Cyber Era Witch
Chapter 299 - 271: Away from Control

Chapter 299: Chapter 271: Away from Control

Like autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves, Pan Ruiyi swept across the rooftop, darting among the enemies like lightning. With each person she confronted, she delivered fierce punches, elbow strikes, and headbutts. Any random strike had the effect of rupturing muscles and breaking bones. Even if the enemy wore thick armor, Pan Ruiyi’s attacks could penetrate it, causing internal injuries that were a hundred times more devastating, tearing apart their internal organs. The Black Fire Soldiers she hit were killed instantly, with no chance of survival.

The elite Battle Witches of the Riot Control Mobile Unit were so strong! The surviving Black Fire Soldiers, filled with fear and despair, communicated with the Martinez, requesting the mothership to abandon the attack on Shijin Mansion.

For Black Fire’s overall situation, the cost of taking down the Shijin Mansion was too high; they had to temporarily avoid their sharp edge!

After sending the final communication, they continued to fire, launching a hopeless counterattack, using all their throwable items and combat gadgets. Pan Ruiyi maneuvered quickly in the air, avoiding their thrown grenades, nets, and pulse bombs, and in the blink of an eye, she executed the remaining few as well.

"I’ll kill you!" Another Battle Witch first tried her best to evade, but unable to suppress her anger, she drew her ion sword and slashed at Pan Ruiyi.

The magic power she released caused the ion sword’s bundled energy to quickly expand, distorting its color and doubling its power. Wielding it with one hand, she could unleash astonishingly powerful energy blades! They whooshed towards Pan Ruiyi.

"Scary!" Pan Ruiyi flapped her wings and flew high into the sky, then swooped down, her body maneuvering at high speed in midair, darting into the Witch’s blind spot.

"Damn—" she turned around, swinging her ion sword, the multiple energy blades spinning through the air, powerful enough to tear armored vehicles to shreds.

Slash!

The Witch brought down her sword with all her might for one final blow, but ultimately, she lost sight of Pan Ruiyi.

Where was she?

"Look behind you!" Pan Ruiyi had already swept behind the Witch and punched through her back.

"Uh—" Her eyes went rigid, and she collapsed in defeat.

"They really do have some nice things." Pan Ruiyi picked up the fallen Battle Witch’s sword and toyed with it in her hand. The ion sword was undoubtedly powerful, but she still preferred a spear.

"You did well." Farosa landed lightly from the sky, although landing made her knees ache, she had to maintain her elegance, squatting on the ground for a while before standing up.

Xu Yang arrived shortly after, seeing the city besieged by the downpour and feeling a sense of foreboding. Amidst the invasion and sudden attacks, the entire city was bound to suffer disastrous blows. If they did not quickly bring down the Martinez and eliminate Yama, casualties would number in the hundreds of thousands.

He ran down the stairs, assessing the situation, and learned that the Martinez had already moved to the edge of the city. It didn’t stay long in the center of Anjiu City but turned toward Shangjing, which was a stone’s throw away.

The well-known Shangjing Metropolitan Circle was the true heart of the Archipelago Continent. Once the Martinez bombarded that densely populated, industrially concentrated area, the economic production conditions of the entire Archipelago would regress by several years.

Correspondingly, to leave no loose ends, a large number of fighters and assault troops were occupying Anjiu City, temporarily separating from the mothership. These attack jets and heavy fighters were agile and swift, with firepower no less formidable, especially in such sudden strike operations. Fully exploiting their mobility, they directly assaulted the shuttle machine stations, and most of Kyoto Infinity’s shuttle machines were bombed into tatters on the ground before they could take off to respond to the attack.

Without shuttle machines to intercept the airstrikes, the city’s anti-air missile bases were also quickly destroyed, meaning Kyoto Infinity had completely lost air supremacy. Consequently, the multitude of combat robots deployed on the ground became virtually useless, only to be bombed and shattered on the streets. Other military vehicles and trains were paralyzed by bombings before they could move, and key transportation hubs like ports, train stations, light rail stations, and subway stations were spared no mercy.

Worse still were the spies from Black Fire Innovation who had long lain dormant in the city; now, they began to wreak havoc, creating panic.

"Such enchanting chaos." Farosa inhaled the smell of gunpowder. She saw a fighter craft skim through the sky, dropping tonnes of white phosphorus bombs on a corner of the city, igniting a fire of destruction that even the pouring rain couldn’t extinguish.

Humans exterminated their own kind much faster than any other species killed, Farosa thought. She gave Pan Ruiyi and Mizuiro Yoshioka a kind smile, then walked through the rain back to her chamber. She needed time to organize the intelligence and items in her hands.

"Are you alright?" Xu Yang, hearing 102 was injured, immediately became anxious and went to check by the automated doctor.

"War," 101 said with a heavy heart.

We have to stop everything, Xu Yang said earnestly to 101. "To prevent tragedy, the best way is to become stronger, from the inside out."

began to cry, throwing herself into Xu Yang’s embrace. He knelt down to wrap her in his arms, patting her gently. He could feel her breathing ease and her emotions gradually stabilize.

