Cyber Era Witch
Chapter 563 - 481 Strengths and Weaknesses

Chapter 563: Chapter 481 Strengths and Weaknesses

"I’ll figure out a way to hack into him," Rinne’s voice emerged in the communication channel. "Whatever he’s planning to do here, we need to get him out."

"No... Don’t startle him now," Seeking Shadow’s vigilance module was constantly active. "...Rinne, keep tracking his signal. Do we have any company assets nearby?"

"Warehouse No. 7 in Hua Xing District, 2.2 kilometers from the cinema," Rinne pinpointed the coordinates.

"Lu Jing, leave the cinema and standby in that warehouse, bring three or four Elite Soldiers," Seeking Shadow whispered. "We can’t let the joy of everyone be disrupted."

After arranging everything, Seeking Shadow requested the support of 101 and Takahashi Kyoko from the Witch Division and then stealthily entered the park, following the Evil Beast.

Having sanctioned over a hundred criminals outside the law, Seeking Shadow had never forgotten their cruel methods.

The Evil Beast was different, though. He wasn’t an intentional murderer, but the number of people who died by his hand in the company wars was countless, second only to the most legendary figures. His combat power and destructive force were superior.

Now, as he brazenly entered the park, he must be backed and directed by other forces.

...If they could take down this guy, perhaps they would find the whereabouts of the mastermind behind the scenes.

With this analysis in mind, Seeking Shadow casually followed behind the Evil Beast. She stopped at the entrance to the park area next to the cinema, observing those nerds lining up to enter. Inside, the cries of emotion, men and women indulging in chaos, were the true essence of the comic convention.

"Do you want to stop me?" The Evil Beast turned around, looking at Seeking Shadow hiding behind a giant anime statue, and walked straight towards her, "Stop me from cleansing these sinners and madmen?"

This "Evil Beast" had pierced through his disguise? Seeking Shadow checked her optical camouflage field generator repeatedly; it was still effective, rendering her invisible to the naked eye, but the opponent must be carrying advanced scanners.

Knowing only she could stand between the Evil Beast and the innocent enthusiasts, she decided to reveal herself from her hiding place.

Around her, five security officers from Nestor Corporation, alerted by the message, approached from different angles with their hands on their holstered weapons.

"Calm down." Seeking Shadow moved slightly closer to the Evil Beast. "We know you, an experienced mercenary. You’re too dangerous for others here, so we hope you’ll cooperate with us."

"I came to punish you," said the Evil Beast in an empathetic tone. "This land of sin."

"Be careful," Rinne, after scanning, sent a message to Seeking Shadow. "This guy is even more enhanced than the information in his files... He’s a murderer, a body full of excessive cybernetic modifications, capable of causing massive destruction."

Seeking Shadow compared the Evil Beast to Hosoda Yoshiyuki in her mind.

If the Evil Beast’s firepower was on par with Hosoda Yoshiyuki, he could blow up half the cinema into rubble within ten seconds, causing thousands of deaths and stalling the premiere.

"Should we issue an evacuation order?" a security officer softly messaged Seeking Shadow.

"I can control this," replied Seeking Shadow, wanting to protect everyone.

"These people are not yet ready to die in such a way," said the Evil Beast, his gaze falling on the curious faces around him. "I want to make them experience the same terror, to feel the catastrophe of a natural disaster."

A distance away, Takahashi Kyoko arrived at the top of the hotel with her Ion Wings and set up her sniper rifle "Supreme" on the rooftop, aiming at the Evil Beast’s head.

"Weak point marked," she said blankly. "Bullet-deflection Technique may be viable."

Under Takahashi Kyoko’s Magic Power observation, there were very few weak spots on the Evil Beast.

Most parts of his body were enhanced to the extreme with implants, leaving only the neck area vulnerable.

"I’m in position as well," said 101, holding Shilou Maru, "ready for assassination."

"Don’t kill him in the park; it will scare people," said Seeking Shadow. "Take care of it inside the target warehouse."

"...Yes," 101 pondered the possibility of phasing the Evil Beast into a wall and triggering an explosion. No, no, that was not good. A material overlap explosion could destroy half the city. Or should he turn to Pan Ruiyi? But she was too lazy and unpredictable.

"Follow my command," Seeking Shadow prepared herself, "I can beat him."

