Enforcer Manual
Chapter 232: Do You Believe in Time Acceleration?_1

Chapter 232: Chapter 232: Do You Believe in Time Acceleration?_1

Regrettably, the bad news didn’t stop there.

"Heavy Metal Rock" pondered and finally decided to tell everyone this news, as their modest objective before setting off was to ensure Wild Bone could not return.

"His control system is directly connected to the United Government’s proprietary network, making it impossible for him to be affected by any virus, rendering hacker tricks ineffective against him."

This alone was equivalent to eliminating the last natural enemy of those with prosthetic implantation.

Unless the hacker himself could infiltrate the server room where the proprietary network is housed, any known hacking techniques would be blocked by the operating system.

What he was about to reveal next was the truly terrifying information, "Do you believe that time can be accelerated?"

"What do you mean?"

After hearing so many pieces of bad news, "Heavy Cannon" was numb. He could hardly imagine that all these settings, which sounded like tales from an Arabian Nights collection, were in reality all combined within a single person.

"To put it simply, the operating system grants Wild Bone a state akin to Overload. In this state, he can accelerate his own speed by more than 25 times. In the blink of an eye from an onlooker’s perspective, he could cross hundreds of meters to appear beside his target."

Time is an abstract concept. To make it easier for them to understand, "Heavy Metal Rock" explained, "Those without the corresponding operating system installed can’t possibly catch Wild Bone’s speed. He would have taken them out before they even had a chance to react."

That is to say, they were currently facing a mechanical being that possesses invincible defense, immunity to hacking techniques, invisibility, the ability to accelerate its own time, and can eliminate a target or destroy a city in the blink of an eye.

It was as though every terrifying power one could imagine was concentrated within it.

Although their goal was to ensure Wild Bone couldn’t return, the most likely scenario if they confronted him was that their squad would be detected hundreds of meters away by the adversary’s cybernetic eye, and they would die at Wild Bone’s hands before they could muster any resistance.

The information laboriously stolen by Dr. Bai Zhu did not seem to offer them any advantage; at best, it might only achieve the outcome of letting them die with full awareness.

This was the kind of despair that human effort could not overcome.

The data showed something completely unlike any known creature. Even after knowing all of his data, he could not think of the slightest possibility of defeating him, and even the mere thought of injuring Wild Bone became a luxury.

Their most powerful weapon at this moment was the personal rocket launcher prepared by "Heavy Cannon," intended as a precaution against aerial reinforcements from the United Government. It was the best they could manage, but for Wild Bone, its power would be like mere tickling.

"...At least, his consciousness interference device is useless against us, since we don’t have a Psychic among us."

"Heavy Cannon" forced a bit of a smile, humor in adversity, and tried to lighten the mood.

However, this time his optimistic spirit failed to affect the others; both "Heavy Metal Rock" and "Ghost" did not join the conversation, leaving the room in an awkward silence.

He also had to take some time to process such an immense amount of information.

This was an enemy that was intimidating purely based on configuration, without even needing to engage in combat. If viewed through a Psychic’s perspective, Wild Bone possessed at least three potent abilities, including one that specifically countered all Psychics with consciousness interference.

This set of prosthetics might as well have "Invincible" emblazoned on it, as even a dog wearing Wild Bone’s cybernetic body could wreak havoc.

Yet the documents did not mention what truly set Wild Bone apart—that he had modified his body to a degree where it was almost impossible to find any part of him that was human, and he had not collapsed mentally or succumbed to psychosis as a result.

According to the average data provided by Lu Xiang, current top Prosthesis Modifiers generally maintain a modification level of around 60%. Beyond that, what constrains them is no longer financial resources but the damage excessive prosthetic implantation can cause to the human body. Therefore, under constrained circumstances, they have to make sacrifices.

However, Wild Bone had shattered those boundaries.

Song Lan felt that he could no longer be considered human; the human content throughout his body was probably less than 1%. With this arsenal paired with an operating system, it seemed as though Wild Bone was close to reaching the level of mechanical Ascension.

Breaking the silence, he asked, "Where is Wild Bone’s operating system installed?"

"There is a chip in his head, the only part of his body without prosthetic modification. Theoretically, as long as the connection between the chip and the body is severed, the entire body can be forced into a shutdown."

Of course, this was only a theoretical possibility, "Although the material of his head appears to be somewhat similar to that of the human body, that part is actually the strongest defensive point on his entire body."

The scientists who modified Wild Bone were no fools; knowing this vulnerability, they naturally would not leave it unguarded and exposed to enemy attacks.

"The lower limit of his head’s defense is the ability to withstand the impact of a 2mm electromagnetic bullet."

Not to mention that sniper rifles capable of loading 2mm electromagnetic bullets don’t circulate in the black market at present, even if they were able to purchase one, at most, they could only scratch Wild Bone’s forehead a little.

And this was under the condition he stood still and let them shoot him.

In overloaded mode, he could easily dodge any bullet.

"The only possibility for us is to launch a surprise attack on him while he’s fighting with Esinvig,"

"Heavy Metal Rock" said.

In fact, this was no longer considered a battle plan, but rather an imagination of the possibility of defeating Wild Bone that persisted in their minds.

However, once again, a situation that led them to despair emerged.

Nearly half an hour into the operation, an uninvited guest appeared on the second screen.

His stark black exoskeleton armor identified him; in fact, they hadn’t even noticed how Wild Bone had appeared.

When he first came into view, he was already near the bar. His left hand pressed down on the bartender’s head, pulling her entire body off the ground.

The bartender’s legs kicked against him, and the next moment, the communication was cut off.

In the instant the holographic projection plunged into darkness, Song Lan seemed to hear the sound of flesh and bones being crushed and broken.

"I cut off the communication."

After a long time, "Heavy Metal Rock" spoke up again, already foreseeing what would happen next at the pub.

He didn’t understand when the other had breached the outer sentry posts and directly entered the heart of the city... However, with that body’s superior performance, deceiving their street surveillance cameras and the naked eye was all too easy.

The pub, serving as the command center, had fallen.

Under these circumstances, every second he maintained a connection increased the likelihood of them being exposed.

"Boom——!"

Moments later, a pillar of fire lit up the entire city, and regardless of being separated by almost half a city district, they could feel the distinct tremor.

.........

Meanwhile, at Tombstone Pub.

An explosion caused by countless TNT charges instantly engulfed the entire building, burying this historic underground information center under piles of collapsed rubble.

The intertwined fires and the roaring induced by the explosion were like a sort of prelude.

Before long, the debris that had covered the entrance was brushed aside.

A mechanical being akin to a Terminator stood under the moonlight.

He effortlessly wiped his black mechanical arm over his head; the scorch marks from the center of the explosion were thoroughly erased.