Wizard: Become stronger by drawing cards from the potions variety show

Chapter 777

"Such insane reaction speed, such a tricky handling method...completely different from traditional combat robots."

"I have a hunch that this could be a sign of a critical iteration in combat robot technology."

"It's a pity that we encountered it at this critical moment. It's really not a good thing."

Joad sighed softly, his tone a mixture of wonder and worry.

Avalon next to him replied in a muffled voice, "What are you mumbling about? I think they're having a great time fighting!"

"Haven't you noticed yet?" Joad pointed at the data playback on the tactical panel. "These robots' fighting styles are clearly imitating the unique techniques of Cecily, David, and Kara. Their learning ability is amazing, and the effect of their imitations even surpasses the originals."

"Isn't this perfect?" Avalon excitedly waved his fist. "If you want to spar with someone in the future, just go find these bionic robots! We can fight anytime, for as long as we want. How cool!"

Qiao De smiled bitterly and shook his head: "You guy... after you said that, things become simple."

"Forget it. Thinking too much now will only cause more trouble. Let's deal with the future later."

He switched back to the tactical channel and asked Ghost, "Is the primary goal now to reunite with the others?"

"That's right," Ghost replied immediately. "Kara is currently the most experienced fighter against this particular type of bionic robot. Once you join forces and form a team, your combined effectiveness will be even greater."

"There's also an optional side mission to try and rescue the captured personnel. However, this mission is difficult and has low rewards. I suggest abandoning it and prioritizing reunion."

"What? Someone has been arrested?" Avalon exclaimed belatedly.

"There are three known ones," Ghost confirmed. "One is missing and likely captured. Even if we manage to reunite, there will only be six of you. If the situation becomes unfavorable, I will do my best to assist you in finding opportunities to obtain the blueprints."

Suddenly, a rapid keyboard sound came from the communicator, followed by Ghost's surprised voice: "Wait! Maruko just got a blueprint from Kara! Although it's only a quarter, it should be enough. With so many of us, it shouldn't be difficult to reverse-engineer the complete design from this part of the blueprint. If we can find any flaws, our chances of winning will increase a bit."

"You guys continue forward and meet up with Kara. I'll go over there and take a look at the situation."

……

In the control room, the "Hound Type 1" combat assistance system is working hard to extract valuable intelligence from the minds of the newly captured Franny and Lemuel.

The giant screen displayed the complete capture plan. David, Franny, and Lemuel's portraits were marked with a checkmark, signaling their capture. Meanwhile, the capture success rate for Kara, Cecily, Avalon, and Joad, which had previously reached 98%, plummeted to 80%.

The only reason for this dramatic fluctuation is that hacker groups intervened.

The destructive power of an organized hacker team is astonishing.

The security system of the confidential building is almost paralyzed. Not only can it not operate normally, but it may be exploited by the other party.

This interference even directly affected the combat performance of the bionic robots. Since a while ago, the server has been under continuous attack, resulting in a decrease in computing stability and significant fluctuations and delays.

Some hackers even tried to directly hack into bionic robots and seize control.

The other party almost succeeded when he was caught off guard.

Fortunately, Noah and Ava stepped up temporarily and managed to buy some time.

With the assistance of the subsystem AI, the "Hound Type 1" urgently strengthened its defense module.

The AI ​​subsystem, originally responsible for assisting computing, naturally filled the gaps in software protection. Thanks to the vast databases of the AI ​​era, it quickly mastered the techniques of building firewalls and defense systems, ultimately stabilizing the situation.

It is also because of this that the intervention of hackers has caused a large fluctuation in the success rate of arrests.

This time the test is no longer limited to a confrontation of combat effectiveness, but has been upgraded to a comprehensive competition of comprehensive capabilities.

Virgil and Delayak were somewhat dissatisfied: "This is so unfair! How can we adjust the mission at the last minute? The mission difficulty is already high enough, and now they have to increase it temporarily..."

"We were about to win anyway. Who knows what might happen this early in the morning."

Virgil was heartbroken.

Who wants to lose when they can win?

