Chapter 329: Chapter 329

329: Chapter 109: Drawing a Straight Line Through Two Points 329: Chapter 109: Drawing a Straight Line Through Two Points Liu Ri was transferring the brains onto the vehicle with Yuki.

On the way over, he had already organized a rough route map and even changed his arms and legs—after all, Xiang Shan had stored quite a lot of them.

In addition, Xiang Shan had deployed a drone to the city, directing it through the network to send a message to the original target of Liu Ri.

The brains that Liu Ri was transporting belonged to his fellow disciples or relatives; they were not to be abandoned.

Fortunately, in this era, even extracting the entire brain was not an injury too difficult to treat.

With prosthetic bodies, these people would soon be able to spring back to life.

Liu Ri still felt dizzy.

He looked again at the Rangers whose heads had been twisted off, finding the scene surreal.

The Rangers were comparatively elite forces among the Houndhawks, or rather, the strongest among the lower-ranking soldiers.

Stronger than them were either the middle-ranking officers or the unrestricted guards of the Kings.

Generally speaking, a Jianghu practitioner with a small reputation could fight a Life Chasing Ranger to a standstill in a one-on-one situation, but would be in danger against a specialized combatant like a cold-blooded rider.

And these Rangers seemed exceptional.

Even a famed practitioner like Southern Heaven Single Blade could barely win against one of them in a one-on-one fight.

But this Great Hero, relying on a relatively average prosthetic body, had swiftly dismantled their forces.

And now, that Great Hero was laying mines at the entrance of the cave.

There were high-explosive mines, metal aerosol mines, and electromagnetic pulse mines.

Xiang Shan glanced over and said, “All set?”

Yuan Wenren had severed the wired communication with lightning speed, with the second bullet meant to kill.

And he had finished the battle in the time it took to recite two lines of a song.

That’s what had given them time to rescue in a collected manner.

But they wouldn’t have much time, at most a few minutes.

The underground Rangers would soon charge up.

Liu Ri shouted, “The transfer is complete.”

“Good,” said Xiang Shan, while returning to the vehicle, holding the storage devices extracted from the cranial cavities of the Rangers.

He said to Yuan Wenren and Yuki, “Hold for a few minutes.”

Then, he sat in front of the Maintenance Instrument, beginning to read those memories.

The Maintenance Instrument extended various instruments, disassembling the external armor on Xiang Shan’s shoulders, back, and waist, while replacing them with spare armor pieces.

However, these independent exoskeleton armor plates had subtle differences in shape compared to those that had been removed.

Xiang Shan interacted with the files stored in those memories, but only briefly.

He only read portions from within the last three hours.

After the maintenance was complete, he stood up again.

Yuan Wenren nodded at him; “No one has come out yet.”

Liu Ri exclaimed, “Senior, you’re going in with that prosthetic body?”

Xiang Shan nodded, taking out a brand-new special shock absorber and fitting it over his wrists and the back of his hands.

“Senior, the underground environment is extraordinary, many places in the tunnel aren’t even two meters high.

With a prosthetic body like that, you wouldn’t be able to stand upright, let alone use many conventional martial studies…

Although I haven’t seen it with my own eyes, the information passed down within the Burrow Dragon indicates that we excel at using that terrain to limit the enemy’s ability to wield weapons…”

“I believe I can still understand that,” Xiang Shan nodded.

“But it’s not a problem, I have prepared a countermeasure.”

With that, Xiang Shan fell forward, propping himself up with his fists against the ground.

The additional shock-absorbing structures mounted on his wrists absorbed the impact perfectly, like claws or paw pads.

Simultaneously, the armor pieces on his back and hips independently moved, changing position under the action of the hydraulic system.

The prosthetic body of Xiang Shan transformed.

Unlike the Houndhawks, who could always have several prosthetic bodies ready for different environments, Xiang Shan couldn’t choose smaller-sized limbs; he could only add accessories to achieve “different functions.”

Xiang Shan also happened to know a boxing technique that was very suitable for moving in narrow terrain.

Bionic Fist Technique·Imitation Beast Path.

This was the first Martial Arts Algorithm he acquired after awakening, and one of the numerous Cyber Martial Arts developed by the Martial Ancestor, Xiang Shan, in the past.

The Bionic Fist was intended for Martial Artists disguised as wild animals, suitable for urban environments.

Heroes who needed to steal information would use the complex urban terrain to navigate through “narrow passages inaccessible to human-shaped bodies.”

Xiang Shan’s current prosthetic body was not a bionic body, but this special gait allowed him to move freely even in two-meter-high tunnels.

Of course, the limiting factor of Bionic Fist was its offensive capability.

After sacrificing his hands, Xiang Shan couldn’t hold additional weapons—whether it was traditional gunpowder propelled weapons or modern sonicon blades.

This was a problem for all such Heroes.

That said, Xiang Shan didn’t need to use this martial art for offense.

He only needed this technique to solve the problems of swift movement and evasion.

Once he came within “five steps” of the enemy, he could switch to any other martial arts to engage the opponent.

He wasn’t some lunatic with an abnormal obsession with this particular martial art.

Xiang Shan tested the shock absorbers on his wrists and found the tactile response roughly matched his expectations.

The only issue lay with the connection between his spine and his brain.

