Revolution, Cyber ​​Magical Girl!

The apartment building's elevator is still not repaired, and there are far fewer homeless people downstairs, but the stairwell has been stained with a few new dark red spots.

With a bang, Lu Chaoge finally breathed a sigh of relief as he returned to his little apartment.

Previously, [Owl] took over his body and recklessly overclocked all the prosthetics on his body. Although the power it displayed was exaggerated, these prosthetics would probably only last a few uses before they were destroyed.

Metis squatted barefoot on the sofa, turned his head to look behind Lu Chaoge, and said.

"Big brother, come back... Damn it, you're all beaten to a pulp, where's Sister Meow-chan?"

"We took her home."

Lu Chaoge escorted Miao Jiang and Mi Zi back to Shangcheng and only returned after confirming their safety.

Although Nyanko really wanted to stay, the Magical Girl Association was their true home, no matter what.

With things escalating this much, letting Meow-chan stay in a chaotic place like the dungeon will only create unnecessary trouble.

"Fine," Metis muttered, a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

"I thought you were going to bring Meow-chan back to sleep with you."

"What are you thinking... Help me check the current trending topics and see if there's any news about me."

Compared to Metis, whose mind was full of crooked ideas, Lu Chaoge was more concerned about the impact of these events on him.

However, Metis's expression turned curious, and he said with great enthusiasm, "At first, it was trending on social media, and it kept climbing. After all, these days, guys who are dogs for magical girls are rarer than magical girls themselves!"

Noticing Lu Chaoge's somewhat gloomy gaze, Metis coughed lightly and said seriously.

"But then, for some reason, all the news about you, Big Brother, was taken down! And they used two entertainment stars' scandals to cover it up, and now there are only some archives left on the dark web!"

"Big Brother, how did you do that?! The two artists who took the blame were completely destroyed by the flood, they'll probably have to be disposed of... With such power, are you actually the capitalist of the company, and you're just playing a role with me, keeping me around to develop me further, so that once I'm more capable, you'll turn on me and train me into your matrix server!!!"

Lu Chaoge was speechless at Metis's antics. She hadn't realized it before, but now that they were more familiar with each other...

How come we've lost the talkative Fufu and gained a cyberpunk magical girl who's always acting crazy?

"Oh right, right, I'm a capitalist. Have you ever seen such a miserable capitalist? I have to grab coupons even for Crazy Thursday!" Lu Chaoge said, taking off his clothes and walking into the bathroom to clean the blood off his body.

"Well, I've never seen capitalists either. If they don't eat Crazy Thursday, what do they eat? I think the whole world eats Crazy Thursday!"

"Can't you just look it up online, you idiot!"

After being scolded by Lu Chaoge, Metis pursed his lips but wasn't angry.

She actually searched online, and sure enough, there were many organic ingredients she had never seen before, as well as various health foods endorsed by celebrities.

Metis didn't think those tasted as good as Crazy Thursday.

Then she went to the dark web to search.

But I received a very strange answer.

Do you know why babies with latent fatty liver disease are more expensive than healthy babies in birthing factories?

Metis didn't understand, and just as she was about to continue thinking, Lu Chaoge came out of the bathroom.

Lu Chaoge glanced at Metis's browsing interface, closed it for her, and slapped her on the head.

"Kids shouldn't look at these things. By the way, you did a great job earlier, thanks to you."

Metis muttered, holding his head, "Where am I small? If you want me to grow bigger, I can grow bigger too. And what do you mean by 'thanks to me'? What did I do?"

"Didn't I get a digital virus from the people at JM Paradise before, and then..." Lu Chaoge briefly recounted what happened.

Metis listened, but as Lu Chaoge spoke, her expression turned grim.

"Big brother... you seem to have misunderstood. It doesn't seem to be like that."

Lu Chaoge's eyes showed doubt, and Metis swallowed hard before continuing.

"Brother, firstly, the electronic virus that invaded your brain won't disappear. Unless I personally remove the virus for you, you can't return to a safe state."

Lu Chaoge's gaze sharpened slightly.

Is it because of the [owl]?

No, [Owl] should only be able to suppress viruses targeting prosthetic bodies, and while [Owl] can ignore viruses, it doesn't mean it can kill them.

