Warhammer: The Time Traveler

Chapter 222 Destruction of Arasaka Beach (Tenth Update)
Araka Beach is the largest and most comprehensive logistics and transportation center of the Araka Corporation in Night City.

It occupies a large area of ​​the bay and has deep-water piers, large automated warehouses, cargo sorting centers, vehicle dispatch yards, and fortified defenses.

This place is not only the main gateway for Arasaka supplies to enter Night City, but also a key node for controlling trade on the west coast.

On weekdays, cargo ships shuttle back and forth here, and vehicles come and go in an endless stream, making it one of the busiest areas in the entire Night City.

At this moment, the piercing alarm had already resounded throughout the entire seaside area.

All non-combatants have been evacuated, and the remaining Arasaka garrison has formed its last line of defense, relying on pre-built defensive positions, the sturdy walls of the warehouse, and the cranes on the dock.

Tanks were hidden behind containers, power armor occupied the high ground, and infantrymen were hiding behind sandbag bunkers, nervously gripping their weapons.

They saw the steel formation, seemingly emerging from hell, slowly making its way into the outer perimeter of the seaside area, its shadows lengthened by the setting sun.

Ignis's optical lens calmly scanned the defense system ahead.

The data stream was rapidly analyzed in her processing core, identifying the nodes with the strongest energy responses—command centers, energy supply stations, air defense missile arrays, and several heavy firepower points.

"Priority target locked." Her voice crackled through the internal channel. "Disintegrate the defensive structure, destroy the storage facilities, and purify all resistance units."

The Guards formation changed its formation for the first time the moment it entered the enemy's direct fire range.

They dispersed from the tight wedge shape, forming an arc-shaped battle line that was more conducive to exerting firepower, but the distance between them remained within the effective connection range of the resonant shield.

The Arasaka garrison opened fire.

Tank cannons, heavy machine guns, rockets, power armor's rotary machine guns... all weapons simultaneously spewed fire, and a dense rain of bullets crashed down on the pale gold shield like a storm.

The shield surface erupted with continuous energy ripples once again, its light flickering, yet it still stood stubbornly.

At the same time, the Imperial Guard's counterattack began.

This time, they were no longer limited to a single arc salvo. Ignis assigned strike missions based on the characteristics of the targets.

Several heavy guards pointed their spears at the distant anti-aircraft missile sites and fixed artillery positions, and thick arcs of electricity spanned hundreds of meters, accurately hitting those facilities.

The missile launcher twisted and exploded in a flash of light, and the gun emplacement was melted into molten iron.

Meanwhile, the remaining heavy guards shifted their focus to the Arasaka armored units and power armor exposed within their firing range.

The deadly arc of electricity was like an invisible yet precise whip. With each sharp strike, an Aragaki war machine would inevitably disintegrate in the blinding flash of light, turning into charred and twisted scrap metal.

At the center of the line, Ignis had already aimed her spear at the massive automated warehouse complex that symbolized the material foundation of Arasaka.

The energy core at the tip of her spear emitted an unprecedentedly sharp buzzing sound, as destructive energy was compressed to its extreme.

Then, a super arc of electricity, far exceeding the norm and solid as liquid metal, surged out, like a giant blue python breaking free of its restraints, and struck a massive warehouse full of supplies with unstoppable force.

The anticipated violent explosion did not occur; instead, a more horrific scene of annihilation unfolded.

Under the extreme heat of the moment, the metal exterior walls of the warehouse melted and vaporized as if exposed to the surface of a star; the mountains of goods inside did not even have time to burn before they carbonized and ionized in the terrifying heat wave, until they turned into basic particles.

The massive building structure lost its support within seconds and collapsed with a roar, leaving behind only a pile of molten material still flowing and engulfed in flames. The towering pillar of fire and thick smoke announced the complete end of its existence. This devastating blow was like the sounding of the final assault.

The remaining heavy guards then unleashed their firepower on the storage facilities that represented Arasaka's wealth and lifeline.

Countless electric arcs crisscrossed the warehouse area, igniting, melting through, and disintegrating buildings.

The fuel, chemicals, or ammunition stored inside were detonated one after another, creating a continuous series of explosions that further exacerbated the catastrophe.

The dock area also could not escape its fate of destruction.

The Arasaka cargo ship, docked at its berth, was precisely struck by an electric arc. Its sturdy hull was easily torn apart, and it was quickly engulfed in flames, slowly sinking into the murky sea with a reluctant tilt.

The towering gantry crane emitted a piercing metallic groan as it was entangled and corroded by electric light, eventually twisting, breaking, and crashing into the sea, creating a huge column of turbid water.

Faced with such an absolute disparity in strength, the Arakasaka garrison's will to resist quickly crumbled.

Their attack was like an ant trying to shake a tree, and every counterattack by the Imperial Guard brought utter destruction.

The surviving soldiers lost all fighting spirit and abandoned their weapons, fleeing the position.

However, the Imperial Guard strictly followed the order to "eliminate all hostile targets." Any figure attempting to attack or escape would be precisely located by the merciless arc of electricity and turned into yet another charred wreck on the ground.

This systematic destruction operation lasted less than thirty minutes from start to finish.

When the last main warehouse collapsed in the flames, when the last Arasaka tank that was still putting up a fight had its turret melted through, and when no intact facilities could be found on the dock, the entire Arasaka beachfront had been completely reduced to ruins dominated by fire and thick smoke.

The air was thick with the pungent smell of ozone, the stench of molten polymers, the strange odor of burning goods, and the horribly sweet and pungent smell of charred flesh, all mixed together to create a nauseating, end-of-days atmosphere.

Ignis stood in the center of the ruins, looking around at their masterpiece.

Her sensors confirmed that there were no longer any effective hostile energy signals in the area, and all major targets had been physically destroyed.

"Mission accomplished. Target 'Arakasa Beach' has lost its basic functions and strategic value." She reported to Chen Yu via data link, her voice as steady as ever, without the slightest fluctuation after completing the destruction mission.

Inside the workshop, Chen Yu received the final battlefield assessment data and real-time video feed transmitted by Ignis. Looking at the logistics center engulfed in flames, his processing core calmly updated the mission status.

"Confirmed. 'Phase clearing' of the mission is complete. Guards units, return to the perimeter of the abandoned town to establish a defensive position and await further instructions."

Destroying Arasaka Beach was just one step in his path to completely solving the problem.

It clearly demonstrated to Arasaka, and to all the forces in this world, the level of power he possessed, and his unquestionable style of action.

Now, he needs to focus his main computing power on the next, and final, task—setting up a large portal to welcome the knights of the Nearl family.

That will be the time to deliver the final judgment on Arasaka, and indeed on this distorted era of the company.

Led by Ignis, the Royal Guard phalanx turned and left the still-burning ruins, silently returning along the path they had come from.

Only the towering flames and the completely paralyzed Arasaka Lifeline Node behind them silently recounted what had just happened.

(End of this chapter)