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Chapter 991 Let's Rely on Luck

"It's awkward, very awkward."

Holding the adjusted P45 pistol, AR15 was still very uncomfortable because it was too big.

It was almost as long as IDW's imprint weapon. Although it was not heavy in her hand, she still had some doubts about whether the pistol made by G11 was accurate.

There was no doubt about its power. She was just worried about not being able to shoot accurately.

"I don't think so. I think this one is definitely better than my imprint weapon!" UMP9 didn't feel anything about it. After all, the imprint weapon was chosen just because it was similar to UMP45.

The quality of the fire control core and imprint weapon obtained from the black market was not very good. In addition, although UMP45 still retains her imprint weapon, it has not been used for a long time. It is just a souvenir.

Therefore, when UMP9 went to the training room or found a place to practice, she used all the weapons made by Renault. In total, she had used the pistol for longer than her original imprint weapon.

AR15 pulled the corner of her mouth. Fortunately, she was wearing a helmet now, so others could not see her expression under the helmet.

UMP9 said this—was there any need to ask? It must be better than UMP9's imprint weapon. That weapon was just a submachine gun invented half a century ago. The bullets used by UMP9 were not powerful.

It can be used to deal with ordinary people, but... submachine guns are not very useful these days.

Except for those submachine guns with special bullets and strong armor-piercing ability, weapons like ordinary 9mm Parabellum pistol bullets are not used by anyone.

Fighting Sangvis Ferri? Sangvis Ferri has armored units.

Fghting military dolls? Military dolls also have armor, and it is thicker than Sangvis Ferri.

Then, attacking ELID-infected people? You can't penetrate the silicified skin of ELID-infected people.

Attack Paradeus Strelets? You can't penetrate the protective suits on them, not to mention what effect it will have on the force shield.

When intermediate-power bullets are ineffective when hitting the stand shield, do some ordinary Para bullets want to penetrate the stand shield?

Is it too good to be true?

Even if ordinary people keep it at home as a self-defense weapon, no one will use it, unless the person wants to blow up not the head of the ELID-infected, nor some crazy doll, but his own head.

As for what else can be attacked? I guess it can only be the Dinergates? Or some ordinary unarmored Prowler?

"AR15! UMP9! Are you ready? Let's go now!"

SOP2, who was sitting in the cockpit of the Viking fighter, poked her head out of the hatch and shouted to the two people below who were still familiarizing themselves with the death suit.

"Wait a minute, it'll be ready soon. Have you contacted Commander Gentiane or M4? Do they know that we are going to support?"

AR15 asked SOP2 while sorting out the weapons she was going to take with her. Although Renault did not stop them from going to support, it was still necessary to inform Gentiane and the others before the action.

Even if they were not worried about the combat units of Paradeus, it was necessary to understand Gentia and the others' route of action to ensure that they would not cause trouble for them after they rushed down.

"Eh——? If we notified them, there would be no surprise!"

"You..." Hearing SOP2's matter-of-fact tone, AR15 felt a breath of depression in her chest. She didn't say anything for a long time. She wanted to raise her hand to support her forehead, but she only touched the goggle frame on the helmet.

This girl... is all spoiled by Renault! Did she really think she was going to play this time?

Sure enough, the rumor that people will become younger after staying with Renault for a long time is true?

... She actually forgot that SOP2's thinking circuit is completely different from hers...

Hanging her imprint weapon with a short barrel on her chest, AR15 tried the communication protocol of the dolls, but found that it could not connect to the Zener protocol network used by Griffin at all.

The T-dolls on the ship were fine, but the problem was that the interference in the city below was very serious. The collapse pollution and the interference of Paradeus directly turned the communication network that should have been smooth into a decoration.

"AR15?"

"Wait! I'll call Commander Gentiane." AR15 spoke unhappily. Fortunately, she had foresight and had connected herself to the mobile phone with a data cable before putting on this death suit.

"Commander Gentiane, long time no see. Do you need support?" AR15 was a little surprised that the call she made was connected almost instantly, but she still told the other party that she could provide a little support.

SOP2 and UMP9 both blinked their eyes curiously, but unfortunately, AR15 was wearing headphones in her helmet, so they couldn't hear what Gentia said on the other end of the phone.
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But it's certain that Gentiane will not refuse support, no matter what form it takes.

"Understood. Estimated arrival time: 45 seconds."

AR-15 finished speaking, turned around, and waved to UMP9. "Let's go."

Just as she finished, the hangar door slowly opened. G11, who hadn't left yet, stood at the control console and gave the group a thumbs-up.

SOP2 immediately sat back in the cockpit, fastened her seatbelt, started the propulsion engine of the Viking fighter, and then performed a difficult low-altitude maneuver right inside the hangar.

AR-15 and UMP9 were the first to trot toward the gap in the open hangar door.

When G11 saw them running to the hatch, she suddenly remembered something and shouted loudly...

...

"We can't get in touch with them right now."

After K said this, Ambassador Roshchin—who had been hastily rescued by Gentiane and her doll—looked even more distressed.

Ulrich also visibly shaken. She sighed helplessly.

Neither she, nor Ambassador Roshchin, nor even K, the operator responsible for their security, had expected Paradeus to attack so quickly—or even that a force called Paradeus existed at all.

They had only learned the name “Paradeus” from K and Gentiane.

"Don't you have any other backup plans? This level of protection is too half-hearted, isn't it?" Gentiane said in disbelief, looking at K and the others, who was at their wits' end.

She had clearly shared intel on Paradeus's combat units with him long ago. They’d had at least half a month to prepare. Had they done nothing with that time!?

Half-hearted!?

K's forehead veins bulged at her words. Did she even hear herself!?

There were 20 people on Ambassador Ulrich's side alone, and the same on Ambassador Roshchin’s. Add 20 operators handling transport, another 20 prepping evacuation vehicles, and scattered logistics personnel.

That’s over 100 people! And they started with barely 20! The number had already increased fivefold!

If this was still considered “half-hearted,” then what wasn’t? Should they have brought in GSG9 or the Alpha Team from Statesec!?

This was a diplomatic visit, not a damn black ops decapitation strike!

Who the hell could have anticipated this!? Paradeus deployed at least 1,500 Strelets just to assault a conference center—and that’s not counting the hundreds of Rodeleros!

Not to mention the large mechas hidden in the city—the white ones code-named “Doppelsoldner.”

He hadn't even included the armored vehicles!

Did she not see the kind of battle arrayed against them!? How were a bunch of agents and operators supposed to fight off thousands of combatants!? Did she think they were all Rambo!?

Speaking of Rambo... K glanced at the person in front of him and couldn’t help the thought.
She wasn’t shirtless, didn’t have bulging muscles, and wasn’t wielding an M60...

But wasn’t that thing in her hand an M2HB!?

That’s a heavy machine gun! It's supposed to be mounted on a vehicle or grounded with a tripod! Even tactical dolls use it that way—yet here she was holding it one-handed!?

Even without a tripod, the M2HB weighs nearly 40 kilograms! And while IOP may have used polymer composites to reduce weight for doll use, the gun still had to weigh over 20 kilograms!

And she had two ammo belt boxes hanging from her as well!?

Was she really human!? Or a Terminator from some hidden lab!? She might as well be carrying an M134 Gatling instead!

Gentiane, now very aware of K's gloomy stare, realized he was mentally drifting off. She quickly set the heavy machine gun on the ground and handed the two ammo boxes to the doll beside her.

When she saw the dolls’ arms dip from the weight of the ammo, K’s eyelid twitched.
If he survived this, he swore he'd report an investigation to determine if Gentiane was secretly a cyborg from some mysterious organization.

"Can you focus a little!? Stop zoning out and think about how we’re going to evacuate!" Gentiane waved her hand anxiously in front of K.

It wasn’t just about the mission. She was worried about Kalina and Persica who hadn't moved out with her main team.

They were supposed to join the HOC and provide fire support while she evacuated Ulrich and the others.

That had been the plan—but it went unused. They couldn’t even break out of the small plaza outside the venue.

If she hadn’t scouted an alternate evacuation route beforehand, they'd already be in Paradeus’s hands.

So the ambushed Kalina, Persica, and the heavy armored team never got to play their role. What could she do—call in the heavy armored team to bomb their own position? Especially with the comms system jammed to hell, and no time to even pull out her phone to contact Persica.

Along the way, she’d only managed to receive a single call from Angelia. That was right when she’d pulled out her phone to make one...

After that, Paradeus's combat strength escalated beyond what the Heavy Ordinance Corps could handle. Unless she had access to an entire artillery battalion, those few bean sprout-sized toys the team carried were not enough to stop them.

"Where does this ancient sewer lead? Can it get us out of the city?" Before K could answer, Ambassador Roshchin frowned at the dark tunnel and asked Gentiane.

"I don't know. We stumbled across this passage by chance. The closest exit beyond the city wall is about two kilometers northeast—but I don’t recommend heading that way. The purification tower in that direction has collapsed. In your current condition, you’d likely contract ELID from exposure before even reaching the surface."

Worse, you might outright mutate into an ELID-infected creature and try to bite her. Gentiane couldn’t allow that.

"What about other exits?"

"There's another path that might lead to a library or museum. Time was short—I didn’t have the dolls investigate carefully." Gentiane said it, but it was clear this was their only real option now.

K, shaking off his earlier daze, thought for a moment and looked up.

"Seems like our only choice is to roll the dice."

"Yeah. Let’s move once everyone’s rested. Paradeus could catch up at any moment." Gentiane nodded, still uneasy about what came next.

Because the situation was that dire—even if they reached the surface through the old sewer, they could still encounter Paradeus. One thing was certain: they wouldn’t be using surface transportation.

Paradeus had gone all-in just to capture a single person. If they let Ulrich slip away thanks to some overlooked vehicle, it’d be unacceptable.

Didn’t they notice? The first thing Paradeus forces did after breaching the venue perimeter wasn’t to attack the dolls—it was to blow up every usable vehicle, turning them into scrap metal.

In that case, if only Gentiane and her dolls needed to evacuate, things would’ve been easier. Long-distance raids weren’t an issue for them.

But K, Ulrich, and the others... that was a problem. They were just ordinary humans.



Chapter 992: Is There a Choice? No

Boom boom boom boom!

The roar of the heavy machine gun echoed in the confined space of the sewer. K, standing next to Gentiane, covered his ears in pain. He wondered if he had gone deaf...

Ulrich, whose ears were covered by other operators behind him, and Ambassador Roshchin beside him, wore distorted expressions on their faces.

Gentiane was leading the way with a heavy machine gun. When she spotted the Paradeus shooters, she didn’t call a doll squad to attack but instead fired the heavy machine gun herself...

This was certainly not what they had expected. Griffin’s combat commander shouldn’t act like this... If everyone charged forward with a heavy machine gun like her, then what would be the point of having tactical dolls?

"Cleared, safe ahead, let’s go!" Gentiane didn’t give Ulrich and the others time to dwell on the matter. After M16 in the front signaled that the path was clear, Gentiane immediately called for everyone to follow.

This ancient sewer wasn’t built by her, so it wasn’t surprising that some Paradeus combat units might be hidden inside.

After all, sewers are naturally filthy places, especially ancient ones with large-scale construction and vast internal spaces. Gentiane even suspected that this place might have been used as an air-raid shelter during the Third World War.

The fact that it could serve as an air-raid shelter during the Third World War showed just how sturdy it was.

Of course, it may not have been as solid all the way from ancient times until now. It might have been reinforced twice during the Third World War.

To be honest, if Paradeus’s main target, Ulrich, wasn’t part of the group, this place would be a good place to take refuge, as long as Paradeus’s combat units didn’t invade.

Narrow, solid, and easy to defend.

The only drawback was the questionable anti-collapse radiation resistance of the place. If that wasn’t certain, staying there would be almost tantamount to suicide for K and the others.

K and the others knew this, so they never considered holding their ground and waiting for rescue.

Thanks to Paradeus, interference in the city was extremely severe now, and it was questionable whether their distress signal would even get through.

As they passed the knocked-down Paradeus shooters, both Ulrich and Roshchin glanced at the fallen combatants. The Paradeus units were all wearing uniformly manufactured equipment.

Moreover, the protective ability was impressive. Even when facing the heavy machine gun in Gentiane’s hands, the protective suits of these shooters didn’t break outright. At most, there were holes in their suits.

Even with a quick glance, they could see the strength of the protective suits. In addition to the bullet holes, there were many marks where bullets hadn’t penetrated, and some flattened bullets were stuck in the suits.

This level of protection was higher than that of military soldiers' protective suits, and even the armor plates on tactical dolls weren’t as strong.

Unfortunately, in their brief inspection, they couldn’t find the hidden field generators on the Paradeus shooters, which was the main reason the suits could block some .50 machine gun rounds.

Gentiane had no time to explain these things to them. In fact, if Ulrich and Roshchin could fully understand the scale of the threat posed by Paradeus—or even overestimate the danger of these shooters—it would be a good thing for her!

If Statesec and K could take the situation seriously, think critically, and begin looking for ways to address the mysterious Paradeus organization, Gentiane wouldn’t have to be fighting Paradeus here like an all-around thug.

The group was heading southwest through the city, directly away from the collapsed purification tower’s direction.

The sewer had exits in the northeast and southwest.

