Ash Civilization

Chapter 382 Finale: It turns out that everything was directed and acted by me!

"Won!"

Watching all four [Pioneers] fall down, a "Ninth Step" compatibility from Grizzly Bear Country, his red skin covered with sweat, gasped and shouted.

The next moment, the surviving high-ranking compatibles all breathed a sigh of relief. Each one of them collapsed on the ground without any image, with their chests rising and falling violently, greedily breathing in the fresh air.

They are all compatible with the "Ninth Step". Under normal circumstances, the "Ninth Step" battle, even if it lasts for several days, weeks, or even months... can't be as tiring as it is now!
But in this battle, for some reason, everyone's energy was consumed very quickly!

If the fighting had lasted longer, I'm afraid all of them would have lost their strength on the spot.

Fortunately, they persisted!

Successfully defeated these four [Pioneers] from Planet No. 142857!
"Just four [Pioneers] almost wiped out us!"

"There is no way, their technology is indeed more advanced, and their use of energy is simply not comparable to ours."

"Fortunately, they are too arrogant. If they defeat us one by one, or if there are a few more [Pioneers], the ending may be different from now..."

The energy of these six [Complete Body] infected persons has all dissipated!

Suddenly, he felt that his eyes were a little blurry. When he looked carefully, he found that the notebooks, textbooks, and stationery on the desk all turned into dense numbers, like living creatures, surrounding him in a strange posture. around.

"'Digital Forest', all disappeared?!"

Deng, Deng, Deng...

The teacher on the podium and the students around him also disappeared.

Zhou Zhen lowered his head and took notes quickly.

But I don't know why, he ran for a long time, his footsteps changed from brisk to heavy, and his steps became faster and faster, but he was never able to leave the classroom.

boom!
At this moment, Zhou Zhen finally rushed to the door, opened the heavy and cold door, and rushed out of the "classroom"!
Outside the classroom, it suddenly became clear.

The loud voice echoed through the class, and only the occasional rustle of the pen tip across the paper could be heard.

But these six [Complete Body] infected people, except for moving their hands a few times at the beginning, did not consume any energy during the whole process!
While he was wondering, someone suddenly said: "There's a signal!"

"We just started a battle with four [Pioneers] including 'Dr. An'."

He immediately turned his head and looked around. At some point, the light in the classroom suddenly weakened and became extremely dim.

All the "Ninth Step" compatible people present were startled, and then they quickly came to their senses...

Beep beep beep beep...

Just like the four [Pioneers] just now!
But...what's going on? !
The four [Pioneers] had just been engaged in a fierce battle. Such a situation could also be explained as energy exhaustion.

He seemed to realize something and immediately stood up and ran towards the outside of the classroom.

His seat was originally not very far from the classroom door.

Space advertisements are changing in the sky with various special effects, lifelike battleships are cruising in the air, and the underwater world is shimmering with lifelike splendor.

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At this time, No. 001 and the other five people were looking at Zhou Zhen who had not exited the "digital form" in confusion. When they heard that the compatibility of Star Flower Country wanted to divide China's [Complete Body] on the territory of China, 】The infected people all frowned!
However, just when the five people in No. 001 were about to speak, the heavy and huge bodies of the six [Complete] infected people seemed to have experienced tens of millions of years of changes and been dried out of all moisture in just a short moment. Crack, collapse.

Before he finished speaking, the surviving compatibles around him heard intensive calls for information. They hurriedly checked their communication equipment and found that the signal instructions had indeed been restored, and the signs sent by their respective countries were beating rapidly on the screen. Urgent news highlighted in red.

At this moment, he was the only one in the confused room.

The ceiling rose silently, and a bit of chill filled the air. The cold wind slowly blew down from above, occasionally dripping cold water drops... Zhou Zhen quickly scanned the normal classroom in front of him, and quietly transformed into a vast Underground morgue!
The desks beside him were twisted and stretched into morgues in his confusion.

