111: Chapter 31 Severance 111: Chapter 31 Severance Huang Ouguang had fallen into the most excruciating moment of his life.

He had just seen a Hero descend from the sky, and immediately afterward, that giant spider had pounced.

The Hero and the giant spider fought their way out together.

Following that, a series of gunshots and Rod’s shrieks came from above.

Some Cybernetically Enhanced People with a high modification rate in the stronghold also rushed out.

Huang Ouguang had no idea what was happening above.

He instinctively prayed for the Hero to prevail.

“Must win…

must win…

must win…”

“Don’t worry…” Cui Hai said from the ground, struggling to stay conscious, “Heroes always cherish life.

Those who dare to fight in the Green Forest are mostly aware of their own capabilities—except for people like us, haha…”

Despite Cui Hai’s self-deprecating joke, Huang Ouguang couldn’t muster a laugh.

He said quietly, “That giant spider is so formidable…”

The continuous intimidations from Rod Halley had nearly destroyed his mental state.

He had already developed a psychological shadow.

“From what you’ve just described, that Great Hero’s martial arts might just surpass Rod Halley…” Cui Hai said, “Perhaps his Inner Strength is slightly inferior, not enough to instantly take over the Great Stockade’s server, which is why to avoid the stronghold’s traps, he had to go outside to fight.”

In his panic, Huang Ouguang failed to recognize that the sniping plan of the “Wild Myth” organization had failed.

Both heroes didn’t know that the stronghold master’s server had already changed hands.

Just now, the White Paper Fan had even cut off the server’s power supply.

“I hope we can get out of here…”

Huang Ouguang said.

Before he could finish speaking, Rod Halley tumbled down from that hole.

He roared and used jargon to order the White Paper Fans to reboot the server.

Though Xiang Shan had hijacked the server and obtained the highest permissions, Deborah arrived too hurriedly, meaning he hadn’t cancelled the original permissions of the people in the Great Stockade.

—Since the Hero is still within Iron Dust, let’s use the environment of the Great Stockade to besiege this Houndhawk!

As he issued the command, Rod Halley kept moving and dashed towards a nearby equipping room—he needed to quickly change into a spare Prosthetic Body to recover his combat capabilities!

Huang Ouguang, seeing that the giant spider truly had lost, became anxious—he speculated about the condition of the other Hero.

But the next second, another figure…

A figure that for him was like a nightmare, also landed on the ground.

The two-meter-tall Lightweight Prosthetic…

“Deborah…” Huang Ouguang whispered the name.

All hope was shattered.

Deborah was a protector of civilization.

Her sudden appearance could not possibly be to aid the Hero.

They had once again fallen into a deadly trap.

A few seconds earlier.

The spider had wanted to “return to the nest,” but Deborah did not stop it.

She simply sidestepped three lackeys with a spinning move, chopped one down, then followed Rod as he retreated.

Rod knew he absolutely should not enter the tunnel with that guy.

The channel blasted out by Xiang Shan went straight up and down, a perfect place for gunfire to have its effect.

The opponent’s External Armor and Firearms were more powerful than his own, and without the prior Hero’s skills, he couldn’t control their bodies perfectly while falling.

Thus, he forcibly twisted his body 180 degrees while maintaining speed, using the Poison Claw to sweep behind him, using this suppressing fire to limit Deborah’s angles.

Deborah instantly jumped backward.

Even though her armor could withstand a couple of bursts at this level without harm, located as they were in Iron Dust, even a millimeter gap in her External Armor could prove lethal.

Just that one move allowed Rod and Deborah to create some distance again.

The spider used several of its legs and dashed into the Great Stockade like a specter.

Deborah hesitated for a second.

She quickly weighed the pros and cons.

Below was the Green Forest Stronghold, free from Iron Dust interference, but it was full of Green Forest members and their traps and resources…

However, all the skilled fighters had already come up to the surface.

Han was fighting with them.

Quickly, she made her decision and called out, “Carlo!

Follow me to battle!”

With that, she jumped down the well.

The moment she landed, a barrage of gunfire erupted.

The powerful kinetic force almost knocked Deborah to the ground.

But this was expected.

The moment her body hit the ground, she rolled, swiftly gliding past the position like a ball, searching for cover.

Then, a concealed compartment at her waist opened.

It shot out a Flash Grenade and a Concussion Grenade.

The bright light and loud noise temporarily disoriented the members of the Green Forest.

They shouted and continued firing suppressive shots.

But Deborah’s real killer move was the next small orb that followed.

A High-explosive Grenade.

In the intense explosion, the fire positions of the Green Forest were once again scattered.

Deborah stood up.

The harvesting had begun.

………………………………………

Xiang Shan clashed with Zhang Xianchong and Old Hammer all the way.

Xiang Shan always touched the two men briefly before quickly retreating, never persisting in his attacks.

Yet, it seemed this very behavior placed immense pressure on both.

They knew that the high-frequency sound emitter required some time to induce metal fatigue and achieve its armor-breaking capability, but with the right parameters, that time could dramatically shorten.

And the longer the time dragged on, the more precise their acquired parameters became.

