The Creators: From Night City

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In this place, there are a few small metal houses that are not noticeable from a distance.

The pioneer outpost is not large, but it is very sophisticated. The core living quarters, life support system, energy production and storage system, and communication and data center are connected by several high-strength telescopic pipes, forming a space base. It can be described as small but complete.

But now this sparrow has had its internal organs removed.

A large hole appeared in the living quarters, exposing the interior space to the vacuum without any reservation.

The crew inside the capsule were forced to face the vacuum of space in haste, and died quickly and painfully.

Over a dozen hours, these bodies became severely dehydrated and carbonized into mummies at temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Celsius.

Xunchi took the lead, entering the outpost through the large hole, and then through the twisted-open airtight door into the air regeneration and circulation chamber.

The staff here had clearly fought with the attackers; the bodies had obvious puncture wounds from sharp objects, and dried blood was scattered everywhere in the low-gravity environment, almost turning the room into a red-spotted themed room.

The attackers had a clear objective and chose their targets with great strategy. They immediately targeted the entire camp's oxygen supply system, destroying it and effectively killing everyone inside.

They went there with the intention of slaughter.

[Captain, there are no survivors.]

Within the communication channel, team members reported their findings to each other.

The attackers were very professional and naturally left no survivors.

The communication antenna was destroyed, and all data storage devices were taken away.

Another team member's report revealed the root cause of this space murder.

'Garden of Eden'

"So, what exactly did you discover during your pioneering work that led these people to kill you to cover it up?" Jiang Bing asked.

The horrific scene was presented in photographs for Kelvin, the sole survivor of the pioneering team, to peruse.

"I...I don't know." Kelvin was terrified by the horrific scene and was covered in sweat. After all, he was just a geological prospector and hadn't killed many people.

What's stored in the data storage devices?

"The work logs, the data detected by the instruments, and the detailed geological data obtained by the panoramic ground wave radar on the lunar rover—there's nothing particularly important in them."

Kelvin racked his brains trying to recall the possible causes of disaster.

"Our pioneering mission this time is mainly concentrated in the southern part of Langren Crater, and the work is basically geological exploration and mineral exploration, which has nothing to do with the classified mission."

"Have you made any discoveries?"

"We only found a few rich mineral deposits, but no other rare minerals were found. The rare earth resources here are also not very abundant."

Jiang Bing stroked his chin and gave the Xun Chi team the order to continue the pursuit.

While there is no love without a reason, there is hatred without a reason. When things escalate to the level of massacre and silencing, there must always be a reason.

Jiang Bing originally didn't want to get involved in this matter, but unfortunately, the incident happened right at his doorstep, and the presence of a group of unidentified armed forces was a security threat in itself.

Bandits must be eradicated at all times!

Things soon took a new turn.

Xunchi was the first to be attacked.

Gunpowder weapons can be used normally in a vacuum environment. Without the influence of air resistance, the performance of firearms will actually be further improved.

This is because modern bullet primers contain their own oxidizers, allowing them to explode without external oxygen. Even in a vacuum, gunpowder can still generate high-temperature, high-pressure gas through the reaction of its own oxidizer and reducing agent, propelling the projectile into the air.

Following the lunar rover's tracks, the Swift Team searched forward. Flying in the sky, they had a very wide field of vision and soon discovered something amiss in a distant mountain valley.

The team wanted to get closer to the ravine for a closer look, but they didn't expect to be attacked so fiercely in the air just after flying around the bend in the ravine.

The premeditated attack pierced several large holes in the nano-wings on the back of a team member and drilled several holes in the nano-combat suit on the surface of the opponent's body.

Most of them were injured; if it were an ordinary human being, they would basically be sentenced to death by now.

Fortunately, Xun Chi's subordinates are all Edos-like beings specially designed by the 'Mother Domain' to survive in space.

The life support system quickly activated, and a large number of nano-elements began to gather at the wound site, expelling the bullet, stitching up the flesh, and rapidly healing the wound.

The attackers came from a hidden camp in the mountain valley.

Compared to Kelvin's Pioneer Outpost, this camp was significantly larger, more formal, and more like a heavily fortified military base.

The other party's tendency to open fire at the slightest disagreement indirectly corroborated Xunchi's speculation.

Dozens of soldiers dressed in tight-fitting space combat suits, carrying various electromagnetic and kinetic weapons, rushed out from underground in this base and surrounded the people's hiding place.

All of this was clearly seen by the drone controlled by Lily.

The formal battle began instantly.

Chapter 677 Fierce Battle on the Moon

The Edos people generally prefer to use cold weapons, mainly because their hypothetical enemy, the Nechiba, has extremely high resistance to bullets or electromagnetic nails.

