Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 464 - 108 Key Point: Secluded Crane Knight Order Resolved the Issue

Chapter 464: Chapter 108 Key Point: Secluded Crane Knight Order Resolved the Issue

"Holy Maiden..." another voice pondered for a moment, "The Holy Maiden usually doesn’t show up."

"When the Holy Maiden departed from Mars, the Godspeed Court was still in the acceleration phase. The likelihood of the Godspeed King appearing to intercept is not small," the "Sword Envoy" explained. "Besides the Holy Maiden, who else could retreat from the Godspeed King unharmed?"

—Retreat from the Godspeed King unharmed?

The Black Hand Master was so frightened that the neural signals in his brain became scrambled.

It was fortunate that most of his prosthetic body was in shutdown mode, so he couldn’t cry out loud or tremble.

He was like a dead thing buried in the ground.

So, no one noticed him.

But the Black Hand Master’s mind was racing.

Although he had never met the Godspeed King, the Black Hand Master had seen the Protector and Jianghu members from the First Heavenly Layer strike fiercely when he was involved in the Space Elevator dispute in Africa.

As an Earth Hero living under the shadow of King Aqini for many years, he was well aware of the gap between a Hero from just the First Heavenly Layer and the Kings.

King Aqini and the Godspeed King were both supreme among the Kings.

Three years ago, the Apricot Forest Duke fell to Earth because the Godspeed King intervened, albeit slightly.

That was still because the Godspeed King was considering affections over two hundred years old and didn’t employ his full strength.

The Apricot Forest Duke was an old hero who had engaged in Martial Ancestor activities during the war of chivalry over two hundred years ago, persistently fighting the enemies.

Even if limited by his Martial Talent, his martial arts grew slower as they progressed past a certain point; he was still far stronger than many heroes under a hundred years old on Earth.

This Great Hero, in front of the Godspeed King, was merely like prey encountering its natural predator.

To retreat from the Godspeed King unharmed?

Not just escaping after a fight, but to "retreat unharmed"?

Even a resurrected Martial Ancestor might not be capable of that!

The Godspeed King was the strongest in external strength after the Martial Ancestor. Even several combat-specialized Martial Gods had suffered at his hands.

—When did such a powerful person appear in the world, and yet so unknown...

This question, that stranger also wanted to ask.

"The Holy Maiden is so formidable? Then..." that person was somewhat doubtful, "That’s impossible, right? Wouldn’t that mean the several Dharma Kings, Messengers... and even the Sect Hierarch... No... no, that’s not right."

He quickly realized something.

"The Apricot Forest Duke was wounded by a biological weapon at the time. But if the Apricot Forest Duke had been willing to surrender then, there likely wouldn’t have been any life-threatening danger. The Imperial Court must have already prepared a targeted drug. The targeted drug for the specific variant of Evolu cells is easy for the creators to achieve.

So, the reason the Holy Maiden could retreat unharmed, is it the same as the reason the Apricot Forest Duke could escape to Earth then? But had it been like the Evolu cells where you die if you don’t surrender, couldn’t the Godspeed King also prepare that? Why are you so certain it’s ’retreat unharmed’?"

The Black Hand Master struggled to calm his emotions and recorded this message.

This message was too shocking.

But at the same time, he caught a discrepancy.

Evolu cells. He was sure these two people had mentioned this point.

But this message wasn’t known to just anyone.

In Jianghu, it was only rumored that the Apricot Forest Duke had been injured by the Godspeed King, affecting his neural network.

Only the few who broke out at the end said that a "Nameless Hero" suddenly appeared and saved the Apricot Forest Duke.

This latter message was even once believed to be a "smoke bomb". To this day, many in Jianghu still believe that the Apricot Forest Duke is dead, and the "Nameless Hero" was a figure fabricated by the last few breaking free to boost morale.

Because, among the heroes who came to Tao Enhai’s aid, most said they hadn’t seen this "Nameless Hero." If not for a close relationship with the Solo Kill King of the Redstone Gate, the Black Hand Master himself might not have believed it.

As for the specific injuries of Tao Enhai, even fewer knew.

But these two people were very certain it was the Evolu cell infection.

Yet, the problem was, they seemed to not know the meaning of heroes gathering.

The heroes certain of the "Evolu cell infection" fact were all in one circle of friends. They were the friends of the last batch of heroes who had broken out—almost around the time the leader of the Mona Knight Order, Bengel, was assassinated, Tao Enhai had arranged for the heroes to carry the technical data and scatter to break out.

Those who knew this message had a high trust in one or a few among that batch of heroes.

In other words, those who knew about the Evolu cells most likely also knew whether Tao Enhai was safe afterward.

And those who knew these pieces of information would most likely also know that the "Nameless Hero" needed support, hence the heroes were moving this way.

But in the tone of these two people, Tao Enhai was most likely already dead. They also didn’t know the "Nameless Hero," at least not that the "Nameless Hero needed support."

So, where did they get the clue about the "Evolu cells" from?

The Black Hand Master suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

After escaping from the hands of the Godspeed King, Tao Enhai had left the Jupiter universe and then shut off external communications to avoid radar detection. He had rushed to Earth like this.

In the meantime, he had only sent a message for support to a forum that could also be connected from Earth, without marking the information about "Evolu cells."

Even if he had sent messages to other intimate friends during this period, they wouldn’t reach these two in front of him—they clearly had nothing to do with Tao Enhai’s "intimate friends."

And beyond that...

—They got the information from the government.

—Evolu cells wouldn’t be classified information to the government; probably all high-level military officers who participated in the rounding-up would know about it. Then also some of their confidantes. But this information wouldn’t be passed to the heroes. Initially, there was no evidence suggesting that there were any undercover agents from the forces of chivalrous power within the Gene Bank defense force.

—They also didn’t support the Apricot Forest Duke that time.

The Black Hand Master quickly realized. These guys were most likely not allies.

They were not heroes, had connections with the government, but seemed to also fear the Godspeed King and King Aqini.

Just as the Black Hand Master thought this, he heard the Sword Envoy say, "Aren’t you setting up the ’Heavenly King Plan’? Just consider it a reason for your Green Forest troops to hold a collective activity, a team-building. At the very least, try to probe the heroes’ plan."

"Hey, hey..." that person said, "Three years ago, the local Green Forest suffered heavy losses. Even if I want to gather the mountains and forests, I can’t find the Green Forest force to ’gather.’ Not to mention there are also those Protector forces..."

"This issue, the Secluded Crane Knight Order has already resolved for you. To ensure that the Holy Maiden’s journey doesn’t have any problems, several nearby Protector forces have received requests for assistance and are currently engaged in other matters."