Starting as a Mechanical Hunter
Chapter 357

The Second Super Battle Transformation

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This time, his attribute points increased by a full 160 points, exceeding all the previous improvements he had ever made. In an instant, he felt every cell in his body boiling and burning. Not to mention the power of his flesh and blood, even his mechanical skeleton was more vibrant than ever before, and some of the cracks caused by the girl had been healed.

Due to the effect of the dual health bars, 1 attribute point increases 5 health points simultaneously on both health bars, giving the senior engineer a total of 1600 health points.

Similarly, in this surge, all of the senior engineer's attributes exceeded three digits—except for his character.

Of course, one can strive for a negative three-digit number in one's character.

As for the secondary enhancement of 'Agility'—

Speedster is an explosive speed skill that increases initial speed, which is the first step.

TikTok influencers also use explosive power, but it's all about "body speed." They can make different parts of their bodies produce "sonic booms" in a short period of time, which is suitable for close-combat experts.

The "Follow Elite" skill is a tracking ability, somewhat like a magnet in a go-kart game. It enhances the ability to follow through the mutual attraction of biological magnetic fields.

As for the secondary enhancement of 'Intelligence', it's even simpler.

Uncensored content is a skill that enhances identification abilities, especially at the virtual level. It allows the naked eye to identify frames and turn censored content into uncensored content. Some videos, no, some virtual illusions, can be seen through with the naked eye.

Fortune telling may seem like a deceptive skill, but it's actually a combat skill. It allows you to accurately calculate various physical parameters during battle, including heart rate, breathing, sweat gland secretion, blood flow, and so on. This is much more useful than just looking at the red and blue bars; it's like having a built-in combat chip.

As for the Sage, it is a mana-restoring skill that can restore the nervous system's energy consumption and enhance brain processing ability for a certain period of time.

Generally speaking, the enhanced skills are quite useful and far more reliable than the lottery.

Although their names are all incredibly lewd, their functions are quite legitimate.

After hesitating for a moment, the senior engineer chose "Speed Man" and "Uncensored Man".

Speedster: A powerful burst skill that increases speed by 800% within one second. Skill cooldown: 10 minutes.

Uncensored: You will see through the barriers of code with your naked eye and glimpse the truth of the world.

The reason for choosing the Speedster is simple: as an NPC who takes the path of a villainous boss, having a domain and a powerful ultimate move is the key, and a super cool entrance is essential.

As long as I gain the upper hand, watch my ultimate move crush you!

As for the "uncensored" thing, well, well, it's mainly because this skill is quite useful.

After all, the hacker route, as a secondary profession, only has a level cap of 20. Having more virtual skills makes it easier to show off some of the skills from the previous life at certain times. After all, a true veteran is one who has mastered all aspects of land, sea, and air.

After this upgrade, the senior engineer's attribute panel has been significantly refreshed.

Name: Senior Engineer (Supported by Corporate Will)

Race: Primary Energy Symbiote

Primary Energy Symbiote: You can generate "energy reactions" through normal human metabolism, or you can enhance your bloodline strength by absorbing various energy items.

Overall level: lv 80

Physical modification: 150

Consciousness: 423

Main Class: Planet Hunter lv9 (Third Job Advancement)

Secondary occupation:

Factory No. 4 Senior Technician 20max, Radiation Science Variant Massage Therapist (Second Job Advancement) lv5, Senior Biologist (First Job Advancement) lv5, Internet Traitor (First Job Advancement) lv5

Biological blood volume 6242/6242

Mechanical health is: 2143/7192

Stamina: 1946/1946

Honkai Energy: 36% (Charging)

Mechanical energy: 33496

Bioenergy: 39810

Personal Attributes: Strength 155, Agility 153, Stamina 107, Intelligence 112, Perception 154, Luck: -11

Mechanical modification rate: 75%; Biological modification rate: 75%

At the same level, even top-tier players only have a fraction of the attributes of advanced players, not to mention the boss stats which provide the biggest boost.

After glancing at the last column about character, the senior engineer couldn't help but sigh.

Everyone else has three-digit numbers, why is it only you with two-digit numbers? You're embarrassing me! Does this mean my character won't decline after I stop drawing sketches?

We must strive to improve ourselves!

There is still a great deal of room for decline.

"The three sub-positions can trigger a job change quest."

Forget about the radiation therapy variant massage therapist; the third job advancement for this profession is most likely related to top-tier biological modification, and the senior engineer plans to do it when dealing with the Knights.

Biologists could do it, but now is not the time.

The internet traitors are in just the right place now.

