Chapter 422 Escape from the Tiger's Mouth
For Van Fleet, what happened in front of him was as outrageous as the plot of a movie.
The adjutant’s betrayal, his family being held hostage, the villain who wants to capture him alive, and the sudden appearance of a third party.
When the leader of the armed men was crushed by a figure falling from the sky, several more figures fell from the sky and eliminated several armed men on the side in an instant.
These units, which appear to be another type of combat puppet, rely on their own weight and the acceleration of gravity from jumping from high places to directly trample the armed personnel they target, including their exoskeletons, to death. A twisted mass of unknown objects.
The armed man who controlled his wife and daughter didn't even react before he was stabbed through the neck by a sharp blade that popped up from the arm of a combat puppet that had landed.
After reacting, another armed man nearby subconsciously prepared to shoot at Van Fleet's wife and daughter, but the combat puppet that landed on the ground directly protected them with its body, and at the same time used its superhuman power to shoot at them. The speed of reaction cut off the trajectory of the opponent's electromagnetic rifle.
In the flash of lightning, more than a dozen armed men were quickly brought down, including the driver in the vehicle behind them. The remote-controlled weapon station raised on the roof of the car was also dismantled into parts.
Van Fleet was stunned for a moment by the scene in front of him. When he saw his wife and daughter who had escaped from trouble, he jumped out of the car without saying a word and rushed over to hug his family.
After confirming that his wife and daughter were okay, Van Fleet raised his head and was about to say something, but saw these combat puppets starting to pile up the bodies of armed men on the ground. Pick up their weapons.
It was at this moment that he finally took the time to look carefully at these suddenly appearing combat machines.
The identical-looking humanoid robot Van Fleet that appears later actually looks familiar. This is a combat puppet for private use, usually as a bodyguard for the wealthy class.
Because of this, although this thing is called a 'battle puppet', it is actually a civilian product. There is nothing special about the materials and technology, so it is also very popular among the people. Got it.
The only different 'humanoid machine' looks larger than an ordinary battle puppet, and many parts have been strengthened and modified.
Although it still looks like a civilian product-level transformation, Van Fleet can see a "practical style" feeling, which is obviously completely different from some flashy civilian defense products.
But this was not what attracted Van Fleet's attention. What really made him feel different was that this humanoid machine gave him the feeling that 'this is a real person'.
In some small movements and behaviors, there is no jerky feeling of a robot at all, but as vivid and smooth as a real person.
"Excuse me."
"Stay here." The cold mechanical voice interrupted Van Fleet's question, but it made him believe even more that there was something behind this steel body. There should be a real person controlling it.
“Remote control through virtual reality? But it seems that there is no delay or jerky feeling at all. Is it possible to achieve such a high synchronization rate now?”
Van Fleet guessed silently in his mind, and then watched the robot and combat puppet rush in a certain direction with the weapons discarded by the armed men.
Soon, there was a sound of crossfire and a loud sound of heavy objects hitting the wall from the distant building. It was obvious that there was a battle in the building.
Van Fleet guessed that this should be these mysterious mechanical units fighting with the 'reserves' of the military-industrial complex. This also proves that the forces behind the mechanical units are fully aware of everything that happened today.
Not long after, the robot and the battle puppet returned to Van Fleet's position, but there was one less battle puppet than before. At the same time, the remaining battle puppets included the robot. There are many traces of battle added to them.
"I know what you want to ask." The cold mechanical simulation sound sounded again. "But now is not the time to ask these questions. You will understand everything when you are safe. If you believe us, then get in the car and leave."
The robot raised his finger and pointed in a certain direction. Van Fleet looked in the direction of his finger and saw an ordinary-looking black hover car heading this way.
After the vehicle came to a complete stop and the door was opened, Van Fleet discovered that there was no one in the driver's seat - like taxis in the capital, this was an unmanned vehicle, which also meant that the other party It's obvious that I don't want to have direct contact with him.
"If you believe us, just get in the car. We will protect you and your family's safety, but only if you leave the capital galaxy."
At this time, Van Fleet knew He had no choice. Although he didn't know why the military-industrial complex just wanted to capture him alive, he knew it was definitely not a good thing, and the choice in front of him seemed to be slightly better.
After getting into the car with his family, Van Fleet took another look at the robot standing outside. The robot had no intention of leaving. He once again wanted to ask something, but the door closed and the vehicle quickly left. He also interrupted his question again.
“What should we do next?” Baninger asked in the virtual space as he looked at the vehicle going away.
“To attract the attention of the pursuers, the bigger the noise, the better. As for Van Fleet, I will make arrangements.” One mission is another suicide battle." Baninger said with some emotion.
“But this time, you have immortality, don’t you?”
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“Where is the screen? Why hasn’t it been restored? Has the communication with the field team been interrupted?!”
“Sir, we have received abnormal interference, and the temporary command network has also been interrupted. The attack has arrived and is under emergency treatment. "
The words of the technician made the commander of this 'net closing' operation shed a drop of cold sweat. The situation at this moment has completely exceeded the prediction before the operation started. The action is also heading down an unknown road.
The on-site commander couldn't help but shudder when he thought of the anger he would face if the operation failed.
"Speed up the repair! If something goes wrong, you will know the consequences!"
"Wait! There is a picture!" A technician shouted excitedly.
“Release it quickly!”
The next second, a street surveillance screen appeared on the screen of the command vehicle. This was a surveillance probe located at a certain street corner. Picture taken after the lens is zoomed in to its limit.
The burning corpses piled up with vehicles, as well as a military jeep disappearing in the distance, made the on-site commander's face darken immediately, and then the correspondent also reported that the reserve team was deployed nearby Contact was also lost, and the commander held his forehead in pain with his hand.
The worst-case scenario he expected still happened.
"Enable backup plan and report it, we need more support."
(End of Chapter)