Night.
In the living room.
Wang Zhong sat on the sofa, raised his head, and looked at the mechanical clock hanging on the wall beside him. The clock's hour hand had just reached seven.
"Now, it's time to deal with Xiao Zhe."
As he spoke, Wang Zhong stood up. He picked up the [Mechanical Phone A10] and said to the [Intelligence] within it, "Intelligence, log into my computer account as usual, then chat with my friends from the deduction club..."
"Remember to imitate my way of speaking. Don't make any mistakes..."
The next second, a cold voice slowly rang out from the Bluetooth headset on Wang Zhong's right ear. "As you command, Master."
In the living room.
The laptop on Wang Zhong's desk suddenly switched on by itself, as though an invisible ghost were controlling his [laptop]...
A computer account appeared as logged in on the laptop screen, and chat windows popped up one after another.
At that moment, Wang Zhong's figure had already vanished into the stairwell of the rental apartment.
On the street.
Perhaps because it was only seven in the evening, the streets were crowded with pedestrians. A few scattered vendor stalls were also casually set up along both sides of the road.
At the entrance to the parking lot.
Wang Zhong narrowed his eyes as he watched the bustling scene before him. With a thought, a twisted white glow suddenly emerged across his face.
Within the white light, strange faces flickered past one after another.
When the white glow faded, his true appearance was revealed.
A plain-looking middle-aged man now stood where he had been.
It was the Primary Mechanical Creation, the [Bionic Disguise Mask].
After changing his appearance, Wang Zhong calmly rode his disguised electric scooter through the streets.
Along the way, surveillance cameras and the phones of passersby filming nearby seemed to be controlled by some force, silently erasing every trace of Wang Zhong from their recordings.
That was the benefit of having a personal [Smart Phone].
Thirteen minutes later.
Wang Zhong quickly stopped at the entrance to a small alley.
"I need to change my transportation next time. Otherwise, I'll get exposed sooner or later!"
After parking his disguised electric scooter, Wang Zhong returned to his original appearance. Wearing a mask and standing in a surveillance blind spot, he casually took out the [Mechanical Phone A10] and began checking everything inside Xiao Zhe's home.
Inside Xiao Zhe's home.
Xiao Zhe sat in his bedroom, carefully wiping two daggers that gleamed with a cold light.
He looked as focused as though he were tending to his lover, unwilling to overlook the slightest detail.
However, Xiao Zhe failed to notice that the camera of the [Mechanical Mobile Phone] beside him was aimed directly at him...
In a surveillance blind spot.
"Xiao Zhe's weapons are daggers, and they're both very good-quality daggers."
Wang Zhong murmured to himself and committed the information to memory. When he fought Xiao Zhe later, he would need to keep part of his attention on those two daggers.
As the saying went, know yourself and know your enemy, and you would never be defeated in a hundred battles.
Now that he had a [Mechanical Mobile Phone] containing Intelligence, Wang Zhong naturally intended to make full use of its ability to hack into any electronic device.
"Besides the two daggers, Xiao Zhe is hiding a bottle of poison spray..."
"Huh? His right eye is actually a [Bionic Prosthetic Eye]? We've known each other for half a year, and I never realized his eye was fake?"
"As expected, Xiao Zhe is also wearing that kind of defensive [Fiber Armor]..."
In just half an hour, Wang Zhong had seen through most of Xiao Zhe's hidden cards.
At the same time.
The time had reached 8:45 p.m.
Through the surveillance feed on the [Mechanical Phone A10], Wang Zhong also discovered that Xiao Zhe was packing up and preparing to leave.
Xiao Zhe was a meticulous bachelor who worked efficiently and liked to prepare ahead of time for everything.
That was also why Wang Zhong had come out early to ambush Xiao Zhe.
As long as the battle between Wang Zhong and Xiao Zhe ended quickly, Wang Zhong would still have time to prepare other things and create an alibi for himself.
"Let's begin."
At the entrance to the alley, Wang Zhong muttered. Holding the [Mechanical Phone A10] in his right hand, he used his right index finger to press the mechanical [Number Key 6] three times in succession.
Transformation password [666]!
After Wang Zhong entered the transformation password [666], a stream of [0] and [1] data symbols suddenly appeared across the screen of the [Mechanical Phone A10]. Then, those emerald-green data symbols shot out of the screen and streaked toward his eyes.
Boom!
The next second, a large expanse of emerald-green data runes appeared in Wang Zhong's eyes. At the same time, unfamiliar combat experience rapidly loaded into the depths of his memories.
It was the skill [Psionic Datafication LV1].
A miraculous skill that allowed Wang Zhong to transform into a [Level 3 Psionic Warrior].
"Buzz!"
In an instant, threads of emerald psionic light bloomed from Wang Zhong's eyes, while a series of unfamiliar combat memories surfaced in his mind.
In the blink of an eye, Wang Zhong became a [Level 3 Psionic Warrior].
Inside a residential building.
"Tap, tap."
Xiao Zhe was walking down the stairs and had just reached the ground-floor exit. As soon as he turned past the stairwell corner, a plain-looking middle-aged man in a black robe entered his field of vision.
He had a bloated build and an indifferent expression.
But when he looked at me, his gaze was utterly cold. Something's wrong here.
Xiao Zhe quickly gave the middle-aged man a rough assessment and evaluated his level of danger.
As a [Sain Mechanical Killer], Xiao Zhe had developed the professional habit of assessing the danger level of strangers whenever he encountered them...
[Treat every stranger as an assassin.]
This rule was a life-saving principle that every [Sain Mechanical Killer] had paid for with blood and lives.
"Tap, tap."
On the first floor of the residential building, Wang Zhong walked toward the stairs leading to the second floor with an indifferent expression. As the distance between him and Xiao Zhe grew shorter and shorter, his breathing gradually steadied.
The more dangerous the moment, the calmer Wang Zhong became.
Closer.
Even closer.
Just as Wang Zhong and Xiao Zhe passed each other head-on, both of them struck almost simultaneously.
Rip!
In an instant, a fruit knife glowing with emerald psionic light collided with a dagger that flashed with cold steel.
PS: Regarding what some readers mentioned about the names of certain Mechanical Creations, they represent Mechanical Creations from particular factions. They will be revealed later. Thank you all for your support. I will work hard.
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