Starting as a Mechanical Hunter
Chapter 235

Fantasy Girl

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Home-use Electronic Barrier and enterprise-use Electronic Barrier are completely different things.

The former may only have the computing power of a rudimentary AI.

The latter probably has hundreds of AI systems supporting it from the back end.

After Ah Hong cracked the outer data maze, the two engineers directly stormed into the orphanage's mainframe system.

One after another, flames of data burst forth, each flame automatically generating a protection program—monitoring and identification, virus scanning, automatic upgrades, and proactive defense.

However, they were faced with two freaks.

Although Ah Hong suffered from kidney deficiency before reaching adulthood, his memories were unknowingly altered when he faced his second senior brother.

But in the industry, he is a standard teenage genius hacker, a member of the top circle.

If we're talking about levels, this guy's hacking level is around 30.

The reason it looks so pathetic is entirely because the opponent is too strong; there are only a handful of level 40 hacker kings on the entire planet.

As for senior engineers, needless to say, they are freakish hackers. Have you ever seen a monster with ten hacking plugins?

I want it all – cybernetic hacking, personality modification, and more!

The two charged forward like pigs charging into the ground, cutting through the second level.

One massive electronic vulnerability after another appeared in the Electronic Barrier.

However, on the third floor, Ah Hong and the senior engineer were both stopped.

A gigantic elevator appeared before them; looking up, they could barely see the top.

"A space elevator?"

The senior engineer muttered to himself, "This kind of super-structure connecting planets and space stations, and planets and satellites, can be considered a minor wonder in a sense."

These are super buildings that only a level 3 civilization has the capability to construct. The blueprints for these buildings can only be obtained using "professional knowledge chains," and specifically, three or more "professional knowledge chains."

The senior engineer looked at this little wonder, while Ah Hong stared at the code of this "space elevator".

"Strange, it has a bit of an ancient programming style, but the technology is very advanced."

The senior engineer glanced at him and walked straight into the elevator.

"Is there even a question? This style of technique is clearly the style of those old nobles."

"Hey, you know this kind of data migration is dangerous, right?"

"I know, are you coming in?"

"Whatever, I have plenty of backups!"

The senior engineer was so aggressive because he was worried that there wouldn't be enough time.

The mechanical supercomputer could arrive at any moment.

The reason he made such a big fuss was actually to attract the "machine agent" here.

He suspected that even after he saved Gao Yuanyuan, the mastermind behind it would come back to cause trouble.

This is very troublesome.

However, if the mechanical mainframe of the City Never Sleeps discovers that this experimental project is anti-Mother City, then it will temporarily stop.

What the senior engineer was trying to achieve was this brief respite.

"Which elite clan embodies this style?"

The senior engineer fell into thought. The Cloud Aristocracy was a group qualified to contact extraterrestrial forces, so it was not surprising that they possessed advanced technology that surpassed the level of a second-tier civilization.

But what are they trying to do?

"Hey, have you noticed a problem?"

Seeing that the senior engineer remained silent, Ah Hong couldn't help but speak up.

"Our data code is being copied all the time."

The four walls of the elevator have been replaced by densely packed new code, which is being updated at the same speed as the 'space elevator's' ascent.

"So what?"

"So once we go out, we'll probably be facing thousands upon thousands of you and me."

"I have absolutely no recollection of using this method—infinitely copying antivirus programs to the cloud during data migration—"

As a young genius exploring the forefront of hacking technology, Ahong rarely encounters technologies he has never seen before.

"Of course I've never seen it before. This is alien antivirus software. You've never left your planet, you stupid planetary villager."

"What's wrong? You look down on us country folk? Are you from outer space?"

The two bickered until a "ding" sounded, the elevator opened, and they arrived at a super-large circular space station. The entire space station was like a huge and luxurious sky garden, with all kinds of plants and animals from before the cataclysm, and even alien plants. It was a paradise on earth, with birds singing and flowers blooming.

"Welcome to the City in the Clouds," the dean said with a smile, behind her stood a dense, seemingly endless crowd.

Half of them are senior engineers, and the other half are Ah Hong.

"Hey, isn't this a bit excessive?" Ah Hong's eyes twitched.

Although hacker battles are not won by sheer numbers, Ah Hong had only ever seen this many antivirus programs used by Blackwing assassins.

The crack code in Ahong's eyes was generated rapidly, and almost at the same time, thousands of "defense codes" in Ahong's eyes appeared, blocking his attack.

However, after only a preliminary exchange, Ah Hong guessed what was going on, feeling both excited and puzzled.

"Interesting, you guys actually got your hands on the source code for cyberspace!"

The dean's expression stiffened slightly, but he quickly smiled and looked at the senior engineer with a strange expression.

"Why hold your sister back? She will achieve even greater things. Her consciousness will soar into this cloud world and become something you cannot even imagine."

"I can't even imagine it. It's just information life, right?" the senior engineer complained. "Also, don't use the word 'ascension' carelessly. In the universe, it's a very serious matter. If you talk nonsense about it, you'll get killed."

The dean's face darkened, and in the next moment, countless Ah Hongs transformed into streams of data and began Virtual Invasion, while countless senior engineers began to unleash their hacking skills: 'remote hacking', 'system manipulation', 'personality modification', 'memory search', and 'emotional slavery'.

