Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 775 - 21: Mystery Forces

Chapter 775: Chapter 21: Mystery Forces

In their confrontation with that mysterious force, Jeanne’s hand was instantly shattered. Those guys were highly skilled in martial arts, and they also directly used heavy firepower. Jeanne suffered heavy losses under the surprise attack.

Tumor Xiang Shan temporarily took over the body, relying on his advanced martial arts cultivation to forcibly break out.

Then, during the escape, Xiang Shan used his inner strength to destroy all externally accessible surveillance systems.

In a safe house prepared in advance, Jeanne finally had a chance to catch her breath.

"Who are they..." Jeanne was extremely frightened, "to be so powerful..."

The prosthetic bodies used by those martial artists were quite ordinary, resembling those of common people in Jianghu. However, their level in martial studies was unusually high.

Martial artists of this rank, if placed within the Protector sequence, could basically obtain the position of a high-level military officer— that is, above the First Heavenly Layer.

And within Jianghu...

Earth and Venus are still manageable. If there is a Hero from Mars who climbed to this level, he would most likely try to make his way to the Asteroid Belt and then meet up with the Black Ship Righteous Followers and White Fleet Prosthetics Followers. Alternatively, he could also time the Jupiter orbital period to bypass the Jupiter universe and go directly to the Saturn universe.

Martial artists of this level can also play a significant role in cosmic battles.

"I’m certain, they have another prosthetic body, one above the First Heavenly Layer, and it’s very suitable for Mars’ thin atmosphere..." Xiang Shan pondered, "If you carefully dismantle their strategy group, it’s not hard to discover that most of their techniques are compatible with the ’First Heavenly Layer above thin atmosphere specialized prosthetic body’... Any slight incompatibilities can also be explained. This isn’t their main prosthetic body used."

"—But, would high-level military officers change their prosthetic bodies to defend the Scientific Knight Order?"

"Impossible," Jeanne stated decisively, "If those four martial artists are all of this level, then they are already about equal to most of the defense force of the Holy McGovern Knight Order. It’s impossible to have so many officers..."

Xiang Shan pondered, "They’re not Heroes, and definitely not Rangers... Interesting. It seems like some people have banded together to form a different force."

In the face of this power, Jeanne chose to temporarily avoid the limelight.

Regarding this, Xiang Shan remarked that it was a wise decision.

"You are still too weak, girl. You need more training." Xiang Shan sighed, "Right now, they probably still think you are someone who imitates Martial Ancestor Xiang Shan well, but if I have to substitute for you every time, it won’t be long before the news of ’Martial God’s reincarnation’ spreads around Mars."

"Hmph, as if I needed you to tell me that..." Jeanne bitterly said, "I will never let you, this old rascal, take the driver’s seat... It feels awful."

Tumor Xiang Shan was a mutation and transformation that originated from the low-level functional zone. He was closer to the region called "instinct" than Jeanne’s advanced cortical layer.

The easier people are controlled by their instincts, the easier it is for Tumor Xiang Shan to control Jeanne.

And the more uncomfortable it is to be controlled by one’s instincts, the more painful it is for Jeanne when Tumor Xiang Shan bypasses the surface consciousness to control her body.

"Don’t worry, I wouldn’t do such a thing unless absolutely necessary."

"Martial God’s reincarnation... Isn’t that exactly what you’re after?"

"But clearly, my birth was a conspiracy. Maybe today I claim to be the Martial God, and tomorrow the Black Hand behind the scenes could control me to stir up trouble in Jianghu," Tumor Xiang Shan said.

Fortunately, those experts did not manage to pinpoint Jeanne immediately.

The momentary outstanding performance by Xiang Shan misled them—those covertly active experts seemed to think that Jeanne was also similar to them, a master above the First Heavenly Layer, and had switched her prosthetic body to conceal her martial arts and sneak in.

They focused on "searching nearby locations that might hide Heavy Prostheses."

This gave Jeanne the chance to escape.

In the following years, Jeanne traveled through several Martian cities.

With the help of Xiang Shan, Jeanne was gradually able to discern those Martial Artists from the mysterious force by their "demeanor" in a crowd.

During several confrontations, Jeanne finally learned the name of this mysterious force—"Six Dragons Sect."

A completely nonsensical name.

Jeanne collected many rumors about the Six Dragons Sect from Jianghu. In the Asteroid Belt, some Heroes had heard of this force. But they thought it was just a small power moving between several Neutral City-States in the Asteroid Belt. A few comments suggested that the Six Dragons Sect could be a "white glove" for some Scientific Knights, doing things against the Dyson Principle on their behalf.

"’A power moving between Neutral City-States’? What a joke!" Jeanne was very surprised, "With the force they have hidden on Mars, they could easily sweep through those so-called Neutral City-States, right?"

The so-called "Neutral City-States" are ramshackle powers established on numerous warship wrecks and still-operating reactors in the Asteroid Belt. The strongest individual fighters among them are at most equivalent to mid-to-low-ranking officers from the Protector’s side.

Of course, that’s all on the surface. Over the decades, some experts who were tired of fighting had moved there.

But few people counted this force among those of the Neutral City-States—they just happened to live there.

It was hard to believe that the Six Dragons Sect was a force formed by the remnants of defeated soldiers in the Asteroid Belt.

However, this also reminded Jeanne.

The Six Dragons Sect was also very active in the Asteroid Belt.

If the Six Dragons Sect really was connected to the Scientific Knights, then Mars was essentially equivalent to the headquarters of the Six Dragons Sect. Here, Jeanne had to face not just the government’s warrants but also confront the masters of the Six Dragons Sect.

But it was different in the Asteroid Belt.

Over the years, Jeanne had also infiltrated righteousness groups and established contacts with some Scientific Knights inclined towards heroism, even borrowing underground laboratories several times.

But none of the underground laboratories set up by the Scientific Knights themselves met Jeanne’s needs.

The underground laboratories were places where the Scientific Knights, inclined towards heroism, cleverly managed their accounts and surreptitiously moved some equipment and resources out of surveillance to meet some of the technical needs of Mars Heroes.

There were no laboratories capable of "finding specific membrane receptors and calculating the corresponding specific ligands."

And the Scientific Knights Jeanne had access to didn’t have the privilege to maintain "scientific privacy" in the laboratories.

Staying any longer on Mars was meaningless.

Compared to that, moving to the weaker government-controlled Asteroid Belt also facilitated Jeanne in her maneuvering possibilities.

Having made this decision, Jeanne did not hesitate and decided to head to the Asteroid Belt immediately.

In response, Xiang Shan again expressed affirmation, "You’re becoming more decisive. That’s good. And I think it’s still a wise decision."