"Now, I guess, we can talk."

In the office area, when the "Hathaway" in the picture said this sentence with a staff, the expressions of the people present changed slightly.

One after another, eyes were cast on the two "committee members."

One of them walked out, forcibly suppressed the emotions in his heart, stared at the screen, and asked:

"What the hell are you? What do you want to do? What do you want to talk about? ”

On the screen, Hathaway said lightly:

"I refuse to answer the first question, well, of course, you can guess for yourself, as for the last two...... I don't want to hurt anyone, I just do it for self-preservation.

Of course, you are not wrong to understand it as a danger. ”

After a pause, the protector of the Third Continent stared at everyone and said in a flat tone:

"Now, the spirits of more than a million people are stuck in the virtual space under my control, well, rest assured, they are all fine, not hurt, just a little tired......

Originally, even these tiredness did not have to be there......

If you decide to close it a few days later, then my reserve of computing power will be enough to use, but unfortunately...... You're here too early.

In order to protect myself, I had to use some drastic methods to forcibly stimulate them......"

Hearing this, the faces of all the people present changed to varying degrees, and the technical experts' expressions moved slightly, as if they had guessed something, while the two committee members were obviously more concerned about the safety of millions of people.

Hearing Hathaway's words, although he didn't fully believe it, he was also slightly relieved.

But when Hathaway's next sentence came out, the atmosphere changed suddenly:

"If you want me to let them out, the conditions are very simple, as long as you help me unlock the key of the central base station, let me grasp the underlying authority, and when the time comes, I will naturally send them back safely."

"No way!" Before she could finish her words, the male commissioner flatly refused.

The expressions of the rest of the people were also awe-inspiring.

Central Base Station!

Of course they knew what it was, and it was pretty much the core of the entire Shelter's magical network, supporting all systems, including the virtual network.

The two cores of the shelter, one is the energy core that spreads throughout the dungeon and even on the ground, providing the energy consumption of the entire city.

The second is the core of the magic network, that is, the central base station, which connects all departments and even every citizen.

The former ensures the survival needs of human beings, and the latter maintains the operation of society.

"Hathaway" now only controls the virtual space of "The Third Continent", if it is not for the kidnapping of millions of people, the outside people only need to clear it through the base station, and the entire game space can be annihilated.

Of course, cutting off energy can achieve the same result.

But once she is helped to enter the base station and master the underlying core, considering her suspected "data life", it will most likely mean that she will coexist with the magic web of the entire shelter.

The price to kill her would be unacceptable!

Especially, it is still such a "life" that knows nothing.

On the screen, Hathaway didn't seem surprised by this, and said coldly:

"There is no need to refuse in a hurry, even if this million people do not eat or drink, their bodies can last for about three days.

If they were all injected with the nutrient solution, their bodies could survive longer...... You have plenty of time to think, to prepare, and to let them go when you say yes. ”

After a pause, the corners of her mouth suddenly hooked up slightly on her god-like face:

"Of course, you can also try to break through my space and kill me...... The premise is that you can afford to die a million people. ”

Everyone present turned pale.

Hathaway seemed to say something more, but as if she sensed something, her brows furrowed slightly, and then she said lightly:

"Alright, we'll talk when you make a decision."

With that, countless rose petals appeared on the screen, and her figure disappeared.

All that remained was a group of people who froze in place, in a long silence.

……

……

At the same time, in the Peerless Battlefield, when Lin Tuo's voice swept across the plain, the entire land suddenly fell silent for a short time.

The battlefield is so big that the walls spread across millions of players.

As a result, the vast majority of people could not see him.

I can't even hear him.

But the earth was still quiet for a moment.

Atmosphere is contagious.

In a panicked atmosphere, among the countless players who collapsed to the ground due to exhaustion, Lin Tuo who stood up was so conspicuous.

Therefore, the moment he spoke, he attracted the attention of a large area around him, and in an instant, this silence was more cascading like the waves of the sea, outward, farther away.

Suddenly, the whole plain fell silent.

Only the crackling sound of the "bonfires" left over from the war burning on the ground, at this moment, it seems that the sunset on the horizon has frozen.

Countless eyes turned to that figure.

Doubt.

Curious.

Stunned.

Indissoluble.

What did he say? What to talk about? And with whom? In the team, several young people who had just finished arguing looked at them in surprise at this moment, and it was difficult to hide the surprise in their hearts, and the hunter Kaka, who was originally a little emotionally broken, asked a little blankly.

No one answered.

Not only her, but at this moment, the same question arose in the hearts of everyone nearby who saw this scene and heard those words.

Who is he?

What is he going to do?

Who is he talking to?

