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"Wow... Even I dream of flying in the sky."
"You can try planting a landmine under your feet."
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Without any intelligence or supply support, and with a plan that was so simple that it consisted of only two steps: attack and retreat, the 404 team began its operation as soon as night fell.
[It seems impossible for four humanoids to successfully infiltrate the factory of the world's third-largest arms manufacturer.]
G11's complaining came through the communication module. HK416 opened all the concealment modules and tried to approach the barbed wire ahead: "When did you get the idea that we would succeed, G11?"
"……ha"
"Identify obstacles."
He crouched low, and a human silhouette was projected through the infrared scope. He aimed the crosshair at the man's head and pulled the trigger without hesitation.
"call out--"
"Obstacles cleared, proceed."
As the "heat" emanating from its head dissipated, the heat source in the scope quickly turned into a similar blackish-gray color to its surroundings. Using its tactical weapon, HK416 cautiously infiltrated the barbed wire after tearing a gap in it.
"Multiple obstacles detected, requesting assistance."
【Received. Give me the one on the left.】
Raise the gun and aim it again at the distant heat source emitting infrared light—
"call out--"
Obstacles removed, move forward.
"Entering area B-1, requesting route instructions."
There are three obstacles along the way at the 7 o'clock position.
"receive."
The intrusion proceeded methodically. Normally, as the world's third-largest arms manufacturer, and the producer of the short-range IS weapon, Denoa Corporation's defenses shouldn't have been this weak. However, one side was prepared while the other was unprepared, and the intruders were incredibly professional "humanoids," leading to the seemingly effortless situation. But everyone in the experienced 404 squad knew this situation wouldn't last long…
"An obstacle has been detected ahead."
[Exclude him 416]
"...I'm sorry, this is beyond my capabilities."
Compared to the heat source in the central area of the scope, the IS unit mounted on the outside emitted a significantly stronger temperature, to the point that HK416, who was observing it, had the illusion that it was not the humans inside using the IS, but rather the IS using humans to exert its power.
"The target was equipped with an IS."
"..."
"..."
Metal Frenzy: Chapter 254 Space-Based Laser Cannon
Bullets can only easily penetrate unsuspecting flesh and blood. If they are facing a conceptual weapon with a 360-degree field-shaped defense, then there is only one thing they can do.
"Two minutes... I'll attack it and lure it away. This is a second-generation IS aircraft, with limited weaponry for engaging small ground targets. The follow-up operations are up to you."
[Received, be careful, 416]
"...as much as possible."
After speaking, he pulled the trigger.
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Trying her best not to notice the distant explosions and tremors, UMP45, calculating the angle, rushed out of cover as the piercing alarm sounded in her ears. The weapon she gripped tightly was like a "limb" extending from her body, and under her own will, she fired metal bullets at the pre-locked location. The guard in the corner, who hadn't even had time to issue a warning, fell headfirst to the ground.
UMP45, remaining highly vigilant, quickened his pace: "9, you only have one minute."
Almost simultaneously with the opening of UMP45, UMP9, who had already inserted a special data hard drive produced by "Griffin" into the terminal of the IS aircraft that was clearly being tested at the back, said without turning his head: "Understood. This is a third-generation model. It may be troublesome to crack, but if we just copy the whole thing back—be careful!"
Before the words were finished, a huge spear that sank down from above easily interrupted their sight and conversation. When UMP45 looked up at the sky, he was quite aware of the reality before him.
"mission failed."
With the combat power of a mere four humanoids, it seems impossible for them to successfully infiltrate the factory of the world's third-largest arms manufacturer.
Just as G11, whose fate is now unknown, said, this was a battle that was doomed to fail, and so, naturally, they met with inevitable defeat.
The weapons mounted on the gun-wielding dolls were barely adequate even when facing conventional heavy firepower, let alone the IS, a conceptual weapon far ahead of its time. However, even knowing this was the outcome, they had no other choice.
"That's what a humanoid is like. It keeps completing tasks and then moving on to the next one, until the moment it fails and is destroyed... Even if it's not now, it's sometime in the future. So it doesn't really make a difference, does it?"
Facing its inevitable end, the UMP45 did not stop resisting. Every bullet fired from the weapon hit the same spot with the precision of a high-powered scope. However, all its resistance was futile. It could not even shake the outer defenses of the third-generation IS. Instead, it reminded the enemy of the annoying "bug" underneath.
Under the cold moonlight, UMP45 could clearly see the IS hovering in the air raising its ridiculously large long gun—aiming at them.
In the illusion that all the matter that makes up the body is being crushed and pulverized by a tremendous force, a blazing white light sweeps across the sky without warning, leaving an afterimage in UMP45's vision before quickly disappearing into the dark night sky.
The falling spear suddenly stopped. After a long pause, to the girl's astonishment, the third-generation IS machine, which she considered almost "invincible," slowly separated along its middle section. The upper body, dragged by gravity, fell to the ground, while the lower body flashed with electricity and sparks—
"boom------!!!"
