Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 314 - 314 95 Side Effects

314: Chapter 95 Side Effects 314: Chapter 95 Side Effects Xiang Shan stood under that stone, looking at the QR codes.

They were basically names and times.

According to the data left by the Underground Pixiu, it was also a rule to leave such a trace after using this same pathway to come from the other side.

It allowed the adventurers entering from this side to judge for themselves whether the pathway was still reliable.

With a thought, several drones flew out silently.

At the same time, he began to check those QR codes.

“In the early 193rd year, the adventurer Kunlun Xin exited from here.”

“In the year 193, the adventurer Feng Freeman went north from here”

“In the year 196, Norman passed through”

…

“In the year 204, the adventurer Yulin went north from here, intending to assassinate Amilcare”

“This must be the latest record,” Xiang Shan said aloud.

These were the records of the use of this route for the last dozen or so years.

It was said that the Burrow Dragons would also regularly check and deal with those overly used pathways that might no longer be secret enough.

They would disguise them as natural erosions and collapses.

And these QR codes would become part of the internal records of the Burrow Dragons, passed down as part of history.

However…

Xiang Shan’s finger slid over the record “In the year 204, the adventurer Yulin went north from here, intending to assassinate Amilcare.”

This Amilcare was most likely the one he knew, the Lord of Pine Eagle City.

An adventurer could certainly lurk around the target for a few years to plan an assassination, but there had been many events such as Tao Enhai’s landing and the ambush at Redstone Gate within Pine Eagle City.

That adventurer might have been hiding in secret, but it was more likely…

Xiang Shan gently caressed the QR code, then recalled the drones.

But moments later, it was as if he remembered something important.

——It seems I’ve neglected something very important…

Then, his hands trembled.

Xiang Shan rushed into the vehicle and reconnected to the space where Borshu was.

Because the human sense of time is also controlled by certain nerves.

The periodic discharges of the nerves, and even the fluidity of neurotransmitter pathways, can affect a human’s sense of time.

This feeling can also be adjusted within limits through external intervention.

Of course, such adjustments had limited effects on Internal Strength Masters.

An Internal Strength Master could completely allocate a thread to count time while separating “physiological sense of time” from “rational sense of time.” To a certain extent, this also suppressed the performance of an Internal Strength Master.

But Borshu was very conscious of his imprisonment and did not activate his Inner Strength.

In his subjective time, Xiang Shan had only been away for a moment.

He was still immersed in the memory of the Martial Ancestor given by Xiang Shan.

Xiang Shan pressed his forehead and asked directly, “How did you find me at the time?

I mean, when I was with that girl.”

Borshu was startled and said, “You didn’t seem to deliberately hide your traces, right?

Is this some kind of tactic?

You have an overwhelming advantage over those Mobile Cavalry, so you lured them into pursuit?”

“Damn, I only just realized what’s wrong!”

Xiang Shan hit his forehead hard and then hurriedly left.

Leaving Borshu standing there, stunned.

Xiang Shan quickly summoned Yuan Wenren: “Comrade Yuan, I have a question for you, and you must answer me truthfully.

It may concern our survival rate for the next few days.”

Yuan Wenren nodded nervously.

Xiang Shan asked anxiously, “When driving the vehicle to retreat these past few days, I did a good job hiding our traces, right?

There was no outrageous performance, was there?”

Yuan Wenren pondered for a moment: “I often patrolled the surroundings and didn’t notice our vehicle left any obvious traces.”

Xiang Shan clutched his head: “That’s good…”

Yuan Wenren asked, “What happened?”

“No, I just thought it was strange that I was found so easily by an outlaw at that time.

It’s just that an ‘outlaw coming to surrender in order to save someone’ was so astonishing that I actually forgot about this…” Xiang Shan held his head, “Damn, I kept feeling like I’ve forgotten something.

Good thing I didn’t die…

How on earth have I survived until today?”

Yuan Wenren became even more puzzled, “What is this… Did something happen?”

“The outlaw found me on his own, do you remember?”

Yuan Wenren nodded, “Senior, it seems you didn’t deliberately hide your traces?”

In the underground of Pine Eagle City, she had witnessed Xiang Shan’s Assassination Techniques.

“Normally, ‘hiding one’s tracks’ would be an instinct for me, otherwise, I couldn’t have lived until today,” Xiang Shan hammered his own head, “The Restoring Enzyme actually washed away the related circuits…

Damn it, what bad luck!”

Every time the Restoring Enzyme was used, there was a certain probability of losing existing memories.

This ‘memory’ could include personal experiences, habits, or already acquired skills and knowledge.

This was also why some individuals who had matured in their Martial Arts skills were reluctant to continue their Inner Strength cultivation using the Restoring Enzyme.

