Chapter 48: Primordial Implant, Blood Rage Form!

Scarcely had he returned home when Yang Siqi’s call came through.

"Someone in the black market has been investigating you lately. The forces operating in the shadows are immense, and their intelligence network is terrifying. However, being the genius I am, I intercepted them all. Make sure to keep a low profile in your dealings."

Yang Siqi picked up a potato chip and tossed it into her mouth. "Those two cases have been left at your doorstep."

The black market?

Su Cheng furrowed his brow deeply. Could it be Remi?

What a dangerous woman.

He always felt there was something a bit peculiar about her.

Right from the beginning, when she approached him, her demeanor had been completely unnatural.

It seemed very deliberate, with a clear purpose—to seduce him and take him apart.

Though her demeanor during these last two encounters seemed somewhat different, she was undoubtedly still dangerous overall.

It was best to stay away.

Su Cheng sighed inwardly. "As expected, women only bring trouble."

"What the hell? You little scumbag, what are you babbling about? I just did you a huge favor!"

"Except you."

"The hell you say? You mean I’m not a woman? You better make yourself clear, or I’ll smash my head against the wall and take you down with me, you..."

"Beep, beep..."

Su Cheng decisively hung up the communication.

As expected, it was much easier to focus on development and leveling up.

Now that the black market was investigating him, it meant the behemoth of the wasteland was involved!

I'm afraid it was only a matter of time before they figured out his true identity.

He just didn't know the reason and purpose behind their investigation of him.

Su Cheng pondered. Come to think of it, Remi shouldn't be the one investigating him; if she needed to know, she could have simply asked directly.

Moreover, she didn't seem to have any motive.

To kill him, there was no need to figure out his identity.

Yet he hadn't had contact with anyone else in the black market, so who on earth was it, and what was their goal?

Regardless, he needed to find a new, more covert residence, to be used exclusively for his identity as the hunter.

He needed to completely dissociate the hunter Shadow from Su Cheng, the junior mechanic.

"As soon as I get back from the ruins, I'll secure another place right away."

Su Cheng brought the two black cases in from the doorway, opened them, and took out the two implants.

"Holy crap, old buddy, where on earth did you pick up these two implants? They're battered to this extent!"

Brainless stared at the dilapidated implants. "Can this stuff even be used?"

Su Cheng placed the two implants side by side and activated the Dimension Eyes to lock onto them!

"Of course. Once they are synthesized and upgraded, they'll be usable."

"Hiss..."

Brainless muttered, "Why do I feel like these two implants look a bit familiar?"

"Familiar?"

Su Cheng released the lock and looked at Brainless in confusion. "You recognize them?"

Brainless shook its head. "I don't remember. I just feel like I've seen them somewhere before."

Su Cheng frowned. It appeared that Brainless had lost some of its memories.

Eight years ago, when he was thrown into the ruins, he had actually already passed out.

After all, with his eyes gouged out while he was only twelve years old, the pain had caused him to faint instantly.

And to this day, he didn't remember how he had managed to walk out of the ruins.

It felt as though he had simply woken up from a nap, and walked out of the ruins carrying Brainless, who had only a small fraction of its body and a photonic brain left.

Emerging felt like stepping into a completely different lifetime.

No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't recall a single scene from inside the ruins.

Perhaps because he had just regained consciousness from fainting, his memories were blurred.

Brainless was also a pile of wreckage, likely with missing memories as well, so it didn't know the specifics either.

Its photonic brain possessed only 8 bits; although small in quantity, the technology was by no means backward!

One could even say it was closer to a human brain than the mimicry photonic brains of modern cyborgs.

Because Brainless's eight photons simulated human neurons.

The protective layer of its remaining photonic brain even possessed the functions of the human cerebral cortex!

This was why Brainless looked just like a human, with speech and behavioral patterns distinct from all other household and assistant robots.

It wasn't even bound by the Three Laws of Robotics!

Perhaps Brainless truly wasn't an ordinary household assistant robot after all.

He wondered if its memories could be recovered after synthesis and upgrading.

Remi had also mentioned that 'Z' was ultimately killed near the ruins.

The disappearance of 'Evil' was likely related to the ruins as well.

He had no choice but to go to the ruins!

"Once we go to the ruins later, everything will become clear!"

For now, he needed to synthesize and upgrade these two unknown, mysterious implants first.

Lock on!

