Alarm Rings

The boy slowly turned his head, surveying the barren land behind him.

It looked like the Gobi Desert, and as far as the eye could see, there was only loess, no plants, and no buildings.

Not far away, two gusts of wind collided to form a small tornado, and a small puff of yellow sand scurried wildly across the ground like a funnel turned sprite.

The Experimental Zone was vast, and countless explorers settled and lived here.

Yet it did not look like people imagined, with countless high-tech buildings clustered together, flying vehicles darting about, and bustling prosperity.

This was not the physical Earth; there was no upper limit on area, and even less did anyone speculate in real estate.

It was absolute vastness with few people.

The previous City Lords of Baofan City-what they actually fought over were residents capable of "paying taxes."

Therefore.

Even though transportation methods had reached the speed of light.

There were still countless areas that had never been trodden by human feet.

The boy took a stride, walking into the desert.

During this, he tilted his head to glance at the God's Abandoned floating on his shoulder.

"Electricity now?"

"Then can you help me explain my data panel?"

"What is that Consciousness Matrix?"

"And..."

God's Abandoned rose a little higher. "Stop right there. My category may be a superbrain, but I am not that kind of all-knowing system."

"Those data you saw were not created by me."

"They come from the Gemini Superbrain."

"What your Fusion Rate is, which of your abilities can be enhanced, and by how much-all of this is determined by the Gemini Superbrain."

"Of course, the Gemini Superbrain does not create these out of thin air either; it has its own basis."

"That is something we cannot understand."

"Perhaps it involves higher dimensions, such as the secrets of the brain, the origin of consciousness, and so on."

The boy paused. "In other words, you are actually a display screen."

Yet he saw a few sparks suddenly burst from the dilapidated body of God's Abandoned, as if it had suffered an impact.

"It is undeniable that this set of abilities of yours differs from Reality Enhancement, and its power is greater than Reality Enhancement."

"Moreover, your development degree with these abilities will increase as you use them. In the future, the effects of these abilities might produce even stronger changes, or even a qualitative change."

Hearing this, the boy fell silent for a moment. "Why are my abilities all marked with 'Temporary Development'?"

"You can understand that as 'overdraft'."

God's Abandoned was also quite curious. "You seem to have received the 'favor' of the Gemini Superbrain. Ordinarily, without a Fusion Rate, it is equivalent to being isolated from this world, and you shouldn't be able to display any abilities."

"But clearly, the Gemini Superbrain gave you a little 'quota' in advance."

"However, that is a loan after all. Within 48 hours, if you cannot raise your Fusion Rate, those ability progressions will also vanish into thin air!"

The boy fell silent.

Which meant that not only did he owe Yuanzi, but he also owed a Fusion Rate... A double debt?

Immediately, the boy surveyed ahead. "Next, I have to find a way to raise the Fusion Rate..."

Right at this moment.

Strange ripples appeared on the azure sky.

The entire sky seemed like a reflection in water, yet that water surface had ripples scattering in all directions.

The next instant.

A large swath of hazy outline appeared, looking like a huge fishing net covering more than a hundred thousand meters.

Only that fishing net was extremely thick, with a single strand having a diameter of at least ten meters.

Then.

That "fishing net" pressed down, shedding its disguise.

Suddenly, an incomparably huge flying vehicle composed of alloy covered the firmament.

And at the intersecting points of those "fishing nets," various detectors were integrated.

Qin Yiguan could sense that various detectors were all aimed straight at him, like countless gazes reaching straight to his soul and seeing through everything.

"We are the Research Society."

"This resident, please present your Digital ID and open your portable superbrain permissions."

"We suspect you are connected to a special incident."

"You need to cooperate with our investigation."

"Please do not make any other moves, or we will activate the weapon system."

The oppressive feeling brought by that giant flying vehicle was extremely powerful.

It made one give birth to a feeling of being an ant.

Buzz buzz...

The sound of vibrating air arrived.

Behind the sky-covering fishing net, dozens of small manned flying vehicles flew out, forming a encirclement and flying rapidly toward Qin Yiguan.

"The Research Society?"

"The Capture Squad?"

"You found me this way?"

Misfortunes never come singly; the boy narrowed his eyes. "I just don't know how much information they've actually grasped about me."

Qin Yiguan raised his eyes to look around.

There was nowhere to hide.

Such a huge flying vehicle was simply not something the Shadow Syndrome could contend with.

If he were caught by the Research Society, heaven knows what kind of encounters he would have.

The peculiar species that appeared in history all had the same ending.

Scientists proclaimed they wouldn't harm him, but they must observe.

After "observing" the other party to death, they would dissect them.

Because human nature was obsessed with the unknown.

They hoped to discover some astonishing theory in exchange for wealth and status.

They also hoped to replicate the power within and strengthen themselves.

Visible in the distance, the front of the Capture Squad's flying vehicle had already lit up with blue electric current, which was some kind of capture net.

The boy frowned.

Tick tick tick!

The irritating yet familiar sound arrived.

The boy revealed a smile.

In the past, you always disturbed my sweet dreams and annoyed me.

Now, you've arrived right on time.

The boy looked up at the sky, watching the fiercely oncoming Capture Squad, revealing a trace of unruffled and fearless smiles.

Then, the boy's body emitted fluorescent light, instantly transforming into a patch of blue code and disappearing!

"Why did he suddenly disappear?"

"Did he log off?"

"How could anyone dare to log out so easily now?"

Exclamations instantly burst out within the interior of the Research Society.

The leader of this group, that elderly scientist, frowned slightly. "I've seen 'logging off' a few times, but it's nothing like his form at all."

"There are too many secrets on this kid's body."

"We must find him; we cannot afford such irregular variables."

Immediately, the elder turned his head and instructed, "Now that kid's facial features have been captured by us, it doesn't matter if he ran away. Comprehensive comparison, follow the vine to find the melon!"