Cyber ​​Ghost Record

Chapter 66, Section Sixty-Five: Rise and Fall
The pistol exploded, sending metal fragments flying. One of them grazed Yue Guocheng's cheek, slicing through his active skin and revealing his cold, hard alloy maxilla.

With the help of the Gu Diao, two shots hit their mark in quick succession. Su Ge realized that the first shot could not damage Yue Guocheng's prosthetic body, but the second shot shattered his gun.

Yue Guocheng turned around in shock and anger, but the menacing glint in his eyes made Su Ge's heart skip a beat. He had a feeling that by destroying the opponent's weapon, he had unleashed something even more terrifying.

Without a second thought, Suger slammed into the corridor, and with a crash, shards of glass shattered, reflecting the neon lights, as Suger's body fell toward the street.

The loud noise attracted a swarm of drones hovering in the air, and beams of searchlights converged on him. In an instant, his falling body became the brightest point in the night.

In the blink of an eye, the lights shifted to another figure.

Yue Guocheng chased after him.

【Target found! 】

Warning sounds echoed between the buildings.

In less than a second, the Flying Lift vehicles and armed drones converged on the direction of the Rongxing Building.

The Gu Diao's sensors detected the changes in its surroundings. The moment Su Ge saw Yue Guocheng give chase, he breathed a sigh of relief; at least the children were safe for the time being. This guy's mental state wasn't quite right. On one hand, he was cautious and decisive enough, but on the other hand, he was unusually emotional. Su Ge's two shots had successfully provoked him and drawn him out.

But this was not good news; the situation was completely out of Suger's control.

He had originally planned to deal with his opponent once they were in a secluded spot, but now that plan was ruined. The speed and explosiveness with which his opponent jumped out of the window were terrifying; it was like a fighter jet being ejected from its cockpit. According to Gu Diao's motion analysis, he would be caught up by his opponent in less than ten seconds.

Using the building's protruding eaves and logistics platform, Su Ge moved downwards, only to be quickly approached by Yue Guocheng, causing the broken roof tiles to fall into the abyss.

In mid-air, the cargo hold of the flying crane descended.

The target may be carrying military weaponry.

[Lift Level 2 Firepower Restriction]

Six miniature missiles were launched from the hail of bullets, locking onto Yue Guocheng in mid-air. Yue Guocheng froze, dodging to the side, instantly creating an additional heat source nearby. The miniature missiles immediately darted around like headless flies, colliding with each other and failing to detonate.

But these attacks at least hindered Yue Guocheng's progress; Su Ge smashed through the glass and entered the building.

Beside the floating vehicle, a feathered envoy gazed at Yue Guocheng's figure from afar, a red light brewing in his eyes.

……

Inside the security bureau, images of the area near Rongxing Building were playing on the screen.

Communication functionality in the target area has been largely restored.

The deputy director looked at the lieutenant colonel across the conference table.

"Lieutenant Colonel Yuan, the target has been identified, but there are too many restrictions in the city, making it difficult to carry out an effective capture using conventional methods. The Feathered Envoy has arrived at the scene. Only by Li Lou intervening to control the target can we minimize the losses."

The lieutenant colonel frowned.

The situation is very complicated. Yingchuan is a religiously autonomous city-state, and the military cannot be present here. Using the power of the Security Bureau to arrest Yue Guocheng is already a last resort.

Once Li Lou takes control of Yue Guocheng, all the data Yue Guocheng carries will be accessible to Li Lou. In peacetime, extensive research into war machines already violates security conventions. Furthermore, Asura is a Buddhist secret. Not to mention, Yue Guocheng's case study in accident research is a military scandal; ensuring his data is not leaked is the most important prerequisite in this capture operation.

The deputy director is right; allowing Li Lou to intervene directly is the ideal solution, but it's not realistic.

The lieutenant colonel shook his head. "If we use conventional methods to capture him, he won't be able to escape Yingchuan City."

"This will cause a large number of casualties," the deputy director said.

The lieutenant colonel did not answer.

“The Huagu Dojo might also get involved.” The deputy director frowned. “The Security Bureau’s authority in Yingchuan City has already been reduced; we can’t afford any more major incidents.”

In the video, Yue Guocheng chases after the other side of the building, landing heavily on a car parked on the side of the road. The entire roof of the car collapses. He keeps walking, chasing after the fleeing figure ahead.

"We will try to communicate with them." The lieutenant colonel remained unmoved.

"He's hunting down my informant." Yang Guan stood up and raised his voice. "We must subdue him immediately; my informant can't hold out much longer!"

The lieutenant colonel glanced at the fleeing figure on the screen, paused for a second, and then shook his head.

"No."

……

Footsteps pounded the ground, thuds echoed, streetlights flickered, and water splashed. Suger, breathing heavily, glanced at the swarm of drones hovering overhead.

