Survive in Azure Files

But at this moment, something unexpected happened -

A shrill alarm sounded suddenly, and the text on the screen changed rapidly.

[Voice recognition in progress... failed. 】

“There’s voice recognition!?”

Green's cry was heard nearby, and I realized that things were not going well.

[An attempt to access an unauthorized object was detected! ]

[Identity confirmed: Intruder. Emergency countermeasures initiated...]

The red light of the warning light made the room flicker, and the continuous beeping sound was incessant.

"What?! It's a trap room?!" Taoi couldn't believe it.

"What should I do..." Midori was panicked.

"Don't panic, calm down first." I tried to comfort them.

"That's right, everyone, make protecting the teacher your top priority and try to escape from the room!" Yuzu's eyes became sharp, completely different from her usual timid and inferior look.

However, just as we were about to retreat, suddenly, the lights and alarms mysteriously disappeared.

I subconsciously turned my head and saw that the text displayed in the center of the computer screen had changed again.

[Warning, warning, an unknown error has occurred. According to the plan, the countermeasure mode has been changed from intimidation to communication.]

Then, after the garbled code, a new line of text appeared.

[Strange intruders, please don't leave. I have something to say to you. ]

"Teacher! This computer must be trying to trick us!" Tao Jing pulled my hand and said anxiously, "Run away quickly!"

After receiving Tao Jing's words, the text changed again.

[I have no need to deceive you.]

[Please don't leave. Please listen to me first. Please. ]

This time, Tao Jing, who had just been firm, also hesitated:

"This computer seems to have no malicious intent anymore?"

Green said slowly: "Well... Come to think of it, they didn't attack us from the beginning... And we are indeed intruders..."

Although Yuzu didn't say anything, she had the same expression.

After a long pause, I smiled and shook my head:

"If they really had bad intentions towards us, the time we hesitated would have been enough for them to launch an attack."

【correct. 】

"So, what should I call you?"

【It is determined that there is no need to inform. 】

"Really?" I asked back.

It seems that what exists in this computer is an intelligent AI.

Then you need to try to take the initiative of the conversation into your own hands.

"If you want to communicate on an equal footing, do you have to hide even basic information like this?"

I pretended to sigh: "This doesn't seem sincere, let's just leave."

【…】

【My individual name is key. 】

I nodded in satisfaction: "Very good, Key, just call me teacher."

【teacher.】

"Yeah. So, what do you want to tell us?"

[Are you here looking for something? Perhaps I can help.]

This computer AI is pretty good.

I was thinking about my words, but Tao Jing couldn't help but ask:

"That's right, the purpose of our trip is to find G.Bible! Do you know anything about it?"

This is too rash. This is the first thought that flashed through my mind.

After extracting the key words from Tao Jing's words, the following words were displayed on the screen.

[G. Bible...confirmed, code: game...human, understanding, source, library discarded number 193, discarded object data number 1.]

"Abandoned!? Why!?" Tao Jing, who caught the key words, said in a lost voice, "Those are the game developers, no, they are the treasures of this world!"

[If you want G.Bible, I have a proposal. 】

Sure enough, key is not someone who is willing to help others without asking for anything in return, but has his own needs.

And the conversation between Tao Jing and Key continues.

"Eh...? Do you know where the G.Bible is?"

[You also know this. Now, it is right before your eyes.]

“W-What do you mean!?”

【To be precise, G.Bible exists in me. 】

Tao Jing was overjoyed: "That's great! Are you willing to give it to us?"

[Of course. But please listen to my proposal first.]

Finally, it’s time for the highlight.

Tao Jing swallowed and said, "What is it?"

[Please help me, go to this coordinate, find the existence located there, and then bring it here. ]

Below the text, there is also a coordinate, which seems to be in the ruins.

"Eh? Wait a minute, you're being so ambiguous. What exactly do you want us to look for?"

[You will understand when you see it. ]

Key doesn't seem willing to reveal too much.

I cleared my throat. “Is this some intelligence that you can’t tell us?”

However, Key seemed unexpectedly cunning.

[Unstable power supply detected. To avoid data loss, it will enter sleep mode. Countdown, 5, 4, 3...]

"Eh?! Explain yourself first!"

No matter how Taoi called out, Key did not respond and his attitude was quite firm.

There was no choice but to leave this room and this factory, avoid the patrolling robots, and reach a hidden bunker before we began to discuss countermeasures in a low voice.

