Colonia Storm Tour

Two Allied soldiers, carrying automatic pistols and DSR-80 machine guns, walked up the slope, and then Rahn, who was getting off the troop carrier, stood right in front of them.

"Hahahaha! Two valuable specimens have been delivered to my door. Let me evolve you weaklings into true warriors."

Rahn raised his Nova Orbiter Gun and fired at the Allied soldiers walking on the left. The two Allied soldiers who had encountered Rahn, who looked just like Darth Vader, hadn't even reacted yet. The last thing they saw before they died was a twisting, tangled, off-white ray that easily pierced their body armor but didn't tear their flesh. Instead, the ray merged into their bodies, turning them completely white and causing them to spin in place. Then, a series of genetic mutations occurred rapidly in the microscopic realm invisible to the human eye after the ray was injected into their bodies. Their original clothes and flesh mixed together, and as their whitened bodies rapidly expanded and the color solidified, a berserker with huge fists, panting heavily, appeared where the two Allied soldiers had been standing.

"This...this is really amazing. If we have a large number of Earth Nova Orbital Guns equipped, then there will be no enemy infantry on the battlefield, only our berserkers."

The heretic exclaimed in surprise. He had never seen any individual weapon that could transform into a berserker in the internal intelligence. Seeing Rahn wielding the weapon and transforming the enemy into a berserker with a single attack was something he had never seen before. Shocked, he realized that if there were many soldiers equipped with this weapon, the enemy would be unable to make use of their infantry advantage on the battlefield. It was much more useful than the Ascended Spirit bombers.

The genetic mutation effect of the Earth Nova Orbiter Gun currently only works on humans; it cannot genetically mutate demi-humans with animalistic characteristics, it can only kill them.

This statement from Epsilon EVA reveals a potentially troublesome issue: they cannot mutate the beastmen who grew up in this world into berserkers because their genes differ from those of humans.

These demi-humans with animalistic features look no different from humans except for having an extra pair of ears and a tail, but the DNA that controls their form is a completely different story. Mismatched genetic mutations only create freaks that die instantly, rather than surviving to become berserkers loyal to Epsilon.

"Can't we genetically mutate demi-humans into berserkers? Right now, there are only human soldiers here. Anyway, those demi-humans originally looked like genetically mutated humans."

The heretics didn't care that the genetically mutated weapons were partially ineffective against demi-humans, because he hadn't seen any demi-humans appear on the island during the battle. As he spoke, he commanded Rahn, 12 archers, 4 Nightmare Walkers, and the two berserkers who had just joined their ranks to move forward. The two newly recruited berserkers became the vanguard, walking at the front of the group.

At this moment, the Allied soldiers and guards who had placed portable sandbags and sandbag positions in front of the shallows were startled when they saw two berserkers with blindfolds running towards them.

"Bullshit! Where did that muscular guy come from? I've never heard of any strong, muscular demi-humans living on Gegeyari Island!"

"Never mind all that. According to the commander's orders, any suspicious person whose identity cannot be verified is allowed to be shot and killed immediately. These two musclemen are obviously here to beat us up!"

As the Allied soldier said he was about to fire, a twisted, off-white "Earth Nova" ray, accompanied by a heavy, electronic buzzing sound, immediately focused on him, beginning to reshape his genes into a berserker serving Epsilon. Before the other guard could even fire, he was struck in the head and body by an ARO armor-piercing bullet fired by an archer and fell to the ground.

"Letting the weak die as corpses is too good for them. Let me turn his headless body into raw material for forging warriors."

Without hesitation, Rahn aimed the Earth Nova Orbiter at the heavily armored soldier who had been knocked down by the ARO armor-piercing projectile against the folded steel armor wall. With a heavy firing sound and a beige ray, the soldier's corpse, bathed in the white stain of genetic mutation, throbbed and transformed back into a lively and energetic berserker, joining the berserker ranks in front of Rahn and beginning to advance, crossing the first shallows.

"Damn it! Where did these muscular monsters that look like humans come from?! Aren't these the Epsilon berserkers that just appeared in the Akutan Islands?!"

