Unfilial disciple, do not ruin your master's dream of ascension and peaceful life.

Rewind five minutes, to just after Ye Yinqiu was arrested—

"Find out about this person, Ellen Marks."

Qian Jing sent a message to Lin Zhiyu, and then called Ning Ruozhi:

"Xiao Zhi, I'll have to trouble you from now on. Try to spread the healing power as much as possible. I may not have time to ensure the safety of pedestrians without a clue."

After giving all the instructions, he got up and walked out.

Those people captured and put into the computers might become some kind of buff for the enemy. Considering that even if the boss is defeated, the other side may not reveal any information, and may even delete the consciousness data of who knows how many people, it is necessary to lock down Lazarus Technology's server room first.

Qianjing's only weakness is searching. The server room might not be in the company building, so a "bait" is needed to pinpoint the location. This simple task was handed over to his apprentice.

As for him?

In short, let's say hello to this female version of Steve Jobs.

"No matter what, the company boss should be in his own office building, right?"

He climbed the fire ladder to the roof of the residential building, then lifted his foot towards the sky. An updraft appeared out of nowhere, lifting his foot and allowing him to ascend into the air like climbing stairs. He rose more than 500 meters, and his view suddenly opened up.

Lazarus Company's office building is located in the Zhanghe Town High-tech Industrial Park, about 8 kilometers away from the Fenglingyueying residential area.

"Looking at it this way, it really is an impressive office building..."

At this moment, Lin Zhiyu also sent a message.

Ellen Masco is a type of Ascended from North America. Her homeland, specific abilities, sphere of influence, and past experiences are all unknown, making her an Ascended shrouded in mystery. However, it is certain that she participated in the Greenland campaign ten years ago and survived that war that once melted the Arctic. This alone is enough to prove her extraordinary strength.

Later, for reasons unknown, she left North America and came to China five years ago. After a period of silence, she founded Lazarus Technology and quickly became an industry unicorn.

"The Battle of Greenland..."

Upon seeing this long-unseen word, Qianjing couldn't help but smile.

"What a strange coincidence. Alright, alright... Old Lin, open your anti-cognition barrier."

Out of foresight, Lin Zhiyu separated a significant portion of her resources and anchored them in the Pujiang District, which could be remotely activated at critical moments to deploy a cognitive filter covering two thousand square kilometers.

At this moment, the atmosphere in Pujiang Town changed. He seemed to have a cognitive barrier between himself and the outside world. He knew that this was Lin Zhiyu's way of activating the emergency plan. For a period of time from now on, no matter how big the commotion in Pujiang District was, it would not be noticed by the general public.

So...

"This time, will you be able to escape alive?"

He floated lightly on the wind, reaching out his hand towards the office building of Lazarus Technology Company, eight kilometers away, and snapped his fingers.

The next instant, an AIM-9 air-to-air missile—commonly known as the Sidewinder—appeared out of thin air, already at high speed! The missile ripped through the sky above Haijing, hurtling towards its target at Mach 2.5, its sonic boom deafening, and it was about to hit—

boom!!!!

A beam of orange-white light suddenly shot from the roof of the Lazarus Technology office building, hitting the missile squarely and causing it to explode in mid-air one kilometer away from the target!

"Hmm? This is...?"

Qianjing frowned slightly.

Meanwhile, eight kilometers away, on the rooftop of an office building, stood a tall and robust man—Yao Gang, the security minister of Lazarus Technology.

He had already removed his trench coat and wide-brimmed hat, revealing a body covered in futuristic metal. From head to toe, he was covered in the kind of mechanical cybernetic body that you only see in movies like Deus Ex or 2077. The dark cybernetic body was further reinforced with a single-soldier exoskeleton. Only the area below his nose retained the outline of a human face; the flesh above his nose had been hollowed out and replaced with insect-like compound-eye cameras and a titanium alloy skull.

Just one glance at him is enough to give you a direct understanding of the "power of technology".

It's not just technology; his legs are completely integrated with the concrete rooftop, transforming into a gun turret support. Any solid inorganic material can become part of his body.

"Wow, so cool."

Qian Jing couldn't help but sigh, while Yao Gang's right arm had already transformed into two parallel tracks, projectile loading—launch!

"A man-portable electromagnetic railgun?"

The moment Qian Jing aimed, he stepped into the void, using the wind to propel himself away. He was about to transform into another missile, but Yao Gang's brain, which incorporated supercomputing, had already analyzed his movement trajectory!

boom!!!!

The electromagnetic railgun projectile hit him.

It merely grazed his left shoulder, turning the left half of his body into ashes, completely pulverizing half his face and two-thirds of his brain, emitting a strong, acrid smell.

Qianjing's body felt like it had been scooped out of a large spoonful of pudding.

He swayed in the air for a moment, then, pulled by gravity, he plummeted to the ground in a miserable state.

The instant the target was hit, Yao Gang had already obtained the result from eight kilometers away using the most sophisticated life detector.

"Boss, kill confirmed."

Yao Gang confirmed Qian Jing's death.

The brain is the vessel of the soul.

The brain is a vessel for supernatural abilities.

A severely damaged brain means a severely damaged superpower. Even top-tier physical self-healing abilities cannot function when two-thirds of the brain has been lost.

They won too easily.

Then Qianjing stood up.

With half his body missing and two-thirds of his brain damaged, he calmly stood up.

"………………ah?"

The scene was completely contrary to common sense, and even Yao Gang was stunned.

In the next instant, Qian Jing's battered body returned to normal, even his clothes were restored. The speed was so fast that his Qilu Siyi Eyes couldn't even see the process clearly.

"Electromagnetic cannons are so cool, man. Now I want to try one out too..."

Qian Jing murmured, then snapped his fingers again, but this time it wasn't a missile that appeared, but a blinding orange-white light! Yao Gang immediately activated his propulsion system to dodge, and the shot narrowly missed him—

(Is it an electromagnetic cannon like mine!?)

Rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble!

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~~~Ascension Guide~~~

Name: Yao Gang

Hometown: The Kingdom of Divine Mechanisms, a world of mechanical arts.

Ability: Cybernetic Frenzy

In detail: It can integrate various solid and inorganic substances from the outside world into the body, with an unknown upper limit. If the object to be integrated has a complex electronic or mechanical structure, it can also be integrated with itself while fully preserving its original function, turning the body into an arsenal of offensive and defensive weapons. If it partners with a technology-based ascendant, it can maximize the potential to trigger superpowers.