Chapter 379 Part 3
The knife flashed coldly in Liu Xingquan's hand.
"This knife..." Captain Madara muttered in amazement.
"The knife Yan Zhen gave me," Liu Xingquan said, "seems to have some incredible effects."
"I never thought you could find something this amazing from your memory."
Liu Xingquan slashed at the void, leaving a silver afterimage. "Is it powerful?"
"It's very tricky. It can directly cut (interrupt) the physical virtual protocol. It is a product of the ancient top civilization. Why did it just appear on a deserted water tower on a remote planet like Lola?" Captain Ban's tone was a little unstable. "Whether it's you or Yan Zhen, this luck is a bit too much."
"But because I was holding it, I was caught and beaten up by the people of the Eye of Supervision."
"Tsk, that's not surprising. There are only a few lawless people like Mr. Cat. Because of the Black Box Society, there are many factions in the Eye of Overseer that regard the lost technologies of certain prehistoric civilizations as a scourge. You're lucky. If the most extreme radical faction sees you with this knife, they'll be polite if they don't blast you into particles."
"..." Liu Xingquan asked, "What could the black box be?"
Captain Madara pondered for a long time and replied: "They are the shadows of the galaxy, they are crazy and lost people. There are many taboos in the prehistoric civilizations that disappeared, but it is like handing a nuclear bomb button to an ignorant toddler. If these forbidden technologies reappear in the world, it will only bring devastating disasters. The Black Box Society has been committed to obtaining those taboos that should have been buried in the darkness forever. They are unreasonable lunatics and the enemy of the galactic order."
"The Eye of Supervision that arrested me once mentioned the Secret Snake." Liu Xingquan asked hesitantly, "What does this term mean?"
"The Secret Snake? It's a heretical branch of the Black Box Society." Captain Madara's tone was as if he was mentioning a rotten apple.
"Look, there's an Ouroboros pattern on this knife." Liu Xingquan showed the knife to Captain Ban. "After they saw this emblem, they kept asking me what my relationship was with the Secret Snake."
"The emblem of the Hidden Snake is the Ouroboros. No wonder the Overseer tortured you, probably because they thought you were holding the Hidden Snake's token." Captain Madara stared at the knife and said, "But this knife of yours is not from the Hidden Snake, but from an even older lost civilization."
“Is that so?”
"Well, the Supervisory Eye who interrogated you seems to be a bit ignorant. If this knife falls into the hands of the Hidden Snake of the Black Box Society, it will definitely be regarded as an extraordinary holy object." Captain Madara said, "Considering the omnipresent danger of the Black Box Society, some extremely ignorant idiots of the Supervisory Eye will only see a little sign and make you a suspect. Oh, relax, you are protected by Mr. Cat now. Although this guy is narrow-minded and weird, at least you don't have to worry about the Supervisory Eye causing trouble for you again."
"I understand." Liu Xingquan said, "So why was it picked up by Yan Zhen?!"
"That's right! Why would an ordinary mortal pick up such a thing so casually? You can only know by asking the Star Spirits!"
Liu Xingquan raised his hand, "Master Captain Chicken, who knows everything, I have another question."
"What?"
"Is this knife real?" Liu Xingquan stroked the knife in his hand, "After all, I only found it according to Yan Zhen's description..."
"We are on a path of possibilities compiled based on your memory. As long as it is real in your perception, then this knife is real here."
"Okay!" Liu Xingquan put the knife into his pocket.
Captain Madara looked at him, "Why do you look so relaxed?"
"Although I don't understand what's going on now, but..." Liu Xingquan paused, "From your explanation just now, there will be a dead end when jumping out of the self-loop, so we just need to find the bug of this path and we can leave, right?"
"almost."
"Then..." Liu Xingquan's eyes lit up, "Just create a bug."
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Liu Xingquan gazed at the other side of the city.
