Chapter 496 - 313: King Arthur: Wizard, You’re Here

Lin Qi immediately switched screens and opened his email.

"Guang Ling, what’s wrong? Why can’t I receive messages from the Highest-Level Mercenary Corps anymore?"

He tried to send the email, but the Intelligent Brain responded in less than a second.

"No cyber network signal detected. Message failed to send."

’The email failed to send, too?’

This was the first time Lin Qi had ever encountered a technical problem with Guang Ling.

’If even the network signal for the Highest-Level Mercenary Corps is having problems, then the regular cyber network must be... ’

Lin Qi’s expression turned grim. He immediately used his Intelligent Brain to access the internet.

He tried to access the daily news. Failure!

He tried to access the second-hand marketplace. Failure!

He tried to access the official Liu’s Heavy Industries website. Still a failure!

The message from the Intelligent Brain was always the same: Unable to connect to the cyber network!

’It’s not just Guang Ling. All signals are down. The Intelligent Brain can’t even pick up a satellite signal, and it’s even reporting severe electromagnetic interference. This is far too similar... to the Doomsday World.’

Others in the Cyber World might not understand the gravity of the situation, simply assuming it’s the work of a high-level cyber hacker.

But Lin Qi, of all people, had seen this exact scenario before—in the Doomsday World.

In the Doomsday World, when the crisis first erupted, the very first things to be affected were all types of signals.

Only shortwave radio signals managed to hold on for a time; all other signals completely lost their ability to propagate.

This wasn’t the result of technology, but interference from the Extraordinary Domain!

Only this could explain why even Guang Ling’s systems had failed.

’Is this a worldwide anomaly, or is it just limited to Red Fruit City?’

’Either way, I can’t just sit here and wait. I hope it’s the latter.’

Lin Qi finally couldn’t sit still any longer.

If the sky were truly to fall, even the tallest person might not be able to hold it up.

What Lin Qi feared even more was that the sky wasn’t falling on the whole Cyber World, but just on Red Fruit City.

If that were the case, there really wouldn’t be enough powerful individuals to withstand it.

’I have to go take a look. According to the intel King Arthur sent back, the Eastern Alliance’s operations were stalled. They only managed to hold their ground thanks to Liu Xingyuan’s support.’

’If Liu Xingyuan can’t hold on and communications are down, it could lead to a major disaster.’

As Lin Qi made his decision, he activated his Spiritual Vision and locked onto... Sister Li!

He activated the Ability he gained as a Tier Two Wizard: Analysis!

Although Lin Qi was heading to the battlefield, he still needed to make some preparations.

Unless absolutely necessary, he would never reveal his true form.

Using the powers of Analysis and Mimicry to create a malformed entity with Tier Three strength would be enough to act as a diversion.

Lin Qi was now a Tier Three as well, and analyzing an Extraordinary of the same level took only a few short minutes.

Analysis complete. Next step: Splitting.

A small clump of cells instantly sloughed off Lin Qi, transforming into the malformed entity and simultaneously undergoing Mimicry.

Now, even if this new entity was captured, any analysis would only reveal the data of the Tier Three Extraordinary, Sister Li. It would be impossible to glean any information about Lin Qi from it; even traces of the Wizard Profession would be difficult to find.

The only drawback was that if Lin Qi used the malformed entity in a direct, Tier Four engagement, his Wizard Abilities would surely be exposed.

However, he himself would most likely not be implicated. After all, there were a finite number of High-tier Extraordinary Items in the Cyber World. Intelligence could be gathered and cross-referenced to determine which factions possessed them, and therefore which faction was likely to produce a High-tier Wizard.

Even if Baili Xueyuan were standing right in front of him, she would never guess that Lin Qi had reached the Extraordinary Level of Tier Three.

With his preparations complete, Lin Qi opened the window of his room, used his Spiritual Tentacles to move, and silently left the Prosthetic Clinic.

...

In the Prosthetic Clinic, on the second floor, in the room next to Lin Qi’s, Liu Xuan and Lin Xin sat facing each other.

Liu Xuan was on the bed, while Lin Xin was in the chair by the desk.

The light from Liu Xuan’s left prosthetic eye suddenly intensified. She tilted her head slightly, as if looking out the window.

But she quickly turned her head back.

"Xuan, what’s wrong?" Lin Xin asked with great concern.

Coming from a Prosthetic Doctor Family, Lin Xin recognized the true nature of Liu Xuan’s left prosthetic eye. She knew it was a Suppressor.

Liu Xuan shook her head. "It’s nothing."

Lin Xin pursed her lips and said consolingly, "Xuan, don’t worry about my brother. He won’t do anything foolish. Besides, my teacher has already made their move. Even if my brother wanted to get involved, it’s too late now."

A flicker of emotion passed through Liu Xuan’s right eye, and the glow from her left prosthetic eye didn’t dim in the slightest. She then gave a soft "Mm."

"Just relax, Xuan," Lin Xin said. "Why don’t we watch a show for a bit? Help you unwind?"

As she spoke, Lin Xin turned on the room’s holographic entertainment system.

But when the words "NO SIGNAL" appeared, Lin Xin clearly froze for a moment.

Lin Xin recovered quickly. "This thing... is it broken? Hold on, Xuan, I’ll get Lin Qi to come fix it."

Lin Xin started to get up. Coming from a Prosthetic Doctor Family, she was perfectly capable of fixing a broken device at home; she was just a bit lazy.

When Liu Xuan heard that Lin Xin was going to find Lin Qi, she instantly shot to her feet.

Lin Xin was taken aback. "Xuan... what’s wrong?"

The blue light in Liu Xuan’s left eye flared intensely, scaring Lin Xin so much that she began to stammer.

Liu Xuan caught herself and replied, "You don’t need to get Lin Qi. He should already be... sleeping... by now."

As she spoke, Liu Xuan glanced out the window, then quickly grabbed Lin Xin’s hand.