Using Focus's long-range scanning capabilities, Aloy discovered the traps and ambushes laid by the Eclipse Cult along the way in advance, and fought his way out of the Nora tribe's territory.
Aloy went out this time to unravel the mystery of his life experience, complete the tasks assigned by the Elder Mother Society, and escape from the Eclipse Cult to recover his blood debt.
Aloy, who grew up in the territory of the Nora tribe, knew nothing about the outside world. The only clue he had was Orin, whom he had briefly contacted before.
When chatting with Aloy, Orin mentioned that he was from Meridian City, the capital of the Kingdom of Calgar.
Aloy didn't know the exact location of Meridian City, so he could only inquire while moving forward.
Everything in the outside world is so new to her. Aloy, who is naturally curious, is not autistic like other Nora people.
After entering Calgar's territory, she quickly got used to the customs and habits here which were completely different from those of the Nora tribe.
At the same time, Lu Xiao also set off from Shelter 53 and followed the guidance of the drone in the direction of Aloy's progress.
The key to breaking the situation now lies in the last words left by Gaia. If it is as Lu Xiao and Aletheia guessed, obtaining Aloy's DNA should be able to solve most of the mysteries hidden in the dark.
One of Aloy's goals when going out was to hunt down the ambusher, and she managed to meet the stragglers of the expedition team during the pursuit.
This Nora warrior can see wounds of various sizes all over his body. Although his life is safe, he may not be able to regain his combat effectiveness for the time being.
Aloy obtained information about the war chief Sona from this person.
Tilsa and Jielong thought Sona was ambushed and died, but that was not the case.
Sona, who is experienced in hunting, not only survived the ambush, but also led a group of elites to follow the Eclipse Cult.
Although Sirius had already changed his route and returned to Sunset Castle ahead of schedule, Sona could deal a big blow to the enemies of the Nora tribe as long as she led the team to eat these elites of the Eclipse Cult.
Lu Xiao has no interest in the revenge of the Nora clan. His target is Hades hiding in the dark.
After catching up with Aloy overnight, Lu Xiao turned on the aura blocker and battlefield ghost to come to Aloy and pricked her back with the slender straw provided by Aletheia.
"Ouch~"
Aloy, who was sleeping soundly in the cave, howled and jumped up from the ground. She turned on Focus and scanned the surroundings vigilantly, but she did not notice Lu Xiao standing next to her.
"Bitten by a bug?"
After being vigilant for a quarter of an hour and not finding anything unusual, Aloy lay down on the ground again in confusion, remaining in a light sleep state and continuing to recover the energy consumed during the day.
Lu Xiao did not intend to stay and communicate with Aloy. After getting what he wanted, he walked out of the cave and opened the portal and returned directly to Shelter 53.
After a series of operations prepared by Aletheia, Aloy's pure DNA was extracted, and as expected, the information left by Gaia was unlocked.
The holographic image of Gaia appeared in front of Lu Xiao, Yongzhen and others after a cool opening animation.
I don’t know if it is Gaia’s personal interest, but the human appearance she chose is that of a middle-aged black woman with an unattractive appearance, and her clothes are in the style of the ancient Greek period.
"Elizabeth, this message is a warning that an unexpected catastrophic anomaly has occurred in the Gaia system."
"Three microseconds ago, the Gaia system intercepted a data transmission record from an unknown source."
"These data transformed my slave program into an uncontrollable, self-aware individual whose thinking and operation logic is extremely chaotic."
"The Hades subroutine that was supposed to be sleeping has been awakened. It is taking away the authority of the planet modification system from me and intends to apply it in reverse."
"If Hades' plan succeeds, all life on earth will be completely extinct in 53 days and 8 hours."
Gaia said categorically: "The creatures on the earth today are all hatched and cultivated by me. There is no way I would let this happen."
"Before Hades completely seizes control, I will order the core reactor of the Gaia system to enter an overload state."
"This order will cause a huge explosion in Gaia's core field. The explosion will destroy Hades and also destroy me."
"This is the only feasible solution in a desperate crisis. Although it can solve the current biological extinction crisis we are facing, life on the earth will still be subject to continued security threats."
"Without a centrally coordinated artificial intelligence management planetary transformation system, the system will continue to operate for a short period of time, but the operating mode of the entire program will become increasingly chaotic and eventually collapse on itself."
Gaia's eyes clearly showed emotional fluctuations: "Elizabeth, you are my last hope."
"I have ordered Cradle No. 9 to extract the frozen genetic material. The cradle will give birth to the reincarnation of my creator, Elizabeth Sobek, which is you."
"My high-level orders prohibit me from communicating directly with tribe members outside the facility, but based on my many calculations, I am certain that they will raise you until you grow up."
"At that time, your genes will allow you to enter Cradle No. 9 to obtain this information."
"At the same time, this authority will also allow you to enter all remaining ancient facilities."
"In this way, you can use the technological equipment in the facility to rebuild the core program of the entire system and restart the Gaia project."
"etc."
When saying this, Gaia's expression became more solemn: "Another accident happened. Hades discovered my self-destruct command. It used an unknown virus to corrode the program that imprisoned it."
"It escaped, and the virus's erosion is spreading further."
Gaia had a confused and helpless expression on her face: "If the Alpha file of Cradle No. 9 is also corrupted, you will not be able to enter the gate, nor will you be able to obtain the information I left, and life on earth will eventually perish."
"No……"
Gaia shook her head, collected her emotions, and then looked firmly ahead again: "No, Elizabeth, I know you too well."
"Even if you face this desperate situation, I believe you will be able to find a solution."
"You are the pinnacle of the human mind. As long as you are there, everything is possible."
"If you can get this information in some way, you must go to the ruins where the core power furnace of the Gaia system is located."
A map appeared in front of Gaia, and Aletheia, who was listening attentively, hurriedly wrote down a copy of it.
"Enter the main control room of the ruins and find the Gaia system universal override instructions you left behind just in case. Only in this way can the program code of Hades' abnormal changes be completely eliminated."
Gaia's virtual body is gradually disappearing. Before it is about to completely dissipate, her eyes reveal a humanized look of nostalgia and nostalgia.
"I can only say so much, Elizabeth. I know this is just a wishful thinking, but if there is a one-in-a-million chance of a miracle happening, I hope to hear your voice and see your face again."
After Gaia disappeared, Lu Xiao, Yong Zhen and others were silent for a while. Aletheia's sigh finally broke the silence.
"Ordinary artificial intelligence will only mechanically perform tasks according to input instructions, but Gaia has obviously transcended this category."
"She has feelings and her own thinking logic. She regards her creator, Elizabeth Sobek, as her mother. Unfortunately..."