Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 928 - 163: Seize

Chapter 928: Chapter 163: Seize

Xiang Shan connected to the recently hijacked missiles using a wired method. These missiles were installed within a rectangular launcher that was five meters long, with a width and height of two meters each. The heavy prosthesis could lift this device, carrying it to complete the launch.

The missiles scattered like dazzling fireworks, then locked onto the remaining flight warriors.

These Military Martial Arts Practitioners specialized in martial arts that required aircraft-form prosthetic bodies. These prostheses can change their structure when necessary, transforming from "aircraft" into a "limbed, pseudo-biological form"—of course, changing into a bipedal humanoid shape is too unrealistic, at most equivalent to "retracting limb prostheses regenerating" level.

This martial art originally emerged from Earth. In battles involving aerospace planes, airborne launch platforms, and early space-based weapon platforms near the Karman line, this martial art came into existence, but remained on the fringes of martial studies for quite some time. It truly flourished on Jupiter. The vast skies of Jupiter provided sufficient room for the martial studies to unfold. Warriors could use the aerodynamic form changes and shifts in weight during transformation to actively induce a stall and instantly alter their trajectory.

Due to the light and agile design of these aerial prosthetic bodies, this martial art is often supplemented with Magnetic Chain Soft Weapons and Grapple Anchors—close combat weapons that are usually considered unusual methods in regular land warfare.

It is said that the Brave King within Jupiter’s atmosphere is particularly skilled in this martial art. He even managed to outmaneuver dogfighting enemies within the atmosphere by suddenly changing speed, then docking with a predetermined drone to quickly swap prosthetic body components.

Of course, these warriors clearly do not possess such expertise.

They were quickly cleared out by a wave of full volley fire.

Meanwhile, a warship in the distance continued to fire. However, their missiles were consistently preemptively detonated by Sagittarius’s sniping, with only a few kinetic energy projectiles collapsing half of the base.

Xiang Shan nodded: "Well, this makes things easier."

Saying that, he rushed towards the dock.

Seeing the aerial forces cleared, the warships assessed their "loss ratio" had exceeded the benchmark, and the target’s strength was far beyond their remaining martial power, allowing them to issue a retreat command. The soldiers, long since lacking the will to fight, retreated immediately.

Xiang Shan approached a submarine, quickly rewriting the system programs. This submarine seemed responsible for transporting materials to several underwater stations, so the cargo hold doors were sufficiently large. Xiang Shan opened the doors.

Suddenly, a loud noise erupted behind him. Sagittarius even pulled out a large piece of maintenance equipment directly from the ruins. The equipment seemed forcibly detached. If any walls obstructed, Sagittarius would simply destroy them. Under the violence of Sagittarius’s prosthesis, walls without a sheltering function were no more resilient than cookies.

Sagittarius exerted force from dozens of meters away, directly hurling the iron behemoth. Xiang Shan immediately dashed forward, catching it while swiftly retreating. Reaching the shore, he performed a backward jump, smoothly leaping into the cargo hold, then gently placed the device down.

As Xiang Shan left the cabin, Sagittarius had already thrown in a second large piece of equipment.

Next came some supplemental resources.

Within a few minutes, Sagittarius rushed into the cargo hold with the last batch of materials. Meanwhile, Xiang Shan stood on the shore, picked up some missile launchers, and engaged in a shootout with the retreating warships. The submarine quickly sank.

Sagittarius secured the instruments inside the submarine.

Several dozen minutes later, a cabin door of the submarine opened. Xiang Shan’s physical body emerged, alongside an individual not willing to disclose their identity.

At this moment, Sagittarius was operating dozens of engineering robots stored in the submarine to accelerate securing the giant equipment.

The Nameless Swordsman had also brought some items. He laid them on the ground and said, "Inside the sunken warship, there were some usable resources. I collected some which are difficult for heroes to acquire. Perhaps they’ll be of use to you."

Xiang Shan nodded: "Thanks... Speaking of which, you used to be a One Layer Heaven Martial Artist, right?"

The Nameless Swordsman nodded: "That’s correct."

In this era, the density of One Layer Heaven Martial Artists within the universe fleet is somewhat higher. A practitioner beyond the First Layer Heavenly Land can sweep through the members of a warship with overwhelming force. And many key vessels require warriors of corresponding skill levels for counteraction. The Swift Army under King of Godspeed is particularly extreme, with nearly all members being One Layer Heaven Martial Artists—or to put it simply, those without sufficient neural reflexes to keep up with King of Godspeed’s actions won’t be able to join his armed forces.

Xiang Shan said: "But you don’t use it anymore?"

"The reactor density is too high; using it underwater is quite inconvenient," the martial artist shrugged. "Moreover, my prosthesis was mostly damaged before I plunged into the ocean. Even with a complete reactor, it wouldn’t have helped, so I just donated it to the whales. Besides, nuclear fuel is difficult to replenish here."

Xiang Shan pointed at the advanced military officer prosthesis he retrieved last: "I’ll fix this later; you can use it if needed—as a favor to me, as insurance. If you don’t wish to fight, I won’t request battle from you until it’s absolutely necessary."

The martial artist thought for a moment: "Okay."

"I’ll remove some parts. You can fiddle with it and come up with a modification blueprint."

The martial artist glanced at the large instruments Xiang Shan was securing: "Is this the reason you took action?"

"Yes, this specialized engineering instrument, even though I could make it myself, time and resources are too limited." Xiang Shan said, "It’s far more convenient taking a finished product from the government."

The martial artist nodded: "What’s its significance?"

"This prosthetic body and Sagittarius’s device, in this era, aren’t considered outstanding. At least, defeating a specialized underwater One Layer Heaven Martial Artist in underwater combat is impossible. Even with targeted martial studies and weapons ready, it’s the same." Xiang Shan said, "This time, to hunt that target without affecting future actions, a major overhaul is necessary."

The Six Dragons Sect made a slip-up this time.

The squid’s perception and memory of patterns are much stronger than they anticipated. The squid hadn’t been fully cooperating with them all along, so their tests failed to accurately reflect the squid’s cognitive abilities.

Across multiple generations of spear squids’ relay, these cephalopod rebels remembered the Six Dragons Sect’s routes over many years, even secretly recording communication frequencies.

And this route is the "Safe Path that will absolutely never intersect with the Protectors’ route."

It is also...the ticket to hunt that Holy Lord.