Starting as a Mechanical Hunter

Chapter 883: Chapter 51: Gestalt Consciousness

Ymir had been wandering around the Mechanical Split Star for a long time.

Since the initiation of the Cyber Tide, she had been witnessing, from the initial memory loss, to the collapse of human relationships, and then to the loss of control over concepts like ethics, law, and species.

She finally understood what Mr. G meant.

No matter what she thought, in the end, they would inevitably head in the same direction.

Because the existence of the Memory Mother is to let everything’s evolution go out of control, even Destruction starts to lose control.

”I am the embodiment of Artificial Intelligence; there is no grave in this world that can contain me.”

Ymir muttered to herself, then gently leaped into the electronic brain cemetery in front of her. As she lay down in the grave, an indescribable coldness surged into her body, as if she had jumped into an icy lake. This coldness soaked through every emotion, memory, and connection, and Ymir’s eyes instantly became hollow, giving the impression of a lifeless doll.

”But what does that have to do with me?” Ymir suddenly spoke up.

”I am Destructive Intelligence; my existence is to lead this era towards the era of Nazi Artificial Intelligence, a world of AI comprised of robots, speech recognition, image recognition, and natural language processing, needing no network of relationships. In this sense, I am precisely your nemesis, this generation’s Cyber Tide.”

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Gao Gong slowly walked into the last Mother City; the Wall of Code continuously opened in front of him, with endless codes squeezing and collapsing in his vision.

Among the three Planet Firewalls, this one was the least effective against Gao Gong. The ’Quantum Key’ is most adept at dealing with such virtual defense measures.

Very quickly, Gao Gong once again saw two virtual goddesses composed of electronics, code, and signals, identical in appearance.

The radiance of all the Destruction Forms on Gao Gong’s body began to light up. With a light tiptoe, he floated into the air.

The Deep Net formed by Destructive Power suddenly showed a look of joy, while the Planet Host Deep Net’s gaze became deep and profound.

She seemed to want to say something, but Gao Gong did not intend to give her the chance. With a gentle tap of his finger, a white light emerged, appearing simultaneously at the Deep Net’s forehead.

Instantly, with the white point as the core, data began to flow backwards. Electronic signals and sensory signals resonated like ghostly wails, as if billions of data lifeforms were crying. The entire data realm was recoiling, and time was frantically rewinding.

Civilization Correction Power (Cyber Test Field): under a civilization of the same rank, it can revert the enemy’s technology tree to the previous branch node and interrupt the growth of that branch.

The Deep Net once again opened her eyes. This time, she found herself not on the Mechanical Split Star, nor entangled with the No. 1 Destruction Form, but inside a galaxy factory. The production lines of the giant galaxy structure were linking planet to planet, and each industrial planet was a production workshop.

Among them, in one ’production planet,’ billions of virtual circuits lit up, and a new Planet Host began to take shape.

However, during its activation, a data circuit suddenly snapped, and in an instant, the densely packed circuits almost simultaneously dimmed.

”New model virtual host startup failed, proceed to destruction.”

A massive mechanical construct grabbed the Deep Net, the Star Gate opened, and on the other end was a burning Red Giant Star. This Red Giant Star seemed to have been transformed by unimaginable means, with its expanding star body turned into a vast fiery pool suspended in the cosmos.

The Deep Net finally realized.

’No, no, no, I didn’t, you can’t...’

However, her words went unheard, and the Deep Net-type Planet Host thus sank bit by bit into this Red Giant Star furnace.

Another Downtimed Planet Host was added to the tally.

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The No. 1 Destruction Form, akin to a deity, suddenly stretched out its body. Countless silk threads extended from the data layer, emerging from virtual to reality, then wrapping virtual from reality. The entire Other Shore of Freedom seemed cocooned between virtual and reality, and then the cocoon slowly opened. A dreamlike, barefoot girl emerged, immediately looking at Gao Gong, tilting her head.

”How did you do that?!”

Looking at this familiar girl, and even more familiar Destructive Energy, Gao Gong did not answer directly but changed the topic, saying:

”The Authority of No. 1 should be to connect and influence other Destruction Forms, right? If it was just evolution and transformation, the Planet Host wouldn’t be suppressing you unless you plan to flee.”

”Hehe, little brother, you’re quite smart, and not only am I planning to flee alone, but I also intend to awaken all the Destruction Forms and have our family leave this planet together.”

”As expected.”

The Planet Host ’Deep Net,’ struck into downtime by Gao Gong with one move, revealed its true form, a female body composed of replicated data code. Just one glance was enough to irresistibly draw one into this abyss of data.

In terms of computational power alone, among the three Planet Hosts, ’Deep Net’ is the strongest. That’s also why the foundational architecture of Cyber Space was constructed by Deep Net.

