Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 685 - 329: Questioning

Chapter 685: Chapter 329: Questioning

Hiroshi Matsushima knocked down several Rangers like lightning.

According to Zero, Rangers, when facing an enemy like the Solo Kill King whose Inner Strength is clearly superior, would choose to actively shut down their wireless networks and some detection functions to avoid Inner Strength attacks. Therefore, at this moment their defenses against surrounding threats were weaker.

Hiroshi Matsushima almost instantly killed two Mobile Cavalry.

He asked Jader, "Why are you guys here?"

"What?" Jader suddenly became excited, "Senior brother? Is that really you, senior brother? Hahahaha!"

"Weren’t you supposed to be in the south?" Hiroshi Matsushima roared while dealing with Rangers.

Jader immediately connected to the wireless signal: "About that. The Nameless Hero received a call for help and immediately pulled us all over... It’s good that we came."

Hiroshi Matsushima killed another Ranger, then asked, "Isn’t the area surrounded by a blockade? How did you get in?"

As far as Hiroshi Matsushima knew, the government had simply dug a huge trench at the edge of the city in recent days. Some of the shallower escape tunnels had been severed. The sand from the execution platform was taken from there. This was just a small part of that huge trench.

"Senior brother, you don’t know, the reason Pine Eagle City has such a complex underground network, besides that underground river, is because this place is a subway node! We found the deepest railway from the old era. Nameless Senior seems very familiar with this. The tunnel had collapsed, but Burrow Dragon managed to clear a path. The government hasn’t dug down to that depth yet."

Jader was very excited, "Nameless Senior is really familiar with these secrets!"

A thought struck Hiroshi Matsushima, "Martial... Where is the Nameless Hero?"

"After he downloaded your combat video with that Zhao guy, he went down again, said he was going to send Old Zhao off." Jader laughed loudly, "You see, senior brother, look at you now! I told you! I said—ouch!"

Jader was so proud that he overlooked his surroundings and didn’t see a grenade coming. Hiroshi Matsushima, quick-eyed and quick-handed, pulled him aside and the two of them dodged the direct hit. The explosion shattered the roof of the building.

As they landed, Hiroshi Matsushima’s knee pinned down a Ranger, cushioning his own fall with that Ranger, ending the life of another.

Jader, who had grabbed onto the wall in mid-air, landed half a step late. By the time he landed, Hiroshi Matsushima had already taken off the remaining Ranger’s head.

Hiroshi Matsushima tossed the head aside and said, "What’s next?"

"Stabilize the crowd, find the command tower, assassinate the front-line commander," Jader said. "Even if you can kill combatants in one move, try not to get too entangled and look for those who seem like they are in command."

Even in this era, where tactical command AI can precisely direct a battlefield down to a single soldier, a tactical squad still requires a leading officer to fully utilize its combat power.

At that moment, a fiery blaze rose up in the distance. A group of Burrow Dragons had set off from below and installed directional explosives under a defense line. Another group of Heroes had charged into the gun emplacement, efficiently reaping the lives of the Machine Gunners.

They were opening a path for those who wanted to flee.

Jader nodded and shot down two approaching drones with burst fire, "It seems like things are going smoothly over there as well."

Hiroshi Matsushima, meanwhile, pulled out a nearby Ranger and casually killed him, "Over there? Are you making sure there’s a way out?"

"Way out? No no no, what we want is to completely disrupt the government’s order, rendering them incapable of pursuing us," Jader looked up, "Hey, the dirt-happy noble is coming. Senior brother, can you still stand against him right now?"

A magnificent arc emerged from the top of the Pine Eagle Building. The Heavenly God was plummeting towards his rebellious district.

Hiroshi Matsushima glanced at his right hand, which was trembling slightly, "Ten moves... maybe fifteen."

"That’s it then," declared the Solo Kill King. "Retreat..."

But at that moment, the situation changed again.

Countless drones positioned higher up suddenly projected large amounts of red light beams onto the ground. Hiroshi Matsushima and Jader were also standing in the center of one of the light beams.

Hiroshi Matsushima realized something was wrong, so he immediately pulled Jader away.

The Lord’s mount beneath him discarded its depleted jet rockets, and the dual sets of rotors on either side unfolded, hovering midair.

Old Master Zhao stood like that in midair. Then, the armor on his shoulders opened up. His shoulders were somewhat elevated, resembling wing-like pads, and partly like turrets. Inside, there were actually a pair of laser guns.

The Lord didn’t hesitate to fire at the red light beams below.

Flashes of gunfire and explosions occurred in succession.

The Lord’s weapon was powered by a small fusion reactor, with a power output that was truly terrifying. That pair of laser weapons could instantly blast away average machinery. Explosions happened one after another, proving to be even more efficient than usual bombings.

At this point, everyone understood that the red areas were the locations the Lord intended to bombard.

More drones converged, casting even more red zones onto the ground. The crowd had no choice but to start dodging.

But Amilcare had no intention of killing too many people. "Genetic diversity" was one of his performance indicators. With his hands crossed over his chest, his tone was filled with pity, "Fools, cease your resistance. You are merely pawns of the Hero, pitiful chess pieces."

"Remember. The network you use daily, your initial Prosthetic Bodies, the knowledge chips you utilize – which of them isn’t a gift from the government? Have you contributed to human civilization? Ask yourselves, fools, have you done anything for human civilization?"

"The Protectors still provide the most basic protection, ensuring that everyone’s freedom is not infringed upon by fictitious entities. The Scientific Knight Order is still advancing into the unknown, showcasing humanity’s glory. We are the ones contributing bricks and mortar to mankind’s productivity!"

Amilcare’s giant lance swept slowly. Though this lance was clearly the most rudimentary melee weapon, for some reason, those who found themselves targeted by it felt a surge of fear.

"Go home... Go home, fools," the man of pity cried out, "Think carefully about what you have done for human civilization, then go home. With the exception of the ringleader, I am willing to overlook past offenses..."

But at that moment, a voice suddenly entered a channel that had been prepared in advance, "If your productivity has nothing to do with their well-being, then to them, your productivity is also meaningless, servant of the Throne."

"Human civilization exists for the sake of humanity. Humans created civilization for the sake of humanity. Since the ’civilization’ you speak of isn’t created by them, and they’ve contributed nothing to your ’civilization,’ then why not let them go and develop their own civilization?"

Amilcare was shocked, "Who is this? How dare they invade my channel?"

Yet the voice continued, "Ah, right, speaking of the Scientific Knight."

At this point, the channel that Amilcare had reserved for his own broadcast was hijacked by a new video feed.

It showed the top of the Pine Eagle Building. The Holy Knight Ashur-Lei-Goodrian was waiting there.