Magical Girl's Knight Brother

Chapter 623 The Unsafe Magic Bureau

Chapter 623 The Unsafe Magic Bureau

Upon seeing the massive headless remains of the alien beast collapse with a deafening roar, the commander snapped out of his shock and sternly issued orders into the communicator.

"Quickly, all units, take immediate action. Scan for residual energy, collect all samples, especially tissue where flesh and machinery meet. Contact the disaster emergency response department and evacuate the surrounding area within one kilometer."

The well-trained agents of the Bureau of Magical Investigation immediately sprang into action, working like precise gears.

A blue energy barrier formed a larger isolation zone. Specialized equipment began scanning the wreckage and air pollution. Logistics personnel, dressed in fully enclosed protective suits, carefully approached the massive wreckage that was still emitting black smoke and sparks, and began collecting fragments that might contain clues.

The piercing sound of sirens grew louder as more support vehicles and city emergency teams arrived. Clearing the battlefield, restoring order, and reassuring the public were the top priorities.

Chang Lei held Luan Luan, who was still excitedly peeking at the magical girl and the spirit beast boy, but his gaze swept sharply across the monster's corpse, which had been cut to pieces by black and white lightning.

He looked at the two young men who approached and nodded slightly.

"Bai Xing Li Qiuran, Hei Yan Zhang Xiao, well done."

Upon receiving the deputy director's personal affirmation, a faint yet genuine smile appeared on Li Qiuran's face, like the first melting of snow. A barely perceptible ripple also flickered in Zhang Xiao's deep and calm eyes, and the corners of his mouth curved upwards almost imperceptibly.

"Thank you, Deputy Director." Li Qiuran bowed slightly, her voice soft, completely different from her previous arrogant and domineering demeanor.

The boy called Zhang Xiao covered his face with his hand, revealing only one eye, and whispered, "It's just my duty."

Chang Lei ignored the immature teenager and simply patted Li Qiuran on the shoulder. "Not bad, you've improved again. It seems you've learned a lot from working under Deputy Director Qiu. You didn't complain about me suddenly transferring you all to Shanghai, did you?"

"Of course not." Li Qiuran stood up straight, then glanced at Zhang Xiao beside her with a spring-like look in her eyes and smiled. "As long as we're together, we can overcome any difficulty. Besides, we've been cultivating very quickly since we came to Shanghai, where there are quite a few heretical and demonic activities."

"Well... the situation in Shanghai is indeed more complicated than in other cities, especially since Xiao Xiao has been transferred," Chang Lei said casually.

"I know, she's gone to take charge of the dream world, right?" Zhang Xiao crossed his arms and looked at Chang Lei.

Chang Lei raised an eyebrow. "Did Deputy Director Qiu even tell you this?"

"Don't treat us like children, okay? We recently broke that ice elemental magic girl's training record! Is there anyone in this world who can break through faster than us?"

"But you are indeed two children, aren't you?" Chang Lei smiled. "The dream world is not something you need to worry about. You just need to follow the Demon Surveillance Bureau's plan. The director is preparing to build a special team. I've seen it, and your names are on the candidate list."

"A special team?" Zhang Xiao and Li Qiuran exchanged a glance. "What kind of special team?"

Chang Lei didn't keep them in suspense. Instead, he turned around and pointed to the huge flesh and blood tissue that had been charred black by the purifying lightning and was still twitching slightly, and then pointed to the mechanical wreckage that was flashing with ghostly blue electric sparks.

"A special team to deal with this kind of thing."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked in the direction Chang Lei was pointing.

Zhang Xiao frowned. "...We've tracked down and dealt with quite a few monstrous beasts modified by the heretical demons using the power of shadow. While those monsters were twisted and insane, their power was relatively simple in nature, and the modifications were crude. But this one...it's really a bit..."

Li Qiuran's voice also carried a hint of solemnity. "It seems... to have evolved? Or rather... been upgraded?" The power of shadow does exist; I can sense that familiar residual pollution, but the deeper, more core driving force... is technology—a highly integrated biomechanical fusion technology far surpassing our current Earth's technological level.

Zhang Xiao stepped forward, his eyes flashing with crimson lightning. His gaze swept over a section of alloy that had been cut open, revealing intricate gears and energy circuits inside. His eyes analyzed every part of the structure.

