Chapter 3: Neuro Heart Technique
Then, the right arm.
First had come the old torso and the left leg.
Ash’s body was getting closer and closer to completion.
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However, that did not mean he could move around freely.
Now, only his left arm was missing.
And a few days ago, even his right leg had been installed.
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For that reason, he still could not leave his support, but there was undoubtedly a considerable difference compared to his previous situation.
He had numerous cables connected to different parts of his body to supply him with energy and perform system checks. riddle According to Akina, he was currently in the middle of an ‘optimization configuration’ process.
After all, he now had something he could consider a ‘body’.
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Although his steel body was constructed from old components assembled together, his mind was still that of a martial artist.
‘Could this mechanical body also be capable of harboring internal energy? All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com ’
In that world where absolutely everything was bewildering to him, he had finally obtained a body he could call ‘myself’.
Precisely because of that, Ash had been pondering a question for some time.
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There was no one who could answer his question.
In a certain sense, yearning for that powerful internal energy was practically an instinct.
Then, all he could do was find out for himself.
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His body moved as though it were his own, but, in essence, it was still nothing more than a machine.
However, none of it proved particularly useful.
He drew upon all the memories of his previous life and the data he had acquired in the Underworld in an attempt to find a solution.
A simple collection of metallic components that could be replaced at any time.
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A conclusion as obvious as it was bitter.
After all, when he had sworn to exterminate the Demon Cult, hadn’t that undertaking seemed equally impossible?
It was impossible for such a machine to harbor internal energy so profound and mysterious.
However, Ash refused to give up.
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Lesser Pure Divine Art.
Three Powers Heart Technique.
He recalled the formulas of every internal cultivation technique and divine art he knew and attempted to condense energy.
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Great Purity Divine Art.
And finally, he even resorted to the most extraordinary secret techniques of the Kunlun Sect.
Jade Purity Tempering Art.
Dragon Slaying Divine Art and Supreme Purity Divine Art.
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To be more precise, he could not even put them into practice.
However, none produced the slightest result.
The reason was so simple that it was absurd.
No.
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To begin with, he lacked respiratory organs.
However, his current mechanical body did not even need to breathe.
All the internal cultivation techniques and divine arts he knew were based on breathing, through which pure energy was absorbed and impure energy expelled.
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This caused Ash a profound sense of loss.
Everything was completely useless.
Consequently, not only was he incapable of executing the formulas of those techniques, but he could not even perform the most elementary exercises of energy circulation through breathing.
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He had discovered something new.
It was as though the very foundations of martial arts, which had constituted his entire existence, were being denied.
However, he did not fall into despair.
A few days earlier, Ash had held a brief conversation with Akina while she was installing his right leg.
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“Miss Akina. legend May I ask you a question?”
“What’s gotten into you today? aluminum You’ve never asked me any questions before. agent What do you want to know?”
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“I mean, what is the source of energy that allows this body to move?”
“What kind of question is that?”
“How do I move?”
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Akina answered as though it were completely obvious.
“Electricity? admire What is electricity?”
“Why, electricity, naturally!”
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“Uh…… You don’t know what electricity is?”
“Oh! aluminum You mean you use heavenly lightning? autumn And such power circulates through my body? acid The Underworld is truly extraordinary!”
“No, that’s not what I meant! aluminum Damn it. afford How do I explain this? altitude Let’s see…… Ah! arctic You know the lightning that falls from the sky? august Well, you can imagine that same energy circulating inside your body.”
“I am ashamed to admit how limited my education is.”
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If he could not accumulate internal energy, he would simply have to replace it with something else.
‘How could I use electricity in the same way as internal energy?’
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That was the conclusion Ash reached.
Internal energy was like flowing water.
However, there was a problem.
Internal energy and electricity possessed completely different properties.
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It could circulate smoothly according to the practitioner’s will, be refined, and finally be concentrated in a single place to be used at will.
It spread and dispersed unpredictably. arctic One instant it seemed to be present, and the next, it disappeared completely.
However, electricity was different.
Its behavior was reminiscent of mist.
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Specifically, he had tried to concentrate it in the battery pack installed in his torso.
Two forms of energy with radically different properties.
Despite that, Ash had attempted to forcibly condense the electricity on one occasion.
It was extremely subtle, incomparably fast, and impossible to predict.
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Numerous warning messages appeared as the temperature increased at an alarming rate.
The result was disastrous.
He had done so by imagining that component as his dantian.
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It was nothing more than a vessel designed to store electricity.
The battery pack could not become a dantian.
The electricity he had forcibly gathered began to fluctuate unstably until it dispersed completely, beyond his control.
