Basic Operation

"Turn out to be."

But Qin Yiguan slowly raised his head, a hint of interest flashing in his eyes. "So, you're sick."

"Hahaha!"

Dong Xi arrogantly, "How can this be called an illness?! This is a godlike ability! Even if you really are Qin Yiguan, even if you have the ability to attack from the darkness, even if you also control a Virtual Machine, so what?!"

"If you want to kill me, you have to do something!"

"I can anticipate your every move!"

You'll never be able to touch a single hair on my head in this lifetime!

Dong Xi looked at Qin Yiguan with a mocking expression. "What, you think you can kill me with your fake, terrifying gaze? If your gaze could really kill, I wouldn't be able to predict it! Haha, too bad, you can't!"

This moment.

Within this hazy, dark space, tens of thousands of Silver-Winged Yaksha appeared.

Flying through the air, steel forks clanging, they almost impenetrably pierced Dong Xi.

But Dong Xi's body was even more bizarre. The blue grid beneath his feet kept flashing, and his body appeared and disappeared Infinity, dodging the sharp steel fork a fraction of a second in advance!

"Hehe."

"The biggest difference between my super Virtual Machine and a regular Virtual Machine is that it is in a 24/7 standby state. Even without releasing its code domain, it can still affect me at all times. And this change in code coordinates allows me to 'shrink to an inch' and appear in any location."

Dong Xi proudly declared, "When combined with my [Hippocampus Effect Syndrome], it will put me in an invincible state!"

At this very moment.

Still trapped in the information cocoon, Bishamonten's gray eyes widened slightly.

For a long time, she had never seen Dong Xi's full strength.

She never imagined that Dong Xi, besides being equipped with a super Virtual Machine, also possessed a form of Reality Enhancement?

Moreover, the Reality Enhancement called "Hippocampus Effect Syndrome" is still as powerful as ever, and works seamlessly with the Virtual Machine!

For no apparent reason.

Bishamonten suddenly became worried about Qin Yiguan.

To be precise, it wasn't exactly worry, but rather that she couldn't imagine how Qin Yiguan would defeat Dong Xi.

"Shout!"

But then the man in red, Dong Xi, revealed a strange smile. "Your ability is truly unique; you can actually transform yourself into a giant six-winged angel? It's just a pity that I saw what would happen in five seconds. Just before you transformed, your gaze froze for 0.5 seconds. Did you need to recall what that six-winged angel looked like in your mind first?"

"Unfortunately."

Now that I know all this, I'll interrupt your thinking!

In the blink of an eye, Dong Xi emerged from the encirclement of the Silver-Winged Yaksha and appeared in front of Qin Yiguan.

As he said, Qin Yiguan had just had a thought: to use [Gestalt Collapse] to create Lucifer.

As Dong Xi had said, Qin Yiguan first needed to activate the Consciousness Tattoo in his mind, so that the image of Lucifer would appear in his mind.

However, Qin Yiguan's actions were indeed interrupted by Dong Xi.

But then Dong Xi used his Virtual Machine to materialize an explosive device in his palm, and then detonated it without hesitation.

That must be a powerful flashbang.

In an instant, a burst of blazing white light erupted, making one's ears ring and one's vision go completely white.

This drastic change in the external environment instantly impacted Qin Yiguan's thoughts. Lucifer's body vanished from his mind, and even the distant Silver-Winged Yaksha turned into black mist.

But Qin Yiguan remained calm, closed his eyes, and threw a punch, relying on his senses to attack Dong Xi at an extremely fast speed!

It's a pity.

Dong Xi anticipated all of his moves.

This kind of battle is truly unsolvable because Dong Xi can always see five seconds into the future. He knows the outcome five seconds later, and then he makes corresponding adjustments, which means he endlessly corrects himself. He never makes a mistake.

In that instant.

Dong Xi appeared behind Qin Yiguan, his face like that of a demon, and whispered, "My Fusion Rate has reached 69%. With my strength, breaking your arm shouldn't be a problem, right?"

In that instant.

Dong Xi saw the scene five seconds later, and it was exactly as he had imagined!

"Ha ha!"

Dong Xi laughed wildly, then stretched out his arms and twisted Qin Yiguan's arms in the opposite direction.

Click!

Click!

Two cracking sounds rang out as Qin Yiguan's arms were broken!

Then Dong Xi grabbed Qin Yiguan's waist, raised his leg and kicked Qin Yiguan's shin, crack! crack!

