The Daily Life Of A Cyberpunk Magician

Chapter 429 - 245: The Decisive Battle Is Imminent!_2
Chapter 429: Chapter 245: The Decisive Battle Is Imminent!_2Rat King Phil: ”...”

Eliminate Tang’s original body plus two fake bodies, killed Diller once...

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Is it you who hasn’t woken up yet, or is it me?

It blinked its eyes, trying to detect a hint of lying in Jiang Shu’s eyes.

Unfortunately, there wasn’t any.

So does it really have to investigate Tang by itself?

”Ah, this...” Rat King Phil suddenly became dissatisfied with its new master.

Tang ah, that’s Dick Tang, how could it, a mere rat person, confront Dick Tang?

”Don’t worry, you just need to stay behind the scenes like me,” Jiang Shu continued, ”He also has to deal with me and won’t have too much energy to handle those omnipresent rats.”

”This, that works.” Rat King Phil calmed down somewhat after a brief shock and regained its normal thinking ability.

Indeed, even Dick Tang wouldn’t expect that the mastermind behind those rats was actually His Highness, the Rat King, right?

After all, it was a Wisdom Mutant, which inherently went beyond what was normally predictable, and it would be fine as long as it was a little more cautious.

Moreover, the sewer it lived in had been transformed into a hidden fortress by its own design.

Its affinity for enclosed spaces also fueled its obsession with upgrading its home, making it believe that these two tendencies complemented each other; therefore, nearly all its savings were invested into its habitat.

Rat Nest, it had named its old home the Rat Nest.

If it weren’t overly curious about Jiang Shu, it wouldn’t have left the Rat Nest to track him, but as things stood, the trip turned out to be quite worthwhile.

Rat King Phil looked up at Jiang Shu, who had now turned his gaze towards the distance, wondering what was on his mind.

However, what Jiang Shu was thinking about at this moment was that it was time for dinner, and he needed to return home to cook.

He wasn’t too concerned about the Rat King’s situation, treating it like an act of kindness done in passing, leaving the results to fate.

The main focus was still his own side and the game against Tang’s fake body.

It was time to reveal Tang’s real body to take control of the Fifth District’s narrative power.

Perhaps it would even force Tang’s last fake body to reveal itself.

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”A rat?” Dr. Diller Dick squatted down, first glancing at the footprints left by the rat, then directing his attention to the swiftly escaping rodent.

A blue light flickered subtly within his Prosthetic Eye, precisely tracing the rat’s movement. Then, Diller raised his right hand, his metal wrist bending down ninety degrees to expose a black cannon muzzle.

”Bam——” After a muffled sound, four metal balls flew out from the muzzle, spinning continuously and increasing the distance between them. Upon close inspection, one could notice that these four metal balls were connected by dense, high-strength fiber threads.

This was a small capture net, specifically designed to catch high-speed targets. Using it on a little rat was definitely an overkill.

”Squeak squeak squeak!” The little rat got caught in the net and began to squeak anxiously.

”Gutter rat.” Diller squatted down again, immediately recognizing this type of rat, a common urban species.

But it shouldn’t be here.

Only laboratory rats should be in this place, so where did this gutter rat come from?

Doubt formed in Diller’s mind.

If it had been any other time, he might have just disposed of this gutter rat and acted as if nothing had happened, but after experiencing Jiang Shu’s supernatural abilities, he instinctively connected the rat to Jiang Shu.

Could it be that that guy had mastered a new Extraordinary Technique?

Diller frowned slightly, gathered up the net, and carried the little gutter rat towards the laboratory.

By analyzing the substances carried by the gutter rat, they could determine which district it likely came from and gain many key pieces of information.

”Dr. Seboll...” Diller muttered the name to himself, vaguely remembering that Dr. Seboll specialized in urban animal research, and that the doctor must have studied city rat populations.

When in doubt, just ask. Perhaps there would be some strange findings.

As one of the rare T1-level Research Sequence in the city, a genius titled ”Star,” and a member of the Dick Family, he had an extensive network in the Research Sequence, so he quickly found Dr. Seboll’s contact details and initiated a call.

”Dr. Diller? What can I do for you?” A somewhat weathered voice sounded on the other end of the phone. The voice didn’t sound young, but one could easily perceive a sense of being flattered, as if being sought out by Diller was a great honor.

”It’s nothing too important. I was wondering about the gutter rat’s ecological community in the Fifth District. A gutter rat appeared in my laboratory, and I thought it was strange. What’s your opinion?” Diller didn’t exchange pleasantries with Dr. Seboll but cut straight to the chase.

”If possible, I would like to conduct the sample analysis on this gutter rat myself; this way, I can give you a more accurate and detailed reply,” Dr. Seboll quickly responded.

”Okay.” Diller nodded, placing the gutter rat into a glass container, then stood still.

This base’s location was crucial and definitely couldn’t allow Dr. Seboll to come in person, so Diller contemplated whether he needed to make a trip himself.