[You have triggered the job change quest: Web Infiltrator]

[Job Change Quest: Deep Web Embedder]

Task details:

1. Obtain the source code of a large mechanical system.

2. Enter the deepest layer of the network to generate virtual senses that exceed the limits of virtual perception and cross the bridge of blind ignorance.

"Deep-embedded beings, Deep Ones? Why is this starting to feel more and more like Lovecraftian mythology?"

To an outsider, it would likely be completely baffling. Virtual senses—what exactly is this? A program? A network node? A virtual illusion?

But for the seasoned senior engineer, virtual senses are not such a mysterious thing; they are just the structure of information organisms. He has countless such structures in his mind.

The problem is that to condense this kind of "virtual senses", one must enter the lowest level of cyberspace, which is the bottom layer where cyber killers are born.

This will inevitably alarm the Cyber Killer, and might even alarm the Deep Web.

If they trace it back to me and find me, that would be a bit troublesome.

Apart from that, simply creating a "virtual sensory experience" is not particularly difficult for the senior engineer.

"But when it comes to source code, timing is everything."

The senior engineer repeatedly tossed the small black box in his palm; this was exactly the kind of thing that was contained in the container of the mechanical mainframe.

"Yuanyuan, do you remember what I taught you before? The time to test you has come!"

With a flick of his wrist, the engineer tossed the small black box into the air, creating a ripple that transformed the real world into a lake. The black box traversed the lake and landed in the cyberspace.

The next moment, countless data began to entwine and envelop this 'container', and all the surfaces of the container began to open up little by little.

In the sky, raging dark clouds instantly enveloped the entire City That Never Sleeps. The only people in the entire City That Never Sleeps who could artificially create such a phenomenon were that one person, no, those two.

Clearly, after the senior engineers were about to thoroughly examine the other party's code, none of the machine engineers could stand it anymore; they were ready to take matters into their own hands.

The engineer's vision blurred, and before he knew it, he found himself in an unfamiliar street. Dark clouds filled the sky, and in the darkness, there were huge mechanical buildings.

See, that's where the "uncensored" come in.

The senior engineer's gaze transcended the layers of data illusion and returned to reality.

After glancing at the empty experimental center, the next moment, a "Difficult+" level escape mission appeared on the player system of all players in the City That Never Sleeps.

This is a group mission; the more players who survive, the higher the reward.

This can also greatly reduce players' willingness to cause trouble.

As for the senior engineer himself, once the mosaic in his eyes disappeared, he returned to the illusion of data once again.

I must say, the dark scene, the thick smoke from the spray paint, and the mechanical eyeliner that occasionally lights up in the darkness really does give off a Matrix vibe.

[You are being corrupted by the machine's consciousness; your perception has decreased by 2 points per second.]

[You are experiencing interference from virtual illusions, causing a disruption in your nervous system.]

[You are affected by light pollution; your visual system is shut down]

[You are being eroded by algorithms, and your personality is beginning to mutate]

The last time Gao Gong had so many symptoms was during his concert.

Clearly, whatever popular virtual idols can do, mechanical mainframes can also do.

After all, each mechanical mastermind is the master of a local area network.

Imperial power began to emanate from the senior engineer, but this time, perhaps due to the influence of the environment, the imperial power began to turn white.

At the same time, the senior engineer stomped his foot hard in mid-air, and a large amount of data appeared under his feet. Step by step, the senior engineer actually walked in mid-air.

Those nearly two hundred attribute points weren't added for nothing. At level 29, under normal circumstances, a senior engineer can enter Orochi mode, or rather, fusion mode, and then begin deep transformation.

[A new mechanical system is being generated. The carbon atom reactor (damaged) is integrated into the mechanical system, increasing mechanical energy by 50 points/second. The mechanical gun flag (worn out) is integrated into the mechanical system, increasing mechanical energy by 80 points/second. The shuttle-shaped mayfly gun is integrated into the mechanical system, increasing mechanical energy by 300 points/second...]

[A new biological system is being generated. The Crimson Plugin is integrated into the biological system, increasing bioenergy by 220 points/second. Volcanic bacteria are integrated into the biological system, increasing bioenergy by 60 points/second. The Giant Squid is integrated into the biological system, increasing bioenergy by 40 points/second. The Acid Whale is integrated into the biological system, increasing bioenergy by 40 points/second. D-Clan Aliens...]

Countless mechanical parts emerged from the engineer's body. Although most of them were broken, thanks to the enhancement of various mechanical states, and especially under the suppression of Diwei, they began to merge forcibly.

Needless to say, the organisms are also fully powered by their two S-level talents, and this time, they will also be blessed with the 'Gene Leader' template.