The SEALs, puzzled, stood up from the water and began firing their MP5 submachine guns at the berserker. However, before they could pull the trigger for more than three seconds, the Nova Ray was about to hit his upper body, turning him white and genetically mutating him into a berserker swimming in the water. In the game, due to the limitations of the game engine, you cannot genetically mutate infantry in the water into berserkers; you can only kill them.

The beastman swam ashore with a rough, dog-paddle motion, his body soaking wet. His bronze-colored, super-muscular muscles reflected the bronze light in the sunlight, giving him an unusually philosophical look.

"Oh, damn it, aren't those Epsilon's berserkers?! Why are they here... Awoooooo!! Awoooooo?"

Another SEAL heard the commotion and came over to take a look. Before he could even fire a single shot from his MP5 submachine gun, he was hit by Rahn's Nova Ray and turned into a berserker, swimming towards the shore.

"Compared to those weaklings who carry machine guns, pistols, and rocket launchers, they are physically stronger, but they are still weaklings, only fit to be raw materials for soldiers."

Rahn coldly watched as the SEALs, who had just been transformed into berserkers, began to cross the shallows under EVA's orders, leading the archers and Nightmare Walkers.

Because Rahn and his commando team landed in a remote area of ​​Gegeari Island, where most patrols were infantry and their patrol areas were far apart, and they usually didn't have time to notify nearby friendly forces, Rahn's weapons turned them into berserkers who began to advance towards the Allied gas power plant area in the remote part of the rainforested island.

At this moment, the patrols that had lost contact one after another finally attracted the attention of the local EVA system, which began to dispatch a Longsword Infantry Armor equipped with a sniper to enter the patrol area of ​​the lost patrols to begin searching. This move was immediately noticed by Epsilon intelligence officers, who then alerted the Heretics through the EVA system.

*Beep beep beep!* [The Pacific Front has dispatched a Longsword Infantry Armored Vehicle equipped with a sniper, which is entering their patrol area. It's best to avoid that Longsword Infantry Armored Vehicle with a sniper! Nightmare Walker Rahn's power armor isn't enough to make him unscathed from a large-caliber sniper rifle!]

Chapter 119 A Glimpse Through a Tube (Part 4)

"It seems the Pacific Front in the area reacted quickly and soon discovered that we were causing trouble in their weak points. Let's send Rahn and the others to hide in the nearby highlands for now."

The heretics used the mouse cursor on the giant monitor to direct the entire commando team to a route to the high ground quickly. In the game, snipers can only be trained by the European Union, which is purely a balance restriction. In actual battles, whether it is the European Union, the United States, or the Pacific Front, they can all train and have snipers. Because they have the ability to kill almost all infantry with one shot, snipers and sniper IFVs have suffered from a wheel balance reduction in damage and armor modifiers, resulting in their current embarrassing state where one shot can only kill unranked T1 infantry.

Getting back to the main point, since the Pacific Front also trained and used snipers, it's only natural that the Longsword infantry armor has a sniper mode. It's worth mentioning that the Pacific Front forces outside of Jinchuan Industrial used the US Army's Stryker infantry fighting vehicles during the first act, and only switched to the Longsword infantry armor at the end of World War III.

Clang, clang, clang, clang! The Longsword infantry armor's anti-joint design made a dull, metallic thud as its limbs struck the ground. Only a slender sniper rifle barrel swung around arrogantly as the cockpit rotated. Inside the Longsword infantry armor, the pilot skillfully operated the armor, while the sniper in the back seat silently stared at the monitor with its crosshairs and rangefinder.

The Longsword Infantry Armor was originally a fully automated mech controlled by humans. However, due to a malfunction during a demonstration exercise that resulted in the accidental killing of an entrepreneur, the fully automated Longsword Infantry Armor project was abandoned and replaced by a human pilot. However, the Longsword Infantry Armor still uses its own AI system when chatting with the commander.

"There are just too many trees here. Unless we find a way to break through them, it's not suitable for longsword infantry armor to operate here. Sniper, have you made any discoveries?"

The pilot of the Longsword Infantry Armor maneuvered his vehicle to avoid the difficult-to-tumble tropical rainforest trees. Although the Longsword Infantry Armor was a mecha, it was much lighter than most mechas. It did not have enough weight and thick armor to cope with heavy challenges. In many ways, it was more like an enlarged version of a single-soldier powered armor.

