Chapter 459: Weird Movie World

If one watched it from the very beginning with the expectation of gaining some immediate benefit, this segment was indeed somewhat tedious, and the combat was far from enough to satisfy most cultivators and martial artists, even though the strength displayed by the female protagonist seemed vastly superior to that of an ordinary person.

But if viewed truly as a film, the pursuit and evasion between both sides was actually quite thrilling and tense; after all, one could not expect every movie or game to be like Legend of Chusen, opening immediately with a grand battle between immortals and demons.

At this moment, one could only carry on watching with such a mindset.

Just then, the camera shifted to a roadside telephone booth, while on the other side, the tactical police had already driven a large cargo truck, crashing directly toward it.

"This seems to be the same kind of thing as that 'sports car' the owner drives..." Tang Yu walked up curiously to take a look.

Immediately following was a deafening boom, and the telephone booth, seemingly along with the female protagonist, was smashed to pieces.

The headlights of the truck beamed over, following the glare toward the ruins of the telephone booth ahead.

"No one?!"

At this moment, dozens of onlookers who had followed Owner Fang to watch the scene stood right across the street, staring at the ruined telephone booth before them.

To say nothing of a person, there was not even a shadow, as if they had just struck a ghost.

"Owner... this is The Matrix, not Silent Hill, right?" The little girl, Jiang Xiaoyue, subconsciously leaned closer to Owner Fang's side.

A great white deer came rushing over wildly: "Your Highness, there... there is a monster!"

Subsequently, a large, droll expression ball floated over: "Strange, how come these days even such minor demons dare to show themselves?"

"..."

Three tactical police officers stepped down from the large truck, and Agent Smith seemed to have anticipated this situation long ago: "She got away."

"!!??" Everyone was somewhat dazed, "How did she get away?"

Even hackers on the run have to obey the basic laws of physics!

Could it be that she managed to escape through the network cables?!

"Master."

Gu Tingyun's expression was grave: "Your master cannot discern how she departed."

Everyone, somewhat involuntarily, continued to watch.

"Does such a person truly exist in this world?" Wang Xie looked at the scene before him with a trace of doubt.

"Brother Wang, where do you think... we are right now?" Tang Yu was dressed in coarse cloth short garments, yet his hand held a folding fan with a black surface and gold-painted bamboo leaves, which he had obtained after planting vegetables for several days; it was made of finest materials and appeared exceedingly high-end.

As for clothes... he had no money left to buy any.

Legend of Chusen was at least set within the immortal and mortal realms, whereas in this movie... such attire and such weapons had never been seen anywhere similar.

But looking at the customers from the other shops nearby, they discovered...

Some wore the uniform of Kyo Kusanagi, some wore mage cloaks, some wore Daoist robes of unknown sects, and a large, droll expression ball floated in midair; one could say there was every kind of person imaginable.

"..."

For the customers of the Yuanwang City shop, most had truly never seen this style of film before, as if it belonged to another civilization whose very roots were entirely different from their own.

With the movement of the camera, the scene had now arrived at the home of the male protagonist, Neo.

What happened next grew even more bizarre; as Neo slowly woke, the computer screen suddenly went black, subsequently displaying:

Wake up, Neo.

The Matrix has you...

Follow the white rabbit.

Three strange, fragmented messages of unclear intent.

As the plot advanced, the events that followed grew increasingly eerie. First, the hacker Morpheus remotely guided Neo to evade the tactical police within the company's grand office, knowing precisely when the opponents had their backs turned to Neo, effortlessly guiding him to avoid several tactical police officers and walk out of the office in broad daylight.

He was clearly near the tactical police, yet remained in their blind spots, and they noticed nothing at all.

And this was actually achieved through remote guidance.

This sensation gave people the same feeling as before during the Fleeca Bank Job, using the small software created by Lester to bypass the opponent's security software and breach the security system.

Everyone watched from the sidelines, but in the end, Neo's escape failed, and he was taken away by the tactical police.

The crowd from the Jiuhua City and Banbian City shops, having already experienced some modern films and games, thought this would be just like Grand Theft Auto V, simply taking a statement with nothing to worry about; Neo even flashed a middle finger and demanded a lawyer.

That tactical police officer did nothing, yet directly caused Neo's lips to fuse together, ultimately turning him into a mouthless man, and transformed a strange electronic device into an electronic bug that burrowed into Neo's stomach.

"!!??"

The expressions of all the onlookers grew increasingly bizarre.

Even those who understood the meaning behind the word "hacker" faintly felt at this moment that this was perhaps not as simple as an ordinary hacker movie.

The English name of Hei Ke Di Guo, The Matrix, naturally meant it was not merely as simple as the hackers within Grand Theft Auto V.

"It looks similar to the world of Grand Theft Auto V, but this isn't the same system, is it?" Li Haoran said in astonishment.

Judging by games like Resident Evil and Grand Theft Auto V, "technology" was roughly at that level; with their capabilities, mastering it thoroughly would not be too difficult.

Song Qingfeng watched from the side while speaking in a low voice: "If the police in 'Grand Theft Auto' were this formidable, how the hell would we ever complete a job."

Wang Xie: "They seem to know something."

Tang Yu whispered: "The 'cars' driven by the people in the movie are the same type as the owner's sports car. That kind of mechanics likely originates from these people in the movie."

Several people from Yuanwang City murmured softly on the side.

"Look quickly, they've found Morpheus." Morpheus was a tall, bald man wearing a black leather trench coat and sunglasses, the leader of these "hackers" and the person helping Neo; everyone faintly felt that all the prior mysteries might find their explanation here.

"What on earth is going on?" Su Tianji watched curiously from the side, looking at the dialogue between the two, "It looks like Grand Theft Auto V, but why is the world in this movie so strange?"

"I feel the same way..." Dong Qingli said, "Every time something happens, he wakes up to find himself lying in bed, yet the events in the dream are real, and the electronic bug is also there..."

Nalan Hongwu spoke up: "In this old man's view, someone must be playing tricks behind the scenes!"

An Huwei nodded: "It should be that thing called the Matrix."

The group of people continued to watch from the sidelines.

Amidst the discussions of several people, Neo swallowed the red pill and, with the assistance of Morpheus and the others, was connected to various instruments; perhaps in the next moment, the truth was about to be revealed.