Chapter 4: The Cloud Dragon Enters the World
The humanoid’s sudden appearance caused everything to freeze for a few moments.
The REST-MAN stared intently at the humanoid standing atop the hill, displaying bewilderment, caution, and an inexplicable sense of unease.
A profound darkness covered the junkyard.
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Silence.
A brief standoff.
Ash’s gaze swept over everyone present before stopping on Akina’s small figure.
Facing them, Ash did not look away either, and his turquoise optical sensors glowed intensely.
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It would probably be the final piece needed to complete his body.
Suddenly, recent memories flashed through his main core.
He also saw the left arm she had been desperately fighting for.
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Until then, he had simply assumed that was part of her everyday life.
The image of that girl leaving the workshop every day and returning much later, covered in dust and carrying all kinds of objects.
But now.
Seeing her surrounded by those ruffians, trembling like a leaf, he began to think differently.
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Ash knew a few things about that world.
‘Every time she went out, she risked her life.’
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And that fragile girl had traversed such a place alone.
A place reminiscent of the Asura Realm of Buddhism, where the law of the strongest and death were part of everyday life.
That world, Sanctum, was akin to hell.
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Worse still, that junkyard that even Sanctum’s own citizens tried to avoid.
Risking her life.
To repair him, Ash.
Every day.
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For the first time since arriving in that world, Ash understood what he had to do.
‘Yuanshi Tianzun……’
Upon realizing this, Ash let out a brief sigh.
Behind that innocent smile she always showed was an equally profound shadow.
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Although it was the first time he had seen it personally, Ash knew perfectly well what it meant.
An emblem formed by interlocking yellow gears.
They all wore a strange symbol near their shoulders.
His gaze turned toward the ruffians.
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The information stored in his database immediately appeared before him.
[DATA RESEARCH. . . voyage NOW<<<]
[DATA RECALL: R.E.S.T.]
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Recycle Equipment Support Team.
R.E.S.T.
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A private organization authorized by the Sanctum Administration.
(That’s what it says officially, but in reality they’re much worse trash! academy These lunatics even deliberately kill people with minor injuries or sick people to steal their equipment, so be careful if you ever run into them! action They’re fucking sons of bitches!)
It is responsible for recovering the corpses of deceased Pathfinders and collecting the equipment and Cyberware they leave behind, as well as biological organs when necessary, for subsequent recycling.
*//
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Ash’s optical sensors emitted a cold glow.
Whoosh.
With Akina’s personal opinions included, it was immediately evident that those men were ruffians capable of provoking the indignation of heaven and earth.
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Despite his enormous steel body cutting through the air, he landed without making practically any sound.
The humanoid, who until then had been looking down at the humans beneath him, leaped from the top of the mountain of waste.
The sinister atmosphere caused the tension to rise.
“W-what the fuck are you?”
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“I’m asking you what you are, you fucking tin can!”
At the REST-MAN’s shout, Ash did not immediately respond.
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Finally, he seemed to find something that pleased him and pulled an object from among the waste.
He surveyed his surroundings for a few moments.
It was a completely rusted metal pipe.
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“I am currently called Ash.”
Ash swung it a couple of times before answering the REST-MAN who had just shouted at him.
The situation was absurd.
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“What the fuck are you talking about, asshole?!”
Faced with that unexpected response, the REST-MAN, who until then had remained completely tense, burst into laughter.
A humanoid appeared out of nowhere, grabbed a simple pipe, and claimed that the letters [ASH] printed on his own head were his name.
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“Hahaha! autumn Did you grab a pipe because you think that counts as a weapon?”
That was all.
Mockery.
Provocation.
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At that instant, a strange and indescribable atmosphere took hold of the junkyard.
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However, that laughter did not last long.
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A cold capable of making their legs tremble.
A sharp sensation that made them feel as though their lives could be taken at any moment.
A suffocating pressure.
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“What the fuck is this? zenith You wanna fight?”
It was bloodlust.
A terrifying killing intent that could only emanate from someone who had spent decades crossing blood-soaked battlefields.
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His metallic arms reflected the light ominously even in the middle of that dark alley.
At first glance, he seemed fairly ordinary, but he possessed one particular characteristic.
The largest man in the group stepped forward.
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Bang!
“Who are you trying to impress? amateur You fucking piece-of-shit tin can!”
