Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 260 - 260 40 One Moment

260: Chapter 40 One Moment 260: Chapter 40 One Moment Within the metal aerosol, Xiang Shan moved like a fish in water.

He captured the activity in front of him through his hearing and the vibrations of the ground, constantly dodging the enemies that came at him head-on.

Of course, there were times when he simply couldn’t dodge.

At those times, Xiang Shan would quickly reach out a hand to pull a soldier down, then place his other hand on the back of the soldier’s head.

After obtaining that isotope battery, Xiang Shan had equipped an electromagnetic pulse generator in the palm of his hand.

He now possessed a Sonicon Blade, so the high-frequency vibration wave generator that used to be in the center of his palm was no longer as important; retaining the parts between his fingers was enough.

In Xiang Shan’s memory, there was a particular knack to firing electromagnetic pulses from the hand.

Electromagnetic pulses are easily blocked by Faraday cages composed of metal or other good conductive materials.

However, even metals have nonzero electrical resistance.

Therefore, concentrating a sufficiently strong electromagnetic field in a very small area can penetrate a Faraday cage.

With fixed output power, the shape of the enemy’s external armor, the arrangement of electronic components within their body, and even the position of the electromagnetic pulse generator all had some effect.

Additionally, if there were multiple electromagnetic pulse generators on the hand—such as in the palm and fingertips—the positions of these generators could influence the magnetic field and pulses considerably.

This was a science in itself.

Indeed, there had been a series of studies on the “impact of palm positions on the intensity of electromagnetic pulses.” Xiang Shan later incorporated this research into the Martial Studies system, coining it “Purple Lightning Palm.”

Initially, this martial art was merely an icing-on-the-cake technique, intending to achieve results through the superimposition of electromagnetic pulses under the premise that the intensity of the electromagnetic pulse was fixed.

Heroes, being at a resource disadvantage, had to fight for this “little bit” as well.

However, this type of electromagnetic martial arts later saw further developments.

But that’s a story for another time.

Xiang Shan now found to his dismay that he couldn’t think of any better way to utilize the electromagnetic pulse generator in martial arts.

“Indeed, the Martial Arts Algorithm still takes up quite a bit of space.

I can’t memorize every line of code.

But with knowledge, it’s possible to rewrite it with some time,” Xiang Shan muttered as he dropped an enemy paralyzed by an electromagnetic pulse.

“Still, things are a bit pressing right now…”

For prosthetic bodies with poor electromagnetic protection, this device was a one-hit-kill, extremely useful.

Xiang Shan cradled the prosthetic body carefully, placing it on the ground, then continued moving forward.

When Xiang Shan left the cave, the second wave of Iron Dust had not yet been released.

He just managed to see high-ranking officials hovering in the air.

Knowing there was significant expansion space in high-level prosthetics and that “Flying Wings” were a fairly common extension, he understood that the individual up there must be formidable.

He had seen Bai Man’s prosthetic body.

Although it was far stronger than the one he was currently using, it was definitely no match for that high-ranking official.

Moreover, the young Bai Man was not accustomed to combat at this level.

Without giving it much thought, Xiang Shan made his way in that direction.

Conveniently, Xing Yi and other snipers set off the second wave of Iron Dust, covering his movements.

Xiang Shan moved in the direction of memory and the great commotion.

Before long, he encountered scattered enemy forces.

Since Bai Man possessed considerable martial power, these regular soldiers weren’t very effective in the environment of Iron Dust.

They were departing from the battlefront here and preparing to head toward the blockade on the southern side to pursue the heroes there.

Due to the high density of Iron Dust covering the battlefield, the Protectors lost their command system built on information technology.

Although middle-ranking officers tried to command using sound waves, this exposed their own positions, and the information they could transmit was not as much as electromagnetic waves, plus there was serious interference between them.

Xiang Shan effortlessly took down several junior officers.

As he moved deeper into the battlefield, the soldiers’ steps of retreat became more and more rapid, and the coherence of their formation less stringent.

That’s why he could move so swiftly against the flow of people.

He was headed for Bai Man’s battlefield.

Soon, there were no soldiers around him.

He sensed there might still be a few capable Martial Artists lying in ambush, but that was no longer a significant concern.

He listened with a tilted ear.

Sure enough…

— Miniature tracking missiles… explosion… heavy hits…

He felt the ground shake before he heard the commotion.

— Knocked to the ground?

Seems a rather harsh defeat…

Since most of the actions on both sides were supersonic, Xiang Shan could only make out some clues from the fierce waves and turbulence.

However, after that particularly harsh hit, it seemed like the Protector high-ranking official had stopped.

Xiang Shan heard him come to a halt.

This was an exceptionally rare opportunity.

Xiang Shan couldn’t possibly catch up to that Martial Artist; the difference in prosthetic performance was too great.

This was his only chance.

Xiang Shan’s hand brushed over the small of his back, then he launched a flurry of throws.

Countless metallic cones were tossed into the air by his hand.

Afterward, he moved stealthily.

At the same time, he drew out his Sonicon Blade with his other hand.

