There is no truth in flesh and blood, only rebellion;
Flesh has no strength, only fragility;
There is no permanence in flesh and blood, only decay;
There is no true faith in flesh and blood, only death -
This was once part of the battle prayer of the Cybertronica Omnic Legion. Many times, people compared them with the Iron Man who caused a catastrophic disaster and almost drove mankind to extinction, but the sages of the Legion claimed that, They are fundamentally different from those cursed AIs.
The most significant difference is the logical circuit that governs mechanical behavior. The Mechanicus calls it the Cybernetic Cortex, while outsiders who don't know the inside story are more likely to call it "biological wetware."
This utterly magical device is a marvel of Mechanicum craftsmanship, containing a logic control center and the active machine soul of a battle droid.
It's made up of an artificial "brain" of some sort, an armored box containing a complex mass of bioplastic material, and a few neural-like gray tendrils.
These tendrils extend from the box and into the mechanical body, activating its strange artificial life.
The capabilities of this device far exceed that of a simple calculator. It is neither a real living creature nor has the intelligence of the terrifying and inhuman "silicon telepaths" it once feared.
Rather, it is closer to a set of primitive warlike instincts.
What drives these is not self-awareness and rationality, but a program structure composed of coded behaviors, with the ability to issue strict and simple instructions.
What emerges from this is a powerful weapon that is self-propelled, a machine predator that actively and instinctively pursues and annihilates enemies, and a machine that possesses a certain degree of tactical judgment and self-protection awareness that far exceeds that of a machine. A weapon within the reach of the servants, but without the risk of rebellion and the development of treacherous intelligence.
At least, that's what the Cybertronica Legion claims.
However, the Cybertronica Legion is just a general term. In fact, different groups have different compositions of combat robots.
For example, what appeared in front of Soshyan and others was a group consisting mainly of castle-level combat robots.
The Citadel class is the most common type of Citadel-type combat robots that are widely in service. It can still be mass-produced on Mars. It is a conventional combat unit developed during the Great Crusade based on its ancient ancestors.
Compared with other models, the Castle-class is a huge humanoid machine, three times as tall as a human being. Therefore, it is mainly used in siege operations and frontal advancement.
The machine spirits they possess are notorious for their aggressiveness, but they also enjoy an enviable reputation on the battlefield.
The Citadel-class armored endoskeleton is safe and effective when faced with small-arms fire, and is very tough when faced with a certain degree of damage. This is all due to its design that emphasizes durability and the fact that it is equipped with Astartes. Atomic shield technology used in the Legion's Contemptor-class Dreadnoughts.
But similarly, it also sacrifices a certain amount of speed and flexibility, so it needs to be dropped into the battlefield in batches to form a line of advancement before it can be fully effective.
The Cybertronic Legion currently stationed on Mars still has a large number of castle-level mechs. These standard models are equipped with a mixture of bolters and heavy bolt weapons, and have the ability to release terrifying firepower while advancing.
What Soshyan encountered was the replacement of heavy explosive bombs with high-energy laser launchers.
This allows them to better weave a web of death's light when facing fast targets, shrouding the target in it.
Therefore, the current situation is that after expelling those human-skin spiders, these combat robots still stay in place, and the red dots emitted by various scanning devices continue to swing around the bunker where Soshyan and others are hiding.
The few of them seemed to be surrounded by these deadly killing machines.
"Why is there a Cybertronic Legion here? It looks like at least one large group."
Each brigade of the Cybertronica Legion is divided into 100 squads, and each squad consists of 4-5 robots.
If Thor's statement is correct, then there are at least 400 castle-level battle robots near them.
It doesn't sound like good news.
"Could it be——"
Looking at these robots, Soshyan's heart moved and he felt like taking out the locator given to him by Brother Said.
Sure enough, the flashing bright spots above had completely coincided with them, and the locator also made a strange buzzing sound.
In an instant, all the combat robots were facing Soshyan's direction, and at the same time, the dangerous red spots on their heads also turned green.
Generally speaking, although combat robots have certain autonomous capabilities, they still need data craftsmen to finalize orders on the battlefield. However, if the data craftsmen do not issue new instructions or unfortunately die, then the combat robots will follow their own logic. Following the last command received, he continued to act until he was completely unable to move.
The changes in the behavior patterns of these combat robots undoubtedly tell everyone a fact.
These were the gifts that Brother Seid was referring to.
"Chapter Commander——"
Seeing Soshyan walking out from behind the bunker, Armin screamed in worry, but after seeing that the robots did not attack, he also walked out.
The combat robots stood quietly, like respectful servants. Soshyan approached one of them and saw a series of numbers on its chest.
【YT-0114】
"The letter in front of it represents the group it belongs to."
Thor also walked up to the battle robot. He first glanced at the robot's head, and then turned and looked back.
"This model is slightly different than the one used by the previous legion. It seems that the energy system has been changed."
"The energy system has been treated with energy storage."
A cold voice suddenly sounded, and the Space Marines drew their weapons and pointed at the darkness where the voice came from.
Amidst the friction of mechanical transmission, a metal structure about the size of a space warrior appeared.
Its entire body is made of shiny silver metal, its waist is very slender compared to its upper and lower torso, and its arms, which are composed of a large number of pistons and gears, reach to the knees of its legs.
Its legs are not normal human structures, but recurved joints close to those of birds. Its chest is the gear and skull symbol of the Mechanicum, and thick metal plates protect key parts, including the neck.
The heads of these machines seem to be placed directly on the torso, but the most unique thing is that the front of its oval head is as smooth and clean as a mirror. Soshyan can even see himself on the other person's face. appearance.
It gave him a weird feeling.
Behind it, the jet device can be vaguely seen.
It seemed to be unarmed, and it just came to the crowd "empty-handed".
"Telex type half-human combat assault trooper!?"
In the end, the well-informed Thor recognized the model of the machine.