The purification tower in the northeast had collapsed, and the quarantine wall had been blown apart. Going in that direction would be a death sentence. Gentiane could only lead them southwest.

In order to get all the burdensome people out of the way as quickly as possible, she could then turn around and search for Kalina, Persica, and the others, who might not have had time to evacuate.

Sometimes, the more you want to hurry, the more strange delays occur.

Just like now—what started as only one or two shooters had escalated to encounters with entire teams of Paradeus shooters. The entire situation had only been unfolding for less than half an hour.

Although it was expected that Paradeus would find their location eventually, Gentiane didn’t expect they would react so quickly. Clearly, the southwest passage had been cleared several times before.

Indeed, Paradeus’s intelligence system should not be underestimated. Their insight was nearly as sharp as Boss Renault’s, wasn’t it?

"Are you sure this road is safe? We’re encountering more and more Paradeus!" K asked, panting and frowning.

He couldn’t help but breathe heavily. After all, he had run all the way here and hadn’t collapsed yet, which he considered excellent physical endurance.

Didn’t you see Ambassador Roshchin, with his large belly, almost rolling his eyes?

Ulrich's condition wasn't much better. She looked like she'd just been fished out of the water. Het once-decent work clothes were now covered in stains, making her look no different from the people fleeing on the surface.

"I'm not sure. I've already said that this is the only way to leave the sewer. The other exits are all under Paradeus surveillance. If we climb up from any of those points, we might be greeted by a dozen Paradeus mechs!"

The fact that she was still leading this group forward was nothing more than a gamble.

Sometimes, even if she didn’t want to place a life-threatening bet, someone else would come along, grab her by the collar, and press her to the gambling table—telling her she had to go all in this time.

“Hu… hu… Commander Gentiane, we understand the situation, but can we rest for a few minutes?” Ambassador Roshchin panted. Though he didn’t want to stop, if he kept running, he’d collapse from exhaustion before Paradeus even caught up.

Hearing this, Gentiane was momentarily stunned. Then she turned to look at K and the others—excluding the dolls, of course. For the dolls, this distance was nothing. At most, it would cost them a bit more energy. They could keep running for an entire day and night without issue.

But K and the others obviously couldn't do the same. They were all normal, ordinary people. There was no way they could run nearly ten kilometers like the dolls or Gentiane and still look calm and unfazed.

The most important thing was that Gentiane was carrying a heavy machine gun and a belt box...

She wasn't human!

At this moment, K and the others didn’t even have the energy to complain. They could only scream in their hearts.

“Alright, just for a moment. Those Paradeus forces react quickly. At the very least, they're faster than the city’s defense forces.”

After saying that, Gentiane signaled to the dolls to stay alert and be wary of Paradeus units that could ambush them at any time.

However, perhaps Paradeus already knew their situation and chose not to attack while they were resting. Maybe it was because they understood that the only combat-capable members of the group were the dolls under Gentiane’s command. The rest—exhausted from running—were just burdens.

Even though they were resting, it didn’t reduce the combat effectiveness of Gentiane and her units.

But Gentiane didn’t feel any relief. The lack of an attack gave her a bad feeling…

Those guys… were they planning an ambush? Waiting for them to surface so they could capture everyone in one go?

Thinking this, Gentiane pulled out her phone and decided to call Kalina and Persica during the break to check their status.

Although she was a little afraid of hearing bad news—that Persica and the others had been captured—she had to make the call. If their situation wasn’t as bad, maybe Kalina’s group could move ahead. Once Gentiane’s group reached the surface, they might be able to wait for fire support from the heavy weapons team.

As she listened to the static in the receiver, Gentiane’s heart climbed into her throat.

“Commander Gentiane!”

Hearing Kalina’s cheerful voice, Gentiane felt as if a huge weight had been lifted from her shoulders.

“Whew… how are you?”

“We’re currently mixed in with the refugees, evacuating to the southern part of the city. The city's in total chaos. Some of the city defense forces are even fighting among themselves!”

Kalina turned her head, looking behind her. Some city defense troops, who should have been maintaining order and protecting civilians, had opened fire on inner-city residents. No one had expected that.

Luckily, another group of city defense troops had arrived and engaged them in combat. But even so, the earlier surprise attack had already caused heavy casualties.

“Internal strife!? Can we still use outside communication?”

“No. Persica tried everything. None of the channels work. Even the encrypted ones have intermittent signals. There’s no way to maintain contact.”

Hearing this, Gentiane shook her head helplessly. This was more absurd than the situation with the Sangvis Ferri and the military before. At least back then, even when both appeared together, they could still use encrypted channels.

“Well, there’s nothing we can do about the outside situation right now. Evacuate to the southwest while ensuring your own safety.”

As for whether they could ultimately breach the city’s quarantine wall? That was still unknown. They’d have to wait until Gentiane’s team exited the sewer and regrouped with Kalina’s group to know for sure.

As long as Paradeus hadn’t stationed heavy troops along the southwest wall, there was nothing to fear. It would just come down to the usual tricks—sneaking through or storming the gate. If they were lucky, they might not even need to fight. They could just convince the city defense forces on the wall to open the gate and let people out.

With hundreds of thousands of inner-city residents fleeing, the city defense forces wouldn’t be able to stop them all—unless they were truly determined to hold them back and activated the quarantine wall’s defense systems...

Just as Gentiane was about to hang up, Persica’s urgent voice came through the receiver.

“Wait, wait, wait! Don’t hang up! I’ve got something to report—we’ve got a situation!” Persica almost snatched the phone from Kalina. “Hey! Gentiane! I saw those Hydras from the military here! And it looks like we detected a Sangvis Ferri signal earlier too!”

“Military? Hydra? You mean Hydras from the City Defense Army? They also have autonomous units like that?” Gentiane was a little surprised. That shouldn’t be a problem, right? And the Sangvis Ferri signal—wasn’t that already known?

“No, no, no! Definitely not from the City Defense Army! The difference is small, but I can still tell! And their movement pattern looks exactly like your underground route!”

If you removed the buildings on the surface, those military autonomous units were taking a path almost identical to Gentiane’s group!

“What?”

They're coming for us… for M4 again?

Hearing this, Gentiane instinctively turned to look at M4, who was standing guard at the end of the group, and frowned.

She hadn't expected that those military guys—or rather, the rebels—still hadn’t given up on M4.

Are you insane? If your target is just a Griffin doll, fine. But M4?

Don’t you realize that the other two from the original AR team have already joined Renault’s side?

Are you seriously counting on Renault to just sit and watch while you go after M4? Even if he did, would SOP2 and AR15 just stand by and let the military take her?

“Alright, don’t worry about M4 for now. If those guys keep following our route, they might clash with Paradeus soon. Stay safe while you evacuate. If anything happens, call me—or better yet, call Renault directly.”

“Ah? Oh.”



Chapter 993: Interception

"Why do I feel like I'm not working for Griffin, but for that guy Renault?" Persica asked Kalina beside her in a daze after hanging up the phone.

Speaking of this indelible feeling, Kalina scratched her head with a headache. They worked for Griffin and earned a pitiful salary from Sir Griffin.

Then these salaries were either used by Gentiane to buy food from Renault or spent on asking Renault for help.

Anyway, after all the twists and turns, most of the money went into Renault's pocket. If you count it this way, it seems that they are really working for Renault?

"No! If we can go back safely this time, I must ask the boss for special operations funds! Why do we have to pay for Renault every time? Statesec also has to pay! It's obviously their job! Now it's all thrown to us!"

"Okay, I wish you success."

In short, Persica didn't expect anything from this. Want Statesec to pay for it? Just think about it, it's impossible.

As Persica spoke, she raised he5 hand and handed the phone back to Kalina.

When they moved, they certainly didn't run like Gentiane. Although they couldn't drive Griffin's command vehicle over this time, they still had ordinary vehicles. The T-Dolls who stayed with them and the Heavy Ordinance Corps were also in the car, but the road was not easy to travel now, and the speed of the vehicle was not fast.

Looking at the flow of people on both sides of the road, Persica frowned. These people were all heading toward the gate of the quarantine wall in the south, and he didn't know where they got the news from. However, although going south might not necessarily lead to escape, it was much better than staying in the northern half of the city.

But this was not good news for them now. It could be predicted that the journey would become more and more difficult. A large number of residents who could not leave the city through the quarantine wall would definitely gather under the quarantine wall.

When the time came, if there was a traitor in the city defense army who activated the automatic defense weapons of the quarantine wall, at least 90% of these seemingly unarmed residents would fall under those automatic weapons.

Although it was not certain whether the traitors in the city defense army would do such a crazy thing, it was crazy enough to blow up the purification tower. If the rebels really did this, Persica would not be surprised.

"Tsk tsk, the quarantine wall again. This thing is obviously mainly used to block the collapse radiation and ELID-infected people. How can it be used to eliminate dissidents or block enemies every time?"

Looking at Persica who was no longer nervous after the phone call, Kalina looked at the expression on her face with some surprise.

"No... I see you seem to be very sure that Renault will definitely intervene. You seem to be a different person after you made the call?"

"Not sure, but certain. The current situation has obviously exceeded expectations. To be honest, I didn't expect Paradeus to make such a big fuss this time."

Blowing up the purification tower and blasting the quarantine wall—these things could all be blamed on the local city defense army afterward. As long as Paradeus did things more cleanly, it would be easy to erase most of the traces of their presence in this city.

Although the Stasi and Statesec knew that there was san organization who was messing with the situation, even without this city incident, the two parties must have known some information about Paradeus.

It's just that they didn't expect that Paradeus's hand would be so big this time. At least more than 3,000 ordinary Strelets were invested alone, not counting other types of combat units.

If we add the Paradeus combat units that were killed by Gentiane and her team over the past month, then this time Paradeus has mobilized at least 4,000 Strelets alone.

In order to command this large number of Paradeus units, the number of corresponding command units—that is, Nytos—must not be too small. Roughly estimated, there should be ten to twenty, or even more Nytos active in this city.

"Then Renault may not really do it, right?"

"Renault is the only choice for those guys, the only choice that can take care of everything without having to choose between preserving the city and clearing out Paradeus."

"But Boss Renault doesn't seem to have a great reputation, right? There's no reason for Statesec to find him, right?"

"Of course, Statesec is not stupid. How could they not see such a big spaceship flying in the sky?"

Hearing Persica's words, MK23, who was standing on the car holding the roll cage, looked up at the sky. "But there's really nothing in the sky?"

"Well, of course you can't see it now. I mean before! When Renault intervened in the military operation before, there was such a big spaceship! You didn't forget it!"

"Then why can't I see it now?"

Listening to MK23's naive question, Persica felt that the other party was just deliberately arguing... How should I know? Who knows what outrageous technology Renault will come up with?

"Maybe Renault has upgraded the stealth system of their spaceship."

While she was talking, Kalina looked up at the sky doubtfully. It was gray, and she could not see anything except the dark clouds. If she had not seen G11 and Nagant Revolver coming down from the sky not long ago, she would have doubted whether Renault's spaceship was above her head.

Just as she looked up, the speed of the truck suddenly dropped.

"What's going on?"

"Miss Kalina! There is a girl standing in the middle of the road!" The T-doll in charge of driving the vehicle shouted nervously.

Hearing this, Kalina and Persica both looked in front of the car at the same time, but what they saw was not a girl, but a girl in a black dress, like a ghost in a horror movie, with an extremely pale face... or Nyto!

"Don't stop! Just hit it!" Kalina was shocked and shouted immediately.

If they stopped here, once Paradeus ambushed shooters on both sides of the road, she and Persica would die here!

"Huh? But? That's clearly..." MK23, who was evacuating, was also confused. From her and the driver's perspective, it was just an ordinary girl holding a unicorn doll.

"It's an electronic invasion! Step on the accelerator! Forget it! I'll do it!" Kalina, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, saw the increasingly confused expression on the face of the doll next to her, and her face changed. Half of her body directly crossed the center console and reached out to grab the steering wheel!

After squeezing the doll's foot that was stepping on the brake, she stepped on the accelerator without hesitation!

"Hold on!"

Although it was not certain whether the one who initiated the electronic invasion was the Nyto standing in the middle of the road, there was no other choice at the moment. If you can run, run!

The driver of the car behind was also a doll. There was no reason for Paradeus's Nyto to let the driver of the car behind go.

Most of their fighting force was now on the trucks behind! The Heavy Ordinance Corps was also behind!

If there was only this Nyto in the middle of the road in front of them, then even if this collision didn't hit the opponent, at least it could interrupt the opponent's electronic invasion and prevent the convoy from stopping!

In fact, there were only two trucks, and most of the dolls and the Heavy Ordinance Corps were squeezed into the trucks behind.

Fortunately, the Heavy Ordinance Corps created by Persica was not a big one. Even if two Heavy Ordinance Corp units were stuffed in, there was still enough space for the remaining T-dolls to squeeze in, though it might be a little uncomfortable.

"Wow!" Seeing Kalina press the accelerator to the floor, Persica exclaimed. She quickly raised her hand to pull the upright MK23 to sit down, and then grabbed the roll cage in the car with both hands.

Of course, if possible, she now wanted a five-point safety belt to let herself enjoy the comprehensive protection of a child!

