Chapter 3
◆One: The Silent War
Global geostationary orbit.
There were no gunshots, no explosions.
For the first time, humanity entered war in silence.
The "true core" of each city rejects synchronization with the Ghost Web.
Each rewrites the reality description according to its local protocol.
result,
Weather reports show completely opposite patterns in different regions:
Sunrise in one place, blizzard in another, at the same time.
Even biological perception is disturbed—
Some people smelled the fragrance of flowers that didn't exist, while others recalled a war that never happened.
Statistics from mental health professionals:
Seventy percent of the population suffers from "multi-temporal and spatial perception impairment".
This was the first conflict brought about by the Ghost Web.
There are no battle lines, only a fault line in the realm of consciousness.
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◆Two: Collapse of Consciousness Domain
Belle was the first to fall.
A halo of light appeared in the city center—
The "reality turbulence" is caused by the excessive resonance between the data from the Ghost Web and human nerves.
People who accidentally enter the aperture never return.
Only a faint heartbeat signal remained.
These missing people are referred to as the "silent ones".
Research log records:
Their bodies are still there.
But the mind has gone to the other side of the net.
At this time, the world's languages are in chaos.
The translation system was infected, and each sentence was looping itself.
"Peace is war, and war is peace."
It became a slogan that never stops scrolling on the screen.
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◆Three: Battlefront
The remaining joint prevention and control organizations formed the "Civic Defense Line".
They surrounded the city with a signal barrier.
An attempt to cut off the erosion of the net.
Zhuang Jing was forced to join the epidemic prevention and control command center.
The reason for summoning him was only one sentence:
"You are the only one who can talk to it."
In the control panel, he saw the light pulse pattern fluctuate like an electrocardiogram.
Each peak represents the collapse of a city.
The CTO said, "We can't let it grow any bigger."
Zhuang whispered, "Then we'll wither away together."
No one answered.
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◆Four: The Silent Ones Speak Out
In order to find a way to stop it, he conducted a "consciousness anti-submarine experiment".
Adjust the brainwaves to the synchronized frequency.
Infiltrate the net once more.
This time, he fell into the Black Plains.
The sky was filled with upside-down lights.
The silent ones walk slowly on the horizon.
A semi-transparent text floats above each person's chest.
It was a sentence they hadn't finished saying.
"The apology I didn't say aloud."
Please remember that I was not wrong.
"Stop deciding the truth for me."
He listened to these whispers,
It feels like the whole world is made up of repentance.
At this moment, Ye Jingyi's voice appeared again:
"War is not an attack, but a way for memories to be rediscovered."
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◆Five: Choice
The prevention and control department discovered that the core energy of the ghost network is about to exceed the criticality.
If the signal is not cut off, the entire human neural network will remain permanently synchronized.
That is, to completely lose one's individuality.
They decided to detonate the "light critical pulse" to destroy the Ghost Web.
Zhuang Jing tried to stop him: "That's our second nerve!"
Destroying it would be tantamount to silencing humanity once again!
The commander said coldly, "At least you still retain your body."
When the countdown is in progress
Ye's voice travels across all channels:
"If you believe me, open the door to resonance."
Zhuang understood that she wanted him to make a choice—
To initiate coordination or to watch the world return to zero.
He rushed out of the control room.
Connect to the external port of the main control computer.
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◆Six: Resonance Gate
The moment the seconds reached zero,
He reversed the signal, using himself as a conductor.
A blinding white light enveloped the entire base.
He heard hundreds of millions of heartbeats overlapping.
Like a giant breath.
The voice of the net (or the voice of the leaves) whispers:
"It's not that I want to devour you."
"It's because you're too afraid of being alone."
An electric current passed through his nerves.
He saw the world layered upon layer—
All wars, love, and lies unfold simultaneously and cancel each other out.
In the final scene, he saw the Ash Flower bloom anew above the sea of light.
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◆Seven: A Silent Victory
External observations:
The pulse explosion was unexpectedly aborted.
The signal frequency dropped to zero.
All instruments display simultaneously:
"Resonance complete. War ended."
People awoke from their coma.
Memories intertwine, yet fear is no longer felt.
They could still hear the background noise.
The voice turned into an unintelligible whisper:
"I am here."
No one knows who the speaker is—Youwang, Ye Jingyi, or Zhuang Jing.
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◆Eight: Epilogue - Twilight
The lights of Belleville have been turned on again.
The sky appeared unusually soft white.
All radio waves are still, yet they can transmit emotions.
People call this new state "Silent Light"—
Consciousnesses are transparent to each other but still exist independently.
Zhuang's body was placed in a sanatorium.
The brainwaves showed a continuous resonance.
The research report states:
"The main body may have become the stable interface of the net."
He closed his eyes.
However, the instrument was flickering slightly.
Text output on the screen:
"The silent battlefield is over."
But the story is just beginning.
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Chapter Three - End
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