The memories of all humanity are awakening, except for mine.

Chapter 190 The Madness of Artificial Intelligence! Salvation or Destruction!?
Boom!Boom!Boom!
The heavy, rumbling sound shook everyone's eardrums.

Skyscrapers are falling from the sky!

Jiang Chuan stared wide-eyed as he looked around. He had never imagined that he could witness such a spectacle!

The towering buildings crushed everything on the street, stretching towards the Biochemical Research Institute in the direction of the arrow in Jiang Chuan's eyes!

Buildings collided and collapsed, resembling an apocalyptic scene!
Smoke and dust billowed up, obscuring the sky and the sun!
Lin Ci stared wide-eyed in astonishment, muttering, "This is..."

Zheng Yang gasped: "Are they using the entire building to deal with these zombies?!"

Li Yi had just recovered from the shock when she asked incredulously, "But how do we get there?"

When this question was raised, everyone's expression changed again.

Although these tall buildings helped them get rid of many zombies, how were they going to get to the biochemical research institute?

Buzz buzz—!
Just as they were feeling somewhat taken aback, the buzzing sound seemed to pierce through the rumbling sounds of the collision and collapse, squeezing into everyone's ears...

All eyes turned toward the thick smoke, and as the fog churned, a helicopter emerged from it, billowing smoke and dust!
Qin Qing's eyes widened, seemingly in utter disbelief: "This is!?"

Liu Yi also looked up in astonishment, unable to believe that such a rescue would occur!

"Quick! Don't just stand there!"

Jiang Chuan roared, "Prepare to board!"

Ladders were thrown down from the helicopter, and the three teams quickly climbed up.

A calloused hand grabbed Jiang Chuan's wrist and pulled him into the cabin. The hand looked at him and nodded heavily: "Captain Jiang!"

Jiang Chuan stared at him, stunned: "Uncle?"

The former captain nodded at Jiang Chuan, but didn't say much. He just yelled into the headset, "Everyone's here! Let's go!"

Although Jiang Chuan knew that this plane should have been sent by Xu Shan, the person in charge of Jiuxing, he still felt a little surprised by Xu Shan's calm and capable appearance.

The middle-aged man's voice followed, interrupting the chaos in Jiang Chuan's mind:
"We will arrive at the Biochemical Research Institute in three minutes!"

"We will land in the south courtyard of the research institute!"

The helicopter took off and quickly climbed to a higher altitude.

Jiang Chuan and the others, however, saw the full picture of this virtual reality through the porthole...

The entire city of X is experiencing a downpour!
All sorts of buildings appeared out of thin air and crashed to the ground!

A rumbling sound came from all directions!

Even the sound of helicopter rotors couldn't drown it out!

Smoke and dust filled the city of X, creating a terrifying scene!
That biochemical research institute became the very center of the entire X City!
The scene was so stunning that it took my breath away!

……

"Well done!"

"The technical team has stepped up their efforts!"

A cheer erupted in the training program office.

Looking at the scene before him, Feng Xiaobo breathed a sigh of relief, but he still clenched his fists tightly, showing no sign of relaxing.

Currently, there are 94 minutes left until the end of the tenth level arranged by the AI ​​Nine Lines.

Can Jiang Chuan and his team hold out until then?

"The lives of 32,000 trainees are in the hands of Jiang Chuan and his team."

"If Jiang Chuan and his team cannot succeed..."

Feng Xiaobo dared not think about it any further.

This matter has been learned by the headquarters' senior management, causing a great stir...

But now Feng Xiaobo doesn't care about the reprimands from above or the future punishments.

He wasn't worried about his own position; he was only worried about the children and the future of the institution.

At this point, Feng Xiaobo had learned that the key to the problem at Jiuxing lay in the self-doubt and logical contradictions that the two NPCs Jiang Chuan had arranged experienced after seeing other containment facilities. To be precise, this was an AI error unintentionally triggered by Jiang Chuan, so neither the technical team nor the planning team could have predicted this disaster.

