The Third Steelclaw

Unexpectedly, yet logically, the family conference of the Asian continent was held as scheduled.

One by one, exoskeleton warriors in the style of ancient armor appeared in the venue, their prosthetic eyes darting around, exuding a menacing aura. Their arms, knees, joints, and other parts had clearly been reinforced and modified, perhaps even multiple times.

Moreover, the level is generally above 20, and nearly one-tenth of them are elite templates.

In this day and age, with the widespread use of various long-range weapons, training a melee modifier is clearly a thankless and arduous task.

Unless, of course, these melee modders possess combat capabilities far exceeding those of ordinary modders, and can even serve as decapitation strike units or elite special forces to complete various dangerous missions.

It is precisely because of the existence of such elite forces that the new corporate giants did not choose to launch a full-scale attack on the Asian continent, but instead opted for a relatively mild negotiation approach.

As the advanced aircraft landed, a series of distinctive figures emerged.

The Kobayashi Family's Mechanical Sword Demon and Mechanical Blade Demon

Miyamoto Tenzo of the Miyamoto family

Eagle King of the Black Hawk Family

Xiao Gui from the Xiao family

When these five people appeared, the scene gradually became a sensation, with various shouts, roars, and applause starting to rise from all directions.

These five men were tall and imposing, and all of their prosthetic bodies were at least level 30, and all of them were military-grade prosthetic bodies, with performance two to three times that of ordinary prosthetic bodies. They themselves were also super elites at level 30 or above, each serving a world-class military contractor and serving as commanders of elite units.

Even Kobayashi Hidemoto, the genius of the Kobayashi family, is clearly a level below them.

These people are the true foundation of the subhuman continent.

There are hundreds of mercenaries like them all over the world, and it is the existence of these people that makes any force that tries to provoke the Demi-human Continent wary.

The five people looked at each other, didn't chat much, nodded briefly, and then sat down in the seats that the family's senior members should have been in.

Soon, in the eyes of the five people, a group of family patriarchs appeared, and these people were surrounding Yao Xue, a woman from the Yao family.

Upon seeing this, all five narrowed their eyes.

The Yao family's reputation in the mercenary world is not as good as these four families, but only insiders know that the Yao family actually has the greatest influence outside. Their family members are evenly distributed in departments such as staff, logistics, and weapons development, secretly weaving a large network, and to a certain extent, they can even interfere with the decision-making of the upper echelons.

Compared to the Yao family, they were at best high-level thugs, just a knife to kill.

Yao Xue smiled and glanced at the four people, nodded in a friendly manner, and sat down in the seat reserved for the Yao family.

Beside her was a short girl.

Soon, after the hundreds of armed family patriarchs took their seats, the scene quieted down.

Everyone knows that this Asian Congress will determine their future.

Soon, the negotiating team appeared, led by the former leader of the Steel Claw gang, a middle-aged man wearing a black trench coat with countless cracks on his face. His name was Steel Claw, or rather, the third generation Steel Claw.

The first generation Steel Claw was a super modifier with a 100% modification rate.

The second-generation Steel Claw is a fragment of the first-generation personality that evolved into a high-level AI called Steel Claw.

Rumor has it that the third-generation Steel Claw absorbed the essence of the first two generations, becoming an existence somewhere between AI and a cyborg.

In addition to this, he also has another identity: the Security Minister of the Virtual Union, who controls all the military power of this emerging group.

Surrounding him were five or six high-ranking executives, each of whom had been big shots in local security companies. For example, Boss Hong of Jinzuan Security was now dressed in a custom-made high-end suit with an employee badge on his chest, and his burly body looked exceptionally strong.

These "retired gangsters" each had a glorious and illustrious past in the underworld, and were kings of the city's underworld at a certain time.

If it weren't for Mr. G interfering, Gao Jin of the Welfare Gang would have been one of them.

The only thing that could attract them was to escape the quagmire of the Guanzhong Plain and become a member of the world's military alliance.

Following closely behind them was an inconspicuous old man, all smiles, who greeted everyone with a cupped-hand salute.

But his reputation is even greater than that of the third generation Steel Claw.

The powerful gang leader, Old Pawa!

The strongest in the underworld of the City That Never Sleeps.

Behind him followed Thumb Killer Dorn, Mechanic Naga, Super Captain Roger, and the Nameless Boy.

