Apocalyptic Mechanist Section 28

He got right to it. Jiang Xiao walked to a shelf piled with materials. "I need to prepare electromagnetic rifles and handguns too. The Thunder Cannon Floating Cannons make too much noise, so a mid-range firepower for clearing out fodder is a problem."

"I still have nine documents left to read. I'll go into seclusion for these few days. The Viper Gang won't be searching for me anytime soon."

Unless it was a special circumstance, trying to corner and kill a Tier 2 Martial artist in Sin City through searching and sheer numbers was a fool's dream. The Viper Gang wouldn't waste their time.

At most, they'd set up some informants to watch for the Old Capital Killing God.

For the next few days, Jiang Xiao didn't step out of the workshop. His nighttime hunting activities were temporarily halted.

He was completely immersed in mechanical modifications.

On the morning of the sixth day.

Jiang Xiao let out a long breath, looking with satisfaction at the three firearms laid out on the table, nodding repeatedly.

"They look so good, just like me!"

One was a Black Dragon Sniper Rifle, like a dark, coiling dragon. Another was a similarly streamlined long rifle, and the last was a black, boxy handgun, or perhaps a hand cannon would be more fitting.

These were the fruits of his labor over the past few days.

The electromagnetic rifle wasn't as solidly built as the Black Dragon; it could probably only damage Tier 1 Ordinary martial artists. Sustained fire might kill a Tier 1 Elite, but its advantage was its high rate of fire and inexpensive bullets.

Jiang Xiao didn't expect to use it against powerful opponents. It was more for dealing with large numbers of gang members, soldiers, and Tier 1 Ordinary martial artists.

As for the hand cannon, it was rather special. The firearm itself wasn't much; it was all about the ammunition!

Jiang Xiao had used collected electromagnetic rifle batteries to modify them into plasma bombs. The moment they hit an enemy, they would explode, dealing terrifying plasma damage!

The explosion was enough to kill a Tier 2 Ordinary martial artist. The only problem was that the bullets were too expensive and unstable to manufacture. Currently, he only had seven rounds.

Finally, there was the most important item in his plan: the Terminal Goggles!

After the modification, their exterior remained unchanged. Two small accessories were added inside, and their function hadn't changed much. They had simply gained the ability to record life signals.

By recording the blood, appearance, and brainwave patterns of a species, it could record its signal.

There were only a few types of Aliens in the Kasar Street Block. As long as they were all recorded, any signal that wasn't in the record would very likely belong to Xi Guang!

"To avoid any further complications, I'll make my move tonight. It's also a good time since the Sin City Council is partly focused on me."

Jiang Xiao picked up his weapons for the final adjustments.

Chapter 31: Dipping Sauce, Awesome!

The dim, setting sun gradually sank below the horizon, and Sin City welcomed another night.

Kasar Street Block.

Dense searchlights lit up again, and hundreds of drones equipped with life signal radars buzzed like bothersome flies.

Electromagnetic tanks, resembling steel fortresses, occasionally rotated their cannons, bringing every exit of the Kasar Street Block within their firing range!

On an attack helicopter circling the perimeter, three Blade Armor Race pilots controlled searchlights, patrolling the block.

Looking at the brightly lit building clusters in the distance, the main pilot grumbled resentfully, "They said ten days for rotation, and it's been almost twenty days with no sign of relief. Why did the gang take on this thankless task for the Sin City Council?"

"Hey, you can't say that. We're mortal enemies with the Pan-Humans. Killing that Pan-Human Hunter benefits us too," the Compound-eyed Blade Armor controlling the right searchlight replied casually.

The Blade Armor Race member holding another searchlight across from him became interested. "If we kill the Pan-Human Hunter, will the other Pan-Humans be nothing to fear?

Then, we could team up with those Viper Gang guys to wipe out the Pan-Human gangs. Maybe we could even get a share of the spoils, and then raise the little humans. Tsk, I heard back then that the Viper Race was very skilled at raising Pan-Humans."

"No, no, don't forget the news from a few days ago. If the Pan-Human Hunter is gone, there's still the Pan-Human Killing God. The Hunter only targets mid-to-high-level gang members, but that Killing God kills anyone they see."

"Facing a joint effort from our Blade Armor Gang and the Viper Gang, the Old Capital Killing God will be just another legend destined for a tragic end," the main pilot scoffed.

Suddenly, its compound insect eyes seemed to catch something, and it subconsciously said, "Was there a light on the roof of that building outside the block just now?"

"Probably a patrol team. Didn't they station a few teams at the vantage points after the last attack?"

The main pilot felt it hadn't misseen. As a pilot for the gang's aircraft, it rarely made mistakes!

After a moment of thought, it picked up the intercom and spoke to another helicopter hundreds of meters away, "There seems to be an anomaly on the upper floors of Building O8. Let's together..."

Whoosh! Boom!!

A dazzling blue-purple beam of light suddenly appeared at an incredibly terrifying speed, tearing through the air and piercing that helicopter in an instant!

The fireball formed by the exploding helicopter illuminated the main pilot's profile, and the sudden event stunned it.

"An attack!! That sniper is back!"

The moment it snapped back to reality, the main pilot activated the public channel and roared.

Then, before its horrified eyes, the building in the distance flashed with another blue-purple glow. The next moment, heat and stinging pain washed over it, and its consciousness plunged into darkness.

The entire Kasar Street Block immediately erupted in alarms!

