Cyber Era Witch-Chapter 63 - 46 Noon Gate
63: Chapter 46 Noon Gate
63 -46 Noon Gate
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Empty.
Time seemed to slow down, and Xu Yang’s greatest terror had now arrived.
“Are you sick?” Farosa couldn’t help but ask Xu Yang, “You look terrible…
Don’t scare me.”
Xu Yang could only vaguely hear Farosa talking.
Endless terror had taken over his fate, robbing him of his composure.
…The company despises runaways, especially someone like me, carrying corporate-grade implants and technology.
I will be captured by Pan Ruiyi and taken back to Kyushu High Pavilion.
The company will destroy me, extract my brain, and turn it into a personality matrix disk to be inserted into a robot—so that my spirit works eternally with the machine, my will eroded to nothing, leaving only that robot to toil on.
The true lifetime employment system, no worries of unemployment—a wonderful boon.
Now that I think about it, perhaps it was because people went online and exposed the situation here that Kyoto Infinity applied for the Riot Control Mobile Unit to manage the crisis.
Pan Ruiyi’s combat abilities are most suited for controlling situations in the Underground City; her might is even more terrifying.
After being called out by Kanako, Pan Ruiyi turned her head to stare at Kanako and then shifted her gaze to notice the shuttle machine and the people behind her.
“Eh?” Pan Ruiyi observed Xu Yang intently.
Despite the facial covering, she still recognized him.
Xu Yang!
Xu Yang!
Xu Yang!
A walking paid vacation!
Pan Ruiyi’s expression turned to one of ecstatic joy, her body leaning forward swiftly, and in the next second, she appeared in front of Xu Yang, kicking high into the air.
“We meet again!”
In the face of her kick, Xu Yang couldn’t see what had happened, only heard an explosive sound as Lila stepped in front of him and extended her arm to block the attack for him.
Metal shattered with the impact—to protect Xu Yang, Lila’s left arm was brutally kicked off, fragments of the broken metal falling before Xu Yang.
“If I get serious, I could kick you two idiots into mush,” Pan Ruiyi withdrew her foot, her expression a mix of smugness and amusement.
Lila said nothing, unconcerned about her broken left arm.
Observing that Xu Yang was unharmed, she finally relaxed.
“What…
What’s going on…” Kojima Kanako shuddered, “Why…”
Facing Pan Ruiyi, Xu Yang felt unprecedented pressure.
Suffocating.
As a formidable Combat Witch, Pan Ruiyi was armed to the teeth by the company.
With the unique magical power of a witch’s constitution, her reflexes, intelligence, and combat skills far surpassed those of humans.
“Got you,” Pan Ruiyi revealed a terrifying smile, “You’ve no idea how much I’ve been looking forward to a nice vacation on the Chain Islands.”
Xu Yang took a deep breath.
It never crossed his mind that Kanako would suddenly run out and draw Pan Ruiyi’s attention, spinning the situation out of control.
Being looked down upon by Pan Ruiyi with a disdainful gaze, Xu Yang didn’t dare to breathe too loudly.
“I told you, you would amount to nothing without the company!” Pan Ruiyi laughed, relishing her favorite part—the capture of those self-righteous Outcasts and their execution by the company, there were always a couple each year, “I really didn’t expect us to meet again!
In such a place, in such a broken and disgusting little spot, under these circumstances, you and your…
‘entourage’.”
She glanced at Lila and the others with even greater contempt.
“Look,” Pan Ruiyi drew out her tone, “look at the trash you’ve brought along.
A fat man, a prosthesis doctor, a schoolgirl, a robot girl playing dress-up, a modified human, a synthetic human, hooligans, delivery boys, fast food workers…
Seems like you’ve rallied a whole rabble of misfits underground!
You must’ve had a tough time!”
Xu Yang could tolerate the mockery, but Farosa could not.
She lifted her head to look Pan Ruiyi in the eye, her pride not allowing such insolence.
“What kind of attitude is that?” Pan Ruiyi frowned, “Who are you?”
“I—,” Farosa had just opened her mouth when Xu Yang pulled her back.
If Farosa said one word to anger Pan Ruiyi, everyone here would be annihilated by her.
Moreover, as an Ancient Witch covertly contested by multiple corporations, Farosa’s identity, once exposed, could lead to unknown consequences.
“Alright,” Xu Yang shielded Farosa calmly behind him, “…I am at your mercy.”
“Do you like her?” Pan Ruiyi teased, “What kind of show are you playing now?
I’ll blow your head off right this moment.”
Lila held a gun with one arm, ready to shoot.
“If you so much as twitch,” Pan Ruiyi turned towards Lila, “I’ll rip off your remaining arm, then gouge out your eyes.”
“Don’t worry,” Xu Yang gritted his teeth, “Lila, don’t overthink it.”
“I would die with you, if need be,” Lila responded calmly.
“Xu Yang…” Farosa also tried to step out from behind Xu Yang.
If Farosa unleashed her power, there was a chance to kill Pan Ruiyi.
Despite being protected by armor, at the end of the day, she was still human.
Xu Yang held his breath.
“Help, help me…” Zuo Hongchen could no longer withstand the pressure of Pan Ruiyi’s presence.
“Alright, someone’s about to wet their pants,” Pan Ruiyi reached out towards Xu Yang, grabbing his shoulder, “Let’s go before this gets uglier.
It’s a corporate affair now.
Come on, let’s have someone scoop out your brain.”
The situation was on the edge of a knife.
“I’m going to cut you down.” A40 advanced towards Pan Ruiyi, dual blades in hand.
“A synthetic human?” Pan Ruiyi glanced at A40, “You’ll be dead in a second at my hand.”
A40 lunged near, its form swift and its movements striking with the speed of a swooping hawk, slicing toward Pan Ruiyi.
