Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 240 - 240 20 Silent Killing

240: Chapter 20 Silent Killing 240: Chapter 20 Silent Killing “The blockade line is just ahead,” Xiang Shan said.

“This is the first blockade line.

Jader and I will cross it in fifteen minutes.

Anything else to add?”

The crowd shook their heads, “No.”

Though the sandstorm disrupts the Protector’s communications and limits their visibility, it equally restricts the side of the Hero.

Yuan Wenren is most suited for long-distance sniping in complex terrains.

She is a relatively pure assassin who generally does not charge or fight in a no-vision environment.

Therefore, Yuan Wenren will take Yuki and a vehicle to provide support from another direction.

Xiang Shan and Jader will cross the blockade line and search for that Hero.

If they don’t find him, they will head to the area where Yuan Wenren is waiting within three days.

Yuan Wenren will construct a fire support base there to assist Xiang Shan and Jader if they break away.

If Xiang Shan and Jader do not arrive at that location within fifteen days, then Yuan Wenren will find a way to retreat to the nearest Clergy City.

If that area is heavily guarded, she will head to the slightly more distant Rattlesnake City.

Additionally, they have agreed on a way to contact each other online.

Yuan Wenren will wait there for about 60 days.

If by then Xiang Shan and Jader have still not contacted her, Yuan Wenren may leave on her own.

Xiang Shan nodded, “Then, let’s synchronize the time.”

When Xiang Shan and his team synchronize their watches, they do not use verbal commands.

They all use prosthetic eyes to transmit a signal containing the system time.

Especially for Xiang Shan and Jader, it is crucial at this moment to maintain perfect synchrony, not allowing a deviation of more than 0.1 seconds.

Soon, Jader nodded.

Xiang Shan picked up a cloth bag beside him and was about to get out of the vehicle.

But Jader said, “Actually, I could also make the charge this time.

Older brother, you don’t seem to be very adept in a no-vision environment?

Don’t look at me like this, I used to fight in the ring too.”

On the way here, Xiang Shan had spent some time asking Jader for tips on “no-vision fighting.”

Jader was a font of knowledge and even transferred some auxiliary plugins to Xiang Shan.

But this also exposed the fact that Xiang Shan was somewhat behind the times in this regard.

Although Jader studied Inner Strength extensively, he was after all from the same school as Hiroshi Matsushima.

Without going into details, the theory of Martial Arts was very orthodox.

He noticed this flaw in Xiang Shan.

—It makes sense… given older brother’s Martial Arts skills, if he were adept at silent assassinations, the Life-Chasing Cavalry would have been killed the first time they appeared.

Xiang Shan waved his hand, “Ultimately, I’m just a bit stronger.

No worries.

Remember, arrive at the designated spot B in 300 seconds.”

With that, he stood up, pushed open the hatch, and walked out.

Xiang Shan’s prosthetic body had undergone another alteration.

His torso was a bit “thicker” than before.

To a Natural Person, it would feel like being “half a month into a high-calorie diet.”

Xiang Shan’s own design for the external armor and framework inherently allowed for some morphing, providing extra space for modifications.

If he had enough time, Xiang Shan would even consider modifying the framework.

However, this was sufficient for now.

The three rangers’ prosthetic bodies brought more advanced components.

Xiang Shan upgraded the parts in his wrists, knees, and ankles.

[Incidentally, since Deborah’s wrist and hand components are very high-end, Xiang Shan did not upgrade this area] Additional artificial muscle fibers that enhance burst strength were also supplemented.

Xiang Shan also found a place to install an extra auditory sensor.

Of course, the core component was still the capacitor.

Since these capacitors were connected to sensory functions, Xiang Shan could feel this body more vividly.

He could sense the energy stored within the capacitors.

And an isotope battery was continuously supplying him with energy.

This body…

was filled with a “sense of power.”

—The artificial nerves were telling him this fact.

This would allow for better combat.

Xiang Shan reached the preset point A and then took out an Iron Flower Bomb from the cloth bag behind him.

These large can-sized objects, prepared by Jader and the others while in the North, consist of miscellaneous metals bought by Yuki, ground into fine particles in an oxygen-free environment, and then processed by a 3D printer.

These Iron Flower Bombs had a slow-release mechanism.

Xiang Shan also set a timer.

Once the time was up, they would automatically release a thin Metal Aerosol.

Though not nearly as numerous as during his assassination of Balbo, there were enough for now.

It was now nearing nighttime, and lighting was naturally low.

Moreover, the sandstorm also created an aerosol of grains, so ordinary people wouldn’t notice this aspect.

This would ensure that the connection between the guard Houndhawks and the main forces was severed.

Xiang Shan finally took out a simple anemometer and attached it to his hand.

“Wind speed confirmed… countdown… six, five, four, three, two, one… action!”

