From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Chapter 77 White light shines "Yes! Sir!" (4000 words long chapter)
  Core tower.

The main entrance facing south.

Six semi-mechanical and semi-biological "giants", or "trolls" nearly ten meters tall, are on guard here, and their right arms have been modified into large-caliber bio-energy cannons.

Even corruption could not stop UAC's weapons research.

The core tower should have seemed deserted in the early hours of the morning and late at night, but the miserable screams of those who were beaten and abused were extremely clear, and this was the main theme of Minova.

The greatest pleasure of the fallen is to inflict extreme violence on their former kind in order to satisfy their unsatisfied desires.

This is why they want to "capture" humans to prevent them from actually becoming extinct, because if it happens, the fallen will lose their "fun" forever.

Sudden;

boom-! boom-!

Explosions were heard one after another in the city.

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  The six trolls guarding the main gate were alert and raised their hand cannons, but due to the obstruction of the surrounding buildings, they could not clearly observe what was going on.

Swish-swish-swish!
  ? ?
  The troll looked up again and saw that numerous missiles were trailing white tail flames and rushing into the night sky shrouded in blood-colored haze at extremely fast speeds.

However, the number of missiles launched was obviously not in line with expectations.

Based on the previous series of explosions, the trolls instantly understood that the defense facilities deployed in the city had been targeted and destroyed, and Minova was facing an unprecedented air attack!
  Then, the hazy night sky flashed with the light of successfully intercepted explosions, and several of the "fireballs" were particularly dazzling, just like the sun.

Boom—boom—! ! !
  When the trolls heard the explosion from the sky, they saw several missiles successfully breaking through the interception net and heading straight towards the center of Minova.

"Roar!!" The six trolls no longer stayed outside, turned around and ran into the core tower.

Phew~————! !

Then, the core area of ​​Minerva was suddenly illuminated by several "suns".

boom-----! !

Then, deafening explosions and shock waves began to sweep through everything, and the earth could not stop shaking violently.

In the dim hall of the core tower;

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The twisted faces of the six trolls cannot show complex expressions, and their eyes are covered by armor, but it is not difficult to guess that they are full of confusion at this moment.

They were the elite mercenaries of UAC when they were humans. After being assimilated, they helped the company solve many threats and made outstanding achievements in combat. Therefore, they were able to accept more advanced "evolution" and became the "trolls" who specialize in protecting high-level officials today. .

It stands to reason that since the company led them to become the true overlord of the earth in 2047, all nuclear weapons in the old era should be owned by the company.

Even if there were human resistance armies in the towns or in the wilds of the old days, humans who lacked nuclear weapons were just suffering from scabies.

What's more, the company's top management still deliberately retains the power of resistance. As long as the hope that "we will eventually win" still exists, human beings will be like moths to a flame, fighting for it regardless.

The humans imprisoned and kept in captivity by them firmly believe that the resistance will soon break through Minova and regain their freedom. Therefore, they retain a strong desire to survive and avoid the mass death of "livestock" caused by their single-minded pursuit of death. occur.

But the nuclear explosion that just took place shows that mankind once again has the capability of nuclear strike and even the ability of intercontinental delivery. This
  This is simply impossible.

After hearing the commotion outside subside a little, the six trolls left the hall and returned to the front yard of the main entrance.

Even though there was no visual sharing, they noticed that except for the core tower behind them, the areas for UAC high-level residences were all razed to the ground.

but…

Why leave the core tower alone?

Could it be that many branches of the human troops that destroyed a large number of defense facilities in advance have penetrated near the tower?
  In other words, are humans making such a big noise just so that their troops can successfully infiltrate the tower? !
  "Roar!! There is an intruder!!"

After realizing this possibility, the largest troll roared to the sky, raised his hand, and was about to press the specially made throat microphone to report to the remaining UAC senior officials.

Swish-!

boom-!

However, the instantaneous firing of the individual rocket launcher and the explosion caused by the rocket hitting its chest directly interrupted the troll's reporting action.

Ta~! Ta-ta~!

Then came a concentrated salvo of suppressors and subsonic bullets.

The "troop branches" originally suspected by the trolls, namely H7 and H8, have successfully sneaked to the main entrance.

The two team leaders also realized that the troll's roar and raising of hands were to report.

