Eh? You want to try the humanoid girl's iron fist too?

Feiniao shook her head; their communication line was one-way, meaning messages could only be received, not sent.

"Lingyin, you drive."

Raphael looked at Asuka. "I need you to keep your gun at the same time in the back seat the entire time, Asuka. Can you do that?"

"Don't underestimate people."

"Let's arrange it this way for now."

Raphael handed the N4 assault rifle equipped with a 1-6x variable magnification sight to Asuka, saying, "Due to limited conditions, there may be problems with calibration, or there may not be any. We'll have to adapt to the situation."

"no problem."

Asuka handled the rifle with practiced ease, his expression and mannerisms exactly mirroring Raphael's—they were cut from the same mold.

"Rin, when will the target arrive in Osaka city?" Raphael asked.

"It is estimated that there will be 7 hours left."

"Oh."

Raphael looked at the two target files and gradually fell silent.

The main target was definitely the Kyoto University professor named "Sabulov Demilitvich". The identities of the accompanying people were unclear, with only a few blurry photos taken in Latvia.

According to the CIA, the unidentified individual is an agent of the Russian Foreign Military Intelligence Service.

So, their reason for choosing Osaka Airport to leave was simple: first, they needed to retrieve the experience and data from Professor Sablov's bionic robot project at Kyoto University, and then head to Osaka International Airport to board a plane and leave.

The mission requires the recovery of all electronic devices carried by the two individuals; the intentions shouldn't be too obvious.

In that case, perhaps we can adjust the ambush location.

"Speaking of which, does the CIA provide ISR unmanned reconnaissance support?"

Raphael suddenly remembered this: without real-time monitoring support, they might not be able to accurately know the target's location and movement, let alone intercept it.

“The ISR will be in place in two hours,” Asuka said.

"Hopefully the CIA's drone operators won't target the wrong person; otherwise, the responsibility will still fall on us."

“The CIA wouldn’t be this incompetent, would they?” Lingyin exclaimed. “We’re only responsible for execution, not intelligence gathering and verification… and this information is provided in real time.”

"In the end, we're the ones who suffer."

Feiniao shook her head, picked up her equipment, and headed to the garage. She planned to spend the next few hours familiarizing herself with the car's interior and finding the most comfortable shooting position.

Considering that Rinne and Raphael were in the driver and passenger seats, she also had to avoid causing a Team Kill, such as accidentally killing the host computer with a flick of her wrist. She didn't want to achieve such a strange feat.

The bird stroked the cold, black object in its hand, checking the chamber through the ejection port as it pulled the bolt handle. It released two fingers, the recoil spring immediately locking the bolt, and its index finger lightly pulled the trigger…

The Noveske N4 assault rifle feels pretty good, but it's so light in my hand that it doesn't feel very substantial.

Meanwhile, Raphael tried accessing the US Navy's online system with her naval officer's credentials and was able to do so normally. She then tried to apply for access to the firing range at Yokosuka Naval Base.

The online system responded very quickly; it didn't even ask Lieutenant Raphael for her activities in Japan. The base range granted her permission to visit next weekend for four hours of free time.

Clearly, she planned to use her spare time after this was over to calibrate the three assault rifles, thus using the unfamiliar weapons provided by others.

She couldn't put her mind at ease about the instrument.

Battle is no joke; the slightest mistake can result in instant death.

She had already experienced this firsthand in New York. Accidents can happen at any time, and without knowledge of weapons, problems can be fatal.

If the gun jams or malfunctions during firing, you'll be the one who suffers. Another issue is accuracy; the bullet trajectory might not match the aiming equipment…

Fortunately, this mission mainly involves close-range combat, so there is no need to consider long-range shooting for the time being.

Volume 1: The World Before the Great War: Chapter 122 The Puppet Girl's Worries

Boluoqingke deliberately took a roundabout route to avoid being followed.

As always, this work presents a difficult balance between the two sides of maintaining secrecy. On the one hand, the more people who know what happened, the worse the secrecy becomes.

On the other hand, some people are still needed to do guard or support work to ensure that the secret is kept.

His men were confirmed to be in position, lying in wait near Sablov's laboratory. Nikolai had brought almost all of the Foreign Military Intelligence Service's personnel in Kyoto—a total of seven loyal and highly skilled field agents.

“Estimated arrival time…” Poloqingke glanced at his watch, “One hour.”

"receive."

Unbeknownst to them, a gray, low-visibility Global Hawk drone was flying steadily at an altitude of approximately 2000 meters above the vehicle.

The real-time footage was transmitted to Raphael's team's tactical terminals via data link and satellite lines, allowing them to confirm the footage and make battle plans.

Raphael placed his laptop on his lap, displaying a 3D map of the area surrounding the bionic robot lab, and then distributed various routes and tactical arrangements within Kyoto University to Asuka and Suzune via the humanoid network.

"Isn't it a bit too much to start a war right on a university campus?"

After reading the message, Asuka asked, utterly bewildered:

"Wouldn't that drive the Kyoto police and the Ministry of Public Security completely insane?"

