Gamers Are Fierce

Since that's the case...

Li Ang casually grabbed a robot, activated Alchemy, and transformed it into a multitude of mirror fragments.

Go.

Li Ang's palm extended into vines, weaving into a ball to wrap all the fragments, which he then kicked forward.

The vine ball carrying the fragments flew straight ahead; as long as it reached the brown wooden door, Li Ang could activate the Abyssal Magic Mirror's Mirror World Travel special effect and teleport there.

Buzz—— 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

The air vibrated violently, as if a scale of machines had reached a threshold and triggered some kind of switch. Their chest armor opened, emitting blue beams that interconnected, forming a three-dimensional blue network,

blocking the vine ball and sealing off the area where Li Ang was located.

Li Ang was shocked to feel weakness surging through his body, his vision, hearing, and even his Spiritual Sense rapidly deteriorating.

Snap!

A simple hemp rope fell from the ceiling, landing in front of Li Ang,

The end of the rope was tied to a triangular copper handle,

The copper tube at the bottom of the handle was shiny from use, giving Li Ang an inexplicable sense of familiarity and reassurance.

Hold it.

Becoming increasingly weak, Li Ang surveyed the mechanical robots closing in around him, took a deep breath, and grasped the copper handle according to a mysterious sense of déjà vu.

Boom——

Li Ang felt as if he had been stuffed into a narrow pipeline, passing through a long, dark, twisted tunnel, his consciousness stretching dramatically, with chaotic, fragmented memories flooding his mind.

In the next second, he opened his eyes and found himself lying on a tilted chair, looking up at an unfamiliar ceiling.

"Awake?"

A cold woman's voice resounded above him, "Congratulations,

you're under arrest, Mr. Wizard."

Click.

Li Ang's right hand was cuffed to the chair with heavy metal handcuffs.

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To be honest, the feeling of being handcuffed wasn't unfamiliar.

In the past, Li Ang often practiced his skills by binding himself with handcuffs, ropes, and chains, attempting to escape,

If it weren't for Yin City's restrictions on street performances, he might have cosplayed as the American Mage Harry Houdini, performing water tank escapes on the street to earn some pocket money...

Li Ang blinked his sore eyes, adjusting to the light streaming in from the room's window, and surveyed his surroundings.

It was an ordinary bedroom, with only a bed, a table, chairs, a bookshelf, and a wardrobe, the floor was regular wooden flooring, and the window was a casement one,

Through the window glass, he could see trees, a lawn, and a garden planted in the courtyard—the flowers in the garden were growing luxuriantly, indicating that the gardener had put in a lot of effort.

The only item in the entire room that could be considered luxurious was probably the computer on the wooden table.

The metal chassis was large and heavy, with a transparent glass side,

Through the sunlight, one could clearly see the neatly arranged data storage devices inside the chassis, the intricate web of cables, and some components Li Ang couldn't identify.

The components inside the chassis seemed to reflect a level of technology somewhat superior to Earth's,

with light strips glowing in a way reminiscent of fish in the deep sea that glow rhythmically.

Aside from the power cable, two cables extended from the back of the chassis, one connecting to a monitor in sleep mode,

while the other connected through a bulky square converter to a helmet-like device,

which was the one Li Ang wore on his head.

The helmet was entirely shiny silver, with a smooth surface studded with dense cables on the outside,

while inside, there were numerous octopus-like suction electrode patches that could adhere tightly to the scalp.

The fragments of memory in Li Ang's mind told him that this helmet was a fourth-generation brain-machine interface device, codenamed TIN/BCI-AN91, capable of collecting and monitoring brainwaves safely and at low cost,

Processing these waves through a chip to convert them into orderly signals,

Allowing the user to interact deeply with the internet directly.

Although the fourth-generation brain-machine interface devices were somewhat behind the fifth-generation invasive brain-back plug-in technology,

they were safe and reliable, inexpensive,

and with a large installed base, the frequency of similar brain-machine interface devices was close,

making it easy for the user to hide themselves within a vast user group, erasing traces of their actions, and preventing their real name from being exposed—which is especially important for an Apex Wizard like Brown Murphy.

Wait, Brown Murphy?

As memories surfaced, Li Ang recalled the role he was playing.

Brown Murphy, a famous writer, a senior author for The New York Times, a frequent bestseller—these were his overt identities.

Beneath this layer of identity, he was also a highly renowned "Wizard" in select circles.

The chaotic fragments of memory compelled Li Ang to instinctively lower his head and rub his aching brow (this body's limbs were weak, extremely frail),

His right hand's wrist moved involuntarily,

The inside of the handcuff struck a metal post on the side of the chair, producing a crisp sound.

This simple action elicited a keen reaction from others in the room,

The three burly men in black suits standing guard by the bedroom door quickly drew their pistols, aiming them at Li Ang lying on the chair,

As if they were ready to pull the trigger in the next second and shoot Li Ang dead—faint sounds could be heard from the earpieces of these men, indicating that a high-ranking individual was directing from behind.

"Don't move, Mr. Murphy."

The woman who had handcuffed Li Ang spoke coldly.

Through the reflection on the computer screen, she appeared to be around thirty, with short black hair, minimal makeup, a calm expression, and behind an ordinary appearance, a trace of arrogant disdain.

"Who are you?!

FBI?

CIA?"

Li Ang lifted his left hand, indicating for them not to shoot, while his peripheral vision caught the handcuffs on his right wrist, tensing as he asked, "Why are you in my house?!"

"Regrettably, neither."

The woman smirked sarcastically, "We are from the Social Security Agency."

The Social Security Agency, the most wide-ranging, powerful, essential, yet fearsome official agency in this world.

When they knock on your door, it means you're in extremely serious trouble.

Li Ang took a deep breath, "Where's your search warrant? I want to see my lawyer."

"Regrettably, Mr. Murphy.

Considering the numerous crimes you've committed in another world,

Espionage, endangering public safety, vandalism of public property and crucial equipment, tax evasion, financial crimes, disclosure of public safety intelligence...

Even if you receive the lightest penalty, you'll spend a thousand years in prison."

The woman smiled, "Not to mention, your real name is exposed, your tracks revealed,

when you were caught red-handed by us in the act of breaching the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the Aeronautics Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL),

So, the part with the lawyer,

we can entirely skip."