Inside the virtual lab, light and shadow intertwined, data streams danced on the screen, and an eerie tension hung in the air. Xiang Fan sat at the console, his expression so focused that everything around him seemed to have vanished into nothingness, his entire field of vision filled only by the flowing rune chains.

His fingers pounded across the keyboard, and the runes on the screen rearranged themselves like flowing water. Each line of code seemed alive, leaping with spirit. A barely perceptible smile played at the corners of Xiang Fan's mouth, his eyes fixed on the screen. "If we continue according to this logic... yes, it will work."

The arrangement of the rune chains on the screen gradually stabilized, and the flow of data became more regular. Xiang Fan took a deep breath and murmured softly, "This is the core code of the Gu... If I reverse-engineer and reconstruct it, I can create a completely new control program."

Before he finished speaking, his fingers began to move faster and faster, their movements swift and frantic. The sound emanating from the keyboard resembled a tight psychic symphony. A message popped up in the upper right corner of the large screen: "Simulation Generation Rate: 98%... 99%... Completed!"

Xiang Fan's eyes lit up slightly, and he leaned back in his chair, letting out a long sigh and a smug smile. He looked at the running model on the screen, his voice tinged with excitement, "I'll call it... Insect Gu."

The light from the lab shone on the screen, and a virtual model of the insect moved within the rune chains. The chains moved like living creatures, automatically forming new structures and forming a complete invasion program. Xiang Fan stared at the screen, feeling a long-lost sense of satisfaction.

"It's stealthy, flexible, self-replicating, and can bypass conventional psychic firewalls." He clicked on the data report on the screen and muttered to himself, "Although it's only a basic version, it's enough."

He reached out and clicked on the test simulation system, entering the insect poison program. The screen immediately switched to a virtual mecha model, with psychic energy flickering faintly on the mecha's shell, clearly in normal operation. Xiang Fan didn't hesitate and directly pressed the run button.

The insect-gu model quickly activated, and rune chains swarmed towards the virtual mecha like a swarm of nimble snakes. The mecha's operating data was displayed on the right side of the screen. The psychic energy supply curve began to fluctuate violently, and the operation speed of all subsystems suddenly slowed down.

"The progress bar is good, 20%... 50%..." Xiang Fan looked at the screen, his tone filled with a hint of relief and excitement, "The insect poison is even more efficient than I thought."

A few seconds later, a red prompt popped up on the screen: "System intrusion completed! Core control has been taken over." The psychic core of the entire virtual mecha model was extinguished, leaving only dead silence.

"Haha, I did it!" Xiang Fan clenched his fists, and for a moment, he couldn't help but laugh out loud. His expression gradually changed from calm to excited, and he seemed to have completely forgotten that he was still sitting in the laboratory. The rune light stream beside him shook a few times because of his movements, as if cheering for his achievement.

But soon, his expression calmed down again. He gently rubbed his temples with both hands and muttered to himself, "This thing has far more potential than this... If we optimize the rune arrangement and enhance the insect's autonomous learning ability, it can even adapt to more complex defense systems."

His voice gradually deepened, as if he were talking to himself, or perhaps to the insect. "However, this thing is indeed dangerous. If you're not careful, it could become a double-edged sword." He paused, then chuckled. "But... this kind of thrilling feeling is really a bit addictive."

Xiang Fan clicked on the psychic recording's playback, replaying the process of the insect poison invading the virtual mecha. A smile crept into his lips again. "It's like a swarm of obedient little bugs, silently draining the opponent's system... What a beautiful battle."

He turned off the playback and closed his eyes, but the scenes from that day on the Spirit Realm battlefield kept replaying in his mind: the mecha being hacked, the psychic system being paralyzed, the enemy's anger and unwillingness. Xiang Fan's eyes gradually deepened, and he whispered, "Perhaps, this is just the beginning."

The laboratory returned to silence, rune light streams danced in the air, and the virtual model of the insect Gu stayed in the center of the screen, like a sleeping psychic giant, waiting for the next awakening.

Xiang Fan stared at the screen, a mysterious smile on his face. He murmured, "Next... time to test its limits."

The atmosphere in the virtual lab was slightly tense. Runes of light streamed across the screen, like countless dancing fireflies. Xiang Fan stood in front of the console, a faint smile on his face.

"Everyone come here, there is an interesting little test." Xiang Fan broke the silence in the laboratory. His tone was relaxed, but with a hint of irresistibility.

Shadow Killer was the first to lazily appear in the communication window, a spiritual fruit in his mouth, a teasing look in his eyes: "Boss, what new tricks are you up to? Don't tell me you're going to use us as experimental subjects again!"

"Correct." Xiang Fan nodded unabashedly, "This test requires a little...interaction. Ling Ruochen, your mecha is the most suitable."

Ling Ruochen suddenly became alert, his eyes widening: "Why me? Boss, I've been so honest lately!"

"It's because your mecha has the best flexibility, so this test requires a high level of difficulty." Xiang Fan said as a matter of course, not even giving him any chance to refuse.

"What a miserable life..." Ling Ruochen agreed with a bitter face, and then connected his virtual mecha to the laboratory.

Xiang Fan quickly loaded the insect poison program into the system. The rune chains on the screen moved like poisonous snakes. After a moment, Ling Ruochen's mecha suddenly froze, and even the psychic light dimmed.

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