The moment Ren Yi sensed that familiar app interface and the notification appeared, he felt a brief sense of vertigo.
For a second, he almost thought the Anomaly Web had breached the world barrier and descended into this Exam World.
But he quickly cleared his head.
Ms. Zhang's stern face flashed through his mind, and her repeatedly emphasized warnings echoed in his ears.
The Anomaly Web cannot and will not enter the Exam World to provide them with assistance.
Therefore, it wasn't the Anomaly Web showing its power, but their great class monitor.
Or rather, the class monitor's modified version of the Anomaly Web sub-network—the exam system.
Although this world was filled with all sorts of illogical and mysterious Anomalies, the Alliance was, after all, the Alliance.
Even if it was just a promotion exam, the accompanying "exam system" was no pushover.
Considering the Alliance's network lines were literally plugged into the Anomaly Web, this kind of aggressive intrusion, forced download, and automatic integration could be termed "Alliance Mouseketools technology."
"It seems that after the candidates enter the world, the exam system captures and deciphers the local world's rules and information in real-time."
Ren Yi pondered silently.
In his view, this was likely part of the scoring criteria.
After all, his own mission included a progress bar for the candidate's degree of discovery regarding the world's truth, and it currently sat at 0%.
But here was the question: if the Alliance had never been to this world and knew nothing about it, where did the denominator behind that zero percent come from?
So, after all that, it turns out they have to find out for themselves... I mean, conduct a synchronized investigation with the candidates.
Evidently, the Alliance didn't mind helping candidates more efficiently utilize the information they encountered but might not be able to process effectively.
Ren Yi didn't know what the situation was for the other candidates, but it was very clear on his end.
The Anomaly Appraisal App, developed by the Anomaly Web to identify Anomaly Artifacts and integrated into the phone by the class monitor, acted like a perfect compatibility dock.
It had smoothly converted this massive, raw stream of underlying data into the "Appraisal Expert" mode that Ren Yi was most familiar with.
Did the class monitor know such a strange chemical reaction would occur?
Ren Yi felt that, given her personality, she probably just shoved everything she thought might be useful into this "phone" all at once.
Who would have thought that with the boost from the exam system, this thing would evolve directly into an "omniscient and omnipotent" decoder?
"But regardless, it's a huge help."
Ren Yi immediately and excitedly prepared to test out this new cheat.
He closed his eyes, attempting to frantically search his consciousness for the code he cared about most: S-099.
He didn't know what level this base occupied within the organization, nor how many S-rank Anomalies it held.
But according to Ren Yi's logic, an organization like this should understand the principle of not putting all your eggs in one basket.
Otherwise, if a containment breach occurred one day and all the contained objects were released, wouldn't that be a massive disaster?
Thus, S-099—the only one Ren Yi knew for sure was in this base and which seemingly went out of control frequently—was a critical breakthrough point.
Since S-099 was locked up here and prone to causing "tide reactions" to scare people, it was definitely a core asset of this base. There should be information on it here.
However, his sea of consciousness remained silent.
Aside from the app's annoying loading circle spinning for ages, there was no feedback.
Ren Yi tried other methods, such as attempting to summon the system or looking for a database on the interface visible through the mental link...
But there was still no effect.
"Tsk, is this thing lagging?"
Is this system not very smart?
Just then, Ren Yi suddenly calmed down.
Since the essence of this app was "Anomaly Appraisal," it might retain a stubborn professional ethic: it wouldn't list a name without seeing the real deal.
To put it simply, even if it now had access to the organization's database permissions and information, it still couldn't escape its nature as an appraisal app.
Meaning, an object had to be placed in the recognition frame for it to go "ding."
In short, it needed a physical target.
But if that were the case, he would have to find an Anomaly target first.
Ren Yi shifted his posture and then changed his perspective.
In an instant, the core of his perception pulled away from the Doctor and, following the link of the Seed, accurately projected onto staff member B-050.
At this moment, B-050 was in a rather pitiful state.
He was lying face-up on a cold alloy table. His impressive power combat armor had been violently disassembled, leaving only a set of tight-fitting undergarments.
Several heavy iron rings were clamped tightly around his limbs and torso, pinning him down so he couldn't move.
Even in his coma, this middle-aged man's brow held a trace of killing intent. There were several shallow scorch marks on his skin from plasma stray fire.
This image certainly fit his profession.
Ren Yi observed for a moment and found that he seemed to have been injected with some kind of sedative or anesthetic. His breathing was heavy and steady; he was clearly unconscious.
Nearby, several personnel wrapped in white isolation suits and wearing heavy respirators were operating complex instruments, seemingly scanning his biological data.
But Ren Yi's target wasn't this unlucky guard.
His perception shifted slightly, landing outside the bulletproof glass wall of the isolation room.
The errand boy, B-406, was standing there quietly.
His newly replaced mechanical prosthetic eye, glowing with a faint blue light, stared coldly at the busy scene inside.
And the suitcase containing the "back-scratcher" withered claw was held firmly in his left hand.
Ren Yi's perception spread out silently, covering the suitcase.
At that moment, the long-awaited melody finally rang out in his consciousness:
"Ding!"
【Dear Platinum Member, your image search results are as follows:】
You win. How did even this title get perfectly preserved!
Immediately after, lines of cold and detailed text leaped out in the void.
【Anomaly File: B-129】
【Alias: Withered Claw】
【Threat Level】: B-rank
【Physical Description】: B-129's form resembles the dried left limb of a small primate.
Its color is waxy yellow, with a texture between old bark and withered bone, measuring approximately 22 centimeters in length.
It possesses five extremely sharp fingers with grey-black nails.
【Containment Behavior and Anomalous Properties】:
1. In an uncontrolled and unsuppressed state, B-129 possesses a theft propensity to "take away important things."
It utilizes supernatural displacement to take items that were originally in critical positions.
For example:
On the 12th of the Left Loop Moon, 1998, B-129 briefly went out of control during transit and took the main brake valve core of the transport vehicle, causing it to plunge off a cliff, resulting in the deaths of 3 B-rank and 14 C-rank staff members.
2. Following containment, experiments revealed that this Anomaly is controllable and can be manipulated for use as a tool. Its core ability is "Line-of-Sight Telekinesis."
Usage Requirements: The user must be able to "see" the target object in real-time (experiments have proven that using a high-resolution real-time monitoring screen as a medium can also satisfy the trigger condition).
3. As a price for taking the object, B-129 will forcibly activate a secondary ability the moment the item is acquired, taking one of the user's organs.
Statistics: The immediate mortality rate for initial users is as high as 55%.
4. B-129 has a tendency to track its user. If the user does not die, B-129 will develop a certain "stickiness" toward them.
Specifically, when no individual is watching it, it will flex its finger joints to move slowly across surfaces toward the user's location.
If multiple past users exist, it will randomly select one as its target.
5. Verified by a large number of experimental cases, B-129 cannot distinguish between "original biological organs" and "fully functional mechanical prosthetics" in the short term.
Deception Logic: If a user quickly fills the missing part with a mechanical prosthetic of the same function after losing an organ.
Upon the next activation, there is a very high probability that B-129 will repeatedly take the mechanical parts of that same area.
As the number of uses increases (typically between 18-22 times), B-129 will realize it is being deceived by "counterfeit products."
At this point, it will change its current acquisition preference and directly target the user's critical lethal organs (such as the medulla oblongata, heart, or aortic arch) for Line-of-Sight Telekinesis.
【Containment Method】: Contained in a specially designed, isolated security suitcase.
At any given time, one and only one individual who has actively used B-129 is kept alive and made to carry it at all times.
【Utility Assessment】: High
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