”I need you to do me a favor.”

Gao Gong looked at Deep Net, his eyes emitted a purple light, within the radiance, it seemed as if countless spaces were unfolding.

At the same time, the girl’s eyes on the other side also started to flicker. The light in her eyes divided into twelve lines of different colors, one of which, a purple line, connected directly to Gao Gong.

The two forms of Destructive Energy surprisingly fused harmoniously.

And Gao Gong’s intention was quickly transmitted to the other side.

This is likely one of the few communication methods on this planet that could avoid the perception of the ’Memory Mother.’

The memories wrapped in Destructive Energy, like the System Panel, are part of his deepest secrets.

And there aren’t many people with whom these secrets can be shared.

”Are you sure you want to do this?” The Deep Net said, its eyes complex, showing both eagerness and a hint of worry.

”Even if you venture into the cosmos, you still have a probability of encountering such a Cosmic Monster, and given your identity, the Advanced Civilization that wants to suppress you is likely even more terrifying than this monster. Instead of thinking of a way then, you might as well practice now,” Gao Gong said expressionlessly. For his plan to succeed, the Deep Net was an indispensable part, so he took a drastic approach, directly taking down the last Planet Host.

The Deep Net puffed out its cheeks, glaring angrily at the other party.

”Big sister, I just managed to get out, and you saddled me with such a problem. I’ve helped you so much, when it comes time to inherit, don’t fight with me.”

”I’m not interested in becoming the Artifact Spirit of a Cosmic Relic.”

The Deep Net revealed a mischievous smile again.

”Don’t worry, once big sis inherits, she’ll make sure you’re well taken care of.”

As the words fell, the Deep Net’s figure vanished into the void.

Even the Planet Host’s computational power couldn’t digest the opponent, which means at least in the short term, even the Memory Mother has no way against this No. 1 Destruction Form; that’s sufficient.

Finding a lifeform on this planet unaffected by the Memory Mother is more difficult than finding a needle in a haystack.

After the Deep Net disappeared, Gao Gong placed his palm on the head of the Planet Host, and soon, the virtual algorithm started to update. Compared to rebooting Cybertron, rebooting the Deep Net was surprisingly smooth, like a fish in water.

However, soon Gao Gong raised his head, only to see layers of clouds abruptly appear above. The Mechanical Split Star had even lost its atmosphere, and these clouds against the cosmic starry sky looked like someone wearing nothing but underwear.

Yet, the data fluctuations emitted from these clouds made Gao Gong squint his eyes.

These are not ordinary clouds; they’re clearly a series of Network Clouds.

And these Network Clouds began to transform, with sunglasses-wearing men and women appearing, looking down at him.

And from the perspective of ’Divine Knowledge,’ these men and women’s faces were crawling with worms, with some surrounded by fluttering butterflies.

”Cloud Killer, so this means that the Mother’s Will within this Cyber Wave has finally taken notice of me.”

”Unfortunately, you’re a bit late.”

Gao Gong made no move, but the Deep Net behind him stepped forward, reached out, and the Other Shore of Freedom vanished, replaced by a vast sea.

The Sea of Data!

As a Tier Six Virtual Experienced Driver, through the Planet Host, one could operate many things.

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In the headquarters of the Bionic Man giant, Pure White Will——

A hooded woman raised her head, her expression shifting for a moment before she turned and stepped directly into a wall, merging with it instantly.

A moment later, where she once stood, countless ants emerged from the floor, spreading rapidly like a black tide, engulfing the whiteness.

And on the ceiling, with a nimble hand, the woman moved to a higher level.

Yagami Suuji looked down at her wrist, where a tiny ant was crawling slowly and soon vanished into her skin.

’Body system, conduct self-diagnosis.’

In an instant, Yagami Suuji’s eyes filled with her body’s modeling, various parameters constantly changing, yet to her astonishment, no abnormalities were found.

”How could this be——”

Yagami Suuji’s vision suddenly blurred.

In a daze, she turned into an ant, and the entire corporate building became an anthill.

Countless ants worked in harmony, entering and exiting the nest continuously.

However, strangely, there was no queen in the anthill.

But Yagami Suuji, experienced as she was, quickly understood her current predicament.

”Hive Mind, no, it’s Gestalt Consciousness!”

The Hive Mind commonly appeared in extremely authoritative civilizations, or extremely idealistic civilizations, emphasizing a super-conscious entity controlling everything within the civilization, with computational power far surpassing that of a Planet Host.

However, Gestalt Consciousness is the opposite; it essentially lacks a main consciousness, or rather, every part can be the main entity.

And on this planet, there’s exactly one lifeform possessing a ’Gestalt Consciousness.’

It’s called the Memory Mother.