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A deafening roar suddenly erupted outside, and the entire spaceship shook violently, as if struck by the hand of a giant. Alarms blared: Warning! The ship is under attack! Warning! Oxygen reserves have dropped to 45%!
Chen Mo and I stumbled towards the command center. Through the cracked main screen, I saw Vegeta floating in the darkness of space, battling... another Vegeta? My brain couldn't process this information for a moment.
What the hell is going on? My eyes widened, and my finger unconsciously pressed on the weapon switch.
Su Mumu operated the monitoring system with a pale face, and blood seeped from the bandage on her shoulder: Ten minutes ago, Vegeta went out to check the external sensors, and then... suddenly a second him appeared.
In the scene, the moment the two Vegetas collided, a blinding white light erupted, illuminating the surrounding cosmic dust. They had the exact same fighting style, the same roaring expression, and even the cross-shaped scar on their left cheeks was identical. The only difference was that the mirror image Vegeta's pupils had an eerie silver-white hue.
"Mirror image..." Chen Mo murmured, his fingers rapidly typing on the holographic keyboard, pointing to Vegeta from the opposite universe. According to the energy readings, they were both entities composed of pure energy.
Suddenly, Vegeta roared through the communicator, accompanied by the booming sound of an energy explosion: "Don't just look! This guy isn't an illusion! His fists are harder than meteorites!"
I immediately activated my combat suit, nanomaterials coating my entire body like liquid: I'm going to help him! Mu Mu, your injuries haven't healed yet, stay here—
No! Su Mumu grabbed my arm. The temperature from her fingertips was unusually hot, almost burning my skin. The contact between matter from two universes would cause an annihilation reaction! Look!
She pulled up the energy scan. Each time the two Vegetas clashed, a tiny, black hole-like distortion was left behind, slowly spreading like ink drops on paper, engulfing the surrounding space. The scanner emitted a sharp alarm, indicating that these distortions were releasing astonishing energy.
Chen Mo gasped, his eyes widening behind his glasses: They were creating miniature singularities... If this continued...
It will form a passage to the system core. A clear, cold female voice suddenly came from behind. We turned around abruptly and saw that Agnes had been standing in the corner of the command cabin at some point. Her white hair shone silver under the emergency lights, and her golden clock eyes were fixed on the screen.
I instinctively shielded Su Mumu in front of me, and the energy sword popped out: How did you get on the ship?
"I've always been here," Agnes said calmly, her fingers lightly tracing a stream of flashing data across the control panel, leaving a trail that you simply hadn't noticed. Just as you hadn't noticed that the ship's navigation system had long been interfered with by the mirror universe.
Chu Ning's robotic arm clicked to switch to combat mode, its laser sight aimed at Anis's forehead: Explain clearly, or else—
Time is running out. Ignoring the threat, Anise pointed directly at the screen. "Look."
In the scene, the battle between the two Vegetas has reached its climax. They simultaneously unleash the Ultimate Flash, and the moment the two golden energy waves collide, space shatters like glass, revealing a black tunnel about three meters in diameter! The edges of the tunnel flicker with blue code like a data stream, and the interior is a bottomless darkness.
Annihilation Channel... Anise's golden pupils narrowed slightly, the clock hands began to spin faster, and the spacetime rift created by the annihilation of matter and antimatter led directly to the system core. This was a backdoor designed by the system's designers, used to...
Su Mumu suddenly groaned and knelt down. The bandage on her shoulder was torn, and the wound emitted a dazzling purple light. I quickly helped her up, but found that the blood vessels under her skin were also glowing with an eerie purple light, as clearly visible as wires on a circuit board.
Mu Mu!
"I'm alright..." She struggled to lift her head, a stream of green code flashing in her pupils. Lin Ye... the passage can't be left... the system is using it... to absorb energy from two universes... I can feel it...
Anise strode over, her palm hovering above Su Mumu's wound, golden light and purple energy intertwining: "Sooner than I expected... the vulnerability code within her is awakening. The system will detect it soon."
"What vulnerability code?" I demanded sharply, while noticing that Su Mumu's body temperature was abnormally high.
Before Anise could answer, the spaceship trembled violently again, like a small boat tossed about by a giant wave. On the screen, the black channel was expanding at a visible speed, and countless silver tentacles, like streams of data, emerged from it, coiling around the two Vegetas like snakes. The mirror image Vegeta was the first to be caught, letting out a non-human scream the moment it was bound by the tentacles, its body beginning to disintegrate into raw data streams.
Damn it! I rushed towards the hatch, my energy sword buzzing. I had to save him!
It was too late. Anise stopped me; her arm was as hard as steel, and... this was an opportunity.
"What opportunity? The opportunity to watch my comrades get killed?" I roared.
