The Return to the City
"Qin Yiguan!"
"President Meng is in very poor condition right now; his bodily functions are declining rapidly every minute!"
"If you really have a way to rescue President Meng, please do it quickly!"
Rong Qian sent a message through the communicator, her tone urgent.
The boy glanced at the time.
Boss Meng has 5 hours and 3 minutes left.
I will save him!
A strong will arose from the depths of Qin Yiguan's heart.
This statement also became a belief, transcending the virtual world and resonating in his real mind.
His body turned into blue code and drifted away in the wind.
At the same time, his physical body suddenly opened its eyes.
He got out of bed quickly, dressed, and zipped up his black jacket.
He went downstairs and stormed out the door.
Gazing at the quiet, Rust City.
Strangely, the mechanical puppets that came looking for the girl disappeared all at once, as if they had planned it together.
roadside.
The two idle men continued chatting.
"I heard that those Mechanical Proxy took more than 640 girls away from our Rust City No. 03."
"Yes, our Rust City No. 03 is dwindling in population; these are the only ones who meet the criteria."
"I heard that those Mechanical Proxy aren't picky; they take girls with disabilities or brain disorders too!"
"Perhaps this is the only chance those girls will ever have in their lives!"
Qin Yiguan heard this.
He clenched his fist.
The girls were all taken away, and the mechanical puppets naturally wouldn't stay either!
They don't discriminate against girls with physical disabilities or brain disorders... Of course they don't discriminate! As long as they can conceive, they'll meet their requirements!!!
Suddenly.
Qin Yiguan's body trembled; he thought of someone.
Xiao Ning!
She's an orphan, lives alone, and is blind. Could she also be...?!
The next moment.
Qin Yiguan ran as fast as he could, heading towards Xiao Ning's residence on the east side of the Rust City!
This is the real world now.
Without the speed boost from [Time Lag Syndrome], Qin Yiguan could only muster all his strength and run as fast as he could!
Boom!
Qin Yiguan suddenly pushed open Xiao Ning's door.
He was slightly stunned. He saw that Xiao Ning's usual wheelchair was empty, and there were also the improved energy blocks that Xiao Ning had made scattered around. One of them had been trampled into mud by a huge footprint!
On the paper packaging of the energy cube, there was a note in Xiao Ning's Xiuli handwriting. "Brother Yiguan's Dinner."
Oh shit!
Qin Yiguan was furious, his eyes blazing with rage.
He stared at the empty room, his blood boiling with anger, and a wave of dizziness washing over him!
He had no idea where those mechanical puppets were going or where they were taking the girls!
Suddenly.
From what seemed to be a great distance behind the room, faint shouts could be heard.
"Let me go!"
"Who are you! I don't want to go with you!"
Qin Yiguan suddenly widened his eyes, "It's Xiao Ning's voice!"
Qin Yiguan burst apart as he rushed out.
In the distance, three towering puppet robots were controlling Xiao Ning, dragging her away into the distance!
The boy was filled with rage!
He rushed to the puppet robot in two strides, leaped high into the air, and swung his fist, smashing it down on the robot's head!
When!
The sound of flesh and blood clashing against metal!
But the two-meter-tall mechanical puppet, its head not even tilted, stared silently at Qin Yiguan with its red eyes!
The boy was kneeling on one knee, his fist throbbing with pain.
This is not Experimental Zone of the Metaverse. Qin Yiguan is just a young man with good physical strength and is no match for the mechanical puppet made of alloy.
The boy was also staring into the mechanical puppet's crimson eyes.
He knew that this mechanical puppet was not fully automatic, but rather that someone in the Metaverse was controlling this substitute through their consciousness.
The boy gritted his teeth.
The real person behind the puppet, whether in reality, the Metaverse, or the Experimental Zone, can be torn to shreds and ground to dust by Qin Yiguan if he encounters him!
But unfortunately...
He's currently separated from that guy by a mechanical puppet!
Qin Yiguan glanced at Xiao Ning again. She was lying face down on the ground, her right leg held by a mechanical puppet. She had multiple scratches all over her body. Xiao Ning was blind and extremely terrified and confused.
Call!
The mechanical puppet swung its massive arm, aiming straight for Qin Yiguan's head!
When!
Qin Yiguan used his arms to block, and his entire body shifted several meters to the side.
He felt that his forearm bone was broken!
"Xiao Ning!"
Don't be afraid!
Qin Yiguan roared and kicked the mechanical puppet in the chest, knowing that the puppet's energy source was hidden there!
Thump!
The feeling was exactly the same as kicking a steel plate, even crisper, because the mechanical puppet's body was made entirely of alloy, making it lighter and stronger than steel!
Not even a dent was left!
Thinking back to how Dr. House tore two mechanical puppets apart with his bare hands, the young man felt inferior!
In that instant.
The mechanical puppet's arm slammed down towards the boy's head again, and as it came down, the arm began to deform, turning into a cage-like claw!
Click!
Click!
The transformed claws completely imprisoned the boy's head.
Boom!
The claw, carrying the boy's head, slammed it violently into the ground!
Despite being struck hard and bleeding from the corner of his mouth, Qin Yiguan still cried out, "Xiao Ning, don't be afraid..."
"Elder brother?"
Xiao Ning stared blankly at the void ahead, then reached out and grabbed at something haphazardly...
Boom!
Unable to break free from the mechanical puppet's arm, Qin Yiguan was slammed to the ground once more.
He saw Xiao Ning still reaching forward, grabbing at something.
Qin Yiguan was utterly despondent. "Xiao Ning, I'm on your left... but you can't see me. I'm powerless... I can't save you..."
Boom!
Qin Yiguan has been dealt another heavy blow!
In a daze.
He saw Xiao Ning reach out, seemingly grasping another invisible hand. Xiao Ning closed her eyes and smiled, "Brother..."
Qin Yiguan was inexplicably saddened.
Perhaps it was an angel who came to take Xiao Ning away.
As for me, with so much blood on my hands, I'm afraid I can't go with Xiao Ning.
And in that very moment...
Qin Yiguan suddenly saw a black palm slowly emerge from Xiao Ning's hand. The blackness gradually spread, and from that palm, it gradually condensed into a human shape.
It was entirely black, yet it emitted a faint glow.
It stood in the wilderness, holding Xiao Ning's hand.
Judging from the silhouette, it was wearing jeans, a hooded jacket, and had long hair that covered its temples.
Qin Yiguan's eyes widened. "Isn't that me?"
Boom!
Qin Yiguan was slammed to the ground again.
But he kept staring at the black figure, his eyes filled with disbelief.
The figure gently released Xiao Ning's hand and slowly walked towards Qin Yiguan.
then.
The black figure crouched down in front of Qin Yiguan, its voice ethereal.
"Hello, Number Thirteen. I'm Number Four. They all call me— The Boundless One."