Chapter 692 - 663: Breaking Out of the Encirclement (Part 8)

Morgan Black Hand had never been hit in such a strange way in his life.

The one hitting him was a young Lone Wolf. Back at this age, Black Hand was also taking orders on the streets, just starting to gain a reputation.

But the strange thing wasn’t his age... although that was indeed odd: Did my decades of experience just get beaten by a young man with outrageously good gear?

The strangest part was the ecstatic voice this person emitted while hammering him:

"Black Hand!"

Puh!

Even though Black Hand was formidable, he overloaded the double-jump device on his calf at the final moment, spraying the component cover everywhere, yet he still had to eat that punch.

He was indeed grateful he was a technical master. Although the gear didn’t match this young madman who was beating him, he was fortunate enough to save his life:

The punch that should have struck his face hit his shoulder thanks to his desperate effort.

The force was so great that upon contact, he felt like he’d been hit by a Jilafa Company’s super mining truck—

The black metallic arm that had accompanied him for so many years was smashed into scrap metal on the spot!

The forward momentum stopped instantly, the pain magnified by Si Anweisitan tenfold, yet he didn’t dare relax even a bit.

This was his last chance to save himself... this arm had to detach at the right moment:

Detach too early and he couldn’t escape from the proximity of this dangerous young madman. Detach too late and he’d be torn apart by the enormous force of the punch!

Crack—

Boom!

Black Hand was hammered into the collapsing building like a javelin by Jack, speeding up the collapse and burying Black Hand completely in the ruins!

Jack watched this scene, wanting to dive into the rubble to pull out the old legend for an autograph, then confirm completely and utterly hammer him to death, but the current situation didn’t allow it.

But...

"Susan Frist, Twiki... Morgan Black Hand, that’s the third one."

The third legendary figure of the past sent flying by the foolish deals of Burger King!

Buzz—

The Chimera emitted a buzzing sound, shaking unnaturally. Jack patted the barley:

"Are you okay?"

Scratching sound filled the air: "I’m fine! Black Wall won’t breach this tank’s equipment anytime soon! Get in the car!"

Hansen stepped quickly forward, passing through the confused remnants of the Animal Gang.

The most bewildered had to be the Wild Man King:

Her pupils began to deform, scales gradually appeared on her body, claws started to grow, and all the hormone channels hidden within her got squeezed and shattered.

Her limbs miraculously began to recover, not only did she survive, but the organs that had been poisoned by hormones over the years were regenerating, her strength not diminishing but instead surging.

But...

Her boss always had stronger stuff.

The diluted Lizard Serum was enough to turn her into a Lizard Man under normal conditions, but due to a twist of fate, she consumed a lot of the drug’s efficacy because she almost died.

The berserk effect of the serum completely replaced the mental issues caused by years of massive hormone use, yet being pressed by the giant Chimera Tank in front of her made her somewhat clear-headed:

The Super Laser Cannon thicker than her body estimated would leave no ash if shot at her.

The surge of blood made her want to test herself against Jack, but...

Forget it.

"I’ll... go, you little ones, grab the good stuff!"

She leaned on the pillar beside her to stand up, looked around. There were hardly any alive underlings left.

However, it was conceivable, she really had embraced a huge support—

As long as they win.

As for the dead underlings... no time left to arrange their funerals.

"...grab the good stuff, then we all can become like this!"

The Wild Man King stood before the collapsed ruins, showing off her perfectly regenerated body to her underlings...

This is the perfect form of muscle!

"Oh oh oh oh oh!"

Crack—

The Chimera Tank lifted its last foot, stamping into the ground to create pit after pit, crushing the debris below, striking down the drones still operating in the air.

Red laser cannon, terrifying main cannon rain, rockets scattered everywhere...

Even if the Netherworld Dogs weren’t blind, they could see: A war beast was awakening in Dog Town!

"I am Kurt Hansen! Netherworld Dogs! Gather at the black market in the stadium!!!"

The familiar and resonant voice, the deadly and powerful prototype main battle tank, the drone blockade gradually becoming weaker—

Dispersed throughout Dog Town, the Netherworld Dogs still fighting felt like they had found a banner:

Their Commander had started the counterattack!

The Netherworld Dogs might not be good people, and they had regressed quite a bit in Dog Town.

