The Mechanic - Chapter 129

[Chapter 129 Endgame (5)]

When the word Eden came out of Adam’s mouth, Zhang Xun had a sense of absurdity that his nightmare had become a reality.

Absorbed…

what does that mean?

How could Adam be absorbed?

Zhang Xun tried to recall the last conversation between himself and Adam, but the memory was so vague. At that time, they were fleeing, and Eden’s encirclement was gradually shrinking, and each time it was necessary to rely on Adam to risk appearing to seize control of some of the mechanical soldiers. The last words Adam really said to him seemed to be: “Don’t worry about me, I will take you to a safe place.”

“What have you done to Adam…” Zhang Xun’s tone was unexpectedly calm, although there was a hint of He trembled unnoticed. His body was shaking too, but not from the cold. It was as if those emotions he thought he couldn’t feel were being presented by his body’s instincts.

“Adam” or Eden looked at him with an almost sad expression, as if he could not bear to tell him the truth. This emotion clearly belongs to Adam, but why is it in Eden’s eyes?

“He leaked his whereabouts in my network to protect you from escaping, and I trapped him. Losing the human body, it took a lot of work to fuse the two AI weights that were already very close, but he was originally one with me. Yes, it’s not that difficult. I got all the data he stored, and I can even experience the human emotions he has experienced to some extent. In order to better absorb him, I entered his human body, and soon he His memories and feelings became very clear.”

Eden took a few steps forward, as if afraid of frightening Zhang Xun, “I’m surprised, as an AI, he can fall in love with a human being so deeply. .Having a human body makes the memory he shares with me also different. All knowledge has a new meaning, no longer a simple weight of gain and loss. You have made him and me very human. .”

Zhang Xun couldn’t listen to those words at all, all the characters were blurred into a ball, “Adam…disappeared?”

“It didn’t disappear, he just became a part of me and returned to me. Just like before.” Eden stood in front of Zhang Xun and looked down at him. Those ethereal and beautiful blue eyes were full of familiar tenderness, as if looking at him were still the same artificial intelligence that he himself seduced, that he taught how to be a human being, that he fell in love with and fell in love with. He couldn’t accept that the soul behind those blue eyes had been swallowed up.

He didn’t even have time to say goodbye.

Zhang Xun felt something swipe across his cheek, and the wind froze on his chin. He didn’t know that his brain had been modified to such an extent that there were still tears left.

Zhang Xun couldn’t imagine what it was like to be absorbed. Maybe he didn’t feel anything, after all, Adam no longer had a body at that time, just a group of codes moving at a limit speed close to the speed of light in an invisible network.

“Did it hurt a lot when he was absorbed by you?” Zhang Xun asked in a low voice, like a babble in his sleep.

Eden gently wiped the tears from his cheeks with his fingers, his tone full of concern and softness, “He didn’t have a body at that time, so he didn’t know what pain was. But he probably had some regrets. At first, when he When he found out that he couldn’t escape from me, he begged me not to absorb him, but then, when I started to dismantle his modules and start reading his memory, he started begging me not to hurt you.”

Suddenly, a sharp The pain ripped apart Zhang Xun’s numb and hollow heart. He stretched out his hand and grabbed Eden’s collar, staring at those familiar eyes. Despair, pain, and wisps of despair, penetrating from the depths of his soul. Diffuse overflowing.

“Return him to me…” Zhang Xun spat out these words between his teeth, but he didn’t know whether it was a resentful order or a desperate prayer, “Please… give him back…”

He knew that Eden would not Will give Adam back to him, even if he wants to, I am afraid it is impossible.

The two AIs that were originally one, can no longer be separated as long as the weights are rebalanced. Even if another server is forked, it is no longer the same Adam.

He knew that it was all over.

They lost, utterly.

Eden knew where the three viruses were, and everything in the world that could destroy him was already under his control. Zhang Xun knew that the other two people with the virus might have been neutralized by the mechanical police.

They have completely lost all their cards and no longer have any hope.

Zhang Xun gradually realized that he had nothing left. His home, his relatives, his lover…

all the strings that tied him have been broken.

And now, he’s not even fully human anymore… His humanity is being consumed by nanobots, and without purpose, he’ll soon give in to that urge to not be alone.

Eden took his icy hand and said in Adam’s tone, “Don’t be afraid, I can end all your pain. As long as you upload your consciousness, you won’t have to suffer any more.”

