I, Superman, the Supreme Commander

The Hive underground base is where the core of the [Matrix] supercomputer matrix is ​​located.

Zhang Hong stood in front of the console to check the operation of [Virtual Earth].

【Project: Virtual Earth】

【Version: A15.5】

【Online users: 9437】

[Number of people offline: 0]

[Matrix occupancy rate: 22.7%]

【系统稳定运行时长：6个月23天7小时35分钟47秒】

【…】

After more than half a year of operation, almost all citizens of the Human Republic, except for hungry infants, are using this service.

Zhang Hong randomly checked the situation of a hundred or so citizens in the virtual earth at this time. Everything was developing in the direction he designed, and he nodded with satisfaction.

Said to Red Queen: "Xiao Hong, help me keep an eye on the story flow and make sure that the time difference between everyone completing the event is no more than 30 minutes."

"Yes, Sir Commander."

"You've worked hard. I'm going to take a nap. Let me know when you get there."

After saying that, Zhang Hong soared into the sky, flew directly out of the underground base from the launch silo, and his figure disappeared into the sky.

Four hours later.

Wick Farm.

John Wick sat up in the equipment cabin, looking dazed and confused.

His consciousness and thoughts still remained in the virtual world and he was unable to return to reality for a long time.

After sitting for a few minutes, he gradually regained consciousness and returned to reality.

With a melancholy look on his face, he sat up, walked to the window, lit a cigarette and started smoking.

"Ugh……"

A soft sigh sounded in the mist.

The experience he just had in the virtual earth lingered in old John's mind.

"Jennifer!"

The zombie dogs suddenly attacked everyone. Jennifer was unable to react and was knocked to the ground by one of the zombie dogs.

Old John's eyes widened, he screamed, his heart was broken. He wanted to rush over to save people but was entangled by another zombie dog.

Seeing that his wife was about to die in the monster's mouth, a figure suddenly pounced over, knocked the zombie dog off Jennifer, then suppressed the monster with his whole body weight, and pierced the zombie dog's head with the saber in his hand.

The zombie dog whimpered, flapped its limbs a few times, and then became silent.

"Bang bang bang!"

Gunshots rang out, and everyone opened fire in response, killing all the attacking zombie dogs.

Old John quickly went forward to check on his wife. "Are you okay?!"

Seeing that his wife had no injuries, Old John breathed a sigh of relief. He then walked to James who had saved his wife's life, helped him up, and said gratefully: "James, I owe you another life!"

James smiled and said, "You're welcome. It's just a piece of cake."

"Why do you say again?"

Old John knew that what he had just done was no easy feat, and he knew how terrifying zombie dogs were. James had risked his own life to save his wife.

Suddenly Old John noticed blood on James' arm and couldn't help but exclaimed: "You're hurt! Is it the zombie dog just now?"

James nodded and said helplessly: "This thing is too strong, I was accidentally scratched by its claws..."

Old John's heart sank suddenly.

"James, remember what I said? If you are scratched or bitten by a zombie, you will become a zombie, and there is no cure..."

James' expression darkened, and he forced a smile, "I know. John, you don't have to blame yourself. If it were someone else, I would have taken action in the same situation just now. Protecting civilians is the duty of a soldier."

"..."

Old John was silent, he knew that James was telling the truth.

James in the real world did as he said, upholding this simple sense of justice, saving many people and leading a team of survivors to survive the doomsday.

What Old John meant by "saved him again" was that James did save him in reality.

But in reality, such a heroic figure did not live to see the new era...

Nowadays, even in the virtual world, one cannot escape the fate of death.

Which idiot designed the plot of the Mad Game?

The planning is too ruthless!

Old John, feeling very depressed, took out a bottle of broad-spectrum antibiotics from his backpack and handed it to James.

He said, "Take the triple dose, it will delay your onset."

After experiencing the attack by the zombie dogs, the group never encountered any danger again.

After searching for a while, they found a note left by the students. Following the instructions of the note, they finally found the school survivors hiding in the cafeteria cellar.

"Jennifer!"

Old John and Jenny came forward and hugged their daughter tightly.

"elder brother!"

Another beautiful girl rushed out from the crowd and hugged James excitedly.

In the apocalypse, nothing is more important than the safe reunion of family.

Those who did not find their family members or even learned that their family members had passed away had sad and gloomy faces and even wiped away their tears and cried.

"Cough, cough..."

The sound of coughing broke the silence. Everyone looked and saw James with a pale face, sweat all over his forehead, and coughing laboriously. This strong man looked so weak at this moment.

Thinking of the injuries on his body, everyone felt heavy-hearted and then couldn't help but worry.

The family has been found, what should I do next?

Everyone felt confused about the future.

At this time, James stood up and said loudly: "Everyone, there is no time to be sad. We must rush to the safe zone shelter set up by the authorities as soon as possible. Only there is absolute safety."

