Cosmic Demon

Chapter 87 Black Swan Event, Invisible Kidney Shot Assassin (Two in One)

The flesh and blood on the palm that Cheng Ze stretched out had completely turned into bright silver. As the order he blurted out was issued, electronic signals within a radius of 100 meters suddenly surged, as if the stocks on the Science and Technology Innovation Board that had released major favorable news were soaring in a straight line!

Roar!
The four-wheel drive, powerful off-road vehicle burst into crackling sparks, and a circle of black flames immediately rose on the surface, roaring like a mad beast.

From the oil pump to the cigarette lighter, various modules and structures were all infected.

A highly severe virus called "Electronic Demon" spread in an instant.

Then, the thick and solid bumper broke and the entire car body was forced to twist.

The machine was like a fluid, being squeezed by invisible hands into a metal monster that looked like a giant insect.

The unlucky guy who stayed in the car and didn't get out was refined in an instant.

Like squeezing a ripe tomato to burst it, squeezing out the fresh and plump juice.

"you……"

Even though Qin Lihao was knowledgeable, had seen many storms and had experienced all kinds of situations, he couldn't help but gasp.

He turned his head and saw that his own car had transformed into an Autobot, with ferocious barbs, a dark skeleton, and a strong sense of oppression... Mr. Qin couldn't help but hold his breath.

Haunted?
How can I have such a big off-road vehicle?
How did you become a car man?
"Brother Hao. Do you like it?"

As the burning sensation in his heart intensified, Cheng Ze tore open his leather jacket, revealing the horrible red and charred skin underneath.

In the middle of his chest, there is a palm-sized circuit board, with solder-resistant green paint covering the copper surface of the circuit, and densely packed and complex components interlaced.

This thing beats like a heart, absorbing electronic signals floating in the air from all directions, infusing them into the body bit by bit, and alienating the flesh and blood.

"As expected, you are a piece of shit! You stole my things!"

Qin Lihao gritted his teeth and his eyes were bloodshot with anger, which was even more exaggerated than being infected by an electronic demon.

He was very familiar with that circuit board; it was the container for storing the "teaching materials".

You know, the inheritance of powerful martial artists is always a concentration of their own mental images.

If it is not isolated and allowed to be released, it will be like a 2,000-watt construction site spotlight shining into the night sky, and anyone can see it.

So the eldest brother Qin Renying took great pains to collect the "relics" of the military factory explosion from others, a circuit board tainted with the breath of electronic demons, and sealed it up.

The plan was originally simple, just wait for the teaching materials to arrive at the port and deliver them to us.

Qin Lihao asked someone to do two mechanical purifications and he could successfully "cleanse" himself.

The teaching materials were treated as a great gift and placed in front of Chen Ruofu, the head of the inspection department, thus forging a good relationship.

But no one expected that an insignificant character like Cheng Ze would suddenly appear.

"You activated the electronic demon? You're looking for death!"

Qin Lihao's face was terribly gloomy and he quietly retreated behind his men.

"It will kill you! Take it out of your body before it completely controls you. You can still be saved... Aze, you and I have had some unpleasant experiences in the past, but there is no need to make it like this."

Cheng Ze turned a deaf ear and waved his hand. The metal monster he controlled hammered twice and smashed the security guard who was standing in front of Qin Lihao into a pulp.

The vitality failed to break through eighty points, and alienated organs were generated. The mortal body faced with such a lump of steel was like a human facing guns and cannons, with no power to resist.

There has never been a lack of debate in Dongxia about which of the three main systems is stronger. Martial artists have always considered themselves the uncrowned kings of developing vitality. As long as they receive complete and systematic new martial arts education with a ten-year cycle, breaking through the fifty-point mark will be as easy as taking candy from a sack.

Compared to the psychic and mechanical departments which have high thresholds, many requirements, and long training time, it is much stronger.

The psychic department thinks that martial artists are all reckless men who only know how to swing their fists and have no understanding of the nature of the universe, conceptual rules, and that they themselves are the only philosophers in the hall of knowledge.

Moreover, he could bring down the prosperous Dongxia Empire and destroy the huge regime that ruled the galaxy with just one person.

This ability to stir up trouble is rare in history!
The Department of Mechanical Engineering disagrees, believing that the alchemy branch should belong to the field of mechanics no matter how you look at it.

Don't try to force yourself on me, you psychic lunatic. Just get out of the way.

