Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 564 - 208: Happy Bonfire

Chapter 564: Chapter 208: Happy Bonfire

The Junior Defender of the Sect Defenders of the Six Dragons Sect watched the troops rolling out, feeling somewhat bewildered.

—Why... has it come to this?

The Junior Defender was a member of the Sect Defenders recruited by the Six Dragons Sect within the Protector’s armed forces. His official position within the Protector’s forces was a mid-level officer. This level wasn’t too high or too low; King Aqini’s influence wouldn’t focus too much attention on this level, yet it was high enough to influence many things at the execution level.

Secluded Crane City was built around the Secluded Crane Knight Order. The local Protector’s administrative level wasn’t high, mostly dominated by the Scientific Knight Order, with not many high-ranking officers nor any senior executives above the First Heavenly Layer.

By contrast, both the leader of the Secluded Crane Knight Order and his private armed forces possessed combat power above the First Heavenly Layer.

However, the leader had been frequently traveling to Mars in recent years and just happened to be away.

Under these circumstances, Secluded Crane City’s Protector armed forces essentially belonged to the Secluded Crane Knight Order.

It was precisely because of this that people like the Junior Defender were able to rise within the Protector’s military.

Today, the Junior Defender had received a command about "preparing to execute an F2 class tactic."

A group would engage a section of the Protectors’ firepower, then break through in the plains, forming a "mutual penetration" movement posture with the Protectors’ pursuing forces. This was meant to avoid the deterrence of the Heavenly Punishment System and cover an escort team reaching their true destination.

It was supposed to be that way.

But somewhere, something went wrong. The mission’s Deputy Banner Master, apparently due to a ricochet triggering an explosion in the ammunition depot, was blown to pieces.

Because of this, the Six Dragons Sect lost the "Protector Army’s trust."

Or rather, the trust in "the ability of the Six Dragons Sect’s undercover agents to control the army within the Protector Army."

Some Sect Members believed the organization had been exposed and, in fear, started fighting back on the spot to avoid capture by the Protectors.

This "unexpected" gunfire further heightened the intensity of the situation. Several mid-level officers who were not members of the Six Dragons Sect, unaware of the situation, directed soldiers to participate in the encirclement of the Six Dragons Sect.

In such a situation, officers with a background from the Six Dragons Sect didn’t dare make any slight movements. Showing any anomaly at this time would make it easy for the Protectors to lock in and settle scores.

Now, thinking about it, "the Deputy Banner Master died from an explosion caused by a stray bullet" was full of doubts.

But by then, the Protectors and the Secluded Crane’s Six Dragons Sect couldn’t stop fighting.

Even if the Sect Members of the Six Dragons Sect suddenly ceased fire, the Protectors would only think "these traitors must be plotting something."

And if the Six Dragons Sect really ceased firing, they would only be annihilated by the Protectors.

But worse, there were Sect Members of the Six Dragons Sect who retreated along the original route.

According to the original plan, these people were supposed to lead a team commanded by officers with Six Dragons Sect backgrounds, incapable of leveraging numerical advantage, and include a squad escorting the Holy Maiden.

But now, they had drawn a Protector Army with a functioning command system.

The Holy Maiden’s group might not realize this in time.

"Damn, what should we do now..."

The Junior Defender stood on the war chariot, watching a whole squad of soldiers march past him. The system prompted him that he should conclude "terrain observation" and catch up with the main force.

Once separated from the dense formation of the troops, the mortality rate of officers became astonishingly high.

The Hero would not miss such an opportunity.

—In any case, let’s hide myself first...

The Junior Defender started the war chariot.

At that moment, the pile of rubble diagonally behind the war chariot exploded.

"Long live the Six Dragons Sect!"

Accompanied by such a calling, a Hero approached like a ghost, and their eyes met.

The Instant Explosion Solo-Kill King was about to explode with joy.

After his first success, he joined battles everywhere. Sometimes, he would shout, "Long live the Six Dragons Sect," charging at the Protector Army, then hit and run. Other times, he would hide near the Protector’s Military Formation, sniping at people from the Six Dragons Sect with a silenced rifle, moving positions after each shot.

In short, he did whatever made him happy.

According to Nameless Brother, everyone in this city was an enemy. There were only three Heroes here; no matter who he shot, it would never be one of his own.

Of course, occasionally some from the Six Dragons Sect would be "Long live the Six Dragons Sect."

But that wasn’t a big problem.

After all, as a secret organization, the Six Dragons Sect couldn’t defend itself.

And moreover...

—There’s no way I got it wrong this time, right? This is a mid-level officer!

Thinking thus, the Solo Kill King used the secret "curse" to jam the officer’s process, hindering him for a quarter of a second.

Then, the battle ended just like that.

The Solo Kill King’s pistol was pressed against the officer’s head, firing continuously, smashing his brain.

Then, the Solo Kill King turned and ran.

In the Junior Defender’s mind, the last thought before death still echoed.

—The Six Dragons Sect?!

The soldiers under the Junior Defender, furious at finding their Chief Officer killed, furiously chased after. The Solo Kill King tumbled through ravines, running for half an hour before finally using the performance advantage of his Prosthetic Body to shake them off.

"Phew... Another officer. But having to chalk it up to the Six Dragons Sect really sucks." The Solo Kill King pressed his hands together, facing in the direction of Pine Eagle City, said, "Sect Leader Brother, if I kill a few more, those youngsters’ scores won’t look so bad. Later, I’ll slaughter a few more high-level officers, enough to cover even your share."

"Speaking of which, aren’t those people from the Six Dragons Sect rushing towards a certain direction?"

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Meanwhile, Xiang Shan’s repairs and upgrades were proceeding in an orderly manner.

The Universal Maintenance Instrument had removed most of his External Armor, then inserted modules of the Gang Qi Weapon System into his arms, legs, and back.

The next step was to replace the transmission parts in his legs.

This new set of transmission parts came from either the Six Dragons Sect or the Protectors, it wasn’t clear which.

Of course, the External Armor was also being repaired.

Since Xiang Shan was a customized personal style Prosthetic Body, conforming External Armor was hard to find, so for now, he could only melt metal particles to fill the gaps. The strength of this patch of External Armor would be significantly reduced, but he could only wait to replace it when he returned.

And the last step was to open the skull and insert the central device of Guardian Zhi.

Xiang Shan did not dare perform this operation within the enemy’s lines. But at least this Universal Maintenance Instrument could provide some protection. Xiang Shan, without any complications, quickly completed this step using the mechanical arm.

The memories and data of "Mystic Tortoise True Gang" appeared in his consciousness.

He had mastered this Martial Art.

But at the same time, he was momentarily stunned.

"Damn."