Chapter 599 Lewis's Sin
In the paradise space, as Rogue pulled the trigger, Emma's consciousness, which had not yet completed the soul coding, was completely shattered and collapsed .
The impact on the material world was that the mechanical snake monster that was fighting fiercely with the Ming Snake stopped fighting while twitching all over its body as if the signal was short-circuited.
Under the watchful eyes of Juno and Tokamak, the out-of-control mechanical body was forced into recovery mode.
It was the same dazzling transformation again, and it was like the previous transformation in reverse. At the moment the battle came to an abrupt end, it was quickly reshaped into Emma's human body.
incomplete.
Because too many transformation modules were damaged in the battle, Emma's lower body still maintained the form of a basilisk, but her upper body had completely turned back into that evil woman.
She just lay there in the ruins, with incomplete data streams flashing in her eyes, just like the dimming light in the eyes of a dying person.
At the same time that Emma's signal disappeared, all the Executioner robots that were still fighting in the entire Free Citizen City crashed at the same time.
Those cruel machine ninjas fell to the ground twitching, and the operating permissions of all remotely controlled combat robots were also locked at the same time.
No matter how furious the Eternal Life Society members who were still resisting were, the moment their highest authority was locked, they had already lost this losing war.
At the same time, in the game systems of all Edenians, mission prompts for victory in battle, rewards distribution, and the main mission for the next stage popped up.
So after a brief cheer, the players took screenshots of the victory panels and posted them on the social interface of Second Life to show off their big trophies.
He started running happily to clean up the mess.
They are easy to satisfy.
As long as the reward is within reach, they will courageously pursue any task that can be accomplished.
But unfortunately, not everyone is as easily satisfied as they are.
"I want this body!"
The Tokamak was beaten to the point where only the prototype armor remained. It flew in front of Emma's mechanical body. As if claiming sovereignty, he said to Lao Jiang, who had just withdrawn his consciousness from the Elysian Space:
“I will return it to you after I have fully analyzed its structure and secrets. In addition, I will make a copy of her thought process… I admit, although it is a bit embarrassing.
But I was fascinated by this old woman.”
"casual."
Old Jiang waved his hand, took back the wounded Ming Snake puppet that was wandering over, and smoked a cigarette in a disinterested mood, saying:
"Be careful when you dismantle it. If you break it, I'll make trouble for you. This mechanical life is very valuable for research. I think every member of our Mo family should have their own puppet warrior.
Besides, it's too monotonous if they are all in human form.
Perhaps, the Medusa form will become our new choice... Also, Juno!"
Boss Jiang said to the dusty and breathless female Thunder God next to him:
"Hold a requiem mass for her, as if this soul still has a chance of being saved. After all, I don't think there is a heaven or hell for a weird soul like hers in any world..."
"Okay, boss."
Juneau did not refuse the request.
She put the battle axe aside, and like a corpse collector, she gathered Emma's strange body neatly, then knelt on one knee and took out the emblem used by the Spartans to pray to the gods.
In a low voice, he recited the Spartan prayer to comfort the soul.
Tokamak did not interrupt this process. The usually frivolous superhero was also controlling his armor, standing aside silently, waiting for the process to end.
Lao Jiang did not stay here for too long.
He was not a religious person. Although he became a monk and understood the form of the soul, he still did not believe in heaven and hell.
Besides, he has more important things to do.
After releasing the next phase of the main quest to Eden players, Lao Jiang disappeared from the battlefield by flashing through space. He jumped into the ruins of the Tower of Immortality, where only the base remained.
With his hands in his pockets, he spread his spiritual thoughts and soon found the passage leading to the space below.
It was covered with fallen boulders.
Lao Jiang walked forward and kicked the boulder, sending the heavy obstacle flying like a football. He then glanced at the khaki-colored snake wrapped around his wrist.
After flicking its lazy head, the big lazy snake raised its head and glanced at Boss Jiang with its head tilted. After seeing Boss Jiang's cold gaze, it obediently jumped off the arm, enlarged its body, and rushed into the underground passage.
It was like the most efficient excavator, quickly digging a passage downwards.
The ground rumbled, shaking the surroundings slightly. Boss Jiang sat on a rock nearby, looking at the city ruins in the distance that had begun to be cleaned up and stored.
"This place is going to be razed, according to the plan you told me before the war started, to clean up this city and the ruins around it.
Erase all traces of Emma and your grandfather.
On this land where you were born, brick by brick, you rebuild a city that truly belongs to you and is the city of the new era you wanted... But it feels a bit cruel, Rogge.
Especially after you killed Emma yourself.
I am very curious now, what words will you carve on Emma's tombstone?"
Old Jiang didn't look back and asked the black fox who was walking towards him from behind.
Rogue didn't have a very worried expression. Although there wasn't much joy on that wastelander's face, there was also relaxation after finally achieving his goal.
It's like completing something that had to be done.
He was holding a bottle of wine in his hand.
It seemed that they were planning to have a drink to celebrate or commemorate today. In response to Lao Jiang's question, Roger shrugged and replied:
"I'll carve 'Emma died here, I hate her soul. My grandmother is buried here, I hope she rests in peace.'