His physical strength was negligible compared to the power provided by the Gu Diao, and he still subconsciously used all his strength to escape. His opponent's cybernetics were much stronger than the Gu Diao's; the Gu Diao's motion analysis system judged that he would lose his ability to resist within ten seconds in a direct confrontation. Fortunately, the Gu Diao was designed with mobility in mind, and Yue Guocheng was hindered by the hovercars and drones, which allowed him to hold on until now.

But this can't go on. The capabilities demonstrated by the Security Bureau are a joke. Yue Guocheng has been completely exposed, yet he is still rampaging through the city as if it were his own backyard.

To guard against his opponent's long-range attacks, he kept turning between buildings and alleyways. Suddenly, his view opened up ahead, and he crashed into a pile of giant shipping containers. A strong wind, carrying the smell of lake water, hit him as he experienced the convection of hot and cold air.

As Gu Diao caught sight of his approaching opponent, Su Ge tightened his right hand on the trigger, inserting it between his left ribs and arm, and fired three shots backward, all of which missed. He threw the gun away, turned to parry the opponent's grabbing arm, but lost his balance in the process. Gu Diao only had time to raise his arms to barely block, and then his arms were struck by tremendous force, hitting his cheeks. Su Ge was swept away, crashing heavily into the green container before bouncing to the ground.

shhhhhh!
Three man-portable heat-seeking missiles grazed past Yue Guocheng and exploded upon impact, the flames covering a six-meter kill radius.

The massive tremor and explosion left Suger's mind blank, the sharp buzzing sound lingering in his ears.

The world seemed to have drifted away from Su Ge. He felt a moment of disorientation. As the dust slowly settled, Yue Guocheng's silhouette gradually became clear. He had easily evaded the attacks of these man-portable missiles.

That's it for now.

Suger had no choice; he was in a desperate situation. He could only use his abilities to end it all.

At this moment, he actually relaxed, panting as he looked ahead. The smoke and dust dissipated rapidly in the strong wind. Behind Yue Guocheng, the multilingual names of the ship's crew were painted in white on a large red container.

Some images flashed through Suger's mind.

When Yang Guan first came here, he saw this dock from a high place.

There are no gantry cranes or container cranes here; superconducting magnets beneath the dock platform control the lifting and lowering of these containers, each weighing hundreds of tons.

Power had been restored to the dock by then, and a large number of containers were piled up under the dim lights.

Suger looked at the lighthouse on the artificial floating island in the center of the dock.

Once the connection was established, a flood of information from the dock control system rushed into his mind. He could only understand the visual images: the alternation of day and night, ships carrying raw materials entering and leaving, and containers floating and falling on the platform.

"Run! Aren't you supposed to be a fast runner?" Yue Guocheng walked over, panting excitedly. "I was going to spare your life..."

【rise】

Sog issued the command using his consciousness.

The dock lights came on one after another.

The giant shipping container lifted off the ground, and a tremendous repulsive force came from beneath Suger, propelling him into the air.

Yue Guocheng was also repelled by the magnetic force and floated into the air. In a moment of astonishment, he saw Su Ge reveal his blood-stained white teeth, smile, tug at his collar, and the exoskeleton slid off his body.

【fall】

boom!
The current inside the superconducting magnet reversed, causing all the containers to fall to the ground simultaneously, along with Yue Guocheng, who was then pulled firmly onto the cargo platform.

The metal buttons on Suger's jacket were ripped off by the magnets, but he remained standing firmly in place.

The swarm of drones in mid-air rapidly approached, and countless searchlights shone over. Suger squinted from the blinding light, raised his hands, and slowly crouched down, covering his head.

……

Inside the Security Bureau.

On the screen, Su Ge was crouching down with his head in his hands, while Yue Guocheng was lying prostrate on the ground, unable to move at all.

The deputy director breathed a sigh of relief, feeling somewhat incredulous.

Everyone thought he would cause even greater casualties and losses.

"It must be a malfunction on the freight platform."

"You were lucky." The lieutenant colonel's tone was somewhat doubtful; he didn't believe in luck.

His gaze fell on Su Ge. The Security Bureau had deployed 32 investigators, one Feathered Envoy, 110 armed drones, and four Flying Lizards. The criminal's capture was only because this informant led him to the dock. The malfunction of the cargo platform seemed to be a pre-set trap.

"Your informant is quite good." The lieutenant colonel looked at Yang Guan. "He was able to hold out for so long in front of Ashura."

Yang Guan withdrew his gaze from the screen, concealing his surprise, and exchanged a glance with the lieutenant colonel, chuckling, "Well, that's an essential quality for an informant, Lieutenant Colonel Yuan."

(End of this chapter)