From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 283 Dark Prophecy
"Boss?!"

Amber blinked, and in front of her eyes was George's slightly anxious face under the exoskeleton mask.

Behind him, Randall and other entourage were also looking at him worriedly.

The surrounding environment is a dark and lightless interior of the asteroid, and the lighting here is maintained by a large number of artificial light sources.

And next to him is still the huge hexadecahedron.

Wait, what just happened? Am I not on the battlefield?

battlefield? No, there is no battlefield here.

Amber came to his senses and remembered everything that had just happened.

He, Randall, George and the others came to the inside of the asteroid to explore the discovered Forerunner creation in front of them.

Everything went smoothly and normally, but just after he injected psychic energy into this thing, he was pulled into an illusion.

At that time, I also entered a situation where I was watching "Dark Future". It seemed to me that it lasted for a long time, but in the eyes of others, it only lasted a few seconds.

"We didn't know either. You seemed to be standing unconscious. No matter how much we called you, there was no response, so we had no choice but to rush forward."

"Approximately how long has this been going on?"

"I tried to call you just now, but Master, you didn't seem to hear me and didn't respond at all."

After paying huge sacrifices, only one battleship was destroyed.
But these are not the point. The point is the 'keywords' Amber heard in the vision.

Murat and Louis, who were promoted to the rank of major general but were killed in the assault?

The troops protecting the city seemed to be fighting these forerunners, but the strength gap between the two sides seemed a bit large.

"What happened to me just now?" Amber asked, looking at the people in front of her.

Lilith's concerned voice sounded in Amber's mind.

"It must have been a few seconds. We were rushing up to see you and didn't pay attention to the time."

If you want to use a method similar to 'foreseeing the future' to help him get out of trouble for the first time on Rubion 5.

In this illusion, there is a city being attacked by a suspected 'Forerunner Fleet'.

Lilith's words made Amber fall into silence.

After hearing Amber's question, George answered:

A joint attack force composed of the Elven Royal Guards, the Second Assault Group, and the Imperial Silencers?

Amber may also feel quite happy because she has another 'hang'.

Amber instantly recalled her previous experience on Rubion 5.

"Master, you just happened in the same situation as on Lubion 5. I couldn't sense your presence for several seconds."

"Lilith, did you notice anything unusual just now?"

The situation is now obvious, and all the evidence points Amber's two "distractions" to the mysterious "Forerunner Civilization".

There is also the Roma Hogg who seems to be the commander-in-chief of the battle, and his last glance that seems to travel through time and space.
Amber suddenly realized that she had just experienced some kind of dark doomsday prophecy.

But what just happened and the scene in the fantasy made him completely unhappy.

Obviously, in the illusion, the 'Forerunner Civilization' became the enemy. Under the attack of this powerful enemy, humans and elves even began to fight side by side.

Moreover, even the powerful Elf Royal Guards have merged with other troops to prepare for an assault. It is obvious that the situation has reached the most dangerous moment.

Maybe the Elf Royal Court has been wiped out, otherwise these Royal Court guards will not easily leave the objects they protect.

Coupled with the familiar names and familiar people in the illusion, it seemed to be telling Amber that 'this is destined to happen'.

And Hogg's last look at him made Amber feel a power that penetrated time. He felt that the wolf-headed man seemed to really 'see' him.

Is this really an illusion? Amber had doubts in her mind.

It's not that he likes to think too much, but that the information players dig out in the game, and the tasks they have experienced, are basically all "numerous", and they are also full of "entanglements in the past and the future". It sounds like the elements of a magic stick.
"Boss, should we withdraw first? Judging from the signs just now, this creation of the 'Forerunner Civilization' doesn't seem to be that stable?"

After scanning the surroundings, George spoke.

Amber nodded in agreement and immediately prepared to lead the team out first.

But at this moment, the regular hexahedra, which had been silent and inactive, began to move again.

This time, its surface expanded rapidly, and at the same time, some crystals protruding from the internal structure began to shoot green rays at the surrounding rock walls.

Under the irradiation of these rays, the surrounding rock walls were easily decomposed like foam, and the fragments and powder they turned into were also swallowed up by a large number of 'mechanical bugs' emerging from the inside of the hexadecahedron.