The puncture wounds caused by bullets and steel nails are likely to be less effective than the self-healing ability due to the repair provided by the opponent's activated nano-flesh. Therefore, the Edos-type people who fight against them will use dangerous but more destructive cold weapons.

Of course, logistical support pressure is also an important factor.

After all, the airborne squad was practically isolated and helpless in the surface battles. Deep behind enemy lines, their guns were no match for bullets, and a stick was more useful than a fire poker.

However, the humans in this world are not like the Nergigante who can push back from the Earth's surface to space. With the help of [Anti-Entropy], the logistical pressure on the Swift Squad is almost negligible. So, the team members found cover and prepared to engage in a firefight with the enemy.

As nano-elements surged and flowed, a streamlined electromagnetic gun took shape in the hands of each team member.

Thanks to the fact that the body's batteries can serve as the energy core to provide power to the equipment, these Edos-like beings' nano-armor can be transformed in countless ways.

Countless raindrops of pear blossom needles began to bloom silently in the vacuum.

Blood began to bloom simultaneously on the enemy's territory.

The specially designed steel needles were originally intended to target the terrifying regenerative abilities of the monster Nieqiba. Therefore, as long as the needles hit the target, they would move laterally within the opponent's body, tearing out even more severe injuries as they rolled around.

When this is reflected in the fragile flesh and blood, it means that every time an enemy is shot, a huge gash is torn open in the surrounding flesh.

Amidst a hail of bullets, Xunchi was running, or rather, speeding.

She is called Swift because on the battlefield, she always uses her superb mobility to completely dismantle the enemy's resistance.

With the specially designed nano-armor operating at full power, Xun Chi almost transformed into a streak of orange-yellow light, seizing gaps and spaces in the enemy's firepower and relentlessly advancing.

A bright orange nanoblade was placed beside her, its two-meter-long blade displaying a graceful curve.

This longsword was forged specifically for slashing, and its orange-yellow high-temperature nanoblades can cut through almost anything.

The bullets struck the rapidly curling metal wings with a clanging sound, but most of them failed to penetrate the defenses, and the stopping force of dozens of bullets could not stop her advancing body in the slightest.

As an Edos-like being, she only appears slender. In reality, her weight is at least 100 kilograms, since apart from artificial flesh and blood, her bones and internal organs are composed of metal and a large number of nano-elements.

A yellow streak of light swept past an enemy dressed in full combat gear without stopping, and the enemy's body was smoothly severed in two after the light flashed by.

Her swift blade was as fast as her speed, but her combat skills were even better.

She nimbly leaped into the enemy ranks, her high-heeled boots lightly touching the ground, providing power for her next sword swing.

A deadly lotus suddenly appeared in the open space.

The orange-yellow flowers bloomed briefly and then withered, leaving behind only mutilated corpses and various weapons cut in two.

Steel is as fragile as a sheet of paper in the face of a hot, molten blade wielded with full force.

The glamorous yet brutal killings instantly shattered the enemy's psychological defenses, and most of them began to retreat into the base.

They have accomplished their mission, buying time for this encounter.

Just as Xunchi was about to give chase, the vision system keenly detected several rather large defensive machine guns rising near the enemy base.

The barrage of comments came instantly.

The surging tungsten steel armor-piercing nails instantly turned the hard basalt into a honeycomb, and the sixteen electromagnetic gun tubes fired in turn, the metal torrent almost biting the fast-moving heels as it advanced.

Meanwhile, even fiercer tracking firepower came simultaneously.

The miniature missile launchers were so densely packed that they resembled a honeycomb. A round of miniature rockets was launched under computer control and exploded in the air around the Xunchi.

Although the retracted wings protected her body immediately, the tiny alloy blades scattered from the explosion still gnawed at Xunchi's lower leg, forcing her back to the corner of the ravine along with the continuous barrage of bullets.

"Shoot down the enemy's drone"

The squad commander gritted his teeth as he pulled shrapnel from his leg. Even during the lull between life support system cycles, he didn't forget to direct his team to shoot down the enemy's drone.

On the battlefield, visibility is life.

Whoever has a broader perspective can influence the outcome of a war.

[Lily: I can temporarily block their communications using a squad of drones, but it won't last long.]

As an engineer, Lily witnessed the entire battle through a drone that followed the squad and immediately came up with her own solution.

[Lily: Their communication encryption technology is rather outdated. Give me a few minutes, and I should be able to crack it.]

Jiang Bing: I'm already inside.

[Xunchi: BOSS, we've been attacked by an unknown enemy with heavy firepower. We're temporarily unable to break through and are requesting backup.]

