Death… And Me

Chapter 3504: Overload

As mentioned before by the CAU03, no more than a single unit could really be connected to the server at the same time. That meant the other SANS Units in that room weren’t really connected to the Zoshia Enterprise System itself but to something else.

Rean and Zageshu watched Qwerty’s connection to that terminal, and they helped him navigate through it. -Qwerty, can you hear us?-

Qwerty answered straight away. -I can. Seems like the idea of being connected to your device at the same time works. Can you see this? How’s the things outside?-

Rean and Zangeshu nodded outside. -We can. Don’t worry about the outside now. Focus on connecting to the Zoshia Enterprise System. This terminal receives all the information from the system, so you just need to look at the data flow. See where it is coming from, and the system will definitely be at the end of it.-

Qwerty nodded and checked thousands of things at the same time, looking for that specific data-receiving point. After a minute and countless pieces of information, he finally found it. -This should be it.-

-Wait!- Zangeshu immediately stopped Qwerty. -That is a trap.- Zangeshu joined forces with Rean, and the two checked the codes passing through that point.

Finally, the two found the trick. -The archives arriving through this point have a difference source from what you are looking for. However, there is no problem opening the files, and they are identical to the original.-

Qwerty looked around a little more and understood. -That’s because they aren’t fake. They are just copies of the original, but their information is valid. Which means...-

Qwerty processing power, being many times higher than the box Rean and Zangeshu built, quickly analyzed those archives. -Yes, I can use these copies to locate the real source of the archives.-

Zangeshu and Rean smiled, and they watched as Qwerty navigated further into that terminal. Finally, Qwerty located a hidden point where a small chunk of the terminal’s processing power was being utilized. That hidden corner of the terminal operation system was where it received the original archives, made copies, and sent them to the the receiving point Qwerty found earlier. It’s just that that receiving point would immediately accuse anything that tried to use it to navigate back to the source.

-This isn’t good,- Rean narrowed his eyes, checking that source. No doubt that was the right place where the information from the system arrived, however... -Qwerty won’t be able to use this to connect back to the Zoshia Enterprise System.-

Zangeshu agreed with him. -This connection can only go one way, which means it can only receive information. It can’t pass information back from where it came.-

However, Qwerty’s processor began to work even harder, and neither Zangeshu nor Rean could keep up with the gigantic amount of information now passing through his core. -What are you doing?-

-Give me a moment,- Qwerty asked. He didn’t know how as he had never done it before. Yet, it was as if his core could do it naturally. Was it an innate ability from the HAF100 Units? Qwerty knew his model had a much higher processing power, but that was the extent of his knowledge. -Ha! Found it!-

Finally, all that crazy amount of information stabilized, and Rean and Zangeshu could see clearly what Qwerty was looking for. There, they found another connection. It wasn’t Qwerty’s connection, though. Instead, it was the connection being used by another unit.

-I see!- Rean understood. -Only one Unit can be connected to the Zoshia Enterprise System at the same time. Someone must be using it, which means someone in this network has to be connected right now. What Qwerty just found was the connection that that Unit is using to operate the system and pass the information forward to the rest.-

Rean felt relieved seeing that. Otherwise, he would have to attack and destroy the SANS Units in that room. After all, one of them must be the Unit using the only connection, right? -So, can you take over?-

-I know what you are thinking, Rick,- Qwerty spoke. -I can cut this guy’s connection and take over, connecting myself to the Zoshia Enterprise System directly. However, at that moment, that Unit will find me and will know someone has invaded the facility.-

Rean obviously didn’t like that. They were right within the enemy’s territory, and thousands of SANS Units were patrolling inside and outside the Zoshia Enterprise Building. It wouldn’t be a problem for Rean himself. After all, he could enter the Dimensional Realm and leave it by Kentucky, Roan, or Celis’s side. Qwerty, however, couldn’t. His body naturally repealed Dimensional Realm pulls. He would be left behind. -Can you point out which Unit is connected?-

Qwerty quickly analyzed the data. -Well, would you look at that. It’s the SANS-G01.-

Rean felt even more helpless. SANS-G Robots are the ones with powers equivalent to Space-Time Realm experts. He obviously wasn’t strong enough to take such a Unit down. Even if he could do it with some surprise attack, that would still be a problem since he most likely wouldn’t be able to do it silently.

Rean then looked at the small gray box. By now, it became obvious that that tiny box was actually where the entire Zoshia Enterprise System existed. It was truly impressive, judging by its size. -What if we steal the box?-

Qwerty quickly rejected that idea. -It is made of the same material as me. You won’t be able to put it in a Pocket Dimensional Realm or Spatial Ring. The moment you take it away, you won’t be able to hide it. It would be the same as telling everyone you are here and where you are going.-

Rean gave up the idea. -Out of the question, then.-

While Qwerty, Rean, and Zangeshu couldn’t think of a solution, the same wasn’t the case for Sister Orb. Yes, she had been observing everything so far. [Doesn’t Qwerty have a processing power many times higher than any other robot?]

-So?- The three asked at the same time.

[How can you be so dumb? Use that advantage! Qwerty, follow the connection to that SANS-G01... and overload his core!]