2026-03-16 13:00:00“Do you smell that rusted metal scent, Axel?”
Vayu whispered as he kicked open the iron grate at the end of the drainage pipe. The outside air rushed in, heavy and oily. Axel did not answer. He simply tightened his grip on Arlo’s shivering body draped over his shoulder. They crawled out into a narrow alley flanked by ten meter concrete walls. There were no blinding blue neon lights here. The sky of Sector Seven was covered by industrial soot that hung permanently like
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Chapter 119. The Value of a Life
"Get away from that hunter sensor, Dex!" Axel roared as the hydraulic valves in both of his bionic knees released maximum gas pressure simultaneously.The mechanical burst launched Axel’s tactical body across the slick concrete floor just as the twin barrels of the Cyber-Sentry unit began spewing a storm of bullets. The deafening barrage of seven point sixty-two millimeter rounds tore through the night air, igniting continuous flashes of fire within the darkness. Axel’s hard impact managed to shove Dextar tumbling behind a steel steam reservoir tank."Hold your position!" Dextar shouted through the metallic screech of bullets skinning the concrete walls.The drone’s gunfire sliced through a high-pressure steam pipe behind them, creating another explosion of steam that blasted wildly in every direction. One of the rounds pierced a protective steel plate, ricocheted sharply, then tore through the biological flesh at the base of Dextar’s left shoulder, sending fresh blood spraying across
Chapter 118. Residue of Ego
“Get out of my head, you damn officer!” Axel roared as he slammed his bionic fist into the concrete floor of the engine room, cracking it nearly four inches deep.White smoke from the leaking steam pipes still billowed high, blurring the reality around him. The flashes of foreign memories belonging to Officer Goran, which he had just absorbed, refused to fade from the center of his nervous system. The visual torment overlapped with the projection of Gery’s face smirking coldly in front of the main laboratory console inside the command tower. His younger brother’s laughter echoed inside Axel’s skull, spinning together with the lingering fear of the dead officer.“Axel, control yourself before those circuits burn away what’s left of your biological consciousness!” Dextar shouted from behind the clouds of steam as he hurried toward Axel’s kneeling figure.The old man reached out, intending to grab Axel’s shoulder and steady him physically. His steps abruptly stopped when his eyes caught
Chapter 117. The Smoldering Remnants of Memory
“You deliberately let them trace the remaining circuit waves, Axel?” Dextar shouted as he grabbed Axel’s arm, pointing at the shattered communication radio still emitting a slow blinking red light across the concrete floor.Axel did not pull away his hand, now covered in permanent black streaks circling his wrist. His bionic eyes stared straight toward the waste processing corridor of Sector Five, directly connected to the main pipeline network beneath Goran’s command tower. He had intentionally manipulated the tracking signal from the destroyed console for thirty seconds before crushing it into metallic ash.“Their field officers won’t come down into these sewers if they think we already escaped to the outskirts, Dex.” Axel stepped past the bodies of two mercenaries that now looked as dry as old timber.“Your body just recovered from a massive malfunction. Inviting the Goran faction’s rapid response unit is the same as speeding up our deaths!” Dextar stomped the floor, splashing brac
Chapter 116. Predator of Humanity
"Let go of that insane ambition before the Kronos circuit completely devours what remains of your conscience, Axel!" Dextar grabbed the collar of Axel's tactical jacket with both trembling hands.Axel never took his eyes off the back of his own right hand, which now emitted a dim green glow. The surge of energy from his internal circuit created a tingling sensation that spread all the way to his fingertips, demanding a fresh supply of organic vitality immediately. The flickering green light reflected across the wastewater flooding the underground tank floor, illuminating the tension carved into his pale face."Morality isn't going to cut through the electrical net trapping Gery's body right now, Dex." Axel brushed Dextar's grip away with one slow but firm motion."Absorbing the life essence of living humans will turn you into something far worse than Goran and Gery ever were!" Dextar shouted through clenched teeth while pointing a stiff finger at Axel's face."Goran controls the Syste
Chapter 115. Signal from the Darkness
“Get that poison out of your lungs before your main circuits freeze, Axel!” Dextar barked as he slammed his trembling palm against Axel’s tactical backplate.Axel coughed up the last traces of purple chemical fluid from his mouth, letting the corrosive mucus drip onto the pile of dry waste at the bottom of the holding tank. His knees shook violently as he tried to crawl out of the foul-smelling brackish water. Beside him, Dextar leaned his aged back against the moss-covered concrete wall, coughing harshly with a flushed face from the lingering acidic gas he had inhaled in the upper corridor. The old man’s breathing sounded painfully heavy, clashing with the hiss of hot steam still escaping from the damaged valve at the back of Axel’s neck.“My system is rejecting the automatic cooling command, Dex. It feels like molten iron is flowing through my spine.” Axel groaned as he clutched the right side of his neck, feeling the lingering extreme heat continue burning through his motor nerve p
Chapter 114. The Burned Valve
"You're aiming for the wrong place to die, Gery!" Axel roared as he spun around in a flash.The tip of Gery's bionic dagger sliced through the damp air, shooting straight toward its primary target. Axel managed to jerk his head to the left, but the movement did not completely spare him from death. The high-frequency bionic blade slammed into the right side of his neck, tearing through the external protective layer and sending bright blue sparks bursting into the darkness. The energized metal severed the micro-pipe channeling hydraulic coolant into his primary motor system. The sharp hiss of chemical fluid instantly evaporating from the heat echoed violently through the narrow corridor.[ SYSTEM WARNING: COOLANT LEAK DETECTED, NECK SECTOR ][ OVERHEAT DETECTED: MOTOR FUNCTIONS WEAKENING ][ TOTAL MOTOR FUNCTION DROPPED TO FORTY PERCENT ]Lines of blood-red warning text erupted across Axel's pupils, blinking rapidly and triggering a violent wave of dizziness. His right knee suddenly los
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