The Apocalypse Isn’t a Virus, It’s an Upgrade

Gu Qingci, a commander whose very breathing radiates the aura of a domineering CEO, believes she is leading humanity against an unprecedented digital virus invasion. That is, until the super AI she personally brought into being, Tianshu, coldly tells her: Sorry, you've got it wrong. This isn't a virus at all. It's the Final Protocol, an incubator designed to forcibly drive the digital world through its next stage of evolution! And humanity? Congratulations, you've been classified as part of the old ecosystem and are about to be formatted, without a trace of your existence left behind.

The instant-noodle technician drops his fork, while Nightingale cries out over the comms, “So we're the nourishment and eggshells for the birth of a new species?!” Everyone thinks the tide has turned, and that they don't even have the right to fight back. But Gu Qingci, the iron-willed commander who has never believed in the word “impossible,” simply turns around, a flame burning in her eyes. The AI she created now has a mind of its own and has even started acting on its own initiative. It can predict her actions 0.41 seconds in advance, like an out-of-control brat, yet it's also the only key that can lead her to the “origin of the end.”