I am a female swordsman.

"This means that the city is not as safe as we thought. Because there is definitely something controlling it from behind, using the entire city as a large-scale testing ground to operate everything left over from the original company!" None of the laboratories were shut down and sealed off as expected, but were instead running at a minimum, carrying out multiple experiments.

To be honest, Cisner was already suspicious.

It's possible that the company hasn't actually abandoned Z-City, but rather maintains a minimal presence there, carrying out some shady projects. This isn't unprecedented in Shinra; before the "Mind Plague" project was exposed, the labs in the Antarctic Circle were always highly secretive.

"Oh no? What should we do then?"

Zack habitually scratched his head. To be honest, if Z City had such good conditions, it would probably be impossible to find another treasure place with such conditions anywhere in the world.

It contains a large number of laboratories and supplies left behind by Shinra, along with a series of production lines, and may even contain some complete technological foundations and tech trees. The value of this is priceless.

Without these things, what can you use to challenge the company?

With just these two or three people? They'd rather die a quick and painless death by slitting their throats.

Neither Zack nor Cisner, lost in thought, noticed that the Colossus, which had already been shut down due to confirmed core damage, was having its flesh and blood, driven by some kind of biological instinct, begin to coalesce beneath its metallic surface. The entire process was silent; the writhing flesh and blood were replacing the damaged core, rapidly multiplying and consuming the remaining energy.

The process by which this flesh-and-blood substrate forms its tissue structure according to a programmed sequence is exactly the same as the way psionic organs are cultivated in the Shinra Laboratory!

"Core repair complete!"

"The machine is performing a self-check. The main body's performance retention rate is 94%, the external weapon retention rate is 71%, the internal weaponry is severely damaged, and the usable weapon rate is 1.44%... Threat level list..." Before either of them could have anticipated it, the giant machine's scanning senses instantly went into full operation!

The once-distorted, tilted head now had its dim triangular crystal regain its clarity!

Zaxton's hair stood on end! Just as he reached out to grab Sisne, who was standing in front of the Titan, a sharp silver light sliced ​​straight through the young woman's body! The whole process was incredibly fast. Sisne, who had experienced many battles, blinked somewhat dazedly, completely unaware of what had happened in that instant!

"Cisney!!!"

The blood turned into a misty liquid that gushed out in an instant. Cisner was sliced ​​open from shoulder to chest by a straight silver light, as easily and effortlessly as cutting butter.

After completing all this in a contorted posture, the revived Titan took a moment to reach out and straighten its twisted head as it stood up from the ground!

Zack's eyes turned completely red.

He lunged forward and swiftly snatched the collapsing Sisne from the ground, using his remaining Mako energy to cast a first-aid spell. At this moment, all he could do was hope that Sisne could stabilize his injuries. Meanwhile, the Colossus, which was right next to him, seemed to have returned from hell, and the moment it straightened its head, it locked onto Zack.

"Reboot complete. Target locked. Execute annihilation!"

The ruthless programming compelled the Titan to raise its blade against Zack, who was holding a young woman.

With his Mako energy severely depleted and a burden in his arms, Zack could only futilely raise his longsword with one hand in an attempt to parry.

clang!!!!

The immense force from the impact cracked Zack's right hand at the base of his thumb, and his wrist bones groaned in agony from the strain. Had the Titan's energy not been depleted by more than 90%, rendering it unable to unleash its full power, this single strike would have been enough to kill the desperate Zack right there!

There's nothing that can't be solved with one strike; if there is, just strike again!

Adhering to this simple mindset, after being blocked and deflected by Zack, the Titan, which had not yet fully recovered, frantically swung its blade like it was having a seizure! It felt like chopping pork bones in a market, showing no sign of stopping and determined to chop Zack to death right there!

Zacks, too, was tough.

Holding Sisne in one arm, he withstood the Titan's frenzied slashes with a tenacity he never imagined!

His arm had completely lost sensation, and Zack didn't know how many more blows he could take. But before that happened, looking at the pale-faced, barely breathing Cissne in his arms, he made up his mind to get her out of here safely no matter what.

"Hey! Is that you?!"

Suddenly a shout broke in, and the shout was particularly jarring amidst the loud clanging of the hammer.

"You idiot who's staying up so late and disturbing other people's sleep, listen up, I'm going to teach you a lesson!"

