Starting as a Mechanical Hunter
Chapter 505

Fifth Generation Virus Complete

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The advanced information fog refers to the "supreme knowledge" that the senior engineer obtained during his time at the Earth Network Group.

To put it more simply, this is a level 120 cosmic monster, part of the memory matrix.

This thing is just like Cthulhu himself; if you look directly at it, you'll become a hybrid.

This was also the senior engineer's last resort in retaliation.

Clearly, bionic A has been infected.

The white light draped over him like a thin veil, causing his body to tremble violently. A large number of white particles were squeezed out of his skin. These nano-molecules, invisible to the naked eye, were denatured and clumped together thousands of times under the influence of the "information fog".

And the previously almost invincible "refreshing ability" suddenly became ineffective this time.

On the body of the bio-human A, white bio-currents flickered, and the terrifying life energy far exceeded that of any S-class radiation beast known to the senior engineer.

There was no wind on the seabed, yet the android A vanished as if it were a grain of sand blown by the wind.

In the microscopic realm, invisible to the naked eye, countless nanoparticles vibrate rapidly around water molecules. As a result, huge cracks begin to appear on the sea surface. On the dormant underwater volcano, wisps of heat begin to regenerate. This vibration even reaches the nearest continent, producing a tremendous rumble.

Those 'forbidden knowledge' that drove people to madness and hysteria were gradually revealed as the android A went all out.

At this moment, the so-called "supreme knowledge" and "information fog" also revealed their true nature.

At least the android A understood what these disgusting things, which had almost affected even him, were all about—it was an informational, distorted physical law.

The thousands of physical laws are twisted together, producing a powerful hallucinogenic effect on intelligent species.

Just like universal gravitation and general relativity, they are contradictory in a sense, but they are also real physical laws, essentially just different perspectives on the world; but forcibly merging them will produce an indescribable and bizarre effect.

It can be said that on this planet, only the android A is capable of expelling these "Cthulhu knowledge" because only he can delve into the microscopic realm and dismantle these "fragments of physical information".

The android A reappeared, but this time, his body became extremely transparent, with a faint white light flowing within him. The stronger the white light within him, the weaker the white light emitted by the information mist became.

When he regains his physical form, that will be the time when he completely dispels the fog of information.

However, at that moment, space distorted, and before the android A could even turn its head halfway, it was pierced through the head by a walking stick engraved with numbers, freezing it in place.

"You think you can't be controlled?!"

At the other end of the walking stick, a "Orochimaru" coughed twice, spat out a mouthful of saliva, and said this.

The high-ranking engineer's current state is quite similar to that of a certain scientist in the ninja world. A thick tentacle has risen from the ground, with one end of the tentacle blooming like a flower bud. Above the flower bud is the high-ranking engineer's pale and viscous upper body. His ribs and spine are much smaller than normal people's because of the injuries all over his body, making it difficult for him to maintain a normal human form.

The damage to all eight major systems of the human body is as high as 50% or more. If it were just a little bit worse, he would really be dead.

This battle was the most dangerous one he had fought since he transmigrated. He was completely overwhelmed from beginning to end, unable to deal any damage and only able to be attacked. Even the rich woman had never been so ruthless to him.

Fortunately, at the last moment, they managed to turn the tables using the 'Memory Matrix Fragment' and temporarily seal the opponent.

The most unstable part of this plan is the "wisdom dagger" in his hand. He needs to unlock it within a limited time, but unlocking it requires the special mark of the Diwang Group—this mark is only possessed by the "wise" level management and is essentially a digital certificate.

Fortunately, the 'Advanced Mist Fragment' had far higher permissions than the 'Sage'. While A was fighting against it, the senior engineer was also secretly using this power to forcibly 'reset' the system. Relying on his rich practical experience, he finally managed to get it working at the last moment, and the unlocked 'Wizard' displayed its full attributes—

Name: Wisdom Staff

Category: Virtual Hardware

Manufacturer: Diwang Group

Quality: Tier 3 - Excellent

Attributes: DPS: 1500, Mental Attack: 1500, Attack Speed: 1 attack/second, Attack Range: User's Perception * 10

Control modes: Manual control/Mental link

Effect 1: Digital Lock, which closes the logical framework of AI/digital life/virtual creatures. Once the loop is closed, it will freeze the other party's mind. Skill restrictions: Level less than 90, perception less than 500 points.

