The Growth of a God

Chapter 201: The Man Who Resisted God (23)

"You are about to die, do you have any last words?"

In the vast torrent of data interacting in billions of records, a will suddenly entered David's memory data through the brain-computer interface.

He is the god who first blessed David, and is also one of the few normal gods among the cyber gods.

"Great Cyber ​​God, is there still hope for our world?"

A light called "hope" emanates from the mechanical eyes.

David did not show much pain at his impending death.

Because he has died countless times.

Even he himself is not sure whether he is still the same person he was at the beginning.

The result of infinitely backing up one's own personality data is that the data must be summarized and exchanged regularly to ensure David's "uniqueness".

However, in this current situation, each David is experiencing different events.

As time goes by, the Davids who can no longer merge with new data will sooner or later become completely different individuals.

"You still want to save the world?"

With a hint of surprise in his tone, the God of Cyber ​​continued to whisper in David's ear.

“I always feel that the world shouldn’t be like this.”

Still holding high the paper crane of doom in his hand, David, who was on the verge of death, confided his feelings to others for the first time.

"No other god has ever looked upon our desires except you."

"I thought this was normal, just like I never cared about the struggles of the lower classes before."

"I can replace the most powerful prosthesis, use the most advanced technology, and enjoy the most delicious food..."

There was a slight pause in his tone, and a hint of confusion appeared in David's mechanical eye.

"But the native species living in the downtown area can only survive by eating artificially synthesized proteins, and they can't even enjoy clean water."

"When I was growing up, I witnessed more than once that the native species fought over a piece of rat jerky."

"I've also seen a group of native species with implants killing their own kind just to take their hearts and livers and sell them to the rich in the upper city."

"My father told me that this is our world, and this is the rule that has governed the world since ancient times."

"My mother warned me that I was born as the 'chosen son of God' and a high and mighty 'candidate for an apostle', and I must not show any mercy to those lowly creatures."

The confusion in his eyes gradually turned into determination, and David continued.

“I didn’t understand why at first.”

"But then I gradually realized that they were protecting me."

"In this world, any mercy and sympathy will lead to death, even for a 'chosen one' like me."

"And then, they died..."

At this point, David suddenly changed the subject and his voice became sad.

"Because they interfered with my growth and concealed my sympathy for the native species from the Data Central."

"From that moment on, I felt that something was wrong with this world."

"But I didn't know what was wrong until I found the 'Paper Crane of Doom'."

"He told me that the creatures in this world have no choice, God has already arranged everything..."

"From birth to death, all our actions must be within the established plan. Once we go beyond it, we will inevitably face backlash."

David's words silenced the God of Cyber.

"So, have you made up your mind to rebel against God since then?" Once the seeds of rebellion are planted, they cannot disappear easily.

“No, I’m not that great…”

Contrary to the God of Cyber's expectations, David actually shook his head in denial at this time.

"At first, I didn't really care about the so-called 'freedom'."

"Because my parents prepared everything for me long before I was born, I have been able to have the most freedom the world can allow."

"Besides a little bit of pity, I don't even care how other people are doing."

"I'm such a selfish bastard."

The mechanical prosthetic eye turned slightly again, and David's body, which had almost turned into a wreck, stood up again.

"But even a jerk like me would be angry!"

"Aklu said that He would break the shackles of the 'Hive Will', and I chose to believe Him."

"Akleus said that He would make the world different, and I chose to believe Him."

"But He did not fulfill His promise. Instead, He devoured all electronic life in cyberspace with a flood of data."

"As an accomplice, I could only watch helplessly as He devoured my companions and my loved ones, and then used their personality data to fight against the 'Hive Will', experiencing repeated death again and again."

His words were filled with anger and hatred, and at this moment David finally showed emotional fluctuations that were different from those of a cold machine.

"God...can't be trusted!"

"I've never been more convinced of this!"

The former "Chosen Son of God" died, and from his corpse was born the "Blasphemer" David.

"Then you went to great lengths to drag other gods into the battlefield, hoping to stage a Ragnarok specifically targeting the gods."

The God of Cyber ​​did not use a question-like sentence structure; he was very confident when he said this.

Because He himself was dragged into this "Twilight of the Gods" by David and played a crucial role in this war that determined the fate of the world.

"Unfortunately, you overlooked the consequences of the gods' end."

Hearing this, David, who stood tall, smiled, a very bitter smile.

"Yes, I have been standing at the top of the secular world for too long and have underestimated the power of God."

"The rebellion I led, the war I led, is nothing more than a game in the eyes of the gods."

"If they didn't want to see how big a storm I could stir up, I'm afraid the other gods in this world wouldn't choose to help me."

"The only ones who can check and balance the gods... are the gods!"

After saying this in a sonorous voice, the light in David Yi's eyes gradually faded.

The damaged power reactor has stopped functioning, and the personality data stored in the electronic brain is about to fall silent...

"It seems that you finally understand the 'truth' of this world."

At this moment, the majestic voice of the God of Cyber ​​​​sounded again.

"The only ones who can check and balance the gods are the gods. I hope you can always remember this truth!"

Before he finished speaking, the paper crane of doom in David's hand folded automatically and soon turned into the form of the "Eye of the Creator".

"Go find the path that will allow you to become a 'God'!"

"The last 'Son of Hope'!"

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(End of this chapter)