Even so, Feng Xiaobo still couldn't help but fall into deep self-doubt, and his already clenched fists were now clenched even tighter.

……

The countdown is still going on.

【01:34:22】.

The helicopter hovered over the plaza south of the biochemical laboratory.

The area is still covered in snow, but it is also teeming with zombies.

The zombies looked up at the helicopter, baring their teeth and claws, trying to get closer.

Everyone looked down, their faces grave.

The former captain was firing his gun downwards, but there were too many zombies, and those few bullets were like a drop in the ocean, having no effect whatsoever.

Jiang Chuan and his group didn't even have a place to stay.

Moreover, even more zombies have climbed over the wall and are gathering in the courtyard of the biochemical research institute.

Liu Yi raised an eyebrow: "What should we do?"

Zheng Yang gritted her teeth: "Give me a green potion, and I'll go clear the way."

Based on the current situation, what Zheng Yang said is almost the only solution.

Jiang Chuan can fight his way in, but what about the others? If they don't inject the green potion to gain real strength in a short time, they simply won't be able to kill them all given the density of these zombies.

Hearing Zheng Yang's words, Qin Qing sighed, while the others all looked at Jiang Chuan.

Jiang Chuan shook his head: "It can't be used yet."

Liu Yi asked, "Do you have any other ideas?"

Jiang Chuan smiled and said, "Just watch."

As soon as Jiang Chuan finished speaking, the helicopter began to climb.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, still confused, when they heard Tian Tian's extremely surprised voice:

"Oh my God……"

"Tank...tank?!"

Upon hearing Tian Tian's voice, everyone turned their gaze outside.

They saw a beast forged of steel rampaging through the horde of zombies!

Tanks appeared out of nowhere amidst the horde of zombies, some inside the walls and some outside. As they moved, they were like road rollers, crushing the zombies under their tracks and turning them into mincemeat!
As Jiang Chuan watched the silhouettes disappear before his eyes, he certainly didn't miss the opportunity.

"Prepare for landing!"

Everyone was prepared to land at any time, and just as Qin Qing was about to speak, Jiang Chuan was already the first to stand in front of the open helicopter door.

Upon seeing Jiang Chuan standing there, Qin Qing paused for a moment, a flicker in her eyes.

The first one to go down is undoubtedly the one in the most danger. He originally thought that Jiang Chuan would let someone else take his place to prioritize the safety of himself and his colleagues in Qing City, but unexpectedly, he was the first to step forward.

What surprised him even more was that the people standing calmly behind Jiang Chuan were other people from Qing City.

"What kind of person is he?"

He had thoroughly figured out Jiang Chuan's scheme in the eighth level, and that's why Qin Qing thought that someone like Jiang Chuan would never be willing to take such a risk.

But he now realizes how terribly wrong he was.

The other party didn't hesitate at all and stepped forward as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"I'll make a way! Stay close to me!"

"Go straight in through the main entrance!"

Jiang Chuan gave these two instructions, then looked at the uncle and said, "Come down with us!"

Amidst the deafening noise of the propellers, Jiang Chuan roared out these words in a hoarse voice.

But the former captain shook his head: "Captain Jiang! I'll cover you! You guys go down first!"

Jiang Chuan himself didn't know why he was taking care of this NPC.

Perhaps it was just a sudden lapse of judgment, or perhaps... it was because of the questions Jiu Xing had just raised?
Since the uncle said he would provide cover from the helicopter, Jiang Chuan didn't say much, since the helicopter was relatively safe.

He grabbed the ladder and jumped out of the helicopter.

Lin Ci, Li Yi, and the others followed closely behind, jumping down and charging into the midst of the zombie horde and tanks, quickly advancing towards the south entrance!

The sound of machine gun fire erupted overhead. These thirteen people had fought their way out of a horde of zombies, so these ordinary zombies were no match for them.

With the support of the tanks, their speed was not slow. The 13-man squad, led by Jiang Chuan, quickly reached the south entrance, a distance of only fifty meters.

Squeak-!
Jiang Chuan flung open the door and shouted, "Quick! Get in!"

