Monsters Are Coming-Chapter 1066 - 288: Tearing the Boundary Between Reality and Virtuality
The screen switches at this moment.
In the images transmitted back by the synchronized satellites, a ghastly wound cracked open at the planet's edge.
The atmosphere was torn apart by some kind of strength.
A metal structure with a diameter of three hundred kilometers was slowly approaching the planet from outer space, its surface covered with energy lines like blood vessels.
As it moved, the clouds above the planet were stirred into a vortex, like a rag twisted by an invisible giant hand.
"The last transmitted image data shows that the End of Dharma Clan's invasion has started."
"Currently, seven regions have reported anomalies," the host said, sweating from his forehead, clearly unable to control his emotions:
"Please all citizens pay attention to the following conditions."
In the lower right corner of the screen, the latest footage popped up: surveillance of a cross-sea bridge.
The originally bustling bridge was now deserted, with only the cables moving in the air without wind. As the camera zoomed in, the steel cables could be seen visibly covered with orange-red rust, falling like iron dust in the dawn, resembling a mist of blood.
"Special reminder: If you find any abnormal mechanical creations, do not approach. The end times are truly here. I don't know what our fate is, but please strive to survive."
Just then, a piercing sound tore through the screen.
The virtual backdrop behind the host began to distort, pixel blocks peeling off like a swarm of insects, revealing the studio behind, while the console was disintegrating.
The image finally froze on the host's astonished face, with his gold-framed glasses beginning to disintegrate into rust-colored dust from the temples.
Kong Jie silently watched the TV turn into snowy static, continuing to eat.
At that moment, the TV image jumped again.
It was airing footage captured by coastal city surveillance.
Millions of black spindle-shaped objects detached from the massive mothership's bottom, frictioning through the ionosphere with ghostly blue flames.
Like a swarm of sharks smelling blood, they plunged towards the ground in an aerodynamic trajectory.
In the glass curtain wall of a skyscraper, these special flying devices could be clearly seen suddenly turning at right angles a thousand meters above the ground.
Choosing not to continue watching, Kong Jie pressed the remote, turning off the TV.
Continuing his meal.
After eating, he decided not to wash the dishes this time.
Can't live many days, might as well be lazy.
Standing up, he went to the study, putting on the light brain helmet again.
"Governor, welcome back."
"Illusion, how much more resources until the ultimate weapon can be activated?"
"3394 Apocalypse points."
Upon hearing Illusion's answer, Kong Jie turned his gaze to the last formidable enemy on the Seven Continents: the "corrupted civilization."
Destroy this civilization, and it would be enough to activate the ultimate weapon.
Kong Jie stood at the center of the data flow, countless information light bands swirling around him, like a nebula encircling a black hole.
His consciousness was connected to the entire virtual civilization at this moment, able to perceive every battlefield change.
The holographic images projected by the light brain helmet unfolded before him, displaying the last defense line of the corrupted civilization, a writhing continent of organic metal with energy nodes like ulcers on its surface.
"Illusion, initiate tactical assessment." Kong Jie's voice echoed in the data space.
"Scanning last defense line strength. Corrupted civilization core defense strength is 9.7, highly adaptive. Recommend using multi-dimensional saturation attack to dismantle its structure from the physical level." Illusion gave a clear answer.
Kong Jie raised his hand, fingertips gliding across the void, calling up the strategic star map.
The Seven Continents now had only this area shrouded in corrupted energy remaining, while the other six continents were already his territory. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂
"First echelon, prepare for virtual assault." Kong Jie issued combat directives at this moment.
Suddenly, billions of virtual warriors surged from the data rifts.
They were an army made entirely of pure code, bodies presenting a semi-transparent state, with brilliant streams of data flowing inside.
The corrupted civilization immediately reacted.
The earth cracked open with countless gaps, and guardians made of corrupted metal and organic tissue mixed climbed out.
They had no fixed shape, bodies constantly twisting and recombining, surfaces exuding corrosive pus, capable of assimilating any life they came into contact with—ultimately, they were the final boss of the Civilization War.
In the previous versions, this ultimate civilization existed but was never defeated.
But in Kong Jie's eyes, that was the past, not the present.
Two armies collided at the intersection, erupting in dazzling brilliance.
"Adaptability exceeds expectations. Enemy evolution rate increases by 12% per minute. We need a quick victory."
Kong Jie squinted, observing changes on the battlefield.
He saw the attacks of the virtual warriors gradually becoming ineffective, with corrupted life starting to reverse infiltrate the virtual warriors, while defense matrices formed on their surfaces.
"Launch the data flood attack."
With the command, the virtual army suddenly disintegrated into countless data fragments.
These fragments swept into the corrupted life forms like viruses, seeking out potential life vulnerabilities.
The entire battlefield turned into a grand information warfare, two completely different forms of existence engaging in frenzied clashes on a two-dimensional battlefield.
Corrupted life forms began to convulse violently, surfaces swelling with tumors and bursting, eradicating patches of virtual warriors.
"Now, dispatch the data assassins," Kong Jie softly said.
Twelve ghostly blue beams flashed from the void, these were the most elite digital assassins of the virtual civilization, Zeroers.
They were slender, almost without physical forms, leaving brief data afterimages as they moved.
Zeroers penetrated the chaotic battlefield, targeting the core of corrupted civilization, a black spire formed from countless decayed data nerves, with a pulsating corrupted heart suspended at the top.
