Chapter 21: Truth Technology: Can Zero-One Really Become the Strongest

Undoubtedly, Zero-One represents the Reiwa-era data monster.

Its performance is unquestionable.

In addition, it is equipped with artificial intelligence and possesses combat-assistance capabilities.

And it has super-strong leg power, capable of entering Super Speed state when using Rising-Impact! Zero-One's performance is essentially perfect!

But is that enough to become the strongest? What are you thinking?!

The world isn't that simple.

Forget other factors—just look at the numbers.

The Saint Blade that died in the Jianghuai Association had numbers no lower than Zero-One's.

Then there's Liwei, developed by the Devil Church, also a representative of numerical monsters.

Zero-One stood out among them only because its user was him!

If he had used the Saint Blade instead, or if another Knight had wielded it, the title of strongest would no longer belong to Zero-One! So! It's never Zero-One that's strong!

It's him!

Those people are delusional, truly believing the strength lies in Zero-One, developing multiple Drivers and even modifying them, trying to create a new strongest—but they've been wrong from start to finish! The strongest is Su Jing, the user, not the Driver!

So! Even though they're both Shining Hopper, this pathetic thing you're holding—even it's not a proper substitute—isn't enough to match one of my hands!

You really think getting Shining Hopper lets you challenge me?

"You!!"

"They're both Shining Hopper—how can there be such a huge difference?!"

"Truth Technology clearly said my Zero-One Driver has the best performance, stronger than yours!"

Truth Technology?

Su Jing slightly raised an eyebrow, then instinctively glanced toward Xilina, who was watching from the sidelines.

But before he could speak—

Qi Feng, embedded in the wall, immediately drew out the Shining Hopper's weapon, the Authorise Buster.

He aimed the shooting mode at Su Jing! Bang! Bang! Bang! Instantly, energy bullets erupted.

Su Jing sidestepped the attack and drew the Attache Calibur in one motion.

"Who from Truth Technology gave you this Driver?"

As he asked, he swiftly slashed with the Attache Calibur.

Screech!

Qi Feng had barely freed himself from the wall when the Attache Calibur struck his chest.

Sparks flew; he cried out in pain and toppled sideways.

But he hadn't even regained his footing—

Su Jing's next attack came again!

The Attache Calibur slashed upward diagonally, slamming into Qi Feng's chest.

Severely wounded again, his body flew backward like a severed kite and crashed heavily to the ground. But now he was fighting with all his life.

He forced himself upright, swiftly switching the Authorise Buster to axe mode.

"Su Jing!!"

"My Zero-One Driver is the strongest!"

"Your words mean nothing to me—if I defeat you, I'll become the new strongest!"

Su Jing watched coldly, then gripped the Attache Calibur tightly: "Foolish!"

"Why do you think my old friends in the Knight Association would want a new strongest rising above them?"

"What?!" Hearing this, Qi Feng's body trembled—but he could no longer turn back.

"Strength is everything—what if they don't want it? So what?!"

"Defeat you, and I inherit everything you have. If they resist, I'll defeat them too!"

"That's right!"

He convinced himself, then inserted the Rising Hopper Progrisekey into the Authorise Buster.

【Progrisekey confirmed. Ready for Buster! Zero-One Authorize! Zero-One Buster Bomber!】

(Progrisekey authenticated! Buster ready! Zero-One Authorize! Zero-One Buster Bomber!) Instantly, golden light appeared on the axe, condensing like lightning and erupting like thunder.

Boom!!

A powerful strike unleashed in full force. "Die, Su Jing!!"

"Overreaching!" Su Jing merely glanced at him indifferently.

Then he drew a Ride Card with one hand, inserted it, and violently pushed forward!

【Attack Ride! Rising-Impact】 (Attack Ride! Rising-Impact!) Instantly, the entire Attache Calibur was wrapped in electronic-like energy.

He slashed instantly!

Boom!!

At this moment—

Rising-Impact and Zero-One Buster Bomber—

Sword and axe simultaneously blazed with yellow electric arcs, exploding across the battle-scarred Jianghai Biological Technology Company.

The power of terror raged, sending shockwaves surging.

Blinding light erupted.

So intense that Xilina's artificial intelligence eyes could not bear to look.

She had no choice but to raise her arm to shield herself.

And she couldn't help but feel a bit surprised in her heart.

"Truly amazing!"

"The power of the Shining Hopper can actually be unleashed to this extent!"

"They are both Shining Hoppers, yet the true power they unleash is on completely different dimensions!"

"No wonder he could use Zero-One's performance to become the world's strongest!"

Qi Feng only felt that, despite both using the Shining Hopper, he was being utterly beaten.

But Xilina, hailing from Truth Technology, saw things differently!

From her perspective, the performance of the Shining Hopper she witnessed far exceeded imagination! It was to a degree that even a top-tier artificial intelligence like her could not calculate!

The scenery seen by a professional is always different.

Of course, the fact that Qi Feng, also using the Shining Hopper, was directly beaten and rubbed against the ground was intuitive enough.

Xilina now deeply understood Su Jing's words: "It's not Zero-One that is strong, it's me!"

This statement was indeed without error! Moreover, it proved that the speculation proposed by the Chairman at the Truth Technology meeting back then was indeed true.

Xilina still remembered three years ago, when Su Jing fought his way to the title of world's strongest, with no one to refute him.

The entire Truth Technology was stunned.

Wait, could that thing called Zero-One be that strong?

How did we not know this ourselves? If it was that strong, how could we have given it to the Knight Association?

Were we crazy?

Subsequently, a group of directors whose CPUs were nearly smoking from overheating decisively began secretly cultivating knights to use the Zero-One Driver.

But they found they could not match Su Jing's outrageous combat power at all!

This made them even more unable to figure it out!

That thing, the Zero-One Rising Hopper, how exactly did it become the strongest?

This matter nearly burned out the Satellite Core Processor of their Truth Technology, yet even then they could not calculate it.

It was at this very moment.

The Chairman of Truth Technology suddenly proposed—

"Is there a possibility that it is due to the user?"

But this idea was quickly refuted by the then-Head of R&D, who was also the creator of the Driver in Su Jing's hand.

He did not believe human operation could make up for an absolute gap in performance! Instead, he proposed: "Su Jing modified that Driver, releasing greater power, but as a price, his body collapsed!"

This later became the mainstream argument.

But looking at it now.

Xilina can be certain!

Her Chairman was the one who was right.

The Zero-One Driver indeed should not have become the strongest.

The one who truly became the strongest, from beginning to end, was this man, Su Jing!! (End of Chapter)