There was a system prompt sound in Gu Xiao's ears; [Congratulations, you have completed a special mission, pursue freedom, and witness the truth of the world. As a bonus, you'll receive 22% access to the Akshire Library. 】

[Your total permissions have accumulated to 23%. 】

As a reward for your outstanding performance, you will be able to witness the end of the past. 】

Gu Xiao's eyes flickered, and his soul gradually floated upward, detached from his body, and lost control of his body.

And underneath his soul is like a cutscene in the game, showing the epilogue that 'Neo' once experienced.

Lines of text appeared in mid-air, like narration in a book.

What can human beings give for freedom? 】

[For the sake of the truth, what can human beings give? 】

[Some birds are not destined to be kept in a cage, and every feather of them shines with the brilliance of freedom. 】

The words in mid-air fade away, and the scene below continues to unfold.

Neo struggled to crawl out of the incubator, unplugging the mechanical tentacles attached to the back of his head, pulling off the tiny data cables that were pumping his body's energy up and down.

The body outside of the Neo Matrix has been used as a living battery for decades, and it has long since become weak and decaying.

But with great perseverance, Neo dragged his old body, pushed open the top cover of his head, struggled to crawl out of the culture fluid, and breathed a breath of real air.

The smell was slightly hazy and a little choking.

But at this moment, Neo's feeling that this slightly hazy air was so new and comfortable.

He inhaled deeply and intoxicatedly, and the feeling of freedom was so damn charming.

But before he could experience the feeling of freedom, two squids composed of machinery appeared behind him.

The electronic eyes of the two mechanical squid locked onto Neo outside the cultivation tank, and a cold electronic sound came from the sounder.

【Ding! The escaped living battery was discovered, and in accordance with Article 156 of the living battery culture protocol, it was arrested, brainwashed, and re-imprisoned in the Matrix World. 】

Neo also noticed the electronic sound behind him, and he glanced back, a shocked look on his face.

He had just escaped from the Matrix, and he didn't want to be caught right away.

He hurriedly struggled to mobilize the strength in his rotten body, and slammed one foot on the ground.

The muscles on Neo's face were tense from the exertion of his body.

With the reverse thrust of the foot on the ground, the body jumped forward in the air.

In the air, Neo could clearly see that in the distance, on the other side, there was a connecting gap in the other mechanical tentacle, and as long as he hid in that gap, the huge mechanical squid would not be able to catch him.

His body soared forward, only ten centimeters away from the gap.

Ten centimeters, which used to be as short as the palm of a hand, is as far-reaching as a moat at this moment.

Neo's body, before he could leap into the gap, was trapped by the tentacles stretched out from the two mechanical squids.

He waved his hands wildly towards the gap, which was less than ten centimeters, but in vain. He will never, never, ever reach the other side.

He purred in his throat and let out a beastly roar, "Free—"

The mechanical squid retracted its tentacles and pulled Neo back.

Neo could only look in vain at the other side of freedom, getting farther and farther away from him.

His body was sent to a special modification chamber.

Two slender metal electrodes were inserted into Neo's temples with a single click.

Whew—

Two strong currents poured into Neo's brain from both temples, completely stirring his consciousness into chaos, making him a half-vegetative existence.

After being stimulated by a strong electric current, Neo's head was reinserted with mechanical tentacles and sent into the world of the Matrix.

Matrix world, time starts running again.

Neo, who crossed the finish line, created a new miracle.

8.64 seconds, this unprecedented and unprecedented, and most likely unprecedented, can almost be concluded to be a record that no one can break.

But such a record was exchanged for Neo's life.

Since that game, Neo has fallen into a vegetative state, and no matter who calls him, he can't wake him up.

A few years later, when Neo woke up again.

The former world record holder in the 100-meter dash is now confined to a wheelchair.

A hot-bodied nurse pushes Neo's wheelchair and walks down the hallway of the hospital.

The nurse has a contact named 'Man in Black' on her mobile phone all year round.

Neo, who was in a wheelchair, had a dull look in his eyes. The light that once crossed the finish line disappeared forever in Neo's eyes.

Half of his body was paralyzed for life, and the other half of his body was unable to move flexibly.

The two walnuts whirled and whirled in Neo's hands, which was the advice of his attending doctor, saying that playing with walnuts would speed up the recovery of paralysis.

No one looking at the current paraplegic in a wheelchair can't connect him to the previous World Champion.

Behind the hot nurse, a man in black walked out and swore into the phone: "Agent Smith, please rest assured, he will not be able to stand up again, and he will not be able to return to the track." ”

"This mission was done perfectly, and there will be no more accidents."

Just as the man in black had just spoken, the sound of walnuts landing in the corridor in front of him was clearly audible.

Neo's only barely able to move right hand trembled, and the walnut in his hand was long gone.

Neo's face stiffened, his lips squirmed, and he did his best to make a sound.

“Fr——Fr——”

The nurse behind him stopped her wheelchair and leaned down to Neo, trying to hear what he was saying.

At that moment, Neo's body trembled, and blood flowed like magma through the paralyzed half of his body.

The entire wheelchair was shaking uneasily, as if a volcano was brewing.

The man in black behind him panicked, and he ran up quickly, rushing towards Neo.

"No, you can't get him to stand up!"

The nurse behind him also had a fierce look in her eyes, and her hands pressed down to completely suppress Neo's efforts.

"Sit down!"

The man in black behind him yelled frantically.

The nurse's hands trembled and thudded, as if the raging water had finally broken through the embankment.

Neo's body stood up completely, the straps that bound him to the wheelchair were freed, and the nurse's hands were pushed to the side.

The words finally popped out of his trembling lips: "Free-"

The voice was deep and deep, but unshakable.