Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 784 - 29 Asgard

Chapter 784: Chapter 29 Asgard

"Well done," Xiang Shan suddenly exclaimed in admiration.

He sincerely meant the praise.

In the recent combat, Tumor Xiang Shan had merely pointed out the potential attacks from the opponent for Jeanne, suggesting the timing and positioning for counterattacks. While helpful for a Martial Artist, these were not the most crucial aspects of Martial Arts.

"Extracting meaningful parts from complex external information" and "planning strategically to utilize these elements effectively" were areas where the human brain excelled and computers did not. Xiang Shan considered these the essence of Cyber Martial Arts.

"Using the enemy’s weapon" was a tactic that came not from him, but was Jeanne’s own decision.

As a result, Jeanne lost four fingers. However, that move left the officer, whose Martial Arts skills were almost equal to Jeanne’s, completely incapacitated.

For Cybermen, "being injured" isn’t frightening. Damage to a Prosthetic Body is not "permanent." Yet, for Heroes who fight back-to-back battles, "management of prosthetic damage" is also a skill. The premise of "trading injury for life" depends on ensuring the injury does not become a fatal disadvantage in subsequent fights and that the Hero can survive until the next maintenance to replace the damaged prosthetic parts.

Tactically, Jeanne made a wise decision.

As usual, Jeanne ignored Xiang Shan’s words, spun in mid-air, and with a swift kick, sent the man’s head flying while roaring, "It wasn’t us who betrayed you! It was you bastards who betrayed us."

The Mobile Cavalry had no choice but to divert three of their number to restrain Jeanne from further action. Brilliant arcs of blade light and bursts from gun muzzles intertwined and clashed.

Immediately, the pressure on the chamber of commerce’s side lessened. With the fierce efforts of a few chamber of commerce guards, there seemed evidence of the situation being pushed back.

At that moment, sporadic gunfire also broke out in the distance.

Some bullets even directly targeted the Mobile Cavalry’s established firing points.

This was the counterattack from other local residents.

The residents of the Neutral City-State could truly be called "fierce." They all knew that they were not under the so-called "protection of civilization," and the government officials did not regard them as "people." The government officials were indifferent to their life and death. If an official entered their area to assassinate someone, they certainly wouldn’t care how many were affected en route.

In past records, there had even been instances where Protectors smuggled in small nuclear weapons to eliminate targets.

The residents of the Neutral City-State always held intense hostility toward Protectors.

And many bystanders skilled in the Firearms Path were enough to send shivers down the spine of the Mobile Cavalry.

As gunfire around them grew louder, the Mobile Cavalry began considering a retreat.

Being unable to overcome their targets for a long time signified mission failure for them.

Soon, the Mobile Cavalry left several wrecks behind, covering each other as they withdrew in an orderly fashion.

Jeanne did not pursue, nor did the chamber of commerce members. They all understood that this victory was largely due to the temporary alliance—if it were just members of Shan Commerce Guild or Jeanne alone, the Mobile Cavalry would have decimated them easily.

Yet there was no trust between the chamber of commerce members and Jeanne.

If Jeanne had pursued and the chamber of commerce members had not, the Mobile Cavalry would have had a significant chance to counterattack.

—Unless that bastard in her brain took over everything.

Jeanne remained on guard as she retreated, moving closer to Instructor Li’s prosthetic body. Aside from not having space for a Reactor, every part of this prosthetic body was high-grade.

First, Jeanne carefully removed a hand from the prosthetic body, then hacked into it, planning to transfer the remaining weapons from the prosthetic.

But just at that moment, a malicious wind struck from behind.

"Jeanne!" Asgard swung her weapon, aiming straight for Jeanne’s back. Jeanne swayed her body and dodged the blow.

Jeanne yelled, "Are you insane?"

"You... you..." Asgard was furious, "Isn’t it you who has problems? Wasn’t it you at the beginning who had issues? The one who got us purged..."

Asgard nearly cried out. The high-end voice pack perfectly conveyed her emotions.

"What are you going on about?" Jeanne dodged repeatedly. She was somewhat surprised.

Ten years ago, Asgard was one of the top members in the training camp. If Jeanne were to face Asgard, her chances of winning wouldn’t be higher than twenty percent. But now...

Asgard’s attacks, in her eyes, were actually...

"You’ve become this powerful, huh... Is it those memories?" Asgard yelled, "So powerful... But how could you do such a thing? You’ve doomed us... Li, Little Judy, and Kangbo... everyone is dead! All of them!"

Jeanne’s movements were like an insect in a tempest, continuously dodging Asgard’s attacks. She said, "I told you just now, it wasn’t me who betrayed them! I never betrayed anyone before we were purged!"

"Your martial arts style is now closer to Xiang Shan than before!"

Jeanne was also startled upon hearing this. She had never really been aware of it. Indeed, Xiang Shan taught her how to fight in that manner rather than fighting directly herself, also considering that "going by herself could possibly blow her cover."

— Had I been influenced unknowingly? Or...

Just then, the Xiang Shan in Jeanne’s mind inexplicably became excited. He prattled nonstop in her mind: [Ah, I know, I know. In this script, you should beat this girl up, subdue her, and then take her under your wing. It’s much more convenient to operate with two people rather than alone! Later, you can adopt the alias ’Silver King’, and this girl can be assigned the codename ’Silver-eyed Lion King’...]

[Shut the fuck up and stop going wild in my mind! Shut up!]

[Originally, I don’t even have a mouth.]

[Quiet!]

The two continued to exchange blows. But a stream of bullets hit the ground near their feet. Both of them had to jump back, thus separating them.

Several drones surrounded the two of them.

Another member of the caravan, armed with a long stick, stood there, his weapon already vaguely aimed at the two.

"Jin, what does this mean?" Asgard was a bit nervous.

"It means nothing." The caravan member named "Jin" said, "But I think we need to ask what you mean."

"What do you mean ’what do you mean’?"

The Mobile Cavalry seemed to be targeting you," Jin glanced at Jeanne. "Then this person... your friend? Just happened to be nearby and launched a raid on the Mobile Cavalry."

"Is this a coincidence? Or intentional?"

Jeanne immediately raised her hands, "No, I didn’t know she was here beforehand. But for us... people like us, a Neutral City-State is much safer than Terrestrial Planets."