Without time to think about it, they no longer regarded maintaining a state of concealment as their primary concern. Instead, they decided to attract the opponent's attention regardless of the cost and consequences, creating opportunities for investigators and elite team members to break into the core tower.

At this moment, Leon was squatting beside a flower bed without any green plants. With the help of the lock on the helmet screen and the mechanical skeleton, and with the help of the corporal beside him, he continuously shot a troll in the neck with his rifle.

"Hudson! Hicks!" the corporal ordered loudly: "Your team, Kennedy and Wang, continue to perform the mission!"

"Yes!" Six hunters responded first and quickly walked around to the far right side of the front yard of the main entrance.

Ada Wang and Leon followed closely behind, taking advantage of the chaos at the beginning of the battle to successfully rush into the hall of the core tower.

On the other hand, the troll, who was hit by a rocket, violently dispersed the smoke generated by the explosion, then raised his right arm and fired an energy cannon diagonally forward that emitted a dazzling green light.

boom! !

This shot directly melted the flower bed.

Hey! !

The high-temperature bioplasma splashed around and penetrated the right shoulder, right leg and many other parts of the corporal who was being transferred, causing the optical camouflage of the combat uniform to begin to malfunction irregularly, sometimes good and bad, and the corporal himself was lying on the ground. There was no movement.

Not only the largest troll, but the other five could not clearly see the specific positions of the hunters, but they were able to work together to form more powerful firepower. Coupled with their own thick armor, they quickly reversed the situation of being suppressed previously. situation.

However, this was exactly the purpose of the hunters. At the expense of themselves, they succeeded in attracting all the attention in a short period of time.
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  ...

Core tower.

In an elevator large enough to accommodate four trolls at the same time;

"UAC really fucking built a humanoid tank, which looks more powerful than the Tyrant!"

"Fuck...the corporal's vital signs are gone."

"Rehot's too!"

The voices of several hunters were sad and angry.

Leon watched the life status of the H7-H8 team members through the screen, gradually turning from green to red, until it became dim, and he felt inevitably sad in his heart.

But he didn't know whether to be grateful or not. It was the legacy of human behavior that made UAC install a tower navigation map in the lobby, with the words "104th Floor/Urban Management Center/Master Control Room" clearly marked on it. .

This also eliminates the need for them to search carefully on each floor. They only need to take the elevator and rush to the destination of this operation.

"Ding——The 104th floor is here, please be careful where you step."

Following the reminder from the female sound effect, Leon and the others quickly left the elevator, spread their distance, and half-crouched in the dark corridor to remain vigilant.

No enemies have been seen yet. "Newcomer." However, Ada, who remained silent throughout the whole process, said to him in a deep voice through a separate communication: "As the director of operations of the Investigation Department, I am ordering you. If there are still defense forces, just run to the main control room. Be sure to Send blueprints to forward bases."

"This...yes, I understand." Leon nodded in agreement.

Ada naturally knew that Leon had doubts, but as a person with higher authority, she had carefully reviewed Leon's files.

Coupled with the Flower of God incident in Lodja Town and their ability to arrive here smoothly, Ada believed that Leon was more lucky than other investigators.

If there was an emergency, she would have to place her hope on a "gamble".

Perhaps due to good luck or UAC's negligence, they did not expect that humans could sneak into their core tower, allowing the group to reach their destination smoothly.

boom!
  The sound of directional blasting echoed in the main control room.

Immediately afterwards, the eight people who still kept the optical camouflage turned on quickly rushed into the main control room with at least a hundred screens and carefully inspected every corner.

After confirming that there was no threat, a hunter loudly said: "I'll leave the matter of obtaining the blueprint to you two. The rest of you will follow me and guard the passage outside!"

"Huh!"

Come and go in a hurry.

At this time, only Leon and Ada were left who came to the main console to investigate.

Ada, who had received rigorous training since childhood, found the interface in no time. She took out the miniature mobile terminal of Universe 03 specially manufactured by the Scientific Research Department and inserted it into the interface.

"Warning, it has been detected that the system has been invaded by a virus. Please go to the main control room immediately. Warning..."

The moment the link was completed, repeated warnings sounded throughout the floor.

"What's going on?" Leon, who was wary of entrances and exits, asked sideways.