Effect 2: Smart Unlock, cracks information security devices such as firewalls/digital firewalls/mind barriers. Level requirement: 150 Intelligence points, Tier 2 max-level profession (Information Side) *1

Effect 3: With a single strike of the staff, the user unleashes their informational energy, creating a mental shockwave. Attack power = user's intelligence * 20 + perception * 20 + consciousness * 10. There is a certain probability of triggering electronic damage.

Note: Tier 3 personal equipment is, in some ways, even rarer than super buildings of the same tier. Do you understand the significance of this?

The last time the senior engineer obtained a Tier 3 equipment was an energy weapon of the same level called the "Spindle-Shaped Mayfly Gun," which was turned into smoke by the person in front of him ten seconds ago.

Also reduced to ashes were a series of advanced components such as colony bodies, constructs, and carbon atom reactors. In summary, this battle can be summed up in three words: a bloodbath.

Someone's lips twitched with heartache.

But Gao never does business at a loss!

"I was originally planning to spend some time letting the players cultivate the fifth generation virus, but now, you've gotten it for free, kid."

The senior engineer took a few deep breaths, and his arm disappeared, replaced by a fleshy vine-like substance that slowly wriggled and crawled on the other person's body. Then, he activated his "space teleportation" ability, causing the "snake head" to plunge into the other person's body and inject the virus to begin an enema.

In this state, the metabolism of biomimetic A is hundreds of thousands of times that of a normal person. When the virus enters the other person's body, it's like a customer going to a brothel and going straight back home. Various non-cellular organisms split into all sorts of subbodies and aliens, more numerous than tadpoles.

Furthermore, the android A cannot break free from this state, because once it is broken, the "higher-level information fog" will turn him into a "Cthulhu," which is far more serious than being infected by a virus.

In less than ten seconds, a system notification rang out with a "ding".

[You have obtained the fifth-generation virus, 'Polymer Metal Heart']

[Mission Completed, Personal Experience +5 million, Mas's Edge +4000, Miao Miaomiao's Favorability +1000, Random Three Types of 'Mas's Edge' Technology Blueprints, Mas's Edge Forbidden Technology Product *1, History Timeline Change +1%]

The senior engineer gripped the handle of the "Wisdom Staff," letting the staff hum. After all, the android A was not a hexagonal warrior; he did not yet possess that terrifying power in the means of combating information.

However, killing him using this method is almost impossible, at least not at the current level of a senior engineer.

As a type of microscopic life, nanolife does not rely on specific life structures, such as the brain, but is dispersed in every cell and every molecule.

Unless information technology can truly intervene in reality, it is impossible to erase the other party. Such technology requires at least a Level 3 civilization, and only an information civilization within a Level 3 civilization possesses it.

"But before I leave, I'll give you a really tough one."

The senior engineer not only said this, but also did it. With his Cyber Hacker skills, he quickly made contact with the orbital spacecraft.

Three minutes later, after sensing an incredibly powerful energy, the senior engineer decisively withdrew and instantly teleported away.

The android A suddenly raised its head.

A colossal figure appeared in the sky at some unknown time: Venus, the mechanical pioneer, wielding her third-tier greatsword, Zhanhuang, and descended with a thunderous roar.

While both are energy weapons, her sword is a revolutionary creation, its blade imbued with advanced destructive energy—Dark Matter 8.

That is one of the few weapons capable of destroying microscopic particles.

Three days later, at one of Dugo Technologies's test sites.

"Haha, he's so small."

"It is quite small."

Are we talking about the same kind of "small"?

At this moment, a group of female executives, including Bean Sprout, Little Woman, and Qin Chunzi, were pointing and making outrageous remarks at a nutrient tank. Even Gao Yuanyuan, who was standing next to them, couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.

Inside the nutrient chamber, a bright red baby was rolling its eyes, with a feeding tube in its mouth, legs crossed, and an expression that said, "I'm not going to listen to anyone."

This baby is indeed Gao.

After a fierce battle with a rebel leader, his mechanical body was disintegrated and his biological body was half destroyed. He used his last bit of strength to teleport back and was immediately stuffed inside, where he remained for three days.

