Red-Clothed Devil

How can it be so sturdy?

How did your Virtual Machine become so robust?

Dong Xi, who had been acting frantically, now showed a look of astonishment. "Your useless teacher, does he actually have the ability to upgrade Virtual Machine?"

"Impossible."

Dong Xi revealed a hint of disdain, "Lu Zhoulang is just a petty thief who stole some Virtual Machine from my teacher. He doesn't understand the technology at all! Virtual Machine were invented by my teacher, and I am its best student. I should be able to easily crush you!"

This moment.

Dong Xi slowly closed his eyes, "Super Virtual Machine, Extreme Empowerment, Extreme Overload!"

After he issued this voice Passphrase...

The world fell silent instantly.

Quiet?

No, it shouldn't be quiet.

Dong Xi suddenly frowned.

I should hear the sound of code colliding and cracking. Although it's not as melodious as the sound of human bones breaking, it's still quite beautiful because it represents destruction, the complete collapse of the opponent's defenses, and the fact that the opponent has become a naked lamb.

And then he could freely slaughter them.

Why is it so quiet?

Dong Xi slowly opened her eyes.

For some reason, the surroundings had become very dark.

Less than a meter in front of him stood a boy in a black jacket.

The boy's expression was neither sad nor happy; his clear black and white eyes watched quietly.

Dong Xi couldn't see any imposing presence in him; he showed no emotion, no anger, and no joy. He also seemed to have nothing to say. It was unclear when or how he appeared, but he just stood there quietly.

Dong Xi has always been tyrannical and cruel, and occasionally refers to himself as the Red-Clothed Devil.

But at this moment, as he looked at the black-clad youth opposite him, his expression was somewhat dazed. Although the black-clad youth hadn't done anything, an extreme fear welled up from within him, like an inconspicuous frost that spreads silently, but when you finally realize it, you find that your heart has been completely frozen and the blood in your body has stopped circulating!

"!"

In that instant, Dong Xi's figure suddenly retreated, disappearing into the air for more than ten meters.

His mind was in turmoil—who exactly was the devil?

A bead of cold sweat had already trickled down his forehead.

"Who are you?"

Dong Xi trembled inexplicably, then looked at the information cocoon behind the boy in black. "Is this yours? I... I didn't mean to."

But the black-clad youth didn't intend to answer Dong Xi's question. His lips moved, "Did the Lu Zhoulang send you to hunt me down?"

"You..."

Dong Xi's eyes slowly widened. "Qin Yiguan... no, that's not right. You don't match the genetic blueprint prediction provided by the teacher. You can't be Qin Yiguan."

Qin Yiguan lowered his head slightly, revealing an impatient expression.

Another genetic blueprint.

That thing has never been accurate.

I won't kill you.

Qin Yiguan slightly raised his eyelids. "Take me to see your teacher. I want to... catch up with him."

Dong Xi's eyes twitched.

What exactly is this guy? Why does his calm tone of voice sound so terrifying?

Dong Xi shook his head vigorously.

What's wrong with me?!

Qin Yiguan said in a low voice, "But to prevent you from playing any tricks, I've decided..."

Dong Xi suddenly looked up, "You've decided to break my limbs, haven't you?"

In that instant, Dong Xi suddenly dodged to the right, avoiding a sharp claw that reached out from the shadows. If he hadn't dodged, that claw would have surely broken his right arm!

Then, Dong Xi dodged to the left, back, and front, avoiding three more attacks from the fierce claws.

Qin Yiguan frowned slightly.

The moment he appeared, he activated the "Higher Self" Black Calamity, shrouding the surroundings in darkness and conjuring claws within it to launch an attack.

Strangely, Dong Xi's dodging wasn't due to some kind of physical agility, but rather seemed like a premonition.

"Hehe."

Is it that interesting?

Suddenly, Qin Yiguan's body turned into black mist and disappeared, then instantly appeared behind Dong Xi, raising his hand and swiftly slashing at his neck.

But before Qin Yiguan could make that move, Dong Xi suddenly smiled and whispered, "Super Virtual Machine, coordinates changed."

Dong Xi's body instantly appeared ten meters away.

Beneath his feet, a blue grid flickered, as if he were standing on a navigation map. In that instant, he changed his coordinates and appeared in the corresponding location.

Qin Yiguan's katana strike missed, but it didn't provoke any anger. He smiled playfully and said, "You actually... could predict my movements."

"Hehe."

At this moment, Dong Xi regained his unfounded confidence and arrogant demeanor, saying, "My teacher won't accept such an ordinary person as a student."

Have you heard of the hippocampus effect?

No need to answer, I know you haven't heard of it.

Dong Xi looked up and said, "Have you ever felt that in certain places or scenes, even though it's the first time you've seen them, you feel like you've been there before, and that the events you encounter feel like you've experienced them before?"

"Or, you feel that you've dreamt about the current situation before."

"But in fact, you know very well that you have never been to such a place, nor have you experienced anything like it."

In the scientific community, this phenomenon is known as the 'hippocampal effect'.

"Because seahorses have short memories, they always forget their past experiences."

But actually...

"The underlying principle is called 'hemispheric information gap'."

"When humans process information, the two hemispheres of the brain process it at different speeds, so there may be a brief information delay, causing a scene from one second to seem to be repeated in the next, resulting in a feeling of familiarity."

"In other words, the so-called hippocampal effect is an illusion in your brain; you're here for the first time, but you experience 'déjà vu'."

"You mean to ask what I meant by rambling on like this, right?"

Dong Xi smiled slowly and said, "In reality, I suffer from [Hippocampus Effect Syndrome], but after entering the Metaverse, it became my Reality Enhancement. The 'Hippocampal Effect' is constantly operating in my brain, and I can foresee things five seconds from now!"