Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 298 - 298 78 His Words

298: Chapter 78: His Words 298: Chapter 78: His Words GA-R03 withdrew his consciousness from the network and then said to the Ranger beside him, “Scan complete.

We’ve gathered the general intelligence.”

The other two Rangers bowed before him and said, “Please give your instructions.”

Just now, GA-R03 had utilized his specialty to hack into various nodes of Domingo City through satellite signals, gathering the intelligence he might need.

The hunting squad led by GA-R03 was situated on a hill several thousand kilometers south of Domingo City.

They occupied a commanding height and were setting up a resting area using electronic camouflage, allowing many soldiers to maintain their Prosthetic Bodies.

“The target is a Martial Artist with a high-speed Lightweight Prosthetic Body.

Real name unknown,” GA-R03 shared a file with his subordinates, “According to records, at least a year ago this person was a Hero known as ‘Striped Warrior.’ He may have been influenced by the extreme consensus algorithms in this time.

His current actions are already close to those of the Green Forest.”

The two Rangers said nothing, their minds already busy considering potential strategies.

“Martial Arts include the ‘RX Pegasus’ system, which encompasses techniques like ‘Comet Running Technique,’ ‘Meteor Fist,’ and ‘Rotating Hammer Technique.’ There might also be Shooter’s Firearms Martial Studies, but earlier records did not show that he had mastered such skills, perhaps he did not learn them completely,” GA-R03 continued, “Additionally, his Prosthetic Body’s performance does not support particle beam flow either.

Furthermore, in accordance with his own will, he has installed non-lethal weapons like an Infrasound speaker and strobe lights within his body.”

One Ranger asked doubtfully, “Why install these weapons?

Who is he imagining as his enemy?”

“He is obsessed with the Fourth Martial God’s ‘Lawful as Law’ philosophy and yearns for the strict world of the Old Era.

Therefore, he imitates enforcers from that time to face his enemies.

He might have fully considered the means to deal with ‘enemies that cannot be killed.'”

For the Rangers, “enemies that cannot be killed” was still a novel experience.

“Every Hero should die” and “everyone who should not die must survive” were the principles etched into their minds.

They had never thought of such peculiar situations before.

“Understood,” the Ranger, even if not understanding the Hero’s mad ideas, still took note of them.

GA-R03 appreciated this about the Rangers.

The “Ranger” system was created by his teacher, King Aqini.

Later, Protectors in various places followed suit, setting up Ranger teams within their own commands to hunt down those of the Jianghu.

Though the system spread, the Rangers under King Aqini remained the most elite.

And their Big Senior Brother, Fe-901, was simply the leader of the Iron Hand Cavalry.

Working on missions with these elites saved a lot of effort.

He could even continue exploring the Path of Inner Strength while on missions.

“Do not underestimate this Martial Arts.

‘RX Pegasus’ and the ‘King of Godspeed’s’ ‘Variant Moonlight Butterfly’ originate from the same system of high-speed combat created by Martial Ancestor.

Of course, there is no need to be overly cautious.

It has only been a year since his last recording.

In a year’s time, even if his talent was exceptional, he would not have been able to surpass a major threshold.” GA-R03 said, “Especially in terms of Inner Strength.

On that note, we absolutely do not need to worry.”

“The only thing to be concerned about is his hiding ability,”

After a moment of thought, one Ranger said, “Records indicate that this guy, to vent his killing intent, has killed seven Unprotected within the city.

Is it possible to find another reason to mobilize the local Gene Bank security forces?”

GA-R03 hesitated for a moment before refusing, “No.

I am my teacher’s confidant.

My appearance on Earth may be viewed as a signal.

From their perspective, I would not personally travel to the surface just for seven Unprotected or one Green Forest.

This matter must absolutely not be known to those security forces officers.”

This was also a great mystery.

King Aqini’s attitude towards the Eighth Martial God’s Legacy was very strange.

GA-R03 thought that if the New Continent Protectors mobilized all their forces to search, they could scour the entire continent several times over a few years.

Even if the Eighth Martial God had built a mausoleum in the style of ancient legends, it should have been unearthed by now.

But King Aqini chose not to.

He preferred to send small teams to check little by little and did not want other Protectors to know he was looking for it.

GA-R03 still remembered that about sixty years ago, a Mid-Level officer from Delacruz City had discovered their presence and offered to help.

Almost immediately afterward, King Aqini’s Royal Guards came, suspecting the officer had contact with Heroes and took him away for investigation.

By the time the officer appeared again, he had lost several years of memory, and even his Inner Strength was completely ruined, his thinking affected.

He had to retire early and move to a Space City in the Venus Orbit to live out his years.

Mr.

Wang Yi Emery gained the most from this incident.

Therefore, many people unaware of the details suspected that the so-called “City Lord’s contact with Heroes” was a frame by Mr.

Emery.