If their Inner Strength didn’t increase, yet their existing skills were forgotten, it would be a loss that outweighed the gain.

This risk, along with the risk of a ‘major change in temperament,’ were the “demons” one must face in the cultivation of Inner Strength.

“It had to be this critical skill point…” Xiang Shan fell to his knees, “No, on second thought, the ‘knowledge’ related to skills is still in my mind.

I still possess the correct cognition, but I can’t use it as instinctively as before.

I need to retrain…

I’m actually lucky to be alive until today…

maybe I should even thank Hartman for his mercy…”

Yuan Wenren was dumbfounded, “Senior…”

“What senior, what predecessor…” Xiang Shan spoke with a tone of chastisement, “You are also to blame for this!

Normally, after using the Restoring Enzyme, one should test whether they’ve lost any important memories or skills.

Yet, after I finished my retreat, I went straight to rescuing you!

Reflect on your rash actions!”

Saying that, Xiang Shan returned to the vehicle, throwing out a command, “You take over, check the surrounding area for traces, see if there are any signs of the Protectors spying on us.”

Yuan Wenren supported his forehead.

This senior was powerful in Martial Arts, experienced and knowledgeable, and had a heart of chivalry, but…

sometimes his temper was just that peculiar…

Perhaps this was the style of a truly great master.

………………………………..

Suddenly, the will of King Aqini echoed in the mind of C·Shivaji-21.

The lineage of King Aqini had completely relinquished human bodies.

Most of the time, they had no expression, not to mention body language.

King Aqini would not use video unless there was a meeting with other Kings who still retained human forms or high-level Protectors.

[I have received the report on the sacrifice of GA-R03.

Do you have anything else to add?]

[No, nothing more.]

[The unconfirmed Hero, codenamed C-D3, has previously Assassinated the Vice Captain of the Pine Eagle City Order of Knights, and had a standout performance in the defense battle of Tao Enhai.] King Aqini spoke, [Truly a fellow unafraid of death.

But then again, the defense forces in charge of the Gene Bank there are too incompetent.

Are they best at being killed by Heroes instead of killing them?

A Hero who participated in the defense battle of Tao Enhai is still lurking around the New Continent.]

C·Shivaji-21 said: [Should we request assistance from the local Protectors?]

[No need.] King Aqini said: [I will dispatch another strike team specifically to hunt down this Hero.

You should prioritize your current tasks.]

C·Shivaji-21 said: [Yes!]

[The only thing worth noting is the Hero’s unusual Inner Strength.

It’s comparable to GA-R03.

This is highly unusual.

He may even be here for the Legacy of the Eighth Martial God.

It’s possible that he will cross paths with you.

You must be on your guard.]]

[Yes!

We are fully prepared.

Should he appear before us, we will eliminate him!]

C·Shivaji-21 was quite confident about this.

Their side had more than twice the number of soldiers compared to GA-R03’s time and, with the combat data of GA-R03, they could plan for various contingencies against the Martial Arts displayed by that Hero, which GA-R03 couldn’t have done during its skirmishes.

C·Shivaji-21 was also slightly superior to GA-R03 in terms of Inner Strength, already on the verge of entering the Mathematical Realm.

In an Inner Strength Battle, their advantage this time would be even greater.

[But before he truly appears before you, or before the second team contacts you, you won’t need to interfere with this matter anymore.] King Aqini instructed.

[Yes.]

[Then, good luck.

Go, and eliminate him.]

[Eliminate!]

C·Shivaji-21 gave a military salute to King Aqini in his mind—he knew that these neural impulses would also be sensed by his mentor.

It was a special form of courtesy between masters of Inner Strength.

Then, the consciousness of King Aqini began to fade away.

Seeing the leader start to act, the Mobile Cavalry also breathed a sigh of relief.

Despite the exchange between King Aqini and C·Shivaji-21 taking place on a mental level, it meant that the King was watching over this place.

The Inner Strength of the King was second only to the best in the world.

He could take over any camera that could be taken.

If he wished, he could use the eyes of anyone here to observe others.

And King Aqini was known for his strictness.

The thought that they were likely under surveillance by this boss made the Mobile Cavalry feel frightened.

Of course, this King might usually be peering at others through someone’s eyes—this “others” could be anyone in the world except for ‘Turing.’ As long as one was in a place with a network signal, there was a high possibility of being targeted by King Aqini.

It was precisely because of the existence of this formidable master that Earth could generally maintain stability, the Mobile Cavalry always remained diligent, and the Protectors stayed utterly loyal.

This was what this “human firewall” did to protect the world.

No one could deny his contributions.

“We too must redouble our efforts,” C·Shivaji-21 told his subordinates.

“Let’s go, we continue our search for traces of the Burrow Dragon!”