Using Focus's remote scanning capabilities, Aloy spotted the traps and ambushes laid by the Eclipse Cult along the way, and fought her way out of Nora territory.

Aloy went out this time to solve the mystery of her origins, and at the same time complete the mission assigned by the Eldestrent Mother's Guild to escape the blood debt from the Eclipse Cult.

Aloy, who grew up in Nora territory, knew nothing about the outside world, and the only clue was Orin, who had been briefly in contact with her.

While chatting with Aloy, Orin mentions that he is from Meridian City, the capital of the Kingdom of Calga.

Aloy didn't know the exact location of Meridian City, so she could only inquire as she went.

Everything outside was so new to her, and Aloy, who was naturally curious, was not as autistic as the other Nora people.

Once in Calga's territory, she quickly became accustomed to the completely different customs of the Nora tribe.

At the same time, Lu Xiao also set off from Vault 53 and followed the drone's guidance to chase in the direction of Aloy's advance.

The key to breaking the game now lies in Gaia's last words, if it is really as Lu Xiao and Alethea guessed, obtaining Aloy's DNA should be able to solve most of the puzzles hidden in the shadows.

One of Aloy's outings was to hunt down the ambushers, and she managed to meet the stragglers on the way.

This Nora warrior can see large and small wounds all over his body, and although his life is fine, he may not be able to regain his combat effectiveness for the time being.

Aloy received information about the war leader Sona from this population.

Tirsa and Geeron thought Sona was dead after being ambushed, but she wasn't.

Sona, who is experienced in hunting, not only survived the ambush, but also led a group of elites to follow behind the Eclipse Cult.

Although Sirius had already changed course and returned to Sunset Fort ahead of schedule, Sona could deal a big blow to the enemies of the Nora clan as long as she led the team to eat this group of Eclipse elites.

Lu Xiao has little interest in the revenge of the Nora clan, and his target is Hades who is hiding in the shadows.

After catching up with Aloy overnight, Lu Xiao turned on the breath blocking and the battlefield ghost came to Aloy's side, and pricked her back strength with the slender straw provided by Aletheia.

"Whew~"

Aloy, who was sleeping soundly in the cave, jumped up from the ground with a howl, and turned on her Focus vigilantly to scan the surroundings, but she didn't notice Lu Xiao standing beside her.

"Stung by a bug?"

After a quarter of an hour of caution and no anomalies were found, Aloy lay back on the ground in confusion, remaining in a light sleep and continuing to recover the energy she had expended on the day's journey.

Lu Xiao didn't plan to stay and communicate with Aloy, and after getting what he wanted, he walked out of the cave to open the portal and returned directly to Vault 53.

After a series of operations by Alethea, Aloy's pure DNA was extracted, unsurprisingly unlocking the message left by Gaia.

Gaia's hologram appeared in front of Lu Xiao and Yongzhen and the others after a cool opening animation.

I don't know if it's Gaia's personal interest, but the human form she chose was a middle-aged black woman who was not good-looking, and her clothes were dressed in the style of ancient Greece.

"Elizabeth, this message is a warning that there has been an unexpected, catastrophic anomaly in the Gaia system."

"Three microseconds ago, the Gaia system intercepted a data transmission record of unknown origin."

"This data transforms my subordinate program into an uncontrollable, self-aware individual whose thinking logic is extremely chaotic."

"The Hades subroutine, which should have been asleep, has been awakened, and it is taking away the permissions of the terraforming system from me, intending to apply it in reverse."

"If Hades' plot succeeds, the life of the earth will be completely wiped out in 53 days and 8 hours."

Gaia said categorically: "Nowadays, all the creatures on the earth are incubated and cultivated by my own hands, and it is impossible for me to let this happen. ”

"Before Hades takes full control, I will order the core reactor of the Gaia system to be overloaded."

"This order will cause a huge explosion in the core field of Gaia, and the explosion will destroy Hades as well as me."

"This is the only viable solution to this desperate crisis, and while it can solve the current extinction crisis we are facing, the planet's life will still be under constant security threat."

"Without a centrally coordinated AI-managed terraforming system, the system will continue to operate for a short period of time, but the whole program will become more and more chaotic and eventually collapse itself."

Gaia's eyes clearly showed emotional fluctuations: "Elizabeth, you are my last hope. ”

"I have ordered Cradle 9 to extract the genetic material from the frozen storage, and the cradle will give birth to the reincarnation of my creator, Elizabeth Sobek, which is you."

"My high-ranking orders prohibit me from communicating directly with clan members outside the facility, but based on my calculations, I'm sure they'll raise you until you reach adulthood."

"At that point, your genes will allow you to access this information in cradle 9."

"At the same time, this permission will also give you access to all the ancient facilities that still remain."

"This will allow you to use the technology in the facility to rebuild the core of the entire system and restart the Gaia project."

"Wait."

At this point, Gaia's expression became more solemn: "Another accident happened, Hades discovered my self-destruct order, which used an unknown virus to corrupt the program that imprisoned it. ”

"It's fled, and the virus is spreading further."

Gaia had a blank and helpless expression on her face: "If the Alpha Archives of Cradle 9 are also corrupted, you will not be able to enter the gate, and you will not be able to access the information I left behind, and life on Earth will eventually perish." ”

"No ......"

Gaia shook her head, sorted out her emotions and looked firmly ahead again: "No, Elizabeth, I know you too well. ”

"Even in this desperate situation, I'm sure you'll find a solution."

"You are the pinnacle of the human mind, and anything is possible with you."

"If you can somehow learn this information, be sure to head to the ruins of the core power furnace of the Gaia system."

A map appeared in front of Gaia, and Aletheia, who was listening intently, hurriedly copied it down.

"Enter the main control room of the ruins, and find the Gaia System Universal Override Instruction that you left back in case of emergency, only in this way can you completely clear the program code of Hades's abnormal changes."

Gaia's virtual body is gradually disappearing, and before it is about to completely dissipate, her eyes are full of nostalgia and nostalgia.

"That's all I can say, Elizabeth, I know it's just a wish, but if there is a 1 in 10,000,000 chance of a miracle, I hope to hear your voice and see your face again."

After Gaia disappeared, Lu Xiao, Yongzhen and the others were silent for a while, and Alethea's sigh finally broke the silence.

"Ordinary AI will only mechanically perform tasks according to the instructions given to it, and Gaia is clearly beyond that."

"She has feelings, she has her own logic of thinking, she regards her creator, Elizabeth Sobek, as a mother, but unfortunately ......"