Start with a Mechanical Hunter

After the senior engineer suppressed the cybertronian mechanical life with two moves, a special aircraft from the Ghost in the Shell Mobile Department flew over. Two figures fell directly from the sky and transformed into flight mode in mid-air, with energy nozzles. The burned mechanical shell was red. This kind of high-horsepower injector was not a high-level mechanical life, and ordinary modified people could not use it, unless they wanted to self-destruct on the spot.

 “Minister!”

 “Minister.”

What came unexpectedly were two familiar faces, the collider, and his ex-girlfriend, model T-X.

“Minister, you are so powerful. You actually defeated a Cybertronian with two moves. If the Cybertronian general knew about it, he would probably faint from anger!” The collider flattered him as soon as he came up.

"Why, are you on the mission this time?" The senior engineer glanced at the two of them and said.

"Well, Captain Suzi doesn't know what he's busy with these days, and he won't lead the team anymore. He sent us out to carry out tasks separately," the collider said cheerfully.

“Maybe I’m worried that you’ll get involved in prostitution again,” Model T-X snorted. This mechanical girl who looked like the female villain in The Terminator didn’t like the guy next to her.

Collider is rough-skinned and doesn’t care about the other party’s provocation. He just smiled and said:

“Boss, should I bring this thing back?”

“Don’t worry, we’ll take it back to you after we’ve studied it.”

Collider suddenly had a bitter look on his face. If he were from other companies, even the top executives of super companies, he would not be interested in them. The Ghost in the Shell mobile department was dealing with these super companies.

 However, Du Hitech belongs to the minister's family.

 This is so painful.

“Let’s go and be a guest at my house. It seems like it’s your first time coming to our headquarters.”

“I’ve heard for a long time that the headquarters of Du High-tech is mobile. This time, let’s come and visit.”

  The collider can only agree.

The next moment, the seawater exploded suddenly, and three thick mechanical octopus claws wrapped the three people together without leaking a trace of water vapor, and then dragged them down fiercely, pulling them into the seabed.

 …

At the same time, at the gate of Database 0, the trio of Ahong, Xiuyue, and Bird of Paradise gathered together again.

The iron gate in front of them emitted huge data fluctuations, and it took the three of them a lot of effort to find the hidden virus library No. 0.

Looking at the huge iron door in front of him, Hiro sighed, "I thought that after the virtual space disappeared, this thing would also disappear, but I didn't expect that it still exists."

“How could the Mother City allow this virus database to be opened? There are hundreds of thousands of electronic viruses sealed in it.”

Bird of Paradise paused and then said:

“In the absence of viruses, the integration of virtuality and reality has caused so much trouble. If these things are really released, the scope of harm can even spread to the whole world.”

“From a hacker’s perspective, it’s a bit inappropriate to regard electronic viruses as a scourge,” Xiuyue said with a smile.

“Hmph, I confirmed that Mr. G’s position as minister is secure, and he came here with a shy face again?”

"I took the risk to go in with you, senior sister, because of our mentor. Don't slander a good person."

 “Are you also a good person?” Bird of Paradise sneered.

“Senior sister and brother, let’s stop arguing at this critical juncture,” Hong rubbed his head. The two of them were like flames and explosives, coming together to ensure an explosion.

“There’s one thing I still need to ask,” Xiuyue said suddenly, but he didn’t look at the Bird of Paradise, but at A Hong.

Hong was stunned and said:

“Second senior brother, what’s wrong?”

"I have received news that the hackers who have been ranked high on the most wanted list have suddenly disappeared. Whether it is the virtual world or the underground world, they have completely disappeared," Xiu Yueruo pointedly said: "It's more interesting. What’s interesting is that these hackers have all cooperated with Mr. G in the Electronic Brain Project.”

 The second senior brother’s intelligence is really brilliant.

Hiro recalled the previous scene of Gorkes killing people and swallowed subconsciously. He didn't dare to reveal Mr. G's plan, so he forced a smile and said:

“Second Senior Brother, you are joking. Let’s put it this way. Some of the hackers at the top of the most wanted hacker list have never cooperated with Mr. G. If the virtual helmet project does not succeed, all hackers will be exterminated.”

 Xiu Yue’s feminine face could not clearly see the emotions or anger, and in the end she still showed her iconic fake smile.

"What you said makes sense. I just want to remind you, be careful."

 “Stop talking nonsense, can you get in?” Bird of Paradise said impatiently.

 “If you go in, you have to go in.”

The three of them are all using "Clone Vests" at the moment, which is a signature method of cyber hackers. Even if there is a problem with the "Vests", as long as the signal is intercepted, they will not be traced back.

