Colonia Storm Tour

Chapter Forty-Four: The Messenger's Demise (I)

Temporary Operation: The Messenger's Fall

时间：2014年3月30日12:15:24

Location: Tengu City, Honshu Island, Japan

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"Establish Battlefield Control, Standby..."

In this opening sequence, only Odin, an AI, was speaking in EVA, and Alice was the only commander in charge of directing the conversation.

In the deepest part of an alley in Tiangong City, a dazzling blue light emanating from the hyperspace teleportation flashed, and a can-like orbital capsule appeared with triangular teleportation fluctuations. Then, the capsule's hatch opened, and Li Yang and Comrade Yu Xiao, who had appeared in this city and fought three days ago, stepped out of the capsule.

"I never expected to be in this city after only a few days in Antarctica."

Li Yang held two Death Roar Skull-4s, his eyes warily fixed on the front.

"However, this mission we are about to carry out is different from the others, although the ultimate goal is still to destroy something."

Yu Xiao followed beside Li Yang, carrying a Hellhound assault rifle. This time, she also carried a sniper rifle called Doomsday Knight AS50 on her back. This sniper rifle had an elegant white and gold paint job, which, combined with the black scope and other parts of the gun, gave those who had a certain appreciation for the aesthetics of firearms an excellent feeling.

This sniper rifle is undoubtedly based on the British Precision International AS50. The white-gold paint job in the game indicates that this gun has been upgraded to +8. Damn that old bastard, I'll kill this old man who cheated me out of countless upgrade materials one day.

However, in the game, regardless of cost and mass production performance, this sniper rifle has been upgraded to +17, not just +8. In addition, both Li Yang and Yu Xiao have already undergone the most basic Archer-level gene modification enhancement, so it is not difficult for them to control this kind of large-caliber sniper rifle.

"Commander Alice, the landing site is confirmed to be clean. Requesting further instructions."

Yu Xiao asked Alice, who was far away in Antarctica. Her blue eyes glowed faintly in the darkness. Their communicators were on their collars, so they didn't need to take them off to talk.

Immediately afterwards, the diamond-shaped earmuffs that Li Yang wore on both ears projected a faint green light, and then a small airport appeared on the projection.

"According to our intelligence system, we have discovered that this small airfield located in the crater belongs to DEM Corporation. After the last Madman War Zone military operation, DEM deployed more of their new and advanced equipment here."

Alice, with Odin's help, marked the strangely shaped mechanical objects that appeared at the airport.

The first thing she marked was a flying object that hovered above the airport, constantly spinning like blooming petals or a butterfly spreading its wings.

"Due to a lack of sufficient intelligence, we do not know the name or other parameters of that aircraft. However, based on images taken by our satellite system, DEM appears to be using this aircraft to facilitate the warping of their troops at any time and place on the battlefield. Therefore, we have named it the Warp Prism."

Alice simply applied the unit names from StarCraft 2 to these very similar comedic StarCraft units developed by DEM. However, this warp prism looks far inferior to the real thing in terms of internal structure. Instead, its internal structure looks more like the Terran Raven, which breathes fire from its rear.

"This looks very bad. Our advantage in time travel will be offset to some extent by this warp technology."

Li Yang felt that this technology was already similar to their hyperspace teleportation technology.

"If we encounter something like this warping reinforcements, we'd better destroy them as soon as possible."

Yu Xiao didn't want to face a large army of Bondski or magicians when it was just the two of them.

"So, Comrade Yuxiao, some of your Doomsday Knight magazines are filled with special Siren armor-piercing rounds. These armor-piercing rounds are designed to open up any area of ​​that thing within two shots, and then you can shoot it down with regular ammunition."

Alice was also one of the creators of the Siren Armor-Piercing Bullet. In Lin Haiyuan's absence, she was the only one in the entire Last Fortress base capable of exerting mental power to such an extent.

She then marked the second type of Comedy Wars 2 unit that appeared at the airport, which was the DEM version of Immortal Grandpa she had seen in the last military operation.

"This is DEM's Vanguard Assault Mech. The firepower of these units is so strong that you should stay far away from them."

The third type of unit appears at small airports, hovering around the airport like ordinary unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, but these drones have something that looks like cameras mounted on their wings.

