Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 577 - 221: God and the Disastrous Calamity

Chapter 577: Chapter 221: God and the Disastrous Calamity

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"Eight’s" Inner Strength was stronger than that of Natives, and at the moment when the opponents were too surprised, Eight could control the enemies without any cost, even interfering with their Biological Brains to some extent.

Xiang Shan was just taking a gamble to see if he had a chance to keep Kanhara Shinhara.

Kanhara Shinhara seemed to be a mid-to-high-ranking member of the Six Dragons Sect. This was the most likely channel to obtain specific information about the Six Dragons Sect, apart from "that mysterious master on the Moon."

If it were not for a Six Dragons Sect protector decisively using a shutdown Command that caused a drone above to lose power and fall down, conveniently blocking Xiang Shan’s line of sight for a moment, Xiang Shan might have succeeded already.

Moreover, the external strength that "Eight" could exert was also unlikely to backfire.

Overall, the risk was very small, and the potential gain was substantial.

On the other hand, "Eight’s" Personality Mask allowed Xiang Shan to empathize more with the Eighth Martial God’s plight.

After Kanhara Shinhara mentioned "the same mistake made eighty years ago," the sentiment of "needing to escape, not to expose oneself carelessly" grew faintly, alternating with the sentiment of "Kotoba has become the bad one."

Xiang Shan evaluated the condition of his Prosthetic Body and found that what Kanhara Shinhara said was indeed true.

His upper limbs had been enhanced to higher standards, but his lower limbs were just "make-do." They had been damaged once by the Six Dragons Sect protector named Zhili Jiliu along with others in Secluded Crane City. After emergency repairs, Xiang Shan’s lower limbs regained their mobility, but this was only a temporary solution.

The series of movements just now had put significant pressure on his legs.

Besides, the fission reactor itself had placed immense pressure on his cooling system. Starting from the fierce battle with the Green Forest until now, in less than a single day, he had already fought numerous fierce battles. He had made a brief resupply in Secluded Crane City and then escaped the siege at a lesser cost thanks to the Mystic Tortoise True Gang.

Taking into account the upcoming aerial bombardment breakout battle, his Prosthetic Body’s condition could be considered far from optimistic.

If this group of Six Dragons Sect members stopped focusing on picking off the Solo Kill King and instead alternated cover to focus on escaping, he could at most kill three to four of them.

Xiang Shan also did not know the difference in status between Kanhara Shinhara and these people. If they were willing to sacrifice themselves to cover Kanhara Shinhara’s escape, then she surely could get away.

Furthermore, Mystic Tortoise True Gang indeed had the flaw of "being easily tracked by satellites when used in the Wilderness." And King Aqini’s space-based paratroopers were already on their way.

Xiang Shan was not at full strength and did not have the utmost confidence to break through this armed force.

With a shift in his thoughts, Xiang Shan’s movements slowed slightly, and Kanhara Shinhara pulled away the distance.

"It’s only because you picked on me for not having a sniper rifle," Xiang Shan retracted the Sonicon Blade into the Scabbard and shouted loudly, "Kotoba! You haven’t learned well, I have wronged your father. Next time we meet, go and apologize to him for me. That will be the second time I’ve wronged him."

Saying this, Xiang Shan turned around and sped across the ground, dragging the Solo Kill King with him.

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After hearing Xiang Shan’s words, Kanhara Shinhara’s movements slightly deformed. But she quickly regained her composure.

That’s how Uncle Xiang was, in most situations.

Dozens of seconds later, after confirming that the locale had moved away, the Levy Envoy asked over the team channel, "Holy Maiden... I have a question."

"Hmm."

"Is your real name ’Kanhara Shinhara’? One of the earliest disciples of Martial Ancestor Xiang Shan?"

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Kanhara Shinhara, one of the early disciples of the Martial Ancestor Xiang Shan, was renowned in Jianghu by the sobriquet "Flower of Rhetoric." During the secret wars, she had appeared in front of the public under her true identity to convey the truth and gather the flames of resistance.

In earlier times, she served as an assistant in the World Opener group, handling various routine matters.

Levy Envoy said, "According to the rules of our sect, I shouldn’t ask this question, but this time we’ve been targeted by King Aqini’s elite troops, and it’s uncertain whether we’ll be able to escape. So... I apologize, I’m overstepping."

Kanhara Shinhara silently shook her head, "It’s no longer a big deal. That indeed is the name my father gave me."

A certain inexplicable emotion began to grow within the team.

Levy Envoy said, somewhat excitedly, "If you are of such standing... then, the one just now... was that the new generation ’Martial God’?"

The standards for "Martial God" had always been vague. "Self-identifying as Xiang Shan" and "recognition by those who knew Xiang Shan in the past" were sufficient to qualify one as a Martial God. The former was entirely subjective, while the latter had no set standard.

How should one judge, for example, the situation where "some of Xiang Shan’s friends recognize it, but others do not?" What about if "only one person who knew Xiang Shan in the past recognizes it?" Do "people familiar with the Martial God" have the authority to judge?

And so on.

Regardless of which criteria were used, "Kanhara Shinhara" had sufficient qualifications to make the determination.

"It’s a stopgap in battle... the other old friends might not recognize it. ’That Uncle Xiang’ might not be willing to acknowledge it either," Kanhara Shinhara shook her head, "All I can say is that, in my eyes, the ’personality’ that person embodied was completely that of Xiang Shan back in the day."

"Then, we must survive and escape," said the Gunner, "I may have very well suppressed a Martial God! This would be the glory of my life."

Another protector added, "I survived a battle against a Martial God... how can I die at the hands of trivial foes? That would bring shame to martial arts!"

"I must not die here before spreading this glory!"

Watching her subordinates from the Six Dragons Sect suddenly become inexplicably impassioned, Kanhara Shinhara felt very mixed emotions.

But she could not afford to consider more.

The fire meteors in the sky, falling toward different directions and growing larger, had already released several smaller sparks, moving even faster.

Those were missiles.

For Cybernetically Enhanced People, the destruction range of bombs wasn’t that large, not to mention just kinetic weapons. Space-based weapons made a lot of noise and required a lengthy wind-up time. Heroes capable of supersonic movement had a chance to dodge.

Of course, should they start randomly tossing nuclear bombs, creating EMPs, that would be a different matter. But firstly, the satellites showed that the highest-practitioner of Martial Arts below was using the Mystic Tortoise True Gang, capable of constructing a Gang Qi aerosol Faraday Cage. Secondly, were King Aqini to make such a move near the territory of the Scientific Knight Order now, the Scientific Knight Group would likely join forces to confront him internally.

In such a situation, the most suitable weapon to use would be the Orbital Troop Transport Pod.

It could quickly create encirclements on the ground and continuously call for reinforcements.

As Kanhara Shinhara and her group were being suppressed by the Blast Wind, Kanhara Shinhara took one last look in the direction of Xiang Shan.

—Sorry, Uncle Xiang. Perhaps even you can no longer understand us.

—Amidst the tragedies of history, humanity has already sacrificed too much. In the worst of historical calamities, before the empty calamities, we must find a way to transcend the cycle of tragedy.

—I’m sorry.