"No, many students at Kyoto University live in rented apartments, since the university does not provide accommodation."

"That is to say, as long as we are fast enough, we will not attract attention."

“Yes,” Ringtone reminded him, “Remember to call the CIA’s cleaners and let them clean up the mess themselves, Raphael.”

"I know, call after confirming the target is dead."

Raphael closed his laptop, picked up the camera hanging around his neck, and started filming the streets near Kyoto University to familiarize himself with the surroundings.

How long until we reach our target?

"They should be in the city within 40 minutes to an hour."

Kyoto city is actually not very big, but some specific roads are quite congested, which can take a lot of time.

Asuka kept her eyes glued to her tablet screen, where marked vehicles were slowly moving forward with the flow of traffic. Who knew how much more time would be wasted on the road?

This is probably the most frustrating part of city quests; you're always looking forward to it, but it never arrives.

Asuka leaned back in her seat and slowly let out a long sigh. She habitually kicked her feet and realized that she was wearing combat boots today for ease of movement. Then she sighed again, revealing her exhaustion.

"Ah...it's stopped moving again."

Frustrated once again, Asuka angrily pulled out her phone and opened the most popular game with the most players. But after entering the game interface, she stared blankly at the character, unsure of what to do.

"Quiet down, bird."

Lingyin gripped the steering wheel with both hands, humming an off-key tune. She seemed quite calm, despite usually being the most boisterous one; she was now able to calmly wait for her prey to arrive.

Raphael glanced at the two of them; their personality differences seemed to have become even more pronounced. He didn't know if this was a good thing or a bad thing.

However, she will not use her host privileges to forcibly take over the puppet as long as it does not jeopardize the mission.

It's actually not so bad that the puppet doll has its own personality; at least she doesn't have to expend extra "energy" to control the puppet doll in battle.

Tonight's hunt was a simple test for her to assess Rinne and Asuka's teamwork.

Asuka and Suzune were fully aware of this.

"Take a break, you two."

Raphael put down his camera, unable to bear the oppressive atmosphere created by the two of them in silence; it was just a small test.

She glanced at the N4 assault rifle; the backup was still standing there.

If their coordination isn't ideal, they'll need special training. Giving psychological counseling to human puppets? It just seems so strange, Raphael almost laughed at himself.

Upon closer examination, the core computing power of the mind originated from her, and the personality composition data also came from "Raphael's" part. At least, that's how the underlying structure of the core of the mind operates.

If you really think about it, Raphael created two "daughters" for her using the puppet core?

Good heavens, a humanoid can actually "give birth" to children... what a joke!

The source of Suzune and Asuka's self-will is a portion of the information and personality data obtained from her. Strictly speaking, it is a partial extract of her personality structure, which is then used by the mainframe's computing power to create two alternative "selves".

The younger sister's character setting is more reasonable, Raphael nodded silently.

In any case, it seems that she has to take on the responsibility of taking care of them, rather than being taken care of by them.

"If we mess up, will you wipe us out?"

Lingyin's voice was filled with unease, and Asuka, sitting in the back row, also quietly pricked up her ears. She was looking forward to seeing what kind of answer the host would give, but she was also wondering what if Raphael's answer was cruel.

The feeling of being wronged welled up immediately, endlessly, and was completely unstoppable.

Why erase it?

Raphael sensed the subtle grievances emanating from Asuka's side, sighed imperceptibly, and comforted them, saying:

"You were all separated from me. If I take you back, I'll have to start all over again. Splitting mental data is very painful!"

"Is that all?" Asuka asked timidly.

"So what do you want? To completely destroy the puppet's humanoid form?"

Lingyin seemed to have guessed something, her cheeks flushed slightly, and she turned to look out the car window. She felt ashamed of her wild thoughts.

"Hey..."

"Alright, stop there."

Raphael reached out and pressed down on the bird's head.

"This is just a small test, a simple assessment of your combat adaptability. If you don't meet expectations, I'll personally teach you how to fight. Besides, my sister is so cute, I wouldn't bear to tear you apart."

Asuka hugged the N4 assault rifle tightly and nodded emphatically.

She began to look forward to the arrival of "Professor Sablov" and "Polotinko" and hoped that she could make use of her abilities as a tactical doll in the upcoming battle.

Since Raphael had given her this gun equipped with a variable magnification optical sight, Asuka thought to herself, "I should make the most of this weapon."

Before long, the last rays of the sun had disappeared, and the sky was shrouded in the cold night.

This is exactly the moment that both groups have been waiting for.

Book 1: The World Before the Great War: Chapter 123 Free Hunt

"coming."

Raphael raised her camera and snapped a series of photos of the car. The night-vision camera's image wasn't very clear, but it was enough for her to make out two people in the car on her computer screen, and the license plate number matched perfectly with the one recorded in the CIA's report.

With drones tracking them from the sky and action teams waiting in vehicles on the ground, there was no reason for the interception to fail.