Starting as a Mechanical Hunter

Chapter 796: Chapter 320: Star Core Training

Back when the Punk Clan invaded the Alliance, it was still before World War II, meaning the Mother City influence hadn’t invaded this planet yet.

Even so, the initial ’Punk Clan’ still caught the attention of the Mother City, and even Ms. Deep Web (though it’s unclear exactly which one) assisted the three major civilizations in suppressing this Civilization Poison Core from the shadows.

Later, the Mother City replaced the three major civilization forces and became the ruler of this planet. They remained quite wary of this ancient virus, splitting it into six parts, each entrusted to a different Inspector Department for safekeeping.

The part controlled by the Ghost in the Shell Mobile Division was sealed within the Shell Attack Center.

”I must remind you, you are about to open a Level 5 Dangerous Sealed Object; let me confirm once more if you wish to proceed?”

”Yes.”

Soon, a large hole sunk into the ground before Gao Gong, and three boxes were pushed up from the hole. Faintly visible at the hole’s end, the horrifying heat was intercepted by silver rings, leaving only a flash of red light as the ground closed again.

”These dangerous items are half-sealed at the bottom of the Shell Attack Center. If any anomaly is detected, I’ll immediately submerge them into the Earth’s Core, allowing the most dangerous powers of this planet to utterly destroy them.”

Gao Gong nodded, gently lifting a finger to open a box’s lid, revealing a pile of USB drives, paper materials, and letters.

In his palm, as if resembling jade, invisible Neural Lines shot out, recording the data in a few breaths.

This was internal information about the Punk Clan.

Although called a ’Clan,’ this secret organization was divided into various factions, including the Information Liberation Front, Avalanche, Encrypted Box, Ten-Person Group, and so on, with extremist elements as well as those inclined to cooperate with national forces.

Gao Gong opened the second box.

Inside were numerous data records specifically describing the ’Avalanche Power.’

Gao Gong gained two special blueprints.

[You have obtained the special blueprint [Edge Walker]]

[You have obtained the special blueprint [Neural Wanderer]]

Gao Gong quickly understood the abilities of both.

Compared to the previous ’Encrypted Killer,’ these two blueprints didn’t involve killing on the virtual level, but their abilities were extremely peculiar.

With a thought, Gao Gong’s body gradually became transparent, though not completely, as it was still visible to the naked eye.

However, Miss Ke’s simulated voice rang out at the same time, carrying a rare trace of surprise.

”Minister, I can no longer pinpoint your location; where are you now?”

Even within the Shell Attack Center, the main body of Miss Ke couldn’t confirm Gao Gong’s position.

This was the ability of the ’Edge Lone Wanderer,’ to completely isolate perception from the data layer.

Including his own perception.

For instance, if not for his eyes to see, Gao Gong would also feel estranged, this ’strangeness’ like visiting this place for the first time.

A complete marginalization, a solitary walker in the world, no one could discover his presence, that was Gao Gong’s current feeling.

’Interesting, this encryption method even encrypts one’s existence, essentially a divine artifact for evading surveillance.’

Soon, Gao Gong’s body returned to normal, and Miss Ke’s voice rang out again, with a hint of frustration due to Gao Gong’s repeated elusiveness.

”If the Minister wants to play hide and seek, it probably shouldn’t be here.”

”Haha, don’t mind me, just joking around.”

”How does it feel listening to me?”

With Gao Gong’s second sentence, it seemed as if thousands of Gao Grogns spoke simultaneously.

’...’

Undoubtedly, Gao Gong had entered the ’Neural Wanderer’ state.

Meanwhile, at a certain encrypted data node on the surface, Gao Yuanyuan was silently observing Gox in the ’pool.’ Suddenly, her face changed, and she felt a slight acidity and pain in her nerves. The next moment, a figure emerged from it.

”Don’t worry, it’s your brother.”

Gao Yuanyuan quickly turned around, seeing Gao Gong’s faint silhouette resembling a figure composed of neural currents standing before her.

”Brother!?”

”Yes,” Gao Gong’s voice didn’t seem to come from the front, but rather echoed in Gao Yuanyuan’s mind.

”Your brother now also has your ’Brainstorming’ capability, though not as impressive as yours, of course.”

”Brother, you now look like me!” Gao Yuanyuan’s eyes lit up.

”Yes, I also feel it’s quite miraculous, as if becoming part of someone else’s ’Neural Circuit,’” Gao Gong carefully sensed, realizing that at least within this planet’s range, he could transform into a ’Neural Wanderer,’ performing direct leaps. Of course, if the other party had a ’firewall’ installed in their brain, he couldn’t jump in.

In this regard, he couldn’t match his sister.

Though during the time when the Punk Group ran rampant, ’Electronic Defense Wall’ technology seemed undeveloped, naturally allowing members like the Punk Clan to evolve without targeted advancements.

’Gao Yuanyuan was subjected to experiments by the Cloud Nobility, probably using some ’Punk Clan’ technology.’

Gao Gong thought silently, bidding farewell to Gao Yuanyuan before returning to his main body once more.

However, he did not open the last box. Having mastered three ’Punk Clan’ special abilities, he could keenly sense that what was sealed inside the last box was extremely dangerous.

With a thought, Gao Gong’s right hand entered ’Encrypted Killer’ mode, and from fingertips to arm, numerous codes and numbers emerged.

Encrypted Killer: A password is a special type of information, and information forms special instructions; encrypted structures form life, instructions form death.