Leadership Template - Genetic Leader (2/3)

Genetic modification: Capable of autonomously manipulating gene fragments, synthesizing gene chains, and creating synthetic organisms; the success rate of gene fusions is increased by 50%.

Genetic sublimation: taking existing genes and advancing them to a higher level through artificial evolution.

The aura emanating from the high-ranking engineer was far more terrifying than that of Daisy, almost materializing. With every step he took, it was as if radioactive beasts or alien species were roaring and howling.

The host's stable mechanical energy is 4120 points.

The host's stable mechanical energy is 3310 points.

[Merging in progress, 4120*3310, your mechanical bioenergy is 13,637,200 points]

With 13 million units of mechanical bioenergy, Gao Gong's current state is comparable to any large-scale mechanical system.

Moreover, this time, the senior engineer did not rely on any other forces, but completed the combat transformation solely through his own life system.

In the dark sky, a dense array of mechanical eyeliners, like a storm, quickly enveloped the senior engineer, making him the eye of the storm.

However, the raging imperial might surged forth once again, almost illuminating half the sky. This time, the imperial might was clearly different from before, because in the fused state, only 36% of the Honkai energy rapidly increased to 100% and merged with the imperial might.

All the mechanical eyeliners that were illuminated by the white light began to tremble and buzz.

Cracks appeared on these small mechanical bodies.

Two thoughts popped into the senior engineer's mind.

"Strange, how did it suddenly become so full?"

"Honkai energy, what incredible power!"

Orochi took a deep breath, and beams of white light appeared in the storm. With the Orochi's roar, the three thousand mechanical bodies disintegrated in an instant.

In just one move, two million experience points were earned.

The storm came again, and was blasted apart once more.

Another two million experience points earned.

Grinding experience points is so damn satisfying!

However, the machine agent quickly realized that small mechanical bodies no longer posed a threat to the high-level engineers.

Soon, the mechanical eyeliner disappeared into the dark clouds.

Instead, there are giant robots, five or six stories high, that look like bankrupt Transformers.

Although the design is outdated, it is still a large monster with more than 100,000 HP.

Moreover, its technological level is significantly better than the outdated equipment used by the security forces.

There are two hundred of these large, powerful monsters, which exceeds the number of members of the security force.

Needless to say, these are the mechanical legions of the City of No Sun.

The senior engineer took a few deep breaths, and his pores began to glow. Wisps of energy flames emerged from his pores, turning him into an energy fire person.

"Let's go big!"

With a thought, the "Speed Man" was activated, and within a second, the speed increased by 800%.

In fusion mode, the speed of the high-level engineer is about the same as that of Sister Rose, which is about 7 or 8 times the speed of sound. If it increases by another eight times, at this distance, even a mother city-level interception system would be useless.

The next moment, countless lights burst into flames, like a small interstellar fleet skirmish, with light shooting wildly and energy exploding.

By the time they realized what was happening, the senior engineer had already appeared behind the group of large robots.

The violent explosions rang out almost simultaneously.

A real man never looks behind him when he explodes!

Two hundred large robots exploded simultaneously!

Isn't he handsome?

It was obtained through the exchange of mechanical and biological energy.

Thirteen million units of biomechanical energy were suddenly reduced by half.

In this fusion mode, mechanical bioenergy cannot be restored.

What you consume is what you consume.

However, looking at the extra five million experience points, the senior engineer still felt it was worth it.

At least the experience loss from the upgrade has been completely made up in just a couple of moves.

Moreover, this move at least guarantees that the machine agent will no longer try to outmaneuver him.

The senior engineer didn't believe the other party wasn't afraid that he would rush into the main brain area and give it a blow.

Ding-dong—

[Original code for a large mechanical system obtained (completed)]

Has the copying finally finished?

The senior engineer let out a sigh of relief and uttered that classic quote.

"Machine agent, I'm here to negotiate with you!"

Nobody paid him any attention.

This is normal, since everyone is not familiar with each other.

Therefore, the senior engineer decided to bridge the gap between the two parties.

The Emperor's Might, imbued with Honkai energy, was unleashed at full power: 10km, 100km, 200km...

Enterprise Zone, Mainframe Zone, Machine Agent Zone, Subhuman Continent...

Wherever Diwei went, numerous systems began to malfunction, including but not limited to elevators, virtual machines, networked devices, home androids, intelligent systems, navigation systems, and most importantly, the mechanical city's defense system.

"I hope more players can make it out."

Players at this stage are around level 16-17 on average, with advanced players around level 20. If there are enough of them, they can interfere with the main storyline.

"Machine agent, I'm here to negotiate with you!"

After Diwei covered all districts, Gaogong spoke out once again.

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