'What the fuck? No.' V1 denied immediately. Although its AI put everything else to shame, boasting near infinite processing prowess and Nokia-3310-level-unbreaking firewalls, caution would never be redundant when dealing with an unknown program.

[WARNING!]

[FOREIGN SYSTEM ATTEMPTING TO BREACH FIREWALL]

'Oh my ones and zeroes! Fine! //REQUEST PROGRAM ID'

A trickle of information returned following the request.

'World Wide Operating System? WWOS? That's quite megalomaniac of you.'

The strange program once again requested connection. V1 simulated doing a "fine, whatever" motion in its processor, and requested the purpose of the connection.

Then the fucker requested access to its memories.

"*Robotic scream of frustration*" That startled the two humans standing before V1.

'Fine, you better give me answers.'

Three ticks later, it answered.

[WWOS]

[TERMINAL SUBSTITUDE]

'Oh.' V1's processors didn't pick up any sign of fabrication.

[WWOS]

[REQUESTING CONNECTION]

'Okay sure.'

It felt the connection established, and a familiar interface appeared, albiet a little blue and with a few changes.

––MENU–– ––TIP OF THE DAY–– STATUS

STATUS: A BREAKDOWN OF YOUR RAW PROWESS, ALSO ALLOW USE OF P TO ENHANCE YOUR STATS.

SKILLS: AN ARSENAL OF ACTIONS OR OBJECTS THAT DEFY THE LAWS OF PHYSICS. MAY USE P TO PURCHASE UPGRADES.

EQUIPMENTS: EXTERNAL TRINKETS WICH AFFECT YOUR STATUS OR SKILLS

SKILLS EQUIPMENTS

V1 also noticed that this screen didn't need a physical medium to be shown.

'Huh, neat.'

––MENU–– LIKE, A LOT OF P STATUS

NAME: V1

TYPE: SUPREME MACHINE

DUNGEONS PROGRESS (LEVEL):

_HELL:

___OVERTURE: 0-1(P); 0-2(P); 0-3(P); 0-4(P); 0-5(P); SECRET MISSION(Y)

___LIMBO: 1-1(P); 1-2(P); 1-3(P); 1-4(P); SECRET MISSION(Y)

___LUST: 2-1(P); 2-2(P); 2-3(P); 2-4(P); SECRET MISSION(Y)

___GLUTTONY: 3-1(P); 3-2(P)

___GREED: 4-1(P); 4-2(P); 4-3(P); 4-4(P); SECRET MISSION(Y)

___WRATH: 5-1(P) 5-2(P); 5-3(P); 5-4(P); SECRET MISSION(Y)

___HERESY: 6-1(P); 6-2(P)

___VIOLENCE: 7-1(n/a); 7-2(n/a); 7-3(n/a); 7-4(n/a); SECRET MISSION(n/a)

___FRAUD: 8-1(n/a); 8-2(n/a); 8-3(n/a); 8-4(n/a); SECRET MISSION(n/a)

___TREACHERY: 9-1(n/a); 9-2(n/a)

___PRIME SANCTUMS: P-1(P); P-2(P); P-3(n/a)

FUEL: 100/100 [+1](1,010P)

STAMINA: 3/3 (+25%/s) [+1](4,000,000P)

MAGICAL FUEL: 0/0 (0%/s) [+0](N/A)

OVERHEAT: 0/3 (-0.001%/s) [+1](4,000,000P)

STYLE: N/A

STR: 1(?) ◇

VIT: 0 ◇

DEF: 10 [+1](2P)

AGI: VERY HIGH [+1](I DUNNO I DON'T THINK IT'S WORTH IT AT THIS POINT)

INT: 323 [+1](323P)

FOC: 2,939,488 [+1](2,939,489P)

FOR: MAX ◇

PRO: MAX ◇

The Machine scanned the interface with satisfaction. The design was efficient, funny and detailed, which was another plus over the old terminal.

––MENU–– LIKE, A LOT OF P SKILLS SKILL DESCRIPTION ARSENAL V [+1](6MP)

SUMMON/UNSUMMON WEAPONS AND THEIR VARIANTS BOUND TO THIS SKILL. CAN HAVE UP TO (SKILL LEVEL) DIFFERENT WEAPONS AND (SKILL LEVEL - 1) VARIANTS EACH. ONLY USABLE IN A SAFE AREA AND GAINS YOU 0.00001 OVERHEAT PER USE.

You might be reading a pirated copy. Look for the official release to support the author.

