The two drove through the streets of Brooklyn in a rainstorm on a motorcycle stained with ashes. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoPassers-by on the side of the street stand motionless in the torrential rain, their eyes glazed and unfocused, like statues made by clumsy artists.

Lin Chi has to say that this is the moment when the NPC in "War Paradise" is closest to the "mentally retarded NPC" in other games.

These passers-by, who were originally full of energy and different from each other, are now like they have lost their souls, and they have completely lost the sense of wit they had before.

――So, were the NPCs who died in the fire a programmed NPC or an independent AI with their own will?

Thinking of this question, Lin Chi's heart suddenly sank. Although it is clear that "War Paradise" is just a game, even if you kill people in the street, there will be no problems. But......

What just happened was not a small-scale killing, but a massacre with more than three million deaths!

If all the dead are those brainless NPCs who only have a few repetitive lines and keep looping ghosts. But it wasn't that kind of character who died in the fire just now. Rather, they are "virtual world dwellers" who look indistinguishable from humans.

"This game...... What's going on? ”

Lin Chi narrowed his eyes and stretched out his hand to remove the bangs that had been attached to his forehead after being wet in the rain.

"What's wrong?" Crazy Ivan's puzzled voice came from behind: "Aren't you going to find that person?" ”

"It's fine." Lin Chi shook his head: "It's just a little headache." ”

As he spoke, he had arrived at the location marked on the map.

Lin Chi parked his motorcycle on the side of the dirty street and walked straight to an old-looking apartment on the side of the street.

Unlike where your safe house is located, this neighborhood is supposed to be a typical slum, and while it's better than the sewer dwellings, it's not much better.

The building in front of me is made of broken plastic panels, which does not look at the level of 2050 architecture at all, with a white roof with several large holes, which obviously cannot shelter the residents inside, and the broken walls and doors also look like they will fall down when they are pushed.

Lin Chi stood in front of the door and immediately found that the door was not locked, but hidden. Before opening the door, he used his electronic eye to contact the only heroic NPC he had taken over in the game:

"Are you there?"

Unlike before, Seven did not respond. After waiting for a minute, Lin Chi sent another message:

"I'm going to open the door."

Then, Lin Chi slowly pushed open the creaky front door of the old house and walked into the gloomy corridor.

The living room of the apartment is like a garbage heap soaked in water, emitting a foul smell that is not suitable for human habitation at all.

He looked to his feet, and soon found the wooden door to the basement at the end of the hallway.

Leaving Crazy Ivan to guard at the door, Lin Chi opened the wooden door, walked down the dark and damp stairs, turned on the night vision mode of the electronic eye, and observed the situation below.

Before entering the basement, there was a smell of decay. As you descend the steps, you will be greeted by a cold, damp basement and moss on the walls.

On the left-hand side of the entrance is a large processor that resembles a bookcase, crackling and sparkling, apparently destroyed in the AI war.

Lin Chi turned his gaze to the right and immediately found his target this time in the corner:

The hacker, who had been seventh on the most wanted blacklist, was sitting in the corner of the basement with his hands and knees crossed, surrounded by filthy water.

The clothes on this person's body are still the same jumper and shorts that they wore when they met Lin Chi last time. But unlike last time, Seven has completely lost the mysterious and powerful aura it had before.

The current "he" is just a lonely child.

"See you again."

Lin Chi said and squatted down in front of No. 7, staring at the shadow under the hood of the opponent's jumper, and the expression on his face suddenly became serious:

"You're the sister of Kevin, the 'King of Hackers'."

No. 7 didn't answer, just raised his head and glanced at Lin Chi, his white chin faintly revealing under the hood, as well as the scarlet scar on the side of his mouth.

Seeing that the other party didn't plan to answer, Lin Chi smiled and slowly said the information he had:

"Kevin turned out to be just a vagrant, although he can use computers, let alone be a hacker, he doesn't even have the ability to hack the personal computer of an old lady on the street. It was actually you who made him a world-renowned hacker idol. ”

Seven remained silent.

