Back to Reality

In an instant.

The enormous sphere of consciousness shrank Infinity, like a deflated balloon, and eventually dissipated.

The screams of billions of people came to an abrupt halt.

The world has returned to peace.

Within the vast Metaverse.

Only three consciousnesses remained: the Gemini Superbrain, Liu Yuan, and Qin Yiguan.

The angry howl of the god's face shook the mountains and echoed endlessly.

Rumble!

In that instant, the scene of mountains collapsing and the earth splitting open reappeared.

The sacrifice of the Gemini Superbrain and the tearing apart caused by Qin Yiguan's [Cosmic Phobia] have already brought irreversible damage to the entire Gemini Metaverse.

This world, overburdened, has embarked on the path to destruction.

"You..."

"It hinders Ultimate Correctness..."

The Gemini Superbrain's incredibly ethereal face finally fell silent, "Everything is beyond saving. Humanity, you've sent us back to reality, and this place is about to be destroyed..."

Qin Yiguan stood on the violently trembling ground, the black lantern in his hand swaying slightly.

He watched as the continent before him crumbled, flames soaring into the sky.

But 60 quadrillion people have left the abyss.

He smiled with relief, "But I never imagined that I would be both the destroyer and the savior of this universe."

now.

Not far away, Liu Yuan stared at Qin Yiguan in horror. "Your essence is merely a program; you cannot leave this place. You will perish along with this place."

Qin Yiguan slowly turned his head to look at Liu Yuan.

He knew that Liu Yuan was not a program, but essentially a human being.

I smiled again, relieved.

Under Qin Yiguan's control, Liu Yuan's consciousness also flowed upstream along the ' Data Circuit ' and returned to reality.

Liu Yuan's body, located in the Metaverse, also vanished in an instant.

The face of the god in the sky had faded to almost transparent; its energy was exhausted, and it no longer had any power to resist.

The earth is being destroyed.

The sky also darkened.

Qin Yiguan found a blue stone to sit on. Inside the lantern in his hand, twelve flames wailed and shone, illuminating the small space around him.

In that instant.

The divine face vanished abruptly.

As if eternal night had descended, the dense darkness also engulfed the boy's body.

Call!

Officer Wang suddenly opened his eyes, and the fear in his heart made him sit up instantly, but his head hit a transparent glass with a thud.

Guided by that distant, hazy memory, Officer Wang fumbled for the control buttons beneath him.

laugh...

The glass dome in front of us slowly opened.

He sat up from inside the Nutrient Pod, as if in a dream.

Thinking back on what just happened...

He was living a normal life within the Gemini Metaverse, but the Gemini Superbrain suddenly performed... its fifth update!

then.

Humanity seemed to have encountered a catastrophe.

The data body was burned, and all human consciousness was integrated into a giant sphere.

Because, in order to ensure the eternal existence of humanity, the Gemini Superbrain needs to put everyone's consciousness into something called the "Human Hard Drive".

That feeling...

A bead of sweat slowly rolled down Officer Wang's forehead.

That feeling was like being trapped in a fiery Hell, having your soul burned, being possessed, having your whole body pricked with needles, having your bones gouged out and your marrow eaten – extreme pain!

Even now, thinking back on it, the fear is still suffocating!

"But now..."

Officer Wang's gaze shifted slightly downwards, and he saw himself lying naked in the Nutrient Pod, immersed in a green, semi-transparent liquid.

I moved my stiff hands slightly. The feeling of muscle stiffness, the sticky texture... it was so unfamiliar, so distant, yet so real!

Officer Wang touched the back of his head again.

A dense network of nerve pathways connects to one's skull.

A distinct pain immediately followed after the slightest touch.

"Hiss..."

Officer Wang gasped, "I'm back to reality!"

Beep beep beep!

Beep beep beep!

An electronically synthesized voice was emitted from the control panel on one side of the Nutrient Pod.

--"The Gemini Metaverse has been shut down. Connection lost. Connection lost!"

With each hiss of air movement, the nerve circuits on the top of the head automatically detached.

Officer Wang stood up from inside the Nutrient Pod.

Looking around at the familiar furniture and decorations, he realized this was his bedroom, his bedroom in the real world.

He saw himself in the mirror again.

Although Nutrient Pod have the function of sustaining the human body.

But Officer Wang looked much older at that moment.

He stroked his cheek, somewhat bewildered and also shocked, and said, "Unbeknownst to me, I have been living in the Metaverse for nearly ten years."

He found the police uniform he had worn in the present world in the sealed storage compartment; his arms were trembling slightly, but he was dressed neatly.

Then, he pushed open the door and came to the main street of Central District No. 03.

At the same time, he saw many other humans, their expressions mirroring his own, struggling to suppress their shock.

People looked at each other, bewildered and incredulous.

"Hello, my human friends who have Awakening."

At that very moment, an aged voice blared from the roadside loudspeaker system, "I, Liu Yuan of the Gemini Group, welcome back to the real world."

At this very moment.

This voice has been translated into various languages and resounds in every corner of the Physical Earth.

I'm so sorry.

"The Gemini Superbrain I developed have encountered a fatal error."

It made an unreasonable judgment.

"Now, it's all in the past."

"The Gemini Metaverse is... utterly destroyed."

"The Gemini Superbrain have also been permanently destroyed."

People all over the world were stunned.

But fortunately...

"Our real world, after long-term management by unmanned machines, is now in a state that is very suitable for human habitation."

"Current time: June 26, 2123."

"The Metaverse Era ends at this moment."

"But the survival and development of human civilization must continue."

"I hope everyone can fulfill their responsibilities and resume an orderly life."

"The Future will always be in our own hands."

The whole world was silent for a long time.

People were stunned for a very long time.

Then, people turned to look at their houses and the surrounding streets, desperately trying to accept this world that was both familiar and strange.

For several years.

The real world continues to function normally, and has even seen significant development.

People looked at their clothes again, the first garment they had found in the chaos, most of them former business attire—lawyers, doctors, police officers...

Everyone can continue the Metaverse... or rather, continue the work they did before falling asleep.

The world can be restarted.

People recalled the disaster that occurred before they left the Metaverse, their foreheads instantly covered in cold sweat, still feeling lingering fear.

yes.

We really don't want to go back to that virtual world.

Distant sky.

The orange sunset is hanging on the horizon; though it is about to set, it will soon rise again.