Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 169 - 169 89 Instant Conflict

169: Chapter 89: Instant Conflict 169: Chapter 89: Instant Conflict Xiang Shan passed by the Secretary Officer.

In that instant, he swung one foot around the stance of Secretary Officer Ming Jing, reaching under his foot.

The Secretary Officer turned to counterattack but tripped over, losing his balance.

However, Xiang Shan quickly dived to dodge the two incoming blades.

The two Steel Maces traced complex trajectories in mid-air, resembling blossoms of steel.

Their targets, seven soldiers near the door, continuously shifted, each taking at least three fierce strikes.

When Xiang Shan reset his stance, it was as if his internal force had just overcome inertia; those soldiers crashed into the walls on either side of the staircase.

The fall of the Secretary Officer was inevitable.

As his upper body fell, he reached out to grasp Xiang Shan’s waist, trying to drag this audacious assassin down with him.

But Xiang Shan simply sunk his weight lower, effortlessly neutralizing the attack.

Following that, Xiang Shan simply backhandedly struck down with the handle of his Steel Mace, directly hitting the back of Secretary Officer Ming Jing’s head.

His right-hand Steel Mace then performed a flourish, stabbing towards Daijiu Tai’a.

As the Steel Mace neared, Daijiu Tai’a’s magnetic sensor frantically alerted him.

He knew the weapon must have been charged with strong electricity.

With his current Lightweight Prosthetic, recklessly blocking it could easily lead to penetration.

His body swayed, and he took two steps back.

Since he was on the stairs, he completely yielded the tactical high ground, positioning himself below the mysterious assassin.

Yet this mysterious assassin did not pursue further.

Daijiu Tai’a only saw the deadly weapons flicker before him, then, still entangled with the Secretary Officer, the assassin withdrew into the dimly lit office.

Daijiu Tai’a then drew his Firearm and aimed three shots at the doorway.

Sounds of ripping and shattering echoed from the office, as if Daijiu Tai’a had broken something inside.

But Daijiu Tai’a was no ordinary Secretary Officer or miscellaneous soldier.

As a Scientific Knight with the title of “Yangtze Knight,” he did not fear Bengel, a mere Official Knight, nor did he need to worry about most of the artifacts inside.

After confirming there were no enemies at the door, he briskly advanced inside.

But just as he stepped through the doorway, a fierce gust attacked him.

Fists!

In the Martial Studies of Natural Persons, those with weapons could generally overpower those without in most situations.

However, the Martial Studies of Cybermen could not necessarily say the same—or rather, the distinction between “Prosthetic Limbs” and “Cold Weapons” was inherently blurry.

—Did he detect my electromagnetic induction device and hence discard the electrified Steel Mace to engage me with fists?

Daijiu Tai’a scoffed inwardly, his hands simultaneously executing moves.

In the darkness, the two exchanged blows.

In a blink, seven moves had already passed.

The situation was at a stalemate, with neither able to gain an upper hand.

But at that moment, the Secretary Officer suddenly came to.

He was just stunned by Xiang Shan to the point of a brain crash.

Due to the proximity, Xiang Shan had struck him with the handle of the Steel Mace without high-voltage electricity, avoiding secondary damage from penetration.

His unconsciousness was purely due to a concussion caused by inertia.

The last thought before his consciousness was interrupted had been perfectly executed by the Martial Arts Algorithm.

Even though he had passed out, he still grasped the Martial Ancestor’s waist.

Xiang Shan originally intended to finish off his attack in the dark.

But Daijiu Tai’a’s reaction was too quick, retreating instantly and drawing his Firearm to suppress, ensuring he couldn’t attack the moment the enemy entered, then rapidly caught up.

In haste, Xiang Shan did not complete his extra attack.

With a thud, the claw on the Secretary Officer’s prosthetic leg pierced through the artificial fiber carpet and into the floor beneath.

This Martial Artist’s footing became rooted, as the hydraulic systems around his spine and midsection burst forth with fierce power.

Xiang Shan immediately felt a sense of weightlessness.

In that moment, he protected his head and face with one hand, while the other unleashed a flurry of punches with Steel Fist.

However, Daijiu Tai’a, well-practiced as he was, continuously shifted his arms to block all of Xiang Shan’s attacks.

But Xiang Shan’s intent was merely to slightly delay his pursuit.

As the Secretary Officer lifted him to the highest point, Xiang Shan kicked out with both legs simultaneously.

Instantly, the assassin and the Secretary Officer flew in opposite directions.

Xiang Shan crashed through two antique-embedded glass walls.

As he was still in mid-air, Daijiu Tai’a tried to aim and shoot.

However, Xiang Shan turned and hurled a Steel Mace back.

By now, Daijiu Tai’a had determined he was facing a formidable assassin.

Even if such a person were to throw a stone, he had to be fully alert.

So, he simply sidestepped the Steel Mace, then fired.

But Xiang Shan had anticipated these attacks.

In mid-air, he twisted his body to confront this strike at the steepest angle.