It was a pity that this broken truck had no safety belts at all! Not even a safety belt! What was the point of installing a roll cage? If you hit someone, they would fly out. What was the point of installing a roll cage on the truck?

Well, if Kalina heard Persica's thoughts, she would probably refute her, because this truck was not for humans to ride. It was a vehicle for dolls to move quickly.

The price of a truck was much higher than that of an ordinary tactical doll!

Although there were no seat belts, for dolls, as long as they held on to the car, or even if it was unfortunately damaged after the collision, as long as the car was fine...

Bang!

It seemed that this car's acceleration performance was not very good. Although it finally hit that Nyto, it was not a serious injury to Nyto.

Fortunately, this collision directly stopped her electronic invasion process. The truck driver who was stepping on the brakes to slow down the car behind ber also came back to her senses at this time and quickly accelerated to catch up with Kalina in front.

"Phew! That was close! Fortunately, there are no ambushes around!"

After rushing out for several hundred meters, Kalina confirmed that the driver beside her had recovered, then handed the steering wheel back to the other party, sat back in the co-pilot seat, wiped the cold sweat, and said.

"It was indeed very dangerous, so, next time you purchase a vehicle, can you buy a hardtop? It’s better to buy one with seat belts. How much is a seat belt? Are all car-selling companies so stingy these days?"

"Seat belt... eh? Maybe I didn't pay attention to this when checking. After all, this is not necessary equipment for T-dolls."

"How can it not be necessary equipment! Seat belt! Seat belt! Can t-dolls not pay attention to traffic safety!?"

"Be careful! Hold on!"

Persica was shouting when she heard the t-doll driving the vehicle suddenly shout. After confirming that Kalina and Persica had a firm grip, she suddenly turned the steering wheel and drove the car directly into a small road next to them!

Squeak!

The truck behind also turned sharply, drifted, and rushed into the narrow path behind the car of Kalina and the others.

Boom!

A series of explosions sounded directly on the road just now! It sounded like it was bombed by heavy firepower!

"What is that!?"

"It's those Roarer mechas of Paradeus! They just fired grenades!" the T-doll driving the vehicle shouted, then looked at Kalina, waiting for her order. Now that they couldn’t contact Gentiane, Kalina would be their temporary commander.

Hearing this, Kalina was immediately tangled up in her heart. She didn’t have time to pay attention to the screams that had just sounded on the road. She hesitated whether to call Renault directly or turn to the southwest...

...

"Why are these people's movements so strange! This is completely different from the route we have taken!"

Yegor and the others, who forced their way through the flow of people and cars, kept following the direction of the signal source. But compared with Gentiane and the others, who were moving in the underground sewer, they had more obstacles on the way.

The blocked road, the crowded crowd... If not for these guys, then with their mobility, it wouldn’t take this long at all. They should have arrived in front of the capture target and intercepted it as early as twenty minutes ago!

"Silence. They are underground. Concentrate. Make sure the signal is not interrupted."

Yegor also had a headache. Although he could forcibly track the signal of M4 through the Level 2 Depth of her Neural Cloud, the signal was obviously not stable.

The line had been disconnected several times on the road before. If it dragged on, he didn’t know how long the device in their hands could still be used.

The half of the Ogas system on M4 was intentionally cutting off the connection between them and it.

Although he didn’t know the principle, it was certain that once the device in their hands failed, they would undoubtedly be thrown off by M4 and the commander of Griffin!

"Captain! A Paradeus armored unit appeared in front of us! The model is Uhlan!"

Damn! How much force did Paradeus put here? Weren’t all their people besieging the conference venue before!?

At a glance, five Paradeus armored vehicles of the same model were directly across the middle of the road, blocking it tightly. If they wanted to get through, they might have to smash those armored vehicles completely!

Yegor didn’t think that Paradeus would be considerate enough to make way for them!

Bang bang bang!

Without waiting for Yegor to order the march to stop, a series of dull grenade launcher sounds rang out from behind the Uhlans in front!

Boom!

Grenade after grenade exploded directly on the ground in front of Yegor and the others!

While shattering all the glass of the houses on both sides of the road, the ground was also shaken.

Yegor raised his hand and stopped the team behind him.

Hmph, such a grand warning method. Paradeus is really rich.



Chapter 994: Too Good to Think About

"By the way, it seems that we haven't received any serious security commissions for a long time, right?"

"Huh? How come? Didn't we deliver a shipload of goods before?"

"That doesn't count! That was purely a freight commission, and it was safe all the way, without any setbacks!"

"This is a good thing, isn't it good without setbacks?" MG3 didn't think there was any problem. Isn't it good like this now?

"Uh, don't you feel bored?" M1919A4 put the basin in her hand on the cart and said helplessly. MG3 is good in every way, but she is more content with the status quo.

"No, and there is no mission now. Isn't it because our body is being replaced? After the body is replaced, the commander will definitely not let you idle."
MG3 spread her hands and said. Of course, not being idle does not mean that you must accept security commissions.

There is a lot of work to be done in the subsequent decoration of the spacecraft. Not only the Sangvis Dolls on the ship are busy, but M1919A4 and herself are probably busy too.

"Besides, isn't the battle in the city below very intense? You can't wait for long. You will probably be able to go out soon. If you want to go, you'd better prepare the equipment you need in advance. I heard that G11 has stuffed a lot of new things into the equipment warehouse."

Alchemist, who came over with a cart, smiled and gestured the general outline of the equipment with her hands. M1919A4 nodded immediately with a look of understanding.

She naturally knew about the things made by G11, but she had never used them. She had used them in the training device, but unlike driving a spacecraft, there was no assessment.

Obviously, the individual equipment made by G11 was different from those large pieces of equipment. Most of them did not require too much professional knowledge. As long as you use them, you can quickly figure out how to control them.

But speaking of this... she definitely won't be able to use her machine gun this time?

M1919A4 scratched her head helplessly. She still liked her imprint weapon very much, but after the modification, the bullets used by the machine gun were upgraded, and the power was greatly enhanced.

Even for those Paradeus Strelets, it was just a matter of burst shooting.

This made a violent person like her who liked to pull the trigger to death and shoot out a whole belt of ammunition in one breath a little uncomfortable.

Even if she liked to pull the trigger to death, it didn't mean that she liked to shoot blanks. That would be more uncomfortable than just being able to shoot continuously.

But now the problem came. The weapons made by G11 were all weapons of the interstellar era. They were used to deal with either Protoss or Zerg. It was really a bit of a waste of talent to use such weapons to fight against ordinary combat units of Paradeus.

Even if it was the most common C14 rifle, with the least powerful bullet, it would kill one or even several Paradeus shooters with one shot.

"Don't worry about not finding the target. This time, there are many heavy units of Paradeus in the city below, whether it is heavy swordsman mechs or armored vehicles, and there are even many ELID infected people to fight." 

"Huh!? Is that so!? I'll go and see after I deliver the goods!" Hearing Alchemist's "considerate" explanation, M1919A4's eyes lit up immediately. She dragged the cart and rushed out directly.

"I hope this guy won't hit some unlucky person on the road later, but why do I feel that these words coming from your mouth are as easy as persuading a child to go out for an outing?" MG3 turned her head and looked at Alchemist who was taking off her apron.

After all, the words just now completely regarded those Paradeus and ELID infected people as weeds on the ground that could be cleaned up at will.

"Isn't that the truth? Those guys are not difficult for us now. If we add those new equipment... tsk, it's already very polite to say it's a picnic. I think it's more appropriate to play games." Alchemist spoke, washing her hands. She estimated that there might be some extra work today.

"Aren't you going to prepare? Don't wait until the departure time to rush around."

"Well, okay."

However, she hadn't paid attention to the new equipment on the ship for a long time, and she didn't know if the old model power armor could still be used. She was quite comfortable with that thing. Just thinking about it, MG3 found that Alchemist didn't pay any attention to her pair of fist blades hanging on the wall. Instead, she took out two lightsaber handles from the closet, activated them, and waved them a few times.

"You don't want to take that thing to the battle, do you?"

"Of course, weapons are made to be used to play their due role. Why leave them unused?"

Lightweight, quiet, and very efficient weapons, at least for her. Except for the useless long-range particle attack, the pair of weapons originally brought from Sangvis Ferri was completely defeated in other aspects compared to the lightsaber.

In this comparison, the dispensable long-range attack can be completely discarded.

The disadvantage of no long-range attack can also be compensated by her current speed or the support of others.

Whether it is the gunship's artillery or the laser array installed on the spacecraft that Renault has not let show up so far, they can provide her with good firepower support. Of course, forget the main gun of the spacecraft, which is not support at all.

One shot, and the enemy evaporated directly. It was basically the same with or without her.

"Tsk, you really got the true teachings from the Templars, wielding two lightsabers at the same time. If it wer Architect, she might have cut off her own arm by now."

"Hehe, that's not all." Alchemist raised her eyebrows at this moment, placed the two lightsabers in front of her like a child, and then twisted the two lightsabers together in front of MG3.

"Double-bladed lightsaber? This thing is not taught in the training device..."

"Of course there is, but you just didn’t find it. In fact, there are not only double-bladed lightsabers but also sickle-shaped ones." As he spoke, Alchemist skillfully wielded the double-bladed lightsaber again.

Listening to the faint sound of the lightsaber sliding through the air, and watching the sword light bloom like a flower, MG3 felt her scalp tingle in addition to being amazed. "Okay, I get it. Can you stop now? I feel a little weak..."

"Hmm." Seeing MG3’s panicked expression, Alchemist smiled and felt a bit proud. After all, there aren’t many T-dolls who have mastered the use of lightsabers.

At present, the number of dolls at home who are as skilled as her could be counted on one hand.

.... 


After a short rest, Gentiane and her group set off again. This time, their speed was much faster, but not by much.

Fortunately, they weren’t far from the exit.

"This is... This place doesn’t look like an ancient sewer..." However, just five minutes after they started moving, the corridor, which was originally made of old rocks, suddenly changed and became a reinforced concrete passage.

Although the ground was still covered with mud, it was obvious that the construction time of this passage was definitely no more than ten years, and it might have even been built in the last few months.

Faced with K’s question, Gentiane, who was also full of questions, looked at the doll in charge of the investigation, RO635. This route had been discovered by RO when searching Paradeus. She didn’t seem to have mentioned this situation in her previous report, right?

Faced with the questioning eyes of Gentiane, K, and others, RO635 scratched her head and pointed to a fork on the left. The fork was small and looked dark, which matched the typical image of an ancient sewer.

"There wasn’t a fork when I came here before. The road over there is the route to the exit."

"Ah?" Upon hearing this, Gentiane and K were stunned. They opened their mouths, but found there was nothing to say. Then they picked up the emergency light and looked at the place where this passage connected with the old corridor under their feet.

Indeed, in addition to the mud, there were also some gravel and debris on the ground, and the surrounding area of the passage seemed to have been cut by some machine.

Originally, this should have been a wall. Would the person who cut this place be considered to have destroyed ancient cultural relics?

Gentiane pinched her eyebrows. "Now is not the time to dwell on these things. We’ll talk about Paradeus’s purpose later. The key is to get Ulrich and Ambassador Roshchin out of the city first."

K nodded silently. Although he also wanted to find out what Paradeus was looking for here, it was obviously not a good time now.

The group turned around and entered the narrow path pointed out by RO635. Although this corridor was very narrow and sewage was flowing under their feet, for some reason, at this moment, this corridor that could only accommodate one person gave everyone an inexplicable sense of security.

Maybe there’s no need to worry about any strange things jumping out from the side...

It seems that because the strange passage earlier had diverted all of Paradeus’s attention, no monitoring equipment of Paradeus had been found on the road where Gentiane and others were.

Additionally, this passage had several turns in the middle, making it very difficult for Paradeus to detect it even if they wanted to.

Without Paradeus’s relentless pursuit, the group’s pace almost unconsciously slowed down. Besides, this passage could only accommodate one person, so even if they wanted to go faster, they couldn’t move much quicker.

However, this reassuring situation gradually disappeared after a quarter of an hour, as the passage widened again. The most important thing was that they could vaguely feel the violent vibrations from above the surface while standing here.

Although they didn’t know what had happened, the movement was definitely substantial!

As the team got closer and closer to the exit, Gentiane and the others became more and more certain that the situation above the surface was definitely unstable.

This made everyone, who had just experienced a "quiet" journey, return to a state of worry.

Of course, if it were just K, Ulrich, and the others, Gentiane wouldn’t be worried. After all, it would be pointless to worry. In the end, they would all have to face Paradeus. The only question was how long she could hold out this time, or how much Renault would empty her wallet.

Just as everyone reached the exit, the vibration from the surface became very clear, and Gentiane even heard the sound of grenade launchers firing.

However, this movement sounded somewhat similar to the Grenadiers of Paradeus... It seemed like they had gone around behind the Paradeus mechas?

But even if they were behind, it was still a very dangerous situation. The sound was very close, and they might not even be more than a hundred meters away from those Paradeus mechas.

This distance was no different from being close to those heavy mechas. The weapons in the mechas’ hands wouldn’t be weakened by a mere hundred meters.

"Is the exit hidden?" Gentiane pulled RO635 over and quietly asked her about the situation at the sewer exit.

"It’s quite hidden. It’s in a cultural relic protection ruin. Under normal circumstances, no one would notice it."

