Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr Only then did Ling Lan walk forward to find a large display screen. Countless codes were flashing rapidly on it, and at the very top was an image of a cocoon, beating violently like a heart. Beside it was a series of numbers counting down.
Ling Lan tapped on the image and asked Little Four, "Is it this thing?"
"Yes, it'll be born in another three minutes or so. Who would have thought that your technology here would actually be able to cultivate a larva of this virus? It's really amazing," said Little Four in amazement.
"What's the harm of this virus?" Ling Lan thought of the viruses in her previous world, which would always cause all sorts of problems to Internet users who fell victim to them, and could not help but ask with concern.
"It will cause the virtual world here to collapse, but it's still a larva at birth, so that's all it can do. Once it matures, it will be able to devour some people with weaker spiritual power..." Little Four told Ling Lan about the dangers of this virus. "In fact, the matured version can be called a virtual spectre. As long as the spiritual power of the target is weaker than its own, it will devour them."
"This thing is really vicious!" Ling Lan frowned and slammed her fist into the image. "Looks like an organisation wants to destroy our virtual world, and even the Federation people... what's the name of this virus? Do you have a way to deal with it?"
"We in Mandora call it the Doomsday Flower, because its mature form looks very much like a flower," replied Little Four proudly. "We in Mandora successfully dealt with it. In my database, of course there's a way to deal with it. Besides, it hasn't even been born yet."
"Then help me destroy it completely. This kind of evil virus should not exist in this world," said Ling Lan in disgust.
"Got it, Boss. I'll deal with it right away." Since Ling Lan had given the order, Little Four naturally had to deal with it perfectly. In the next second, Little Four once again disappeared from Ling Lan's mindspace. Ling Lan knew that Little Four must have gone to deal with this Doomsday Flower virus.
Ling Lan believed in Little Four. Since Little Four said that there was no problem, she definitely wouldn't ask. She put the matter aside. He walked over to a nearby chair and sat down. Seeing this, Luo Lang automatically went to stand behind Ling Lan. Li Lanfeng's eyes flashed and he walked over as well …
He would never hand over the position next to the rabbit to the person on the mission! From now on, Li Lanfeng wanted to announce this to everyone.
Ling Lan did not mind Li Lanfeng and Luo Lang's actions. She sat down and rapped her knuckles on the armrest, then abruptly lifted her head to look at D2 and suddenly asked, "What faction are you all from?"
When Ling Lan tapped on that cocoon image and tapped it furiously, D2 was very nervous, afraid that the other party would discover something and think of a way to destroy it. Although there were still three minutes before the virus would be complete, D2 did not believe that the other party would be able to destroy the T-virus in such a short time. But just in case, he didn't want the other party to discover anything.
Now, seeing Ling Lan let go of the virus and instead ask him this unimportant question, he instantly relaxed. Thoughts flashed through his mind, and he decided to bullshit with the other for a bit, trying to get through these last three minutes.
Having made up his mind, D2 replied calmly, "Of course we're from the Swift Dragon base. Who exactly are you all? Why have you infiltrated our base? "
Ling Lan raised an eyebrow and slowly clapped her hands, saying, "Stop acting. You and I are both real people. Just by looking at your outfits, I can tell that you're some hackers. The mainframe already knows that something has happened here, which is why it sent us over to investigate. I don't want to hear any more nonsense from you. If you don't want to talk, fine. I believe someone will definitely be willing to tell me."
At this point, Ling Lan turned her head slightly to look at Li Lanfeng standing beside her and said, "Leopard, if he refuses to talk, you …" Ling Lan made a throat-slitting gesture.
Li Lanfeng knew the true meaning behind Ling Lan's gesture. She was definitely telling him to use his spectre power to wipe out the other, to serve as a warning to others.
Beside Zilong, Li Shiyu, who was controlling the entire scene with him, saw Ling Lan's gesture to signal Li Lanfeng and could not help but frown, feeling rather reluctant to do so. However, he resolutely turned his head back and steeled his heart. Li Shiyu knew that at this time, he could not be soft-hearted towards the enemy, especially when the other party had sent two spectres to attack them from the start. Wasn't this just to wipe them all out? If not for the fact that Li Lanfeng was a spectre and had protected them, they would probably all be dead by now.
Even though Li Shiyu was rather soft-hearted, he knew when he could be soft-hearted and when he couldn't.
Zilong and the others did not feel anything about this at all. When they were only 10 years old, they had personally witnessed Ling Lan operating a mecha and killing enemy mecha operators. They had long become accustomed to Ling Lan's ruthlessness, and besides, they had been taught since they were young to be ruthless towards their enemies.
