Chinese Superman

Chapter 152 Turning Away from All Beings, the Way of the Sword Remains Like an Eternal Night

"Why does it look a bit like a zombie virus?"

Xia Xinghan was a little surprised as he watched the news footage projected by the smart bracelet.

Pandora's Box itself does not contain viruses; it is filled with conceptual calamities.

Strictly speaking, it was the fuse, the spark that ignited the explosive.

The exact scale of the explosion and its effects depend entirely on the amount of explosives used.

"It seems that Pandora's Box has triggered a zombie apocalypse in the West."

"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. How does that feel?"

"It's a pity we couldn't get the members of the Pantheon to intervene. But then again, those high and mighty gods, have they ever cared about mortals?"

"When plagues and spiritual calamities spread, which extraordinary being would burn their own life to activate relics, like our Weapon Bearers, to build a defense for ordinary people?"

He shook his head.

Expecting the Pantheon to have a national protector like Tan Qingyue, who is willing to sacrifice his lifespan to safeguard a region, is undoubtedly wishful thinking.

The terms "wielder" and "superhuman" – two completely different names – say it all.

Even the Holy Son, who possesses numerous sacred objects, would probably not have easily taken action to purify the city if the calamity had not been about to reach the very walls of the Vatican.

In their eyes, I'm already called an extraordinary person, so how could I still be an ordinary person?

Let's associate ourselves with the old-fashioned category of people abandoned by the world!

The Ancient Secret Society is even more extreme.

What? Muggles are considered human? Aren't they just monkeys that haven't fully evolved?!

"An alliance of selfish people has power, but no responsibility."

This is Xia Xinghan's evaluation of the Pantheon and the Ancient Secret Society.

Even the Holy See is no different; they're all cut from the same cloth and hardly any better.

The reward from Pandora's Box is just a small prelude.

The zombie apocalypse that swept the West was quickly suppressed by the military and did not cause much of a stir.

The scenes depicted in apocalyptic movies, where mere flesh-and-blood zombies wreak havoc on the world and even cause the collapse of civilization, never actually occur.

Moreover, the Earth today possesses extraordinary power, so zombies can't possibly cause any trouble.

Of course, that's how it appears on the surface.

If the zombie virus mutates a second time and combines with spiritual matter, then things could get complicated.

The next few days returned to a peaceful routine.

The year-end is approaching.

The Zhongnan Mountains have gained a touch of human warmth and life.

Lin Tingwan started preparing for the New Year early, and Gu Zhi Qiu always brought back large and small bags of goods every time he returned from a business trip.

After the animal disciples gained sentience, they learned and came into contact with human civilization, and also developed their own interests and hobbies.

For example, Bai Xianshuang, a very nice crane, is aloof, solitary, elegant, and otherworldly.

She looks exactly like a crane fairy!

But I don't know who led him astray, now he's become a bit of a show-off.

All day long it's just "If Heaven hadn't given birth to me, Bai Xianshuang, the way of the sword would have remained in eternal darkness!"

The reason he's only half a king of cool is because the other half belongs to someone else!

Or rather, a tortoise.

Bai Xianshuang relies on pretentious quotes.

Qingluan represents action.

In her view, relying on quotations to show off is ultimately a low-class thing and cannot be considered refined.

The highest level of showing off is posture, action, presence and aura, domineering presence, and speaking volumes without speaking!

Just by standing there, without saying a word, others will know you're a master of showing off.

I don't know who he learned it from, but Qingluan likes to stand up upright with his tortoise shell facing him.

The euphemism is—turning one's back on all living beings!

Even when facing Xia Xinghan, she prefers to turn her back to him.

The result was predictable.

While Qingluan screamed and begged for mercy, saying that he would only turn his back on all living beings and not on his master, Xia Xinghan rubbed him on the ground a hundred times over.

The mountain lord is quite normal, after all, it usually serves as a means of transportation and is closest to Xia Xinghan, so it would be difficult for it to go astray.

As the weather grew colder, the Qingchi became increasingly lazy, showing little interest in human civilization and only wanting to stay put and cultivate silently.

As for Da Bao, he's a foodie.

Who would have thought that it would fall in love with snail rice noodles?

I can understand that there are pickled bamboo shoots in snail rice noodles, but is dried bean curd also considered bamboo?

Da Bao loves pickled bamboo shoots!

Unfortunately, the pungent smell of snail rice noodles mainly comes from fermented pickled bamboo shoots, and Da Bao's thick hair is particularly good at absorbing the smell—the combination of the two makes the slime go to the toilet.

