Meat-Form Water Sprite

"The 11th missing person, Matsumoto Tetsuya, your Tenpyo Technology's gene modifier."

104 Biological Zone, an ordinary building, ninth floor.

Jinba, Gao Gong, and Kaibao were searching for something in a bedroom.

Because these "disappearances of creatures" are so rare, even Jinba had no experience in dealing with them. They could only use the oldest method, going to the homes of one victim after another to see if they could find any clues.

However, there were few clues, as the victims had nothing in common and seemed to have simply disappeared randomly.

However, the victim they are investigating now has a rather special identity—he is an employee of Tianping Technology and also a gene modifier.

Gene modifiers are a specialized profession in biotechnology companies, responsible for modifying biological cells. According to the game, becoming a gene modifier allows one to concoct gene potions and obtain different types of buffs.

However, gene modifiers are extremely dependent on faction power. In other words, without the various forms of assistance provided by large corporations, the potions they create have very little effect, making it a rather "useless" profession, far less popular than prosthetic doctors.

The senior engineer wasn't very interested in him either, because the professional knowledge chain that a gene modifier could synthesize at the maximum level was called "life science".

Senior engineers already possessed this knowledge chain.

What interested him was actually Matsumoto Tetsuya himself.

As an employee of a large corporation, he is protected by the company's will, and since he is in charge of biological experiments, he should not be affected by the cyber testing ground.

From inside the bedroom came Jinba's complaints; it was clear that she was better at being a warrior than a detective.

Aren't you going to investigate?

The senior engineer smiled and shook his head, then went to lie on the balcony to enjoy the breeze.

Kaibao stared at him with wide, round electronic eyes, looking at him curiously.

"As a mechanical mastermind, all the information in the city is in your mind. Even you don't know the reason, so how could we possibly find out?"

"I believe in human wisdom."

"I have more faith in the power of big data," the senior engineer shrugged. "But as a mechanical mastermind, you are a bit of a surprise to me. It's clear that you didn't lead this experiment."

"We are merely regulators, and in areas where biological forces are strong, mechanical species should keep a low profile; otherwise, I might be the next one to disappear."

The senior engineer was taken aback and looked at Kaibao, who once again flashed her adorable smile.

At that moment, Jinba walked out looking irritable, saying impatiently, "I'm not looking anymore. Not a single clue. What a stupid mission. I'll just report it as 'loss of biological data' and call it a day."

In the City That Never Sleeps, people are "artificial data"; in Liangzhou City, people are "biological data"; and in the testing ground, people seem to be inseparable from the title of "data".

"What are you holding in your hand?" the senior engineer asked. In Jinba's hand was a thick leather notebook.

"That damned guy's diary contains a lot of data about the company's experiments. Although it's not particularly important, it should still be brought back to the company."

Seeing that the senior engineer was interested, Jinba casually shoved the diary into his hands and added:

"But I've looked at it all, and there are no clues about his disappearance."

"Is that so?" The senior engineer remained noncommittal. "Shall we go back now?"

"Well, let's wait a bit. We just arrived. Besides, the main purpose this time is to test the bio-body I've refitted. I know there are several specially made arenas. We'll go try them out later, and you can help me fix them up."

At that moment, Jinba's special communicator suddenly rang, and a burly man with four arms appeared in the holographic projection.

Jinba's expression changed drastically, and she quickly retreated back into the room, closing the door behind her.

The senior engineer could vaguely hear the arguing inside.

"Bring him back to me!!"

"Boss, what are you talking about? Who is it?" Jinba pretended to be deaf and dumb.

"Don't try to fool me, where's that prosthetic doctor?"

"What doctor? Boss, let me tell you, I'm on a special mission right now. As a special operations member of the Throne Division, during a mission, everything is for the mission's sake. Even you, boss, can't interfere with my mission!"

Upon hearing these shameless words, the senior engineer couldn't help but shake his head.

Weren't you just about to quit and run away? How come you're suddenly all positive and motivated again?

Seeing that the argument was not going to end anytime soon, the senior engineer casually opened his diary.

104 Biological Zone, "Water Sprite" biological signal acquisition system, biological experiment records.

Water sprite?

