Enforcer Manual
Chapter 260: Let Me Have a Look!_1

Chapter 260: Chapter 260: Let Me Have a Look!_1

Unified Technology had envisioned no less than ten combat methods for individuals "infected," including the enhancement of prosthetic functions, the upgrading of operating systems, and even having a combat method similar to biological weapons.

But no one expected that this experiment, designed specifically for "infected" individuals, would end in such a manner.

Before the battle even began, the "infection" had already spread to other cyber maniacs and quickly completed assimilation, while the company still has no idea how this "infection" spread.

However, they at least made new progress from this experiment.

"Bug Swarm."

And this seemed to respond to the voice they captured in the surveillance footage.

"Join us, become one of us."

The "us" here, presumably, referred to the Bug Swarm.

This was a term unheard of before, and they had no way to determine whether the "infected" original entity was that worm that flashed by in the surveillance or something else, the only certainty was that, unbeknownst to them, some sort of entity beyond their comprehension had taken up parasitic residence in Sector Seventeen.

Falena looked at Lu Xiang and Song Lan with eyes full of inquiry, she couldn’t even confirm whether this Law Enforcer department head was human or another individual parasitized by the Bug Swarm.

When facing the unknown, it often triggers the deep-seated fear in people’s hearts.

Feeling her heart beating faster and emotions gradually spiraling out of control, Falena quickly pulled open a drawer, took out something like a spray, and inhaled deeply.

In fact, Lu Xiang was also extremely anxious, she fully understood the look Falena gave her, because even she didn’t know what was happening on the other side of the holographic projection, and she had more than once doubted whether Song Lan was an inside agent sent by the Bug Swarm.

Previously, Song Lan had only mentioned that the Shadow Guards possessed some powerful ability, but not even she had expected Sammuen to assimilate all the cyber maniacs in the lab in such a short time.

It happened so fast it almost seemed like a real infection.

She had once mentioned that a similar plague had broken out in a village in the Neutral Country, where villagers turned into monsters much like the cyber maniacs overnight. Yet, the infestation by the Work Bee was controllable; among the people working in the junkyard, only Ge Fu had become a bit deranged, while everyone else was normal.

The "battle" on the other end of the holographic projection continued.

At Falena’s command, the isolation doors to the upper levels were slowly opened.

There was only one person at the door.

His whole body was covered with a metal coating, even his face was shrouded by a helmet; however, compared to the completely mechanized Wild Bone, this person’s figure was still within the parameters of a normal human.

"Kill them."

Falena issued the order without hesitation, regardless of Lu Xiang and Song Lan’s presence.

For some reason, she always felt that the events of this night were like an experiment for the two before her, and as observers, all they could do was to allow the experiment to keep going as much as possible.

The moment he received the order, the visitor’s arms extended two thermal cutting blades similar to Sammuen’s.

The next moment, his figure disappeared from the spot.

Before any of the Shadow Guards could react, he appeared behind Sammuen, and his burning blade had already cut off his head, holding it like a trophy in his hand.

Song Lan’s eyes widened at the sight.

An Overload system just like Wild Bone’s!

Despite the clear gap in acceleration compared to Wild Bone, it was enough to support instantaneous movement under the dynamic vision of a normal person.

Without a doubt, this was the Humanoid Weapon that Lador mentioned, the crowning achievement of Unified Technology’s research.

Even Sammuen, whose physical functions had been enhanced by the Devourers, was unable to completely react to this sudden attack.

However, what spurted from the severed part was not blood but uncountable wriggling flesh buds. Even without a head, Sammuen’s body did not stop moving; though the Humanoid Weapon reacted instantly, the blade struck solidly against his chest, leaving a visible mark on the metal coating.

Sammuen caught the head, thrown down by the other in panic, and placed it back on his neck. In the blink of an eye, the flesh buds repaired the severed part, leaving no sign that it had ever been chopped off.

At the same time, the room was filled with the sound of explosions, as all the Shadow Guards armed with long-range combat prosthetics launched their attacks, as if they all shared one brain, compensating for each other’s blind spots in their coverage of fire.

Facing the Humanoid Weapon’s counterattack, they had no avoidance, bodies pierced by thermal weapons regenerated within seconds.

With the Shadow Guards’ coordinated actions, the Humanoid Weapon became increasingly flustered; he had to flee about, trying to avoid as much potentially threatening damage as possible.

Unable to use the Overload system continuously.

It didn’t take long for Song Lan to reach this conclusion.

Apart from the strike that had decapitated Sammuen, the opponent spent most of the time dodging; one could see through the screen that the Humanoid Weapon was becoming increasingly agitated.