When the young women who had just returned from their missions, and the tough women like Qin Chunzi, saw this scene, how could they not laugh?

"Boss, you've really shrunk!" Xiao Yu sniffed with her little nose and said in a serious tone.

"..."

The senior engineer rolled his eyes and said, "Young lady, don't learn bad things like these women."

"It's not the boss, it's your aura. I can feel it. Your aura, which is similar to mine, has weakened."

"Um?"

The senior engineer was stunned for a moment, then used a detection skill to reveal Xiao Yu's attributes. Apart from the fact that his level had increased a few times, the most surprising thing was that he was the "Seventh Collapse Entity Adaptor".

Collapse Entity Adaptor #7: Initial activation of Honkai energy grants powerful combat talent and terrifying battlefield adaptability; prosthetic body utilization efficiency +200%. Unlocked skills: Advanced Mech Operation Techniques; Unlocked talents: Intermediate Mech Adaptability.

He remembered that the last time they met, the other party was still a 100% Collapse Entity, the same type as him. How did it evolve?

And how did she know that the 'Purple Energy String' had entered a gray state?

"Do you feel any different now?" the senior engineer asked, looking the other person up and down.

"What's different? I'm perfectly fine now!"

Xiao Yu scratched his head, cracked his knuckles, and made a distinct cracking sound.

Although Xiao Yu looks like an ordinary short-haired pretty girl with a body exactly like a normal person, this is because she has been implanted with the group's highest-grade bionic skin, which is said to be the eighth version of the desert skin, specially made for the group's female executives.

But inside her skin, the mechanical body she installed was the most advanced model, at least ten times stronger than the version in the City That Never Sleeps. In particular, the senior engineer sensed a familiar murderous aura in the other party's eyes.

This is the feeling of a construct.

Besides himself, Xiao Yu was the second person to successfully implant the construct.

"Ugh—"

The senior engineer now knows at least two versions of the Collapse Entity route.

The first version is himself. After achieving 100% Honkai adaptability, he forcibly contained the real "Collapse Entity" and made it his human can.

The second version is Rose, who by chance became the "key," which is part of the progenitor of androids. However, the way she became the Collapse Entity carrier is different from that of the engineer. She took the "puzzle route." According to her, she was constantly collecting the progenitor's body shell. Once she finished collecting it, she could successfully become the eleventh Collapse Entity.

This route is slow, but it carries little risk.

As for Xiao Yu, she seems to be different from both herself and Sister Rose.

Does the Collapse Entity have an 'evolutionary path'?

"How are things going with test subject number 550?"

"You mean Xiaobai? She's great, I like her a lot," Xiao Yu said, blinking her innocent eyes.

Why is the Dark Girl's nickname "Xiao Bai"? And isn't the CEO of the Dark Girl famously aloof? Is she naturally a natural counter to scheming?

While rubbing Fatty's chin, the senior engineer complained inwardly.

Then, he felt his cheeks being pinched as well.

How dare you! Who dares to touch my tiger whiskers! Although in this state, I have no tiger whiskers, neither above nor below.

The senior engineer glanced sideways and found a little girl, about three or four years old, who was slightly older than him and had appeared in the nutrient tank at some point, poking his face with a serious expression.

This little girl has fiery red hair and looks a bit like a miniature version of the Scarlet Queen. She is wearing a red body armor and has a serious expression.

"Oh, it's you. What's up?"

"Meeting." The young girl said succinctly.

This young girl is named Valkyrie. She commands the most secretive special forces unit within the group, codenamed "Valkyrie." Despite her young age, her strength is already close to that of an A-class radiation beast, and she possesses the talent of an S-class radiation beast.

This Valkyrie was a special humanoid radiation beast that was conceived in the Iron Sand Desert by the neural network of the Crimson Queen, the flesh and blood of the standard-bearer "Banner", the power of the beast tide, and a little bit of Gao's blood and bone.

"Meeting time, meeting time, everyone disperse."

The engineer clung to the glass ledge, struggling to climb out. Valkyrie, seeing this, grabbed him by the back of the neck, and a crack suddenly appeared in the space in front of them. The two figures vanished instantly.

Seeing that there was nothing interesting to hear, the female executives shrugged at each other and dispersed.

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