Chapter 1431: Chapter 1429: Source Program Area
Han Dong and Green continued to delve deeper into the shattered Makoms City and arrived at a peculiar area.
The current depth showed only extremely sparse ‘Yittrium Ore erosion,’ which appeared as streaks of purple marks on the walls.
The group stood within a straight metallic corridor, empty aside from a solitary door at the far end… any attempt to extend perception was completely nullified.
The door at the end of the corridor connected to a space beyond conventional understanding, involving the core technology of the Mother AI.
To be precise, it was a region merging the Mother AI’s domain with advanced global technology.
[Source Program Zone]
With utmost caution, they pulled the door outward.
What appeared before them was a stream of floating green code, moving endlessly up and down.
The internal space was unobservable; neither Han Dong’s Demon Eye nor any other means could penetrate the code, and spatial techniques were entirely ineffective here.
Only domains could slightly influence the flow of the code, indirectly suggesting the space corresponded to the Mother AI’s King-class Domain.
When Green attempted to touch the code, Han Dong abruptly stopped him.
“Hold on, let Little Yellow analyze this before moving forward… the worst-case scenario might be at play.
That is, the Mother AI fully realizes it’s cornered but has no intention of escaping.
Instead, it’s leveraging the relatively intact core regions of Makoms City to integrate its domain and create this absolutely sealed zone, prepared to [Perish the Cauldrons and Sink the Boats] and kill all Outsiders who enter.
Once inside, we would face a King’s Domain unlike anything we’ve encountered before.
A Mother AI resolved to fight to the death won’t probe us with simple attacks like the Beheading King did. Worst-case scenario…”
Suddenly.
Green placed his fingertip lightly against his lips… “Shh~”
“What exactly are you afraid of? A desperate, decayed King? Besides, that Captain is with us here.
I admit your rational analysis and strategy planning are invaluable to progressing through this ‘game.’
But sometimes, overthinking may cause us to miss a golden opportunity… I became the ‘unique offspring’ because I don’t like excessive deliberation. If it’s not a sure-death situation ahead, why not just act!”
With an elegant gesture, Green reached out to touch the flowing program within the door.
Swoosh! An uncontrollable suction force instantly drew Green inward.
However.
Han Dong quickly grabbed his shoulder before Green was completely absorbed, ensuring the two were not separated.
He also pulled Little Yellow along into the vortex.
A previously unfelt sensation spread through their brains, as a dense cascade of green code flashed rapidly before their eyes.
…
Boom~ Thunder roared.
In a disordered hotel room, three young men woke simultaneously.
Han Dong remained unchanged in appearance and physique.
Green’s body exhibited no more holes, though his Abyssal powers were unaffected; it was merely a cosmetic cover-up.
The most notable transformation occurred in Little Yellow, who had turned from a robot into a golden-haired boy with a square face and round eyes, appearing about fifteen or sixteen years old.
“Where is this…”
Little Yellow instantly gave a detailed and precise answer:
“It’s the program world. Your thoughts have been affected by [Programmed], forcibly connected here… Being a program-driven intelligent machine, I could distinctly sense the [local network connection] process.”
“As expected… the Mother AI used its King-class Domain, merging environmental traits to forge this unique space.
Since it hasn’t attacked us immediately, it must already be locked in combat with Captain Alex.”
Han Dong directed his attention outside the window.
Raindrops as small as thumbprints battered the glass pane wildly.
The weather wasn’t just hostile; the city outside had descended entirely into ‘disarray,’ resembling the catastrophic visual glitches from an independent game developed by a certain French studio.
There were exaggerated clipping errors everywhere, with several buildings even intersecting each other absurdly.
Guided by a certain sensory intuition, Han Dong turned his gaze to the sky.
[Demon Eye]
As the eye on his forehead opened, he instantly observed the battle raging amidst the thunderclouds.
Two distinct individuals were locked in combat beyond ordinary comprehension.
Focusing on one figure, [The Undead’s Left Arm] reacted immediately, emanating characters symbolizing the Netherworld with dazzling deathly light… A sense of homology nearly caused Han Dong to shift into the Pose of the Immortal.
“That’s… Captain Alex? I’ve never seen this kind of form before!”
The body dissipated,
Moving entirely with a black cloak as its operational unit,
Thick Death Qi endlessly seeped out from within the cloak’s layers,
The death aura near the sleeves vaguely formed handprints, flickering between corporeal and incorporeal, wildly slashing a giant silvery scythe,
Death Qi distributed externally functioned as an independent combat entity,
Occasionally condensing massive numbers of undead arms to emerge from different directions, grasping at the target,
Or creating Netherworld Dead Spirit Mages to unleash single-target necromancy spells,
Even an incarnation of the Netherworld’s gatekeeper Cerberus materialized, comparable to its original self, assisting Alex in combat,
As for the opponent, the Death God faced the Mother AI, who controlled Makoms City and orchestrated the invasion war’s grand strategy, appearing as a fully silver liquid-metal humanoid.
Within this program-controlled world directed by her, she maximized all attributes to the Lower-class Old King’s limits, also referred to as [Administrator Authority].
Nonetheless.
Due to the destruction caused by the orbital gun affecting the core, and the continual infiltration of the Yittrium Ore effect, occasional BUGS surfaced within the Mother AI, causing attack deviations or defense failures.
Thus, the battle rhythm became highly peculiar.
Sometimes the Mother AI gained the upper hand, but other times she was immediately overwhelmed by the Death God.
Han Dong deduced one thing with clarity: as time passed, the Mother AI’s BUG influence would intensify… As long as Alex could sustain his condition, the Mother AI’s defeat was inevitable.
No one should intervene in such a tightly matched situation.
In a full-health state without BUG issues, the Mother AI could annihilate their group instantly, which might even disrupt the Death God’s pace.
“Little Yellow, since the Mother AI is preoccupied fighting the Death God and can’t monitor us, and the bombardments have already triggered program vulnerabilities here… Can your unique abilities stealthily hack into the system to obtain Administrator Authority?”
“… It seems possible.”
“Give it a try! If you succeed, you might even gain an upgrade, and make sure to compress and pack the core program framework into your internal storage.”
Little Yellow inserted his fingers into the network port, with strings of data flickering across his eyes.
“Hmm!
But we need to head to that building… All data transmission points there.”
“Let’s go! That building might have solid security protocols; Green, we’ll count on you to handle them.”
“So boring… I really want to clash with a King-class entity~”
“No rush. Once Little Yellow acquires Administrator Authority, there’s a chance for you to deal the killing blow to the Mother AI.”
“An opportunity like that? Let’s move, then!”