Cosmic-Level Demon God-Chapter 92 - 82 Mechanical Branch, Electronic Mind (Second Update)

Chapter 92: Chapter 82 Mechanical Branch, Electronic Mind (Second Update)

Chen Yun was driving a large, black Black Knight Guard SUV. The four headlights pierced the darkness, the twenty-two inch rims spun, and the black tires splashed water as they rolled over the wet ground.

Team Leader Chen was already dressed in a white shirt and jeans. As she steered the wheel, she muttered:

"What’s up with this summer? It’s been raining constantly."

Lin Yunqing in the passenger seat felt a bit stuffy, so she rolled down the window a crack to let in some fresh air:

"Didn’t you hear the weather forecast? There might be a typhoon passing through."

Chen Yun shook her head:

"Tai’an has always been pretty stable. Aside from winter being quite cold, plunging to minus ten degrees, we’ve never had any major disasters. How come we’re now getting typhoons?"

Lin Yunqing chuckled:

"Throughout history, when a monster emerges, strange phenomena follow. Maybe the heavens have spotted some demon rearing its head."

She turned to look at Qin Shi in the back seat, who was resting with his eyes closed, and a victorious smile appeared on her face.

Such a succulent cabbage, plucked by none other than me!

The kids at Qiguang Heng University’s Martial Arts System seem to be going nuts.

Two sophomore students have been defeated in quick succession; you can foresee the number pinned on New Martial Sect’s Pillar of Shame growing.

What a spectacular sight!

Just thinking about it gets me a little excited!

"You act like a demon! You’re always so unreliable. You’re about to graduate, yet you never think about your future plans. Are you really planning to get a job in a library, drink tea, and read newspapers all day long?"

Chen Yun was exasperated; she had always been career-driven and couldn’t stand seeing her best friend waste her life away.

"What’s the rush? The Spiritual Ability Domain is an academic path, the ultimate late-game profession. Level up in the village at thirty, max out at forty, start raiding dungeons and crafting gear at fifty, and dominate at sixty. Even that’ll be considered extraordinary."

Lin Yunqing was indifferent. Her father’s background wasn’t extensive, his influence was minor, and he had few patents—but he had one notable aspect.

Connections!

Also known as networking!

If she really was a failure, she could just rely on her parents to get by, and might still make it as a tenured professor at one of the Four National Universities.

After all, she wouldn’t go hungry or suffer.

"No ambition! I’ve never relied on my father!"

Chen Yun snorted:

"Little Lin, at least get a doctorate, then retire with a lifetime achievement award. Otherwise, it’s a disgrace to the Lin family’s scholarly legacy if it all ends with you!"

Lin Yunqing casually responded with an eight-word proverb:

"I’m not listening, I’m not listening, like a tortoise’s prayer."

As the two of them bickered up front, Qin Shi in the backseat felt uneasy.

The Monument Panel flickered subtly. It was a warning from his Extra-Sensory Perception.

"It’s not a strong sense of danger, more like the panic of birds before an earthquake or beasts fleeing.

It suggests that the crisis isn’t due to a specific individual, but rather a sudden event?"

Qin Shi rubbed his temples, considering asking Chen Yun to stop the car so he could bolt immediately.

But he quickly realized that he was headed towards Old Factory Street.

If he turned back now to avoid disaster, wouldn’t it mean that Lao Liang, Xiao Yao Qin Lan, and Brother Yuan and Brother Cheng would face it instead?

"Old Factory Street has always been calm. Few natural or man-made disasters have ever happened. What could possibly happen now? Surely it can’t be just a typhoon, right?"

Qin Shi forced down his unease, staring out the window at the approaching Jiushong Port.

The E River flowed quietly, its dark surface rippling like fish scales.

Boom!

Chen Yun hit the gas pedal hard. Her vehicle veered off the overpass, flashing her Inspection Department leader credentials, and they drove unimpeded into the port.

A fire had broken out here, and the area was cordoned off with yellow tape. Several officers in Inspection Department uniforms were maintaining order to prevent contamination of the scene.

"Leader!"

As soon as Chen Yun got out of the car, several inspectors rushed over.

