Chapter 23 Key

Chapter 23 Key

"So, that Shockwave just now was the Omnitrix's defense mechanism?" Yang Le B asked, looking at Yang Le A, who had transformed back into Grey Matter.

"That's right." Grey Matter nodded. "Originally, logically speaking, we are the same person. Even if I wanted to remove your Omnitrix, it shouldn't have triggered the defense mechanism."

"However, what I tried to touch just now was the core of the Omnitrix. It seems Azmuth didn't give us that level of authority, so we still got attacked."

"Then what should we do?" Yang Le B spread his hands helplessly. Suddenly, inspiration struck him, and he said, "Why don't we try using Upgrade to possess the Omnitrix? Aren't Galvanic Mechamorphs able to freely modify and possess machines?"

Faced with this seemingly feasible method, Grey Matter was not optimistic.

"Galvanic Mechamorphs are a race created by Azmuth. He must have preventative measures." Grey Matter frowned and shook his head. "And leaving aside those unknown preventative measures, Upgrade wouldn't be able to withstand just that Shockwave. You know Upgrade can't stand electricity."

"Is there really no way to bypass the defense measures?" Yang Le felt a headache coming on after listening to Grey Matter's analysis.

"What if we first deplete the Omnitrix's Energy until it can't release Shockwaves?"

"The existence of Clones is linked to the Omnitrix's Energy. If we excessively deplete the Omnitrix's Energy, it will put a heavy burden on our Body."

"And haven't you felt it?" Grey Matter pointed at Yang Le B. "Our Bodies are getting more and more tired."

Indeed, Yang Le B had been feeling tired since just now, like he had been staying up all night without sleep.

"It seems it's time to end the Clone Technique. Continuing like this will put a heavy burden on the Body." Grey Matter jumped down from the Table, his steps no longer as light as before, obviously also affected.

"To think we didn't gain anything, sigh~ the road ahead is long and arduous." Yang Le B sighed in disappointment.

"Who said we didn't gain anything?" Grey Matter's smug voice sounded.

"Huh? There's still an expert?"

Facing Yang Le B's expectant gaze, Grey Matter proudly raised a Finger and shook it.

"Where there's a lock, there's a Key to open it, and the Key to the Omnitrix is Gene. If it's Azmuth himself, he can definitely play with the Omnitrix however he wants."

"What you're saying is still nonsense. If Azmuth is willing to Unlock it, we wouldn't need to be troubled here."

"Fingerprints." Grey Matter stretched out his palm. "Although some alien Species don't have Fingerprints, Species like Grey Matter and Small Soldiers still do."

"Fingerprints can extract DNA?" Yang Le seemed to have heard a fantasy story.

"Fingerprints of course can't extract DNA, but DNA can be deduced through Fingerprints."

"This, is this really something that can be done with Technology?"

Yang Le felt like he was listening to magic, especially since Grey Matter looked like he came out of a magical World.

"Earth Technology of course can't do it." Grey Matter shook his head smugly. "But alien Technology is different. Although it may not be successful, there's always a need to try."

"But where are we going to find Azmuth's Fingerprints?"

This is the Marvel Universe, not to mention Azmuth's Fingerprints, there isn't even a Photo of Azmuth. How are we going to get them… Wait!

"That sphere!" Yang Le exclaimed in surprise and stood up. Grey Matter standing beside him also nodded in satisfaction.

"Looks like I'm not completely stupid, that's right, the sphere that brought us to this Universe has a Video Recording of Azmuth, and that 360-degree no-dead-angle ultra-clear Video Recording definitely recorded Azmuth's Fingerprints."

Of course, it would be best if the sphere directly had Azmuth's Fingerprints left behind after touching it, but the possibility was too low. Grey Matter basically didn't hold any hope for that.

