Otaku Witch-Chapter 699 - 487. Evil Breed_2

"So, she's literally an Evil Breed, with extremely twisted values and an incredibly vile personality. How to put it...she's like a child who pours boiling water into an anthill just for fun, harboring almost no empathy for her own kind. To her, we might as well be as insignificant as ants, to be played with whenever she feels like it."

"Her despicable parents were the first to be toyed with to death. Following that, the orphanage staff and teachers were almost driven to mental breakdowns, several families that took her in almost all ended up ruined..." (You can refer to the movies "The Bad Seed" or "Orphan," I think "The Bad Seed" is better, horror film aesthetics are supreme).

"This child is far too clever, she knows how to hide her abilities well, so initially no one suspected such an innocent-looking girl."

"It wasn't until later that the patrol Heroic Spirits noticed the abnormality of the child, and that was when she was apprehended. In the end, His Excellency the Leader approved, and she was sent to our research facility."

"His Excellency the Leader said her ability could benefit the development of the Magic Network, which is why we retained her. And actually, the child's background is quite pitiful. We've always been trying to guide and help her, hoping she could return to normal. We thought we had succeeded; the child has been well-behaved for over a year, but now..."

At this point, the face of the Director of the Mediterranean Institute turned somewhat ugly.

Because the child had been acting normally for a year, they granted her more freedom. Normally, by procedure, she should have been confined to an isolated room, but everyone thought it wasn't good to lock a child up for too long, and since she had been behaving well recently, she was given more freedom, allowed to move around freely inside the research facility.

However, it seemed that everyone in the institute had been outsmarted by the ten-year-old child.

The theft of the Magic Network Core was very sudden, just two hours from the incident, and the research facility had been frenziedly busy, so much so that no one had time to check where this special child was until just now when the adult with the Clown mask made that remark, which brought the Director of the Mediterranean Institute to his senses.

"But isn't her ability just Mind Reading? How did she steal the Magic Network Core?"

Koreya still couldn't quite accept it. Even as God's Daughter of the Demon God, she had never expected the existence of a child naturally born evil in this world, something that even made demons shake.

Anyway, the incarnation of her father, Baphomet, who always maintained a little black sheep image at her side, was now calling it outstanding and proclaimed that if such an Evil Breed entered the Abyss, descended into Hell, she would definitely rise to great success.

However, she did raise a valid point—mere Mind Reading superpower wouldn't be capable of avoiding capture by surveillance or making people fail to see her even if they watched the footage, let alone steal the Magic Network Core through a tightly closed door.

"Actually, the child's ability is not just Mind Reading. Mind Reading is merely one manifestation of her ability. The child's true ability is indeed stronger. We refer to it as Heart Net."

The Director of the Mediterranean Institute said with a bitter expression once again.

"Her ability can freely link to people's hearts like a network, then read and even interfere with your thoughts. It's because this ability is too dangerous, and her personality is so vile, that His Excellency the Leader ordered her to be locked up,"

"As for how she stole the Magic Network Core, I'm afraid the core itself ran into her hands. After all, the structure of the Magic Network Core is largely based on her Heart Net superpower. She was born with the first access rights to the Magic Network Core..."

Dorothy: "....."

Judgment Squad: "....."

After hearing all of this, everyone fell silent, at a loss for what to say.

Although this clarified matters, it seemed that the people at the research facility were too kind, and their good intentions backfired. But is kindness something that should be blamed? Who could have anticipated that a ten-year-old girl would be so scheming and terrifying? It felt like if it were them in the same situation, they would probably also have been thoroughly manipulated.

However, while blame might not be appropriate, they still had to shoulder the responsibility for their negligence. After all, things must be settled fairly, and a good person making a mistake does not mean nothing happened. Everyone is an adult and must take responsibility for their own mistakes.

But that was not for them to deal with. Naturally, there would be a dedicated department to assess the responsibilities, while the task of the Judgment Squad was to retrieve the lost item.

However, the abilities of this Evil Breed were indeed quite tricky. This so-called Heart Net ability would be considered a guaranteed SSR Level Talent at least, even if it were in the real-world Witch World, let alone in the hands of someone as cunning as this notorious criminal. This was making the pursuit considerably difficult.

To make matters worse, the Director of the Mediterranean Institute added another piece of unsettling news.

"Your Excellency, the Magic Network Core has actually been completed. Theoretically, possessing the Magic Network Core would grant the highest level of authority over the current Magic Network, and all machinery connected to the Magic Network would also..."

Dorothy: "....."

The Homebody Witch was numb.

Given the current level of technology in the Magic Republic, everything was interconnected—food, clothing, shelter, transportation, every aspect. Numerous machines were all connected to the Magic Network. What if there were issues with the Magic Network?

Great, it looked like a classic science fiction scenario was about to unfold. A crisis of autonomous machines, the rise of a Skynet...

If it had been someone else who took the Magic Network Core, it might have been fine, but letting such a bad seed get ahold of it was asking for trouble. Who knew what an even bigger Merry Maker than senior Fanny might do.

She might just set off fireworks by blowing up the whole city.

However, perhaps it was a case of fearing something so much that it actually happens, just as everyone's scalp was tingling, one of the service robots in the room suddenly activated, and then with a snap, threw a punch aimed at Dorothy's face.

Homebody Witch: "???"

Damn, with so many people around, why me? Am I that easy to bully?

Dorothy, shivering with anger, effortlessly blocked the robot's punch, which weighed several tons, with just one finger.

Tch, this was indeed the research facility of the highest level. Even the service robots' performance was impressive.

"Heehee, as expected of the Big Sister who saw through my ability, truly impressive,"

After the robot's attack was stopped, it suddenly "spoke."

A young girl's crisp voice came from the robot's speaker unit, and then it made a cutesy invitation.

"So, Big Sister, will you play hide and seek with Artie?"

...Evil Breed's invitation in progress...