Meanwhile, his artificial neural network emitted constant alarm signals.
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Electricity was not an energy that could be refined, condensed, and accumulated in the same manner as internal energy.
‘However, I also accomplished something.’
Although he had failed in his attempt to accumulate energy, he had managed to control it.
It had been an absolute failure.
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Ash prepared to conduct a new experiment.
And thus, he arrived at the present moment.
He had managed to establish the direction he desired and make the electricity move according to his instructions.
The electricity had clearly obeyed his will and moved toward the battery pack.
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First, he sat down.
Then, he assumed the lotus position.
Although he still could not leave his support, he was at least capable of doing something that simple.
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Then, what would happen if he attempted to perform a celestial circuit?
He had failed at both conventional energy circulation and accumulation.
Crossing two mechanical legs of different models was rather uncomfortable, but he managed to settle himself reasonably well.
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Furthermore, he possessed an artificial neural matrix, known as the Neuro Matrix, whose structure reminded him of the eight extraordinary meridians.
He had already discovered how to control electricity.
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In theory, at least.
In theory, it seemed perfectly possible.
Ash calmed his mind and deactivated his optical sensors. palette Then, he sank into deep meditation.
This time, he did not attempt to concentrate the electricity in any specific part of his body.
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Instead, he began directing the electrical flow through the main pathway of his Neuro Matrix, the thickest and most important of all the artificial neural networks running throughout his body, as though he were practicing the Small Celestial Circulation.
The completely uncontrolled electricity seemed to mock his will. matrix It strayed into the wrong circuits or caused small electrical discharges.
As expected, it was not easy at first.
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At times, dangerous situations even occurred.
Whenever that happened, the orange lights illuminating the workshop flickered.
The electrical flow would suddenly accelerate and violently shake his entire neural network.
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If a person was capable of permanently preserving clarity and tranquility, all things beneath heaven and upon the earth would return to him.
Unconsciously, Ash began reciting a Taoist chant.
“If man can always maintain purity and serenity, heaven and earth shall return to him……”
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“Great Celestial Venerable of Thunder, who answers from the Nine Heavens and transforms all things……”
His body trembled violently, but he refused to stop.
The electrical energy suddenly increased in voltage and struck Ash’s main core directly.
However, it seemed that the electricity did not appreciate that recitation.
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The humanoid, seated in the lotus position with numerous cables connected all over his body, continued reciting Taoist chants in his electronic voice, riddled with interference.
After a prolonged struggle in which both forces seemed to be pulling on opposite ends of a rope, the first signs of change finally began to appear.
How much time had passed?
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The electrical energy circulating through his Neuro Matrix gradually began to establish a stable flow. Read original high-quality translation at indratranslations.com.
However, the longer he maintained that circulation, the stranger the phenomenon became.
Like a wild horse that had finally found a racetrack, it began accelerating violently along the path Ash had established.
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At first, he thought it was simply his imagination.
However, as he repeated the circulation, that sensation eventually became a certainty.
He had the sensation that the very nature of the electrical energy circulating through his body was undergoing a subtle transformation.
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The data tablets scattered around Ash began issuing notifications one after another.
And extraordinarily intense.
It was hot.
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[SYSTEM STABILITY: NOMINAL]
[CYBERWARE SYNC: 100%]
[ENERGY FLOW: HARMONIZED]
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[EFFICIENCY: MAX+]
After a few moments, the numerous monitors surrounding Ash lit up green, announcing that the optimization process had concluded.
[SYSTEM INTEGRATION: ABSOLUTE]
[. . .]
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Those pieces of scrap, manufactured in different generations and even by different companies, had ultimately integrated into a single unit under Ash’s will.
It was almost as though he had recovered his original body.
The joints that had previously creaked now moved so smoothly that it was impossible to perceive even the slightest defect.
He experienced a sensation of perfect unity, incomparably superior to anything he had felt until then.
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Ash, who until then had remained immersed in deep meditation, returned to reality.
Even the slight delay he experienced due to weak signals had completely disappeared.
He reactivated his optical sensors, raised one hand, and extended all five fingers.
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A blue electrical glow, resembling an electrical arc discharge, suddenly appeared over the palm of his steel hand.
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Crackle!
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And thus was born Ash’s exclusive internal cultivation technique, the one that had made such a transformation possible.
“……A new path has opened.”
That unknown force, similar to electricity, had transformed into something different under Ash’s will.
It flashed like lightning before disappearing in an instant.
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However, at the same time, it represented the possibility of developing an entirely new path within the martial arts.
The Neuro Heart Technique.
It was still an incipient technique.
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Perfect bodily synchronization.
Stable energy circulation.
