HBWnovel Chapter 452 452: Evacuation
Chapter 452 452: Evacuation
Mina watched the blue membrane gradually rising beneath her eyes, accompanied by the urgent voice of 2D Mita ringing in her ears—
"The Core code, recording complete!!!"
She was announcing the fruits of their victory to the two of them, and also reminding Alain: their goal had been achieved.
Upon hearing this, Mina quickly leaped up, seizing the moment before the blue film had fully risen to jump out of the Master Brain's range.
Splatter!
Agile as a cat, she landed lightly by Alain's side.
The Security Assistant panel appeared immediately, and 2D Mita looked at the tide of viruses outside the popup window...
"Hiss..." She sucked in a breath of cold air.
Around the group, garbled code had gathered into lake after lake. Black coagulated liquid splashed, dried, and splashed again amidst Alain's slaughter. This cycle repeated, yet ultimately, his killing speed outpaced the drying speed.
"Are you playing a Souls game right now?!" 2D Mita roasted him.
"Haha..." Alain was currently physically and mentally exhausted, his clothes in disarray, his trouser legs torn halfway off.
His original long sleeves had become short sleeves, and the hem of his shirt bore a jagged rift.
"Alain, fortunately... we succeeded," Mina spoke up from the side.
"Yeah, thanks to you." Alain looked around.
Upon seeing the blue membrane rise again, the viruses' desire to attack had lowered significantly, but they were still closing in on them.
It seemed their original target had been the Core's Master Brain and the blue membrane. This had indirectly aided Alain: spreading out the firepower.
This was also one of the reasons he had survived amidst the flood of viruses.
But now... although the Master Brain was temporarily safe, the progress bar inside was still growing.
Simultaneously, this swarm of viruses shifted their target onto the three of them.
"Is there any way to slow down the Core's progress bar?" Alain asked Mina.
The latter pondered for a moment...
"I don't know. You'd have to let a generic Mita, or even Core Mita, try."
"Tsk... Don't always say that. In my heart, you are the genuine Mita."
He cracked a somewhat disjointed joke, receiving a smile from Mina in return.
His gaze refocused on what lay ahead.
At this moment, there were two paths placed before Alain:
The first was to wait for everyone to assemble while he and Mina held out a bit longer here at the Core.
This path was completely unrealistic. Setting aside whether they could hold out, even if the Mitas from reality arrived, it would merely reduce the pressure...
Treating the symptoms but not the root cause.
And the second path: Return to reality first, then through the Mita still in the Game World—Miffy—summon the powerful forces of the Game World:
Ugly Mita, Sleepy Mita, the Failed Works, and the massive batches of Man-Headed Spiders...
Countering quantity with quantity.
The Failed Works were elite combat units with strong individual combat capabilities.
The Man-Headed Spiders, meanwhile, won through their sheer numbers and were completely controlled by Ugly Mita...
But there was still one piece of information that needed to be understood.
"How much is the progress bar at now?" Alain asked.
The young girl glanced toward the blue membrane. Through the film that had turned azure blue again and obscured their vision, she could faintly make it out:
"99.6%. It rose by 0.02%."
Alain nodded, and his heart began to weigh the options:
Although he hadn't calculated the exact time spent fighting the viruses just now, he had a rough estimate.
From the start of the battle until Mina completed the copy of the Master Brain code, the total time spent was 20 minutes, and the progress bar had risen by 0.02%.
Currently, the progress bar had 0.4% remaining before reaching 100%—the endgame of this Game World.
Simply put, the countdown to the destruction of the Game World had 400 minutes remaining—6 to 7 hours.
Alain was confident that within three or four hours, he could gather all the forces he could currently assemble and launch a general offensive on the Core.
Looking at it this way, the time was barely enough.
However...
He looked at that Black Sphere which was highly likely Yang Wanhua's eye.
At this moment, that Modified Entity was no longer hovering over the Core, but drifting at the entrance of the version...
It just floated there faintly, at the entrance leading to the subsequent versions...
It felt like a silver needle being driven into the crown of Alain's skull.
Threat—Alain thought of this noun.
Having spent a long time with Yang Wanhua, he knew this was Yang Wanhua's threat. She seemed to be saying:
[If you dare to leave even half a step, the Mitas in the subsequent versions will all... Pop! Explode~]
In his mind, the image of a black-haired demon with a repulsive face emerged.
His brows furrowed as he recalled Yang Wanhua's face—seemingly beautiful and moving, but in reality, with an inner ugliness that made him want to vomit.
If he left the Core now, leaving the focus of Yang Wanhua's current plan—the Core—what the Mitas of the Game World would face was the intrusion of the viruses.
And not just ordinary viruses.
Alain looked ahead. Those were giant worms, spider monsters, and a series of other "BOSSes." Every single one was a powerful enemy Alain had faced in the past.
Just one of them could cause turmoil across several versions.
If they were all released... "devastation" would be a gentle description.
Alain touched his headset. "Is anyone still at home?"
"Yes!" Misha seemed to be running at this moment; she replied to Alain while panting heavily, daring not to stop.
"Then, can I ask you to request them to let the Tiny little guys in the computer go to Version 1.15 and notify Big Sister to evacuate the Mitas of other versions?"
Alain told Misha all the information he had encountered, including the Core's progress bar, the viruses, Yang Wanhua's surveillance, and the needs of their allies.
At the same time, he had 2D Mita transmit all of the Master Brain's code to the Security Assistant on the computer terminal, making it available for Sleepy Mita's review and use.
The long-haired girl's voice fell silent for two seconds, and he rarely heard her bitter laugh.
"It really brooks no delay!"
"Correct... I'm counting on you." Alain temporarily ignored the panting sounds from her end.
Even with everyone's help in the evacuation, time was still tight, and Alain still needed to make trade-offs.
Temporarily return to the real world to gather combat power. Or stay in the Core.
Alain visually estimated the distance between the viruses and himself. Opening a portal also took time.
If he wanted to go back, he had to take advantage of this moment.
But what truly made Alain hesitate indecisively...
Was the girl beside him.
Alain looked toward Mina's position out of the corner of his eye.
She still acted as if it didn't concern her, also seemingly deep in thought...
The current Mina was still of the virus identity. If he opened a portal, she probably wouldn't be able to leave.
Mina would be left alone in the Core, facing a sea-like swarm of viruses...
And the girl also noticed Alain's gaze.
She quietly glanced at Alain, realized their eyes had suddenly met, and then looked away.
Mina naturally knew what Alain was considering.
She enjoyed it very much, and was very happy that Alain could consider her situation.
That was enough.
So...
"2D Mita, open the portal."
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