The story of the black silk female knight

"Look, isn't the jet stream much smoother after changing the control method? The speed is also very stable. This is how games should be played...wait, what's going to happen?"

The two were having a great time, shouting and yelling, when Valensa suddenly exclaimed in surprise:

"That Wei... actually came to me at this time?"

Chapter 215 Wei's Plea for Help

Valensa was well aware that she was not suited to go to the Dark City at the moment.

Moreover, she had told Vie when she went to the Dark City last time that this was usually the time for her and her wife Tia to spend the night together.

Given Wei's emotional intelligence, she definitely wouldn't call Valensa over to play at this time.

But now that Vi has actually summoned Valensa, it means that Vi isn't just inviting Valensa out for fun, but rather urgently needs Valensa's help.

Valensa, of course, wouldn't refuse.

She told Tia, then quickly donned her armor and answered Vi's call.

After a series of bizarre spatial shifts, Valensa found herself once again in the Dark City, a major city in the cyberpunk world.

This time, as expected, there were no candlelight, red wine, steak, or music. Valensa met Vivi amidst the sounds of gunfire and bomb explosions.

Wei seemed to have been injured; half of her left prosthetic arm was gone, and the mechanical parts of her legs were sparking electricity as if they were short-circuited.

"Hey sis... I really need your help this time."

However, Vivi herself seemed quite energetic. She greeted Valensa with a smile as soon as they met, and even had the mind to use her undamaged hand to pinch the soft flesh of Valensa's black stockings under her skirt.

Valensa initially wanted to slap Wei's hand away, but seeing Wei's injured appearance, she didn't refuse, only raising the sword in her hand:

"Tell me, who do you want to kill?"

"Look at that."

With only half an hour to provide support from her friend, Wei didn't hesitate and immediately pointed in one direction.

There's a five-story building there, occupying a fairly large area, shaped like an L, it must be a shopping mall.

However, the mall was clearly abandoned and occupied by some people... The gunshots and explosions that Valensa heard all came from inside the mall.

"I'll keep it short."

Wei continued:

"Last time you showed off your skills here, you not only angered old man Lofishid, but also caught the attention of my beautiful boss."

The boss could tell that you hadn't undergone any cybernetic modifications, and that your ability to easily suppress an elite squad was entirely due to your physical strength.

I never told her about time travelers or other worlds, so she overthought things... She thinks you are one of us, and that you have somehow made your physical body stronger than your cybernetic body.

The boss is somewhat interested in your cultivation method, but only somewhat... She's more interested in the fact that the human body can be stronger than a machine.

So she suddenly invested a lot of money in a biological research project... to put it simply, the technology for creating artificial super soldiers.

I was all prepared to comfort her when she was heartbroken and crying after her investment failed, and then use that opportunity to persuade her to drown her sorrows in alcohol before trying to win her over... I never expected that the project would actually succeed and even yield tangible results.

"Substantial results?"

Valensa's curious guess:

"Did you really create some kind of super soldier, and then he defected, requiring my help to capture him?"

"That's not it."

Wei gently shook her head:

"The company has developed a special drug that can stimulate a person's mental power, giving them superpower-like strength... Unfortunately, this drug seems to conflict with prosthetic technology. People who have undergone prosthetic modifications always experience various side effects when using this drug."

The boss's idea was to get a group of high-quality babies, inject them with this drug from a young age, and train them to become super-powered warriors who would only be loyal to the company.

Unexpectedly, a traitor appeared in our company. He colluded with underground gangs and hijacked the four completed vials of medicine during transport.

The gang members are in that abandoned shopping mall up ahead. I need you to help me get my lost potions back... Here you go.

As she spoke, Wei played another 3D projection for Valensa, which showed a high-tech briefcase and four purple spiral-shaped injection vials inside.

"These are the medicine and containers we lost... How's it going, ladies, is everything alright?"

"Okay, I've got it. It shouldn't be a big problem."

Valensa nodded, then asked curiously:

"Is that gang really that strong? They actually managed to injure you, Wei?"

"No, that gang isn't very strong, it's just a bit special."

When Wei mentioned her injury, she gritted her teeth in annoyance:

"Their beliefs are somewhat like those of the Druids, following nature and rejecting mechanical modifications, so the gang members don't have cybernetic bodies, and their fighting ability relies entirely on their physical bodies and hand-held weapons."

