The bombing occurred, and at the same time, the lights on the entire street vanished!
Each person had a bomb equivalent to 500 kilograms of TNT strapped to them. The impact and flames caused by the explosion in the air shook the Mackinaw violently, and the three people inside could only see a series of flames through the visual sensors!
Even Lille was caught off guard by such a suicide attackâ
Glass and metal shards flew in all directions amidst the fire. The mercenaries hidden in the darkness shouted as they pulled the lever, "Activate the pulse gun!"
Bang!
The lights of most of Haywood went out in an instant!
As the explosion occurred, the high-frequency hacking equipment placed in dark corners by the Brain Demon Gang activated all at once, instantly cutting off the power supply to the entire area. The power was then routed, both wired and wirelessly, to the electromagnetic pulse guns ambushed in buildings, streets, and even underground.
Rather than calling them guns, these devices were actually assemblies of multiple microwave waveguides, coils, and antennas, concealed from various angles, all locking onto the oversized armored vehicleâ
This was an oversized urban weapon, an electronics killer capable of creating extremely powerful directional electromagnetic pulses at medium to long ranges.
Rather than calling it a "gun," it was more accurate to say it was a system, a complete weapons array, with the gun being just a metaphor!
Once the capacitors finished charging, a sharp explosive sound rang out. The coils of these directional pulse emitters turned red all at once, blue-white arcs of electricity dispersed in the air, and the massive cooling arrays kicked into high gear!
As the electromagnetic waves ionized a large amount of air, their propagation paths even became faintly visible, and the flames from the explosions began to distort!
The mercenaries hidden in the darkness, using their specialized visual equipment, watched the legendary Mackinaw that seemed only slightly shaken by the explosionâ
They knew that bombs of such magnitude could be used as bombing ammunition. While the vehicle looked like it was shaking, it showed no signs of disintegration or total failure!
If they couldnât cripple the armor system, what could they do?
The Munemasa did not disappoint them.
The Mackinaw slowed down, and the armored plates showed slight deformationâthe previously perfectly aligned plates were now misaligned.
Gaps meant incompleteness, and incompleteness meant that their shell finally had cracks, that they had weakenedâ
The opportunity had come!
"Got it! Charge!"
The vehicles ambushed in the alley simultaneously shed their electronic camouflage and charged at the now slower Mackinaw!
However, they were not the only ones aiming for this opportunityâ
The Valentinos were also approaching!
Drones in the sky fell like rain, only to be immediately replaced by new ones.
In the buildings on both sides, media companies had rented out rooms for filming positions, and the cameramen began to switch to backup equipment.
Of course, they had to stay vigilant against rivals trying to steal their spots.
"The legendary contenderâs armor seems to be loosening!"
"Midnight demise!"
After a brief pause, the chaotic TV programs resumed broadcasting, and Stanley immediately read out the names of those bombsâ
"Witness them! Witness this group of brain-dead idiots performing their art with their lives!"
"The legendary armor penetrators!"
"The Valentinos have also joined the melee! Letâs see who among these nameless mercenaries, thugs, and kids from Haywood, and Mackinaw, will breakâthroughâtheâsiege?!"
...
[Warning!]
"The electromagnetic locking systemâs strength is rapidly declining!"
Amidst the explosion, Jack and V finally understood why Lille had installed such an over-the-top car audio systemâ
Otherwise, they couldnât hear anything!
At this moment, Lille felt a sense of unease: an unexpected suicide attack and unexpected system damage!
The armorâs electromagnetic locking system was rapidly failing, and this was clearly not just due to the explosion!
All those explosions didnât theoretically match the impact of what had just happened!
The neural link between Lille and Da Mai suddenly burst into a dazzling electric light, and the connection port instantly ejected!
The circuitry was overloaded! This was a sign of an EMP attack!
"The Faraday cage structure is damaged, EMP...P..."
Zap!
The lights and instruments inside the vehicle suddenly went out, indicating that the electronic control system had suffered a catastrophic hit!
Lille, with his head smoldering and smelling of burnt meat, used three octopus arms and two human arms to open the bottom cover and started rebooting the systemâ
Though he didnât anticipate this kind of attack, a vehicle equipped with extensive electronic control systems would, of course, have preparations for an EMP attack!
In the sections with extremely high working currents, transient voltage suppressors would immediately activate, blocking these potentially disastrous currents outside the circuit, while in places with lower currents, filters could screen out normal currents.
In the most critical parts, such as Da Maiâs core data server and basic unit CPU, these protective measures would passively activate and mechanically seal them within a complete Faraday cage.
Lille now needed to trigger these safety measures, activate the backup power source, and then connect the still-functional systems to the backup power and systems!
But would they have the chance to reboot slowly?
Boom!
A massive explosion created a deep pit in the ground, from which Mackinaw drove out, the slight incline causing the vehicle to bounce a little.
And hidden beneath this loud noise was...
[Little Octopus: "Big brother! Itâs an ambush!"]
While rebooting the system, Lille shouted at the other two, "Unlock the safety lock! Pursuit underway!"
The failure of the electromagnetic locking system would cause the modular Chroni Titanium to be locked by backup mechanical locks, turning it into an inflexible armor layer.
Jack and V knew this design and immediately reached outâ
On the battlefield, the fate of a sitting duck wouldnât be pleasant!
V successfully unlocked the armor, but Jack found his sideâs armor had jammed. In desperation, he punched it directly!
The mechanical lock shattered, and Jack noticed four motorcycles already surrounding them, with riders holding technical rifles!
Quick-witted, he immediately grabbed the two opened armored plates to shield his headâ
"V!"
"I know!"
V reacted even faster, ducking back into the vehicle!
Several bullets hit the armor directly. Unable to adjust without the electromagnetic locking system, these bullets successfully created dents in the Chroni Titaniumâ
But the excitement didnât last long. Jack lifted an armor plateâ30 cannon barrels and hurled it like a javelin!
Rider A, who was targeted, reacted quickly. The cannon barrel struck the ground, sending sparks flying, but Rider B wasnât so lucky. A scalding knuckle shot blew his head up!
"Done!"
"Da Mai is back online!"
Lille shouted excitedly, and Da Maiâs voice was even louder, amplified to full power through the external speakers. The incoming wave felt like a sonic shockwave to the riders on Vâs side.
Mackinawâs four wheels rapidly adjusted, and the vehicle, unexpectedly sliding sideways at high speed, crashed into a motorcycle!
At the moment of the collision, the Mantis Blade shot out from a gap, severing Rider Câs spine in an instant!
On Lilleâs side, Rider D closely followed Da Maiâs lateral movement, pulling out a bomb and sticking it to the vehicleâ
From an unseen spot, an octopus arm suddenly shot out from the chassis, grabbing his leg!
"Ugh... ah!"
The rider was horrified to find his leg being pulled down, and the motorcycle lost control instantly!
Screechâ
The motorcycle went out of control, the man was dragged into the tumbling vehicle, and it smashed into Rider A, who had dodged Jackâs cannon throw...
Jack immediately fired at the tumbling motorcycle!
Boom!
The unavoidable explosion consumed the last enemy!
"It seems that even without the sturdy armor system, big brother is still big brother, and the legend remains a legend!"
"They may have weakened, but that doesnât mean these small fries have gotten stronger!"
"Wait... itâs an anti-tank rocket launcher!"
Yet another Anvil-2 launched from the urban area, targeting the legendary Mackinawâs cargo bay, where Jack had opened a large gap!
The vehicleâs active defense bombs detonated mid-air, but could only set off the Anvil-2âs frontal charge.
The missile flew in, this time with no complete defense system to stop it!
"Jack!"