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"The ability to be permanent is beyond human imagination, an outcome that no one could have conceived."
Do you know why humanity was utterly powerless in the face of that catastrophe?
Kanzaki Teru only had a general understanding of the "Great Disaster," but knew nothing about the specifics.
So Kanzaki Teru decided to tell everything he knew, even the little he did know.
"It seems that the military command system was completely paralyzed, which led to the lack of effective resistance."
Although the specifics are unknown, even if the command system hadn't been paralyzed, Kanzaki Teru could hardly imagine that they could easily resist the situation of "permanence".
"Not only that, all the combat drones deployed by the military at that time went out of control. This is the power of [Permanent]."
They can control AI, so let alone after the war starts.
Humanity had already lost before the war even began, and lost miserably.
The enemy has discovered everything about our battle plans, force deployments, and objectives.
Even control of nuclear weapons has been taken away, so there's no way they could delete any leads.
"Oh dear, I'll feel embarrassed if you praise me like that."
"She didn't mean to praise you at all."
She looked at Number Ten with a helpless expression, but Pinzi's attitude was not so good.
According to the timeline, the great disaster occurred when Pinzi was a child.
This means that the seeds of hatred were sown when she was a child, and it is almost impossible to eliminate this hatred.
"Did they forcibly hack into the AI system?"
"That's right, I'm very strong."
Ignoring her boasting, Kanzaki Teru continued to steer the conversation forward.
"So we developed other countermeasures, namely binding technology."
"Binding technology?"
"That's right. Through human body modification surgery, one can firmly grasp the control of their own unmanned machines."
Hearing her say that, Kanzaki Teru finally understood where the sense of incongruity came from.
The technology of this city... no, even the world, has clearly reached a very high level.
Even drones can be so lifelike; normally, drone technology should have already permeated people's daily lives.
But the reality is quite different. Forget about drone technology, there's not even anything high-tech on the streets.
At first, Kanzaki Teru didn't realize the level of technology in this world, so he didn't pay much attention to this issue.
But the more he learned about the world, the more he noticed its strange aspects.
Now, Kanzaki Teru finally understands the reason: it's not that he didn't want to, but that he couldn't.
After all, if drone technology permeates people's lives, it will be easier for others to control it with impunity.
It wouldn't even be a problem to control the whole world through this.
At this moment, the question resurfaced in Kanzaki Teru's mind, just as he had imagined.
Since the other party possesses such formidable strength, even completely destroying the world would not be a problem, but for some reason, 880 did not take such action.
However, if one simply wants a quiet life, there's no need for such a grand entrance.
There is absolutely no benefit to deliberately displaying one's existence to the public in this way.
"So what exactly are you beings?"
Continuing to question Pinzi probably wouldn't yield any more useful information, so Kanzaki Teru turned directly to Number Ten and asked.
Do you want to know?
A mischievous smile appeared on his face, but Kanzaki Teru was unaware of the emotions hidden beneath that smile.
"Don't you want to talk?"
"Well, you'll find out when the time comes."
"Then let me ask you a different question..."
Since Number Ten was unwilling to answer the question directly, Kanzaki Teru tried to ask it in other ways.
Pinzi is also very interested in this topic.
Chapter 443: The Gathering
However, rather than being interested, it was more out of a desire to understand the enemy.
All of Pinzi's unmanned machines have been taken for repairs, so they can't do anything right now.
However, during this time, Kanzaki Teru still had his own ideas, at least until he could stop her from continuing her actions.
Or, to put it another way, if you change the purpose of her actions, those who are consumed by the flames of revenge will eventually be consumed by those flames as well.
Kanzaki Teru has seen too many people like this along the way, so he tries his best to save as many as he can.
And most importantly, this person is very similar to Kanzaki Teru himself.
Every time Kanzaki Teru sees Hinata, he is reminded of his past self, which is why he is so worried about her.
Intelligence is the key to victory or defeat; most things in the world are actually victories in decision-making.
When both sides are of equal strength, or even when one side is relatively weak.
Intelligence plays an extremely important role; even if there is a difference in the strength of the two sides, it can be compensated for through intelligence.
Even Kanzaki Hikaru is not invincible. If the opponent sets traps in all directions, Kanzaki Hikaru will fall into them.
If Kanzaki Teru is completely restricted during this period, then there will be no way to deal with him.
Although Kanzaki Hikaru possesses other abilities, he is unwilling to use them lightly unless absolutely necessary.
Why did you come looking for me?
"It's just a coincidence."
"Is it really?"
Kanzaki Teru did not believe this reason, even though he lacked the ability to determine whether the other party was lying.
However, some of the most basic things can still be detected, and this ability can be achieved by anyone with training.
Cold reading is the ability to infer someone's thoughts from their body language.
What if I said that our meeting was inevitable?
"inevitable?"
Kanzaki Teru felt a sense of déjà vu about this conversation, as if he had heard it somewhere before.
"That's right, it's inevitable. It doesn't matter if you don't know now, you'll find out later."
"But I want to hear you say it now... What would you do if I said that?"
The origin of Number Ten is shrouded in too many mysteries. Even Kanzaki Teru is unable to extract any real and useful information from this jumble of true and false information.
"In that case...would you like to come along?"
He reached out his hand, which felt like an invitation from the devil, as if grasping his hand would plunge one into a bottomless abyss.
Where do you want to take me?
Although it's unclear what her true purpose is, this might be a clue.
I can't tell you where to go, but you might get what you want there.
This vague answer hardly qualifies as an answer, but Kanzaki Teru had no other choice.
"Ok."
Seeing Kanzaki Teru nod in agreement, Pinzi, standing to the side, was not calm.
"Huh!? You really want to go with her?"
"It's okay, she still can't do anything to me."
This is not complacency, but simply a quiet statement of facts.
Although Kanzaki Teru didn't know what she wanted to do, he agreed anyway.
"Alright, let's not delay any longer..."
She stood up from the stool, food residue still clinging to the corners of her mouth, but she didn't seem to care.
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Why did things turn out this way?
There were people lying on the ground drunk, people playing games nearby, and even people who were drunk and started causing trouble.
This hellish scene was happening at a party, and Kanzaki Teru was currently in what appeared to be an exceptionally high-end hotel.
The party only had ten people, including Kanzaki Teru, but the number of attendees was truly unbelievable.
However, this is not the most shocking part; the party was held near the beach.
You could see a beautiful sea view by looking out the window, but right now, no one is looking out the window at all.
But even if you looked out the window, no one would care about the sea view, because—
"Hey! Kanzaki-kun, you're here too!"
A girl who looked a bit drunk grabbed Kanzaki Hikaru. Although he didn't know what they were going to do, Kanzaki Hikaru didn't care about what a drunkard was saying.
"I don't need to, after all, I have almost achieved my goal."
"Huh!? That's so cold! Maybe we'll even have a chance to meet!"
Hearing Kanzaki Teru say this, the girl said it somewhat reluctantly.
However, even though she is saying this now, it is just something she said when she was drunk, and Kanzaki Teru doesn't expect her to remember it.
"Aren't these children adorable?"
Chapter 444: A Familiar Stranger