From then on, Louguantai had a wild giant panda that was adorable but also smelled bad wherever it went.

However, this also made Louguantai much more cozy and lively.

Xia Xinghan, the true master of the Martial Ancestor's Dojo, not only cultivated on his own but also guided his disciples, and even gave Xiang Xiaohu "extra training".

At the same time, he was pondering the deeper blueprint for the construction of the Temple of Martial God, an idea he had temporarily named the Mountain of Martial God!

In his spare time, he turned his interest to modern technology.

Therefore, he has been visiting the base quite frequently recently.

He not only borrowed various advanced electronic devices and chips from the technology department, but also came into contact with the spherical spaceship that carried him to Earth.

To be precise, it should be considered a life pod.

More than three years have passed, and this Kryptonian escape pod has long been dismantled into pieces, contributing to the Xia Kingdom's "South Heavenly Gate Project".

However, the base couldn't figure out many of the core components, so Xia Xinghan took some and modified his smart bracelet.

three days later.

Xia Xinghan raised his wrist; the brand-new bracelet was made from the same material as a spaceship's hull. When the screen lit up, it displayed a display of countless 0s and 1s.

The resulting data stream surged past.

Initialization complete.

"Cognitive Protocol Loading — Naming Confirmation: [Jingwei]".

"Master, Jingwei is at your service."

A clear, melodious, and pleasant young girl's voice came from the smart bracelet.

Immediately afterwards, a holographic projection of a girl, about the size of a palm and composed of soft light, appeared above the bracelet.

She was dressed in simple traditional Chinese clothing, her long, flowing blue hair styled into a flying bun, and she had a sweet and lovely appearance.

"Master~"

Jingwei called out happily, flew lightly in a circle, and then sat on the dial, revealing a pair of smooth and jade-like legs, which swayed gently.

"good."

Xia Xinghan nodded in satisfaction.

This is a super AI that he created by using his super brain and combining some parts of the Kryptonian escape pod.

Then, a glint flashed in his eyes, and he smiled and said, "[Jingwei], it's time to test your skills."

"Target: The Starlink network and space-based kinetic weapon systems deployed by the Star Nation in low Earth orbit. With the New Year approaching, let's give them—some New Year's greetings."

""

"Understood, Master!"

As she responded, Jingwei, who was wearing a palace dress just a moment ago, changed into a cyberpunk futuristic outfit the next moment. She spread her fair hands to the sides, and a detailed miniature three-dimensional projection of the Earth immediately appeared in front of Xia Xinghan.

Above, the densely packed golden dots represent Starlink satellites, while a few dozen more prominent, constantly pulsating red dots mark the location of the "Rod of God" space-based kinetic weapon platform.

"Master, which [Staff of God] should we target and hack? Or—"

Jingwei tilted her head, looking playful and cute, her tone carrying a hint of eagerness.

"Take over everything!?"

No need to ask, only children make choices.

Adults want them all!

Without a second thought, Xia Xinghan nodded and said, "Hack it all in."

"Let them be confused about our real objective. While they're scrambling to defend, other platforms can easily interfere and create chaos. Focus on three key targets: the West, the Japanese mainland, and — the mainland of the Star Kingdom."

"Is it possible?"

"I guarantee I will complete my master's mission!"

Jingwei blinked, playfully stuck out her tongue, and made an OK sign with one hand.

"Command confirmed! Initiate full-domain penetration protocol! Highlight key targets: Athens α sequence, Yingguo β sequence, and Zhongxingguo's homeland γ sequence."

The data stream rolled rapidly in Jingwei's eyes, but the sound remained crisp.

"Jingwei, begin filling the sea!"

Her tiny projection instantly transformed into a stream of light, merging into the Earth's projection.

Across the ocean, in the land of stars.

A secret command center deep underground at the Hexagon.

A technical officer was sipping coffee, idly watching the large screen in front of him.

On the screen are the status readings and global deployment map of the "Rod of God" system.

Hmm—everything is normal, with green indicators all over the screen.

Suddenly, an inconspicuous red warning sign on the edge of the screen flashed briefly before going out.

The officer frowned, thinking it was a system error, and didn't pay any attention, taking a sip of coffee.

next second!

"Beep beep beep beep!!!"

The piercing alarm sounded without warning throughout the command center!

On the big screen, all the green dots representing the "Rod of God" platform were instantly "contaminated" by some invisible force, turning into a shocking deep red!

The status bar displays: "Connection interrupted - Unknown intrusion - Weapon system activating and pre-charging!"