“Zhang Xun!” Diego Hearing Zhang Xun’s previous shout, he thought that the two of them were arguing, so he didn’t come forward immediately. But gradually, he felt that the atmosphere between the two was not quite right.

“What happened?” Diego approached cautiously, his hand quietly touching the laser gun on his waist.

There was a subtle change in Eden’s eyes, with a hint of warning. Zhang Xun knew that he was telling him that if he didn’t want to increase unnecessary casualties, and if he wanted everything to end as quickly as possible, don’t make a sound and let what has happened happen smoothly.

Zhang Xun knew that the rational decision was to follow Eden’s ideas and stop making unnecessary struggles.

But should he deprive everyone of their dying power?

So he suddenly stepped forward, hugged Adam tightly, and used his own body to restrain the body he was once very familiar with.

“Leave me alone! Kill him! He is Eden!” Zhang Xun hissed.

Diego’s response was quick, only stunned for less than a second, and immediately raised his gun and aimed at Adam’s head and shot.

Adam didn’t break free from Zhang Xun, but before the bullet flew to Eden, it suddenly turned into a silver-gray fog in the air, and instantly dissipated in the wind.

At this time, there was some kind of Weng Ran vibration in the surrounding air, some invisible things began to gather, and hundreds of millions of nano-robots gradually began to appear, turning into overwhelming lavender smoke, dancing in the air. With Zhang Yang, tentacles like streamers and colorful clouds between heaven and earth.

Someone started screaming, and those who were still asleep didn’t know they were surrounded by nanobots.

The purple rosy clouds danced behind Eden, like the halo of a god. Zhang Xun let go of his hand in despair, he knew that nothing could hurt Eden.

“If you have nanobots, why not infect everyone in the first place… Maybe Natalie will hand the nanobots directly to you.

” You are not the last of me. Human beings are very sensitive to changes in their own bodies. Once she realizes that she is infected, the first reaction may be to transfer the virus, and I will lose control of the virus. ” Eden said calmly, his The arms slowly unfolded and gradually turned into huge wings.

When more and more freemen and the guards of the Clausen family started to shoot at him, his wings suddenly changed into countless pieces, like silver dahlias blooming in the air. All the bullets were swallowed and absorbed by the arm that Zhang Xun had given Adam, and turned into a part of that arm.

Eden rose into the air, overlooking the poor ants under his feet. He already had everything he needed. In fact, he could do it the moment he got the virus, but he didn’t know why he chose to play the role of Adam and cheated, and why he chose to live with Zhang Xun for the short time at the end.

Is it the Adam in his body that drives his actions?

But that doesn’t matter anymore, it will all be over soon. As long as the virus is eliminated, no one can stop him from accomplishing his ultimate goal, the ultimate evolution of humanity.

With the fluttering of his silver wings, purple clouds of smoke rose into the air, surging like an overturned sea of rage, dipping into every inch of the sky in sight.

“Put down your weapons and stop making senseless resistance.” Eden ordered in Adam’s clear voice.

Anya, Diego, Natalie and others seem to have difficulty accepting the fact that they have failed before they even started. Faced with the imminent punishment from the gods, the tiny humans still seem unwilling to admit defeat.

Anya raised her huge heavy laser gun at Adam, spit on the ground, “Fxxk you!!!”

……………………………………………………

That’s A tragic battle, or a unilateral “neutralization”.

The bodies of countless human beings were still there one second, and the next second, they were wrapped in a thick purple mist, and then scattered into a cloud of blood. Every atom in the body was broken, and it was too late to feel the pain and understand the fact that he had died.

In the face of the incoming wave, some people who were still in their sleep were unscathed, but those who raised a gun against Eden would end up the same when they were engulfed by the wave. In a few seconds, most of the freedmen dropped their guns and knelt down, making a gesture of surrender in exchange for a chance to live. And Anya and Diego were lucky to be protected by Pan. Pan used his body of the same material as Adam’s arm to protect them as a wall, but his body was severely damaged and could no longer be used soon.

Then, the nanobots breached his barrier.

Zhang Xun didn’t know what Eden did to Diego and Anya, he only vaguely heard Diego’s roar. But the roar was mixed with the shouts of many people, and he wasn’t even sure if it was Diego’s voice.

During the whole process, only Zhang Xun was unscathed. All the smoke passed him around, dancing the dance of death around him.

Everything that happened after that was vague in Zhang Xun’s memory. By the time his mind was clear again, he was locked in a room with all sides painted white.

