Start with a Mechanical Hunter

Chapter 759 ‘Personality Reset’ ‘Neural Theft’

Shota looked at his feet. The original data channel was transmitted from one virtual node to another through the conversion of data protocols. It was similar to the page switching of ancient computers. It was often extremely fast and passed by in a flash. Even if it failed, , that also turned into a blank page.

 But it’s different now, Shota even sees a completely special level.

 A large number of nerve currents appear in the virtual level. As far as the eye can see, it is boundless. Each current seems to be a strong thought.

Just by looking at him, Shota felt like his head was about to explode.

Fortunately, at the next moment, terrifying flames suddenly appeared, burning through the data layer and code layer. A figure in the flames seemed to have seen him. After thinking about it, a giant claw flew out from the flames and grabbed Shota.

With this claw going down, Shota felt that his physical body in reality was burned away. His body was burned out in reality, and then reshaped in the flames.

“You have some talent, but you didn’t have your nerves stolen.”

 “Neurotheft, what is that?”

Shota asked instinctively, but then he thought of his current state. When he looked down, he found that his whole body was burning with code flames. The incomprehensible code changes formed a black flame, which seemed to be able to burn through everything, and under his feet, there was even more fire. A divine bird that had never been seen before was soaring amidst the thunder and lightning.

Standing above the head of the divine bird is the back of a woman, covered in the same flames, but her body exudes an aura that is so awe-inspiring that it cannot be looked directly at.

In Shota’s eyes, the Bird of Paradise at this time has completely turned into a flame god. A third-level information life, on the planetary level, it is not an exaggeration to be called a ‘god’.

Soon, his visual system disappeared, which was destroyed by the information field of information life.

But the Bird of Paradise seemed to have noticed this. With a wave of his hand, two flames penetrated into the opponent's eyes, quickly allowing him to regain his vision.

But when he opened his eyes, it was already reality.

"This is-"

Shota looked down and found that the entire bed sheet was burned to ashes, and then thick smoke came out of the network access compartment. Only then did he realize that the power of the virtual level can really affect reality.

At a certain point in time, I was really captured by the other party from reality to the virtual level.

 Suddenly a strong heat surged in Zhengtai's heart.

　　‘That power, that power…’

He grabbed a mirror at the head of the bed and looked in the mirror. He saw that his facial features turned red, and when he focused his attention, the walls, ceiling, floor, and table all appeared. Some of the objects have all turned into data flows.

 When he opened the window, he could even see a data hole not far away.

“I can actually see the changes in the data layer directly!”

 The next moment, a special flame code appeared in the mind. This code is the most powerful among all hacker codes.

“The world’s best hacker, Flamebird, is my master!?”

Shota immediately realized that this was a great opportunity. He suppressed his excitement, cleaned up the room, and then opened the door.

Unexpectedly, but within reason, my parents were wearing headphones and playing an old-fashioned game console. The handles were clicking and making random noises. They were laughing and snorting at each other, completely ignoring what they had been doing. I reminded them that if they go online on their own, they have to ask for help.

 Shota took a deep breath and was speechless after all.

He closed the door silently and prepared to study the flame code. He knew that this was the test given to him by that one. Only by learning this advanced hacker code could he truly gain the recognition of the other party.

 …

Virtual level

 “That kid is indeed quite talented.” Gao Yuanyuan said.

“Well, I have to let my sect pass on,” Bird of Paradise said. “If we count on those trash, our lineage will be hopeless.”

Gao Yuanyuan thought about it and realized that this was actually the case. The master became a punk killer, the second junior brother became a supervisor, and the third junior brother was a deadbeat.

 What a hacker sect, except for hackers, there are actually everyone in it.

Gao Yuanyuan opened her mouth, but finally shut it up.

  She just wanted to say that a large part of the reason why the child was gifted was because of the child’s mother.

 But now it seems that now may not be a good time to say this.

“‘Personality reset’ and ‘neurotheft’ happened simultaneously.”

Gao Yuanyuan spoke with a solemn face.

 The cyber wave is a means of reviving the ‘memory matrix’. It is not a real wave, nor does it come in waves.

  Sometimes, two or three waves hit at the same time. This is normal.

'Personality reset' can also be understood as the sequelae of 'memory loss'. Memory is a complex and exquisite reserve of information content, and it is also the sustenance of emotions. Missing a piece of memory is like missing an operation in the data model. A key piece of data is obtained, and the results obtained are completely different.