An opportunity to enter the system's core. Her golden eyes stared directly at me, the hour hand within them pointing to a strange number. The passage had formed; either destroy it now, or... we use it to strike at its heart. This was the only way to completely defeat the system.
Chen Mo quickly analyzed the data, a dangerous red light flashing on the holographic screen: the channel stability was only 37%, and the risk of forcibly passing through was extremely high.
"Vegeta won't last much longer!" Chu Ning interrupted him, deploying all the weapons on his mechanical arm. "Make a decision now!"
I looked at Su Mumu, who was panting in pain; her lips had turned an unnatural purple. She shook her head slightly, her voice barely a whisper: "Don't worry about me...stop the system...it's using us..."
The command center suddenly plunged into complete darkness, and all systems simultaneously crashed. Only the purple light emanating from Su Mumu's wounds illuminated everyone's astonished faces, casting distorted shadows on the cabin walls. The air was thick with the smell of ozone, and I could feel static electricity pulsating on my skin.
In the darkness, Anise's voice was exceptionally clear: Lin Ye, choose. To be a savior... or a terminator?
The holographic projection suddenly restarted automatically, displaying a chilling image—a gigantic golden eye slowly emerged from the black corridor, its pupil composed of countless rotating codes. It stared at us through the screen, and my brain was immediately assaulted by a sharp pain.
[Found you, vulnerability exploit]
The mechanical voice rang directly in my mind, not through my ears, but directly stimulating my nerves. Su Mumu let out a heart-wrenching scream, and purple energy erupted from her body like a volcanic eruption, the shockwave blasting everyone away!
I slammed heavily against the bulkhead, the sound of metal denting echoing through me simultaneously with the sharp pain in my ribs. Through my blurred vision, I saw Su Mumu suspended in mid-air, purple energy forming a cocoon-like structure around her, enveloping her like a butterfly's pupa. Even more terrifying, hundreds of data tentacles emerged from the black passage, rapidly extending towards the spaceship like a swarm of hungry snakes!
"Activate emergency protocol!" Chen Mo shouted, blood streaming from his forehead and one lens of his glasses shattered.
Chu Ning's mechanical arm extended a laser blade, and the energy core overloaded, emitting a blinding blue light: It's too late! Prepare for boarding action!
Anise stood still, raising her hand. The golden clock began to rotate in reverse, its hands clicking: "Lin Ye, remember—what the system fears most isn't power, but..."
Her voice was drowned out by a piercing metallic tearing sound. The data tentacles ripped a three-meter-long gash through the hull, and the vacuum instantly swept away all unsecured objects. My body was pulled towards the rift, my fingers gripping the handrails so tightly that my knuckles turned white from the force.
Just as I was about to be sucked out of the spaceship, I saw the most horrifying scene—the energy cocoon ruptured, and Su Mumu opened her eyes, but those eyes had completely turned into the system's unique gold color, with endless streams of data flowing through her pupils.
[Recycling process initiated]
Her lips moved mechanically, emitting only a cold system notification tone. Data tentacles gently wrapped around her limbs, pulling her towards the black tunnel as if she were a precious treasure.
"No!" My shout was drowned out by the ship's alarm. At that critical moment, a golden beam shot from Anise's hand, striking Su Mumu who was being dragged away. Purple and golden energies collided violently, erupting in a dazzling light...
Chapter 96 The Data Torrent
The moment the golden light engulfed my vision, I felt my body disintegrate into countless data fragments. When my vision cleared again, we were standing in a space composed of flowing code.
This is... the system core? I raised my hand and saw faint data streams flickering under my skin.
All around was an endless white void, and the ground was composed of constantly changing hexagonal light grids. In the distance stood countless translucent data pillars, each containing creatures of various forms.
Warning! Unauthorized access detected! A mechanical female voice came from all directions.
Chen Mo quickly activated the holographic scanner: The spatial structure is unstable; we can only stay for a maximum of thirty minutes, otherwise—
His words were interrupted by a sudden alarm. The ground shook violently, and dozens of data vortexes rose hundreds of meters away, from which familiar figures emerged.
"Are you kidding me...?" Chu Ning's robotic arm creaked and groaned.
Those are enemies we've defeated before—Sabo, Dodoria, the Ginyu Force, and even Frieza. But now they're covered in flowing code, and their eyes glow with an eerie red light.
A puppet of data backup. Anise's white hair flutters in the wind of data; the system has archived all the enemies you've defeated.
Frieza's lips twisted into an unnatural smile: [Threat target detected, cleanup process initiated]
Suddenly, Number 18 pressed her temple: "Wait... there will be an attack from the left in three seconds!" As soon as she finished speaking, three energy waves came from the left, which we narrowly avoided.
How did you know? I looked at her in surprise.
