Chapter 1857: Making a Choice (I Had a Dream Last Night)
For Fang Zheng, the people in this city can't stay.
Because they can't even be considered "undead" in the true sense of the word.
There are also undead creatures in the Overworld, such as lichs, banshees, and vampires, but they are only a reasonable part of the order, just like the races set in the online game, doing what they have to do according to their duties and within their own scope.
However, the dead people in this place are all bugs.
What is the result of a bug overflow, every programmer knows.
"Mr. Fangzheng, we don't really want to get in."
Opened to the gate,Satian tears couldn't help but get nervous,Mikoto Misaka and Shirai Kuroko next to him also looked uneasy,According to Scarface,There are a total of 1.2 million dead people here,The number is almost equal to half of the school city,They have never faced so many people,What's more,According to Fang Zheng,It's not good to be a massacre right now......... Frankly, girls don't want to do that.
But Scarface's attitude is very resolute, and Fang Zheng doesn't seem to intend to refuse, which makes the girls feel a little uneasy in their hearts.
"Salute first, then soldiers, let's talk to each other first, if they agree, then it's not irreparable. But if they don't agree, then they have to kill until they agree. β
"But......... What if none of them agree? β
At this time, Fei Li also spoke silently, and the answer given by Fang Zheng was simpler.
"Then kill them all."
The programmer comes to fix the bug, and if you are not happy with the bug, then you have to delete it all.
Otherwise, stay and wait for the crash?!
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Hearing Fang Zheng's bland and cold answer, the girls couldn't help but gasp, and Mikoto Misaka frowned even more.
"That's cruel, isn't it?"
"It's cruel, yes, but I'll tell you what would happen if you didn't."
Fang Zheng turned his head and glanced at Mikoto Misaka.
"It's a mistake, and the accumulation of errors can lead to data overflow, and data overflow can lead to the complete collapse of the world. I think you have seen the changes in this world, and if they continue to do so, the data loop will be stacked incorrectly, and the end result will be the destruction of the world, whether it is this place or the outside world, it will 'bang'........."
Saying this, Fang Zheng opened his hands and made an explosive gesture.
"Understood?"
Hearing this, Fili and Alyssa's faces suddenly changed, if they were just watching the excitement before, then when it comes to their own interests, it's a different matter.
"Is this true?"
Fili was a little uneasy just now, but now, she was a little afraid.
"Of course, if this is just causing their own area to collapse, I won't care about this, they choose their own path, and they have to go their own way. But it's another thing for their choices to affect the whole world. β
"Do we need to do it?"
At this time, Alyssa also clenched the divine machine in her hand and entered the battle state, no matter what, as a god eater, she also has the responsibility to protect others. Although she had been indifferent to what was happening in this area before, it would be another matter if it affected the world she was guarding.
"Salute before soldiers, I can give them a solution, they must accept this solution, if they don't accept it, then there is only complete extermination."
Saying this, Fang Zheng glanced at Mikoto Misaka and them.
"If you find it unacceptable, you can go back and wait for the result, and I can tell you that in my experience, there is a chance that the talks will fall apart in this case. The people here can't die without a grave keeper, and this immortality will also bring them a great sense of expansion and security, if we don't show our strength, the other party will definitely not have a good talk with us. β
Fang Zheng didn't continue, but the others could hear what he meant, that is, no matter what, the two sides would have to fight.
This is somewhat unacceptable to Mikoto Misaka.
"Sister-sama?"
Kuroko looked at Fangzheng, then at Mikoto Misaka, and then called out in a low voice, she hoped that Mikoto Misaka would be able to leave, after all, this kind of thing ......... It wasn't something they could decide, and Mikoto Misaka finally shook her head after thinking about it.
"No, I'm not going back, I'm going to see what you're going to do, Mr. Fangzheng."
"It's okay, it's a matter of time anyway."
For Misaka Mikoto's answer,Fang Zheng is not surprised,Although the little girl is naΓ―ve,But it's not stupid.,And to be honest,The "darkness of the school city" she witnessed with her own eyes is not once or twice.,It's time for her to really understand and deal with problems from the perspective of the world.γ
"And what about you, tears?"
"I'm going to stay too."
Sure enough, it is worthy of the protagonist's aura, and Zuotian Tears also gave an unexpected answer.
"Okay then, I'm going to show you how I do it."
At this moment, Fang Zheng had already driven the car to the gate of Osta, the city was built on a hill, around the hill, is a city wall more than ten meters high, and the city gate in front of him is carved with a variety of terrifying murals that look like the style of the dark boss base, seeing this scene, everyone involuntarily swallowed their saliva.
Fili clenched her alchemy steel, Alyssa also raised her magic machine, looking around vigilantly, Scarface was still sitting firmly in the chair, gently stroking the shovel in his hand, while Mikoto Misaka and Kuroko Shirai looked solemn, and Saten Tears held Lei's hand tightly, and the two leaned together......... At this time, you don't forget to flirt with your sister?!
