This is not the first time that Kangna has experienced "death". If you include some specious or difficult-to-categorize "disappearances", this is already the fifth time.
However, this time... it might be true.
Compared with those small things where "the body disappears and consciousness appears in another place", this time "as more and more reapers are brought under control, consciousness is constantly being 'diluted' while controlling one after another".
, obviously cannot be easily rescued by someone passing by.
After all, the "consciousness" she projected into the matrix had disappeared at the beginning of the "control".
Grox didn't lie. The harvest cycle could no longer be stopped. In other words, the decision to stop it was something that an AI with a fixed program couldn't make.
Starting from the mechanical planet where it is located, Kangna has continuously taken over one Reaper fleet after another, one mechanical planet after another, one reincarnation world after another and the reincarnations in it. Kangna knows this very well, even if her consciousness is
Continuous blurring and dispersion do not affect basic logical judgment.
If a person in her position is cold enough, or has no interest in humans at all, they can of course make the decision to "destroy the Reapers" or "fuse with the Reapers".
——The soul of an antique that has long since disappeared in the long river of history? What does it have to do with our generation?
——Integrating with machines and gaining the knowledge they have accumulated over countless reincarnations? This is a good thing.
But unfortunately, Kangna is neither. Underneath her glorious deeds and honorary titles, she is a bionic police officer who strictly abides by the "Three Laws of Bionic Man".
Although she no longer has the need or obligation to enforce that law, the reason for obeying a certain rule is not necessarily forced, but may also be a sincere agreement with it.
Hmm... Speaking of which, those girls seemed to want to "rescue" me.
When she was thinking about the three options of [Destroy the Reaper], [Control the Reaper] and [Merge with the Reaper], new options appeared below: [Not decided yet] and [Ask friends for help]
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Probably because he didn't respond, in the end there were even items such as "Don't mess around!" and "There are other ways!" that were no longer behavioral options at all.
They probably forgot that they were originally created as "negotiation experts". Even if "behavioral logic analysis" has no effect on these "surreal beings", it does not prevent Kangna from judging the basic points of activity based on the logic.
Learn and use.
The conclusion is... they didn't clearly say "other ways", which means there is "no way".
When I asked them about the "Grox Ghost Signal" incident, the answer I got was "That is more serious, not a trouble you can participate in now." Comparing the time when the Matrix and Harvest Reincarnation existed, this means that they have been
They considered countermeasures, but never came up with one. Judging from their past behavior of "paying the price and falling asleep because they helped someone elsewhere," they probably wanted to do the same thing again this time.
So, why can’t it be you who “pays the price”?
They can wake up from their slumber by their own will, so I should be able to do it too, although I don't know how long it will take.
...It should not be that he becomes the salary king and is dragged to spread the fire.
The existence of the "Land of Shadows" in the afterlife is also the reason why Kangna made this decision.
The "souls of warriors" are needed there as the basis for maintaining the existence of the world, but it is too inefficient to only obtain them from the war against the reapers every 50,000 years. If "John" hadn't used "Open Sky", the world would have been destroyed.
Being swallowed up by darkness, isn't it?
After she takes over the "reincarnation world" of the matrix, she should be able to conduct "directed training" of "Salary King".
In those countless crisis-ridden "reincarnation worlds", even the Fortress would not believe it if there were no "heroes" born at all. However, because Grox, the ancient matrix AI, is incompatible with the "afterlife", the new
The "heroic souls" born will eventually be turned into prisoners by the memory of the West District, and they will all be wasted.
But Kangna is different. Although she is also an AI, she has gone to the "Land of Shadows" that only souls can reach... Although she spends most of her time acting as a mascot, as long as she wants to, the "Reincarnation World" can
Being able to connect with the "Kingdom of Shadows" gives heroes a stage to fight, and the Kingdom of Shadows can continue to pass on the flame.
Although this is just a guess without actual proof... But Kangna is not worried. After all, there are "John" and "Dr. Qiyi" who can travel between the two worlds. Even if they overestimate them, these two people can't do it.