The classroom was as peaceful as ever.

In just a few seconds, the six [Complete Body] infected with terrifying energy were wiped out in front of them!

Zhou Zhen sat in the middle seat of the classroom, surrounded by classmates who were listening carefully.

It's like a huge sand dune is crumbling, and debris is flying all over the sky. In the blink of an eye, the clear outline that was so close at hand has withered into a blur.

The first drop of "digital rain" stood on the podium, holding a pointer and lecturing loudly.

"Including Zhou Zhen, there are six members in total, and there are no casualties."

Gradually, the four walls of the classroom blurred like melting, and then disappeared into the darkness, seeming to open up a wider space.

The blackboard is filled with complex formulas and graphics, and there is chalk dust floating lightly in the air as usual.

The classroom is bright and clean, with neat tables and chairs.

More and more graphics, formulas, theorems, numbers... appeared on his pen.

The tall buildings seemed to be submerged in the clouds, and the speeding cars were circling between the tall buildings. The roar of the engines broke through the night, exaggerating the luxury and prosperity of feasting and feasting.

"The battle is over, we won!"

It is not a dark and spacious corridor, nor is it an underground corridor painted with white upper and lower green walls, but a series of high-rise buildings.

No. 001 tilted his head slightly, held down the hidden headset, and spoke a little faster to report what had just happened. But soon, he seemed to hear some incredible news, his eyes widened suddenly, and his voice changed involuntarily. high……

The five people No. 001 didn't care about arguing with the compatible people of Star Flower Kingdom, and immediately answered the encrypted call from above: "Hello, No. 001!"

"The battle is won, now let's divide the spoils. There are six unconscious [Complete] infected people, and our Star Flower Kingdom needs two!"

"Several 'Ninth Step' compatibility from other countries have been killed in battle. The specific list and data have not yet been compiled..."

Gray-brown gravel was flying in the air, like a dark heavy rain falling between heaven and earth.

Zhou Zhen looked at all this with some confusion, feeling that this scene was extremely familiar, but for some reason, he couldn't recall any relevant memories.

His mind was blank at the moment, he didn't know who he was? Don't know where this place is? What to do next?
But his instinct told him that he seemed to have something very important that was lost nearby...

He wanted to find it, but he didn't know what he was looking for...

Staring blankly at the holographic projection screen closest to him, Zhou Zhen walked forward, but just after taking two steps, he felt something was wrong again. He subconsciously stopped and retracted his hand that was trying to touch a cluster of corals, hesitantly. Look around.

He was standing at the door of a dilapidated factory building, with weeds growing in various lengths and eight shorts in the cracks of the dilapidated cement floor.

The factory building behind him has been in decline for a long time and is incompatible with the prosperity around it.

Even at night, the building still casts a thicker and deeper shadow than elsewhere, covering Zhou Zhen and the entire factory.

Zhou Zhen felt that he seemed to be a forgotten corner in the prosperity before him.

He didn't know why he was here. After thinking hard, he spun around in circles like a headless fly.

His eyes scanned in all directions, and there seemed to be some clues of familiarity that triggered some fragmentary fragments.

Zhou Zhen's eyes were slightly distracted. In a daze, he saw himself running across the overgrown ground and rushing out of the abandoned factory, panting heavily. He saw himself looking up at the bustling city in front of him, shocked and confused. He saw He saw a swarm of drones cruising in the sky, like fireflies in summer; he saw himself running away in a hurry, and the smell of the garbage pile in his nose seemed familiar...

Zhou Zhen felt as if he had caught something, and suddenly turned his head and looked in one direction.

A slender and strong back seemed to be hidden in the night, with black hair flowing like water.

Zhou Zhen didn't hesitate and immediately chased the figure from behind.

Step, step, step...