"Qin, the head of Yu Hai City Construction, has already been here. He didn’t want us to investigate, saying it was an internal company dispute that could be privately resolved. He left his secretary to tally the losses, then left..."

Listening to her subordinates report, Chen Yun looked at the dark, chaotic ground and the metal remains of containers, and asked:

"Based on the scene, what usable clues have you found?"

A young man with a buzz cut and a fierce demeanor was the first to answer:

"Size forty-two adult male footprints. He snuck in from the rear of the port, bypassed the gates and security, directly found Qin Lihao’s storage warehouse, broke in, and stole some items before setting it on fire..."

Chen Yun gave him an approving look:

"Nice, very comprehensive behavioral profiling. Can you gauge his Life Force development level?"

The fierce-looking buzz cut youth thought for a moment and provided a broad range:

"Somewhere between fifteen and thirty-eight. He didn’t use many techniques, just broke in and set the fire, two actions in total."

Chen Yun frowned:

"That Life Force range shouldn’t be enough to cause the Qin family such a headache."

While Life Force doesn’t necessarily indicate combat prowess,

it could be one of the data points for judgment.

"Leader."

A cute, round-faced female inspector suddenly shouted:

"The man seems to have been injured, he left bloodstains."

She held up a sample bag with tweezers, containing faint traces of blood.

"According to level five electronic control regulations, we can deploy a mechanical dog to track him. Its signal is weak and its energy consumption low, within safe limits."

The buzz cut youth suggested.

"Alright. Does anyone have a portable tactical box? Release a mechanical dog."

Chen Yun thought for a moment and nodded in approval.

Though Old Factory Street was an electronic control "restricted zone," it wouldn’t go into overdrive just because of a few high-tech mechanical dogs.

If it did, the electronic signals from ordinary devices used by residents, like phones, radios, and refrigerators, would be disastrous.

"I have one in my car."

The cute, round-faced female inspector opened the trunk, pulled out a long black metal box, and dropped it on the ground with a clang.

"You could at least give her a hand, you blockhead."

Chen Yun shot a glance at the buzz cut youth and scolded him:

"Hurry up and set it up. See if it can trace the suspect. Qin Lihao didn’t report the crime, but arson is a public safety threat that warrants our department’s involvement and authority to investigate."

The buzz cut youth opened the black metal box. He was part of the Mechanical Domain branch, radiating Life Force like an ECG wave, enveloping the simple-structured mechanical dog.

Skrrt, skrrt—

It was as if an electric current was connected; the static noise was intermittent, like an old, worn-out radio.

Then, the mechanical dog seemed to "awaken," standing upright on all fours, its electronic eyes glowing blue as it scanned the scene.

"Something’s wrong..."

Qin Shi, who had felt dizzy upon entering the port, saw the mechanical dog and instantly his eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

It was like an alarm had been triggered!

His Extra-Sensory Perception was pushed to its maximum; he could even hear his own heart pounding with anxiety and see electronic waves darting like beams of light through the air.

Vision and hearing combined to form a supernaturally detached, bird’s-eye view, mapping Jiushong Port in real-time in Qin Shi’s mind.

A layer of invisible force field covered the area, the dense darkness seeping in.

As soon as the mechanical dog was activated, a piercing beep sounded.

The force field shrank, darkness swept back!

The mechanical dog’s electronic eyes turned from blue to red, and then sparks erupted from it. The metallic coating on its surface corroded and rusted, revealing a chilling steel skeleton that poised for attack like a rabid dog.

The buzz cut youth controlling it started convulsing as if having a seizure, then collapsed to the ground.

His face was etched with terror, as if he had witnessed something horrifying, his eyes bloodshot to the point of bursting.

"Demon..."

His throat rasped, barely squeezing out those two syllables.

Everyone was stunned by the sudden turn of events, even Chen Yun involuntarily took a half-step back, leaving only one figure stepping forward.

With legs like a battle axe, swift and fierce, they kicked out hard, heavily striking the mechanical dog looking possessed by an evil spirit.

"Get out of the way! You’re too noisy!"

Qin Shi felt his brain throbbing from the ear-piercing beep. Meanwhile, possibly due to the contact, the Monument Panel lit up faintly, displaying a line of prompt text.

[Basic Level Achievement - Electronic Mind Activated]