Wen Bai continued to walk towards the edge of the forest with 575, remaining silent.
System 001, sensing Wen Bai's silence, also refrained from speaking. It was determined to make the host remember that he could no longer act so impulsively and disregard advice. After all, 575 had been struck by lightning to this extent.
Before they even exited the forest, the robot 575, which had been following behind Wen Bai, twitched its sapphire blue eyes and slowed its pace. From behind Wen Bai, it subtly turned its head and looked towards a direction on its left.
In 575's sight, a figure soon emerged. The individual was not wearing a mask, nor the staff uniform. They were clean and tidy, and even wore sunglasses late at night. By all appearances, they did not seem human.
At the same moment, System 001 chimed in: "Host, the one before you is a rogue robot."
Seeing that the approaching figure showed no signs of hostility, Wen Bai ignored the rogue robot and prepared to bypass it.
The robot named Bu Bu had encountered Wen Bai and robot 575 by chance. With Wen Bai wearing a mask, Bu Bu might not have recognized him. However, upon glancing at robot 575, the powerful robot it desperately wanted to take back with it, Bu Bu recognized it instantly. It immediately abandoned its companions, signaling them to retreat, and pursued them alone.
Bu Bu stopped a few meters away, maintaining a distance. Looking at the human and robot before it, Bu Bu, propping up its heavily-lensed sunglasses, began to analyze with meticulous thought: there was only one human who could be with this robot and keep it so well-behaved! His owner!
"Fighting or killing?" Wen Bai asked expressionlessly.
Bu Bu tilted its head, not quite understanding why the conversation had so abruptly jumped to fighting and killing. It decided to directly state its intentions. Bu Bu pointed directly at robot 575 behind Wen Bai and said, "He is not good." Bu Bu then pointed at itself: "I am good."
Bu Bu removed its sunglasses, allowing the human to get a clear look at its appearance and make a choice. 575's sapphire blue eyes glared at the robot Bu Bu, who was vigorously promoting itself, with extreme displeasure. If looks could kill robots, Bu Bu would have died a thousand times over. However, facing robot 575, Bu Bu felt no fear. As if anticipating that 575 wouldn't act rashly in front of its master, Bu Bu felt emboldened.
Seeing that the human remained silent, Bu Bu continued to persuade Wen Bai: "Will you come with me? I have other robots where I am, if you like them."
575 clenched its fists, ready to silence the robot before it the moment its master gave the order.
System 001, which had been constantly prepared to exchange items and was now observing the scene online: "..." Was this rogue robot trying to poach its host's subordinate right in front of him?
"Move aside," Wen Bai said coldly.
Bu Bu couldn't comprehend why this human wasn't choosing it. It recalled the words of another rogue robot, who constantly yearned for a spacious house and often lamented to Bu Bu: "If only I could defeat him, then I would be the one living there!" Bu Bu felt it had found the right direction this time and confidently continued, "I'm also very good at fighting." Bu Bu pointed at robot 575 following behind Wen Bai: "Better than him."
If its master weren't here, 575 would have beaten Bu Bu until it cried. If robots could cry, that is.
Wen Bai ignored this inexplicable rogue robot, his expressionless, oppressive aura passing by it as he walked out, not even looking back. 575's clenched fists relaxed slightly. As they brushed past each other, despite being several meters apart, Bu Bu cautiously moved a few steps further away from robot 575.
Seeing that it couldn't persuade the human before it, Bu Bu stood its ground and watched their retreating backs, no longer following. Actually, Bu Bu had gained quite a bit today. Its base now had even more rogue robots. As for this human... it would ask about them next time they met. Bu Bu thought this without any regret.
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Wen Bai arrived at the entrance of the Hunting Game area and suddenly remembered that he had traded his luxury car for information and given it to a rogue robot. He directly requested the organizers to send him back. The organizers, at this moment, finally realized with horror that a significant portion of the players had been silently eliminated.
The organizers informed Wen Bai that he could choose to leave immediately or rest in the lounge area first. At present, the lounge area had already gathered some invited guests. There were guests who had not gone to the Hunting Game venue in the first place, and also those who had fortunately survived the Hunting Game.
Wen Bai scanned the people in the lounge area. It was likely that everyone who was still alive from the Hunting Game was gathered here. System 001 had only seen Gou Zhe, a living person, at that time. From Wen Bai's walk towards the exit, he hadn't encountered any other living humans.
The guests who chose to stay and wait for unified arrangements in the lounge area were many, looking as if they had witnessed incredibly terrifying scenes, anxiously waiting in the lounge. Currently, the organizers had limited personnel, with most dispatched to the forest for concentrated rescue and retrieval of rogue robots. They couldn't spare enough people to escort each guest. The guests were now afraid to leave without protection and needed the organizers to provide escorts. After all, leaving alone without any means of self-defense, even inside a car, was extremely dangerous. They were dealing with rogue robots, after all. Even if you were inside a securely sealed car with bulletproof glass, rogue robots could still pursue and destroy the vehicle...
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Wen Bai could have had System 001 exchange for a car to leave, but he had other plans. With such a major incident, Wen Bai wanted to see if the main person in charge of the organizers would show up. Wen Bai sat in the lounge area in silence. The charred 575 was still diligently fulfilling its duty, going to fetch snacks and drinks for its master. Unbeknownst to Wen Bai, 575's hand holding the small plate trembled slightly, causing a few snacks to almost fall. 575 steadied it with its other hand, no longer using its right.