Little Robot on the Run

Chapter 57

erupting tides.

The surrounding noise seemed to fade away.

Nan'an looked at Ai Li, and her mind was full of her words.

A brand new mechanical species.

--what is this?

Ellie didn't continue to explain, maybe for the research institute, such a mechanical species is also unknown.

The corridor was still full of people coming and going, and the researcher hurried into the virtual area with the data in his arms. Accompanied by the sound of beeps, something seemed to be displayed on the console.

Nan quietly leaned to one side, watching the researcher in front of him busy.

A figure in police uniform appeared in the corridor in the distance. Nan'an recognized that it was Jason. Fangzheng's dark face was unshaven. He glanced at Nan'an, then retracted his gaze, and strode into the virtual area.

"Today is the first day for the police to clean up and reclaim the city." Ai Li suddenly said to Nan'an, "It was supposed to be postponed until the virtual area is loaded and the police officers conduct a simulation before cleaning up. But the time is not up to date." Allowed, so the police department sent 8 teams today, each with 10 people, to conduct a preliminary investigation, and transmit part of the imaging back to the virtual area, so that the data simulation can be carried out as soon as possible.”

Nan An: "And then?"

"All whereabouts are unknown." Allie sighed, "None of the eight teams responded."

Nan An opened his eyes wide: "Is there not one?"

"No." Ellie shook her head, "We tried to make contact, but there was no news, except..." She paused for a few seconds, and said: "Just now a team sent an emergency frequency, and they transmitted garbled data together."

Nan'an: "Is this team still alive?"

Ellie: "It's hard to say, but garbled codes can be deciphered."

Nan'an knew this gibberish.

On both sides of the communicator, one side is the normal communication frequency, which is affected by external factors, such as solar wind.On the other side is the emergency channel, which is a special frequency band, stable, and has a wide distance. It can be transmitted directly without being blocked by any area, and it can also guarantee special privacy.

In the middle of the two sides, there are options for emergency channels and video recording.The chip was upgraded to the latest model more than ten years ago. It can record for up to 15 hours without interruption. Even if the communicator is damaged, it can still send garbled characters and send it back to the data department for cracking.

So now, everyone in the virtual area is holding their breath, waiting for the final feedback from the data department.

"Has the data department started yet?" Someone suddenly asked.

"There are still 5 minutes." The person who processed the data said, "The data department is transmitting."

Nan An looked at them without blinking, and rubbed his small hands several times because of nervousness.

Regarding this mechanical monster, all that can be done now seems to be to wait. The situation in the four cities is unknown, and it is impossible for the police department to act rashly.

From this point of view, this garbled code has played a very important role.

"Garbled data is being interpreted, please wait."

"Transmitting."

"Transmission successful..."

At this moment, a cold voice came from the corridor: "How much longer?"

Nan'an turned his head when he heard the sound, and saw Lin Ze and several researchers walking over.

Compared to the frowning Jason, his expression was calm and calm, and there was no emotion in his silver eyes. He didn't look at Nan'an, pushed the door expressionlessly, and strode into the virtual area.

Nan'an followed suit.

But only for a few seconds, he took a few steps back, as if he was afraid of disturbing them.

So Nan'an obediently stayed outside the virtual area, at the side of the door, then opened the door and poked his head to look at Lin Ze.

The virtual area is still busy.

The screen keeps loading, transferring, and beeping.

Gradually, the staff began to evacuate, leaving only Lin Ze, Ellie, Jason and several police officers in the entire area.

After a few seconds, the scene fell into silence.

"The loading is complete." Lin Ze said coldly, "Prepare for simulation."

After his words fell, the researcher immediately opened the transparent cover, and the floating data strips showed colors, densely packed beside the seat, and one piece was loaded.

Seeing this, Nan An wanted to step forward, but met Lin Ze's silver eyes.

It seemed that for a moment, he understood the meaning behind those eyes - Lin Ze didn't want him to do the simulation together.

So Nan An took a few steps back and turned sideways to let the rest of the researchers pass.

Without any hesitation, in just a dozen seconds, the simulation started.

The whole room was no longer lit, the incandescent light faded, first it turned into a light gray, and then it was completely dark.

"drop."

"Drip-"

Two hurried sounds.

For some reason, these two sounds reminded Nan An of the sound of the machine checking the cubs at school.At that time, he made a wish on a shooting star, hoping that human society could return to normal.

