Cyber ​​God: Abyss Walker

"Crackling..."

Pushing aside the broken rock slab covering the exit of the underground tunnel, Wang Yu looked out through the gap between it and the ground. About half an hour had passed since he entered the Hamorlet mansion. He hadn't spent much time dealing with Hamorlet himself, who was possessing the mechanical body; most of the time had been spent traveling.

"This is not a good situation."

Wang Yu finally saw the enormous mechanical cockroach body here. The military mech lay motionless on the banquet hall floor, riddled with holes and cracks.

The surrounding environment could be described as ruins without a doubt, with countless fragments of corpses, and the entire building was mostly collapsed. What a horrific scene...

The main issue wasn't the "destroyed" mech, but rather Wang Yu's uncertainty about how to leave this dangerous place. Half an hour was more than enough time for something of immense distance to reach its destination, given the technology of this era.

That's how it is right now. A considerable number of members of the Tide Gang have arrived here from elsewhere. At the same time, judging from the markings on the uniforms of some other beings, they are from the Inquisition.

People in the courtroom don't usually associate with gang members. The current mixed situation only shows how serious the situation is. If he walks out like this, he will likely be arrested and investigated.

His identity wasn't a big problem, but given the nature of these gang members, it wasn't certain they would let him go after the search. He still had things he didn't want others to know, such as the special condition of the parasites, and that arm...

Raising his right arm and looking at the dark, creeping mark, he unconsciously pondered that if he could use the power of Eternal Death again, leaving this place would be quite easy. However, he dared not gamble on the price he would pay for using the power of this great being again, even the ritual version.

"Wang Yu, the connection has been restored. Do you need to leave now? I think I can help you."

Feeling something move in her throat, Lingqi's voice came through the electronic mask to her ears, and she was slightly surprised. With the other party's help, getting out shouldn't be a big problem.

"Interfering with that giant military cockroach mech took a lot of my effort, causing a temporary loss of communication with the mechanical spiders here. But now there's no problem. I managed to save the 'David' mech from the firestorm; although it was damaged, it's still usable."

"clear."

After Ling Qi finished speaking, Wang Yu quickly understood what she wanted to do. With her ability to control the mechanical body, a little disturbance or an opportunity would be very easy for her.

"Boom!"

Outside, a heavy thud was heard, accompanied by the terrified screams of the gang members. The giant cockroach mech that had been dealt with by the judge suddenly started moving again, swinging its metal limbs in an attempt to propel its massive body to its feet.

This unexpected turn of events drew everyone's attention, so the other inconspicuous things no longer caused any trouble. The place that was originally the auction stage had become a large, sunken pit, and the already gray "David" mech inside, covered in dust, looked even more like a wrecked piece of junk.

In reality, this mech, whose "head" had been severed, avoided serious damage and still retained the ability to start. No matter how low-level and dilapidated a mech is, it is still not something any human body can withstand.

"Get out of the way!"

"Notify the presiding judge immediately!"

"The presiding judge has returned to headquarters with the control core; it will take them some time to get here! Is there a way to completely cut off its power source?"

"No, the engineers at the R&D center deliberately reconnected the damaged power components to test why this mech went berserk. It's too late to dismantle it now; we have to leave first."

The gang members present did not hesitate at all and began to flee, especially those who had survived the mechanical cockroach attack. Their fear of this behemoth was deeply ingrained in their souls, and even the slightest movement shattered their psychological defenses.

The investigators sent by the court and some of the technical developers communicated with each other very quickly, but the final conclusion was no different from that of the gang members who were on the run: they had no choice but to flee.

Everyone overlooked the "David" mech that was silently starting up. In a sudden moment, the mech activated and rushed out of the pit. A certain unlucky gang member who happened to be fleeing towards Wang Yu's location became the target.

He was only focused on the giant cockroach mech whose massive body was trembling and slowly opening the machine guns and missile launchers under its wings. As a result, he didn't have time to react when the "David" mech crashed into him. He was grabbed by the mech's mechanical hand and slammed into the wall.

"Bang!"

The "David" mech, which had grabbed the gang member, slammed into the wall. The powerful impact not only created numerous cracks in the wall but also destroyed the mechanical arm of the poorly made mech. The entire mech shut down after the impact and remained stationary.

"Cough cough cough!"

Amidst the smoke and dust, a figure coughed loudly, put what appeared to be a gas mask on his face, and then clutched his abdomen as he ran away from the paralyzed "David" mech, continuing his frantic escape from the mechanical cockroaches. It seemed that although the gang member was seriously injured in the collision, he had still managed to survive.

But in reality, this person had already swapped places with Wang Yu, who had been hiding under the rubble. The body buried under the rubble was the unfortunate gang member.

No one cared about a gang member who had survived a major disaster at this moment, especially since the cockroach mech that had been trembling just moments before had successfully launched a missile. Even though it only flew less than ten meters before crashing and exploding, the loud bang of the explosion was enough to instill fear in everyone.

Mixed in with the fleeing crowd, Wang Yu escaped from this chaotic place. The Hamorlet mansion should be...

There was an evacuation route, but the layout of that mansion was far too complicated, and he really didn't think he would have time to find it. The current situation was good enough.

……

The giant cockroach mech's unusual movements lasted for about ten minutes, during which it launched a number of missiles haphazardly into the surrounding area. However, the members of the Inquisition and the gang ran away quickly, and no one died in the explosion.

Only after confirming that the mech had completely lost its movement did the court personnel, along with the large airship that subsequently descended from the sky, complete the recovery of the berserk mech and retreat, leaving behind only a chaotic "auction venue" ruin.

