Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 177 - 177 97 Disengage from Battle

177: Chapter 97: Disengage from Battle 177: Chapter 97: Disengage from Battle “`

[Please prepare for immediate evacuation.]

That’s what the mysterious Internal Strength Master had said.

But clearly, the surrounding members of the Order of Knights had no intention of allowing him to do so.

One by one, the walls on the edge of the building were being breached, and more prosthetic bodies emerged.

These prosthetic bodies were of various forms, but undoubtedly, they were all high-performance Martial Artist Prostheses.

All of them were repeating the same phrases, “You killed me!” “You actually chopped me up!” “It hurts so much!” “I’m dead!

Dead!”

“Is this some kind of cognitive disorder?” Xiang Shan muttered, “Wasn’t that prosthetic body I just killed just one?”

[He didn’t realize at all that his Biological Brain wasn’t in that Prosthetic Body.

Until just now, he still thought that his Biological Brain was inside and was killed by you in one strike.

This kind of perceptual shock has synchronized with his brain, and then overflowed into other Pseudo-personality Masks that are connected to the brain and calibrated.]

[For these Personality Masks, they simply “perceive” that their Biological Brain, their “meaningful existence,” was killed by you.

So, they’ve gone mad.]

[In this case, they will choose a more aggressive strategy set.

Although they might be a little weaker in calculation, their desire to attack has definitely peaked.

Be extremely careful.]

Xiang Shan didn’t really understand what a “Pseudo-personality Mask” was, let alone the “psychology of Pseudo-personality Masks”.

In this respect, he had no reason to doubt this temporary ally.

Above the floor, Bengel said coldly, “Since you’ve corrupted my data, then experience it well!

[Command: Martial Studies Restriction Lifted], activate all prosthetic bodies.”

More prosthetic bodies roared loudly.

Then, Xiang Shan saw a dark shadow rushing from behind.

He ducked low, trying desperately to dodge, but his movements couldn’t keep up with such responsiveness.

The shadow’s outstretched hands didn’t clamp his head, but instead pressed upon his back.

Xiang Shan’s entire Prosthetic Body slammed hard onto the floor, cracking it.

And in that instant, he finally caught a glimpse of the true identity of that prosthetic body.

It was one that looked very much like a “Half-Beast Man” from mythology.

Its face resembled a carnivorous animal mutated by radiation, with a pair of forelimbs and hindlimbs like those of natural mammals and arms that looked like hooks.

Its entire body was composed of semi-transparent blue synthetic muscle fibers, contracting with terrifying speed and force.

But after striking Xiang Shan, the being did not pursue the attack.

Because to one side, another prosthetic body resembling a fort began firing at Xiang Shan.

The Half-Beast Prosthetic Body immediately backed off.

If the situation were one-on-one, Xiang Shan might have seized the opportunity to distance himself and regroup.

But in this case, Xiang Shan could only roll on the spot, barely keeping up with the Half-Beast Prosthetic Body’s movements to avoid the bullets.

The Armor Plates on his back also shifted like lightning, angling for the maximum bullet entry angle.

After a burst of thudding sounds, with the help of the bullet’s thrust, Xiang Shan barely kept up with the Half-Beast Prosthetic Body’s movements.

Even without conducting a self-check, Xiang Shan could glean information from the data stream of his prosthetic body.

Several Armor Plates on his back were damaged, and he had lost mobility.

The Half-Beast Prosthetic Body then punched out like lightning toward Xiang Shan’s head.

Xiang Shan blocked the fist with both hands in front of his head, but the internal force of the punch was so great that it drove Xiang Shan’s arms into his forehead.

By the time of the second strike, Xiang Shan’s elbow joints finally responded, lifting at lightning speed according to his Command, slapping the Half-Beast Prosthetic Body’s forearm.

At the same moment, there was a slight electric discharge.

The palm of this prosthetic body had the capability to generate a low-power EMP.

Simple discharge was also possible.

The working principle of synthetic muscle fibers is to use the curling or stretching of the fibers when electricity passes through to generate power.

This prosthetic body lacked even an insulation layer on the outside, and when Xiang Shan’s weak electric shock interfered, the fist missed its mark.

Xiang Shan repeated the process, connecting over eighty punches within one second.

He even had time to question internally, [Why are these prosthetic bodies more powerful than the security Martial Artist Prostheses?

And why are so many gathered here now when they weren’t used earlier?

Why did this guy not even prepare an insulation layer, making it so easy for me to find a flaw?]

The mysterious master had initially not dared to say a word, fearing to disturb Xiang Shan’s performance in the moment.

After all, at that time, a moment’s inattention could have led to Xiang Shan being overwhelmed and torn apart by the numerous prosthetic bodies due to their performance advantage!

[Do you still have spare energy at this time?

This is the Scientific Knight Order.