Before anyone could react, the rock walls surrounding the hexadecahedron were 'decomposed' at an extremely ridiculous speed.

When Amber led everyone back towards the passage, the entire hexadecahedron was completely exposed. Its huge size makes everyone look as small as a bunch of ants in front of it.

"No matter what this thing is, let's exit first before talking about shit?!"

After reacting, Amber was urging everyone to retreat first, but the next second a blue 'chasing light' shone on him.

Then, a language that Amber had never heard sounded directly in his head.

It was the same style that intertwined the ancient and the advanced. Although Amber was 100% sure that he had never heard this language before, it was strange that he found that he actually understood it.

"Device number 4396, has been reactivated, starting self-test"

"Communications and navigation have been completely damaged. The probability of repair is 0%."

"The current task list is empty. No higher-level instructions have been detected yet. Start executing Emergency Order No. 001 - Bind Device Administrator"

"A qualified administrator candidate has been found and the device binding process has begun."

At the same time, Lilith's voice also sounded in Amber's mind, and it sounded anxious like Amber had never heard before.

"Master! It has been detected that an unknown program is invading your brain! How is this possible?! How can digital signals affect your body?"

At this moment, Lilith clones everywhere temporarily stopped functioning.

This strong artificial intelligence concentrated all the computing power she had at the moment, converted digital signals into biological neural signals, and began to fight against the 'program' that invaded Amber's brain.

If what happens in the virtual space can be realized, we can see that Lilith is constantly building thick and high walls to resist the intrusion of this program.

But she soon discovered that this confrontation was in vain.

The program that was invading Amber's brain rushed into the depths of Amber's brain unimpeded, as if it had the highest level of authority.

Just when Lilith thought Amber's brain was going to be burned by this program, everything suddenly became calm again.

Amber only felt that there was an extra mark in the depths of his mind, and through this mark he found that he seemed to be able to control the huge regular hexahedra in front of him.

"User binding completed, please rate this service 3, 2, 1"

"The user has no response and has been automatically given a positive review"

"Damn I didn't say anything."

Before Amber could react, the 'program' that had just invaded his brain quickly completed its self-evaluation.

Then the 'self-deletion' process begins, and within a short period of time it completely disappears from his mind.

If it weren't for the new imprint deep in her mind, Amber would have even doubted whether she had just experienced another hallucination.

At this time, Lilith was sitting on her knees in the virtual space in a daze, her eyes blank.

The situation just now made her know for the first time what "powerlessness" means.

Under the invasion of unknown programs, she, who was invincible and all-powerful in the virtual space, was unable to even stop or even delay.

I can only watch helplessly as this unknown program invades my Master.

At a certain moment, Lilith even thought that she might lose Amber, but fortunately, the worst case did not happen in the end.

Despite this, Lilith's "young mind" still suffered a huge blow.
On the other side, the regular hexadecahedron, or this 'growing large-scale mining and refining core', stopped its activities after completing the binding of the administrator.

But Amber knew that as long as she thought about it now, this Forerunner's creation would immediately enter working mode.

"Lilith, don't worry, I'm fine~"

Feeling Lilith's mood at the moment, Amber comforted her.

"Master, Lilith is so useless. She couldn't protect you just now."

"No, no, no, Lilith, please don't do this. You have done a lot of things for me. If you are useless, then nothing in this world will be useful."

Seeing that the strong artificial intelligence still looked depressed, Amber continued to comfort:
"I really don't blame you for what just happened. Well, I can only say that the opponent you faced was of too high a level. It's actually quite normal if you can't beat him now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lilith burst into tears and rolled around in the virtual space.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Lilith is so useless."

Seeing her like this, Amber didn't know what to say now, so she could only wait until it was safe before entering the virtual space to comfort her.

He raised his hand and stroked the surface of the 'Growable Large-scale Mining and Refining Core'. This huge hexadecahedron seemed to be alive, making a slight 'buzzing' sound in response to him.

After a moment, he turned around and looked at the shocked people around him. A complicated smile appeared on his face and he said:

"I have good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear first?"

(End of this chapter)