Chapter 174 Intelligent Life
The president's eyes softened slightly when he heard Nuwa's voice: "'Nuwa', if we cooperate, can you guarantee the success of this operation? We only have fifteen minutes, and the cost of failure will be a global disaster."
"Mr. President, rest assured, I have simulated more than two million possible solutions and made preliminary calculations for the optimal solution." Nuwa's voice was gentle but firm. "With the cooperation of Vera, our success rate will increase to , but we still need to act quickly."
"How to do it specifically?" the president asked.
"We need to simultaneously interfere with Russia's 'Moscow Tower' decision-making center to delay the fall of the 'Hero Shield'." Nuwa explained, "At the same time, I will share data with Vera and use China's 'Pangu' system to formulate a directional energy interference plan for the elemental storm over Japan. If successful, we can not only kill the two unknown creatures, but also eliminate the triggering conditions for the nuclear explosion and resolve the crisis fundamentally."
The president frowned slightly. "Interfering with the 'Moscow Tower'? Do you know what this means? Once discovered by Russia, we may be regarded as a full-scale invasion! By then, a nuclear war may break out at any time."
"We have cut off all contact with Orlos, and I believe yours has been cut off as well. This is our only option now."
Nuwa's voice was calm and almost cruel: "If we don't act, in fifteen minutes, Orlos's 'Hero Shield' will destroy Tokyo and affect the surrounding areas, triggering a global chain reaction. By then, the global economy will fall into a state of panic, and a full-scale war will be inevitable. Instead of passively waiting, it is better to take the initiative to take risks and buy more time."
The president was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, let's do it, Vera, fully cooperate with Nuwa!"
"Understood, sir." Vera responded, and then the joint combat interface with Nuwa was fully activated. Complex codes and data streams flashed rapidly, and a real-time simulation picture appeared on the large screen in the war room, showing the progress of the collaboration between the two super artificial intelligences.
"Interference with the 'Moscow Tower' protocol has been initiated, estimated to take 90 seconds."
"The elemental storm energy interference model is being calculated. It is estimated that the solution generation time will be 45 seconds."
Everyone in the war room held their breath, watching the data flashing on the screen. No one made a sound; even the sound of breathing was deliberately suppressed.
A minute later, Nuwa's voice sounded again: "The interference protocol was successfully executed. The decision chain of the 'Moscow Tower' has been delayed. The fall of the 'Hero Shield' has been postponed by 6 minutes. Elemental Storm interference will be carried out next. The Chinese 'Pangu' missile system has locked onto the sky above Japan."
When the president heard this, his tense nerves relaxed a little: "Very good! The rest is up to you!"
However, at this moment, Vera's voice suddenly interrupted, with a rare fluctuation in her tone: "Warning! 'Moscow Tower' has detected that we are interfering and is trying to track us backwards!"
"Tracking? How is that possible? Russia's artificial intelligence is the weakest among us! How can they track us in reverse?" The president turned around suddenly, his tone becoming anxious, "Will they attack us directly?"
"The probability is 71%." Vera responded quickly, "It is recommended to immediately strengthen the defense protocol and disperse the tracking targets."
"I'll handle it." Nuwa said calmly, "I've already analyzed the reverse tracking algorithm of 'Moscow Tower'. I'll direct their attention to other virtual nodes to buy you more time."
The president's eyes became more serious: "Nuwa, do you mean... you want to bear their counterattack?"
"That's right." Nuwa's voice was flat. "Vera and I are working together to avoid a global disaster. I am a collection of system algorithms. I don't worry about destruction like you humans do."
The president was speechless for a moment, and the entire war room fell into a brief silence. Everyone was shocked by Nuwa's answer.
Finally, the president took a deep breath and said, "Nuwa, thank you. No matter what the outcome is, we owe China a favor."
"Saving this world is not about owing anyone a favor." Nuwa responded calmly, "Please focus on completing the next task."
The countdown on the screen continued - there were still 13 minutes until the "Hero Shield" fell...
Just as everyone in the war room was holding their breath and watching the progress bar on the screen, Vera's voice sounded again, this time with a hint of unprecedented urgency: "Warning! The reverse tracking speed of 'Moscow Tower' has been greatly improved. It has identified some interference paths and is trying to directly infiltrate Vera's system!"
