Gunfire, Punk & Necromancers

Chapter 657 Chapter 654 Come to the door
"Why are your hands shaking? Do you know Anzu?" Gongdao Ge took the wonton and put it on the table, asking casually. Unexpectedly, Boss Suo nodded and said, "If it's a very powerful Anzu who joined the company, I might really know him."

Zhuang Xuteng gestured and described Anzu's body shape and appearance, and Boss Suo was more certain of his thoughts. "It is possible that it is him. I dealt with him when I was a mercenary. At that time, he was just the business development manager of Dingxin Magic Creation."

"When you were a mercenary? How many years ago was that? Thirty?"

"Almost, at least thirty years." Boss Suo nodded and said, "I worked for him, and delivered the search and acquisition missions to him personally after completing them. At that time, Anzu was the client. After we met, I took over several jobs directly from him - bypassing the client, so I could earn more."

"What's Anzu's personality like?" Zhuang Xuteng asked.

"He is... very smart, ambitious, ruthless, and generous with money." Boss Suo sighed and said, "When your enemy has these traits, you will be in trouble. He did not look down on me just because I was a mercenary. He was very happy to pay me every time I did a job, and he did what he said. People like this will always have a group of people around them who are willing to work for them."

Gongdao Ge was puzzled and asked, "He is a company employee. Of course he can talk to you when he needs you, but when he doesn't need you, won't he kill you to silence you? How did you break up later?"

"I took a job from him and helped him eliminate a competitor within the company. At that time, I already felt the huge pressure from the company and was terrified. When the company started investigating, he must have used some means to frame someone else and eliminate his competitor... I don't know the details, I only know that I'm fine, but I don't dare to continue working."

Boss Suo looked at Engineer Ge, sighed and said, "People in the industry think that I have saved enough money and simply don't want to take risks, so I retired and opened a wonton stand. In fact, I just want to get out of the vortex of the company. Anzu let me go directly, and there was indeed no murder or anything like that. I was on guard against him for a long time, hiding from him in the name of travel."

"He won't kill you, but at least he's not afraid of your threats, including your threat of leaking secrets. He can use the company's investigation team to eliminate dissidents for him, so he must have taken into account the possibility of you snitching, and he must have made plans for you." Zhuang Xuteng thought for a moment and said, "This guy is very clever and confident in himself - he sounds like he's going to be difficult to deal with."

Boss Suo smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "It should be said that no one who can make it to the top of the company is easy to deal with. Naike, Dao Ge, what are you going to do next? Hiding here won't solve the problem!"

"I know. Let's finish this meal first, and we'll talk about the next one later." Zhuang Xuteng blew on the wontons and started eating. As soon as the normal food entered his mouth, it immediately reactivated his taste buds that had been destroyed by the protein worms, and even his spirits were lifted. A bowl of wontons had 24 of them, and they were all finished in two minutes, including the soup.

"Eat slowly, you look hungry..." Zhuang Feifei was still trying to fix Zhuang Xuteng's clothes. She would wait for the next wave and let Zhuang Xuteng eat his portion first. "I figured it out. Although Anzu and Badenburg are very powerful, they are much older than my brother. If they are the same age, they will definitely not be as powerful as my brother, so we don't have to worry."

Ge Gongdao thought about it, smiled and nodded: "That's right, it is indeed like that. Alas, in comparison, I am not good enough. What's the point of getting so old? It's not good enough..."

When a war really breaks out, only combat effectiveness counts, and age cannot tip the scales of victory. And after the battle with Badenburg, the company will definitely pay more attention to him, and they will no longer give Zhuang Xuteng the opportunity to convert his potential into combat effectiveness through age. He barely managed to escape this time, but the next time will definitely be a decisive battle.

But I can't tell my sister these words, because doing so will definitely make her sleepless and anxious all day long. "I do have room for improvement." Zhuang Xuteng didn't lie, he just said those nice things. "Badenburg is a good opponent. His martial arts inspired me. I already know how to achieve the Nine Flashes stably."

Ge Gongdao's eyes lit up and he asked, "Have you found a way?"

"Yes. The previous Nine Flashes were just a feeling, which was OK for a short time, but it was not stable. Now I have figured out how to stabilize it. But my experience cannot be used on you. My method only works for me."

"If you have Nine Flashes, can you defeat Badenburg?"

