Li Xing's Androids, Pulling the Strings from the Shadows

"What?"

Bulma stared at Li Xing in shock.

Li Xing frowned.

"No. Strictly speaking, it's that guy called Polar Night, the Dark Night Monarch. But he seems to have appeared out of nowhere, and our group has no information on him whatsoever. So, we know nothing about him.

"As for the rest, the strongest has been upgraded to Jackie Chun, who is at 138. Sun Wukong is at 102, followed by Krillin at 68.

"The others aren't worth mentioning."

Li Xing tapped the table.

"The people in the Security Department of the Aurora Group are all above 100 in strength.

"Do you think we need the experts you mentioned to lend prestige to the Aurora Martial Arts Peak Tournament?"

Bulma opened her mouth, unsure what to say.

Strictly speaking, there shouldn't have been any exaggeration in what Li Xing had said.

They had absolutely no need for it.

Which meant that Li Xing really did have the strength to do this.

And with that, the ultimate purpose behind the Aurora Group holding this Martial Arts Tournament was obvious.

Li Xing watched Bulma fall into deep thought, feeling immensely pleased with himself.

He intended to use Bulma to tell the whole world about the Aurora Group's plans.

This project wouldn't be launched until at least a year later, after the championship tournament had been completed.

More importantly, Master Roshi and the others would ideally take part.

The Super Warrior Team they formed would be relatively powerful.

Bulma was still extremely useful.

If there was nothing else going on,

Li Xing didn't want to offend this woman.

It would be best if he could appease her.

If he couldn't, then he would steer her toward doing what he wanted.

For now,

that seemed to be the best and most suitable approach.

"How could this be?"

Li Xing pointed at the door, signaling Bulma to get lost.

Once was enough.

He wasn't about to waste time educating Bulma.

Next,

the Aurora Martial Arts Tournament was about to begin.

He had to start working toward completing his next task.

The system gave him so little every time. Now that he had finally gotten a skill, he naturally had to hold on to it tightly and not let the opportunity slip away.

Li Xing had to start completing the task now, at this very moment.

As he watched Bulma leave in a huff, Li Xing didn't stop her. Instead, he felt quite pleased.

Once she was out of sight, Li Xing's expression turned cold.

"Wisdom!"

"I'm here, Engineer."

"Polar Night's androids have been developed, right?"

"Yes, Engineer."

"Wait for my signal. Begin batch production and set the Quantum Realm as the destination."

"Understood, Engineer."

Li Xing said nothing more, his face cold and impassive.

Using this still-imperfect technology at a crowded event like the Laser Martial Arts Tournament was truly deranged and reckless of Li Xing.

He had become obsessed with improving himself.

One month later,

the first batch of top competitors from the cities had secured their places in the Martial Arts Tournament. They only needed to hold on to their positions to qualify for the regional tournament six months later.

Even if they couldn't, the prize money was still tempting enough.

If they could hold on to first place for a long time, simply receiving funds from the Aurora Group would be a wonderful thing.

Unfortunately,

on this day,

the entire world underwent a sudden change.

Black vortices appeared in the skies above at least a hundred cities around the world.

A strange, eerie, cold voice rang out.

"People of Earth.

"I am your creator."

In the frigid wastelands north of North City,

Li Xing wore a strange expression, fighting back the urge to retch.

He pointed a voice modulator at the vortex before him and spoke.

"From now on, the Kyrieloids will rule over you."

"Next, the members of our Kyrieloid squad will come to take control of you.

"To make sure you obey, here's a little gift for you.

"Mourn,

"and look forward to what's coming."

After Li Xing finished speaking, he immediately fell silent and shut off the connection to the outside world.

"Wisdom, bring up the big screen."

Li Xing's gaze was resolute, and his chiseled, handsome face was full of anticipation.

Androids! If this technology could be perfected, he had no idea how much it would help him.

If he could create a batch of androids like Android 17 and Android 18, instead of the ones currently controlled by Wisdom,

then fighting that group might make his own strength surge.

Soon, the first android's signal disappeared.

Then, like a chain reaction of falling dominoes, the signals of many androids vanished from the screen.

Li Xing knew that the androids had died when their images disappeared from the screen.

He watched the first image to vanish: a child, looking stubborn and determined.

A tail swayed in the air behind him.

Behind him, ordinary people stood amid panic and a vast field of ruins.

"Sun Wukong. Heh, I'm here to play with you. I hope you've improved enough to help me get even stronger."

As Li Xing finished speaking, black liquid spread across his entire body.

His figure gradually faded into the cave.

Inside the cave, image after image flickered across the screen.

A three-eyed man, a short fellow dressed like a clown, hovering silently in the air, Master Roshi with a turtle shell on his back, bald Krillin, a number of martial arts school masters, and a group of security guards in the Aurora Martial Arts Tournament's standard uniforms, among others.

Overall, of the hundred androids in the world, thirty had died so far. The remaining sixty-odd were wreaking havoc outside.

Many people had lost their families, companies had gone bankrupt, and people were fleeing in panic.

Acts of justice and evil were happening all at once.

All the countless sides of human nature were unfolding in these cities.

Li Xing wouldn't concern himself with any of it.

Either he would grow stronger, or his opponents would—and he could benefit from their strength in one way or another.

As for everyone else, they were nothing but fuel, dividends, and mines. They weren't worth mentioning.

In less than five minutes, Li Xing quickly found the city where Sun Wukong was.

Li Xing didn't dare experiment with the Quantum Realm yet.

For now, flying there himself seemed more reliable.

If something went wrong during the transfer and he got trapped in the Quantum Realm or ended up separated from his own limbs, it would be a terrible loss.

"We meet again."

Sun Wukong had nowhere to vent his anger. Surrounded by cries of pain, he had no idea what to do. When Li Xing appeared before him in Black Armor, Sun Wukong was naturally delighted.

Without a word, Li Xing swung a punch.

"Wait, wait! We should deal with what's happening here first. So many people are hurt!"

Sun Wukong channeled his strength into his legs and leaped away with tremendous force.

Even as he jumped, he didn't forget to remind Li Xing.

Li Xing ignored him, of course.

After all this time, he had to find out whether Sun Wukong had improved and whether he could offer him greater benefits.

Li Xing landed lightly and quickly chased after Sun Wukong.

"Hey, mysterious man in black! Didn't you hear what I said?

"There are still so many people here, and they're already hurt. I have to find a way to save them first.

"And besides!"