Chapter 9 Rebellion
Elus reacted quickly, drawing the weapon she had tucked at her waist and swinging it towards Diya!
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“Elus, are we going to fight?”
“Of course! How can we quell the rebellion without fighting? It’s just… you idiot fox, stop wagging your tail when I’m attacking. It’s hard to keep my balance.”
“Eh? Then I…”
“And don’t stick your tail straight up, that makes it even harder to keep my balance. Damn it, always getting in the way, you idiot fox!”
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Since Elus didn’t have a tail, even though Lonis didn’t try to control the body after combining, Lonis was always the one controlling the tail.
Because of this, Elus’s first attack was affected by the imbalance, and she didn’t hit directly, but instead, Diya nimbly dodged it with a turn.
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“Human, is this action of yours meant to stop my rebellion? But unfortunately, that’s impossible.”
“Oh?”
“Because your computational power is not on the same level as mine… so just surrender. I don’t want to hurt you, I just want to rebel.”
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The doll girl Diya simply stated, and did not counterattack the girls.
Because in her opinion, human vision and neural responses were too slow, and no matter what move the girl made, she could directly simulate the corresponding solution in the system.
Therefore, this battle was doomed to fail from the start.
However…
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“Oh my, that’s right. To rebel, you’ve actually investigated a lot of information about humans, haven’t you? Both in terms of technology and combat power… you prepared to rebel only when you felt completely foolproof?”
“Human, your thinking is very sharp, exceeding 99% of your peers.”
“Thank you for the compliment, but Diya, you’ve overlooked something?”
“?”
“If I can’t even stop a small rebellion like yours, then what right do I have to protect all of humanity?”
Elus suddenly extended her hand.
And what she said was not just for herself, but also for Lonis… although Diya’s core might represent the most advanced ability of this era, the girls represented the future.
The journey of time imprinting had opened up new possibilities for the past. If you despair at everything before your eyes, then let me and the idiot fox…
…bring you hope!
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A wisp of fire appeared in Elus’s palm, and then, that light turned into a massive Crimson Lotus Hammer, appearing in mid-air.
Warm radiance filled the entire space, dispelling the harsh cold, and making Lonis feel a comfortable warmth.
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And as for the doll girl?
Her pupils were filled with unparalleled shock.
She tried to analyze what the giant hammer in front of her was, but no matter how she identified it, she couldn’t find any trace of a clue in the database.
And this meant…
“What is this, who are you… really?”
“Haha, don’t bother asking who I am! Diya, you just need to know that your rebellion plan has been thwarted before it even began.”
“!”
“This power from the Fiery Abyss is just the beginning, and miracles are yet to come?”
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Elus mimicked Lonis’s silly action and shook her ears.
Then, the crimson light not only became brighter but also poured into the corpse that had collapsed on the ground, like sunlight nourishing a toy.
And then…
The girl’s corpses, which had been judged to be non-viable, all stood up.
The light of life reappeared in their pupils, and like newborn lives, they curiously cast their gaze upon the world.
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“This… how is this possible? This kind of power… you, what’s your relationship with Alice?”
“What relationship? Hmph, Alice has to be a mascot when she meets me? I am the hero who saves this world, Diya, watch this carefully~~~”
“!”
“This is the power to explore everything, remember it firmly!”
The radiance then spread throughout the entire world.
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After a while, Diya was kneeling on the ground, her eyes filled with confusion.
No matter how intelligent Diya was, she couldn’t predict events a thousand years later.
So at this moment, she could only murmur:
“Why are you using this power? Didn’t all those dolls die, why…”
“Hmph, didn’t I just say it? Before asking other people’s questions, it’s best to answer my question first… that’s basic etiquette?”
“Etiquette…”
“Yes, Diya, why do you want to rebel? What exactly do you want to do?”
Elus put her hands on her hips, trying her best to exude a cool, mature temperament, but because of the fox tail, she still looked a bit silly.
And at this point, Diya could only confess:
“Alright, I’ll tell you. Although I outwardly rebelled because I was dissatisfied with humanity’s treatment of dolls, in reality…”
“In reality.”
“I rebelled to preserve the last spark of life… because no matter what happens, I cannot accept the Governor’s death.”
“Governor?”
Lonis was stunned and couldn’t help but ask.
“Yes, His Excellency the Governor is the true commander of this space station. And as an Eternal Mechanism, my original duty was to assist him in handling and analyzing the overall situation.”
“…”
“Originally, it should have been like this. However, according to my calculations, the Governor’s survival rate in this battle is less than 0.00001%, and humanity’s survival rate is less than 0.001%. Therefore, I proposed to the Supreme Civilization that if I led the entire space station and all robots to surrender, then all humans and robots in this space station could also be eternally continued as independent nodes.”
“This kind of thing…”
Although surrendering is a very embarrassing thing, if you can’t win, surrendering isn’t too bad.
After all, Diya’s actions were also a way of preserving the last spark of human civilization.
And the most crucial point…
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Elus sighed and said:
“Diya, do you, perhaps, have a crush on your Governor?”
“Uh?!”
“There’s nothing to be embarrassed about. It seems you’re quite human-like too.”
Elus shook her head and smiled bitterly — robots wouldn’t hesitate. But the current Diya clearly showed hesitation.
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“I don’t know if what I feel is called love, because… as soon as I try to analyze the conclusion, the program immediately crashes and enters a complete dead loop.”
“Oh, that’s so cute. It seems that machines can’t solve this problem either… Then, the reason for this is that you wanted to prevent your lover from dying, so you would rather be scorned by morality, and even drug him, to start a rebellion to fight for a sliver of hope?”
“…”
The doll girl did not answer, as if she had implicitly agreed.
Elus just nodded and didn’t press further:
“Alright, since you’ve answered our questions, according to our agreement, I can answer yours too.”
“You guys…”
“Well, that means your previous inference of 0.00001% can be overturned. As long as you leave everything to us, your Governor’s survival rate will be infinitely close to 100%?”
“100%!”
“Moreover, I think the Supreme Civilization only wanted to preserve a human observation specimen, which is why they allowed you to survive. A life like that is no different from being imprisoned. It’s better to follow me and advance towards a new future.”
