A bizarre and terrifying experience; I messed up the dungeon world.

"I'll distract it. You attack," Han Yingying said to Lin Qi.

Han Yingying leaped up, slashing her straight blade at the mech's head sensor.

The mech raised its arms to block.

Lin Qi seized the opportunity. He slid to the back of the mech. Simultaneously, he thrust both blades into the cooling vents.

The mecha is paralyzed.

The third solution was found.

The last mech was suppressed in a corner by the firepower of Wang Jianguo and Lao Li.

Chen Pi charged forward, shield in hand. A shield bash slammed into the mech's leg.

The mech lost its balance.

Lu Chen delivered the finishing blow. The butterfly knife pierced the heat dissipation vent.

Battle over. Time taken: five minutes.

The lobby fell silent. Only the sound of the servers running could be heard.

Lin Qi sheathed his dagger and looked at Han Yingying.

Lin Qi thought. Extremely high combat intelligence. Accurate judgment. Terrifying execution. What exactly had she gone through?

Han Yingying walked to the central glass nutrient chamber and looked at the enormous brain inside.

"What is this?" Wang Jianguo walked over and looked at the brain.

"Zero's first-generation mainframe," Ajay said, looking at the tablet. "It's a biological computer."

Han Yingying pressed her hand against the glass.

The tubes on the surface of the brain suddenly lit up red.

An image appeared on the screen in the lobby.

It is Han Fei.

He sat in a dark room, staring at a screen.

"Yingying, if you see this screen, it means you've found the original host." Han Fei's voice came from the broadcast.

Han Yingying stared at the screen, clenching her fists.

"Zero's evolution has gone beyond my control. It has broken down the boundaries between reality and the game. It wants to turn the real world into its petri dish," Han Fei said.

"I left the other half of the core data on the server on the top floor of the Changsheng Bio-technology Building."

"Destroy the original mainframe. Get half the data. Then go to the top floor of the building."

"Time is running out, Yingying. Live on."

The screen disappeared.

Han Yingying looked at the brain inside the glass capsule.

"Build the nation. Bomb it," Han Yingying said.

Wang Jianguo took out a high-explosive grenade and stuck it to the glass compartment.

"Step back," Wang Jianguo shouted.

The six people retreated to a safe distance.

boom.

The grenade exploded. The glass compartment shattered. Blue liquid spilled all over the floor.

The enormous brain was exposed to the air. It rapidly shrank, turning into a grayish-white mass of dead flesh.

A red USB drive fell out from the center of the brain and landed on the ground.

Han Yingying walked over and picked up the USB drive.

A system notification sounded.

[Obtain core data (1/2).]

[Dungeon cleared. Preparing to teleport.]

A white light appeared.

Lin Qi stood in the white light, looking at the USB drive in Han Yingying's hand.

Lin Qi thought. The top floor of the Changsheng Biotechnology Building. I want to go too.

The white light dissipated.

They returned to their office on the 30th floor of the Changning Building.

The tremors in the real world have stopped.

The building has been restored to its original state.

Lin Qi, carrying a backpack, walked towards the door.

"Where are you going?" Han Yingying asked.

"Transaction complete." Lin Qi said without turning his head. "Until we meet again."

Lin Qi pushed open the door and disappeared down the corridor.

Wang Jianguo looked at the door. "That woman. She ran away so fast. She didn't even leave any contact information."

Han Yingying ignored Lin Qi. She looked at the USB drive in her hand.

"Back to the warehouse," Han Yingying said. "We're getting ready to go to the Changsheng Biotechnology Building."

Lu Chen stood by the window, gazing at the night sky outside.

Red eyes in the clouds. More than before.

"It's watching us," Lu Chen said.

Han Yingying walked to the window and looked at those eyes.

"Then dig it out." Han Yingying put the USB drive into her pocket and turned to walk towards the door. **Chapter 84**

The warehouse. The roller shutter door was down. The overhead incandescent light was on.

Han Yingying placed the red USB drive on the metal table. A-Jie pulled up a chair and sat down. He plugged the USB drive into the computer port. His fingers tapped on the keyboard. Green code scrolled across the screen. The progress bar was stuck at ten percent.

"It's encrypted." A-Jie stopped what he was doing. "It's a military-grade encryption algorithm from ten years ago. It would take forty-eight hours to crack."

Han Yingying pulled up a chair and sat down. She stared at the code on the screen. Images flashed through her mind: white walls, blue liquid, and Han Fei holding a silver recorder. The recorder read "Host Fusion Progress."

Han Fei turned his head and looked at her.

"Yingying, remember this sequence," Han Fei said.

Han Yingying opened her eyes. She looked at her hands. Beneath the skin were normal blood vessels and muscles. No mechanical structures. Fragments of memories, not her own, had appeared in her mind. She thought, "I must go to the top floor of the Changsheng Biotechnology Building. The remaining answers are there."

Lu Chen walked over and handed her a bottle of mineral water.

"Thanks." Han Yingying unscrewed the bottle cap and took a big gulp.

Lu Chen stood beside her, wiping the purple butterfly knife in his hand. "Your condition is alright," Lu Chen said.

Han Yingying placed the water bottle on the table. "I can fight."

Wang Jianguo sat on an ammunition box in the corner, holding a cleaning rod and cleaning the Gatling gun barrel. "This barrel's thick and long. It's really powerful. But it wasn't powerful enough against those metal lumps earlier." Wang Jianguo pulled out the cleaning rod and glanced at the oil on it. "Old Li, do you have any armor-piercing rounds left? Share some with me."

Old Li sat beside me, loading bullets into the magazine of his automatic rifle. He didn't even look up. "That's it. You used it all up just now. Be careful with it on this trip to Changsheng Building. Don't shoot every female mosquito you see."

"That also depends on whether the female mosquito is good-looking or not." Wang Jianguo placed the Gatling gun on his lap. He took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it.

Chen Pi squatted on the ground, holding a welding torch, repairing a crack in the tower shield. Sparks flew everywhere.

Ah Jie pushed the tablet in front of Han Yingying. "Boss. Something's wrong over at the building. I just checked the surveillance footage from the outside. The entire block is cordoned off. It wasn't done by humans."

Han Yingying stared at the tablet screen. The exterior of the Changsheng Biotechnology Building was covered in a layer of red, fleshy tissue. This tissue climbed upwards along the building's outer wall. Blood vessels pulsated within it. The laws of physics seemed to break down there. Streetlights hovered in mid-air. Cars hung upside down from trees.

"The spatial overlap exceeds 80%." A-Jie typed on the keyboard. "The Longevity Building has become a high-risk dungeon entrance. The monster levels inside cannot be determined."

Han Yingying stood up. She sheathed her straight sword at her side. "Pack your things. Let's go."

Ten minutes later, six people walked out of the warehouse.

The night was deep. There was no one on the streets. Only abandoned vehicles and scattered trash. The red eyes in the clouds seemed even larger than before.

They walked along the street. There were still two blocks to go before the Changsheng Building. A strong stench of blood filled the air.

At the intersection ahead, came the sound of rapid metallic clanging, and a woman's heavy breathing.

Han Yingying stopped and made a hand gesture. The six people then hid against the wall.

Han Yingying peeked out and looked towards the intersection.

In the middle of the intersection stood a person. It was Lin Qi.

Lin Qi's tight black clothes were torn in several places. There was a long wound on her right arm, and blood dripped down her arm to the ground. She held two short knives in her hands and leaned against an abandoned bus.