noveltune Chapter 42 Genuine Cheat Code, Unexpected
Chapter 42 Genuine Cheat Code, Unexpected
The idea of gaining so-called "superpowers" out of nowhere is ultimately just Aaron's baseless delusion.
The black box clearly told him that there was no such thing as "bullet time".
In this seemingly very special space, time flows in the same direction as outside, and Aaron, who enters it, will temporarily lose his perception of the outside world.
The only "benefit" was probably what Aaron himself discovered unintentionally: the massive bleeding caused by the gunshot wound to the collarbone was forcibly "locked" in.
The black box tells Aaron that this place is actually the intersection of Runeterra and Aaron's original world, a "passage between the two worlds" that Aaron opened when he traveled through time.
Every time Aaron delivers an order, that is, after producing a physical entity in his original world through this channel, he is forcibly pulled into this space.
Here, he can briefly influence the original world during the brief moment when the two worlds intersect because of the orders he delivers.
In other words, if Aaron wanted, he could use this place as a "studio to watch the winning team's MVP settlement animation" and see what impact his orders would have on the original world.
"You know what, this feature is actually quite thoughtful, and it can greatly satisfy vanity."
After hearing this, Aaron couldn't help but jokingly make a sarcastic remark.
Due to the special nature of this space, he has temporarily activated a "health lock" and doesn't need to worry about his counterpart in the real world dying, which naturally makes him feel much more relaxed.
Compared to the astonishment and bewilderment of those enjoying the original world's new Tactical Mech Zaun, Aaron clearly had some more practical thoughts and higher aspirations.
Since he was now destined to spend his life in Runeterra, and since he could have brief contact with the original world after each order delivery.
How can we not take advantage of this opportunity to obtain more information about Runeterra from the perspective of the original world?
With this in mind, Aaron's thoughts suddenly became clear.
He quickly asked the black box, "Now that I can influence the original world, does that mean I can use the internet or search for information?"
"What I mean is, I happen to need to figure out a tricky thing right now, and I request permission to access all the information about Piltover on the original world network!"
Aaron found it increasingly feasible as he listened, and his spirits lifted.
He pointed to his head:
"What I can remember in my brain is limited after all. I'm always worried that there might be some memory bias in certain plot events, and that my understanding of political and economic issues is not deep enough."
"That's great!"
"Since you say I can influence the original world from here, then wouldn't this place serve as a resupply station for my knowledge, allowing me to dispel the fog before my eyes?!"
【…】
After these words were spoken, the black box fell into an eerie silence.
Faced with Aaron's eager gaze, the system, which had always been at Aaron's beck and call and had never shown any human emotion, seemed to have been caught out by some programming flaw and went into a state of shutdown.
"Feed".
Aaron also sensed the abnormality of the black box.
He silently memorized this detail, then quickened his pace and repeated what he wanted to do:
"I never asked to make contact with the people of the original world; I just wanted to supplement my knowledge."
"Don't you have that database? You can also collect all the information about Runeterra from the original world and then become my AI model!"
"Are you... going to refuse me even this simple request?"
Perhaps it was because Aaron spoke quickly and urgently, with a certain commanding tone, that the black box finally responded after Aaron finished his rhetorical question.
[Analyzing the feasibility of database expansion... Analysis complete, feasibility confirmed]
[Requesting connection to World Regional Network No. 0573... Request successful]
[Risk assessment in progress... Risk level: Medium]
[Looking for the best way to mitigate risk...]
As these unfamiliar prompts rang in his ears, Aaron suddenly gained a new understanding of the cause and effect of his transmigration—
Is World Number 0573 the name of my original world?
So what kind of risk does the phrase "moderate risk index" specifically refer to?
There is also "the best path to avoid risks".
Is it as I understand it, that the black box is bypassing an invisible and intangible "firewall"?
Looking at it this way, the existence of the black box doesn't seem to be a coincidence...
Aaron didn't urge him any further. Instead, he carefully studied the information revealed in the system's few words and waited quietly for the final result.
As mentioned before, in this special space, Aaron can choose to leave at any time, but theoretically, this space will only exist for a maximum of one natural day.
At first, when Aaron heard that "time flows at the same rate as outside," he felt that there was no need for him to waste his time here.