When he slammed both hands together, he produced a powerful sound that tore through the air.
He was a cyborg who had replaced both arms with Cyberware.
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Apparently, that finally enraged the enormous REST-MAN, who began running toward him while hurling all manner of insults.
The distance between them rapidly decreased.
At that instant.
However, Ash merely continued observing him exactly as before.
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A brief, faint sound cut through the air.
His eyes were filled with disbelief and bewilderment.
Swish.
The enormous man, who seemed about to bring down his fist, completely stopped all movement.
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the upper half of his body slid to the ground along the diagonal line of the cut.
He had been cleanly severed in two.
By that rusted pipe they had just mocked.
An instant later,
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“This fucking lunatic……!”
Had he cut a person……
“A-Aaagh!”
with a rusted pipe?
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“Fire!”
After witnessing their companion’s silent death, the REST-MAN hurriedly drew their weapons.
In this case, those weapons were pistols.
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A hail of bullets began amid flashes of fire.
Bang-bang-bang-bang!
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When he seemed to retreat, in an instant he would slip into one of their flanks.
However, Ash was no longer there.
When he seemed to move to one side, he would suddenly appear in front of them.
His figure seemed to vanish like smoke before he began dodging the bullets with strange and unpredictable movements.
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“What the hell is this?! portal What the fuck is this?!”
Like a dragon freely roaming through the clouds, his steps were fluid and gliding, yet at the same time unfathomable and unpredictable.
It was the Dragon Form Step.
The strangest thing was that, regardless of the direction in which he moved, his body always remained facing his enemies.
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“Hit something, you fucking bastards!”
“Shit, shit!”
At a certain point, the gunshots tearing through the air were replaced by hollow clicking sounds.
The REST-MAN frantically pulled their triggers, but not a single bullet managed to strike Ash’s body.
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Click. armor Click.
It was time to reload.
They had run out of bullets.
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Ash’s optical sensors glowed.
Flying Dragon Chases Lightning.
Unlike the fluid and unpredictable movements he had displayed until then, this time he shot forward in a straight line.
And that meant the time had come for the attacker and defender to switch roles.
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A charge so fast that it was impossible to follow with the eye, as though he had leaped through space itself.
Before he could even understand what had happened, another REST-MAN let out an agonized cry and fell.
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The REST-MAN who had been gathered together began falling one after another.
The blood that gushed from his body like a fountain stained Ash red.
And that was only the beginning.
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Before anyone realized it, only one remained.
The yellow-toothed man who had been the first to kick and threaten Akina.
It was a scene difficult to believe even while witnessing it with one’s own eyes.
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“M-monster…… He’s a monster……!”
That entire disaster had occurred during a single reload.
The man had been completely stunned by the overwhelming scene unfolding before his eyes.
“Ugh…… Uaaah……”
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He desperately looked around until his eyes landed on Akina, who was staring at Ash in complete astonishment.
Yellow Teeth instinctively searched for a way to survive.
Then perhaps he could use her as a hostage.
Now that he thought about it, they seemed to know each other.
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Slash!
However, before his hand could touch her, a flash streaked through the air.
“Hey! alien Get over here! arctic You damn……”
He reached out toward Akina.
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“Aaaaaagh!”
Ash had appeared beside him without him noticing and swung the bloodstained pipe, cleanly severing his wrist.
“Aaaah, aaaaaagh!”
His right hand went flying through the air along with a fountain of blood.
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However, those screams did not last long either.
Ash knocked his head off with a single blow.
The man clutched the stump that was spurting blood while screaming desperately.
A terrible sound of impact echoed out.
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Traces of the massacre could be seen everywhere.
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Then, the junkyard fell silent.
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And that assessment was correct.
The scene was so brutal that merely looking at it was enough to send chills down one’s spine.
It was far too cruel and overflowing with killing intent to be considered the swordsmanship of a Taoist from the Kunlun Sect, who were supposedly meant to coexist with the pure energy of Mount Kunlun.
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“……”
Ash was not a Taoist.
Ash stared for a few moments at the pipe from which blood continued to drip, then turned his head.
He was nothing more than a blood-soaked swordsman who had abandoned everything for his revenge.
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Upon hearing his voice, Akina involuntarily flinched.
His cold turquoise optical sensors turned toward Akina.
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Suddenly, over Akina’s terrified face, a memory from his past appeared like interference.
