Chapter 420

Chapter 420: Who Is Rebelling

Outside, the sounds of explosions reverberated, and the room shook from time to time. The ceiling produced faint tremors and distressing cracking noises, as if it could collapse at any moment.

The battle was fierce, and both sides were likely using heavy weaponry. Such intense explosions were definitely not caused by ordinary rifles and grenades.

From the expressions on the faces of the staff in the control center, it was clear they were hoping the people using heavy weapons were on their side, indicating that the situation was extremely dire, necessitating heavy firepower to strike at enemies.

Due to the switch to backup power, all electricity was concentrated on important equipment in the control center, dimly lighting Major General Sun’s face and making his mood seem unpredictable.

"Prepare Plan D and get ready for emergency measures to disconnect the network physically within fifty seconds."

Major General Sun held a significant identity and authority in the aerospace training center, enabling him to give such commands.

"Do we really need to do this?"

The staff felt anxious about initiating Plan D while also physically disconnecting the network; it seemed a bit excessive given that they had not reached the final moments yet.

The outside security forces were not the only countermeasures for the aerospace training center; they had more than two "cleansing" mechanisms in place.

At this moment, one of the hanging 40-inch LCD screens in the control center linked to the external optical monitoring system suddenly lit up, briefly flashing an image before being obscured by snowflake-like interference.

"Hmm! What is that?” Major General Sun’s sharp eyes immediately caught the fleeting image on the LCD screen, and he quickly shouted, “Replay that image and freeze it; I need to see it again."

The staff hastily scrambled to pull up the recently captured footage, displaying it on several large screens in the control center.

It showed a corridor with a figure fleeing, clearly captured in high definition at 1080P and 60 frames.

"Hiss! What is that?"

Gasps filled the control center as the image came into view—a six-legged alien robot, about the height of a person, moving swiftly. Its upper body was loaded with strange objects, likely not benign and highly probable to contain offensive weapons.

Sparkles and debris captured in a flash indicated it had been attacked.

"What is that?"

"That’s not our robot! How did it get in?"

A few high-ranking staff members pointed at the screen with astonishment.

As insiders in the aerospace industry, they understood robots to some extent; the six-legged robot had a very simple structure, likely a mass-produced model, relying entirely on its core system for flexible response. Judging by the movements and reaction capabilities on screen, it appeared to be a carefully designed system.

Once programmed, the system would incur minimal costs, as a data storage device could refresh thousands of core system firmwares.

They quickly estimated the cost in their minds, realizing it was 1 million RMB per unit.

"It’s cannon fodder!"

Major General Sun stared intently at the screen, pushing aside all distractions. This was war, not a game; the enemy was using network attacks, electromagnetic interference, and sending in bionic robots to assault them—what were they after?

Did they really think such combat mechanical soldiers could breach the seemingly secure aerospace training base?

That would be severely underestimating China’s technological level.

Could it be? Seemingly realizing something, Major General Sun no longer hesitated; he understood what the other side desired.

He decisively issued orders.

"Initiate Plan D, make the captured image an optical recognition reference, and eliminate these intruders with full force. Quickly repair the monitoring system, connect with the security center, and scan the entire base to identify more intruders."

The Fifth Aerospace Training Center was adjacent to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, the only manned space center in the country, which was also a strategic military target internationally. Naturally, it had strategic defense measures in place, making it unlikely to lose control even amid a moment of chaos.

"Activate the pre-launch sequence for 22 combat mechanical soldiers, input the optical friend-or-foe identification commands, and begin arming. Complete in ten seconds… Ammunition loaded, set the area cleansing program, and launch."

With the authorization to initiate Plan D, several technicians entered three different passwords, along with Major General Sun’s special password and key insertion, successfully activating the countermeasure system.

This process was somewhat akin to launching a nuclear weapon; no matter the control center, there would always be at least four people tasked within the emergency response team.

After all, combat mechanical soldiers were formidable weapons; their deployment implied a relentless battle, with no intention for a peaceful resolution.

While the robots were ferocious in firepower and fearless in combat, their intelligence and adaptability could not match that of human warriors. However, within confined spaces and fixed areas, it was exactly where combat mechanical soldiers could showcase their strengths.

With a sound signaling activation, hidden doors in every corner of the Fifth Aerospace Training Center opened, and a tall, tracked mechanical soldier burst forth, disregarding the electromagnetic pulse interference in the air. It began enemy identification and battlefield scanning according to combat protocols, quickly confirming targets and launching attacks.

