Chapter 1347: 1345: Target: Hyperion

Chapter 1347: Chapter 1345: Target: Hyperion

“Indeed, worthy of an item from the Yellow Robes, a ‘disguise’ that delves into the soul helps me blend in closer to humans.

In such a guise, I might be able to pass through the [Door of Fate]’s recognition directly.”

Green is very satisfied with the current disguise, meticulously inspecting every detail of his body.

Following that, Han Dong immediately disguises Dumps.

Dumps dyes his hair blonde and his physique becomes much more robust… transforming from the image of a mage into a knight, donning silver armor that could even make some mistake him for a member of the [Lionheart Knight Group].

When Han Dong turns his attention to Miss Helen, he is slightly wary.

He worries that touching her soul might inadvertently reveal Helen’s ‘inner’ aspects, which could potentially cause great harm to the Faceless Skull.

Before Han Dong has a chance to ask, Helen speaks up:

“I can change my soul’s state and outward appearance on my own… ‘disguising’ is something I’m quite good at, no need for Mr. Nicholas’s assistance.”

“Hmm.”

Bypassing Miss Helen, Han Dong immediately disguises himself.

Utilizing the Mimicry Power left within his body by Father Lysos for forming the ‘Black Umbrella’, Han Dong disguises himself as one of the Dark Denizens.

A large Benson & Hedges and small sunglasses,

A black long coat and carrying an umbrella, a complete change from the previous Bird Beak Doctor image.

This time, the full-team disguise involved the soul’s plane, and they were even stopped several times during their departure from the city, with requests for identity verification.

Even the robot – Little Yellow also altered some metal structures and graffiti, learning the ‘English’ used by Han Dong and others, and sprayed [Yellow] on its back.

“Clickety-clack ~ Hoo-hoo! Off we go, off we go! Full speed ahead to Hyperion headquarters.”

Little Yellow mimics the sound of a train, leading the team on its single wheel at the forefront.

Intentionally staying behind, Han Dong says one last thing as they leave London City: “Take care.”

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[Hyperion]

According to Little Yellow’s account, this company could be called the ‘coolest’ on Pandora.

The company did not colonize Pandora at first, but came slowly after the other eight companies had fully rooted themselves on Pandora, fully embarked on the mining and research and development of ytterbium ore.

And the company’s development coincided with the downturn of two giants, [Atlas] and [Darr].

Through superb behind-the-scenes maneuvers and the launch and execution of innovative projects, it took Hyperion just over a decade to become a leading enterprise with the potential to control Pandora.

Its industrial chain involves military equipment, station systems, intelligent machinery, and more.

Even when the world was abandoned, Hyperion Corporation’s high-level personnel left with valuable ytterbium ore products.

But the remains of Hyperion’s headquarters still retain a large number of firearms, technological blueprints, and even some high-tech experimental equipment that are still operational.

That is why.

Han Dong is convinced that this leading enterprise must be linked to the world core somehow; even if he does not find fragments of the core, there will surely be relevant clues to be found.

Of course, this is not the only reason why Han Dong insists on heading to Hyperion headquarters.

According to the narration of the robot Little Yellow,

As an expert robot produced by Hyperion Corporation, if it can return to headquarters, it is highly likely to obtain Hyperion Corporation’s highest management authority.

Moreover, a leading company like Hyperion stands apart from the ‘world network’; it has the right to reject outside access and cannot be directly controlled.

Additionally, Han Dong has a somewhat crazy idea.

Concerning the [Madpeople] living in the post-apocalyptic world

A group of indigenous people with enormous numbers coupled with Hyperion’s complete military arsenal could potentially offer Han Dong an unexpected local army.

…

Furthermore.

The team that participates in [external operations] is not just Han Dong’s group.

According to the plan demanded by the Great Demon Leader.

“””

More than fifty percent of London City’s military force would ‘in batches and time slots’ covertly leave the city, heading to eight other abandoned arms companies to search for the world core while secretly carrying out a special mission.

Marlon and Alex, two group leaders evaluated as having [King Level] standards, were also included in the team leaving the city.

Meanwhile, the Great Demon Leader remained in London with the ‘Endless Energy’.

…

Previous chapters have mentioned the structure of Pandora’s world.

It’s divided into the [Overground] regions unsuitable for living beings and the [Underground] regions where most of civilization’s development takes place and is closely related to the iridium ore.

“Little Yellow, do you think we should take the unmonitored [Overground] with its harsh environment,

or the spacious, accessible [Underground] which is under the surveillance of the ‘world network’?”

“Since everyone has already changed their appearance, it shouldn’t be a problem to go underground, right?

The hidden program controlling the ‘world network’ can’t directly observe us in detail. It obtains information about us through ‘network users’ as a medium.

The accuracy of information won’t be very high, and your disguises should be more than enough to deceive it.

Moreover, the Hyperion Corporation is far from us. If we can use the underground transportation network and the station system, we could save at least a day’s worth of time.”

“What is the station system?”

“It’s the Pandora-transportation system that Hyperion Corporation primarily established in conjunction with other companies.

Divided into private and public use… using the station system, interplanetary ultra-fast travel can be achieved, and most of them are used for material transfer between companies and mines.

If the ‘world network’ is restored, some stations might still be usable.

We will inevitably pass by some stations during our journey, and if they can be used, they could save us a lot of time.”

“Alright, let’s do as you suggested.”

All members continue their journey along the spacious underground highways.

While traveling along the wide highways, they would often encounter [Madmen] wandering alone or gathered together.

They were once ‘humans’ working for companies on Pandora’s planet,

and with the withdrawal of the companies, most of them were left behind on Pandora, waiting for the end of the world… their bodies and brains were affected by metal erosion, showing metallization in various parts.

Due to the collapse of the network, their brains went uncleaned and completely insane.

Like Little Pink, a friend of Little Yellow,

these madmen either wore masks or clown makeup,

their bodies exhibited different degrees and styles of metallization, and most were equipped with weapons produced by various companies… some of the leaders of these communities even exhibited [evolution] related to ytterbium ore, either possessing superhuman physiques or some special abilities.

When these groups of crazies noticed Han Dong and others speeding on the highway, they would relentlessly pursue them in their wasteland-style off-road vehicles.

Throwing fuel barrels,

firing energy weapons,

and even using RPGs with tracking capabilities.

In the face of such pursuit, Han Dong and the others basically did not take action.

Green considered the crazies’ level too low to be of any interest.

Dealing with the crazies was entirely left to Little Yellow, and it never took more than a minute for the pursuing vehicles to be blown to debris by the weapons pulled out by Little Yellow.

The levels of the weapons, the control over them, the precision and so on were not even on the same level.

About three hours into the highway journey, Little Yellow pointed to the white light area ahead and said:

“The power supply of the Darell station up front is surprisingly normal. Should we take a look?”

Han Dong looked ahead and noticed that the so-called [station] was more advanced than he had imagined.

It wasn’t the magnetic levitation train he had expected,

but a futuristic white space transfer station filled with futuristic technology structures.

“A large-scale space device… presumably made possible through ytterbium ore, this is the [station system]? I wonder if this thing has anything to do with the world core.”