Cyber Era Witch
Chapter 1107 - 857: Secret Spice Party

Chapter 1107: Chapter 857: Secret Spice Party

The Quantum Warrior instantly swept past the Cyber Specter, swinging the nodachi.

Bam!

With a loud clash, the giant blades collided. The Quantum Warrior’s attack was precise to the extreme, while the Cyber Specter’s defense was equally deft.

"Tch——" The Quantum Warrior pressed his nodachi down with all his might, and flames erupted between them.

"Feeling strange?" the Cyber Specter asked.

"No one can still match me in combat." The Quantum Warrior replied.

"I possess computing power comparable to a supercomputer, enough to encompass everything in the material world. I can know everything, calculate everything, and break everything, including the profound ’Martial Arts Path’!" exclaimed the Cyber Specter.

"Impossible!" The Quantum Warrior’s attitude was solemn, unwilling to let his lifelong beliefs be trampled. He delivered a fierce blow with his sword, the blade cutting a conspicuous high-temperature trajectory in the air.

The Cyber Specter noticed the temperature of the giant sword and the flame on the blade, a deadly divine flame even Yan Duo could hardly withstand. Yet it would not adopt a conservative stance, determined to be aggressive until it defeated the Quantum Warrior.

With an advanced processor and the fastest computation speed, could the Cyber Specter, at this moment, through its supercomputing ability, reverse and become the top-tier elite?

The Quantum Warrior’s attacks were all calculated and data processed, attempting to break the Cyber Specter’s defense, but the opponent’s tactics seemed intricate.

All Synthetic Humans analyze with their intelligent brains, but the Cyber Specter is different. Its "brain" is located in the supercomputing centers at the Northern Archipelago, Jialong Slope, and Hot Tree Continent, where its data throughput and analytical capacity are a million times that of any conventional robot!

"I won’t let you win!——" The Quantum Warrior strives to match the Cyber Specter’s computational ability with all his martial arts skills.

Because they both keep pace with each other’s combat rhythm, they move and fight in perfect synchronization. The blades and swords intertwine in the air, leaving scorching marks.

The Quantum Warrior’s body was rebuilt flawlessly and reached the pinnacle of the Martial Arts Path, capturing the Cyber Specter’s moves with his neural reflexes. The Cyber Specter, however, could handle every detail, calculating the best action plans. Most of its original data was contributed by the Quantum Warrior and integrated the martial arts knowledge from around the world.

... It’s like fighting every martial artist in the world, the Quantum Warrior mused.

The opponent was clearly an ultimate robot, reaching the limit that the term "robot" can achieve, with its Digital Mind connected not just to a single machine but an entire data center.

It was as if he was simultaneously fighting a thousand world-class martial arts masters. Since the opponent was mechanical intelligence, it could perfectly download and replicate the archives of each expert’s combat skills and integrate them into a new form of "supercomputing martial arts" through its supercomputing ability.

Moreover, the martial arts archives "copied" by this guy also included his own! Thus, the Quantum Warrior was fighting against himself and facing a thousand times more diverse moves and combat techniques. Truly frustrating——

"It seems you are the ’Data Machine Emperor’ people speak of..." muttered the Quantum Warrior, "I offer you——my highest respect!"

Bam!

The Quantum Warrior unleashed his final strike, with destructive power accompanied by an ear-splitting roar, slashing through the air in an instant.

The Cyber Specter raised the ember greatsword in his hand, as it swung the weapon, a brilliant light flashed in the Quantum Warrior’s eyes. He realized the weapon had almost become a living thing, a creature yearning for combat and destruction, bringing life to the Cyber Specter’s armor "Vigilante Emperor" and the Cyber Specter itself——a worthy opponent indeed!

The two weapons collided.

Bang!

In an instant, the entire Khalifa Spire rumbled and trembled, and both the Quantum Warrior and the Cyber Specter swiftly retreated.

"..." The Quantum Warrior examined his nodachi, spinning it in the air.

He reported the fire alarm, and the rapid response team rushed in to extinguish the flames. These eerie flames kept jumping and burning, almost demolishing the entire floor.

"Not bad." The Cyber Specter nodded at the Quantum Warrior. It had already explored its capabilities in "combat," still having much room for development, and the Cyber Specter’s limits far exceeded those of the Quantum Warrior. It could be said that the entire Nestor Corporation could serve as an infinite database, endlessly feeding data to the Cyber Specter, continuously enhancing its power.

This was the first actual combat of big data martial arts, although it did not push the Quantum Warrior to his "second stage," nor did it force him to activate the Eternal Cherry Blossom Talisman’s power, the results were still impressive.

There are more fights to come.

"You haven’t used your full strength," the Quantum Warrior suddenly said.

"There’s no need." The Cyber Specter turned and left, its terrifying metal body hiding more deadly intelligent weapons. Once they were all deployed, Safalai City would be blasted to smithereens.

...

"What’s that noise?" Aisha was mixing spices, tasting the aroma with her esteemed guests.

"Someone’s fighting, never mind." Xu Yang waved his hand.

"That is..." Farosa frowned. Initially, she thought the Cyber Specter was one of Xu Yang’s little toys, but now it seemed incredibly strong and well-defined, with infinite potential, as if it grew stronger as its control over the network increased, because its ability to devour and learn from data was unparalleled.