"It depends on the environment. If the last battle is repeated, I will definitely kill him - provided that I can practice well and verify the theory." Zhuang Xuteng smiled, which made Zhuang Feifei relax a lot. In this case, it is better not to mention what happened to Zhuang Teng on TV news, such as being threatened by Morgana by the company people, and being bombarded by artillery fire in the hot spring resort.

Zhuang Xuteng understood better than anyone that the road ahead was extremely difficult, but he was also very clear: there was at least one way forward, not no way out. If he could get rid of Badenburg and then find a way to get rid of Anzu, or at least form a strategic deterrent balance with him, then the conflict between him and the company might be resolved.

"It's better to kill Anzu, so that we can really take the initiative in our choices." Zhuang Xuteng started to meditate after finishing his meal, thinking about Jiushan. What he said before was definitely not nonsense, but he really thought of a solution.

He wanted to learn Baden-Burgh's algorithmic skills and "subcontract" the computing burden of his brain, thereby improving the overall computing speed and capabilities of his supercomputing skills.

Badenburg was able to use flawless martial arts because he had the support of the intelligence officer behind him. Once the airship was shot down and the intelligence officer was killed by the sick lady, the martial arts would no longer be able to suppress Zhuang Xuteng. By analogy, Zhuang Xuteng has a zombie physique and can accept guidance from external thoughts. So, if he connects to the company's computing power network and disguises himself as an execution puppet, can he apply for computing power support?
There is a risk of mind control, after all, the zombie physique is to hand over the control completely, and immediately become an execution puppet. Moreover, Zhuang Xuteng believes that there is a difference between the computing power network and the direct support of the intelligence officer. The former is designed for the execution of puppets, and the speed is definitely not as fast as the direct connection of the intelligence officer. Moreover, it should not be able to analyze the needs of supercomputing martial arts, and the network speed is unlikely to keep up with the high-speed and high-burst battle.

Therefore, the undead creatures such as sensory tentacles, wraith servants and sick ladies should be connected to the computing power network. By "liberating" them, not only can the tasks assigned by Zhuang Xuteng be completed with better flexibility, but also the burden on Zhuang Xuteng's brain can be greatly reduced. He has been able to activate the Nine Flashes, but his brain has to deal with too many things at the same time, and his thinking ability cannot be stably maintained at the highest efficiency. It is not realistic to increase the computing speed of the brain in a short period of time, but there is still hope to release computing power and then concentrate resources for fighting. "The super-caching martial arts invented by the Lich Master allows me to use the wraith tentacles and wraith jelly as extended skin, thereby increasing the total amount of neural reflex ability of the super-computing martial arts. The sensory tentacles can be connected to the computing power network of the execution puppet through the newly deceased, so why not use it as a carrier of the super-caching martial arts?"

Zhuang Xuteng has an extraordinary imagination in "grafting", and the Lich Master is the best at converting shadow spells and necromancy spells, providing theoretical support for his imagination. When he arrived at the Hall of Seventy-two plus Two Stone Pillars, the Lich Master first listened to Zhuang Xuteng's story about the battle with Badenburg. He was also very interested in the "flawless" algorithm martial arts. The Lich Master knew Zhuang Xuteng's martial arts level very well and believed in his judgment. If most of his wishes had not been fulfilled and he began to lack curiosity, he would have definitely dug deep into this martial arts that sounded suitable for smart people and tried to learn it quickly.

As for using the computing power network of the execution puppet to enhance the intelligence of the vengeful spirits, the Lich Master said: "It is quite dangerous to provide intelligence to the dead, but it is technically possible. After all, I am also an intelligent undead creature."

"How dangerous?"

"The undead bring death with them. The basis of their existence lies in death and destruction." The Lich Master opened his mouth wide, as if making a "laughing" expression, and then said: "However, your world is about to be completely destroyed, and accelerating its destruction is in line with my expectations. I will teach you this dangerous and taboo spell technology without reservation. With your current level, it is actually not difficult at all."

"Wait! Let's talk about whether there are any protective measures first! My ultimate goal of defeating the enemy is to save people, not to destroy the world in advance. Don't make a mistake about this. If I turn Miss Sick into a lich and make a banshee howl everywhere, that would not be in line with my original intention."