"Cultural relic protection? Ruins? How are those two words related?" M16 was obviously a little surprised.

"Well, it’s probably a castle ruin surrounded by fences and walls. Anyway, when I went out of the exit, I didn’t see any figures except those walls." RO635 scratched her head.

She didn’t know much about the situation beyond that, as the area surrounded by the wall was quite large, and she didn’t have the time to check the entire ruins.

Hearing this, Gentiane sighed helplessly. This was probably the disadvantage of being a security contractor. K only provided a normal version of the map. Special passages like this could only be explored bit by bit by her dolls.

However, she had limited staff, and it was helpless to be negligent in such a place.

Who would have thought that the several evacuation routes prepared at the beginning would all be invalidated? In the end, they could only evacuate the conference venue through this route that only rats had been traveling for many years.

M16 climbed up from the sewer first, followed by Gentiane and M4. After going up, it was indeed as RO635 had said: this was a ruin surrounded by a wall.

No figures were seen inside the wall, but a continuous roar came from the distance.

"This sound seems to be from the city defense army. Did the city defense army and Paradeus fight?"

"No, no, that’s not right! It’s not the city defense army! The firepower of the city defense army doesn’t seem as fierce. Those seem to be the military’s Hydra?" M16, who climbed to a high place first, looked at the situation in the distance and said with some surprise.

Under normal circumstances, the city defense army didn’t need autonomous combat units like Hydra, which could adapt to all terrains. Ordinary mechas and doll robots were enough to meet the needs of the city defense army.

Gentiane narrowed her eyes. M16’s words had to be true. This might be good news for them. The military and Paradeus were fighting, and they could take the opportunity to evacuate.

As long as they left Paradeus’s interference area, K would be able to call for new escort vehicles to send these important figures out of the city.

Chapter 995: Don't Answer the Phone?

"Let's go! Before they notice us!"

Although it was hard to tell from the distance, the military's dolls had already been restrained by Paradeus' mechas and soldiers.

If they didn’t evacuate now, they would lose any advantage over the military dolls or Paradeus once the game ended.

After making the decision, Gentiane and the others climbed out of the sewer with Ulrich and Roshchin, then immediately started running away from the battle zone.

However, after they crossed the wall surrounding the ruins, M16 and Gentiane, who were at the front, stopped at the same time.

RO635 and M4 who were guarding the rear also looked around vigilantly. The T-dolls formed a protective human wall around Ulrich and Roshchin.

"What's going on?" Ulrich asked, confused. After all, the quiet street ahead didn’t look dangerous.

"It's too quiet." Ambassador Roshchin frowned and looked around. This wasn’t normal!

When they were in the ruins earlier, they could clearly hear the exchange of fire between Paradeus and the military! The sound had been very loud! Even the ground had shaken from the roar.

But now, the street was eerily quiet. They had just passed a corner, and there were not many obstacles between them and the battlefield where the military had been.

In this unusual silence, even ordinary people would feel a sense of unease.

Besides, even if the ordinary people had been driven away by Paradeus, how could it have happened so quickly?

The buildings on both sides of the street looked intact, showing no signs of damage. Even if Paradeus had gone door to door driving people away, there would have been some conflict. After all, in the city, who didn’t have some protective equipment at home these days?

Not to mention that the city had already experienced a population transfer, and how could the residents who stayed behind not have made preparations when facing the ELID-infected people from the wilderness?

"Tsk tsk tsk, why don’t you keep going? What a pity. I thought I could see you dance in the electric fence, but you’re so uncooperative. It’s really disappointing."

Swish!

After the emotionless voice sounded, a burst of electric sparks suddenly erupted in front of Gentiane and the others.

Kand the others jumped, their eyes wide. They could clearly see with their own eyes that if a living person stepped into that area, there would be no way out. The end result would likely be a charred body lying on the ground.

"Dancing in the electric fence? What the hell!"

As soon as the trap activated, the group froze on the spot. There would be no escape!

As for the T-Dolls? Even military-grade dolls made entirely of military parts wouldn’t escape unscathed. The circuits would be fried instantly, not to mention the ordinary dolls.

"Nyto." Gentiane looked up in the direction of the voice, immediately frowning.

This Nyto… Why was she standing so high for no reason? Doesn’t she know her neck will hurt from looking up for too long?

Besides, Paradeus had so many arrangements in this city? They hadn’t detected anything before?

Thinking about this, Gentiane instinctively looked towards RO. This area falls under RO635's investigation , right?

Seeing Gentiane’s gaze, RO635 blushed slightly, unsure whether it was due to shame or guilt. "Sorry, this is my fault. This area was normal during the previous reconnaissance, so..."

"Okay, now is not the time to discuss this. Let’s assess the situation around us first. I’m afraid there are more traps in other directions..." Gentiane waved her hand. Of course, she didn’t mean to blame RO.

It could only be said that Paradeus had unknowingly set up these calculations. Furthermore, the information K provided was really limited. If she hadn’t uncovered the mechas, armored vehicles, and Nyto’s information, K and his team might have believed that Paradeus would only do small-scale operations, right?

But their current situation… could not be described as a dead end, but it was very close to one. Gentiane now feared there were ambushes waiting for them from behind...

Just as she was thinking this, a large group of Paradeus soldiers rushed out from a building at the corner of the street they had just passed.

Looking up at the buildings on both sides, Gentiane could see why this street had been so quiet.

It seemed Paradeus had anticipated their escape from this direction and had made careful arrangements from the beginning. They had misled RO635’s investigation, cleared out the residents, and set up traps in the area.

These actions didn’t take much time to execute, but what took time was doing it quietly.

Clearly, Paradeus had kept Gentiane and the others distracted during that time, not relying on the people they had sent to plot anything substantial. Instead, they used worthless spies like pawns to lead Gentiane and her team around, giving them no time to address other matters. This, in fact, was Paradeus’s real strategy.

Gentiane, witnessing this scene, couldn’t help but curse herself for being so foolish. She inwardly complained, realizing that she had been completely misled by the "information" K had given her!

False Intelligence Kills People!

Facing Gentiane's gaze which looked like ready to tear him apart, K suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. He forced himself to look away with a stern expression, hoping to maintain his image as an elite operator.

Unfortunately, no matter how stern K looked, it was useless. In Gentiane's mind, his image had now become synonymous with the words "unreliable intelligence"!

Angelia had been lucky. With the support of this guy's intelligence, she hadn't been caught by Paradeus yet. The only possible reason for this was that Paradeus didn't care about Angelia's investigation at all.

They were confident they could erase all information unfavorable to Paradeus... or even the people involved.

It could only be said that Angelia's investigation was probably still far from uncovering the truth. Even if she did find something... Paradeus wouldn't fear it.

Just like Renault now, Paradeus, who controlled a large number of combat units, was as unscrupulous as Renault, if not more so.

But that was probably because Renault had no interest in these matters...

Returning to the present: After the Paradeus shooters appeared behind Gentiane and the others, more shooters of varying numbers emerged from the windows and rooftops of the buildings on both sides.

Among these ordinary Strelets, there were occasionally a few Rodeleros. In addition to these ordinary infantry units, several Uhlan armored vehicles drove out of the alleys, although their three pairs of road wheels looked a bit unusual.

But Gentiane didn't doubt the combat effectiveness of these units. Those main cannon -like things mounted on the roof turrets couldn’t possibly be just for show, right?

Although they hadn't seen any heavy swordsman mechas here, they couldn't even handle the Uhlan armored vehicles driving out, so how could they think about dealing with the Paradeus mechas later?

The Paradeus soldiers surrounding them couldn’t be called a dragnet; it was more like...

Nowhere to run...

Could they escape? Even if they outran the Strelet, could they outrun the Rodeleros with thrusters on their backs? Or outrun those Uhlan armored vehicles?

"Hum, hum, hum..." Nyto hummed an unknown tune and jumped directly from the top of the building under the stern gaze of Gentiane and the others. After slowing her descent with ropes or steel wires, she landed lightly on the ground.

"Originally, there were three exits in the sewer. Now it seems you haven’t found the hidden one. Looks like Father overestimated you."

Nyto, wearing a black robe—or perhaps a long black skirt—walked over with a smile. From the side, she appeared to be an acquaintance of Gentiane.

"Stop!" Facing Nyto’s approach, M16 showed no sign of surrender. Although she felt a bit sorry for Gentiane, if things were impossible, she would cover M4 and help them escape.

As for the lives of other T-dolls and Chairman Ulrich, the target they were protecting this time—sorry, but those weren’t included in her base protocol.

"You're really fierce, but is this really okay? Are you sure you want to shoot me? Even if the guys around you will turn all of you into Swiss cheese in the next second?"

Hearing Nyto's words, M16’s finger began to slowly press the trigger. The spring inside the gun gradually bent, nearing the point of release.

M16 didn't pay attention to the expressions of the surrounding dolls or anyone else because she knew they must look very ugly...

But even with the gun aimed at her head, Nyto didn’t stop talking. She just continued to approach, step by step, until she was close enough to press her forehead against M16’s muzzle.

"Are you sure? Do you really want to shoot?" Nyto raised her hand and grabbed the barrel of M16's gun a strange smile on his face.

Looking at Nyto so close, M16’s already tense face remained neutral, but her finger still pulled the trigger without hesitation!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A series of gunshots rang out!

But just before M16 pulled the trigger, her weapon was shoved into the air by brute force!

Of course, M16 didn't stop her attack! Paradeus' command structure was very similar to that of the elite dolls of Sangvis. If Nyto, the commander, were killed here, the surrounding Paradeus combat units would definitely experience coordination errors or delays.

Even if they didn’t let them escape safely, it would provide M16 and M4 a chance to retreat. If they were lucky, they might even take others with them...

M16’s freed hand twisted slightly, pulling out a bayonet from her body. Without hesitation, she aimed it at Nyto, who was still holding her gun barrel.

"M16!?"

"M16!"

But just as the blade was about to touch Nyto’s forehead, M16 suddenly heard the surrounding voices becoming much louder, as if someone was calling her… calling me? Why?

What was this!? Electronic invasion!?

M16 snapped back to reality upon hearing the shouting, only to find that the person she had pointed her gun at was not Nyto, but Gentiane, who had been standing next to her!

"M16! Wake up!" RO635 also rushed over, trying to control M16.

At the same time, she tried to establish a connection with M16 on her neural clouds Level 2 and helping her break free from Nyto’s influence.

Gentiane, holding the barrel of M16’s gun with one hand and M16’s arm with the other, was sweating with fear. Fortunately, she had looked to the side. Otherwise, she might have been the first Griffin combat commander to be killed by her own doll!

But Nyto’s electronic invasion was really troublesome! Even M16 had been affected! Wouldn't other dolls be affected too?

"Commander?" Papasja turned her head in confusion when she saw Gentiane’s gaze on her, not understanding why she was looking at her now.

"Uh, it's okay..."

"Well, your little drama is almost over. So, Ms. Commander of Griffin, could you please ask your doll to put down her weapons and come with us obediently?"

Nyto awkwardly knelt before Gentiane, holding the hem of hwe skirt. She smiled, as if eagerly awaiting Gentiane’s unexpected reaction.

Upon hearing this, Gentiane ignored the familiar Nyto and looked at RO and M4, who had already grabbed M16. After confirming that M16 wouldn’t lose control for the time being, she let go of the gun barrel in her hand.

As she did, Gentiane looked at the gun of M16’s etched weapon. The safety was correctly set to semi-automatic mode, but the few shots earlier had been almost merged into one continuous burst. M16 had directly turned the semi-automatic mode into full automatic.

Perhaps the fact that T-dolls don’t suffer from finger cramps is a major advantage?

"Well, since you said so, there doesn’t seem to be any other options for us now, right?"

"Of course, there is. The second option is to resist and be completely eliminated by us here. That’s an option too."

"Hehe, that’s right. So I choose..."

To make a call.

Just before the last four words were spoken, Gentiane’s phone rang.

As soon as the phone vibrated, Gentiane glanced at the caller ID—AR15.

Without hesitation, Gentiane turned off the phone’s volume and pressed the answer button. Though the call connected, there was nothing but a number recording the call duration.

"Huh? You don’t want to answer the phone? Is it just another common harassment call?"

Chapter 996: Probably Can't Afford Clothes

"Hey, AR15, what did Commander Gentiane say to you just now?"

SOP2 asked AR15 curiously. She heard the voice on AR15's phone earlier.

"Ah? What did you say? I couldn't hear it," AR15 replied. She doesn't want to explain Gentiane's situation to SOP2 at that moment. Trying to explain in a few words would likely make the straightforward SOP2 angry.

Considering the tense situation they might face when landing, she hoped that SOP2 could remain rational, at least not charge in like a berserker in the Viking fighter and engage Paradeus in close combat.

Besides, this Reaper Suit was still a bit troublesome to use... Speaking of which... the back gets so hot when the thrusters are activated. Will  they really not burn her?

"Hot, hot, hot! Hot, hot!"


UMP9's experience proved this point well. Compared to G11 and Nagant Revolver, who had trained a few times with the training device, UMP9 and AR15 were obviously not as skilled in using the Reaper Suit thrusters as those two.

If their movements were slightly off, they risked minor injuries from burning themselves—at least their thrusters hadn't burned through their protective suits.

