From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 389 The Definition of Death

As consciousness suddenly returned, Baninger suddenly opened his eyes, and what came into view was a strange world where water and sky met and there was an endless expanse.

A cool touch came from under his feet. Baninger looked down and found that he was standing barefoot in the water. The completely still water surface just covered his ankles. As his feet moved slightly, a series of ripples slowly spread out.

At this time, Baninger realized that he was wearing a summer training uniform, and his trouser legs and sleeves were "considerately" rolled up to prevent them from getting wet.

At the same time, a series of memories appeared in Baninger's mind like a floodgate opening - the burning battlefield, the bleeding severed arm, the lifeless Memphis, and the Boss who fell from the sky.

Baninger was very sure that this was his last memory before his death, but he had no idea why he was in this state now.

"What happened? I remember. I should be dead?"

The old soldier looked around in confusion. There were no buildings or reference points, only the endless water stretching out.

"Does that mean I've gone to heaven?"

This thought suddenly popped up in Baninger's mind. After all, the scene before him was somewhat different from the scene of "hell" imagined by the world.

Although he couldn't tell what the boundless water in front of him was all about, it at least gave him a feeling of tranquility and relaxation.

"Fuck, I didn't expect someone like me could go to heaven? In the eyes of ordinary people, shouldn't I be a murderer?"

"Unfortunately, this is not heaven, and you are not dead~"

A strange female voice sounded behind him, and Baninger turned around almost instantly and took a defensive stance. At the same time, his right hand reached for the non-existent "weapon rack" behind him as if by muscle memory.

It was not until he touched nothing that the veteran realized that he was not wearing a combat exoskeleton or power armor.

Baninger stood up straight and looked at the 'person' who suddenly appeared behind him.

This is a woman who looks like a human floating in the air. She is wearing an extremely gorgeous purple dress, with long black hair hanging down to her waist. Her face is so beautiful that it does not resemble a human, as if it was directly modeled.

"Who are you? Why am I here? What did you mean by that? I clearly remember that I died in the battle."

Baninger asked the woman in front of him a series of questions like a machine gun. He was also very curious about this "person" who suddenly appeared and could communicate.

"As for 'death', I have a different definition from yours. From my point of view, you are not dead, you just changed your life form~"

The woman smiled and said:

"As for me, I'm not a stranger. In fact, we used to interact with each other every day."

When Baninger heard this, the confusion in his eyes became even more serious. He was sure that he had never seen such a woman before.

You have to know that he spent 90% of his time in the teaching team, and the only people around him were human men and Roma men. If such a woman appeared, he would definitely have no impression of her.

This thought continued until the woman in front of him spoke again.

"Today's clock-in is complete. Thank you for your contribution to the Atlas Group."

"Your personal performance statistics for this month have been completed. Please check it in time. If you have any objections, please contact the Group Human Resources Center."

"Warning, high energy reaction detected, please find shelter immediately!"

A series of familiar voice prompts rang in Baninger's ears as the woman in front of him opened her lips slightly.

Especially after hearing the final tactical warning, his entire body was shaking as if he had a PTSD attack, but Baninger quickly controlled his body and calmed down after taking a few deep breaths.

"How is it? Did it bring back your memories? Do you know my identity now?" "I guessed it. You should be the group's management AI."

Baninger said with some uncertainty. After all, in his previous understanding, the management AI of Atlas Group did not seem to be so human-like.

"Forget it, let me introduce myself formally." The woman shook her head and dropped from mid-air. She tapped the water surface with her toes, causing ripples, and then spoke:
"In front of you is the director of the Atlas Group's data center, the group's administrative center management personality, the group's combat force auxiliary personality, Amber's eternal love, the digital Leviathan, the god who controls the virtual space, and the first strong artificial intelligence in history, Lilith~"

When he heard "Amber's Eternal Love", Baninger couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and at the same time sighed in his heart, "As expected of a boss, even the scope of his involvement is far beyond the imagination of ordinary people."
Baninger calmed down and asked, "So you are the AI ​​that is hidden and watching everything as rumored within the group?"

"Hmm~"

"Then can you explain to me what state I am in and where this place is?"

"From a human perspective, you are indeed dead, but from a digital life perspective, you were just born. As for this?"

Lilith raised her head and looked around, then continued:

"This is the virtual space that I control, and it is also where you digital beings will live from now on~"

"you?"

Baninger caught one of the key words. According to Lilith, it seemed that the "digital life" she mentioned was not just herself.

"That's your teaching team."

Lilith raised her hand and waved it, and a virtual screen suddenly appeared in front of Banninger's eyes, showing a dozen memory cards inserted into a terminal.

The veteran immediately recognized that these were the memory cards that were placed in the microprocessors behind their necks.

At the time, it was said that these cards were used to extract the combat data of their training team, but now it seems that it is not so urgent.
"Of course, several team members were directly blown to pieces by the heavy particle cannon, so I couldn't ask the 'Worker Bee' to retrieve their storage cards. I'm very sorry about this. It was my inconsiderateness."

Lilith lowered her head slightly, a hint of apology on her face.

"Does the boss know what you did?"

Baninger suddenly asked, and his eyes became serious and sharp.

"Oh? You are very perceptive, Captain Baninger~" Lilith showed a rare look of approval.

"Master naturally knows about extracting combat data, and these digital cards are now in the Infinity's data laboratory.

However, the Master was not aware of turning you into "digital life", or rather, this was just an experiment, and I was the only one who knew about it.

And you are also the first 'digital life' I awakened."

"What exactly do you want to do without telling the Boss?"

Baninger asked with a bad look on his face, and it was obvious that he did not like Lilith's behavior.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, you are so loyal. The Master will be so touched if he knows this~"

Lilith looked the veteran up and down. She really didn't expect that this veteran who had just died in battle would now side with Amber.

"But don't worry, I will never betray the Master~ Everything I do now is to help the Master, but it is kept secret for the time being~"

(End of this chapter)