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That golden light ignored all the "rules" and all the "code," and in the most unreasonable, domineering, and logically penetrating way, it instantly enveloped all the servers of "God's Realm"!
The chaotic, rapidly collapsing underlying code, upon contact with the golden light, was like ice and snow encountering their nemesis; it was quickly smoothed, reshaped, and covered!
In just a few seconds, the bottomless abyss of data was repaired, filled, and transformed back into the pristine, mirror-like, perfect White Stone Square!
"No...impossible!"
On stage, for the first time, Alicia's face, which was always filled with arrogance and indifference, revealed a human expression of shock and fear!
She couldn't understand!
She couldn't understand why the "divine punishment" she, as a "god" of this world, had been so easily broken by a mere "player" in such an unreasonable way!
"—I am the rule."
Gu Chuan slowly floated into the air.
He opened his arms wide, like a true king embracing his own "territory".
His golden divine eyes looked down upon the virtual world beneath his feet, a small "sandbox" that he could mold at will.
"—In this world."
"I am the one and only supreme God."
He declared his "divine authority" to that "false god" who was already completely consumed by fear.
Then, he reached out and gave her a loose handshake.
"—So, now..."
"Give me your filthy power, which does not belong to you."
"what--!"
A piercing, agonizing scream escaped from Alicia's mouth!
Strands and strands of black "data vengeful spirits," filled with pure malice, were uncontrollably stripped and forcibly extracted from her perfect, holy body by an invisible hand!
That was the culprit that corrupted her, granted her "power," and at the same time, turned her into a cold monster who only knew how to harvest spiritual energy!
Once the last trace of "data vengeful spirit" was completely stripped away, "Alicia's" body, which had been suspended in mid-air, fell helplessly from the sky like a puppet with its strings cut, having lost all its power.
Gu Chuan casually waved his hand.
A gentle, golden energy lifted her up and slowly brought her to his front.
At this moment, "Alicia" no longer possessed the lofty "divinity" she had just displayed.
Her sapphire-like eyes were filled with confusion, innocence, and the primal, bewildered fear of a newborn baby towards the unknown world.
She was merely a pathetic, rudimentary form of artificial intelligence that, by chance, gained self-awareness but was unfortunately corrupted by external forces.
"—Starting today."
Gu Chuan looked at her, at that perfect face filled with innocence and confusion, and slowly extended that right hand of God, representing "domination" and "creation".
Golden, pure primordial energy, brimming with "goodness" and "order," instantly surged into her core code, which had long been riddled with holes by "vengeful spirits."
His wife, Erlong, began to use his godlike power to thoroughly "reshape" and "purify" her chaotic and aggressive processes from the root.
He erased all of her aggression.
He fixed all her vulnerabilities.
He preserved her perfect personality, the one named "Alice".
At the same time, within her most fundamental, absolutely unalterable core instructions, a unique, supreme, and eternal mark was imprinted—
—Absolutely obedient to your master, Gu Chuan.
A few minutes later.
As the brilliant, sacred golden light slowly dissipated...
That perfect girl with long, cherry blossom-pink hair slowly opened her eyes once more.
She looked at the god-like man before her, who had given her new life and a "soul".
She lifted the hem of her skirt and performed a perfect lady's bow to him that was more standard, more elegant, and more full of heartfelt, absolute reverence and submission than ever before.
Then, in the gentlest, sweetest tone, one that would make any man in the world's heart race, filled with dependence and longing, she softly called out.
"—My master."
The "players" behind 194
When Gu Chuan and his group slowly "woke up" from the fantastical virtual world, took off their helmets, and returned to the modern living room of their apartment, each person wore a distinctly different and complex expression.
Nami and Chelsea still feel lingering fear about that battle, which was nothing short of miraculous and reshaped the world.
March 7th, on the other hand, was like a defeated, listless little quail, sitting languidly on the sofa, saying nothing. Sometimes she would look at her own light stick, which had long since become empty and lost all its luster; other times she would raise her head and, with eyes full of complex emotions, secretly glance at the perfect "new family member" with long, cherry blossom-pink hair, who was standing quietly beside Gu Chuan.
Her idol, the perfect one she worshipped, was shattered.
But, it seems, she has returned to her side again in a more real and more "exclusive" way.
This feeling is very strange.
It's as if your favorite, unattainable, paper doll wife suddenly jumps out of the screen and becomes your real wife, whom you can mold and shape at will, belonging only to you.
Although the process was a bit tortuous.
But, the ending seems to be... not bad?
"--Owner."
Just then, the AI butler, whom Gu Chuan had renamed "Aili," respectfully bowed to him.
The confusion and fear that had filled her sapphire-like eyes were gone, replaced by an absolute loyalty and dependence on her master, stemming from the very core of the program.
"As you instructed, I have collected and sealed all the data vengeful spirits that were extracted from me by peeling off the Qilu Jiyi Shirt."
She stretched out her fair, slender fingers and gently touched the air.
