In the chaotic streets, tens of thousands of people were being guided by the police and MNU mercenaries to seek refuge in safe places. Their extreme fear made them dare not even look up at the shrimp-man mothership in the sky that was blocking the sun.
In order to make enough space for the armored convoy of the army going upstream, many civilians who were fleeing in their cars were directly pulled out of their cars by the mercenaries and thrown to both sides of the road together with their vehicles. Only then did the road gradually become empty. Enough to pass the largest tanks and armored vehicles.
During this process, many businessmen and officials who relied on their status refused to get out of the car. The panic expressions on their faces seemed to say that without the limousine, they would not be able to escape safely.
However, soldiers who have entered a state of war can still manage these red tapes that need to be strictly observed in daily life. To deal with this guy who is still living in a dream, they directly use the butt of their rifle to smash the car window and forcibly turn off the opponent's vehicle. Those who are willing to get out of the car can do so on their own, while those who are still unwilling to obey the command can be pushed aside with forklifts and vehicles to avoid affecting the flow of people.
A mercenary who leaned half of his body out of the tank couldn't help laughing when he saw this situation. After patting the strong armor on the outside of the turret with his hand, he held up his helmet and ordered in the team channel: "Time is running out. I saw it on the way. There is no need to avoid abandoned vehicles, just run over them if you are confident in your driving skills!"
As soon as the commander finished speaking, the tank he was in used its tracks to crush a high-end car that they usually didn't dare to touch into a thin layer of iron. The MNU mercenaries in the entire convoy couldn't help but clap their hands. Compliment it, enjoy it.
However, what made them a little confused was that at some point, several heavy-duty trucks with the MNU blue shield logo quietly followed the convoy.
Moreover, the large metal boxes carried on these trucks are of staggering size, both in height and width, much larger than common containers, so that each of these heavy-duty trucks with dozens of wheels can only hold two such boxes. One wonders what exactly is stored inside.
After confirming the identity of the truck as a friendly force through the friend-or-foe identification code issued by his superiors, the commander in charge of the armored convoy no longer hesitated and accelerated with them, driving into MNU's urban area in a manner that could be called a rampage. The largest air defense position.
Seeing the arrival of additional reinforcements, the frowning brows of the commander-in-chief, Major Hector Maxim, Colonel Cooper's most loyal deputy, who was waiting for the authorization to fire in the military tent, relaxed slightly. But just like the mercenaries in the previous convoy, the major also took a keen interest in the cargo carried by the heavy trucks.
"Headquarters didn't mention to me that new advanced equipment will arrive? Could it be the European guy's secret weapon?"
Just when Major Maxim was about to order someone to open the cargo box on the truck, the huge metal box, which was five meters high and ten meters wide, actually entered the opening stage on its own. In front of the slowly rising curtain, dozens of mercenaries surrounding the truck raised their heads expectantly, wanting to take a sneak peek at the new weapons sent from the headquarters.
Without waiting for the commander to give an order, a mercenary who couldn't bear his curiosity simply walked forward, stuck his head into the crack of the door that was just half a person's height, and started scanning with his flashlight.
A moment later, he took two steps back as if he had been frightened. He sat down on the ground and trembled. When asked by his companions, he hesitated and couldn't say a coherent sentence.
Grabbing his companion who wanted to step forward, the mercenary who was helped to his feet shouted loudly: "Don't get close to these boxes! There's something wrong inside!!"
Unfortunately, his reminder came too late.
Perhaps sensing that his existence had been exposed, the mysterious item in the box emitted a piercing siren, and the invisible sound wave attack instantly destroyed the hearing systems of all creatures within a few hundred meters.
All the soldiers in the position, without exception, covered their ears with blood that seemed to be flowing out. They knelt on the ground in pain and opened their mouths wide, trying to dispel the terrible scream that seemed to be stirring back and forth in their minds.
However, in the face of highly penetrating sonic weapons, not to mention a few thin layers of tents and steel plates, even birds in the sky are no longer safe. After being affected by the sound waves coming from the ground, they all rolled their eyes and fell from the air with their tongues hanging out. There was a hint of splendor in the weirdness.
But this is just an appetizer prepared by the mysterious items for the mercenaries, and the real highlight is still far behind.
