Starting as a Mechanical Hunter

Chapter 547: Chapter 80: Neuro-Editing Technology

The big guy in black was seeing Gox show such an expression for the first time: grave, excited, nervous, eager to try.

As for Gox herself, this was also the first time she encountered such an enemy.

Almost at the moment of meeting, her intuition told her she had come across a terrifying opponent.

An opponent far above her level.

The old man’s footsteps stopped, lifting his cloudy, old eyes, and in his vision, one Gox after another appeared, some defiant, some frenzied, and the tattoos on them increasing.

”Huh?”

The old man suddenly lowered his head, looking at one of the ’Gox,’ and this ’Gox’ was petite and cute, both weak and pitiful.

This wasn’t Gox, but Gao Yuanyuan, another personality of hers.

In reality, Gao Yuanyuan suddenly looked up, a trace of confusion flashing across her face; for a moment, she suddenly felt the feeling of being watched.

”Courting death!!”

The same feeling appeared in Gox’s heart, almost simultaneously, the girl’s eyes turned crimson, and the Shark Rocket in her hand swiftly transformed from two meters into a ten-meter-long ’Giant Rocket.’

The hovering weapons also took shape one by one, the red radiance instantly covering the surroundings—a Tier 3 Viral Domain!

In this domain, distance, time, and orientation were all controlled, and any attack was unavoidable.

The next moment, the girl pulled the trigger, the ’Giant Rocket’ roared simultaneously, and Trojan horses, electronic worms, system vulnerabilities, data monsters, and tens of thousands of viruses submerged the opponent in an instant.

However, all the viruses disintegrated automatically when they came within half a meter of the old man, turning into the most primitive source code and scattering all over the ground.

These virus mutants, carefully selected from Database 0, were easily ’killed.’

”Big Sis, something’s not right! This old thing, could it be like Aunt Eliza?”

Like Aunt Eliza, which naturally makes it a Big Data Monster, one of the controllers of Cyber Space.

Gox stared hard at the opponent, suddenly spat out the half-eaten lollipop, displaying a monstrous smile.

”I’m afraid it’s not that simple.”

As she spoke, all the tattoos on Gox’s petite body lit up, turning red hot, and an indescribable dangerous aura began to emerge.

The surrounding viruses changed their expressions and scattered, knowing that in this form, Gox had carved out the infamous reputation of ’Violent Lolita’ in Database 0.

She was also the only creature daring to engage in hand-to-hand combat with any virus.

In a single breath, Gox appeared in front of the opponent, her petite fist carrying burning smoke, appearing suddenly before descending heavily.

Under the ’Viral Combustion Mode,’ Gox could obtain a virus-killing ability comparable to a ’Cyber Killer’ by burning the viruses within her.

The old man squinted slightly, and just like the previous virus bombs, Gox’s fist disintegrated into the most original code upon contact; from the fist onwards, half of Gox’s arm vanished instantly.

As a violence-loving girl, Gox’s pain simulation was always cranked to 120%, to make others suffer, she must perceive the pain herself, this was her motto.

Thus, with the arm severed, the pain signals surged like tidal waves, crashing into Gox’s brain, making her eyes fill with blood instantly.

’Ahhhhhhhhh——’

Yet, the next moment, flesh and blood surged at the cut on the girl’s arm, and the squeezed-out fist took form in an instant, striking the opponent’s face hard.

Always composed, unfathomable, the old man tilted his head back for the first time, his forehead collapsed, revealing complex data flows within the crack.

”Hahaha, die! die! DIE!!!”

Gox began pummeling the opponent, her speed so fast it was invisible to the naked eye, and although with every blow she would break limbs, and even split her head during a headbutt, this ’Violent Lolita’ would always recover by the next moment.

After surviving the trials of Database 0, she seemingly possessed a peculiar ability, not like a virus, nor like an AI, but more like a Cyber Killer, an unkillable Cyber Killer in Cyber Space.

And her fists could ruin the opponent’s foundational structure from the base layer.

Even Cyber Killers didn’t possess this ability.

The old man, from the initial casualness, to confusion, finally spoke.

”Eliza, how much virus code did you imbue her with? What is she trying to accomplish?”

”Trying to claim your life!!”

Gox’s speed exploded, attacking once more, and this time, the old man finally intended to evade, yet, unbeknownst to him, the big guy in black appeared behind him, clasping his hands together, the sticky black code liquid enveloping the old man.

Ordinary viruses, no, even the most top-tier ones, wouldn’t trap the old man, but this time, there was a ’bug’ stealthily hidden in the black virus.

This bug was called ’Display Blackout.’

His vision instantly blacked out, and by the time he reacted, the petite fist, like a burning coal, had smashed half of his skull.

