A Single Person's Infinite Wonderful Life

Shinonono Tsukasa didn't have much to pack, so she quickly packed her luggage, put on her IS armor in a special airtight room, and left the space station after the airtight room door opened.

The space station's optical cloaking would be compromised when the airtight valves were opened. Although this area would be difficult for major powers to detect, caution was always better than no mistake. After leaving the space station, the gates quickly closed, restoring the space station to perfect optical cloaking.

After leaving the space station, Shinonono Tsukasa began to descend. The armor she used was far more technologically advanced than the mass-produced armor of many major powers. When entering the atmosphere, it could float and slow down like a mayfly. Therefore, it would not rub against the air in the atmosphere quickly and would not leave a long tail flame, which reduced the possibility of being detected.

Of course, in this state, the optical camouflage system of the armor would consume a lot of electricity when activated. Even the armor she created for herself would have difficulty operating the optical camouflage system under such circumstances. Therefore, she still needed to be careful when entering the atmosphere.

Entering the atmosphere is a troublesome matter, so Shinononozuka mostly handed over control of the armor to AI. AI can free up human labor for this kind of tedious work, and Shinononozuka can also shift her attention to the surrounding environment in order to maintain maximum vigilance against potential external threats.

"Path selection, switch to semi-automatic mode, mayfly system activated, attitude control system activated, repeatedly confirm landing location, default location, prepare for atmospheric re-entry." The AI's mechanical voice rang in Shinonono Tsukasa's ears.

The original AI was relatively rigid and lacked the ability to cope with complex situations. However, after receiving support from Sophia's mystical knowledge, the AI, which combines the advantages of two different systems, is now able to provide considerable assistance to pilots in battle, and can even perform tasks such as taking over for pilots in a short period of time.

Meanwhile, Li Wei received permission from the academy's higher-ups to don a brand-new set of IS armor.

This suit of armor was specially manufactured for this mission. On the surface, the warehouse's designation for it is a large firepower platform outside the atmosphere, specifically used to clean up space debris in high orbits. In the future, when humanity begins space colonization, this type of armor will ensure that there is no space debris in the flight path.

In name only, the role of this large armored vehicle is very reasonable. What Li Wei needs to do is drive this behemoth into the space environment, clean up some unwanted space debris, and collect enough data for the academy's research department.

The IS armor itself has very strong power and an incredibly high thrust-to-weight ratio, allowing it to overcome gravity limitations on its own and directly enter space from the Earth's surface.

Even large armor, three times the size of conventional armor, can easily do this.

On the firing platform, Li Wei, clad in heavy armor, awaited the technicians' final inspection.

"Vector propulsion system clear!"

"Life support system approved!"

"Shield system approved!"

"Armored system cleared!"

After inspecting the armor and confirming it was intact, the staff promptly withdrew from the firing platform. At the same time, the various cables connected to the armor were automatically released, and the staff quickly removed the cables to ensure that they would not negatively affect the armor's firing.

"Scavenger type, test pilot Li Wei, ready to deploy," Li Wei said on the internal communication channel.

"Clear the airspace above, exit permitted. Test plan: You have the right to choose when to proceed. After completing the test, orbit the Earth three times to collect map data," Chifuyu Orimura said into the walkie-talkie in the command tower.

"Understood, go!" Li Wei said, and then activated the Scavenger Armor. The behemoth, three times its original size, possessed agility and immense thrust that did not match its size. The armor began to slowly ascend into the air, and as it climbed higher, its speed increased.

Soon, the armor gradually shrank in the eyes of the ground personnel, eventually disappearing as a tiny dot.

The line workers can rest now. The next busy ones are the personnel monitoring the aircraft's status and the command personnel inside the control tower.

Although Chifuyu Orimura had some doubts about being chosen as the commander, it was the academy's decision, and she wouldn't object.

Although Chifuyu Orimura was somewhat puzzled as to why such a large machine existed within the academy, she knew that the outside world was not peaceful, and it was inevitable for the academy to engage in some underhanded activities and develop its own high-end armor.