Synthesize and upgrade!

As the red beam of the Dimension Eyes vanished, a brand-new black implant suddenly materialized!

Upon its surface was an enraged dragon pattern outlined in dark red lines!

Su Cheng picked up the implant. Its matte surface reflected no light at all, with hexagonal modules linked together like a human spinal column.

At the head of the implant were two dark red embedded prongs, resembling a dragon's claws!

*‘Synthesis: Primordial Implant (Perfect Edition)!’*

*[Primordial Implant (Perfect Edition): Obtained through the synthesis of primitive experimental implants!]*
*[This is the first batch of official standard-issue implants developed by humans.]*
*[Its initial performance is extremely powerful!]*
*[During the design process, the development team pushed the implant's capabilities forcibly to the absolute limit!]*
*[This resulted in severe instability, making it prone to backfiring on the user.]*
*[Furthermore, it could only be used in conjunction with enhanced humans, meaning only eight sets were ever actually issued.]*
*[Ultimately, research was halted, and the production lines and research institute were permanently sealed.]*
*[The R&D team subsequently shifted to developing the current military implant system.]*
*[The Primordial Implant thus became the final swan song.]*
*[The Primordial Implant can drastically stimulate the cellular activity of any user, driving the user's bodily strength into an intensely euphoric Blood Rage state in a short period.]*
*[Under the Blood Rage state, all of the user's physical attributes are massively boosted!]*
*[Depending on the user's level of activation, it can release a 50%, 100%, or a maximum 200% all-attribute enhancement!]*
*[Upon entering the Blood Rage state, the body gains an 800% increase in cellular self-healing capacity.]*
*[The original version of the implant consumed cellular energy extremely rapidly upon entering this state, with a chance of causing bodily collapse once deactivated. Additionally, the activation process would keep the user in a state of continuous agitation, leading to a partial loss of sanity.]*
*[This implant is the Perfect Edition; it lowers the upper capability limit of the original Blood Rage state, but causes only fatigue in the user—requiring energy replenishment and rest, with zero risk of death and no loss of sanity. It is the ultimate combat form!]*
*[Under normal states, it can still provide a 300% cellular self-healing capacity.]*
*[The duration of each activation is determined by the user's activation degree and baseline physical strength. Belongs to Second-Dimension technology.]*

This!

He had read a brief description of this implant!

In his father's books, Su Cheng had seen written records concerning Primordial Implants and primitive experimental implants.

It was a powerful implant designed to stimulate human potential!

Although it lacked the special abilities provided by newer generations of implants, its straightforward and brutal stimulation of cellular activity could make an already powerful individual even stronger!

The information provided by the Dimension Eyes was far more comprehensive.

According to the information:

The design concept of the Primordial Implant was meant to be used in tandem with enhanced humans.

In other words, the concept of enhancement had existed a very long time ago.

It was simply that the method might have differed from modern enhancement techniques.

Moreover, the enhancement experiments had failed, which led to the incomplete development of this implant.

This was undoubtedly the implant that suited Su Cheng best!

His body, through continuous enhancement by the strengthening serum, had long since reached the level of a humanoid high-grade prosthesis.

Coupled with the enhancement of his symbiotic prosthesis and his First-Sequence genetic ability,

If he were to stack the Primordial Implant on top of all that and enter the Blood Rage state,

His strength would reach a terrifying degree!

Furthermore, he favored using blades, and close-combat weapons were the absolute best fit for this form.

Most importantly, after synthesis and upgrade by the Dimension Eyes, the original flaws of this implant had been completely remedied.

It would not cause bodily collapse, would not induce a loss of sanity, and would only leave the user fatigued, requiring energy replenishment.

This made complete sense, as the ability was gained by forcing cells into overload.

Although the upper limit had been lowered to a certain extent, it was still more than enough!

A maximum boost of two hundred percent!

Invincible!

Moreover, it granted an eight-hundred-percent cellular self-healing capacity across all stages!

Whether internal injuries or external wounds, they could be rapidly healed!

And under his normal state, it still provided a three-hundred-percent boost!

One could only say it was insanely powerful!!

This turned him into a genuine humanoid beast!

To put it in the simplest terms: under the Blood Rage state, his combat attributes like strength and speed would be multiplied by 1.5, 2, and 3!

This was the absolute best implant for combat!

The stronger his baseline attributes, the more potent the acquired enhancement effects would be!