Cyber Era Witch
Chapter 90 - 90 73 Cloud Beast

90: Chapter 73 Cloud Beast 90: Chapter 73 Cloud Beast Nano armor and power armor adhere to two different development philosophies.

Power armor is more sturdy and conspicuous, suited for large-scale battlefields and breaching operations.

It was first developed by Northern Military Industry.

During corporate wars, tens of thousands of power armored warriors had once rampaged into the Taixi Continent; not even tactical nuclear weapons could stop them.

Peace was only achieved through the armed intervention of several large conglomerates.

Nano armor, on the other hand, hugs the body and is lightweight, making it suitable for special warfare and small unit tasks.

The concept was first proposed by the Lighthouse Core, while Heavenly Cardinal Manufacturing developed the first actual product.

A major feature of nano armor is the internal “nano factory,” which can recycle metal from spent shell casings and robot debris on the battlefield, then print, repair, and assemble new nanobots, ensuring a continuous reserve force.

At the same time, it can inject biochemical substances that enhance human strength and reaction speed, significantly improving the wearer’s combat capabilities.

The Cloud Beast not only has superior base performance, but when necessary, it can cover even the head, resisting electromagnetic pulses and nuclear radiation interference.

It can withstand water pressure in the deep sea and even assist the wearer to survive in a vacuum environment.

The power of technology.

Xu Yang clenched his fist, feeling stronger than ever before.

After he had hacked into it, the entire armor was now completely at his service, responding to his every command.

Previously, his physical abilities were merely average, but now he felt all-around enhanced, comparable to an athlete.

From the outside, the nanosuit looked very understated, just like an ordinary tracksuit.

Lila watched with dazzled fascination.

Oh Cloud Beast, please guard your master well and don’t let him suffer the slightest harm.

“You’ve become much stronger,” Xu Yang felt energetically armed with technological products,

“Will you become stronger during two-person exercises too?” Farosa was curious about this point.

“Just wait and see,” Xu Yang always felt it would be especially explosive, and that definitely Farosa wouldn’t be able to lift her legs.

From what he had sensed previously, Farosa seemed prone to losing strength easily; perhaps her millennium-long slumber had also made her more sensitive to experiences.

They needed to collect advanced implants and high-grade armor to deal with adversaries like Matteo, a high-performance synthetic human whose own cost was certainly in the hundreds of millions.

To truly match him, they needed to elevate their own technological level to a similar standard.

On their side, there was nano armor, two witches, and a shuttle machine.

Their opponents were the Ratmen entrenched in Shenkong Tower, the synthetic human Matteo, two Red Armored Witches, and a team of mercenaries from Black Fire Innovation.

Checking the time, it was already 4:40, with 1 hour and 20 minutes left until Matteo’s threat—the timing was more than sufficient.

The final Rat Tide was gathered in Shenkong Tower, having conquered this corporate asset.

Xu Yang took the Anonymous to head for the tower, moving against the tide.

Various security companies deliberately withdrew their troops from Shenkong Tower to avoid vain attrition.

The atmosphere remained tense even after the rat plague period.

Xu Yang witnessed a garbage transfer truck crossing the street, its compartment stuffed full of Ratman corpses, packed to the brim.

As the truck moved, the frequency of the vehicle’s sway caused rat blood to leak from the crevices of the carriage, dripping all over the street, leaving a foul and nauseating stench.

The arms and legs of the Ratmen were stacked upon each other, many with sparse hair, looking no different from human limbs.

Various agencies had already begun publicly selling and purchasing Ratman bodies from Aizu City, with the industry becoming popular in just a few hours.

On the largest self-employment website “You Do It!”, collecting one Ratman corpse in Aizu City would earn a bounty of 2500 funds.

On social media, “Ratman” had become a new trending keyword, hanging high on the trend charts.

Related merchandise, movies, web series, and toys began production, and the cultural content from the big Rat Tide 50 years ago was revived, once again bursting with life.

Various media outlets and video creators began riding the popularity wave, even those who would not usually touch the subject were now eagerly producing Ratman content.

The Ratmen depicted by internet symbols differed from what Xu Yang had seen.

Online, Ratmen were hairy, vicious, and hunched, the internet’s reconstruction retaining only a vague rat-like appearance with an added cute human form, becoming the new favorite in beast-fan culture.

The Rat Witch had been caught on a live webcast, leading to the spread of Ratwoman emoticons that went viral across numerous chat groups as people sought amusement related to Ratmen.

Suzukawa Kiyo’s fans were even more active in participating in secondary creation activities, constantly editing and producing related videos.

Some of the technologically adept and chaos-loving used advanced AI generation technology to produce a fantasy performance featuring Suzukawa Kiyo and a horde of Ratmen.

The plot involved a large group of Ratmen led by the Rat Witch invading Suzukawa Kiyo’s residence: first the Rat Witch and Suzukawa Kiyo, then Suzukawa Kiyo and the horde of Ratmen, followed by the unseemly behavior of the Ratmen towards the Rat Witch, and ending with a group scene.

The scenes were chaotic, the plot shocking, and the imagery detailed, making it hard to look away.

Out of respect for the power of Suzukawa Army, this video was only broadcast on the deep, anonymous internet, but within half an hour, downloads exceeded one million.

Countless netizens who disliked Suzukawa Kiyo scrambled to spread the video, digging up many of Suzukawa Kiyo’s worst recordings to pair with it, eager to see how the Suzukawa fans would react with frustration and anger.

