CHAPTER 1055: CHAPTER 64: COUNTERATTACK

Protector Shi felt genuinely troubled.

At this moment, he was being pursued by Martial Artists from an entire city. Although he had swapped his Prosthetic Body at a supply station, so he wouldn’t be immediately exposed, he now had to be extraordinarily cautious. At the same time, he had to figure out a way to cover the orderly retreat of his Six Dragons Sect companions.

The intelligence sent by The Twelfth Martial God from Earth was extremely detailed. Aside from describing parts of the Six Dragons Sect’s deployment and the identity of the Holy Maiden on Earth, it also revealed some commonly used encryption methods of the Six Dragons Sect, which The Twelfth Martial God had directly broadcasted. Simultaneously, he likely disseminated the remaining content through some covert channels within the Hero circles. The Six Dragons Sect had even discarded its emergency communication plans.

This had nearly paralyzed the entire organization of the Six Dragons Sect. Up until now, Protector Shi had not received any further commands. The Six Dragons Sect Followers in Chaldea were also unaware of what to do next—whether to hold their ground, retreat directly, or have him retrieve his most powerful Prosthetic Body and charge through Chaldea.

Even though Chaldea officially had several First Heavenly Layer Martial Artists, they were not particularly strong. Though Protector Shi’s strength was only comparable to Protector Ti, who had previously failed, if the objective was "destruction," he could naturally gain a certain advantage in battles with the defenders.

However, doing so would be meaningless; conquering this city would not aid the plans of the Six Dragons Sect in any way.

And once he exposed strong Martial Power, the Hero or the government would inevitably deploy someone more powerful than him—although there weren’t many Martial Artists stronger than him in his complete form, it was still possible to find one with some searching.

This left Protector Shi somewhat agitated. The current situation was dire. When Protector Shi coordinated with other members of the Six Dragons Sect to obtain new identities, he also noticed the restlessness among the Sect’s Defenders. Quite a few seemed to already speculate whether "evacuation" had been decided at the top, though they had yet to receive any message.

——What should be done at a time like this?

Protector Shi hid his hands in his cloak as he looked at the container-like house in front of him. A few spider-like armed drones lurked in the shadows beside the container. In the narrow shadows of the adjacent container, several spherical rotor drones floated in the zero-gravity environment, occasionally adjusting their positions. These drones were essentially high-explosive bombs. They could move flexibly and aim; once the aim was locked, the rotors would automatically drop, and the thruster would propel the warhead towards the enemy.

This narrow cube definitely had more than one exit. He was in the process of pinpointing them.

"The escape design meets the standard," Protector Shi nodded, "Let’s choose this one."

Protector Shi had visited each of the organizations that had attacked the Six Dragons Sect and the intelligence agencies now pressing hardest, also observing in the process. This place’s security was quite comprehensive, though not the weakest. The reason he chose it was mainly due to its decent base design, with several exits opening in areas that were discreetly visible, making evacuation conveniently. Even if an emergency happened, it would be hard to trap him in that house.

Additionally, this place had another advantage.

These individuals did not rent an additional location as a public-facing outlet for their organization.

He could directly enter through the front door, as long as the other side judged he did not carry high-threat weapons. He could straightforwardly ring the bell at the main entrance.

Protector Shi pondered, then, to show respect, strapped a large-caliber pistol and a preloaded grenade rifle to the most conspicuous spot on his back, making it convenient for the other side to search.

These weapons would certainly be confiscated upon entry.

But these amateurs seemed to overlook one thing.

A Cybernetically Enhanced Person’s body itself is a weapon.

With that, Protector Shi boldly walked to the door, rang the bell, and wrote a text message: "I have intelligence for sale regarding the Six Dragons Sect, requesting a meeting."

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"To insist on a face-to-face meeting, isn’t that troublesome?" It was still that same Grassland Heroes’ Arena venue, with the same small Martial Artist using the Gloomy Style, the same cheap seats at the back of the audience.

Amipako sat next to Jeanne and Asgard.

Asgard looked around: "Tsk tsk, there are far fewer people. And it seems to be those who don’t care about the matches that are missing."

"Of course, the ticket scalpers raised the prices quite a bit recently." Amipako thought disdainfully, "Now most people are heading to the pharmaceuticals market, naturally leaving this place empty."

"Tsk tsk, it’s like the Scientific Knights hearing about a research hotspot," Asgard commented.

Amipako saluted: "Oh, thank you for the praise."

In truth, Asgard intended to mock the ways of these civilian intelligence dealers—finding a conventional simile was difficult in a world without flies. Asgard had interacted with Scientific Knights before and understood them as slightly awkward individuals, loathing comments about surfing the wave with papers in trending fields. This remark would’ve ignited a true Scientific Knight.

However, the comment had zero impact on someone like Amipako. To the average person, Scientific Knights were the darlings of the age, pinnacles of virtue, the most exalted beings. Comparing them to Scientific Knights was practically a compliment.

Jeanne took out a direct connection cable: "Disconnect the network, let’s discuss business."

"Alright." Although Amipako thought the other party was overly cautious, he disconnected the network and took the direct cable.

[An intel, free for you, feel free to sell to those looking to bother the Six Dragons Sect.] Jeanne said, [There are two individuals, who have deep enmity with the Six Dragons Sect, having fought them for years, from Mars to the Neutral City-State. They harbor a deep hatred for the Six Dragons Sect and possess some of their intelligence.]

Amipako replied: [Just the two of you? What kind of intel is this?]

[This is genuine intelligence.] Jeanne calmly stated, [You can trade with this piece of intelligence; don’t treat us as clients, you’re free to sell this intel as you see fit.]

[We indeed don’t casually trade client intel, but aren’t you using us as a publication platform here?] Amipako said.

Just then, several people suddenly stood up, ran towards the door. But before taking a few steps, they suddenly froze and fell to the ground, sparking from their bodies.