When SOP2 heard AR15 say she couldn’t hear clearly, she didn't think deeply and completely ignored the fact that she had been talking to AR15 through the communication protocol, which cannot be affected by any noise.

The Viking fighter piloted by SOP2 clearly had no concerns compared to AR15 and UMP9, who could only activate their thrusters every so often to slow down.

Even in a state of rapid descent, SOP2 still engaged the afterburner and accelerated toward the ground.

"I'll go first!"


Although she didn’t know what the situation with Gentiane was from AR15, it didn’t affect SOP2's excitement. What could be more joyful than seeing the shocked expressions on M4 and RO's faces!?

Seeing the Viking fighter rushing out, AR15 shook her head helplessly. It seems that she couldn’t keep training all the time. It was time to get some things for herself, like SOP2... um, in Renault's words, some "little toys."

At the very least, next time she said she didn’t want to use this 'Reaper' suit.


What kind of suit is this? Just don’t call it Reaper God. Change it to barbecue suit. I’ve never seen such a weird piece of equipment. Before I even meet the enemy, I’m already being scalded by my own thrusters.

...

"Don't come over here!" Kalina shouted loudly in panic, looking at the military dolls and Hydra retreating toward her and the others.

Unfortunately, those androids wouldn't obey Kalina's orders. After Kalina stepped on the accelerator, they continued to chase in the direction she and the others were moving.

It couldn’t be said that they caught up, but they were avoiding Paradeus's heavy troops.

Although they had to exchange fire with Paradeus during the retreat, Yegor preferred to avoid these guys directly rather than engage in a fight with Paradeus that would leave both sides injured.

Even if they won, it wouldn’t give them any substantial advantage, but it would drain a lot of his strength.

He hadn’t brought many people this time, but they were all elites, and he didn’t want to waste them in a meaningless fight with Paradeus.

But he didn’t expect an unexpected surprise...

Griffin's transport team, or Griffin's logistics team? Among the tactical dolls on the car, there were no elite tactical dolls from Griffin—just some ordinary ones.

Although Griffin's tactical dolls are experienced compared to ordinary mercenaries or most recruits, they are no match for the droids in their hands.

No matter how much the civilian dolls are transformed, they are still fundamentally different in combat effectiveness compared to military android dolls!

"Catch up and annihilate most of them... Wait? The one in the car is... IOP, the head of 16lab, Persicaria? Stop the attack and be careful not to hurt the people in the other car."

Egor originally planned to annihilate most of Griffin's transport team, leaving only a small part, and then let them go to find the location of Gentiane and M4. He immediately stopped the soldiers who were about to issue the attack order to the dolls after spotting Persica’s figure.

If it were just Griffin's dolls, or even Griffin's employees, their life or death wouldn't matter to him, but Persica was different.

As one of the few remaining members of 90wish, Persica’s technology was very useful to them. The previous cooperation between 16lab and Griffin also provided a lot of useful combat data for the military.

The military's droids owe their current combat effectiveness to Persica, the chief researcher.

Griffin's tactical dolls test tactics and various possibilities for doll combat. Finally, Persica would summarize the data and share the research and development findings with the military through IOP or Griffin’s leadership.

Although they have been labeled as rebels, weapons and equipment can still be purchased through some special channels, most of it is even no different from the equipment they used before.

And the subsequent plans are likely to use Persica's smart brain, so at this moment, they must not let Persica get into trouble.


... 


After a while, it finally became that Kalina, Persica, and others were constantly fleeing in front, followed by the rebel soldiers and smart weapons brought by Yegor, and then the combat units of Paradeus were chasing them relentlessly.

"Captain, there are too many Paradeus! Do you want to..."

"No need! Follow up!"

Yegor naturally knew what the other party wanted to say, which was nothing more than leaving a few people and a group of dolls behind to hold back the Paradeus combat units chasing behind.

But these Paradeus are not Griffin's tactical dolls. They don't have any thoughts of mercy in their hearts. If they stay behind, there is no second possibility except being shot to Reaper by Paradeus.

Fortunately, in the previous encounter, Hydra had cleared out a lot of those highly mobile Lancer armored vehicles and those sword-and-shield warriors. Now there are only ordinary Paradeus Strelets and the huge Roarer left. The former's speed was not much slower than theirs, but the speed of the heavy swordsman was not fast enough. The heavy mecha, which was originally designed to walk upright on two feet in order to adapt to all-terrain conditions, became its only weakness at this moment.


Even if the Roarer's stride was large, it was useless because the speed was too slow. The Hydra had already run dozens of meters away when the heavy swordsman took a few steps.

Without the support of the Rodeleros and the Doppelsnolders, even if the Roarer mecha had abundant firepower, it was actually just weak for Yegor and others. They only needed to destroy those high-speed units that were more threatening and could fight with them before these dull mechas could react.

This was also why Yegor and others were able to get rid of Paradeus's entanglement not long after they exchanged fire with Paradeus, and chased after Kalina and others while trying to find the location of Gentiane and M4 through them. Compared to relying on the outdated map data and slowly tracking the location of M4, it is obviously faster to chase directly behind Griffin's logistics team. It is even possible that M4 may jump out on its own initiative without having to follow to the destination.



....


Looking at the Hydra chasing closely behind her, Kalina was really going crazy at this moment. She had obviously chosen a route to avoid the rebels and Paradeus. Why did these guys chase her even if they had to take a detour!?

"Calm down, those guys are not in the same group as the city defense army. They are similar to the rebels you faced before... or most likely exactly the same. I saw their armbands. I'm afraid we are in trouble."

"Those rebels? No? Why are they here? Haven't they been delisted and expelled?"

"It's not as simple as you say. In any case, these 'rebels' have real weapons in their hands. It's true that they expelled them and canceled their numbers, but you forgot that they didn't say that they took back the weapons in these guys' hands."

"Ah, this..."

Wouldn't the military's previous words become just lip service then? Shouldn't they do what they should do?

When she thought of this, Kalina suddenly felt depressed. She thought about the large area that Griffin once controlled, the security commissions that she received every day, and the T-Dolls that were lost in the battle with the rebels...

This is all money! They suffered such a huge loss, but the rebels were let off quietly, not even a slap in the face...


This... It hurts!


What kind of disaster is this!?

Kalina was howling in her heart, even had tears in her eyes, which made Persica stunned.


She thought that this girl should not be so timid, right?


She was just being chased by some Hydras. The other party did not seem to have any intention of opening fire directly, and the distance was not too close, which was relatively safe. How could she be scared to tears?

Kalina naturally did not know why Persica was silently thinking about the tears in her eyes in the back seat.


Although she was a little annoyed with the rebels chasing behind her, as long as she joined the main echelon of Gentiane, there was nothing to worry about with this small group of rebels behind.


After all, the number of these rebels in the rear is not large. Although Gentiane lost a lot of puppet dolls, the dolls themselves did not lose anything.


In addition, the Heavy Ordinance Corps on their vehicle can definitely make the rebels behind suffer!


This does not include the external command module on Gentiane's dolls. If they can get the help of those Paradeus combat units, maybe...

Thinking about the situation of beating these rebels later, Kalina's pain became less painful.

Seeing her calm down, Persica sitting in the back row was confused. She couldn't figure out what was going on with Kalina. The expression on her face was like a roller coaster, going back and forth without a fixed point.

Just now, she looked like she was about to cry, but now her face was full of evil smiles, as if some evil plan had succeeded.

Poor child, could it be that she had too much work pressure at Griffin and had some psychological problems?

……

"What do you mean by holding up your phone to show me? Or have you called for support? Will there be someone falling from the sky in front of me in the next second? Haha! I didn't expect Miss Griffin Commander to be delusional !

Be honest, put down your weapons, and put your hands where you can see, otherwise, I can't guarantee who you will hit after you shoot."

Nyto smiled, but then her face changed, and she raised her head with contempt at the group of T-Dolls.

The dolls all had livid faces at this time and looomed at Gentiane standing opposite Nyto with some trepidation. If Gentiane said she wanted to fight, they would not hesitate to do it!

As for K and the few surviving operators surrounded by the dolls, their faces had completely turned charcoal at this moment.

Look at the Paradeus soldiers who came out of the street corners and alleys around them. Putting aside the types, the number they can see alone has exceeded three digits, and it is roughly estimated that there are no less than thousands. The number of soldiers deployed by Paradeus at the meeting place before exceeded this number, and now they encountered a large number of them here...


In addition, when they came out of the sewer before, they heard that other Paradeus were exchanging fire with the military's droid units...

Obviously, the number of troops deployed by Paradeus in this city is definitely far beyond their imagination.

They were also busy in this city for a month, but in the end they only caught some baits thrown by Paradeus, and did not find out the real strength of Paradeus at all!

Compared to the operators with dark faces, Ulrich and Roshchin were not too nervous.

Because things have a chance to turn around. After all, this Nyto did not let these Paradeus soldiers annihilate them directly, but let them lay down their weapons and prepare to capture them alive.


In this way, the people behind Paradeus planned to use them as bargaining chips in exchange for...

"Hmm? It seems that you still don't understand the situation..."


Seeing that Gentiane didn't say anything and a group of dolls were just holding guns and not moving, Nyto frowned and waved her hand.

Originally, there were only a group of Strelets on the roof. Several Nytos who were almost exactly the same as the Nyto in front of them came out one after another. Well, the only difference was that the clothes of those Nytos were completely different from the one in front of them.

The rather simple black robe seemed very mysterious at first glance, but in fact, from the angle of Gentiane and the others, let alone the mechanical prosthesis in the lower body, even the pale skin on the waist could be seen clearly. Therefore, Gentiane and others did not find it mysterious at all.


Instead, they thought that Paradeus simply could not afford to buy clothes and could only find a piece of cloth to make a robe to cover Nytos.




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Chapter 997: Can It Be Stopped?

Woo——!

A sound like the howling of some wild beast suddenly erupted. Nyto was halfway through speaking when she looked up at the sky in confusion.

There shouldn't be any sound. They had cleared this area. The intersection where Gentiane and the others had passed through before had also been shielded. The sound from any direction shouldn’t be able to reach here.

But the unidentified aircraft attacking from the sky was already at full speed. In the brief moment when a group of Nytos looked up, it had already rushed overhead!


And the magazines on both sides of the fuselage opened without hesitation.

A series of missiles shot out at speeds several times faster than the aircraft! They hit the Paradeus units standing on the rooftops!

Boom! Boom!

A series of missiles struck the surrounding buildings—either the roofs or the main bodies of the buildings. The explosion of missiles, the collapse of houses, and the dust that was raised instantly turned this "peaceful" neighborhood into chaos!

"What!?" The black-dressed Nyto, who had been confident of victory, widened her eyes in disbelief. She had never expected this! 

The city's defense army did not have aircraft like this, let alone ones capable of carrying so many missiles!

As for the rebels, it was even more impossible. Those guys guarding the intercontinental train as a treasure could not possibly have any kind of aircraft like this!

"Go!"

When Gentiane saw the fighter plane suddenly appear above her head, she was indeed stunned for a moment. But then she quickly regained her composure, and without waiting for the dolls to calm their panic, she waved her hand, giving the order.

As for the target of the attack? Of course, it was the Nyto right in front of her. This person had deliberately put on a mysterious air and spoken arrogantly—Gentiane had long wanted to deal with her!

And apart from this person, there were no other targets to choose from. Before, except for the Nyto in front of her, the other Nytos were either standing on the roof or by the window.

Those places had long been covered by the missiles from the unidentified flying object, and they may have already been buried in the explosion.

The only Paradeus command unit confirmed to be alive within visual range was the Nyto in front of her! If they didn’t act now, then when? What would happen when this person reacts and orders the Paradeus soldiers to fire at them?

In an instant, the sound of pistols, submachine guns, rifles, assault rifles, and even machine guns rang out!

Gentiane quickly bent down and flashed from the front to the back with a grunt. It wasn’t to let the dolls block the bullets for her, but because her position was too close to Nyto. If any doll had poor aim and their hands wavered, she’d be dead!


Even for T-Dolls, it was unlikely they could ensure that every shot hit the same spot, especially with submachine guns and pistols...

Thinking of this, Gentiane glanced back with some concern. After confirming that she wasn’t standing in front of Sten MK2, she breathed a sigh of relief.

If possible, she didn’t want the tactical dolls under her to fight with these nearly a hundred-year-old weapons, but what could she do when the IOP technicians decided to equip them like this?

But perhaps some people didn’t want IOP to obtain the license to mass-produce active weapons, so they came up with this move .

After all, the weapons in the hands of the tactical dolls looked the same as they did a hundred years ago, they were no longer the same in terms of materials or processing accuracy.


At most, some weapons had design issues…

Just like the Sten MK2, which was prone to misfires...

But now, she had no time to worry about the upgrade of the T-Dolls weapons.


"This way! Follow me!"

As expected, the sudden attack by Nyto in front of her failed.

The moment Griffin's tactical dolls opened fire, a force field that distorted the light instantly appeared in front of Nyto.

The bullets flying towards Nyto were deflected by this shield, even the large-caliber machine gun bullets fired by the machine guns.

With the force shield protecting her, Nyto, though unwilling, retreated into an alley away from the Griffin dolls. Her force shield also had its limits. Given the concentrated fire, it would likely break in less than three seconds, and the force field generator would overload, unable to recover quickly.

