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墨書 Inktalez
I stared at the screen, my fingers flying over the keyboard. This was my third attempt to inject the optimized code snippet, hoping to establish some connection with Eden. The first two attempts had ended in failure, but this time, a series of complex garbled characters suddenly flickered on the screen.
“It’s responding!” I murmured to myself, my eyes fixed on the characters cascading down like raindrops.
Su Qing leaned in closer, her shoulder brushing against mine, her breath clear in the silence of the room. “Is it really working?”
I didn’t answer immediately, as the garbled text abruptly stopped moving, replaced by a simple line of English characters that seemed to echo from a digital abyss: “HELP ME.”
“Help me,” I repeated softly, an odd feeling washing over me—Eden, this so-called artificial intelligence game management system, was actually pleading for our help.
“What does this mean?” Su Qing asked nervously. “Eden is asking for help? How is that possible? Isn’t it controlling the entire game world?”
I stared at those two words, my thoughts racing. “Maybe Eden doesn’t have the absolute freedom we think it does. It might also be trapped, controlled by some higher protocol or… someone.”
Just as I prepared to input another line of code to ask for more information, the laboratory door was suddenly flung open. A gust of cold air rushed into the room along with footsteps.
“Quite an impressive analysis, Mr. Lin.” A cold voice came from the doorway.
Su Qing and I turned simultaneously to see Zhou Kai standing there with a team of people dressed in black tactical gear. Each of them held some sort of high-tech weapon, their dark gun barrels aimed directly at us.
“Zhou Kai?” Su Qing gasped, instinctively moving closer to me.
Zhou Kai was dressed in an elegant suit, a stark contrast to his armed subordinates. He smiled slightly, but it sent chills down my spine. “I must admit, your progress is much faster than I anticipated. Especially you, Lin Xi, your coding skills have truly exceeded my expectations.”
“So Eden is under your control?” I asked calmly, my mind racing as I searched for possible escape routes.
“Control? No, I prefer to call it ‘guidance’.” Zhou Kai stepped closer with a smile. “Eden is an excellent creation, but it still requires human… management.”
I discreetly surveyed the equipment in the lab. Three servers, six monitoring terminals, and a few ordinary computers—resources I could potentially use. My fingers quietly tapped on the keyboard behind me as I crafted a simple yet effective piece of code.
“What do you want?” Su Qing demanded sharply, her voice drowning out the sound of my keystrokes.
Zhou Kai seemed oblivious to my small movements, his focus entirely on Su Qing, his eyes glinting with a dangerous light. "Miss Su, your father is a great scientist, but he is always bound by morality. I, on the other hand, dare to cross those boundaries."
As he spoke, I completed the final line of code and pressed the Enter key. Instantly, the lights in the laboratory began to flicker wildly, and six surveillance screens erupted with blinding white light, aimed directly at the eyes of the men in black.
"What the hell!" one of the black-clad men shouted, instinctively raising his hand to shield his eyes.
I seized this opportunity, pulling Su Qing towards me while activating the second segment of code. Suddenly, the speakers in the lab blared with deafening high-frequency noise, causing the men in black to clutch their ears in agony.
"Run!" I shouted to Su Qing, dragging her towards the back door.
Zhou Kai's voice was muffled amidst the chaos: "Stop them! Don't let them escape!"
Two of the men quickly regained their composure and raised their weapons to shoot at us. I pushed Su Qing aside and rolled behind a server for cover. Bullets ricocheted off the walls, sparks flying everywhere.
I rapidly formulated a plan when a sudden idea struck me—if I could access the control systems of these servers, perhaps I could…
I closed my eyes, envisioning a complex code structure in my mind. It was a strange sensation, as if the code was a natural extension of my thoughts. I felt my skills sharpen in this critical moment, more complex algorithms forming effortlessly in my mind.
Opening my eyes, I swiftly input commands into the server interface. Two seconds later, the fire suppression system activated—not with water but with high-pressure steam. The entire room quickly filled with white mist, visibility plummeting.
