Psychics don't die from gunfire

Chapter 901 Blending
It endlessly cuts itself.
VE thought that if people were considered to be composed of atoms, then Ogden Christopher was no different from someone who had personally broken himself down into "atoms" in the Abyss, and then reassembled into "Ogden Christopher" at depth 7 after they had penetrated the barrier.

Of course, his basic unit is no longer the "atom", but infinite force and data.

Why isn't Ogden dead yet?
This is a question that comes from the bottom of VE's heart.

To advance from the third ring to the fourth ring, "Sublimation," a psychic needs to shatter a part of themselves and then use "willpower" as an anchor to rebuild themselves.

Ogden's move was practically an "ascension," a death followed by rebirth. But he wasn't just a part of it; he was the whole! Even when he himself broke through to the "ascension" stage, he hadn't managed to shatter everything.

To be precise, after crushing part of it and preparing to crush the rest, I realized I was running out of strength and decisively chose to stop.

If it were just that simple, it would be fine, but this is still the Abyss, not some peaceful and cozy lakeside picnic!

Redundant psionic energy, murky information, and raging storms.
The amount of interference is endless and varied, and the decomposition and recombination of Ogden is extremely dangerous. Throughout the process, one must focus entirely on maintaining the penetration and have no time to pay attention to anything else. As a result, one's resistance is greatly reduced, and one can only watch helplessly as external things attack one's body.

In particular, he also had to keep track of the frequency of storm circulation and adjust accordingly at all times.

If he is not careful, he could die on the spot.

VE bluntly asked, "Why aren't you dead yet?"

"When are you going to die?" Ogden asked, clearly displeased.

"I'd say you've succeeded halfway." After hearing the explanation, Song Shi pondered for a moment: "I guess you only infiltrated a small part; the rest all collapsed halfway through."

Ogden grunted, which was taken as tacit agreement.

A few seconds later, he said angrily, "Archibold had a backup plan, I knew it right away. If I hadn't been in such bad shape at depth 7, I wouldn't be in this mess now!"

Song understood immediately; these few words outlined the process of Ogden's dive to a depth of 7.

After going through countless hardships to squeeze into Depth 7, and then being...
“A fleeting transformation,” Ogden suddenly said.

Then, the moment he opened his eyes, he was tortured by "The Metamorphosis of the Floating World," which made his already depressed state even worse. He fled at lightning speed and has been hiding in a place ever since.

“Hmph, it has already marked me.” Ogden glanced at his pale, dull palms. “If my actions even slightly exceed the threshold, it can find me immediately.”

"So at most I can stabilize my injuries, but I can't recover my strength." He said, "Heh, you're right, communication is included as well. You have no idea how much I suffered to establish that communication."

Song Shi asked with great interest, "Aren't you curious how I got in?"

"I'm not blind, and I'm not deaf."

Ogden retorted.

"Look at the mess you guys are making! I could hear it all clearly even from Depth 7!"

“Since you heard me clearly, that makes things easier.” Song Shi raised his index finger: “All the Abyss Kings of Terra are huddled here, and I reckon they’re all geared up to arrest you. And where are you right now?”

“A complete burden.” Song Shi spread his hands: “Can’t carry anything. I’ve come to rescue you, so do you have a plan for how to escape from here?”

“I meant you came alone.” Upon hearing this, Ogden paused for a moment, then couldn’t hold back any longer, turning to shove the woman’s arm: “Who are you? Where did you come from? What gives you the right to come?”

Ogden first pointed at VE beside him, then suddenly pointed in all directions: "If I didn't know, I'd think you came here to rescue people! I—"

Song Shi wouldn't tolerate it, and immediately punched Ogden on the head with a punch. The latter immediately turned into a groundhog, shrinking his head and stopping his cursing abruptly.

