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The sun is setting in the west.
The earth was shrouded in darkness.
On the empty land, a boy dressed in black was running desperately!
Heading east from Rust City No. 03, straight east, perhaps 100 kilometers, perhaps even further.
But the boy had no choice; he had to run, unleash all his potential, and run for his life!
Boss Meng only has 3 hours and 55 minutes left!
The scenery on both sides was rapidly receding.
It was nothing more than some wasteland, and besides, the sky was dark and everything was blurry.
Suddenly.
The boy looked into the distance and saw a figure with pretty features standing there.
As the boy ran closer, he saw that it was a girl, very pretty and delicate-looking. She was wearing a white round-neck short-sleeved shirt and blue jeans.
She stood in the distance, her hands behind her back, in the setting sun, quietly watching the boy running.
Time is of the essence.
Qin Yiguan did not linger.
It only took a moment for the doubt to cross my mind.
Such a beautiful girl, without any equipment, came to this wilderness all alone?
If she can still move around in reality, she must be an Castoffs.
Perhaps she lives in the nearby Rust City?
"Girl, there are people specifically targeting girls like you lately. Go home early!"
Qin Yiguan called out from afar.
The girl didn't answer; she just stood there with her hands behind her back, watching quietly.
As the boy ran, the girl's figure was left behind, growing farther and farther away, becoming increasingly blurry.
Life is fleeting and exciting, and we are all just passing through; the young man didn't think much of it.
He kept running, using every ounce of his strength.
85 km...90 km...95 km...!
The boy stopped, his hands on his knees, panting heavily. He looked up and saw a dark building towering into the clouds in front of him!
It must have at least 400 floors!
Even 5 kilometers away, Qin Yiguan could still be clearly seen!
"When was a skyscraper built here?!"
The boy squinted, sweat dripping from his field of vision. He had been unable to log into the Metaverse for long periods before, spending his days idly, and had even explored the area near Rust City No. 03.
He had been here about six months ago, and it was completely empty then!
There's definitely something wrong!
After catching his breath, the boy continued running, gradually approaching the building!
"It really is newly built!"
Upon closer inspection, only half of this building is complete. The architectural logic is quite strange. There seems to be an invisible thin line running through the center of the building, while the left side is completely finished, with all the windows cleaned spotlessly.
On the right side of the building, there is only a steel frame and various half-built, uneven walls.
"To be precise, this building was put into use before it was even finished!"
The boy squinted. "This building looks kind of familiar."
He closed his eyes and pondered for a moment.
He suddenly opened his eyes.
--The exterior of this building is exactly the same as the building of the Zanyin Group in the Experimental Zone!
Is this the real-life Zanyin Group?
Many wealthy individuals establish independent districts in reality, similar to private ' Central District,' but who would have thought that Praise Gene could also independently build a company in reality?
From afar, one could see various mechanical puppets wandering back and forth inside the building.
The boy groped his way closer.
But the surroundings were desolate, and he had no way to hide.
A tall mechanical puppet locked onto the boy's direction and strode towards him.
He groaned.
He groaned.
The sounds of air movement and heavy footsteps approached the boy and then gradually faded away.
Qin Yiguan was somewhat stunned.
The mechanical Guardian walked straight past him!
They... can't see me!
The boy suddenly realized that these were artificial intelligence machines, and the system they used was probably the same one used in the Central District!
In their eyes.
Qin Yiguan is an invisible man!
No wonder.
If this were a manufacturing plant, there would be no need to invest in human labor at all; robots could do the work completely, and would even be more precise and efficient than humans.
The boy looked across the entire building, "Looking around, it's a bunch of idiots!"
This time.
The boy went straight down to the basement level.
That's right, the structure here is exactly the same as the Experimental Zone field, and it also has a huge underground space!
The boy finally saw the truth.
There are thousands of girls here, all unconscious.
It is also a kind of assembly line.
Their bodies were moved by a conveyor belt-like device. After artificial insemination, they were injected with a technological agent, and the fetus in their womb grew rapidly from a single cell.
