Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

The Demon of Fear spoke again, "Next, we must—"

The Guardian followed, saying,

"Although it's unclear why that program hasn't been triggered yet, the situation is actually not very optimistic."

It was different!

The Demon of Fear was somewhat surprised.

But it shook its head, saying disdainfully,

"Is this your doing? But what's the use? It's only a matter of time, no one in this world can escape the control of that artificial intelligence."

"—The outcome is already determined!"

Shen Ye did not respond.

He just looked at the little girl.

The little girl, as expected, asked,

"Was raising me... also controlled by it?"

"Yes, nothing can escape its control, everything about us belongs to it," the Guardian said.

Behind the little girl, all the black shadows solidified.

They all reached out their hands, like long, thin needles, piercing into the back of the little girl's head.

Everything drew nearer.

The Demon of Fear spoke again,

"The next line is—"

"Now we must take you, child, as the program demands, we must adhere to the program!"

Before the words were finished, it stepped forward, merging completely into the endless black shadows.

—It was ready too!

"No," Shen Ye suddenly said.

He carefully observed the whole room, only to see that the mobile phone screen on the desk still showed nothing but chaotic black and white dots.

The communication disruption caused by the nuclear weapons was not yet over!

Facing the endless shadow of darkness, he said softly,

"Maybe that artificial intelligence will eventually control everything, but at least at this moment, it can't control what they say."

"Naive!" All the black shadows erupted into a thunderous roar, "The outcome is already determined, what they say, what does it mean?"

Shen Ye did not reply, just staring at the three people in the room.

At that instant,

"My child."

The Guardian suddenly spoke, "When you were born, this world was not yet controlled, we gave birth to you, hoping you could grow up healthy."

"But when you were three, everything changed."

"After you were taken away, our only option was to save up 100 million Credit Points, with such a contribution, we could make a request to that damned artificial intelligence."

"Lancy, we are saving money."

The little girl lifted her head.

The Incubator gently stroked her face, saying softly,

"Child, we sold off most of our organs, working hard with mechanical bodies, just to save money as quickly as possible."

Tears fell.

The little girl desperately wiped the tears from her face, biting her lip, staring unblinkingly at her mother.

She was waiting.

Waiting for those most important words.

"Once we save enough money, our only wish is—"

The Incubator's voice became slow, gradually faltering.

The Guardian finished the sentence, Stay updated with My Virtual Library Empire

"To bring you back."

After he completed the sentence, he too became still.

The two embraced the little girl, their bodies frozen in a halt, expressions vacant, like machines that had lost their power.

"Zzz—Zzz—"

On the table, the cellphone suddenly made a noise:

"This is Kunlun!"

"Just a reminder, the effects of the nuclear explosion on the signal are about to end!"

"They have that artificial intelligence program on them, and once they find Charlotte, it'll be as if the AI has found her."

"They'll be controlled by the AI and attack her!"

"—You must run!"

As if suddenly awakened, the little girl hurriedly turned her head to look at Shen Ye.

"Baxter, don't let my parents be controlled, please!"

Shen Ye replied with difficulty, "I've just synchronized with you, and now there's no way—"

Suddenly, a row of tiny glowing characters appeared in front of him:

"Lancy's intense desire has broken through the shackles, her spirit is willing to give everything, as long as you can help."

"Your synchronization rate is rapidly increasing."

"Your synchronization time has cooled down immediately."

"Your synchronization time is continually increasing."

Shen Ye's eyes narrowed.

Could it be—

He took a step forward, merging with the little girl.

The next instant.

The little girl's body was immediately controlled by him.

"Alright, since you're so determined... I'll give it a try."

The little girl spoke and strode to the window, summoning the Guanghan Bow and taking out a Hydrogen Bomb, setting the timer, then encasing it in Frost on the Taiyin Divine Arrow, and then—

"Go!"

She exclaimed sharply.

A shadow of Frost, dragging a huge iron box on all sides, soared into the sky and vanished from sight.

—World-spanning archery, Star Peak!

A series of tiny glowing characters immediately appeared before the little girl:

"You have launched a Dark Gold (incomparable) level of archery, a world-spanning class of archery 'Star Peak', taking a shot at an outer space target."

"Please note."

"The hydrogen bomb has detonated in outer space."

"The electromagnetic pulse caused by this round of explosion is erupting, communication transmissions and facilities will be affected!"

The little girl turned back.

She saw the Guardian and the Incubator in the room coming back to life.

—The program's remote control signal had been interfered with!

Shen Ye immediately left the little girl's body.

"Daddy! Mommy!"

The little girl rushed over and buried herself in her mother's embrace.

The two humans with mechanical bodies showed emotion and "came to life" again.

"It seems the program hiccupped for a moment."

The Guardian said, concerned.

The Incubator, however, ignored all this and just held the little girl tightly, whispering:

"After we switched to mechanical bodies, we no longer feel the fatigue. We can work day and night and have saved quite a lot of money."

"We made a total of eighteen million from selling our organs."

"Working 24 hours a day non-stop these years, we've also earned several million."

"Mommy, don't you need to eat?" asked the little girl.

"Steel bodies don't need to eat anything, just need to recharge."