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"Shut it down immediately, immediately!"

Several people arrived in the Northern Zone, where at this moment hundreds of technical engineers were fiddling with the programs. Due to the internal hierarchy of Digital City, the status of external hardware engineers was far inferior to that of internal software engineers.

To stop the final program, coming to the Northern Zone was the most appropriate choice.

Moreover, venturing outside also posed a risk. Digital lifeforms needed a shell to enter the real world, but once they entered a certain shell, there was a risk of being trapped. No one would choose this method at this moment.

Nie Xingjun rushed to the location of the Northern Zone technical team and promptly shouted loudly.

A group of technical engineers naturally recognized the President, Nie Xingjun, and all of them curiously stopped their work to look over.

Because the command they received was none other than from the President himself. Why did he look so frantic and desperate?

"Stop everything!" Chen Qing spoke up: "A top-tier black hacker has appeared within the Federation, stealing the President’s authority and issuing these unreasonable commands. Everyone, stop now..."

At these words, all the engineers were so frightened that they immediately ceased their actions. The lead engineer was also shocked as he looked at Nie Xingjun: "Lord, has something like this really happened?"

The security of permissions in Digital City was built up slowly over countless years, reaching near perfection in warding off hackers.

Historical records showed that, except for the first few hundred years when individual hacker groups could shake the foundation of the Federation, after a century of accumulation, at least no lone group could destabilize the digital foundation anymore.

Isolated hackers couldn’t even manage to launder money now and could only make a living in the Eastern District by creating low-quality Trojans and replicating cheap entertainment projects.

Since when did hackers capable of stealing top-level permissions emerge?

At this moment, the group of engineers was both shocked and puzzled. Their professionalism told them that this was an implausible tale, but the man standing before them wasn’t someone they dared to suspect of lying.

"Lord... then... what should we do?" the chief engineer asked in confusion.

"Stop the program for now, and shut down all power supplies as well!" Nie Xingjun urgently instructed.

Chen Qing, seeing that the supply of electricity had been stopped, obviously breathed a sigh of relief.

But Wang Ye’s complexion was gloomy on the side.

Chen Qing, clearly sensing the other party’s mood, hesitated for a moment, then had Nie Xingjun oversee everything around them while he pulled Wang Ye aside: "Do you have any doubts?"

"What do you think?" Wang Ye sneered coldly: "You’ve always said that in your eyes, the Human Race of Digital City and that of the other world are the same. It seems... that was just lip service..."

Chen Qing: "......"

"It’s not like that..." Chen Qing tried his best to explain.

"Is that not the case?" Wang Ye sneered: "According to your previous tone, Pu Yunchuan betrayed you all, but what he did was unwilling to destroy that world, to suppress these nobles. But you don’t seem satisfied with this outcome, do you? You, like that Old Liu, seem to think that destroying that world to suppress those nobles is worth it, aren’t you? "

"I..." Chen Qing found himself at a loss for words for a moment.

Truth be told, in the previous memories, when he was controlling Pu Yunchuan’s body, that indeed was what he intended to do.

Although at that time the main purpose was to explore historical memories, perhaps deep down... that really was his desire.

"Lord Chen..." Wang Ye said coldly, gazing at Chen Qing: "Have you forgotten that I am also from that world?"

"You won’t die..." Chen Qing assured.

"Hah..." Wang Ye scoffed: "I should be truly grateful for your great kindness, my lord?"

"Wang Ye...." Chen Qing took a deep breath: "You’ve seen the madness of those people as well. Allowing them to continue would only endanger both worlds. You are not a designer, you do not understand the terror of the fourth version. In order to suppress them, to give them no chance to struggle, the content that Pu Yunchuan envisioned was almost unsolvable. Those demons, once they descend, neither the Human Race’s world of your words nor this Digital City will be spared! "

"Once those things come out..."

"So you choose to survive by cutting off your own tail, right?" Wang Ye said coldly, looking at Chen Qing: "I always thought you were a rather naive person. To think you’re like those old politicians I’ve met, quite a rational person indeed..."

Chen Qing frowned at the other party, knowing that ’rational’ was in no way a term of praise in Wang Ye’s words.

"How would you phrase it using your terms?

" Wang Ye suddenly laughed: "Ah, that’s right, idealism... I always thought you were an idealist, often naively simplistic in your views, but somehow, you managed to resolve many issues... That’s why you were able to create Jiangnan, a place that should not have been possible. "

"Wang Ye..."

"Indeed... A fleeting blossom, was it?"

"Sorry..." Chen Qing ultimately didn’t continue explaining: "Some things just can’t be perfect."

"Is that so?" Wang Ye’s tone grew even colder: "If that’s the case, then there’s no meaning for me to stand with you."

"Wang Ye... Must it be so?" Chen Qing’s voice became somewhat chilling.

"Me, a demon, why do you think I chose to stand with you?" Wang Ye laughed: "I clearly had better paths available, so why did I choose to help you?"

Chen Qing: "....."

"Because you were different from everyone else..." At this moment, Wang Ye’s gaze was filled with an unprecedented coldness, and a deep sense of disappointment: "But now, you are no different from those people. If this is who you are, I’ve lost my interest...."

"Then I am sorry..." Chen Qing did not hesitate and made his move.

Wang Ye also activated Flying Star immediately, but regrettably, at this close distance, for a master like Chen Qing, it was already too late.

Under the chilly light of the sword, Wang Ye was instantly cleaved in half!

Wang Ye stared dumbly at the indifferent young swordsman, mockery filling his eyes.

Stronger, aren’t you...

Chen Qing, that timid Scholar, still so green, yet now, when did he draw his sword? He had not sensed any warning at all.

The gap between them was like the difference between heaven and earth.

Yet, he still preferred the boy from before.

The one who appeared timid, but actually dared to turn back and rescue him, that passionate young man.

It’s a pity... just as his teacher Liu Yu had said, this world is cold-hearted, and even the most passionate individuals, after surviving here long enough, will become cold-blooded.

He thought Chen Qing would be different, but reality had proven him wrong.

All people... are the same!

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"Must you kill him?"

A deep voice suddenly appeared; Chen Qing didn’t turn around, but the familiar voice made him shudder.

He knew the voice all too well, for memories of hundreds of thousands of years past, though just recently unsealed, felt as if it were just yesterday.

He couldn’t have misheard that voice.

"So, you are still alive..."

Chen Qing turned around, and where his gaze landed, a tall and imposing elder had appeared, his resolute face and unique aura unmistakeable, impossible for anyone else to imitate.

"General Liu!!"