After leaving the general’s room, Nouel rested in the Wolf team’s special room, where no one was present at that moment, all members had left the headquarters.“Nouelvaegnr.” Professor Volkov entered the room while Nouel was enjoying a cold drink, still wearing his armor. “Do you have a moment?”“You rarely seek me out. Is there something important?” Nouel asked, turning towards the man. Professor Volkov’s mood seemed to be in good spirits.“Yes, it’s about the autopsy results of those cyborgs.” Professor Volkov nodded, responding to Nouel’s earlier question.Nouel became immediately interested since this information was what he had been waiting for since yesterday. “Oh, so your team has obtained the results?”“You could say that. It was a challenging and meticulous task, but in the end, we managed to gather all the necessary information.”“I’m honestly tired, but this is something I need to know. Right now, I need information in any form. This attack was once again different from the
Professor Volkov knew Nouel was joking, but he still reprimanded him. Ignoring the reprimand, Nouel promptly gave orders. “Continue.”Edith then resumed explaining the autopsy process, detailing how they successfully extracted the necessary information from the deceased cyborg’s body. “The team needed not just days for corpse identification, but also time for the body and head dissection, especially when unlocking the well-secured chip system. A slight misstep in movement could burn the chip. Hence, everyone involved in this task proceeded with utmost care and caution.”“I anticipated it would be challenging, but I didn’t expect the execution to be even more difficult than I thought,” remarked Nouel thoughtfully.“Yes, the system is intentionally designed to erase evidence when someone attempts to dissect these cyborgs’ heads.”“The chip?” Nouel glanced at the carefully placed chip inside a special glass-covered holder on the table. Besides the secured chip, there was also a computer
Due to his curiosity about the day’s events, Nouel found himself in the command room where the Wolf team’s base was located. The city’s special forces had their designated spaces for training, briefing, storage, rest, and more. Currently, Nouel sat in front of a computer displaying a hologram screen.Originally, Nouel wanted to leave and go back to his apartment. However, Drax, one of his subordinates, mentioned having information to share and needed a few minutes to piece it together. Hence, Nouel waited, contemplating everything that had transpired.Despite the darkening sky, he remained at the location.For several seconds, Nouel pondered over something very peculiar. He wondered how the rebels managed to infiltrate the city without being detected by the NewTech security system and how they escaped without leaving a trace.“Very strange,” Nouel mumbled, deep in thought. “They must have a way to bypass our security system. But how did they do it?”Nouel continued contemplating this
Although Vera and Drax were already enthusiastic and ready to undertake the mission, Nouel did not immediately respond with orders, causing the two cyborgs to look towards their captain, wanting to know what was wrong or if there was a problem. Nouel was lost in his thoughts, his eyes focused on the hologram diagram floating in front of him. With nimble fingers, he rotated and enlarged specific parts of the virtual map. “What are you thinking, Captain?” Drax asked. “Well, isn’t this an opportunity?” Vera replied. “I think it looks too easy, I’m suspicious if these rebels are aware that there’s an embedded tracker and deliberately setting a trap for us,” Nouel suddenly voiced his concern. Vera touched her chin, deep in thought. “But, Captain, are we going to ignore this chance? This path could be the key to finding their base.” “What you say cannot be ignored. This might be a bait, but isn’t this a risk?” “What are we going to do, Captain?” Drax asked for clarification. “Of cours
Lucrezia had business to attend to with Nouel, one of which was discussing the destroyed workspace of Professor Volkov and further addressing the rebel attacks. However, those goals were suddenly forgotten when her gaze accidentally fell upon the hologram screen displaying all the members of the Wolf team on a mission.Her eyes immediately sharpened towards Nouel. The young man seemed to smile at her, but it wouldn’t change her expression, this man had committed forbidden acts. With an intense gaze and a serious expression, Lucrezia walked towards Nouel, needing an explanation for what all the Wolf team members were doing.“Captain Nouelvaegnr,” she said, her voice firm and formal.“Yes, is there something I can help you with?” Nouel pretended not to notice the serious expression Lucrezia was showing.Lucrezia then looked towards the hologram screen behind Nouel, due to its large size, the man’s body hardly covered anything—all the ongoing operations were visible to her. She continued
They continued their journey, following the path provided by Vera. In the midst of their journey, Nouel continued discussing with Lucrezia, “Something’s not right. I feel it’s not just about preventing us from reaching the rebel base. Maybe there’s something they’re hiding. As I mentioned before.”Lucrezia responded seriously, “You’re right, and that makes the team need to proceed with the mission, whatever it is, we need to know.”As the team continued, Vera issued a warning, “Enemies detected, moving quickly toward us.”“Okay, team, get ready for a fight.” Nouel immediately had the entire team on guard. The warned battle occurred promptly as several rebels, equipped with their armor and weapons, engaged.A firefight erupted between the two teams. The substantial number of rebels immobilized all Wolf team members, they could only take cover and return fire against the onslaught.Nouel and Lucrezia, though in the command room, felt the urgency and observed the situation through camera