It was a dark night, the sky was dotted with stars, and the city buildings were brightly lit. In this world, his father had already cooked dinner and was waiting for him to come home. His mother was on a business trip, and perhaps she was missing her family. His parents were just like the thousands of ordinary families in this city, spending this time in an ordinary way. They didn't know how precious this was. Father, mother, and child, spent their days in an ordinary way.
"Don't you want to go back and see your father again?" asked Captain Ban.
Liu Xingquan turned his head and shook his head.
This time, he finally said goodbye to his father properly.
As long as I take a step towards home, I'm afraid I will never have the courage to leave here again.
And he must return to his true reality.
"Let's go."
There was a gleam of determination in the boy's eyes.
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"You're really the one who could come up with this idea." Captain Ban poked his head out of Liu Xingquan's bag and said.
Now it and Liu Xingquan are sitting on a train, which is bound for the western inland provinces and cities of this country. Before this, Liu Xingquan had never been there.
"Well, because I have never taken a train to such a far place." Liu Xingquan said, "The current reality is based on my memory. If I have never been to the West, then this direction must be wrong."
"Your idea is interesting."
Liu Xingquan scratched his head and said, "I've watched a Japanese anime called Puella Magi Madoka Magica before, which has a similar plot. I just happened to think of it and decided to give it a try."
"Hey!" Captain Madara yelled, "You usually look like a top student, but I didn't expect you to be a second-dimensional person!"
"What's wrong with the second dimension?!" Liu Xingquan said, "Can you, a chicken, be more polite when you speak?"
"The captain is still there in front, but now it's this chicken?"
"..." Liu Xingquan thought about it and decided to change the subject, "Captain Ban, I have a question."
"What?"
"I have been through two interstellar adventures and met all kinds of aliens. However, I have never seen an alien like Captain Ban. Where is Captain Ban's home planet?" Liu Xingquan propped up his chin and looked at the chicken and said, "Since there are people from the Alt Cat Star, are there people from the Chicken Star?"
"Although there are aliens among birds, as far as I know, there should be no wisdom like chickens in the galaxy."
"So who are you, Captain Madara?"
"I'll tell you about this later." Captain Madara jumped out of the bag. His voice became unusually steady at this moment, and his eyes were fixed on the front. "Bug is coming."
In a moment, the ordinary carriage was covered with transparent grid lines, and a buzzing noise sounded a few seconds later. The passengers in the carriage turned into black shadows like dust. The surrounding scene flashed with mottled white scars like an old movie, and the carriage gradually fell apart. The ground, windows, and seats swayed out of the boundaries, like a scattered puzzle.
The bug was caused by events not existing in the memory.
But with it comes the shadow of terror.
Liu Xingquan asked: "Look quickly!!"
There was a group of things coming towards them.
It was a group of thousands of strange translucent void creatures, like a genetic collection of jellyfish, octopuses and insects. Most of their appearances were different, but almost all of them were translucent, and looked like greasy glass.
Liu Xingquan felt dizzy the first time he saw them.
Disgusting. Scary.
That was something that should not exist in reality. That was a monster that was big enough to devour them.
His legs couldn't stop shaking.
"Logic bugs," said Captain Madara. "They are designed by the mutual algorithm to maintain the stability of the circuit. They will continue to multiply in a self-loop. Back off, if you get eaten, you're done. Remember what I just told you. Back off, back off. I'm going to attack."
Captain Madara flapped his wings and flew into the air. His feathers spread out in an instant, transforming into deadly hidden weapons. At this moment, all the feathers carried the algorithm that he had given them within a few seconds. All the hidden weapons were reorganized into floating guns during the flight. They automatically dispersed into several groups in the air and locked onto the logic bugs in their respective directions.
Dazzling flashes of light exploded in the queue of logic worms, and those translucent weird things melted in the white light. But more logic worms continued to emerge.
The floating gun fell like a meteor. The train and the ground danced in the light and darkness in the lightning.
