Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

With an angry roar, the opponent swung his metal right arm towards Lan Ke's shoulder!

"He looks like a reckless man, but instead of attacking directly at the vital points, he tries to capture his opponent alive..."

At this time, Lan Ke had also realized that the enemy was not ordinary.

But...that's all!

Lan Ke not only had no intention of moving, but just stretched out his cane to block the opponent's fist.

“Sizzle~!!”

Accompanied by the harsh sound of metal friction, everyone's eyes widened unconsciously.

Because the pair of terrifying-looking metal fists were actually pierced directly by a seemingly weak cane.

What made Adam Hammer even more angry was the slightly doubtful voice of the Masked Man in front of him.

"That's it?"

Chapter 52 Let me be your 'key'!

"That's it?"

Lan Ke's voice was not loud, but it was extremely harsh in the dead silent corridor, making Adam Hammer's already red cheeks even more hideous.

Although he used to be a small-time gangster, his luck changed after he joined Arasaka and volunteered to be an experimental subject.

Not only did the 'experiment' go extremely smoothly, it also made him the person who underwent the most transformation surgeries in the entire 'Arasaka', and he even became the de facto leader of 'Arasaka Security'.

The scum who was once looked down upon by countless people has suddenly become the "superior person" who must be held high and looked down upon by countless people.

What he hated most was being looked down upon, especially by those who he considered inferior to him.

"asshole!!!"

Another mechanical arm then swung towards Lan Ke.

The constantly jumping electric arcs were enough to show that the opponent was no longer holding back this time.

Lan Ke, who was in the 'material world', was no longer arrogant and turned around and kicked the mechanical arm swung by 'Yada Hammer'.

"Bang~"

The mechanical arm and the metal boots made a dull collision sound, and cracks appeared on the ground under Lan Ke's feet, but he himself did not move at all.

Facing 'Adam Hammer' who used a mechanical prosthesis, Lan Ke suppressed him steadily, but the situation of 'Lucy' on the other side was not so good.

After removing the mechanical panel, Lucy used a homemade data cable to connect herself directly to the internal circuit.

It was obvious that she was planning to use this to directly invade the 'Arasaka internal network' and steal the administrative privileges to open this door.

After all, the security door in front of them can only be opened with the biometric information of 'Arasaka Saburo' and 'Arasaka Yorinobu', and a simple 'database collision' is meaningless.

According to Lucy, with her own unique characteristics and the special "chip" in her body, she possesses performance far exceeding that of ordinary computers. As far as she knows, "Arasaka" should not have a "supercomputer".

In other words, relying on the overwhelming computing power, she will be able to open the folding fan's 'safety door' sooner or later. The only problem is time!

But when she actually started to invade Arasaka's internal network, she found that something seemed wrong?

Although she had the advantage at the beginning, as time passed, her 'cracking progress' not only did not increase much, but was even slowing down, as if someone was using the 'refueling tactic' to constantly engage in a war of attrition with her.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but increase the usage of the 'chip'.

Suddenly, countless unfamiliar knowledge flooded into her brain.

"Ahhhh~!!!"

Although her body had undergone certain modifications, and there was even a computer inside her body to assist the human brain, the huge data flow still made her unable to help but let out a wail, which made Lan Ke at the door frown.

In Lan Ke's opinion, 'Lucy' herself possesses abilities far beyond his understanding, and theoretically also possesses the 'Holy Relic'. If she is allowed to steal the database, given the size of 'Arasaka', the other party may not be able to do it alone, but just opening a door should be... a sure thing, right?

Although Adam Hammer couldn't see Lan Ke's expression, he could hear the wails from inside the door. His face, which was originally angry because of being stopped by Lan Ke, was suddenly filled with gloating.

"I don't know where you came from, you idiots! I don't know what you're planning to do, but trying to break into the 'brain' of our 'Arasaka' is simply a foolish dream!"

"You are now surrounded by us. If you tell us who is behind this, perhaps we can let you go..."