Nouel disregarded the AI’s suggestion, his effort remained unexecuted as the entire place suddenly shattered, forcing Nouel back into his own thoughts. Unbeknownst to anyone, some data infiltrated Nouel’s mind during this abrupt event.When Nouel regained consciousness, he held his head, then knelt down, prompting Lucrezia to approach.“Are you okay?” Lucrezia asked.Nouel smiled and slowly stood up. “Yes, just a slight headache. What happened?”“I detected dangerous activity, Captain, so I forced the entrance closed and destroyed the computer system to save you,” Drax promptly answered, explaining his actions.“Good job, you saved me just in time.”Although Nouel was gradually recovering from the virtual world’s attack, he felt something peculiar in his memory. Vague images and unusual memories surfaced as a consequence of the previous assault. However, he chose to conceal these feelings and experiences from his team members.As Lucrezia, with genuine concern, inquired about his cond
After a lengthy task the previous day, Nouel, enjoying his breakfast, instructed his AI assistant to open all the data files he had discovered at the rebels’ headquarters. However, the AI didn’t provide any additional information, most of the obtained data seemed irrelevant.“Can you access the NewTech system?” Nouel asked after dismissing hologram windows. Currently, he sat on his apartment balcony, observing several hologram screens around him – a total of six hologram windows.“Out of range. Due to high-security measures and real-time monitoring, a closer radius is required,” the AI Assistant replied. Nouel responded with a hint of displeasure, he continued his breakfast for a few more seconds.After swallowing his meal, Nouel spoke again, “Do you have recommendations on where I can find the blueprints and the sought-after files?”The AI scanned and displayed several possibilities. It turned out that some NewTech branches were potential locations for the blueprints and data, not or
Nouel was in the garbage area, in a slum district where there was a massive landfill site originating from various areas, especially the city center, resulting in the landfill site being mountainous. The landfill site was located outside the city walls, and Nouel had already made a hole to enter and exit the city through a secret passage.“What are you doing here?” Dvliericht asked, having managed to catch up. He looked uncomfortable walking on the pile of trash, his gas mask protecting his entire face and head looked worn out and unfit for use.“Looking for the trash I need.” Nouel answered without looking, digging through the garbage. Since Nouel had been forced to stay in the shelter by Dvliericht, the two young men had developed a close friendship, despite having very different and somewhat contradictory personalities.Dvliericht placed his hands on his hips and scanned the surroundings. “We shouldn’t be here, if the city patrol catches us, it could be dangerous.”“In that case, k
Armed with his newly acquired weapon, Xander began attacking the pursuing robot troops. Thanks to his long experience, Xander could shoot accurately, causing the robots to fall one by one. He took precise aim, picking off the robots one by one.“Wow, you’re really good, so accurate with your shots.” Velia praised and appreciated Xander’s actions through the earpiece.“It’s not enough yet, there are still some robots evading my attacks!” Xander exclaimed, then explosions were heard, destroying the walls of the long corridor.“Keep it up, Xander, we’re approaching the exit!” Velia cheered, seeing that their exit route was close ahead.“Of course, I’ll keep attacking until all the ammo is gone!”When the rover vehicles finally reached the end of the escape route, they immediately halted. Xander and several others hurriedly got out of the rover and attempted to close off the escape route. They collectively tried to seal off the passage.Some others disembarked and headed towards the aircr
Inside the underground headquarters, after Xander delivered this information, everyone immediately started packing, which naturally took a very long time as everyone was unprepared for evacuation.“The aircraft is completed, but it hasn’t been tested yet. Should we still go?” Dimitri asked, concerned about the aircraft’s condition, which hadn’t undergone testing yet.“Yes, we don’t have time anymore. Regardless of the aircraft’s condition, we’ll use it. It’s risky, but we have no other choice.” Makarov replied.“Let’s hope we make it.”Elsewhere, inside a large cargo aircraft, Volkov and his forces of robots and cyborgs, who were aware of the underground building being used as a headquarters, were preparing for their attack.“See, I told you this would work.” Clerick smirked evilly at Darina. “Instead of capturing and torturing one of them, it’s much better if we follow them discreetly and install a tracker on the target.”That’s how Volkov found out about the secret project being wor