The Evil Beast must be taken from the scene and then dealt with.

"You want to stop me? I will kill you very quickly," warned the Evil Beast, gazing at Seeking Shadow attempting to make a move, "Just come one step closer to me."

Seeking Shadow gripped her Shadow Kill and lunged forward rapidly.

At that instant, Takahashi Kyoko pulled the trigger, and the high-caliber sniper bullet streaked towards the Evil Beast.

He swiftly made a large sidestep, flicking out an alloy arm blade from his sleeve in the blink of an eye, calculating the bullet’s trajectory and forcefully slashing at it.

—In a flash, 101 teleported between the Evil Beast and Seeking Shadow, swiftly outstretching both hands, instantly moving both of them into Warehouse No. 7, then teleported away to avoid being hit.

In the park, Takahashi Kyoko’s bullet breezed through the air, hitting the cement ground and creating a large gash; the security personnel quickly managed the situation and returned to their routine tasks.

Only a few had seen how the Evil Beast vanished from the scene, treating it as a topic of conversation without diving deep, unaware of the sizeable potential threat that had been completely removed.

The Evil Beast was teleported inside the warehouse and instantly faced a pincer attack from Lu Jing, Seeking Shadow, and four Elite Synthetic Human Soldiers.

The Elite Soldiers rapidly squeezed their triggers, unleashing a barrage of bullets at the Evil Beast, but he was faster than the bullets! With the sound of electricity coursing through his body, he sprinted towards a Synthetic Human before Lu Jing could see, and bisected the Elite Soldier with speed invisible to the naked eye!

The rest of the Elite Soldiers desperately shot at the Evil Beast, whose form still maintained frightening high speed, moving ahead of the bullets and slicing through the second Elite Soldier with his blade!

A double kill in an instant.

This immediately triggered the remaining two Synthetic Humans’ defensive protocols, forcing them to shoot and distance themselves simultaneously to avoid close-range combat with the Evil Beast.

"No good!" 101 sent a message, "You need to evacuate the warehouse too... His movement is too fast; the time window left for me is too narrow."

"I’m trying to hack into him!" shouted Rinne, "...I’m definitely going to succeed this time! Nobody will get hurt!"

What kind of monster is this? So fast! Seeking Shadow’s combat program ran at high speed; despite being prepared, a top-tier mercenary like the Evil Beast was still shockingly destructive!

An unimaginably fierce battle!

Lu Jing was frightened beyond measure, biting down hard on her teeth as she swiftly threw out a thunder talisman from her bosom. Before it could take effect, the Evil Beast appeared in a flash, slicing the talisman in two with a stroke of its blade, then thrusting toward Lu Jing.

Seeking Shadow caught up with the Evil Beast’s movements, swinging "Shadow Kill." The energy blade clashed with the Evil Beast’s alloy weapon, and with a piercing sizzle, the weapon was promptly severed by the ion sword.

With a roar of rage, he used his other fist to brutally smash into Seeking Shadow’s waist, instantly breaking her in half! Her upper and lower segments fell onto the ground, with electric arcs and sparks flickering non-stop.

True to its codename, the "Evil Beast" went completely berserk!

Its speed surged once more, defying all logic in its movements as it forcefully attacked Lu Jing. She bravely attempted to block two strikes with her long sword, but the Elite Soldiers’ continuous shooting hit the Evil Beast’s back to no effect, as the rounds simply bounced off his enhanced carapace!

Once his clothes and skin were completely shredded, the super-hardened skeleton implanted beneath his skin began to gradually reveal itself; at least 90% of his body had been modified, what a monstrous humanoid!

The Evil Beast roared, fists hammering out furiously, snatching away Lu Jing’s sword and forcefully snapping it in half before flinging it aside. Then, with another punch, it sent Lu Jing flying through the air, smashing her at least 50 meters away, all the way to the other side of Warehouse No. 7’s ground.

Lu Jing tumbled repeatedly, a lifesaving jade pendant on her waist instantly shattered into bits, leaving behind a cloud of green dust, while she still spat blood incessantly, clearly incapacitated.

Like dealing with trash, the Evil Beast lunged at the last two Elite Synthetic Human Soldiers, grabbing their heads and brutally slamming them together, twisting their necks!

The Evil Beast let out a bloodthirsty howl and charged toward the warehouse exit, ready to wreak further havoc.

