Psychics don't die from gunfire

Chapter 161 Falling into the Abyss
"A psychic. At least a second level one."

After watching the visitor leave the local network area belonging to the [theater], the receptionist sighed: "The current Zhuguang City is really becoming more and more troublesome."

As a local domain within the framework of "Thousand Star City", unless the visitor voluntarily wishes, the rules of "anonymous service" must be followed.

In a place that is not completely considered their own territory, even the well-known hacker organization [Theater] cannot see through the visitor's disguise and identify his true identity.

But as a clerk of the Theater in Thousand Star City, the man still has some vision.

With the help of the local network, he could tell that the other party possessed psychic powers, but he couldn't be sure of the level.

Just considering the bounty targets chosen by the other party, he must have at least the strength of the second ring - of course, if this person has high-end customized equipment and prosthetics, that would be a different matter.

"The ace agents of the General Security Service, the elite forces of giant corporations, and the continuous reinforcement of the Enlightened Ones"

The man thought.

Even the helicarrier was brought out, forcing Chakoro to show up in person - he was a fifth-ring psychic.

Even if he possessed the highest authority in the Theater, the Abyss Lords at Depth 5 above him were much inferior to him and he had to treat them with caution and even to a certain extent, submit to them.

He sighed again and couldn't help but think seriously about it.

——How about leaving Zhuguang City for a while?

During these days, even ordinary citizens had a vague sense of something, and as a clerk at the [theater], he knew much more than ordinary citizens.

The current situation is becoming more and more terrible. What if one day in the future these forces get too excited and use all kinds of restricted means to carry out an extermination war - what if the aftermath of the battle directly drowns them in the deep submersible chamber?
His body was not strong, and his implants specialized in "network hacking and protection" could not withstand a high-powered plasma cannon.

"Ugh"

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After a flash of white light, Song Shi reappeared on the streets of Qianxing City.

Thanks to the rapid development and booming network ecology in recent years, there are quite a few hacker groups in the world today.

Even if you add the prefixes "well-known" and "powerful", the number will exceed double digits - and as the [Enterprise Alliance] at the forefront of network technology, most of the former were born here.

However, compared to real organizations, most of them can only be regarded as loosely structured interest gatherings.

There are no regulations or plans, and no commander with binding force. They often get together to exchange technology or launch illegal activities against the company on a whim.

Nine years ago, on the eve of the official launch of one of ChronoPass's flagship products, the latest model of the "Linker" series of airships, its complete design drawings and detailed data were suddenly leaked, along with a set of ultra-clear bird pictures by a director of ChronoPass, which spread wildly on the Internet.

Within four hours of the leak, seven hacker groups emerged, including [Doomsday], [Clock Wizards Coven], and [Transparent Iron Curtain]. They all claimed that they were the ones who planned the leak and were willing to take full responsibility for it, and became very popular on the Internet for a while.

then.

In the crazy revenge that followed [Time Passage], the members of the seven hacker organizations scattered instantly, leaving behind harsh words, disconnecting the link, and trying to escape.

To this day, apart from the meme package made by the director with ultra-high-definition Big Bird that is still in use, this once-noisy event has completely come to an end, settled deep in the Internet seabed composed of massive amounts of information, and gradually disappeared from people's memories.

Compared to these forces that tend to be "interest gatherings", [Theater] is one of the few hacker organizations with systems and management. It provides various services as a platform, gathers resources, and provides some protection, promotion and help for members. Similarly, these members also have to contribute their own strength to [Theater].

Essentially speaking, the theater is still not a strict organization with strict rules and regulations. It still retains the traditions and culture of hackers - illegal, unscrupulous, free, and everyone runs away when disaster strikes.

But compared to its peers, [Theatre] can be considered "formal".

——This is also the reason why I chose to go to the "theater".

Song Shixin thought.

In his previous life, he had worked with the theater several times, and the experience was pretty good - at least he could find after-sales service. In the transaction just now, the other party promised to integrate all the information of the bounty holders and send it to him within 72 hours. At the same time, he was willing to assume the role of "middleman" and negotiate with the bounty issuer and collect money on behalf of Song Shi.

Of course Song Shi was also happy to have some free time.

I don't want to waste my time on such complicated and meaningless things.

At this moment, a buzzing gunshot suddenly rang out from not far away.

--boom!

Song Shi looked towards the source of the sound, and then his expression changed slightly.

On the street bathed in blazing sunlight, a man in a short-sleeved shirt and beach shorts pulled the trigger on a pistol, and a wisp of smoke drifted from the muzzle.

Directly in front of him was a man in similar attire, but wearing a classical knight's helmet.

However, at this moment, the place where the man was hit by the bullet was like a distorted signal, with a large blurred pixel matrix appearing, the outer shell was broken, revealing the "true body" deeper inside.

I'm not kidding, and that gun is not just for show.

With the help of virtual infiltration technology, the originally abstract network and data will be transformed into a more concrete world visible to the naked eye, making it easier for users to understand and apply.

The broken shell represents "anonymity breach" and the nailed bullet is "IP lock".

——This guy is serious!
He took action in [Thousand Star City]!
Almost in the next breath after the gunshot, accompanied by a sharp alarm, the scene within a radius of fifty meters centered on the gunman was dyed scarlet, like dusk at the end of the world.

Above the street, several balls of light began to solidify rapidly, with a burly outline outlined - they were the self-disciplined guards of [Thousand Star City], which could be understood as the immune protein in the human body and the anti-virus software in the computer.

Seeing this scene, the shooter did not panic.

——Three figures suddenly jumped out from the crowd nearby!
Clearly, he was not alone.

The four of them took out their weapons and summoned their real equipment. Dark blue exoskeletons that looked somewhat like diving suits and power armor instantly emerged and covered them.

As the four men rushed over, the man who was shot did not sit there and wait to die. He rolled and crawled, knocking away pedestrians and running wildly into the distance.

Song Shi’s position was exactly in the direction he was running.

--boom!

The roar of the engine began to roar, and the "Self-Discipline Guard" above was loaded. With the huge computing power of Thousand Star City, the muzzle of the data-crushing gun began to light up.

Everything happened in just a moment.

When the person who was shot ran headfirst into Song Shi and was about to reach the blockade boundary, looking at the artillery locked above his head, the leader of the four no longer hesitated - the thrusters of the power armor were instantly overloaded.

With the speed increasing suddenly, the moment he approached the person who was shot, he ignored Song Shi who was nearby and crushed something with one hand!
The ground began to ripple, and then turned into waves. In less than a frame, the nearby streets suddenly twisted and turned in a non-geometric shape.

Then, like a membrane that is constantly stretched and tightened, when it can no longer bear the limit, it tears apart with a sound.

Along with the objects on the membrane, they fall to deeper depths.

The "sharp needle" technology from [Zero Degree Network] broke through the local defense of Thousand Star City, penetrated the current area layer, and pulled the target into a deeper depth layer.

Current zone layer.

——【Depth 3】.

(End of this chapter)