The IS armor is being upgraded at an alarming pace. If the academy doesn't maintain a technological advantage, it will be difficult to preserve its current position. This is her last refuge, and she naturally hopes that the academy can become stronger and free from external threats.

After taking off, Li Wei headed towards Shinononozuka. Due to the instructions of the academy's higher-ups, Li Wei had a great deal of autonomy in this practical experiment. He could freely choose the timing of various experiments, so he was very free after taking off. He could go wherever he wanted, as long as he didn't shoot down the satellites of other major powers.

Li Wei used a location-finding spell to update Shinonono Tsukasa's coordinates in real time. At the same time, the mass-produced cannon fodder puppet clones disguised as the Fallen Kingdom Machine Industry also began to approach Shinonono Tsukasa, adding some surprises to her journey to Earth.

At that moment, Shinonono suddenly heard the alarm from the radar. She instantly became alert and saw a beam of light in the corner of her eye.

In the space environment, the particle flow is extremely fast, and she had no time to react. It was the AI ​​that controlled the armor to deviate from its trajectory and dodge the attack.

The human body has its limits, and Shinonono Tsukasa's decision to fully utilize the AI ​​was precisely to cope with this situation. If she had been manually controlling the armor, she wouldn't have been able to dodge that attack.

Shinonono saw the radar alert: a dense array of hostile IS targets had appeared around her. Shinonono was shocked; she hadn't expected her heart to be exposed so easily, and that she would be attacked by such a large number of them.

Shinonono Tsukasa did not panic. She had left a backdoor in every IS core she sold. If she wanted, she could instantly paralyze any IS that was hostile to her. This was a core program written in the underlying framework of each IS core, and it was also a killer move she left to prevent various major powers from discarding her after she had served her purpose.

"They actually used IS to besiege me. It seems I've been underestimated..." Shinonono Tsukasa activated a special device inside her armor, intending to disable the attackers' armor here. However, to her horror, even though the special device was activated, the attackers' movements did not slow down at all, let alone become disabled.

Instantly, Shinobu broke out in a cold sweat.

Chapter 1. Operation Begins

It's normal for Shinonono Tsukasa to feel fear, since her special device is not working. There are roughly two possibilities, but either way, it's just worse than the other.

The first possibility is that someone has developed a device that can block her special equipment. This means that she can no longer control the life and death of all IS armored vehicles on the battlefield as before, and her technological advantage has been narrowed.

The second, and worst, scenario is that the core underlying framework has been deciphered, which is why she has lost absolute control over the other armors.

This was her greatest fear—not of retaliation or anything like that, but of humanity completely opening Pandora's box. The deciphering of the underlying framework meant that the power controlling this technology had mastered the core mass production methods, allowing them to bypass her restrictions and deploy this terrifying weapon on a massive scale.

Humanity has always been adept at self-destruction, just like nuclear weapons in the last century and IS armor in this century, both of which are forbidden weapons capable of easily destroying humanity itself.

Nuclear weapons, due to their inherent pollution problems, saw their use restricted through agreements in the last century. Ultimately, this stemmed from a fear that nuclear weapons would utterly destroy the Earth's environment. Because of this severe negative impact, major powers rarely use nuclear weapons in their external military operations, except for deterrence.

However, the IS armor is different. This personal vehicle, originally intended for outer space exploration, has been recognized by countries around the world for its military applications and value.

Coupled with Chifuyu Orimura's world-destroying achievements, the IS armor was mythologized by military experts at the time and regarded as a perfect weapon.

If she hadn't mastered the core technology and restricted the outflow of armor cores, Earth would probably have become like a cyber tank by now.

Cyberpunk: high technology, low living standards, social mobility is completely blocked, class divisions are solidified, and a large number of people at the bottom live worse than dogs.

If the number of IS armored vehicles exceeds the limit and is abused by major powers, then humanity will face this hopeless future.

She had already planned that after getting rid of these unknown enemies, she would go to Japan to pick up her family, who would all live in the space station. As for what would happen on Earth, that was beyond her control.

Disguised as puppet clones of the fallen nation's machine industry, the puppet clones skillfully used battle formations to form an encirclement, beginning to compress Shinonono no Tsukasa's maneuverability.