Yes, there is also Qi Tianda - oh, Mr. Deadpool is here, he can definitely do it, he is a super boss who can randomly change the death pamphlet.
Speaking of the boss, there is also the "original" sister. Her "game ID" is the same as Batman Kelly's daughter's name. I don't know if there is any relationship.
She was once the incarnation of [Lin Hao] and the "builder" in Grox's mouth, but the ancient AI was obviously mistaken. She was more like an "observer" than a "builder", except every time
Look at reincarnation and see that outside of the highlight moments, you are sleeping in the "monitoring room".
As always, "behavioral analysis" did not work for her, but since she pointed out the almost sisterly relationship between the two and ridiculed Mr. Kelly's behavior as soon as they met, Conner judged from her own experience that she
She definitely lacked "family affection", so under the instigation of the "action suggestion system", she first called her sister, and then used all kinds of exaggerated ways to get close to her. It's not embarrassing for Caiyi to entertain her.
And in the final decisive battle in the "Dark Temple", it was her presence that made Grox have no intention of fighting and chose to directly hand over control of the matrix.
Hmm... Thinking about it this way, I seem to know a lot of "surreal beings", and it seems a bit irrational to make a hasty decision.
Maybe there are other solutions like what the girls in Cloud City said?
...No, there shouldn't be. There was a long period of time from when Grox proposed these options to when he finally made his choice. During this period, not only did his "sister" not stop him, but there was also no sign of interference from any other "surreal being".
This is enough to prove that it is something only you can do.
Even if there are other possibilities, they are not in this "tributary of fate" that I have traveled along the way.
Hmm...is this the legendary "revolving lantern"? But if we look back on our lives, is there anyone missing from these life experiences?
When I thought of this, the scene in front of me suddenly changed.
——???——
Dark Temple?
"[You win...the betrayer...]"
At the top of the temple, Grox's incarnation of "Maiev Shadowsong" was half-kneeling on the ground, with green strings constantly coming out of her body. At the same time, she was still speaking with difficulty:
"[But without me...you are nothing...]"
Standing in front of her was naturally "Illidan Stormrage" who had been overturned by the "Strider Team" before.
What's going on? Time goes back?
Kangna wanted to move and speak, but found that she had no body to perform corresponding actions. The only thing she could do was to zoom in and out of the current scene.
After zooming out slightly, she saw the team members standing behind Illidan.
Batman, who looks very similar to Illidan, Gwen, who is hanging from the pillars of the temple, and... David Anderson and Buzz?
Can human ambassadors skip work? Where are I?
Kangna looked at the team members and found, as expected, that they were not the friends from the strategy team that she had found in the "original game", but they were still acquaintances.
Saren Atreus, Benacia, Javik, Lex, and the teammates of "John Shepard" seen in the ghost files, compared with the relaxed and cheerful "Raiders"
, their condition appears to be quite embarrassing, even in the virtual dimension where injuries are not shown, each one of them looks like a defeated soldier who has thrown away his armor.
Hmm...it seems like someone is missing...
"[Nothing?]" Illidan threw away his huge wings and squatted down in front of Maiev: "[That's great, this is what I'm pursuing.]"
Different from the voices that Kang Na had heard before, this Illidan's voice had a strong electronic tone, and it seemed that it might make a "beep" sound at any time.
fortress!?
Kangna was so shocked that she stopped thinking for two seconds.
Why is it here? And the identity of the final boss who protects the Grox node?
Wait, what did Grox just call it? The Betrayer?
"[You call me a 'betrayer', but I am the one who was betrayed,]" Illidan, or Bastion, continued: "[You sent us out as a 'ghost signal', saying let us make friends.
, but what we got in exchange was the tragic death of each of our friends. Even if you 'civilized' them and turned them into a bridgehead for harvesting reincarnation, we would not do this, but you didn't."