How about it?
It takes both of my ideas into account at the same time. Isn’t it a genius design? "
The black fox laughed.
But after unscrewing the bottle cap, he fell silent. He pursed his lips, sat next to Lao Jiang, took out two cigars, gave one to Lao Jiang, and said:
"These are the last two cigars my grandfather left behind. There are no more after we finish smoking them. This bottle of wine was given to me by him on my twelfth birthday."
Roger looked at the bottle in his hand and said:
“He told me to open it only when I felt I had accomplished something important in my life.”
"So, what you call an important thing is to kill the woman your grandfather loved the most in the second half of his life with your own hands?"
Lao Jiang lit up his cigar and said in a very crow-mouthed tone:
"You are really a bad guy."
"No, I will look at today's events from a more positive perspective and tell myself...tons, tons, tons"
Rogge tilted his head back and poured the wine into his mouth. After drinking most of the bottle in a very Russian style, he wiped his mouth and threw the rest to Lao Jiang.
explain:
"I will tell myself that today, I have finally gotten rid of their shadows, and I can finally start my own life without any worries.
I don't have to live with hatred anymore.
It's so relaxing."
"Are you disgusting?"
Lao Jiang wiped the mouth of the wine bottle with disdain. After wiping it clean, he elegantly took out a wine glass, poured most of the wine into the glass, and shook it gently in his hand.
He said:
"Are you going to tell this story to Sue, Julie, and Malte?"
"No."
Black Fox waved his hand and drunkenly lit his cigar. When the first puff of thick smoke came out, he said:
"Telling them will only cause them more trouble. Just tell them that Emma is dead. I killed her with my own hands. All hatred will end and everyone will be relieved."
"Except you and me..."
Boss Jiang raised his head and drank the glass of wine, saying:
"Don't lie to yourself. You won't be able to rest easy until you complete Emma's unfinished revenge with your own hands. As your boss, I also learned about this sad story.
I have shared some of your responsibilities with you...
It's really weird.
With your men, I will live at least... well, at least three hundred years less!"
Lao Jiang sighed, rubbed his head and said;
“We clearly agreed before coming here that we should just have fun and relax. After playing the difficult mode for a long time, I should occasionally play the easy mode to get a feel for it.
But then I encountered this bunch of crap.
Emma said that your grandfather spent the second half of his life atonement, so what terrible sins did he commit in the first half of his life that made him still feel guilty after saving hundreds of thousands of people?
Tsk tsk, why do I feel that your grandfather played a role in that sudden nuclear war? "
"That's not the case."
Roger held a cigarette in his mouth and said in a low voice:
"I have read my grandfather's diary. Before the nuclear war, he was just an ordinary researcher who could not even get a senior professional title. He ridiculed himself as a waste.
How could he possibly be related to the truth about the nuclear war?"
"Stop guessing."
Lao Jiang looked forward and saw that the Ming Snake Puppet had opened up the passage to the underground area of the Tower of Eternal Life. He stood up, took out the cigar from the corner of his mouth, and exhaled a puff of smoke.
He raised his foot again, kicked Roger, and said:
"Let's go down and see the truth. I guess the truth will not disappoint me."
Roger nodded.
He stood up, holding his pulse rifle, and walked towards the underground passage in front of him with Lao Jiang. The Ming Snake Puppet rushed to the ground, coiled up into a ball, and blocked the tunnel leading to the underground while snoring.
Obviously, no matter what was found down there, Lao Jiang didn't want the secret to spread.
However, what I saw when I first went underground was disappointing.
It doesn't feel like a big villain's crazy laboratory at all. On the contrary, the underground space is very cramped and not as wildly developed as the Free Citizen City on the surface.
It's like a very small underground facility, and it's full of old smell.
Until the two of them arrived in front of a closed room, Lao Jiang reached out and wiped the rusty house number, and looked at the long-out-of-date clock hanging on the opposite wall.
Boss Jiang ejected an electric current, activating the ten-thousand-year clock. The last time displayed on it was exactly the night when the nuclear war broke out fifty-seven years ago.
Lao Jiang and Roger looked at each other and he said:
"So, the basement of the Tower of Immortality is the laboratory where your grandfather and Emma worked? Sure, I thought they just found a random place to build a city.
I didn't expect to use such a simple method to select a base...
It seems that the things here are so important that they would rather build the city on the original site than move it to a new location. Perhaps it is a permanent facility. "
"Bang"
Rogge raised his foot and kicked the door in front of him. The power of his prosthetic body kicked the whole door away.
What came into their eyes was a narrow room, which was the lounge of an unknown biologist before the nuclear war, and it was tidy inside.
Everything is in its place.
In addition to the table, in the center of the square table, there is a black diary, placed in the most conspicuous place, waiting for the visitor to open it.
Lao Jiang made a "please" gesture.
Black Fox took a deep breath, walked forward, pulled out a chair, sat down, and opened the first page of the diary with trembling prosthetic fingers.
There is a line of big words on it:
"We were stupid... to release them!"