Normally, I could take down this kind of gang with just one of my men in a single charge, but this time they had that damned traitor helping them.

The traitor stole a tactical-grade military EMP weapon from the company, which can cause extremely strong electromagnetic interference within a certain range, rendering all electronic equipment ineffective.

The anti-interference system on my personal prosthetic body is completely useless. Once my prosthetic body enters the interference range, it will completely lose its function, and my strength will be reduced to less than one-tenth.

While long-range bombardment with heavy firepower could solve the problem, the company's chemicals would also be unrecoverable, and my mission would still fail.

Even more serious is that various factions in the city have now received this news and want a share of the spoils. As a result, several factions are currently fighting fiercely in the abandoned shopping mall, all vying for those few potions.

This is why I called for your help, sister... Firstly, given your abilities, this situation is perfect for you; secondly, the abandoned shopping mall is a mixed bag right now, so it wouldn't be surprising if you, a mysterious female knight, suddenly appeared to steal the potion.”

"understood."

Valensa smiled and nodded, then squinted her eyes slightly:

"Since no one here knows about our relationship, it shouldn't matter if I take all the potions after I make my move, right?"

"Well... it would be best to leave me some, otherwise I won't know how to explain it to the boss."

Wei thought for a moment and said:

"After you succeed, could you please put on a show for me and help me create the image of someone who bravely fights a powerful female knight to steal the potion? That should earn me a lot of points with the boss."

"OK, got it."

Valensa nodded, and after confirming that Vivi had nothing else to say, she began to act.

She moved very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, she arrived near an entrance to the abandoned shopping mall.

Three groups of people are fighting here; two groups are attacking, and one group is defending.

The defenders were mostly muscular and shirtless, wearing at most a vest, and their bodies were painted with all sorts of strange shapes.

One of the attacking groups was likely a group of thugs employed by a large company, using standard equipment and displaying a well-trained fighting style.

The other group was like a motley crew of mercenaries or an underground gang. Each member was dressed in a bizarre way, used all sorts of weapons, and fought in a wild and strange style.

Chapter 216 Breaking in

Under normal circumstances, the underground gangs in the Dark City cannot defeat the large corporations, because the large corporations have better weapons and equipment, as well as a large number of autonomous weapons such as drones and mechanical dogs.

However, the effectiveness of high-tech equipment is greatly reduced in environments with strong electromagnetic interference. Many armed personnel of large companies that rely on AI-powered intelligent aiming can no longer shoot accurately. Even when the enemy is less than 30 meters away, they can't hit a single shot when they are firing their automatic rifles.

On the contrary, gang members who had been struggling at the bottom for years and used whatever equipment they could find were not affected in terms of combat effectiveness under such circumstances, and they beat the armed personnel of those large companies to a pulp.

However, the advantage of large companies is that they have money and good equipment. Even if the high-level prosthetics cannot be activated, their materials themselves have extremely strong defensive capabilities. Small-caliber bullets can only leave scratches when they hit them. So, although the armed personnel of those large companies seem to be badly beaten, the actual casualties are not high.

The battle in front of the abandoned shopping mall became extremely intense, with bullets from all kinds of guns flying everywhere, and rockets and grenades exploding continuously as if they were free, forming a very dense network of fire. Even if Valensa could go supersonic when she unleashed her power, it would be difficult for her to break through.

If we can't force our way in, then we'll have to sneak in.

After observing for a moment, Valensa quickly spotted a good spot with a floor-to-ceiling window on the second floor of the mall. From her current position, if she sprinted fast enough and concealed herself slightly, she should be able to sneak into the mall without alerting anyone.

I can't see me, ......

With the power of her mind, Valensa gradually became invisible to the naked eye. Then, with a burst of speed, she rushed to the floor-to-ceiling window on the second floor of the abandoned shopping mall, smashed the glass, and entered the mall.

The groups engaged in combat did not see Valensa, but they could see the glass suddenly shatter, though no one paid any attention to it... With gunfire raging, it was perfectly normal for glass to be shattered by stray bullets.

However, a muscular, body-painted man patrolling the second floor of the mall seemed to have noticed something amiss, his eyes fixed on the spot where Valensa was standing.

Can he see me?

Valensa was quite surprised at first, but quickly calmed down.

No, he probably couldn't see it; he just sensed something was wrong. Otherwise, he would have warned his companions or shot me.

Having made this judgment, Valensa did not act rashly.