But they were certainly not complete losers, on the contrary, the survivors were all elites—

These elites moved tactically closer to the Chimera Tank, coordinating to form an advancing formation, slowly sweeping the path to the stadium, and the drones above were no longer frightening!

Hansen is still clinging to Jack’s back, and the two keep moving between the ruins and buildings with the help of the Chimera.

No matter how pessimistic he feels about this battle deep down, at this moment, the atmosphere of counterattack is real!

They... they’re breaking through the siege!

"Netherworld Dog! With me, break through the siege!"

As they gradually approached the stadium, the Hellhound robots controlled by Lille almost reached there simultaneously!

Jack watched the Hellhound charge towards them, chuckled, and said to Hansen:

"See, I told you, sticking with us is the right move!"

Hansen didn’t reply, only saying coolly, "The fight isn’t over yet."

...

The fight isn’t over yet.

"Little Lille! Damn, did you see that thing!"

V stood on the Mackinaw Floating Shadow, which was carried by the Hellhound, and that’s how they got here.

As she spoke, she patted Lille’s head, repeatedly exclaiming holy crap.

"I saw it, I saw it!"

"I want that!"

"Sis, are you out of your mind? This isn’t shopping! Anyway, that thing is indeed ours! Mack is controlling it."

"Damn..." V was thrilled, "Are we counting on that to break through? That thing looks awesome!"

Counting on the Chimera to break through?

That’s an optimistic thought.

But as things have developed to this point, this clash has already turned into a small-scale armed conflict.

Armed conflict is essentially equivalent to a battle in a war——

And battles in wars are not limited by what weapons can be used.

Considering the nearest intervening party, the infuriated Arasaka Group aircraft carrier is right by the shore, Lille has no doubt:

Once the carrier recovers under the attack from the Black Wall, Arasaka Saburo will definitely send out air units first, or directly launch a massive missile to wipe Dog Town off the map.

In such an operation, other companies might have opinions, but not significant ones: because having opinions at that point would be meaningless.

Even Military Technology would have to swallow their pride, perhaps secretly relieved: after all, they aren’t entirely clean either.

Lark’s betrayal forced them to deal with her, because both the Little North Star project and Lark’s cyber nuclear bomb are explicitly forbidden by international law.

So what ultimately decides the outcome is...

How Lille will handle this almost unsolvable crisis, how to truly...

Show power, instead of just bluffing.

[Little Octopus: Boss, there are too many robots in Stark Tower! I’m sort of overwhelmed!]

After Lille’s consciousness was AI-ified, the time flow over there suddenly slowed down.

This is good news; a relatively unified time flow can reduce his resource consumption, freeing up resources for other tasks, allowing him to spend more effort resisting the Black Wall’s attack.

However, this also means it’s unlikely he’ll be able to craft an ark reactor by hand right now.

And the aircraft carriers...

Both worlds must handle the aircraft carriers, one in the sky, the other in the sea.

"Damn... Jack! This stuff is awesome!"

"You bet it is! Lille, this move is brilliant, oh and Morgan Black Hand has also shown up..."

As he pondered, the Hellhound had already converged with the Chimera, and V jumped off the robot with Lille, reuniting with Jack.

According to the plan, the Netherworld Dog started to orderly enter the sports stadium’s black market warehouse, beginning to pull out the hidden munitions for use.

Lille suddenly spoke up: "V, Jack, you take the Hellhound’s troops to the front line on the outskirts of Dog Town immediately."

V curiously questioned: "What about you?"

"I’m staying here to help them activate the equipment, and also... uh..."

Lille’s voice suddenly distorted drastically but quickly returned to normal.

Lark instantly recognized what this situation was: the Black Wall had already attacked his core parts.

"Also, I need to stay here to give Arasaka a big one."

In the center of the EBM stadium is an abandoned nuclear-powered airship——

There’s a nuclear power device on it.

"You..." V grabbed Lille by the head, pulling him to her eye level, staring at him seriously for a moment.

"...Fine, I knew you were up to something bad."

Although it flashed by, Lille could still clearly identify the excitement and concern in V’s emotions.

The excitement is that they might really give Arasaka a big one.

But concern is actually the most crucial emotion.

"Get going, I’m not your kid, worrying about this and that all day long..."

"I’m not worried about you! L-e-a-d-e-r!"