The Collection of The End

——Marvel, 2015——

——[Molecular influence]——

Got you.

Sherlock looked at the "killing machine" and said silently.

It was a weird humanoid machine made of pitch black metal. There was a green stream of light constantly flashing on its surface along a shallow and thin, decorative "track". It had a pair of metal pointed ears on its head, and there were also painted on its chest. A relief image of a crimson bat.

It or he is "embedded" in a metal groove shaped like a dentist's bed, and on the black floor around the metal groove, there is a "streaming track" that is very similar to the body surface of the "killing machine" Extending outward, it finally connected to the large black cubes that surrounded him, each like some kind of "host".

In addition to the simple array of more than ten cubes, there are rows and columns of densely packed oval-shaped translucent sleeping cabins. In each sleeping cabin, there are figures lying motionless and different images flashing. screen.

When you extend it further outwards, you can find that all of this exists in a large and closed underground space with a large amount of defensive firepower.

And on a screen in those "sleeping chambers" that happened to be aimed at the "killing machine", there were two-headed simple figures of Sherlock and Sherlock, who still had ultra-high "resolution" even if they turned into a flat surface, and their whole body was glowing with orange. Hikari, "Illya" dressed as a magical girl.

Even if she infiltrates in secret, she won't keep a low profile, right?

However, this proves that the current situation is relatively safe.

"(How about I materialize myself now and rush up to dismantle that weird machine?)" Sherlock with simple lines asked the ultimate color Illya through a dialogue box.

"[The failure of a single country has no impact.]" Illya answered in the same way.

"(You can just say 'Death is certain'.)"

"[As long as I'm here, you can't die.]"

This is so safe.

Sherlock was silent for two seconds and then asked: "(So, its body, core, main program, whatever you want to call it, is not actually here?)"

"[Yes, and neither,]" Illya tapped the magic wand, creating a spiderweb-like structure on the screen: "[What you see is the body of the 'killing machine', yes, but it disperses many at the same time. The AI ​​named 'Alfred' acts as a 'real agent' and a 'game NPC' in the 'Matrix' to ensure that the Warner Protoss who are locked in a double illusion and used as batteries will not have any problems. Once the program is destroyed, any 'Alfred' can be 'upgraded' to the 'body', and then it will be difficult to catch it.】"

It's more like an ant colony or a bee swarm than a spider web...

"(In other words, the 'Matrix' and the 'Network' must be destroyed first, and all 'Alfreds' must be destroyed in one fell swoop when he has to return to his original form - just like what Mr. Stark and Luna are doing ?)" A dark cloud representing loss appeared on Sherlock's head: "(They actually thought of a solution faster than me...)"

"[They may not have thought that much, they just want to challenge the ninety-ninth floor of 'Aincrad' or have the addiction of being a 'savior', but...]" Illya shrugged: "[Luck is also strength. It’s a part of the world.]”

"(This is no longer a matter of pure luck.)" Sherlock brushed away the dark clouds above his head, turned around - like a piece of paper - and looked at the screen where he was living.

There was originally no meaningful picture on the screen that exuded a faint gray light. It was just a large number of colorful lines that continued to diverge outwards, creating a monotonous animation with a forward trend in the "main perspective". In the middle of the animation, there was a row of The letters are flashing slowly: [Link Start! 】.

Obviously, this picture is only used to import the imprisoned "Warner Protoss" into the "Matrix". There is no need to continue to show anything after the victim's spirit has entered the virtual world.

But now when Sherlock, who is also an "electronic signal", "turns" to look, this picture has a corresponding "follow-up".

【Link Start! 】

This row of characters flashed rapidly for a few seconds as if they had been "clicked" by someone, and then slowly faded out, and the colorful lines that continued to radiate outward also turned white and disappeared.

After a brief white screen, a medieval-style town was displayed on the screen, and the "main perspective" was in the middle of an open square. There was also a line of light red characters on the screen:

[System notification: You are logging in with a guest account. You will not be able to trade or talk. The upper level limit is limited to level 15. At the same time, you cannot reach the 6th floor of 'Aincrad'. The restrictions can be lifted after binding your identity. 】

"(So,)" Sherlock expressed doubts while controlling the "main perspective" to move around: "(We are also hackers, why can't I get in)?"

"[Because the form of 'hacking' is different,]" Illya seemed to be suppressing a smile: "[Termites cannot connect to the Internet even if they build a nest in the computer.]"

"(Sure enough, isn't it because 'molecular influence' is not enough? If it is 'electronic influence', it may go in.)" Sherlock continued to make a declaration of scientific illiteracy.

"[Maybe. ]"

"(It seems I can only help them out in the field,)" Sherlock continued to control the "tourists" walking around: "(Whoever Mr. Stark and Luna 'awaken' in the matrix, I will wake them up in reality. of dormant chambers stolen via 'molecular influence' - duh.)"

At this time, in the main view of the screen, there is a group of "players" in different clothes running past in a huddle. There is nothing strange about this. There may be some new limited-time event, but the banners and flags they are holding are quite outrageous:

[Warmly celebrate the success of ‘Iron Man’ in challenging the 50th floor of ‘Aincrad’! 】

"(Ah this...)" Sherlock didn't know what to say for a moment.

"[This is actually a loophole that took advantage of the dual settings of the Matrix,]" Illya explained when Sherlock fell into a speechless state: "[Their 'reality' setting is that the Triwizard Tournament has ended. 'Aincrad' was created by strengthening the 'Total Stealth' technology with the technology obtained from defeating the enemy, but in this way, as the developer of 'Second Construct', Tony Stark, the 'Iron Man' from Midgard It is reasonable to come here to participate in this project. Those 'Alfreds' can't even touch him openly, which will cause these residents to doubt the authenticity of the world.】"

"(Then you and Luna work together to destroy the 'Matrix', right?)" Sherlock spread his hands: "(It seems redundant that I hacked in specifically.)"

"[Don't worry,]" Illya asserted: "[Iron Man will always fall over because of some insignificant things - especially when someone is cheating on him, this has become a meme-level impression.]"

"..."

Is the Avengers a little too dire?