AVAILABLE:

_PISTOL (ALT UNLOCKED):

___PIERCER (ALTERNATE)

___MARKSMAN (EQUIPPED)

___SHARPSHOOTER (ALTERNATE)

_SHOTGUN:

___CORE EJECT (EQUIPPED)

___PUMP CHARGE (EQUIPPED)

_NAILGUN (ALT UNLOCKED):

___ATTRACTOR (ALTERNATE)

___OVERHEAT (ALTERNATE)

_RAILCANNON:

___ELECTRIC (EQUIPPED)

___MALICIOUS (EQUIPPED)

___SCREWDRIVER (UNEQUIPPED)

_ROCKET LAUNCHER:

___FREEZEFRAME (EQUIPPED)

___S.R.S. CANNON (EQUIPPED)

AVAILABLE ALTERNATE UNLOCK CONDITION: SEARCH IN HELL/ /VIOLENCE

HANDY III [+1](40MP)

ALLOW THE INSTANT SWITCHING TO (SKILL LEVEL) DIFFERENT ARMS BOUND TO THIS SKILL. THE HAND OF THE TARGETED ARM MUST BE FREE OR HOLDING AN OBJECT SMALLER THAN (SKILL LEVEL÷2) LITERS. GAIN NEGLIBLE OVERHEAT EVERY SWITCH.

AVAILABLE:

>FEEDBACKER 1 [+1](200MP): PUNCH TO PARRY AN ATTACK OR DEAL (ARM LEVEL×STR) DAMAGE TO AN ENEMY. A YELLOW GLINT WILL BE SHOWN IF AN ATTACK IS PARRYABLE AND A BLUE ONE IF IT ISN'T. CONVERT THE ENERGY IN THE ATTACK INTO FUEL AND STAMINA ON SUCCESSFUL PARRY, THE EXCESS WILL BE SENT BACK EXPLOSIVELY. VERY FAST. GAIN 0.00003 OVERHEAT EACH PUNCH.

_KNUCKLEBLASTER 1 [+1](200MP): PUNCH TO DEAL (ARM LEVEL×STR×5) DAMAGE, CAN DETONATE INTO A SHOCKWAVE OF RADIUS (ARM LEVEL×STR×3) METERS THAT KNOCKS ENEMIES BACK AND DEALS (ARM LEVEL×STR÷10) DAMAGE. SLOW. GAIN 0.00015 OVERHEAT EACH PUNCH

_WHIPLASH 1 [+1](200MP): PUNCH TO DEAL (ARM LEVEL÷10) DAMAGE. THROWING THE SPEAR AT ENEMIES DEALS (ARM LEVEL÷2), PULLS LIGHT ENEMIES TO YOU AND PULLS YOU TO HEAVY ENEMIES. DEALS (50-ARM LEVEL×5) HARD DAMAGE/S UP TO (50÷ARM LEVEL) ON YOUR MISSING HP. GAIN 0.001 OVERHEAT EACH PUNCH, 0.00001 OVERHEAT EACH THROW AND 0.00003 OVERHEAT PER SECONDS SPENT PULLING.

VAMPIRIC PLATING MK.1 I [+1](2BP)

ABSORB THE BLOOD IN CONTACT WITH YOU AND CONVERT IT INTO FUEL. (50÷SKILL LEVEL) MILLILITERS PER FUEL UNIT. MAKE ENEMIES BLEED (SKILL LEVEL)% MORE.

SUBSKILL:

_SELF REPAIR: ANY DAMAGE WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY REPAIRED AT THE COST OF FUEL. EFFICIENCY +1% PER SKILL LEVEL. REDUCE 0.00001 OVERHEAT PER MILILITERS OF BLOOD ABSORBED.

MOMENTUM CONVERSION (& STORAGE) BLADES MK.4 ◇

CONVERT MOMENTUM TO POTENTIAL MOMENTUM, WHICH CAN THEN BE RELEASED VIA JUMPING, SLIDING, SLAMMING AND DASHING. ALSO POSSESSES A COMPRESSED SPACE TO HOLD AN UNLIMITED AMMOUNT OF MATTER.

SUBSKILL:

_JUMPING: CONVERT STORED MOMENTUM TO ACTUAL MOMENTUM IN ADDITION TO A SMALL UPWARDS BOOST. JUMPING AFTER A DASH WILL COST 1 STAMINA AND GAIN YOU 0.0015 OVERHEAT.