Almost at the same time when Adam Hammer tried to persuade them to surrender, a sharp female voice suddenly came from inside the door.

"Who would believe your lies?! Even those who surrender will be executed without hesitation!!"

Adam Hammer's words undoubtedly irritated Lucy. After all, when she escaped, she witnessed with her own eyes how those companions who chose to stay with a fluke mentality were ruthlessly executed by Arasaka.

Lucy's words made Adam Hammer stunned for a moment, and then his eyes widened instantly.

"He actually knew about this. Could it be that... it was the only kid who escaped?"

Then, without waiting for Lucy to answer, Adam Hammer glared at Lan Ke with gritted teeth.

"It's you who caused me to be lectured by Saburo-sama for so long. I thought you were just a little mouse that would just run around everywhere, but I didn't expect you to find such a fool who dared to come to Arasaka with you!"

As he was speaking, several of his men came up to Adam Hammer carrying boxes.

"Pfft~"

"boom!"

"Bang~"

With two loud bangs, one side was pierced, and the deformed mechanical prosthesis on the other side smashed directly onto the ground, and 'Adam Hammer' even stabbed into the tops of the two boxes.

“Click~Click~~”

With the sound of parts rubbing against each other, the two iron boxes exploded directly in the center, and two mechanical arms that were much larger than an average human body appeared.

The pure matte color and its huge size give people a strange sense of oppression.

At this moment, Lucy, who was in great pain because of activating the 'chip', also felt a strange force that seemed to be invading her 'chip' and trying to take away all the data in it.

Suddenly she thought of a possibility.

Could it be that... 'Arasaka' itself also has a 'chip' that is different from its own?

Although this core 'chip' is still needed to control the normal operation of the entire Arasaka, compared with the specially made machinery, 'Lucy's' body, which has only undergone simple modifications, is far inferior to it.

No matter how powerful the chip is, it cannot fully realize its functions without the hardware.

Listening to Adam Hammer's roar outside the door, "Leave it to me!"

Lucy seemed to have returned to several years ago, when 'Silver Hand' died in the sea of ​​fire to cover her retreat, and the leader at that time was 'Adam Hammer'.

If 'destroying Arasaka' is the wish Lucy inherited from 'Silver Hand', then 'personally killing Adam Hammer to avenge Silver Hand' is her own desire!

But she knew very well that she, who had only undergone the "basic transformation", could not possibly defeat Adam Hammer, who had become a killing machine. She even had no way to deal with the number of his men.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been chased and had to hide here and there all these years.

Although she didn't know why the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts' asked her to open the 'security door' in front of them, she believed that this must be closely related to 'stealing hearts'.

In other words, as long as he can help the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts' open this 'safety door', it means that he has contributed to his own 'dream', instead of just watching silently like before.

It was unknown whether it was the suppressed anger from all those years of hiding, or the determination to fulfill her dream at all costs, but Lucy's eyes, which had been a little white due to the pain, became more determined.

"Docter!"

"?"

Lan Ke at the door couldn't help but look back at Lucy, as if he wasn't sure why she suddenly called him.

"Will you change your heart for 'Arasaka Saburo' and destroy his corrupt empire?"

"Of course! We won't turn a blind eye to this kind of scum!"

Although she couldn't see Lan Ke's expression, Lucy could feel the determination in his words.

The girl who had never truly smiled since they met suddenly smiled, a bright smile as if she was relieved.

"In that case, I'll leave the rest to you..."

"?!"

Lan Ke didn't know what kind of trouble Lucy had encountered, but he could feel her determination and... determination to die!

Just like Shirou who pointed the gun at his chin!

Unfortunately, before Lan Ke could speak to stop her, Lucy spoke again with a smile on her face.

"In that case, let me be your 'key' to help you open this door that leads to the destruction of 'Arasaka'!!"

At the end of her words, the bright smile on Lucy's face became even more ferocious.

