Cyber Era Witch
Chapter 317 - 287: Battle of the Airport

Chapter 317: Chapter 287: Battle of the Airport

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These bastards... just don’t believe they can’t be killed.

Lila decided to take out the strong enemy herself. She loaded her sniper rifle, adjusted the parameters, opened the side window of White Smoke to sense the magic power covering the airport, and focused on locking onto those two members of the Invisible Imperial Guard. Then she stuck out half of her body and fired rapidly.

Bang!

The large-caliber bullet streaked out, hitting an Invisible Imperial Guard in the chest, piercing the armor, and striking the inside, but it didn’t take him down!

Really unkillable?

Lila noticed that the bullets in the body of the Invisible Imperial Guard were being burned away, enveloped by a clump of black flame and then completely corroded.

Even so, the Imperial Guard was still very wary of the attack. He immediately picked up his own heavy sniper rifle and prepared to attack White Smoke.

Lila forcefully pulled the bolt of her rifle. She had originally served in the Taixi Continent but had only heard of this Immortal Legion and never actually fought against them. The core troops of the military industry giant were elite to such an unimaginable extent!

As long as these two Invisible Imperial Guards were alive, the airport wouldn’t change hands!

Right after that, the troops from New Aizuwakamatsu Security Company and The Flying Birds Group also joined the battle. Taking cover from the firepower provided by the two large shuttle machines, they began to charge toward the front line.

"Aooo!"

"Charge!"

"Let’s fight them to the end!" Under the leadership of Asa Katsuragi and Kong Tai, they launched a scattered formation assault from various directions, seeking cover and then opening fire, providing more fire support and relying on their numerical advantage for suppression. Meanwhile, the Colosseum Warrior Party inside the tower had already completed their formation and launched a desperate charge against the Black Fire Revolution Guard.

"Take them down!"

"We can’t lose!"

"Come fight me!" A40 pointed Fury forward, ran the machinery at full power, and launched a rapid assault. With just one step, it soared out more than ten meters, displaying astonishing speed!

Kong Tai led his soldiers in a charge forward, and as soon as they passed through the hangar, he saw two Invisible Imperial Guards. He was so frightened that he stepped back. Even if one of them had been shot and wounded, they were definitely not something they could handle.

He himself had once served Black Fire Innovation. This group of Invisible Imperial Guards was the core elite of Black Fire Innovation. Even saying they were worth a hundred men each was an understatement.

Rumor had it that the Invisible Imperial Guards had once "received fire" in the deepest parts of the Taiya Archipelago and were scorched by the true black flames, thus transforming into undying and indestructible battlefield specters.

He saw Asa Katsuragi still advancing and immediately yelled at her, urging her to find cover. At this point, Asa Katsuragi had already activated the armed mode of her Nano Armor, her bravery shining brightly red and all the more conspicuous in the eyes of the Invisible Imperial Guards.

One of the Guards lifted a heavy sniper rifle with one hand. The S400 "Iron Inkstone" lay in wait to strike, and fired a shot at Asa Katsuragi.

Boom!

The sound of the explosion rang out. Asa Katsuragi dodged instinctively, but her right arm was blasted into a mist of blood, the severe pain piercing through her heart. She fell to the ground with a cry.

"Ah—"

"Boss Katsuragi!" Her subordinates felt as if they had fallen into an ice pit. In their lives, they had never seen Asa Katsuragi get hit like this. They had to steel themselves and rush forward, desperately dragging the wounded Asa Katsuragi backward to pull her out of the fight.

Boom! Boom!

The Invisible Imperial Guards continued to snipe with the rifles in their hands. With each shot, a gang member exploded, literally shattering most of their bodies, with only small remnants and severed limbs falling to the ground like burst red balloons.

You motherfucker— Kong Tai was filled with rage and activated his phase-shifting device, charging forward to stop the enemy from continuing to massacre his comrades.

Another Invisible Imperial Guard, shot through the chest by Lila but not at all dead, dripped not blood from the armor but black flames that leapt out. He picked up his heavy sniper rifle and decisively fired at White Smoke.

Boom!

The bullet roared, and the engine of the White Smoke was directly penetrated!

The shuttle machine was severely damaged and could explode at any moment. Lila made a snap decision, slowed the output , sealed the gas furnace, lowered White Smoke’s position in the sky, and yanked it forcefully backwards, desperately ordering it to land slowly on the nearby ground to minimize the risk of explosion.

Then, Lila herself hurriedly jumped down from the shuttle machine and climbed towards a tower in the airport.

"Are you alright?" Mizuiro Yoshioka also quickly pulled back Innovation. If it was hit by the Invisible Imperial Guard, she didn’t have Lila’s speed to react, and would probably turn into a ball of fire in the sky, perishing on the spot.

"Keep fighting!" Once Lila entered high-speed operation mode, she would only issue the most precise commands. She had to complete her master’s mission and win against these vicious enemies.

She gripped her Cassandro Comet tightly and quickly climbed up the building.

On the other side, members of the Warrior Faction had also joined in the melee.

"A40!" Han Shishan followed A40 in a charge, "You attack the wounded one, Ax Man and I will handle the other!"

"Okay!" A40 charged up to the wounded Invisible Imperial Guard and slashed at him with his blade.

Continuous black flames surged from the wounded Guard’s chest. With a ghastly laugh, he swung the butt of his gun at A40, but hit nothing. A40 swung his blade at his side and struck the armor. In an instant, the entire armor was removed, vanishing into thin air, leaving behind a large clump of black explosive fire within.

Immediately, the clump of explosive black flame also took on human form, becoming a flame being.

"Ah—" A40 had never seen a flame lifeform before.