The sound of footsteps sounded on the empty street. Zhou Zhen stared at the back figure and kept speeding up. However, even though he ran for a long time, the back figure showed no intention of speeding up. The outline was always blurred, as if the distance between the two sides was still blurry. , not close at all.

He stared straight at the back, trying hard to remember who the other person was, but he couldn't.

Gradually, Zhou Zhen felt that the back figure was getting blurry and blurred. The other person was hidden in the depths of the night, like paper soaked in ink, melting bit by bit into the dark liquid.

As the back becomes blurry, the instinct to find the lost thing becomes weaker and weaker.

Numbers like black water began to appear on Zhou Zhen's body. As soon as they appeared, they immediately began to flood, seeming to pour out from a black hole, covering every inch of Zhou Zhen's skin crazily.

And in his right hand, he didn't know when, he was holding a thick diary.

At this moment, the last page of the diary has been turned.

As if he had a premonition of his own changes, Zhou Zhen suddenly became anxious. He stretched out his palm desperately, trying to catch the figure in front of him.

But there seemed to be an indescribable distance between the two sides. No matter how hard Zhou Zhen tried, he was still a little short of reaching the other side.

The back figure in front has been blurred into an abstract outline in the dim light, and the area where it existed is disappearing rapidly, and it is almost impossible to see clearly that it is a trace of a human figure.

Finally, at this last moment, Zhou Zhen remembered a name and immediately shouted instinctively: "Sister Nan..."

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Binhai City, Dengming District, formerly Jinsheng Machinery Factory.

Underground morgue.

The door was pushed open, and Ghost No. 007 and Tao Nange rushed out almost at the same time.

They kept walking and followed the "safety exit" signs to the ground. They immediately ran out of the factory, ran out of the abandoned machinery factory, crossed the road, entered the alley between the two buildings, and headed towards the Binhai City building. Suburban schools rushed.

The distance between the abandoned machinery factory and the similarly abandoned school in the suburbs is not close.

But they are both in Binhai City, and both of them are compatible with the "Eighth Step". If they rush at full speed, under normal circumstances, they will be there soon!

However, at this moment, the two of them ran with all their strength for a long time, but they still ended up in that alley that was still full of all kinds of garbage and had a pleasant smell.

This alley is clearly visible from the end of the alley. Except for the trash can filled with a lot of vomit, other garbage is scattered on the ground. The mess is piled up, urging normal people to leave here impatiently.

But now that No. 007 and Tao Nange entered, the alley seemed to have no end. No matter how fast they accelerated, they could never reach the other end of the alley.

The two quickly realized something was wrong. No. 007 turned around and looked behind them. The place they had just run through turned into pitch-black nothingness at some point.

It’s as if the entire space has been swallowed up!
At this moment, this shadow of nothingness was constantly approaching them, as if it was going to swallow up this alley, including them!
No. 007's expression changed, and he immediately said on the internal channel: "Speed ​​up!"

"There's something chasing us from behind!"

Tao Nange nodded immediately. In fact, from the moment she entered this seemingly ordinary and simple alley, she felt as if she was being watched by something!
That feeling is a little bit familiar, but more of it is a kind of instinctive fear!

She is a battle-hardened member of the Ghost Team, with lofty pursuits and goals. She has experienced countless life and death situations in her past missions.

Under normal circumstances, no matter what kind of desperate situation she faces, she will not have any fear.

But for some reason, she couldn't suppress the fear behind her this time!
Knowing that something was wrong, the two men immediately turned on all the auxiliary functions of their equipment and rushed forward desperately.

However, this alley that usually can be rushed out in less than a second seems to have no end at this moment. The exit with faint light is not far ahead, but no matter how they speed up, they can't shorten the distance between the exit and them. distance.

At the same time, the shadow behind them has been keeping the same speed as them. It seems that the shadow is pouring down heavily and keeps approaching them. The thick shadow is like the wings of the god of death, slowly covering the two sides. People, however, can never surpass them.

