Hold on, I'm coming!

Xiao Bai hastily thanked Lao Li and immediately opened the 'Smartphone's' wish function.
"Create a program that allows me to control my Physical Body."
The 'Smartphone' showed no reaction, indicating it couldn't find a blueprint for such a program.
This was within Xiao Bai's expectations. He promptly narrowed his request:
"Create a simulation program that can synchronize with the Remote Sensing Module and Motion-Sensing Factor, and maintain real-time synchronization with my original body."
This time, the 'Smartphone' finally went black. After a few minutes, a new file appeared on his desktop: Virtual Battlefield: Special Edition .
"Why are you always targeting the same family for your updates?" Xiao Bai grumbled, but quickly opened the program to test it.
The interface was the same as the previous Cracked Edition , except there was no longer a mech selection option. The only available option was his original body.
Xiao Bai mentally activated the 'Start' button on the interface.
He then felt a momentary daze, as if something had been added to his mind and body.
Meanwhile, the Physical Body in the Cultivation Pod slowly opened its eyes.
"It worked! This method is viable!"
Xiao Bai's excitement surged, and his physical body simultaneously released a stream of bubbles, as if cheering aloud.
"Actually, I first considered usin g the Simulation Program to control other mecha back when I first encountered it. But later, I found more convenient and user-friendly remote sensing modules, so I set the idea aside. I never imagined I'd end up using it to control my physical body today!"
"Still, although the physical body is responding, it's not quite natural yet. I still need to optimize it further..."
With this direction in mind, Xiao Bai began refining his wishes, optimizing the program's version.
After the "smartphone" crashed and rebooted dozens of times, he finally settled on the perfect configuration.
The entire Simulation Program was simplified into a background process, eliminating the need for manual activation. Now, it would run continuously in the background, maintaining constant control over the physical body.
Through the repeatedly re fined program, the upgraded nervous system, the remote sensing module, and the motion-sensing factor, the soul and the physical body achieved perfect synchronization. Movement and perception were seamless, as if the soul had truly returned to its own body.
With his enhanced nervous system, Xiao Bai could exert finer control over his physical body, manipulating organ functions, enhancing or suppressing senses, and making precise adjustments to blood chemistry and hormone levels.
He felt as though his physical body had transformed into a precision instrument, fully controllable.
Under the coordination of the Central Control Cube, his control over both his physical body and the mech remained seamless, the two merging completely into a single, unified entity that he could manipulate as naturally as his own limbs.
"This feeling is truly wondrous..." Xiao Bai murmured. "It's like a Lifebound Flying Sword or a Natal Weapon from an Immortal Cultivation Novel."
Inside the Cultivation Pod, his physical body lowered its head to examine its hands. Outside, the mech used its mechanical arm to retrieve a set of patient scrubs from the Medical Bay and handed them over.
The physical body then emerged from the Cultivation Pod, donned the scrubs, and bent down to pick up the little milk cat, which was crouching on the floor, its face brimming with curiosity.
"Meow?"
The little milk cat looked up at Xiao Bai, bewildered, then glanced back at the mecha, seeming utterly confused.
"Heh heh, so fluffy and soft."
Xiao Bai began petting the little milk cat, then cradled it against his cheek and nuzzled it affectionately.
Next, Xiao Bai tested the Simulation Program's "Perspective Switch" function.
He immediately experienced a sensation akin to "Soul Emergence," shifting from the normal first-person view to a third-person perspective, similar to an action game. From the Mech's viewpoint, he observed his physical body petting a cat.
Since he was simultaneously controlling two bodies, the sensory experience synchronized seamlessly, allowing him to look around without turning his head.
"It feels a bit strange, though. I'll need to get used to it. For infiltration missions, having an extra set of eyes is definitely advantageous."
"Fortunately, this feature can be toggled on and off. If it's too disorienting, I can switch back to a more natural mode, so that's not a major issue."
"The real problem is... why can't I still talk?"
Xiao Bai couldn't figure it out. When his soul tried to speak, his physical body remained completely silent.
He could clearly control his vocal cords to produce some sounds, but he simply couldn't form coherent words, leaving him effectively mute.
"Moreover, apart from being unable to speak, my gaze is unnaturally vacant, as if my soul has left my body. There's no vitality in my eyes. Could it be because I played too many Blackbird games?"
Xiao Bai had tried wishing for improvements many times, but the two flaws remained unresolved. For now, he had to make do.
"Looking on the bright side, my physique and looks are still top-notch. A slightly vacant gaze doesn't matter much. I'm still a dashing, elegantly handsome youth. I wonder which woman will be the lucky one to snag me in the future?"
As he spoke, he briefly tested his physical capabilities to see if the Simulator's stats were inflated.
First, he casually snapped a steel bar as thick as an arm. Then, he effortlessly punched through a standard armor plate.
He ran a 100-meter dash in three seconds and maintained that speed for a 5-kilometer sprint without breaking a sweat.
Testing his defense was more challenging, but ordinary military bayonets couldn't cut through or pierce his skin.
The high-intensity radiation in the environment had no effect on him; in fact, the air felt refreshingly clean.
Basically, aside from lacking money, the ability to fly, and the power to produce spider silk, he was just like a superhero from a movie.
"And this is without any genetic modifications... I never imagined this life energy could be so overwhelmingly potent."
Xiao Bai nodded in satisfaction.
Next, he summoned Second Master, the mech responsible for guarding the home, and ordered it to sweep him with its Close Defense Machine Gun.
But the moment the gun locked on, the mech's trajectory calculations synchronized with his physical body, instinctively making him dodge several times and retreat into the gun's blind spot.
"Excellent! Just like in the official Virtual Battlefield , Auto-Combat still works!"
"Then I won't be fighting alone in the next battle. I'm teaming up with myself!"
Xiao Bai sighed, and with that, he called upon his "teammate" to join him in mercilessly stress-testing the Simulation Program.

Mission Objective: 3. Annihilate the enemy forces, rescue more than half the hostages, and preserve more than half the base.
Hostiles Eliminated: 283
Hostages Rescued: 37
Mission Rating: 77
Identified as: All is Void, All is Permitted
Xiao Bai stared at the final rating, unsure how to interpret the evaluation.
"This is still too difficult. I've been grinding for 233 days straight, more than the times I practiced the Arch-Tempered Shivering Eel!"
"I could probably grind a bit more and improve the score, but I'm out of time."
Eight days had already passed since the ten-day deadline, but Xiao Bai had to act now—
Yesterday, the real-world base had delivered another batch of hostages, including "Little Glasses," whom the two researchers had pinned their hopes on.
He had ultimately failed to escape the criminals' pursuit...
Seeing their last hope shattered, the researchers were on the verge of collapse, contemplating desperate acts.
Xiao Bai couldn't wait any longer; he had to act ahead of schedule.
After finalizing the preparations, he equipped his physical body with the biological mecha, settled into the cockpit, and approached the 'Anchor' to initiate anchoring.
Before stepping into the spatial vortex, he murmured:
"Hold on, I'm coming!"

Chapter end