Data restructuring of big data magnitude was destroyed by an even more formidable data force.

This move, if I take it head-on, will surely kill me!

The old man let out a slow sigh, and with that sigh, the space seemed to freeze.

His face swiftly became younger, looking like a middle-aged man.

Then, a wisp of colorless flame lit up from the crack on his forehead.

Then, Gox was suspended in mid-air, like an insect trapped in amber, with a colorless flame burning on its surface.

”Big Sis!”

The big man’s face changed drastically, but with Gox no longer restraining him, the old man just glanced back at him, and this Level 50 super virus collapsed on the spot.

However, the old man did not kill him, because Gox was not dead.

Yes, even the so-called ’Planet Host Firewall’ level Colorless Fire did not burn the girl to death. The viral tattoos on her skin began to merge, transforming into an indescribable black pattern, which frantically resisted the invasion of the flames.

Under the influence of this pattern, Gox’s eyes gradually turned crimson, a sight that even the old man found remarkably novel.

Aside from that, two other forces were rapidly pouring in, one relatively weaker but swift, and the other very familiar...

”Eliza, why do you oppose me? You know, I am the most friendly host towards all of you.”

The old man shook his head, once again assuming his previous appearance, and trembled as he vanished into the darkness.

As the Colorless Fire dissipated, Gox fell straight down, but was caught by a tremendous force. Amidst endless light and code, there existed in cyber space a entity akin to a goddess—just somewhat plump.

”Aunt, you finally came,” the big black guy almost burst into tears.

Eliza frowned, looking towards where the old man disappeared. She was a bit puzzled; wasn’t he supposed to be presiding over the Fortress Conference at this time?

Meanwhile, in reality, Gao Yuanyuan collapsed to the ground, drenched in sweat and gasping for breath.

...

Utilizing the captured AI by the Earth Net Group and the actions of the Gox Clan, Gao Gong finally completed the final task of his hacker transition.

[Your transition task ’AI War’ has been completed]

[You have acquired Tier 2 Professional Knowledge [Brain-Machine Interface]]

[You expend 200,000 experience points, upgrading Military Hacker to lv2]

[You expend 200,000 experience points, upgrading Military Hacker to lv3]

[You expend 300,000 experience points, upgrading Military Hacker to lv4]

[You expend 300,000 experience points, upgrading Military Hacker to lv5]

[Your profession ’Military Hacker’ (Cyber Hacker Advanced) has reached Full Level]

[You expend 200,000 experience points to upgrade [Electronic Information Engineering] to lv10]

[You expend 200,000 experience points to upgrade [Military AI Manufacturing] to lv10]

[You expend 200,000 experience points to upgrade [Encryption Technology] to lv10]

[You expend 200,000 experience points to upgrade [Brain-Machine Interface] to lv10]

[Do you want to invest one million experience to merge the Professional Knowledge Chain?]

Gao Gong took a deep breath and chose to merge.

[Virtual Invasion] + [Cyber Programming Language] + [Electronic Hacker Manual] + [Digital Punk] + [Virtual System Transformation] + [Electronic Information Engineering] + [Military AI Manufacturing] + [Encryption Technology] + [Brain-Machine Interface]

All the Full Level knowledge was dragged to the ’Synthesis Panel’ and merged into one bar.

[Merge Successful, you have acquired Tier 2 Professional Knowledge Chain ’Neuro-Editing Technology’]

Neuro-Editing Technology (Brain Domain Civilization): Carbon-based species have infinite development potential. Neuro-editing is to develop their potential on the virtual side. Once neuro-editing is completed, carbon-based creatures can directly connect to the Virtual Realm and master a more tremendous Information Stream than Informational Organisms.

In the future, the planet’s brain-machine plan led by the three major Mother Cities is based on two Professional Knowledge Chains.

One is called ’Mechanical Brain Technology,’ and the other is the Cyber Hacker’s ’Neuro-Editing Technology.’

’Better than I expected,’ Gao Gong thought to himself.

The knowledge chain is the kind of thing where it’s a bit better if you have a corresponding sub-profession. Still, if you don’t have a sub-profession lit up, it’s like fishing for a needle in the sea, with a sorrowfully low possibility.

And now, to counter the Brain-Machine Plan, Gao Gong needs to use two Knowledge Chains—Electronic Life Chips and Neuro-Editing Technology, all gathered.

The only thing left is the mindless gamble on blueprints.

But there’s one more thing to do. Gao Gong glanced at the ’Mushroom Girl’ behind him, who was still in an adaptation phase.

The ’bait’ is there, and he could try fishing now, and the big fish he aims to catch is the No. 5 Destruction Form, Purple Energy Strings.