Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 783 - 28: Market Clash [Part 3]

Chapter 783: Chapter 28: Market Clash [Part 3]

At that moment, something incredible happened.

The Mobile Cavalry facing Jeanne raised his Sonicon Blade, with its stance already enveloping her dodge zone, and his upper arm’s shield could also block most fatal shots at this distance. Theoretically speaking, an enemy of this level would have difficulty breaking through this move.

But as if hitting the jackpot, the enemy raised his gun and fired. The bullet grazed a blind spot at the hilt of his sword and struck his shoulder. The timing was extraordinarily cunning, causing his movement to freeze for an instant and his stance to entirely warp.

He realized this was bad and immediately slashed forward.

But Jeanne had already used the recoil to retreat backward, firing three more bullets in the process.

The Mobile Cavalryman’s stance was disrupted by the bullets, and as he swung his great sword, his own actions impeded him, leaving him unable to defend. The three follow-up bullets hit near the first impact point, shattering the External Armor and leaving the Mobile Cavalryman half-immobilized, instantly rendered combat ineffective.

—The fourth...

Jeanne immediately fired off a burst of bullets while controlling her form with the Magnetic Field Generator. She weaved through the air with such agility that it gave the illusion of defying the laws of inertia.

But following her were another two Mobile Cavalrymen.

One of the Mobile Cavalrymen wielded a submachine gun similar to Jeanne’s, while the other held a white flame flame-tip spear.

The submachine gun of the first Mobile Cavalryman immediately projected faint red lights. These lights split into several beams, directly marking the most likely direction of his firearm’s movement.

The conical propellant of the white flame flame-tip spear was also highlighted with red flashing special effects. The midpoint of the spear featured an erratic yellow crosshair.

Not only that, but several white light circles also began to appear on the ground, steadily decreasing in size. The shapes of the light circles were even reminiscent of "feet."

Jeanne grasped the significance in an instant. The light circles were shrinking at different rates, indicating the order in which she should step. Without thinking twice, Jeanne danced through the light circles as if performing a routine.

Her body precisely evaded the flame-tip spear’s attack range. At that moment, she raised one hand, twisting her body into an awkward position that paradoxically allowed her to dodge two bullets.

Jeanne grabbed the position of the flame-tip spear’s yellow crosshair, now engaged in a struggle with the opponent. It was precisely the point where his force was weakest. The startled Mobile Cavalryman desperately used his gun.

Jeanne released the magnetism under her feet, and her body was flung into the air. With her free hand, she exchanged fire with the gun-wielding Mobile Cavalryman. Because of her proximity to the Mobile Cavalryman with the long weapon, he hesitated, and Jeanne managed to suppress him.

In that instant, a yellow crosshair appeared at the waist of the Mobile Cavalryman with the long spear in front of her.

Jeanne threw a punch.

Right at that moment, the Mobile Cavalryman was in the midst of withdrawing his gun, caught between spent force and undeveloped power, and was surprisingly unbalanced by her punch.

Then, several red crosshairs simultaneously appeared on several joints of the enemy.

Jeanne followed with a series of punches, combined with bullets at the tip of her fists, crippling the Mobile Cavalryman.

—The fifth...

A Magnetic Chain weapon arrived just in time, rescuing this Mobile Cavalryman. Jeanne did not pursue. If this had been on the surface of a terrestrial planet in the Solar System, Jeanne would undoubtedly have chosen to chase. Within the Protector’s stronghold, Mobile Cavalrymen can quickly get new Prosthetic Bodies through orbital airdrops and nearby support, rejoining the battle rapidly. But here, in this Neutral City-State, the incapacitated Mobile Cavalrymen only had limited Prosthetic Bodies they could carry. As such, these incapacitated soldiers would instead tie down the effort of other Mobile Cavalrymen.

Two more Mobile Cavalry joined the fray, surrounding Jeanne. Their weapons were marked with blue flashes—seemingly a lesser threat.

But in this moment, the Mobile Cavalry felt that this enemy had become exceptionally terrifying.

Jeanne raised both her submachine guns at once, firing them simultaneously. She could always shoot in two different directions, and there was always an enemy in each. Every time a bullet was fired, she would use the recoil to spin her body, like a magnificent dance. The "Roune Dance" made her movement technique unpredictable.

If this were a martial arts film, then Jeanne’s sequence of movements would undoubtedly be the most stunning long take. She darted in and out among the three of them like a ghost, and all three Mobile Cavalry were wounded.

"Jeanne Osta Janis!" a new enemy advanced.

This enemy, with six large firearms held in his four hands and armpits, roared and charged at Jeanne.

Jeanne recognized this man immediately. His surname was Li, and he was an instructor from her old training camp.

Upon closer reflection, before Jeanne and the others were purged, some non-trainees, including Instructor Li, had left the training camp ahead of time.

It seemed likely that this instructor had played a part in the events of those days.

Jeanne was immediately filled with rage.

But Instructor Li picked a very good moment to close in. At this instant, Jeanne had just emptied the bullets in her submachine guns.

Martial Artists of the Firearms Path, who relied on recoil for their movement techniques, had this vulnerability. The moment of "reloading" was when they were most defenseless.

Firearms Path Martial Artists would set up devices on their lower back or on the outer side of their thighs for automatic magazine changes, and some would even have emergency magazines on their forearms that could automatically load into the firearms. They also embedded gun barrels within the prosthetic limbs on their hands and feet, using bullet-bearing hand-to-hand combat moves to help themselves through the fragile reloading period.

At this very moment, Jeanne was inserting one of the guns back into its holster at her lower back to reset. Her stance meant she couldn’t immediately raise her gun to counterattack. Jeanne retreated along the metallic cliff, while the large-caliber handgun from her external armor popped out, sliding into the palm of her hand.

In the time it took for a few steps, Instructor Li was already upon her.

"Traitor!" Instructor Li bellowed, thrusting his six large firearms at once.

Jeanne pushed off the ground, gathering her strength to change her direction of movement in less than half a second, and charged forward. The tips of the six large firearms grazed her body armor, sparking a few flashes.

The firearms went limp in that instant—these were not traditional large firearms. Similar to chain swords, they were weapons capable of strangling the enemy!

Jeanne drew her hands back in front of her chest, as if in a guard. She made minor swinging motions in several directions with her fists and firearms, shooting while the weapons were limp. Five metal chains were deflected by the bullets, opening up space for Jeanne.

Instructor Li also threw a punch, aiming for Jeanne’s ribs, hoping to disrupt her balance.

But Jeanne, as if she had the foresight of a Prophet, had already half a step ahead prepared to unleash her Unloading Force. She spun half a circle in the low gravity, rolling half a turn over his lower arm, dodging the strike.

Instructor Li swung his arm outward, pushing Jeanne away and toward a metal chain.

However, Jeanne was already silently holding another metal chain. Instructor Li’s movement inadvertently caused the metal chain to loosely coil half a turn around his neck.

Before Instructor Li could react, the metal chain, detecting a specific range of pressure, contracted abruptly. It simultaneously crushed four of Jeanne’s fingers and half of Instructor Li’s neck, and flung Jeanne back onto the "ground."