Ch 87: Starting today, I am Yue Chi.

In a mysterious place, a middle-aged man wearing a white lab coat looked at King Joe’s data.

“Whew, not bad, this prototype.”

“A 9-year-old child can utilize a lifeless machine to this extent.”

Although this Mechanical Monster was killed, it also proved just how frightening its potential was.

This is all thanks to it, a truly perfect creation!

Liang Qi knelt on the ground, devoutly praying to an unknown source of energy; the energy, like a heart, pulsed rhythmically.

He glanced at the alien he had imprisoned nearby, chuckling inwardly. At this rate, becoming the strongest ruler of Blue Star—no, the strongest in the universe—was imminent!

Behind him stood a neatly lined-up group of children, ranging from 3 to 15 years old, nearly a hundred in total.

Their eyes were vacant and lifeless, like machines, standing silently, awaiting their Master’s commands.

Tianxing City, HUT Defense Force.

Yang Xuan looked at the beeping energy warning device, then raised his head to look at his assistant, Qi Lu.

Qi Lu pushed up his glasses, remaining silent. The room was eerily quiet.

Qi Lu, after a moment’s thought, broke the silence.

“Deputy Director Jiang Zhi of the Surveillance Bureau is the prime suspect. He has access to all of Tianxing City’s important data.”

“We should avoid alarming them, as we don’t know how to distinguish the androids.”

“I know.”

Yang Xuan’s gaze was calm, but his hand, hidden under the table, clenched into a fist. Ordinary people wouldn’t have this kind of power; the Seven Great Families are certainly involved.

Their influence likely spans the entire country. Technology and visual inspection alone can’t distinguish androids from humans. The only way is to perform a chip verification surgery on everyone’s neck.

Only androids have a chip at the nape of their neck; this is what our investigation revealed.

But they’re not stupid; a sudden mass inspection would surely put them on guard.

They know androids are there, but they can’t forcibly apprehend them.

If they all go into hiding, all our plans will be for naught.

Unless we can find and destroy the central control device for all the androids. But they’re despicable; they’re using children as bargaining chips.

Without those guys backing them, how dare these bastards so brazenly “steal the day”?

Hua Country not only has to resist external enemies but also beware of internal vermin. It’s truly ironic.

Yang Xuan looked up, his gaze towards the distance. The sunlight was so beautiful, the sun so radiant, yet there’s always darkness it cannot reach.

“Beep, Sun Kindergarten.”

In the Principal’s office, Yue Chi opened a hidden door. The small office’s decor was as luxurious as any palace. Yue Chi slowly sat on a golden chair and began leisurely brewing tea.

A buzzing sound; an image suddenly appeared opposite Yue Chi. It was the real Yue Chi.

“You, you’re not dead?”

A middle-aged man in the image curiously examined Yue Chi. The man looked oily, young, and strong, with a hint of confusion on his face. He had planned to discard this hand.

Yue Chi looked at his android, cautiously observing his surroundings. His android’s signal had briefly dropped; he thought it was dead.

Unbelievable! The thing’s still alive! It gave me quite a fright.

Those foolish people from HUT and the Surveillance Bureau would never guess that this is the latest android.

Nothing can detect it. It unconditionally obeys its master’s commands. Androids like this are incredibly expensive, but it’s worth it, all of it!

“What did those HUT inspectors check? Show me.”

The image of Yue Chi suppressed his excitement, calmly watching “Yue Chi.” “Yue Chi” nodded and played his first-person perspective.

“Hello, I’m Chen Yi from the HUT Defense Force.”

“Routine inspection…”

The hidden Yue Chi watched Chen Yi’s every move. Obviously, the other party was only doing a simple check on the Rampaging Mecha and was completely unaware of what was happening here.

“Good, good!”

“Have they contacted me?”

Next, the android “Yue Chi” began playing a conversation with a hunched old man. Yue Chi watched, a slight smile playing on his lips.

“Is the merchandise ready?”

The android Yue Chi nodded impassively, then pointed to the location beneath. No one would have imagined that they could replace these children so stealthily.

“Wait for me here.”

Yue Chi turned off the image. The android “Yue Chi” nodded. Soon, a buzzing sound came from a sealed iron box in the secret room.

After a while, a person emerged from the sealed iron box—the Yue Chi who had just spoken to the android.

He tapped his left wristwatch; the watch lit up, and the iron box behind him vanished from the secret room.

Yue Chi’s lips curled into a smile. He looked at the extremely old android before him, took out a mirror, and carefully admired his young appearance.

“Puchi!”

Yue Chi’s eyes suddenly turned blood red. He instinctively grabbed the android “Yue Chi’s” hand, but the android felt like a cold machine, its movements stirring his own hand.

“You, you!?”

“St, stop…”

Yue Chi’s desperate cries didn’t stop the android Yue Chi. It was impassive, a killing machine.

He didn’t understand why his android had become this way. He had been so careful, yet he hadn’t foreseen this.

“Puf!”

Yue Chi’s eyes gradually turned white, his body destroyed, transforming into a cloud of blood mist in the air.

The android Yue Chi—no, from today onward, he is Yue Chi.

Yue Chi wiped his bloody hands. He picked up “Yue Chi’s” watch; he downloaded all the programs. His appearance became slightly younger.

Yue Chi adjusted his collar; the floor below began to descend. Darkness and chaos lay before him.

Soon, before him stood 42 children in white lab coats, each with their own serial number.

These children represented Tianxing City’s most talented geniuses, now displayed like commodities.

“Xing, Serial Number 1, 25, Yu Guagua, Top-Tier Talent.”

“Xing, Serial Number 2, 25, Li Xiaoyi, Top-Tier Talent.”

“Xing, Serial Number 3, 25, Zeng Yi, Top-Tier Talent…”

Yue Chi recorded the children, all unconscious, lying in something resembling space capsules.

Several figures emerged from the shadows. They were actually the principals and officials from various kindergartens and education departments?