My Artificial Intelligence Has Become the Devil

Chapter 63-Collapse of Order (3)

Episode 63 – Collapse of Order (3)

“The world has changed. We can’t live the same way now. It’s a change that can’t be compared to how masks have become our daily life. But of course, we adapt and survive. As we have always done.”

In this turbulent world, what Baek Seung-cheol, who became the president of the Awakened Association of Korea, said to the people remains in the mind.

Change and survival, a kind of law that any living being should accept as a matter of course. Just like Lucy, who continues to fight for survival in her own way in the Pandemonium, we also adapt and struggle to survive.

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Now I am too. As long as the power called Lucy is connected to me, I can’t just be swept away like now.

“Thank you to everyone who supported us. Please understand that we have strict selection criteria. As you know, there is a high probability of going through rough terrain with the Awoken, so the company had no choice but to screen them as much as possible.”

To the people who gathered for the interview, including myself, the company official spoke first with a rather serious face.

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Now, this position is to select a kind of manager who will take care of the Awakened. Through Lee Ji-yeon’s breath, I reached this place at once with a spec that is incomparably inferior to others.

However, the person in charge of awakening requires different standards than general celebrity managers. Military service experience, strong stamina and physical and mental health, etc.

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No matter how much you pay attention to safety, it can’t be perfect, and it’s literally because you have to go to the battlefield where you fight monsters.

“It starts on time, and you can come in five minutes at a time. Then.”

The official looked around us and then left the waiting room again. A lot of people besides me are waiting here with nervous faces. As much money as it was risky, paradoxically, people flocked to it.

“Actually, it was an interview with the results already decided, but were you nervous?”

“It’s more so because I’ve never had an interview in my life.”

In the afternoon, after the interview, Lee Ji-yeon contacted me first and asked to meet. Thanks to that, I breathed a sigh when I met her at the deserted emergency exit.

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No matter how much her breath worked, I had to match the assortment, so it’s true that I had a hard time preparing for an interview recently.

“It doesn’t matter. I told the boss that if it’s not Changhyun, I absolutely hate it. The company can’t ignore my words anymore.”

She grinned and spat out terrifying words. Baek Seung-cheol, the president of Yuseong and the president of the association… He was a man who never looked easy, but Lee Ji-yeon is now able to overcome even such a person.

The first Awakener I saved his life became a first-generation Awakener and a national hero, and his status grew beyond imagination.

“If Changhyeon moves along with me as planned, I think I’ll be entering a large dungeon in Gangwon-do right away next week. Did the school go well?”

“I paid for employment. You don’t have to attend now.”

Unlike me, who has many thoughts, she seemed excited about something. I smiled bitterly, wondering if it was the difference between an awakened person and an ordinary person.

“And this.”

Besides, it didn’t end there. She showed me her phone and smiled.

“The money I received in return for activating the dungeon core is still piling up right now. It’s a lot of money I’ve never had in my life… but this isn’t my money.”

“That’s a lot.”

How can I not be shaken

She and I were just ordinary new employees and students until a while ago. But now, a number of digits of money she has never seen before are piled up in her bank account.

As I suggested, Jiyeon Lee received a monetary benefit in return for receiving and activating the dungeon core. However, currently on this planet, the only one who can activate the core is Lee Ji-yeon, and to be precise, only Lucy connected to me.

It’s only at the beginning of the research, but anyway, cores have been flocking from all over the earth since they started generating electricity by turning turbines with the energy extracted from the steel core we gave them as cores.

“How come you don’t look happy.”

“It’s true that I’m happy. But something doesn’t quite come to me. I think it’s the same with Jiyeon Lee.”

“…That’s right. There’s something more important.”

She nodded at my words. If not before, neither of us was focused on money anymore. The most important thing to her is to fight monsters and protect people, and the most important thing to me is to raise and help Lucy.

Rather, the benefits that can be obtained from the rise of Lee Ji-yeon’s position and the various powers that can be used are more attractive, and money is just a by-product.

The poor student who couldn’t even order food because of the delivery fee has changed a lot. A laugh came out of me at the thought of it.

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“Korea’s first large dungeon that appeared in Gangwon-do. It is said that the size of the investigated area is the size of a fairly modest town.”

“Are you sure you can go abroad if you work it out?”

“Yes, it seems that the International Awakened Alliance will soon be formally formed. The biggest project that they are vigorously pursuing is the free dispatch of Awoken. Right now, there are not one or two countries that are on the verge of collapse due to lack of Awakened forces.”

in the car together. While the vehicle quickly crossed the road, Lee Ji-yeon, sitting in the passenger seat, gave a briefing herself.

