Chapter 492 - 311: Tier Four Wizard Liu Xingyuan

In that instant, King Arthur fully understood the desperation Jingang had felt while lying helpless in the Alliance City garbage disposal plant.

A heavily augmented individual, even a Tier Four Extraordinary, had no good options in the short term when faced with a Prosthetic Body short-circuit and a complete loss of control.

Under normal circumstances, King Arthur could have used her Extraordinary Power to hold on until she reached a reliable Prosthetic Clinic.

But this was the middle of a battle!

King Arthur could only rely on the firewall prosthetic implanted in her brain to type out a call for help.

Master Ma: "I’m on my way. Hold on for another ten seconds."

’Hold on for ten seconds?’

Seeing this message, King Arthur wanted to grind her teeth to dust.

Ten seconds was long enough for her to smash right into the monster’s eyeball. Did Master Ma really think he could charge in and fish her out of there?

What made King Arthur despair even more was that Master Ma was even more heavily augmented than she was, yet the level of his prosthetics was lower than hers.

If her own top-of-the-line Prosthetic Body was immobilized, what chance did Master Ma’s half-S-Class, half-A-Class body have?

’No choice. I have to save myself!’

A powerful surge of Will Power coalesced, but it didn’t take the form of the Knight’s Will Badge.

The Knight’s Will Badge was too conspicuous. The moment it materialized, it would instantly expose King Arthur’s Extraordinary Profession.

Her identity as a fake member of the Yellow Bear Special Team would be immediately discovered by Baili Xueyuan.

At that point, the crisis King Arthur would face wouldn’t be limited to just the monster before her.

The Will Power exclusive to Tier Four erupted around King Arthur, faintly forming a transparent sphere.

King Arthur didn’t know how the monster was causing the Prosthetic Bodies to short-circuit, but she figured it wasn’t through any technological means.

Her firewall hadn’t responded at all.

This could only be an attack on an Extraordinary level.

As soon as she used her Will Power to shield herself, King Arthur received a system notification.

[Self-diagnostic program running]

[Prosthetic Body restarting. Please wait.]

The S-Class Prosthetic Body was of sufficiently high quality that even after short-circuiting, it recovered power the instant the interfering factor was blocked.

Nearby, Wu Yong was in a similar situation to King Arthur.

"This monster’s power is a hard counter to Prosthetic Bodies! The closer you get, the harder it is to block. Let’s fall back first!"

Wu Yong’s body was also enveloped in Will Power.

Its intensity was significantly higher than King Arthur’s; she recognized it almost instantly. ’This is a Tier Four Third Stage powerhouse!’

"Alright!"

King Arthur immediately agreed.

’Baili Xueyuan’s attack plan is full of holes,’ she thought. ’For two highly augmented Extraordinaries to enter that crimson eye... it would be no different from a suicide mission.’

’Fall back first!’

The two Tier Four powerhouses activated their prosthetic propulsion systems almost simultaneously and retreated in unison toward Baili Xueyuan.

Only then did a new message from Master Ma appear in the Highest-Level Mercenary Corps’ temporary chat window.

Master Ma: "I’ve arrived. I see you’ve already successfully withdrawn. I’ll stay out of sight for now. Cover for me a little longer."

’Damn it!’

King Arthur felt a bitter taste in her mouth.

Master Ma was clearly stronger than her, yet right now, he was being even more timid.

’He wasn’t even willing to show his face!’

King Arthur felt like she’d been completely screwed over.

Unconsciously, King Arthur found herself missing the Wizard.

’The Wizard is still the reliable one. Too bad he isn’t here,’ King Arthur thought to herself.

At the same time, King Arthur and Wu Yong successfully returned to the rooftop of the H3 Skyscraper, landing beside Baili Xueyuan.

"What’s going on? What happened?"

Baili Xueyuan only knew that something unexpected had occurred, but she didn’t know the specifics.

King Arthur remained silent, so Wu Yong explained to Baili Xueyuan, "This monster’s power is an extreme counter to Prosthetic Bodies. It seems to be emitting a special kind of Extraordinary Power that can short-circuit any prosthetics within its range."

Wu Yong frowned, thought for a moment, and then emphasized, "And it only targets functional prosthetics. My installed operating system and firewall weren’t affected."

King Arthur paused, stunned for a moment. She hadn’t thought about it in as much detail as Wu Yong.

But after carefully thinking back, she realized Wu Yong’s description was perfectly accurate.

King Arthur nodded and said, "I agree with his assessment."

Hearing this explanation, Baili Xueyuan’s brow furrowed tightly. Several distinct lines appeared on her forehead, and the corners of her eyes crinkled with new fine lines.

"This is trouble. I can’t get too close to that monster. For a Blood Robe Professional..."

Baili Xueyuan didn’t finish her sentence, but her eyes were filled with apprehension toward the monster.

She clearly knew some information that the members of the Highest-Level Mercenary Corps did not.

"Wait a moment. I need to contact someone."

Baili Xueyuan hadn’t expected things to be so difficult. She had originally thought that one Tier Four Third Stage powerhouse, plus a Yellow Bear Expedition Team, would be more than enough.

But who could have guessed the monster’s power would be so targeted?

’Targeting Prosthetic Bodies?’

’The intelligence database on this type of monster contains nothing about this kind of power.’

Hearing Baili Xueyuan’s words, King Arthur immediately relayed the information to the Highest-Level Mercenary Corps’ temporary chat.

King Arthur: "Things have gotten complicated. All the Tier Fours on site are countered by the power of the monster the Sole Bearer turned into. We’re limited by our Prosthetic Bodies, but it seems our friend from the Assassin Alliance is limited by her Blood Robe Profession."

King Arthur: "But it seems Red Fruit City has other support from the Eastern Alliance. This Tier Four Blood Robe said she’s going to contact someone. @Guang Ling, you have any intel on this? If a Tier Five from the Eastern Alliance suddenly pops up in Red Fruit City, things could get really interesting."

Sitting in his room, Lin Qi saw King Arthur’s message and thought about it carefully.