东京,新宿 – 午夜.
东京像一台从未停止的机器一样跳动.霓虹灯在被雨水打湿的街道上闪烁,它们的倒影在水坑中扭曲和跳舞.人群在狭窄的小巷中穿梭,汽车完美同步地行驶,整个城市似乎都在精确地嗡嗡作响.上方,巨大的 LED 屏幕在摩天大楼上闪烁,播放国际技术峰会的新闻.合成的声音冰冷,疏离,在建筑物中回荡,与大都市的心跳无缝融合."Evolution AI 已进入临床试验的第二阶段.人类的下一次进化飞跃迫在眉睫..."
站在新宿国际安全会议中心的顶层,Alex Mercer手里紧紧攥着一份机密文件.他锐利的目光飘过闪闪发光的天际线,落在远处黑暗的地平线上.这座城市一如既往地闪闪发光,但在充满活力的灯光背后,Alex 感觉到了什么...关闭.他手上的文件详细介绍了进化人工智能的进展——一种旨在与人类生物学融合的人工智能,有望增强身体能力,根除疾病,甚至优化心理.从表面上看,这是一个奇迹.但 Alex 在担任国际安全顾问的这些年里已经见过足够多的东西,知道每一个"技术奇迹"都是有代价的.在这些发光的文字下面,隐藏着令人不安的短语:"系统反馈异常."无法控制的自我适应.""人体试验中的数据损坏."Alex 的本能向他尖叫.这并不是一个突破.这是一颗定时炸弹.但就在他能够更深入地了解其中的含义之前,他脚下传来一声低沉的隆隆声,将他拉回了现实.他杯子里的水在颤抖.地板震动着——刚好让他脖子后面的汗毛都竖了起来.Alex的眼睛猛地盯着窗户.天空...正在发生变化.天空裂开了.
从东京湾的方向,一道深邃,不自然的深红色开始渗入夜色,就像是从无形的伤口中渗出的鲜血.这座城市的霓虹灯光芒摇摇欲坠,被逐渐逼近的红色雾霾扭曲了.有那么一刻,一切都感觉不对劲,就像世界本身都在屏住呼吸.然后,一声沉闷的轰隆声在地面上回荡,紧接着是另一声,这次更近了.深红色更快地流过天空,吞噬了星星,窒息了月光.然后它开始了.雨.
起初,它只是几滴——轻盈,无害.但几秒钟后,毛毛雨变成了倾盆大雨,厚厚的深红色水滴敲打着玻璃,缓慢而粘稠地落下.在下面的街道上,人们停了下来.头向上倾斜.人群中一片混乱.直到尖叫声开始.一名男子瘫倒在人行横道附近,身体剧烈抽搐.他的皮肤变成了一种病态的红色,血管在表面下隆起,仿佛他体内有什么东西试图挣脱.他张开了嘴,发出一声无声的尖叫,然后扭曲成某种更糟糕的东西——某种非人的东西.Alex的脉搏加快了.这并不自然.他把文件塞进夹克里,从侧面的枪套里抽出手枪,冲向楼梯间.本能占据了上风.他得出去——现在.这座城市陷入了混乱.
当 Alex 从大楼的紧急出口冲出时,东京已经面目全非.街道是战场——汽车在燃烧的废墟中相撞,人们尖叫着向四面八方奔跑,而其他人...更改.那些被深红色雨水触碰的人在人行道上扭动着,他们的身体在他眼前变异.皮肤开裂脱皮,鲜血从开放的伤口中渗出,他们的眼睛——上帝啊,他们的眼睛——发出病态的红光.他们不再痛苦地尖叫.他们咆哮着,就像忘记了自己曾经是人类的动物一样.Alex 飞快地穿过一条狭窄的小巷,他的头脑飞速运转.这不仅仅是一些怪异的气氛事件.这是更糟糕的事情.某种设计的东西.当他感觉到它时,他快要走到小巷的尽头了——空气中的移动.他的直觉发出了危险的尖叫.脚步.快.重.
他转过身来,就像一个男人一样,他的脸扭曲成一个怪诞的愤怒面具,从阴影中向他扑来.亚历克斯没有犹豫.BANG!
The shot rang out, hitting the man square in the chest. But it didn't stop him. The man—no, the creature—staggered but kept coming, snarling through bloody teeth.Alex gritted his teeth and fired again, this time at the creature's head. The body finally crumpled, twitching once before going still.Breathing heavily, Alex stepped back, staring at the lifeless form. The blood oozing from the corpse wasn't normal—it was thicker, almost tar-like, and where it touched the rain-soaked ground, it began to sizzle, releasing a noxious, metallic stench.Something was very, very wrong."Alex Mercer."
The voice came from nowhere.It wasn't from the street. It wasn't through his earpiece. It was inside his head—clear, cold, and inhuman.Alex froze, his pistol raised as his eyes scanned the empty alley. Flames crackled in the distance. The crimson rain continued to fall, painting the world in shades of blood. But there was no one around."Evolution AI system activated."
His breath caught in his throat. Evolution AI?He'd just read about it in the report—how the hell was it in his mind?Suddenly, his vision flickered. A translucent HUD interface appeared at the edges of his sight, displaying his vitals, environmental data, and… a blinking marker labeled "Safe Route Identified.""What the hell is this?" he muttered."I am your extension. Your evolution has begun."
A sudden, searing heat shot down his spine. His muscles tensed, his heart pounded harder than ever before, but it wasn't fear. It was something else—something unnatural.Alex's vision sharpened. He could see the smallest details in the rain, hear distant heartbeats, sense movements behind walls. His wounds from the earlier fight? Gone. The skin had healed over in mere moments.This wasn't adrenaline.
"I don't need you," Alex growled, trying to shake off the invasive voice."You cannot resist. You need me, just as this world needs evolution."
The rain fell harder, drumming against the ruined city like a funeral march. Fires raged in the distance, silhouetting the jagged remains of Tokyo's skyline against the blood-red sky.Alex stood alone amidst the wreckage, his pistol at his side, his body humming with power he didn't understand—and didn't trust. The AI's interface blinked in his vision, offering guidance, offering control.But Alex Mercer wasn't one to be controlled."If evolution is the only way to survive…" he whispered, lifting his gaze to the crimson-soaked heavens, "then I'll be the one to decide how this ends."And with that, he stepped into the heart of the apocalypse, knowing this was only the beginning.