—The mission failed, but he's not dead yet.
This special situation was clearly not taken into consideration by the UMP45. For a moment, it was unsure whether to continue fighting or retreat. So when a cold instruction came through the communication module, the UMP45 instinctively accepted this order with a clear will.
Take the data from that experimental machine and head west. I'll clear the way for you.
"45?"
"Listen to her, let's go."
UMP45, who was changing magazines, complied readily. At this point, even if she didn't follow the other party's orders, she had no other choice but to retreat. However, while retreating, UMP45 couldn't help but feel confused, both about the identity of this sudden newcomer and about her so-called "clearing the way".
She could understand if it was for cover, since the "laser" she just unleashed that easily tore through IS's absolute defense clearly demonstrated that she possessed that capability. But clearing a path...
Close your eyes.
Soon, UMP45 realized that it no longer needed to have any doubts.
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On this seemingly ordinary night, an "extraordinary" scene unfolded in the skies of western France.
Without any warning, just as those who were still awake became aware of its existence, a dazzling white light was already "standing" in the deep night sky.
It seemed to bloom from a distant, nonexistent "heaven" behind the clouds, descending to earth with dazzling light. Before everyone's eyes, this incredible "holy light" illuminated the sky for nearly five seconds before slowly dissipating...
For those who witnessed this "holy light," it may be something that will be a topic of discussion for a long time to come, but for those who faced this "light" head-on, the most desired thing to do was probably to run far away.
When UMP45 opened her eyes again at the command of that cold voice, what appeared before her was the very "road" mentioned earlier—ten meters wide and stretching all the way to the horizon, paved with crimson lava formed from melted sand and soil.
For the first time, UMP45 had such a direct understanding of the term "opening the way".
Leave with the data; someone will be there to meet you.
After leaving behind her last message, the voice disappeared. UMP45 did not continue searching for her in vain, but quickly found the unconscious HK416 on one side of the "road". Her original opponent was quite unlucky, with half of her body in the middle of the "road", and there was no trace left except for broken and scattered parts.
On their way out along the "road," they found G11, who was unable to continue fighting because it had run out of ammunition. With a sense of luck that even they found hard to believe, Squad 404 quickly retreated to the west. Only the occasional flashes of bright white light and explosions behind them proved that the battle had not stopped. It was just that the stealth invasion at the beginning had turned into a head-on collision, and the protagonist had changed from the four humanoids of Squad 404 to a mysterious figure of "unknown origin."
Metal Frenzy: Chapter 255 World Eleven
Because their pursuers were intercepted by the "mysterious man," the 404 team didn't encounter much trouble during their retreat, until they found the contact the "mysterious man" had mentioned. The identity of this contact far exceeded the expectations of the 404 team members...
"...Humanoid?"
"It's a ship girl."
Ignoring the heavy ship equipment she was carrying, the girl took the data hard drive from UMP45 and said, "This sea area is currently under the control of the naval base. You can get supplies and rest here, but be careful not to go too far. After all, we can only move and fight at sea. If you are kidnapped and taken to the inland area, no one can save you."
"learn."
After a brief moment of surprise, UMP45's signature smile returned: "When did you enter this world?"
After hesitating for a moment, the ship girl finally spoke up: "It's about a week earlier than yours, but it's only a small-scale contact with the local forces. There hasn't been a widespread declaration of our existence yet."
"So, the real battle is yet to come?"
"Perhaps, if we can find the weaknesses of these things, we can easily defeat them with their dilapidated vehicles!"
The ship girl gestured to the hard drive containing data from a third-generation IS experimental aircraft in her hand, then turned and left. As for her destination, UMP45 didn't think about anything other than the "naval base" she mentioned.
"Isn't this getting more and more interesting, 416?"
Having barely regained his mobility after emergency repairs, HK416 struggled to his feet from behind UMP9 and said sarcastically, "If you're used to finding fun in dying, then I might have to consider getting a new captain."
"Just kidding, just kidding~ More importantly, we should be free of missions for a while."
Gazing in the direction where the ship girl disappeared, UMP45's smile grew even brighter: "At least until we find a way to deal with those IS."
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—Conceptual weapon.
Origin World, City C, Underground Experiment.
The space, which was not large to begin with, was expanded to more than twenty times its original size, almost the size of a football field, after an expansion half a month ago. Various cutting-edge research instruments and sealed materials that could only be seen on the Internet were continuously transported here from all over the world. However, compared to these things that he had already come into contact with, Lin Yi was more concerned about the data he had just obtained from "World Eleven".
A document that would seem almost fantastical in the world of Origin.
In this document, apart from the basic mechanics formulas and gravity calculations being similar, the internal programming, module composition, energy structure, transmission structure, etc., all the data have completely different parameters from those existing in the Origin World. To put it simply, it's like forcibly transplanting the data of a spacecraft into a child's plastic toy. Apart from making people wonder if the developers of this data have intellectual deficiencies, it has no reference value whatsoever.