"What should we do now?" Green was worried. "Should we do as Key said? What if it's a trap..."

Tao Jing frowned: "There is no other way. In order to get the G.Bible, I can only go and find it obediently."

"But what if... saying there is a G.Bible is also a lie to us?"

Tao Jing muttered: "I think... Key shouldn't be that bad..."

Yuzu, who had closed her eyes a while ago, as if recalling something, slowly opened her eyes and expressed her opinion from another perspective:

"The location of these coordinates should be near the entrance of the ruins. There aren't many robots gathered around. If the Federation Student Union has been blocking this place before... the outer area should have been cleared and there shouldn't be much danger."

With Yuzi's reminder, I also thought of a possibility:

"So, Key wants something left behind by the student union?"

Green groaned, "Hmm... I don't know about that... But if it's something important, it definitely wouldn't be left behind during the evacuation, right?"

This is hard to say.

After all, it’s easy to imagine who is in charge of this work.

I have always been willing to speculate with the utmost malice about Huaya's work level.

Sometimes I really wonder how that little idiot who is full of evil intentions and thinks he is smart could get to the high position of the head of the defense room.

But if Huaya was just an ordinary student, I probably wouldn't deliberately distance myself from her like I do now.

Anyway, I secretly decided to find out something from my acquaintances in the Federal Student Union.

"Hmm! Hmm!" Tao Jing stood up suddenly, waving her arms, her eyes burning with determination: "No matter what! Let's go to the place Key mentioned first and take a look!"

However, no one present was inspired by her behavior. Instead, they were all shocked and rushed to pull her.

"Sister! Get down quickly! You'll be discovered!"

"...Ah?"

With half of her body exposed, Tao Jing turned around with a stiff expression and met the bright yellow electronic eyes of a robot that happened to pass by.

The robot was silent for a moment, then fired decisively, making meaningless sounds.

"Woo! We've been discovered! Run! I'll cover you!" Taoi dodged the bullets in a panic, called on us to retreat, and then raised his gun to fight back.

At this critical moment, Taoi was still very responsible.

Even though she was the one who caused the trouble.

There was no other way. We could only evacuate to a safe area as quickly as possible before other nearby robots came to support us and formed an encirclement.

"Teacher, this way."

Yuzu is responsible for leading the way.

"Stupid sister." Lu followed me, "Teacher, please give me instructions. Also, please ensure your own safety first..."

"Stop wasting time! Let's go!"

Tao Jing rushed over, grabbed my hand and ran.

Green was stunned for a moment and puffed up his face in anger.

While running, I turned back to check the situation of the pursuers behind me.

However, this unintentional action of mine seemed to have produced an effect that was completely beyond my expectations.

The robots that were chasing me seemed to stop moving almost at the same time after seeing my face clearly. If it weren't for the warmth in my palms, my heavy heartbeat and breathing from running, I would have even doubted whether time had stopped.

Then, the robots suddenly started to move from stillness, roaring as if filled with infinite anger, and ran madly, firing bullets in my direction.

It's just like the giant mechanical python that Black Suit calls "Apophis".

How on earth did I provoke them?

Cursing silently, we became increasingly embarrassed under the violent attack of the robots, and could almost be described as running away in panic.

It’s not that the game development department doesn’t have the strength to fight back, but if we stop and are entangled by the enemy, we will inevitably fall into an encirclement and be attacked from all sides, and we won’t even be able to take care of my own safety.

"Hold on a little longer! We're almost there!"

I don't know how long I ran, but when my lungs began to feel a burning sensation, I heard Yuzu's voice from the front, pointing a finger not far away: "Escape into that place, and then fight back!"

I looked in the direction that Yuzu pointed and saw another abandoned factory.

Moreover, judging from the appearance, it seems to be similar in style to the factory where Key is located.

Could it be that Yuzu had planned from the very beginning to take us to the coordinates given by Key?

I'm afraid my guess is correct.

It didn't take long before we entered the factory smoothly.

Before I could even breathe a sigh of relief, the girls protected me behind them and turned around to take advantage of the narrow entrance of the factory to meet the enemy.

"Finally, we can pay back the bullets we just took double!"

Momoi said in annoyance, and Midori and Yuzu nodded in agreement.

However, their idea of ​​launching a counterattack against the robot army and venting their anger for being chased and beaten all the way seemed to have failed.