The senior engineer happened to know about it. In fact, as a deep-sea radiant beast, and a special radiant ecological beast at that, it looks like a bioluminescent jellyfish without tentacles.

The senior engineer quickly flipped through a few pages and found that they were all analyses of the "water sprite's" biosignals, containing all sorts of data.

The source of the data is the information desk in District 104.

After thinking for a moment, the senior engineer suddenly thought of a possibility.

How many districts are there in Liangzhou City?

"481," Kai Bao replied, thoughtfully producing a pink holographic sphere. The holographic projection displayed a map of Liangzhou City, with the boundaries of each district marked on it.

District 104 is located right in the middle.

Its shape is very similar to the water sprite that the senior engineer saw in person.

The shapes of other areas are also very similar to those of the radiation beasts that the senior engineer knows.

Thanks to the brain in the jar, he now knows quite a few types of radiated beasts, and can name almost all the radiated species in the Pan-Asian region.

"Is that so?"

The senior engineer muttered to himself.

Actually, when we entered the city, the senior engineer was very curious about how such a strong biosignal was preserved.

As is well known, biosignals are not like sensory signals; they can only exist inside the human body.

Now he understood that the layout of each district was actually a radiation beast. In addition to being responsible for food, clothing, housing and transportation, the signal station was also responsible for organizing biological signals to form an artificial biological signal system.

Humans live within a powerful life system and are inevitably affected, which explains why they all have rosy complexions, as if they were taking tonics every day.

"However, this should only be the first layer, using biological systems to ensure that biological signals are not lost."

"At least we now know the origin of this testing ground."

In the City That Never Sleeps, the sustenance for the testing grounds is human desire, while in Liangzhou City, it is human biological signals.

Having apparently won over her boss, Jinba walked out of the door with a smile on her face and put her arm around the senior engineer's shoulder.

"Come on, let's find a place, and you can fix it up for me again."

What, judging from your tone, you want to book the whole night?

The senior engineer shrugged and did not refuse.

On his way downstairs, the senior engineer suddenly had a thought. He opened his system panel, clicked on the professional skill "Hunting the Biosphere," and opened it. Immediately, a list of names of radiated beasts appeared. These were all names that had been converted to a permanent state, and one of them was "Water Sprite."

Radiation Water Sprite's Fear (Permanent): Increases deterrence against this species by 35% and attack bonus by 35%, causing a certain degree of radiation ecological disorder.

As they were getting off the elevator, the senior engineer quietly turned on this status.

Jinba immediately sensed something was wrong, sniffed him a few times, and asked suspiciously:

"Why do you have a peculiar smell of blood on you?"

"I'm all mechanized, where would the smell of blood come from?" the senior engineer said calmly.

"Oh, right, could it be something wrong with my nose?"

Jinba nodded without delving into it, but the next moment, her pupils widened suddenly, and with a loud thud, the elevator doors dented inward.

The two Kaibao were stunned into a daze.

The fourth one is flipped over.

"Kill... kill..."

"Revenge... revenge..."

"Mechanical... cleanup..."

It felt as if a thousand voices were speaking in the minds of the three of them.

"Court death!!"

Jinba's pupils suddenly dilated, and a ferocious aura burst forth. Her body turned bright red at a visible speed, and before the second impact could arrive, she punched open the elevator door. The flying fragments passed through layers of materialized biosignals and directly embedded themselves in a huge fleshy ball. Countless suction cups rose and fell on the surface of the fleshy ball.

The tremor just now was caused by the sonic wave emitted by one of the suction cups, which blasted open the building and hit the elevator.

A figure shot out from the gap, carrying the senior engineer in one hand and two Kaibao in the other. With a nimble turn in mid-air, he pushed off with his right foot, as if stepping on an invisible wall of air, and slammed into the ground at a right angle.

After putting down what she was holding, Jinba twisted her neck, making a metallic clanging sound, and looked at the large fleshy ball floating in the air with a fanatical and ferocious expression.

"Investigating cases? I'm not good at that. Fighting? That's my specialty!"

"I will make you tremble with my power!!"