death of hope

Chapter 1080 "Psionic Storm" (153) The Dark Side
After a long and fierce battle, both weapons were covered in nicks and slits. The samurai sword was swung to the side, and a "kesa slash" forced back the opponent's fierce attack. Both of them took a few steps back. In the battle between European swordsmanship and Japanese swordsmanship, whether in terms of technique or in terms of speed, strength and endurance enhanced by drugs and power armor, the two were evenly matched.

"So this is a master of the Yagyu Shinkage-ryu... So strong..."

Li Ang's hand gripping the sword hilt trembled uncontrollably. He had reached his physical limit and knelt on the spot, panting, leaning on the greatsword.

"The Vilnius family's swordsmanship truly lives up to its reputation..."

Ruriko caught a moment to catch her breath, not forgetting to praise her opponent. As the effects of the stimulant wore off, her deprived rationality returned slightly.
She finally remembered that she wasn't fighting for the thrill, but to carry out the important mission of the patriarch. If it weren't for the excessive use of drugs affecting her mind, she would have completed the mission long ago. Thinking about this made her feel extremely remorseful.

Driven to a bloodthirst, Higashiyama Ruriko struggled to control her wildly beating heart. She finally noticed the changes around her; the situation was out of control, and she had been tricked.
While Ruriko was indulging in the thrill of battle and killing, the mercenary Jalaso Guzha betrayed the company, attempting to seize the fruits of victory, and he was already close to succeeding.

Before the battle, Jalaso used provocation, constantly stimulating and encouraging Ruriko's sense of honor as a warrior, and luring her to take an excessive amount of stimulants to fight Li Ang to the death. All of this was the insidious scheme of the Dark Enchantress.

At this moment, the pointed-eared alien is using the small idol in its palm to erode the mind of the Zero Talent, luring her into the dark side and sacrificing her soul to that unspeakable evil god.

(Zero, the strongest Terran human psionic talent ever. Perhaps not only humans, not only the corporation, want to get her. There are many other forces in this vast galaxy that are eager to make their move...) Ruriko thought worriedly.

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Zero floated eerily, enveloped in spiritual energy. The elfin pirate with pointed ears was controlling her like a puppet. Ruriko realized that her spoils were about to be taken away, which was absolutely intolerable. The head of the family would order her to commit seppuku to wash away the shame and preserve the honor of the samurai.

"Fire! Smash the mercenary's head!" Ruriko gave the order decisively, but it was too late.

The soldiers' fingers hovered on the trigger guards, none of the dozens of guns fired, and the fingers that were pulling the pins on grenades also froze. Their faces were ashen, they were foaming at the mouth, and they swayed as if they were about to fall.

Zero's mind has been controlled, his innate potential has been exploited, and dark psionic energy has launched an attack at the microscopic level, precisely controlling platelets and lipids in the blood, causing them to coagulate in deep veins, forming deadly thrombi and plaques, resulting in myocardial infarction and stroke.

Well-equipped and highly trained corporate warriors fell one after another on the ruins. Their high-polymer power armor could withstand bullets and lasers, but it couldn't stop psionic attacks at the microscopic level.
Many of them were veterans of Terra, having experienced apocalyptic battles. However, neither their well-honed bodies nor their superb tactical skills mattered in the face of overwhelming dark spiritual power.

No wounds, no gunshots, no knife cuts—a silent massacre. In an instant, corpses littered the ground.

This is like the kind of demonic martial arts in wuxia novels, which kill without a trace, without a shadow or form, and without a sound. The level of horror it causes is far beyond that of ordinary weapons.

The corporate warriors brought this time were all elites, including not only rehired veterans, but also many disciples of the Yagyu Shinkage-ryu Martial Arts School, who were Higashiyama Ruriko's senior brothers, senior sisters, junior brothers, and junior sisters. Their deaths were so mysterious that sulfur ions were so angry that they almost spewed fire.

"Pointy ears! What kind of evil magic are you using?!"

Ruriko Higashiyama roared in fury, wanting to slay the apostle of darkness, but due to the side effects of the drug, she couldn't even hold her katana; it was incredibly frustrating.
The corporate warriors fell in large numbers instantly, and seeing that they were doomed, the fleeing psionicists were stunned by the scene, unsure whether to be happy or afraid.

"Yuna-neechan! Wake up! Don't let bad people take advantage of you!"

Toshio jumped up to grab Yuna's ankle to prevent her from drifting away like a kite with a broken string, but an invisible and ruthless force pushed the boy away. Fortunately, the crazy woman Anna caught him.

"Yuna! Yuna! Can you hear me? It's Tetsuya!"

Leaning on his greatsword, Li Ang struggled to stand up. Due to the side effects of the stimulant, his body felt incredibly heavy, and even the slightest movement was difficult.

Suddenly, the earth trembled; even the broken bricks and snapped steel bars in the ruins trembled.

"Thump thump thump!" It seemed as if a Titan was walking nearby. Through the ashes and smoke, a huge shadow could be vaguely seen. The Enterprise warriors' reinforcements had arrived.

"Finally, it's over." Ruriko Higashiyama let out a long sigh and picked up the communicator, saying:
"Samurai of Honshu, execute the preparatory plan: kill all psionicists and retrieve Zero's remains, even if they are charred."

"Received, boss." The communications officer replied politely.

The heavy footsteps drew ever closer, emerging from the dust and smoke to reveal their true form:

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It was a bipedal combat mech called "Honshu Samurai" manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries. It was the size of four main battle tanks, weighing over two hundred tons. It was driven by four high-power gas turbines and featured angled embedded ceramic composite armor, providing the defensive performance equivalent to three meters of homogeneous steel.

Bipedal mechs are far superior to tracked or wheeled mechs in terms of off-road capability. Their two sturdy ostrich-inspired mechanical legs allow them to traverse mountains and rivers as if walking on flat ground, and their alloy feet can crush bricks and tiles into dust.

Below the mechanical cantilever is the warhead, densely packed with anti-tank missiles, rocket pods, 25mm caliber autocannons, rapid-charge plasma cannons, and other weaponry. The mech also carries a quadruple large-caliber mortar on its back, making its firepower comparable to that of the Terran army's artillery battery.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of tracks crushing bricks and stones could be heard.

More than a dozen BTR armored personnel carriers emerged from the left and right flanks of the combat mechs. Corporate warriors jumped out and carried the exhausted Ruriko Higashiyama and the terrified Dr. Ryan back into the vehicles.

"Report: Fire control system normal, target locked!"

"Fire all bullets!"