Chapter 333: Chapter 333

333: Chapter 113: Intensification 333: Chapter 113: Intensification The old man and the Mobile Cavalry squad led by C·Shivaji-21 had almost arrived here back to back, except he had come along a “path” that only a Burrow Dragon could traverse, a concealed path separated from the corridor by a crevice.

So, he just happened to overhear the Mobile Cavalry’s conversation.

——It is indeed the legacy of the Eighth Martial God, so was I entrusted by the Eighth Martial God back then?

——Were we actually very good friends?

Thinking this, the old man pulled a grenade from behind and threw it.

As he threw the grenade, he followed the path deeper into the area.

The Mobile Cavalry possessed the ability to kill him instantly.

He wouldn’t stay within their range of attack.

The grenade exploded.

Unfortunately, it seemed something had hindered the full force of the grenade; it didn’t completely burst open, and there were no signs of the corridor collapsing.

Then, he heard the sound of metal striking rock from behind him, followed by intense vibrations.

A terrifying tempest swept through the cave, pushing the old man forward.

The corridor here was steep; the old man drove his staff into the rock layer, desperately anchoring himself.

Then the ground shook.

It seemed a passage had collapsed.

The old man quickly moved to the next opening and peered out slightly.

He also saw those Houndhawks.

In another worrying scene, these Houndhawks were generally equipped with Prosthetic Limbs that allowed them to move freely on the sheer cliffs.

All of them could move freely on the steep cliffs using all four limbs.

Cybernetically Enhanced People are hard to kill by dropping them from a height of dozens of meters, especially with such specialized equipment; these Houndhawks had indeed conquered this foreign environment.

If he were inside the corridor, with the seven Houndhawks lined up, he’d still have a slim chance of fighting them.

But on the cliff, their formation was completely deployed.

He couldn’t even think about eliminating them; he feared that just showing his face would allow the group of seven to destroy him with their ranged firepower.

Among these seven, it was impossible for there not to be an expert in the Firearms Path.

——The best plan now is merely to harass them…no, to find that thing before they do…

Just then, another explosion sounded in the distance.

That was a real explosion.

Fengxiong IV, student of King Aqini, was leading a team downward.

He and his fellow disciple C·Shivaji-21 had divided into two groups, connected by a data cable, constantly ensuring that the two brothers could share their Inner Strength and support each other.

Fengxiong IV was also a pure Internal Martial Artist, his level of Inner Strength not inferior to the recently deceased GA-R03, though slightly weaker than C·Shivaji-21.

Fengxiong IV had split from C·Shivaji-21.

Originally, Fengxiong IV was pursuing a defeated team of Burrow Dragons.

Under frantic distress, these Burrow Dragons retreated toward a subterranean canyon.

In their knowledge, this area had a few landmines and traps that could provide some reliance.

But before they could retreat completely, they were annihilated by Fengxiong IV.

Fengxiong IV’s spider Prosthetic Limbs spread out, one leg piercing through a Burrow Dragon’s neck.

This short Cybernetically Enhanced Person’s Prosthetic Eyes flickered as it cursed at him: “Houndhawk…

Fengxiong IV’s Prosthetic Eyes emitted an increasingly intense infrared light.

Within a few minutes, he had hacked into this Burrow Dragon’s prosthetics.

With a snap, the Burrow Dragon’s skull opened.

A Mobile Cavalry came forward and removed a disk for his armless superior.

With a flick of his claw, Fengxiong IV knocked the Burrow Dragon to the ground, its brain slipping out of the cranial cavity and splattering against the rock wall.

“Secure the defense, I need at least twenty minutes,” Fengxiong IV said.

“Three squads have already lost contact, and I don’t want to be the fourth.

Use the highest level of defense plan.”

Two Mobile Cavalry immediately took out new reinforced expansion pieces from behind.

They looked like shields.

Originally, each shield was only as long as an arm and not very wide.

But as the Mobile Cavalry shook their hands, the layer-by-layer folded shield automatically expanded, instantly transforming into a massive Tower Shield.

This shield almost reached the entire top of the corridor, leaving very little gap at the edges.

This cautious move saved the squad of Mobile Cavalry.

A sword split the massive shield as if cutting through thick cardboard.

The shield used by the Mobile Cavalry now might look light and thin, but it was actually many times tougher than steel.

Essentially, it was made of a high-density fiber material.

It might not sound strong, but this shield could withstand the bullets of this era.

Ah, considering the Anti-strike Ability of Cybernetically Enhanced People, the “ordinary bullets” of this era are roughly equivalent to the “large-caliber bullets” of the Old Era.

And the fiber material had another advantage.

It was not a crystal.

Even if each fiber’s carbon atoms were arranged in a crystalline form, the shield would not exhibit crystal properties.