The battle escalated in an instant.

Both sides were fearless mechanical soldiers, navigating through crossfire without hesitation, exchanging damage as numerous robots were destroyed, scattering into fragments amidst flames and smoke.

China had conducted research on lasers and robots for a long time, though most advancements remained undisclosed.

Many citizens were unaware of the high-end technologies secretly developed in laboratories, even if some related industries catered to civilian use, involving robot component technology.

The military led the technological revolution while the civilian sector funded development, creating a virtuous cycle where many life-saving technologies initially began with lethal applications.

Assassins and doctors were always a hair’s breadth apart.

"What’s that? Damn it, Gold Coin that jerk!"

Lin Mo couldn’t help but curse.

As he leaned against the window of the hall and looked outside the building, he was shocked to see a mechanical soldier being chased by a group of security soldiers. Both sides were armed and exchanging gunfire behind an outdoor rockery fountain, their battle lively and intense.

Lin Mo immediately thought the robot battling the security soldiers was the gold giant dragon Gold Coin.

"Gold Coin? What are you doing?"

Through the dragon deity contract, he called out repeatedly but received no response, prompting an urge to curse even more.

This guy, who had recently evolved into a robot, intended to blend into human society but had foolishly revealed himself today, engaging in a firefight with the training center’s soldiers.

What was he thinking?

Accompanying him to the aerospace training center was the Gold Coin fragment, and since they were separated, the communication distance dictated by their contract was significantly shortened.

However, no matter how chaotic things got, he shouldn’t have ignored Lin Mo.

Damn it, he’d even managed to arm himself; Lin Mo assumed that the mechanical soldier outside was acquiring ammunition from somewhere during the rebellion. As long as it had ammo, this guy could instantly evolve to use weapons.

Additionally, the training center’s combat mechanical soldiers had entered the scene, all bearing a unified mark, making them easily recognizable. They were equipped not only with lasers but also with rocket bombs, which they continuously fired off.

With smoke filling the air, gunfire and explosions erupted; Lin Mo watched the battle outside, his anxiety spiking. Another six-legged robot rushed forward, joining the fight against the tracked combat mechanical soldiers and soldiers.

The situation of mutual fire reached a momentary balance.

The scene had transformed into a full-blown mechanical soldier war.

Separate, it must be separate.

While Lin Mo was lost in thought, a robot hiding behind the rockery suddenly turned its head towards him. Then, it shook and fired a rocket trailing light smoke directly at him.

Not good!

Lin Mo dashed forward several steps, then dove under the windowsill to avoid the lethal blast radius.

Boom!

A loud explosion followed by the crisp sounds of shattering and countless fragments falling echoed.

Lin Mo turned to see a massive spiderweb crack forming in the glass of the window he had just occupied. In the center, an egg-sized bullet hole had appeared, unable to withstand such tremendous force, rapidly disintegrating into countless shards, raining down into the hall.

Even the reinforced, film-coated bulletproof glass could not withstand such an attack.

Lin Mo was astounded; had the giant dragon gone mad? Was it trying to get him killed?

Next, he heard a loud explosion somewhere connecting to the second floor, sending countless pieces of junk flying, as a safety isolation door was blown apart.

"There are enemies; they have broken in!"

Wang Xuejun, desperately sealing other automatic isolation doors, turned and saw an intruder had already breached, so scared he nearly lost his mind and screamed.

They were unarmed, with only wooden sticks; there was no way they could stand against the intruders.

"Damn it!"

As the Dragon Knight, the main force of the battlefield, he should rush to the front lines without hesitation.

Lin Mo sprang to his feet and sprinted out at high speed, landing on a thick pillar supporting the three floors of the hall, almost as if he were flying up the walls, engaging vertically all the way to the second floor without using the stairs.

"Everyone take cover; those who can’t get to cover should hide as best as they can! Avoid injury!"

For an astronaut, injury was nearly fatal.

Especially outward injuries; even a common issue like hemorrhoids would not be acceptable. Astronauts worked in high-overload environments, and the resilience of surface wounds was far weaker than that of unharmed skin areas.

Once injuries exceeded the tolerance limit, the results would be disastrous, causing the individual to burst like a punctured ball, expelling everything within, instantly turning into a human-shaped toothpaste.