Encountering the killer again

Central City No. 003.

The Guardian robot is 3.25 meters tall and made entirely of pure white titanium alloy.

The metal claws on his right arm, fully extended and a meter in diameter, now retracted and closed, gleaming faintly with a cold light.

The energy cannon on his left arm was always charging, flashing a dark blue light.

The scanner on the head emits invisible light, and within a range of thousands of meters, every minute movement is captured in its system with exquisite detail.

Its body is somewhat rounded, like a pot-bellied general, and it floats in mid-air with the help of a magnetic levitation system in its lower body.

clatter.

A figure climbed down from the city wall, one foot landing on the head of Guardian robot.

Then, stepping on its shoulders and its energy cannon, they slowly landed on the ground.

A boy carrying a black backpack and wearing a black jacket.

She quietly turned around and looked at the Guardian robot in front of her.

The Guardian robot turned its head slightly, staring at the muddy footprints that had suddenly appeared on its arm, and fell into deep thought.

It couldn't see the boy at all, nor was it aware of his existence.

But you can still see the soil that originally belonged to nature.

The boy climbed up again and wiped away the footprints little by little.

The Guardian robot's electronic eyes flashed repeatedly, which amazed me.

Then, its head rotated in circles along a specific trajectory, continuing to scan everything around it.

These days, machines are much simpler than humans.

The boy tightened his backpack and continued walking.

Little did they know.

The footprints on the Guardian robot's arm had been wiped away.

But on the top of its head, there were not only footprints, but also mud from the boy's feet. In the mud, there was a tender little grass growing vigorously, swaying in the wind.

No. a128...

A359...

The boy wandered alone through the quiet streets, looking at the house numbers on the roadside one by one.

Building A5426?

The boy paused for a moment.

This is Jiu Zhengxuan's home.

To be precise, it is the home of his physical body.

His father, whose Nutrient Pod was placed vertically, also lived there.

Bright Boy.

Stop bothering me.

I've removed your oxygen tube.

There's also a network cable.

There's also a power cord.

Keep walking.

The Central District is vast, and tens of millions of people rest here in peace.

They arrived at a street they had never set foot on before.

Finally, the building came into view. Strangely, it resembled a huge warehouse. Although it was only one story, its height was comparable to that of a five-story building.

E4965, Jiao Shensan's 'residence'.

If a human dies in the Metaverse, and their physical body also dies at the same time.

What happens to the body?

The boy knew this better than anyone.

That is -- no processing at all.

The Nutrient Pod will detect when a user dies and then switch to freeze mode.

The deceased died without any mishap and rests in eternal sleep.

Over the years, Qin Yiguan has infiltrated the Central City and 'borrowed' food countless times.

The dead are often seen.

They live with 'living people', perhaps as neighbors, under the same roof, or as a whole family.

In the old days.

Because cemetery plots are too expensive, some people buy residential buildings, seal off all the windows, and then store the ashes of their ancestors inside, using them as ancestral graves.

The neighbors went mad after discovering the strange house.

A frenzy of complaints and reports.

In this day and age, people seem to be less picky.

"Dr. Jiao Shensan has cancer?"

"Even Nutrient Pod technology can't cure this?"

"So, after leaving behind the digital doppelganger, he committed suicide?"

"I'm starting to doubt it."

The boy's eyes flashed. "He was humble, gentle, and learned. Why would he leave behind Seven Deadly Sins avatars? Today, I must see his corpse with my own eyes!"

Creak.

On the upper side of the house, a window slowly opened.

That's a timed ventilation system controlled by the home's smart system.

The boy ran, used the flower bed next to him as a stepping stone, leaped up, grabbed the edge of the bed with both hands, and then nimbly climbed up.

After crouching down on the windowsill, the boy looked down and saw the scene inside the room.

His expression immediately changed to one of surprise!

The room was dimly lit.

A figure stood quietly inside the room.

He was not in Nutrient Pod, but a human being standing alone.

A tan trench coat, messy hair, a thin face, and glasses!

What is that?

Suspect No. 6?!

That is, the Wrathful Jiao Shensan?!

The boy's Pupil contracted.

There are still mysteries surrounding it that haven't been solved!

Why would a Digital Human appear in reality?

In essence, it's just a bunch of code that can only be visualized within the Metaverse!

Moreover, whatever it is, it's already dead, cut into 28 pieces by itself, dead beyond any doubt!

Qin Yiguan did not make any rash moves.

He was positioned high up, in dim lighting, making him difficult to spot.

I observed quietly for a long time.

An eerie stillness filled the air.

The Suspect No. 6 remained completely still.

The boy suddenly realized something.

He jumped off the windowsill, making a noise, but Suspect No. 6 still didn't turn around.

The boy approached.

Suspect No. 6 was seen maintaining a walking posture, one foot off the ground, motionless, holding something that resembled a bomb in his hand.

We've come to face Suspect No. 6.

That gloomy face ignited a nameless rage in the boy at first glance!

But the Pupil of Suspect No. 6 were dull and lifeless, as if they were ashen.

The boy reached into its chest and pulled out the dagger that Suspect No. 6 was carrying. With a snap, he slashed open Suspect No. 6's chest!

It revealed its incredibly sophisticated mechanical body, which had long since been extinguished!

"Machine double."

The boy gritted his teeth, "Although you are Digital Human being in the Metaverse, you still have self-awareness and can control robots in the real world. You use them to come into the real world and kill people!"

"No wonder you're so good at manipulating machines; it's all to satisfy your twisted and perverted mind!"

"What's this?"

The boy squinted at the bomb in its hand. "You're here to destroy Jiao Shensan Shensan's residence? To destroy his corpse? You must be someone's tool!"

"Fortunately, I killed you before you could do all this!"

A cold glint flashed.

The boy slashed the robot's bionic facial skin with a single blow!

This machine is infuriating; it's long out of control and can no longer perform any actions.

The boy looked back.

Look in the direction the robot is staring at.

It was a huge curtain, seven or eight meters high, pitch black and completely opaque.

Dr. Jiao Shensan is lying behind this curtain!