"Abnormal energy conduction efficiency, material strength exceeding that of known alloys, and traces of quantum entanglement-level signal synchronization at the interface between biological tissue and machinery—this is absolutely something that no existing laboratory on Earth could produce."

He raised his head and looked at Chang Lei, the thunder in his deep eyes gradually dissipating.

"These technological characteristics...are more in line with the descriptions in our database of 'intelligent civilizations'—those highly advanced civilizations in the wasteland that went out of control due to the cataclysm."

"The AI ​​technology of the wasteland world..." Chang Lei frowned slightly. He had been suspicious for a while. From the moment he first saw this alien beast, he sensed that something was wrong.

It seems that the heretical demons have not only seized the methods for creating alien beasts from the greedy, but also obtained the ability to be immune to sunlight from the Flower Fairy Clan, and acquired the energy structure of mythical monsters from the Shadow Clan. Now they are starting to use wasteland technology to modify alien beasts.

"You suspect... that those rats in the gutter of the Outer Path Demons not only used the power of shadow to modify alien beasts, but have now secretly acquired the AI ​​technology of the wasteland world and successfully conducted fusion experiments?"

"Yes, Deputy Director Chang." Zhang Xiao nodded firmly, his tone serious. "Although the energy core of this beast has been destroyed, the remaining fluctuations and structural patterns are highly consistent with the sample data of the previous God of Time and Space."

Zhang Xiao's gaze swept over the busy detectives on the scene, his voice lowered, carrying a chilling undertone.

"Moreover, this isn't ordinary reverse engineering of recycled materials. The level of integration and stability suggests that... we've obtained a core, relatively complete technological blueprint, but the technology isn't mature enough. Just like before, our lightning could easily overload its core, but if the other side continues their research..."

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Chang Lei's eyes narrowed slightly, and at the same time, his heart sank.

The "intelligent cores" and "technology black boxes" recovered from the wasteland world by the Bureau of Demonic Supervision are stored in the highest-level Starry Sky Containment Vault. The body of the God of Time and Space was also taken away by him. Could it be that... the hands of the heretical demons have already reached into the Bureau of Demonic Supervision?

This thought made him feel uneasy. The security level of the Starry Sky Containment Vault was the top secret of the Demon Surveillance Bureau. If it had really been infiltrated, then it would prove that there was no safe place in the world.

After a moment's hesitation, Chang Lei picked up his phone. "Immediately notify the Technical Analysis Department to thoroughly investigate all data on the Star Dome Containment Center from its inception to the present, including the flow of all samples and the backgrounds of all personnel, especially any recent abnormal energy fluctuations and records of the entry and exit of supplies."

(yes!)

A response came from the other end of the phone; it was Chief of the General Staff Ma.

Chang Lei's gaze finally landed on the enormous beast's head, its hollow fleshy eyes and shattered mechanical eyes seemingly still roaring silently.

"And... retrieve all access records and energy monitoring logs from the Starry Sky Containment Vault for the past six months, as well as... a list of all personnel who have handled samples of the wasteland's intelligent machines. I need to know who... is handing a knife to the heretics."

(clear!)

Chief of the General Staff Ma responded again, and then spoke again.

(By the way, Detective Fang Xin just sent me a report from the wasteland. He seems to have discovered a clue about the mute girl that Dreamer mentioned before. Ms. Suolin hopes you can go there now.)

Upon hearing this, Chang Lei paused for a moment, then sighed. "Understood."

He looked down at his daughter, who was holding him with her eyes wide open. At that moment, Luan Luan looked at him with a mixture of timidity and curiosity, seemingly frightened by the cold aura emanating from her father.

Chang Lei's coldness instantly subsided by more than half. He awkwardly adjusted his posture and used his large hand, which was free of dust and gunpowder, to vigorously rub Luan Luan's soft head. He still couldn't control the force well, and the little guy's head shook as he grumbled.

"Sorry, Luan Luan, Daddy has something to do."

"It's okay... I know." Luan Luan forced a smile.

Looking at her sensible appearance, Chang Lei suddenly felt a tightness in his chest, but he quickly suppressed those irritating thoughts and turned around to place Luan Luan's little hand in Li Qiuran's hand.

"Please take care of my daughter for a while; I don't really feel comfortable leaving her with anyone else..."

Before Li Qiuran could even speak, Zhang Xiao grinned.

"Don't worry, Director Chang, I'm the best at taking care of kids!"

"If you dare take my daughter to a club, I'll break your legs!"

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