"Don't even think about it!!"

Hearing Fang Zheng's words, Morpheus raised his gun and aimed at Fang Zheng without hesitation. Although he knew very well that this would not pose any threat to Fang Zheng, it was still a statement!

Unfortunately, Fang Zheng's reaction was far beyond Morpheus's imagination. Before he could raise his gun, he saw a flash in front of his eyes, and the next moment Fang Zheng appeared in front of him. At the same time, a heart-wrenching pain came from Morpheus' body. He heard the screams and shouts from his companions behind him, but for a moment he had no idea what was going on.

"Okay, you can go... huh?"

Holding the huge sword in his hand and looking at Morpheus in front of him, Fang Zheng couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then he raised his head and looked at Morpheus with a weird smile.

"I see... So you are the same..."

What, what do you mean me too?

Morpheus looked at Fang Zheng blankly, not understanding what he was saying at all. But... the terrified voices of the others reached his ears.

"Hey! Look!"

"What? How could this happen? Morpheus, you are actually...!"

I actually? What am I actually?

Morpheus lowered his head and looked at his body. The first thing he saw was the huge sword that pierced his chest. But when he looked down...

"What's this?"

Morpheus' eyes widened in surprise, looking at his body. His body was rapidly collapsing, but it was not the same way a human would die. Instead, his legs began to gradually decompose and turned into pieces of pixels, while the skin texture on the surface of Morpheus' body gradually cracked, revealing the core content hidden by the code inside.

"I see. No wonder this savior plan has been executed so many times. It seems those AIs are not really stupid."

Looking at Morpheus in front of him, Fang Zheng chuckled, then he swung his hand and drew out the giant sword. Morpheus, who lost his support, fell to the ground with a "bang". He raised his head and looked around in surprise. But what Morpheus saw were faces full of anger and fear.

"You are actually an AI?"

"Why? Morpheus, you actually lied to us?"

"No, I didn't..."

Facing the public's curses, Morpheus had no idea what to say. Why? Why was it like this? Just when Morpheus was at a loss, Fang Zheng's voice sounded in his ears again.

"Feeling weird? Surprised? Actually, it's not surprising. If you think about it carefully, you will know that if the Creator and the Prophet want to carry out the Savior Plan, they naturally have to ensure that the plan can be carried out smoothly. Therefore, they need a guide, someone who can travel freely between 'this world' and 'that world' to find and guide the Savior. Of course, it is not easy to find such a person, and computer programs do not place their hopes on probability like humans do. Therefore... creating a 'program' specifically for guiding the Savior is obviously more in line with their logic, isn't it?"

As he spoke, Fang Zheng retracted the giant sword and looked at Morpheus with interest.

"Well... to be honest, I have always been curious about why you would listen so obediently to the nonsense of the prophet... a computer AI. Now it seems that there is indeed a reason for it..."

At this moment, Morpheus had completely stopped listening to what Fang was saying. He crawled on the ground, watching his body gradually disappear. Then he looked up and saw Neo walking out of the crowd, staring at him with a complicated look.

"Morpheus, you..."

Looking at Morpheus who was gradually disappearing in front of him, Neo didn't know what to say for a moment. He had never thought that the person who helped him see the truth of the world and guided him as a teacher and friend was actually an AI? Does this mean that everything he did before was just a degree of instruction?

"Neo..."

Looking at Neo, Morpheus opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but his voice was already barely audible.

"I don't……"

Morpheus didn't finish his words, because the next moment, he completely turned into a pile of broken codes and disappeared into the air.

"Okay, now another puzzle is solved."

Fang Zheng swung the giant sword in his hand and then aimed it at Neo.

"It's your turn now, Mr. Neo. Don't worry, it will only hurt at the beginning. I'm a professional."

"etc!"

Hearing Fang Zheng's words, Neo quickly stretched out his hand and signaled Fang Zheng to stop. Fang Zheng raised his eyebrows and looked at him curiously.

"What's the matter?"

"…I want to know the truth!"

"the truth?"

"That's right. Since you know that this world is also a fake world, and you are working for the Matrix, then you should know what our real world is like. Tell me! Even if you want to kill me, I don't care, but I just want to know the truth about this world and everything!"

“…”

Hearing this, Fang Zheng was silent for a moment.

"You mean, you want to know the ultimate answer to life, the universe, and everything? Frankly speaking, I don't think you can understand it, so do you want to know it?"

"Yes."

"All right……"

Facing Neo's question, Fang Zheng sighed.

"To be honest, I don't really want to answer your question, because it would make me feel like I'm the final boss who will reveal everything before dying so that the players can understand the cause and effect of the plot. However, considering that you are asking so sincerely, I will tell you this answer..."

“……!”

Hearing this, not only Neo, but even the others couldn't help but hold their breath. Although up to now, they still didn't know who this man was, but... at least he would give them a different answer. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Fang Zheng hesitated for a moment, then shrugged his shoulders and answered.

"42."

"……What?"

"Here's the answer. I've told you the answer, the ultimate answer to life, the universe, and everything. 42. You see, I told you something you couldn't understand, but you didn't believe it. Okay, now..."

Before he finished speaking, Fang Zheng's figure suddenly disappeared and then reappeared.

“…You can go die now.”

When the giant sword in Fang Zheng's hand swept through the air, Neo's body swayed and fell down the next moment. His head spurted blood and spun in the air, then fell heavily to the ground and rolled a few times before falling from the steel bridge next to it into the bottomless dark abyss below.

"No!!"

At this moment, accompanied by screams, Trinity rushed out from the crowd, her eyes red, and rushed towards Fang Zheng. But before she could fall to Fang Zheng's side, the whistling giant sword mixed with air currents pierced through her body, carrying her off the steel bridge and falling into the darkness.

"Well, it's about time we understood what was going on. This crappy game is going to be shut down. And you hangers-on who used illegal means to enter the non-public official map..."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng looked at the other residents of Zion. At the same time, behind him, countless mechanical squids emerged silently. They floated in the air, swimming constantly, with scarlet eyes that did not contain a trace of emotion.

"Banned it permanently."

Having said this, Fang Zheng waved his hand. Following his movement, the army of squids rushed forward like a tide. In an instant, the sound of gunfire, crying and screaming became the main theme here.

But this has nothing to do with Fang Zheng anymore.

"Owner."

Seeing Fang Zheng about to turn around and leave, Nymph hurriedly followed him, looking at him curiously.

"Why did you lie to that person?"

"Um?"

Fang Zheng was stunned when he heard Nymph's question.

"Who did I fool?"

"Mr. Neo, aren't you going to tell him the truth about all this?"

"I never said that, little one."

Hearing this, Fang Zheng smiled and waved his finger at the little angel.

"Look, my question was very clear. I asked him if he wanted to know the answer to life, the universe, and everything... not the truth about this world. And he nodded in agreement, and I told him the answer... You see, it makes sense, doesn't it?"

Having said this, Fang Zheng raised his head and looked in front of him. There, the list of system tasks had been cleared again.

"Okay, mission accomplished... Next, we should go collect the reward."