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The Sonicon Blade would have very little effect on it.

Watching the sword blade burst through the broken shield, one Mobile Cavalry even hesitated for a moment.

He recognized this standard blade.

But in the next instant, the Longsword continued to reach inside, suddenly touching his side.

With an almost imperceptible sound, a crack began to grow on the Mobile Cavalry’s body.

At the same time, immense force from the shield transferred directly towards this Mobile Cavalry.

The ranger then swiftly retreated backward, knocking over what seemed to be a meditating officer.

But even this rapid retreat did not avoid the sword blade that was swiftly advancing.

The blade repeatedly touched the body of the foremost ranger, almost instantaneously stripping off his external armor with a Sonicon Blade.

As the blade turned, it sliced the Tower Shield into several pieces.

Without waiting for the fragments to hit the ground, Xiang Shan, with his head lowered, charged through the flurry of shield fragments into formation.

Before the shield shattered, he had already heard the sound of footsteps moving behind it, including a unique noise reminiscent of six sharp mattocks chiseling into the rock.

From their previous encounters in Domingo City, Xiang Shan knew there was also a student of King Aqini behind that shield.

Xiang Shan would definitely not look up anymore.

Against ordinary rangers, he didn’t need visual information to win.

However, due to that particular shield, Xiang Shan also lost the initial advantage of a charge.

The rapidly retreating rangers weren’t weaklings; from previous incidents of losing contact with allies, they realized they were facing a formidable hero.

Immediately, two rangers picked up the pace of their retreat.

The ranger at the end of the line also abandoned his shield and quickly fell back.

When Xiang Shan held his sword, he couldn’t use the Bionic Fist Technique: Imitation Beast Path kung fu, thus losing the quadrupedal stance that helped adapt to tight spaces.

His prosthetic legs were too long, and the speed he could unleash in this environment was severely limited.

But those Houndhawks had switched to shorter legs suited for this environment.

Even Xiang Shan’s reactions were inadequate for these rangers to easily close the gap in cybernetic performance during a straightforward, untechnical charge.

In simple terms, he couldn’t, as before, kill one person and then immediately move to the next target, instantly clearing an entire squad.

In four seconds, Xiang Shan had only killed three rangers.

The cave soon came to an end.

This was the destination of this squad.

At this moment, Fengxiong IV had fully awakened from meditative absorption.

His subordinates didn’t hesitate; they simply threw their officer outside the cave entrance and then dodged Xiang Shan’s network of Sonicon Blades to jump out from different positions.

This area was the underground canyon they were looking for.

According to the information they had found, several galleries led to this underground canyon.

And according to intelligence received, C·Shivaji-21 was in this specific underground canyon.

The two squads were no more than two hundred meters apart.

This was the only chance for Fengxiong IV’s squad.

In Xiang Shan’s mind existed a map provided by Liu Ri.

He knew this was one of the underground canyons.

At the same time, clues in the form of QR codes from the Eighth Martial God were also pointing here.

But as soon as those guys abruptly jumped out of the gallery, he inwardly cursed, “Damn.”

Then, sounds of metal colliding with rock walls followed outside.

— Those Houndhawks’ prosthetic bodies were indeed specialized.

They adapted well to this vertical environment.

If Xiang Shan still had a face, it would certainly have looked displeased.

The Bionic Fist Technique: Imitation Beast Path had its limits.

Although animals in the Old Era like clouded leopards or mountain goats could navigate steep cliffs and the Imitation Beast Path could somewhat emulate these animals’ gaits,

`no matter how much he mimicked, it wasn’t comparable to specially modified prosthetic bodies.

Yet, he had no choice but to go out.

This canyon was precisely the place indicated by the clues of the Eighth Martial God.

Xiang Shan gritted his teeth and also climbed out from the cave entrance.

His face was against the rock wall to avoid directly looking at the rangers.

This move was rational under the circumstances.

Even if the rangers saw him, they would just think he was guarding against the technique of witnessing and wouldn’t consider it further.

Under this assumption, Xiang Shan spotted several QR codes.

Each QR code left by the Eighth Martial God represented a straightforward geometric problem with a bit of information.

Xiang Shan instantly solved the problem.

It was the extension of the median to the right-angle side of a right triangle.

Xiang Shan marked that line in his field of vision using a supporting device.

At this moment, a disciple of King Aqini recognized him.

Through his subordinates’ prosthetic eyes, Fengxiong IV identified this hero.

[It’s the hero who killed GA-R03!]

This thought almost simultaneously arrived in C·Shivaji-21’s consciousness.

— It’s that hero… has he found his way here?

He really is involved with the legacy of the Eighth Martial God!

Instantaneously, C·Shivaji-21 issued a command.