The way he usually connected them meant he couldn’t move his head at too great an angle without compressing the nerves.

But that was no longer needed.

Xiang Shan turned to the people behind him and said, “Under no circumstances are you to let the Rangers out from inside.

The moment they show their faces, trigger the EMP, got it?”

Speaking to this point, he paused, “This matter is extremely dangerous, I hope everyone…

We absolutely cannot let King Aqini know that there are other heroes, especially one like him, getting involved.

Otherwise, there will be serious consequences.

After leaving these words behind, Xiang Shan turned into a shadow and instantly darted into the cave.

Liu Ri’s eyes widened, “Is…

our senior actually a famous practitioner of Bionic Fist Technique?

have never heard of anyone in Jianghu becoming famous through this technique…”

After all, this boxing technique is meant for “when there’s no other choice” to fight for a chance at survival, and not primarily for combat.

People of Jianghu only learn about it during historical studies as an “Oh, the Martial Ancestor also created this kind of boxing” but seldom actually see it in action.

Yuki, however, seemed to understand and patted the young man’s shoulder, shaking his head, “No, Master, he just dabbles, just dabbles.”

Xiang Shan turned into a shadow, his camouflage almost merging him into the environment.

A few seconds after entering the cave, he stopped and listened attentively.

He caught the sound of a rapid march.

Then, Xiang Shan lowered his body, his limbs gathering power.

Immediately after, with an explosive noise, Xiang Shan lunged forward!

The Mobile Cavalry squad was the closest to the ground.

After their communication with the command system was cut off, they had turned around to march back.

However, a hero who could suddenly cause the ground command center to lose communication was not to be trifled with, so they didn’t advance at full speed but maintained a speed they could manage.

The squad was moving up quickly when they heard a noise… no, it was a wave of force.

A dark shadow seemed to be attacking from the front!

This Mobile Cavalry squad, true to their elite status, fired three submachine guns at once.

The crossing flames formed a classic blockade net.

But Xiang Shan was faster. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ novel⟡fire.net

He ran swiftly, the strong kinetic energy pressing him against the wall.

Martial Artist of the Imitation Beast Path slid along the wall like drifting clouds and flowing water… no, more like superfluid clusters, moving in unpredictable ways that were hard to describe.

He instantly arrived right above the squad, then his feet exerted force.

It was as if a small bomb had exploded above them, fissures forming instantly, and Xiang Shan landed amidst the crowd.

One of the Mobile Cavalry had their special Sonicon Blade unsheathed and immediately attempted to block the advance.

Another cold-blooded rider took a step back to prepare for an Electromagnetic Draw Sword move.

With a classic diving maneuver, Xiang Shan weaved under the blade of the first Mobile Cavalry.

Although he had never seen an indoor battle specialized Sonicon Blade that was one meter long, the design with magnetic suspension fixed blades was very typical.

Of course, he wouldn’t let the weapon greet him.

Just as the blade of the other Mobile Cavalry was about to fire, Xiang Shan kicked out ahead of time, shattering the blade.

Almost simultaneously, Xiang Shan reached back with one hand, seizing the wrist of the Mobile Cavalry.

That hand, of course, was holding the Sonicon Blade.

Xiang Shan pushed down hard with his feet and, maintaining the motion, pulled backward.

The three Mobile Cavalry at the front with guns hadn’t even had time to turn around before they were struck by the Sonicon Blade.

The one Mobile Cavalry at the back of the squad aimed to switch blades, but Xiang Shan let go of his enemy in hand and dashed towards him again.

Three punches—it took just three punches to hit the Mobile Cavalry in the back of the head, causing temporary unconsciousness.

At this moment, something unexpected happened.

In the darkness, Xiang Shan failed to notice the movement under his feet.

A rope, like a giant python, lashed out, and an electric shock caused some fibers to contract violently.

Xiang Shan’s left leg got entangled perfectly.

But Xiang Shan didn’t panic.

He calmly tore open the protective layer with his sharp fingertips, then used the electric shock device on his palm to discharge electricity.

The new current disrupted the original operation of the rope.

The rope trembled and loosened like it had “cramps”—it appeared as if it loosened “with a gentle swipe”.

At this time, several Mobile Cavalry with damaged Exoskeleton Armor Plates charged at him.

Xiang Shan met them head-on.

Three seconds later, the several Mobile Cavalry were all lying on the ground.

Xiang Shan let out a slight sigh of relief and began to check their equipment.

The most important thing was, of course, the Sonicon Blade.

Xiang Shan now knew that there weren’t only the shapes of Sonicon Blades he had seen before.

However, the Sonicon Blades he now confiscated were too scarce in blades.

Each Mobile Cavalry carried only two blades, one of which was a spare.

During the recent fight, Xiang Shan had shattered one blade, then another got damaged in battle.

Xiang Shan fixed a hilt and two blades onto his body, saying, “Good, my means of attack are replenished.”

This was not a place to linger, so Xiang Shan rushed forward again.

Then, at a fork in the road, he stopped.

Xiang Shan of course knew the route; Liu Ri had told him.

But what caught his attention was the QR code.

In Liu Ri’s memory, these QR codes were “meaningless,” as the Burrow Dragons didn’t rely on them for navigation.

But… Xiang Shan could understand them.

The meanings of these two QR codes were “past these two points” and “draw a straight line.”