With her own excellent control skills and the support provided by AI, Shinonono Tsukasa nimbly dodged the barrage of fire from the numerous attackers, much like a fish swimming in a pond. However, in order to avoid the barrage, she could no longer lower her altitude to re-enter the atmosphere at this time.

(Damn it, why did they have to pick this time? Luckily I'm already far away from the space station, otherwise it would be in danger. I have to find a way to break out. If this continues, I'll be the first to feel exhausted.)

Shinonono Tsukasa is very clear about her own abilities. Although she is considered a top-tier pilot, she is far inferior to monsters like Orimura Chifuyu.

If Chifuyu Orimura were here, she could wipe out all the mysterious IS armors surrounding her in three minutes at most, but she couldn't do that. Maintaining this stalemate was already her limit. The opponents' coordination was extremely good. Every time she locked onto one of the mysterious armors and wanted to launch a counterattack, the other mysterious armors would fire harassing shots at her, preventing her from launching a smooth counterattack. This feeling was truly unbearable.

Using the power of AI, Shinonono Tsukasa quickly analyzed the current situation and began to reverse-engineer the technical data of these mysterious armors. As the founder of IS armor technology, she has a very broad knowledge in this area.

(It's the third-generation mass-produced machine from Amei's country, but this kind of modification style that completely disregards the pilot's physical endurance is definitely not a regular army. And if it were a regular army, the number besieging me would not be the same as it is now.)

Just as the situation reached a stalemate, the mysterious armored units participating in the siege activated a new type of weapon: a large number of nets, resembling fishing nets but gleaming with high-voltage electricity, heading towards Shinononozuka's direction.

The AI ​​immediately issued a warning, and at the same time, it controlled the armor to perform a more intense evasive maneuver. Once entangled in this high-voltage net, there was no chance of escape.

If it were just a barrage of fire, dodging would be difficult, but at least there would be some room to react. However, with the current high-voltage current constantly compressing her maneuverability, if this continues, she will eventually have nowhere left to retreat.

Shinonono Tsukasa attempted to shoot at these high-voltage current traps, but the material of these traps was very special and had excellent resistance to high temperatures, so the particle stream weapons on her armor were ineffective against these high-voltage current traps.

Live-fire weapons could use the impact force to carry the nets away, but the number of live-fire weapons on the armor was limited, and the ammunition was also insufficient. Once the ammunition was exhausted, she would have no means to deal with these high-voltage current net-repairing attacks.

Now all she can do is pray that the other side has a limited number of these new weapons and that it will be a matter of who runs out of ammunition first. If she's unlucky and runs out of ammunition first, then he'll be doomed here today.

(No, continuing like this will only lead to our demise. I need to ask Sophia for help. Although Sophia can't use magic right now, her IS armor control skills are quite good. In just a few days, she's already on par with me. With her help, escaping shouldn't be a problem.)

Shinonono tried to contact the space station, but her attempt failed. Intense interference enveloped the airspace, a completely new form of interference that even she had never seen before. Therefore, she had no way to counter it.

A cold, female voice suddenly came through the jammed communication channel.

"Dr. Shinobu, we do not wish to harm you. We hope you will give up resisting so as to avoid physical suffering."

"Who are you people?!" Shinobu asked urgently.

"We? People call us the Machine of Destruction. Of course, I personally hate that name. We are the vanguard of human history, the sharp blade to protect the future of humanity." The cold female voice said in a slightly fanatical tone.

Shinonono no Tsukasa felt a chill run down her spine; she hadn't expected to encounter this group of lunatics.

Chapter 4. Playing the part completely.

Just as Shinonono was feeling desperate, a massive stream of particles ripped through the starry sky, directly blasting apart the IS armor belonging to the Taiwanese company, Wangguo Jiye.

This particle stream is so enormous that its sheer size reveals its immense power. The fact that it can generate such an exaggerated output power indicates that this attack comes from a massive entity.

Shinonono Tsukasa was puzzled. Could it be that someone had actually built an armed ship?

