Legend of the Cyber Heroes-Chapter 67 - Approaching Hound

67: Chapter 67 Approaching Hound

67 -67 Approaching Hound

Ulster Granddog furiously dug into the ground.

Soon, he unearthed an explosion device with a completely drained battery.

It was exactly the same type as the Trick Mines he had encountered at the start of his tracking.

“Damn it, I’ve been tricked,”

Granddog muttered bitterly.

He had initially followed a straight defensive line to track down the mysterious martial artist “Shan.” However, after tracking for several days, he realized there was an issue.

No matter how skilled “Shan” was in counter-tracking, it was impossible for there to be not even the slightest trace left over these past few days.

Even the scent in the wind was absent.

This was too suspicious.

Knowing that both his vision and sense of smell were exceptionally strong, and that this wilderness had no confusing terrains or organisms to deceive him,

he must have lost “Shan” from the start.

So, Ulster Granddog returned to where he had first encountered a Trick Mine and began running back and forth within a fan-shaped area.

He discovered several self-destruction systems with depleted batteries one after another.

These self-destruction systems relied on a special method that used a massive electric current to shock the battery, detonating the metal battery upon activation.

If the device had no electricity, then naturally, the self-destruction system would fail.

Shan certainly wouldn’t leave behind such explosives that could still pose a threat after many years.

“That means, he didn’t start out in a straight line but was searching for something in this area,” Ulster Granddog felt extremely vexed.

He had been fooled into completely irrelevant directions for the past few days like a fool.

This was an utter humiliation.

“What was he searching for at the time?

Could there have been someone to meet up with him?

No, that’s not it; this area is rampant with the Green Forest Organization.

The power of the Jianghu heroes is currently focused on the Old Continent, so the likelihood of them noticing this place is slim—was he searching for an enemy then?”

Ulster Granddog pondered.

So many days had passed that even if there were the slightest traces on the ground, they would have been wiped away by the wind and sand.

It was now very difficult to find that mysterious martial artist using tracking techniques.

Therefore, he had no choice but to rely on deduction and luck.

“If ‘Shan’ is a martial artist who has lost his memory…

then the prosthetic body pieced together from that small town wouldn’t meet his needs.

At this moment, he desperately needs a prosthetic body capable of martial arts…

requiring professional maintenance equipment…”

“This kind of equipment…

If it were me, where would I look for it at this time…”

Soon, he locked onto a target.

Z Organization.

Chain Missile Gleayard was the leader of Z Organization.

His sniping skills have been praised as “having a tactical effect similar to that of missiles,” which gave him that nickname.

He had been recently killed by “Shan.”

The Green Forest Stronghold usually concealed itself underground, but since Shan had stolen Gleayard’s storage device, it might be possible to find the Great Stockade.

“Yes, that’s right, if inferred from the operational range of the Z Organization members, their Great Stockade should be in this area…

No wonder he stole the Ground Effect Vehicle and flew in this direction.

This explanation makes sense.”

“It seems he should be able to find that place and then sneak into the organization to steal supplies.

According to information, there is also a severely injured youth with him.

He will inevitably make a stop there.”

“Finding the Green Forest Stronghold, there’s still a chance.”

Protectors of civilization could infer the approximate location of the Green Forest Organization’s strongholds through historical records and satellite maps.

However, to determine the exact spot and find the entrance, further investigation was needed.

Of course, there was also a simpler method.

For instance, setting up earthquake detection equipment on the edges of the Green Forest’s territory, then dropping large masses from satellites to create earthquakes, and subsequently calculating the underground cavities through the seismic wave records.

However, this required a relatively high cost.

Dyson’s principle allowed “individuals to serve individuals” in forming organizations and prohibited individuals from pledging allegiance to any “non-human entities.” Protectors also had no authority to issue commands to the public.

Therefore, in reality, protectors have always been short of manpower, and any task that needed people to execute faced the problem of “high human resource costs.”

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For instance, “seismic wave detectors” could also be deployed via orbital drops.

But the costs involved were even higher.

A seismic wave detector that could withstand orbital drops without damage and remain sensitive after embedding into the ground was undoubtedly expensive.

Using such a device only once would be a tremendous waste, but launching it back into space afterward would be another great waste.

Ulster Granddog had no right to apply for such extensive resources.

And there were very few thugs who warranted such a method.

Granddog remembered that the last time the Protectors had used this approach was several years ago.