"These medium-sized unmanned reconnaissance aircraft don't look particularly special, but they may be equipped with anti-stealth sensors, so it's best to find a way to bypass or deal with them."

After Alice finished introducing this new DEM toy that required the attention of two commando partners who were practically married, she began to reiterate the objectives of this mission.

"This time, we've come to Tengu City to address the side effects of our numerous operations. The loss of our second experimental spirit, Honjou Nia, imprisoned on Nellie Island, has caused DEM immense pain. After their failed attack on our fleet in the South Pacific, Westcott, who is obsessed with spirits, has begun a second plan. If they can't take the spirits back from us, they'll find another spirit for their experiments. Now, through video footage of the fire caused this year in the Nanko Town residential area by a spirit codenamed Balrog, DEM has identified a suspect who appears to be a spirit."

That was the adopted sister of that lucky kid. In fact, the adopted sister of that lucky kid was indeed the fire spirit codenamed Flame Demon. Thanks to our operation to destroy the DEM building a few days ago, all of DEM's staff and employees in Tiangong City are now dead, and the dedicated secure network line has also been destroyed. Not wanting this crucial information to be stolen by lurking traitors or hackers, the local DEM company department head decided to take the data and reports to that airport himself and then transmit the data and reports through that method. This gave us the opportunity to directly kill that department head and destroy the data.

Because the aftermath of our previous attack is still ongoing, DEM's defenses near the airport are very tight, so we can only teleport you here and then head to the target location to prepare for the sniping.

Alice then marked the suitable sniping position on the cliff east of this small airport.

“You need to get into position as soon as possible. According to the radio waves intercepted by our intelligence system, they will start tonight because they fear a possible daytime attack from us. Also, I hope things are as simple as I said. DEM has confirmed through video footage that the Balrog is the adopted sister of that lucky brat. I will arrange your route. Follow my instructions.”

Alice felt a vague unease.

"Battle Control Online."

AI Odin announces the start of operations.

As a distorted, microphone-like sound echoed in the quiet, dark alley, Li Yang and Yu Xiao, equipped with individual mind illusion devices, disappeared from sight and radar.

If one had eyes that could see through invisibility, one could clearly see that Li Yang and Yu Xiao's eyes were brighter than the surrounding objects.

After Li Yang gestured for them to follow, Yu Xiao cautiously followed behind him with her Hellhound assault rifle, keeping an eye on their backs.

Meanwhile, the orbital capsule used to transport them here disintegrated into particles floating in the air to prevent anyone from noticing anything unusual.

Invisible, they carefully navigated the alleyways, avoiding bumping into anything they shouldn't, until they arrived at the mountain road.

"That's strange. Why haven't we seen a single car or person in this area? Not even a single house?"

Li Yang found this very strange.

"Perhaps DEM chose to sound the spacequake alarm to avoid attracting attention from crowds, and then find those who ignored the spacequake alarm and wandered around aimlessly."

Yu Xiao emphasized her tone when she spoke of idle people.

"If that's the case, it won't be very beneficial to our operation. After all, it might make DEM hesitant to fire on civilians and houses."

Li Yang said as he ran, holding two Death Howl Skull-4s.

"Hiding in civilian houses and buildings is unlikely to save you from disaster. After all, they have memory control techniques, and with the cooperation of the Japanese government, it's too easy for them."

Alice has no faith in the integrity of the Japanese government, which is burdened with a huge debt from DEM.

"Okay, if we don't have to worry about civilian casualties, we can start fighting without any scruples, but there's not much cover anyway."

Li Yang and Yu Xiao could see that Tiangong City was as flat as if walking on flat ground, and that all the buildings had shrunk underground.

As the two were walking along the winding mountain road, they encountered a group of very familiar DEM guards. These DEM guards were also composed of Japanese people, but judging from their gait and movements, they were very skilled and should be the elite force of those guards.

Li Yang and Yu Xiao tacitly stepped back to avoid blocking the path of the DEM guards, as it was best not to provoke unnecessary fighting.

"Our detectors just showed unusual energy fluctuations there. Let's get there quickly and see what's going on."

These DEM guards rushed toward the location of the disintegrated orbital module.

Alice frowned: "Get out of there quickly."

"Yes."

Li Yang and Yu Xiao responded in unison, then quickened their pace and walked away with their backs to the DEM guards.

