Starting as a Mechanical Hunter

Chapter 728: Chapter 253: Radiation Life Tree

Through the sensing between flesh bodies, Gao Gong could feel that within the abdomen of these ’Pseudo-Black Emperors’, where the mecha pod was located, there was something like a ’placenta’.

If a person entered it, they would transform into a special life form, merging into this ’biomechanical armor’.

Besides the biomechanical technology, Gao Gong also sensed the technology of the ’Holy Tree’.

This was a gene modification technology held by both the S-Level Radiation Beast and the King of Deep Sea Leeches, which was also controlled by the ancient large-scale biological computer, Keramos.

All these technologies were absorbed by the shipgirl ’Du Zhaodi’ and integrated into the strange ’industrial system’ of Du Gao Technology, then mass-produced.

The onlookers, not only the acquaintances of Du Gao Technology but also the high-ranking members of the Research Association, all showed expressions of astonishment.

They had never seen Pioneer Mechas comparable to A-Level Mechanical Bio-Beasts.

They had even less seen biomechanical armors that could rival Cybertronian Mechanisms.

These two ’killing weapons’ had not even appeared in that classic battle where they turned the tides against the Eternal Financial Group.

Du Zhaodi intended to use Gao Gong to sharpen the blades of their faction’s subordinates, but Gao Gong also wanted to hone his own skills, except he was honing the minds of the Research Association members.

Without lowering their baseline, how could they proceed with the ’brain-machine’?

The voice of the Little Woman sounded over the communicator.

”Hey, Little Wolfdog, isn’t our performance about done? Shouldn’t you be retreating by now?”

Apart from the instinctual desire to beat up their boss, most of Du Gao Technology’s senior management understood that this was just an act to showcase their powerful military might.

As for the virtual helmet or biochemical brain-machine, Du and Gao had unified the opinions of the senior management from the very beginning.

It had nothing to do with the ’Memory Mother’.

Helping Holy Brain Group become the winner of the Electronic Brain Plan was winning once.

Making Holy Brain Group the winner while also becoming the ’infrastructure contractor’ of the Electronic Brain Plan for their own side was a win-win, winning twice.

Any sensible person would know what to choose.

Gao Gong continued to ’battle fiercely’ while replying to the message.

”Do you still have a bigger one? Release one more big move, just so it doesn’t end anticlimactically.”

”Big move? We have one, but Master, can you handle it? This big move is special! Huang Yuanli needs to borrow the capability of the ’Brain-in-a-Vat’ to come up with it, it’s pretty dangerous,” replied Helli.

”It’s fine, at worst, I’ll run away. If I can’t beat it, at least I can outrun it. But such a big move, why haven’t I heard of it?”

Gao Gong thought carefully and confirmed that he hadn’t come across any Tier 3 super technology or Tier 4 black technology during this period.

”It’s just a theoretical possibility. Do you remember around half a year ago, the Tier 2 architecture blueprint you stole from the Balance Technology Branch?”

Gao Gong opened the ’alliance panel’.

Sure enough, the previous ’Biological Architecture: Biological Information Synthesizer’ and ’Biological Architecture: Gene Space’ were all lit up.

Having a blueprint doesn’t necessarily mean you can build ’architecture’; there’s still a long road to go in between.

Clearly, war is the best catalyst for technology; through a corporate war, not only did mechanical technology advance by leaps and bounds, but biotechnology also progressed significantly.

Although these two biological architectures aren’t quite ’civilized level architecture’, they each have unique features.

The ’Biological Information Synthesizer’ can synthesize biological cells, even artificially creating Radiation Beasts.

’Gene Space’ resembles a respawn point, capable of reviving level 30, that is, anyone below Tier 1.

The combination of the two inexplicably gave Gao Gong a sense of déjà vu.

”That gadget works incredibly well with the biomechanical technology being developed. Are you sure you want to try it?”

”Bring it on, let’s give it a try.”

Gao Gong could probably guess that, besides the scientists from his faction, it probably also involved the Brain-in-a-Vat and Keramos.

He was quite looking forward to this.

The ten ’Pseudo-Black Emperors’ exchanged glances, simultaneously paused, and then sank into the sea surface.

And in Gao Gong’s perception, the eerie presence of these ten people vanished.

The next moment, the seawater began bubbling with ’gurgling’ sounds, and the bubbles spread rapidly from the center of the Split Realm.

From Gao Gong’s perspective, he sensed various Radiation Beast auras, from the lowly F, E levels to the highest A-Level, S-Level, but the numbers were staggering, probably in the tens of thousands.

”Strong ’Brain-in-a-Vat’ sensation.”

Because only the Brain-in-a-Vat could imprint so many Radiation Beasts.

However, even the ’Brain-in-a-Vat’ would explode on the spot when absorbing so much Radiation Power, hence requiring the biomechanical unity of biomechanical technology. No, not only that, but there was also the breath of the Holy Tree!

The entire sea area became filled with not just bubbles but bubbles of dense radiation fields, turning the seawater black and red rapidly.

Then, the sea suddenly gained countless ’scars’. Vines as thick as basketball courts shot out of the sea surface, transforming into tree roots, intertwining to form a super giant tree obscuring vision, made of half-plant, half-flesh materials, growing at a frenzied pace. Enormous branches shot out from its kilometer, ten-thousand-meter trunk, every branch bearing large fruits, each fruit acting as the placenta for a ’Radiation Beast’.

’Beep beep, beep beep—’

[Host encountered ’Ultra Hazardous Lifeform’]

[Host encountered ’Ultra Hazardous Lifeform’]

Name: Radiation Life Tree

Bloodline Level: SSS+

Status: ???