Lu Chaoge's expression was somewhat uncertain, but he didn't dwell on it too much at the moment and gestured for Metis to continue.

Metis looked so pale he was about to cry.

"Brother, our internet connection was down back then, so your upload couldn't reach me at all!"

A long silence fell over the small room.

……

Duanzao is a personal name.

As a senior engineer at Ruian Technology and one of the heads of Project [Owl], his current situation is not very good.

First generation [Owl], second generation [Owl], third generation [Owl].

Compared to the previous two generations, the third generation [Owl] has greatly improved the success rate.

According to the original plan, [枭] will be launched and promoted soon.

After all, [Owl] is a product, a high-tech product designed to be launched on the market and make a fortune.

However, several test subjects who participated in the tests, even if everything was stable in the early stages, all suffered mental breakdowns within six months and became unconscious killing machines.

Although the mentally broken [Owl] still possesses considerable power, this is clearly not what the company needs.

Because cyberpsychosis is uncontrollable.

He kept trying to figure out where the problem was.

Is the environmental stress from the simulation training too high? Is there rejection of the prosthetic body? Hormonal imbalance?

No, everything was normal before those "owls" lost control.

Although various data reports and analyses suggest the cause is "prosthetic rejection overload"—the same cause as cyberpsychosis.

But Duanzao knew that there was no such thing as cyberbullying in this world.

Many wealthy people have prosthetic bodies, but none of them have become mentally ill.

Cyberpsychosis is nothing more than a group of pitiful people whose minds have been ravaged and broken by the ways of the world.

Verification is also very simple: just find a top-tier wealthy person to ride the [Owl] and test it.

But that's obviously impossible; wealthy people won't take that risk.

Moreover, those wealthy people lacked the resolve; their mental fortitude was far from sufficient to support the data loading of [Owl].

Therefore, wealthy people can be excluded.

The soldiers trained by the company were also incompetent, and they kept failing.

Although they are very talented, there is always something missing about them, something that is hard to put into words.

Therefore, the target of the severance was set on another type of person.

From the lower rungs of society, with a strong will, excellent physical attributes, a certain level of combat skill, a desire to become stronger, hardworking, and able to withstand pressure...

And it's best if it doesn't cost money, because the "Owls" trained by the company are weapons, which don't require consumption, and naturally don't receive a salary.

To be honest, if the above conditions can be met, I feel that the creation of [枭] will be successful.

but……

Damn it, how do you find someone like this!

However, Duanzao still managed to find a group of such guys.

He was like a chess player in history, placing pieces all over the dungeon.

They didn't pay any price, just a few casual promises and some contracts full of traps.

People at the bottom are all like that. There's no shortage of dreamers. Just throw them a bone and hang a piece of meat high up, and even if they can't bite into the meat, they'll still jump up like tireless dogs.

Although it's better than nothing, he hopes to get an SSR card as a surprise.

"Does this mean we're going to have to go back to the path of mechanical AI? Will humanity's limits ultimately be unable to contain [Owl]?"

The moment the idea popped into his head, Duan Zao shook his head.

That would make it no different from an ordinary combat robot, and the current AI computing power in the world is locked at level two, making it inferior to others in terms of the equipment of [Owl].

Just as he was feeling troubled, a video came through the cloud.

"Hmm?" He thought for a moment before realizing that the video originated from a random "pawn" he had placed in the dungeon, which had been given to that guy's eyes by a backend program.

However, it is not usually activated; data will only be recorded and uploaded when certain 'battles' are involved.

When you open the video, it starts as an ordinary gang fight, but the guy performs quite well; he's a highly skilled individual in the dungeon.

Hmm, what is that?

After seeing the contents of the video, he froze on the spot.

The analysis system was now broadcasting in front of him.

Analysis shows that this character's combat performance matches [Owl]'s by 73%.

For some reason, Duanzao immediately deleted the video without reporting it to the company.

But he kept a copy for himself.

His mechanical heart pounded wildly; only he knew what this video represented.

That's an owl.

The first generation [Owl]

A glint of light flashed in the mechanical eyes—a kind of fanaticism.

I must have him!