Even if one person uses only one method, the combined effects can result in hundreds of variations.

The two were almost immediately plunged into danger.

Ah Hong's figure overlapped with each other, and the Mirror Meta Algorithm was activated at full power, turning him into a humanoid train. Even so, clones were still constantly being destroyed by the antivirus program.

As for the senior engineer, he was no longer humanoid, but a giant tentacle monster with countless mental nodes lighting up and going out.

Whether it's "personality modification" or "memory search," it has virtually no effect on him. As for "emotional slavery," he's lucky if he doesn't end up being enslaved by the "brain in a vat."

Even so, it did not change the fact that the two were ganged up on and beaten.

"Hey, you must have a backup plan, right?" Ah Hong shouted. He couldn't hold out much longer being ganged up on like this.

"Judging by the time, it's about time."

The senior engineer muttered to himself. The next moment, he looked up at the sky and saw a flash of fire, followed by the sudden appearance of shark bombs.

On top of the largest bomb, Gaokesi laughed heartily. Whether it was his imagination or not, it seemed that the crazy girl had a few more tattoos.

As Gaokesi laughed, the surface of each shark bomb glowed red.

"This time it's probably a one-shot kill."

The battle between viruses and antivirus software is not a zero-sum game, but a one-off event. If you find my weakness, you can eliminate me, and vice versa.

The next moment, as the shark bombs fell, countless "Ah Hong" and "Gao Gong" were blown to pieces.

They were the ones who allowed hackers to penetrate their core and release the virus.

"Wow, a giant octopus!"

When Gaokesi saw the engineer transformed into a tentacle monster, his eyes lit up, and he pounced on one of the tentacles, burying his face in the suction cup.

"I love giant octopuses!"

The crazy girl is a fan of Cthulhu.

Meanwhile, mechanical monsters also appeared in the orphanage. Every time the mechanical gun struck the ground, the electromagnetic pulses generated by bio-currents began to impact the surrounding environment, causing a large number of electrical and virtual devices to malfunction.

Inside the mechanical armor, red light shone from the eye area, and the next moment, blood vessels gushed out, piercing into the second floor and connecting to each robot.

The monster gripped the giant spear with both hands and thrust it downwards. 'Battle Flag Mode' was activated. The next moment, crimson radiation swept outwards through blood vessels, tearing all the robots to pieces in its path.

[You killed research robot No. 312, experience +500]

[You killed research robot No. 313, experience +500]

[You killed research robot No. 314, experience +500]

I received more than twenty similar notifications.

The monster reached out, and its mechanical hand automatically extended, spanning ten meters to grab the windowsill. The next moment, the armor plates retracted inward, and its massive body leaped up, bursting through the window.

The stark white walls of technology, various experimental instruments, and a girl lying in the center, her figure gradually disappearing.

The mechanical monster stepped forward, and a dozen laser beams shot out from the walls on both sides, crisscrossing and instantly cutting it into more than a dozen pieces.

Hanging Street, inside a renovation room.

The senior engineer's expression was calm, but his eyes were misty as he muttered to himself.

"Indeed, caution has its advantages."

A faint white mist appeared in the orphanage at some unknown time.

From within the mist, another mechanical monster emerged, while its shattered corpse turned into mist itself.

The mechanical monster turned and walked to the lying headmaster. With a flick of its spear, it severed her head.

[You killed Cyber-Brain Modified Human #13, Experience +50,000]

Cyborgs: Special type of androids created for the Electronic Brain Project, possessing intermediate-level AI computing power. Their purpose seems to be to protect a more dangerous entity.

Dodging the laser beams, the large gun nimbly swept across the walls on both sides, quickly shattering the laser nozzles and destroying the last line of defense.

The senior engineer went straight to the operating table.

Gao Yuanyuan's figure on the stage was almost transparent.

His hand swept across, but he only touched empty air.

"You've disappointed me, haven't you?" A virtual projection suddenly popped up, its face blurry, but its tone was indescribably smug.

"Once the consciousness uploading technology is activated, it cannot be stopped. This little girl is destined to become one of us."

In cyberspace, Gaokesi suddenly let out a soft exclamation and stretched out his palm.

At this moment, her palms also began to gradually become transparent.

The mechanical monster stared at its opponent, its neck slightly bulging, stretching its ligaments, growing an Adam's apple, and temporarily forming a vocal cord. Its voice was hoarse as it said, "It's just an immature consciousness upload from a Level 3 civilization. Let me show you what a real consciousness download is."

The monster stretched out its hand, and the next moment, countless nerve bundles gushed out from its palm, directly replacing Gao Yuanyuan's original nervous system.

The monster's eyes suddenly went out, and the next moment, its consciousness seemed to traverse layers of space and appear in outer space.

A phantom of an unparalleled young man appeared, straightened his collar, and revealed a smile that could stun a young woman. His slender fingers danced lightly as if plucking stars, his movements graceful, like the most mysterious dance in the universe.

All the fantasies that the world cannot comprehend are hidden here.

A girl who only existed in fantasy gradually took shape.

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