Having clarified their goal, Yang Le dragged his tired Body and retrieved the sphere again. After bringing him to the Marvel Universe, this sphere had run out of Energy. Afterwards, Yang Le had been keeping it, just in case it would be useful again one day. Sure enough, today it might come in handy.

After Grey Matter connected the sphere to a power source to charge, the sphere finally showed signs of activity. Grey Matter performed another series of operations, connecting many external devices to the sphere, and then played Azmuth's Video Recording again.

As soon as Azmuth's Figure appeared, before he could even open his mouth, Grey Matter pressed the Button on the external device and fast-forwarded.

It wasn't until Azmuth made a gesture of raising a Finger in the Video Recording that Grey Matter pressed pause and leaned closer to watch.

Yang Le watched Grey Matter observing carefully, his heart pounding non-stop, like Reiner being called out by Eren, nervously fidgeting.

Finally, after careful observation, Grey Matter uttered two words.

"Usable."

These two words were simply heavenly music to Yang Le. He was like Tom, blessed by the white cat, so happy he was about to take off.

"Don't be happy too early." Grey Matter poured cold water on him. "Although the Fingerprints are usable, we don't have the machines to decipher them right now."

"Then can't we just build them quickly?" Yang Le asked, puzzled.

"You really don't know the price of Grain when you're not managing a Home." Grey Matter rolled his eyes at Yang Le. "How could our pile of scrap metal at Home possibly build that kind of high Technology? Although I am a master of collecting Garbage, this is also impossible."

"Have you forgotten the Expo?" Yang Le took out the Flyer for the Expo that was placed in the corner. "After Rhino's rampage at the Expo, there should be a pile of high-level Garbage waiting for us to move."

"I almost forgot about that. It seems I really have been overusing my brain." Grey Matter rubbed his eyes, the feeling of fatigue becoming heavier and heavier. He had never been this tired even when staying up all night cultivating immortality before. His Body felt like it had really been hollowed out.

"Although we are very tired, tonight is the best opportunity. American efficiency is indeed generally average, but after all, this isn't India. Who knows if that pile of Garbage will still be there after tonight."

Yang Le A canceled the Transformation, and he collapsed weakly onto the chair in his human form.

"After the Omnitrix Energy recovers, let's cancel the Clone and then sneak into the Expo tonight."

"Agreed~" Yang Le B, hearing Yang Le A's words, also collapsed weakly onto the chair, expressing his agreement.

Just like the quiet Sewer, the noisy Gwen's Home had just stopped arguing.

At the Dining Table, Stacy and her daughter sat on opposite sides, silently eating the Beef stewed by Yang Le.

Originally, Sheriff George had refused to eat the Dishes made by that brat, but his stomach issued a warning to him. Helplessly, Sheriff George could only say he wasn't wasting Grain to justify himself, and then devoured it ravenously.

While eating, George had actually been secretly observing Gwen. After the argument, he realized that he had made things very tense with his daughter again. He tried several times to open his mouth to ease the atmosphere, but in the end, he could only give up.

"Speaking of which, why did you come back so early today?" Gwen's tone was a little stiff.

George was stunned, obviously not expecting his daughter to break the deadlock first. If it were before, Gwen would have been in a cold war with him to the end.

"Uh, a batch of people came to take over for us." George quickly picked up the conversation. Normally, these things should not be disclosed to others, not even family members, but in order to continue Gwen's words, he could only say it.

There was no way, he couldn't just coldly say "no comment," right?

"Take over for you?" Gwen frowned. "Aren't you just Police? There are still people who can take over for you, could it be the army?"

"No, it's a group of people with super tongue-twisting Names, I didn't remember their full Name." George frowned and tried hard to think. "Their abbreviation seems to be called something… something SHIELD, anyway, they are in high authority and we can't resist them. It's good to hand over to them earlier and go Home earlier."

"SHIELD? What a corny Name." Gwen, who was in a low mood, felt that everything was rotten, and of course, that SHIELD that made her dad come Home early was also included.

(End of Chapter)