Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 869 - 114 Dolphins in Action

Chapter 869: Chapter 114 Dolphins in Action

Twenty minutes ago.

Yuki closed his eyes and connected his perception with the sonar. He could feel the three supercavitating torpedoes getting closer. Xiang Shan had told him about such situations before.

In the worst-case scenario, the enemy would entangle him and then launch torpedoes at Yuki and the others.

Xiang Shan could shoot down the torpedoes heading towards him with bullets, but he couldn’t do anything about the torpedoes targeting others. Xiang Shan’s bullets were kinetic weapons, and even though they were equipped with propellant, the amount that could be installed into a single bullet was extremely limited. In such an environment, they simply couldn’t catch up with torpedoes aimed elsewhere.

In these circumstances, they could only rely on themselves.

Yuki had already pushed the speed to its maximum. However, there was a speed difference of over 140 knots between the vehicle and the supercavitating torpedoes.

It’s like someone walking leisurely while a car speeds towards him at over 200 kilometers per hour.

The speed of a commercial airliner taking off/landing, or a high-speed train, that’s about how fast it is.

Yuki was like a leisurely old man facing a speeding train.

Yuki closed his prosthetic eye, took a deep breath, and then opened it again.

This action was repeated several times.

Then, he picked up Panic.

"Sorry, little one," Yuki said. "Things aren’t looking great. I’m not confident I can win this round. You’ll have to think for yourself."

Panic didn’t understand but could still tell from Yuki’s tone that things were not good. Thinking about Xiang Shan’s departure, the little girl furrowed her brows. She patted Yuki’s face, "Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid."

"I’m not. Later, you shouldn’t be afraid either." Yuki lifted Panic high, almost hitting his head: "Listen, Panic, this is a game. You go out and find the land. As long as you can find the land, you win. But if I find you first, no candy for you."

Saying this, Yuki stuffed Panic into the escape pod that was already prepared and closed the hatch.

Panic tried hard to hit the reinforced glass, feeling very anxious.

She didn’t want to be separated from Yuki. Yuki sighed, connected the communication channel, and spoke to Panic inside: "I’ll also be doing my task soon... Hmm, if I don’t lose, I’ll find you quickly. Then you won’t get any candy. Helping you brush teeth is really annoying."

"Eek! Are you lying?"

"No lies. I don’t like helping you brush teeth. You need to learn how to brush your own teeth."

Yuki stopped talking and initiated the disengagement program. Mechanical arms stuffed the escape pod into the chamber hatch.

Yuki closed the hatch and sat down again, closing his eyes.

He still had a few wire-guided torpedoes, meant for handling near-range targets.

For a master of the Firearms Path, the application of martial arts is not limited to "using hand-held guns" in such narrow fields. Operating missile launchers is still part of Martial Studies. Any firearm is an extension of a Martial Artist’s body.

If it were Yuan Wenren, perhaps he could easily use wire-guided torpedoes to destroy the oncoming supercavitating torpedoes.

But Yuki didn’t have such confidence.

He couldn’t guarantee he could do this.

Yuki prioritized releasing Panic. Panic’s escape pod would remain silent and only activate after the torpedoes passed by.

These torpedoes were now very far from the launch point. Electromagnetic signals are hard to propagate in the sea; wire-guided signals would be too costly over such long distances, so it’s unlikely. Those torpedoes were probably pre-programmed with targets and judged by AI.

Panic would not be recognized as a target.

Those torpedoes would head toward Yuki.

Then, it would be Yuki’s battle with the torpedoes.

Yuki closed his eyes, recalling the practice with his master in the Virtual Space.

His master used a large prosthetic body, making sudden charges...

At that time, he and Liu Ri used prosthetic bodies whose stats were weaker than Xiang Shan’s, not only was their attack feeble, but they were also less flexible. Once that prosthetic moved, he and Liu Ri couldn’t catch up. Purely relying on reaction, they couldn’t dodge that prosthetic’s charges.

— Predict in advance...

— Make the move at the right moment...

Later, Xiang Shan demonstrated, letting Yuki and Liu Ri use the large prosthetic. He and Liu Ri exchanged glances and kept charging repeatedly, fully utilizing the prosthetic’s advantages in speed and strength.

— At that time, what did the master rely on to win...

— It wasn’t simple reaction, but anticipation.

— That’s right, the AI attached to the torpedo surely is dumber than the master... a lot dumber than Liu Ri.

It’s equivalent to dodging a high-speed train that doesn’t rely on rails with the reflexes of an eighty-year-old.

Not an impossible figure.

Yuki had already calmed his mindset.

..................

When Panic fell into the sea, she felt a whirl around her. She thought the situation was quite fun and almost forgot about the outside world for a moment.

But minutes later, she heard a deafening roar. Two torpedoes skimmed past the escape pod, chasing distant targets.

Panic could tell what was "weapon," and she screamed in surprise. Soon... the little girl found it hard to describe the length of time. A muffled explosion came from afar. Unlike anything she’d heard before.

But the little girl still cried out.

"Wuu... wu wu wu..."

From sobbing to wailing.

Yuki was really dumb, very bad at lying.

But now, no one else can...

"Wuu... wah ah ah ah!"

Suddenly, the escape pod was bumped. Panic was terrified, screaming loudly.

Outside came a sharp and rhythmic sound.

[Hey hey! What a magical thing is this? It seems to have a sound... Oh! There’s a response if you poke it!] Hikashi used her long snout to poke at the thing that escaped from under the torpedo: [The most wonderful sound never heard... it sounds a bit like our kind...]

[This is probably a detector.] Kledec gently bit Hikashi’s tail to express displeasure: [Don’t get too close, don’t get too close! Don’t get too close!!]

[It’s so silent, without any active detection... Oh oh...]

At this time, the light came on.

The light above the escape pod seat lit up. Considering humans’ fear of darkness, Xiang Shan installed lighting for the psychological well-being of the passengers.

This also attracted the attention of the dolphins.

[Such gentle light, right in front.] Hikashi swam around, resting her eyes on the glass door of the escape pod.

As is well-known, dolphins’ vision is actually not very good.

[Oh oh... What is this? A creature! Cute little thing! Oh oh, what does it look like? The medium inside doesn’t seem liquid? It’s actually not liquid!] Kledec swam over and examined: [This is, a human cub?]