Tower
Several robot dogs walked out of the bushes, their eyes flashing red. They opened their mouths to reveal their metal fangs and let out low growls before attacking.
The friendly service attitude at the service center has now changed into a different face, which makes people feel a chill down their spine.
"There will be another fierce battle next." Gao Wenwen turned his neck twice. He originally wanted to look cool before this critical moment, but his neck was a little stiff at this time, and his tendons were pulled, almost causing a stiff neck.
He could only slowly straighten his neck, and when he saw that no one noticed, he smiled silently and awkwardly.
"Don't fight too long. We need to go to the tower first and see what's going on."
Seeing that the residents, flocks of birds and artificial intelligence were gradually surrounding them, Ding Can recognized that someone in front of him was a girl he had met at the music festival before, and they had chatted before.
But it was completely different from the previous impression. These people had expressionless faces and confused and empty eyes. In their hands were weapons picked up from anywhere, including knives, baseball bats, and even a broken piece of wood from the railing on the edge of the flower bed outside the house.
After being controlled, he was like a walking corpse, and the only instruction in his mind was to stop all the students in front of him at all costs.
At least it can be proved that no matter what is inside the tower, the system does not want them to get close.
"They have now completely become parasites of the system data. They will not hesitate to risk their lives if they can hinder our progress."
Moreover, for the system, it doesn’t matter even if these bodies lose their ability to move and cannot be used. The data inside will flow directly back to the database and will not have any substantial impact on the system itself.
What is in front of them are just tools that the system finds everywhere. No matter how hard the students try, they can't even scratch the surface of the database.
Yu Fu stood at the front, and thanks to the fact that there were no restrictions on item exchange, he was able to open a gap in the encirclement.
He chose to go to the side of the robot dogs, and at the moment when the other party rushed over collectively, he first exhausted the power of the mechanical devices. Some of them had stopped moving when they pounced in mid-air.
The robot dogs parked on the road were no longer able to move, and the sparks generated by the power short circuit even caused a small explosion after a few seconds, making the already dilapidated streets even more chaotic.
There are no restrictions on the birds flying in the sky, but now it seems to be more difficult.
The community is not too big, and it only takes about ten minutes of jogging to reach the tower. However, the flock of birds that Song Qi raised was quite large in number so that they could be spread everywhere as spies.
Although these birds have normal bodies and have not undergone any special strength enhancement, if several of them rush down at the same time and hit your face, it will still be quite a trouble.
Shi Yan raised her hand and just as she waved away one claw, another one came and grabbed her sleeve. The front end of the claw had barbs, and once it grabbed the fabric, it was difficult to get rid of it. She could only cut off a small piece of fabric in front of the sleeve, and then she was pecked on the side of the neck by another claw coming from behind.
It didn't cause any major damage, but it was really annoying as it hindered the movement, not to mention that there were local residents chasing after them.
Especially when people kept appearing in the houses along the way to block the way, the longer she stayed, the harder it would be to get out. She dropped another bird to the ground and said, "We have to think of a way."
"There is a crack here, be careful when you come over!" Gao Wenwen, wearing a sweatshirt hood, rushed forward. When he was about to fall into the gap, he braked the car abruptly and took two deep breaths to adjust his breath.
The crack was caused by the earthquake when the copy was about to collapse. It is not too wide and can actually be stepped over with big strides. As long as everyone is careful, it will be fine.
Yu Fu looked at the bottomless cave and came up with an idea. Birds, as the masters of the sky, are naturally sensitive to the surrounding surface magnetic field. As long as the magnetic field changes, all the flying birds can be forced into the cracks in the ground.
A small sensor appeared in his palm. After he threw it into the crack in the ground, he couldn't hear the sound of it hitting the ground for a long time. Perhaps there was a larger space underneath.
He pressed the controller, and the magnetic field generation started immediately. The birds that were irritated around him finally began to react, swarming underground, their flapping wings so big that they almost overturned the entire ground.
With such a large number of birds entering, it becomes difficult for them to fly out of this narrow hole again.
The trouble was temporarily solved, and the few people ran forward faster. Shu Shenan had already left on the way. He was worried about his sister, so he had to go and meet up with her first.
As we approached the tower, the closer we got, the more students we could see. Knowing that this was the only way to return to normal life, everyone was trying their best to move forward, even if they were injured.
Everyone knows tacitly that this is the last chance and it will be difficult to get it again once missed.
The sounds of fighting and attacks could be heard constantly throughout the community, and even houses could be seen collapsing every once in a while. Normal roads were no longer passable, and everyone could only travel through the side paths and climb over the broken walls.