Back then, they received intelligence that Famed Heroes from the Eurasian Continent were holding a Martial World conference in North Asia, and they deployed seismic wave detectors via satellite to root out a “big shot.”

“Anyway, the most important thing now is to find the entrance to that Great Stockade.”

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Yuki’s brain was detached from his prosthetic body and held by a pair of mechanical arms, fixed in mid-air.

Subsequently, three sets of mechanical arms with fine nozzles sprayed tiny metal particles onto the irregular fractures of his skull.

Lasers and ultrasonics instantaneously heated and controlled the formation of the alloy crystals.

Soon, the irregular fracture was filled to form a neat shape.

At first, Yuki had actually planned to switch to a different skull.

Although the conditions were a bit lacking now, transferring the brain wasn’t that difficult.

Simply 3D printing a complete skull would have been nice.

But, when he tried to cut open the skull he was currently using, an embarrassing moment occurred.

The circular saw blade on the maintenance instrument that Little Poison Insect had came with shattered and didn’t even leave a mark on the fracture.

The metal strength of that skull was a bit exaggerated.

Even though it was an old piece from who knows how long ago, the technology and cost involved seemed beyond the reach of this Green Forest stronghold.

So for now, Yuki could only repair it based on the existing foundation.

“But, how did this thing originally fracture?” Yuki couldn’t help but wonder.

In the last battle before his slumber, did his enemies put his head under an industrial press?

Soon, Yuki’s skull was neatly repaired.

And another small 3D printer was swiftly printing a skull cap that was easy to open.

Before long, Yuki completed the repairs on his cranial part.

He remotely controlled his own body, lifting his head up and then placing it on his shoulders.

The stub of the spine connected with the prosthetic body’s interface, switching to wired mode.

Then, a mechanical arm helped him place the skull cap on his head.

“Very good,” Yuki nodded to himself, “I’m once again a robust man of the Heavenly Court.”

He even applied a bit of force, patting his own forehead.

Because of the significant strength difference between the filler materials and the original skull, if subjected to a heavy external impact, the newly completed skull cap could still break open directly from the fracture.

But no matter what, this was the best for now.

Yuki ordered the printer to produce a thin mirror, which hovered in mid-air constrained by a magnetic field.

He looked at his own shiny head, “This head, definitely qualifies as bald.

Yes, after I’m done with everything, I should be able to layer some silicone on my face again, to have a bit more of a human appearance, which might alleviate my own psyche a bit, and also serve as a rudimentary disguise to avoid the government’s arrest warrant.”

He glanced at the larger printer after the rain.

This top-of-the-line printer had just finished printing the torso framework and was now printing high-strength external armor.

As the involved alloys were quite complex, only this printer could do the job.

Meanwhile, two smaller printers also began printing various parts with lower requirements.

He pushed the door open.

Then, he was met with piercing cries.

“Waah—waah—waah—”

Yuki shuddered in anger, shouting, “Yuki!

What have you done!”

Yuki had originally been holding a spray gun, welding a huge metal structure.

He clumsily dropped the spray gun and then turned to the weeping toddler behind him, making faces and such.

Once the girl finally stopped crying, he said with a dismal expression, “Master, she wasn’t crying before, she got scared as soon as you came out.”

Yuki rebuked, “So what you are saying is that it’s my fault?”

Yuki pondered, “Based on the thinking you’ve taught me, it’s verifiable.”

He gently picked up the toddler and, judging her weight, lifted her high.

The toddler placed her fist on her mouthpiece like a trumpet, though her eyes showed no fear.

Then, Yuki took a couple of steps towards Yuki.

The little one’s tears came out immediately, “Wu—wuwu—waah—”

Yuki immediately stepped back, “See.”

Yuki calmly said, “That’s just a single data point and cannot rule out the factor of coincidence.

Forget it, just keep a close eye on this child.

How is your progress over here?”

“The additional cart for ‘Donkey’ is essentially welded together,” Yuki nodded.

To master external strength, you must have a deep understanding of machinery.

Looking at a machine, you should be able to roughly speculate where its power part might be, where its center of gravity lies, how it maintains balance.

Yuki still didn’t understand too profound engineering knowledge yet.

Yuki was teaching him while having him practice.

His current level wasn’t good enough to participate in the casting of the prosthetic body, but building a large machinery was still within his capabilities.

That is, to upgrade “Donkey”.

A Hero wanting to maintain combat capability must have a large amount of replacement parts or even spare prosthetic bodies.

But Yuki can’t fight while carrying a lot of materials and people on his back, so a self-moving vehicle is essential.