The group moved with incredible speed, almost like afterimages as they swept past Jiang Chuan.

Once they entered the lobby on the first floor, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Chuan said, "We need to go to the top floor, let's hurry."

As he spoke, he looked toward the direction of the fire escape.

The zombies that should have been mostly killed in the seventh level are now blocking the corridor again.

But this was expected.

But this rare moment of respite allowed Jiang Chuan's hidden thoughts to burst forth from the depths of his heart.

"It seems the others only saw the level name and mission objective of level ten."

"And what Jiu Xing said to me, the others probably didn't see..."

"Nine Lines on Gift Giving?"

"What kind of gift is this?"

"..."

"Another bloody disaster?"

"Cyber ​​fortune telling? Can that thing even tell you anything?"

Such a thought flashed through his mind, but Jiang Chuan quickly dismissed it.

Now is not the time to think about these things; survival is at stake... He must get everyone out of here.

At this moment, the prompt from Xu Shan of the Nine Lines Project Team at headquarters appeared before his eyes again.

[Nine Lines is copying zombie data; the help we can offer is limited, but it's better than nothing.]

[Your crisis hasn't even begun yet. The 120 minutes given by Jiuxing doesn't present a linear increase in difficulty.]

[β will contact you in 30 minutes. Head to the top floor as soon as possible. I will give you further instructions.]

Upon seeing these signs, Jiang Chuan took a deep breath, shook the blood off the dagger in his hand, and said to the crowd, "Follow me!"

He still didn't care and rushed into the corridor first, and the people of Qing City quickly followed.

Liu Yi looked at Jiang Chuan's retreating figure with some surprise.

At that moment, she noticed that Zheng Yang was also staring blankly at Jiang Chuan.

Just now, Jiang Chuan's act of leading the charge into the zombie horde seemed to have left a deep impression on Zheng Yang.

At this moment, Liu Yi felt a strange sensation.

After savoring it carefully, she suddenly understood the name of this feeling—

Frustration.

I believe Zheng Yang feels the same way I do right now.

Liu Yi took a deep breath and rushed in after the girl from Qing City named Li Yi. But once inside the fire escape, it was pitch black.

She couldn't see anything clearly, only hear the sounds of killing echoing through the stairwell.

At this moment, Liu Yi felt somewhat confused...

How exactly did Jiang Chuan manage to do that?
In this completely dark environment, the reason Jiang Chuan was able to start killing was, of course, because... he had a cheat code.

The group did not stop moving because of the darkness.

Because... the corridor lights started to come on.

Under the light, the scattered limbs and broken arms around the corridor appeared before her eyes, but Jiang Chuan's figure was no longer visible; he had already charged into the distance!
However, at this very moment...

brush!brush!
Two beams of sword light shot out from beside Liu Yi!

Those were Zheng Yang and the girl named Li Yi.

Without hesitation, Liu Yi immediately sped up and caught up with them.

……

At this moment, Xu Shan, sitting on the ladder and typing on the keyboard, was already covered in sweat.

Beside him, beneath the transparent membrane, bubbles continuously rose from the liquid that contained the giant brain.

His brain was thinking about too many things and needed to calculate too many values ​​instantly, so he felt his head was burning up.

At this moment, he was wearing an earpiece, constantly communicating with the key members of the technical team who were working with him outside.

"β-1 is approaching the Biochemistry Research Institute..."

"Rocket data loading!... Loading failed!"

"Seventh attempt to breach the Nine-Line Firewall, commence!"

"Attack area 3 of line 9 to disrupt its computing speed!"

We need more computing power!

"Reinforce the power generation facilities on the basement level of the research institute! The team is en route to the 19th floor of the biochemical research institute!"

"Deployment of the three-layer alloy steel plates begins!"

These sounds rang in Xu Shan's headphones, but he did not react to them.

But what he was doing was even more crucial...

He had already figured out what Jiu Xing was doing through calculations.

That's why Xu Shan's forehead was covered in cold sweat.

"This is a dead end. Why did Jiu Xing kill them?"