As they fought their way forward, two subordinates of the Protectors only managed to kill a few Green Forest members but failed to inflict any damage on Xiang Shan.

Zhang Xianchong finally could not contain himself.

His right hand feigned a move with the long mace—if Xiang Shan showed even the slightest defensive reaction, he planned to sweep it out.

But just as the feint almost took shape, Xiang Shan suddenly kicked out.

Zhang Xianchong, unable to recover in time because of the feint, had his left hand kicked by Xiang Shan.

At this point, Xiang Shan had gathered full power, his synthetic muscle fibers bursting forth with considerable force.

Zhang Xianchong only felt an overwhelming power attacking him, and he was immediately sent flying.

Old Hammer saw it clearly.

Visibility was extremely low, and the two could only see things within a meter.

Xiang Shan’s action was intended to separate them.

He immediately switched his punching technique.

Instead of seizing the chance to attack when Xiang Shan kicked, he switched to a defensive posture, planning to protect himself until Zhang Xianchong could regroup.

Old Hammer’s continuous howls filled the air, aiming to prevent Zhang Xianchong from losing his direction, needing to resort to such primitive methods to signal his position.

Fortunately, the breathing, sound emission, and energy exertion of cybernetically enhanced people were not interconnected!

Xiang Shan turned around, but his body lowered—a characteristic of his legs gathering strength again.

Old Hammer instantly lowered his center of gravity, his hands defensively guarding his chest to fend off any kicks.

Unexpectedly, Xiang Shan instead took a diagonal step forward while simultaneously gesturing with his hand as if to push forward.

Old Hammer retracted his left leg, his body swiftly rotating, confident that if Xiang Shan’s move had been real, his response would still be impeccable.

But Xiang Shan instead stepped back.

Unknowingly, their positions had changed.

Old Hammer felt that Xiang Shan’s shoulders, arms, and legs all suggested intentions to attack, yet every signal seemed different, as if each was a feint.

Amid real and feigned moves, he followed Xiang Shan’s changing tactics several times, increasingly finding himself exhausted and passive, until Xiang Shan forcefully stole a beat.

After stepping back, Xiang Shan suddenly lunged forward, releasing power from his feet and colliding his body with his opponent.

Old Hammer immediately flew into the air.

As he spread his legs in the air, he tried his utmost to grab Xiang Shan’s head.

Xiang Shan struggled free in mid-air.

Before landing, they rapidly exchanged several moves.

Perhaps due to experience, or perhaps due to luck, Old Hammer managed to gain the upper position before landing.

As his feet touched the ground, he punched downward, intent on driving Xiang Shan into the earth.

Xiang Shan rolled on the spot, and Old Hammer’s punch only created a pit in the ground.

Yet, Xiang Shan’s roll took him under a vehicle.

Old Hammer’s second punch landed on the tank’s external armor, producing a crisp sound.

“What is this…” Old Hammer was shocked.

Unknown to him, a grotesquely shaped tank had appeared in the middle of the battlefield.

This strange vehicle was completely sealed, so he was entirely unaware of its arrival.

How could Old Hammer not realize that he had fallen into a trap?

He wanted to retreat.

At that moment, the sound of a sharp weapon slicing through the air came from directly ahead.

—The high-frequency blade had finally been unleashed!

The opponent used a technique that had been held back until now, which somewhat reassured Old Hammer.

He raised his arm to block it.

Blades weren’t meant to slice through metal, and even a high-frequency blade could at most cut through the armor at the elbow.

Among the survivors in Iron Dust, this prosthetic arm was definitely ruined, but that was it.

Not to mention, Xiang Shan hadn’t used full force or speed in the slash, preferring to remain concealed.

But the blade did not slash down as he expected.

Instead, it slid along his elbow and swiftly withdrew.

Xiang Shan, using a smooth footstep, moved past him.

His longsword flowed around Old Hammer’s elbow, making a half-circle before cutting downward.

—No…

Old Hammer quickly turned, trying to jump away.

But this move caused his elbow armor to completely detach.

The longsword lightly tapped his elbow, and the external armor neatly broke into a circular opening.

—What…

This unexpected thought slowed Old Hammer’s reaction by half a beat.

Thus, he failed to dodge Xiang Shan’s oncoming kick.

With the supports of the prosthetic’s external armor completely severed, Old Hammer’s head was directly kicked off by the force.

Xiang Shan’s cut was extremely precise, aimed at the location of the opponent’s sound emitter.

At the times Old Hammer had vocalized to alert Zhang Xianchong, Xiang Shan had already determined the location of Old Hammer’s sound emitter.

Old Hammer was already unable to make a sound.

The Iron Dust also hindered his remote control of his prosthetic.

Yet, he was still conscious.

At that moment, he heard his own screaming voice—that was the sound he had used earlier to indicate his position to Zhang Xianchong.

Xiang Shan had recorded it.

Old Hammer felt a chill run down his spine.

He could hear Zhang Xianchong’s footsteps, heard Xiang Shan taking a strong step forward.

Then, he heard the sound of scrap metal hitting the ground.