June 9, 2094Time passed quickly, years went by, and humans had grown accustomed to synthetic food. Numerous factories were established in all four cities, and cyborg projects began to be implemented. Initially, it was limited to body parts like hands and legs, then expanded to organs like eyes. After the success of the project applied to Vera, cyborgs started to appear all over the city.Due to the special requirements for humans to endure the surgical process, the limited number of cyborgs created across the city meant they weren’t dominant yet. Only a few hundred existed, mostly composed of city security forces, not commercially available to ordinary residents. Therefore, despite the success, Volkov continued experiments and developments to make the cyborgs he created more perfect and applicable to all humans.While working on advancing cyborg technology, Volkov accidentally discovered several individuals recruited by Dimitri and Makarov. He was surprised by this development becaus
For several days, Vera refused to eat, she continued to rage. Although she couldn’t get up and walk, her hands were still healthy, and she tried every way to end her life. She was depressed and desperate with her life.Some time later, Volkov came and comforted her. However, Vera didn’t respond, despite being continuously ignored like that, Volkov kept trying to console and strengthen her resolve.“I know you’re very desperate with your body condition. But you can’t torture yourself like this continuously.” Volkov spoke gently and softly, truly reflecting like a man who could be relied upon by Vera, who really needed it.After ignoring Volkov for a while, Vera finally spoke up, asking him a question. “Professor, what would you do if you were in my position?”For a moment, Volkov didn’t respond, he glanced briefly out the window, then turned his attention back to Vera, calmly and softly speaking to the teenage girl. “I think I would also feel desperate, and I would also want to die. Bu
Thanks to advanced medical technology, Vera, who suffered serious injuries due to Darina’s actions, was able to regain consciousness quickly. Severe injuries that should have put the teenage girl in a coma turned out to heal much faster. Unfortunately, there were still limitations in the equipment and technology applied at the hospital, as they couldn’t yet cure serious injuries resulting in physical disabilities. And that’s what happened to Vera, the injuries she sustained left her whole body permanently disabled.For a few seconds, Vera glanced around, her eyes feeling very sore as she looked at the ceiling of the room. The light in the room wasn’t dazzling, yet Vera’s eyes still felt sore and irritated.Vera closed her eyes, trying to move to pull the blanket, but she had no access to her body, she couldn’t move any part of her body.“What’s this? I can’t move my body.”Vera tried to turn her head sideways, but she couldn’t do it, she couldn’t move her head even slightly. Failing i
Finnick, Darina, and Clerick were already in position, monitoring the movement of the electric car driven by the small family from a distance. Volkov himself was opening a transparent tab as if he were working on something.“Okay, I think the subject has taken the bait. I don’t see any other humans within a 1-mile radius, we can execute the mission now.” Darina murmured while observing the small family through the scope of the sniper rifle she was aiming at the car. She herself was lying prone on the rocks, positioning herself strategically for the attack.“Moreover, this area is highly prone to accidents,” Clerick replied, standing next to Volkov. They were amidst the trees of the forest, monitoring using long-range binoculars.“Yeah.”On the other side, atop a tree, Finnick was adjusting the control of the machine device he had created. “My puppet’s status is stable now, we can act anytime.” He informed.“Good work, wait for the signal.” Volkov replied.They spent a few more seconds
While Clerick was working, experiments were postponed. Darina and Volkov focused on being doctors at Hudson Hospital, they appeared very kind and friendly to the staff, nurses, and the patients they treated. This made no one suspicious or even think that they were evil people who had conducted various experiments that violated ethics and humanity.In addition to their friendly nature, their work was also very good and fast. Their surgical skills were very reliable and made them among the most trusted doctors. They also interacted quite a lot with every patient they treated, so almost all patients could get to know them well.Unbeknownst to them, two days had passed. This was the day when Clerick would present the results of his work.“Huh, it’s also enjoyable to train in acting by playing as a good and holy doctor.” Darina stretched her body. This time she was in the elevator going down to the lab, a man named Finnick who also worked there immediately shook his head.“I thought you’d
Hudson Hospital.A five-floor hospital, it was one of the major hospitals in Lycaelus City, admitting more than one new patient daily with various conditions. The hospital was always bustling with patients, and the number of nurses and medical staff working there was substantial.At this hospital, Ferdinand Volkov worked on his project. Whenever someone underwent amputation, they would be offered artificial limbs. Those who wanted to live normally would readily accept the offer. Similarly, those in need of organs would be offered either donor organ transplants or artificial organs. Since waiting for a donor or purchasing existing organs was costly, patients tended to opt for Volkov’s artificial organs. Besides being more affordable, easier to care for, these artificial organs and limbs had several advantages over those of regular humans. Gradually, over the years, Volkov’s cyborg project began to take shape.Unbeknownst to anyone, many of the surgeries to implant organs and artificial