But now, listening to the black box's beeping sounds and seeing it getting closer and closer to his desired goal, Aaron actually wished he could stay here a little longer.
If everything really goes according to plan, and if I can truly use the brief overlap between the two worlds each time I complete an order to update the background information about Runeterra in real time and learn some advanced experiences from the original world, then...
[Optimal path found, LAN connection successful]
The black box finally gave Aaron a notification tone that made him jump for joy.
He couldn't help but suddenly swing his fist and burst into laughter:
"That's more like it!"
"I knew it! How could a system like the Black Box, which is purely for brute force, be a cheat code for transmigrators?"
"Now they're really cheating!!"
After laughing, Aaron eagerly turned to the black box and asked the question that concerned him most right now—
"Tell me quickly, who is most likely responsible for the attack I was attacked in Stillwater Prison today?!"
……
The battle between Reef Squad and Jinx has become a 70/30 split due to the appearance of the Shadowcraft tactical mechs.
Every three seconds, seven members of the Reef Squad are crushed to death by the mechs.
Including the captain "Wheel" who was "completely confused" after being emotionally charged by Jinx from the beginning, the full-strength Reef Squad of twenty people did not even last ten seconds under Jinx's command!
Logically speaking, Jinx, piloting the Shadow Tactical Mech, could easily and efficiently defeat enemies through melee combat.
However, Aaron had given her the "free to fire" permission beforehand, and she subsequently fell into a coma, leaving Jinx completely unable to control her as she was consumed by fear and rage.
Thus, from the moment the mech burst through the wall in a powerful entrance, Caitlin, who remained dumbfounded the entire time, was very fortunate to witness a performance that could no longer be simply called a "massacre"... a venting of anger!
The bullets continuously spewing from the mech's dual cannons were already at the lowest intensity of firepower.
Ignoring everything else, Jinx screamed and used every single weapon in the Shadowcraft tactical mech—one by one.
The mech's elbow has 24 armor-piercing howitzers in stock.
We must empty our pockets completely and teach the other side a lesson!
The mech's hip area is equipped with a pulse cannon capable of generating a 70 kV per meter electric field within a small area.
We must exhaust their energy and let them take a good shower!
On the back of the mech, there are only two hypersonic vertical launch guidance units?
We have to throw them all out without hesitation! Otherwise, people will think we're stingy and unwilling to blow them up...
In short, when the mech's internal operating system reminded Jinx, who was "getting too caught up in the game," that all the firearms had been used up, only half of the entire Stillwater Prison remained.
It is "half" in a physical sense.
Draw a line from the location of the mech. The back half is unharmed, while the front half has been reduced to ruins and scorched earth!
Countless shouts came from all directions, which barely calmed Jinx down in the cockpit.
She moved her mech and looked around.
Everywhere you look, there are ruins and raging fires, as if recreating the scene of that abandoned factory from back then.
If it weren't for the Reef Squad's bad intentions in doing good deeds and driving away all the prisoners on the fifth floor ahead of time.
If it weren't for the fact that Stillwater Prison had been reinforced by Hextech a few years ago, giving prisoners and guards on other floors time to escape and transfer, it would have been a different story.
At this point, Jinx is probably carrying the weight of at least a thousand lives on her shoulders...
"Tsk..."
"I think I messed up again."
Jinx, sitting in the cockpit, suddenly rubbed her forehead in frustration.
She has now returned to normal from the state of resentment and hallucination she was in.
However, she dared not let the mech turn around and see Caitlin, who was being "overprotected," behind her.
Even though the central control screen in the cockpit clearly showed that Jinx did not accidentally harm any innocent targets, but precisely killed all the Reef Squad members wearing uniforms.
But when she thought of Caitlin, who had witnessed her madness, and Aaron, whose life-threatening actions might have delayed his chance for rescue, Jinx couldn't forgive herself, nor could she find any excuse for herself.
She lost control again.
The consequences of this loss of control, just like the bombing nine years ago, may be unbearable for her!
Knowing that she was the one responsible for these ruins, and that Caitlin would be utterly disappointed in her upon seeing this scene, she knew that she might have lost a good friend who had made a great decision to accept her.
When she thought about the last time she saw Aaron, when he was bleeding profusely and unconscious, she knew that she might lose another companion in life, one she would never have again.
