Legend of the Cyber Heroes-Chapter 54 - Preparation and Departure

54: Chapter 54 Preparation and Departure

54 -54 Preparation and Departure

Xiang Shan’s preparation began with charging.

Both motorcycles were hybrid electric-petrol models.

Due to the lackeys’ plundering, they often had to wait outside for days.

During these days, they couldn’t borrow public solar panels from the villages and towns, so both motorcycles were equipped with small solar panels.

In addition to that, the motorcycles also had ethanol engines to provide an extra burst of power.

Beyond that, he needed to replenish the cooling liquid.

Using a hose, Xiang Shan created a siphon structure to extract some of the cooling liquid from both motorcycles and inject it into his body.

To defend against the damage “Iron Dust” might cause to the internal circuits of his prosthetic body, he released vaporized cooling fluid from his system, maintaining a relatively high pressure inside his body to ensure metal aerosols couldn’t easily invade.

He now needed to supplement some cooling fluid as well.

Otherwise, the synthetic fiber muscles in his prosthetic legs would overheat too quickly.

After replenishing the cooling fluid, Xiang Shan checked his status once more.

There were several holes in his external armor from Gleayard’s shots, but the internally damaged components had mostly been replaced, which did not significantly affect his combat ability.

He just needed to be wary of weapons like “Iron Dust,” metal aerosols, or nanocarbon fibers that could cause “short-circuit” effects.

Of course, on this point, both friend and foe were in the same boat.

On this land, there likely wouldn’t be anyone capable of exploiting the true effects of “Iron Dust.”

“Iron Dust” might be tiny metal particles forming an aerosol, but they weren’t like natural dust spheres of uneven particles; instead, they were elongated and flat shards.

Xiang Shan vaguely remembered that once magnetized, this substance could be controlled using magnetic levitation technology to form a “Gang Qi,” which could then defend against electromagnetic pulses from electronic devices, or instantly react to laser attacks without giving people time to respond.

In addition, “Metal Aerosol Gang Qi” could also cause limited “damage to the enemy.”

Of course, there were no masters on this land who could use “Gang Qi” – the calculations involved were too complex and required specialized and profound Martial Studies for support.

As far as Xiang Shan could tell from the chips he had found, none of them were capable of supporting Martial Studies involving “Gang Qi” – including Gleayard’s.

Apart from the external armor, the next big issue was probably the prosthetic legs.

“The degradation of the artificial muscle fibers is too severe,” Xiang Shan noted as he checked the muscle status by gradually opening and closing the circuits.

“Just after a few battles, about one percent of the muscle fibers have already broken.

No wonder, looking at the design, it requires continuous replacement to maintain optimal condition…

Indeed, the government’s prosthetics certainly don’t have high durability requirements.”

But at least it was enough for him to take down the next stronghold.

Then there was the prosthetic hand missing a finger.

The finger sliced off by Gleayard’s bullet still couldn’t be reattached due to the lack of proper conditions.

Even so, Xiang Shan did not replace it with Paulus’s pair of Steel Fist prosthetic hands.

His torso was too lightweight as it was, and even if he could manage to operate that pair of Steel Fists, his performance would be greatly restricted.

Naturally, this was also why Xiang Shan insisted on eliminating the Green Forest Stronghold first.

There were, of course, reasons such as “acting on behalf of heaven” and “bringing peace to the land.” But the most direct reason was “resources.”

In Xiang Shan’s vague memories, some Heroes with profound Internal Strength would hide and recuperate right within the enemy’s base, repairing their prosthetic bodies using the enemy’s resources.

Many of the resources used by Martial Artists, which couldn’t be found in Recycling Station Town, should be available in the Green Forest Stronghold.

Xiang Shan wrapped the parts he had taken from the Welfare Officer together and placed them in the “donkey’s” cart.

He also transferred the sextant from Gleayard’s drone into the “donkey’s” system.

He shouldn’t get lost again now.

And this electronic sextant also provided Xiang Shan with his current approximate coordinates.

37°16′ North latitude, 89°13′ West longitude.

A region with no impression.

However, Xiang Shan’s memory loss was so extensive that he wasn’t sure whether awakening in the vicinity had any other significance.

After finishing these tasks, he tore a large piece from the black tapestry, wrapped Yuki in it like a zongzi (rice dumpling), and then hung it on the back of the motorcycle.

“Master, are you sure we should really do this?” Yuki’s voice came from inside.

[Idiot, don’t make a sound.

Type it in your mind.] Xiang Shan scolded, [You still need to master the basics of messaging!]

[—Understood—]

Xiang Shan found some decorative trinket in the motorcycle and snapped it onto his head, and then he donned Andy’s clothes.

Next, he issued a command to Li’s prosthetic body to straddle the motorcycle.

Xiang Shan planned to infiltrate the Green Forest Stronghold this way.

Li and Andy were lackeys of the organization.

This couldn’t exactly be called a coincidence.

The organization was the most dominant Green Forest Stronghold nearby.

Recycling Station Town was also within the range of their influence.

