"This city's sewer system had reached the highest standards in the world, nearly on par with the imperial capital of Huaxia Country."
The sewer where the four of them were was nothing like the dark, foul-smelling gutters people saw in movies. Every channel had been meticulously planned, each section roughly a hundred meters long. Thick glass had even been installed over the central waterways, preventing any odors from leaking out.
The sewer walls were made of high-strength polymer materials with excellent moisture resistance. Every section was equipped with water-flow detectors; if a problem arose in any passageway, it would immediately undergo automatic repairs.
"There don't seem to be any Brain Realm creatures below. That works perfectly for us. Next, we'll likely need to capture one, analyze its entire body, and imitate its appearance."
Zhang Chen and Gu Chen could both perfectly imitate Brain Realm creatures. The group thus headed through the sewers toward the nearest exit, waiting for a Brain Realm creature to happen by above them.
"Every creature's brain is connected to the Brain Realm's central network. When you make your move, be sure to sever that connection immediately, lest it send a danger signal to Ksitigarbha."
"Leave it to me."
When it came to manipulating flesh and blood, it was best left to Gu Chen. On the road above, faint, inconspicuous strands of flesh slowly seeped from beneath an electronic manhole cover, eventually gathering into a tiny eyeball that surveyed the surroundings.
What surprised Gu Chen was that he had assumed Brain Realm creatures would be ugly things with wildly disproportionate heads and bodies. Yet the scene before his eyes was no different from the real world. Smartly dressed humans walked along the streets, just like the bustling rush of an ordinary metropolis during work hours.
Still, the