Although the three major systems often engage in online arguments and offline fights, there is no shortage of them.

But there is one thing that everyone has a common understanding of.

At the same vitality level, the combat range is within a hundred meters. Don't argue with the martial arts department, or you will easily get beaten.

But if the vitality is more than fifty points, the combat range is within ten kilometers. If you see a psychic, you have to call him father, otherwise you will be killed instantly if you show your head.

For the first two career paths, if you encounter a supermodel contestant who can operate machinery, it is recommended to surrender directly.

"Brother Hao, now it's your turn to escape."

Cheng Ze clenched his palms, and several more "tomatoes" were squeezed and burst, oozing out bright red juice.

Those bodyguards whose vitality has been developed to a high level are undoubtedly toys that the Autobots can ravage at will.

"You recklessly used this method in Old Factory Street, trying to break through the electronic blockade... You can only be eliminated by the inspection department!"

Qin Lihao saw his men rubbing the metal monster into mud one by one, and a hint of fear appeared in his eyes.

Maybe he shouldn't come here to find Cheng Ze!
"If you don't run, I'm going to tear one of your legs off."

Cheng Ze grinned, his human thoughts colliding with his electronic mind, creating sparks.

Roar!
Thick smoke spewed out of the exhaust pipe, and the metal monster crawled behind Cheng Ze like a loyal guard.

"Can you please be quiet at night..."

The residents in the alley were startled by the noise. They opened the window and saw strange humans with bright silver skin and ferocious Autobots that were two meters and five feet tall.

"excuse me!"

With a bang, the doors and windows closed tightly.

"Catch him and eat him slowly."

Cheng Ze ignored the innocent people who had intruded. He gave instructions to the Autobots and then headed in another direction.

Wherever they passed, televisions, radios, refrigerators... all electronic devices seemed to be given life. They jumped out of the house, out of control, and formed a not-so-powerful steel army.

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……

"I received a call from the police. What does 'his refrigerator grew legs and ran away' mean? I'm trying to save the eastern suburbs of Dangyang, and you're bothering me with such a trivial matter?"

Chen Yun swore as he turned the steering wheel:
"The inspection department is not a police station. They are also responsible for... Electronic signals that continuously break through the peak value appear on Jiuchang Street? Northwest direction? It is consistent with the target I am tracking.

It's bad, it's the electronic demon that is spreading the virus!"

Chen Yun's face turned pale. This crisis came out of nowhere and caught the inspection department off guard.

"What do the metropolitan areas say?"

She asked in a deep voice.

On the other end of the phone, a team member was reporting:

"The initial assessment is that it is a 'black swan event' and a 'red alert plan' may be adopted."

Black swan events are low-probability events that are difficult to predict and can trigger chain reactions and have huge negative impacts.

Chen Yun couldn't help but feel ironic. The inspection department had crushed the conspiracy plans of cult members to please the gods, and had also prevented the evil games carefully arranged by antisocial criminals.

But none of them could compare to tonight, making her anxious and exhausted.

It's like you're traveling, eating hotpot and singing songs, and then because someone spits on the ground, the star god resurrects and the planet collapses, which is bizarre and absurd.

"How long will it take before the red alert plan is activated?"

Chen Yun asked after taking a long breath.

"Three hours and forty-seven minutes. The 'signal' of the living being carrying the electronic demon virus is rapidly increasing. It will break through the electronic blockade in about four hours.

Minister Chen has just found an experienced gunner who will lock on to the target and kill him on the spot in two hours."

Chen Yun nodded and glanced at Qin Shi in the co-pilot seat:

"I and a... concerned citizen are rushing to Old Factory Street to try to minimize the impact of the electronic demon."

Qin Shi really wanted to scratch his head and ask, if he helped to deal with the electronic demon, could he be given a special recruitment spot in one of the four national universities.

As a second best option, a reward of hundreds of thousands of yuan would be fine. I haven’t even received the reward for reporting fake drug dealers last time.

"Brother Qin, how much vitality do you have?"

Chen Yun asked.

"Twenty-one." Qin Shi replied.

"I remember that the old martial arts schools were all purely natural, and did not accept prosthetic implants or organ modifications. Even their mental images took a more ancient and traditional approach."

Chen Yun continued.

"That's right. Following the old martial arts path does tend to be conservative. When choosing mental images, one avoids guns, cannons, and mechanical things."