Note: When a force touches upon ’fusion’ power yet does not harbor reverence for it, the forbidden life ignites the forbidden spark.

Gao Gong’s mouth hung wide open, his expression visibly shaken.

He hadn’t told anyone about ’civilization fusion’, not even the rich lady. After all, it concerns his ’transmigration’.

However, he was pursuing biotechnology and developing mecha technology within his faction.

Also, he had acquired the Knight Order’s biomechanical technology system.

Plus, there were a few monsters within his own faction.

These couplings resulted in this one-of-a-kind coincidence.

”Huh, why is this fusion different from last time?”

”Ahhh, I feel like I’m going to dissolve, Gao Gong, save me!”

”Something’s off, something’s off!”

”Why is my power draining, no, going berserk!”

The voices of the Brain-in-a-Vat and Keramos were also mixed in with the cries for help.

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”You guys... are geniuses!!”

Gao Gong himself follows the fusion route, filling each phase’s ’transformation rate’ and using every possible means to reduce the rejection rate.

Only then does he dare to continue.

These planet natives are quite bold, closing their eyes and just charging ahead.

Gao Gong knows very well that if this fusion process isn’t interrupted in time, everyone, including the Brain-in-a-Vat, will die here; SSS+ has already surpassed the limits of planet civilization.

”In the technology you used to create this thing, there’s an ’AT Force Field’, right!”

Gao Gong’s mind raced, quickly thinking of a breakthrough point.

He pulled out a metal ring and put it on.

In an instant, he felt a connection with all the mechas within his alliance and gained control over them.

This thing works better than ’Emperor’s Might’.

Name: Mechanical Control Ring (Alliance Exclusive) (Leader Device)

Category: Remote Control Device

Quality: Tier 2

Attributes: Intelligence +10, Perception +10

Note: Possesses the highest control authority over all models of intelligent mecha in the ’Du Gao Technology’ alliance.

This is why Gao Gong is not worried about his inability to control Du Gao Technology.

Not to mention, he also has a system.

Sure enough, among all the ’mecha sensing’, he sensed the strongest ten auras, entrenched at the roots.

Those were the ten ’biomechanical armors’ from before.

Gao Gong glanced up, and the SSS+-level super tree, its crown had already touched the radiation cloud layer, starting to madly absorb the radiation power of this planet.

By sensing through the ’Purple Energy Strings’.

He could perceive that the entire planet’s magnetic field was beginning to tilt.

”Oh damn, this time we really played too hard!!”

Without another word, leveraging the highest authority from the ’Mechanical Control Ring’, Gao Gong issued the first command to the ten ’biomechanical armors’.

From deep sea to shallow sea, the root area, ten gigantic human forms were trying to break through the surface.

At the same time, Gao Gong closed his eyes and entered ’biological computer mode’, quickly reaching out to Keramos.

The ’Deep Sea Leech’ was also drawn into a tree root, in a semi-dissolved state with a biological system in chaos.

Gao Gong, while reinstalling the system, simultaneously awakened the other’s consciousness.

Luckily, the other was conscious!

”You are—”

”No time for nonsense, Keramos, you and I must cut off the network for the ’Brain-in-a-Vat’ immediately!”

Keramos, somewhat conscious, knowing the one in control was Gao Gong, immediately transferred system operation rights to Gao Gong.

With techniques from the prior life as a Tier Six Virtual Experienced Driver, Gao Gong takes action once more.

”Yuanyuan, help me shut down Brain!”

”Okay, brother!”

Numerous ’Radiation Beast IPs’ appeared, only to be blocked by Gao Yuanyuan, and these ’Radiation Beast IPs’ were the surface neural structures of the Brain-in-a-Vat.

In the deep ocean depths, roots of over a hundred tree branches ended in a massive water bubble that began to slowly disappear.

Thus, Gao Gong isolated the connection between the Brain-in-a-Vat and this ’SSS+ super tree’.

The globally shocking super life tree had yet to fully stretch its form, ending as ten massive holes blasted from its roots.

A plethora of radiation beast meat pods fell like rain.

Meanwhile, the giant tree itself turned to gray ashes before dissipating in the wind.

The most significant trait of ’fusion transformation’ is its extreme instability.

This instability can bring enormous power, but it’s exceedingly dangerous, prone to backfire.

Yet, it was precisely this instability that saved everyone’s lives at this moment.

The monstrous tree that blocked out the sun was both fleeting in arrival and departure, dropping jaws all around.

Except for Gao himself.

Because Gao Gong was no longer there.

The reason is simple, stemming from the highest authority in ’Cyber Space’ that transformed reality into virtual, capturing him into a vast data space.

Three huge data shadows overlooked him.

Gao Gong’s eyes twitched.

Even without thinking, he could guess who these three were.

Deep Net, Fortress, Cybertron.

Unexpected yet within reason, a ’planetary crisis’ emerged; were the Mother City to ignore it, that would be suspicious.

In fact, three planet hosts being installed on one planet is decidedly abnormal.

There are two purposes—

One is to ensure the ’experiment’ proceeds as planned.

The second is to prevent unforeseen risks.

Through deep and thorough data monitoring, it’s possible to eliminate unforeseen incidents arising from the experiment at the earliest stage.

But Gao Gong doesn’t worry about his safety.

The reason is simple; he is already number ’Five’, a part of the cosmic relic.

Unless crossing a red line, he’s safe in this Cyber Test Field.

Perhaps he might even extract some benefits.