The next moment.
Their streams of information abruptly took shape as they stepped into the outer perimeter of the largest Data Terminal in this block. This time, the fluctuations of computing power emanating from the Data Cage were clearly much greater than those of the ones they had devoured before.
Light Banquet said warily:
"An intermediate Data Terminal mother-she is the central hub shared by the hundreds of blocks around us-if I can devour her-I can take direct control of the daughter units in those hundreds of blocks-"
Lynn glanced at her chest and said:
"Want to eat a little more and grow first? Are you sure you're big enough now to swallow one this large in a single bite?"
Light Banquet said guardedly:
"There's no time-they're already on alert-once they reinforce the defenses of the major hubs-it won't be as easy as it is now to slip in undetected-we have no choice but to take the risk-"
Lynn said softly, "You're not in such a hurry because you found out Miss Machine Intelligence ate part of you, are you? Are you worried she'll gobble up all the other yous before you can grow?"
Light Banquet was furious. If not for the agreement, she really would have loved to beat this guy up right then.
"Why do you have so much crap to say-are you going or not?! If you aren't, I'm going-working with you is exhausting-you idiot-!!"
With that.
She forcibly suppressed her desire to hurt him and kicked the Lin-Surnamed Creature beside her straight out.
Bang-
And it was precisely that kick.
The vast amounts of data and computing power surging within the Data Cage were instantly disturbed. An immense will abruptly swept over them, issuing a piercing warning.
"Who goes there-!"
Holding down his hat, Lynn raised