The kinetic energy of the bullet pushed Xiang Shan down faster.

He also rolled and fired two shots, then dashed off.

Daijiu Tai’a could have pursued, but he had too many reasons not to.

So, he watched as Xiang Shan burst through the side door to escape, yet still pretended to be cautious, inching towards Secretary Officer Ming Jing, then amiably extended his hand, saying, “How are you, can you stand up?”

The Secretary Officer shamefully grasped his hand, replying, “You are truly a generous knight, Mr.

Tai’a.

Thank you for your help.”

Daijiu Tai’a exerted a slight force, pulling the Secretary Officer up.

The external armor on the Secretary Officer’s chest was severely dented, the screws meant to hold it in place had burst apart.

“That was several tons of force.” Daijiu Tai’a said, “Truly remarkable prosthetics.

It seems his leg prosthetics are significantly stronger than his arms.”

He had directly exchanged blows with Xiang Shan and had also seen how the other party threw weapons.

Whether it was the power demonstrated by the fists or the speed demonstrated by the Steel Mace, he was confident in his abilities.

“That’s because his prosthetic body is all plundered goods,” Secretary Officer Ming Jing said bitterly.

“Thugs rarely have a complete set of prosthetic bodies; they use whatever works best.”

Daijiu Tai’a asked, “What should we do next?”

At that moment, Mr.

Bengel’s command popped up: [All security personnel who can reach floors 725 to 735!

Assemble!

Assemble!]

The Secretary Officer was stunned and said, “It seems Mr.

Bengel is furious…”

Daijiu Tai’a nodded.

“Yes, if I knew Heroes had infiltrated my office, I’d be mad too.”

He knew the vicious things that Heroes could do.

Heroes would disclose Scientific Knights’ unfinished papers.

Although this did not affect the Scientific Knights’ rights to their work—as the pioneers of the world, led by the Martial Ancestor, were all from scientific backgrounds, Heroes, when disclosing unfinished papers, would considerately attach a long list of names in no particular order (notably, Heroes specifically do not recognize the position of ‘corresponding author’, as extremists believe it to be a form of exploitation).

But this was a matter of dishonor.

Anyone would go mad.

“Let me talk to him.”

Daijiu Tai’a said this.

Soon, Mr.

Bengel’s virtual image appeared in Daijiu Tai’a’s field of vision.

“Mr.

Tai’a, thank you for your chivalrous intervention,” Mr.

Bengel said, his voice dark.

“The system is currently checking the damage, but that thief’s level of internal force is not low; I am unable to restart the security measures for a self-check just yet, and as you know, I have a personal supercomputer in my office.

Could you check the damage for me?”

Meanwhile, Ming Jing imperceptibly stepped back half a step.

From this movement, Daijiu Tai’a could read the Secretary Officer’s difficulty.

Surely, Bengel had issued a command to the Secretary Officer to keep an eye on this Yangtze Knight and not do anything extra.

Daijiu Tai’a shrugged, walked up to the desk, and took a look.

“The good news is, your antique pulp paper books haven’t suffered any damage,” Daijiu Tai’a bent down, reached to the floor’s data port, and unplugged a USB-shaped object.

“But the bad news is, I found this in your equipment—you probably understand what this is, right?”

Then, Mr.

Bengel’s virtual image vanished instantly.

Daijiu Tai’a guessed, this Scientific Knight probably uttered a lot of unfitting swear words on the floors above.

Daijiu Tai’a gently pinched, crushing the electronic device with an ancient structured interface.

He looked at the internal components.

“Aha,” he said.

Then, another popup.

After his acceptance, Mr.

Bengel’s virtual image reappeared.

Daijiu Tai’a shook the object in his hand and said, “Mr.

Bengel, my guess was indeed not wrong.

Look at this.

This is something that can send data as a wireless signal to…”

Mr.

Bengel disconnected again.

He likely needed some private time and space to swear.

Soon, but this time, he quickly sent another communication request.

Mr.

Bengel spoke hastily, “I have just checked the building’s external information flow.

There’s no record of large files being transmitted outward.

If I had killed that damned thief, the loss of the paper could still be avoided.

Mr.

Tai’a, I thank you for your help.

However, could you now come to my floor?

We can’t spare more personnel to guard you.

I hope you can understand.

An elevator is currently headed to your floor.”

Daijiu Tai’a nodded.

“I can understand.”

With a “ding,” the elevator doors opened.

………………………………

“Another intruder has shown himself,” an emissary of the Six Dragons Sect crouched under a table.

Behind him, hurried footsteps were rapidly clearing the area.

Although he was completely surrounded, he wasn’t engaged in intense combat all the time.

As long as he ensured not to be cornered, he could manage facing only a few enemies at a time, maintaining a “guerrilla” status.

“It’s really difficult to move on this floor.

It seems that I can’t expect them to withdraw personnel from here after they discover the situation elsewhere… Well, it looks like ‘I’ will have to take care of erasing the evidence,” he said.

“Anyway, the more Heroes take the blame, the better!”