Chapter 113
Chen Ran's voice naturally echoed in Wishdale's head as well:
[Have you decided that from now on, whenever you encounter something unpleasant, you should just deduct money to your heart's content?]
"Roll!"
Wishdale gave the middle finger before saying, "I've decided to take my revenge!"
Revenge? Against whom?
"Of course, it's the Originium from this dog shit!"
Wishdale said, "Even though everyone is dead, and even if revenge is successful, they won't come back to life... So what's the point of revenge?"
At this point, Wishdale laughed again, "Meaning? Huh? If anyone dared to ask me that, I'd spit on them. Meaning? I'd trample Originium under my feet, stab it in the back, spit on it, and even if I died, I wouldn't let that Originium get away with it. As long as I can disgust that Originium, I'll feel good. That's the meaning."
After saying that, Wishdale wiped his mouth and casually tossed the empty breakfast box aside.
He then raised his left hand and admired her nails, which had been painted shiny again.
Then, glancing at the lunchbox that should have been 'trash', it was now being eroded and assimilated by the spreading Originium, its metallic luster transformed into a mineral-like crystalline clarity.
"You bastard."
Wishdale lowered his hand and abruptly asked, "How much time does this land... no, this world, have left?"
One month
Within a month at most, this planet model will be completely destroyed by Originium.
"A month? Ha... that's enough."
Wishdale knew that not only the world, but perhaps even her own life, had only a month left to live.
But so what?
"Come on, you dog."
Wishdale stood up and laughed, "Let's have one last hurrah, let's burn this world to ashes."
"Yahoo—!"
Wishdale drove his beat-up car across the wasteland.
This dilapidated car, due to her abuse, had long since reached the end of its lifespan.
But under Wishdale's relentless exploitation, the Souls managed to bring the broken-down car back to life.
Although it was just a brief resurgence, lasting only a little longer, it was enough for Wishdale.
Because everywhere you look now, there is only Originium.
Whether it's flowers, trees, birds, beasts, or even the ground, everything is covered by a thick layer of Originium, making it impossible to see their original colors. All you can see is a golden-orange gemstone luster.
As well as--
[11 o'clock direction, Red Name]
"Learn."
Wishdale drove with one hand and simultaneously raised his left hand, firing a shot in the direction Chen Ran had called out.
As the head of the 'passerby' who wanted a ride was blown off, a pile of Originium fragments were scattered on the ground, replacing the original flesh and blood.
"Yue, you're fucking disgusting, a thing that's neither human nor ghost."
As she watched one person being blasted to pieces, several more people rose from the Originium ground directly in front of her vehicle, seemingly trying to stop it.
Wishdale couldn't help but spit out, "Is this never going to end? Hey! You bastard, how much longer until we get there?"
At this speed, we should arrive at Rhodes Island in about 10 minutes. Oh, 9 o'clock, Red Name.
Boom--!
Wishdale raised her hand, fired, and smashed a 'person's' head before saying, "So what exactly am I going to Rhodes Island for?"
I already told you, go get the 'Village Good Sword'.
'The Continuance of Civilization' and 'Originium' are complementary items.
[Little Wei, you want to go and beat up Originium, but Originium is hiding inside. 'The Continuance of Civilization' is the key to open the door. You can only rush in and beat up Originium after you open the door.]
"Can't I just kick the door open?"
[You're awesome, you must have terrible athlete's foot]
"You son of a bitch—"
[The person behind Red Name; someone else is trying to hitch a ride.]
"Tsk."
Boom--!
A ten-minute journey is actually quite fast.
But just like Chen Ran's frequency of reporting points is getting higher and higher.
In the end, Chen Ran didn't even need to speak anymore.
Because it was a dark, dense mass.
The tens of thousands of 'people' replicated by Originium almost stood as a physical barrier between Wishdale and Rhodes Island.
"Ha, you dog."
Wishdale burst out laughing upon seeing this, "Isn't this just a few days ago, you bastard, you said you'd tell me a bedtime story, but you ended up telling me a zombie apocalypse-like story?"
[Really]
[This huge, dark mass of 'people'—if you didn't know better, you'd really think it was a zombie apocalypse!]
However, compared to those zombie 'corpses,' these Originium Person? They're much more glamorous and beautiful.
If all zombies are like this, then what I'm telling you, Little Wei, shouldn't be a zombie siege, but rather a human siege of zombies.
"Ha, I'm naturally beautiful, fine if you don't even look at me, but you're actually criticizing these rocks? You have no taste, tui."
That's called criticizing, but what the hell is criticism?
However, within the context of the Arknights universe, Pinzu's assessment doesn't seem entirely wrong?
If it's just about sheer numbers, then Wishdale isn't really worried.
The cannons she carried were for attacking cities and plundering land; they were specifically designed to fire at crowds.
However, as the artillery fired in unison, large swaths of Originium fragments flew everywhere.
Wishdale clicked his tongue again. "Is this Originium's methods are? Just relying on sheer numbers?"
That's not quite it.
After all, Chen Ran has a living example of the Demon King Rabbit right next to him.
If you want to kill someone, it really doesn't take much trouble.
The air was filled with Originium dust, and Originium particles flowed through my veins.
Once these are controlled, Wishdale can be instantly riddled with holes from the inside out, like a piece of meat hit by a shotgun.
Therefore, there are only two possibilities.
First, Originium has not developed self-awareness; it continues to operate according to its pre-set procedures. Replicating these 'people' is merely a simple antivirus program; its main task remains to spread, erode, and assimilate.
Secondly, if Originium develops self-awareness, it will probably think that it's just a native planet and can't amount to anything. It will think that once Originium covers the entire planet in a month, Little Wei will be dead, and there's no need for it to take action.