Survive in Azure Files

I have heard that if someone with amnesia encounters a memorable scene, it is possible for them to recover their memory. But robots...

But, after all, it is Kivotos, so it is not surprising.

Alice walked and shook her head as she replied, "Alice doesn't remember much... but it's as if there is a 'save'. My body reacted automatically. For example, it's like I can progress through the game without any tutorial or explanation... or, it's like playing a game I've played many times..."

"It seems that Alice has really been here before, and it has become a physical instinct." Tao Jing asked again, "So, did you remember anything about the key?"

"Key...I can't remember..."

"It's okay, just wait and see this machine."

Tao Jing smiled and said optimistically: "Maybe, not only can we get the G.Bible, but we can also find out Alice's origins!"

I didn't say anything and kept my attitude reserved for the time being.

Key’s motives are still unknown, and whether he is a friend or an enemy remains to be verified.

So, as a dirty adult, you must prepare for the worst in advance.

Thinking of this, I subconsciously tightened my briefcase.

In addition to the Shiting Box, there was another thing inside.

The help provided by Liyin is Amy, who is a powerful fighter.

And what Himari gave was a drone.

A small hacking drone made by Haru and modified by Hinami.

Chapter 54: Turning Point

According to Himari's proud narration, this drone, which she programmed herself, can even break through the firewall of the seminar server with just a fool-proof operation.

Although I didn't quite understand what she said, I could see that Liyin's face quickly darkened after she heard it. I guess this drone is really a powerful treasure, just as Himari said.

"If the AI ​​shows signs of aggression, use drones without hesitation and try to hijack it."

At that time, Himari told me: "But if you fail, just destroy it physically. If you can't do that, just run away. We will meet you outside the ruins. Right, big sister?"

Li Yin snorted coldly: "You don't need to remind me, I was planning to do this anyway."

Ending the memories, even though I was fully prepared, I still hoped that things would develop as Taoi wanted.

Soon, we arrived deep inside the factory again. No enemies jumped out along the way, and the factory was still as desolate and dilapidated as when we first arrived. In the room we finally arrived at, a computer was quietly waiting there.

As we got closer, the computer that detected the intruder beeped twice more, and then the screen lit up.

【Welcome to the Divi:sion System. Please enter the item you want to search for. 】

Tao Jing stepped forward and said, "Key, long time no see. We are here as agreed!"

A large amount of meaningless garbled characters flashed across the computer screen, and then turned into a piece of neat text.

[AL-1S, are you here? ]

In this way, it can be completely confirmed that the key required is Alice.

"You do know Alice." Tao Jing pulled the still confused robot girl, "Alice, come and say hello to Key?"

Alice looked at the words on the screen and said hesitantly: "AL-1S... But, Alice is Alice..."

Tao Jing explained: "This is your real name, Alice."

The text on the screen also changes.

[Qualification confirmed via voice recognition. Welcome back, AL-1S.]

"Alice's real name... my real name..."

The amnesiac robot girl whispered to Key, "Do you know anything about AL-1S?"

【Yes. 】

"Then can you tell me?"

[This is my obligation. Until then, as agreed, in exchange for bringing AL-1S, please connect a storage device for G.Bible data transfer.]

Tao Jing exclaimed: "Huh? Storage equipment? Why didn't you tell me last time?"

A line of ellipsis appears on the screen, it seems that the key has crashed.

It was a long time before such a sentence appeared.

【According to my database, transferring files requires connecting to a storage device, which should be basic common sense. 】

Tao Jing looked embarrassed and realized that it seemed to be true.

Because it was not a large file, and as a member of the game development department, he usually carried a data transfer cable with him. Soon, a file named "G.Bible.exe" was downloaded to Tao Jing's game console.

"Finally! I got the gaming bible!" Taoi cheered while holding up GameGirlsAdvanceSP.

"T-this is it!?" Yuzu swallowed nervously.

Alice on the side clapped her hands happily.

So far, the progress has been extremely smooth.

Until Tao Jing couldn't wait to say: "Let's open it and try it now! We have to confirm whether it is real!"

"Execute the program!" As the slender white finger pressed the confirmation button, "Ah, it seems that a window popped up... What? Need a password!? What password, key, what's going on!"

[I don’t know what the password is either.]

"You must be kidding, right? It's clearly stored inside you."

[This is the truth. The content of the transaction is only to give you the complete G.Bible. ]

"Damn it!" Tao Jing clenched his fists, "You are playing tricks on us, right?"

Just as Tao Jing was getting angry, Midori pulled her sleeve:

"…It's okay. If it's just a normal code, it should be decrypted if we ask the Ministry of Truth for help…!"

Yuzu nodded vigorously.

Tao Jing still had some complaints about Key's behavior: "That's true. I'm just afraid the document is fake."

[I have no need to deceive you.]

The girls in the game development department thought about it and felt that it was true, and they were all immersed in their vision of the future.