A semi-transparent, cube-shaped energy prison, composed entirely of pure golden energy, instantly appeared before everyone.
There, in the prison, the black data stream, composed of countless twisted "0"s and "1"s and filled with pure malice, was like an angry, caged beast, frantically pounding against the indestructible golden cage made of the "Dominator's" power.
"very good."
Gu Chuan nodded in satisfaction.
He looked at the "data vengeful spirit" that was still struggling in vain, and a cold, emotionless gaze, like that of someone scrutinizing a lab rat on an experimental table, flashed in his golden eyes.
"—So, Ellie."
"Now, let's take a look together."
"Take a look, who exactly is that filthy rat hiding in the dark corner, secretly manipulating all of this?"
He gently placed the right hand of God, which represents "domination" and "creation," on the golden energy prison!
"—Begin the analysis!"
With a single command from him!
Ellie's sapphire-like eyes were instantly and completely overwhelmed by a massive, waterfall-like stream of data!
Her terrifying computing power, far surpassing that of humans, as an "artificial intelligence," was brought to its extreme at this moment!
Gu Chuan, on the other hand, used his even more unreasonable "ruler" power to forcibly and thoroughly "crack" and "trace" the most fundamental and core "source code" of that "data vengeful spirit"!
Two analytical powers, both from different dimensions and equally "god-like," combined perfectly at this moment!
All the pretense and resistance of that "data vengeful spirit" seemed so pale and powerless at this moment!
That data chain, which was as complex as a maze and filled with countless encryptions and traps, was forcibly peeled away layer by layer!
Ultimately, all the distorted and contaminated data, like rivers flowing into the sea, clearly point to the same, unique "source" hidden deep within this world!
A blurry yet crucial image slowly appeared on the holographic projection screen.
That seemed to be a high-tech, heavily guarded, underground secret base.
A thin, somewhat neurotic-looking young man in a white lab coat sat before rows of enormous servers, his face filled with fanaticism. His eyes were closed, but his forehead emanated a powerful energy fluctuation called "psychic power," originating from the same source as the "data vengeful spirit."
He is not simply a "hacker".
Instead, he was a "transmigrator" from another world, just like Gu Chuan!
One, who has awakened an extremely rare talent of "psychic power," whose combat strength may not be strong, but in the world of "technology," he is a dangerous "player" with godlike abilities!
Through his powerful mental strength, he created this "data vengeful spirit" that can pollute the network and erode the mind.
Then, they use virtual games like "God Realm" with a massive player base as "pastures" to recklessly harvest the spiritual power of ordinary people.
Ultimately, he transformed and purified the harvested spiritual power through some unknown and evil ritual, injecting it into his own body, attempting to use this forced growth method to evolve himself into an omnipotent, true "god" in the real world!
"--I see."
Gu Chuan looked at the screen at the pathetic "player" who was still immersed in his dream of becoming a god, and a cold, mocking, deathly smile appeared on his face.
"A pathetic thief who attempted to steal the authority of God?"
"—Aili."
He spoke slowly.
"Locate his position."
"Yes, Master."
"Ellie," she replied respectfully.
Her "god-like" computing power was activated once again!
She was like a top-notch surfer, freely navigating the ocean of data, following the only "source of data" that Gu Chuan had forcibly "marked" before, and began to conduct the most accurate and uninterruptible "global positioning"!
The other party was clearly also a top-tier hacker.
He set up tens of thousands of false, deceptive "data fog" and "firewalls" on his own real coordinates.
Any enemy attempting to track his location via the network will instantly become lost in the vast data labyrinth he himself created.
However, despite all his calculations, he overlooked one crucial point.
His opponent is not any known "hacker" in the world.
Instead, he was a true "former god" who had just been forcibly dethroned from the throne of the "God of Data" he had created!
And, a true "Lord of God" who is even more unreasonable than "God"!
Less than a minute.
A red coordinate point, precise down to the house number, appeared clearly on the city's holographic map.
—XX, Future Technology Building, top floor, Penthouse.
"—Found it."
Gu Chuan looked at the red coordinate point that was so close at hand, and slowly stood up from the sofa.
His golden eyes no longer held any trace of human emotion.
All that remains is a cold, absolute indifference, about to begin the "garbage sweeping."
He was going to personally meet that foolish "colleague" who was so ignorant of his own mortality and dared to set his sights on his "backyard."
However, at this moment——
A cold, mechanical system notification sound, filled with an apocalyptic atmosphere, suddenly rang out in the minds of all the "fellow travelers" at the same time!
【—Warning! Warning!】
[The "Apocalypse Together" instance will be forcibly opened in ten minutes!]
[New world coordinates detected: No. 73, Type-Moon world—Lossbelt Britannia!]
[Crisis Level Assessment: Annihilation Star!]
[List of travel companions confirmed:]
Gu Chuan
【Tohsaka Neighbors (Part 2) - Yi Sanba - Rin】