Originally designed as personal vehicles for exploring outer space, IS armor was transformed into deadly weapons by various major powers. Coupled with internal conflicts and sabotage, the space exploration fervor that began in the 20th century subsided in the 21st century. Humanity had already developed rudimentary starship technology, but due to these internal conflicts, not only are starships no longer possible, but even space shuttles from the last century have become museum exhibits.

Shinonono Tsukasa herself was the founder of the core technology of IS armor and was very sensitive to the performance of IS armor. She knew that such an attack could not be launched by ordinary IS armor, and the only thing larger than IS armor was an armed ship.

Another stream of particles, a massive torrent of energy, instantly engulfed the unfortunate IS armor of the fallen nation's machine. Under such an exceptionally powerful attack, the shield of the conventional IS armor only provided the pilot with a few more seconds of protection. Then, a magnificent firework was born.

The once flawless encirclement of the fallen nation's machinery was disrupted, and Shinonono seized the opportunity to break out through the gap created by the mysterious attack.

However, the IS pilots of the fallen nation's aircraft industry were madmen. Even after losing two armored vehicles in a short period of time, they still could not be forced to retreat. Instead, they quickly reorganized the encirclement, giving her no chance to break out in the chaos.

Disrupted by an external attack, the pilots of the Extinction Machinery Company went even more frenzied, sparing no expense on their limited number of high-voltage current capture nets, completely sealing off Shinonono Tsukasa's space to maneuver.

In just a few seconds, she was driven to the brink of despair and intercepted by a large amount of high-voltage current.

Although her armor was insulated, the numerous nets still bound her tightly like a dumpling. At the same time, the pilots of the "Dead Kingdom Machinery" deployed reinforced steel cables, connecting them to the nets. A large amount of electricity flowed from the "Dead Kingdom Machinery" IS armor, causing the outer insulation layer to burn away, and the entire armor sparked with electricity. Once the insulation layer was burned through, she would completely lose her ability to resist.

However, because she is currently bound, she cannot even launch a counterattack and can only passively wait for death. The only thing she can do now is to use the high output of her armor to wrestle with her opponent as much as possible and delay her own demise.

Shinonono looked in the direction from which the attack came. The external camera on the armor was zoomed in to the maximum, and she was finally able to see clearly the entity that had suddenly launched the attack. The mysterious entity was approaching this direction at high speed and would soon be within the range of normal people's eyesight.

It was a very strange-looking behemoth. It was clearly an IS armored vehicle. The upper half of the armor was equipped with a large number of weapons, while the lower half was a large propulsion unit that looked somewhat like a shipping container. With its abundant weaponry and powerful mobility, it instantly reached close range of the battle.

"This is IS Academy, test-type IS armored scavenger for space navigation pioneers. I warn all IS armored pilots belonging to the Extinction Kingdom Machine Industry that you have invaded my operational airspace. Please leave immediately."

A magnetic and composed male voice rang out on the public channel. Although communications here had been jammed, short-range wireless communication was still possible.

"You're the one who should get lost. This is a business for a fallen nation; those who have nothing to do with it, please stay away," a cold female voice said on the public channel.

"Looks like there's no point in talking. Anyway, you terrorists can't communicate. But since it's something you wanted to do, stopping it would be a good thing, right?" The magnetic male voice, with a touch of playfulness and unruliness, exuded an amazing charm even just by listening to it.

Shinonono Tsukasa received a direct message from Li Wei. Although the interference zone created by the puppet clones could block long-distance communication and build a "communication island", it could not completely interfere with communication at very close range.

Li Wei said in the direct communication channel: "Although I don't know who you are, since you are being besieged by the Wangguo Jiye, it means you are quite important to them. If we rescue you, we can also thwart their conspiracy. I will disrupt their formation in a moment, and you just need to break through. By the way, considering that the other side may have reinforcements, after you are out of the battle, head to this coordinate point. I will come to find you as soon as possible and cover your escape from these guys' pursuit."

Now was not the time for sentimentality. She said, "Thank you! These guys probably saw my skills and knew I wouldn't help them, so they're using this method to surround me and try to capture me alive. But are you sure you can face so many enemies alone?"