Of course, she wouldn’t stand there foolishly waiting for bullets to strike the force shield. She immediately raised her foot and ran.

As for the Griffin Tactical Dolls... they all stood with the mission targets. If those brainless shooters missed, she might not make it back alive to see her father this time.

This might seem like a series of events, but in reality, whether it was the thoughts in Nyto’s mind or the actions of Gentiane and the T-Dolls, it all happened in just a few seconds.

When Gentiane called for the dolls, K, and the others to retreat, it had been less than five seconds at most.

The dolls, already on edge, rushed toward the direction Gentiane pointed out without hesitation. While running, they didn’t forget to drag Ulrich and Roshchin, the two protection targets.

"Ah--! Hot, hot, hot!"

Just as the group rushed into the alley, having no time to run much farther, a piercing scream rang out from above.

"What's that sound? UMP9?"

Bang!

Gentiane only recognized who had shouted by the sound, and two black shadows fell directly from the sky, hitting Gentiane and the others like meteorites.

"It seems we came just in time. Long time no see, Commander Gentiane."

"AR15!?"


Hearing this voice, RO635 and M4 both shouted in surprise. If she hadn’t been holding M16 rifles in their hands, they might have rushed forward immediately.

"Uh, it's been a long time. Are you and UMP9 the only ones here this time? By the way, weren’t the suits you two are wearing the ones G11 and Nagant Revolver used to wear?"

Gentiane spoke as she walked forward and looked up and down at the Reaper suits on AR15 and UMP9. At first glance, they looked a little scary, especially with their helmets on. They didn’t seem like the good guys.

“SOP2 is here too, that's the Viking fighter in the sky just now. I’m sure you saw it. As for this outfit... it was SOP2 who suggested coming to help, so I had to borrow it from G11 and the others.”

“Wait, SOP2 suggested coming to help? Was this the support sent by Boss Renault?”

Hearing this, Gentiane hadn’t thought anything was wrong. She blinked in surprise. So, their support was actually only three people?

“Of course, you know Commander Renault’s character. If there’s no big benefit, he definitely won’t take the initiative.”

No benefit? Then when we dealt with Sangvis before… So, at that time, it wasn’t about helping, but them just about snatching people from Sangvis?

Hearing this, Gentiane’s face twisted with bitterness, as if she had eaten bitter melon. She thought Renault would be more generous this time and directly send more T-Doll support, but it turned out that there were only two people—and one of them...Wait?

“No, that’s not right. Since Renault didn’t agree to support, what about the aircraft driven by SOP2?”

“That, that’s probably the same as the Reaper suit G11 made for us to play with. It can only be regarded as SOP2’s own toy.”

“Play... toy...”

“Toys!?”

When Gentiane heard this, she felt both disappointed and envious. However, K, Roshchin, and the others behind her were so shocked that their throats almost closed when they heard this.

You call something that blew up an entire street a toy? Your commander’s head is probably filled with stones! If there’s any wisdom in it, you wouldn’t call that thing a toy!

“Well, don’t worry about these details. It’s better for you to evacuate as soon as possible. I’ve shared the map with M4. You won’t encounter Paradeus’ ambush if you follow the route I provided.”

The detection data obtained from the spacecraft clearly shows all of Paradeus in the city. In addition, the Viking fighter that can serve as data transfer stations. This map is actually the real-time dynamic data of the city.

“Okay, but can you two just stay behind?”

It’s not that Gentiane looks down on AR15 and UMP9, but there are too many Paradeus units . If there are only two people, even if they are good at fighting, they definitely won’t be able to handle it, right?

“Hiss! Ahem, that’s not right, Commander Gentiane! How can you doubt that we can’t do it! Even if the number of Paradeus doubles, there will be no problem!”

UMP9, who was rubbing her back and grinning, immediately stood up straight and confidently patted the "inventory" on her waist.

“Okay, be careful. See you later.”


Looking at UMP9’s confident actions and then at AR15, who was shrugging to show that she wasn’t under any pressure, Gentiane nodded with mixed feelings. She raised her hand to take M16 and M4, signaling her to lead the way.

Maybe this is called the gap...

She sent out all her main forces, but was almost surrounded by others in the end. As a result, Renault only sent out a Viking fighter and two people, confidently claiming they could stop these guys...

“Commander Gentiane, those two just now... were also T-Dolls?”

With M4 leading the way, and not encountering Paradeus, the group’s pace slowed down appropriately. Although Roshchin was a little out of breath at this time, he could at least jog to keep up with the pace.

“Ah, yes, they are also T-Dolls, and one of them used to work under me.”

“Then... where did this support come from ? Statesec?”


Or something else?

Ulrich asked curiously. After all, G&K is the only one famous for using tactical dolls as the main force, right?

“Uh? Don’t you know?” Hearing this, Gentiane was really at a loss for words. She looked at K, but found that the other party also was confused.

“No? Why do you all look like you don’t know anything?”

“That’s Renault’s people, Renault Security Contracting Firm, don’t you know?”


Although she knew Renault and Statesec had cooperated for a long time, Renault and his team had always shown up. Not long ago, when dealing with the rebels, his spaceship was dispatched. Didn’t anyone investigate it?

“Renault... Renault Security Contracting Firm? It seems... I’ve heard of it…” Ulrich frowned, unsure where she’d heard the name of this security contracting company.

On the other side, after Ambassador Roshchin and K heard this name, their eyelids twitched. Some turned their heads away as if they didn’t want to mention it.

No wonder they thought the equipment on the two dolls was a bit too advanced. It turned out it was Renault who made it...


To be honest, Renault is no longer a stranger in the intelligence agencies.

It’s just that it’s about the face of each company. No one wants to push such a security contractor company that’s almost impossible to control to the surface. Whether active or passive, it’s not good for them at all.

“Well, it’s just a relatively strong security contractor. It’s not surprising that you haven’t heard of it.” Gentiane shook her head and didn’t intend to continue on this topic.

Fortunately, Ulrich didn’t have much energy to think about these things at the moment. Seeing that Gentiane wasn’t willing to talk about it, she didn’t ask any more questions. However, after finding a safe place to stay, she could inquire about this security contracting company.

Although K and others had been active in the city for so long and hadn’t caught Paradeus’s movements many times, they had prepared a lot of safe houses. M4 quickly found a place for the T-Dolls and important personnel to rest according to the map provided by AR15.

But to be honest, even if they took a short breath and recovered, they still had to face a difficult problem: how to get Ulrich and Roshchin out of the city.

The signal shielding equipment of Paradeus was more powerful than K and others had imagined. Even though they had come to the southwest corner of the city, only a few kilometers from the isolation wall, the communication signal with the outside world was still blocked.

In this case, K couldn’t contact the outside world at all, and seeking vehicles or flying vehicles to evacuate had become impossible.

“Commander Gentiane, can I take up a little of your time?”

“Well? Of course, what’s the matter, Ambassador Ulrich?”


Looking at Ulrich, who took the initiative to walk toward her, Gentiane raised her eyebrows, a little confused about what the other party wanted.


Shouldn’t this be the time for K and others to shine?

Hurry up and contact the outside world for support. Why is she looking for her, the Commander of Griffin? She can’t help with this matter.






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Chapter 198: Listen Carefully

"Why can't you contact him? You can just use the communicator to call Renault's number."


Gentiane spread her hands and said helplessly to K and Ulrich.

Renault's phone can be dialed no matter where you are, even in the red zone. This is a common-sense question.


Haven't these intelligence agents ever confirmed it? Or do you think Renault is a monster? Will he kill you directly if you get a harassing call?

"Ah, this..."

Hearing Gentiane say this, coupled with the helpless expression on the other party's face, it was obvious that this was not a lie.

The expressionless K couldn't help but blush at this time.


This... this can't be blamed on him... Who has nothing to do to call a security contractor like Renault?

They are Stasi, and they are working with Statesec. They can't just place orders with Renault and find security contractors to complete tasks at any time, right?


What confidentiality is there? All the intelligence has been sent out!

It can only be said that the world has changed. If we push the time forward two or three years ago, it wouldn't be strange to cooperate with security contractors, but now... I am afraid that only Griffin, a security contractor with a complicated background, can cooperate with them.

After all, the identity of Sir Griffin is there, and Griffin has always been a loyal partner of Statesec. Only Griffin can still maintain a certain combat effectiveness after Statesec's large-scale cleanup of security contractors.

Other security contractors either fell under the gun of the military or packed up and ran away early.

As for K and Ulrich at this time, after hearing what Gentiane said, they looked at each other and then turned back to look at Ambassador Roshchin, who was sitting in the back and wiping his sweat.

Several people looked at each other and nodded. K also took out the communicator that had been disconnected for a long time and looked at the roof of the safe house with some worry. He was still a little worried that the safe house would block the communication signal.

Gentiane shrugged her shoulders. Actually, there was nothing wrong with calling Renault with her mobile phone, but she didn't want to do it.

She could probably guess why Renault didn't provide more support to AR15 and the others.

It was nothing more than taking this opportunity to earn a commission from Ulrich or K.


After all, if it was just to ensure the safety of their group, AR15 and SOP2 flying the Viking fighter would be enough.

The problem was that K and the others would obviously not be satisfied with just saving their lives. They also needed to send Ulrich and Ambassador Roshchin out of the city and at the same time ensure their personal safety.

Therefore, AR15 and the others who flew down from the sky in a fighter plane wearing a Reaper suit, were undoubtedly a good advertisement for Renault in front of Ulrich and K and others, reminding these guys that there was an option like him, Renault.

In addition, there is another point: Gentiane doesn't want to hear how much K and his team will offer to Renault...


Anyway, it must be more than what they offer to Griffin...

Besides, he is the boss, and he can get as much as the commission fee. She is just a small worker, and she doesn't even know how much the reward for this mission is. She doesn't get any commission or anything, just a fixed salary and bonus.

Well, the amount of the bonus depends entirely on fate...

She thought that Griffin's tactical commander was a very promising career. Although the current salary is still generous among all industries, it can't be compared with Renault...

It is said that Helian has become Renault's butler now, and the funds are all managed by her, so she is not short of money at all.

The more she thinks about it, the more envious she is...


Forget it, instead of nagging about these things in my heart, she might as well call Kalina and ask about their situation. She doesn't know the situation of AR15 and the others yet, but AR15 and the others should be fine, right?


... 

"Are they, are they too many?"


Facing the Paradeus soldiers rushing over like a tide, UMP9 couldn't help scratching her head a little bit... Uh, helmet?

"Average, but judging from their reaction speed, I can only say that they are not as good as those elite Sangvis Ferris."

"Isn't that certain? How can they compare with Scarecrow and the others?"

"No, I mean those elite Sangvis Ferris, not elite Sangvis Ferri dolls like Scarecrow and the others!"

"Huh? Aren't they the same?"

"Of course, they are different. Haven't you noticed? Among those ordinary Sangvis Ferris, many ordinary Sangvis Ferri dolls have much higher combat power than other Sangvis Ferris." AR15 shook the P-45 pistol in her hand, not worried at all that she would be surrounded by dumplings by these rushing Paradeus shooters.

After all, there is nothing to be afraid of they can fly.

"Is there?"

"Forget it, you can ask Scarecrow about this kind of thing slowly when you go back. Let's go!"

AR15 said, and directly activated the jet pack on her back. The whole person rushed into the sky like a rocket!

"Eh!? Wait! Wait! Aren't we supposed to hold them back!?"


AR15 said before that the two of them and SOP2 would hold these Paradeus back to provide a chance for Gentiane and the others to evacuate.

But if they fly into the sky, how can they hold these guys back?

"Really... did you listen carefully when G11 introduced this set of equipment just now? This thing is not a power armor, it is not for you to stand still and fight those Paradeus, and the jet system behind it is not a decoration."

AR15 rolled her eyes under the helmet. If she had known this, she should have forced G11 to come down with her, instead of bringing a novice like UMP9.

After all, as the creator of the Reaper Suit, G11 must be extremely familiar with the performance and usage of this equipment.

While talking, AR15 took off two square objects from her waist, opened the safety on them, and directly raised her hand to throw the two unremarkable "iron blocks" into the stores on both sides of the road.

"Huh? Hey! Wait! Wait!"


Seeing AR15's actions, UMP9 vaguely remembered some of G11's instructions. The square-like thing seemed to be called D-8 or something?


In short, the name is not important, the important thing is that the thing will explode!

Thinking of this, UMP9 hurriedly bent her legs and jumped up. In her haste, she didn't even think about starting the jet backpack. She just jumped into the sky with the jumping power of her body.

Boom! Boom!

Two roars that far exceeded the previous missile explosions sounded, and the air flow was so strong that it was mixed with dust, haze, and scattered fragments of stones flying everywhere.

Having jumped into the air, UMP9 even felt that two forces were pushing her to fly into the sky!

UMP9 was pushed like this, and then she quickly activated the jet system behind her and breathed a sigh of relief, "That was close! I was almost affected!"

Squeak!

As soon as the words came out, the harsh sound of cement cracking was heard, and the two bombed buildings collapsed directly toward the center of the road with a creaking sound!

The Paradeus soldiers that were knocked to the ground by the sudden explosion didn’t even have time to get up, and the buildings on both sides fell on them with smoke and dust.