Everything they do is for “truth.” If a resource can be used for experimental plans as well as for strengthening security, they will always prioritize experimental plans.

This is their highest ethical requirement.

Ya Pining Zhao’s prosthetic bodies, although very powerful, are all deliberately designed with ‘exceptionally prominent performance in one aspect’ to enhance the cognitive dissonance of Pseudo-personality Masks.

That “this me is not me” perception.]

[All these prosthetic bodies are high-performance but incomplete—with their strengths and weaknesses equally obvious—because even “weaknesses” themselves are deliberately created by that guy to expedite the generation of “cognitive dissonance” in Ya Pining.]

—So that’s how it is, not scary at all…

as if!

The Half-Beast Prosthetic Body had also realized its flaw had been discovered by Xiang Shan, so it immediately backed off.

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The long whip fiend, eyeing him eagerly, immediately filled the gap.

Four long whips embedded with special carbon scales were already coiling around like pythons.

To escape the range of the long whips was to face heavy punches from iron fists.

To dodge the iron fists was to encounter a barrage of blades.

Crushing the long blade would result in being chased and trampled by a five-meter-tall giant prosthetic body.

Bypassing the giant prosthetic’s legs meant facing gunshots.

Moreover, there was an odd prosthetic body that resembled a siege hammer with locust-like legs, constantly hopping around; it would seize the opportunity to forcefully kick off the wall and strike at Xiang Shan from inconceivable angles.

The head of the siege hammer was probably made of tungsten steel or something similar, with a core that might even be a heavy metal.

With its mass, a single blow would be all it took for Xiang Shan to be defeated and killed.

Xiang Shan was barely leveraging the high performance of his prosthetic legs, constantly moving about the field, dodging and weaving to avoid facing more than two high-performance prosthetic bodies at once.

[The advantage of a pseudo-personality mask is that theoretically, these guys have “behavior patterns” that are perfectly identical, so their intentions are almost completely in sync; they all know exactly what each other would choose in “specific situations” and make their own choices based on these strategies.]

[Over the years, Ya Pining Zhao has also gathered quite a few Martial Artists with exceptional talent.

Many of these Martial Artists have sold their frontal lobes to the son of the Defense Officer, hoping to exchange for a quality life.

And their Martial Talent has now become the plugins for these prosthetic bodies you see before you.]

[Be extremely careful.]

Xiang Shan had long realized that something was amiss.

These prosthetic bodies, each controlled by a different pseudo-personality mask, had an astonishing uniformity in the “scent of personality” behind their actions, yet their Martial Studies were varied and suited to their prosthetic bodies.

Xiang Shan had thought that this fellow was either a Martial Talent genius, practicing so many different Martial Arts (although a bit of a jack of all trades, master of none, with none of the Martial Arts refined enough), or it was a common feature of the pseudo-personality masks.

But, he had not expected this situation.

—What exactly is a pseudo-personality mask…

How can a human brain become a “plugin”?

He almost leaked this line to the Internal Strength Master who was directly connected to him.

—Now is not the time to delve into this.

If I don’t escape, it will all be over!

Xiang Shan forcefully terminated the irrelevant processes in his biological brain, concentrating wholly on the fight before him.

He knew that the turning point would come very soon…

—Boom!

In that instant, the center of the 734th-floor hall exploded.

The shockwave, mixed with a small amount of silvery metal aerosol, rushed forward.

[Another enemy?]” Daijiu Tai’a “timely” sent out this exclamation on their own channel.

In that instant, Xiang Shan seized the opportunity to shake off those who were biting at his heels.

He was only a few meters from the explosion.

He pushed off the ground with all his strength, breaking the sound barrier as his body collided with the ceiling, then he accelerated a second time off the ceiling, rushing into the hole.

The massive shockwave poured into the floor below, filled with metal aerosol, and as the echo subsided, the storm carried swirls of metal aerosol up from the stairwell, then partially receded.

“Damn it!

Chase him!” “Revenge!

Revenge!” “A grudge for a death must be avenged!”

Many of Ya Pining Zhao’s forces rushed downward.

Near the hole, metal aerosol was pushed aside by the impact of Xiang Shan hitting the floor, so it was relatively safe.

But some of Ya Pining Zhao had to stop there.

The prosthetic bodies they used had no airtight defenses and could not enter the area teeming with metal aerosol.

This substance, while reflecting electromagnetic waves, could also paralyze precision electronic devices.

So, some of Ya Pining cursed and backed away.

The fort, iron fists, long whips, and siege hammer and a few others charged out.

…………………………….

At this moment, Xiang Shan was running towards the staircase entrance.

Of course, he had placed the bombs himself.

While clearing this floor, he was not only eliminating the defense forces but also drilling holes in the ceiling and setting timed bombs.

These timed bombs were set to detonate simultaneously.

After setting the timer, he waited by the door for a little while.

The bombs would explode within three minutes of the first paper plane’s appearance.