"I should ask you the same thing! You can't even make an encrypted communication properly, it's like a sieve, anyone can hear it!" Song Shi sneered: "If you were in the Security Bureau, you would already be in a military court by now. If you were in a company, the compensation you owe the company would be paid in installments a thousand years from now. If you were in the Enlightenment, you can expect to be dismissed on the spot."

"Wait a minute!" Ogden suddenly realized something: "Where's that old woman? No, why can't I smell her? She didn't come? Could she really bear not to come?"

Song Shi said, "Zen is but a fleeting moment."

VE said, "Dead."

Ogden's pupils contracted slightly, and he took a while to process what he had done: "Who did it? Chaklo? Or that white-haired monster Elsie led a group to ambush us? Could it be Myo Li Luan? No, it doesn't have the ability to defeat Stone Spring Guard and Orian Kog? But..." He spoke faster and faster, his mind racing.

Just then, he heard a voice say.

"I killed him."

Ok?
Ok.

Ok? !

"You?!" Ogden scoffed instinctively. "Let me tell you! Zenryu is incredibly cunning and unfathomable! Don't underestimate her just because she's only at the fourth ring; she can easily break through to the fifth. If she's lucky, she could even reach the second stage of [True Spirit] in one go!"

His voice gradually faded.

Ogden stared intently at Song Shi, as if this was the first time he had seriously observed this person. The first time he met him, Song Shi was a nobody who had somehow obtained the secrets of the "Three Sages System" and only had the right to negotiate with him because of Chaklo.

Just a few years? He defeated and killed that old woman?
You must know that he is a dignified "awakened one," a Zen master! Even if I were to personally fight him, the odds would be at most fifty-fifty.

This is not meant to bluff or deceive.
Ogden never believed in so-called male promises or the magnanimity of the strong. Who says that a strong person would necessarily be unwilling to lie? At this moment, his answer was purely based on his personal judgment.

The other party wasn't lying. How could they possibly be lying? He hadn't been paying attention before, but now, observing carefully, he was astonished to discover that the other party was only one step away from the third stage of [True Spirit]!

He couldn't help but wonder if he had finally become one of those old-fashioned people he used to mock and insult? Out of touch with the times, destined only to be brutally trampled on and humiliated from now on?

After a long pause, he asked, "Who else?"

“Deep darkness.” Song Shi nodded.

Solomon Beaufort?

Three players were killed in succession at the fifth ring.
"Corporate alliances, what is their current status?"

Song Shi casually replied, "That's all. It's now the New Order Federation."

For a long time.

Ogden rubbed his forehead: "Archibold's backup plan is a massive, surging, autonomous program based on psionic energy. I secretly looked through its development logs, and this thing is called 'The Metamorphosis of the Floating World'."

"Fighting is out of the question. Hmph, if I weren't injured, I could have had some fun with it, but now..."

"Hacking?" VE suggested.

“No way,” Ogden rejected. “First, my algorithm doesn’t have a technological gap; at best, it’s on par with its internal rejection program. Second, our computing power is at an absolute disadvantage, so it’s not even a 50/50 chance; it’s a 100/100 chance.”

"Don't even think about crawling inside its belly."

In electronic warfare, computing power is a very important resource. One of the main reasons why the company's cybersecurity experts made it so difficult for hackers was that the former could get a continuous supply of computing power support from the company.

"Didn't you notice? There's a barrier blocking the way, and the connection to the Abyss Territory is extremely unstable, which weakens our combat power."

Ogden didn't even look up: "Don't mention 'quantum communication links' to me. Singularity technology isn't a panacea. Conventional physical phenomena can't interfere with the quantum world, but this is the abyss, where there is unconventional psionic energy."

"I believe your signal is more stable than mine, but to say it's much more stable than mine, humph."

Next, VE proposed several more ideas, all of which were dismissed by the other party in a very casual manner.

"So what's your suggestion?" Song Shi finally asked.

Ogden cracked his neck and said a few words briefly.

"Great!" Song Shi's eyes lit up: "This is it!"

(End of this chapter)