Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 649 - 293: Three People Walking

Chapter 649: Chapter 293: Three People Walking

Yuki ultimately did not take Panic on the road.

It seemed that Panic took the phrase "I will send you to another’s home" very personally. She absolutely refused to leave with Yuki.

The little girl was only four or five years old. Fortunately, Ai Tielang assured that he could look after her for a while, and only then did Yuki leave with ease.

Before Yuki left, he had agreed on the location of the next stronghold with Ai Tielang.

In the city, Heroes continually changed their strongholds to evade the government’s blockade.

The surveillance blind spots created by the Heroes were periodically concentrated on by the government for repair. After each repair, the Heroes had to create these kinds of surveillance blind spots all over the city again—most of which would not actually be used, but merely served to conceal their true intentions.

Apart from the Heroes, the local gangs also tried to do similar things. However, the gangs did not use EMPs but constructed buildings or fortifications to block the cameras’ view.

However, it is said that three years ago, the local gangs suddenly went mad, attacking each other and at the same time striking at the Protector’s camp. Since this event happened concurrently with the assassination of the vice captain of the local Scientific Knight Order, rumors suggested that it was the Heroes who had instigated it all.

Now, the gang power in this city is very weak, and many of the surveillance blind spots created by the gangs are unclaimed, with various concealed social groups occupying those areas.

If the situation is right, Ai Tielang would choose to destroy some of the more violently inclined gangs and take over their strongholds.

Yuki knew that Ai Tielang had already scouted the area.

If all went well, when Yuki returned, they would find a more stable stronghold.

Thus, after saying goodbye to Ai Tielang and Panic, Yuki set off on his journey back home.

But he was not alone.

Liu Ri asked carelessly, "How much farther? Feels like we’ve been walking forever."

Yuki sighed, "So what exactly are you doing here?"

Another boy said, "Don’t talk like that! He means well, right? The wilderness is quite dangerous, isn’t it?"

"You also brought this guy along..." Yuki sighed, "This is a major road, a highway! Ordinary Green Forest wouldn’t dare to come to such a place!"

In this era, there indeed are highways, but mostly between two cities—precisely speaking, "between superstructures of two high-level military officers who are Protectors." The government uses them to transport materials or rapidly deploy ground forces.

Besides such "main arteries," there are no other "feeder roads."

Some of these roads are public constructions by Protectors, and some are private properties of Lords. The former is available for public use, but the latter depends purely on the Lord’s personal decisions.

But one thing is certain. Killing someone on the highway is like slapping the Lord in the face.

The Green Forest based in nearby strongholds usually won’t kill people on the highway since it would provoke the Lord, leading the Lord to send troops to eliminate bandits.

The greatest danger on the highway is essentially the "passing Green Forest." These Green Forest come from far away to travel to distant places, and having exhausted too much of their resources in the wilderness, they plan to rob and run.

— The reason Yuki was so familiar with this was because this was the road often traveled by his mother.

Yuki’s prosthetic eye sent an infrared signal to Liu Ri, "Answer the question, ah!"

"Ha! Aren’t we sworn brothers to the death?"

"Yikes! Who said I was your brother! My master isn’t someone who just takes on disciples willy-nilly! And, and!"

Yuki subtly pointed at the young boy.

"Why did you bring this Han Zhun guy along? Are you out of your mind?"

This young man, called Han Zhun, was a student at Hiroshi Matsushima’s Iron Block Style dojo. He primarily studied at Hiroshi Matsushima’s dojo, and it was said that he also took supplemental courses at other dojos.

The point was, Han Zhun was neither a hero nor affiliated with heroes.

"Wow! Listen to how you say that! Han Zhun harbors aspirations for chivalry, doesn’t he? I’m just creating opportunities to guide him!" Liu Ri replied, "Developing Chivalrous Power! Both Martial Ancestor and the Fourth Martial God have discussed this in their texts!"

"That’s true, but we don’t have the right external environment, do we?" Yuki wished he could cover his head with his hands, "Both of us only have half-baked inner strength, just beginners’ level; talking like this means we have to stare each other down for several seconds! Han Zhun is even giving us weird looks!"

"Then tell him we’re planning to start a family... "

Yuki kicked Liu Ri in the abdomen with a swift motion.

For Homo sapiens, a "kick to the belly" conveys much more hostility than a "kick to the shins" or a "kick to the butt" because the abdomen of Homo sapiens lacks defensive capabilities, being a critical vulnerability. The abdominal muscles offer much less protection than the muscles of the buttocks or legs, yet the abdominal cavity contains delicate internal organs.

However, it’s different for cyber martial artists. Martial artists with highly cyberized bodies have their abdomens covered with thick armor, and the torso can be fitted with adequate shock-absorbing layers. By comparison, the legs, which bear locomotive functions, are somewhat more constrained. Additionally, damage to the leg’s motor components is more dangerous than impacts to the torso. Many cyber martial artists would rather take a bullet with their chest armor than take a hit on their legs.

In the eyes of Yuki and Liu Ri, a "kick to the abdomen" was actually closer to "playing around."

Watching the interaction between Yuki and Liu Ri, Han Zhun’s eyes lit up, "You didn’t use a public chat tool just now, right? That’s some hero technique, isn’t it!"

"Cough cough... just a private chat," Yuki said, "If heroes used this technique, they would have been wiped out long ago!"

"Do you guys have any... uh, topics to talk about?" Han Zhun persisted.

Yuki could only look up subtly at the roadside surveillance equipment.

At that, Han Zhun shut his mouth.

Yuki sighed. After he had suggested going back to his hometown yesterday, Liu Ri insisted on coming along. As a result, on their way out of the city, they ran into Han Zhun, who was working as a mover. Han Zhun had always been interested in Yuki and Liu Ri’s group, and upon seeing Yuki leaving the city, he immediately expressed his desire to tag along.

Liu Ri almost instantly agreed, leaving Yuki with no good reason to object.

—Well, it’s not particularly dangerous, so let’s just go with it.

That’s what Yuki was thinking.

The three of them walked along the main road for a while, and then Yuki led them around a bend. This was what is generally referred to as the "Wilderness Area." If there was anywhere most likely to encounter the Green Forest, it would be here.

Yuki had intended to remind his companions of this. But as soon as they left the surveillance area, Han Zhun got excited. He sidled up to Liu Ri and said, "Liu Ri, bro! Now that there’s no surveillance, tell me the truth! Are you a hero or what?"