While everyone was communicating, a large number of mechanical dogs were released from the enemy's base and rushed toward the mountain wall where the Swift Squad was hiding.

These mechanical dogs were not equipped with heavy weapons; instead, their abdomens were filled with large amounts of explosives.

However, Lily quickly cracked the remote control band of this remote-controlled robot and directly intervened manually, successfully detonating it halfway.

The drone, piloted by Lily, took off again to conduct a scan and reconnaissance. However, just a few meters after the cat-head-shaped drone took off, a 100g tungsten alloy bullet struck it from the side, sending it flying.

[Lily: Someone's flank you, Swift!]

Whether these enemies can be considered human remains to be seen.

They all underwent extremely complex cybernetic modifications, allowing them to survive directly in a vacuum. Although these space special forces soldiers still have human appearances, their skin and facial features in the conventional sense have long been covered by tightly connected metal plates.

Having paid such a high price, the power they gained was naturally astonishing. The full set of prosthetics allowed them to move normally on the lunar surface for extended periods without being constrained by oxygen and life support systems.

The weapons they carried were all heavy firepower, which were not easy to obtain on the moon.

A single grenade sent dust flying as the Swift Squad hid on the mountainside. The enemy's assault was then carried out in alternating waves of grenade bombardment. Their exceptional individual skills allowed them to unleash a personal version of Xu Jin's barrage of attacks.

Such an attack immediately overwhelmed the Swift Squad, leaving them unable to raise their heads.

Chapter 678 [Domain] Series Self-Developed Prosthetics

However, these Edos-like beings were not to be underestimated. The electromagnetic guns in their hands rapidly altered their internal structures, and with just a few minor adjustments, the guns transformed from firing needles into heavy weapons that fired specialized high-explosive rounds.

While the standard load of high-explosive shells they carried might not be enough to breach the enemy's military base, it was more than enough to counter the enemies trying to surround them.

Xun Chi's leg injury has fully recovered under the life support system.

Faced with the enemy's attack, she no longer hesitated and directly activated the armor's burst overclock mode.

This armor was originally issued to her by the 'Mother's Domain' to protect 'Eve' in the squad, but on the day of the parachute drop, it was torn to pieces along with her left arm by 'Raven' disguised as Alpha Negiba.

After being recruited by [Anti-Entropy], Jiang Bing, who had acquired most of the knowledge of the 'Mother Domain', forged a new arm for her and also made some minor modifications to her 'Swift' armor.

Burst Overclocking Mode is the new feature after the modification.

Orange-yellow lightning climbed up her entire armor at a visible speed. Endless nano-elements combined with each other at the microscopic scale in a unique energy storage structure, providing structural and energy support for the entire armor, especially for the activation and continuous operation of the [Field (Prototype)] Sianwistan located in the original auxiliary spine position of Swift.

Jiang Bing used nanotechnology and a large amount of cyberpunk world technology to create Sianweistein, a universal standard prosthetic body developed by [Anti-Entropy], which is anchored to a group of 'Black King Apostles'.

As expected, the S'anweistein from the [Domain] series, as standard equipment for every Apostle, will accompany the Apostles in their endless battles.

Therefore, Jiang Bing has particularly strict requirements for its quality control.

As military equipment, it must not only be powerful but also robust and durable, ensuring stable operation in most environments. It should be extremely stable in terms of anti-interference, resistance to physical impacts, resistance to electromagnetic radiation, and protection against NBC (nuclear, biological, and chemical) elements.

These all need to be tested in real combat and over time.

Therefore, although the initial version of the [Domain] Sianweistein was already quite mature in all aspects, out of caution, Jiang Bing did not choose to deploy it on a large scale directly. Instead, he selected a small number of volunteers to test it in actual combat first.

Xunchi was one of the lucky ones.

To be honest, Edos-type people are a perfect match for Sianwistan; their compatibility is ridiculously high.

From the very beginning, the 'Mother Domain' was designed with spinal slots for each combat-type Edos-type human to install various auxiliary combat spines. This made it almost a seamless fit for Sianwistan, which was also installed in the same spinal position.

Furthermore, since the Edos-type humans are not simply flesh and blood, their 'computers' process the massive amounts of data generated when the Sianwaystein is activated more efficiently than the human brain. Combined with their fully cybernetic bodies, these 'artificial humans' can utilize the Sianwaystein-type cybernetic capabilities to 120% or even more.

The [Domain] series is designed for the 'Black King Apostles' who don't do much human work. Its functions embody the Jiangda technicians' philosophy of extreme material stacking. This means that although the installation of the Sianweistein occupies a valuable auxiliary spine slot in the Xunchi, its combat power is definitely not reduced but increased.