When the door curtain was accelerated to the highest position, a quadruped robot that adopted morphological bionics, so the main body was extremely technologically beautiful, and was covered with gray and black alloy armor, took its first step in the world of District 9. .
When its tall shadow obscured all humans around the truck, as the missile launch systems distributed on both sides of the weapon platform locked onto the target, more than a dozen bees equipped with intelligent guidance sub-warheads were launched in just a few seconds. A group of missiles rushed out of the launch bay, trailing bright yellow tail flames and falling one after another on MNU's carefully arranged air defense positions, using explosions and flames to crazily trample mankind's last hope.
While these four-legged robots were firing missiles non-stop, destroying targets, a tank hidden in the corner of the camp quietly turned its turret until the barrel was pointed at one of them.
Even though the crew in the tank had already lost their hearing due to the sonic attack, and the severe pain all over their bodies made them almost unable to stand upright, they would never miss at this distance that was comparable to a cannon fighting a bayonet.
"Armor-piercing ammunition reloading!"
Although he knew that no one could hear him, the gunner still shouted out of habit: "Target locked! Fire!"
The next second, the shell collided with the shield, sparking brilliantly, and the tank also paid the price for its recklessness - the four-legged robot that was sneak-attacked rotated the weapon platform from the waist up half a circle in two seconds. Cyan-blue electricity emerged from the muzzle of a 120 mm caliber electromagnetic rail gun in the center of the platform.
"boom!"
The fireball of the explosion was fleeting, and after the thick smoke dissipated, there was no doubt that the technology in the world of District 9 did not support this tank in resisting direct fire from the electromagnetic railgun.
On the tank turret that flew high due to the explosion and then landed on the ground, a shockingly large hole appeared outside the composite armor equivalent to one meter of homogeneous steel. Through the large hole, the inner wall of the turret that was burned to black was vaguely visible. .
After casually scanning the status of the wreckage, the quadruped robot put away the stunning red light emitted from around the gun barrel, stepped out its four thick and powerful steel limbs, and continued to carry out operations in the air defense position that had turned into a sea of fire. Annihilation missions issued by the computer.
And such a scene like hell on earth is being staged in various MNU positions in Johannesburg. No one knows where these powerful four-legged robots come from. Under the ruthless crushing of the Man of Steel, most of the weapons that could directly threaten the shrimp-man mothership were eventually paralyzed.
Their bodies weighing tens of tons store unimaginable firepower and ammunition. Two swarm missile launch systems and an electromagnetic rail gun are just the tip of the iceberg. The energy supply system with the fusion reactor as the energy center is the only one. The more valuable part.
Considering its huge weight and size, I am afraid that only combat robots that adopt the most advanced power system can install super-heavy armor plates made of shipbuilding-grade alloy on the outside without any impact, and at the same time integrate shields and weapon systems. The output of the weapon is both at full capacity, and the astonishing energy contained in the body is swayed wantonly towards the enemy.
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Yang Tianyi, who was watching the battle in real time via satellite, saw this and nodded with satisfaction. He had a rough assessment of the combat effectiveness of the 'Manta' combat robot recently developed by the Scientific Research Department.
"The destroyers hovering in orbit landed in batches, preparing to recover the group's assets."
Seeing that the threat from the mothership had been almost eliminated by the 'Manta Ray Team', and the remaining problems could be solved by other ground forces, he issued an order for all personnel to evacuate in time. After all, the 'Manta Ray' robot was expensive to build. , each one is worth hundreds of ordinary z1 robots.
Including research funds and other incidental costs, the cost of the dozens of manta ray robots deployed by the group on the earth at this time is almost as much as half of a Javelin-class frigate. Therefore, they certainly cannot be thrown away after use like ordinary equipment. The group also Not rich to that extent.
Standing in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window of the office, Yang Tianyi put his hands behind his back and stared at the starry sky outside the window, lost in thought.
The "Manta Ray" may seem powerful, but in the final analysis it is just a battlefield support robot. Just as modern warfare cannot rely solely on tanks, the role of the "Manta Ray" robot in the group's army is more of a defense against vulnerability on battlefields with intense firefights. The soldiers attract heavy firepower from the enemy while providing a platform with stable output of firepower.