These top figures from the City That Never Sleeps, all super elites who have broken through level 30, began to unleash their second-tier life forms' auras, causing even the proud and fierce warriors of the Demi-Human Continent to gradually quiet down.

Second-tier life forms and first-tier life forms may seem to be only one level apart, but this is actually a level of civilization.

This means that the other party has made one, two, or even more modifications than you, and if they are carbon-based life forms, they have most likely completed carbon-based fusion.

Once the opponent unleashes their full power, the damage they inflict on you will be absolutely devastating.

The expressions of the five super mercenaries gradually turned serious.

The number of high-end combat forces displayed by the other side was twice that of theirs.

The expressions of the two brothers from the Kobayashi family, the Mechanical Sword Demon and the Mechanical Blade Demon, became quite ugly.

The reason was simple: in the negotiating group, they saw the head of the Kobayashi family, who, by blood, was their uncle, Kobayashi Sōgen.

Kobayashi Sōgen showed no embarrassment whatsoever. Upon seeing the two brothers, he waved to them directly.

The two brothers' faces immediately turned red. Amidst the puzzled, suspicious, angry, and hostile gazes of everyone, they braced themselves and stepped forward, and soon a verbal altercation broke out.

"Clan leader, how could you betray the interests of the clan!"

"I represent the family!"

"You are from the Asian continent; we exist because of the Asian continent."

"That's why I'm even more determined to fight for a future for Asians."

Yao Xue waved her small fan, watching the scene with a slightly somber expression. In her eyes, she could tell that Kobayashi Cangyuan had not been brainwashed.

This, however, makes things even more complicated.

This means that the Kobayashi family has surrendered.

Soon, Yao Xue noticed a gaze. She looked over and saw that it was Old Pawa, the legendary number one in Nevernight City, whose strength was unfathomable.

The two looked at each other, and Yao Xue felt as if she were naked under the other's gaze, completely defenseless.

Her expression changed, and she slammed her paper fan shut. In the next moment, countless red codes flashed from her skin, making her seem like a humanoid data, protected by layers of Electronic Barrier.

"Defense of a large military-grade server, huh?" Old Pawa muttered to himself. "I wonder which world-class military group provided the protection. This woman is no ordinary person."

"Boss, I can sense that this woman was the one who interfered with our operation the night before last. Should we take her out now? I guarantee it'll be a one-hit kill!"

Dorn jumped onto old Pava's shoulder and whispered furtively.

"What nonsense are you talking about? We're here to negotiate, not to kill people. We're law-abiding citizens."

Old Pava flicked Dorn with his finger and said with a chuckle.

Meanwhile, the mechanical warlock Naga glanced around before finally settling on Tamir, her implanted skin revealing a clear mocking expression.

Tamil's face immediately darkened, and his biological bladed limbs twitched and extended from their joints.

The night before last, when Yao Xue was being arrested, he met this woman and they exchanged blows. Although it was only a few moves, he was clearly at a disadvantage.

He was no match for this woman!

Meanwhile, the nameless boy, number nine of the powerful gang, also began to look around, but did not find Daisy.

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Similar to Tamil, he also fought with Daisy the night before last, but fell into her trap and was tricked by her.

Where is that wicked woman today?

Although the argument was intense, in the end, the two Kobayashi brothers did not return to their original seats, which made the remaining three look very unhappy.

On the contrary, Yao Xue, after secretly exchanging blows with Old Pawa, appeared even more composed, with a half-smile playing on her lips.

This surprised several high-ranking negotiators.

After the third-generation Steel Claw sat in the main seat, he first exchanged a few words with old Power, then looked around and smiled:

"I heard that the Demi-human Continent can raise an army of 100,000 mechanical warriors. I didn't believe it before, but now I do."

"Very good. Once the new military organization is established, I, as the administrator, will welcome you all to join us."

The first sentence was quite pleasant to everyone, but the second sentence was like a stone thrown into still water, causing a huge uproar. Gunshots rang out from some unknown direction.

However, after a strange metallic clanging sound, a deflated bullet fell out of thin air and landed successfully on the table.

On Old Man Pava's shoulder, Dorn carried a miniature sniper rifle, looking at Old Man Pava with a serious expression.

