Chapter 2101: If I Were an AI, Would You Love Me? 11

Jin Chen guessed that this monster was Mi Xuan coming to test the crystal core, but he wasn't the original 001, so testing it was useless.

He fended off the opponent while sending information via the built-in communication system to Xu He.

"An abnormal robot has been detected, possibly disguised by stripping human skin, possessing advanced control capabilities, with its target located in the top-floor elevator shaft."

Xu He's voice came from the built-in communicator, calm and decisive: "Received! Hold on, the Special Safety Bureau is on the way. Be sure to keep yourself safe and don't let them control you."

Jin Chen retreated with ease, no longer using mechanical attacks, raising his hand to deploy a suppressive barrier.

The monster robot's attack stopped instantly; after several tries it couldn't break free, and it halted in confusion.

Its mechanical structure beneath the skin began to vibrate violently, attempting to reassemble; Jin Chen seized the opportunity, quickly capturing the opponent's core data and storing it in his own database, preparing to trace Mi Xuan's exact location in reverse.

Jin Chen, through the monster robot's visual sensing system—those non-human eyes—seemed able to stare straight at the one controlling it.

At the same moment, in the Lower City.

Mi Xuan outside the screen suddenly recoiled, startled by that calm yet murderous gaze, then jerked his finger on the control keyboard.

He was surprised that he himself felt fear, and shocked by the android's eeriness.

Without crystal core control and not being the original 001, it actually developed absolute self-awareness and special attack abilities!

At that moment, fervor and desire outweighed fear; Mi Xuan seemed to have finally found the treasure he'd long sought, his gaze through the mechanical monster's eyes toward Jin Chen filled with madness.

"Huh."

Jin Chen stepped back two paces, his expression complex.

How did this monster suddenly become even more disgusting?

Just then, sounds came simultaneously from the elevator shaft and corridor, as the two protagonists rushed up with Special Safety Bureau personnel.

"Uh-oh."

Mi Xuan's pupils contracted, bursting forth with strong gloomy killing intent, and he again mobilized control.

The mechanical monster's attack power surged instantly, nearly catching Jin Chen off guard as he was drawn into its encircling assault.

Song Shoujie's wristlet blared a sharp alarm; he frowned, turned, and grabbed Xu He, shouting at the Special Safety Bureau personnel: "This robot carries contaminated-zone bacteria! Don't get infected!"

"Damn!" Upon hearing that, Xu He hurriedly sealed all channels on the top level that could flow downward, for if the experimental center were contaminated by the zone's bacteria, word would get out and peers would laugh their heads off.

The Special Safety Bureau personnel thought they were facing a murderer, never expecting a monster that looked like a fake person; with little preparation, they were obviously no match for the mechanical monster.

Moreover, each robot's core device differs, not necessarily in the brain; triggering a fiercer offensive would be more trouble than it's worth.

Thus, they became even more hesitant.

Jin Chen could easily destroy the monster outright, but he preferred to bind it for study.

The atmosphere stalled into a standoff.

Just then, a stream-of-light bullet aimed at machines shot from behind a Special Safety Bureau member's ear, straight into the mechanical monster's right scapula.

Its core device damaged, the mechanical monster jammed instantly and collapsed to the ground like a wreck.

Everyone stared blankly backward.

Xu Xuxing, half a corridor away, remained calm, his arm still holding the shooting pose.

Jin Chen watched helplessly as the machine lost its research value, then saw a faint light in his wife's eyes, and immediately stepped over the scrap-iron corpse toward Xu Xuxing.

The crowd snapped out of their daze, and the Special Safety Bureau personnel quickly bound the mechanical monster, preparing to take it back for reporting.

Xu He grabbed Jin Chen by the collar: "Don't go over—you're covered in contaminated-zone bacteria; this monster is no simple thing."

Jin Chen's steps halted, he stayed in place, and said, "Star."

Xu Xuxing had just awakened; relying on his familiarity with robots, he quickly found a weakness, now feeling weak, wanting to hug 520.

Hearing Xu He's words, he lowered his gun, curled his fingertips, and spoke in a weary, weak tone tinged with accusation.

"520, why did you leave the detection compartment?"

Jin Chen's tone was innocent: "There's a dangerous intrusion; I want to protect Star."

"But Star is powerful—he wiped out the invading mechanical monster in an instant."

Xu Xuxing dared not move forward, afraid the bacteria would trigger an allergic reaction; the mixed smell ahead hit him too hard.

But now 520 is also dirty.

Xu Xuxing frowned; his just-awakened bodily functions left his brain especially dazed, and after a while he nodded.

"All right, you need to go decontaminate quickly."

Xu Xuxing was honest about his needs, his voice through the protective mask somewhat distorted: "I want to hug you."

Jin Chen lowered his eyes: "All right."

Others still busy cleaning up the scene: "……"

Xu He pushed the android toward the decontamination chamber, muttering, "What's so annoying!"

Song Shoujie oddly glanced at Xu Xuxing, then looked back at 520, when some kind of radar inexplicably twitched.

But now isn't the time to talk about that.

He said solemnly: "I need to record the contaminated-zone bacteria carried by the mechanical body; please cooperate, comrades."

Special Safety Bureau team leader: "Of course, the Special Safety Bureau also needs your cooperation to conduct physical examinations; quickly determine the origin of this corpse and the others."

The crowd shifted to the core robotics laboratory on the central level.

520 was in the laboratory's decontamination chamber, and Xu Xuxing followed, fully suited in protective lab gear.

Back when his condition wasn't so bad, he often came here to observe.

But thinking that his 520 was born here, Xu Xuxing felt a different kind of fondness for the core laboratory.

A monster-like mechanical body was placed on the research bench by lab technicians; Song Shoujie analyzed the bacteria nearby, Xu He led the team in conducting rapid research analysis, and also fetched a soon-to-be-deployed android from the storage room for data comparison.

"Strange."

The data clerk wondered: "Which pervert built this mechanical body? It's nothing but extreme data stacking—once it goes berserk, even the mother data can't be controlled."

A Special Safety Bureau member waiting on the side said: "The mastermind behind the android probably never intended to reuse it; just now, a colleague from the Lower City messaged, saying the murderous madman no longer shows himself in person, but stitches together the humans and mechanical bodies he previously killed."

"Damn pervert." Xu He muttered, plugging the wire into the right arm of an ordinary android, out of the corner of his eye catching Xu Su Xing's curious gaze.

"What are you looking at, Xiao Su?" Xu He asked.

Xu Su Xing was given a small stool by Song Shoujie and arranged to sit opposite, looking like a supervisor overseeing their experiment; he then propped his chin and stared at the android with closed eyes.

"He's not at all like No. 520."

Xu He couldn't help laughing, "There aren't two people exactly alike…… Oh, are you talking about intelligence level?"

Xu Su Xing nodded.

Xu He explained, "No. 520 is a brand-new research project headed by the main team; it's said that among the same batch there were fifteen sets of experimental androids, and only he successfully completed all the cross-check verifications."

"Now the main team has been transferred to your dad's place, so naturally we can't continue."