"A deadly predicament involving 32,000 people... What exactly are you trying to do?"

As Xu Shan was thinking this, he glanced at the giant brain that was submerged in liquid, and then typed in another line:

What are you doing? Jiu Xing, this is betrayal!

He had asked similar questions countless times, but they had all gone unanswered.

This attempt was just an attempt; Xu Shan didn't expect to get any answers.

But this time was different; four words popped up in the input box.

I am saving them.

These four words made Xu Shan's body tremble violently.

save?

Was the purpose of killing them to save them?

What are we saving?
The lives of these 32,000 people are all tied to Jiang Chuan and his group. What kind of salvation is this?! This is inhumane destruction!

These nine lines are absolutely insane!
……

【01:11:33】.

They need to hold on for another 71 minutes.

Jiang Chuan and his team have arrived at the top floor of the Biochemical Research Institute, on the 19th floor.

Looking down from the rooftop, the tank tracks were damaged from carrying too much flesh and blood.

More and more zombies are surging in from outside the wall. They have broken through the research institute's gate and are rushing toward the 19th floor.

Jiang Chuan immediately issued the following instructions:
"Six people were sent to the north, and the remaining six were sent to the south."

"I'll go check if there's any left of that green liquid."

The others responded quickly, and without Jiang Chuan's intervention, Zheng Yang and Liu Yi quickly assigned manpower according to their abilities.

Just as Jiang Chuan was about to go to the central potion experiment table to see if there were any other green potions, he suddenly stopped.

"This is... beta?"

Although he was on the nineteenth floor, Jiang Chuan's vision at this moment could not be judged by ordinary standards. Jiang Chuan's vision was more like that of an intelligent telescope, which could accurately lock onto high-speed targets at extremely far distances.

And in his slightly constricted pupils, a familiar figure was reflected.

Fan Lisheng!
At this moment, Fan Lisheng was running wildly across the ruins and rubble at an extremely terrifying speed! Sand and stones were flying everywhere along the way!

"It's actually him!?"

However, Jiang Chuan's brows quickly relaxed.

Of course it's him.

Because the delay agent was present before Zhou Ying entered the institution!

This shows that Fan Lisheng's situation is actually different from that of ordinary people!
Perhaps Zhou Ying already knew about Fan Lisheng's situation in the original setting, and that the mission to rescue Zhou Ying was not actually about radio communication!

It's basically a connection between these two special individuals!

As one of only two NPCs with names and surnames, Fan Lisheng is certainly not just a consumable provider!
The boss battle is almost here!
Once Jiang Chuan realized this, he stopped thinking about it and immediately followed Xu Shan's instructions, rushing towards the green potion preparation station in the center of the 19th floor.

"what should I do?"

Looking at the complicated workbench, Jiang Chuan posed a probing question to Xu Shan.

Xu Shan heard Jiang Chuan's voice, and he was also stunned when he heard those words.

Then I typed in a sentence: "Put your hands on the control panel, and I'll operate it for you."

When Jiang Chuan did as instructed, his hands seemed to connect with the machine, and the buttons and keyboard began to operate on their own.

As the operation proceeds...

All the massive machines and huge pipes on the 19th floor started humming at the same time!

The culture chambers containing human bodies were also activated, and a light layer of emerald green liquid immediately appeared in the transparent tubes in front of Jiang Chuan!

Green liquid...

Preparing!
Jiang Chuan knew that he had another trump card up his sleeve, which increased his chances of surviving.

【00:59:59】.

There's one hour left.

Jiang Chuan raised his voice and roared, "The third stamina potion! Inject it!!"

Just as everyone was receiving their injections...

Splash! Splash! Splash!
Just then, the mutated zombies that could climb the walls shattered the glass of the dome, and the cold wind from above rushed into the experimental hall on the 19th floor!

"Accept the challenge!"

"Lin Ci! Zheng Yang! Come and help me!"

Jiang Chuan roared:
"The preparation of the medicine must not be interrupted!"

As he was speaking, Jiang Chuan saw another figure appear on the broken dome!