"Done."

Looking at the road that was blocked by several meters of cement debris, AR15 nodded. Not only had she buried a group of Paradeus soldiers, but she had also blocked the road, killing two birds with one stone.

Although the five or six-meter-high wreckage of the house certainly can't stop these Paradeus for long, the mission of her and UMP9 is just to delay. The equipment they carry is used to blow up buildings. It is perfectly suitable for this scene!

"So... just blow up all the surrounding buildings?"

"Not only should we blow them up, but we should also blow up those Paradeus and reduce the number of these Paradeus soldiers as much as possible. Otherwise, these ruins can't stop these guys for too long."

"Understood."

With the help of the jet system behind them, the two T-Dolls wearing Reaper suits immediately took action. While the Paradeus soldiers had no time to regroup, they used the dozen D-8s they carried to show what an ace demolition team is!

Boom!

An entire block that was originally driven away by Paradeus collapsed under the reckless bombing of the two people!

As the buildings collapsed, those Paradeus who had not had time to evacuate from the buildings, or who did not have time to evacuate, became meat pads under the ruins, and even a large amount of Nytos couldn’t escape.

Of course, this does not include the black-skirted Nyto who was almost killed by Gentiane's concentrated fire.

As the main commander in the city, the black-skirted Nyto obviously would not stand with those ordinary Nytos and Paradeus combat units, and just happened to avoid the next series of bombings.

"Damn it! What is going on! Where did those guys come from?!"

More than a thousand Paradeus forces were buried by the collapsed buildings, or there were only a few left, and the black-skirted Nyto's teeth were about to break!

She was about to capture the mission target! There was even an extra reward, but it was messed up by an unidentified aircraft and those two flying fleas!

Why didn't Father equip their Rodeleros with such powerful explosives! If she had deployed a group of them around the ambush area just now, the target of the mission would definitely not have escaped from her hands!

"Why are you still standing here? You should choose a good time to complain about the world, why don't you chase her quickly?"

"Tsk! Don't order me! You and I are the same!"

"Hmm."


The one who reminded her was another Nyto in a black dress.


At first glance, the two was to be exactly the same. Well, most Nytos are exactly the same, and the only difference is in their clothes...

"At a banquet where people are tired of each other~In the declining suburbs..."

But the later Nyto was obviously in a good mood. She turned around and left with a brisk step while muttering poems. No one knoes if she saw the failure of another Nyto, or maybe she thought that if the other party failed, she would have a chance?

"Another high-level Nyto, by the way, why are all these Nytos carved out of the same mold? Are they cloned?" UMP9 asked AR15 in confusion.


At this moment, the two of them were hiding in the smoke and dust, and the Paradeus soldiers below didn’t notice that the two people standing on the roof had been watching them all the time.

"Maybe, but remember to remind Helian to give the three Nytos at home a name after you go back. Although they have different personalities, it is really hard to tell them apart."

"That's true, but what did SOP2 do?"

"SOP2? Where are you? Where did you go?"

"Oh, I just followed M4 and the others to ensure safety. Don't worry! I'll be back soon!"

"No, there's no need to come here. This group of Paradeus soldiers has been dispersed. It will probably take some time for them to regroup."


It t was enough for Gentiane and M4 to move to a safe place.

"Huh!? Is that the end?! I'm not satisfied at all! There are too few heavy units of these Paradeus!" Hearing what AR15 said, SOP2 immediately complained with some dissatisfaction.

When she left the area just now, she paid special attention to the Ulhans. No armored tanks could survive.

Even if they survived, they probably wouldn't have a chance to catch up with Gentiane and the others.

"Where are there so many heavy armored units for you to fight? Wouldn't it be better to have fewer problems ? By the way, if you are close, remember to turn around and check on the situation of Kalina. I remember they were running away."

AR15 certainly didn't forget Kalina and the others, but compared to the situation on Gentiane's side, Kalina and the others were driving cars, and their mobility was much better than Gentiane and the others. Under normal circumstances, there was no need to worry about their safety.

"Yeah, okay, I've seen the Hydras chasing after them! Hey! UMP9! Do you want to bring another Hydra back this time? It's a bit too empty to have only one Hydra and one Manticore at home!"

"Uh-huh! You two! Be careful! Don't raise Hydras and Scorpions as electronic pets!"


The two at home alone are enough to take up space, and AR15 doesn't want to be a shit-shoveler for these "electronic pets" every day in the future.

Either cleaning up the mess left by these big guys, or recycling the damaged scattered materials.

"Eh——! What? Obviously, Sen-chan and Leo-chan at home are very smart! Much smarter than those Dinergates!"

This is nonsense, isn’t it a matter of course!?


On one side is a genuine electronic pet modified reconnaissance unit, and on the other side is an android unit with a primary AI core. The gap between them is completely two dimensions apart, okay!


"Okay! Instead of chatting, why don't we think of a way to stop those guys chasing after the Griffin truck!"





Chapter 999: Really Boring

"We can't keep going like this! This road is getting harder and harder to drive!"


Kalina gripped the steering wheel with both hands, and her forehead and cheeks were covered in cold sweat.

Although the speed of the vehicle was not too fast, only 60 to 70, she and Persica were both mortals, and they would be doomed even if they were hit at this speed!

Besides, there were more and more vehicles abandoned on the roadside, and they couldn't go faster even if they wanted to. On the contrary, the droids and Hydras of the rebels in the back fully utilized their all-terrain adaptability at this moment. Even though the road was narrow and there were all kinds of debris blocking the road on both sides, these guys still didn't slow down at all.

"Then drive slowly. Even if you can drive at 100 kilometers per hour or more, you still can't get rid of these guys. Didn't we know this when we retreated from S09?"

Listening to Persica in the back seat saying this in a listless tone, as if she hadn't woken up yet, Kalina felt for the first time that Persica might be more careless than her. How could she be so calm when there was a group of rebels and a group of Hydras chasing behind?

And there is something wrong, right? She remembered seeing Persica's nervous face just now, how come she became calm when she turned her face around?

"That's right...but..." Kalina naturally knew about the mobility of the military's mechanical forces . She was also anxious before, but now that Persica brought it up, Kalina reacted as she spoke.

"Wait! Did you see that they wouldn't attack us?!"

While shouting this, Kalina widened her eyes and turned her head to look at Persica, who was rubbing the bionic tail of MK23.

"Yes, just now those Cyclops were running while holding their guns, and those Hydras also raised their machine guns. I was about to tell you to jump out of the car, but who would have thought that those guys would suddenly put away their weapons."

Persica spread her hands. She had noticed this situation before, especially after the road conditions became worse.

Because according to the speed of those Cyclops and Hydras, they would definitely be caught up at their current speed.

And since they could have caught up directly, they were still hanging behind slowly like at the beginning. The intention was already very obvious. It was clear that they were going to follow them to find the Griffin main force.

As for the real target, Persica naturally didn't think that there was anything else on Gentiane's side besides the M4 that could make these rebels chase them so closely.

These guys have no intention of hiding the purpose of their actions. This time, they probably showed up with the idea of quick in and quick out.


With the power of these rebels, even if they act so blatantly, no one will jump out to hold them accountable afterward.

The main reason is that the current situation of the city is so bad that everyone hates everyone . The purification tower is offline, and the quarantine wall has been blown up.

Even if all the infected people active in this area can be cleared out afterward, how much power will be needed for the subsequent reconstruction? How to fill the gap between those who have already escaped and those who died in this turmoil?

As for the dolls? The dolls are indeed useful, but the project of rebuilding a city is not so easy to take on. I am afraid that the only company that can undertake this job and complete it independently is Svarog Heavy Industry. Even Universal Anything is probably powerless in this regard.


As a manufacturer of dolls, IOP will definitely make a lot of money from this business, but this situation is obviously not what Statesec wants to see.

"Why didn't you remind me?"

"Well, you looked extremely nervous just now. I was afraid that your hand would shake and make a mistake. I don't want to die young because of your excited hand."

"Die young? I'm younger than you..."

"Look at the road! Look at the road!"

Persica's sudden scream made Kalina's hand shake, but that was all. The car she was driving was not sensitive enough to turn a right angle with a shake of her hand.

After this, Kalina calmed down and stopped paying attention to the rebels behind her while driving. After all, these guys seemed to need them to lead the way...

"No! No! If that's the case, wouldn't it be a favor to them if we lead them to Gentiane? What if Gentiane can't handle them..."

"Then what else can you do? Directly deviate from the route? Or lead these guys around the city? They still have plenty of energy, but we don't have much gas in the tank."

Ah, this...

She looked down at the fuel tank pointer on the dashboard and saw that it was about to run out. If she continued to drive, she would have to get out of the car and push it. When the time came, they would push the car in front, and a group of military Hydras and Cyclops would slowly walk behind them. When she thought of this scene, Kalina felt an indescribable embarrassment.


But it was more likely they would arrest them directly and force them to tell the whereabouts of Gentiane and M4 than walk behind them.


But if they were really arrested, she, the logistics officer, would be the only one to suffer. Kalina was thinking depressedly and wondering whether she should continue driving in a more fuel-efficient way.


Suddenly, she heard her cell phone ringing. It rang once, and Persica picked it up.

"Kalina, speed up after you pass the intersection ahead. UMP9 and I will block the Hydras behind us."

"Eh? Okay, no problem, no problem. AR15, how are you doing in Renault recently? You haven't called me for a long time."


Persica's eyes lit up when she heard AR15's words, and he nodded immediately, but then she began to talk casually.

"Persica?"

"Yeah, it's me! You didn't expect it, right?"

"I really didn't expect it. If possible, please tell Miss Kalina the news just now, otherwise, we don't know if there will be any accidental injuries."

"Don't worry, I'm on speakerphone! She heard it clearly. Wait? That's not right! Why should I be careful of accidental injuries when I answer the phone!?"

Listening to Persica's sudden realization in the headset, AR15 couldn't help but have a headache.


Persica... Can't she distinguish the occasion? Now we are in the middle of a battle, can't we let someone more reliable answer the phone? Even if Kalina is not good enough, a T-doll is better than Persica!

Who would want to chat with the phone at this time!

While thinking, UMP9 on the rooftop opposite AR15 gestured to AR15, indicating that all the detonators had been installed.

“SOP2, remember the battle plan. Just harass and delay the speed of those military self-discipline units. Don’t think about transforming into fighter mode and fighting directly!”

“Yes – it’s really boring,” SOP2 responded speechlessly. AR15 was just too worried. Although the Viking fighter’s record in the training room, especially after landing on the ground, was indeed not very good.

But that depended on what the Viking fighter was facing: several-story-high Protoss constructs, each of which was a complete killing machine, and those technologically advanced Protoss—none of which were comparable to those rebels.


Although AR15 was worried that the armor of the Viking fighter might not be able to withstand the attacks of the Hydra, SOP2 knew that the weapons of the Hydra. Although they looked powerful, were primarily used against the Sangvis Ferri or Paradeus.

Facing the Viking fighter, especially one made of special material armored steel, the machine guns equipped by the Hydra could be considered to have an excellent record if they managed to cause a few scratches on the Viking fighter, right?

While they were talking, two cars—one large and one small—driven by Kalina and the T-doll, drove toward the area where AR15 and UMP9 were. The speed was not fast; it could even be described as slow, and the rebels behind them actually subconsciously slowed down.

AR15 had no objections to this. If the rebels were slower, it would be beneficial for both SOP2 and the two of them.

"Hey… Kalina… look ahead…”

“Ahead? Is that the intersection AR15 mentioned?”

“No! I mean the sky ahead! There’s something rushing toward us!” Persica looked at the sky ahead in some horror. There seemed to be a black spot gradually getting bigger!

It was clearly a flying machine diving toward them!?

“Ahahahahaha!”


Being reminded by Persica, Kalina also saw the rapidly approaching flying machine. But before she could scream, a familiar laugh rang out from the sky ahead!

This laugh…

“Uh, is it SOP2?” MK23 scratched her cheek and spoke somewhat shamefully. After all, SOP2 had already turned on the loudspeaker. If she couldn’t hear it…

“Okay, it’s her, but what is she doing? Flying at such a low altitude? Is that necessary?”

“No, no, no! That’s not the point, right!? The point is that SOP2 is flying a fighter plane, right? Right?”

“Ah! The magazine is open! I can see the missile head!”

“Is she trying to bomb us?”

Looking at the Viking fighter plane which was almost flying close to the ground, the Griffin figures began to discuss, but no one was going to jump out of the car.

Just before the Viking fighter plane was about to collide with the vehicle driven by Kalina, SOP2 suddenly raised the altitude again, making herself suddenly visible to the rebel soldiers behind the two vehicles.

“What are you playing at?” AR15 asked SOP2 speechlessly, her eyes twitching. There was no such dangerous action in the plan. What if Kalina and Persica were accidentally killed!?

“Hey, hey, hey! Just a small mistake! I was planning to land directly in front of those Hydras.”

“SOP MOD 2! I’ve said it! No landing to fight! There’s no need! Do it now!”

AR15’s forehead was bulging with veins, and she shouted at SOP2 through the communication channel in a bad mood.

“Hey, hey! Got it! Swish, swish, swish!”

Listening to SOP2 simulate the missile launch sound, AR15 rolled her eyes.

