The Red Dragon Emperor from Douluo Continent

"Well, that should be the case. Because after they broke in from the dock at the bottom of the ship, they rushed to the main control room without hesitation. Their purpose was to capture the STL technology... No, it should be said to capture the real bottom-up control room. Bottom-up artificial intelligence "ALICE"."

"Fortunately, there was time to seal off the main control room. This prevents them from manipulating the Underworld directly than physically destroying the console. Not only can they not intervene in the simulation, but there is also no way to eject the light quantum cube that holds the fluct light of "Alice" from the cluster."

Takeru Higa breathed a sigh of relief, so everyone's research results and Kirito's safety were guaranteed.

"But we can't do the same, right?" Ju Gang frowned.

"That's right. This sub-control room is also unable to perform operations with administrator privileges. Neither the main control nor the sub-control can eject "Alice" from the light cube cluster through external operations.

But Boss Ju... Does this mean we have won?Those guys can't get close to the cluster in terms of physical and intelligence, and then just wait for the escorting Aegis ships to send reinforcements to attack, those guys are really happy. "

Higa Takeru said with a relaxed expression.

"Although I don't know what you mean by having a good time...but that's the problem."

As the second assistant, Kikuoka was keenly aware of something. The Asahi's deviation from the course and the attack of the mercenaries were definitely not coincidences. Considering the ability to drive the self-defense ships, it is not impossible that there are high-level government officials behind the scenes.

"How about it, did Asahi take any action?"

"Yes...about this...

The Fleet Command in Yokosuka issued an order to Asahi to keep the current distance and stand by.Command seemed to judge that we were being held hostage by the attackers. "

"How come... What is a hostage? Didn't all the crew on the ship retreat to the pressure-resistant partition?" Higa Takeru's jaw collapsed.

"Those guys covered in darkness probably have a communication channel with the upper echelons of the Self-Defense Forces. Nagato left OceanTurtle at eight o'clock this morning, six hours earlier than those guys broke in. The upper echelons should wait for those guys to take away "Ariel." The order to attack Nagato will not be issued until the Light Cube of Silk is released. Of course, there will still be a time limit..."

"In other words, those guys are not ordinary terrorists. That would be bad... If the opponent also has experts, maybe they will notice the secret technique of recovering Alice..."

"Do you operate from inside the Underworld...Those guys control the first STL room, and you can also perform pop-up operations from the virtual console installed in the Underworld..."

"What happens when you do that?"

Higa responded to Rinko's question with motion: "The light cube of the target will be taken out from the light cube cluster located in the center of the main shaft, and then transported to any control room through the air tube. There is also an exit there."

He fingered the square window at the corner of the desk top of the console, and then moved his gaze to the door set on the deep wall. .

There is a small metal plate locked with screws on the aluminum alloy door.The words engraved on the sign read "Second STL Room".

There are two STLs on the other side of the door──"Soultranslator".In one of them, lay a young man, and next to him was nurse An Qi and second-class Lu Cao.

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Kikuoka, who turned his gaze back, folded his arms around his chest and said in a heavy tone: "So, I can only entrust my last hope to him again. Higa...how is Kirito-kun's condition? "

Hearing the slight inhalation sound, Higa Takeru moved his gaze, and met Yuuki Asuna who was still looking straight to this side even with Rinko's support.

Higa hesitates how to explain the current situation to her who seems to be Kirito, Kiritani Kazuto's girlfriend.But immediately a hoarse but firm voice reached his ears.

"It doesn't matter to me, please tell me the truth."

After taking a deep breath and exhaling it, Higa nodded.

"To describe it in one sentence... that is... I don't understand what's going on at all..."

After changing his tone and explaining this, Higa manipulated the mouse again.

The still images of the attackers disappear and another window opens.What appeared on the screen was a slowly shaking colored three-dimensional chart.

"This is the result of visualizing Kirito's fluctlight.

A week earlier, he had been injected with muscle-relaxing drugs and placed in cardiopulmonary arrest in Tokyo.Fortunately, his life was saved, but a part of his brain... more precisely, the Fluctlight Network was damaged.

This is an injury that is difficult to heal with existing brain medicine, but there is a possibility of recovery with the application of STL technology.Therefore, in order to promote the creation of new networks, we tried to activate Kirito's fluctlight by removing the STL of the protective device. "

After taking a breath, he picked up the mineral water bottle from the console table and moistened his thirsty mouth because he was not used to long speeches.

"In order to perform this kind of treatment, he must be sneaked into the Underworld. Because if the fluctlights are not allowed to act like they do in the real world, the treatment will not be effective. Therefore, we let Kirito-san sneak in at the RATH branch in Roppongi. At the same time, it also blocked his memory, allowing him to descend to the border of the Underworld...

It should have been like this.Although the exact reason is still unclear, it is probably due to the impact of fluctlight damage, and his memory has not been blocked.Brother Kirito was still thrown into Underworld as Kiritani Kazuto in the real world.

But it was only when he contacted us from the inside that he knew this just now..."

"Wait...wait a minute." At this moment, Rinko Kojiro interrupted Higa Takeru's words, "Then, as Kiritani Kazuto, he lived in the Underworld where time has been accelerated? Inside...a few months Is it...?"

"...about two and a half years."

As soon as Higa replied, Asuna, who was supported by Rinko, shook her whole body.This should be quite a shock to her, but Higa still believed what Asuna said just now, and continued to explain:

"Kirito has been in contact with artificial fluctlights for so long in that world. And it should be knowing that those fluctlights will be deleted after the current simulation is over...

That's why he went to the center of the Underworld to look for the console that was installed in the starting village in the past and could communicate with the real world.Boss Ju, he wants you to keep all the artificial fluctlights. "

Higa glanced to the side slightly, while Kikuoka was still staring at the three-dimensional chart with the light reflected from the fluorescent screen by his glasses.So he turned his gaze back to Rinko and Asuna.

"...That should not be an easy task. Because the communication console is currently located in the base of the ruling organization called "Axiom Church".

The abilities of the flucts belonging to the church have an absolute advantage, which cannot be resisted by Kirito, who should be set as an ordinary person.

Originally, after invading the church, he would "die" immediately and log out of Underworld...but Kirito managed to arrive.

Because of the attack, I can't confirm the detailed records, but he seems to have several co-operators, all of which are of course artificial fluctlights... That means he should have companions.

I don't know exactly what happened afterwards, Kirito-kun's fluctlight has undergone drastic changes, and this change has completely surpassed the limit that ordinary human fluctlights can bear.

Just at this time, the group of guys in black cut off the power cable again, and the overcurrent caused by the short circuit caused the output of STL to rise instantly.