"If we have this, we can make a truly interesting game... We can make Mythology Chronicles 2...!"

"Yeah, I should be able to do it! That's great!"

Tao Jing declared loudly with great ambition: "Wait for us! The Millennium Club Competition... No, it's the Kivotos Game Awards! This time, our new work will bring a positive impact to the Kivotos gaming community!"

Can it really? I hope so, but I can’t say for sure.

At this time, Key spoke again.

[Now that you have achieved your goal, you can leave. ]

"Ah? Is that so?" Tao Jing asked stupidly, then looked at Alice, "Then there's nothing we can do, Alice, let's go back this time, right?"

Alice looked hesitant, but nodded obediently: "Yeah."

However, a line of bold red text quickly appeared on the computer screen, which made my heart suddenly skip a beat.

【Why take AL-1S away? 】

"Eh? What are you talking about? Alice is one of us too?" Tao Jing looked around, "Wait, do you want to leave Alice alone in such a dangerous place?"

Midori added: "Well, Alice-chan has become a formal member of our game development department. We can't do such a thing."

Realizing that the atmosphere was not good, I reached into my briefcase.

[AL-1S is just AL-1S, not Alice. ]

"I...I am Alice."

I pressed the power button.

[Are you going to leave with them? ]

Alice said nothing, but just nodded slightly.

The hacking drone is being activated at maximum speed.

[…Yes, that’s how it is.]

No more text appeared on the screen.

Alice closed her eyes and her body began to tremble. Yuzu, who was the first to notice the abnormality, called out anxiously.

I took out the drone that was ready, and the hacking program started automatically, trying to hijack the computer in front of me.

However, it was too late.

"…Startup completed."

The next moment, Alice opened her purple eyes and uttered an icy voice:

"Code AL-1S activated, executing protocol ATRAHASIS."

Chapter 55: The Battle to Conquer the Nameless Key

Everyone in the game development department seemed confused and puzzled by the strange behavior of "Alice".

Midori tried to call out, "Alice...chan...?"

"Alice" had a blank expression and cold eyes, and did not give any response.

I looked at the words "Hacking Successful" displayed on the operable light screen projected by the drone. Instead of feeling relieved, my mood became even heavier.

Something was wrong, so wrong.

There wasn't even any symbolic resistance, so could this be successful?

There is definitely a direct connection between Key, who has become strangely silent, and Alice, whose eyes have changed from azure blue to purple-red, giving people a sense of indifference.

Is the current "Alice" really the Alice we know?

Soon, "Alice" gave the answer with action -

The robot girl with red eyes raised a giant cannon called the Sword of Light and pointed it directly at us. Light gathered at the muzzle and began to accumulate energy.

This sudden change frightened the girls, who were completely defenseless against their companions and lacked combat experience, and they were stunned on the spot.

But not everyone is like that.

Amy, who had been silent and observing the situation from a while ago, reacted the moment she confirmed Alice's intention to attack.

With her pink pigtails fluttering in the air, Amy rushed forward, aiming the muzzle of the shotgun roughly at Alice's hand holding the gun, and fired a decisive shot.

Even with the physical quality of "Alice", under the instantaneous huge force impact, the barrel of the gun was inevitably deflected to an empty place, the power accumulation was also interrupted, and the brilliance that was about to condense disappeared into thin air.

"An obstruction has been detected. Charging has failed."

Alice said so, relying on her amazing strength to maintain her balance, and even stopped the extremely heavy sword of light in mid-air. Then, she swung it upwards heavily as if she was using a cold weapon:

“Eliminate the obstacles.”

At this critical moment, Amy did not retreat but rushed straight into "Alice's" arms, put the muzzle of the gun against "Alice's" chest, and pulled the trigger.

At such a close distance, with powerful firearms and a high-level mysterious blessing, if the enemy is an ordinary military robot, it is definitely possible to destroy most of its body. And if it is just a battle with an ordinary student, it is enough to make it lose the ability to continue fighting.

But "Alice" just groaned, took a half step back, and then suddenly responded with a straight punch, hitting Amy's lower abdomen with lightning speed, who was unable to dodge.

Similarly, although "Alice" looks slender and even weak, it is actually a terrifyingly strong body. Even without using weapons, its every move has the output of engineering machinery based on ten tons.

If Amy's mysterious strength was not much higher than the average student, she would have reached the upper limit of her halo protection and fainted after just this one blow.

Even so, Amy still retreated dozens of steps, half-crouched, covered her hit abdomen and frowned slightly.

In this brief confrontation, Amy, who had significantly more combat experience, suffered a loss. However, Amy did make a mistake. Even after seeing the weapon Alice was using, she still underestimated the opponent's physical fitness and rashly chose to engage in close combat.

"Amy! Are you okay?" I went forward and helped her up.

The pink-haired girl with a rare expression shook her head: "I'm used to pain. Teacher, this guy is very strong, you go first, I'll cover you."