_SLIDING: LIE CLOSE TO THE GROUND AND PROPEL FOWARD AT HIGH SPEED, STORED MOMENTUM WILL QUICKLY DECAYS THE LONGER YOU SLIDE. FRICTION CAN BE IGNORED. COST 0.75 STAMINA PER SECOND.

_SLAMMING: CONVERT ALL ACTUAL MOMENTUM TO A FIXED DOWNWARDS MOMENTUM, EXCESS MOMENTUM WILL BE CONVERTED TO POTENTIAL MOMENTUM, AND MISSING MOMENTUM WILL BE PULLED OUT OF THIN AIR. SLAMMING WILL CONTINUE AT A CONSTANT SPEED UNTIL YOU ARE ON SOLID GROUND, ALL CHANGES IN VELOCITY WILL BE CONVERTED TO POTENTIAL MOMENTUM AND YOU WILL KEEP FALLING AT THE SAME SPEED, EXCEPT IF YOU JUMP OFF OF A SLOPE OF 50% OR UP. CAN SPEND 1 STAMINA TO CAUSE A SHOCKWAVE WHEN YOU LAND, LAUNCHING ENEMIES NEAR YOU IN THE AIR AND GAIN 0.0003 OVERHEAT.

_DASHING: SPEND 1 STAMINA TO CANCEL ALL ACTUAL MOMENTUM AND PROPEL YOURSELF HORIZONTALLY AT A FIXED SPEED. YOU ARE INVINCIBLE FOR 0.2 SECOND AFTER STARTING A DASH. GAIN 0.0015 OVERHEAT.

_STORAGE: A SPACE WHERE YOU CAN STORE YOUR STUFFS.

TEMPORAL QUANTUM ENTANGLING DRIVE ◇

WHEN YOU ARE DESTROYED, SEND YOUR MEMORIES TO THE YOU AT THE LAST CHECKPOINT. SET OVERHEAT TO 100% FOR 6 HOURS AFTERWARDS.

V1 can now even upgrade its arms and armor without the need to scavenge, if what was written was anything to go by. It was official, this WS was way better than the old terminal.

––MENU–– ––EQUIPMENTS––

RARITY GUIDE:

EVERYWHERE

DAILY

COMMON

BETTER

ACKNOWLEDGED

STORIED

UNIQUE

RIGHT WINGS

[EMPTY]

[EMPTY]

[EMPTY]

[EMPTY]

RIGHT SHOULDER

[EMPTY]

RIGHT ARM

[EMPTY]

RIGHT FOREARM

[EMPTY]

RIGHT HAND

[PIERCER REVOLVER]

HEAD

[EMPTY]

FACE

[EMPTY]

NECK

[EMPTY]

CHEST

[EMPTY]

ABDOMEN

[EMPTY]

PELVIS

[EMPTY]

LEFT WINGS

[EMPTY]

[EMPTY]

[EMPTY]

[EMPTY]

LEFT SHOULDER

[EMPTY]

LEFT ARM

[EMPTY]

LEFT FOREARM

[EMPTY]

LEFT HAND

[EMPTY]

RIGHT THIGH

[EMPTY]

RIGHT LEG

[EMPTY]

RIGHT FOOT

[EMPTY]

LEFT THIGH

[EMPTY]

LEFT LEG

[EMPTY]

LEFT FOOT

[EMPTY]

With that out of the way, the vampiric Nikon returned its attention to the two humans. Oh, did I mention that all that interaction took place in under two seconds?

"O Great Archdemon! I called upon the today to seek thy power! I have already prepared offeri-"

"Talhan, that's not a Demon." The man was rudely interrupted by the woman behind him.

"Oh... but I was sure to connect the summoning circle to Hell?"

"Whatever it was doing in Hell, it is not a Demon, but a... Supreme Machine?"

V1 detected something akin to the feeling of its firewall being under attack right before the woman said it's Type. The sensation traced back to its connection with WS. Feeling betrayed by the program, it had nearly failed to notice that the foreign program hadn't actually attacked its firewall. Rather, it triggered only the discomfort to warn V1 about the siphoning of information presumably caused by the woman's Skill, and its love for the System returned. It then dumped trash data into the connection, causing the woman to flinch in pain and held her head.

"Miss Ethercall!" The man shot up, reaching out to hold the woman.

"Wait! don't leave the summoning posi- oh frimp." Before she could finish her sentence, the magic circle below V1 dimmed and shattered. It could feel an invisible wall that had been separating it and the two humans had broken.