"Nothing found, buddy. There are trees and bushes everywhere, making it impossible to see with the naked eye. The enemy detection system hasn't detected any enemies either."

The sniper in the back seat answered the driver's questions in a calm and even tone. His eyes never left the monitor for even half a second, but all he could see were rainforests, bushes, and a few small animals that occasionally appeared. There were no patrols or enemies around.

"That's strange. Our patrol team members couldn't possibly have mysteriously disappeared, could they? According to the waypoints provided by the EVA system, we are entering the second patrol area."

The longsword infantry armored vehicle driver considered the possibility of the patrol team encountering a magic attack from a mage, but quickly dismissed it because the magic of a mage's attack would be too obvious. If a mage were to attack the patrol team, the patrol team would surely be unable to call for help over the radio.

Upon entering the second patrol area, the sniper, zooming in on the scope on the turret, discovered several DSR-80 machine guns and automatic pistols scattered on the damp, overgrown ground, along with dried, dark red blood. However, the crucial corpse was nowhere to be found.

“I found the weapons and blood left behind by the patrol members about 500 meters to the southeast, but... their bodies are gone. I need to check before I can make a conclusion.”

The sniper in the back seat slowly rotated the turret (the upper half of the longsword infantry armor) to scan the surroundings, but still couldn't see any corpses or scavengers, flies, or mosquitoes. Corpses in the rainforest decompose very easily, attracting animals and insects that feed on decaying matter, but now that he hadn't seen even these things, it meant that the corpses were not in the area.

"No bodies of the patrol members were found. I suspect they might have been devoured by local monsters. These monsters, known for their speed and sharp teeth, have the ability to kill and devour human corpses before humans can react, which could result in a situation where there is blood and debris but no bodies. However, there is no evidence to support this..."

The sniper in the back seat calmly analyzed the situation, but there was a lack of evidence to support this claim. What kind of monster was lurking here, preying on humans? Moreover, if there were man-eating monsters here, the army would definitely conduct an on-site investigation. Before dispatching patrol units, they would definitely send armored units to clear the area and eliminate those monsters that were harmful to humans. Generally speaking, under the scrutiny of composite sensors, no living being could escape their watchful eyes and then face the fate of being executed by artillery or blown to pieces by Black Hawk helicopters.

At this moment, the Longsword Infantry Armor entered the third patrol area. This time, the driver in the front seat could directly see the guns and blood scattered on the ground through the vehicle's display screen, and the corpses disappeared as always, which made the previous driver of the Longsword Infantry Armor feel very bad.

"Oh, damn it... There are our patrolmen's guns and blood here too, but I don't see their bodies. What just happened here?"

"God knows, the monitor in front of me still doesn't show any trace of monsters or enemies. I don't think that's something those mindless monsters could do; it's something someone did on purpose..."

The sniper made a perfectly accurate assessment, but the flank of the Longsword Infantry armor was the high ground occupied by Rahn and the assault team, so it was too late.

A spiraling, off-white ray shot out from the muzzle of the Earth Nova Orbiter Gun, accurately striking the cockpit of the Longsword Infantry Armor. Before the Longsword Infantry Armor pilot could even reply, he was instantly turned white and spun around for a few seconds before becoming a berserker. He violently squeezed out of the somewhat cramped cockpit and turned to face the sniper in the back seat, preparing to swing his massive fist at him.

"Damn it!!! The attackers are on the mountaintop, oh no, they're berserkers, at this distance!"

As the sniper instinctively tried to duck to avoid being hit, a second spiral of off-white rays pierced through the cockpit window and struck him, staining his surface white. His flesh and genes recombined, and together with the longsword infantry armor pilot he had previously cooperated with, they became berserkers. Then, from inside the longsword infantry armor, they began to emanate savage roars as they dismantled valuable equipment and mechanical mechanisms.

"Do these weaklings think they can escape their fate of becoming raw materials for soldiers by hiding under steel?"

Rahn looked down at the longsword infantry armor being destroyed and scattered below the high ground with disdain.

Chapter 120 A Glimpse Through a Tube (Part 5)

The Longsword infantry armored vehicle equipped with a sniper has been destroyed; however, the Pacific Front may send more troops to try to halt the commando operation, so our action must be swift.

