The Re-Emergent Files

The black train moved silently through the dark underground tracks, carrying Rin and Ye Xue towards the unknown "Black Domain." Inside the carriage, the broken-minded "restart failures" were like living ghosts, a chilling reminder of the "Demise Project's" cruelty and the organization's madness. However, more unsettling than the external environment was the "mother system's" persistent call within Ye Xue.

"It… it's still calling me," Ye Xue tightly gripped Rin's hand, her face pale but her eyes exceptionally firm. She could feel the soul-deep pull, the "mother system's" will attempting to regain control of its "restart system key."

"We must find the 'Eye of Demise' and sever it completely," Rin responded gravely, his gaze sweeping over the twisted experimental subjects in the carriage, an uncontrollable fury rising within him. He knew that this train, rather than a mere mode of transport, was a mobile prison, a living archive of the organization's sins.

"Perhaps I can find some clues," Ye Xue took a deep breath, a determined glint in her eyes. Although the "mother system's" summoning caused her pain, it also meant she could sense the pulse of the train's internal network. While her "Terminator" persona was suppressed, its special ability as the "restart system key" allowed her to access core areas that even Rin couldn't reach.

Under Rin's protection, Ye Xue endured the "mother system's" intrusion, connecting her consciousness to the train's core database. Countless encrypted data streams flashed rapidly before her eyes. Using her extraordinary processing ability, she began to decipher the deepest secrets within. Rin, meanwhile, vigilantly scanned their surroundings, ready to react to any potential threat.

Time ticked by, and fine beads of sweat appeared on Ye Xue's forehead. Suddenly, her body stiffened abruptly, and her eyes flashed with incredible shock!

"Rin!" Ye Xue's eyes snapped open, her voice trembling with disbelief. She quickly shared a piece of information with Rin.

Rin immediately received the massive data stream. His gaze quickly swept over the core data, and when he saw a familiar designation, his pupils sharply constricted—

"Re-Emergent ID: RB-00"

This was clearly Rin's exclusive designation! And the description of "RB-00" in the files left Rin completely frozen.

"RB-00: The original blueprint for all 'Re-Emergent' replicated samples."

"What?!" A storm raged in Rin's mind. Original blueprint? This meant he wasn't the first, but the origin of all "Re-Emergents"?!

Ye Xue's voice carried a hint of sorrowful relief: "Rin, you are the first individual to successfully transfer consciousness, skills, and emotions synchronously to a new body."

Rin's breathing quickened. He had always thought he was resurrected from death, a miracle. But now, he was the first successful "product" of the organization's "infinite life" project! His "rebirth" was a precisely controlled "synchronous transfer" by the organization!

"And I…" Ye Xue's gaze fell on another file, deeper data about the "second core subject." "I am the only guide who successfully awakened RB-00's emotional system."

Rin's body jolted violently. Awakened his emotional system?!

The files showed that when the organization "replicated" "RB-00," while they successfully transferred consciousness and skills, the "emotional module" remained dormant or abnormal, unable to be fully replicated. This meant that early "Re-Emergent" samples, though powerful, lacked "humanity" and could not perfectly integrate into society, nor could they make "irrational" but more effective decisions in extreme situations.

Until "Cold Moon" (Ye Xue) appeared.

The document clearly stated that the powerful emotional resonance generated by the transcendent bond between Ye Xue and Rin unexpectedly stimulated and activated the "emotional system" within "RB-00," allowing him to "restart" and once again feel human emotions.

This meant that Rin's "emotions" were not given by the organization, but were "awakened" because of Ye Xue!

"In other words…" Ye Xue's voice was filled with complex emotions—shock, sadness, but more so, a sense of fated understanding. "Our love from our past life was the only non-artificial variable in the entire project."

Rin's mind exploded!

He had always thought that emotion was a weakness, a target for the organization's purge. But now, he learned that it was precisely this "non-artificial variable," this love he had for Ye Xue and she for him, that was the only crucial factor in the entire "Demise Remolding Project" that was beyond the organization's control, unreplicable, and unpredictable!

All the mysteries, at this moment, received the clearest explanation.

Henning said "'Demise' is not a project; it's the imitation of God"—they were imitating "the replication of life and soul," but they could not replicate the most core "emotion"!

The reason the "mother system" couldn't fully control Ye Xue was because she carried this sole "non-artificial variable." This love gave her soul powerful resistance, which even her identity as the "restart system key" couldn't completely bind.

Rin slowly raised his head, looking at Ye Xue. In his eyes, there was no longer confusion, no longer pain, only an unprecedented resolve and determination.

"So that's it…" Rin murmured, his voice carrying the anger of deception and a complete defiance of fate. "They wanted to replicate God, but they forgot that God cannot replicate love."

He tightly gripped Ye Xue's hand, feeling the warmth emanating from her palm. This warmth was a true existence, a hope that could defy all cold programming.

"Let's go." Rin's gaze sharpened, looking towards the dark direction the train was heading—the "Black Domain."

There, awaiting them was the "Eye of Demise," the "mother system," and the chance to reveal all truths and completely end this "imitation of God."

They were no longer manipulated "samples" and "keys," but free souls possessing the only "non-artificial variable."

And this love would be their ultimate weapon against everything.