Chapter 438: Stop it, Doctor, there are immortals outside
Sealed passages, flickering fires, flying bullets, and corpses and limbs floating everywhere like puppets with strings cut off
Dr. Mephisto, who experienced this kind of battle scene for the first time, felt his whole body trembling. He was huddled behind a mobile shield at the moment, his newly recruited assistant - the federal artificial intelligence field The leader among the younger generation is also sitting next to him.
It’s just in the form of ‘brain-expanding’.
The steel needle bullet fired from an unknown source penetrated his tactical visor and head. The broken fragments and shapeless brain were mixed together in a disgusting way.
If it were before, Dr. Mephisto would have fainted directly after seeing this.
But now, after experiencing a series of extremely exciting battles, coupled with the built-in physiological monitoring component of the combat exoskeleton, and constantly using drugs to stabilize Mephisto's emotions through gas and intramuscular injections, The elderly doctor was at least basically sane.
After the 'deep divers' who had just escorted him launched another attack, he and other technicians were closely protected by psychic agents and secretly advanced. However, the Atlas defense force on the opposite side suddenly came. The counterattack caught the 'Deep Diver' side by surprise.
In the end, several psychic agents could only temporarily place Dr. Mephisto and other technicians behind several mobile shields, while they rushed forward to support the 'deep divers' in the battle.
But even Dr. Mephisto can see at this moment that their current situation is relatively difficult. Although they will not be annihilated by the opponent immediately, they also do not have the ability to continue to move forward.
"Obviously it's just a little bit closer"
Dr. Mephisto touched his chest with some reluctance. In the inner pocket of the chest armor plate of the combat exoskeleton, there was the one that stored the last piece of data. Fragments' storage device.
As the fighting in the passage became more and more intense, the federal assault troops gradually began to be unable to withstand it, because they found that they seemed to be unable to kill all the enemies they were fighting on the opposite side.
Although they destroyed several heavy powered armor units through concentrated fire attacks during the battle, the opponent would soon replenish the same number of units from the 'secret door' on the inner wall of the passage, and through If you look closely at these destroyed power armors, you will find that there are no humans controlling them at all.
“Damn it, I can’t stand it anymore!”
A hook lock suddenly shot onto the mobile shield, pulling the commander of the Deep Diver back and landing next to Dr. Mephisto.
“Can’t we move on?” Mephisto asked, looking at the ‘battle-scarred’ commander on the combat exoskeleton.
"Unless there are reinforcements to support it, it is absolutely impossible, but our communication channels have been interfered with, and now there is no way to contact reinforcements in other areas"
'Deep Diver 'The commander shook his head. He was just about to say something when he heard a 'Deep Diver' special operations team member shouting in the communication channel:
"The support force is coming!! ! ”
Immediately afterwards, a new group of federal assault troops appeared on the other side of the passage they came from. Some of these support troops continued to move towards another passage to support the 'deep divers' who were hindering the advancement of the Atlas defense forces there. ', and the other part rushed towards Dr. Mephisto.
Unlike the previous 'deep divers' who were mainly composed of special operations infantry, a considerable part of these reinforcements were heavy powered armor equipped with heavy firepower, which suddenly turned around' The Deep Diver's side is in a disadvantageous situation with insufficient firepower.
Dr. Mephisto and the 'Deep Diver' commander looked at the logos on these power armors. These are the Marines (fourth class) carried in the Federation Navy fleet.
The commander of the 'Deep Diver' stood up and greeted the other party. A heavy powered armor that looked like a commander immediately came over and connected to the communication channel.
“Commander! The situation is urgent and I won’t say much more! Seize the time to attack! The fleet will stay at most for 30 minutes before preparing to evacuate!”
Hearing this, the 'Deep Diver' commander also knew that there was not much time left, so he immediately stopped talking and followed the heavy powered armor towards the front combat zone.
"Everything else is easy to say, but the obstacle caused by that large armored unit is too great, so we have to find a way to solve it."
As soon as he finished speaking, the two of them I saw a heavy powered armor that had just rushed forward fighting with this unknown unit, but it was obvious that the output and protection of both sides were not at the same level.
The heavy powered armor's right-hand electromagnetic machine gun and the shoulder-mounted charged particle cannon were almost all blocked by the deflection force field, even if a few large-caliber steel needle bullets occasionally penetrated Force field, but when faced with the thick external armor of this armored unit, it could only be filled with hatred on the spot.
Seeing that his long-range attack was ineffective, the heavy powered armor rushed forward bravely and prepared to go around the opponent's back. At the same time, his left hand also pulled out a huge sword from the sheath behind his waist. Shock dagger.
"Quick! Fire cover!"
The commander of the support force also immediately saw the intention of his subordinates, and immediately asked other people around him to provide support. At the same time, he tilted his head slightly and glanced at the 'deep diver' The commander said:
“Commander, seize the opportunity and let the psychic agents try to lead the doctor and the others to break through!”
