Li Chengyi wanted to ask more questions, especially about this “Silent Fortress,” something he had never heard of before.

Besides, if there were so many fully-modified individuals, their numbers would only keep increasing. But if they weren’t allowed in the cities, then where did they live?

“Fully-modified bodies incur wear and tear with every use. They need resources to repair and maintain themselves, so most of them don’t live in the real world but primarily exist in the virtual city,” answered Song Ran, who had limped over from a nearby police car.

“Song, are you okay?” Li Chengyi quickly moved to support him.

“No big deal—just some damage to my prosthetic. A few repairs, and it’ll be fine. These fully-modified folks are tough to deal with. They don’t value life, don’t fear death, don’t feel pain. They’re hard to handle,” Song Ran replied, grinning without concern. “This isn’t my first run-in with them, though. Chasing down leads in dead-ends always brings risks. You get used to it.”

“These were just basic models, modified with a version of the Black Wolf base design. Even if we can’t bring all our gear here, it’s not like a few of those things could take us down,” Zhang Sinda said casually. “The key issue isn’t the model but the fact that they managed to get fully-modified units into the city. That’s a massive violation of Yiguo’s laws, so it won’t be our problem for much longer. The authorities will make sure to investigate this thoroughly.”

“Let’s find a place to rest,” Song Ran suggested, nodding. “No need to worry about those guys. They openly broke Yiguo law, and now the security forces are tracking them. They’ll have plenty of problems.”