Qin Shi didn't hide it.

"Very good! Brother Qin! If you can get close to the target, try to make a move."

Chen Yun analyzed the situation seriously:

"The target's vitality is not high. The electronic demon possesses him, causing him to become 'rusted' and 'mechanically controlled'. The trouble is that all electronic equipment and high-tech weapons are difficult to work. Even the long-range sniper of the gunner can hardly guarantee that the bullet will not be infected.

If we fail, the metropolitan area may activate a red alert, which is a synonym for a large-scale destructive strike. So, we still have to think of a solution. "

Qin Shi's expression became solemn, and he wondered whether he had the ability to solve this problem.

His eyes fell on the new achievement that had just been unlocked.

【Electronic Mind: Cognition determines the way you observe the world and the level at which you see things. As the saying goes, different people have different opinions. As a young life, you need to grow up.】

[Features: You will be regarded as a fellow being by non-organic beings and will have normal communication abilities.]

[Advanced route: Keep in touch with the machine spirit and establish a friendship with a favorability of more than 60 points. Keep doing this for 30 days to upgrade and unlock the corresponding skills.]

"If Sister Yun can help me divert some attention, I think I should be able to get closer to Brother Ze."

Qin Shi also looked expectantly. As an assassin, he needed a tank to attract hatred.

"Row!"

Chen Yun gritted her teeth and agreed.

The Black Knight Guard sped at lightning speed, tearing through the darkness of the night and rushing towards the factory.

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In the urban area, inside the temporary command room of the inspection headquarters.

Chen Ruofu, with his white hair combed meticulously, stood straight and made decisions calmly.

Although emergencies are tricky, they are not so serious that the sky is falling.

By summarizing information from all parties, he had a general understanding of the situation.

"Qin Lihao placed the contraband in a container at Jiusong Port, and then he and Cheng Ze had a conflict. Cheng Ze kidnapped Qin Zhijie and Luo Ji as hostages and extorted them for military supplies such as minerals, loading fluids, and high-energy batteries.

Cheng Ze may have pried information out of the kidnapped target, came to Jiusong Port, took away the contraband, and set a fire.

During the whole process, he may have been injured or bewitched, possessed by the electronic demon, and became the living source of the virus. "

Chen Ruofu looked at Old Shen, who had been "invited" to drink tea from Jiuchang Street, and another accomplice, and said calmly:

"Shen Zhao, from the Mechanical Department, a gunner by profession, from Jingzhou, not a citizen of Dongxia. Seventeen years ago, you landed in Hengzhou and were stranded in Jiuchang Street because of the blockade. Cheng Ze helped you avoid two population censuses and let you serve in the nursing home."

"Xu Yang, from the Psychic Branch, a pilot by profession, from Yazhou, and also not a citizen of Dongxia. You and Shen Zhao are both capable wandering merchants. If you two can contribute to the turmoil tonight, the inspection department will consider granting you amnesty."

Old Shen, who was wearing glasses and looked like a scholar, smiled and said:

"Minister Chen, I've heard of your name since I was a sailor. You are the King of Hell in Hengzhou, and you are impartial and ruthless. How can you tolerate ghosts like me and Lao Xu?"

Chen Ruofu's expression was calm, showing no sign of anxiety:
"Criminals can also redeem themselves through meritorious deeds. Moreover, the Rogue Trader is merely walking in a gray area, so the circumstances are not that serious."

He waved his hand and asked the inspectors to bring out the black box containing the cello:

"Your 'Storm Razor' is a three-star energy firearm. It has not been maintained for a long time. The guys in the equipment department helped to adjust it. They have already calibrated the trajectory and added some small accessories, such as a 15x scope and a vertical grip. I don't know if it suits your usage habits."

Old Shen sighed helplessly:

“Minister Chen, Aze and I are friends, how could I possibly fire a gun?

The Inspection Department is very powerful. They were able to pull out two rats in the gutter, me and Lao Xu. We are convinced.

But betraying friends is something that is despised even among the roving merchants who have little professional ethics."

Chen Ruofu did not show any impatience or contempt. Instead, he agreed:

"You are able to stick to the bottom line and not be moved by interests. This is admirable. Escorting them to the water dungeon, illegally staying in Dongxia Administrative District, and colluding with others to spread the electronic demon virus, not shooting you on the spot is based on Dongxia's humanitarian considerations, both of you."

