Chapter 353: Mechanical Fragment No. 04
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Along with the sigh came the feeling of countless people throughout the city being swallowed by a dense, overwhelming tremor.
That was because countless computer towers and mechanical creations across the city had been affected by some Mysterious Power. They began rumbling into motion, vast streams of data flowing at speeds beyond their limits.
As Mechanical Fragment No. 03 stopped running, this vast mass of data began pouring into the minds of every living person in Zero-Sum City—in other words, into the city's real-world incubator.
Even Han Su and the others, who were being battered by an endless torrent of information, felt a sudden shock.
He had indeed gotten his wish and met Miss Ai, and he had obtained information about her. But her nature and purpose had far exceeded his expectations. Now, she had made a choice that fit her logic and identity.
What seemed to interest her most at this moment was actually him—or, more precisely, the shadow connected to the emperor within him.
This crucial factor had caused her to break through some kind of restriction.
Until now, Miss Ai had only influenced the world through various forms of information. But now, her enormous data presence had poured into Zero-Sum City and begun taking over the city's defenses in reality.
Unable to tell whether it was an illusion or real, the people throughout the city began to split open. Dense, intricate data lines emerged from their heads, twisting together into bundles like countless hideous, fine tentacles.
The tentacles came through the windows from outside the Wine Party, reaching toward everyone in writhing waves.
They wrapped around Han Su, and around the Black Suitcase in his hands.
After all, she was only a machine—a mad, obsessive machine that had destroyed the