My Notoriety Spreads Throughout the World-Chapter 506 - 438: "Electronic Sheepfold" Skyline City

Chapter 506: Chapter 438: "Electronic Sheepfold" Skyline City

"Mysterious, beautiful, adorable, annoying, as long as they’re witches, they’re on my hunting list. And of course, I’ll never let go of anyone who makes me unhappy."

A teal candy pressed against her rosy lips, March let out a gentle moan.

"Anyway, there’s no point in telling you all this since you won’t be leaving here alive."

As soon as the words fell, the necks of all the Order Court higher-ups were twisted off, falling to the ground in unison.

In the dark crimson meeting room, only Ying Huo remained alive.

The entire underground chamber was completely out of control, bizarre red lights flickering in the darkness, like a village awaiting destruction during a tsunami, indicator lights for computation frequency flashed at tens of times their normal speed, accelerating until reaching the breaking point between madness and tranquility, when everything became silent amidst the chaos.

In the face of such absolute disparity, Ying Huo felt powerless, realizing now that anything she did would be futile. The enemy had infiltrated, taken over, and controlled this underground space in just a few seconds, up until the moment before three firewalls were simultaneously breached, ’Hera’ believed it to be a run-of-the-mill hacker attack.

She was no match for this self-proclaimed ’March’ hacker.

Ying Huo calmly surveyed the corpses, asked emotionlessly, "What do you intend to do?"

March looked with interest at the black-haired girl, the manic skull on the screen gradually coming to a halt.

"Nothing really, I just came here to borrow ’Celestial Father’ for a bit. These guys just put me in a bad mood, so I killed them all, right?"

"Celestial Father?" Ying Huo frowned.

"Not long ago, I embedded a virus program into the Hera Network. They’re self-replicating at a speed of tens of billions of times per second. Without any accidents, these little darlings have already disguised themselves no differently than ordinary programs in the Hera Network."

"And by the way, I’m the world’s top hacker; EVA can’t stop me, maybe Mourner can, so don’t waste your efforts. Remember to tell her to upgrade herself. This was just a greeting; I’ll be back, see you~"

The skull on the screen extinguished, manic laughter faded away, and the red glow receded like a tide. The room plunged into darkness again; Ying Huo sat at the head, her ears echoing the girl’s final words. A moment later, she slowly lifted her gaze.

...

Under the steel canopy, dozens of shadows darted through street alleys between adjacent buildings.

"Dark Gold Rose, she’s here!"

"Quick, chase her! As long as we drag them into battle status, they can’t run away!"

"This is a rare chance to chase after Dark Gold Rose masters. If you miss this village, there’s no shop, can’t let it go!"

The five hid behind the building’s shadow, and only when the pursuers ran far away did Xu Xiaoyou reveal herself.

Nearly half an hour passed since the league’s opening ceremony ended and the first qualifying match began.

"Qualifying match ’Electronic Sheepfold’ is underway."

"Instance type: Team battle."

"Instance players: 150,000."

"Welcome to Skyline City. The 150,000 contestants will be divided into 150 groups, with 1,000 in each group, deployed into different war zones within Skyline City for combat."

"Notice 1: This instance mode is a team battle; players must participate as a team. When both sides are in battle status, either side can initiate ’Overrule Battle’ mechanism, which cannot be refused by the targeted side. Both sides will be pulled into a 5v5 exclusive combat space for the fight until a winner is determined."

"Notice 2: At the end of the instance, the teams ranked in the top 512 in total score will advance. Scores are assigned based on performance, and if five rounds of Overrule Battle are completed, the team will be prematurely sent out of the instance, the score locked and settled."

"Notice 3: Leaving the designated competition area is prohibited; violators will be disqualified."

"You’re really popular." Angelina coldly mocked.

"You, why are they all targeting us?" Chichu Chun was breathless; Tang Xin patted her back gently.

Bai Youyou cautiously observed the surroundings.

Since the match began, whether large or small guilds, they’ve been frantically chasing them to avoid being dragged into ’battle status’ for ’Overrule Battle’. They’ve been evading and running since the qualifiers began.

All five were disheveled, and only now could they finally stop to catch their breath and admire this futuristic city.

Under the azure sky, smooth, aesthetically pleasing arc-shaped skyscrapers soared into the air. Players ran between floating banks amidst the skyscrapers. The host’s airship cast shadows over them, and the virtual large screens broadcast real-time match footage.

From here to there, the prohibition of passage red alert cable was lifted – ’Pass Permitted’ flashed across various display screens as countless Mayfly Drones buzzed, swiftly skimming the streams of Land Air Vehicles, threading through the city’s complex transportation network.

Another group of players passed nearby, seemingly also searching for them.

"If you ask me, let’s just turn around and fight them head-on." Angelina clenched her lance. "With just these players, I could take them out all by myself."

Xu Xiaoyou shook her head: "Remember, the rules only allow each team to fight up to five rounds of Overrule Battles. Whether initiated proactively or passively, teams that fight all five will be immediately sent out of the game. To achieve a high score, we not only need to win but to showcase outstanding battle performance."

"This qualifying match feels like a dessert served before the main course, with emphasis on performance and flair rather than victory."

"The tournament is in its initial stage, with millions of eyes glued to the screen. The hosts naturally want us, the contestants, to make dazzling plays to heighten the league’s buzz. See, look there."

Xu Xiaoyou nodded her chin.

Everyone followed her gaze to a large screen displaying all guild rankings, changing every second.

"1, Queen’s Armament | 1000 points"

"2, King Race | 987 points"

"3, Heterogeneous Front | 324 points"

"4, Elegy of the Day..."

Queen’s Armament also participated in this qualifying match, winning five Overrule Battles in less than half an hour, achieving a perfect score of 1000. Not just them, the King Race also won five matches, though their scores differed slightly.

"I suspect these disparities result from battle scores; to achieve higher combat scores, we must find a softer target and defeat them in the most flamboyant manner."

"Rushing into battle status is inadvisable; every point is crucial for us."

"Is there a possibility that we are the soft target?" Chichu Chun raised her hand.

Everyone’s gaze instinctively fell on Tang Xin.

In the period before the league began, they had taken Tang Xin through map sessions to level up. They barely made it to the opening ceremony line, advancing her to Two Tier, and completing the Two Tier Starry Singer’s full skill guide.

"So how to ensure the squished fruit is softer than us?" 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Xu Xiaoyou pondered, reflecting on Skyline City’s basic rules.

This future city doesn’t belong to any major force in Oasis, entirely independent of the new federation map, issuing its own currency, owning formal armaments. In its population pyramid, over 90% of citizens are bionics, with the less than 10% human population at the pyramid’s top, their will supreme.

The highest authority in Skyline City is Firefly’s leader, who controls Celestial Father, the city’s everyday operations run under Celestial Father’s will. The city is dotted with Celestial Father’s surveillance, all events transpired are closely monitored by this super AI.

To manage the bionics vastly outnumbering humans, Celestial Father established thousands of rules in the New Gospel to restrict bionics, the most famous being the following three:

1. Do not defy the will of the higher-ups.

2. Bionics must adhere to Asimov’s three laws.

3. Bionics of opposite sexes are forbidden to fall in love, strictly prohibited from privately raising offspring.