Overturned Tower

Just a moment's pause.

The melodious minuet playing in the corridor stopped abruptly.

"...Don't be afraid, I'll be here right away."

From the loudspeaker that was originally playing music, Delphinium's steady voice slowly sounded: "I have just called the backup float vehicle, and I will be able to get on the vehicle in one minute and twenty seconds. The journey is eleven minutes, and I will be there by then. Breaking through the window...three minutes is probably enough time."

"——You are not allowed to come!"

The inferior's eyes flashed with real anger: "It's absolutely too late, this is a conspiracy -"

But Delphinium interrupted him without hesitation: "I am the minister, I have the final say. I am the best psychic hacker in Happy Island. If I can't solve it, no one can.

"We can't let it go and let innocent people sacrifice...even just one person. Otherwise, wouldn't we really become the company's dogs?"

But that's different——

The bad guys want to plead their case.

His will was very clear - this time the Veil of Ignorance specifically asked for it.

It was a system that could only be unlocked by the "psychic hacker" intrusion mode.

What are the intrusion characteristics of psychic hackers?

Being able to use psychic powers in the Matrix... and another feature is that the psychic hacker cannot exit immediately.

If a safe exit is not possible, the soul will remain in the matrix and the body will become a vegetative state.

This must be a trap - the bomb will probably only have seconds left at the end.

But this time the bomb was different from the previous two, and it couldn't be left alone.

If it cannot be dismantled, the bad guy must kill the child instantly to prevent the bomb from exploding and destroying the floor.

But in that case... not only did he kill an innocent person, but the damaged program would also keep Delphinium's soul inside and destroy it together.

——Can he bet?

Do you believe Delphinium can do all this?

He did want to believe it.

But what if... what if?

Even if he breaks the window and escapes with Delphinium, Delphinium will turn into a vegetative state and the bomb will explode; if he kills the child at the last moment, the bomb will not explode, but Delphinium will still turn into a vegetative state, and he Committed murder.

If he escapes at this time, the bomb will explode and the floor will still collapse...

There seems to be only one option left.

If this child is killed before Delphinium arrives...

There will only be two victims.

The innocent people he killed, and himself.

The inferior must not be judged, otherwise it will be a carnival of sin... It is best to die without a burial and become "disappeared".

He can do this.

If Delphinium's chip is used to explode the strongest spiritual energy in the body, the sound waves can directly shock him into mincemeat. Melt quietly into this world.

——Based solely on the number of victims, this seems to be the best choice.

"……if."

The inferior lowered his head and stared at the boy who was wearing a mask and whose body was still shaking slightly - the boy seemed to realize something.

His voice was as dry as sandpaper: "If you really have to..."

"Don't talk nonsense!"

The Inferior just started to speak, and Delphinium guessed what the Inferior wanted to say, and she interrupted without hesitation: "Believe me, I am the best psychic hacker... I can do it."

"This bastard wanted to make me suffer, so he separated me from all my relatives——"

"——So, he won't let you die here. There must be a solution to this bomb."

Delphinium's cold and calm voice sounded methodically: "You have lost your calm. I order you to obey my command."

"……yes."

"Listen, I won't be able to use the disc once I get in the car. I'll be disconnected for a while, but don't worry... I just asked Russell to come up and help you.

"He's also a network security engineer, and he might be able to conduct an intrusion first - if he doesn't want to connect, you can ask him to help cut off those people's limbs. He has a charter and has learned swordsmanship.

"——The car has arrived, I'm going offline."

After saying that, Delphinium's voice disappeared instantly.

And after her voice disappeared.

"Support..."

The Iron Mask, who had been silent for a long time, sneered and made a distorted voice: "It's too late.

"I have arranged four 'bodyguards' with a transformation degree of over 70% to wait on the first floor, armed with live ammunition, to assassinate people who enter the room. This was originally prepared for you... but if your newcomer blocks this for you If it were a calamity, he would probably be dead by now."

"He can't die."

The bad guy, who regained his composure again, frowned and replied calmly.

"You believe him so much?"

Mask asked rhetorically.

The inferior did not answer the question, but replied: "Since you don't know that Russell is still alive, it means that you are unable to observe the situation on the first floor. After the minister spoke, you stopped talking... I thought of two possibilities.

As he said that, the inferior stood among the people standing quietly, slowly took out a metal lighter, lit it, and lit a cigarette for himself.

The moment the lighter was lit, the crowd who stood silently like statues fell to the ground in pain and twitched.