Unknowingly, No. 007 and Tao Nange's breathing became heavier and heavier, gradually turning into uneven breathing.

The energy in their bodies is getting less and less. Running at this moment, the energy consumption rate is more than a hundred times faster than usual!
Just when the two of them were about to use up their energy, Tao Nange suddenly heard a very familiar voice in his ears: "Sister Nan..."

Tao Nange was startled and his body immediately stopped.

Seeing Tao Nange suddenly stop running, No. 007's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly stopped too, then grabbed Tao Nange's arm and urged quickly: "Hurry up!"

With that said, No. 007 pulled Tao Nange and continued to rush towards the exit.

But the next moment, Tao Nange suddenly used force and pushed No. 007 away, who was unprepared for her. At the same time, he said calmly: "I want to stay here..."

As soon as the words fell, Tao Nange turned around... Bang!
No. 007 fell heavily to the concrete floor. She frowned and quickly stood up, only to see that the surrounding area was open. She had left the weird and narrow alley and was standing on a quiet road.

The surroundings are bustling with lights, cars are flying in the distance, space advertisements are changing like miracles, and the small alley behind is hidden and inconspicuous.

No. 007 did not hesitate and immediately rushed back into the alley where he had just been.

The stench mixed with all kinds of garbage hit the face, and in the alley that could be clearly seen at a glance, there was nothing except a half-filled trash can and filth all over the floor.

The thick and terrifying shadow just now completely disappeared.

Looking at this abnormal scene, No. 007 was about to continue looking for Tao Nange, when the visual sensor suddenly received the above message.

"I am ghost No. 007, something may have happened to No. 024..."

"Who is No. 024?"

"No. 024 is... uh... who is it?"

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Binhai City, in front of the abandoned school.

The surviving high-ranking compatible people are all using their portable communicators to communicate nervously with their home countries. Various dialects and code words are spoken one after another, and everyone's expressions are solemn. It is obvious that the world has undergone extremely huge changes.

The five people including No. 001 stood vaguely in a circle with Zhou Zhen as the center.

At this moment, Zhou Zhen in the middle still maintains his "digital form". He is suspended in the air, motionless, and the energy in his body has become terrifying to the point of being substantial, so that the outline of his body is slightly blurred, and visually, it seems to be constantly moving. There was a smoke-like atmosphere escaping outward.

That was because the intensity of the energy was too majestic, causing the surrounding space to twist and deform, showing a flowing state like water waves.

At this time, the five people No. 001 had finished talking to the above, and they looked at each other with solemn eyes.

News just came from above that the "digital forests" across the country suddenly disappeared, the "digital viruses" disappeared without a trace, and all the places where they were originally parasitic returned to normal.

In addition to the "Digital Forest", the two hidden dangers of the small wormhole on the Skadessolu Peninsula and the time tunnel in Qingquan Valley in Tongfu City, which the earth has been worried about for a long time, have also disappeared, leaving only normal , landforms belonging to the earth.

The overall environment has also undergone great changes.

The global "digital energy" has plummeted, and a large number of infected bodies have been found everywhere.

But this great change has been too short-lived so far. Although there are speculations, it is still not certain that all infected people have been extinct...

"The disaster seems to be over..." No. 001 looked around, looking at the few clumps of weeds remaining in the distance after the war, the tender green swaying tenaciously in the wind in the wilderness, seemingly full of boundless hope, and couldn't help but let out a cry. A sigh of relief.

The other four companions looked along his line of sight, and they all nodded slightly, and their always tense bodies relaxed in unison.

It was like a huge weight had been lifted off at the same time.

When the five people started, their eyes were fixed on Zhou Zhen without blinking.

However, he turned his eyes away in an instant, as if he could no longer see Zhou Zhen, and even forgot about Zhou Zhen's existence.

Their eyes swept over Zhou Zhen's position again, as if they were looking at a drop of water or a grain of sand. They didn't find anything that needed special attention and turned away.

