Seeing that only one opponent remained, the cyborg leader, Nouel immediately glared at the man.“Come on, I’m tired of small talk with you,” Nouel challenged the top leader.“Don’t be arrogant just because you’ve managed to bring down my people,” said the man, still confident in his ability to win despite witnessing his opponent’s skills. He pulled out a machine gun capable of firing many bullets at once. Nouel smirked mockingly.“Feel free to smile, this is your last day in this world.” Proudly, the man activated the machine gun, firing large bullets rapidly. Nouel, activating his shield, walked calmly despite many bullets hitting the shield.The machine gun could shoot fast and powerful bullets, capable of penetrating concrete or metal walls with a certain thickness. However, it turned out the weapon wasn’t strong enough to penetrate Nouel’s created shield.“Damn, how does he have such a strong shield?”Simultaneously, the cyborgs Nouel had previously knocked down began to rise one
Nouel swiftly navigated through the slum area, intrigued by the sudden information. He ran, avoiding every human and robot that was active at that moment.Nouel came to a halt and stared at the holographic screen that appeared before him. “Can you explain more about what you’ve found?”“This is a power surge from the main energy source that was once used by humans as the primary reactor to activate war robots,” the AI assistant continued to provide information about the detected anomaly.“War robots, in other words, this involves radiation and significant explosive power?” Nouel asked, expressing concern.“Exactly.”“What happened?” Nouel inquired again.The AI Assistant then reported, “Something accidentally triggered this energy source. Possibly a slight vibration, air temperature, or a mouse passing by unintentionally. In essence, there’s a high probability that this energy source will explode.”“So, this energy source needs to be dealt with as quickly as possible. Whether I like i
Just emerging from the underground area where he exited the abandoned house, Nouel was greeted by several cyborg thugs he had defeated earlier. They were accompanied by two well-dressed men—obviously, these were city officials—and armed bodyguards, along with robots units.It was unclear how they managed to locate Nouel. Whether there were traces he left behind, information from the residents, CCTV monitoring, or some tracking method capable of finding Nouel.Nouel deactivated his helmet and the oxygen mask he wore. He whistled upon witnessing the arrival of these people, the number this time was not as large as before, but these individuals held positions of authority.“You came much faster than I expected, two minutes earlier to be precise,” Nouel murmured softly when he noticed the many people surrounding him, denying him access to escape.“Is he the one?” One of the men in formal attire, resembling a city official, pointed towards Nouel.“Yes, he’s the one, the troublemaker,” said
Nouel holstered his weapon in back, then lazily scratched his head. Nevertheless, he still introduced himself.“My name is Nouelvaegnr Brysthiersk, Captain of the Wolf team, a special anti-terrorist and national security force. Lycaelus City Division.” Nouel introduced himself while shouldering his large weapon. Hearing this, the two men suddenly became frightened, they had dealt with the wrong person.“What?” both men asked simultaneously.“Sir, we made a mistake, forgive me for not recognizing you.” Peter immediately crawled and prostrated himself in front of Nouel. Bernard did the same. The cyborg thugs who were still conscious after the previous attack looked shocked to see their revered leaders behaving like this.“Sir, this is just a small misunderstanding, please don’t be offended,” Bernard muttered softly, immediately adopting a sycophantic attitude.“Indeed, it was just a misunderstanding, we didn’t know whom we were dealing with. Please forgive our ignorance.”Hearing those
Since there were no emerging threats in the city, Nouel allowed the Lycaelus city ambassadors to be guarded and protected by the prepared security and their personal security details. At that moment, Nouel was inside his apartment, taking a rest after all the incidents. Nouel had also removed all his armor. Actually, the armor he wore couldn’t be taken off easily, it had specific mechanisms and special tools that needed to be used.Nouel, while observing the buildings outside the window, found the lights in the city beautiful, casting a captivating glow. He contacted Vera and Drax.“Captain,” Drax greeted first.“How’s your day? Are you enjoying the tour in Deliphora City?” Vera inquired.“Not entirely disappointing, I’ve had some fun.” Nouel answered the question. Then, before anyone else could speak, Nouel continued, “It seems everything is going well. I haven’t received any calls.”Earlier, Nouel had instructed Vera that if anything happened, he should be contacted. It turned out t
Unbeknownst to them, a few days passed by smoothly during the mission, with no obstacles encountered. However, Nouel couldn’t identify the drone attackers, and there were no updates on the rebel activities since the last battle.Nouel even received information that there had been no related rebel activities for the past few days.Their activities in Deliphora City had concluded, and now Nouel was preparing for departure, getting ready to return to Lycaelus City. At that moment, they were on their way to the airport. Nouel, along with other team members, was on a vehicle with an open cargo bed—a four-wheeled vehicle with large-sized wheels, slightly resembling a bullet.“Huh, finally, this mission will be over soon!” Nouel exclaimed loudly, sitting on the front roof of the vehicle with his legs intentionally hanging over the front windshield. Behind him, Vera stood, monitoring the surroundings, then crossed her arms over the open cargo bed’s boundary and the vehicle’s roof.Nouel then
Lucrezia shook her head very slowly upon hearing that information. She wouldn’t just accept this information. More precisely, she outright denied the information that Nouel and his team were already dead. As far as she knew, Nouel was a great man and always managed to survive in any situation. He was a responsive thinker, capable of anticipating many things. Nouel was someone who could read others’ minds and always considered various possibilities. Dying in a plane explosion seemed impossible for someone like him. At least, that’s what Lucrezia believed.“No way, this can’t happen. You must be wrong, tell me you misidentified it.” Lucrezia murmured softly.“Captain, this is the only plane en route to Lycaelus, calculated from the call duration and departure time. The plane exploded from within after two minutes in the air. My conclusion is that there was a bomb inside the plane, automatically triggered when the plane reached a certain altitude.” The young man reported again, trying to
A few hours earlier.When all Wolf team members were at the airport, Nouel ordered energy shields to envelop the plane. Being cyborgs, they worked so swiftly that it took no more than five minutes, all devices were perfectly installed and ready for activation.As the ambassadors had not arrived yet, Nouel and his team, who had arrived earlier, inspected the plane to ensure everything was secure.“Captain, we’ve installed all the shields.” Vera reported, saluting with a smile.“Alright, everyone. A2, A3, I want you to install these inside the plane, adjusting to the seats and our locations.” Nouel pulled out flat discs, quite small in size, more than twenty of them all fitting in the palm of Nouel’s right hand.“What’s this?” Blaicer asked, curious, grabbing a few.Drax took one of the items Nouel showed. After observing for a few seconds, he immediately recognized what Nouel was showing them and murmured softly. “Um, from its shape, this looks like a hologram transmitter.”“Hologram t
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