Lin Zhen’s equipment began to tremble slightly, though whether it was due to the shaking of his own body or some other reason, he couldn’t tell.
The vibration’s frequency kept accelerating, as if once it reached a certain threshold, something would inevitably happen.
Subconsciously, Lin Zhen raised his left hand, gripping the empty air toward the descending Cyborg.
But just then.
At the very moment the vibration was about to reach its peak, a brilliant blue figure streaked through the night sky, descending gracefully.
Staring up at the blue figure flying through the air, Lin Zhen’s face flashed with a look of utter disbelief.
A fleeting memory surged forth again, merging perfectly with that blue silhouette, blending into one seamless whole.
It was as if she had heard his silent call, tearing herself out of his memories to descend upon this very moment.
Lin Zhen gazed at her in silence.
His left hand, which had been poised in midair, slowly dropped to his side.
A wave of indescribable relief, mingled with countless complex and inexpressible emotions, welled up from the depths of his heart.
His sense of unease faded away, his fear melting with it.
And so, the power that had just awakened within him sank quietly back down, hiding deep within his very bones.
But the Song of Lin Zhen, which had been playing just for him, did not fall silent.
Instead, in that moment, it surged to its grandest crescendo!
“Numbers have replaced our names, battle is our only destiny.”
Beneath the moon, in that scene, Lin Zhen’s song rang out strong and clear.
The girl’s face was icy as frost, none of her usual smile to be seen.
She soared through the air like a masked knight, unleashing a fierce flying kick straight at the Cyborg’s jaw!
“Who said you could lay a finger on him!” The girl roared like a Protective Mother Cat, voice shaking with anger.
This was probably the first time she had lost her composure like this, so openly furious.
Even when she’d been tormented by 0001, none of the audience had ever seen Yun Ruoxi show such a furious expression.
Bang!
The Cyborg was sent flying several meters by that kick, smashing a series of dents into the ground as he landed.
The girl landed lightly, immediately turning back to look anxiously at Lin Zhen behind her.
The instant their eyes met, the icy look on her face melted away, replaced by that familiar, bashful, and adorable smile.
“Don’t worry, 432, I’m here! You protected me before—now it’s my turn to protect you!”
With that, she turned to look at the Cyborg and the nearby criminals, her smile vanishing in an instant.
Her eyes narrowed, petite fangs showing, her body lowering into a crouch, fingertips lightly touching the ground.
A powerful aura radiated out from her small form.
It was the aura of a top predator, all the sharper for her anger.
[Synesthesia Field] activated! [Super Sensory Perception] activated!
Firing on all cylinders, Yun Ruoxi tensed her limbs and in an instant, blurred into a streak of black shadow.
Lin Zhen barely had time to lift his hand and shout, “Careful!”
“Thought it was Prison Lin going berserk, but turns out it’s beauty saving the hero—the production team really went with the reverse cliché (dog head)”
“Knight Kick Under the Moon!”
“Girls who can do knight kicks are so cool, honestly my dream girl right there”
“Damn, why can’t I ever meet a girl this awesome?”
“Hehe, I bet Xiao Xi’s feet smell sweet and are soft to the touch”
“The way her expression changes is just too funny!”
Yun Ruoxi’s dazzling Knight Kick Under the Moon had set off a firestorm in the comment barrage.
But with the Song of Lin Zhen as her own BGM, she had no time to pay attention to the comments in the upper right.
Even for her, facing a Cyborg, a criminal equipped with a Combat Prosthesis, and another criminal armed with a weapon all at once was no easier than what Lin Zhen had faced.
Her petite and flexible body was far less sturdy than Lin Zhen’s—if she really took a solid punch, she wouldn’t have long to cry before it was all over.
To make matters worse, her attack power was even lower than Lin Zhen’s, barely able to scratch this cyber-turtle’s defense!
Thankfully, her luck held out—she had on her a Low-grade Cyborg Counter Weapon.
As the song soared ever higher, the girl danced between the three attackers, darting and weaving, her movements light and swift like a butterfly among blossoms.
People always said girls fighting was beautiful, but that was only because of certain unspoken “benefits.”
But this time, the viewers truly fell in love with watching Yun Ruoxi fight—this was nothing less than a work of art.
Every dodge was just right, neither too much nor too little.
The camera angles captured, with perfect timing, the graceful curves of her body beneath the loose academy uniform, every movement brought to vivid life.
This wasn’t just combat—it was a carefully choreographed dance.
Bang!
Her goal was clear. Dodging, she landed a precise heavy blow that took down the knife-wielding criminal, who had the weakest defense—giving him no chance to use his weapon at all.
She immediately whipped out her dagger.
With a flash of cold light, it suddenly extended to two meters, stabbing straight through the female criminal’s chest.
Though that woman was equipped with a Combat Prosthesis, it was only a basic Pumping Muscle and Organ Replacement. Once her energy core was pierced, she crumpled softly to the ground.
And as it happened, she was apparently the Cyborg’s partner—her fall sent the Cyborg into a fit of agony, howling as he attacked Yun Ruoxi with mad fury.
For a moment, under the Cyborg’s berserk—or rather, overclocked—attacks, Yun Ruoxi seemed to be in grave danger.
But that was exactly what she wanted to see!
Overclocking put an enormous burden on the prosthesis, weakening its defenses against external energy attacks!
After dodging more than a dozen savage blows, Yun Ruoxi saw the Cyborg’s attacks beginning to slow.
Now!
She arched back to evade a sweeping punch, gliding like a fish behind the Cyborg, grabbing on with both hands and springing up with her feet to climb onto his back in an instant.
“It’s over—die, you bastard!”
Yun Ruoxi gritted her teeth, pressing her gloved right hand—crackling with electricity—hard onto the back of his neck.
This was where the chip processing the signals between the brain and prosthesis was located—the weak spot of most low-grade Cybermen!
Zzzzzzzz!
The electrified glove discharged arcs of current, visibly crawling over the Cyborg’s neck.
“You—!”
The rage on the Cyborg’s face twisted to terror; he reached back to yank the girl off, but his body seized uncontrollably.
Yun Ruoxi held on tightly to his shoulders, cranking the power on her glove ever higher.
From what she could tell, this guy’s prosthesis wasn’t much, but the chip was tough—looked like military-grade.
Damn thing really could take a shock.
She used up every bit of the glove’s stored charge before, at last, a wisp of black smoke drifted from the back of his neck.
Got him!
Yun Ruoxi finally let out a breath, lightly leaping to the ground.
She quickly peeled off the overheated, smoking glove and gave a sharp kick forward.
Smack!
The Cyborg’s cybernetic eye dimmed, his knees buckling as he crashed to the ground, body convulsing.
Though some life lingered in him, he hadn’t died immediately.
But with the prosthesis completely shut down and both blood and oxygen supplies cut off, death was only a matter of time.