Fang Zheng wordlessly swept away his tears and Lei's clenched hands, rolled his eyes, and then opened the car door.
"I'll talk."
After saying this, Fang Zheng got out of the car and came to the reception at the city gate, where a dead man in military uniform was in charge of guarding, and when he saw Fang Zheng's appearance, a little surprise appeared on his expressionless face.
"Who are you? What's the matter with coming to Osta? β
"You don't need to know who I am."
Fang Zheng honestly and unceremoniously interrupted the other party's inquiry.
"I'm going to you to inform the ruler of Osta, that I have something very important to discuss with him, and that this matter concerns the future of all the dead in Usta and even in this region."
"You're ...............!"
Hearing Fang Zheng's words, the guard stood up in surprise and glared at him, perhaps he had never seen a living person dare to speak so loudly in front of a dead person. The dead man immediately took up his weapon, trying to make the living man understand who was in charge here, but Fang Zheng just glanced at him, and immediately stunned the guard, and at the same time, a sense of fear emerged from the depths of his heart.
Fear!
The guard couldn't even remember when he was afraid of the last time, he had never been afraid since he became a dead man, but at this moment, the strange feeling of fear that he almost had to forget resurfaced in an instant!
ββ¦β¦β¦β¦β¦ Hold on. β
It took almost the greatest willpower of the guard to restrain the urge to scream, he whispered a word, then sat back and picked up the microphone, said a few words, and then soon, Fang Zheng saw the wooden door on the other side open, and then a figure walked out.
"It's so interesting, I didn't expect to meet so many interesting people, it's really interesting."
"Are you the one who wants to meet the ruler of Osta?"
A female voice appeared first, followed by a male voice, however, after seeing the figure in front of them clearly, the girls in the car were almost frozen.
The reason is simple, it is not just individuals who appear in front of them.
It's two people, to be exact.
On the left is a woman's half, and on the right is a man's half, as if someone had split the two men in half from the middle, and then each picked one half and sewed them together.
"It's the first time I've seen anyone who wants to come here to meet the ruler of Osta, what's the matter with you?"
"Of course."
For the person who was stitched together, Fang Zheng only showed a look of surprise, and then quickly regained his composure.
"As I said earlier, this is an important matter for all of Osta and all the dead people in this area."
Saying this, Fang Zheng looked at the (two) people and smiled slightly.
"It's a matter of life and death."
Hearing this, the expressions of the two people changed slightly.
"Is this a threat?"
"You can think of it as a threat, or you can think of it as a notification."
Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders.
"All in all, it's up to you to decide, and you have to bear the consequences when you make your choice."
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In an instant, the atmosphere began to become serious and solemn, and the girls in the car also clenched their weapons and stared at the negotiation scene outside. After a moment, the man seemed to smile.
"Okay, no problem, I'll inform Her Highness the Princess."
"Assault!?"
"No problem, plague."
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"Introduce yourself."
The male reaches out and points to himself.
"I'm the Osta Special Foreign Affairs Officer, and she's the Vice-Captain of the Ota Guard."
"My name is Fangzheng."
As he spoke, Fang Zheng stretched out his hand, and seeing his movements, the duo was stunned for a moment, then smiled slightly and held his hand.
"Hello and welcome to Osta."
Although the duo agreed to enter the city, it took a lot of time to meet with the ruler of Osta, until the sun set, Fang Zheng and the others finally received a notice from the evil plague that they could meet with Her Royal Highness the princess, and then drove into Osta.
As far as the eye can see, the whole city is lit up.
"It's so lively........."
Looking at the lights lit by every house and the lively markets, the girls couldn't help but lie in front of the window and look out. Before entering the city, they had always thought that the so-called City of the Dead must be a very scary, eerie, evil, and terrifying place. But now it seems to be no different from an ordinary, lively, exotic city.
Of course, if there is a problem, it is that everyone walking on the street, whether it is soldiers, civilians, or others, everyone wears a mask. It looks more like some kind of carnival event.
"I think the people here are doing a good job."
Looking out through the car window, Mikoto Misaka muttered under her breath, while Kuroko Shirai played with her hair and said nothing.
As for Scarface.........
"I just want to bury them quickly."
She stared out the window, not sentimental, nor angry, or sympathetic, but a spirit of determination.
"Miss Scarface, you're being unreasonable, aren't you?"
At this moment, Zuotian Tears heard Scarface's words and immediately screamed.
"They didn't do anything bad, did they?"
"But, I'm the grave keeper."
Scarface glanced out the window, then withdrew his gaze again.
"It is my duty to bury the dead."
"Uh......... Mr. Fangzheng, what do you say? β
Seeing that he couldn't convince Scarface, Zuotian Tears had to turn to Fang Zheng for help, however.........
"A bug is either fixed or removed, and no matter how interesting it may seem, it's not fun at all when it crashes the whole world. It's the same with cancer cells, cancer cells just want to live, but you have to ask who wants to keep them alive. β
Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders.
"I give them a choice, and then, it's time for them to choose."
(End of chapter)