Weakness and ignorance have never been barriers to survival; arrogance is—David came to a profound understanding of these words.
Originally, he thought that having disposed of a ninja, he was already incredibly powerful.
Indeed, compared to normal people or even lethal mercenaries, he was in the tier of the invincible. However, one must realize that even ninja organizations dare not confront the megacorporations head-on.
With powerful, advanced technology combined with complete, regimented troops, ninjas have little chance of winning a frontal war. Their formidable individual combat capabilities are not meant for filling the front lines; after all, even a ninja cannot withstand carpet bombing.
More than a dozen fully armed Militech soldiers, the elite of the elite. These weren't the soldiers typically seen on the streets, but Militech's true crack troops.
"I can't... dodge it at all! How is this possible?!"
David's Sandevistan was the experimental "Apogee" prototype of the fourth generation, while the Militech elites used the mass-produced fourth-generation Apogee. The gap between the two was negligible.
This meant David could not rely on a speed advantage to evade their fire.
Tech weapons were essentially more like electromagnetic weapons, possessing extreme penetration and velocity. The moment David saw the electric arcs, he knew he couldn't dodge.
Several soldiers, moving in tacit coordination, fired simultaneously, locking down all his potential hiding spots. The crisis of death stimulated David's nerves.
'Front, back, left, right—everything is sealed off. Terrifying coordination. Is this the power of a megacorp?'
'Tech weapons have extreme penetration; flesh and blood can't possibly block them... '
David's mind raced at high speed, as if he had activated a Kerenzikov. It was practically a checkmate!
Brain! I command you to move!
Facts proved that going to school was useful. The knowledge David gained at the academy allowed him to easily calculate that he could not possibly evade the gaps left by such covering fire.
Simultaneously, the power of the Tech weapons was enough to punch a hole through him. Even if he avoided vital areas like the heart or brain, he would lose his combat capability.
'Is it really... a dead end?'
David could only follow his instincts, twisting his body to avoid fatal areas, gritting his teeth as he prepared to tank the hit.
'Karate! You still have Karate!'
It was V's voice! David looked toward V not far away; she had activated her Kerenzikov, her thoughts keeping pace with theirs.
Due to the Lord's influence, V possessed both the intellect of Corpo V and the combat experience and intuition of Mercenary V. She understood the essence of a ninja faster than David.
There was no time to wonder why V's voice could reach his mind. Upon hearing V's reminder, David instantly realized something.
No Karate, no Ninja. Karate is the ultimate power of a ninja.
Karate is the power of resistance, the power of the self. Karate is—a supernatural power!
"Kiyaaa—"
Time resumed its flow. Under the horrified gazes of the Militech soldiers, David threw a punch at them!
It wasn't a desperate attempt to take someone down with him before dying, but rather—using powerful Karate to shatter the bullets!
"Impossible?!"
Even the most well-trained squad could not remain calm seeing such a scene. David! Barehanded! Shattered the bullets of a Tech weapon!
That was a fucking charged Tech weapon! Powerful enough to penetrate any cyberware; subdermal armor and even plating were like paper before it, yet it was shattered by a bare hand?!
David's fist looked ordinary, with no protection on it. It obviously wasn't cyberware. No, even cyberware couldn't achieve such a thing!
"So that's it... This is the true power of a ninja."
David looked at his fist. It was pure flesh, yet it could shatter bullets. Unscientific, but very ninja!
"Kiyaaa—"
"Guwah—"
Seizing the moment while his opponents were stunned, David instantly surged forward, his fist making intimate contact with an enemy's face.
The helmet shattered in a single blow. The elite soldier's entire face twisted as he flew several meters back, slamming heavily against the wall.
"Covering fire! Don't just stand there!"
No matter what happened, the mission was paramount. Moreover, if they didn't act now, they would never get the chance!
The Sandevistan was essential cyberware for these elites, but no one could activate it as if taking a casual stroll like David did.
Cyberware of this grade placed a severe load on the body; this difference sometimes amounted to an unbridgeable chasm.
"Kiyaaa—"
Almost simultaneously, half the squad lost their combat capability. If Karate could split bullets, naturally it could split their armor.
Going all out, David felt no fatigue; instead, he felt his body continuously generating power. On a microscopic level, his genes began to mutate.
It was an irreversible mutation. Crystals began to appear on his genes, transforming into 'Black Belts'. The genetic Black Belt transformation had begun; David was becoming a ninja!
"Damn it!" A burly man wielding a machine gun forcibly activated his Sandevistan. A second activation within such a short time forced an automatic injection of immunosuppressants and painkillers.
A stream of metal swept toward David, tearing apart the teammate in front of him, whose corpse David had used as a human shield.
A fire rate of hundreds of rounds per second was enough to turn his Karate into a joke. If you can block this, then come and try!
The burly man's mind became even more extremely bloodthirsty under the pressure of the cyberware. He seemed to visualize the scene of David being torn to shreds like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
"Pfft—" Blood sprayed out like a bursting dam, dyeing his vision red.
"Urgh... urgh..." That was the sound of blood clogging the windpipe. David had grabbed a dagger from the man's teammate and plunged it into his neck in an instant.
All the strength in his body gushed out with the blood, and his hand holding the machine gun dropped limply.
David let out a sigh of relief. He had been most wary of this big guy; the machine gun in his hands posed the greatest threat. And... looking at the minced meat before him, David frowned.
He hadn't intended to kill; it wasn't an overflow of bleeding-heart sentimentality, but rather he had enough strength to defeat them all, and having comprehended the true essence of Karate, he was now finally a qualified ninja.
The gap between having and not having supernatural power was exaggeratedly large. After all, carbon-based lifeforms were naturally at a disadvantage against firearms. No matter how long you trained your body, go talk to my bullets.
Of course, there was another point: the opponent was Militech, and he didn't want another warrant on his head.
It was just a pity the machine gunner was too unappreciative; he went crazy enough to kill his own people, appearing as if he were about to turn cyberpsycho.
Forced by circumstances, David had no choice but to eliminate him. His Shuriken-jutsu was becoming increasingly proficient.
"You're next." David looked at the Militech elites surrounding him. The roles of hunter and prey had already shifted.
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