonder if these unlucky guys have any backup personalities.

Ye Da Luoli's vision went black as the 'Black Tide' was activated.

In an instant, both reality and virtuality were shrouded in darkness.

In terms of sheer mental strength, there is probably no one on the entire planet stronger than her.

The "formatted wave" quickly melted into the darkness.

However, Ye Da Luoli immediately frowned because a rustling sound came from the darkness, like a dozen mice crawling around.

Suddenly, several small bulges appeared on the belly of the little bear in Ye Da Luoli's arms, moving all over her body as if they were about to burst out of the crack at any moment.

Ye Da Luoli frowned, and another bloodstain appeared on her face.

However, before she could make a move, a hand with red nail polish pressed down lightly, and the "rat pouch" turned into a ball of pus, which was squeezed out along its fur.

"I can handle it myself."

"The enemy thinks so too," Black Rose said with a dangerous smile. "I sensed a familiar power; it's Prometheus."

"'Reverse bionics', huh?" The senior engineer frowned. The abilities of the three progenitors of bionics were all troublesome. Whether it was nano bionics or the Metabolism Queen, they were all extremely overpowered. The same was true for 'reverse bionics'. It could instantly replicate an ability that specifically countered you. In a sense, it could even counter other Collapse Entity.

Black Rose's pupils suddenly turned into pinholes. This was an eye made with level 10 bionic technology, specifically designed to search for nearby androids. It could be said that as long as there were androids nearby, it could distinguish between real and fake ones with 100% accuracy.

But after a moment, she shook her head.

"Prometheus has probably already left."

"So fast?"

"'A' used the ability of 'nano-bionic' on him, which means that he can abandon this physical body at any time and reassemble his body next to the android A."

"She is 'Prometheus,' you are 'Epimetheus,' so what is A?"

This world has a mythological system similar to that of Earth.

Prometheus is the god who stole fire, Epimetheus is the god of calamities, and the senior engineer is very curious about who the last one is.

"Achilles, a demigod destined to die in battle," Black Rose said calmly.

The senior engineer sensed something else in the conversation.

"Among the internal secrets of the three major android giants, is there any information about A?"

"Yes, very few. The only certainty is that he is not a complete android either."

The senior engineer felt it was somewhat ironic that none of the three inheritors of the progenitors of androids had any so-called pure blood. 'Prometheus' might have been, but after she accepted the abilities of android A, she was no longer.

Black Rose, unaware of the senior engineer's thoughts, looked around and said:

"It seems we are getting close, otherwise Prometheus wouldn't be here."

At this point, the four could no longer distinguish between virtual and reality. They could only vaguely see the occasional, extremely jarring sound of "digital waves" echoing through the blurry scene.

"The signal can no longer be sent out."

The senior engineer frowned. His backup plan was his younger sister, but he couldn't contact Gao Yuanyuan in time, and whether she could appear in time was a question.

In particular, it is unknown whether Gao Yuanyuan can use the virtual techniques from her previous life that he taught her.

"Let's go. The good news is that we can't transmit information, and neither can our opponents. At least the Knights don't know we're here yet."

The senior engineer knew that in his previous life, the true owner of number 13 was the Knights' behind-the-scenes boss, the ancient host "War".

Bionic A lost the competition.

The vanished Prometheus reappears in a bizarre and fantastical city.

This city has countless screens, each displaying a person's life in reverse, not sequentially, but in reverse, from old age to youth, and then back to adolescence.

Each time the show ends, a person's life comes to an abrupt end.

When 'Prometheus' arrived, a person on the screen had just returned to the artificial placenta.

Then, the bloody baby disappeared, the screen was ripped apart, and android A walked out with a gloomy face.

"Failed again?" Prometheus said, unsurprisingly.

"The bizarre rewind system makes it impossible to directly locate the true form of 'Number 13'."

"Is it possible that 'Number 13' never had a true form?" Prometheus asked rhetorically.

"The Electronic Brain Project gave birth to Number 13, or to be more precise, the soon-to-disappear 'natural human brain,' which triggered this Collapse Entity. So, the human brain's memories are naturally reversed. For example, the 'fleeting' before death is like this. You can no longer rely on your abilities to force things, A."

"I'm not acting recklessly; I'm just cooperating with the experiment," android A stared at the large screen. "Number Eight is trying to control it; you know, she has authority over 'artificial intelligence.'"

Upon hearing this, Prometheus frowned slightly.

"Don't trust Number Eight too much. She's a madwoman. In her ideal world, there are no humans, no intelligent beings, not even androids. It's a world controlled purely by artificial intelligence."

"What's wrong with this?" Android A said with a strange smile.

"Prometheus" said coldly, "What's the point of a world where even androids can't survive, let alone humans?"

"Bionic humans are not human. Their so-called emotions and memories are just products that simulate human evolution. If one day artificial intelligence completely replaces humans, then androids can still imitate artificial intelligence and create new species."

Prometheus decided not to say anything more. After waking up, she found that the world had become incomprehensible, and the current concept of androids was completely different from that of the time before androids rose to prominence.

The concept of "human" has even disappeared.

"There's more bad news," Prometheus changed the subject, "Others of our kind have joined the game."

"Similar?"

"Two of the same kind, one of whom is also an android, while the other looks like Number Five from my memory. I never thought that old thing would also be contained."

"Number Five, Purple Energy String, huh? Now that you mention it, I know who he is."

A shadow of gloom flashed in android A's eyes. He subconsciously touched his chest, where there was a scar that even his abilities could not heal.

That's what that guy left for him.

"You've come at the perfect time," android A said, a fervent fighting spirit flashing in its eyes. "We haven't settled that score from before."