Number 18 looked at his hands in confusion: I don't know... After those data streams entered my body, I was able to see some fragments.
She absorbed the system data! Anise's golden clock eyes spun rapidly, briefly granting her precognitive abilities, but it wouldn't last long!
[Abnormal process detected, prioritize elimination] The mechanical voice sounded again. All digitized enemies launched an attack simultaneously, unleashing a torrent of energy blasts.
"Scatter!" I roared, raising an energy shield.
Vegeta charged straight into the enemy ranks, his ki blast sweeping across the area: These imposters are much weaker than the originals!
"Don't underestimate them!" Chen Mo shouted as he fired. "They can regenerate infinitely in this space!"
Sure enough, the defeated enemies quickly turned into data streams and disappeared, only to re-form nearby. I noticed that Number Eighteen's eyes were becoming increasingly unfocused; her precognitive abilities were clearly draining her energy.
"How much longer can Number 18 hold on?" I asked, slipping to her side.
She bit her lip and shook her head: The image is getting blurrier... but there's something in front of me... something very important...
Trunks suddenly pointed into the distance: There! There's a glowing structure!
At the center of countless data pillars, a massive golden polyhedron floated, its surface flowing with intricate runes. Even from this distance, I could feel the oppressive aura emanating from it.
"The core of the system!" Anise shouted. "It must be destroyed!"
Her words were interrupted by a shrill electronic sound. Trunks suddenly collapsed to his knees, clutching his head and groaning in pain.
Trunks! I was about to step forward when Number Eighteen suddenly grabbed me.
"Don't go over there!" Her voice was filled with fear. I saw him...attacking us...
As if to confirm her words, Trunks suddenly looked up, his eyes now blood red like his enemy's. He mechanically raised his sword and slashed at Chen Mo, who was closest to him.
Watch out! Chu Ning's robotic arm blocked the attack in time, sparks flying everywhere.
Chen Mo staggered backward: He was infected! The system was rewriting his data!
[Subsidiary program loading complete] Trunks' voice was mixed with electronic noise, and the blade glowed with an ominous red light.
Vegeta stood in his way: Kid, wake up!
The father and son exchanged dozens of blows in an instant. Trunks's moves became unusually ruthless, completely unlike his usual style. Even more terrifying, his wounds were instantly repaired by the data stream.
"Don't hurt him!" Number Eighteen shouted anxiously. "We must sever his connection to the system!"
I looked around; the enemy was closing in. Anise was maintaining a fragile protective shield, but cracks were already appearing. Su Mumu remained unconscious, protected behind Chu Ning.
"Number 18, can you still use your precognitive abilities?" I asked anxiously, "Find a way to break this!"
She closed her eyes, beads of sweat rolling down her forehead: It's too chaotic... the data flow is too strong... wait! She suddenly pointed at Su Mumu; there's something inside her... that can interfere with the system!
Just then, Su Mumu's fingers suddenly twitched. She slowly opened her eyes, her pupils flashing with alternating purple and gold light.
Lin... Night... Her voice seemed to come from a very far place, and I saw... the true face of the system...
A burst of purple energy erupted from her body, spreading out in ripples. All the digitized enemies that were touched experienced a brief lag, and Trunks also froze in place, a struggling expression on his face.
"Now!" Anise shouted, "To the core!"
I picked up the weak Su Mumu: Lead the way!
We broke through the enemy's encirclement and charged towards the golden polyhedron. As we drew closer, I felt an indescribable sense of oppression, as if every cell in my body was being scanned.
"Put me down..." Su Mumu whispered. "I can interfere with it..."
I carefully placed her down. She wobbled as she straightened up and placed her hands on the surface of the polyhedron. Purple energy spread across the golden surface like vines, and the polyhedron began to flicker irregularly.
[Alert! Core protocols under attack! Activate final defense!]
The entire space shook violently, and countless cracks appeared in the ground. Even more terrifying, the data pillars shattered one after another, releasing all the creatures inside, which surged towards us.
Buy time! Vegeta and Trunks, who had regained some consciousness, stood back to back, fending off the surging tide of enemies.
Su Mumu's body began to glow, the purple energy growing stronger: it was afraid... what the system was afraid of was...
Suddenly, a crack appeared on the surface of the polyhedron, and blinding golden light shot out from it. In the light, I saw a chilling sight—countless mirror universes floated in the void like bubbles, each containing a different version of ourselves repeating a similar fate.
It's creating more universes... Su Mumu's voice begins to distort, swallowing all possibilities... becoming the sole existence...
Anise suddenly grabbed my shoulder: "Lin Ye, the moment of truth has arrived! Destroy the core now, and all the mirror universes will disappear, including the people inside!"
I stared at her in shock: You mean... us who killed countless worlds?