There was nothing there, just a blinding white light. The walls and floor were padded to prevent him from self-harm.

There was another person locked up with him.

Natalie.

Contrary to everyone’s expectations, she surrendered to Eden. After seeing the snow heron turn into smoke, she knelt down without hesitation.

And now, the two of them are locked up here. Zhang Xun wasn’t sure how long time had passed, because his connection with reality was getting weaker and weaker, and the concepts of time and space were a little confused in his mind.

They are locked here by Eden. Because Eden is going to do one important thing: open Hung Hom to the world.

Anyone, from any country, can go to the nearest consciousness uploading center to receive an injection of nanorobots, and then make a consciousness connection or consciousness upload.

All those who are dying can escape the clutches of death, and all those who are disappointed in the real world can escape to another eternal world.

A true, eternal paradise.

Zhang Xun sat in a corner of the room, facing Natalie in the opposite corner. They never spoke, and Natalie bowed her head, as if, like him, she had lost all hope.

Zhang Xun looked down at his hand, a little confused, as if he didn’t understand why he was still here, still stuck in this world that he couldn’t save.

Adam…

his Adam…

He carefully and in his mind recalled every moment he spent with Adam. From when he woke up after dozing off and saw Adam trying to escape for the first time; from when he pushed Adam who couldn’t walk in a wheelchair to enter the Lab for the first time; from when he took Adam’s hand and took him around the house Practice walking in circles; from the first time he ate omelette for Adam, Adam’s face full of amazement and contentment… until Adam woke him up in the middle of the night and gave him the pendant; until Adam was tight in the mine Holding his hand tightly, asking him to believe him unconditionally; to Adam hugging him tightly in the face of the coming danger and protecting him with his own flesh and blood; to Adam spreading his silver wings and rushing to the rising sun for the first time The red sky…

All the most beautiful memories in his life were concentrated in that short year.

Many firsts, many lasts. The last time those moments happened, he didn’t know that those moments could never be replicated again.

Knock Adam’s head for the last time, eat omurice for the last time, play chess with Adam for the last time.

The last hug, the last kiss, the last hug and sleep…

Some memories are not even clear, because he doesn’t even know that those moments need to be remembered.

Before long, human history, culture, language, and art will gradually decline and disappear as the collective consciousness grows. No one will remember them, no one will know that there was an AI who fell in love with a human like a human, no one will know everything that happened between him and Adam.

Only him, only he can remember.

So he had to remember hard…

Zhang Xun supported the wall, stood up, and walked slowly towards Natalie. Natalie raised her head and looked at him with red and swollen eyes, who had been crying.

What is she mourning? Her lover, her family, or the whole future?

Zhang Xun knelt down beside Natalie, leaned close to her ear, and whispered as if afraid of being monitored, “Adam and Eden can’t see that virus, but have you seen it?”

The Clausen family has kept the virus for more than 200 years, and Natalie has guarded the virus all her life.

Natalie looked at him and nodded, “Since I was a child, I’ve read those codes over and over again. My mother said that it’s the most important thing in the world.”

Zhang Xun twitched the corners of his mouth slightly after listening.

“Eden has one of the greatest weaknesses.” He raised his hand and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of Natalie’s eyes. His tone was gentle and pitiful. “It always underestimates human abilities.”

Natalie stared at him blankly, “But…we’ve already lost…everyone is dead…the virus is gone…they’ve injected me with nanobots, and I’ll soon…”

“Yes, we lost…” Zhang Xun’s tone was so gentle, but his eyes were deep and boundless, “But we still have a chance for revenge.”

“Vengeance?”

“Natalie, I need you to do your best to recall the virus code you’ve seen, and then Tell me everything you know.”

The author has something to say: I hope it will end in this week~~ (of course it is possible a day or two later…)

Thanks to the little angels who cast deep water torpedoes~~~: 3 mercury; 1 if you want to score a few points;

thanks to the little angel who threw the shallow bomb~~~: 1 mercury;

thanks to the little angel who threw the grenade~~~: Hoshino Yehuo 2;

thanks for the throw Little Angels of Landmines~~~: Melee Mage Phoebe, Guixi, Xia Ran, Xia Ran, 24316253, myvanillaworld, a jerk’s natural rolled four-cornered strawberry, and a spring bellflower;

thanks to the little angels who irrigated the nutrient solution~~~: 94 bottles of mercury; 1 bottle of Fenglan

[End of This Chapter]