Primitive Construct

The Electronic Brain Project is incomplete, and time in virtual space and reality are different.

The time it seems like a long time has passed since I was pulled into the company's firewall and then "born" by the scorpion, but in reality, it's only been a second or two.

Looking up, the senior engineer could even see the dust and gravel falling from the layer above.

Not far from him were the Black Python, the Poisonous Scorpion, Mr. Brainstem, and others who had already fallen into a deep sleep.

The senior engineer shook his head.

His plan was to resolve the issue in virtual space, rather than returning to reality.

"However, it's not entirely a bad thing."

He helped everyone up and stopped them in a safe place, then leisurely walked down to the next floor by himself.

The next level is close to the core area of the mechanical mainframe. There are a lot of metal pipes, which are troop transport channels used to release 'eyes and ears'. And like other mechanical cities, Hive City also has its own characteristics. On the walls here, there are human faces carved.

As he walked by, the eyes of these people slowly moved, staring at him with an indescribable look.

"Simulating a beehive society is really daring. If not done well, it could even create some very disgusting things."

Every technological system has its own advantages and disadvantages.

The same applies to social structures.

In such "hive societies," if one is not careful, some "information devils" will emerge, beings that are no less formidable than real "devils."

Hell and heaven, in some civilized societies, do exist in reality.

However, it is clear that the social transformation of Hive City has not yet reached that point.

Through the 'prey marker', the senior engineer could see that the pocket had already slipped to the sixth level, while the mechanical mainframe was only less than ten levels high.

Once the senior engineer was on guard, it wasn't so easy to pull him into the virtual space.

A golden light flashed, and all the original defensive mechanisms went out of control, bursting into flames and emitting black smoke.

The senior engineer casually walked to the next floor.

Actually, catching him isn't that difficult, since he can teleport.

However, while it's easy to grab someone's pocket, it's extremely difficult to pry the power over the "mechanical brain" out of them.

If things go wrong, the other party might even pull a fast one on you.

Only by defeating the opponent directly at the virtual level can all their resistance be completely dismantled.

Amidst various reflections, the senior engineer descended to another level.

This time, however, a living person was blocking their way.

"It can only be said that although it is a company founded by a genius, even geniuses are not omnipotent."

Some parts were done very well, but others were neglected.

For example, in the area of corporate security, not only does the company lack its own proprietary security technology, but the head of the security department is actually a mercenary.

The senior engineer looked at the single man before him and smiled:

"Am I right, my friend?"

Dan Shen frowned as he looked at the other person. For some reason, from the first moment he saw the other person, he had a very strange feeling. This feeling was somewhat similar to that of a kindred spirit, yet it was also a subtle feeling that was hard to describe.

"A powerhouse of your caliber must have powerful human modification technology supporting them. Where exactly are you from?"

"Fight me, and if you don't die, I'll tell you!" Shan Shen said in a deep voice.

"Interesting."

Almost as soon as he finished speaking, at least half of the gears on Shan Shen's body began to spin wildly, at such a speed that it seemed to form an artificial void, and even the air became viscous.

The next moment, the opponent's arm turned into a black shadow. Within the shadow, it seemed as if countless large and small circles were intertwined. Each circle could produce a rapid sonic boom when it rubbed against each other. The sonic boom then upgraded into a sound wave. In an instant, it seemed as if hundreds of air blades were slashing towards them.

This is a wide-range AOE + finishing move.

In response to this attack, the engineer's ankles also crackled with electricity. He stomped his foot hard, increasing his speed by 300% and entering bullet time.

This is the super horsepower brought by the military-grade lander.

A dark shadow flashed by.

This floor, made of superalloy, had all its furnishings, workbenches, and mechanical equipment cut in two, with the floor and ceiling riddled with countless cracks nearly half a meter deep.

When the senior engineer reappeared, it was on the ceiling, his upper body twisted to a degree that a normal human body could not accept, dodging a barrage of slashes. His spine, made of shape memory alloy, not only had the ability to repair itself, but also possessed a certain degree of deformation capability.

Upside down on the ceiling, the senior engineer suddenly swung his right hand, and in an instant, rain fell from the sky. Thousands of single-molecule lines densely packed together pierced through everything in their path, as if a torrential rain had started in this small space.

