Mechanical Revenge

"Is this the R&D center?"

Atomic Island isn't very big; you can see the sea from the top of a tall building. The research and development center is the heart of this "playground."

"Stop talking nonsense, there are too many people here, be careful not to get discovered."

The group quietly made their way to the edge of the area. Baozi released his bionic eyes, which sprouted wings from the sides of the eyeballs, and flew directly into the air to observe the situation.

Besides a few familiar faces, there were also a few new friends, such as "Simp", "Bao Ye", and "Cha Ge". They were all top players, either level 29 or 30, who managed to survive the first wave of cybernetic zombies and got together.

"There are quite a lot of people."

Based on the experience gained by players through "suicide," the perception range of these ancient robots is related to your "cybernetics level." In other words, the higher your weapon and equipment level, the higher the probability of being detected.

This is a very strange "warning range".

Therefore, even Baozi can only monitor from a distance. The "flying eyeball" is the lowest level, a blank slate, and its only function is monitoring, similar to an ancient remote-controlled drone.

This number clearly exceeded the number they could handle.

"I'll lure one group first, then those of you with higher levels of modification will lure another group. Finally, Umbrella Bro, Fork Bro, and the other bio-modified individuals will try to sneak in, find Professor Xie's projection, prepare the antidote, and take on the next stage of the mission."

Everyone here is a pro, with excellent skills and a wide range of abilities, so communication is extremely easy and there's practically no need to curse.

At this moment, Sister Ji's long hair and the implanted threads all over her feet flew wildly. As these "implanted threads" danced, the biosignals in her body quickly transformed into simulated signals. At the same time, one "Sister Ji" after another was projected out, dozens, hundreds, thousands, and then, like a crowd of people in a tourist attraction, they swarmed into the "research and development base".

"Holy crap, it's only been a few months, Sister Ji, how have you become so awesome?!"

Baozi stared blankly at the sight. It was one thing that it was a holographic projection, but the most crucial thing was that he couldn't distinguish between the real and fake projections with the naked eye.

"Nonsense, do you know how popular I am selling porn out of town? Stop talking nonsense and get to work, this move has a long cooldown!"

Soon, gunfire, artillery fire, and the sounds of various homemade weapons rang out from all directions. To the uninitiated, it would seem as if an entire legion was besieging the area.

On the other side, Yu Ye, who had been silent all along, looked at Cha Ge beside him and suddenly said, "The carbon-based fusion failed?"

Fork, the one who looks a lot like "Greek the Limb Extender," looked up in astonishment.

"If biological rejection isn't completely eliminated, the probability of failure is indeed very high."

"You... successfully?" Brother Cha asked suspiciously.

"We'll discuss this in detail after the mission is over. I have a way to reset it."

"Good!"

The two remained silent for a moment, and finally received the signal to attack. Umbrella Brother suddenly flipped over, his muscle contours were particularly obvious against the backdrop of his black bodysuit, and before he even landed, he disappeared into the air.

As for Brother Cha, his eyes immediately turned blood red, and boundless pain seemed to squeeze out from every cell, pressing on his nerves. A section of his hand suddenly grew from his shoulder, and then he grabbed the protruding bone spurs on his body. With a sudden pull, he pulled out a series of one-meter-long bone knives. With a sudden stomp, his obviously strong and terrifying body had a distorted control over it. His figure flashed and dodged, actually dodging 99% of the bullets. Metal flew everywhere he passed.

The plan went quite smoothly. After the jungler, Cha Ge, lured away the last wave of enemies, Umbrella Ge successfully infiltrated the core area. As he pressed the switch, the face of an elderly professor appeared on the screen.

"Dr. Xie?"

"Young man, have you found the source of the virus?"

Umbrella Bro didn't say anything, but carefully took out a test tube from the isolation bag. The transparent liquid in the test tube rippled slightly.

"Very well, then follow my instructions. I don't have much time left, so prepare the antidote as soon as possible to save everyone."

"Wait a minute," Umbrella Bro interrupted the old man, paused for a moment, and then asked, "What does this antidote you're talking about have to do with the Heart of the Atomic?"

"The 'Heart of the Atom' is a very special virus. The more people die, the faster it spreads. If it is not stopped, soon the entire city, and even the whole world, will be under its threat."

"While this antidote cannot cure the virus, it can generate antibodies in your bodies, giving you enough time to find the true source of the virus."

Sure enough, following Professor Xie's words, the player's panel entered the second stage of the quest: to concoct an antidote and search for further clues about the "Heart of Atoms" before the virus known as the "Second Generation Ghost" spreads.

"I see!"

Half an hour later, Umbrella Brother left with the prepared antidote, and the "Professor Xie" in the picture clicked his tongue, and his facial features quickly changed. His age spots disappeared, his wrinkles disappeared, and he once again looked like a senior engineer.

"Let me think about how to craft the next phase of the mission. Have Mas's Edge send a team of high-level combatants to search for the 'Heart of the Atom,' increase the number of enemy NPCs, and reinforce the map—after all, this is a hellish mission!"

"How did you do that?"

Watching the number of players on the island drop from five digits to single digits, and then increase back to five digits within a day, Miao Miaomiao was completely baffled.

It's important to know that these people are quite capable; they would have a place in the security departments of most companies.

How could these people be so brainless?!

The senior engineer smiled silently. "So the mission has a time limit. Otherwise, I would have brought all the players on the planet here and let you know what the blessing of the Fourth Calamity is."

"So far, the virus evolution seems to be progressing smoothly, so can we talk about something else now?"

"What should we talk about?"

"Let me think, do you still use cat litter?"

Just as the senior engineer switched to playing the villain and was conducting cyber test site experiments, a bright spot was detected on a huge biological radar station with a "ding," and the location of this bright spot was exactly the same as the location of "Atomic City."

A pair of scarlet eyes emerged from the darkness, and in the dim light, a huge mechanical body could be vaguely seen.

"The pest has finally been found; now it's time to wake up the old guard!"

According to cosmic standards, the ability to develop the mantle and core of a rocky planet is an important criterion for measuring the technological level of a planet's civilization.

On the planet Machine Rift, this technology also exists and is controlled by the mother city.

In most people's eyes, the three mother cities are like urban legends, their tentacles seemingly reaching into every corner, but in reality, very few people have ever seen the mother cities actually take action.

The reason is simple: the technology of the mother city has already developed the space beneath the earth's crust. The surface of the planet is for experimental subjects to survive, while the core of the planet is where the leaders of this world reside.

At this moment, with the summons of the "Investigator", the gate of the earth's crust opened, and one after another, robots of at least level 50 rose from the earth's core, and a mechanical revenge was about to begin.