Boom!
The Space Air Force Base was rocked again with a massive muffled explosion!
The explosives completely collapsed the barracks within the building, and a road extending directly to the base of the communication array emergedâ
At the other end of the entrance, fully armed soldiers regrouped their ranks!
An already activated ACPA armor immediately turned around to ready its weapon:
A spinning rifle nearly three meters long, equipped with micro-engine spinning armor-piercing bullets capable of penetrating through even the frontal armor of a battleship at this distanceâ
Unfortunately, as a humanoid unit, he was too slow!
Vâs figure flashed past him, causing the driverâs heartbeat to skip a beat, but that ghostly figure was not aiming for him, blood splattered behind him instantly!
Although the ACPA armorâs movement speed is difficult to match the activated Si Anweisitan, the reaction could catch up...
It was because he caught up, that he was so terrified:
In an instant, all his companions beside him lost their combat effectiveness!
A moment of terror, a slow gun-bracing action, he hadnât even had a chance to mourn for his fallen companions, a steel fist had already punched through the smokeâ
Whoosh!
All the thrusters behind the steel fist activated, instantly scattering the smoke!
Bang!
A loud bang, the impact penetrated the thick ACPA armor, even surpassing the heavy anti-shock suit the driver was wearing, hitting him hard on the headâ
The next second, an even fiercer impact was delivered through some unknown means, he only felt a dizzying swirl...
The soldiers beside him saw the entire process:
The latter strike was a series of punches, the fist to the face shot out pellets, and the second punch directly hammered the ACPA armorâs head, tilting it and causing the body to fall back uncontrollably.
This was terrifyingâ
Military Technology had upgraded the assault team armor, transforming the originally lightweight assault team ACPA into the current Heavy Gunner APCA with significantly enhanced protection, especially at the neck and head to prevent them from being blown up...
Yet he was blown away in a face-to-face encounter!
And this was already the third ACPA that had been destroyed, the combat prowess of these two guys inside the building was terrifyingly inhuman.
Bang.
After Jack finished, he knelt on one knee; if it could be heard, it would be evident that he was now breathing heavilyâ
The ACPA brute is an unprecedented bio-responsive power armor, this kind of operation poses an extremely heavy burden on humans...
And for the past two years, he has been doing it this way.
Luckily, they were already in position.
[Jack: Hurry up, V.]
Text appeared in Vâs visual display, she was about to halt but upon seeing this string of words, she simply raised her fist and walked into the room carrying explosives.
The goal was to destroy the entire Space Base communication array, cut off the connection between the central control and the satellite, and then she needed to climb up.
Jack picked up the spinning rifle on the ground, gathering nearby weapons and placing them beside the collapsed concrete blocks and debrisâ
Due to the fortressâs vast internal space and dedicated transport vehicle paths, even large vehicles could drive up the floors. One was parked a short distance ahead of him, ready for cooperation.
Next, he had to engage in positional warfare.
...
Boomâ
An explosion echoed behind as V maneuvered through the hail of bulletsâ
In this age, communication arrays were often large and heavily guarded within important facilities, theoretically making it impossible to completely destroy them with one or two random bombings.
But with AI, Little Octopus had hacked into the base and obtained the buildingâs structure diagram, calculated the correct explosives method through physics, and on her way, she deployed some explosives at key locations. Now, she had to blow up the central communication antenna.
This was a tower.
V also wore an exoskeleton, a lightweight exoskeleton, mainly paired with the auxiliary movement stereoscopic system and magnetic gear. At this moment, V was relying on her powerful Prosthetics and coordinated physical abilities to move continuously inside and outside the high towerâs auxiliary antennasâ
Helicopters and drones had already surrounded her, although many drones were under Little Octopusâs control and the sky was filled with targeted gunfire, she would not get hit:
Within her Prosthetics lived a strange genetically-engineered spider in a Life Support Chamber, whenever her vital signs showed anomalies, the chamber conditions would deteriorate, and if she died, the spider would die.
Whenever she faced danger, the spider would make odd movements, and Little Octopus would immediately notice, prompting V to perform evasive actionsâ
However, she wasnât a true Spiderman, such evasions still required experience.
This is largely why sheâs survived so well for so long; sheâs strong enough.
Climbing through gunfire... suddenly made V reminisce about their first attack on Company Square.
Although they were better equipped, more experienced...
Yet she still felt weighed down, not nearly as relaxed as that time.
Or rather, never as relaxed since Lille disappeared.
The last explosion point was installed, and Little Octopus suddenly appeared in front of V.
[Little Octopus: (･â˘Ě︿â˘Ě･) Mom.]
V smiled and pinched Little Octopusâs face, though a virtual creature, the powerful tactile simulation made her feel like she was touching Little Octopus.
"Remember to run fast before the explosion, the return path wonât be easy."
[Little Octopus: I wonât go!]
"You have to go, Jack and I can escape, havenât I survived all these years?"
"By the way, I always wanted to ask you, why do you call me Mom?"
[Little Octopus: Because you are my Mom!]
Octopus tentacles wrapped around Vâs neck, the head frantically nuzzling her face.
Just as V was about to say something more, some object suddenly broke through the distant sky, terrifying like a meteor!
Little Octopus also looked over.
[Little Octopus: Oh no, could they be directly using the Orbital Mass Projector to destroy here? Mom! We shouldnât be here!]
[Little Octopus: That might be the European Space Agencyâs rock!]
"Meteor? Then you should definitely leave. Listen to meânow open communication, transmit back to Night City."
[Little Octopus: But...]
Beepâ
"Thereâs no but, just do it!"
With tears in its eyes, Little Octopus disappeared from Vâs view, and V pressed the explosion buttonâ
Although she came with the mindset that this was the end, she didnât truly want to die!
After pressing the button, she still had to evacuate!
There were only 10 seconds in the countdown, V smashed the window with her elbow, and there was a backpack behind her for aerial gliding.
Last time, the building below had already opened a pathway, the outermost gate would surely be blown open this time, allowing her to directly rush out.
But this escape plan was exceptionally risky: the sky was swarming with armed helicopters; even with drone cover, the air wasnât as flexible as the ground.
And the evacuation route for Barley and Jack was even riskier: although the path out wasnât the same as the path in, there were only so many exits in the entire military baseâ
The outside was full of Military Technology troops.
The rocket launch silo was not far away, from here the lights of Washington could still be seen...
Boom!
A chain explosion, countless fireballs illuminated within the base, and V, taken aback, witnessed the whole tower start to tilt amid vibrations!
Just as V intended to evacuate, Little Octopus suddenly appeared again before herâ
"You..."
[Little Octopus: Mom! Big bro is back!]
V suddenly froze, her gaze quickly shifted to the skyâ
Only to see the interception system from Washington fully activated, resembling celestial petals scattering upwards!
In the dark night sky, the dazzling meteor broke the sound barrier, tracing an unpredictable trajectory in the skyâ
A trajectory that made Milesâ heart race with anxiety!
...
"Whatâs going on! Whatâs that? The European Space Agencyâs meteorite?!"
[New American Defense Department: President, that objectâs trajectory resembles the missile from two years ago!]
[New American Defense Department: It wonât hit the Pentagon; our interception system has been upgraded...]
[New American Defense Department: Itâs not aiming for the Pentagon!]>