People who are panicked are always sensitive, so when Lin Tuo, a character who is obviously different from ordinary people, appears, it instantly attracts everyone's attention.

In the distance, on the city wall, the masters of the "Glory" Guild also looked over, and the leader of the leader, who had a very bad face, also looked at Lin Tuo in surprise.

Then I heard another player next to me say, "Is that the Paladin?" ”

"You know?" The president asked, turning his head.

"I don't know, but I happened to meet it when I was fighting before...... Very low-key, but also very strong, at least level 60 or above, mainly at the level of combat skills...... It's not like ordinary people. The player explained.

It's not like an ordinary person...... That's the transcendent...... President Glory understood, but he was still puzzled.

And Lin Tuo, who was standing on the hill, didn't care at all about the gaze of the rest of the people.

In silence, he just tilted his head slightly and repeated the sentence again:

"I think we can talk."

Still no response.

On the plains, only the sound of the wind blew the sparse grass on the battlefield.

In the sky, the clouds were wisps, and the sunset on the western side of the sky was so red, like a fire, as if it was about to burn all the clouds in the sky.

This time, the players who heard Lin Tuo's words clearly became more and more confused, and some began to whisper:

"Who is he talking to?"

"Where in heaven is there any?"

"Could it be that he's trying to talk to the game system? Question? Someone guessed something, "He's not going crazy because he's being stimulated, is he?" ”

Hearing this, some players showed sympathetic expressions, thinking that this was probably the case.

"Brother Xiaodong......" Yaoyao also showed a worried look.

The boy, who was the captain, just stared at Lin Tuo and didn't say a word.

As a "comrade-in-arms" who had been fighting together for ten hours, even though they didn't know each other, he was very sure that Lin Tuo would definitely not be the kind of person who would go crazy when stimulated.

Since it's not crazy...... So...... His actions must have a deeper meaning.

But what is that?

He didn't know.

At this time, Lin Tuo spoke again, his voice was still very loud, and he didn't know how to do it:

"Don't come out? At this time, why hide in the shadows? I can sense that you are watching the world, well, and I believe that you should be able to hear me. ”

Lin Tuo's tone was very flat, as if he was really talking to some being.

"Are you secretly observing? Thinking, or waiting? I'll admit that this may be a bit of a joke, and in fact, I do it a lot, and this is the first time I've been observed...... It does feel very novel, but ......"

After a pause, Lin Tuo suddenly said in a very serious tone:

"I really don't like it either."

After all...... It's really tiring to look up and talk, and it's silly.

Silent.

Still silent.

The clouds in the sky seemed to freeze, the gazes from the surroundings became more and more strange, and Lin Tuo's expression slowly turned cold:

"It seems that you really don't want to come out."

As he spoke, he shook his head slightly, thinking...... Then it can only force you out.

Then, in front of everyone's eyes, people saw that the strange paladin who was talking to the sky suddenly turned around and turned to look at a few figures under the ruined city wall not far away.

"Kaka, do you want to go home?"

He said suddenly.

In the team, the huntress with smoky makeup and red eyes was obviously stunned, as if she didn't expect Lin Tuo to ask him this sentence at all.

And when the eyes around her also came over, this girl who used to be "not afraid of heaven and earth", as if she didn't know what shyness was, rarely showed an embarrassed look.

Lowered his head slightly, and mumbled.

"That's what I thought." Lin Tuo smiled, and then in the confused eyes of everyone, he raised his right hand, pointed at Kaka, and said, "After you go back, tell the people outside that you don't have to worry." ”

At the same time, an invisible ripple rippled from under Lin Tuo's feet.

The Nightmare ability was activated in an instant, and in the blink of an eye, it covered a twenty-meter radius around Lin Tuo's body, and also covered Kaka.

Then, the huntress was shocked to see the game panel in front of her automatically pop up, and she jumped to the logout page.

And the offline button, which was originally gray and could not be clicked, actually lit up again at this moment.

Press automatically!

"You ......" The huntress instantly widened her eyes, looked at Lin Tuo in disbelief, her body blurred, and in the blink of an eye, she faded and disappeared!

Forced offline!

All that was left was her exclamation drifting slowly in the wind.

On the plains, there was silence.

The lines of sympathy, ridicule, or bewilderment all turned into a thick shock at this moment.

Lin Tuo just calmly withdrew his right hand, raised his head again, and looked at the red clouds in the sky:

"And now?"

And as his words fell, the sky shook at this moment.

Red clouds swirled in the sky.

On the Peerless Battlefield, on the vast and boundless plains, one million and eighteen thousand players heard a shocked voice at the same time, as if coming from the endless deep space:

"Who are you?"

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