Xiang Shan began to run forward.

He maintained a relatively quiet pace, and his body’s surface slightly altered to optimize its aerodynamic shape.

Xiang Shan’s speed was not fast.

…………………………………

The name G11 is just called G11.

This is not a very uncommon name in this era.

G11, as an individual identification feature, is certainly enough.

Combined with the paternal surname marked with Y chromosome and the maternal surname marked with mitochondrial DNA, it’s enough to identify an individual.

But G11 himself felt that the name seemed a bit too common.

So, he craved things “different” from what ordinary people did even more.

Such as “identity” and “status”.

G11 worked harder than anyone else in his job.

At this checkpoint, he was the most diligent one.

Breach the Protector’s blockade was no easy task.

They set up tremendously dense military forces along the line.

Every ten meters, there was a squad of seven, and every hundred meters, there was a fast-constructed fortress.

The fortress could withstand medium-caliber bullets and small shells, and could be equipped as a firepower position.

Inside were stores of ammunition and energy for supplies, with a Martial Artist holding the fort.

If any issue arose at any spot, an alarm would instantly be triggered.

All his colleagues thought G11 was overly dramatic.

But G11 alone was unusually serious, his resolve tightly stretched.

It all happened in an instant.

G11 suddenly felt something unusual.

This feeling…how should one put it, was like how a Natural Person might faintly sense a tiny insect near their body.

He couldn’t quite define what exactly it was; maybe catching a fleeting shadow from the corner of his eye, or hearing a vague sound with his ears.

His consciousness hadn’t even captured the process, just that he sensed “something”.

G11 called out, “Sergeant, did you feel something just now…”

“No…” a voice said irritably “Don’t just talk, don’t randomly emit electromagnetic waves.

If a Hero really sneaked up on us, this kind of behavior is like helping them mark the direction of attack!

You’ll get yourself killed, idiot!”

“Oh…” G11 stopped talking.

But in a few seconds, that feeling came back.

—What is this?

At that instant, the wind seemed to pick up just a bit.

Then, G11 saw the signal icon at the corner of his vision drop to the lowest.

—It seems a thick sandstorm is blocking the signal…

G11 thought to himself.

This was the final thought of this man who wanted to stand out.

A hand silently pressed on his occiput.

The thumb exerted force instantly, breaking the External Armor and metal-based spine, piercing into the brain.

It was exactly Xiang Shan.

Xiang Shan let go of the corpse in his hands.

Since Cybermen did not relax their strength suddenly after death, the guy’s joints still maintained the previous Command, so he still stood motionless.

Not even anyone felt something was amiss.

Only a Soldier facing G11 saw a vague shadow.

But this Soldier’s mind hadn’t caught up yet.

The next second, he heard, “Seems like there really is something…”

But no one replied to that remark.

The Soldier instinctively pulled the alarm, but due to a severe communication disturbance, it didn’t transmit.

The Soldier wanted to raise his gun, fire it to draw others’ attention.

And then he too lost consciousness.

There were no living people left at this outpost.

The machinery had also been hacked by Xiang Shan’s Inner Strength.

Xiang Shan turned around and walked back for a few seconds before returning.

Before he came to assassinate, he had already put aside his ammunition pouch.

It contained some bombs, and under high-speed motion, inevitable collisions might produce additional noise.

Xiang Shan placed several timed bombs here.

The process took seven seconds.

Ten seconds later, the Solo Kill King, Jader, appeared on schedule.

The two exchanged a few hand signals.

Then, they split up again.

After all, moving together as two made the target slightly larger.

Even having dealt with the outpost, they couldn’t let their guard down.

Outposts and fortresses were still patrolled frequently by the teams.

Every few minutes, patrolling Martial Artists would check each outpost along the blockade line.

Inside the blockade line, many Rangers moved freely.

This was not a problem that would just go away.

So… they had to rely on explosions.

Xiang Shan had just walked away a few steps when a massive explosion sounded hundreds of meters behind him.

It was a bomb set by Jader, meant specifically to attract attention, not very powerful, just massively loud.

Almost within a second, the entire blockade line came alive.

Countless searchlights automatically turned on, scanning all around.

These devices weren’t able to penetrate the sandstorm, but they could slightly enhance visibility nearby.

Footsteps.

They were chaotic footsteps.

Besides that, there were also many sounds of tires.

Both in front and behind.

The Cyber Soldiers sprang into action.

They were only dozens to tens of meters away from Xiang Shan.

Vision was completely useless under these conditions.

But Xiang Shan had to ensure he could silently weave through the narrow space.

He had to avoid all enemies or kill any collided enemies silently and swiftly.

“Just as previously said…” Xiang Shan silently recited in his heart: “See the thunder, hear the lightning…”