Yet, he hadn't found the person he was looking for...
At this moment, the sound of many hurried footsteps slowly converged from all directions.
The face Wen Bai had not noticed clearly before now revealed itself.
The person kneeling on the ground, with slightly disheveled black hair half-burned away, had a few strands falling onto his forehead, obscuring his somewhat narrow eyes.
Half of his face was human, with delicate skin, while the other half looked as if it had been torn from the corner of his eye, corroded and melted by something, revealing silver and gold intermingled metal beneath the flesh.
His blue, luminous eyes abruptly displayed a string of rapidly scrolling code, which then disappeared.
Then, his eyelids fluttered open, and his blue eyes shifted slightly.
He tried to stand up, but halfway through, sparks flew from where his knees should have been bone, and his knees gave way. Before he could straighten, he bent sharply again, crashing to the ground with a sound of metal violently striking the floor.
Using signals to identify his surroundings, his face turned in one direction and froze, as if he had penetrated layers of obstruction to find something.
If someone could see from a God's eye view, they would discover that the direction he was facing was blocked by many walls, towards the room where Wen Bai was currently located.
"Master... danger... dis... disarm." he mumbled.
The hurried footsteps grew closer, reaching his vicinity.
He tilted his head slightly, looking at several people not far away.
The men, dressed in neat black suits, stopped in their tracks, watching him with predatory eyes.
The man at the forefront spoke into his communicator in a low, rapid voice, "Target located, target is alone, his master is not nearby... Understood." The man put away his communicator and said in a low voice, "Proceed with capture immediately."
The man signaled to those behind him. Several people lined up, taking out their tools.
In their hands were iron rods over a meter long. The ends of the rods were fitted with ringed barbs – clearly the poles of a beast trap.
The man at the front took out an object. He pressed a button, and suddenly, an electric net appeared out of thin air, shooting towards the black silhouette kneeling on the ground.
The black silhouette, already unable to move, was now utterly unable to dodge.
The electric net bound him firmly. The interlaced wires crackled with a series of "crackle, pop..." sounds the moment they made contact with him.
He did not resist, merely looking up at the people before him with confusion.
The men in black suits seemed extremely afraid that what they were capturing would escape or attack.
After observing, those behind cautiously stepped forward, using the beast trap poles to firmly pin him to the ground, then awaited backup.
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This room was vast, at least 200 square meters.
As far as the eye could see, there were leather sofas, a coffee table, a refrigerator, a television, and even a mini projector...
It was evident that the furniture was excessively complete, and all the amenities were thoughtfully arranged.
Wen Bai entered the bathroom, turned on the hot water, and let the stream pour down from his head. He closed his eyes, tilting his head back.
After a simple shower, Wen Bai felt much more comfortable.
Turning off the water, he looked at himself in the mirror.
His eyes, nose, and mouth were exactly the same as his original appearance.
He gestured; even his height had not changed much.
He remembered the person who had brought him in inexplicably and had been trembling the entire time. Today, that person had called him "Mr. Wen."
"So, my name and appearance haven't changed?"
System 001 replied, "Yes, Host."
No wonder the little system had said earlier that it had seen the host of System 001, who was ranked first on the wanted list, not information related to System 001.
The problem must lie here.
"The original body in this world looks exactly like me?"
System 001 confirmed with absolute certainty, "Exactly the same."
He didn't know if this was a coincidence or if something had been tampered with. He would only find out in the next world if the situation remained the same.
If this was the case, Wen Bai's appearance would not change in any world, making him instantly recognizable.
Now that there were no sudden complications, System 001 began to diligently explain the specific mission in this world. It started with a preamble: "Host, the previous world was a relatively simple love story focused on the romantic relationship between the male and female leads."
Then, it reassured him, "This world is, comparatively speaking, just a little bit more complicated."
Wen Bai: "Mm."
System 001 looked at the pixelated Host in the mirror, then continued after a reminder, "This world is one of highly developed technology where robots are unprecedentedly prevalent. The female lead, Ren Liuliu, is currently a researcher at a robot research and development center. Her parents were killed by out-of-control robots, and she wants to understand exactly what happened, what caused the robots to kill humans, and also to avenge her parents. A reminder here: the female lead extremely despises robots. The female lead's goal is to destroy all robots. In the original world, with the assistance of the male lead, Gou Zhe, and the female lead's close friend, she succeeded in destroying all robots, returning a pure land to humanity."
Wen Bai listened to System 001's words and glanced around the bathroom. He found that besides his dirty clothes, there was only a bathrobe hanging on the bathroom rack.
Wen Bai put on his only choice – the bathrobe – and walked out of the bathroom.
Wen Bai walked to the sofa and looked outside.
Through the floor-to-ceiling glass window, Wen Bai could clearly see the scene outside the room.
A clear blue sky, with large birds flying by. In the distance, there were winding stairs, leading upwards until they disappeared into the distance.
On both sides of the stairs were dense decorations of white flowers.
Outside, there were sparse sounds of people murmuring, some conversing, some secretly crying.
The inside could clearly see the scene outside, but they seemed unable to see into the interior.
System 001, seeing Wen Bai staring outside, took the opportunity to clarify, "This is a one-way mirror."
It then continued, "The male lead's identity is a bit more complex. On the surface, the male lead is a top-tier celebrity in this world. In secret, he is a member of the autonomous unit that hunts out-of-control robots – the 'Big Stars' team."
System 001 paused briefly, "That's right, their hunting team's codename is 'Big Stars', and besides the male lead, there are four members. Oh, so the male lead only learned the team name after being invited to join. I thought so. His interaction with the female lead stems from a commercial contract with a giant company that sells robots. Hmm... Right, Host, you currently hold 36% of the shares in this company, and you also have a stake in the research and development center where the female lead, Ren Liuliu, works. This makes things much easier."
"So, what is my mission?"
"Prevent the female lead from destroying the robots."
"Why did the robots go out of control?"
"Due to an unknown virus. The original world did not mention the specific origin of the virus. Because the female lead's goal was very clear – the direct destruction of all robots as uncontrollable factors – she succeeded in making robots disappear from this world before the specific cause could be investigated."