Let them offer their loyalty

These voices seemed to be trying to force her to continue exploring the clue she had temporarily abandoned. They screamed wildly in her mind, uttering a new and disturbing word - pre-civilization.

"Something's wrong, it hurts!"

Su Lingqing felt an irresistible pressure. These voices created great chaos and fear in her mind. Each scream was like a heavy hammer, hitting the depths of her soul, causing deep anxiety and confusion.

But at this moment, Su Lingqing's mind suddenly became extremely clear, and she suddenly realized that those voices that kept screaming in her mind were actually the consciousness of the previous civilization.

"I remember now. This pre-civilized bastard is waiting for me to be blurred by the information! It wants my body! Why?"

This consciousness attempted to seize her spirit and implant its own existence into her mind.

This realization made Su Lingqing feel unprecedented fear and despair. She felt that her consciousness was being eroded by a powerful and unfamiliar force. This force was both powerful and strange, and it was constantly trying to control her thoughts and actions. Every time this force impacted her, she felt that her will was gradually melting away.

"No, we can't continue like this!"

In this desperate situation, Su Lingqing tried her best to stay calm. She knew that once she completely lost control of her consciousness, she would no longer be herself, but a puppet of the consciousness of the previous civilization. She tried to concentrate her will, trying to find a glimmer of hope and resist this seemingly irresistible spiritual possession.

She began to seek strength deep within her heart, her own memories, emotions and beliefs, as a shield against the invasion of this foreign consciousness. Su Lingqing knew that her only hope was to uphold her own will, maintain her self, and not let the consciousness of the previous civilization completely occupy her mind.

Every resistance by Su Lingqing was extremely difficult, but she did not give up.

Just when Su Lingqing's invisible struggle with the consciousness of the previous civilization reached a climax, an unexpected change occurred in the outside world - perhaps because of something, the entire Alte Building suddenly fell into darkness, and all the lights went out instantly.

This sudden darkness meant not only the disappearance of light, but also the surrounding air became quieter and more depressing. The originally bustling crowds on the streets also stopped because of this sudden change, and feelings of uneasiness and confusion quickly spread among the crowd.

For Su Lingqing, this sudden darkness brought an unexpected turn of events. The power outage in the Alte Building seemed to temporarily interfere with the invasion of the previous civilization consciousness. She felt that the sharp and noisy sounds had temporarily weakened, giving her a brief respite.

"You bastards, don't even think about controlling me!"

Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, Su Lingqing quickly adjusted her breathing and thoughts. She knew that this might be her only chance to fight back or escape.

She gritted her teeth, took out her gun, and shot herself in the thigh. The pain and tearing sensation stimulated her brain, making her more clear-headed.

"Now, all of you, get out of my head!!"

With a roar, Su Lingqing slid weakly under the sofa, panting as he enjoyed this hard-earned moment of peace.

"Huhuhuhu, as expected, these are not good things..."

She stood up unsteadily and opened the door.

"No, we need to tell Jonas about this right away..."

Chapter 642: Go and resolve this last matter

"So, you were attacked?"

In the Alte Group, Jonas's office, he had just made a cup of coffee and placed it in front of Su Lingqing, along with some dessert cakes.

"Eat something and calm down. Desserts can help provide food for thought."

It would be better to let Su Lingqing calm down before discussing countermeasures.

"You really can eat it. The things from the previous civilization have hit my doorstep. Just now, the power supply of the Arte Building was directly cut off. Fortunately, the power outage has affected them. Otherwise, I really can't get away!"

As if to vent her anger, Su Lingqing stabbed the cake with a fork, and finally, under Jonas's gaze that warned her not to play with the food, she quickly finished the cake.

After doing all this, she stopped and looked at Jonas calmly.

"Jonas, I almost died."

"I know."

“I almost didn’t see this world.”

"I know."

"I'm going to kill it."

"I know."

After saying these words, Su Lingqing closed her eyes and calmed down completely.

"We still need to mobilize the defense of Area 25. We can't just give up after failing once. It will definitely not continue to stick to us."

Jonas stood up, put his hands behind his back, and stared at the screen in front of him. The screen displayed the defense layout and real-time dynamics of the entire consortium. His eyes quickly jumped between various data and charts, calculating every possible threat and countermeasure.

The security department is now in charge of Esni, so it is better to ask Esni for help with these matters.

"Esni, activate all defense systems. These things need to be running at all times. Use them as long as possible. Trouble may be coming soon." Jonas's voice was calm, echoing in the room, and there was no hesitation in his eyes.

This little bit of money definitely cannot be saved, as the other side may be targeting the entire District 25. I will have to contact Yukasi later, but before that, I have to settle the Alte Building first.

"Yes, I understand."