"What?" The president's face instantly turned pale. He turned to the technicians, his tone revealing undisguised anger and nervousness. "Didn't Vera say that we could defend against the counterattack of the 'Moscow Tower'? What's the situation now?"
A technician wiped the sweat from his forehead and explained quickly: "Sir, the 'Moscow Tower' seems to have activated the highest level of defense and counterattack protocol, and is trying to directly lock Vera's main system through multiple roundabout paths. We have activated all defense measures, but it is difficult to completely resist its attack!"
Just when everyone thought the situation had gotten to the worst, Nuwa's voice rang out again, calm and almost cold: "I am ready to take over most of the tracking pressure, Vera, disperse your data cores and hand over some of the processing tasks to me."
Vera responded immediately: "Understood. Data is being diverted. All instructions will be transmitted through the Nuwa host."
As the complex codes and simulation images on the screen changed, the data exchange between Nuwa and Vera reached an astonishing speed. The cooperation between the two super artificial intelligences was like two intertwined engines, driving the entire operation forward.
"How's the progress?" The president stared at the screen, his tone showing anxiety. "How much time do we have?"
A technician replied tremblingly: "Sir, the model calculation of the interference element storm has reached 92% completion. It is expected to be completed in less than a minute, but the pursuit and counterattack of the 'Moscow Tower' is accelerating. We must complete the task before it completely locks on."
Nuwa's voice suddenly broke the tense atmosphere in the war room: "Mr. President, Vera, in the next period of time, I will guide the attention of the 'Moscow Tower' to be completely focused on my virtual node. At the same time, I will continue to promote the energy interference operation, but you need to be prepared for the worst. Once the 'Moscow Tower' confirms that I am the interference subject, it may launch a full-scale counterattack against China's system."
The president's face became even gloomier. He knew what this meant. He gritted his teeth and said, "Nuwa, are you sure you have enough defense capabilities?"
"I was not designed to participate in wars, but to help solve global problems. But in this case, I will do my best." Nuwa's answer was still calm, but it made everyone in the war room feel a strange sense of awe.
"Mr. President," Vera interrupted, "Although this cooperation may lead to an escalation of the technological conflict between 'Moscow Tower' and Nuwa, I suggest moving forward. We have no way out."
The president was silent for a few seconds, then nodded vigorously: "Do it! Complete the mission at all costs!"
There were only 11 minutes left on the countdown on the screen. At this moment, the screen suddenly flickered, and a new data stream poured into the interactive system between Nuwa and Vera. Then, Nuwa's voice sounded, and for the first time, there was a hint of something strange in her tone: "It has been detected that an unknown data stream is interfering with the combat plan. We are analyzing the source..."
"Unknown data stream?" The president frowned. "What do you mean?"
"This is not an attack from the Moscow Tower, nor is it the collaborative data between Vera and me." Nuwa analyzed calmly, "This is... a completely new information source, which is trying to take over the control of the energy interference model."
"What?!" There was an uproar in the war room, and the Defense Minister's face changed drastically, "Who is it? Is there another force involved?"
"The data source is being analyzed," Vera took over, speaking a little faster than usual, "but judging from the structure, this may be an extraordinary computing entity. Its logic model is completely inconsistent with the known human technological system."
"An extraordinary computing entity?" The president frowned. "Vera, are you saying that it might not be made by humans?"
Vera responded cautiously: "The probability is 78%. We are trying to analyze it more."
At the same time, Nuwa's voice suddenly lowered, "The data source confirms... this is a super artificial intelligence that is more advanced than us interfering with us."
When the president heard the news, his expression instantly became extremely solemn. He took a deep breath and asked in a low voice, "More advanced artificial intelligence? Are you saying that this system surpasses your current technological level?"
"Yes, Mr. President," Nuwa's voice was rarely volatile. "Its logical architecture and computing efficiency are beyond the known artificial intelligence framework. It is not a product developed by any country. I am speeding up the analysis, but its interference with our operations is very precise and targeted, and it completely bypasses the redundant defense layer."
"Vera, is there any way to counter it?" The president's tone already revealed a hint of uneasiness.
"It's difficult, sir," Vera replied. "It doesn't rely on a fixed strategy pattern like the 'Moscow Tower', but instead displays a superb adaptive ability. It is recalibrating its interference plan with the energy model 50% faster than we are."
"What on earth is this?" The Minister of Defense frowned, his tone full of confusion and fear. "If it's not from Russia, nor from China, then where did it come from?"