Why...?
Jinx wants to be strong. She wants to heed Aaron's advice and become a warrior who always looks forward.
But it seems she can't afford the consequences this time.
Unable to face what was happening before her, she couldn't stop clutching her head, sobbing and pressing her tongue back hard to resist the soreness rising from her throat, trying to prevent the tears from falling too easily.
"Why, why am I always like this!"
"I……"
Bang, bang bang—
Suddenly, a knocking sound, like knocking on a door, came from the legs of the mecha.
The knocking followed the standard "one fast, two slow, three-part" knocking style of the Piltover nobles, which was quite elegant.
"Hello, miss, the one who nearly turned the entire Stillwater Prison upside down. Could you please remove the glass cover over your head?"
"As a proud law enforcement officer in Piltover, I feel it's necessary to tell you about three things that urgently need to be addressed right now."
Caitlin's voice came from the right side of the mech.
That perfectly standard aristocratic knocking style just now came from this police officer, whose face showed more helplessness than anger and disappointment.
She was nothing like the person Jinx had imagined, someone who was prepared to sever all ties with her because of her destruction of Stillwater Prison.
Instead, leaning on the Hextech rifle that was temporarily being used as a crutch, with Aaron, who was still unconscious, on his back, he was prepared to weather the storm with Jinx.
"Kate, you... I, I didn't mean to do that. I just couldn't control myself when I saw Aaron. I just..."
Jinx, who had been able to hold back her tears when she was alone, completely broke down the moment she opened the cockpit door.
She no longer had the ability to use her quirky charm to mask her panic, and she tried to defend herself with tears streaming down her face.
Caitlin, however, did not listen to Jinx's explanation.
Or rather, she never intended to blame Jinx—
"Okay, can you go back and cry now? I've already told you there are three important things that need to be addressed right now, so let me finish."
Caitlin deliberately put on a stern face.
However, the tone of her voice made Jinx realize that she didn't seem angry.
"You, you say it."
Jinx felt she had committed a terrible crime and muttered to herself in a very insecure tone.
"Ahem, the first thing is good news."
Caitlin coughed twice, then shrugged her shoulders to draw Jinx's attention to Aaron on her back.
"Ever since Aaron fell into a coma, the wound on his collarbone has mysteriously stopped bleeding. Although I don't know why, but..."
"He shouldn't be dead."
"Not dead?!"
Jinx almost jumped right out of the cockpit.
A lively change began to appear on her face; the corners of her mouth and cheeks couldn't help but turn upwards, and her words were no longer so dejected: "Alright! I knew it! I, I knew it, how could Aaron..."
"Okay, the second thing is bad news."
Caitlin couldn't help but roll her eyes and quickly interrupted Jinx's rambling.
She pointed ahead to a pile of rubble that had been completely breached, everything blasted into dust, and where no bodies could be found:
"Your big guy is quite destructive; it's caused the culprit who attacked us today to be completely wiped out."
"It will be very difficult for us to follow this lead to track down the murderer, and it will also be difficult to find evidence to exonerate you."
Caitlin spoke clearly and directly, expressing the negative consequences Jinx suffered from venting her anger.
This made Jinx feel guilty again, and she hesitated, wanting to apologize.
Before she could utter a sound, Caitlin spoke up again.
"The third thing."
Caitlin lightly kicked the mech's outer armor: "Is there any room for other people to ride inside this huge thing?"
"Huh?"
Jinx was taken aback, not understanding what Caitlyn was trying to say.
Then she saw that Caitlin, without waiting for her reply, gently placed Aaron on the ground and immediately grabbed the protrusion on the mech and climbed up.
"The third thing is that Aaron and I need to get inside this big guy as soon as possible."
"because……"
Caitlin spoke as she climbed, her disheveled appearance and swift movements making Jinx completely lose any semblance of the demeanor expected of a noble lady.
After Caitlin climbed into the cockpit, she finally caught her breath and uttered the rest of her sentence:
"Because you blew up half of Stillwater Prison, the law enforcement officers are definitely rushing here. You'd better bring Aaron in as soon as possible, and then get this big guy in as fast as you can..."
Caitlin winked at Jinx.
"Get rid of those annoying law enforcement officers."