The DEM guards, who were not equipped with anti-stealth gear, were puzzled when they arrived at the empty alleyway.

"Strange, headquarters just reported that the detectors detected unusual energy fluctuations, but there's nothing here now."

The DEM guards were utterly baffled.

"It's probably a false alarm. We just need to report the situation here to headquarters."

DEM guards came up with a report that matched the situation on site.

If this were a game, Alice would definitely have impulsively controlled two assault team members to take down the DEM guards, but she managed to suppress the urge that could have caused the impromptu operation to fail.

The rest of the journey was likely to be somewhat tedious for the two of them. For them, who had undergone genetic modification and extensive training, it was nothing more than a long-distance off-road adventure with heavy equipment.

However, reality always surprises people. This originally tedious off-road journey took an unusual turn.

A drone and a "Vanguard" assault mech were traveling together on a winding mountain road. The drone flying above the Vanguard assault mech was scanning the road ahead with white light and invisible magical beams emitted from two cameras on its wings.

"A Vanguard Assault Mech and a drone are heading your way. You need to find a way to avoid them. Under the current circumstances, you cannot confront the Vanguard Assault Mech and the drone head-on."

Alice warned them to get out of the way.

"The only way to avoid that kind of near-perfect anti-stealth method is to jump off a cliff. We have to take a risky and daring approach."

As Li Yang spoke, he tucked the pair of Death Roars into the weapon attachments on his nano combat suit waist, then picked up Yu Xiao beside him and carried her around the waist.

Yu Xiao didn't gasp at Li Yang's actions, but a hint of surprise and a faint blush appeared on her face.

“Listen up, Yu Xiao, the time it will take for the two of us to rush through the anti-stealth scanning beam is definitely enough for that Vanguard Assault Mech to aim at us and fire, so I’m going to pick you up and run.”

Li Yang explained to Yu Xiao why he did this.

"Ah."

Yu Xiao nodded gently.

“10、9、8、7、6、5、4、3、2、1……”

Just as Li Yang was counting down the last ten seconds, the Vanguard Assault Mech and the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft were closing in on him step by step. When the last second was up, Li Yang's taut body immediately burst forth with an explosive speed that would put many runners on the track to shame as he rushed toward the back of the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft and the Vanguard Assault Mech.

The moment he and Yu Xiao were illuminated by the anti-stealth beam, the Vanguard Assault Mech immediately reacted, turning its turret muzzle toward them.

However, the moment Li Yang burst into short-distance running speed, causing the Vanguard Assault Mech's turret to turn around, he rushed past the anti-stealth beam's scanning area and ran a long distance.

"Strange, the Eye of Horus just reported detecting something invisible, but it's gone now?"

The pilot inside the Vanguard Assault Mech was puzzled. Just now, the screen in front of him showed a report that a drone flying in the sky had discovered a stealth unit.

But when I turned the turret around and looked through the viewfinder, I found that there was nothing there.

"...It's probably just a misperception caused by not having had time to sleep."

The Vanguard Assault Mech thought it might be a delusion caused by its own fatigue, coupled with the fact that the interior of the Vanguard Assault Mech had always given it an uncomfortable feeling, as it was not used to claustrophobic environments.

The Vanguard Assault Mech, mistaking Li Yang and Yu Xiao for illusions, then joined forces with the DEM Guardian, who had reported the unusual energy fluctuations, along with the "Eye of Horus" unmanned reconnaissance aircraft.

Li Yang, who was holding Yu Xiao, looked back and, after realizing that the Vanguard Assault Mech and the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft had not pursued them, put Yu Xiao down from his arms.

"We've already passed the first hurdle. It's great that the Vanguard Assault Mech and the drone didn't catch up."

Yu Xiao exhaled, for a moment thinking that DEM's vanguard assault mechs and unmanned reconnaissance aircraft would catch up with and kill them.

"It's good that they didn't catch up. We don't have any effective means to deal with this kind of heavily armored vehicle that also has arbitrary domain protection."

While Li Yang and Yu Xiao could certainly destroy the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft first and then stealthily approach and destroy the Vanguard Assault Mech, it's more likely that the Vanguard Assault Mech would simply kill them both before that.

"Keep moving forward, comrades, we don't have much time left to lie in wait."