When Esni's voice came over, the staff around her acted quickly, their fingers tapping on the keyboard quickly, and instructions were entered into the system one by one.

The defense system of the Alte Building was quickly activated. From the underground to the inside of the building, countless defense devices and monitoring equipment began to operate. The entire building seemed to have turned into a war fortress in an instant.

"Increase all security protocols to the highest level. Any unauthorized entry will be considered a hostile act. Business will be temporarily suspended and eliminated immediately."

Jonas' voice sounded again, his eyes moving slowly over every change on the screen, as if he was counting his own troops.

Under his orders, every corner of the building was closely monitored, every passage was heavily guarded, defense turrets and automatic aiming systems were deployed in key positions, and any suspicious targets attempting to approach the building would be severely intercepted.

"Yukas, there will be some trouble in District 25 recently. Please mobilize the security forces. I want them to be on standby 24 hours a day and be ready to attack at any time."

Yukas contacted Jonas through the communication. Her voice was particularly clear in the hustle and bustle over there: "Jonas, what's wrong? It's suddenly tense here. What happened?"

Jonas turned around and faced the communicator. He tried to keep his voice calm. "Yukas, we encountered some unexpected situations. Some of the threats were more serious than we expected. The Federation directly attacked our people and almost succeeded."

“The Federation?” Yukas’ voice was a little uncertain: “But before they…”

Jonas nodded. Even though Yukas couldn't see his affirmative action, she could sense the affirmative answer from his tone: "Yes, but that was before. Su Lingqing suffered a direct attack. This forced us to re-evaluate the threat from the Federation. It might be a fight to the death, so we must be more vigilant."

Eucas was silent for a moment, obviously digesting this sudden information: "So, what should we do now? Can I help?"

Jonas glanced around the command room, then returned to the communicator: "All you can do is stay alert. I have mobilized all the defense resources of the consortium. At the same time, I am also considering whether to take the initiative so that we can do more than just passive defense."

“I understand, Jonas.” Yukas’ voice became firm. “Whatever you need me to do, I am ready.”

Jonas smiled slightly, although the smile at this moment was a little bitter: "Thank you, Yukas, keep in touch."

"Have all the people who can be mobilized been mobilized?"

"Almost. They are probably targeting the entire District 25. They are probably desperate. Seeing that I have reached a cooperation with Dragon City, they can no longer tolerate it. They think that if they don't take action now, it will be too late."

I was chatting with Su Lingqing, but suddenly an explosion occurred somewhere in the Alte Building.

In a luxurious room in the Alte Building, a deafening explosion suddenly occurred. The decorations and furniture in the room were blown to pieces in the explosion. Thick smoke and flames poured out of the room, and alarms sounded rapidly throughout the building.

"Why did the explosion happen suddenly? Wait, I remember this seemed to be Celine's room?"

After hearing the news of the explosion, Jonas and Su Lingqing rushed to the scene immediately. They walked through the busy crowd and the quickly running security personnel in the building and went straight to the room where the explosion occurred.

When they arrived at Celine's room, they found that the scene had been blocked by the building's security team. Thick smoke was still coming out of the room. Jonas frowned, wrapped himself with psychic power, and rushed in with Su Lingqing.

"Hurry, check on Celine!" Jonas said anxiously to Su Lingqing beside him, his voice revealing deep concern.

They rushed into the smoking room and began searching for Celine.

When Jonas and Su Lingqing entered the room, their eyes quickly searched the messy scene, and then they found Celine, who was leaning against the wall, gasping for breath, and obviously tried to escape when the explosion occurred.

Celine's face was pale, her clothes were stained by smoke and dust, and there were slight burn marks on her body. Her breathing was rapid and she seemed to have experienced great shock and fatigue. Around her, the walls were marked with black marks left by the explosion, and broken furniture and decorations were scattered on the floor.

Jonas quickly walked to Celine's side and squatted down to check on her. "Celine, are you okay? Are you hurt?" His voice was full of concern.

Celine tried to calm her breathing and shook her head to indicate that she was fine. Her voice was a little hoarse: "I... I'm fine, I was just startled. The explosion happened too suddenly, and I just ran away instinctively."

"The lights around me suddenly flickered. I was wondering, and suddenly I heard some voices talking about powerful psychics. Then I saw something floating in the air. My instinct told me that I had to take action immediately. I had no other choice."

"Okay, I get it. Your health is more important now."

Jonas nodded in agreement. He helped Celine stand up. "We will find out. The most important thing now is to ensure your safety. Celine, I will send you to the medical center for a comprehensive examination."

I originally thought that the consciousness of the previous civilization should have withdrawn, so why did it attack Celine again?

Outside the medical center, Jonas stood in the corridor where Celine was taken to the treatment room. His brows were furrowed, and he was lost in deep thought. Su Lingqing stood quietly beside him, observing his expression, knowing that his mind was working quickly.