The warblade’s high-speed cut resonated through the air.
It was a bullet-fast strike, so swift that you’d miss it if you blinked.
Yet Pan Ruiyi was faster, her counterattack like thunder.
If A40’s assault was as fast as a bird, her kick was like lightning, spinning around with a high kick and hitting A40’s Alloy Warblade.
Metal boot collided with the blade, a resounding clash sounded, and A40’s sword was sent flying backwards, spinning several times in the air before landing on the curb far away.
A40 hesitated for a moment, the color of its eye lights flickered several times, alternating between the red of hostility and the black of peace, finally stabilizing more frequently on black before locking onto it.
It chose to turn around and hurried back to pick up its knife.
This scene almost made Pan Ruiyi laugh out loud.
“Are all the people in this place this funny?” Pan Ruiyi said with utter disdain.
It was A40’s naive and impulsive attack that bought Xu Yang a moment to catch his breath.
Xu Yang covertly scanned the advanced armor worn by Pan Ruiyi.
According to his experience in Kyushu High Pavilion, her armor should be controllable from the outside.
He remained composed, swiftly accessing the smart backend of Pan Ruiyi’s armor.
Pan Ruiyi, who only knew how to fight using Witch’s Power, wasn’t familiar with human technology and didn’t notice Xu Yang’s covert infiltration.
In Xu Yang’s Digital Mind, the smart module of her alloy armor had been accessed, revealing its core code and functional components—most of them designed to assist and enhance Witch’s Power, including stamina enhancers, reactive armor, buffering components, thrusters…
Column by column, program by program, Xu Yang read them with bated breath.
The company’s witch defenses were much more stringent than those against humans; there had to be a vulnerability to exploit.
After a search, he quickly connected to a concealed program in the experimental module of the armor.
——”Fen Rui No.
7″ Witch Armor Interactive Access Terminal——
– Warning: Unauthorized Access –
– “Noon Gate” Security Procedure –
– Summary: This program is designed to damage the armor and eradicate the wearer in the event of an irreversible Witch rampage, to quell the incident.
– Enter the key “Si Ming” to complete access permission.
Xu Yang realized that this was a Restrictor mounted on Witch Armor, connected to the advanced security department platform of Kyushu High Pavilion.
Should a Witch rebellion occur, the security department would activate the armor’s self-destruct module.
A Battle Witch would need authorization from a higher department to remove the armor with outside help, never able to free herself from it on her own.
The company’s greatest dread was a Witch going rogue, thus there were always means of control.
He tried to crack the key or bypass it to activate the program, testing both methods.
Cracking it with the “Flying God 4” processor would take at least 2 minutes.
2 minutes!
If he could stall for these 2 minutes by any means, the situation would completely turn around.
Could I, with all my strength and intelligence, divert her attention?
“I didn’t come here without reason,” Xu Yang explained calmly, “In fact, the company gave me a secret mission, and that’s the real reason I left the company.”
“You think I’m a fool!” Pan Ruiyi threw a punch at him.
“Ancient Witch!” Xu Yang blurted out.
At the same time, with the help of his survival instinct, his body snapped back like lightning, dodging her punch.
Pan Ruiyi’s fist hung in the air, the force of it grazing Xu Yang’s cheek.
“True or false?” Pan Ruiyi withdrew her hand, highly curious, “How do you know about that?”
“Yes,” Xu Yang said, wiping the blood from his face.
“What on earth are you doing!” Kojima Kanako finally snapped out of the confusion caused by a series of conflicts and shouted angrily, “Stop it right now!”
“What right do you have to tell me to stop—uh…” Pan Ruiyi was stunned.
Kanako pulled out a golden card with a photo of herself looking at least 8 years younger, probably taken when she was in elementary school, angrily waving the card as if to slap Pan Ruiyi’s face with it.
“A level 100 Special Protection Card.” Pan Ruiyi observed carefully, verifying its authenticity, “…Kojima Kanako.”
“It’s best not to make such an embarrassment in public,” Xu Yang said.
But internally, he was also extremely surprised.
A level 100 Special Protection Card!
From levels 1 to 180, the higher the level, the rarer the card, and a level 100 Special Protection Card already meant a very high tier of protection authority, with efficacy stronger than most security services.
The holder was, in Xu Yang’s view, an untouchable existence.
Kanako quickly stepped in front of Xu Yang, shielding him with her body, her expression defiant.
“If you want to get to him, you’ll have to go through my dead body!” she declared, “In that case, the Alliance would punish you, wouldn’t they?”
Pan Ruiyi narrowed her eyes, calculating her plan.
“Come with me.” She leapt away from the crowd in the plaza, not wanting bystanders to witness the current situation.
The plaza was already experiencing a stir, puzzled by the situation involving Pan Ruiyi and the Shuttle Machine.
Xu Yang couldn’t wait to deflect the attention and hurried to keep up.
They arrived at a narrow plaza far from No.
1 Junction, and at the same time, Xu Yang continued to crack the encryption on her armor.
The program itself was secured by quadruple locks, encrypted with the SIII algorithm over and over.
Xu Yang used the decoding module of his Digital Mind to perform astronomic-level calculations every second, causing his body to heat up to the point where he wanted to strip off his clothes.
If the heat accumulated further, he would die from overload. freёwebnoѵel.com
He must endure…
The moment the “Noon Gate” program was activated, Pan Ruiyi would hardly escape alive.
Things had come to this point; there was no turning back.
The conflict with the company had completely erupted, and it was happening now.
Against the background of the Rat Tide, greater chaos might bring about a greater chance of survival.
Upon reaching the small square, before they could discuss anything, A40 had picked up its knife again.
“I will defeat you!” A40 pointed its war blade at Pan Ruiyi and charged at her full tilt.