In the face of hostile provocations, the Suzukawa Army grew furious, and the two sides broke out in an unprecedented cyber war, one for the internet history books.

Xu Yang greatly admired the high technical skill of the video and downloaded it with the intent of learning from the technology.

As he neared Shenkong Tower, the Anonymous slowed down to avoid detection by other companies.

“The armor can also make others invisible,” Xu Yang noticed in the built-in manual of the Cloud Beast armor.

The armor’s invisibility field was able to not only cloak itself but also render accompanying personnel invisible.

“Do you want to be invisible?”

“What’s that?” Before Farosa could hesitate, Xu Yang took her hand.

Xu Yang activated the invisibility field of the nano armor.

Some nanobots climbed from his hand onto Farosa, spreading out in dots across her body.

She felt a ticklish sensation on her skin, followed by the realization that her form had disappeared; she could see neither Xu Yang nor herself.

“I…

where did I go?” Farosa was astonished.

“You didn’t go anywhere, you turned invisible.” Xu Yang could barely touch Farosa as she twisted uneasily.

“So it’s the warlock’s ‘Invisibility Potion.'” It took Farosa a while to accept the fact, “I’ve always wanted to get a bottle.”

“What exactly does the warlock you spoke of do?” In Xu Yang’s conception, warlocks were even more secretive than witches.

“The power of witches comes from the Galaxy,” Farosa said, “We can be called the children of the Galaxy, while warlocks are the apprentices of the Galaxy.

They observe the stars cautiously and learn the mysteries within, capable of casting spells and concocting magic potions.

Because they have a bad relationship with witches, their knowledge is only passed down to males.”

“But daughters born to them will become witches, which is unstoppable.”

“That’s why they never procreate and opt for mentor-apprentice succession,” Farosa explained, “Now there’s no more warlock heritage.

I guess they were all killed by witches.

In my era, warlocks were already hunted to near extinction.

We would hunt down the warlocks, bind them to stakes, and burn them alive to prevent them from doing harm.”

So that’s how it was.

As a group of men who could counter or even suppress witches, if they still existed, they would have been captured by companies for training long ago.

Unfortunately, their method of passing down knowledge was too singular, vanishing into the annals of history.

“Let’s go down and check the situation near Shenkong Tower.” Xu Yang jumped off the shuttle machine.

“Invisible!

I’m invisible!” Farosa exclaimed with childlike glee.

No one could see her, and she felt it would be even more convenient to do nefarious deeds.

Imagine, people walking down the street, their heads exploding from invisible forces, without any clue who did it.

What fun that would be!

“Without a shadow or a trace…

indeed not bad.” Xu Yang moved stealthily, a few gang members rushing past him and Farosa, completely oblivious to them, dismissing any sounds as illusions.

Although invisible, Lila could clearly sense the joy of Farosa and Xu Yang, which also brought her satisfaction.

She hoped they could continue to be happy like this…

She continued to stay in contact with Xu Yang, passing on the information she gathered to ensure his safety.

Near Shenkong Tower there was a Synthetic Human Store, bustling with people.

“What are they doing?” Farosa squinted, disgusted by the indecent noises emanating from inside.

“An act of near mania.” That was Lila’s only way to summarize the situation inside.

Xu Yang also saw the sordid conditions inside the store.

This store specialized in selling female synthetic humans designed for special services.

They had hyper-realistic appearances and were created with exaggerated and voluptuous figures, moderately capable of simulating emotions, and followed set behavior patterns, allowing purchasers to fully indulge themselves.

Because of the Rat Tide onslaught, the store’s own security had been annihilated by the horde of rats, leaving only a large group of female synthetic humans.

Now that the rats were hiding deep within Shenkong Tower without attacking outsiders, the situation was relatively stable.

The citizens found an opportunity and rushed in for zero-cost purchases.

The female synthetic humans, usually expensive and enclosed within large bio-pods, were now broken out and snatched by the citizens, using the free services and reducing them to mere venting tools.

Most of the female synthetic humans were taken amidst the chaos, leaving only a few with the most alluring shapes, which they couldn’t resist and thus began to defile on the spot.

“Whimper—”

“Help!”

“Let go of me—”

“Ah—” The female synthetic humans had a certain level of sentience and knew they were experiencing some form of abuse.

However, the citizens were like parched animals, amongst them street urchins and gang members with brutal methods, causing them unbearable pain.

“Hehe…”

“What good fortune!”

Many of them never had such an opportunity before and now, with circumstances out of control, they could finally release all their pent-up desires.

The objects of their actions were infinitely close to real women, enhanced by modern technology’s service capabilities, which made them even more addicted.

After learning of their actions, Farosa was intensely disgusted.

“Dirty and repulsive men,” she cursed, their behaviors reminding her of her father, making her want to explode their heads with rage.

This made Xu Yang ponder a question: would having relations against the will of a synthetic human be considered a crime?

The ethical issues of synthetic humans had long been ignored, with no company, regulations, or laws protecting their rights.

Humans themselves were oppressed and exploited, let alone synthetic humans.

The global scale of synthetic humans hadn’t been surveyed, but Xu Yang estimated there were over 200 million, another ticking time bomb under corporate rule.

Farosa clenched and re-clenched the magic power in her hand, walking toward the store, her magic power’s luminescence veiled.

Once unleashed, it would undoubtedly lead to rivers of blood.