It is worth noting that the development of the "Manta Ray" and its derivatives was not done independently by the Scientific Research Department, but was the result of the joint efforts of scientists from the People's Federation and the Group's scientists.
If you want to say which party has greater credit, Yang Tianyi believes that the People's Federation can account for 60% with the large amount of actual combat data they collected from the Tianxi Star battlefield.
This is also thanks to the fact that he has reached a close cooperative relationship with the Human Federation early on, otherwise it would be impossible for the other party to take the initiative to share these precious actual combat data with the group.
In addition, the "Star Federation Advanced Science Laboratory" established by both parties on Fenhabenis, referred to as the Star Federation Collaborative Laboratory, also contributed a lot to the research and development of the "Manta Ray", and can even be said to have led the development of the group's new generation of large combat robots. R&D.
In view of the fact that large bipedal humanoid robots are increasingly unsuitable for the combat needs of the group's army, the research and development process of multi-legged robots began less than half a year after the group was established. However, due to the lack of researchers with sufficient talent and ability in the scientific research department, the development of multi-legged robots once stalled.
But this situation improved immediately after Yang Tianyi signed a cooperation treaty with the People's Federation. In the Starlink laboratory, in most cases the People's Federation scientists play the role of teachers, carefully teaching the group's scientific research team as students.
In addition to their most proficient industrial technologies, the engineering achievements of the People's Federation scientists are far beyond those of the Group. What's even more commendable is that the technological gap between the two sides has almost formed a generation gap, which has caused many people's scientists to lower themselves and start from the most basic theory.
After all, in the view of those pragmatic People's Federation scientists, only by teaching basic knowledge can subsequent communication be smooth.
During the year-long cooperation, the scientific research team sent by the People's Federation to participate in the cooperation may not be able to teach the group everything, but they are definitely qualified teachers. Because they have not only filled in a lot of basic knowledge gaps for the group's scientists, but also are willing to communicate with students about many technologies that are considered advanced within the People's Federation, instead of blindly hiding their secrets.
It is precisely because of the close cooperation between the two parties that I was able to see the wonderful performance of the "Manta Ray" robot today. This is beyond doubt.
It is still unclear whether the relationship between the Group and the People's Federation will be as close as it is now in the future, but Yang Tianyi knows what "reciprocating love in return" means. To this end, he also asked the Engineering Department to provide the People's League with a large amount of war supplies and equipment for free, which suppressed some dissatisfied voices within the People's League and no longer questioned whether the group had ulterior motives.
Staring at the twinkling stars dotted on the dark curtain outside the window, Yang Tianyi sighed and no longer thought about what kind of relationship the group should maintain with the People's Federation in the future.
For him, this is not a question that can be answered in the short term. It is better to take it step by step.
As long as Lieutenant General Anya is willing to continue to serve as a bridge of communication between the group and the People's Federation, and the latter does not use the group as a war tool to get whatever it wants, then the group will not betray its mentor and friend.
After figuring this out, Yang Tianyi felt much better and began to focus on another invisible battlefield - the showdown between the Star Hub and the Arasaka hackers in the data world.
This battle may not be as spectacular as in the real world, but it is more dangerous. If Xingshu is at a disadvantage or even defeated in the confrontation, the advantages accumulated by the group based on advanced technology will also be lost.
However, in order to increase his own chances of winning, Yang Tianyi did not have no plans.
I saw him putting his hand on the side of the desk, which requires genetic verification to open the code lock. After connecting to the top-secret communication channel with Haaland, Garneau and others, a rare tone appeared in what should have been a decisive tone. There was a hint of hesitation.
If he hadn't been prepared to face the impact of the failure of the plan, no one would have had the courage to issue such an order that might put three worlds and tens of billions of humans into catastrophe.
"As the chairman of the group, I issued an order to unlock the backup computing arrays in the Elysian Space World, the Star World, and the King of War World to provide sufficient data flow and computing power for the Star Hub."
"The backup artificial intelligence 'Beidou' is online immediately and is ready to cut off the computing power sent to the star hub at any time. The explosion team is in place to check whether the nuclear devices under the intelligent center and computing array can detonate normally."
Looking at the senior executives of the group who also looked solemn in the holographic projection, Yang Tianyi moved his lips slightly, and his tone returned to his previous calmness.
"Gentlemen, it's time to calculate your fate."
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