Digesting It Completely
"Second Senior Brother, how can you be sure that this Leo is Master's reincarnation?"
"Second Brother, how did you know that opening my 'Ancient Database' would revive Master?"
"Second Brother, how did you predict that if we went any further, we would definitely be attacked by Number 0?"
Faced with Ah Hong's inquisitive questions, Xiu Yue wanted to feign ignorance, but she couldn't ignore the strange looks from the Bird of Paradise and the old man with the punk hairstyle.
The reason is simple: if they cannot be persuaded, it will be difficult for these two to proceed with their plans.
Xiuyue paused for a moment, then said:
"Master, you once told us about a thing called a 'cell phone' in ancient times. One of its functions was called 'factory reset.' Our current situation is similar to that."
Bird of Paradise raised an eyebrow, as if about to say something, but was stopped by Old Man Lei. He ruffled his multicolored hair, pondered for a moment, and said:
"I understand what you mean. Let's proceed according to your plan."
"Master, I don't really trust this person," Bird of Paradise said immediately.
"Then you can just trust me."
Xiu Yue took a deep breath and nodded. Soon, all four of them were transformed into 'encrypted killers' and headed to the 'transformation altar'.
This time, they're not going to the altar they visited last time. Instead, they're going to the "altar of memory," or to put it more vividly, the "dream" of Number 0.
For the average Cyber Hacker, it's better to hack directly into someone's brain than to connect to their dreams.
Firstly, dreams are quite unstable, making them more complicated to operate.
Secondly, the state of the waking mind is different from that of a dream. The former is a local area network, while the latter is the Internet. If you can enter someone else's dream, then others can too. Who knows what kind of thing you are connected to?
Early cyberspace products were designed to connect people's dreams to the internet.
Fortunately, all of them were top-notch hackers. Even Ahong, who seemed like a loser, was a first-rate player.
The four of them worked together to analyze the dream at lightning speed. Soon, a vague altar environment appeared before them, with familiar faces tied to stone pillars.
"These people—" Old Lei revealed a complicated expression. A considerable number of these people were his former comrades-in-arms.
"At this point in time, it should still be possible to make it."
Xiuyue grabbed with both hands, and countless cracked software programs popped up, releasing people one by one.
Minister Gao's "system restart" was not meant to make him repeat his old mistakes. Saving the old man was secondary. In Xiu Yue's view, what Minister Gao really wanted was none other than this Database 0.
To gain the highest level of access to this database, capturing a '0' is extremely important.
Therefore, it cannot be allowed to complete the transformation ritual.
Bird of Paradise also uses its advanced information capabilities to encode all sorts of virtual walls, electronic barriers, and virtual crawlers. There is no doubt that what follows will be a tough battle.
"Old man, is there any way to disrupt the transformation ritual?"
"Let me think about it, let me think about it!"
As expected, before the group could finish setting up, the avalanche swept in. Bird of Paradise immediately stepped in to block it. After exchanging blows a few times, the slightly younger Number 0 suddenly spoke up.
"I seem to have fought you before?"
"I think I feel that way too."
That being said, Bird of Paradise showed no mercy. Countless flames burst from the opponent's body, one wave higher than the next. Since Number 0 had not been fully transformed, the "Avalanche" ability did not seem to be that strong. At least when facing the third-order information flames, it would be very difficult for him.
However, the same was true for Bird of Paradise. Since her breakthrough, she had not encountered such an evenly matched opponent for a long time. The opponent's avalanche power could even melt her information layer.
This is a very dangerous sign.
However, as time went by, Number 0 became increasingly anxious, as he could clearly feel that his other self was growing stronger and stronger and that he wanted to reclaim his body.
In an instant, he made up his mind, gouged out one of his eyeballs, and the golden hourglass turned in the opposite direction. The next moment, the entire Database 0 seemed to collapse. Not only did the flames on his body disappear quickly, but the code fire on his opponent's body also burned away rapidly.
Having lost an eye, Number 0 was freed from certain constraints and rushed onto the altar. Instantly, various ancient encrypted codes lit up, and the members of the "Punk Family" who had been released earlier reappeared.
This is both in one's own dream and in one's own body; the so-called escape is nothing but a joke.
Soon, these members turned into a molten liquid and were absorbed into his body. Suddenly, his expression changed, and he opened his mouth and spat out a mass of black blood numbers. Then, all sorts of symptoms were squeezed out from inside and outside his skin.
From a distance, Old Man Lei sneered, "As a member of the Punk family, is it only his 'Avalanche' power that belongs to the Punks? Don't the other members have any other means?"
"But the old man seems to be recovering."
"Uh, this guy is stronger than expected. No wonder so many veterans fell to him back then."
Despite the various anomalies that occurred, this Number 0 continued to forcibly digest the members little by little.
Even Leo himself, if it weren't for the need to descend into reality, would probably have been sucked in by now.
However, Xiu Yue breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this scene.
He knew perfectly well that by doing this, the big shots behind him would be satisfied enough.
Sure enough, a flash of purple light appeared, and the senior engineer showed up. This time, he directly used his physical body to force his way into the database. The virtual data could not break down his physical body at this moment. Without wasting any words, purple prisms opened instantly and quickly merged into a purple gem, enveloping the other party.
Black Rose emerged from a prism, slapped her hand, and in the next instant, her metabolism went up by 10,000%. Her eyes bulged, cracks appeared all over her body, and her various organs would have gushed out if they hadn't been sealed.
Most importantly, the remaining hourglass eyeball also popped out and was caught in Black Rose's hand.
"I told you there was no need for all that trouble, I could just eat it directly."
Gaokesi's voice rang out, and the next moment, mouths squeezed out from Number 0's flesh, chewing and muttering as they did so:
"I was wondering why we could never catch that virus zero. Turns out you were hiding in my dreams. I hate dreaming the most."
As the last bit of flesh and blood was consumed, Gaokesi emerged from the purple space stone, his aura rising wave after wave. Wherever his aura passed, countless white snowflakes appeared, and everything was melting away.
"You seem to be a step too late?"
The senior engineer looked up at the driver of the golden avalanche, the real Number 0, and said with a smile.