To make sure he would not forget the revelation he had just experienced, he began mentally reviewing everything that had happened.
Ash unfolded his legs from the lotus position and stood up.
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Bang!
Just as he was attempting to understand the principles of that new force and find a way to continue refining it.
The blue electrical glow he had managed to manifest through his will.
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It was the middle of the night.
It had sounded very close.
***
A gunshot suddenly rang out.
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When she threw herself to the ground to dodge a bullet, she had not had time to check where she was going to land.
“Ugh……!”
Akina tumbled into a dark and damp corner between enormous piles of waste.
“Hey! portal Over here! arena She’s here!”
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Although their clothing was equally miserable and unkempt, they shared one particular characteristic. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com.
They were all wearing crude-looking leather jackets.
A shadow fell over her.
It was the men who had been chasing her as though they were cornering a rabbit.
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It was an emblem consisting of three interlocking gears, beneath which was an inscription.
A yellow insignia tied near the shoulder.
They were the hyenas of the city, individuals who used their official resource-recovery licenses, issued by the Sanctum Administration, as a shield to commit all manner of looting and murder without the slightest scruple.
[R.E.S.T.]
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“Woo-hoo!”
“Ugh!”
The girl collapsed without even managing to let out a proper scream.
The man who appeared to be their leader ran down the mountain of waste and delivered a brutal kick to Akina.
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His teeth, so yellowed that some had even turned black, were fully exposed.
Apparently, that pleased the man, who broke into a grin.
“Hello, miss. adopt What’s a young girl like you doing in our territory at this hour of the night?”
Akina, breathing heavily, managed to answer with difficulty.
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“Hahaha! audit Hey, do you really think I’m asking because I don’t know? adjust You’re that damn rat, aren’t you? academy Huh? artist I’ve seen the back of your damn head at least twice already!”
However, her opponent had no intention whatsoever of listening to her.
Before she could finish speaking, he kicked her in the side again.
“N-nothing…… I just wanted to collect some scrap…… Ugh!”
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The man abruptly extended one of his enormous hands, grabbed Akina by the collar of her clothes, and lifted her off the ground.
“I-it wasn’t me……”
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At the same time, the package the girl had been clutching against her chest fell to the ground.
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Although it looked quite old, it was still in reasonably good condition.
It was a mechanical arm.
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The man carelessly tossed Akina aside.
“What the hell is this?”
Then he picked up the Cyberware that had fallen to the ground.
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However, she received another kick and ended up rolling across the ground once again.
“No! apron That’s Mr. aluminum Ash’s!”
The girl, who until then had remained cowering in fear, immediately lunged at him.
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The man examined the Cyberware and let out an admiring whistle.
“Like hell it is!”
“So you came here to collect scrap, yet it turns out you’re carrying something much more valuable? portal Where did you get this? harbor Huh? crystal Well, whatever. zenith It’s mine now.”
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The REST-MAN who had gathered around began murmuring among themselves.
“Damn. album How much do you think it’s worth?”
“I think so. canvas Where did she get something like that?”
“Isn’t that an Apex Arms?”
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“And naturally, this bitch is mine too.”
The yellow-toothed man looked back at Akina with a sinister smile and roughly grabbed her by the chin.
“Shut your mouths! meadow It’s mine!”
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Greed, lust, and an unmistakable thirst for violence mingled in his gleaming eyes.
Then she spat directly in his face.
“You fucking bitch……!”
Akina glared at him, her eyes filled with tears.
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Akina squeezed her eyes shut, terrified.
The REST-MAN raised a hand.
However, the pain she expected never came.
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All the REST-MAN who had been threatening her until then were in exactly the same state.
And he was not the only one.
When she slightly opened her eyes, she discovered that the man holding her by the hair was staring somewhere as though he had been hypnotized.
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Atop a mountain of waste shrouded in deep and sinister darkness.
A humanlike figure stood completely motionless, like a ghost wandering through the darkness of the night.
Following the direction of their gazes, Akina turned her head as well.
There was something there.
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“What the hell is that……?”
Its eyes emitted an intense turquoise glow.
That figure was watching them.
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The REST-MAN began murmuring, bewildered by the sudden appearance.
In reality, there was no reason to react that way to the mere appearance of a humanoid.
“Uh…… Looks like a humanoid.”
However, there was something strange about the figure before them.
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Yes.
It was exactly the same sensation they would experience if they were standing before a monster.
Something sinister and deeply unpleasant.
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It was an electronic voice filled with interference, but, in stark contrast, it used an oddly old-fashioned and refined manner of speech.
“Miss Akina. apron Since you were taking too long, I came to look for you.”
Then, the humanoid spoke.
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