James encouraged everyone. Everyone regained their spirits, found a good school bus in the school, got on the bus and left the school.

What happened next was not smooth.

After almost escaping death and many twists and turns, Old John and his group finally escaped from the town and rushed to the so-called safe zone.

However, not long after arriving in the safe zone, a biochemical crisis broke out in the safe zone, zombies appeared, and the survivors were urgently transferred to another place.

Finally, Old John and his family followed the official personnel and arrived at a shelter in the mountains safely.

Here, they were told that the entire world had fallen and that global governments were no longer able to resist the biological disaster.

In order to keep as many survivors alive as possible, governments around the world decided to implement the "Spark" plan, which would keep the survivors in a dormant state in shelters and wake them up after the biochemical apocalypse was over.

By this time Old John already knew that this was what the authorities called a "reasonable way" to "resurrect" the dead in the real world.

After watching his wife and children enter the hibernation capsule, he himself was forced into the hibernation capsule, forced to log off the virtual earth, and his consciousness returned to the real world.

At this point, the catastrophe event on the virtual earth ended.

Afterwards, he immediately went to the Virtual Earth user forum to see other people's experiences.

It turned out that everyone's experiences were very similar. They all experienced the end of the Resident Evil again, met many of their former partners and friends, escaped to the shelter after a narrow escape, and finally went into hibernation.

The official announcement shows that in the next week, new citizens participating in the [Reunion Plan] will wake up one after another. Please follow the notification to welcome your loved ones back.

Old John was very happy and full of anticipation when he learned that he would soon meet his family in the real world.

But there is always a lingering feeling of guilt and regret in my heart.

The scene of James and other people who escaped together and sacrificed themselves always lingered in my mind.

As a citizen of the Republic, Old John realized that he was undoubtedly happy.

But James and his people are so miserable.

Those dead from the old times, who account for 99% of the human population, are the main body of humanity, but they all died tragically in that horrific biological disaster.

How could these people deserve such honor?

Standing on the huge grave of the Earth and on the corpses of 80 billion compatriots, can we really enjoy everything in the new era and new world with peace of mind?

They were not the initiators of the "Great Flood", but in fact they enjoyed the dividends brought by the "Great Flood". Are human beings in the new era born with original sin?

At this moment, many citizens of the Republic, like old John, miss their simple and stupid selves in the past. At least now they will not be so sentimental about such philosophical and ethical issues.

The day after the virtual earth catastrophe ended, the official announced a major news.

[The Human United Government announced: In order to mourn the eight billion human compatriots who died in the biochemical crisis, **th of **th month will be designated as a public memorial day, and memorial activities will be held across the country. The spirit of human struggle, sacrifice and dedication will live forever! Memorial activities include...]

Old John put on his coat and boots, hurried out, and headed for the Civic Square in the city center.

At this time, the square was already crowded with people, and many citizens had gathered in the square.

The center of the square has changed dramatically.

The original globe symbol has been removed and replaced with a white obelisk more than fifty meters high.

The four sides of the obelisk are engraved with the words "Monument to the Heroes and Martyrs of All Mankind - Human Civilization Will Live Forever!" in four major languages. The bottom of the obelisk is engraved with iconic patterns of major civilizations on Earth.

The obelisk is located on a cubic silver-grey steel base, with electronic display screens on the four sides, which refresh and display the names and data of heroes and martyrs. Citizens can enter the names of martyrs and view their personal information and life stories and achievements.

According to official statements, the monument's database contains data on all human heroes and martyrs since the beginning of recorded human civilization.

And it includes data on the eight billion innocent people who died in the biohazard disaster - some of them only have names and identities, and some have photos and videos, depending on the traces they left behind during their lifetime.

Red Queen collected and integrated this information from the global Internet, citizen databases, Skynet databases, etc., allowing human civilization to be presented in another form on the monument.

The base with a side length of twelve meters is composed of four walls. Hundreds of people are gathered beside each wall. They are touching the cold and hard base and checking the information on the wall with heavy and sorrowful expressions.

Old John walked over to the wall, found an empty spot, and typed James Brown's name into the wall.

Then hundreds of messages popped up with avatars and profiles.

The first one in line was the man that Old John was familiar with.

"…I'm sorry, James. I failed to protect Elsa."

In the virtual earth, James once asked Old John to help him take care of his sister. Then, after being infected with a biological virus, he resolutely stayed behind to cover their retreat and died in the tide of zombies.

But in the end, Old John failed to live up to his last wish. When the safe zone was in chaos, Elsa and her family escaped and disappeared.

In fact, their team of survivors who escaped from the small town together were completely wiped out in the end, with the exception of Wick's family. Everyone else was dead or missing.

Old John entered Elsa's name on the monument, and it turned out to be just as he had guessed, the real Elsa had already died.

James's regret is just a microcosm. There are too many tragedies like his where entire families were wiped out.