Captain Madara leaped forward, its wings like battle axes covered with sharp teeth, ruthlessly sweeping the incoming logic bugs. Most of the logic bugs were broken into fragments the moment they were hit by its wings, but there were always some that slipped through the net. They extended their slender fingers like jellyfish and quickly wrapped around Captain Madara's body. When it touched Captain Madara, bright lines of a grid suddenly flashed on its feathers, and it was being eroded.
It heard Liu Xingquan's urgent cry. No, it couldn't fall here. It had to take him away from here.
Captain Madara leaped, and his entire body ignited with bright flames. The reverse program quickly burned all the fingers that were wrapped around him. But this was not enough, the logic bugs continued to multiply. It continued to input more quantum algorithms into its feathers. The floating gun drew a spider-like trajectory and exploded in the swarm of bugs.
This is the destructive rain of thunder.
Very good, Liu Xingquan is safe.
It leaped and spun, sweeping away the surrounding logic bugs, firing its feathers directly into the nearest bug. But they replicated too quickly. It was surrounded, it was suppressed.
The logical swarm calculated that it was the biggest obstacle on this route. They gathered together to besiege it and bite it. Captain Madara quickly executed the repair procedure. But their number increased and increased faster and faster. They piled up layers of mountains on it and continued to combine. Captain Madara was pressed and could not move.
It calculates the time it takes to reach the limit.
My body was in more and more pain, and even my consciousness was becoming a little fuzzy.
No, I can hold on a little longer.
This time I really lost a lot.
When I get back, I must ask Xiaozhen and Mr. Cat to treat us to a luxurious dinner for the past year.
No, it will take three years to break even.
Just a little bit more.
Just a little bit.
arrive!
(Now, Liu Xingquan!) it shouted to the boy.
Then, Liu Xingquan descended from the sky holding a knife.
Draw the knife and stab.
Termination of the Agreement.
At that moment, daylight illuminated the earth.
It was like a sudden explosion of a neutron star, blowing everything to ashes.
Captain Ban jumped up in a panic and grabbed Liu Xingquan's collar with his feet.
A loud noise poured into their ears. It flapped its wings and took him upward. The self-replicating logic swarm was burning. Liu Xingquan was indeed better at using this knife than it had imagined.
Then they saw the rift created by the copy-blocking explosion, and it carried him through.
They lost gravity in an instant, first floating aimlessly, then rolling chaotically.
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As they fell, reality suddenly increased gravity several times.
Captain Ban and Liu Xingquan managed to stand up, panting.
Before their eyes was an endless complex network, with countless rays of light moving through it, each of which was constantly changing. As one ray of light moved, it would change into thousands of different paths. Each beam of light was as dazzling as the sun. They were like a golden network made up of galaxies.
"Don't stare, your brain won't be able to bear it." Captain Madara said.
Liu Xingquan held his forehead. Just after taking a look, he felt as if his head was about to split apart with pain. "What is this?"
"A collection of mutual algorithms." Captain Madara said, "We jumped out of the route we just took, but now there are too many paths here to determine which one is the correct one."
"...Can we try them one by one?"
"There are more than billions of paths. Are you sure?"
Liu Xingquan was speechless.
He raised his head and took another look at the complex and ever-changing network.
A familiar figure of a girl flashed by in a beam of light, and his heart beat violently.
"Take this route!" Liu Xingquan shouted.
He ran forward and jumped into the beam of light.
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When Liu Xingquan woke up, Captain Ban was squatting beside him.
He sat up and felt uncomfortable in his chest, with stars in front of his eyes. He couldn't help coughing a few times.
He was now lying on a bed, and before he could ask Captain Madara where this place was, the door was pushed open.
At first, Liu Xingquan thought he saw a huge insect, and was so scared that he subconsciously moved back, but then he found that the person in front of him was a handsome young man.
"Hello, I'm Li Wen." The young man smiled and said, "Do you need my help? Is that the chicken you raised?? "
