Cyber Era Witch-Chapter 67 - 50 Breaking the Door

67: Chapter 50 Breaking the Door

67 -50 Breaking the Door

“A Special Protection Card of Level 100,” Nidelaide exclaimed, “you’ll live a million times happier back home than out here.”

“But it doesn’t compare to this place,” Kanako took one last look at the Shuttle Machine, committing its image, and the people around her, to memory.

Once memories are forged, they’re hard to cast aside.

Pan Ruiyi wrapped one arm around Kanako, her giant wings beating as she took to the sky.

“I’ll fly you back to the airport, and we won’t have to worry about this mess anymore.

A mere Rat Tide won’t cause too much trouble,” said Pan Ruiyi before glancing at Xu Yang, “What about you guys?

Want me to open the passage and let a few of you through as well?

These small business owners won’t dare to argue with me.”

“No need,” Xu Yang gazed ahead.

“Then you…oh,” Pan Ruiyi realized Xu Yang’s real intention.

He planned to let everyone through No.

1 Junction.

“Kanako,” Xu Yang smiled at her, “See you on the Ground.”

“Yes!” Kanako nodded vigorously, “See you on the Ground!” She turned to the others, “Miss Katsuragi, Miss Nestor, Mr.

Cui, Nidelaide, Xiao Min, and Rosya, even though it can’t hear us, I still want to say to A40, everyone…

we must meet again!”

“Have a safe trip,” Cui Junyou sighed deeply, bidding Kanako a serious farewell.

Kanako’s eyes were brimming with tears.

Then, the Iron Wings on Pan Ruiyi’s back unfolded, the jets propelled her swiftly away from the scene, like a flash of lightning.

“The surface is much broader than the underground,” Asa Katsuragi observed as she watched Kanako and Pan Ruiyi leave.

“Indeed,” Xu Yang reflected.

A new chapter of life was beginning, and the past was now behind.

If Kanako and Pan Ruiyi’s mission went smoothly, Kanako would return to her family and ask them to reward Pan Ruiyi as part of their deal.

Pan Ruiyi, in turn, would report his own death to the company.

Meaning, the engineer, the fugitive Xu Yang, would die, becoming a blacklisted individual within the Corporate Alliance, ostensibly non-existent, and forever unable to use any of the company’s services.

After all, all services are predicated on having a Corporate Alliance-certified identity file…

No need to worry too much.

Emerging from underground, and then finding Kanako, would be the time to catch up.

Leaving the small square, Xu Yang went to collect the scraps of A40 that had been wrecked.

“Can you fix this?” Xu Yang asked.

“Tired,” Farosa said, although she still had the strength.

She didn’t want to be used as a tool for bringing the dead back to life, especially not for A40, with whom she had no significant connection.

Laziness was surely the better choice.

“…Fair enough.” The situation in Hui City District was better than in Number 26 Highland and Katagi District.

Once they arrived there, there would definitely be a place with the conditions to repair A40.

Xu Yang carefully sifted through the wreckage of A40.

Inside the shell lining, at the connection between the mechanical wheels and the alloy reinforcements, he noticed a trademark labeled “Tanaka Intelligence,” a sign that finding the location of this company would allow their technicians to fix A40.

“Let’s go,” Xu Yang rallied the team.

“Passengers, please board,” Lila headed for the control panel.

They returned to the shuttle.

The lights of the entire Shuttle Machine came on, the engine hummed, ready to spring into action.

Farosa sat back in her seat, her feet up as if nothing had happened; Asa Katsuragi stretched lazily; Cui Junyou muttered curses at the company under his breath; Li Xiaomin and Rosya chatted incessantly, speculating on when the junction would open; Nidelaide was watching Kiyo Suzukawa’s livestream; lastly, Zuo Hongchen crawled into the shuttle, slamming the cabin door shut, gasping for breath.

The shuttle slowly headed toward Number 26 Highland.

The people in the square had not yet noticed Xu Yang and his group’s return.

With Pan Ruiyi’s departure, a significant obstacle that had been impeding their charge had been removed, and their focus returned to the No. freewebnσvel.cѳm

1 Junction.

But, if they rushed in as they were, the casualties would be severe.

It was time to act.

The reason for not hacking earlier was the fear of being tracked and hunted for exposing his identity, even though that problem wasn’t entirely eliminated, he could now afford to take bold attempts.

After some time, when company technicians conducted a retrospective investigation, they would surely not suspect a dead fugitive hacker like Xu Yang.

Moreover, if careful enough, he could minimize any traces of the hack.

“Let us through!”

“Stop blocking us!”

“Can’t take it anymore!”

The crowd yelled, their emotions reaching a peak of fury.

“Ladies and gentlemen, please do not act rashly,” said the man in the red suit, smugly, “If you don’t have the funds, consider pooling resources to allow one person to pass.