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"Afraid?" the dark fire rasped, "You should be afraid."

A40 instinctively attacked the dark fire with The Lost Swordsmanship, but each slice could only make small parts of the flame vanish without a trace, making this attack highly inefficient against the large fiery entity!

There was no way to start!

"I’m going to be burned!" A40 stepped back, leaped, and the dark fire kept chasing after him. Despite his best effort to dodge, the high-temperature flames still possessed a terrifying power, causing A40’s outer shell to melt in the heat as its core components began to fuse.

It immediately felt its movement slowing down, and once A40 slowed, the fire would continue closing in, causing A40 to suffer even more from the scorching heat, accumulating negative effects!

"Take my sword strike!" Not far from A40, Han Shishan and Kong Tai joined forces to attack another member of the Invisible Imperial Guard.

This one seemed even more agile than his injured comrade, drawing a military saber and swiftly stabbing Kong Tai twice, taking advantage of Kong Tai’s heavy armor and sluggishness, causing Kong Tai’s world to go dark. Then, he quickly turned to deal with Han Shishan.

Horror! Han Shishan swung his sword to resist. After a fierce battle, it took less than five exchanges before he fell into a disadvantage.

He felt deep regret. If only he weren’t born as a man, but as a Witch instead! In that case, he would not only have eternal youth but also strong magic power to use. At present, he could not cultivate magic and had to rely on a sword to fight against such monsters...

Out of desperation, he used all the swordsmanship techniques he had learned since childhood, all eighty-eight techniques, sweating profusely, feet flickering, barely fending off to avoid a quick death.

"The footsteps..." The Invisible Imperial Guard watched Han Shishan’s stance, "Ancient martial arts..."

"Qinghe Sword Sect training, 28,000 for a term," Han Shishan fell back repeatedly, breathless and exhausted, revealing a forced smile.

"You can’t stop us." As the Invisible Imperial Guard was speaking, he glanced around, hearing something continually approaching.

Boom—

A stream of vehicles and crowds headed towards the airport; it was the Citizen Army! News of the great battle at the airport had spread across the city, and anyone who could wield a gun couldn’t help but rush over.

Black Fire Innovation’s fighters were already lined up at the airport ready to launch. They felt the situation was critical; if the Black Fire Army wasn’t completely annihilated, the entire city would be utterly destroyed in the flames of war!

Why can’t you be part of history? The next one to stand up is yourself! Inspired by the slogan, an overwhelming and stunning momentum covered the sky as more and more people joined the fight, rushing into the airport and firing randomly at the Black Fire Innovation troops inside.

"United, you will lose," Han Shishan declared, leaning on his sword, maintaining his poise even in disarray.

By this time, A40 had been defeated.

It was consumed by bursting dark flames, turned into a fireball, and fell to the ground, silent. Fury plummeted to the ground, instantly making a large chunk of the concrete vanish, the blade continued to fall, disappearing one chunk of foundation after another, until its magic power was completely drained. By then, it had plunged into Aizu City, opening a connection between the surface and Aizu City. In the central broken fault zone, water pipes, power cables, and fiber optic lines were all severed from the middle, leaving chaos behind.

Only when the entire blade’s vanishing magic power was exhausted, turning into an ordinary weapon, did it escape the fate of falling into the core of the earth.

After annihilating A40, the black flame returned to its companion’s side.

"No matter how many people, all come to die, see if you can beat us... the two of us," said the Invisible Imperial Guard as he opened his helmet, which also contained a flame within.

His companion’s black flame immediately poured into him, merging with the armored Invisible Imperial Guard, doubling their power!

Han Shishan slowly retreated with his sword, aware he was bound to lose, but he still decided to fight to the end, taking two steps forward with his sword ready.

Then he saw a figure in a fully enclosed Witch Armor suddenly appear behind the Invisible Imperial Guard, reaching out and grabbing the helmet before both vanished from the spot in less than half a second. He hadn’t even made out what had happened when the Invisible Imperial Guard disappeared without a trace.

Facing the unbeatable enemy, the Witch Division had to act, with 101 directly taking him to the safety house within Aizu City, away from the front lines.

The Invisible Imperial Guard felt a sudden change in the light and shadow and found himself in a large glass cage with a prohibition device, facing an eager armored Witch.

"... Where is this?" The pressure on the Invisible Imperial Guard increased.

"Training room," Pan Ruiyi jumped around on the spot, "Let’s fight until one of us dies."

"You’re not afraid to die?" The Invisible Imperial Guard was astonished.

"Yes, she’s not afraid to die," said Farosa, sitting outside the cage, propping up her cheek with one hand, "This is a very quiet place under the sea, do whatever you want."

The Imperial Guard punched the glass; it cracked instantly, only to regenerate in a flash, as if it had never been damaged.

A subtle expression appeared on Farosa’s face.

What was this? Torture for eternity? The Invisible Imperial Guard suddenly sensed something was wrong, feeling an unprecedented sense of despair.

"Look here!" Pan Ruiyi delivered a kick to the opponent’s chest. To her, he was a good sparring partner. It was rare for her to find an equal in close combat, and the Invisible Imperial Guard was an excellent target.

The mightiest of the Black Fire elites had perished, more and more troops flooded into the airport to exterminate the remnants, the battle was costly, and A40 was carried away by Taro Tanaka’s A258 and A259, while Asa Katsuragi was taken back to the infirmary for emergency care.

She looked at her shattered arm, closed her eyes, and took a while to accept the fact.

"Maybe magic can help," comforted Kong Tai.

Asa Katsuragi was silent for a long moment.

The world above, so vast.

"Forget it," she said, "Take me to Old Cui, and fit me with a mechanical arm."