Xiang Shan’s initial plan had been to “wipe out this stronghold,” and that was why his ground effect vehicle was originally headed in the direction of the Green Forest Stronghold.

Most of the Green Forest seen here were under their jurisdiction.

Even “Silver Transmission Shaft” Lev was still Li’s idol.

The reason why Li chose the steel rod as his primary weapon was that he hoped to one day join Lev’s command.

Yes, although Xiang Shan saw Mr.

Lev as scum, to the Green Forest disciples, Mr.

Lev was the epitome of manliness.

Since the Green Forest gang couldn’t use the satellite networks controlled by the government, nor had the resources to lay wired networks, the news of Gleayard’s defeat and death probably hadn’t made it back yet.

However, Gleayard must have informed them of his schedule, and they might have realized something was up.

This was something Xiang Shan didn’t even need to read from anyone’s memory.

He could judge it from Enoch’s final state. free𝑤ebnovel.com

If Lev and Vigorous Kui had really had means of remote communication at that time, they wouldn’t have needed Enoch to deliver messages.

And now Lev was one of the four leaders at the Great Stockade.

The death of the two small-time thieves, Li and Andy, wouldn’t be reported back either.

Xiang Shan planned to use this to his advantage to infiltrate.

After all, trying to directly assault the Green Forest Stronghold from the outside was extremely difficult.

The Green Forest Stronghold itself was easy to defend but hard to attack.

First of all, a Green Forest Stronghold had very few surface structures.

If the surface parts were too conspicuous, it was a job for space-based weapons.

Not to mention, space-based kinetic weapons like “God’s Staff” were essentially just “throwing trash”.

In this era, there were so many satellites in space that most of the moving points of light in the visible sky were satellites.

Behind this multitude of satellites lay an even greater amount of space debris.

Such irrecoverable waste, once slightly melted, became excellent kinetic cannon ammunition, almost at no cost.

No, it was actually profitable when considering the clearing of satellite orbits.

The main body of the Green Forest Stronghold was generally underground.

It was additionally supported by a network of interconnected tunnels, with the exits concealed and the primary exits changed periodically.

Otherwise, the government forces could come at any time.

But as the leader of the stronghold, Gleayard naturally had detailed maps of the tunnel routes.

Xiang Shan planned to sneak in through there.

“Organization Z has a total of about two hundred people, with one-third of the lackeys rotating out to conduct sporadic raids.

Only the stormtroopers, daredevil squads, and other elite forces, as well as the minor leaders, are qualified to practice martial arts wholeheartedly.

The enemy in the base should only number about one hundred and thirty.”

“Among them, the martial artists with full modifications are only around fifty in number.

However, these fifty generally stay inside the Great Stockade.”

“Of them, the notable masters should only be the second leader ‘Little Poison Insect’ and the third leader ‘Blue Steel Vulture’ Daniel.”

Xiang Shan himself wasn’t too worried about this battle.

As his memories of the past gradually returned, the sealed martial arts were unlocked.

At the same time, he deconstructed and rewrote the martial arts he had plundered.

Will’s Bionic Fist Technique Imitation Beast Path, Paulus’s Mech Armor Iron Fist, Ronconi’s Four-Heart Blade Technique, Lev’s SSC Three-in-One Staff, and Gleayard’s “Tiger’s Astonishing Spear Technique,” “Cloud Mist Overcasting Sun Drone Formation,” “Revelation Tank Art,” as well as the Welfare Officer’s “Storm Halt Ten-Machine Slaughter Array,” all became his nourishment.

Although Gleayard’s and the Welfare Officer’s martial arts were both first-class military martial arts that Xiang Shan couldn’t perform with his prosthetic body, the experiences of combating other martial studies could be learned from.

These martial arts were all crushed by Xiang Shan, then absorbed into his own martial skills.

And these pieces of information also continuously stimulated Xiang Shan’s memory, inducing the recovery of his overwhelming inner strength.

Whether it was with a prosthetic body or ordinary flesh, external sect or internal strength, Xiang Shan was no longer comparable to half a month before.

As the master and disciple duo delved deeper into the desert, the surrounding scenery didn’t change much.

Were it not for the occasional glimpse of weird vegetation on the ground, one might think they were walking in circles.

Those plants were indeed bizarre.

It was just as Yulia and Yuki had said before; it seemed like there were no green plants in this world.

Throughout Xiang Shan’s journey, whether it was lichen, weeds, or even small shrubs, they all appeared to be black.

It made one wonder how these things evolved.

Soon, Xiang Shan found an entrance.

From a distance, the entrance appeared to be just a large rock.

But this rock, hollowed out in secret, could be easily lifted with the arm strength of a Cyberman, revealing an entrance to a secret passage below.

Xiang Shan, with two motorbikes, a corpse, and a disciple, rushed into the tunnel and then sped along.

Surveillance cameras began to flash by.

These cameras were part of the basic monitoring system and were connected in a closed-circuit structure, incapable of invasion by wireless internal strength; any undue action would only trigger the mechanical alarm mechanisms.

This was the first line of defense against masters of internal strength.

[From now on, no talking.

Understand?]

[（#Understood.）]