"We thought the former civilization's consciousness had already retreated," Jonas muttered to himself, his voice full of confusion. "Why did it attack Celine again? There must be some purpose behind this that we haven't understood yet."

Su Lingqing nodded gently, her eyes equally serious: "Yes, it seems that our previous understanding of the pre-civilization consciousness is not deep enough."

Jonas's eyes became more sharp. "If we consider the technological level of pre-civilization consciousness, their goal may not just be simple attack or destruction. There may be deeper intentions."

"This attack on Celine may not just be intended to hurt her." Su Lingqing added: "It may be trying to achieve some more important purpose through Celine."

"I don't know yet. I'm waiting here for Celine to finish the examination. Be careful and don't leave the Alte Building."

"Of course, I still value my life very much."

After giving all these instructions, Jonas closed his eyes and before he knew it, he felt sleepy.

When he opened his eyes again, he had already arrived in the virtual world.

There was silence all around, even the air seemed to be frozen, there was no wind, no sound, as if time and space had lost their meaning here.

In the pitch-black environment, the only light source seems to come from nothingness. It is not actual light, but some kind of indescribable, faint glow, as if it is a glimmer from another dimension. This light neither illuminates the space nor casts any shadow, giving people a feeling of unfathomable depth.

Walking in the virtual world, it feels like floating in endless darkness. There is no direction, no reference, only boundless darkness and deep silence.

"The former civilization is coming and ascending. Stop it right now."

"Xiao An?"

As Jonas walked, Anis Erdoka suddenly appeared in front of him. He looked a little tired, but still felt the same as before.

"Xiao An, do you know why that consciousness suddenly attacked Su Lingqing and Celine?"

Originally Jonas just asked casually, but he didn't expect Xiao An to actually speak.

"It is a creature in the three-and-a-half latitude in the cracks of the virtual realm. It is now thinking about how to escape and achieve true ascension. Its method is to sacrifice all of you."

Anis Erdoka spoke for a long time, and seemed a little uncomfortable: "Facilities, ancient, hidden, the wisdom of pre-civilization, under the wilderness, coordinates."

"Ascend, surpass all limits, and touch the unknown power."

Although what Xiao An said was a little unclear, Jonas understood what He meant. Combining it with what He had said before, he understood it completely.

In that distant era, people of the pre-civilization explored the mysteries beyond the material world. They used these facilities to try to elevate human consciousness and abilities to a whole new level. This ascension was not just a material change, but also a transformation of the spirit and soul, a deep understanding and control of the essence of existence.

But something went wrong later and the ascension failed, turning into what it is now.

"The path to ascension is dangerous and mysterious, not everyone can bear it." Anis Erdoka's voice was filled with a hint of worry: "Celine, Su Lingqing, the key to ascension, sacrifice a powerful psychic, one, the former civilization is here."

These facilities may still be buried under the wilderness, and the key to ascension is a psychic with extremely powerful psychic powers. There are only two people around Jonas who meet the requirements, Celine and Su Lingqing.

Jonas felt that if he had said those words to them, they would have been happy to sacrifice themselves.

But he is not happy about it.

"Xiao An, this method won't work. Apart from sacrificing them, is there any other way?"

Jonas directly rejected this idea. Anis-Edoka was silent for a while and then spoke again.

"Jonas, the person of the life link, change, transfer, Su Lingqing and Celine, transfer the link to the consciousness body, let it become a sacrifice."

Jonas frowned, and it was obvious that this situation made him feel heavy: "Will this transfer be successful?"

"In theory, it is feasible. The link will be transferred to the consciousness body. Then, it will become a sacrifice."

"Switching the pillars? There's no other way. I have to give it a try. Thank you, Xiao An."

Jonas picked up Anis-Edokaso, and suddenly, a familiar memory came to him again.

If the former civilization wants to ascend, it must sacrifice a huge civilization, and the Zerg is their first choice. A long time ago, a war broke out between the former civilization and the Zerg. The war lasted for a long time and there was no way to resolve it.

In this situation, the previous civilization used many despicable means and finally let the Zerg fall into the trap. At that moment, they started the sacrifice.

But how could it be that simple? The Zerg still had a backup plan to resist the previous civilization. After all kinds of unexpected situations happened, the sacrifice of the previous civilization failed, and it turned into its current conscious form. In the virtual world, only Anis-Edoka was left.

Jonas seemed to have seen a similar scene before, but this time it was more abbreviated.

"Go, don't let it happen again."

Anis-Edoka patted Jonas on the shoulder, signaling him to put him down.

Finally, she tried to stand on tiptoe, but gave up and could only pat Jonas' arm, as if to encourage him to finish this last thing.

"Jonas, go ahead."