Noah, however, didn't care. Instead, he smiled. "This is a good thing. The increased difficulty means the AI ​​sees potential in us and believes our previous opponents weren't able to test our limits."

“Equally matched opponents are the most interesting.”

"If we can win, there should be extra rewards for the AI."

He changed the subject. "But I'm curious. Even with this kind of interference, the Hound One's capture success rate remains at 80%. System, please report the specific basis for this success rate."

【Instructions received.】

[The success rate evaluation model is being verified.]

[Combat power comparison and capture plans are subject to external interference. New evaluation parameters have been incorporated into the Hound One combat system.]

The combat power of individual bionic combat robots has surpassed that of a single invader. Increasing the number of robots will effectively increase the success rate. Time becomes the most important factor.

Information induction was judged to be the best option for delaying time, while finding opportunities was a supplementary option.

Disguising instructions and creating suspicion is currently the most viable tactical option. This plan requires a significant amount of resource points and awaits your approval.

[Details below…]

The project team members marveled at the detailed plan laid out by the Hound 1. They hadn't expected the integration of the subsystem's AI to yield such astonishing improvements in the system's iteration speed and cognitive capabilities.

Although the hacker intrusion disrupted the original capture plan, the Hound One quickly realized that capture is not limited to armed confrontation, and the behavioral data it collected on the intruders - including their combat habits and thinking patterns - can also be used as a weapon.

"Interesting." Noah's eyes flashed with excitement. "If this plan can be implemented, maybe we can give them a surprise. Even if it doesn't succeed in the end, it will be enough to undermine their basis for cooperation."

"As for the resources consumed...it's totally worth it."

"Plan approved!"

……

Kara stared at the open safe in front of her, then looked around warily.

There was complete silence, not even a hint of movement.

He reached in and pulled out the blueprints.

[Half of the quest items have been obtained. You can choose to evacuate immediately and hand in the items, or continue collecting the remaining quest items.]

The drawings are real.

The whole process went incredibly smoothly—no combat, no traps, and the biggest challenge was actually cracking the safe. Could this be his reward for not disturbing the enlightenment of that guy named Tun Yan?
If this is true, he accepted this gift with peace of mind.

However, Kara knew very well that just because this drawing came easily, it didn't mean the remaining two would be so easy.

At this moment, there was a sudden electrical noise from the communicator, and a communication request was forcibly cut in.

"Old Black?" Kara glanced at the caller's name and frowned slightly.

Blackie is a casual guy who occasionally goes to the battle zone to test his new weapons. The two have worked together and also against each other. Overall, Kara has a good impression of Blackie.

"What's the matter?" Kara answered the communicator. "The situation has changed. The mission difficulty has been urgently increased. The juniors have created an unconventional bionic combat robot. David, Franny, and Remiel have all been arrested. To balance the difficulty and to further test the project, the AI ​​has temporarily granted hacker access."

"Each hacker will assist a combat team. I have chosen you."

Kara immediately recalled the previous battle.

He had narrowly won by exploiting a loophole in the bionic robot's combat logic. If this loophole had been fixed, a head-on confrontation would have been far from easy.

"I see." He mused, "But I'm curious, why didn't you choose Cecily? I remember you two had a good relationship."

"If I could choose, of course I would," Lao Hei said casually. "It's randomly assigned. Perhaps this is also an assessment of our abilities. Now, getting back to the topic, how many blueprints do you have?"

"Two, what's wrong?"

"Two? Great!" Lao Hei's tone was rarely filled with excitement. "Originally, we needed you to evacuate so we could study the blueprints, but now the situation is special. We can upload them directly through the encrypted channel. Analyzing design loopholes or program flaws will greatly increase our chances of success."

"Are there any problems on your end? If not, I'll immediately open the encrypted channel and you can send the blueprints over."

Kara frowned and thought: "Something doesn't seem right."

After a moment's silence, Kara said, "You can upload it, but I need to verify your identity first."

"I understand. It's better to be cautious." Lao Hei responded, "Wait a moment."

"Okay, the verification request has been sent, please check it."

