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