Outside the Kasar Street Block, in underground spaces, more than ten figures with powerful auras exchanged grim glances. The Viper Race, the Blade Armor Race, and some Aliens resembling walruses with four legs and four arms looked at each other.

"That sniper really did return!"

The four leading figures spoke sternly, "The opponent's sniper rifle has the power to kill a Tier 2 Elite. We can't engage directly. Let the strike teams handle it!"

"They only dare to attack from the shadows, so the opponent themselves is likely only a Tier 2 Ordinary at most. Arrange for three Tier 2 Ordinary martial artists to infiltrate the strike teams. This time, we must capture that damned sniper."

The various alien races quickly made their decisions, issuing orders through their walkie-talkies.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!! Outer Building 8!"

"Quick, quick, quick! Troops on the outer perimeter blockade, enter Level 1 alert and increase vigilance within the block. All other units, immediately surround Outer Building 8!"

With numerous orders issued, over a dozen squads of a hundred men each began moving towards the exterior of the Kasar Street Block. Most of the drones and over a dozen helicopters roared towards the building.

Three electromagnetic tanks on the perimeter simultaneously rotated their cannons to calibrate their aim.

Meanwhile, in a room on a high floor of the building.

Jiang Xiao looked through his sniper scope at the sparse group of over a thousand aliens rushing in, his face showing surprise.

Their reaction speed and discipline are quite high. They're starting to look like a regular army.

Without hesitation, Jiang Xiao pulled the trigger again, shooting down two helicopters. Seeing his comrades turn into infernos, the remaining helicopters hesitated and began circling the building.

Now these are criminals. Jiang Xiao was satisfied. He slung the Black Dragon over his back and left via a secluded staircase.

As he neared the first floor, he heard the sound of dense footsteps.

He glanced at the radar map.

A total of twenty-seven aliens, one Tier 2 ordinary martial artist.

I can take them.

Two Source Energy Battle Blades appeared in his hands. Jiang Xiao suddenly accelerated, charging into the lower stairwell like an arrow released from a bow.

Meeting their stunned gazes, a cold gleam struck!

With Tier 2 physical abilities and the unreasonable body control granted by dataization, Jiang Xiao decapitated seven or eight aliens in the blink of an eye!

He looked at the Tier 2 alien not far away, who seemed filled with fear and dared not approach. A Large Caliber Bomb Pistol was suddenly thrown by him.

BOOM!!!

A dazzling plasma stream instantly exploded. The extreme heat and plasma damage tore through the Tier 2 alien's Source Energy Aura under its horrified gaze!

Several aliens nearby were engulfed by the plasma, their flesh and blood scattering like mud from firecrackers!

Because the plasma explosion was small and produced little fiery aftermath, the other red dots on the radar map showed no signs of converging on this location.

Seeing this, Jiang Xiao simply took out his electromagnetic rifle, loaded a drum magazine with 120 Prismatic Nails, and with its extremely high rate of fire, turned the remaining aliens into sieves in mere breaths.

[Killed...]

After quickly recording the bio-signals of the aliens present, Jiang Xiao returned to the fourth floor, found a corner window, and flipped out, rushing into the alley opposite.

Countless life detection, heat source sensing, and source energy detection systems treated him as if he didn't exist.

The Tier 1 Peak Origin Data was enough to more than double the effect of Tier 2 Source Energy equipment. It was evident that this ability was of a high caliber. Most Tier 2 Source Energy equipment or early-stage civilization detection devices couldn't penetrate it.

Unless the opponent had a Tier 3 detection-type Source Energy equipment, or a galactic civilization military radar terminal, they wouldn't be able to detect him.

What if they really had galactic civilization military equipment?

That's a joke. The three Star Rail Defense Ships above Sin City itself come from a company with the technological level of a seasoned galactic civilization.

The starport wouldn't allow Sin City to obtain military terminals of this level, because this thing could genuinely be used to hack into the Star Rail Defense Ships.

Glancing back at the bustling building behind him, Jiang Xiao turned and quickly moved into the Kasar Street Block.

The objectives of recording bio-signals and attracting attention were complete. Now it was time for the main event of tonight's operation.

Crossing the outer isolation zone, Jiang Xiao entered the Kasar Street Block as if walking on level ground, without attracting any attention.

He pulled up his hood and injected Origin Data into his Terminal Goggles, simultaneously enhancing the range and detection intensity!

Jiang Xiao wasn't sure how high Xi Guang's method of shielding detection equipment was, but since they were cornered in the Kasar Street Block, it probably wasn't stronger than Tier 2.

Perhaps this shielding also had intermittent periods. Otherwise, why would the Sin City Council be so certain that Xi Guang was still in the Kasar Street Block?

Let's take a look around. With a detection range of 700 meters, it shouldn't be difficult to search the Kasar Street Block within an hour.

Most of the detection drones had been dispatched elsewhere, so Jiang Xiao wasn't worried about being physically 'seen'.

As long as he was careful when moving between buildings and didn't get spotted by the aliens' naked eyes, it would be fine.

As he searched through more than half of the Kasar Street Block, Jiang Xiao's brow gradually furrowed.

If he delayed any longer, those drones and helicopters would return, making it harder to search with them around.

A red marker appeared on his radar map. Jiang Xiao glanced at it casually and prepared to leave. The markers colored red were all recorded aliens.

Suddenly, his footsteps paused, and his eyes narrowed.

Something's wrong. Why would an alien be alone?

He looked again, but the red marker had disappeared, as if he had just hallucinated.

Looks like I found them. They're quite good at hiding.