 The next moment, the three vests fell directly to the ground and entered the 'standby mode'. Most of the body's functions were shut down, and only the brain waves were more active than normal.

 “Why is it so much quieter than I thought?”

In database No. 0, Hong looked around with some surprise, constantly switching between the visual system of the data layer and the virtual layer.

 But no matter at which level it is, it is empty, with only the most basic user agreement and not even a bit of data flow.

 The three of them were already prepared to fall into the wave of the virus and had already done a lot of backup plans, but in this situation, no backup plans were needed.

“Your Humanity Experiment Department has detained all these electronic viruses?” Bird of Paradise asked.

 “No,” even though he was as witty as an embroidered moon, a look of doubt flashed across his face.

 “At least as far as I know, there is no such large-scale operation.”

   “Perhaps it’s from other departments?”      “It’s hard to say.”

Xiuyue is also a little confused. Although he has a wide network of contacts, he is a bit confused when it comes to the senior management of the six departments.

“If there is any action, Mr. G should inform us in advance.”

Hiro raised a question. It's hard for other senior officials to tell, but the director of the Ghost in the Shell mobile department is a high enough level. In addition to his own department's documents, he is also qualified to review the documents of other departments.

 If there is such an action, there is no reason why Mr. G would not inform him in advance.

The three of them looked at each other and felt something was wrong.

“No matter what, let’s use hacking methods to check it first.”

In an instant, a large amount of code overflowed from the three human bodies, and all kinds of hacker plug-ins, electronic viruses, and virtual skills appeared. Among them, the data fluctuations on Bird of Paradise were the strongest, and Xiuyue had the most virtual plug-ins. , and compared with these two, Hiro is obviously one level behind.

It’s a pity that no matter how they investigate, there is only one final result -

“There is really nothing, not even a virus code!”

 “Where is the location of the transformation ceremony?”

 “There’s nothing.”

 “Would you like to see it for yourself?”

 “It’s better to wait a little longer.”

 “There’s nothing to wait for, unless you’re afraid.”

  “What do I have to be afraid of? It’s a boring provocation.”

“How about we join forces and restart this database server?”

“I want to remind you that the server of this database is protected by the firewall of the Mother City. If you want to modify the bottom layer, you must not bypass the firewall.”

While a few people were arguing, Bird of Paradise suddenly raised his eyebrows, closed his mouth, and took out something. It was a small black box. At this time, the black box was shaking rapidly, like a Rubik's Cube that was constantly searching for the optimal route.

 “The old man faked the corpse!” Hong’s eyes widened.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Bird of Paradise reprimanded the other party, but he was muttering in his heart, how could the old man's ashes move at this time? Could it really be...

Finally, the Rubik's Cube seemed to have found the optimal solution. The next moment, it disintegrated into a large number of data fragments. Among the data fragments, a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy's data body appeared. He glanced around in confusion and said curiously:

 “Are you here to be transformed too?”

 “Master!”

 “Old man!”

　　　…”

Even though his face was very childish, the three of them could tell at a glance that this was the old man who taught them, an old hacker from the civilized era.

"What are you talking about, old man? I'm still young, and I'm not bald. As for the master, you're too polite. We are all members of the punk family, and we are all gay. Aren't you here to be transformed?" The young man looked at him in confusion. He glanced at the three of them and said with caution.

Bird of Paradise’s mind was spinning and he said:

"Of course we are, but we are members of the Information Liberation Front. I wonder which branch you are from?"

The young man's eyes lit up: "Information Liberation Front, my family, I just said that you are so familiar with me!"

“Let’s go, let’s get a good position, otherwise we’ll be robbed by the Avalanche people.”

 There must be something wrong with the old man's current state.

 The three of them looked at each other and understood what the other meant.

“Since we are all one family, I haven’t asked my little brother your name yet,” Xiuyue said with a kind smile.

"Me? My name is Leo, you can just call me Xiao Lei."

 “Xiao Lei—” Hong couldn’t help it and suppressed a strange expression.

Back then, when I called him Lao Lei, he almost got beaten to death with his slippers, but now he calls me Xiao Lei.

 “What do you call your elder brother and sister?”

 “My name is Hong.”

 “It turns out to be Brother Hong,” Leo said matter-of-factly.

“Well, um, can you call me again and let me hear you?” Hong touched his chin and said suddenly.

 …

At this time, in Database No. 0, a place that cannot be detected by ordinary means, dense viruses appeared outside an altar. There was a river flowing like golden magma around the altar.

 A large number of electronic viruses seemed to be driven by some kind of force, and they all drilled into the magma.

Then, among the golden lava, figures emerged from the bottom of the river one after another, and several of them looked very familiar.

 Crypto killer, fringe loner, neuromancer

These are all members of the punk family.