Epsilon EVA confirmed the kill on the Longsword Infantry Armor, however, destroying the Longsword Infantry Armor carrying the sniper would alert the local Pacific Front.

"If they use Black Hawk helicopters or swarms of rocket infantry against us, our archer-only assault team really can't handle it. Let's finish this quickly..."

The heretic commander, Rahn, led the assault team swiftly toward the cluster of natural gas power plants. The orcs led the way, Rahn followed, and archers provided cover from behind. At the next shallows, they encountered a machine gun bunker and a fixed artillery position. The orcs were fearless until they were badly hurt by the attack, so a machine gun bunker and a fixed artillery position were nothing to them.

"Ah! What the hell? Where did this muscular giant come from? Is he some kind of demi-human living on this island? Wait, the EVA system is warning me that this is an enemy, type: berserker, holy crap!"

Inside the machine gun bunker, the machine gunner immediately controlled the Hellhound heavy machine gun to protrude from its firing port, and the muzzle began to spit fire, spraying a series of 12.7mm machine gun bullets at the attacking horde of beasts.

Meanwhile, the stationary turrets nearby also opened fire. However, these genetically mutated humans with extremely enhanced muscle mass had astonishingly hard skin. Therefore, the machine gun bunkers' attacks could not tear apart the berserkers' flesh and blood in a few seconds. Instead, they were like hitting armored targets, occasionally producing clanging sounds and sparks. The stationary turrets were surprisingly effective because AP rounds are designed to deal with thick-skinned objects and have enough kinetic energy to penetrate armor. The berserkers' hardened skin could be considered armor in a sense. If they were directly hit by a 105mm AP round, they would be dead.

With a loud bang, the Earth Nova Ray accurately destroyed the front half of the Hellhound heavy machine gun, piercing the firing port and hitting the machine gunner inside. As the gunner turned white and underwent genetic mutation, he became a berserker and began to destroy the not-so-sturdy machine gun bunker from the inside. In the game, the machine gun bunker is a T1 defensive artifact, and it has its place even in the late T3 stage when dealing with Epsilon.

"Even when I'm hiding inside a bunker, I can smell the fear of the weak. The weak and incompetent are only fit to be raw materials for warriors."

As he spoke, Rahn fired another shot at a berserker who had been severely wounded by machine gun fire from a bunker. The Earth Nova Ray once again turned the wounded berserker white and then mutated him into a living berserker.

The stationary turrets, due to their rate of fire, couldn't quickly take down all the berserkers. So, once these berserkers got close, they were smashed into twisted scrap metal by the combined might of the berserkers' arms and legs.

"Hurry! Epsilon has already infiltrated the east side of the island. Get into position quickly to intercept those Epsilon berserkers."

A squad of Allied soldiers ran in a straight line toward the sandbag position in front of Rahn. Without hesitation, Rahn aimed at the Allied soldier at the front and opened fire. The Earth Nova Ray instantly pierced through the entire squad. With howling roars and the effects of whitening and genetic mutation particles, a row of berserkers was born on the spot. Then, the Prism Towers on the high ground simultaneously charged and emitted high-frequency hissing sounds. A thick Prism Ray struck a berserker, instantly burning and annihilating him. The refracted Prism Rays struck other berserkers, causing them to howl in pain or cry out. However, these berserkers were merely mass-produced killing machines with low intelligence. The Heretic did not hesitate to drive all the berserkers in the squad forward to absorb the firepower of the Prism Towers and try to destroy anything that blocked their path. Meanwhile, Rahn and the Nightmare Walker dealt with the Prism Towers.

The Nightmare Walker's mechanical three-toed feet stomped heavily on the ground, leaving conspicuous footprints, as it reached the cult-designated firing position and raised its left-hand implosion cannon to aim at the Prism Tower on the high ground.

"The show's about to start!" "Turn to dust!" "Let's have a sweet revenge!" "I can't wait to make an explosion!"