King Aqini’s willingness to “kill ten by mistake rather than miss one” is a reputation that’s been well-known for over a century.

GA-R03 never understood why his teacher would do such things.

But he was clear one question must never be asked, or else he might be the next to lose years worth of memory.

King Aqini greatly admired the “military culture” of the Old Era, favoring those who obey orders and never contemplate secrets.

One thing, however, was certain: as one of the “Kings of Shelter,” King Aqini’s will to protect the world was very firm, unshakable.

They were guarding the world.

At that moment, a Life-Chasing Ranger suddenly looked up, as if observing something.

Then, an alert popped up in GA-R03’s consciousness.

[High-power Infrared Source detected, the likelihood of active infrared scanning is high.

Request to search.

Yes/No]

GA-R03 authorized it.

Without any visible action from the Rangers, eight six-rotor medium drones took to the sky.

These drones had sturdy shells that could briefly withstand the weight of Prosthetic Bodies and could even be used as footholds for executing Light Body Techniques.

A few seconds later, video feeds were transmitted back.

The Life-Chasing Cavalry found it somewhat inconceivable, “This is our target?”

“What?” GA-R03 immediately accessed the visual feed.

He indeed saw the target.

The “Infrared Source” in the visual, despite having damaged external armor and a changed paint job, was almost an exact match to the “Striped Warrior’s” prosthetic body.

“He’s engaged in combat, but not with a Protector, and there’s no record of deployment from Domingo City’s side.”

“There are records indicating that there might have been a prolonged hunting-style sniping battle within Domingo City.

He may have already crossed hands with a Hero.”

“In an outburst of killing intent, he killed seven Unprotected individuals.

This might provoke abnormal hostility from Heroes.”

Without needing a command from GA-R03, these elites relied on a highly informational thought network to reconstruct the entire situation.

Then, a request with a heavy prompt box overlaid GA-R03’s vision—this would only appear if a consensus was reached by half of the experts.

[Deploy.

Yes/No]

GA-R03’s thoughts moved, and then he shifted to an expansion component.

This prosthetic body had a structure similar to spider legs, each one meter long.

Directly beneath his prosthetic body was an expansion slot, which could connect to this mobility extension component.

This component could effectively overcome a variety of complex terrains including “stairs”.

Then, several figures silently merged into the darkness.

………………………………

Borshu curled up behind a rock.

The external armor on his back was almost completely destroyed.

This piece of armor had already taken several bullets in the city.

Even with Avoid techniques, the metal was nearing its limit.

The hit from the bullet that slapped him onto the ground had indeed hurt a lot.

And the other parts of the external armor weren’t in much better shape.

The girl almost burst into tears, “Great Hero, how can you…”

“Shut up!” Borshu harshly scolded, “What do you know!”

The girl really started crying, “Great Hero, I’m sorry…

I’m really scared…

I don’t know…

I don’t know…

Ah!”

She tried to get closer but was burned by the high-temperature gas spraying from Borshu’s body.

Borshu ignored her and took out temporary armor from a compartment at his waist, and then took out cooling fluid he had temporarily asked the girl to carry from her bag.

He really hadn’t expected to provoke such a skilled opponent.

If it had only been the first Gunner, that would have been manageable.

According to the fight just now, after killing the first Gunner, he would have still had full operational capability.

Then he could return to Domingo City, kill a few Martial Arts School people to replenish metal resources, cobble together temporary external armor, and then plunder the competition prosthetics from those Martial Artists.

Having Inner Strength, dealing with those Martial Artists wouldn’t be too hard.

But the second one…

even if he had been in perfect condition, he wouldn’t dare say he could handle it.

He also didn’t know how it happened, but he had ended up hiding behind this rock.

Just a rock, still not effective defense against real heavy firepower.

Even if those Heroes were concerned about the girl’s life, it wasn’t much better.

The defense this place could offer was limited.

And hiding behind the rock, he’d also lose sight of those Heroes.

The mindset of a Martial Artist made him feel humiliated by such behavior.

But…

—It seemed there was something he wanted to say…

Borshu suppressed the urge to slap the girl across the face, speaking more calmly, “Listen up, I didn’t actually save you.

I just felt like killing someone, then happened to kill a bunch of people along the way.

I didn’t kill you simply because I didn’t see you.”

“Ah?” The girl was stunned for a moment.

“I am a bad guy.

I am an outlaw, you know what that is?” Borshu pointed at himself, then at the stone behind him, “Those guys behind the stone are the real Great Heroes, you understand?”

The girl froze again.

It was as if her worldview had been challenged, and she trembled all over.

“Finally scared?

You should be.” Borshu didn’t know why he was so talkative all of a sudden.

He was saying more now than he had in the past few days combined, “Those people are Heroes, Great Heroes.

You walk out there, tell the truth, and they won’t kill you.

I killed people, they are here to kill me…”

“But you are a Great Hero!” the girl insisted.