"puff--"

The officer spat out a mouthful of scalding coffee all over the screen in front of him, dumbfounded.

"What the hell!?"

"My God! What happened?!"

"All the 'scepters' are offline! We've lost control!"

"Counterattack! Activate the Zeus's Shield network defense protocol immediately! Locate the source of the intrusion! Quickly!!"

The command center instantly descended into chaos. Senior officials turned pale, and technicians' fingers flew across the keyboards.

However, their proud multi-layered encryption firewall and dynamic verification protocol were thwarted by the super AI named [Jingwei].

Before them, they were like fish on a chopping board, to be slaughtered at will.

There's no need for bypassing or disguise; we simply seize access by force.

"No! The intrusion is too fast! The algorithm has never seen anything like it before! It's learning our defense patterns!"

"Activate the backup physical isolation link! Quickly!"

"The backup link is also being disrupted! Damn it, is this thing even alive?!"

Just as the nation's top cyber warfare experts were struggling and suffering defeat after defeat, a encrypted door deep inside the command center quietly opened.

A middle-aged researcher wearing a white lab coat and glasses, with a completely expressionless face, strode in.

[Scientist A]

He didn't say anything, but simply asked an expert to step aside, then sat down in front of the computer and began typing at an almost twitching speed.

Strings of code that no one else could understand flowed out and were injected into the system.

The invasion, which had been unstoppable and was about to completely take over all the [Rods of God], suddenly came to a halt!

"Warning: Encountering a high-intensity, unknown protocol counterattack. Computing power usage has risen to 72%."

"Huh, they're fighting back!"

"A super genius from across the ocean? He doesn't seem human at all."

Jingwei let out a slightly surprised sound.

Of course, I'm not surprised by how capable the other person is, but rather by their lack of "human sensibility".

"Can you hold on?" Xia Xinghan asked.

"No problem~ Key target instruction injection — complete!"

Jingwei's voice carried a hint of lightness, as if she had completed her mission.

Almost as soon as she finished speaking, on the command center's large screen, most of the red "Rod of God" dots began to flicker, some returned to pale yellow, and a few even turned back to green.

However, three red dots remained stubbornly dark red and entered the "final confirmation of launch procedure" state!

Two of them were over Japan, and one was over Athens!

"No! Stop them!!" the commander roared furiously.

[Scientist A] was very calm, even indifferent.

Better to die for your fellow Daoist than for me.

He was even more curious about who the enemy who had just invaded the [Rod of God] system was.

"Xia Xinghan?"

"Which galaxy do you come from? I want all the knowledge you possess! I want your brain!" Scientist A, who had been expressionless the whole time, suddenly had a greedy look in his eyes.

Acropolis, Athens, Greece.

Inside the Parthenon.

The three giants, God King, Athena, and Hades, are gathered together in a somber atmosphere.

"It's been five days! That Martial Ancestor hasn't made a move!" The [God King]'s voice was low and displeased. "We've lost two important members, William and Guangqi, and also sacrificed the Holy Blood Puppet and several high-level relics, and all we get in return is a plague and a spiritual calamity?!"

Wasn't it said that Emperor Wu was vengeful and held a grudge?

That's it?

The Goddess of Wisdom rubbed her temples: "According to the limited information transmitted from the Xia Kingdom, it seems that the Martial Ancestor has not left Zhongnan Mountain. The one who returned the Pandora's Box was an old fellow who called himself 'the kind-hearted Old Man Qian.' He placed the box at the gate of Weicheng, held a bamboo scroll in his hand, opened it, and then disappeared without a trace."

She felt frustrated whenever she thought about it.

The Pandora's Box, originally intended for the Xia Kingdom, ended up exploding on its own territory.

[Pluto] was more concerned with another issue: "Hirosaki and William's consciousnesses are still trapped in that damned dream. We tried two different dream-entry relics, but neither worked. We couldn't even touch a trace of their consciousness, and the two superhumans almost got lost."

"We might really have to give up on William and Hirozaki."

"Give up. Even if they are saved, the relics lost in Xia Kingdom probably can't be summoned back. Then they're no different from useless trash."

"The current focus remains on finding Noah's Ark."

"7

Just as the three were discussing their next move—

The God-King's expression suddenly changed drastically.

A deadly sense of crisis that made his scalp tingle suddenly came from the sky above!

That feeling—

It was as if the heavens had opened a cold eye, casting a destructive gaze upon it!

"not good!!"

He had only one thought flash through his mind, and didn't even have time to react.

Because the opponent's attack was too fast!

From outside the atmosphere, at the speed of light!