And at the moment when the inferior forcefully closed the lighter as if to vent his anger.

A sharp, thunderous sound exploded in their minds.

——The prosthetic bodies of those bodyguards whose hearing was suppressed began to short-circuit and sparks burst out.

Although these bodyguards are not equipped with weapons, they can definitely be regarded as "elite", but in front of the inferior ones, they are like straw that has been harvested in pieces.

"Either let Delphinium not be disturbed and come over as soon as possible; or you are worried that the abnormal network waveform when you speak will be tracked by Delphinium.

"Then I guess the intrusion method you used this time should be different from before... just like the bomb this time is also different.

"You're nearby, right."

The inferior replied affirmatively: "The straight-line distance is definitely not far, it is in this building. Considering safety, I guess you are on the first floor... are you in the nightclub hall?"

Iron Mask did not reply.

At this moment, the elevator lights up.

Russell walked out quickly.

"Do you need help?"

He was holding the activated red light blade in his right hand. Before he even got close to the bad guy, he had already asked: "Who do you want me to kill?"

An extremely short, powerful, and crisp inquiry.

Originally, Russell thought that the inferior ones faced a tough battle... He had to remain vigilant and not to hold back the inferior ones.

When I came up, I saw corpses lying on the ground.

...I guess it's because I can't last up the damage, so it's painful. Usually there are arresting team members around the bad guy, who are mainly responsible for beating away the people he beats down.

Presumably my own positioning is similar.

"Or," Russell felt that his words were murderous, even impatient, and not good for his own image... so he quickly asked tactfully again, "Do you want me to paralyze them?"

Russell didn't know.

His previous question caused the inferior to be shaken for a moment.

It wasn't just a misjudgment of Russell's character - he once thought he was a timid and gentle child, but he didn't expect it... Cats are ferocious beasts after all.

The main thing is that the bad guy even had a moment to seriously consider... whether to let Russell kill the child.

After all, the "hero's" murder responsibility seems to be lighter...?

--No.

"...It's so ugly."

The inferior took a deep breath of cigarette and murmured softly.

...as inferior as me.

How dare you think so...

"What?"

"nothing."

The inferior said calmly, took off the cigarette butt that was highlighted by taking a deep breath, and pressed it firmly into the palm of his left hand.

The severe pain made his thinking clear instantly.

Passing the buck is inexcusable.

People forget their mistakes, but bad people wish they could remember.

This is necessary punishment.

——Punishment for daring to have such depraved thoughts.

There were already six or seven such burn marks on the palm of his left hand.

Enduring the pain of the high temperature scorching the skin, the voice of the inferior did not waver at all: "Cut off their legs so that they can't get up - as fast as possible."

"This is simple."

Russell responded briskly.

The cat, which was walking slowly, suddenly lowered its body and its pupils turned into vertical pupils.

Like a hunter, he jumped out like lightning.

His movement was so fast that it almost turned into an afterimage, and only a red light and shadow could be seen jumping around.

There are no special tricks.

If you slow down, you just rush over and slash - and then slash again and again with precision within the range, until the next time you need to move your body, you rush to the next wave of people again.

More than two-thirds of these people did not hold weapons, and all of them were tortured by the inferior's spiritual power until they had almost no strength to resist.

Some people can barely stand, while more people are lying on their stomachs.

And even for those who are standing and holding weapons, Russell will throw the sharp blade in his hand - it will cut these people to the ground remotely, and Russell's body will not approach them at all.

It's just like cleaning, precise and fast.

In less than three minutes, all their legs were removed by Russell. Not much more difficult than taking apart a crab.

"Anything else?"

Russell exhaled, took two breaths, and asked.

His tense muscles slowly relaxed, and the sweat on his collar was visibly steaming.

"...I'm not sure whether you can do it."

The inferior frowned: "But I have to explain the risks to you first."

After that, the inferior quickly told Russell the "rules of the game".

"I appreciate you cutting off their legs, which greatly reduces the pressure on our end."

The inferior spoke slowly: "You are still a newcomer, there is no need to participate in such dangerous actions... Trust us. By the way, you can help evacuate the crowd when you leave... It is best to use the people in the lobby on the first floor Register this."

His voice was very calm and seemed to be full of confidence as usual, and he was even comforting Russell.

After saying that, the inferior handed over the green monocle.

But Russell took a deep breath and didn't pick it up.

"No need to wait for the delphinium to come."

Russell replied extremely seriously and sincerely: "Let me do it.

"——I can do this, I really can."