She didn't know how many people lived in the abandoned shopping mall or what its layout was.

Dealing with the big man in front of us is easy, but if we alert the enemy and the person holding the potion risks moving it or destroying it, it won't be worth it.

So Valensa chose to stay put and further increase the output of her mental power, not only making the muscular, painted man invisible to her, but also continuously reducing her own presence.

This worked very well. The big man's tense expression gradually relaxed, and he even turned around, seemingly intending to leave.

However, just as Valensa breathed a sigh of relief, the burly man suddenly turned back, raised his automatic rifle, and began firing wildly without saying a word.

He couldn't see Valensa's location, but he felt something was wrong with the broken glass; something had gotten in. So he fired bullets indiscriminately, scanning every corner of the room.

While Valensa may be in stealth mode, being hit by a bullet will still cause a collision, inevitably exposing her.

She could only instantly enhance her agility and dynamic vision to the limit, precisely capturing the path of each bullet, and then, like a freestyle gymnast, frantically twist and turn her body in place to avoid all the bullets.

Fortunately, the automatic rifle didn't have many bullets in its magazine, and the big man quickly emptied the magazine after firing wildly.

The fact that there were no signs of gunshot wounds inside the house was a huge relief to him. He wiped the sweat from his brow and this time he really turned and left, reloading his weapon as he went to patrol other areas.

Valensa then began to move again, carefully avoiding other patrol personnel in the mall while trying to find the modification potion that Vivi had shown her earlier.

This abandoned shopping mall is not a strong fortress. Even with powerful EMP interference, it's only a matter of time before it's breached by a large corporation with heavy firepower. To put up a stubborn resistance here is a form of slow suicide.

Therefore, the gang that stole the potion and the traitors from the Arasaka Company must have arranged another way out in this abandoned shopping mall.

The ground was completely surrounded by armed personnel from various large companies, and the only way to leave was by air or underground.

However, if we're going to travel by air, we can only use helicopters, and they must be old-fashioned helicopters that can be piloted entirely manually without AI assistance.

This type of helicopter might be okay within the interference range, but once it leaves the interference range, it will definitely become a target for drone swarms and won't be able to get very far.

So after much consideration, the most likely escape route for the potion thieves is through the intricate underground drainage system, or perhaps some secret tunnels they dug themselves.

With that in mind, Valensa didn't even glance at the three floors of the mall. She jumped directly from the second floor to the first floor and found the entrance to the basement to continue downwards.

Unlike upstairs, there wasn't a single patrolling guard in sight on the basement level. Valensa, however, wasn't careless; she could sense an unknown danger here—a danger that could harm her.

what is it then?

Valensa focused her mental energy on her eyes again, carefully observing everything on the lower level, especially those corners that she intuitively sensed were dangerous.

Sure enough, with the significant improvement in vision, dozens of extremely fine threads appeared in the field of vision. These were threads that were absolutely invisible to the naked eye, and their diameter was likely on the order of micrometers.

These thin lines crisscross the entire basement level, and you're bound to touch them if you move around randomly.

Near each of the thin threads, there were scattered dirty packaging boxes, broken water cups, missing toys, and other things that are not unusual to be found in an abandoned shopping mall.

But now Valensa is certain that these things are all disguises. They are probably similar to the box of chocolate beans that Vivi gave her, plastic bombs that can be molded into various shapes.

If anyone accidentally touches those invisible threads, these bombs will definitely detonate, and even people with full-body cybernetic modifications will be severely injured in the chain explosion.

This can be considered a deadly trap set for Wei... With most of her prosthetic body functions malfunctioning, Wei will most likely fall into the trap.

Fortunately, it was Valensa who came this time.

Even with such a dense array of bomb traps, Valensa would have had a hard time avoiding all the fine wires.

So she didn't intend to avoid it; she wanted to use a simpler and more direct method.

However, before using that method, you need to pinpoint the exact location of the target.

Chapter 217 Charge

In Valencia's past life, there was often a very classic scene in the movies, especially the spy war movies.

The protagonist runs ahead, with explosions chasing behind, and escapes the blast radius at the last moment.

This kind of shot is certainly an exaggerated artistic technique, but it's not entirely without reason.

The shockwave from most bomb explosions travels at speeds between tens and hundreds of meters per second. Theoretically, if the speed is fast enough, it is indeed possible to outrun the explosion.