Just a momentary pause.

The melodious minuet that was playing in the hallway came to an abrupt end.

“…… Don't be afraid, I'll come. ”

From the loudspeaker that originally played music, Delphinch's calm voice slowly sounded: "I was already calling the spare floating car just now, and I will be able to get on the car in one minute and twenty seconds." It's an eleven minute journey, and I'll break through the window...... Three minutes, probably in time. ”

"—you are not allowed to come!"

The eyes of the inferior flashed with real anger: "It's definitely too late, it's a conspiracy-"

But Delphia interrupted him without hesitation: "I'm the minister, and I'm in charge." I'm the best psionic hacker on Happiness Island, and if I can't solve it, no one can.

"We can't let the innocent go unchecked...... Even if it's just one person. Otherwise, wouldn't we really be the dogs of the company? ”

But that's different—

The inferior wants to plead.

His will is very clear - this time the "curtain of ignorance" specifically made a request.

It was a system that could only be unlocked by the intrusion mode of "psionic hackers".

What are the characteristics of psionic hacking?

Ability to use psionic energy in the Matrix...... Another feature is that psionic hackers can't quit instantly.

If it is not safe to exit, the soul will remain in the matrix and the body will become vegetative.

It's definitely a trap - the bomb will probably last a few seconds.

And this bomb is different from the previous two, and it is impossible to let it go.

If it is really impossible to disassemble, the inferior must kill the child instantaneously to prevent the bomb from exploding and destroying the floor.

But in that case...... Not only did he kill an innocent person, but the corrupted program also left the delphinium's soul inside and destroyed it as well.

- Can he bet?

Do you believe Delphinium can do all this?

He really wanted to believe it.

But if ...... What if?

Even if he escapes through the window with the delphinch, the delphinium will turn into a vegetative person and the bomb will explode; If he kills the child at the last minute, the bomb won't explode, but the delphinium will still turn into a vegetative state, and he's guilty of murder.

If he escapes at this point, the bomb will explode and the floor will still collapse......

There seems to be only one option.

If the child is killed before the delphinium arrives......

There will only be two victims.

The innocents he killed, as well as himself.

The inferior must not be judged, or it will be an of sin...... It is better to die without a place to bury and become "missing".

He can do that.

If you use Delphinium's chip and explode the strongest psionic energy in your body, the sound waves can directly shake him into minced meat. Silently melt into this world.

- Measured only by the number of victims, this seems to be the best option.

“…… If. ”

The inferior lowered his head and stared at the masked boy, whose body was still trembling slightly—the child seemed to realize something.

His voice was as dry as sandpaper: "If it's really a last resort......"

"Don't talk nonsense!"

The inferior had just said the beginning, and Delphinium guessed what the inferior wanted to say, and she interrupted without hesitation: "Trust me, I am the best psionic hacker...... I can do it. ”

"This bastard is here to make me miserable, that's why I betrayed my family—"

"-So, he won't let you die here, there must be a solution to this bomb."

Delphinium's cold and quiet voice sounded in an orderly manner: "You have lost your cool, I order you to listen to my command." ”

“…… Be. ”

"Listen, I won't be able to use the disc when I get in the car. I'll be disconnected for a while, but you don't have to worry...... I've just asked Russell to come up and help you.

"He's also a cybersecurity engineer and might be able to do a hack first – if he doesn't want to link, you can have him help out and cut off the limbs of those people. He had a concession and also studied swordsmanship.

"—The car has arrived, I'm going offline."

After saying that, the voice of the delphinium disappeared in an instant.

And after her voice faded away.

"Support, ......"

Iron Mask, who had been silent for a long time, sneered and made a deformed voice: "That's too late.

"I arranged for four 'bodyguards' with more than 70% of the transformation to wait on the first floor, armed with live ammunition, to assassinate the people who entered the room. This was meant for you...... But if your newcomer had saved you from this, he would probably be dead by now. ”

"He can't die."

The inferior who had regained his composure frowned and replied flatly.

"You believe him so much?"

The mask asked rhetorically.

Instead of answering the question, the inferior replied, "Since you don't know that Russell is still alive, it means that you are incapable of observing the situation on the first floor." After the minister speaks, you stop talking...... Two possibilities come to mind.

As he spoke, the inferior man stood in the quiet crowd, slowly took out a metal lighter, lit a fire, and lit a cigarette for himself.

The moment the lighter was lit, the crowd that stood as quietly as statues fell to the ground in pain and convulsed.

And at the moment when the inferior person vents and closes the lighter hard.