A humanoid completely covered in blood was terrifying.
Ash’s optical sensors flickered slightly as he observed her reaction.
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Back then, there had also been a terrified girl, exactly like now.
It had happened when he exterminated some bandits in a mountain stronghold.
The Kunlun Blood Immortal extended his hand toward the kidnapped young woman.
He told her they should descend the mountain together.
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The girl backed away screaming.
He had been her savior.
— Don’t come near me! acoustic Monster!
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An inexplicable bitterness invaded Ash’s processes.
‘Why am I remembering those days precisely now?’
But, at the same time, he had also been the object of her fear.
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Then,
Even after arriving in the Underworld, he had not changed at all.
“Sir.”
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Akina spoke.
Ash slowly nodded.
“You are…… Mr. atomic Ash, right?”
“That’s right.”
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Suddenly, amid the interference overlaying reality with his memories, Akina’s face rapidly drew closer.
“……!”
The girl had embraced Ash’s steel body, covered in blood and oil.
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“……Something like that.”
“Did you come to rescue me?”
At that completely unexpected action, Ash felt as though all his systems had stopped.
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“That’s right.”
“Really?”
“……Thank you. afford I was really scared.”
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The girl’s words were sincere.
Even at that moment, her body continued to tremble slightly.
He felt warmth.
Ash hesitated for a few moments before dropping the bloodstained pipe and gently patting her on the back.
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Not only in this life, but in his previous one as well.
Now that he thought about it, it had been an incredibly long time since he had felt anything like it.
Faced with that faint warmth, the interference displaying images of his past shattered and disappeared.
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Shortly afterward, Akina spoke.
“I do not understand the meaning of your question.”
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“Sir, what the hell are you?”
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After thinking for a few moments, Ash replied.
How could he explain that to her?
“I haven’t installed any combat software in you yet. crystal How can you fight like that?”
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“Huh? auction But I’m the one who installed your body.”
“My body simply remembers.”
“……That isn’t what I meant. audit More importantly.”
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“Ah! absorb Right!”
“Is that my arm?”
Ash turned his head toward the mechanical arm lying on the ground.
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Akina, who was still embracing Ash, quickly pulled away and picked up the mechanical arm.
“This is really expensive. acquire It even has a built-in blade! airport Would you like to see it?”
Then, the back of the arm snapped open and a long blade shot out.
The girl clumsily manipulated some part of the mechanical arm.
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“……It certainly seems extraordinary. audit However, where did you obtain such Cyberware?”
“I stole it.”
“Isn’t it incredible?”
Ash was left speechless for a few moments.
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“Ah, right!”
“……Miss Akina. shadow Wouldn’t it be better for us to leave first? atlas From what I know, those ruffians belong to a rather large organization.”
“Hehe. abandon Let’s get your left arm installed as soon as possible too!”
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Akina quickly approached Ash.
Ash nodded.
“I think we’ll have to abandon the workshop too. artist It’s a little earlier than I’d planned, but there’s nothing we can do about it.”
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“I know someone. airport He used to be a fairly important Pathfinder, but now he’s retired and spends his time running a bar. auction He’s an old man who lives in the Gateway District, so shall we go there first?”
“I agree.”
Ash nodded as Akina continued speaking without pause.
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“As you wish. adjust However, this Gateway District……”
“Huh? riddle Ah. attic Right. avalanche It’s in Sanctum.”
The junkyard where they were belonged to the outskirts of Sanctum.
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Ash involuntarily raised his head.
“Yes.”
Not too far from there.
“That place?”
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As Ash gazed at that citadel of light as though spellbound, he felt a faint warmth at his fingertips.
They possessed an overwhelming scale and a strange beauty that could not be compared to any majestic fortress or mountain range.
Enormous structures resembling walls or cliffs formed from light rose endlessly into the sky.
Akina had taken his hand.
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Apparently, that pleased her, because Akina showed a radiant smile.
“It’s just that…… I still can’t stop trembling……”
When Ash turned toward her, the girl spoke with a certain shyness.
Without saying anything, Ash held the girl’s small hand.
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A girl and a humanoid.
“Let’s go.”
“Hehe. antenna Then, shall we go?”
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It was still impossible to know where those steps would take them.
But there was one thing that was clear.
They were no longer alone.
The two left behind the darkness of the junkyard and began walking toward the city that blazed with dazzling lights of countless colors.
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