Target: The Necropolis

Not just the "Futurists" settlement.

In fact, within three days of concluding the meeting with the "brain-computer interface developer," the senior engineer visited ten settlements.

The outcome is not optimistic.

More than half of the ten settlements showed signs of infection, indicating that the "brain-computer interface virus" had left the city and was spreading like wildfire across the continent.

In this situation, even if the senior engineer destroyed the three infected mechanical cities and killed all the expatriate executives of the Venus Life Security Group, it still wouldn't solve the problem.

Add to that water and biological cycles, and soon, not only will the entire pharmaceutical zone become a virus zone, but the 'brain-computer interface virus' will spread globally.

At that point, not only would the foundation's plans fall through, but their own schemes in the corporate war would also be ruined.

Amidst howling winds, high in the sky, a pair of B-grade flying radiation beast wings sprouted from the back of the senior engineer, and he flew northward.

As for the "mainframe," it was being held in the hands of the senior engineer.

"Ahem, boss, where are we going now?"

"Of the six mechanical cities, the Dugo Group has captured one, the Neural Editing Group has captured one, and the Venus Life Security Group has infected three of them. That means there's still one mechanical city that's safe, right?"

"Yes."

"Why?"

"Uh, what do you mean, why?"

"Why did the 'brain-computer interface virus' infect three mechanical cities, but spare one of them?"

Just as the mainframe was about to explain, it suddenly paused, "Oh right, why?"

It's important to understand that "biochemical brain-computer interfaces" are unlike brain-computer interfaces developed through normal technological means. They require a large number of mechanical soldiers to forcibly modify the brain, and in fact, they can spread rapidly simply by placing an ordinary infected person inside.

If the reason for not attacking Hive City and Puppet City was to avoid combat in the early stages of the war and to obtain as much 'artificial data' as possible, then why not attack the last mechanical city?

It is highly likely that the mechanical city contains something that can counteract the 'biochemical brain-computer interface'.

What is the origin of the last mechanical city?

A large amount of data was suddenly refreshed on the mainframe's facial display screen.

"Undead Mechanical City, what a unique name," the senior engineer raised an eyebrow.

According to the information, the Undead Mechanical City is the death garbage area in the medicine zone, specifically responsible for collecting "patients" who are about to die due to the failure of drug use.

These people will die in 10 days, 100 days, or even a year. To prevent these "critically ill patients" from having suicidal thoughts, they are forcibly sent here to be received by the "City of the Dead".

"Boss, according to the information, there may be real undead in this mechanical city," the mainframe said excitedly.

"Do you believe this claim?" the senior engineer asked rhetorically.

"Of course, I am a theist."

"I really didn't notice that."

"Boss, is what the documents say true?"

"It's unclear. Perhaps the effects of some deadly drugs were neutralized halfway through, or perhaps some strange reason caused a temporary halt in vital signs, resulting in a state of apparent death. It's also possible that it's just something people made up."

The senior engineer left some things unsaid, which could also be a sign of residual information.

If it's the last one, then the situation might be a little complicated.

The City of the Dead is located at the northernmost end of the Medicine Zone, adjacent to the sea. It takes about half an hour to get there from where the senior engineer is located, at normal flight speed.

During the flight, the engineer maintained a state of radiation stealth.

Of course, the senior engineer can also use teleportation to instantly appear in the city to the north.

However, the senior engineer did not want to reveal his abilities so quickly. He knew that in corporate warfare, all the monitoring satellites were operating around the clock, providing comprehensive surveillance. If any move was made, the relevant departments of the company would immediately set up a "crisis management team" to find a way to counter it.

The senior engineer is certain that there is definitely more than one monitoring satellite above him now.

Suddenly, the senior engineer's expression changed slightly. He looked up at the sky not far away, and under the clear sky, a dozen small black dots suddenly appeared.

"Shoot me with a missile?"

Who's so rude?

Amidst a violent sonic boom, a white streak suddenly appeared behind the senior engineer, his flight speed instantly breaking the sound barrier.

However, the missile's speed clearly exceeded double-digit speeds of sound, and the distance between the two sides continued to close rapidly.

The senior engineer frowned, wanting to speed things up even more, but a quick glance revealed countless "help" symbols appearing on the "mainframe's" face.

If he speeds up again, the other person will probably have to upgrade their device.

The senior engineer shook his head, stretched out his arm, and suddenly hundreds of energy jet holes the size of rice grains appeared on the surface of his arm's skin. The next moment, his entire arm emitted golden light.

The relationship between factions and their leaders is actually mutually beneficial.

A powerful faction leader brings numerous benefits to the faction.

The reverse is also true.

The earliest version of the energy ion beam had an attack power of only 3000 and a very short range, not exceeding 100 meters.

After more than a dozen updates, the current energy ray adopts the most advanced "body-borne energy weapon design" on the market. Its attack power has already exceeded 15,000, and its range has also adopted a compressed energy design, reaching 10km. Its parameters are no worse than some weapons in the mother city.

More importantly, after referencing some of the bizarre designs of "Mas Edge", the company's weapons designers had a sudden inspiration and developed a small device called "Bending Ray".

This thing has a very interesting function: by adjusting the frequency, it can cause energy rays to produce a "deflection effect".

Modern missiles are equipped with intelligent modules. Faced with a dense rain of energy, they simply climb. However, nearly half of the rays in the energy rain suddenly bend upwards by 90 degrees in mid-air. By the time these dozen or so missiles tried to turn around, it was too late. Explosions erupted one after another, and a large amount of metal fragments turned into fireworks.

"Boss, someone's trying to get us!"

As soon as it landed, a bunch of gibberish appeared on the mainframe's screen, and once the code was restored, it immediately shouted.

"You figured that out? You're so smart," the senior engineer said, keeping a watchful eye on the sky.

"No, boss, how would anyone know where we went? This operation should only be known to the two of us, right? Most importantly, weren't we supposed to be hiding the whole way?"

"Yeah, how could they have found us so quickly? I remember that Venus Life Safety Group's satellite surveillance technology wasn't that advanced, was it?" the senior engineer muttered to himself.

"Or is there some anti-stealth radar on the ground that I haven't detected?"

Or perhaps—

Suddenly, a scene appeared in my memory: a mass of my own flesh and blood, transformed into a "white-eyed crow," monitoring the scene.

Then, the crow flew back, and a thin, flesh-colored line appeared on the back of its head.

That can be understood as the prototype of a biochemical brain-computer interface.

Brain-computer interfaces require a data cable, but they can actually be used without one.

Most of the biochemical brain-computer interfaces developed by Venus Life Safety have wireless network connectivity devices.

This probably explains why the other party discovered them from the very beginning.

"Let's go," the senior engineer said, flicking his arm to wipe away the wisps of smoke. "The more they don't want us to go, the more it proves we're on the right track."

The "main brain" hurriedly got up and followed behind the senior engineer, but muttered something reluctantly under its breath.

"Boss, why do you want me, a support staff member, to go to the front lines with you? I can support you from the rear."

"The main thing is that you're quick-witted and can give me some good advice on the spot."

"Boss, I didn't expect you to value me so much!"

"Of course, you are the future pillar of our Dugo Group."

As the two continued their rambling conversation toward the City of the Dead, they seemed oblivious to the fact that there were countless eyes watching them from the trees, the ground, and the sky.

Meanwhile, in the distant Brain Valley Mechanical City, countless biological computers were completed, and among them, a cold voice rang out from the mainframe system.

Brain-Computer Interconnection, Biomanagement System, activated.