After all, surviving is what’s most important.”

Xu Yang stepped forward, observing all the chaos, his determination firming.

The past was over.

In the future, maybe I can be a “Revolutionary,” assuming a role outside of corporate order.

That is, helping the oppressed, assisting the disgruntled, gathering those who share my vision.

And even more, to battle against an unjust world, finding and establishing a new system to replace corporate dominance.

“The innocent citizens here, they deserve safety too,” he leaned against the cabin door as the Digital Mind kicked into full gear, “It’s time to completely remove these man-made barriers.”

“Do you have a plan, senior?” Li Xiaomin looked at him closely.

In his eyes, although Xu Yang was an outcast of the company, a dangerous individual, he was also the only hope for them to continue to survive in this situation.

“Watch this.” Xu Yang closed his eyes and started to manipulate controls in his mind.

He hacked into the broadcast system at No.

1 Junction, adjusted the audio signal, and recorded his message, but played it using the system’s built-in voice module to avoid voiceprint identification.

“Esteemed citizens, the road ahead will soon be open,” echoed the voice from the broadcast above Number 26 Highland.

“Huh?” The man in the red suit froze, quickly looking down to contact other staff members, seeking to understand what was happening.

“How can human lives be explicitly priced?

If the company is unwilling to provide safety, then we must strive for it ourselves,” the broadcast continued, “We live in an era where technology is unprecedentedly advanced, while human life is incredibly cheap—this is wrong.”

The voice cut off abruptly, and someone in the background directly pulled out the broadcast wire.

No matter.

Xu Yang continued to crack and control the system with Digital Mind.

Searchlights shut off one by one, gun turrets stopped one after another, buzzing sounds of equipment disconnecting and powering off rose, barricades lowered, electromagnetic interception towers shut down, and all the electronic devices, like the organs of a dead body, withered, unable to be revived by any means.

“Yay!”

“Look…”

“It’s over!”

“Damn!”

“Looks like we can get through!”

“How did it open?”

“Charge!” Realizing that the obstacles had been cleared, people spread out their feet and ran towards Hui City District.

The movement of the large crowd was like an earthquake, like thunder.

“No, no!” The man in the red suit yelled frantically, “You need to buy the service!

Buy it!

Don’t go over!

Don’t all go over!

They’re still preparing for war over there…

Ah—”

A few gunshots rang out, and the man in the red suit fell into a pool of blood.

Tens of thousands of people stuck at No.

1 Junction mustered their courage, drew their guns, and fired at Aizu City’s Civic Service Company’s Riot Control Robots, which formed the last line of defense.

Charge!

A single person could only wait for death when facing those 24 Riot Control Robots; a dozen people could inflict mutual casualties in a fight with them, and even hundreds would still feel apprehensive in their presence.

But with tens of thousands of people, the situation was entirely different.

In this respect, the swarm of people was similar to a Rat Tide, which could devour lives like a group of rats.

They surged forward and easily trampled through the remnants of the company’s robotic defenses.

Advance, advance!

Noisy, roaring, filled with uncontrollable anger, manipulated by the company, after a long wait of over ten hours, they now transformed their emotions into the purest form of fury.

“Wow…” Li Xiaomin peered out with half his body.

The once insurmountable company defense lines were now easily torn apart.

The terrifying defensive facilities were silent, and the once-feared robotic security was now all blasted into scrap metal.

Even the several security companies observing from behind No.

1 Junction were stunned by such a torrential crowd.

An unprecedented force.

The companies were powerless to stop them.

They could only send out some personnel and Shuttle Machines to observe the situation.

Though ordered to prevent residents from crossing, they didn’t dare to act against such a tumultuous crowd, to avoid public opinion issues, and instead let them pass by.

The people moved towards Hui City District, towards light, safety, and hope.

A hero, an unnamed hero, had orchestrated all this.

The people could vaguely sense it; otherwise, this situation was inexplicable.

After breaking into Hui City District and with signal restored, they dispersed, each using their financial resources to seek shelter under the jurisdiction of a suitable company.

Those without money took refuge in shops and squares to rest.

“The Cyber Ghost saved our lives”

“The Reality Manipulator dismantled Aizu City’s Civic Service Company’s defenses”

“The internet demon issued a warning to us”

“A new computer virus spoke in human tongue”

New posts kept appearing on city forums, conveying to the citizens of Aizu City what they had witnessed at No.

1 Junction.

Soon, the text that Xu Yang had previously transmitted through the broadcast voice was recorded, copied, and spread.

All the long-suppressed thoughts were unleashed.

The ideas that Xu Yang had voiced through the broadcast spread like wildfire.

Although great filters continually deleted the posts, those fortunate enough to have seen them had memorized the content and couldn’t help but share it with others.

—”We live in an era where technology is unprecedentedly advanced, while human life is incredibly cheap—this is wrong.”