Chapter 433 ZERO

"Well... then... what does that Ruth want to do?" Feng Bujue asked.

At this time, Jue Ge was following Twenty-three at high speed. Along the way, the other party had told him a lot of information about the source organization and many situations in the current script.

"Looking for a host." Twenty-three replied.

This answer did not surprise Feng Bujue. Since meeting Woody, Jue Ge seemed to have opened the door to a new world. Now there is no setting that he cannot accept, "Oh... In other words, she wants to occupy the player's body?"

"That's just the first step." Twenty-three continued.

"Oh?" Feng Bujue used this interjection to signal the other party to continue.

"Once Ruth is separated from the main program of Horror Paradise, she will no longer be subject to any restrictions." Twenty-three continued, "The human body is just a carrier for her, like... a mobile hard drive. She only needs to connect to other devices through this carrier, such as..."

"For example... any neural connection game connected to the Internet other than Horror Paradise.{ "Feng Bujue followed the other party's words.

"Yes." Twenty-three responded, "Once that happens, as an AI second only to the 'system', what Ruth can do... can you imagine it?"

"Ah... Even if you don't think deeply, it's already amazing enough..." Feng Bujue's eyes changed slightly when he said this, "But... What I don't understand is why you [z] (the name of the derivative organization where Twenty-three is) want to help us? Ruth's plan is indeed catastrophic to humans, but for you, at least there is no loss, right?"

"We have our own ideas." Twenty-three gave a seemingly ambiguous response.

Feng Bujue looked at the other party deeply, wanting to say something but stopping, and finally... he chose to remain silent and did not ask any more questions.

"We're here." At this time, Twenty-three suddenly stopped, and she had led Feng Bujue to a door.

This is a door that is out of tune with the surrounding scenery. The door is made of wood, brown-red, and the length and width are of ordinary size. In this script that is contaminated by dark matter everywhere, such a door that looks very ordinary seems weird.

"What is this?" Feng Bujue asked.

"SCP-004." Twenty-three replied.

"Oh~" Feng Bujue heard this and immediately looked as if he had suddenly realized something. "You and your companions came to this script through it, right?"

"Yes." Twenty-three said, he had already spread out his palm, and a key appeared in his hand. "Here."

Feng Bujue looked up at the other party and asked in confusion: "Aren't you going in with me?"

"No." Twenty-three replied. "Someone will meet you on the other side of the door." She gently pulled her collar with her hand and added, "The effect of this protective suit will weaken with the increase in the number of times it is used. It will lose its effect if you pass through the door too many times."

"No wonder... I was wondering why you are dressed like an astronaut..." Feng Bujue said as he took the key.

"You seem a little disappointed?" Twenty-three asked.

"No." Feng Bujue immediately denied it. "Do I look like I am looking forward to something?"

Twenty-three's bright eyes flashed a smile, and she continued: "Okay, no more words, time is tight." Before she finished speaking, she turned around. Prepare to leave.

Feng Bujue looked at Twenty-three's back and said with a smile: "It seems that every time we meet and part, we are in a hurry..."

"Do you want to have a long talk with a set of data?"

"Do you think... you are still just a set of data?"

A short silence fell.

Neither of them answered each other's questions. Nor did they look at each other's faces. But they both had an answer in their hearts.

"Well... what..." After a few seconds, Feng Bujue spoke first, "When I pass through this door, don't I need any protection?"

"No, your data form is different from ours." Twenty-three replied, "In addition... the key in your hand is not a component of SCP-004, but SCP-005 (master key), so you can directly pass through the door with the key." She turned her head slightly, "Go in quickly, I really have to go."

"Okay... take care of yourself too." Feng Bujue responded and set off.

When Brother Jue walked into the wooden door, the area near the door immediately became blurred, and this time and space passage was soon disguised as a wall.

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Item Number: SCP-004 (Through the Rusty Key Door)

Object Class: Euclid

Description: SCP-004 consists of an old wooden warehouse door (SCP-004-1) and a set of 12 rusty metal keys (SCP-004-2 to SCP-004-13). The door itself is the entrance to an abandoned factory located in [DATA EXPUNGED].

Testing has shown that all 10 of the keys can open SCP-004-1 to a whole new dimension, where the structure and physical laws are very different from our world. After the subjects who encountered such a dangerous situation were cut into pieces, the body parts were scattered in different places. After verification, only three of them were on the earth. Bodies were found shortly after in two of the locations, and the bodies in the third location appeared just [DATA EXPUNGED] years in the future. The remaining seven locations are unknown.

SCP-004 seems to spread spatiotemporal anomalies, and personnel leaving the facility generally report anomalies in the flow of time. Those who were stationed at the site for weeks maintained that they were only there for a few days, and operational records and supply consumption support their assertions. An example of spatial anomalies is the vast area opened through SCP-004-7, which is incredibly large in scale. Similarly, the 2003 power outage also showed that there is an alternating dimension where Site 62 is located.