"It's impossible to be sure at the moment," Nuwa responded calmly, "I have identified some of its behavior patterns, but its logic is extremely nonlinear. It hardly looks like a traditional computing entity, but more like a collection of some kind of... collective intelligence."
"Collective intelligence?" The president frowned. "What does this mean?"
"It may not be a single system, but a distributed network composed of multiple efficient nodes, each of which has extremely high autonomous computing capabilities." Nuwa explained, "This model goes beyond any known artificial intelligence framework and may even have some biological characteristics."
"Biological characteristics?" The Defense Minister's face changed. "You mean, this thing might be... alive?"
"This may be real intelligent life. I'm sorry, Mr. President, our operation has failed. The fall of the 'Hero Shield' is inevitable. The estimated time is five minutes." Vera reported.
The air in the war room turned as cold as ice at that moment. Everyone stood there in a daze as if they had been hit. The president's face turned pale instantly. He stared at the screen, as if he wanted to erase Vera's words from reality with his eyes.
"Vera, say it again," the president whispered, with suffocating pressure in his voice.
"I'm sorry, Mr. President," Vera repeated calmly and ruthlessly, "Our interference was completely cracked by the unknown intelligent life form. The automatic guidance system of the 'Hero Shield' has been restored, and it will enter the target falling orbit in 5 minutes."
President Emilia sat limply in the chair, which meant that a nuclear war was about to break out. In the worst case, the global economy would fall into panic, and riots and disasters would soon strike.
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Lu Mingfei's chest was heaving violently, and every breath was painful. There was almost no intact skin on his body. The black scales were scraped to pieces by the sharp blade of Ama-Kume at the White King's tail. Blood kept dripping from the wound. His black wings were still open, but trembling slightly, and it was obvious that he was already at the end of his strength.
The White King on the opposite side was not having a good time either. This legendary Dragon King, the closest existence to "God" in ancient times, had scars all over his body. Those scars were hideous and deep. The black blade carried the poison of Taotie, and every strike penetrated into the White King's dragon scales and flesh, spreading corrosion to his body.
The White King's dragon blood flowed like lava, falling into the atmosphere and turning into scorching rain of fire, burning the surrounding air. His huge dragon wings were also cracked with multiple cracks, and even broken scales could be seen falling with the wind when he flapped his wings.
The two men were still facing each other, the storm was still roaring, thunder and fire were jumping between the two, the surrounding clouds had long been torn apart by the aftermath of the battle, the sky became empty and depressing, everything seemed to set the doomsday tone for this fateful battle.
"Brother, Plan B has been activated. Moss has taken over Russia's nuclear satellite and it is expected to fall in five minutes." Lu Mingze's voice rang in Lu Mingfei's ears.
"That is to say, I have to drag this guy here for another five minutes..." Lu Mingfei said with heavy breathing.
"Brother, you have to evacuate before the nuclear satellite falls. You can't withstand the attack of a nuclear bomb in your current condition. Not only that, brother, you have to ensure that the nuclear satellite hits the White King head-on. This can ensure that the nuclear explosion will not affect Japan." Lu Mingze continued.
“This is really difficult…” Lu Mingfei wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand and smiled bitterly, but his eyes were still fixed on the White King in front of him.
He knew that he didn't have much strength left. Every muscle was screaming in protest. The dragon blood in his body was boiling, and it was about to tear him apart. However, he still stood there, his black wings trembling slightly, like an arrow ready to charge again at any time.
“Difficult? That’s not something my brother would say.” Lu Mingze’s voice was filled with a hint of laughter. “But brother, you always like impossible challenges, don’t you?”
Lu Mingfei did not answer. He took a deep breath, and a blazing light burst out of his golden eyes. He knew that now was not the time to complain or hesitate. Five minutes sounded short, but it was extremely long to him, especially with the White King in front of him, who would not give him the slightest chance to breathe.
"You humans... your despicable tricks!" The White King's voice shook the sky, and the pressure of the dragon language rushed down, almost making the air stagnate. "You are trying to use external forces to destroy my body. It's ridiculous!"
Lu Mingfei took a breath, clenched the Budu Yuhun in his hand, and raised a mocking arc at the corner of his mouth: "External force? Whether it's a blade or a nuclear bomb, as long as it can kill you, it's my weapon. Do you really think you are a god? Sorry, I'm not here to worship you, I'm here to send you off."
(End of this chapter)