Old Pawa shook his head. He wasn't here to kill anyone; stirring up public anger would be bad.

But to the others, including the super mercenaries, there was a clear look of surprise on their faces.

Miyamoto Tenzo, Eagle King, and Xiao Gui believed that if they concentrated, cutting bullets with their swords would not be a problem.

But in such a noisy situation, it's a bit of an exaggeration to think that you can hit a bullet with a random shot.

"The assassination group's dwarfism project, is it?"

Unlike the other two, even though Miyamoto Tenzo joined a world-class military group, he was assigned to an assassination squad.

Therefore, he knows many secrets that other mercenaries don't, such as this dwarf project.

This project can be traced back to a large-scale genetic engineering project in ancient times. The assassination group unearthed this ancient relic from somewhere and developed it into the project of the Dwarf Killer.

With bodies only the size of an average person's thumb, yet possessing the strength, vision, and speed of an adult, or even exceeding ten times that of an adult, they are born assassins.

However, the drop rate of this "dwarf killer" is very low, and he didn't expect to encounter one here.

Faced with this assassination shot, the third generation of Steel Claw's expression immediately turned grim.

The next moment, the scene immediately fell silent, and a buzzing sound began, like the bees flapping their wings, and it seemed to be getting louder and louder.

It wasn't that these arrogant modified warriors were unwilling to speak, but rather that their cybernetic bodies and modified components were showing signs of being out of control.

All the martial artists were suppressing the turbulent commotion within their bodies.

This move caused even the three super mercenaries to change their expressions.

They had only ever seen such a means of controlling a wide range of weapon systems single-handedly, in super AIs.

These military contractors, possessing super AI, are invariably world-class military conglomerates.

"Hey, old man, what the hell is this?!" Dorn exclaimed in astonishment.

"Hehe, new talents emerge in every generation, I'm getting old," old Pawa replied chuckled, and then fell silent.

However, the expression of the third-generation Steel Claw changed from gloomy to cold and fierce, and he suddenly looked in the direction of the Yao family.

Yao Xue smiled faintly, gently waving her paper fan. With each wave, a large amount of red code overflowed, blocking the old man's attack.

The mechanical girl next to her, holding a sword, had already started snoring on the spot.

"There's a limit to the server computing power you've been stealing," the third-generation Steel Claw said coldly. "Aren't you afraid of being caught by the military group's AI and implicating your family members?"

"Then we'll have to see your abilities. If you really are a super AI, then we can entrust not only one member of the Yao family, but the entire Yao family's lives to you."

If classified by level, a super AI is at least level 50, and it must be a large-scale AI, whose computing power cannot be contained by one or two data processing centers.

However, the third-generation Steel Claw did not reach this level.

"Boss, can you do it?" Dorn asked in a low voice.

"Don't talk nonsense."

Yao Xue thought for a moment and said, "I believe you came here with the sincerity of Virtual Alliance, and we are also inclined to cooperate with you, but before discussing the contract, you should also show your sincerity."

"Sincerity? Chief Yao doesn't think we need to bring gifts to negotiate, does he?" Boss Hong laughed heartily.

"Of course not. It's actually quite simple. Your side believes you are powerful enough to solve all problems with force, so let's have a contest," Yao Xue added with a smile. "You brought so many experts here, isn't that what you were planning to do?"

"How can we compare? A dozen or so of us against thousands of you?" a high-ranking official retorted.

"Of course not, Master Machine will not allow us to do that. Let's do it one-on-one, one person from your side and one person from our side, until one side completely admits defeat."

"Your side has several thousand people!" another high-ranking official sneered.

"What, not doing it?" Yao Xue mocked.

Just then, the mechanical sorcerer Naga behind Old Pawa lowered her head and whispered, "Boss, this woman is stalling for time. A small group of people has left the Demi-human Continent."

Old Pawa turned to look at the third generation Steel Claw; he must have heard what the Naga said as well.

After some thought, the third-generation Steel Claw made a decision.

"Okay! Let's do it!"

"It seems the other side has also anticipated this," Yao Xue said with an unchanged smile, but a hint of unease flashed through her heart.

"So, who does your side intend to send?"

"Little girl, it's your turn."

Xiao Yu woke up groggily and wiped her mouth.

"Hmm? Have you eaten yet? Boss, I want a diesel-topped rice bowl."