“Understood, I will organize a breakthrough right away!”
The commander of the 'Deep Diver' nodded, then returned to Dr. Mephisto and pulled him up. Several psychic agents who received the news also quickly He returned here and then put up a psychic shield to block a series of attacks.
"Doctor! Time is running out. You can lead the men and follow the psychic agents and charge again. This is the last chance. The fleet can stay for another 30 minutes at most. If the problem cannot be solved within this time, everything will be lost. It's all over. "
The commander of the 'Deep Diver' said as he lifted Dr. Mephisto up and handed it to a psychic agent.
At the same time, the battle in front of the passage became more and more intense. The brave heavy powered armor that everyone just saw had now circled to the side of the large armored unit.
Since others have been providing fire support, at this moment, the attention of this large armored unit has been on maintaining the deflection field directly ahead.
Taking this opportunity, this close-up heavy powered armor rushed directly towards the deflection force field flashing with arcs. The violent electromagnetic vortex instantly ablated the outer armor of the powered armor. It was pitch black.
But this could not stop the heavy power armor's attack. The support soldier even became excited after rushing through the force field.
He couldn't help but twist the concussive dagger in his hand, which was as big as a one-handed sword, and then stabbed it at the joint of the stepping assembly of this large armored unit that he had already chosen. passed.
In the short battle just now, this soldier wearing heavy power armor has realized that the opponent in front of him is extremely difficult to deal with, and it is difficult to shake just the heavy armor covered all over his body.
But whether it is a multi-legged tank, an HCP, or the enemy in front of you, all these armored units with a stepping structure have an unavoidable weakness - their joints.
At this stage, most stepping units, including but not limited to mechanical feet and bionic mechanical joints, use a combination of electromagnetic muscle bundles + bionic electromagnetic joints to ensure that these stepping units can provide sufficient reliability. support, explosive power and flexibility.
Researchers from major military industrial enterprises and equipment research institutes naturally know that the 'joint' part is the most fragile and obvious weakness of this type of stepping unit.
So researchers have always put a lot of effort into strengthening the 'joints', but it is obvious that this structure inherently determines that it cannot provide omnidirectional protection.
Take the mechanical foot joints of humanoid units as an example. The core of the joints is covered with rubber + flexible metal skin, and the front can also be adequately protected with movable 'knee pads' armor.
But behind the joints, because of the need to perform the 'knee-bending' action, sufficient space for movement must be reserved, so additional armor cannot be installed. The only option is to use flexible metal skins in this area. Make it as thick as possible without affecting movement.
Although this can indeed avoid some stray bullets, fragments or attacks from small-caliber gunpowder-powered firearms, it is still somewhat unsightly when faced with a weapon like the concussive dagger that can directly groove the armor.
"Hi!"
As the heavy power armor tried its best to stab the concussive dagger into the joints of the large armored unit, a burst of electricity quickly burst out from the punctured flexible skin wound. This machine that had just returned The armored units, which were slaughtering the surrounding federal assault troops like demons, froze in place as if they had been hit by a holding spell.
Theoretically speaking, even if a leg is disabled in a gravity-free environment, it will not cause much hindrance to the actions of this large armored unit. After all, the opponent also has attitude control nozzles and hook locks. exist.
But the current covering the outside of the shock dagger, after penetrating the target's electromagnetic joints, directly destroyed the originally closed electromagnetic environment inside it, which caused this large armored unit to fall into a 'stiffness'.
"Now! Hurry!" The soldiers in the heavy power armor shouted, not only to let the friendly forces seize this opportunity to attack, but also to remind the psychic agents and the doctors to act quickly.
But at the same time he shouted these words, the enemy who was originally frozen in place quickly completed a restart and reset the internal electromagnetic environment. After quickly resuming action, the mechanical glove shining with arcs also With lightning speed, he 'pinched' the upper body of the heavy powered armor.
“Creak!” A sound of metal distortion reached the ears of most people present through the pickup, and at the source of the sound, the solid upper body of the heavy power armor just now had also been mechanically The gloves were completely deformed.
“CTMD kill it!”
The federal assault troops were filled with anger, and the other heavy powered armors on the field who came to support were even more like crazy. Likewise, they rushed towards the huge enemy in front of them who had crushed their comrades.
For a time, under the attack of a large number of heavy power armor regardless of casualties, the federal assault force suddenly moved forward a large distance.
At the same time, several of the fastest-moving heavy-duty powered armors also rushed towards the large armored unit, and with the help of their unrestricted jumping ability in a zero-gravity environment, they hung directly on the huge enemy like zombies. body.
At this moment, Dr. Mephisto and others were almost directly dragged through the firefight area by the psychic agents. Several lines of fire and light beams swept over were also supported by the psychic agents. blocked by the shield.
The defense depth of the Atlas defense forces was much shorter than everyone imagined. After breaking through the blocking defense forces just now, the depths of the passage became undefended. .
