Ark Simulator, Don't I Have No Physical Body? Chapter 303
But Su Rui has disappeared.
dark.
This was Su Rui's first impression.
Absolute, all-consuming darkness.
He floated in the void, with no ground beneath his feet and no sky above him. Only a faint blue light appeared in the distance, like phosphorescence in the deep sea.
"You've come."
The woman's voice came from all directions, but Su Rui couldn't see her.
"Is it fun to impersonate someone else's relative?" Su Rui said coldly.
A soft laugh echoed through the darkness, "Impersonation? No, I just used the form you understand best."
The eerie blue light suddenly spread, shattering into countless fragments—each reflecting a different Su Rui: as an infant, he was immersed in an incubation chamber; as a teenager, he studied in the Doctor's laboratory; and as an adult, he stood on the battlefield of Terra...
"Look," her voice was seductive, "I know you better than your 'mothers' do."
Su Rui narrowed her eyes. "Who exactly are you?"
"I am ' The Finality '." Darkness twisted, and a blurry figure gradually took shape—no longer in female form, but a constantly shifting mass of eerie blue energy. "The last command left by the ancient civilization—when the world is beyond redemption, activate 'Reset'."
Su Rui sneered, "So you impersonated my father, trying to trick me into becoming a sacrifice?"
"A sacrifice? No." The voice of the Finality suddenly became solemn, "'The Key' is glorious. Your sacrifice will create a new world—"
"Bullshit," Su Rui interrupted her. "My life belongs only to myself."
In the dark space of consciousness, there was no light, no sound, only a sense of oppressive emptiness. Su Rui floated in this chaos, with no ground beneath her feet, no sky above her head, and even the sound of her own breathing seemed to be swallowed up.
But his hands--
He was holding a sword in his hand.
A sword made of pure data.
The sword's blade flowed with silvery-white light, like countless tiny codes recombining, splitting, and recombining, each flash accompanied by a faint electronic hum. The edge of the blade was not a solid entity, but rather a data fissure that constantly collapsed and expanded, as if it could even cut through space itself.
"Data Sword..."
Su Rui whispered its name, the sound echoing through the void, but there was no reply.
This sword was the last gift Priestess left him.
--Special attack weapons against all consciousness entities.
--One-time use only.
--Target locked: The Finality.
Su Rui gripped the sword hilt, feeling the data flow spread from his palm throughout his body, like some kind of cold blood coursing through his veins. His pupils were gradually covered by silvery-white data, and countless tiny parameters appeared in his vision—the coordinates of the Finality, the energy level, the weakness analysis...
Found it.
He looked up into the depths of darkness.
Something is wriggling there.
"What a nostalgic weapon."
The voice of the Finality came from all directions, no longer the deep and elegant one that disguised itself as his "father," but a more primitive and chaotic tone, like the voices of countless people mixed together, men and women, old and young, even mixed with mechanical electronic noise.
"The last time I saw it was in the Ark Project laboratory."
Darkness twisted, and a mass of eerie blue energy slowly coalesced. It had no fixed form; sometimes it resembled a human, sometimes a beast, sometimes it transformed into countless tiny specks of light, and sometimes it collapsed into a dark core.
"Unfortunately, it can't kill me." The voice of the Finality laced with mockery, "I have long since transcended the concept of 'death'."
Su Rui did not answer.
He just--
He swung his sword.
The Data Sword's blade cleaved through the darkness, unleashing a torrent of silvery-white light. Wherever it passed, the void was torn apart, revealing the shattered underlying code structure. The azure energy body of the Finality was cleaved in two by this sword, like butter being sliced by a hot knife.
But the next second, it quickly healed.
"I've already said it," the Finality chuckled softly, "It won't work on me."
Su Rui remained silent.
He swung his sword again.
This time, the sword was faster and more powerful; the silvery-white data stream almost solidified, leaving a blinding trail of light in the darkness. The energy body of the Finality was cut into four pieces, but soon, they reformed like liquid.
"Stubborn child," Finality, "You could have become a 'god' of the new world."
Su Rui finally spoke:
I don't need to be a god.
His voice was calm, but the sword in his hand began to tremble violently, and the silvery-white data stream surged wildly, as if responding to his will.
All I need is --
He took a sudden step forward, and the blade of the Data Sword suddenly swelled, transforming into a beam of light that pierced through the darkness!
"--You die!"
The moment the sword light struck, the energy body of the Finality finally froze briefly.
it seems...
Fear.
"No... impossible!" For the first time, panic crept into the Finality's voice. "How could this sword possibly have hurt me?!"
Su Rui did not explain.
He simply poured all his power into the sword's edge, and the silvery-white data stream swept out like a tsunami, completely engulfing the azure energy body of the Finality!
"Aaaaaaah--!!"
The scream of the Finality was distorted and shattered in the data storm. Its energy body was decomposed bit by bit, turning into countless tiny code fragments, which were then completely crushed by the light stream of the Data Sword.
"You... you think this is over?!" The voice of the Finality was already distorted, "The 'Key's' mission... cannot be escaped..."
Su Rui sneered.
"Go to hell, you imposter."
He gripped the sword with both hands and thrust it forward with a fierce thrust!
The Data Sword pierced through the core of the Finality, and the silvery-white light flowed like a virus, frantically eroding its existence. The energy body of the Finality began to collapse, like paper being burned by flames, its edges gradually turning to Ash.
"No... no...!!"
Its voice grew fainter and fainter, until finally—
"Bang!"