"Let’s try the finest spices first." Hasan closed the door to the small room filled with sofas, carpets, embroidery, and paintings, vibrant in color—a perfectly noble and tranquil place for them to savor the spices.

Queen Aisha crafted the red spice into liquid form herself and placed it into a transparent crystal cup, presenting it to Farosa with both hands.

"Please enjoy the specialty, esteemed Witch." Aisha urged. She didn’t know Farosa was the Witch Goddess, but Hasan strongly insisted Aisha win over Farosa. So Aisha had organized a private spice party, striving to gain Farosa’s support.

Farosa took a tentative sip of the red spice.

The aroma wafting through the air was even stronger now. After a sip, she found the red spice sweet and intoxicating, and she let out a serene and satisfied sound from her throat: "Ah..."

Aisha nodded, reclining on the long sofa, took a deep inhale of the blue spice from a handkerchief, her eyes slowly closing in blissful rapture.

The atmosphere was completely relaxed. Farosa was satisfied and couldn’t help but acknowledge the powerful force the spice brought. No wonder people clamored to buy spice; as soon as order was restored in Safalai City, spices were continuously loaded onto ships and transported away in exchange for large amounts of funds.

"How is it?" Xu Yang observed Farosa. He didn’t use the spice himself because he needed to keep his mind clear.

"I feel... as if I’ve accessed a more powerful mental realm. Can you feel it... my thoughts seem to have reversed, expanded, and swallowed up my body instead. I feel... I’m connecting with the universe itself." Farosa spoke dreamily.

"The universe?" Xu Yang was somewhat worried that Farosa might be drifting off into another realm.

"Give me some more spice." Farosa turned her head.

Hasan prepared a stronger orange spice than the red one, presenting it to Farosa in powdered form.

Farosa consumed the spice completely, letting the sweet and mysterious taste permeate her body, momentarily losing herself in the infinite possibilities of the spice.

Spice—oh, the spice.

Her bones softened, her muscles relaxed, her eyes turned red, and everything she heard transformed into distant buzzing. Only the spice, as some kind of mixture, flowed through her veins with gentle pulses, making her feel vigorous and eternal, as if she shared the lifespan of the skies!

"Nothing—absolutely nothing can compare." Queen Aisha was enraptured with the spice. After conquering Safalai City, she had raided Honma Noriko’s spice stock, treating the spice originally reserved for Xisheng elites as her own treasure. This, after all, was excavated from the spice nobles’ mines, now returned to its rightful owner.

Farosa savored the spice in small sips, tasting this extremely sweet yet complex and rich flavor.

"I can see—" Farosa closed her eyes, "I see what’s outside the universe..."

"What’s out there?" Xu Yang was curious.

"It’s a deep darkness... as if there’s nothing there..." Farosa murmured.

"What about stars? Other galaxies? Distant astronomical wonders?" Xu Yang asked.

"None... only a strange darkness, as if everything has been swallowed empty, something... everyone is afraid of it." Farosa closed her eyes, her voice breaking.

"Be careful." Xu Yang said, "Hide... don’t let it see you..."

"No... I must try again, give me the spice." Farosa was eager for the truth.

Hasan offered the finest, most potent deep purple spice to Farosa.

After consuming the purple spice, Farosa’s memory began to blur, but she harnessed a part of her memory power, managing to remain conscious, focusing instead on the sensation of amplified mental power.

"It can infinitely expand your cognitive abilities and creativity..." Farosa said softly, "You should try it too."

"You seem to have... attracted something’s attention. Your mind has gone too far, hide!" Xu Yang was startled to see abnormal fluctuations begin to appear in the air.

"It’s been watching us all along." Farosa uttered a prophetic whisper, "Hide if you will, it’s no use."

The room was enveloped in a dark aura, and Xu Yang realized Farosa’s supernatural connection was too strong, as if it awakened an unshakeable menacing influence.

Suddenly, a bizarre shadow emerged behind Farosa, like a worm.

"Wake up, Farosa, wake up!" Xu Yang shook Farosa.

She opened her eyes, a glimmer of starlight sparkled at her fingertips, but it couldn’t dispel the shadow, which seemed like a living creature dwelling in the room, becoming even more active and fierce because of this starlight.

They hurried to avoid it, Queen Aisha was already intoxicated by the spice, slumped on the carpet, Hasan quickly took her to a safe place.

Xu Yang called for help, and Wei Shiyue rushed in first, wielding a large axe to slash at the shadow, driving it away, seemingly not the first time dealing with such a thing.

The shadow retreated under Wei Shiyue’s onslaught.

"..." Farosa opened her eyes, groggily watching the place where the shadow retreated, "I seemed to dream of a not-so-distant future, these things were everywhere, and wherever they went, the world would be transformed."

"It’s the shadow of the stars." Wei Shiyue examined these terrifying marks, "Sometimes it appears on the moon, and Mond has instructed us to absolutely avoid being in the same room with them."

"Farosa said that outside, the world actually has no stars." Xu Yang said.

"Then what exactly are these things shadows of?" Wei Shiyue sneered.

Hasan took Aisha to safety. Xu Yang and Farosa sat quietly in the room, pondering.

"Outside... the outer space seems unsafe." Xu Yang looked up at the sky outside the window. Farosa had once said, the Four-Star Chart had already designed this world, with galaxies, gods, witches, mortals, and beyond the high heaven was the extraordinary unseen.

"I must cleanse this world before it truly finds us." Farosa pressed her forehead.