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Chapter 490 Nanotechnology, kid!
Bad soil.

Desolate, lifeless, with only wind and sand.

But tonight, that deathly silence was shattered completely.

boom! Boom! !
The explosion's flames ripped through the abandoned buildings, illuminating the twisted steel bars and broken walls.

The automated turret of the military technology emitted a sharp tearing sound as countless bullets poured out.

"Damn! These tin cans are really powerful!"

Pila huddled behind a crumbling wall, firing wildly with a heavy machine gun while cursing loudly.

Rebecca, the petite yet exceptionally fierce girl next to him, was also holding an assault rifle, precisely firing at the exposed firing positions.

"Qiwei! Lucy! Haven't you finished yet?!"

Mann's voice roared over the communication channel, crackling with static.

"Don't rush me! This thing's firewall is military-grade!"

Lucy is bypassing the physical barrier... Okay! One done!

Qiwei's voice was hurried.

Almost simultaneously, a turret that was firing wildly suddenly went silent, its barrel drooping limply.

"Well done, Dorio! Charge!!"

Mann's eyes lit up at the sight, and he roared.

"Sit tight!"

Dorio, the woman with a mohawk, suddenly turned the steering wheel, and the engine roared deafeningly.

The modified off-road vehicle charged out of its bunker like an angry bull, rushing towards the gap in the barrage of fire.

Upon seeing the modified off-road vehicle, the soldiers of the military technology unit reacted and simultaneously pointed their guns at the vehicle.

"Upload the puppet! Interfere with their cybernetic bodies!"

Just then, Qiwei's voice came through the communication channel.

"Roger that!"

Lucy responded, her voice carrying a hint of barely perceptible tension.

Almost instantly, the pursuing military-tech soldiers visibly faltered, sporadic sparks flew from the interfaces of their prosthetic bodies, and many even collapsed to the ground.

"Wuhu! Suppress their firepower! Clear them out!"

Pila roared and, together with Rebecca, unleashed a hail of bullets on the soldiers who were temporarily incapacitated.

The first wave of threat appears to have been averted.

However, before they could even catch their breath...

Boom! !
A loud bang!
The earth is shaking!

Mann felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, and the world spun around him!

That modified off-road vehicle, weighing several tons, was actually flipped over from the side!

Amidst the ear-piercing sound of metal twisting and deforming, the car rolled and crashed to the ground, shards of glass flying everywhere.

"Fuck! What's going on?!"

Pila stared in surprise at the overturned truck.

The carriage was in chaos.

Mann reacted the fastest, and his prosthetic arm, which had been implanted with a "gorilla arm," suddenly exerted force and tore open the deformed car door!

"come out faster!"

He grabbed Gloria, who was closest to him, and dragged her out.

They looked up and saw a man standing not far away.

He was shirtless, his skin gleaming with a metallic sheen.

Even more bizarrely, countless tiny, liquid-metal-like nanomachines were moving under his skin.

"Target confirmed..."

"That should be the test subject in front of you... Its ICE (Intrusion Countermeasures) level is extremely high, I... I can't hack into it!"

Qi Wei's voice was filled with shock.

The man, the "test subject," slowly raised his head, his face expressionless, only displaying an inhuman indifference.

The next second, his figure suddenly blurred!

fast!
Extremely fast!

He appeared in front of Mann and the others almost instantly!
The black nanomachines beneath his body flowed like water, eventually converging on his fist.

The fist, encased in nanomechanicals and accompanied by a fierce wind that tore through the air, aimed straight for Mann's head!
So fast!

Mann's pupils contracted sharply, and he instantly activated the S.A.W.S. cybernetic body that had been installed on him recently!
Thanks to the super-fast reaction provided by the prosthetic body, he barely managed to dodge the attack.

Even though he had dodged it, the force of the punch grazed his cheek, stinging his skin!
"Fight back!!"

Mann didn't care about any of that and roared!

Without his prompting, Pila and Rebecca had already reacted, and their guns roared again!

Bullets rained down on the test subject like a storm!