The head of the inspection department waved his hand, and the armed inspection personnel were about to take the person away.

"Hey! Shouldn't we be sent back to our original place of residence and then detained?"

Old Shen was stunned. Why didn't Chen Yanwang of Hengzhou play by the rules?

"Hengzhou has not lifted the blockade, so it is natural that special cases will be handled specially. Moreover, your nature is relatively bad, so there is no need to go through the procedures. You can be directly sentenced to life imprisonment."

Chen Ruofu is neither spicy nor bland, with neither official authority nor fierceness, yet he holds two unscrupulous traveling merchants in the palm of his hand.

"Alas, I advised Aze not to touch that thing, but he refused to listen."

Old Shen spoke in a heavy tone and grabbed the old friend who had wiped it clean.

Swish!
In the temporary command room, all guns were pointed at Lao Shen, and dense red dots hit his body.

It would be extremely risky for a prisoner who is a gunner by profession to touch any firearm.

"It doesn't matter. I believe Mr. Shen knows the importance of this matter. If I can catch you once, I can catch you a second time.

But it would be better if I don’t have a second time, otherwise, my attitude will not be as good as it is now.”

Chen Ruo copied the action of raising his gun to stop the patrol officers, and his every move showed strong confidence.

"Communicate with your gun. Three purification rounds, five thousand meters away. It depends on your performance."

Before being taken away, Xu Yang, who had remained silent the entire time, asked:
"How did you catch us? In the past ten years, the inspection department has tried to clean up illegal households like us, but it has never succeeded."

Chen Ruofu suddenly laughed and said:
"The inspection department has a big data model. Even if you disguise your identity, you are a person with no marriage, no house, and no right to reside in the Tai'an metropolitan area. You have been the king of takeout orders in this area for four consecutive months. There are not many riders as hard-working as you, so it is normal to attract attention.

As for Old Shen, he and Cheng Ze are too close. As long as we lock on to Cheng Ze and investigate his social relationships, we can follow the clues to find the real culprit."

Lao Xu was speechless. He worked hard to pay the rent and eat pork trotter rice, but he was still targeted.

What a broken data model!

Just as the two unlucky wanderers left, the secretary received a call from the Qin family and handed it to Chen Ruofu.

"Village Chief Qin, there is no need to explain. The inspection department has determined that this incident is a black swan, a low-probability accident caused by a combination of various factors. I will do my best to ensure your brother's personal safety..."

After hanging up Qin Renying's phone, Chen Ruofu said to his secretary expressionlessly:

"In the red alert plan, you don't have to pay attention to Qin Lihao and Qin Zhijie. The top priority is to ensure the safety of the local residents in the eastern suburbs of Dangyang."

He stood in front of a huge unfolded three-dimensional map, and a signal that was gradually changing from orange to red was constantly covering the Old Factory Street.

"I don't know how Xiaoyun is doing."

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"Why did he come to the 402 Arms Factory?"

Chen Yun parked the car outside the factory to avoid damaging a valuable Black Knight Guard.

"According to Mr. Lin, the reason why the electronic blockade level in the eastern suburbs of Dangyang is extra high is because of the explosion at the 402 Military Factory, which gave birth to an electronic demon that is more powerful than Brother Ze. Maybe...they can merge?"

Qin Shi made completely irresponsible guesses. He saw a large number of home appliances jumping around like a torrent of steel, filling every corner of the factory.

Wait, that old TV looks familiar? In the upper right corner there is a star sticker that was the favorite of the youngest child Qin Lan when he was a child!
"My TV! Damn it, Brother Ze, don't blame me for being ruthless later! There is only this one TV in my house, and you were the first to be unkind!"

Qin Shi opened his eyes wide and clenched his fists.

His shack was completely bare.

The loss of a TV set now has undoubtedly made the already poor family even worse off!
"Forget about the TV for now. How can I help you attract your attention? Are you a lecher, Ze? If I play a lively song and do a passionate dance in public, will it be effective?"

Chen Yun had ideas in her head, and Qin Shi's mouth twitched when she heard it.

"Sister Yun, turn on your high beam and shine it on him to attract the hatred. The rest is up to me!"

He thought that relying on the effect of [Electronic Mind], which was equivalent to an assassin turning on stealth, it shouldn't be a problem for him to sneak into the factory.

(End of this chapter)