Starting as a Mechanical Hunter
Chapter 578

Slaying the Giant Pillar

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Originally a senior engineer, due to the route and level he chose, he possessed the skills of a seasoned virtual master, but due to cyber kidney deficiency, he could not use them effectively.

Even after reaching the maximum level in the Cyber Hacker profession, it becomes impossible to level up any further.

However, Gao has finally found a bit of the feeling he had in his previous life. It's as if he can open a virtual space with a thought, and the spinning of code in his hand can bring about a network revolution.

The senior engineer could even see through the sky and see the three mountains pressing down on this planet.

"Awesome! Absolutely awesome! Extremely awesome!"

The senior engineer burst into laughter in mid-air.

Thunder rumbled in the sky, as if the heavens were angry.

All the S-class mutants received the battle order and took to the air one by one.

At the same time, two "mechanical giant pillars" rose from the ground, growing larger and larger.

"You can't beat me online, so you want to eliminate me physically? You're so despicable, old woman!"

Above the network clouds, in the starry sky, the "Mother" had a fierce expression, her abdomen was empty, and bloody code spilled out from the crack without any sign of stopping.

The biological computer, which had already been upgraded to version 0, dropped two levels and fell directly to 0, and its data is still being severely lost.

She lost this virtual battle, and it was a crushing defeat!

"You did it on purpose!"

Both sides made their moves. The "Mother's" move was to use the computing power brought by hundreds of millions of brain-computer interfaces to forcibly devour the senior engineer, this version 0 biological computer.

If we could bring him back to life, it would be like having an extra small version of him.

But who would have thought the other party would be so troublesome?

Forcing the other party to digest it is simply impossible.

The more you suppress someone, the more they will integrate with you.

They even used their own resources to develop a counter-intuitive "virus antibody".

Even while I was fully focused on digesting the virus and had no time to spare, the other side opened up a new battlefield in reality. The so-called "25th generation virus" was actually just the source code of my earlier version.

By the time they realized it, it was too late.

Now, I face two choices—

Alternatively, one could gamble everything and forcibly merge with the other party, in which case the other party might use the power of the "cloud network" to frantically decipher one's original code and completely turn against one.

Alternatively, one could "pull" the other out of their body, but at this point, the fusion had become so deep that a "cesarean section" would come at a huge cost.

I chose option two.

The price is that a large amount of one's own power is absorbed by the other party.

A flicker of pain crossed the mother's eyes. She gritted her teeth and took a deep breath.

The next moment, stars twinkled, a dense cloud of data once again enveloped the sky, and rain began to fall, blurring the lines between the five senses and virtual reality.

And its target is precisely the other party!

"Kill him!"

At that moment, all attacks came rushing in, including S-class superpowers, Tier 3 civilization weapons, and various standard weapons from large corporations, completely ignoring their own comrades.

The first impact was a high-level tremor that tore through space, covering everything and causing massive real damage.

Even the Collapse Entity's "teleportation" couldn't dodge this move because the spatial parameters changed too quickly to be detected.

If you were a senior engineer before, you wouldn't be able to avoid it either.

But now, after the spatial wave swept over, even the S-class mutants at the forefront were coughing up blood, and one of them even had his physical body explode.

"Try this trick."

Among a bunch of system prompts, the senior engineer found something very familiar.

His figure suddenly disappeared amidst the turbulent waves of space.

The next moment, behind an S-class mutant, countless codes and numbers suddenly emerged from the air and quickly combined to form a humanoid shape.

A hand, existing between virtual and reality, suddenly pierced through the other's flesh.

Every S-class mutant is not a perfect all-rounder; they all have weaknesses.

However, weaknesses are often masked by strengths, which is why S-class mutants are so powerful.

For example, the "Diamond Man" in front of us has the ability to be covered in "diamonds" all over his body, making his physical defense incredibly strong, and his energy rays are even refracted by his special body structure.

However, this character's weakness, 'true health,' is surprisingly low, with less than 10,000 points.

When the senior engineer broke through the barrier between the virtual and the real world, the result was that he defeated this guy in one move.

[You have killed the S-rank mutant 'Diamond Man', gaining 5 million experience points and 2 mastery points.]

Compared to A-grade radiated beasts, S-grade mutants give a lot more experience, but very little in other ways.

Following the same method, the four low-health S-class mutants were quickly eliminated from the field by the senior engineer.

The senior engineer had also figured out the characteristics of this move—

G system, version 0 update.

New feature – Artificial Virtual Space

Artificial virtual space: Virtualize one's own life system, temporarily create a large data node, transform genes into raw code, human organs into manipulable software, metabolic movements into running programs... The coverage of this node will be determined by the strength of a person's life.

