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