The Password Killer

"Punk assassin blueprints? There are such things."

The senior engineer clicked on it casually.

You have obtained the special blueprint [Crypto Killer]

Encryption Killer: A password is a special kind of information, and information, in turn, forms special instructions; therefore, encryption constitutes life, and instructions constitute death.

A large amount of 'encrypted code' was poured into the senior engineer's brain.

As soon as the senior engineer had a thought, the pheromones on his right arm automatically adjusted, forming a series of 'encrypted codes'.

Then, something strange happened: the engineer's right hand quickly became transparent, turning into a transparent silver color.

[Beep beep, part of your body has entered an 'unknown state'. The characteristics of this state are unknown. Please leave this state as soon as possible.]

"It's somewhat like the ability of a cyber assassin to transform enemies."

Moreover, this transparent silver color seems to extend upwards from the arm.

With a thought, the senior engineer summoned a 'data life form', and the next moment, his transparent hand pierced into the other party's chest.

"You're really ruthless," the data lifeform that looked exactly like the senior engineer complained.

The next moment, the transparent silver flowed down the wound and onto the other person's entire body. Just as the final coverage was completed, the data life form completely disintegrated, turning into countless encrypted symbols and numbers that scattered all over the ground.

"The damage is a bit too high!"

The senior engineer was a little surprised, because the data life form he summoned was at the second-tier level.

However, the senior engineer also sensed that this "data life" was not dead, but rather its life had been encrypted in some way. In other words, as long as the encryption solution is found, it can still be reassembled.

What's even more interesting is that the "maximum limit 4" for the virtual life replication ritual has been changed to "maximum limit 3".

"If this is true for virtual beings, what about for real people?"

The senior engineer had an idea and called out to the outside, "During the previous corporate war, didn't we capture a lot of mercenary prisoners? Bring one of them up to me."

A moment later, the door opened, and a mercenary, bound hand and foot, was brought in by a creature hunter.

"Boss, what do we need to do?"

"It's alright, you can go down now."

The mercenary looked at the senior engineer with a terrified expression, as if he were looking at some kind of demon.

"How about we make a deal? You cooperate with my experiment, and if you're still alive after the experiment, I'll release you."

The senior engineer revealed a harmless smile, and then activated the "encryption killer" ability once again. His transparent silver hand pierced through the opponent's chest in an instant.

"Ah!"

"Huh?"

After the engineer pulled his hand out, the mercenary stared blankly at his chest, where there wasn't a single wound on his skin.

"Alright, the experiment is complete. You can leave now."

With a light snap of his fingers, the chains on the mercenary fell off, and the prisoner's expression turned to ecstasy. He tentatively took two steps back, and seeing that the engineer did not react, he quickly turned around and grabbed the doorknob.

However, the next moment, his face suddenly twitched, his entire face melted like wax, and then reformed, becoming the face of a senior engineer.

"Huh, what's this? Is it a reality transformation?" The senior engineer, dressed in prison clothes, looked at himself curiously.

"How do you feel?" the senior engineer asked.

"Hmm, it seems I've encrypted this person's genetic structure, and that's why I've replaced his vital signs," the prison-wearing engineer pondered.

"However, this encryption conversion seems to be different from the one in Cyber Killer. It is unstable and has a time limit. I estimate that this encryption can only last for 30 minutes."

"But as long as I remain hidden, this time will not be wasted."

The prison-clad engineer had a sudden thought, and without melting away the impermanence, he transformed back into the appearance of a prisoner.

The prisoner was pale, as if he had been seriously ill.

Do you remember what I just said?

The prisoner shook his head blankly.

"Oh, I'm sorry, the agreement we just made is null and void."

The senior engineer snapped his fingers, the door opened, and the guards came in again and led the prisoner out.

Meanwhile, a faint connection appeared in Gao Gong's mind between him and the prisoner. This connection was encrypted, unknown to any third party, and he could transform it into himself at any time if he wanted to.

"For virtual life, it's about 'killing' the other party through encryption; for real life, it's about achieving short-term genetic encryption and transformation."

This "encrypted killer" is just one type of punk killer, and it's likely a low-level one, otherwise it wouldn't have become the blueprint for the second stage of the mission.

"Tsk tsk, as expected of the Civilization Poison Core, this one move alone would be hard to defend against, let alone in the civilized era, even in the cyber era."

Imagine a company executive being infected with a "crypto killer" without their knowledge; all of the company's trade secrets would be lost.

The most amazing thing is that it doesn't even involve genetic modification; it's just a temporary genetic encryption, which means that even genetic testing can't detect it.

The senior engineer looked with great interest at the third step of the task.

[The First Avalanche Quest, Part Two: Zero's Transformation Ritual]

Difficulty: Tier 2 - Nightmare

Mission Briefing: You have finally obtained the 'Transformation Ritual' from the punk gathering place. Now the problem is simple: go to the location of the 'Transformation Ritual' and find out the truth behind the avalanche.