Four Nightmare Walkers, their voices tinged with childlike excitement, piloted their power armor. With a crisp crack, a cloud of implosion shells shot from the muzzle, tracing a clean, parabolic trajectory as they struck the Prism Tower with a resounding thud. A large chunk of metal was visibly blasted from the tower's base, causing it to tilt precariously. Rahn, rushing forward, fired a follow-up shot, completely destroying the nearly collapsing tower. Thus, the Prism Tower surrounding a path leading uphill to the power plant was destroyed. However, one more Prism Tower remained to be dealt with. The Berserkers, with their numerical advantage, had already charged forward and begun directly attacking it. But several other Prism Towers were connected to this one, so the Berserkers died even faster, just like before. Moreover, their clustered together actually facilitated the refraction of the Prism Rays, creating a greater area-of-effect attack and making it easier to ignite the Berserkers en masse.

As far as the heretics were concerned, the orcs had already destroyed most of the two prism towers blocking the road, so Rahn didn't need to worry about the prism tower. Instead, he ordered Rahn to blow up the oil drums at the Allied power plant.

"Give me this kind of target... When will these Pacific Front idiots learn to properly store their oil drums in warehouses? They're all worthless!"

Without needing to look closely, Rahn aimed and fired at the oil drum. The blast pierced the thin outer shell of one drum, instantly igniting the fuel inside and causing an explosion. The surrounding oil drums and natural gas tanks were deformed by the impact of the explosion, igniting the fuel and natural gas inside and causing more explosions. The power plant area, filled with oil drums and natural gas tanks, was immediately bathed in a series of explosions that could shake the entire island. The island's ground in that area was scorched and riddled with craters. The Prism Tower, which was still operating, immediately stopped rotating. Other defense facilities that required electricity in the area also stopped immediately, while power-consuming production facilities resumed operation. The power outage caused by the destruction of the power plant area affected the entire Pacific Front base, surprising the soldiers, vehicles, and ships. They did not understand why the base had suddenly lost power and why the base that provided them with data links and communication connections had become unresponsive.

“Well done, heretics. The local Pacific Front forces are in a state of temporary chaos due to the sudden power outage. We will now temporarily withdraw the commando team led by Rahn.”

As Epsilon EVA spoke, three burrowing troop transport vehicles immediately emerged from the ground behind Rahn. Rahn, the archers, and the Nightmare Walkers immediately entered the burrowing troop transport vehicles, and then the burrowing troop transport vehicles immediately returned to the tunnel they had drilled out of, facing downwards, to await further instructions from the rear. The burrowing troop transport vehicles did not have enough space to transport these hordes of berserkers, so these berserkers were abandoned in this area to continue causing destruction. If they survived after the mission, someone would be there to retrieve and take them away.

Chapter 121 A Glimpse Through a Tube (Part 6)

"Reinforcements Have Arrived." [The radar jammers protecting the technology center have been disabled; our reinforcements have arrived.]

The battlefield view jumps to the newly revealed technology center. The radar jammer that was originally operating and rotating in the rear is now motionless, and the patrol team composed of military dogs, robotic tanks, and blizzard tanks is also stationary. At this moment, the robotic tank's composite sensor detects an underground movement of unknown scale.

A violent roar of engines echoed across the ground around the tech center, accompanied by the sound of blasting earth. Numerous Tyrant Tanks, their drills churning, rose to the surface, their three-barreled poison cannons unleashing a barrage of fire at the surrounding soldiers, tanks, and defensive structures, filling the battlefield with a thick green haze. Patrols, machine gun bunkers, and fixed artillery positions, caught in the burrowing attack, immediately retaliated. However, neither the robot tanks nor the Blizzard tanks were the best choice for destroying armored units. The Tyrant Tanks, in particular, still possessed a decent level of tank protection, albeit only equivalent to the Rhino and Kirin tanks, making them easily destroyed by anti-armor and other T3 tanks.

Because there were simply too many Tyrant Tanks emerging from the ground, the relatively weak but numerous poison grenades quickly paralyzed the Blizzard Tanks and Robot Tanks. As for the machine gun bunkers and fixed artillery positions, they were directly destroyed. The machine gunners inside the machine gun bunkers were also subjected to a poisonous baptism that corroded their entire bodies before they died. Then, the concrete walls and gates protecting the Technology Center were blown open by poison grenades, and an underground troop transport vehicle immediately surfaced in front of the Technology Center. Two engineers and two infiltrators walked out of the rear hatch of the underground troop transport vehicle and quickly climbed the stairs of the Technology Center to enter. The door blocking the entrance to the Technology Center was easily cracked open by the Epsilon engineers, and then the infiltrators led the team inside.