According to the information recorded on the side.
Pregnant women who have been injected with special medications can have their fetuses grow to the size of a three-month-old fetus in just 15 days, and the hormone levels in the pregnant woman's body are also rapidly increased to the levels expected for a three-month pregnancy.
then.
The umbilical cord between the pregnant woman and the baby is cut off, and a special machine is used to extract CPH4 from it.
The scenes the boy had experienced, though all hallucinations, were remarkably similar to the truth.
He suddenly realized that his dark inner world actually stemmed from his disappointment with the world.
The conveyor belt was turning slightly.
Apart from the unconscious girls, there was no other living person here; they were all mechanical puppets.
Bang!
The boy used his elbow to smash a nearby fire hydrant and retrieved a fire axe from it.
Staring intently at the conveyor belt in front of him.
The boy gripped the handle with both hands and raised the axe high.
Ding-dong.
Ding-dong.
The sound of metal rings clashing rang in my ears again.
"Is it Dr. House's fourth ring?"
The axe froze in mid-air. Qin Yiguan looked at everything, suddenly feeling somewhat helpless, "Is this also an illusion?"
The next moment.
In Qin Yiguan's eyes, it was as if two curtains made of clouds were slowly being drawn open to both sides.
Before him, a wide road stretched out, surrounded by countless glittering skyscrapers, with various flying machines shuttling between them.
The boy looked down and saw that he was still in a walking posture, as if he was about to walk into the distance.
He slowly turned around.
His gaze God's Abandoned, who was floating silently above his shoulder.
Then they discovered the magnificent Zanyin Group building right behind them.
At this moment, it felt as if I had just stepped out of that building.
here...
Is it the Metaverse Experimental Zone, Bilin City?
Behind them is the Zanyin Group building?
Just then, a passerby pointed at Qin Yiguan and said, "This kid is strange. He's been standing there motionless for hours!"
The boy was taken aback.
After glancing at the time, it was clear that Boss Meng only had three and a half hours left to live!
Qin Yiguan connected all the events together.
Before saying goodbye to Luo Sijie, he injected one-third of CPH4, and then turned into a gust of wind and ran towards the Dog Gang.
After that, he went to the True World City, then logged off and returned to Rust City, then went to the wasteland 100 kilometers away from Rust City, and finally saw the building that the Zanyin Group had built in the True·World.
Was it all just an illusion?
A series of illusions nested within each other?!
I injected too much CPH4!
The truth is, he had just left the basement level filled with strange people and stepped out of the Praise Gene Building when the hallucination occurred, and he froze there, unable to move an inch!
The Qin Yiguan, were struck dumb as if by lightning.
Before I knew it, several hours had been wasted!
But the next moment, he slowly narrowed his eyes.
The hallucination I just experienced progressed in layers, with a clear train of thought. It was as if my body was out of control, but my 'subconscious' had completely simulated and reasoned through everything.
This feeling was like receiving a prophecy about the Future.
It also seems to be a kind of guidance.
This moment.
A clear idea came to mind.
Everything has returned to square one.
--Assuming that Zanyin Group is the manufacturer of CPH4.
Therefore, there must be no manufacturing plant inside this virtual building.
Because CPH4 is a real substance!
Could it be, as seen in the hallucinations, that Praise Gene has actually rebuilt a building somewhere in reality?
Qin Yiguan squinted.
Recalling what happened earlier.
Before he abducted Luo Jiesi from the office, he had actually overheard a conversation.
Luo Jiesi was typing away at a document when he said to a subordinate named Luo Ming, "The basement level is not group property and is directly managed by me. From now on, don't let me see any mention of the basement level in any report!"
The boy's eyes snapped open.
The negative layer he mentioned doesn't refer to the Metaverse at all!
The document refers to the basement level in the real world!
They also have a base in reality!
Luo Sijie...
He wasn't telling the truth at all!
He's deceiving my innocent and pure heart!
In that instant.
Qin Yiguan's face was contorted in extreme anger, his eyes filled with ferocity!
He turned around and went straight back to Zanyin Group!