You may not notice it from a distance, but the closer you get, the more you realize that the tower is indeed very tall, almost towering into the clouds, and you can't see the top at a glance.
The tower itself is not made of stone, but a round surface mixed with steel. Apart from being very smooth, after walking around it, I couldn't even see the entrance.
"How do we get in?" Gao Wenwen walked around several times and knocked but couldn't find any place that could be called an entrance. He looked at each other in confusion with some other people who had come here with him.
It appeared out of nowhere and prevented people from entering, which made them even more curious about what was inside.
Shi Yan raised her head and looked up, noticing something: "Is that Lin He?"
About twenty meters up, there was a figure climbing. Based on the side profile illuminated by the moonlight, she recognized that it was Lin He, who ranked first on the list. They had not met each other when entering the community, but met here.
However, with Lin He's strength, it is not surprising that he can reach this place first.
"Is he thinking of finding the exit from above?" The wall was smooth all around, but it could be seen that he was relying on the palms of his hands to hold on. His upward movement was not too fast, but it shouldn't take too long to reach the top.
Gao Wenwen called out his name, but received only a gesture from the other party to continue going up.
Some students were digging and trying to enter from the ground. There were almost no buildings blocking the view of the tower, and they could see a large number of data parasites approaching from a distance.
This is the only way to surround everyone in the same circle. There are not many students left. If most of the combat power is consumed here, the next plan will become more difficult.
Ding Can stepped forward and placed his hand on the cold wall, feeling the breath of a large amount of data flowing inside. This was the incarnation of the system database that the two of them had just forcibly pulled out.
Although she couldn't see any details from the outside, the location was correct. She took a deep breath, and the next second her palm went straight through. "I can get in."
Strictly speaking, she and Yu Fu are not students and will not be excluded by the tower.
Gao Wenwen nodded: "That's great, you guys go in and take a look at the situation first. At least you can open an exit for us. Leave the outside to us for the time being."
The students are not at an advantage in terms of numbers, and there is no telling whether more data bodies will come back. Moreover, each person is limited to one use of the props. No matter how hard they try, they will be helpless in the end.
Ding Can anticipated what might happen next. He thought of something and took out a white jade flute from his arms that he hadn't taken out for a long time. He put it to his lips and blew it once. The biting cold wind brought a black shadow in front of him.
Although the surrounding ruins were surprising, what made Ji Qu feel even stranger was the feeling the tower before him gave him: "What kind of place is this?"
After mastering the method of traveling between dungeons, Ji Qu has been to many areas he had never imagined, traveling back and forth to find the truth he wanted to get, but as he gradually explored, it only made him doubt his own existence more.
But this time when he was summoned, it was a little different. He even began to feel that he was supposed to exist here. The place near here was the place that was truly close to the origin. He even felt more comfortable than in the copy where he was originally born.
"Since we parted last time, I've been waiting for you to summon me. I've mastered a method to travel through dungeons, which might be helpful for your previous plan."
Ding Can answered his first question first: "This is the truth I said I was looking for. I found the real reason why the students came here. What I am doing now is to allow others to leave."
"Others?" Ji Qu asked doubtfully. He still remembered the girl's vow to leave the system. "Don't you also want to return to normal life?"
"Thank you very much. I know that although you also want to find the reason, you also sincerely want to help me. There are more people who need your help."
Ding Can lowered his voice, trying to prevent others from hearing their conversation. "Although we are both part of the system, there are still differences between us."
She belongs to the system itself, and Ji Qu was created by the system.
Ji Qu listened to her briefly summarizing the whole story. Perhaps because she didn't want other students to have any grudges, or for some other reason, she seemed to be hiding the fact that she couldn't leave even if the plan succeeded.
"I had suspected it a long time ago, but after you confirmed it, it's strange that I didn't feel that much anger."
It turned out that he was just created, and the powers he enjoyed, the respect and fear he had from the Yin and Yang worlds, were all given by others.
From the very beginning, he was placed in a huge scam. He thought he held the lives of most ghosts and humans in his hands, but he didn't expect that he was also deceived.
"what do you want to do?"
Ding Can curled his lips: "Aren't you worried about the consequences? I thought you would have a lot to ask me."
At least he should want to know, apart from the students with specific identities, what kind of results will be caused by him as one of the NPCs in the copy after confronting the system head-on.
"We've known each other for so long, even though we've only met a few times, you might not believe me when I say this..."
Ji Qu paused, his cold, pale face looking like jade under the moonlight. "I don't really want to admit it, but my intuition tells me that you are trustworthy."
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