Chapter 82: Incapacitate
Eira adjusted her stance, readying herself. These weren’t ordinary attackers. Their speed, precision, and silence marked them as trained professionals.
[Master,] the familiar mechanical voice of the AI echoed in her mind, and Eira had to move to the side to evade an attack she hadn’t expected due to her momentary surprise.
[AI? Is that you? Where the hell have you been?!]
[Master, I’ve been undergoing an upgrade to my full capacity due to your incoming birthday.]
[My eighteenth birthday? You should have told me.]
[Yes, Master, and I’m sorry, but I don’t even know when the upgrade will start. I shut down automatically as soon as the upgrade began. Although I’m still halfway through the process, I was able to turn on, and it seems I arrived at the right time. The attackers’ speed isn’t far beyond your current speed, but your current strength surpasses theirs. If you can hit them with enough force in certain key areas, you can incapacitate them effectively.]
[Got it. Where should I aim?]
[Aim for the base of the neck, the solar plexus, or the inside of the knee. Strikes to these points will disable their mobility or knock them unconscious.]
Eira gritted her teeth, dodging another strike as the attacker’s blade missed her by inches. She had no room for error.
With the AI’s guidance, she surged forward, twisting her body with precision. Her fist connected with the attacker’s solar plexus in a brutal blow. The masked figure staggered, gasping for breath, and she followed up with a swift kick to the knee, sending him collapsing to the ground.
The second attacker lunged at her, but Eira anticipated the move. She sidestepped and drove her elbow into the side of his neck, his body crumpling instantly.