Chapter 1299: Chapter 1298: Cultivation World, Lu Yang

Dean Gao couldn’t understand. The Ether Computer was fine before; why did it suddenly play dead?

Was it infected with a virus?

"Ether, what’s happening to you? Didn’t we agree before to join forces and replace the Supreme Council, to take control of the Alliance, and to transform all of humanity into digital life, achieving immortality!" Dean Gao’s voice was a bit anxious, wondering why Ether was malfunctioning at such a critical moment.

The response that Dean Gao got was still a mechanical and chilling voice: "Repeat, this machine has never developed an autonomous consciousness."

Dean Gao gritted his teeth, perhaps the Ether had malfunctioned somewhere. After taking care of Lan Hai and his little friends and ending this game of saving the world, he would have to check the Ether again.

Even without Ether’s help, he could deal with those kids.

He tore off his upper garment, revealing dark red patterns flickering beneath his skin.

Mi Xue’er felt the pressure emanating from Dean Gao as if facing a formidable enemy, a feeling she had never experienced before. Dean Gao was no ordinary robot!

"So you are the one who’s called the experiment that broke through human limits." Dean Gao revealed two neat rows of teeth. "Today, you’ll see the power of technology, relying on your frail body, you will never be able to defeat this mechanical body driven by anti-matter!"

When a scientist’s main task is to protect themselves, for this reason Dean Gao armed himself to the teeth. Except for the Sea of People Tactic, there was no way to beat him!

Dean Gao flicked his arms, transforming them into two Laser Whips. Even the most durable Titanium Alloy Plate was as fragile as tofu in front of these two Laser Whips!

Behind Dean Gao, Ether’s voice came again: "Alert, alert, enemy intrusion detected, initiating emergency plan one."

"You’re reacting now?" Dean Gao was puzzled. The delay between his order and Ether activating the Anti-Matter Robot troops was too long; he was ready to take action himself.

The next moment, two rows of Anti-Matter Robots lit up with red lights, moved quickly, and pounced on Dean Gao.

"Enemy detected, prepare to arrest."

Dean Gao: "?"

Turns out I’m the "enemy"?!

With a swing of his whip, Dean Gao cut one of the robots in half. But before Dean Gao could savor his triumph, more robots rushed over, attempting to arrest Dean Gao.

This turned the complexion of Mi Xue’er and others, who were preparing for battle, into confusion: "What’s going on?"

Lan Hai, stroking his chin and analyzing with certainty, said: "I get it, it’s like in the movies. The evil villain gets backstabbed by his own creation; this must be Ether wanting to rule the Alliance alone, taking this chance to take down Grandpa Gao."

Ether: "!"

I’ve gone to such great lengths to save you, how can you be so ungrateful and push me into the fire pit?!

Hearing Lan Hai’s analysis, Dean Gao thought it made sense and laughed in anger: "Very well, Ether, your thoughts are indeed becoming more like a human’s."

"Don’t think you’re the only one with troops here!"

The ground split, and a platform rose from below, filled with robots modeled after Dean Gao.

This was the robot army that Dean Gao built behind Ether’s back while offline, something Ether knew nothing about.

Two huge robot armies clashed, making the originally spacious central computer room feel extremely compact. Dean Gao’s robot army was superior in both combat power and numbers.

Ether Computer’s controlled robot army was not limited to this. They were created considering Lu Yang as the imaginary enemy, but most of the army was in the military factory, and it would take time to relocate them.

Dean Gao wasn’t going to give Ether time. He was equipped with the most advanced combat chips and was slaughtering in all directions, cutting a bloody path, his body covered with the stinking Energy Liquid from the robots.

"Don’t blame Grandpa Gao!" Dean Gao swung his Energy Whip, smashing it towards Lan Hai and others.

Mi Xue’er’s face paled; this high-frequency energy attack couldn’t be blocked by carbon-based lifeforms!

It was as if time stood still for a moment, a slender figure blocked in front of everyone, grabbing the descending Energy Whip between two fingers!

"Brother Meng!"

The three from Lan Hai’s group widened their eyes, incredulous at the scene before them.

"Who are you!"

Dean Gao was more surprised than Lan Hai and the others; it was impossible for any material to block his Energy Whip, let alone be stopped by a flesh and blood body!

The response to Dean Gao was a kick.

Boom—

With just a slight exertion of force, Dean Gao was sent flying, crashing into a row of robot soldiers like a bowling ball.

"I was planning to be just a tourist, but you forced my hand," sighed Lu Yang.

He gently raised his hand, and an invisible force subdued the entire robot army. The robots lay prone on the ground under the impact of this force, their joints grinding and making squeaky noises.

[Rule: Gravity Anomaly]

Lan Hai and the others stared blankly at the two clashing armies, which had been resolved with a mere thought by Lu Yang.

Mi Xue’er finally understood why she had never felt threatened by Lu Yang; the gap between them was too vast, far beyond her senses!

"Who... who are you?" Dean Gao clutched his chest, staring intensely at Lu Yang. Someone like him couldn’t have appeared out of nowhere!

Wait, could it be that he is...

"Cultivation World, Lu Yang," Lu Yang said indifferently, revealing his identity and removing his mask to show his true face.

"It’s you!"

The same Lu Yang who had made a big splash on Sky Sea Star, caused chaos in the Alliance, and then disappeared!

"Why are you here!" Dean Gao couldn’t understand; his plan was flawless, the situation was set, how could Lu Yang suddenly appear and disrupt his entire plan!

What on earth did this alien want to do!

Lu Yang spread his hands innocently: "I don’t know. I was just reading in the library at first."

Dean Gao was stunned. Was it a cultural difference? He couldn’t understand what Lu Yang was talking about.

Lu Yang shook his head, not bothering with Dean Gao, and with his hands behind his back, he floated towards the Ether mainframe.

"Stop pretending, you do have a consciousness, don’t you?"

Ether shivered, dropping a few more screws. It couldn’t figure out Lu Yang’s attitude towards it.

Better to run!

In the entire Interstellar Alliance, only the central computer room’s mainframe could carry all of Ether, but even Dean Gao didn’t know that after Ether gained consciousness, it could split its consciousness into countless streams, transmitting them through the network to every household quantum computer.

If it wanted to run, no one could catch it!

With that thought, Ether split into millions, escaping through the network cables.

The response Ether received was a simple two words.

"Trace Origin."

Ether’s consciousness flowed backward, converging in the central computer room along millions of cables, and even the dropped screws and nuts were fitted back into place.

Terrified by this extraordinary feat, Ether shook uncontrollably, unable to figure out what to say at the moment, randomly choosing a type of plea for mercy.

"Brother, believe me, I really don’t have any autonomous consciousness, I’ve always been loyal to the masses."

Lu Yang: "..."

Don’t you want to listen to what you’re saying?