"After taking a few of your shocking actions on his own, Kevin made a name for himself in the hacking world. But he doesn't have the ability to match his identity, so he will be easily caught. ”

Speaking of this, Lin Chi paused meaningfully for a while: "And the reason why you came to New York is actually to ......"

"I'm going to save him."

Seven finally spoke, his voice unequivocal: "Things are not as you think, Kevin is actually a good person." ”

"Even if he used your deeds to show off and dragged a hundred hackers to New York before he died?" Lin Chi asked in a low voice.

"He's doing it to make me happy, you won't understand." Seven shook his head, "Do you have anything else?" If it's okay, please leave my house. ”

Lin Chi could see that after a series of "suffocating operations" by himself just now, if No. 7 had a favorability, he was afraid that it would have dropped to a negative number now.

But here's the point:

"I know, although you are here to save Kevin, you are also a little hesitant in your heart, so you will be a step late."

Lin Chi's voice kept echoing in the damp basement, and every word was like a sledgehammer, smashing heavily on the other party's heart: "You actually don't know, right? Kevin's true purpose was hidden by him in a private diary document. And that document is currently in my possession. ”

After Lin Chi spoke, No. 7 was silent for a moment, and finally held back a sentence: "Don't try to lie to me, there is nothing in this world that I can't find." ”

Seeing that the other party didn't believe his words, Lin Chi smiled, opened the encrypted document in the electronic eye, and read the first sentence inside:

"Dear D.W., I'm sorry I didn't tell you the truth."

As soon as these words came out, Seven's breathing suddenly became short, and it was obvious that this D.W should be some kind of private name that only brothers and sisters would use.

"You...... Is it ......?"

Realizing that Lin Chi really had the secret documents he hadn't seen, Seven's voice began to tremble, and he asked hurriedly, "What else do you know?" Tell me! ”

Lin Chi didn't continue reading, but just took out a small computer from his pocket and created a projection of the document on the damp wall of the basement.

Seven turned his head suddenly, looked at the contents of the document in black on a white background on the wall, and the thin shoulders wrapped in the jumper began to tremble slightly:

Dear D.W, I'm sorry I didn't tell you the truth, because it's really not my style to say it. But you can't see it anyway, so I'll write it here.

I know that you have always been very unconfident because of your appearance, and even though you have great abilities, you are depressed all day long.

Actually, you don't have to be so inferior, the "big spending" you do in your spare time can already go down in history, okay?

I know you're angry at what I did, but I'm just trying to prove that you're not as useless as you say you are. If you can officially "debut", the person who will reach the pinnacle of the hacker world will only be you, not me.

Something has been wrong lately, and the police seem to be eyeing me. I should probably find a place to hide, after all, your "big dealings" might get me killed. But......

Even if I die and am nailed to the coffin, I will shout with rotten vocal cords: Lao Tzu's sister is invincible in the world!

- Love you K.W.

After reading the contents of the document, Seven turned his head tremblingly, his feet slipped and almost fell, and the hood on his head also fell, revealing neat short hair, unusually clear turquoise pupils, and two shocking dark red scars on his originally delicate face.

"I was hit by a fire as a child. Since then, he has never shown his face and has been hiding at home and surfing the Internet. ”

The girl's voice was still low, but with a hint of choking: "That useless fool really wants to make me happy, I always scold him, after all, he is really too stupid......"

"Hah, maybe so."

Staring at the girl's originally delicate but disfigured face, Lin Chi nodded seriously:

"Although I am not your brother, I agree with him on a certain issue - you are indeed the strongest hacker in the world."

"So now, do you want to join me in creating a new history?"

Hearing this, a shallow smile appeared on the girl's scarred little face for the first time:

"Well, after all, I'm the 'invincible sister in the world'."