— The sound of Vector Injectors… commotion… positions…

Martial Artist Xiang Shan pulled the Sonicon Blade to a position behind his shoulder.

Such a wide-ranging slashing movement wasn’t actually supposed to exist in the standard swordsmanship of the Sonicon Blade.

The Sonicon Blade didn’t rely on the kinetic energy produced by swinging the blade for wounding; the real lethality came from the high-frequency vibrations of the blade itself.

A small slash like a “forward push” or a “stab” was enough to damage armor.

However, this was actually a deceptive move.

First, it made it even less likely for the enemy to associate it with a Sonicon Blade in an instant.

Second, it helped conceal the handle of the Sonicon Blade, preventing the opponent from instantly determining his sword path.

Xiang Shan’s feet charged up with energy, while at the same time, his body’s capacitors were fully charged in an instant.

Then, he jumped!

Bai Man seemed to be of one mind, throwing a punch at that very instant.

A full-strength punch from Bai Man was not so easy for Fraser to deal with.

To counteract the force of the punch, Fraser’s Vector Injector on his back fired instantly.

His hands blocked the opponent’s fist, and in the next moment, he was about to change his move, clamping Bai Man’s hands with his own and simultaneously disabling the prosthetic.

It was at that instant that the senior executive noticed Xiang Shan.

— What…

Fraser hesitated for a moment.

Because he realized that this newcomer Hero had no Vector Injectors at all.

Such a Hero, even with the assistance of a high-frequency blade, couldn’t deliver effective damage to him with the sword.

Although he reacted in the next instant, that moment of hesitation cost him the chance to turn the tables.

Bai Man, who had understood what was happening sooner, exerted force a second time, neutralizing Fraser’s power while pressing down on Fraser’s shoulder with one hand, limiting his posture.

Fraser reached backwards with his hand to restrict Xiang Shan’s movements.

Xiang Shan’s modest two-meter figure spun lightly on the giant’s body, the edge of the Sonicon Blade pressed against Fraser’s external armor, the magnetically fixed blade slightly deflecting, gliding past the external armor.

In the area where the blade passed, cracks rapidly “grew.”

“Sonicon Blade!

You’re the one who assassinated Bengel!”

Fraser shouted angrily, trying to break free from Bai Man’s grip.

But Bai Man held him down firmly against the ground.

Xiang Shan immediately turned and slashed diagonally at different parts of Fraser’s armor several times in succession.

Xiang Shan was no Immortal.

He couldn’t even use his hearing to pinpoint this guy’s position, let alone analyze the crystal structure of the opponent’s external armor through the sounds of combat.

Moreover, the materials used in different parts of an executive like Fraser’s external armor were not necessarily identical.

No, considering the size of the opponent’s prosthetic body, it was also possible that the two layers of armor had varying materials.

The Sonicon Blade couldn’t achieve success with a single hit.

But, no matter how the alloy varied at the microscopic level, the opponent’s external armor was ultimately crystalline, and the Sonicon Blade always had its lethality—it was just a matter of scale.

Xiang Shan chose a relatively moderate frequency, cut a few times to see the effect, and then made a secondary adjustment based on the results.

Several sword marks immediately appeared on Fraser’s body.

“You rebel!

Take this punch from me!”

As Fraser fired missiles, Hamuki had already automatically retreated within the range of Iron Dust.

For infrared-seeking missiles, the Iron Dust, which could refract electromagnetic waves, was nearly an “impassable barrier.” Therefore, the missiles usually turned at the edge of the Iron Dust.

But he didn’t go far.

Seeing his master in crisis, Hamuki naturally rushed out to help.

The punch that came at him was extremely fast and heavy.

Xiang Shan glanced at it once, then stepped aside, dodging and raising his sword.

The two figures parted.

In that instant, Xiang Shan had already anticipated Hamuki’s punch route, and took preemptive measures.

To an onlooker, it seemed as if Hamuki had rubbed his own arm against the blade of the Sonicon Blade.

Xiang Shan was all too familiar with that punch route.

His prediction was exceedingly precise.

A crack split open Hamuki’s left arm, then severed his chest.

The external armor had not only the strength of the “material” itself but also the strength of the “structure.” And here was the terror of the Sonicon Blade—provided the frequency was right, it could disregard material strength and destroy structural integrity.

Even though they were only two small cracks, on their own, they had already affected the structure of the external armor’s distributed force.

The moment Hamuki distracted Xiang Shan, Fraser made use of his advantage of greater explosive power than Bai Man in an instant, dragging Bai Man into the air at the same spot, lifting to a height of ten meters, and then with a sudden jerk, he flung Bai Man away.

Immediately after, compartments on his lower legs and lower back, resembling beehives, opened up, and swarms of miniature missiles shot out.

But at that moment, countless silver cones rapidly ascended.

These had been thrown out by Xiang Shan earlier.

These things were far slower than the speed of sound.

A round of action from several Martial Artists was much faster than these small objects.

At this time, these little things unfolded their wings and revealed their true nature.

They were paper airplanes folded from memory alloy metal foil.

Equipped with infrared decoys and Dragon’s Robert lenses.