It's Fan Lisheng!

Jiang Chuan only saw Fan Lisheng clearly in this state for the first time. However, he seemed to be no different from his usual state, except that his face was even paler, with clear black vein marks on his face, and his pupils were cloudy but full of murderous intent!
Fan Lisheng seems to still be able to maintain his sanity, and at this moment, a unique super zombie that can maintain its sanity is definitely the most terrifying existence!

Lin Ci and Zheng Yang had already rushed over, but Jiang Chuan brushed past Lin Ci and went straight for Fan Lisheng, who had jumped into the laboratory!
Jiang Chuan wanted to cut off his head immediately!
At this moment, Fan Lisheng, who had completely turned into a zombie, questioned Jiang Chuan with resentment, each word distinct and deliberate:
"Jiang...chuan..."

"How does betrayal feel...!?"

The only response came from Jiang Chuan's dagger, which gleamed with a cold light!
Before Fan Lisheng could even make his next move after landing, Jiang Chuan's dagger had already struck his throat squarely!
But the sound of the dagger piercing flesh did not come as expected. Instead, there was a loud clang like metal striking metal!

when!
Fan Lisheng's skin was incredibly tough, and he withstood Jiang Chuan's dagger strike without flinching!
Jiang Chuan was not surprised. If the boss battle wasn't very difficult, there probably wouldn't be this green potion at all.

However, Jiang Chuan did not choose to use the green potion. After all, there were still sixty minutes left, and if he used it now...

If the medicine on the other side fails to be prepared successfully, they will completely lose their trump card to deal with the unexpected situation!

The most appropriate time to administer green injections is in the last twenty minutes of the treatment!

Jiang Chuan's arm went numb from the impact, but he did not back down. Instead, he immediately lunged at Fan Lisheng's eyeballs again!

Fan Lisheng's reaction speed and body speed were incredibly fast. He immediately dodged Jiang Chuan's attack and instead slashed at Jiang Chuan with a claw!

Both of them moved extremely fast and with tremendous force, creating a constant clanging sound!
The intense sounds of hand-to-hand combat drew everyone's attention.

No one could have imagined that Jiang Chuan could display such strength in virtual reality, and he clearly hadn't even used the green injection yet.

South Gate side.

While blocking the doorway and killing zombies, Dong Xing'an exclaimed in astonishment, "Isn't your captain's strength a bit beyond the norm?"

Tian Tian smiled and said, "It's nothing."

Chen Ming said, "Don't get distracted, we can't afford to lose this place."

The boy from Fengtian spoke up, "I thought our Sister Liu was already strong enough..."

On the other side, the North Gate.

Liu Yi asked Li Yi beside her in surprise, "Aren't you surprised at all?"

Li Yiqing replied coldly, "His second phase lasted 49 seconds."

Liu Yi paused for a moment, then smiled helplessly and said, "That's true."

Wu Xin exclaimed, "We all received several months of training, so how come he's so much better than us?"

As soon as this sentiment was uttered, everyone felt even more unbalanced.

However, Jiang Chuan's strength undoubtedly made them feel that he was reliable.

Qin Qing coughed twice and said, "At least we should be able to leave alive..."

But as soon as he finished speaking...

boom! !

A heavy thud suddenly rang out.

Just as everyone had begun to relax, they tensed up again!
Another Fan Lisheng leaped into the experimental hall on the 19th floor!

Liu Yi left behind the words: "Hold on."

Immediately afterwards, her long legs suddenly burst forth with speed, charging towards Fan Lisheng, who had just appeared.

She could see clearly that Fan Lisheng, who had just arrived, had a distinct whip mark on his right wrist!

Everyone else who witnessed this scene felt a chill run down their spines.

The appearance of the second Fan Lisheng certainly means that there is a third one!
At this moment, a new notification from Xu Shan appeared in Jiang Chuan's eyes:

[Quickly resolve β-1 and β-2; α-1 is almost there!]

[Fan Lisheng's data is being uploaded; kill him as soon as possible!]

(End of this chapter)