"Building infiltrated, Enemy Building ha/ve Captured."

After Epsilon EVA finished reporting, the blue area of ​​the technology center did not immediately turn purple. Generally, technology centers built in the field do not accommodate too many people. The Allied soldiers responsible for the building's defense far outnumber the internal staff. Therefore, if an infiltrator with mind control abilities controls the Allied soldiers, it is essentially equivalent to controlling the entire technology center.

[The infiltrators and engineers have already started working; we're accessing the tech data stored in their tech center's database to see what the Pacific Front is up to...]

[We have accessed the technology data at the Technology Center. The advanced unit data stored in the Technology Center's database is identical to the advanced units we've seen on the battlefield. This information isn't very meaningful to Lady Yuri. We need to use this Technology Center to connect to their central technology database to obtain more intelligence. Heretic, you need to ensure the security of the Technology Center.]

Just as Epsilon EVA was preparing to send reinforcements and designate the next mission target, a huge white ballistic missile suddenly appeared on the giant display screen in front of the heretic. Before the heretic and the others could react, the huge white ballistic missile smashed through the top antenna of the technology center and landed between two glass structures, after which the warhead of the ballistic missile was detonated.

With a deafening roar, the technology center was instantly engulfed in a massive cloud of explosion. Countless fragments were scattered in all directions by the shockwave. The entire technology center, along with its personnel, infiltrators, and engineers, were annihilated in the massive explosion. This unexpected tactical missile strike caught everyone off guard.

"Critical Unit Lost, Critical Structure Lost." [The technology center was destroyed by tactical missiles! Our infiltrators and engineers perished in the attack!]

[It's clear the Pacific Front realized the danger posed by our proximity to their technological center and destroyed it using tactical missiles launched from a technologically advanced missile silo we hadn't detected. We're no longer able to access the Pacific Front's central database through the technology center. This mission has to be aborted, and all troops must retreat!]

No one in Epsilon had considered that the Pacific Front would deploy a technology missile silo in the region to launch a tactical missile to destroy the technology center, regardless of the presence of their own people inside.

All the Tyrant Tanks then dived back underground to prepare to return along the way they came. In reality, they first teleported to a safe location through a wormhole before diving underground to reach Gegeyari Island.

Meanwhile, the Kappa hover tank and the Blizzard tank finally arrived at the area where the Tech Center had once been. They were there to reinforce the Tech Center after EVA's orders, but they were too late. They could only fire at the Tyrant tanks that hadn't yet burrowed underground to vent their anger. The AP shells of the Kappa hover tank's 105mm cannon could easily penetrate the side armor of the Tyrant tank, while the condensation rays of the Blizzard tank's inversion cannon could make the already damaged Tyrant tank even more vulnerable.

However, neither the Blizzard Tank nor the Kappa Hover Tank were the most effective anti-armor units, so most of the Tyrant Tanks that participated in the attack successfully burrowed underground and withdrew from the battlefield. Lacking any means to deal with burrowing units, they could only watch helplessly as the Tyrant Tanks moved away on the sensors, while feeling great regret for the Tech Center that had been reduced to ruins.

If they had arrived any earlier, they might have been able to cover their infantry comrades as they stormed into the technology center, capture the Epsilon infiltrators and engineers, and then use them to provide the Azure Front with intelligence about Epsilon. However, the overly decisive tactical missiles destroyed all of that.

-A message from Yuri-

I don't blame you for this mission's failure, Heretic. It was because our intelligence personnel neglected that high-tech missile silo that caused your initial battle to fail. But don't be discouraged. The Pacific Front can stop us once with the same methods, but it can't stop us a second time. Now, wait for my next order at the First Otherworld Headquarters.

After our infiltration and sneak attack on the technology center, the Pacific Front will definitely be on high alert and try every means to protect their technology center. This means that conventional tactics such as burrowing and sneaking will be difficult to be effective against them. It seems that we have to use another conventional tactic: mind beacons and mind control amplifiers to control the local Pacific Front forces from a distance to serve us.

But not now; we need time to lower their guard against us...