"101..." Seeking Shadow lay on the ground, split in two, calling for 101’s support.

"It’s too dangerous." 101 refused to deploy, simply sending a message to Pan Ruiyi, asking her to help clean up the mess.

The Evil Beast was now so fast that 101 would be unable to keep up; she would be slain by the Evil Beast the moment she appeared.

The man’s skills, reaction speed, combat training, and implants were all too astonishing! Lu Jing, Seeking Shadow, and the four Synthetic Humans were wiped out in less than three minutes.

"Hacked through!" Rinne shouted.

In an instant, the Evil Beast’s movements stalled.

It let out a piercing scream, clutching its head that was sparking electricity. It was then that 101 finally burst in, touching the Evil Beast’s back with one hand and transporting it to the sky above the entire city, 3000 meters up!

The Evil Beast plummeted rapidly through the air, quickly clearing the Trojan program Rinne had planted. Its jet systems in its legs and arms fired up, adjusting its posture. It rapidly deployed heavy cannons from its arms, ready to bombard the city below.

"Hah!"

Like a bolt of black lightning, a shadow swooped through the air and kicked the "Evil Beast’s" arm clean off!

Pan Ruiyi!

She drew back her leg, spinning half a turn in the air, her hand gripping the Star-Chasing Spear, pointing it at the "Evil Beast."

"Stay put!" Pan Ruiyi yelled, "You’ll get three square meals in prison, and working the sewing machine can reduce your sentence!"

The "Evil Beast" muttered to itself.

"You fired nuclear missiles at my homeland." It adjusted its posture for battle, readying itself in the air.

"Well, then... hurry up and die!" Pan Ruiyi lunged forward, pummeling the "Evil Beast" with punch after punch, kick after kick! It couldn’t fend her off. Its reliance on ultra-high speed was ineffective in the air, and it could only move by simple limb thrusters, no match for the Battle Witch!

After hammering away for several minutes, Pan Ruiyi took away the half-dead "Evil Beast."

"I’ve handled things here," Pan Ruiyi messaged Lila, "My fists are even aching from the beating."

"What do you make of this attack?"

"A lone avenger, something like that. Honestly, I don’t know; I just saw him go up, and I went after him."

"With his own resources, he couldn’t have undergone a secondary transformation of this magnitude. Keep him under close watch; he might reveal clues about ’Ghost Warrior’," Lila instructed.

"Oh," Pan Ruiyi tossed the dying "Evil Beast" to the approaching air transporter and then flew back to the resort. She only intervened in an emergency and was particularly reluctant to do so in public.

On the other side, Lu Jing and Seeking Shadow were rescued into the late night. Lu Jing’s organs were partly shattered, and Seeking Shadow required considerable effort to be pieced back together. By the time they regained mobility, it was past 9 p.m.

Lu Jing stumbled out of the medical pod, only to see Seeking Shadow, seventy percent repaired but still showing many damages, sitting alone in the corner.

"Why aren’t you continuing with the repairs?" Lu Jing felt utterly uncomfortable.

"I’m too weak," Seeking Shadow sat on the floor, her mental module having unlocked the function of despondency today, "Much too unprepared."

"I’m not doing great either..." Lu Jing sat down beside her, "I heard the Battle Witch from Nestor Corporation blew up the ’Evil Beast’ in an instant."

"..." Seeking Shadow remained silent, "We’re no match for the Nestor Corporation Witch Department, no matter what. If we had left it to the Witch Department from the start, the Battle Witch could have easily defeated it, and I thought I could deal with it."

"Look... we protected the premiere, that’s what’s most important," Lu Jing consoled her, turning on the smart screen in the rest area. As expected, it was broadcasting the premiere. People below waved glow sticks, watching the first episode of the first season of "Siphon!" on the massive screen.

"I’m so glad it’s going smoothly."

"Ah, I love it!"

"Been looking forward to this!"

"Stick with Princely Heir!" the cheers of the people were incessant.

Seeking Shadow watched carefully.

"Take me to the scene, okay?" Seeking Shadow stood up weakly, her damaged body struggling to walk, "I want to see them more closely... I want to know... that what I’m doing is meaningful."

"I’ll carry you," Lu Jing patted Seeking Shadow’s hair and shouldered her as they set off.