A loud and thunderous sound exploded in their heads.

- The bodyguards whose hearing was suppressed began to short-circuit and burst out with sparks in their prosthetic bodies.

Although these bodyguards are not equipped with weapons, they can definitely be regarded as "elite", but they are like straw harvested in front of the inferior.

"Either let the delphinium not be disturbed and come over as soon as possible; Either that, or you're worried that the anomalous network waveform you're talking about will be tracked by the delphinium.

"Then I guess the intrusion methods you used this time should be different from the previous ones...... It's like this bomb.

"You're nearby, right?"

The inferior replied affirmatively: "The straight-line distance is definitely not far, it is in this building." For security reasons, I'm guessing you're probably on the ground floor...... Is it in a nightclub lobby? ”

Iron Mask didn't reply.

And at this moment, the elevator lights up.

Russell walked out of it quickly.

"Want to help?"

He held the crimson light blade in his right hand, which was already in an activated state, and before he could get close to the inferior one, he had already opened his mouth to ask, "Who do you want me to kill?" ”

Extremely short, powerful, crisp and crisp inquiry.

Originally, Russell thought that the inferior faced a hard battle...... He also has to be vigilant and not to hold back the inferior.

As a result, when I came up, I saw a corpse lying on the ground.

…… Presumably, I can't mend the knife, so it's painful. Usually there are arresting team members around the inferior person, who are mainly responsible for taking away the people he beat down.

Presumably, his positioning is similar.

Or, "Russell felt that his words were a little murderous, even impatient, and not very good for his image...... So he hurriedly asked again euphemistically, "Do you want me to paralyze them?" ”

Russell didn't know.

His previous questioning made the inferior person's heart shake for a moment.

It's not just a misjudgment of Russell's character - he thought he was a timid and gentle child, but he didn't think about it...... Felines are, after all, beasts of prey.

Mainly, the inferior even had a moment of serious consideration just now...... Should you leave it to Russell to kill the child?

After all, the "hero's" responsibility for murder seems to be lighter......?

- Nope.

“…… It's ugly. ”

The inferior took a deep puff of his cigarette and muttered softly.

…… Inferior as me.

How dare you think so......

"What?"

"Nothing."

The inferior said calmly, removing the cigarette butt that had been highlighted by taking a hard breath and pressing it the palm of his left hand.

The sharp pain made his mind clear in an instant.

Passing the buck is inexcusable.

People forget their mistakes, but the bad want to remember.

This is a necessary punishment.

- A punishment for daring to have such depraved thoughts.

In the palm of his left hand, there were already six or seven such scorch marks.

Enduring the pain of the heat burning his skin, the inferior man's voice did not waver in the slightest: "Chop off their legs so that they can't get up - try to be as fast as you can." ”

"It's easy."

Russell replied briskly.

I saw that the cat, which was originally walking slowly, suddenly lowered its body and its pupils turned into vertical pupils.

Like a hunter, he swooped out like lightning.

His movements were so fast that they almost turned into afterimages, and he could only see a red light and shadow jumping.

There is no special trick.

If you slow down, you just rush over and slash - and then slash and slash with precision in the range until the next time you need to move your body, you will rush to the next wave again.

More than two-thirds of these people were unarmed, and all of them were tortured by the psionic energy of the inferior to the point where they had little strength to resist.

Some people can barely stand, while many more lie on their stomachs.

And even for those who were standing and holding weapons, Russell threw the blade in his hand - it would cut them to the ground from a distance, and Russell himself would not approach them at all.

It's like cleaning, precise and fast.

In less than three minutes, all of their legs were unloaded by Russell. It's not much more difficult than taking apart a crab.

"Anything else?"

Russell exhaled, gasped twice, and asked.

His tense muscles slowly relaxed, sweat steaming with visible heat at the collar.

“…… I'm not sure if you can do it. ”

The inferior frowned: "But I want to explain the risks to you first." ”

After that, the inferior quickly explained the "rules of the game" to Russell.

"I'm thankful that you cut off their legs, which greatly reduces the pressure on our side."

The inferior man spoke slowly: "You are still a newcomer, there is no need to participate in such a dangerous operation...... Trust us. By the way, you can help evacuate the crowd while you're away...... It's a good idea to register the people in the lobby on the first floor with this. ”

His voice was very calm, as if full of confidence as usual, and even comforted Russell.

With that, the inferior handed over the green monocle.

But Russell took a deep breath and didn't pick it up.

"Don't wait for the delphinium to come."

Russell replied very earnestly and earnestly, "Let me do it."

"—I'll do that too, really."