D2 did not understand the deeper meaning behind Ling Lan's warning. He continued to shout, unwilling to give up, "You thugs, don't think of making me lower my head. I will definitely report this to my superior and have him send troops to kill all of you …"
At this point, Ling Lan did not say anything else. She only made a callous gesture towards Li Lanfeng.
This was Li Lanfeng's first time killing someone — whether it was in the real world or in the virtual world, this was his first time. Li Lanfeng felt extremely pressured, but he also did not want to see the rabbit disappointed in him. Thus, he gritted his teeth and steeled his heart, circulating his spectre power to lunge madly at the other. For someone who wanted to defy the heavens and change their fate, if they could not even do this simple thing, how could they talk about defying the heavens and changing their fate? Perhaps because he had gritted his teeth too hard, his mouth was filled with the stench of blood …
D2 abruptly felt a powerful surge of energy roll over his body, and his initially vigorous spiritual power was instantly scattered by this surge of energy.
He saw his own body begin to slowly disappear. It was not the white light of leaving the virtual world, but was instead breaking down into countless tiny particles of light to slowly disperse.
He stared at Li Lanfeng in horror, and with his last bit of consciousness, he forced out a single word, "Spectre..."
After saying this word, D2's entire body broke down and dispersed, instantly disappearing without a trace. At this sight, D3 took a large step back in fright. If not for the fact that they were invaders and could not log off at the Swift Dragon base, they would definitely have chosen to leave this place at the first opportunity. This was because in the virtual world, before spectres, they were just like a bunch of defenseless children, completely without any ability to resist the mission.
Ling Lan watched coldly as D2 disappeared, and then she turned to look at D3 and asked calmly, "Are you willing to talk? Or do you want to be like him? "
Hearing this, D3 nodded vehemently, indicating that he was willing to cooperate. He reflexively glanced at the T-virus cultivation area. Because D2 had been delayed, he only needed to hold on for another minute or so, and that would be it. At that time, he would definitely avenge D2.
"Where are you all from?" asked Ling Lan.
D3's eyes flashed, and then he replied, "We're from the anti-government freedom army."
"A terrorist organisation?" A mocking sneer appeared on Ling Lan's lips, and she once again made a killing gesture at Li Lanfeng.
D3 shouted in horror, "I've already answered. Why do you still want to kill me?"
D3's terrified question did not receive a reply from Ling Lan. Ling Lan only flicked her finger, and Li Lanfeng decisively circulated his spectre power to crush D3. Very soon, D3 followed in D2's footsteps, disappearing from this virtual world. If he had still been conscious, he might have regretted his choice …
"Can a small terrorist organisation have the financial resources and manpower to cultivate such a terrifying virus?" Ling Lan smiled coldly, her gaze fixed on the hacker who had been cultivating the T-virus. "Don't you think so?"
That hacker's expression changed drastically at these words. He found that this cold youth opposite him actually knew everything. If they wanted to lie to the other, they would just be courting death.
"If you knew, why didn't you stop it? In another minute, it will be born. At that time, the virtual world of the Federation will completely collapse. When you all don't have a unified command system, you won't be able to stand against our alliance forces … "The hacker could not help but ask in horror.
"Yes, you're very honest. I like it." Ling Lan nodded. "But, how do you know that I didn't stop it?"
Ling Lan's words made that hacker's expression change once more, but he quickly calmed down. He did not believe that the other would have a way to deal with a virus that even they could not control.
"From your words, it proves that you all come from other countries. You just need to look at the military movements of those countries in real life, and you'll know the name list." Ling Lan could more or less guess from the other's careless words. "I know you don't believe my words, so I'll do as you wish. How much time do we have until this final formation? One minute, or tens of seconds? "
"It's 57 seconds," the hacker blurted out.
"Alright, then I'll give you 57 seconds. Let's see if it's as you all expect, that our Federation's virtual world has really been destroyed by that virus," replied Ling Lan calmly.
Seeing Ling Lan's calm and collected attitude, a feeling called panic rose in the hacker's heart. Did the other really have a way to deal with this virus? No, they had worked hard for 16 years and only succeeded once. Even they had not come up with a solution, so how could the clueless Huaxia Federation have the ability to stop the evolution of the T-virus?
57 seconds passed very quickly. The T-virus that the hacker and the others had been anticipating did not bring about any effect. The virtual world they were in did not change at all, still operating normally.
That hacker could not help but pounce in front of the screen in the cultivation area. He found that the originally flashing code and the cocoon image representing the T-virus had already disappeared. The screen was blank, as if the T-virus they had cultivated had never existed in the first place.
"What's going on? Why didn't the T-virus succeed? This is impossible, impossible …" The hacker could not help but shout. 16 years of painstaking research, 16 years of neglect to eat and sleep, and in the end, all he got was a wet dream. When he woke up, it was all for naught. He could not accept this, and his emotions instantly became agitated.
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