With a soft thud, the core of the Finality shattered completely, and the dark blue energy transformed into countless tiny specks of light, drifting away in the darkness and eventually disappearing without a trace.
silence.
Absolute silence.
Su Rui stood still, and the Data Sword in his hand began to gradually dissipate, the silvery-white light flowing back into his body like a receding tide.
He won.
I've finished typing volume 11, chapter 672. I need to rest.
When Su Rui opened his eyes, sunlight was streaming through the gap in the curtains and falling on his face.
He blinked, his consciousness gradually clearing from the chaos, as if he were breaking free from a long dream. His body felt heavy and exhausted, as if he had just gone through a fierce battle, but there were no wounds on his skin, only a subtle, lingering sense of fatigue.
"Woke up?"
In his mind, Priestess's voice carried a hint of mockery, as if he had been waiting for him to wake up.
Su Rui frowned, raised a hand to rub her temples, and muttered softly, "... How long have I been asleep?"
"Three hours and forty-two minutes." Priestess ' voice remained calm, but Su Rui could sense the amusement in her words. "Congratulations, you've successfully shattered ' The Finality ' into data dust within the consciousness space."
Su Rui was taken aback for a moment, then scoffed, "You knew all along that I could win?"
"Of course," Priestess replied casually. "Otherwise, why do you think I would let you go alone?"
Su Rui rolled his eyes, sat up in bed, and stretched. The soreness in his muscles made him hiss, but other than that, he seemed to be fine.
"So..." He looked down at his hands, his fingertips slightly numb, as if he could still feel the touch of the Data Sword, "That thing is really gone?"
"Completely gone." Priestess's voice carried a rare hint of pleasure. "Not even a trace of data remained."
Su Rui was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed, "... Awesome."
Priestess seemed amused by his reaction, his electronic voice laced with a hint of teasing. "Now, shouldn't you be thinking about how to explain your sudden unconsciousness to those four outside?"
Su Rui's smile froze on her face.
He then realized that he wasn't the only one in the room.
Lin Yuhsia sat on a chair by the bed, arms crossed, staring at him expressionlessly; Chen Hui-chieh leaned against the wall, Chixiao beside her, Longwei impatiently slapping the floor; Hoshiguma stood in the doorway, holding a half-empty bottle of whiskey; and Swire...
Swire was sitting at the foot of the bed with his legs crossed, his golden tail swaying slowly, a half-smile on his face.
Four pairs of eyes were fixed on him.
Su Rui: "..."
He slowly lay back down, pulling the blanket over his face. "... I choose to sleep a little longer."
Lin Yuhsia abruptly threw off the covers. "It's too late."
Su Rui: "..."
Priestess laughed gleefully in his mind.
"Good luck."
Then, very considerately, she severed the mental link, leaving Su Rui alone in the chaotic scene.
Su Rui slumped in the high-backed chair in the restaurant, looking like Originium reactor that had been drained of its energy, too lazy to even move a fingertip.
"I just..." he weakly raised his hand to gesture, "... cleaved an entire ancient consciousness in two with Data Sword, and is now in..."
"Sage time?" Swire's golden tail swept across his Adam's apple, the tip deliberately circling in the hollow of his collarbone.
"Energy depleted." Chen Hui-chieh's dragon tail wrapped around his waist, the scales scraping against the shirt fabric with a soft rustling sound.
"Post-coital weakness~" Hoshiguma flicked his forehead with her fingertips, then slid her fingers down to the back of his neck and kneaded it.
Lin Yuhsia didn't speak, but gently tapped the crystal glass with her fork. With a crisp sound, the side door of the restaurant slid open, and three female chefs wearing top hats slowly pushed a food cart in.
Su Rui's survival instincts suddenly kicked in.
"Wait..." he tried to sit up, "Didn't you say I was supposed to take a break..."
The aroma of seared Angus steak suddenly exploded. The head chef, holding a blowtorch, watched as the blue-purple flames licked the marbling of the steak, the sizzling sound of the oil perfectly masking Su Rui's protests. Amidst the crisp sound of knives clattering against the hot plate, Swire's red lips brushed against his ear. "I specially invited Siesta's best teppanyaki team~"
Su Rui's Adam's apple bobbed.
"Open your mouth." Lin Yuhsia forked a piece of medium-rare meat, dipped it in the red wine sauce, and held it to his lips. "To replenish your protein."
He reflexively bit down, but Chen Hui-chieh immediately turned his chin. The female police superintendent smeared the sauce from the corner of his mouth with her thumb, then slowly applied it to her own lips. "Perfectly cooked."
"Try my special sauce..." Swire suddenly squeezed into the gap between Su Rui and the table, turning around with her back pressed against his chest. This movement caused her full buttocks to brush against a dangerous area, and at the same time, she "accidentally" knocked over the chilled champagne. The bubbly golden liquid spilled all over Su Rui's crotch, and the soaked fabric immediately became transparent.
"Ouch!" The little tiger's exclamation was completely insincere, but its tail honestly wrapped around his thigh.
Hoshiguma smiled and handed over a napkin, but deliberately only wiped the edges. "I heard that overusing Originium Arts can cause localized nerve sensitivity?" She drew circles on the damp cloth with her calloused thumb, "Would you like me to check you out...?"
Please have your appetizer.
The chef's calm voice cut through the ambiguous atmosphere like a blade. A gold-rimmed porcelain plate landed precisely in front of each person, and the truffle-filled onsen egg reflected a redeeming light as the yolk trembled. Just as Su Rui was about to reach out, four silver forks simultaneously pierced the perfect egg.
I'll feed you.
"Don't move the wounded."
"Ah--"