Dr. Mephisto looked back and saw that the little giant who was showing off his power just now was pressed against the wall by multiple heavy-duty power armors, piercing the cockpit and cutting off the main Energy circuit.
However, before everyone could feel happy about being "revenged", a secret door opened again on a nearby ceiling, and a small giant that was exactly the same as the large armored unit that had just fallen to the ground reappeared.
But this time, this nightmare-like machine directly turned on its loudspeaker, and a low and ridiculing voice also came out at the same time:
"I I can fight you all day like this~"
What happened after that, Dr. Mephisto no longer knows, because the psychic agents who discovered that something was wrong took him without a second thought. He and the technicians were taken away and rushed into the last passage before the data center.
The unobstructed passage made Dr. Mephisto and others feel that something was wrong, but seeing that there was not much time left, everyone could only speed up and rush into the fortress data center at the end of the passage.
The moment they stepped into the data center, everyone first noticed that the external temperature on the tactical visor HUD suddenly dropped to 10°C, and then they were shocked by the sight before them.
This is a space with almost no end as far as the eye can see. In this space, there are countless large server arrays densely packed, and a large number of autonomous operation and maintenance robots are constantly in the server arrays. Shuttle back and forth, floating to a certain server from time to time for routine inspection and maintenance.
Dr. Mephisto felt a little relieved after seeing this scene. At least this is indeed a real data center and not another trap.
"Doctor, if you want to If anything, it’s now.”
The alert psychic agent on the side reminded him after seeing Dr. Mephisto’s delay in taking action.
"Yes, yes, let's get down to business!"
Dr. Mephisto suddenly came to his senses. He took out the data storage device hidden inside the chest armor plate and led the other surviving technicians towards it. The control terminal not far away floated over.
The psychic agents were on alert near them, and one of them was ready to destroy the access control of the data center and temporarily seal the place.
"Doctor, I have never seen this control terminal model before. It should be developed by Atlas itself!" A technician walked around the control terminal and then said.
“It doesn’t matter, the interfaces are universal. It is impossible for Atlas to develop a set of interfaces by itself, unless they don’t want to do any data interaction with the outside world.”
Dr. Mephisto calmed down at this moment. He stared at the terminal for a while, and then operated on the virtual screen.
Soon, a hidden interface dock appeared on the terminal, and Dr. Mephisto immediately unfolded the data storage device in his hand and stretched it towards the interface.
But the next second, he suddenly hesitated.
Because he found that since they broke through the obstruction of the defense forces, all subsequent movements were extremely smooth, without any further obstacles.
It’s as if I hope he can’t wait to give away the ‘last piece of data’ in his hand.
"No. There's a problem."
Dr. Mephisto took back the data storage device that was already pressed against the interface, and this action also made several psychic agents around him jump at the corners of their eyes. .
"Doctor! We have no time!"
"No, this may be a trap from beginning to end!" Dr. Mephisto suddenly raised his head.
The surrounding technicians and psychic agents were just about to say something when they saw an image generated by a holographic projection device suddenly appear near them.
"Surrender, Dr. Mephisto, your friendly forces outside have been wiped out. Even if you complete your mission, you cannot leave."
"Lilith, you are indeed here."
"I didn't expect you to recognize me." Lilith said, tilting her head.
"I am your Creator, of course I can recognize you."
Hearing the word 'Creator', a complicated expression flashed across Lilith's face, but Calm was soon restored.
"Then for the sake of you being the 'Creator', as long as you put your hands away and surrender with the others, I can guarantee your life safety, how about it?"
Morpheus Before Dr. To said anything, a psychic agent 'flashed' to his side.
"Doctor, don't forget our mission, the brothers outside cannot sacrifice themselves in vain!"
After saying that, the psychic agent stretched out his hand and prepared to snatch it directly from Mephisto's hand. storage device.
Seeing the action between them, Lilith couldn't help but chuckle.
"Oh, do you really think this 'fragment' can play any role?"
"Of course, this part of the data fragment can directly execute the overwriting program and completely initialize you"
" Oh? Then just give it a try, and you will know in a moment whether you want to 'initialize' me or let me put together the last 'piece'~"
Lilith clasped her hands on her chest, nonchalantly said.
“You think I don’t dare?”
Dr. Mephisto frowned. Although his tone was strong, the hesitation in his heart was actually doubled by Lilith's words.
But the psychic agents beside him can't control that much. The instructions they received are to help Dr. Mephisto reach the data center and complete the task at all costs, but now it's the last step. The protagonist' actually became wavering.
Neither strength nor speed is what Mephisto can fight against as a psychic agent. When the latter didn't react at all, he directly grabbed the data storage device in his hand, and then without hesitation Plugged it into the interface.
The next second, Lilith, who was originally projected in mid-air, disappeared.
And all the server arrays are like dominoes, one by one extinguishing the green indicator light representing 'running'.
"Look, isn't this a success?"
(End of this chapter)