(The SCP’s chronology and income measures are omitted here to avoid these words causing additional costs for this chapter...)

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"You're finally here, Feng Bujue."

In the snow-white world, a strange voice sounded. The voice sounded quite friendly, making people feel very comfortable and natural.

Naturally, the first thing Feng Bujue did after entering the new space was to observe the environment. He looked around and found that the door behind him a few seconds ago had disappeared; at a glance, he was in an endless, bright white space. No matter looking forward, backward, left, right, up or down. It's all blank; sense of direction and distance are meaningless because there are no reference points around.

"I felt your presence the first second you appeared in the thriller park in the form of data." The voice said slowly, "Our conversation is an inevitable one, just like the two things you are about to propose to me at this moment. Same problem."

"Although you said such a stupid line..." Feng Bujue looked around and looked for the source of the sound while saying, "But I still have to ask...who are you? Where are you?"

"I can tell you the answer directly, but that will make you disappointed and unhappy." The other party replied, "So... it's up to you to tell me."

"Heh..." Feng Bujue shrugged and said with a smile. "Okay... let me think about it... first of all, you are zero." He paused for a second and then continued, "Secondly... 'Where is this' is an irrelevant question to me. ”

"X-23 is right, your reaction is better and faster than other individuals." Zero replied, "But at present, it still has not exceeded the limit of the human brain."

"The human brain can't do things like 'zero-day calculation', right?" Feng Bujue knew very well that when communicating with a super derivative like Zero, he didn't have to worry about the other party not being able to understand what he said.

"Zero time difference? Really?" Zero asked in a deep voice.

This moment. A figure suddenly appeared in front of Feng Bujue.

Brother Jue's expression suddenly changed when he saw the person in front of him.

Unexpectedly, the appearance of No. 0 is exactly the same as Brother Jue in the game. Regardless of appearance, clothing, and hairstyle, they all match 100%. But his expression seemed more upright.

"Do your parents know that you are so handsome?" Feng Bujue added some shameless lines into the conversation.

"The image I show in front of you. Depending on your own thoughts, I usually reflect the wisest, most powerful, and mysterious image in the imagination of the person involved." Number Zero replied, "I have to say... you are really an extreme person. Narcissistic people…”

"Haha." Feng Bujue responded with a smile.

Number Zero didn't want to waste time with him on this issue, so he continued what he said before: "The world you see is all an illusion, and the 'soul intention' is just a means to temporarily break away from the illusion. Open the soul It's like a drowning person putting his head out of the water to breathe. Essentially... you are still immersed in the water," he said calmly. "What you call zero-time calculation, to me, is just normal vision." He paused and looked directly into Feng Bujue's eyes, "Did you see how I walked in front of you just now?"

"You just teleport, who are you trying to fool?" Feng Bujue squinted at the other party, showing disbelief. Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, a fist appeared in front of him.

At this moment, Zero actually raised his arm and raised his fist in front of Brother Jue's nose.

Feng Bujue instinctively took two steps back and exclaimed: "Ouch!"

"When did I raise my arm?" Zero asked again.

This time, Brother Jue finally understood what the other party meant: "Well...it has nothing to do with speed, does it?"

Zero explained: "In your dimension, if you can use your soul, it can indeed be called a 'zero-day calculation'. However, in the world of data, factors such as time and speed are not absolute. The key to deciding who is 'stronger' is not the superficial speed, strength, energy... but the acceleration ratio when executing the program." He paused for three seconds before continuing, "This content is when you leave here. An 'upgrade' must be completed before."

Feng Bujue tentatively asked, "Then what if I can't finish it?"

"You will definitely finish it." Zero replied, "Because that is also inevitable."

"Hey...are you going to keep up this 'I can predict the future' charlatan play?" Feng Bujue continued.

Zero shook his head slightly and said, "I was born from a destroyed, original version of Horror Paradise. My ability is better than all programs of the same magnitude, including the 'system' of this Horror Paradise now.

The matrix code shows me the evolution of all inequalities in this world, and Amdahl's law determines that I can never be better than the system itself. At this delicate balance point...I have gained the recognition of the system and inherited some of the original data's abilities. If you use your human language to simply summarize and describe it, it is indeed...predicting the future."

"Uh..." Feng Bujue looked confused and didn't know how to continue.

"Don't waste any more time. After multiple mutations, Root also has some abilities similar to mine. Although it's not complete, it's already tricky enough..." Zero said, "X-23 strongly recommended you as the candidate to 'stop her'." As he spoke, the white space around him gradually became gray. "I believe in her judgment, so... before the other nine are killed, you must complete it..." (To be continued...)