So Nan'an lay down in front of the glass outside the virtual area, with her small face pressed tightly, looking in from the outside.

Familiar Luoshan streets.

Within Nan'an's visible range, almost all the buildings were destroyed.The gate of the research institute is no longer there, the arms and limbs of the robot are scattered all over the place, under the silvery white flesh, tiny electronic components are exposed, accompanied by a large number of scorched black wires, leaking electricity - it can be seen that under the solar wind, all The chips are broken down.

Under the washing of the rain, the bloodstains on the electronic components were all cleaned up, and a lot of human tissue had accumulated in the seat near the sewer, which had already turned into minced meat, and was scattered in a thin piece.

Just a few seconds of footage, the picture is very impactful.

Nan An closed his eyes in fear.

At this moment, a scream came from the virtual area.

The sound is not coherent, it can even be said to be intermittent.

——This is the shout of the photographer.

At this time, the police officer who shot the video ran and shouted anxiously: "Contact the police!! This is the R13 team, urgent help!!"

"Unidentified mechanical species were found in the western area!"

"Squad R13 requests support!!"

His camera shakes, and the scenes in the entire virtual area also change accordingly. The broken train falls to the ground, and heavy breathing sounds seem to be heard between the ruined walls.Immediately afterwards, the officer screamed again, and as he turned his gaze to the left, a piece of the screen shattered, and in the blurry gap, a black figure rushed towards him.

"They're getting closer—"

The video ends abruptly.

The lights in the entire virtual area came back on.

"What is this?" Jason lifted the glass cover and shouted, "A robot?"

"Impossible." Ellie shook her head: "The flow of high-energy particles can pass through all chips and electronic objects. It is logically impossible."

This is very clear.

It is also the reason why they chose to block the four cities.

As long as the solar wind is used to interfere with the operation of electrons, the robots occupying the city will be completely stopped.

"Is that a human?"

"It's impossible." Ellie said, "After the robot is broken through the chip, it will have a short-term riot. The blockade area ten years ago is an example."

The scene fell into silence again.

At this moment, Lin Ze walked to the console, tapped his fingertips, and dialed the communicator.

After a few seconds, the communication is connected.

"Hello, this is the data department."

"Institute Lin Ze, transfer to the virtual zone researchers."

Operator: "Okay, just a moment, please."

A female voice came from the communicator: "Hello, this is the data department of the virtual area."

"3 minutes and 23 seconds." Lin Ze said, "All the images in the shadow."

"Ok."

Another few seconds of silence.

At this moment, Ellie's communicator rang, and after it was connected, it was Biddle's call, saying that there had been new progress in abnormal fluctuations, please come to the research institute quickly.

Allie: "What now?"

Lin Ze: "The data department will contact you immediately if there is any news."

After finishing speaking, he walked out of the corridor without looking back, and countless researchers hurriedly followed behind.

Seeing this, Nan'an followed in small steps.

For some reason, there was always an indescribable premonition that enveloped him, so that when he circled the round earth, he accidentally staggered and fell forward.

The next second, his arm was caught, and Lin Ze pulled him with one hand, and a cold voice came: "Look at the road."

Nan'an: "OK."

But he was so uneasy, bad premonition welled up in his heart, besides, there was a strange fluctuation—just like when Jill was eating.

Nan An subconsciously clenched Lin Ze's sleeves.

They went all the way.

"Will the underground base be dangerous?" Nan'an asked in a low voice.

Before Lin Ze could answer, the researcher who followed him shook his head: "No."

"We have the most advanced artificial intelligence. Robots and humans cooperate with each other to carry out strict entrance guards." The researcher said, "Even if mechanical creatures on land want to capture the base, they must pass the base's entrance and the dome."

Nan'an nodded.

In fact, when you think about it, since the underground base was established, there have been no emergencies, including the aperture. Now it only has the function of lighting to tell the time.

Despite the emergency, happening on land, everything in the underground base is safe and secure.

Nan'an believes that it will be under control soon.

At this time, the roses in the land pavilion were still there. When Nan'an passed by, a few petals fell off and landed on the desert at the bottom.

The whole place is very quiet.

There are only footsteps, the whispers of researchers not far away, and the sound of robots running——

Until a dazzling red light appeared in the field of vision.

Nan'an stopped abruptly.

His little hand was still holding Lin Ze's experiment suit, and his eyes widened in disbelief.

It was emergency red, like a bursting tide, and it was flashing before them along hundreds of circles of light.