Everything seems to be taken for granted.

“goooooood!!!”

"awesome!"

"Tell my mom I love her! I'll go back to see her as soon as possible!"

"Oh my God! I'm getting married to Ellie, and you must come to our wedding!"

"I can be the godfather..."

"Guys, I have to leave immediately, my fourth child is about to be born..."

"Congratulations, old Jack!"

While No. 001 and the other five people relaxed, the other "Ninth Step" compatible people continued to burst into bursts of ecstatic shouts. Several high-ranking compatible people even took off their shirts directly, waving their shirts like waving flags, and walked around. Running towards the huge pit where the war was born, there were still people singing and dancing on the spot, or hugging the people beside them tightly.

An atmosphere of relaxation, joy and happiness, like sunshine after the rain, fills every inch of the air.

Everyone seemed to be unable to see Zhou Zhen, enjoying the glory and happiness of this moment: "Pierre, that punch you just made was so awesome! Shit [Pioneer], he should have a taste of how powerful we earthlings are. !”

"Brasi, you also performed very well... Maybe soon, our little Sonu will be able to see his mother's heroic performance in the textbook..."

"Hey! Lev Boris, man, I know you have a good relationship with China's No. 001. Tell me, if we want to share the data and technology related to the 'Digital Forest', what are the possibilities? Yes, we win Yes, the damn 'digital forest' is gone...but technology is not guilty..."

"Carina, honey, is it all over, or can we go get a drink?"

"Damn alien, damn number 142857! Phew! I survived! This feels so great! Germanie, you survived too? Hahahaha... God, I never watched it I've never seen you look so embarrassed... Wait, don't move, let me take a picture!"

"Damn it, you think you're handsome now? You look like you were just raped by 18 brown bears... I want to film it too!"

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha……"

Laughter echoed across the clearing like playful waves.

At this time, Zhou Zhen's body continued to rise. He seemed to have been excluded from the earth's gravity, floating toward outer space lightly, gently, and evenly.

Along with the increase, the numbers on his body are still increasing.

That kind of tiny black hole appeared quickly.

The appearance of every small black hole is accompanied by a terrifying surge of energy.

This seems to be a qualitative change. His figure seems to be gradually transforming from the earth, from this three-dimensional living planet, into another form that is difficult for the civilization of this planet to explain clearly.

Zhou Zhen's palm, which was full of digital construction, spread out, and a thick diary appeared in his palm.

This experimental log from planet civilization No. 142857 has turned to the last page.

However, at this moment, a brand new page suddenly appeared where the back cover should have been.

This new page is still blank.

The universe is silent and cold, with scattered starlight. Zhou Zhen has now risen to the height of outer space. From his current position, he can overlook the entire earth.

This blue planet is like a colorful veil. Among the countless stars in the vast universe, it is so beautiful.

Like sapphires scattered in the sand.

Zhou Zhen mechanically raised his other hand, opened his fingers full of numbers, and pointed them at the entire earth.

Following his movements, a line of special numbers began to slowly appear on the newly created blank page of the experiment log: Solar System, Planet No. 05...

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Binhai City, Dengming District.

In the alley that seemed to never end, Zhou Zhen chased the graceful figure that was about to disappear into the darkness. Heavy footsteps beat on the ground, but the distance between the two parties seemed to fall into some kind of regular constant.

"Sister Nan..."

Zhou Zhen suddenly shouted instinctively.

The next moment, the back figure that was almost disappearing stopped immediately.

The originally unchanging distance between the two parties quickly narrowed.

The blurry back figure that was about to fade into confusion and disappear immediately became clear.

Zhou Zhen suddenly felt a burst of sincere joy in his heart, and a happy smile appeared on his face involuntarily. He took steps and quickly chased after the back figure.

Deng, Deng, Deng...

This time, the footsteps returned to briskness.

