Chapter 1062: Chapter 71: Contrail

At that moment, the world in Jeanne’s eyes suddenly changed.

It was as if a special filter appeared in her prosthetic eye, or as if the image had undergone special processing. From that enormous body, it was as if numerous phantom hands extended. These thousands upon thousands of hand shadows reached out toward her, like a vortex, like a tide.

That was light and shadow, it was…

It was the possibilities within Xiang Shan’s consciousness.

There was no time to use any drugs. Tumor Xiang Shan once again altered his mindset to seek resonance.

And this time, what Jeanne saw was a hand holding up a glass bottle. A hand raised a sugar-free cola, toasting from afar to the others sitting on the sofa…

In just an instant, Tumor Xiang Shan completed this process.

Jeanne simultaneously realized Xiang Shan’s thoughts due to the synchronization. Due to resonance, the two minds exchanged thoughts once again.

Jeanne realized that Xiang Shan’s current evaluation of her was that she was “floating.” After abruptly breaking free from years of suppression, her thoughts were overly erratic. In Xiang Shan’s view, she was somewhat similar to his own state during Superman Enterprise’s heyday—though only “somewhat.”

Tumor Xiang Shan’s judgment was even accurate. Otherwise, this resonance wouldn’t have been so swift.

Jeanne didn’t have time to savor this thought. The neural network resources that belonged to her had already been harnessed by Tumor Xiang Shan. Her self could only operate with extreme efficiency.

At that moment, Jeanne officially stepped into the battle of higher-level martial artists.

Xiang Shan waved his hand, and those heavy light and shadows shattered instantly, like a dream bubble. Tumor Xiang Shan, holding a gun in both hands, assumed a stance. The gun barrel’s extension pointed directly at the enemy’s joint weak point.

Thus, the next move of the Six Dragons Sect adept was fixed. He could only send a kick towards Jeanne’s midsection.

Another six bullets. This time, Jeanne was propelled backward by the recoil, while the Magnetic Chain Weapon slightly adjusted its direction, carving an arc in mid-air to dodge the attack from the Six Dragons Sect adept.

Protector Shi’s three punches and an elbow instantly missed their target.

However, he reversed his hand with a hand chop, snapping one of Jeanne’s magnetic chain weapons.

One magnetic chain weapon immediately coiled around, binding Protector Shi’s upper arm. Another extended backward, seeking a point to leverage. Protector Shi immediately swung his arm, pulling Jeanne towards him.

If not at the First Heavenly Layer, the power is limited when wielding Magnetic Chain Weapons. Magnetic Chain Weapons are akin to concentrating the kinetic energy of an electromagnetic gun on a cold weapon; the stronger the internal energy, the greater the strangling force. Below the First Heavenly Layer, with a non-specialized general interface, it cannot cause decisive damage.

Jeanne’s pistol, like a dagger in the shadow, pierced towards Protector Shi from an unexpected angle. But Protector Shi anticipated the enemy’s move, maneuvering within a small space to shift his upper body backward three inches. The bullet drilled directly into the iron sheets disguised as worker attire, then skipped out from another position.

—This layer of disguise isn’t genuine external armor, only serves a cosmetic function, it’s very light…

The remaining two magnetic chain weapons struck out continuously, but neither was strong. The magnetic chain weapons danced into a cluster of silver light, seemingly only aiming to obstruct the enemy’s vision.

Xiang Shan had already begun analyzing the audio information and data returned from the magnetic chain weapons.

—The iron sheet is very thin, and there is still some space between it and the genuine external armor underneath. If these external armors are removed…

—This enemy doesn’t have internal space installed for a reactor.

—Judging by the feeling of impact earlier, this guy’s center of mass is quite high, around the chest area. A prosthetic body specialized for zero-gravity environments?

Several thoughts churned in the neural network. Jeanne and Xiang Shan had already settled on a decision.

This guy’s martial arts are high, but he’s not a First Layer Heaven Prosthetic.

There is still a chance.

Protector Shi had also realized something.

This is the worst case. The mysterious master who repelled Protector Ti in the city of Ur actually came to Chaldea, and like him, didn’t use a First Layer Heaven Prosthetic.

It’s even worse than expected. He can truly pinpoint and target the Six Dragons Sect with precise personality profiling.

“The one capable of tracking” and “the one with martial power” are the same person.

Humans instinctively detest their bodies becoming weak, First Heavenly Layer martial artists rarely detach from their prosthetic bodies. Even if they want to use a smaller prosthetic body, it’s mostly remote-controlled.

However, remote control inherently involves latency and invariably possesses the weakness of being “vulnerable to signal jamming.”

I had the courage to detach from the formidable body that transcends a major threshold for the hidden true faith of mine buried in oblivion. What about this guy in front of me?

Just driven by hatred towards the Six Dragons Sect?

In just a moment’s thought, the two clashed several more times.

Engaging in close teaching. Jeanne’s hand-to-hand combat and bullets, like peeling an orange, stripped away the disguise shells from Protector Shi, exposing the true prosthetic body inside.

It was a conventional humanoid Martial Artist Prosthesis.

Jeanne’s eyes independently zoomed in and out several times, while the radar feedback data had already mapped out the true appearance of the opponent.

Protector Shi’s fighting spirit was gradually fading at this point. He realized he probably couldn’t defeat the opponent cleanly and decisively.

“The ability to identify the Six Dragons Sect with personality profiling” relies on Internal Martial Arts, yet the means of combat with him and the display of breaking Protector Ti’s Ultimate Technique are purely External Divine Skills.

Generally speaking, these two kinds of techniques are terrifying within their respective fields, and the average First Heavenly Layer martial artist cannot achieve them.

This shouldn’t appear in the same person.

According to Protector Shi’s original thought, the enemy he needed to face should be an external expert capable of repelling Protector Ti and a specialized internal expert capable of identifying the Six Dragons Sect.

Protector Shi reckoned he couldn’t use the Eight Great Sword Paths to defeat the move that repelled Protector Ti. However, at that time, Protector Ti was hiding and remotely maneuvering the magnetic chain weapon to fight, greatly limiting the output. In the same situation falling on him, he wouldn’t be able to break that move, but he could ensure he wouldn’t fall into Protector Ti’s techniques.

If he really encountered the so-called “Hunter,” and worst of all when the “Hunter” included the mysterious master who broke through Protector Ti’s move, Protector Shi planned to slash one with overwhelming force, then retreat.

But the facts in front of him left him shocked.

Behind him, the Vector Injector expanded, carrying Jeanne like a meteor, rushing toward the city’s interior.

He must find a way to shake off this terrifying enemy, accelerate withdrawal…

Or find an opportunity for mutual destruction!

On the other side, Asgard also heard the sound of battle. She preemptively struck, pinned down the Six Dragons Sect members, and rushed over immediately.

But what awaited her was only a bright contrail.