"UAC's electronic technology is no worse than ours that combines the technology of two Earths, and UAC's operating system also has relatively mature artificial intelligence." Ada's tone was solemn, but she continued to explain:

"I can manually control it and create the illusion that we want to master the entire system to distract the artificial intelligence's defense focus. Moreover, with its current thinking logic, it cannot guess what our real goal is."

"You two better hurry up! Those big guys are coming up,...ta...tata...fuck, Hudson, shoot all your grenades!"

The hunter's reminder came from the communication, and the sudden noise of fighting outside meant that they didn't have much time left.
  Ada turned around and looked at the door that was flashing with explosions, and then took out a special grenade and handed it to Leon, "Once the blueprint is deciphered and uploaded, prepare to detonate the thing in your hand, and don't argue with me. This is an order."

After saying that, Ada rushed out of the control room without looking back.

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Leon glanced at the grenade in his hand marked "Experimental Product/Metal Hydrogen/3kg TNT", then his eyes narrowed and he continued to pay attention to the progress bar on the screen in front of him.

40%.

"Brother fell in battle! Brother fell in battle!"

80%.

"Hudson and Hicks are dead!"

100%.

! !
  The battle outside the door is not over yet, but the progress bar has been successfully completed, which means that all Minova's facility blueprints have been successfully uploaded to the frontline base.

After repeatedly confirming that everything was correct, Leon hurried outside.

The corridor outside has long been messed up by stray bullets, explosion traces and bio-plasma. There are pieces of meat, blood and mutilated corpses everywhere, including humans and trolls.

The battle is nearing its end.

The UAC side with two trolls still alive won. One of them still held a dying breath in his left hand and kept cursing the hunter "fuck...heresy...fuck".

Faced with this scene, Leon flipped open the grenade safety without thinking and pressed the trigger button.

"Roar!!"

Phew~————!
  As the troll roared, the dazzling white light engulfed everything in the corridor and the main control room——

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October 9th.

09:45, early morning.

In the combat conference room of the forward base;
  The holographic imaging device showed a high-altitude view of Minova to the officers and investigators sitting here.

But this aerial view is marked with dense details.

There are specific coordinates of all land-based defense facilities, as well as areas where human compatriots are imprisoned, and even the locations where UAC soldiers are stationed are marked in detail.

This made Minova "obvious" in front of everyone.

"Okay!" Arthur Morgan, who was standing on the podium, said to everyone: "I will repeat the content of the operation. At 14:002 today, the company's fighter jets will first disintegrate the enemy's land-based mid-section defense system. Ernie will also implement precise tactics and strategic strikes against the main force of UAC.

At 15:, the nd and rd Infantry Companies of the ARS, the th Armored Company and the st Reinforcement Battalion of AECS will arrive at the designated area and launch a frontal advance from south to north to eliminate all resistance forces and rescue trapped compatriots.

During the attack, the company's ground artillery and air units will provide fire support for the frontal troops.

The joint special operations unit composed of the ARS 1st Reconnaissance Company and all investigators will board the Black Falcon assault boat and directly break into Minova, which lacks air defense capabilities, to find and kill high-value targets, trying to paralyze the enemy's only command system.

Is there anything you don’t understand? "

"No more! Sir!"

"Very good! Very energetic!" Arthur was very satisfied with everyone's attitude. After laughing heartily a few times, he continued:

"The boss said that all personnel involved in this operation will receive corresponding bonuses and benefits, but I know that what you guys want more is to eradicate the heresy, so hurry up and get ready. This is also the way for us to liberate Earth Zero Three. The first large-scale war!"

"Yes, sir!"
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  ...

at the same time.

On the second floor of the forward base, in a private office;

Sui Yang, standing in front of his desk, first opened the mahogany gift box placed on the table and took out the 1911, which was also close to a hundred years old.

Then he turned around and looked at his two sons standing in the center of the office. He held the 1911 in one hand and handed it to Leon, and said in a deep voice:

"In the afternoon, you will work with Sanguinius to assist the company's troops in launching a frontal attack, so son, the right to use this gun is temporarily given to you. I hope you can use it to liberate enough heretics."

Leon raised his hands to take the 1911 and solemnly said: "It's...father."

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