As the distance between the two parties got closer, Zhou Zhen gradually remembered something, and scenes of familiar memories began to resurface in his mind...

The first meeting in an alley; the shock on the roof; the punch before coma; entering Tongfu City by mistake; fighting side by side in high-risk areas; the trip to the amusement park... More and more memories flashed before my eyes like fleeting glimpses, surrounding them. The smile on Zhen's face faded little by little.

The back figure in front seemed to feel something and slowly turned around.

With a gorgeous face and a cold and arrogant temperament, Tao Nange, wearing a ghost suit and a visual sensor, stood there, looking at him quietly.

The moment he saw Tao Nange, the smile on Zhou Zhen's face completely disappeared.

He finally remembered everything!

He is not a time traveler!
Not "Zhou Zhen" either!
Not even... human!
All of this, from the very beginning, was a play directed and acted by himself!

He has only one purpose: to ascend the dimension!

Now, he succeeded!
At this time, Tao Nange also saw him, and immediately came over, took his hand, and said softly: "Zhou Zhen, come back with me!"

Zhou Zhen remained motionless. He stared at Tao Nange in front of him. Countless data seemed to flash in the depths of his pupils. At this moment, thousands of profound formulas were activated with astonishing energy, performing complex calculations that were difficult to describe.

In the brilliance that resembles the birth and death of nebulae, countless numbers emerge colorfully, as if they are deducing the future of civilization, as if they are calculating the unpredictable fate, as if they are counting the direction of the universe.

Countless data flows cascade down.

Finally, Zhou Zhen seemed to have found his direction. He suddenly raised his hand and took Tao Nange into his arms...

There was no words between the two sides. After a long time, Zhou Zhen opened his eyes again.

Tao Nange has disappeared. The narrow alley, the garbage on the ground, the trash can filled with vomit, the surrounding high-rise buildings, and the abandoned machinery factory diagonally across the alley behind him... have all disappeared.

He was standing in the vast and empty outer space out of thin air, with the familiar blue planet beneath his feet.

He was holding the experimental diary that had been turned to the end in his hand, and there was a brand new page in the diary.

On this new page, a title has just been written: "Solar System, Planet No. 05!"

Zhou Zhen lowered his eyes and looked towards the earth. His sight instantly penetrated all barriers, just like a human observing microorganisms with a microscope. Even from an extremely far distance for life on earth, he could see this moment on earth. It's as clear as looking at the lines on the palm of your hand.

He saw the ball-raising carnival. Human beings regardless of race, nationality or gender roared hysterically after confirming the official news, venting their fear and hatred for the past 40 years. But soon, all the grief, It all turned into an indulgence of singing, dancing, drinking and drunkenness.

Cheers were like a tide, surging across the entire planet.

Hugs, kisses, tellings, tears, celebrations, reunions, weddings, promises, longings... The earth at this moment is experiencing a wave of extreme joy.

People celebrate this unprecedented victory; they celebrate the victory over the "digital virus" that towered over the entire civilization; they celebrate the victory over the first planetary civilization numbered 142857 that has made explicit contact with the earth.

Flowers, spirits, fireworks, flags... were displayed in every settlement.

The bustle of joy was like a huge torch, burning brightly and seeming to ignite the entire star.

At this moment, humanoid bodies that gathered together with numbers appeared on the left side of Zhou Zhen.

"Dr. An", Shang Yiling, the second drop of "Digital Rain", predecessor No. 009... They still maintain the human body controlled by the earth, but they take on the appearance of "digital form", standing respectfully. in a vacuum.

Following Zhou Zhen's gaze, he glanced at the aqua blue planet below. "Dr. An" walked to Zhou Zhen's side very easily as if he was walking on flat ground, and said in a very respectful tone: "0000625, congratulations on completing the mission!"

"Planet 05 in the solar system can be made into a specimen according to your preference!"

(Complete the book.)
(End of this chapter)