In fact, accompanying her is what I have to do, as I passed the interview as expected and now officially joined the company, but our relationship is not an ordinary one anyway.

She didn’t care about that at all.

“One of the invasive species we found there is a fire eater…but why are you interested in that? Does it have something to do with its predatory abilities?”

“Let it be.”

There was another reason why I was particularly interested in this dungeon, which I had been eyeing. A new invasive species, the Flame Eater, was discovered there.

The starting expedition team said they were monsters that ate fire and used it for energy.

At first glance, you might think it’s just that. Invading species were more bizarre and bizarre looking monsters than demon beasts.

However, I had an intuition that the flame eater was a clue to me now.

It is literally a creature that “eats other things”. This may be a way to solve the nutrient supply problem that Lucy is currently facing.

“Since it’s a large dungeon, even Changhyeon could enter it. But it would be difficult to be openly active.”

“Listening, the broadcasting team is involved, and it sounds like it will be quite complicated, but there is nothing difficult.”

Lee Ji-yeon pointed out that I might not be able to move freely and was worried, but I didn’t take it too seriously.

“The broadcasting team… To be honest, it’s still noisy. I wonder if I really need it.”

“I think it’s necessary.”

The upheaval that hit the world, including dungeons, is a catastrophe that threatens our daily life and life. But that doesn’t mean you can’t just fight with nothing.

Ironically, disaster itself is the material that can give people hope and unite them.

It is impossible for this side to give up because the appearance of heroes fighting disasters and defeating them in a splendid way is itself a source of strength to the people.

Literally momentum.

I could feel how important it was just watching Lucy fight. The fact that the Demon World allied forces, which had been pushing Lucy with momentum, were pushed back at once as soon as the momentum collapsed, shows how much the power of the mind accounts for beings with emotions.

“Let’s go first.”

“Then I’ll go and wait.”

A small village in the mountains of Gangwon-do that turns out to be a dungeon haunt. When I arrived at the place, where all the residents were evacuated and the military and police were mobilized and strictly controlled, I sent Lee Ji-yeon first for parking.

“…”

Parking itself didn’t take too long. I am a beginner with little driving experience, but the driving itself was actually very easy.

[Parking is over. Are you okay?]

“Yes. Thank you, Lucy.”

A beautiful woman’s voice came from the mobile phone on the cradle. At the same time, the nano and omega that had assisted driving until now, mimicked by my clothes, squirmed.

[We have already deployed units to punish the invasive species you send to each point. Excluding Flame Eaters, which are unknown in terms of power, Ground Skidders and Desk Rollers are troops that can be dealt with sufficiently]

Lucy, who was speechless thanks to Lee Ji-yeon, poured out reports to me as if she had been waiting. The screens seen in the small screen were also evidence of how Lucy had prepared for this job.

“It’s less explored, but it won’t be too dangerous. Don’t worry too much.”

[…if you’re really in danger, use Jiyeon Lee as your shield and run away]

“I hope that doesn’t happen.”

When I was told to use Lee Ji-yeon as a shield, I laughed and shook my head.

It is clear that Lucy’s ego is growing little by little, but it is still lacking. To Lucy, other human beings except me are just tools to be used or passing natural objects 1.

Even in the increasingly rich emotional expressions such as laughing, crying, and annoyance, it seemed that his perception of others did not change.

‘Should I change it?’

It was also one of the things I was worried about. It was difficult to decide whether it was okay or not to let Lucy keep this stance.

“Let’s talk about something else before we leave. The current situation there.”

[It is. The defeated Pandemonium allied forces retreated to the territory of Gremory, the lord of the Pandemonium, and built a defensive line, while our forces are concentrating their efforts on fighting the Werewolves while clearing the occupied territory]

“Is it still as planned…”

They won the first battle and killed the enemy general, but their opponents are the ruling species that rule the world.

Lucy continued to devise a plan for continued victories, pounding their defenses and increasing her own strength at the same time.

That’s why he wants to end the war with the werewolves.

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Now that the Pandemonium lords could not ignore Lucy, who had emerged as the new loser in the north, it was to reduce the enemy’s power as much as possible and secure more land to obtain nutrients before they counterattacked in earnest.

[From the information we are currently acquiring, it seems that the lords of the Northern Territory are seriously aware of and watching us. I don’t know if the entire Pandemonium will come out, but at least I’m counting all the lords of the Northern Territory as enemies]

“After all, it’s because of nutrients. I hope we can solve it this time.”

The reason Lucy tries to twist her body somehow is that the resources currently available are limited. Even Lucy couldn’t find a solution, now I’m the only one who can solve it.

I have to help Lucy. For that reason, I personally moved out of the safe and warm corner of the room and moved all the way here.