As a crowning achievement created by Unified Technology, the Humanoid Weapon most likely retained human autonomous consciousness.

Human emotions made it impossible for him to maintain a calm demeanor when simultaneously facing more than a dozen cyber maniacs with nearly immortal bodies.

He was far superior in performance to these defective products; under normal circumstances, he would have wiped them all out long ago, but what truly posed a problem was the unknown parasitic entity inside the cyber maniacs, which granted them their undead status.

Retreat.

This was the only reasonable judgment he could make before figuring out those creatures.

So, when the overload system activated again, he vanished without a trace.

"Self-repairing ability can compensate for performance deficiencies, dragging the battle into a war of attrition..."

Falena watched the screen, murmuring to herself.

Although it was currently impossible to assess the limit of the self-repair mechanism, it wasn’t hard to see from the situation in the basement that if both sides were placed in a closed arena, the humanoid weapons would surely be the ones to lose in the end.

The overload system would bring great burden to both body and psyche -- if they couldn’t eliminate the enemy quickly, this excessive consumption would become their downfall.

"Interesting."

Falena remarked, "I once heard that among certain mutant creature populations, there exists a societal system known as a hive mind consciousness."

Considering the way those cyber fanatics seemed to share a single brain in their combat strategy, this appeared to perfectly fit the current situation.

"Now, there’s just one last experiment left."

This was the latest directive conveyed to her by the management just a moment ago.

Upon considering the possibility of a hive mind, the researchers immediately started discussing that in this structure, it was pointless to kill worker bees, and the real individual controlling them might be standing in front of them at that moment.

As they were speaking, a slight noise came from the door.

She continued, "Director Lu, please don’t misunderstand. This is not against you, but rather to verify one of our hypotheses."

In an instant, the figure that burst into the office brandished a thermal cutting blade, charging straight at Lu Xiang.

The continuous use of the overload system had left his consciousness in a brief daze. Blood slowly trickled down from his nostrils, ears, and the corners of his eyes, but this was his only chance to eliminate the bug swarm queen!

"Boom--!"

The next moment, his body was sent flying by an object that hurtled towards him.

Seeing this scene, Falena’s pupils contracted.

She couldn’t quite see when that mass of flesh and blood that was no longer recognizably human, which resembled a bioweapon once researched by Cloud Biological Pharmaceutical, had appeared -- had it kept pace with the acceleration of the overload system, or even pinned him against the wall faster than he could?

The assailant tried to swing the thermal cutting blade, but the searing temperature was not enough to push back the flesh and blood tissue. Instead, the sprouting flesh buds made contact with the blade, causing the cutting device to retract against the wielder’s will.

This terrified him more than snapping the prosthetics on his body because it was as if he heard a voice invading his brain, starting to contend with him for control of his body.

Then, a scene that made his scalp tingle almost destroyed his resolve -- the gigantic arm constructed of flesh suddenly sprouted a dense cluster of eyes, all of which focused on him at the same time.

The remote monitoring system of Unified Technology was severed.

Something had penetrated their security network, a special kind of virus they had never seen before, one that seemed to have a life of its own and began consciously attacking various critical databases.

"So that’s how it is, that’s how it is..."

After the communication with headquarters was cut off, Falena, as if possessed, stood up and walked towards the mass of flesh and blood protruding from the wall. There was no fear on her face; instead, she reached out and touched one of the eyes on the arm. "This is the true face of the bug swarm!"

At that moment, only she and the humanoid weapon pinned against the wall by the flesh body, and... the terrifying creature far beyond her imagination, remained in the branch office.

Actually, headquarters never intended for her to safely evacuate from Sector 17 from the beginning.

But this is the fate of being company property, even the top manager of a branch can’t escape this cycle, and tonight, her death will create unimaginable value for the company.

Therefore, Falena did not want to miss the chance to observe this creation of flesh up close -- an opportunity that comes only once in a lifetime.

"Director Lu."

She spoke, "Communication with headquarters is now cut off, I have a personal question I’d like to ask you. You... or rather, ’it’, what is your purpose?"

Lu Xiang did not respond.

Unquestionably, this was a tricky question, mainly because the Devourer had not been concocted by her.

So she looked towards Song Lan, who also did not answer; he turned the question over to the Devourer, who was intently studying the humanoid weapon.

Several eyes seemed to sense his gaze.

Soon, a chaotic echo, as if from the abyss, resonated in the room.

It attempted to articulate its current thoughts, and all these notions finally coalesced into four words.

——"Let me have a look."

Then, all the eyes returned their gaze to the humanoid weapon.

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