Two more cracking sounds rang out, and Qin Yiguan's two lower legs were broken as well!

"Ha ha!"

Dong Xi's bloodthirsty nature resurfaced. "I now believe that even if you aren't Qin Yiguan, you're still closely related to Qin Yiguan. If Teacher knew what I've learned today, he would be very happy!"

"Hahaha!"

Dong Xi laughed wildly, his face contorted in a grimace, but his laughter grew increasingly broken, and his lips began to twitch. "It hurts..."

Why do my limbs hurt so much?

Dong Xi's eyes widened, and he slowly looked down, only to find himself lying on the ground, his two lower legs at an odd angle, the internal bones clearly broken.

He tried to reach for his calf, but found his arm wouldn't obey him. Looking back, he discovered his arm had been twisted behind his back, and his shoulder joint was shattered into pieces.

"My hands, my legs..."

Dong Xi's eyes clouded over. "What just happened?"

now.

Bishamonten and Qin Yiguan stood at a distance, quietly watching Dong Xi, who was on the verge of collapse.

Bishamonten's eyes trembled. "How did you do that?"

"First, I used my Higher Self' — the Plunderer —to create a Virtual Machine and simulate a perspective for Dong Xi."

"And the owner of that perspective was me; I used my perspective to overshadow Dong Xi's."

"Then, I broke Dong Xi's limbs."

"In his world, he believed it was his own doing; what he saw was him breaking Qin Yiguan's limbs."

"Because he had the ability to predict the Future five seconds, he thought he had succeeded."

"Then, his body no longer had any defenses, and didn't even check the Future five seconds later."

"But all of this is just a simulation I created."

"After that, I actually took action and broke all four of his limbs."

Qin Yiguan calmly said, "He thought I was someone to be slaughtered, but in reality, it was he who was being slaughtered."

Bishamonten was momentarily speechless, and it took him a long time to piece together Qin Yiguan's train of thought. He exclaimed in astonishment, "You used Virtual Machine to overwrite someone else's perspective, causing him to lose sight of his identity? How did you come up with that!"

Qin Yiguan turned around in confusion, "Virtual Machine... aren't they essentially just using virtuality to cover up the truth? Haven't you been using them this way all these years?"

Bishamonten was speechless for a moment, then nodded after a long while and said, "That's right, in the past years... that's how I used it."

moment.

Bishamonten asked, "So, what do you plan to do next?"

Qin Yiguan calmly said, "Force Dong Xi; I'll go find the Lu Zhoulang."

"Don't even think about it!"

Suddenly, Dong Xi shouted from afar, then growled, "Super Virtual Machine, self-destruct!"

Boom!

A string of blue codes exploded from Dong Xi's body, resembling a small, temperatureless mushroom cloud.

Of course, those blue codes also contain Dong Xi's bright red, festive flesh and blood.

Bishamonten pursed his red lips slightly, "Well, that's it, he predicted your prediction."

Qin Yiguan suddenly scratched his head, "Virtual Machine can be used to self-destruct?"

Bishamonten calmly replied, "Of course, you can't be unaware of such basic procedures, can you?"

It's alright.

Qin Yiguan exhaled slightly, "I have now found Hua Xu, and he must know the location of the Lu Zhoulang."

"Hua Xu?"

Bishamon exclaimed in disbelief, "I heard from my teacher that he was a colleague at the Ring Research Institute, and we had a good relationship... But how could you possibly have found Hua Xu?"

Qin Yiguan suddenly raised an eyebrow. "It really is true. Your teacher Lu Zhoulang, is a Level 2 staff member in the logistics group of the Ring Research Institute, as is Hua Xu. They really are colleagues, and in the same department. It's normal for them to have a good relationship."

Bishamonten was taken aback. These were all secrets from more than a decade ago that Qin Yiguan had casually mentioned.

Her eyes gleamed as she said, "How do you know so much?! I remember you just said you knew nothing about my teacher!"

"Wait for me here."

Qin Yiguan smiled mysteriously, "I'll tell you more when I get back."

"Etc."

Bishamonten stopped Qin Yiguan and said in a low voice, "You seem to have a good relationship with the residents of Last Paradise. Although I don't know where you're going, I suggest you go back to Last Paradise first."

What happened to Last Paradise?

The moment Qin Yiguan lowered his head, the surrounding darkness dissipated, revealing the magnificent Digital Human city beneath his feet.

But at this moment...

Something seems to be missing from this city.

Everything seemed to have stopped; there was no flash of light, no bustling noise, only a tomb-like silence.