"Buzz..."

Several hovercars arrived shortly after the court officials left. Each person who disembarked was accompanied by a powerful bodyguard in a single-soldier combat mech. These were the true controllers of the Tide Gang. Wu Ziming and his group were considered minor leaders in the region, while these were the big bosses who truly determined the direction of the gang.

"This is really chaotic. We've already exchanged information, and none of us knew about this. It's just a simple accident. A giant military mech happened to be on a rampage and happened to be at the gang's meeting place."

One of the leaders glanced at the devastated area and said calmly, seemingly not too concerned about it and not believing that the damage would cause much loss to the gang.

"It is indeed a coincidence, but setting aside the information we have already confirmed, it is an absolute coincidence. Although, if it weren't for the extremely high value of a military mech, I might have made some speculations about the Inquisition's purpose, the comparison confirms that the Inquisition is not targeting us."

There was an entity responding to its words, while watching the drones that flew around collect and transmit data back.

"It's impossible that they're deliberately targeting us, but it's certain that the court is using this incident to target us in order to cut their losses. People from the court have already started coming to the area I'm in charge of. Without knowing the information half a day in advance, those illegal businesses wouldn't have been able to be saved. Everyone should be mentally prepared."

Another leader spoke up, reminding the others that he was none other than Wu Ziming's father. However, he did not care about his son's life or death at this moment. The parent-child relationship was a rather special one in the ruined city, but there was certainly no need to talk about it now.

"Wu Sheng is right. There are also people from the Tribunal in my area now. There's no time to hide those illegal businesses. The Tribunal's official purpose is to investigate this incident of the military mech going berserk, so it doesn't count as violating the established rules between the Tribunal and the Waste City gangs."

The leaders were exchanging views on the Inquisition's actions. They had only arrived now to avoid confronting the Inquisition. In the ruined city, it was practically impossible for gangs to actually clash with the Inquisition; at most, they could only play "games" within the rules.

"Uncle, you've arrived. Please take a look at the situation."

"Please confirm whether any irregularities were involved this time."

As they were talking, another hovercar arrived. The person who got off was Wu Ziming's "teacher," his great-uncle. Even though everyone present was a level above Wu Ziming, they still treated him with great respect.

"Um."

Uncle Ping responded calmly, walking through the ruins. When he reached the area riddled with holes by the giant cockroach mech, his prosthetic eyeballs wobbled slightly, pushed by something inside, and fell out with a thud, landing in his hand.

"Did it die? What a waste."

The pitch-black tentacles that emerged from the eye sockets stretched out in one direction, and when Uncle arrived, the writhing mass of abnormal flesh was right there.

With a casual remark, the uncle picked up the lump of flesh and placed it directly on his body. When the black tentacles touched it, the flesh and blood deformed and transformed into the same state as the flesh and blood "bulletproof vest" worn by Wu Ziming.

"There's nothing here worth worrying about. Let's go straight to Hamorlet's mansion. He's not that easy to kill. He should know something about this area."

The dark tendrils retracted into their eye sockets on their own. The uncle addressed the others and, together with the leader of the Tide Gang, headed to Hamorlet's mansion.

"Um?"

Upon entering the silent mansion, the uncle sensed something. The whiskers under his eyes twitched and pointed in a certain direction, while waving in the air, as if capturing the "information" left in the space and feeding it back.

"The scent of this parasite, number 318, what is he doing in this mansion?"

Almost immediately realizing that Wang Yu had been to this mansion, the uncle walked toward the destroyed Hamorlet-possessed mechs, conducted a quick inspection, and took out a special Star Ring Mercenary Device from his person.

"Buzz, liveness detection successful."

After touching the abnormal flesh and blood "bulletproof vest," Uncle pointed the Star Ring Mercenary Device at his own pupils and simultaneously attached the tendrils to it. The lock that required accurate genes and that the verifier must be alive was bypassed, and Uncle took control of Wu Ziming's Star Ring Mercenary identity.

"I see, he really is useless. But this proves that Number 318 is more 'useful' than I expected. I suppose even he alone is enough to get things started. Let's speed things up."

Uncle saw the task Wu Ziming gave to Wang Yu. A hint of disdain flashed in his intact eye. He raised his head and stared at Hamorlet, whose voice module had been removed and who was firmly nailed to the ground. Uncle knew perfectly well that the other party was on this paralyzed machine.

Taking down Hamorlet in Hamorlet's mansion requires more than just strength; it also requires keen observation.

"Hmm... Number 318, you are more qualified than I expected. You have seen much more than the average sorcerer. You and I are equally lucky."

Muttering something to himself, the uncle turned to look at the leaders of the Sea Tide Gang who were following him, and spoke softly.

"This incident was indeed not caused by any unusual forces; it was an accident. However, I presume that the Inquisition has already arrived in your territories, and losses are unavoidable."

"I really hope that this incident will make everyone understand that as long as we are still confined to the territory within the safe zone of the ruined city, we will always be subject to the Inquisition. Whenever we face them, we can only choose to submit and retreat."

After the words were spoken, the gang leaders all fell silent, lost in thought.

"Clearly, the only way to get out of this situation is to go out into the wasteland, a land that belongs to no one and that even the new capital cannot touch. So, do you all agree to start my plan ahead of schedule?"

Uncle spoke again, looking at the leaders present.

"agree."

"agree."

"agree."

"..."

No one objected; ultimately, that ambition, fueled by the aftershocks of this event, was gradually becoming uncontrollable and accelerating.