Data Heartbeat: Out-of-Control Code of the Cold-Blooded Heir

In "Skyreach City", a futuristic metropolis ruled by four major financial magnates, Lu Chenshen, a cold-blooded heir to one of the magnates, is implanted with the "Scarlet Code" by ...

Chapter 25 Black Market Transactions

Wen Shifei's detector screen suddenly jumped violently! "A high concentration of unknown biological energy reaction has been detected! And... a faint residual forced awakening signal! It's inside!"

Lu Cheneng made a gesture, and the three of them immediately turned off their tactical flashlights. With the help of the sporadic emergency lights in the pipes and the faint light reflected by the sewage, they clung to the slippery walls like geckos and sneaked silently to both sides of the heavy explosion-proof doors of the pumping station.

Faint sounds of conversation could be heard from inside the door, and the voices echoed in the empty space of the pumping station.

"…This batch of goods is of very high purity. The boss is very satisfied." A hoarse, sandpaper-like voice sounded (a gray rat?), "Where's the money?"

"What's the rush?" Another male voice, slightly slick and impatient, said, "Let's talk about it after we inspect the goods. Things are tense lately, and those mad dogs at 'Lighthouse' are biting very fiercely. The boss said that the delivery location must be changed next time..."

"Hmph, scared?" a hoarse voice taunted. "The 'Lighthouse' can't even protect itself now! I heard that Lu lost his arm and is now a cripple! What's there to be afraid of? Hurry up! Give me the money! I still have some work to do at the 'Garbage Mountain'!"

A cold glint flashed in Lu Chen's eyes! A useless person? The fingers of his mithril left arm silently rested on the cold hilt of the demon blade. Wen Shifei and Ajie also held their breath, ready for a surprise attack.

At that moment, Wen Shifei's detector suddenly emitted an extremely faint beep! She looked down and saw that the reading on the screen, representing high concentrations of biological energy, had instantly soared to the limit! A huge energy source, like a beating heart, was being activated inside the pump station!

"Oh no! Something inside has been disturbed!" Wen Shifei cried out in a low voice!

Almost as soon as she finished speaking!

From inside the pump station's heavy explosion-proof door, a tooth-grinding sound, like metal being forcibly torn apart, suddenly erupted, accompanied by a shrill, distorted scream.

“Ahhhh!!! What the hell is that!!!”

Then came the shrill roar of gunfire and the whistling of energy weapons! And... a dull, heart-pounding "puff puff" sound, like a sledgehammer hitting a flesh pad!

The trading scene inside the door instantly turned into a slaughterhouse!

Lu Chen's eyes sharpened, and he stopped hesitating! His left Mithril arm suddenly grasped the edge of the heavy explosion-proof door! The mercury lines instantly lit up!

Crunch—bang!!!

A teeth-grinding sound of twisting metal rang out! The heavy blast-proof door, which required hydraulics to open, was torn open by his brute force combined with the energy of his mithril arm, creating a massive gap!

The scene inside the pumping station was instantly exposed to the three people!

This was a massive, abandoned sewage pumphouse. Rusted steel supports supported the domed ceiling like the skeleton of a giant beast. The massive pumps had long ceased operation, coated in thick layers of oil and moss. Scattered in the central open space were several open lead boxes, containing injections that glowed with an eerie purple light and several metal ingots radiating a cold energy.

However, what attracts the most attention at this moment is the hellish scene happening in the center!

A short, masked figure (a gray rat?) wearing a dirty windbreaker retreated in terror, firing wildly at the front with an energy pistol! Opposite him, the five or six armed men dressed as Black Snakes were no longer human!

A monster so massive it practically filled half the pump room was waving its massive battering ram-like arms! The monster still vaguely retained a humanoid outline, but its entire body was covered in a thick, rock-like grayish-white stratum corneum. Its muscles were bulging and twisted, and dark purple energy veins were wriggling beneath its skin! Its head was like a forcibly stretched lizard, covered in exposed fangs and mucus, and its eyes only held a pure, dark purple light filled with a desire for destruction! Every swing of its arm brought with it a gust of wind that tore through the air, sending the Black Snake Gang members who couldn't dodge flying like broken sacks! The sound of bones breaking and the screams of dying people were endless! Smelly blood and broken viscera covered the ground and rusted machinery!

This monster's aura...remarkably matched the biological energy source surging to its limit on Wen Shifei's detector! Furthermore, the cold, chaotic, destructive mental fluctuations emanating from it mirrored the Ark's signal! Clearly, it was the product of those highly concentrated "drugs"! Or...the source of the "drugs"?!

"It's... it's a failed product that was injected with the highest concentration of 'source material' diluent! It's out of control!" Wen Shifei made an instant judgment, his voice filled with shock and a hint of fear!

As she spoke, the monster, seemingly enraged by the gray rat's energy beam, spun around abruptly, its dark purple eyes instantly locking onto Lu Chen and the other two who had just torn through the door! It let out a deafening, violent roar, abandoned its pursuit of the gray rat, and, with heavy, earth-shaking strides and a suffocating, fishy wind, charged towards the three!

"Disperse!" Lu Chen entropy roared, and his left Mithril arm instantly pulled out the magic blade! The mercury-like luster on the blade instantly flowed to the extreme!

Wen Shifei and Ajie rolled to the sides to avoid it without hesitation!

boom!

The monster's massive fist slammed down on the spot where the three had just been standing! The hard concrete floor was smashed into a deep crater, like tofu, and gravel flew everywhere!

Lu Cheneng advanced instead of retreating! At the moment the monster's fist came crashing down, he ducked and lunged forward like a ghost! With his Mithril left arm, he wielded the magic blade, and with an unwavering determination and a sharp, space-shattering roar, it transformed into a dazzling silver streak, piercing the monster's relatively fragile, cuticle-covered abdomen from bottom to top!

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