Mission Objective: Go to Database 0 and trace back the transformation process of zero.

Mission Rewards: 10 million experience points, and the acquisition of 'Punk Killer Conversion Technology'.

"The third ring was already a 'nightmare'?"

The difficulty of Nightmare is roughly equivalent to a senior engineer single-handedly taking down the "Venos Bio Group." Could these hackers handle that?

This hellish task was more difficult than the senior engineer had imagined.

There are five difficulty levels: Easy, Normal, Hard, Nightmare, and Hell, with "Hell" being the highest level of difficulty.

However, there are differences between different Hell Quests.

Some hellish missions are just barely touching the threshold of "hell".

Some hellish missions are so named because their maximum difficulty level is "hellish".

According to the senior engineer, this "avalanche" is the latter.

"Punk Group"

The senior engineer fell into deep thought, finding it difficult to make a decision.

To be honest, there was a rare window of opportunity before the cyber wave began, and the senior engineer was making final preparations to fight against the "Memory Matrix".

If he were to intervene, he would inevitably have to confront that "Golden Avalanche Man." If one "encrypted assassin" is this troublesome, then what about that high-ranking member of the "assassin group," who might even be the number one?

But if I don't get involved, this task will most likely fall through.

It's just a hellish mission, so giving up on it is fine, even though it hurts a bit.

However, if there is a possibility of obtaining a "Civilization Poison Core," then it's not just a matter of feeling the pinch.

The Civilization Poison Core is something second only to the 'Civilization Core'.

Although this thing is disgusting, it's very effective at disgusting others.

Even when fighting against a higher-level 'civilization', this thing is still effective, making it one of the few treasures that can help one fight against a higher-level civilization.

He will inevitably venture into space in the future, so we need to prepare in advance.

If it's impossible to synthesize a 'cosmic relic' or deal with that 'memory matrix' in the future, then obtaining a 'civilization poison core' would be a decent alternative.

This is a matter of sesame seeds and watermelons.

"Is it possible to find someone to take control of the 'Punk Group' from that 'Golden Avalanche Man' and become the new controller of this 'Ancient Virus Organization'?"

In fact, the senior engineer did have such a candidate in mind.

"We've arrived," Du Zhaodi said, appearing out of nowhere and placing her hand on the senior engineer's shoulder.

The senior engineer turned his head, and the silver starship wall automatically parted to reveal a window. Scorching air rushed in, along with murky sand.

Looking down, one sees an endless expanse of golden desert.

This is not an S-class continent, but it is another dangerous place on this planet called "Desert Hell".

This place is called the Desert Hell because of its unique terrain, which causes mechanical entities to consume energy extremely quickly, ten times faster than normal.

"How are you feeling?"

Du Zhaodi closed her eyes and sensed for a moment, then said, "Indeed, energy consumption has increased by 40%."

"Probably because this is an 'energy funnel zone'."

Energy funnel zones, also known as anti-energy regions or energy hollow regions, are generally born on planets with high energy intensity. For example, the radiating planet he is standing on is a standard energy planet, with most of its surface covered by radiant energy.

Because the radiation energy is too strong, things will inevitably turn into their opposites. For some reason, certain areas will be "magic-banned," but it is quite rare for light-mechanical bodies to be "magic-banned." Therefore, this place is also a good hiding place for some corporate test subjects and biological mutants. "The Abyss of Machines" is the nickname of this place.

"Then go ahead and raise the price. Xiao Yu and I will just go down like this," the senior engineer said, raising his voice again to the person next door, "Little girl, are you ready?"

"Ready, boss."

Soon, Gao Gong, Xiao Yu, and the End Black Emperor behind Xiao Yu appeared on the deck of the Great Curved Blade. Xiao Yu took a deep breath, and more than a dozen data cables shot up from the abdomen of the End Black Emperor and stuck into her back. The Emperor's Light enveloped her and the End Black Emperor. For a moment, it was as if a huge golden ball covered the deck. Even the mechanical body inside Gao Gong's body hummed, which showed that Xiao Yu's hard training during this period had not been in vain.

There is a mutual influence between Collapse Entity, especially among the same Collapse Entity.

In a certain part of the vast desert, Xiao Yu suddenly raised his head, revealing a chilling smile on his face, which was crawling with dozens of transparent worms.

"They've arrived!"

The Xiao family, which follows the path of colonization, and the Xiao family, which follows the path of mechanization, will eventually have to determine a winner.

Ironically, both members of the Xiao family were, in a sense, traitors to the Xiao family.

As for the senior engineer, he hovered high in the sky, silently watching this scene.

He did not intend to intervene in this battle because the re-fusion of the Collapse Entity could cause problems if it was interfered with by another Collapse Entity.

If only 99% is integrated, and the remaining 1% is lost somewhere, he won't even know where to cry.

So, it's up to you now, Xiao Xiao.