The arm passed directly through the box, soon, an indescribable sensation of gnawing emerged.

This feeling was very subtle.

”Even the ’Encrypted Killer Mode’ can be destroyed?”

When Gao Gong pulled his arm out, white smoke seeped from its surface. This smoke consisted of shattered encrypted codes.

If encryption status is like this, what about without encryption? It would be even more disastrous.

”According to the encrypted data, this box contains the bodily remains of the Punk Clan’s entity, known as the ’Tearer,’” said Miss Ke.

”Is the Tearer an individual or a state of being?” Gao Gong’s recent experience suggested more than just one mouth.

”The information describes it uniquely,” Miss Ke’s tone held a hint of astonishment, ”Anything with a mouth can become a Tearer.”

Gao Gong glanced beneath himself and fell into contemplation, only speaking after a long pause:

”Pack it up; I want to take it away. Also, open the cooling section of the Shell Attack Center; I want to go out.”

”You want... to go out?” Miss Ke couldn’t help but repeat.

”Yes, go out.”

”Our department is not yet prepared to receive the 5th Minister.”

”Don’t worry, I won’t be burned to death,” Gao Gong stated flatly, his demeanor exuding the aura of a deity descending.

Yet, before Miss Ke could change her view of him, Gao’s tone turned more severe: ”I, Person G, will only be annoyed to death.”

”...I will recommend Captain Yagami Suuji as the next Minister of Shell Mobile Division!” Miss Ke’s tone carried a hint of gritted teeth.

The next moment, the doors of the Shell Attack Center slowly opened, and terrifying heat surged forth.

Gao Gong’s breath halted, his Respiratory System nearly exploded from the incoming heat flow.

The maximum temperature of magma is 1500 degrees, while the Earth Core reaches 6000 degrees.

The key isn’t just the temperature; the Earth Core’s pressure is a million times that of the surface.

Pressure combined with firepower, that is the true horror.

’Crack’ ’Crack’ ’Crack’...

All the restrainers on Gao Gong’s wrists, ankles, and thighs ejected.

Gao Gong instantly entered ’Fusion Mode.’ With a thought, previously suppressed rejection was instantly activated, like Monkey Sun under the Five Finger Mountain, ready to turn the world upside down at the slightest opportunity.

However, faced with firepower under immense pressure, these rejections were immediately pushed back.

If it were Level 40 Gao Gong, he would have burst and died at this point, but now it was Level 50 Gao Gong.

The ’Blackthorn Throne’ spread from his upper body to his lower body, which no longer entered ’Beast Tide State,’ but instead seemed to sink nearly into the Void from his feet to his calves.

Flames fell upon Gao Gong, and the black thorn tattoo on his ribs instantly turned red, as if thousands of High-level Radiation Beasts were reduced to ashes within the flames.

An SS-Level Beast Tide erupted, and for a moment, sirens blared through the Shell Attack Center.

Meanwhile, Gao Gong, emanating red light all over, stepped bit by bit into the Earth Core, like a perpetually burning little sun.

After the sirens in the Shell Attack Center fell silent, it took a while before Miss Ke’s voice echoed in the empty center.

”Monster, truly a monster!”

And now, the monster stood on the surface of the Earth Core, the red light on his body, the SS-Level Beast Tide, was almost pressed into a thin layer, appearing ready to break open at any moment.

His hair surged, resembling a Demon God.

His eyes gleamed so brightly they were nearly impossible to look at directly, indicating his Biological Radiation Field had reached its limit.

In full ’Beast God’ mode, Gao Gong almost had two-thirds of the aura of that previous ’big tree.’

However, his path differed from that of the ’Radiation Life Tree.’

The big tree followed the ’gathering crowd’ path, infusing the bloodlines of all Radiation Beasts into a single body to summon Gaia’s will from this planet.

This is why it alarmed the three Planet Hosts.

This Gaia’s will was supposed to be suppressed under the influence of the Mother City.

With the birth of Gaia’s will, the ’Cosmic Relic’ became difficult to synthesize.

Like a tiger cub, no matter how strong it may be, when newly born, it can still easily be bitten and killed by a small hunting dog.

Yet Gao Gong is entirely different.

He wasn’t seeking to summon Gaia’s will through Radiation Beast bloodlines, but rather using the high temperature and pressure of the Earth Core to forcibly incinerate the Radiation Beast bloodlines.

Within his body, over 5 million (gifted by the Brain-in-a-Vat) Radiation Beast bloodlines were scorched away in just a few seconds.

Low levels, even B-level and A-level Radiation Beast species couldn’t withstand this planet-scale high temperature and pressure.

This process also severed Gao Gong’s chance of becoming the ’Master of Radiation Beasts.’

He doesn’t need millions of Radiation Beast bloodlines; what he needs is one premier Radiation bloodline.

This bloodline, ideally, should also suppress ’rejections.’

And Gao Gong’s training method was one that at least Tier 5 Super Carbon-Based Powerhouses were qualified to choose, known as the Cosmic Training Skill.

The core of this involves entering a cosmic danger zone, absorbing from the harsh environment, and refining oneself.

The renowned ’Carbon Fusion’ fame came from this.

Tier 7 and 8 Super Carbon-Based Warriors would even approach black hole edges, honing themselves through black hole radiation. Reaching the summit of their skills, they could potentially open miniature black holes, enabling interstellar system cluster-level teleportation.