"Let the adults handle it for now," Xu Yang comforted her. "We’ll sort out the trouble."

"Thank you," 101 nodded slightly. She held back her tears, tucking away the sorrowful emotions to appear strong in front of her sister.

"Wow!" 102 jumped out of the automated doctor, her injured eye completely healed. Seeing her sister’s red and swollen eyes, she struck a fanciful pose to cheer her up. Whether it was deliberate or not, 101 did indeed show a faint smile.

"I need to find the best prosthesis doctor to pull out the control chip from my brain!" Pan Ruiyi ran down in terror, "Damn it, Kyushu High Pavilion is already contacting me!"

"Us too!" Zhang Yunxi and the other special task force members followed closely behind. At this point, they could only stick with Pan Ruiyi and see it through to the end.

They noticed the luxurious interior of the Shijin Mansion and suddenly realized that this new company had substantial strength—at least they were wealthy. Their original concerns about the future had now improved considerably.

"Let’s go, 101, take us to teleport to Old Cui’s place," Xu Yang extended his hand.

"Got it!" 101 moved them, two at a time.

Arriving at Cui Junyou’s prosthesis clinic, Cui Junyou looked even angrier, but also more triumphant.

"My prediction has come true once again!" he shouted, "The corporations won’t protect us, and the corporate wars will eventually harm every one of us! What we need to do is to take down every single corporation! Only we common folk will take care of each other!"

"Let’s do the surgery first," Xu Yang introduced Pan Ruiyi to Cui Junyou, "We’ve met before."

"Corporate butcher!" Cui Junyou was not pleased.

"Wow," Pan Ruiyi raised her hands, "Old man, no need to be so aggressive, right?"

"We need to work together sincerely," Xu Yang nodded gently, "Help me out this time, Old Cui."

"Which of us are strangers? I’d help you a thousand times if needed," Cui Junyou took Pan Ruiyi and Xu Yang to his advanced surgery room, had Pan Ruiyi lie down on the operating table, put a helmet on her, and scanned the structure of her brain, "Look, the advanced medical science of Kyushu High Pavilion has planted the control chip so deep below her brain stem, it would explode with just a little signal or sound!"

"Then I’m in big danger!" Pan Ruiyi was nervous.

"This place is specially set up for those fleeing from corporations," Xu Yang reassured her, "It’s equipped with signal blocking devices everywhere, and the paint on the walls can also block signals. Many defectors have had their positioners, tracking signals, and control chips taken out here by Old Cui."

"I want every person to be free from the harsh control of the corporations!" Cui Junyou picked up a scalpel, "Your body is too ’sturdy,’ and anesthesia can’t block your pain nerves, so you need to carefully control your movements... Even a twitch could kill you."

"No worries," Pan Ruiyi was very calm, "If I die, I can be resurrected."

"Then let’s do this," Cui Junyou murmured, "Corporations have designed the best shackles for you, and I am the best locksmith."

"I appreciate your effort," Xu Yang nodded to Cui Junyou.

Only when Pan Ruiyi was completely freed from the control chip could they begin a true counterattack, whether to launch an assault on the Martinez, or to directly execute the Seven Witches Ritual, Pan Ruiyi’s presence was crucial.

On the other side, Kirino Reisei had already escaped more than 10 kilometers outside of Anjiu City on a private shuttle machine, issuing orders and strategies out at sea.

"70% of the ground forces have stopped responding, and nine hangars within Anjiu City have been destroyed," Kyoto Infinity’s artificial intelligence, Hundred-eyes Demon, began to report.

Ever since the New World Mechanism helped Kirino Reisei uncover the tampered records of the Hundred-eyes Demon, it was hard for Kirino Reisei to trust its reports. But given the current situation, the Hundred-eyes Demon had stretched out like an octopus within Kyoto Infinity, linked with all levels of projects and departments, so it couldn’t be abandoned.

Many shareholders and partners were also questioning Kirino Reisei on other channels at the same time.

"Everything will start to improve once we get the ’Yokozuna’ and ’Orochi’ back," Kirino Reisei explained.

This was also true; after all, the Martinez was a lone ship deep in enemy territory.

"But what can we use to buy time?" Kamibayashi Himei asked. She was the great-granddaughter of Honma Noriko, representing Xisheng’s interests within Kyoto Infinity.

"There are still millions of residents in Anjiu City," Kirino Reisei said softly, "Let them take up arms and fight back. For every person willing to take action against Black Fire Innovation, add 200 credits, including citizens previously marked in red; they can clear their records by participating in combat. In addition, tell them, each Black Fire Revolutionary Soldier they kill will be rewarded with 200,000 funds."

"We don’t have that much funds to reward the citizens," the Hundred-eyes Demon reported.

"Did I ever say we were actually going to pay out?" Kirino Reisei sighed, "Let them fight, and then let them die. If we can buy even a little time, it’s worth it."