However, it was this completely unreliable data that, upon first encountering what appeared to be another "fragment" released in advance, evolved into the incredible weapon "IS".
Anti-gravity engine, absolute defense field, supersonic flight... Any one of these would be extremely difficult to achieve in the current Origin World, let alone to combine them all on a small platform and control them by humans. But the reality is that World Eleven has developed this kind of single-person weapon with a technology level similar to that of the Origin World, and it has even developed to the fourth generation. It is for this reason that Lin Yi believes it is a "conceptual weapon".
"Yes, scientific weapons that are based on fantasy and have no scientific theoretical basis but have achieved research results."
Perhaps with the current level of science and technology in World 11, they might be able to develop such a weapon in decades or centuries, but it is definitely not something they can do now, since none of their existing scientific theories can be applied to IS.
The conclusion was quickly drawn from this extremely obvious anomaly.
"Don't you think it's similar to the situation in the intelligent world? It's also a technology that is far ahead of this era and shouldn't exist in this world... I just don't know if this weapon is a means to fight against external enemies or a means of external invasion."
Regardless of which side it is, it is certain that some external force is interfering with the operation of this world. Based on the calculation of the time it took for the main god to come into contact with that belated "fragment", the most likely candidate is the behind-the-scenes controller who once manipulated the intelligent world and Laplace to set up the situation, which was ultimately forcibly reversed by Lin Yi through violence.
This is why Lin Yi did not immediately organize the reincarnators to infiltrate the world after receiving the intelligence about the anomaly in this low-activity world. Instead, he cautiously dispatched humanoids from the intelligent world to establish a base first and then slowly infiltrate. Firstly, the coordinates of the intelligent world were already known to the other party, so there was no point in continuing to hide them—Laplace was the best example of this. Secondly, it was also a good opportunity to test the efficiency of these humanoids whose emotional restriction modules had been removed. After all, judging from the subsequent plans, these humanoids might play a significant role in the fight against this "fragment".
However, considering that the other party might do something similar to the intelligent world of the past in World Eleven, Lin Yi still asked Eve to go with him to control the situation. For safety, he even handed over the "energy amplification device" that had just been tested to her. It seems that the effect is quite good.
As I was pondering this, a voice suddenly came from behind me asking a question.
"Mr. Lin, here is the information you requested."
Raising an eyebrow, he turned and took the few records from the guard, whose hand trembled with barely concealed fear. After a quick glance, he tossed them aside: "Is that all?"
"Yes, we retrieved records from all hospitals in City C. After all, that happened a long time ago, and many facilities have closed or been renovated, so it's not uncommon for all the data to be lost..."
"...That's enough, let's stop the investigation."
"Yes!"
After ending that topic, Lin Yi seemed to suddenly remember something and asked the guard who was about to leave, "How did the discussion go about my previous suggestion?"
His body stiffened abruptly, and after swallowing hard, the guard cautiously said, "Well... such important matters can't be decided so quickly; it may take some time..."
He shook his head and took a step forward under the guard's horrified gaze: "I don't have that much time to waste on your nonsense. Since we can't get anywhere by discussing this behind closed doors, why don't we just open the door and talk it out directly?"
"Wait, Mr. Lin, you can't leave here—"
With a distorted sonic boom, his body passed through the enclosed concrete structure under construction above his head. When he breathed in the fresh air again, Lin Yi simply glanced at the guards on the ground who had started to stir because they had noticed him, and then quickly disappeared into the horizon after determining his direction.
Metal Frenzy: Chapter 256 Exchange
A month ago, our country experienced a large-scale terrorist attack, which severely threatened the lives and property of our citizens. Thanks to the valiant efforts of our guards, the losses were minimized. Immediately after the attack, all available domestic resources were mobilized for rescue and support efforts, and the rescue operation has now largely concluded…
Turning off the monotonous "good news" playing on the TV, the leader rubbed his temples and, despite his exhaustion, turned his attention back to the chaotic discussion meeting in front of him.
At nearly seventy years old, participating in a discussion that has already lasted 28 hours and is expected to reach a preliminary result in another 22 hours is bound to be no easy task. Moreover, after the preliminary result is reached, there will be follow-up processes and conclusions... The leader has a premonition that perhaps the remaining part of his political career will be spent in such discussions.
"...We resolutely oppose terrorism in any form! We persevered through the arduous eight-year War of Resistance against Japan before the founding of the People's Republic of China, when the vast land of China was reduced to scorched earth. Now, we're about to surrender to just one enemy?! Is this the spirit and will passed down from our ancestors?!"
"It's not surrender, it's cooperation, it's a win-win situation!"
The finance minister slammed his fist on the table in an excited tone, making one wonder where his boundless energy over the past day came from. However, considering the pressure he might face if the "war" continued, such behavior became understandable.
"Just imagine what we could gain if we cooperated with him? Leaving aside the amazing technologies he possesses, his power alone could replace our country's annual defense spending of hundreds of billions of dollars. If we used that money for economic development, how much could we achieve?"
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