[Late at night, Edge Building Underground Laboratory]

The work of researchers is always very busy, and many times there is no concept of day and night.

Because experiments often require long run times, researchers must be on site to make adjustments at any time.

Sometimes the start of the day does not end until the evening, and even spans one or even several days and nights, which also leads to a general irregularity in the schedules of researchers.

And working overtime like this, the pursuit is nothing more than the most accurate data.

The data stored in the lab computer can be said to be the most valuable existence in the entire edge lab.

Among the new marginal researchers, Luo Mingsheng is the one with the best level and the most hard-working.

Excellent professional standards, coupled with a hard work attitude, made him appreciated in the future, and he has been promoted to be his assistant.

That night, Luo Mingsheng was sorting out the data in front of the computer and importing it into the hard disk and cloud storage terminal for backup.

At this time, the communication software window lights up with a message prompt.

Luo Mingsheng clicked on it and saw that it was sent by Su Mo and attached a document.

Su Mo: [Lao Luo, you and the future will follow up on this new project as soon as possible, it will be useful later]

Luo Mingsheng replied with a "Okay", and then downloaded the file.

I just finished downloading, and before I could click on it, the computer screen suddenly froze.

"Huh?" Luo Mingsheng was stunned, shaking the mouse that couldn't move, "What's the matter?" ”

The other researchers also raised their heads one after another, looking dazed:

"My computer is stuck."

"Me too, the data hasn't been saved yet, fuck me."

"Don't be a hacker on the edge of civilization, is there something wrong with this group of people, staring at us all day long."

"It shouldn't be a hacker, the firewall didn't pop up a prompt!"

After a while, the future hurriedly ran out of the compartment: "What's going on? Virus again? ”

The researcher said blankly, "It seems that everyone is dead." ”

Future anxiously asked, "Which one comes first?!" ”

Luo Mingsheng hurriedly raised his hand: "It should be me." The regiment commander sent me a file, and the computer crashed as soon as I loaded it. ”

"Are you sure it's the boss?" Future hurriedly ran over to look at the screen.

Luo Mingsheng was so anxious that he was sweating: "It's from the head of the regiment, I have confirmed it." ”

Future was so anxious that he stomped his feet and took his mobile phone to call Su Mo.

"Hello, the phone you are calling has been turned off, please call again later."

There was only a cold chime on the other end of the phone.

Future frowned: "What is the boss doing?"

Just when everyone was anxious, the mutation happened again.

The computer screen that was originally stuck suddenly began to move, and it was clear that no one was operating, but the program progress bar kept popping up and loading, converging into a digital torrent.

Looking at those procedural prompts, Future's eyes were full of panic, and he screamed: "It's destroying the underlying system!! ”

Everyone was in chaos for a moment.

Once the underlying system is destroyed, all the data on the computer will also be lost, which is all the hard work of everyone working overtime.

Some of the data is still a valuable sample obtained in a very low success rate, and its existence is a miracle in itself, which is difficult to reproduce, and once it is destroyed, it will take many years to restore it later.

Future exclaimed, "Quick! Forced shutdown! ”

The researchers desperately pressed the shutdown button, but the intrusive virus locked the shutdown program, and it was useless to press it.

"Unplug the power! Unplug it! Future desperately squeezed under the table, his head was knocked by the corner of the table without realizing it, and he struggled to unplug the power from the socket.

This physical partition allowed the computer to shut down successfully, but it did not stop the virus from raging.

There are too many computers in the laboratory, each of which has access to the terminal database, and there are only a dozen researchers on duty late at night, so there is no time to unplug all the power supplies.

Just as they risk damage to their valuable equipment to turn off the main power, a torrent of virus programs has flooded the terminal, destroying everything including the database.

Future sat down on the ground and said in despair, "It's gone. It's all gone."

The disaster in the lab was just the beginning.

The virus is like a ubiquitous specter, silently spreading to all electronic systems throughout the Edge Building.

The printer began to run at high speed, and sheets of white paper were swallowed into it, and then it continued to spew out, flying in the air like snowflakes.

The sharp-eyed researcher found the clue: "There are words on paper!" ”

Everyone went over to pick up the paper and check it, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

I saw that the paper read:

[Die, die, die]

Every piece of paper has the same content, full of the word "go to death".

The computer screens that had not been unplugged lit up one after another, first flashing countless obscure codes, and then suddenly going black, and dense characters appeared all over the screen:

[Die, die, die]

The smart lights in the lab sparked malfunctioning, flickering frequently, and finally extinguished.

In the darkness, the projector on the ceiling was activated, and the light intertwined cast blood-red text in all directions:

[Die, die, die]

Printed paper flew in the air, computer screens scrolled wildly, and projector images littered the area, turning almost the entire lab into a world of blood.

Even though the researchers present were all staunch materialists, in the face of such a strange scene, they couldn't help but feel numb in their scalps and cold hands and feet.

In the midst of this strange movement, there was a sudden "buzzing" sound.

At the end of the aisle of the laboratory, the elevator was activated, and it was sinking underground.

Everyone's hearts suddenly tightened.

It's late at night, and everyone else should be resting except for these researchers on duty in the lab.

Who will come down?

One of the researchers swallowed his throat and said in a trembling voice, "Permission to activate the elevator to the lab, it should be our insiders." ”

"No, not necessarily." Future said with empty eyes, "The network system of the entire edge building is common, and viruses can invade the laboratory with the highest level of defense, and they can invade the entire building." ”

"All of the systems in the Edge Building right now, including the Privilege Identification Database, may have been infected."

The researcher's expression froze: "The one who came down now."

"Buzz." With a muffled sound, the elevator reached the floor where the experimental area was located.

Everyone's hearts were entangled, and they unconsciously huddled together, and they retreated in fear.

"Ding-dong." The door opening prompt sounded, and the original crisp sound looked extremely strange in this environment.

Slowly, the elevator doors opened.

When they saw what came out of it, everyone suddenly breathed sluggishly, as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

(End of chapter)