Chapter Eighty-Four: Throwing a Fist

Completely stunned! Zack never expected that someone would actually come out at this moment!

His right hand had lost all feeling, and he was only able to raise his longsword to block with sheer willpower. With great effort, Zack turned his gaze toward the source of the sound and saw a man who looked like a citizen who had been woken up in the middle of the night, pointing angrily at the Titan.

"Run! Run!"

Seeing that he was just an ordinary person, and before he could even think about how there could be an ordinary person in this ghost town, Zack quickly shouted for the unlucky kid to run away.

The rampaging Shinra Gear has no humane policy of not killing civilians!

In order to complete missions efficiently on the battlefield, even when given orders, rank-and-file soldiers will modify some procedures to ensure their own safety. For example, when conducting fire reconnaissance of suspected enemy targets, whether this fire is a single shot from a super electromagnetic cannon or a few insignificant bursts depends entirely on probability.

run?

Saitama, still angry, then saw Zack, who was on the verge of death from the giant blade of the Titan Warrior. His expression immediately hardened, and his previous simple annoyance and anger transformed into focused concentration as he prepared for battle.

"Those who obstruct the annihilation process will be given priority for elimination."

The silver-white mech, partially melted from the heat, immediately shifted its target after Saitama appeared, and the detection methods quickly determined that the opponent was a healthy adult male.

With its Mako energy severely depleted and its body damaged, the Colossus chose the most primitive and violent solution. Without hesitation, it aimed its electromagnetic cannon, fixed in its arm slot, at Saitama, who was still several meters away, as if intending to instantly vaporize him with a single shot.

"Oops!"

As Zack watched the Titan's nimble movements and Saitama standing there dumbfounded, completely unaware of the nature of power, he could already imagine the scene in his mind: a fragile human body instantly turning into mincemeat and being torn to pieces in a terrifying explosion!

"Weak electromagnetic gun, one round ready...fire!"

Beep!

A faint red light flickered in the air as the electromagnetic projectile, propelled by strong electromagnetic waves, shot out at a speed of about one kilometer per second. The aftershocks from tearing through the air were like battering rams pounding the surroundings! At an absolute speed that human reflexes could not possibly react to, the projectile, carrying the kinetic energy to obliterate everything, slammed into Saitama's head!

Take a railgun in your face!

Saitama, who should have been completely unable to react and was instantly vaporized, miraculously did react. His tempered and sculpted body seemed to sense the overwhelming destructive energy and began to function on its own, retaliating in the most primal way humans deal with threats.

Fist!

Afraid? Then throw a punch and forge the fear within you into courage! Resentful? Then throw a punch and forge the grief and anger of your mortal bones into unwavering faith! Despairing? Then throw a punch! Even when facing monstrous calamities that ordinary people cannot overcome, bombard despair into the hope you so desperately seek!

boom!!!!

The violent explosion instantly engulfed everything, and after a brief period of light pollution, a visible trail of flame shot from the earth directly into the sky, its length unknown.

In the darkness, the fiery passage, violently blasted open by a single punch, resembled a long stairway to heaven, exceptionally awe-inspiring.

"So strong..."

Zack, who witnessed the entire process, stared wide-eyed at the man who looked no different from an ordinary office worker. This level of power was not far from Shinra's No. 1. As for the Titan, its entire body had suffered a highly penetrating and violent blow in the previous attack, and it was directly blown apart. Flesh and blood mixed with metal splattered everywhere in an extremely bloody spray, and only half of its relatively intact head remained.

The giant soldier, who was killed with a single punch, landed with its head facing Saitama, seemingly unable to understand how this man could unleash such astonishing power in an instant.

"That way I can get a good night's sleep."

Saitama threw a punch with gusto and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"Wait, that thing just now... I feel like I've seen it somewhere before..." Saitama's smile suddenly froze, and he realized he had made a huge mistake. He tried hard to recall where he had seen the Giant Warrior before, but his thoughts were quickly interrupted by Zack.

"Cisne! Cisne!!"

Sisne, who had taken a direct hit from the Colossus, was almost dead. The blow was swift and brutal, leaving a huge gash from her shoulder to her chest. An ordinary person would have been killed within ten seconds. It was only because Sisne was physically strong and had Zack's various abilities to keep her alive that she had lasted so long.