The single god reacted extremely quickly. Gears on his body rapidly protruded and split, with each gear splitting into ten circular blades, instantly transforming him into a human-shaped cutting machine. The monomolecular threads wrapped around his body, known for their toughness, shattered one by one with his tactical movements.

Some negative statuses were dropped before they could even be applied.

His thick metal arm suddenly shot out, his metal knuckles snapping out three sections at once. His already large hand instantly transformed into a winnowing basket, and with a pull and grab from a distance, he pulled out a large handful of molecular threads. Instantly, the senior engineer felt a powerful force strike him, and his body was forcibly pulled towards him.

Facing the high-ranking engineer who had been dragged over, Shan Shen bowed deeply, his mechanical jawbone suddenly popping out twice its size, while a blinding light rapidly emanated from his mouth as a large number of energy particles began to converge.

Holy crap, that's some serious oral skills! A self-contained energy cannon—isn't that Mother City technology?!

That shot will take away at least half of the senior engineer's health.

However, during the dragging process, the skin and flesh on the engineer's left arm quickly retracted, revealing a beautifully sculpted bionic mechanical arm, similar to the Winter Soldier's, but unlike the Winter Soldier, it had the complex circuitry on its outer shell.

Faced with the opponent's verbal attack, the left palm automatically disintegrated, revealing a palm hole. At the same time as the energy cannon shone brightly, it grabbed the energy beam as thick as the opponent's arm.

The rays seemed to be shattered into pieces by a mirror.

Unexpectedly, the attack that could destroy most mechanical defenses was devoured by this grab, the palm hole frantically absorbing the energy rays, and every circuit on the arm lit up.

Centered on the newly installed X-type reactor, all of the human body's energy circuits lit up, and the newly installed weapon modules began to take effect.

The engineer's skin split open once more, revealing energy ray holes of various sizes, and he grinned at the other party.

"Here you go!"

Hundreds of particle rays shot out from all parts of the body, instantly turning the opponent into a giant furnace. At the same time, the senior engineer's right hand suddenly pulled and tugged, twisting the previously scattered monomolecular rays together again to form a silver-white spear. The weapon's transformation, combined with the spear's force, created a gunfight technique (close combat), which viciously pierced the opponent's forehead. The violent impact also sent the opponent flying more than ten meters away.

"The effect is quite good after the trial and error process."

After having almost all of his equipment destroyed by the android A, he was fairly satisfied with the effects of the new equipment.

The V-type carbon atom reactor was replaced by the more efficient and powerful X-type.

The Devil Jetpack is gone, but the Full Module Energy Ray has been added.

The helium atom-freezing hand cannon has been replaced by an energy-blocking arm.

Perhaps it is slightly weaker than before in terms of individual attacks.

However, it has been greatly enhanced in terms of crowd control, area-of-effect attacks, and defense.

And this is undoubtedly an advantage brought about by the development of the faction.

Or rather, the advantage of being with a rich woman.

Without the support of powerful figures or the protection of wealthy women, how long would it take him to accumulate such a high-level set of equipment on his own?

Am I destined to become a 996 worker like the other side?

Furthermore, the senior engineer finally figured out something.

Why didn't the other side install combat chips?

I didn't install it myself because I look down on the chip technology of this planet.

After all, the auxiliary chips are passable, but the core combat chips are easy to install, but a bit troublesome to remove.

There's only one reason why the other party hasn't installed it—

The opponent has a more advanced combat system.

Amidst the flames, gears split apart, and the figure swelled to five meters in height. The human form had completely vanished, replaced by a twisted, deformed mechanical mutant.

Despite having lost a significant amount of health to the senior engineer, the aura he is now unleashing is even stronger than before.

"Good heavens!"

"That explains why you didn't install a chip."

"So, after all this time, you're actually a construct."

"The structure in its primitive stage."

Watching the other party pulverize and digest the shattered gears on his body, and then form new gear weapons.

The senior engineer gave a strange smile.

Silver flowers bloom all over her body.

Each spine joint has a silvery-white ring-shaped structure growing out.

Fingertips grow to the ground.

And that terrifying Grim Reaper's scimitar was being squeezed out section by section from his back.

"Perfect match, me too!"