The so-called virtual space is a data node in cyberspace, a safe haven for data, and a paradise for hackers and AI.

By transforming themselves into data nodes, senior engineers can freely manipulate their data, uploading and downloading it at will.

Here, he is God!

Physical spatial distortions, naturally, will not affect the network.

Data transmission within a 'node' is equivalent to another virtual version of 'teleportation'.

Although this kind of "instant teleportation" can only be performed within the range of "data nodes".

Given the current lifespan of a senior engineer, that is, within 500 meters, they can upload and download files.

But it is unaffected by reality.

Furthermore, "data transmission across space" and "attack virtualization" are only some of the functions of "artificial virtual space".

More features are yet to be developed.

With this kind of instantaneous teleportation, the large-scale spatial impact of the continental plate impactor would be basically useless against him.

And he finally had time to check his growth attributes.

You need to figure out at least the attributes and skills related to combat.

Health +30000

Bioenergy +30000

Another exaggerated increase.

It's equivalent to directly adding a "Demon Mountain".

The mini-bosses I encountered in the early stages.

This increase stems from a 60% rise in the rate of biological system modification.

This increase almost reached the upper limit of the Gaogong biological system.

The conversion rate is different for each level.

The modification rate for level 10 is 25%, which is the upper limit of modification that the human body can accept within this level range.

The modification cap for levels 10-20 is 50%.

The upgrade cap for levels 20-30 is 50%.

After the second stage, the modification limit increased once.

The upgrade cap for levels 30-40 is 75%.

25% + 50% + 50% + 75% = 200%

In other words, the maximum modification level at level 40 is 200%.

Before the senior engineer, the combined biological modification rate of all systems reached 140%. This additional 60% biological modification directly reached the level 40 limit.

In other words, the level restricts updates to the 'biological computer' version.

If the senior engineer is promoted again.

The system version can be further evolved.

This is also the reason for [Biocomputer G System, 0 Update].

The collective will brought about by the decades-long evolution of a global biotechnology giant was deeply absorbed by the senior engineer.

The sheer joy is indescribable.

It goes straight to the stomach.

Furthermore, the change in the "biological system modification rate" is not only reflected in the numbers.

The maximum biological modification rate allows senior engineers to directly enter a new level.

His thoughts can simultaneously spread into millions of paths, each one like a living human brain thinking and comprehending.

When he was concentrating, time seemed to slow down by hundreds of times.

Everyone seemed to be moving in slow motion.

It's not just about actions, but also about the enemy's mindset.

It's a feeling of being in control of everything.

This feeling will become stronger and stronger with each stage of the upgrade.

The senior engineer's opponents were four squads of S-class mutants, yet at this moment, he had entered a strange state.

In this state, everyone's biomagnetic field merges together, and he becomes the master of this magnetic field.

"We need to get rid of what's in the way first."

With a thought, the senior engineer's figure disintegrated into countless lines of code and vanished into the air. When he reappeared, he was already in front of the mechanical giant pillar.

The Purple String Space opened.

Tens of thousands of spatial strings converge at a single point.

Space cutting activated!

The enormous mechanical pillar, its top piercing into the radiating clouds, suddenly had a massive crack over a thousand meters long appear in its middle section.

The heavy mechanical armor and the high-speed rotating pillar offered absolutely no protection against this attack.

Without a sound, the second spatial cutting was activated once again!

Another crack, over a thousand meters long, appeared on the crack in the middle section.

The third spatial cut!

The fourth spatial cut!

The fifth spatial cut!

In the blink of an eye, the purple light flashed five times, and after five flashes, to the astonishment of all the onlookers.

A third-tier civilization weapon, a super weapon capable of piercing through a continent, this colossal weapon slowly split in two, collapsing like a mountain of gold and a pillar of jade.

[You have destroyed a Tier 3 civilization weapon for the first time. Planet reputation +2. Automatically gain the title "Machine Destroyer"]

Mega-Destroyer (Upgradeable): A high-level weapon developer who holds you in the highest regard. After all, madam, you wouldn't want your painstakingly developed weapon to become useless, would you? +5% damage against superweapons.

Everyone watching was stunned.

Leaving aside the strangers, even the colleagues who had been observing the battlefield using military satellites all had complicated expressions.

"Was my voice too loud when I called him an idiot all the time?" the young woman murmured.

"Brother Gao is so powerful, can Sister Du handle him?" Secretary Douya asked.

"I'm their biological son, this move must be a family secret technique, I must learn it!" Valkyrie's eyes shone brightly.

Meanwhile, in the black bar, many hackers stared in disbelief at this scene.

It was unusual for no one to speak in the executive chat group.

At the headquarters of the bio-engineered humans, a domineering female CEO wearing black stockings crossed her legs and watched this scene with a smile.

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