This was not only because she knew she was about to die, but also because as she activated the 'chip' with all her strength, her body temperature was rising rapidly. She could even feel the cells in her body dying in pain due to the rapidly rising temperature.

But it's enough!

The enemy also seemed to use the 'chip' to intercept her, but for some reason, she did not fight back with all her strength, which created an opportunity for Lucy.

She ignored the burden on her body and forced the 'chip' to operate at a high frequency at the cost of her life. After forcibly destroying the data stream that was competing with it, she used her last bit of strength to open the 'safety door'.

However, due to the high temperature, the system crashed and the patient passed out.

On the other side, Lan Ke had no idea what was happening, and naturally didn't know how to stop it. He only heard a "puff" sound, and the door in the distance was opened, and Lucy fell directly.

Lan Ke didn't even glance at Adam Hammer before rushing straight towards Lucy.

Relying on his strengthened body, he finally managed to hug Lucy before she fell, but then his face changed drastically.

Because he found the other person's body temperature strangely high.

He naturally didn't know what kind of attack and defense he had experienced in another world composed entirely of data, but he knew that it must be related to the opened "security door".

Moreover, Lan Ke discovered that although Lucy frowned in pain, there seemed to be a hint of mocking smile at the corner of her mouth.

It seemed as if he was genuinely happy that he had used his life to push down the first domino that would fall from Arasaka.

Seeing this, Lan Ke couldn't help but curse inwardly.

"Damn it! Are they all so reckless?!"

However, he immediately used a 'demon power' on her to comprehensively improve her physical fitness and restore her vitality...

Chapter 53: I don’t hate people who fight for others

Seeing that the skill did not fail, Lan Ke instinctively breathed a sigh of relief, because the "power of the devil" can only be used on living things, at least it proves that "Lucy" is still alive at this time.

Just feeling the warmth on his arm, Lan Ke's face under the mask looked extremely ugly, because he knew very well that if he continued like this, the other party would not be able to live for too long.

After all, even a high fever that lasts too long may threaten one's life, not to mention that if it weren't for the "demon power" that temporarily improved his physical fitness, resistance, and vitality, it wouldn't be surprising if he fell down at any time.

Although he didn't know how to treat this situation, after all, Lucy's current condition was not simply a high fever, but the excessive use of the chip in her body caused the "parts" in her body to overload.

But even though he was only good at surgery and had little knowledge of internal medicine, he knew that he could at least try to "cool it down externally" for now.

only……

"What?! It's actually open!!"

Adam Hammer, who followed Lan Ke through the door and into the corridor, widened his eyes at this moment, but when he saw Lan Ke, his expression instantly became ferocious.

Although the opening of the 'safety door' should be the fault of the technical department, as the 'security department', they were unable to intercept the enemy and would definitely be held accountable afterwards. The only way he could make up for it now was to retain the attacker!

It’s a pity that Lan Ke was too lazy to waste time with the other party at this time.

Lan Ke kicked the elevator door behind him fiercely.

"Bang~!!"

With an extremely exaggerated sound, the elevator door was kicked away and nailed straight into the elevator shaft. Shirou Emiya, who was originally intercepting the enemy reinforcements, also stepped on the accelerator as if he had received a signal.

"Buzz~!!"

Along with a roar, a red light flew out from the elevator shaft, and the front wheel that seemed to be burning with flames slammed hard into the "mechanical prosthesis" of "Ada Hammer"!

Adam Hammer, who had just changed into new equipment, only felt a huge force coming from one of his arms, and he was almost knocked off balance by this force.

However, Shirou Emiya, the instigator, turned a blind eye to this. With the front wheel locked, the rear wheel drew a semicircle on the ground and changed direction directly.

Lan Ke, who was holding Lucy with one hand, immediately grabbed Emiya Shirou's outstretched right hand.

“Leader!!”

"oh oh!!"

The moment the two of them held hands, Emiya Shirou also released the brake on the front wheel.