 Just because the memory is different, the personality will also be different.

So ‘neurotheft’ is a completely new ‘wave’.

“I didn’t expect that a kind of ‘neural layer’ would appear between the data layer and the source code layer, and this neural layer is spreading rapidly.”

　　murmured the bird of paradise.

 Both parties are third-order information beings and both understand what this means. Once this "neural layer" spreads around the world, then "nerve theft" will occur on a global scale, and everyone will become a "cyber psychosis" at a certain time every day.

"We have to leave. I must do what my brother has assigned me before the new wave starts."

Bird of Paradise nodded.

 The next moment, a virtual door opened, and the next moment, the two of them appeared in a virtual world.

 This is a virtual world composed of countless "virtual sleeping cabins". In each "sleeping cabin", there is a virtual personality sleeping.

 But at this moment, the surfaces of these figures are covered with memory worms.

The number of these memory worms far exceeds the eggs found in ordinary people.

 Many worms have grown wings.

Whenever a memory worm's wings grow out, the quantum computer will start to move it to another virtual space.

This virtual space is infinitely close to the black shadow Gao Yuanyuan saw before.

 And this black shadow is the insect egg of the memory mother body.

Gao Yuanyuan is feeding each other with the tens of millions of virtual personalities she controls.

A hint of worry flashed in Bird of Paradise's eyes, and he couldn't help but ask, "Is this really good?"

“Brother is saving the world. Everyone in this world must contribute to saving the world. Isn’t this normal?” Gao Yuanyuan gave the other party a strange look.

Bird of Paradise was choked. She wanted to say that once the ending was even slightly different from what Gao Gong said, all these personalities would be scrapped.

This kind of behavior seems a bit like "killing innocent people indiscriminately".

But she didn't stop it.

 She is not a good person after all.

And even if you try to dissuade them, the other party will never listen to you.

 Because she understood that this seemingly weak girl was neither white nor black. To be precise, her three views changed at any time along with the needs of senior engineers.

If the other party says that this matter is just, then Gao Yuanyuan will think that this matter is just.

This is the case now. Even if Gao Gong asks him to use tens of millions of virtual personalities as sacrifices, Gao Yuanyuan will not hesitate and will do her best to complete this.

 The evolution of quantum computers can manipulate large amounts of data, making them the most suitable nest for cultivating memory worms.

As each ‘butterfly’ is born, at a certain point in time, millions of butterflies fly out at the same time and disappear in a breath.

"Successful!" Gao Yuanyuan smiled sweetly. She knew that the memory worms in the 'amnesia' stage had been fed.

Bird of Paradise smiled palely. At that moment, she seemed to see herself being swallowed up by endless memory worms.

She was silent for a while and said:

“In two or three more waves, I won’t be able to resist it anymore. By then, I’m afraid you’ll have to rely on yourself.”

As a third-level virtual life, although she still cannot resist the eating of the 'memory matrix', she can probably predict when she will not be able to hold on and when she needs to enter the information safe room.

Gao Yuanyuan nodded:

"I understand. Next, we will split up. You will go to the Deep Web host, and I will go to the other side of freedom. The two of us will search for this stage and feed it with food."

 …

 The Ghost in the Shell mobile unit is still bustling with people. People are constantly downloading their consciousness, entering the artificial body on the wall, moving their hands and feet and walking down. Some people are uploading their consciousness, and the body is automatically saved.

 Tonight is another sleepless night.

The reason is very simple. After finally controlling the 'amnesia', two more waves broke out one after another.

 ‘Personality reassignment’ and ‘neurotheft’.

 The former changes people's temperament greatly.

The latter even lost his personality, directly causing people to break out into "cyber psychosis".

In the lobby on the first floor of the Ghost in the Shell mobile department, someone's prosthetic body suddenly turned on the switch. Without saying a word, the gun fired at the people around him.

 Fortunately, there are no weaklings present. They are either using standard tactical evasive actions or deploying prosthetic shields or energy shields.

Before several melee masters could move out, the ceiling opened automatically, and circles of bullet holes appeared. The next moment, energy rays shot out, turning the opponent into a hornet's nest.

“Give him a sedative, remove the memory chip, dismantle the computing system, and lock him up first.”

Several medical robots and prosthetic doctors rushed over in a familiar manner, doing whatever they were supposed to do.

 It’s not that they are professional, it’s that this kind of thing happened five or six times in one night, and it’s hard to even think about not being proficient.

 (End of this chapter)