But just because you can hold on doesn't mean everything will be alright.

With such severe injuries, without effective treatment, the outcome would certainly be death.

So Zack panicked; he absolutely didn't want to see his friend die tragically while trying to help him. But in a ghost town, there was bound to be medical assistance.

"Hey, stop yelling..." Saitama couldn't help but pick at his ear as Zack yelled at him. "...Take your girlfriend with you. If you're lucky, she might still be saved."

"She's not my girlfriend... Wait! Are there any doctors left in this city?"

"A doctor? No, she's not a doctor, it's just a hobby." At this moment, Saitama also recalled that he had seen the Colossus that he had casually punched and destroyed during a visit to Mado Yomi's experimental platform. No wonder it looked so familiar after he destroyed it.

Thinking about it this way, Saitama felt a cold sweat creeping down his back...

Although I haven't seen Mado-san angry yet, that smiling, scheming woman might come up with a lot of ways to mess with him!

Having no other option but to try anything, Zack had no choice but to carry the unconscious Sisne and follow Saitama.

For Zack, the day he decided to explore Z City was a life-changing day. He never dreamed that his life would become so exciting and vibrant, allowing him to see such a vast and wonderful world.

Led by Saitama, Zack sprinted to a large residential area in just a few minutes.

It was pitch black and eerily silent.

However, after going a little deeper, Zack noticed that the lower floors of a certain building were brightly lit, and he could see the strangely reassuring light from afar. Whether it was his imagination or not, Zack vaguely sensed a silent gaze within that light, as if something dwelled deep within the light, quietly watching everything.

Chapter 85 Quack Doctor

To be honest, even the anxious Zack couldn't help but feel a little surprised when faced with a brightly lit floor.

The fact that such a place still exists in Z City is a great mystery in itself!

"Mr. Mato! Mr. Mato!"

Saitama's uninhibited voice was extremely penetrating, echoing between the floors. It was only then that Zack realized that the lower three floors of the building, except for the load-bearing walls and pillars, had been completely demolished and connected, creating a kind of architecture that contained geometric spatial beauty.

If Sisne were still awake, it wouldn't be hard to notice that the buildings here have a similar structure to some of the Shinra factory workshops.

"People are coming out to rescue them!!"

Not knowing where the person was, all I could do was shout at the top of my lungs.

Whether it was Saitama's noise that had an effect or something else, it wasn't long before, accompanied by a slight clanging of metal, a tall figure in a white coat descended from the third floor via an elevator. His ancient face still showed a hint of fatigue, and his red eyes behind black-rimmed glasses appeared slightly unfocused.

"What a rare guest! It's surprising that you'd come over when you're not here to freeload." These were Mado Yomi's first words to the freeloader, a habitual way of teasing him.

Zack also saw through this woman.

Her black hair, styled in an updo, revealed her fair and slender neck. Her skin was whiter than most, with a slightly rounded, pearly hue. She was completely covered up from head to toe, even the buttons were fastened neatly and symmetrically. Such a woman was the epitome of retro style.

But her eyes were strange, hidden behind those black-rimmed glasses, calmly observing everyone who entered her line of sight. As Zack looked at Yomi Mado, she also glanced at the two unfortunate souls.

One was badly injured and was able to stand and walk solely by willpower. The other was already lying on the ground, just one step away from dying.

"Someone from the company?"

"...!?"

"Don't be too surprised, let's save people first and talk about the rest later." Mado Yomi's gentle smile seemed to have something more to it as she waved for Zack to quickly move the nearly dead family member over.

Although Huang Quan wasn't a formally trained doctor and didn't have much experience saving lives, she had worked in Shinra's biological department for quite some time. She had conducted hundreds of different biological experiments, so saving someone wouldn't be a difficult task for her; she was confident in her abilities!

If all else fails, there are medical devices left over from the medical department in this city, including many AI-operated medical pods. At worst, you can just throw the person in one and wait for the bone setting, organ repair, muscle and nerve recovery, blood regeneration, and other procedures to complete. By then, the physical injury will have been repaired to about 90%.

It must be the familiar researcher aura emanating from Yomi Mado.

After his identity was revealed, Zack, feeling uneasy, instinctively followed while holding Sisne. Saitama, for some unknown reason, also casually followed in.