Although there are some speculations about the origin of the fortress,...
"[The winner now is you, and I don't need to explain anything, but those are necessary sacrifices,]" Maiev said weakly: "[You can choose now, together with everyone in the reincarnation world, the reapers and the matrix
Destroy them together, or——]”
boom!!
Before Grox finished speaking, David Anderson took a step forward and shot it in the head with the large-caliber shotgun in his hand.
Grox's body blurred for a while, and more and more green characters began to scatter everywhere. It obviously couldn't feel the pain, and just looked at Anderson with doubtful eyes.
"What a choice!" Anderson shouted, raising his hand and firing another shot: "This shot is for the civilians who died in the 'Omnic Crisis'!"
Bang! Bang!
"This shot is for the soldiers who died in the Halo War!" "This shot is for the fleet that was destroyed in the Battle of the Citadel!"
boom!!
"This shot is for the pain and death the Reapers have brought to all civilizations in the galaxy!"
boom!
"This shot was for Kangna who died to protect us when we arrived here!"
Huh? Wait? Am I such a good person here?
Grox did not and could not continue to answer. Its body suddenly turned red after the green characters dissipated. After a slight contraction, it exploded. The blazing red light completely engulfed everything in Kangna's field of vision.
The last thing she heard was Anderson's roar: "We will fucking develop on our own! We don't need the legacy of your executioner!"
Idiot! Fool!
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Dark Temple?
After the red light completely faded, Kangna saw the top of the Dark Temple again. As expected, the situation this time was different from before.
Illidan has fallen, and Maiev has also been knocked to the ground, without even a chance to "provide a choice."
As for the people who appeared here, Kangna was a little confused.
Those seemed to be "Iron Man" Jin Gu, Yuriko Suzuko, Kaos, Kedori, Naia and...Abigail?
"Let's do it," Jin Gu looked at Abi who seemed to be about to cry, and said in a cold voice: "Open the 'Gate of Fusion'."
"As long as you do that, will you save Kangna and Raven?" Abi asked tremblingly, holding her huge key.
"Of course, I'm 'Iron Man', so why would I let my companions fall into danger?" A friendly smile appeared on Jin Gu's handsome face: "But if the delay is too long, they will be killed by the devil without rescue.
There is no way to kill him."
Hmm... It seems that this time I am not a good person, but rather stupid. I can get trapped even if I hit the gate of hell. Of course, maybe Jin Gu intervenes.
"Uh...wuwuwu..." Abi sobbed softly and poked the big key on the ground, unfolding a super giant bronze door in mid-air, with a huge whirlpool inside that made people dizzy at just one glance.
.
"Now, use the 'power of chaos' to 'fuse' the two of them." Jin Gu turned to Kaos and Naia.
"I want to know what the consequences of doing this will be." Kaos asked with a frown.
"It's nothing, it's just that the creatures and machines in the entire galaxy will be integrated and transformed into a brand new race. They will be able to understand each other, be humble to each other, and live peacefully without any fights," Jin Gu replied: "This
It has no effect on you 'Old Ones' or 'Outer Gods', especially you, 'Chaos', isn't this situation what you want? Your 'Father' will be 'Eternal Life'."
"But it must be of greater benefit to you," Naiya took out a fan and covered her mouth: "Unfortunately, I have always been indifferent to helping others gain benefits, unless I can also make a fortune from it.
"
"After participating in the 'fusion', you will occupy a dominant position instead of the black guy who is always smiling." Jin Gu said.
"Deal!" Naia closed her fan with a snap.
Although I don't know what happened, it doesn't feel good.
Although Kangna thought so, she could do nothing. She could only watch these mysterious people throw the bodies of Illidan and Maiev into the "Fusion Gate", and then, the green light surging out from it would
The field of view is completely blocked.
Kangna waited for a moment, but the "control" preview of her previous choice did not appear again. Instead, there was a "own" voice ringing in her ears.
"[This is a possibility you have no choice in, will you accept it?]"