"It's not that easy to destroy the world. Miss Patient is not afraid of swords, but bone spears and ghost energy bombs can destroy it, so it has no ability to destroy the world. Don't worry, I will tell you how to protect it. Just like me, once I lose my curiosity and control, I will be disabled, damaged, and completely destroyed, and there will be no impact - this is the case when giving undead intelligence." The Lich Master said: "You can determine an end point. The simpler the end condition, the higher the intelligence. These two parts of the spell must be combined together, entangled with each other, and inseparable. But... I think you will eventually choose to let go of the shackles and destroy this world."

"No." Zhuang Xuteng shook his head.

The Lich Master did not lie to Zhuang Xuteng. It is not difficult to give intelligence to servant-like undead. It can be learned and fully mastered in a few hours. However, this technology is indeed very risky. If it is not operated properly, it is possible to "liberate" the servant, making it independent forever and constantly doing evil.

The undead creatures that Zhuang Xuteng controlled could be divided into two categories: command channels and thugs, that is, sensory tentacles and servants. Under the advice of the Lich Master, it was relatively less harmful to let the sensory tentacles gain intelligence, so Zhuang Xuteng adopted this plan. He first used the sensory tentacles to search for social public work points around him, creating opportunities to connect to the network, and then began to improve his spells.

Each time he connected to the network, he consumed a person, so Zhuang Xuteng had to seize every second to make the most of it. At the same time, in order to conceal his tracks, he had to use the method of controlling the dead to transport the body after the man got off the plane, so as to avoid too many deaths at the service point and attract the company's attention.

So, Zhuang Xuteng began a life of daily meditation and experimentation, as if meditation could improve his strength. The other three were also improving their strength and making contributions in their own ways. Ge Gongdao was very clear about his position. He was not prepared to fight opponents like Badenburg or Anzu. As long as he could protect Zhuang Feifei and ensure that he could defeat the senior manager of the business development department, it would be fine.

In the past, he would never think of fighting with the company's senior business managers, and at most he would just try to escape from them. But now that he has a high-speed, high-explosive implant and Zhuang Xuteng as a sparring partner, he sees the possibility of increasing his strength again.

But so far, he has been completely defeated when facing Zhuang Xuteng, and has no chance of winning. He once doubted that he had not made any progress. Fortunately, Zhuang Xuteng saw his thoughts and corrected him in time: "My progress is greater than yours, so you feel that you have not grown. In fact, you are improving every day. Now you can easily beat Cassandra or Kaho."

"Have you really improved? I don't think so at all. Your high speed and high burst are still the same, and the frequency is not faster, and the super calculation martial arts are the same..."

Zhuang Xuteng shook his head and said, "You are having an illusion. This is my progress."

Supercomputing Martial Arts·Nine Flashes: Control the enemy. When Zhuang Xuteng was training with Ge Gongdao, he turned off his sensory tentacles and only used the Wraith Jelly, which reduced his mental power consumption. Only then did he realize how much it cost to use multiple sensory tentacles in parallel for long-distance and all-round control. Focusing his attention completely on close-range combat, his Nine Flashes immediately stabilized and were able to interfere with Ge Gongdao's senses and thoughts, reduce his reaction speed, and even affect his tactical choices. Ge Gongdao was completely unaware of this, and he still thought he was doing well and every step was "right".

"Master didn't master the Nine Flashes, but I did. However, I think it is very different from the Nine Flashes he designed." Zhuang Xuteng pinched his nose and said, "Brother Dao, I am too familiar with you. When I use the Nine Flashes to interfere with your thinking, it is very smooth and you can't even feel it. I don't know what will happen if I replace you with someone I am not familiar with. Will the effect be discounted? Let's try again when there is a chance."

"So can you beat Badenburg now?"

"I can beat him, but I will die next." Seeing Dao Ge's frightened face, Zhuang Xuteng said, "Don't worry, Nine Flashes does not put any extra burden on the body, and it feels not much different from Seven Flashes and Eight Flashes. I say this because I have to use all my energy for Nine Flashes now, and I can no longer pay attention to observe the surrounding environment. I can beat Badenburg, but I will be surrounded by the company's backup. Add Anzu, and it will be fatal."

"It seems that you still need time to improve yourself." Ge Gongdao sighed softly.

"I understand, but unfortunately we don't have time - the company's patience has reached its limit." Zhuang Xuteng said: "I saw the news, An Zu came to Peicheng, he is waiting for me."