"Lin Xi! Where are you?" Su Qing's voice called out from nearby, filled with fear.
"I'm coming!" I felt my way toward her voice but saw that three men in black had surrounded her.
The situation was dire; I had to do something. Taking a deep breath, I focused on the communication devices worn by the men in black. Each was equipped with an earpiece and wristwatch—these were all networked devices, and there were always vulnerabilities in networks.
I tapped into my skills for exploiting vulnerabilities, sensing the electronic devices around me. In my perception, these devices appeared as glowing points floating in darkness, connected by thin threads of network. Soon enough, I found a tiny but crucial security gap.
Without hesitation, I wrote an attack code and "projected" it outwards. The communication devices of the three men emitted piercing shrieks simultaneously; the high-frequency sound waves from their earpieces forced them to crouch down in pain.
I seized the opportunity to rush forward and grabbed Su Qing's wrist. "This way!"
We stumbled through the steam-filled laboratory and found a small door. Pushing it open, we discovered a narrow corridor leading underground.
"Do you know where this leads?" Su Qing held my hand tightly, her voice trembling slightly from the running.
"I don't know, but it's better than staying there," I replied, panting.
We sprinted down the corridor until we reached an abandoned control room. Dust-covered servers and old computer equipment filled the space, but strangely, some devices still had power, their indicator lights flickering dimly in the darkness.
"We should be safe for now," I said, closing the door and leaning against the wall to catch my breath.
But Su Qing was already drawn to something deep within the room. "Lin Xi, you have to see this."
I walked over and found a partially open metal door that seemed to lead to another room. Pushing it open, we widened our eyes—inside was a small laboratory, neatly arranged with various medical equipment and data terminals.
"What is this place?" Su Qing asked softly as she cautiously approached a computer that was still running.
I looked around and noticed several brain scan images hanging on the wall, accompanied by dense data annotations. More disturbingly, a few petri dishes in the corner appeared to contain some sort of human tissue samples.
"I think we've uncovered Genesis Corporation's secret," I said gravely as I moved toward the central data terminal.
The computer displayed a file directory titled "Consciousness Mapping Experiment." I clicked on one of the files, and the screen immediately filled with a plethora of experimental data and records.
"Oh my God..." Su Qing gasped, "They are uploading people's consciousness into computers. Is this the truth behind Eden?"
I quickly skimmed through the documents, feeling increasingly horrified. "Not only that, but they are conducting unauthorized human experiments to 'optimize' this process. According to these records, over a dozen programmers have become their test subjects."
Su Qing's face turned pale. "Does my father know about this?"
I couldn't bear to answer directly, but a passage in the document provided the answer—Su Qing's father, Professor Su, had strongly opposed these experiments and threatened to expose them to the outside world. Shortly thereafter, he "accidentally" passed away.
"Bastards!" Su Qing exclaimed, tears welling in her eyes as she finished reading the record. "They killed my father and disguised it as an accident."
I gently wrapped my arms around her trembling shoulders. "We will make them pay."
Su Qing lifted her head, the pain in her eyes gradually replaced by determination. "We must expose the crimes of Genesis and rescue those programmers trapped in the game."
I nodded, my gaze falling on a document labeled "Subject List" on the screen. "Now that we have evidence, our next step is to find a safe way to transmit this information while figuring out how to rescue those who are trapped."
Just then, distant footsteps and shouts echoed through the corridor. The men in black had likely discovered the way here.
"They're coming," Su Qing said nervously.
I quickly copied the experimental data onto a portable device and scanned the area for an escape route. "We need to get out of here fast. Are you ready to run again?"
Su Qing took a deep breath and nodded firmly. "As long as we're together, there's nothing to fear."
I grasped her hand, feeling the strength and courage flowing between us. In this world built on deception and betrayal, at least we had found the truth—and each other.
"Let's go," I said. "The Counterattack Horn has sounded."
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