Kara lowered her head to check the mission code sent by the other party. The mission code could confirm the other party's mission information. The system quickly confirmed that it was indeed a teammate, and the mission status had been updated.

[Half of the quest items have been obtained. You can choose to evacuate immediately, contact the designated contact to hand in the items, or continue collecting the remaining quest items.]

Despite her doubts, Kara no longer hesitated now that the system had confirmed it was correct. The mission instructions did mention that the task could be handed over to a designated contact person.

“Send me the link.”

Lao Hei quickly sent the upload port.

Kara scanned the two drawings and started uploading them through the link provided.

……

Maru is a top hacker.

In the second-year hacker circle, he is one of the most powerful figures - there is no typo here, but because he always sits in the second position and is always overshadowed by Lao Hei.

Over time, he accepted it.

There is indeed a gap in talent, but the feeling of being "second to none and above ten thousand people" is also good.

Besides, Lao Hei is a casual person with a low sense of presence. As Lao Hei's friend, coming in second is not difficult to accept.

Of course, that was the case most of the time. But if there was a chance to surpass Lao Hei, Wan Zi would never let it go.

Such as this time.

When Lao Hei chose to assist Cecily because of their personal relationship, Maruko locked onto Kara without hesitation.

Although Cecily is steady, his style is conservative. He is good at maintaining the status quo but not aggressive enough, so it is difficult for him to take the lead.

Kara is completely different - she dares to fight and fight, her lower limit may be very low, but her upper limit is extremely high.

In terms of strength alone, he is on par with those top players who are in seclusion preparing for the competition.

After the hacker group gained access, Maruko immediately tried to contact Kara, but found that the other party's communication port was blocked.

This is not surprising.

With Kara's strength, it is normal to customize some special equipment.

As long as the communication function of the port is not needed, you can directly shut down the port to achieve complete signal shielding and information rejection functions, which is much simpler than filtering messages.

However, sooner or later, you will need to log in to the port, so Maru put a monitor.

Maruzi was not in a hurry. He first communicated with Laohei and others about the situation in other areas. Only then did he realize that the situation was so serious - not counting Kara, half of the people had lost contact.

Fio could not be contacted, but David, Franny, and Lemuel were confirmed arrested.

"The fish bit us while we were frying the fish." Wanzi gave an accurate evaluation. While he was eating melon and watching the show, the monitoring port he set up suddenly responded.

Kara is online.

"What is it?" Kara's words were as concise as ever.

Maruko immediately responded: "The situation has changed, and the mission difficulty has been increased. We have no choice but to be dragged here to help you. I didn't expect you to fail in your frying fish, tsk tsk."

"This particular bionic robot is indeed difficult to deal with." Kara seemed to agree.

"By the way, I need to verify your identity."

Maruko smiled: "You're quite alert. Just based on this, you should be fine. My mission code is: 8D98K..."

After a short wait, Kara replied, "Verification passed. My mission prompt has been updated. You can hand the blueprint over to the designated contact person. I have a blueprint on hand. Do you need it?"

Maruko's eyes lit up: "Huh? You've already got the blueprint? That's a surprise. Wait a moment, I'll open a receiving link for you."

Kara, Kara, you are really reliable.

Maruzi happily opened the receiver and saw the data being uploaded. He scanned it with a checking tool and found nothing abnormal.

After opening it, a large number of lines appeared inside.

The piled-up lines spread out like worms, moving across the screen.

Maru's face suddenly changed as if he remembered something. He controlled his mouse and keyboard, but found that they were no longer working.

My personal workstation was hijacked.

"Damn, it really is this guy."

The ball of yarn is the viral logo of the fourth-grade hacker chief 'Cat'.

Once infected, complex calculations need to be performed continuously. Even if the cracking method is known, it will take a lot of time to crack it.

For safety reasons, all the equipment in the room is a system that Maruzi reprogrammed himself. Now his personal workstation is blocked and has crashed.

A large number of cancellation applications have been submitted to his personal port, and he needs to lift the cancellation freeze status if he wants to use it.

"I'm effectively locked in here, with all external communication channels blocked. They're definitely trying to cause trouble by using my identity."

(End of this chapter)