Ding ding ding ding ding—!!
The crisp metallic clanging sounds blended together!
Without exception, all the bullets were deflected by that strange subcutaneous armor and flowing nanomechanics!
Not even a trace was left...

"Ah……

"But such firepower can't break through my nano armor..." The test subject looked in the direction of Pila and the others, and let out a contemptuous chuckle.

"Hold!"

Pila cursed and pulled the trigger again! Rebecca continued firing without hesitation!

This time, the test subject moved.

He stretched his right hand behind him, and a katana gleaming with a cold light appeared out of thin air in his hand!
"violent……"

He whispered something, and the nanomachines within his body began to operate wildly, his eyes turning bloodthirsty and insane!
Swish swish swish swish—!

Fast! Faster than the limits of human vision!
The test subject's figure turned into a series of afterimages, and the samurai sword in his hand danced, creating a silver light screen!

The bullets fired by Pila and Rebecca were all cleaved and deflected by his blade! Sparks exploded continuously on the blade!

"Holy crap! Is this some kind of cheat?!"

Pila's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

"monster……"

Rebecca couldn't help but curse as well.

"Depend on!"

Mann's face was extremely grim.

He realized they'd been tricked!

The information provided by the middleman was complete rubbish!

The combat capability of this test subject far exceeded their expectations!

This isn't a recovery mission, it's suicide!

"Mann! Military technology reinforcements! They've surrounded us! We don't have time!"

Qiwei's urgent voice came through the communication channel.

This must be put to rest!

Mann's eyes hardened, and he made up his mind.

"Cover me! Create an opportunity for me!"

He yelled at the others.

Pila, Rebecca, and Dorio immediately understood and launched another attack, using firepower and close combat to try to distract the test subject, even if it was only for a moment!

The test subject was briefly entangled, revealing a tiny flaw!

Although it was only for a moment, it was enough for Mann.

The next moment, Mann activated S.A.W.S.A ...

This military-grade neural accelerator can increase his reaction speed by dozens of times!

Time seemed to slow down at that moment.

Everything around us slowed down.

Mann's speed increased several times in an instant as he approached, then raised his enormous "gorilla arm" towards the test subject, the muzzle of the small hand cannon on his arm glowing with a terrifying light!
Go to hell!!

however--

Just as Mann's hand cannon was about to fire!

The test subject reacted in a fraction of a second!
His speed, even in his "berserk" state, is incredibly fast!

Swish! !

A blade of light flashed by at incredible speed!
The energy projectile that Mann fired was actually cleaved in two by his samurai sword!

The energy exploded, and the shockwave ripped up the surrounding sand and soil!
"Ugh—!"

Just as Mann was about to make a move, the side effects of using the advanced prosthetic body appeared at that moment. The intense nerve pain made his vision go black and he knelt on one knee!
"Ha ha ha ha!
This is what they call a "marginalized traveler"? Utterly pathetic!

The test subject let out a maniacal laugh, took a step forward, and then delivered a lightning-fast slash!

Click!

With a flash of light, Mann's entire gorilla arm was severed at the shoulder! Mechanical parts and hydraulic fluid were scattered all over the ground.

Immediately afterwards, the test subject raised his foot and stomped hard on Mann's head!
Bang! !

Mann's head was slammed into the ground! His fate is unknown!
"Mann!!"

Dorio and Pila screamed in horror.

Soldiers equipped with military technology had completely surrounded them, their dark gun barrels pointed at them.

it's over...

Everyone felt despair.

Lucy crouched on the ground, her hands covering her head, her body trembling uncontrollably.

The bloodshed and despair before her eyes reminded her of those terrifying memories from Arasaka that had been buried deep in her heart.

Gloria froze on the spot, her face deathly pale.

She looked at Mann lying on the ground, and at the test subjects and military technology soldiers closing in, and felt a chill in her heart.

Retribution...? This is the price I pay for stepping into this darkness for money?
She never expected things to happen so quickly and so tragically.

However... at that moment...

Suddenly, the roar of an engine rang out...

(End of this chapter)