"This... cannot be confirmed, but based on the information we have so far, those who can serve as 'containers' for the Seeds of Corrosion are all natural persons who have not undergone biochemical modification. As for whether the Seeds of Corrosion will repel cyborg prostheses, we have no way of knowing." Zofia said.

"This intelligence...is it the information you have, or the information the military has?" Ke Lan asked.

"This is the intelligence shared with us by the military," Zofia replied. "Because the Pioneer was involved in the Undersea City incident, we know a little more than other consortiums."

"But military intelligence is not always accurate." Ke Lan said meaningfully. Apart from anything else, there are still a small number of cells of the Seed of Erosion remaining in Ivan's body. Although these cells have been suppressed by the stalagmite fragments, you must know that Ivan's mechanical arm is directly installed on the infected part. But from the completion of the operation until now, there have only been a small number of rejection phenomena within the normal range in the early stage, and they have all been controlled by drugs... As for the influence of the cells of the Seed of Erosion on the cyborg prosthesis, it is completely invisible.

Although Ke Lan was not sure whether the heretical sect had the stalagmite fragments that could inhibit the Seed of Erosion cells, but judging from the "containers" he had come into contact with, they obviously had another way to control the Seeds of Erosion. From a technical point of view, this method should be considered very mature, and it was most likely the research result left behind by the Alpha civilization.

Over the long years, the Alphas have created countless "biological weapons". Compared with a terrifying existence like Leviathan, the Seed of Erosion can only be regarded as an insignificant pawn... But from another perspective, a behemoth like Leviathan was not completely completed until the disappearance of the Alpha civilization, while a pawn like the Seed of Erosion can be regarded as one of the biological weapons with a relatively high degree of completion.

If another "heir" obtained the complete "instructions for use" of the Seed of Corrosion, it should not be difficult to implant this thing into a biochemically modified human body.

The combination of a level eight cyborg and a Seed of Corrosion... in terms of individual combat capability, they are already capable of walking sideways on the Ark. Even a tactical mecha with thick armor and powerful firepower may not be able to defeat such a thing in a one-on-one situation.

"If you are worried that the Six Samurai are too powerful..."

"This is not a question of whether it's scary or not... Even if a group of us surrounded and beat one of them, without using the heavy weapons that are prohibited on the Ark, we would never be their opponent. What's more, there are only six guys of this level." Ke Lan shook his head and said, "This is a difference in hard strength... We are hunters, not assassins."

"That's exactly what I want to say... There are only a few people on the entire Ark who can challenge the Six Samurai head-on... But they also have weaknesses."

"Weakness?" Ke Lan's first reaction was to think of assassination, but then he immediately rejected it - for people as powerful as the Six Warriors, even an assassination success rate would be extremely low, unless prohibited weapons were used.

"Yes, their weakness is in their brains." Zofia stretched out her slender fingers and tapped her temple.

"Have they undergone brain modification?" Ke Lan asked doubtfully, "Isn't that possible?"

With the current level of biotechnology, most of the human brain is still off-limits for modification. The so-called brain prosthetics is at best to tamper with the visual and auditory nerves to transmit direct information obtained by external receivers to the brain, or to place sensing electrodes in the skull to output signals to the outside through brain waves to control some electronic and mechanical equipment... As for directly modifying the brain itself, there has been no successful example yet.

Of course, brain surgeries that have existed since the old era, such as lobotomy that can mass-produce "fools", are not counted as brain modification.

"No, but in order to ensure the absolute loyalty of the Six Samurai, the people of the Arasaka Group placed brain wave monitoring chips and micro remote-controlled bombs in their heads, close to the brain stems. Once detonated, they will surely die."

"It seems that the person you need, Miss Zofia, is not us, but a hacker with sophisticated enough skills... As it happens, I know a lot of such friends, maybe I can introduce a few to you." Ke Lan spread his hands helplessly, "Also, what puzzles me is that since the military knows that the Arasaka Group and that heretical sect are colluding, why doesn't the military take action? Even if the military doesn't take action, what about the Security Bureau? I'm afraid those people in DAS hate this sect to death?"

"Because there is no evidence." Zofia sighed, "In fact... the Arasaka Group and the heretic sect are colluding. This is just my personal guess."

"...My beautiful lady, please don't tell me where this guess comes from...is it some 'woman's intuition'?" Ke Lan suddenly felt an urge to get up and leave immediately.

"Of course not!" Zofia said hurriedly, her fair cheeks slightly flushed with emotion, "I have collected a lot of information, all stored in this computer, you can click on the fourth folder on the desktop to see for yourself."

Ke Lan didn't say anything, but silently opened the folder that Sofia mentioned.

The first piece of information was a wanted poster. The wanted person was a black man who looked ferocious. A very conspicuous scar extended from his neck to his chest. In addition, there were many wounds on his body that looked like they were torn by sharp claws.

On top of the wanted poster, there is a bright red stamp that says "The suspect has been confirmed dead."

Ke Lan clicked on the second file, which was a brief file about the wanted criminal:

"Reynard Brown, a former field service sergeant, opened a machine repair shop in the West 10th District after retiring. He was accused of being involved in more than a dozen murders and dismemberment cases. After resisting arrest and injuring several police officers, he fled to the heavy industrial park in the West 12th District and attempted to escape from the Ark through the waste discharge port. He was later shot dead on the spot by the garrison soldiers."

"This is just a smokescreen to cover up the truth, because as many as thirty civilians were killed by Reiners, and the incident caused a big stir, so we must give the public an explanation." Zofia added.

"What about the truth?"

"In the next file."