Fortunately, although SOP2 was in a playful mood, she still strictly executed the order. A series of surface-to-air missiles were mistaken by SOP2 for anti-tank missiles, and they rushed directly toward the Hydras!

Boom!

A deafening roar sounded from behind, and Kalina felt her whole body buzzing. She wanted to turn around to see what was going on, but unfortunately, apart from the light from the explosion, she could only see the front of the truck following behind her in the rearview mirror.

“Woo—really generous, SOP2 fired at least thirty or forty missiles in one breath, right? Otherwise, there would be no such big noise. It is indeed worthy of being a Renault-made aircraft, which can actually carry such a large number of missiles. I just don’t know if Gentiane’s heart can handle it when she gets the bill later.”

But this was not the end. Not long after the roar of the missiles fell, dull explosions echoed from the buildings on both sides of the street one after another!

“Quick! Step on the accelerator! It’s going to collapse!?"


Startled by the roar from the buildings on both sides, Persica fell into the gap between the seats and shouted loudly to Kalinawithout adjusting her strange posture.

“I saw it!”


No wonder AR15 had asked her to speed up after passing that intersection! It turned out that this method was used to block it…

However, this method could only solve the problem temporarily. The Hydra and Cyclops could maintain their mobility in complex terrain. After the collapse of the houses on both sides was settled, those guys would probably catch up in no time.

They were not chasing Kalina’s truck, but these guys were chasing M4 on Gentiane’s side. They were going to meet Gentiane and the others, and they might run into these guys again.

If they were unlucky, they might be caught by these guys before they found Gentiane and M4. This was not impossible. You should know that Kalina had not advanced along the shortest path before, but had led these guys around.


What if those guys went straight…

“Okay! SOP2, come back! Don’t think about going down to fight those Hydras alone!”

“Oh, it’s really boring…” SOP2 had wanted to take advantage of the chaos of the rebel self-discipline units below to transform and rush down to kill, so sbe suddenly pursed her lips in frustration, pulled the control stick, made the fuselage roll, and then turned her head to fly toward the location of Gentiane and the others.

“Ahaha…” UMP9 smiled awkwardly. Although she also felt a little bored, AR15 next to her was obviously a bit impatient. After all, they came to help, not to cause trouble.

It was indeed fun to rush up and beat them up, but this was obviously inconsistent with their purpose. They had come to watch M4 and the Griffin T-Dolls.
When they evacuated outside the city, their mission would be successfully completed.

Chapter 200: That's It

Boom!

When the dull roars echoed on both sides of the street, Yegor thought to himself that it was bad, but he didn’t have time to reorganize the team that had just been bombed. He could only control the remaining Hydra forces to gather together and order all the human soldiers to take cover beneath them in hopes of blocking the falling rubble.

Bang! Bang!

Fortunately, the street was wide enough, and the team in the middle of the road didn’t have to worry about being buried under debris from the buildings. At most, some rubble and debris would hit the tops of the Hydras from both sides.

However, as he listened to the sounds of stones and metal colliding, mixed with some strange cracking noises, Yegor knew the Hydras under his command were probably in poor condition.

Although the reinforced armor plates of the Hydras successfully withstood the flying debris, the grenade launchers mounted on both sides, the explosive reactive armor on their bodies, and even some of the exposed hind limbs were damaged to some extent.

Looking at the Hydras and the Cyclopses that kept reporting errors in the command system, Yegor gritted his teeth and looked up at the sky, now obscured by dust. If he could, he’d pull Renault’s spaceship down with his bare hands!

Unfortunately, he couldn’t...

His team had suddenly encountered obstacles. He had considered this situation, but... fighter jets had come in to support the bombing, blowing up a street in an instant.

Paradeus was certainly capable of doing this, but their actions had been so swift. Although they had fought Paradeus before, it hadn’t been for long. Given Paradeus’s efficiency, it was impossible to have rearranged an ambush in such a short amount of time. Griffin was even less likely to have such weapons or equipment


The only remaining possibility... was Renault. The one who had disrupted their plans before, leaving them helpless. Only he would dare do something like this...

No, this wasn’t about dancing on the edge of a knife. For Renault who owned a spaceship, this kind of thing was probably as common as picking up a piece of bread at a meal.

Just the thought that Renault might be up in the spaceship, looking down on him and his subordinates as if gazing at insignificant ants, filled Yegor’s heart with anger.

"Damage status?"

While his mind was churning, the sound of collapsing buildings gradually subsided. Yegor frowned and asked for a report on the status of his subordinates.

"No casualties in the first platoon."

"No casualties in the second platoon, but Peter’s protective suit was torn."

Hearing this, Yegor was momentarily stunned, and his anger slowly faded. "Leave two teams in the second platoon to assist. Hand over the intact doll command to the first platoon. The remaining personnel will gather the combat units that can still be repaired and move southwest as a reserve."

"Understood."

... 

"Did we get rid of them?"


After waiting for half a minute, the military androids didn’t catch up. Persica breathed a sigh of relief. They had finally shaken off the pursuers. Now, all that was left was to reunite with Gentiane and the others.

"Probably, but did SOP2 go directly to find M4 and the others? I think I saw that fighter plane heading toward Gentiane and the others."


Kalina raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead and then rubbed it on her clothes. Not only was her forehead sweating, but her palms were as well. The steering wheel had become slippery. Fortunately, she didn’t have to drive at full speed now; otherwise, she was genuinely worried whether she could still hold onto it.

"That’s great. I’d love to be in a plane, too." Persica lay on the back seat, hugging MK23’s waist with both hands, looking exhausted. She was genuinely envious. If Griffin had a spaceship like Renault’s, then she wouldn’t have to run around like this.

Of course, to be honest, she didn’t have to run around with Kalina and Gentiane from the beginning. She could’ve stayed at 16Lab and continued her research work.

It’s just that... compared to sitting in the office at 16Lab as a researcher, she felt it was safer to be out in the field with Gentiane. Being alone at 16Lab didn’t feel safe at all.

Even if she still had the whole AR team, that wouldn't make a difference. Whether it was Paradeus, the military, or even Statesec, none of them could be handled by a tactical doll team.

At best, it could only delay her sudden demise for a while.

Like in the Sangvis Ferri General Factory, where a large group of Sangvis Ferri elite doll guards died mysteriously. She didn’t have the confidence to say that her AR team, which was just a group of dolls, could guarantee her safe escape.

"Well, it’s probably impossible. Just one command vehicle is troublesome enough. If there are flying vehicles..." Kalina could already imagine that the tasks after that would increase exponentially.

Logistics would be easy to manage, but dealing with inspections and reports from various departments would be the real challenge...

"Really... I don’t even have an ordinary helicopter now..." Persica muttered, still dissatisfied.

Kalina didn’t plan to argue this time. How could she compare? If the great Persica had stayed at 16Lab and followed protocol, she would have everything she wanted, not to mention the special plane. Whether it was test equipment or various materials, she’d have it all.

But now that you’ve run out and are acting with Gentiane, it’s naturally different. It’s a blessing that they didn’t send someone to bring you back.

However, Kalina was also curious about why Persica had taken the initiative to leave the laboratory. “By the way, Persica, why did you choose to act with Gentiane before? Isn’t it better to stay in 16lab?”

“No, it’s not safe. I’m worried I’ll end up dying from being shot in the back.”

“Uh...” Can we still chat? How can I continue asking if you say that?

Kalina understood why Persica didn’t want to reveal much, so she simply shrugged and gave up.

Just then, two figures with flames bursting from their back thrusters suddenly zoomed past on both sides of the car.

Obviously, AR15 and UMP9 didn’t intend to waste too much ammunition on the military Hydras.

This was probably the difference between acting on their own and going on a mission. Although Renault wouldn’t charge them for ammunition, once their bullets were gone, there would be no backup.


Well, for now.

There might be some Paradeus combat units to deal with later, so AR15 thought it was better to use their ammunition sparingly.

If they really run out of ammunition and food... she wouldn’t hold back for the sake of face, but things would get messy, and she’d feel a little guilty. After all, free support was already a very bold request. If it wasn’t done in the end, and Renault had to send someone to clean up the mess...

“Wow! This speed!?”

Glancing at the two figures that flashed by, Persica sat up straight, squinting her eyes to look at the Reaper suits on AR15 and UMP9, or more precisely, the thrusters behind them that were spewing flames.

The flames weren’t large, but judging by the intensity, it looked like a rocket propeller. However, a chemical fuel propeller couldn’t last that long. This must have used some technology Persica hadn’t seen before!

Previously, these two sets of equipment flashed past her view. This was the first time they were in her field of vision like this. Thinking of this, Persica immediately took out her tablet and filmed AR15.

As if noticing Persica filming her, UMP9 boldly turned around, tilted her body, and let herself continue to fly forward. She raised her hands and made two V signs to Persica.

But that was all. Being cool had its price.

Within three seconds, UMP9 screamed, “Ah! Hot, hot, hot!”

“Puff! Hahaha!”

Hearing UMP9’s scream, the doll in the co-pilot seat and MK23 couldn’t hold back their laughter, and even Kalina couldn’t help but laugh.

Without the military team chasing them, Kalina didn’t have to keep going in circles to find a way. With AR15 and UMP9 leading the way, they quickly reunited with Gentiane and the others.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Gentiane saw Kalina, the remaining dolls, and the HOC.

“Have you always been this fast? Didn’t you meet Paradeus on your way here?”

Looking at the T-dolls in the car, which were mostly intact except for a few scratches, Gentiane asked in disbelief.

You see, even though they rushed over from underground, the dummy dolls were exhausted along the way. It was already quite difficult to keep the number of doll bodies unchanged. But looking at Kalina and the others, they seemed to be doing much better. Was it really that safe to travel on the ground?

“Well, thanks to the military Hydras that were chasing us before. Those guys fought Paradeus. Otherwise, you probably wouldn’t be seeing us all in one piece now,” Persica said, spreading her hands.

“Well, after that, we were chased by those Hydras and circled around the city. Fortunately, AR15 and the others came to help.”

Otherwise, Gentiane thought, she wouldn’t just see them now; she’d also see the Hydra army following behind.

“By the way, where’s SOP2? I remember she was flying a Viking fighter toward this side earlier?” AR15 looked around but didn’t see the familiar Viking fighter.

“She’s just behind this building, talking with M4.” Gentiane raised her hand and pointed behind her.

“Why do you seem so calm?”


Seeing Gentiane’s relaxed expression, Persica was a little surprised. After all, their current situation wasn’t great, but Gentiane seemed to be at ease, as if she wasn’t worried about their future situation.

“Huh, what’s there to worry about? That crappy agent finally got what was coming to him. I can’t say he got it exactly, but Ms. Ulrich is just planning to ask Renault for help.”

“Ah, I understand.” Hearing this, Persica’s face brightened, and she felt a lot more relaxed.

“If we had known this, we should’ve just gone to Renault directly. There was no need to mess around here.” After all the hard work, they still couldn’t compare to Renault. Kalina said, feeling a little resentful.

After all, if Paradeus hadn’t interfered, they would’ve still been able to complete the job.

It’s a pity that there are no “ifs” in this world. If K had been more honest and generous from the start, maybe this meeting would have ended successfully under Renault’s protection.


... 

“Angelia, did you hear that? Their goal?”

“Ah, I heard it.”


Listening to the encrypted communication channel, Angelia gritted her teeth and forced herself to look away from the people rushing into the quarantine wall.

The ins and outs of this incident were already clear.


In order to capture Chairman Ulrich, Paradeus had deliberately incited the city defense army—already discontented with the local authorities—to revolt, leaving the remaining city defense army unable to manage other matters.

As for the purpose of capturing Ulrich, it was to obtain the key to the door of a research facility sealed by the Relics Bureau from Statesec.

The things inside... as expected, they were closely related to the technology used by the previous Sangvis Ferri Mastermind and M4. This was probably the reason why Paradeus didn’t prioritize capturing M4.

So now it was time to choose...

Should she stay here and help the remaining city defense forces control the situation, or should she go directly to the research facility sealed by the Relics Bureau to stop Paradeus?

“Ange?” AK12 tilted her head, waiting for Angelia to make a decision.

“Hiss—let’s go.”


Taking a deep breath, Angelia turned around, but as she took a step, she took out her cell phone. Although she was now penniless, she wasn’t completely broke...

Isn’t it just credit?


Dignity ? Can it be eaten? No!

Just as Angelia was about to shamelessly use all her tricks to persuade Renault to buy on credit and extend the repayment time, Renault’s phone was unreachable...

“Busy?”


Her eyes twitched. Busy lines don’t happen on today’s communicators. They only happen on mobile phones from decades ago...

Hearing this, RPK16, who had been standing next to her with a smile, raised an eyebrow, took out her mobile phone, and called Renate without waiting for Angelia to say anything.

Instead of waiting patiently, it was better to call Renate directly and ask what caused Renault’s phone to be busy.

“Hello? Humph, that’s strange. I thought you would never call your other self again.”

“Yeah, that’s what I planned at first, but reality doesn’t allow it. You guys...”

“Okay, stop beating around the bush. Just do what you need to do, and don’t think about anything else.”

As soon as the voice fell, the phone was hung up. RPK16 spread her hands toward Angelia.

“That’s it.”