The legend of Tiga

As the saying goes, a gun is fast at seven steps away, and it is fast and accurate within seven steps.
The distance is so close and the target is so big, even if Wu Laoer from next door comes over, it would be difficult to miss.

What's more, they are well-trained elites - the Super Victory Team, so naturally they can hit the target with every shot.

Bang!Bang!Bang!
More than a dozen shots were fired in a row, without any deviation or slant. Each energy bullet hit the target accurately and without deviation, hitting the aimed position, exploding on the surface of the trash can monster, blasting out balls of fire and emitting loud noises.

Such intensive attacks made the trash can monster's entire body burst into flames and glow. Its slender, twisted body, which had just taken shape like a pretzel, was immediately shaking uncontrollably, with aftereffects even worse than cerebral thrombosis.

Originally, this metal trash can weighed only about 100 to 180 kilograms, and it could stand firmly on the ground due to its large ground contact area. But now, it has become so thin and long, not like a bamboo pole, but almost like one. The ground contact area has shrunk by more than ten times, so it is naturally top-heavy and unstable.

If no one moved, it would be fine. After all, as for stability, as long as you find the center of gravity, you can stand. But now, Yukihei Kariya and Toshiyuki Koda have shot them twenty or thirty times in a row. Each energy bullet has the power to penetrate a one-meter-thick reinforced concrete wall. When combined together, the impact force is not to be underestimated.

Even a giant monster several dozen meters tall would feel stinging after being hit so many times, let alone this small, thin trash can, which was immediately blown into several large holes, revealing a black, smelly empty shell.

With so many big holes blown out of his body, it was naturally impossible for him to stand steadily on the ground. He lost his balance and fell backwards while being attacked. His uneven back hit the back wall of the apartment building behind him heavily, making a "bang" sound and smashing several holes in the wall. A glass window on the second floor also shattered.

Hua la la la——

Along with the crisp sounds of glass breaking and falling, the night breeze poured into the room through the broken glass, blowing the white curtains, turning them into elegant dancers, floating in the air, and revealing that the house was brightly lit. There was also Chief Inspector Ono standing at the door with a terrified look on his face, staring at the "iron sheet" that blocked most of the window.

He was executing an evacuation order, persuading residents in the area to leave so as not to interfere with the work of the Super Victory Team and avoid the risk of casualties.

But this job is not easy to do. After all, it is the middle of the night and people are tired after a whole day. They just want to lie down in bed quietly and have a good rest, but suddenly they are disturbed by someone knocking on the door and asked to leave quickly. Who would want to do that?

It would be fine if monsters really appeared, and they would definitely run faster than each other, but it is just a possibility.

This is a bit overwhelming.

Anyway, Patrolman Ono hasn't visited many houses so far. Although it is very tiring and he has received all kinds of complaints, Patrolman Ono still enjoys it. After all, being complained about is better than being eaten. As long as he can stay away from that dangerous alley, it is all worth it.

But fate is sometimes so dramatic. He tried very hard to stay away from the alley, but he never expected that someone broke into the alley through the window and gave him a big surprise, a really big one.

Patrolman Ono was so frightened that his heart started to tremble with fear, his legs went weak, and he almost fell to the ground.

The owner of the house, who was impatient, muttering and slow in his movements just now, now only wished he had two more legs. He was in a panic, rolling and crawling around, obviously frightened by the strange-looking iron monster outside.

"Go quickly!"

Chief Patrolman Ono could hardly speak clearly and didn't even have the courage to look back. He and the owner of the house supported each other and stumbled out, fearing that they would become the other's meal if they were a little slower.

He was so focused on escaping that he naturally didn't see the iron monster behind him who was being beaten so hard that flames and blood were all over his body. He couldn't even stand up straight and was completely pressed against the wall, taking the beating passively.

Toshiyuki Koda and Yukihei Kariya performed a wave of rapid shooting, emptying the energy magazine in one breath. It was a real breath, and it was not until the Brest pistol indicated that the chamber was empty that they began to breathe heavily. The hands that were holding the Brest pistols tightly were trembling slightly, which showed how strong the force was when they just fired, and also showed how nervous the two men were.

It’s not that the two of them are narrow-minded, it’s just that what they are facing is too weird.

Trash can!
The trash cans that can be seen everywhere on the streets turned out to be man-eating monsters.

This is really incredible.

Even though I saw with my own eyes that the trash can was able to move and deform, it was still hard to believe.

But no matter how unbelievable it is, we still have to face reality.

When the empty warehouse warning sounded, Yukihei Kariya and Toshiyuki Koda had already quickly changed the bullets, but it seemed that there was no need to shoot again, as the trash can monster had slid against the wall and lay motionless on the ground.

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Toshiyuki Koda and Yukihei Kariya, who quickly finished reloading, still raised their guns and aimed at the trash can monster on the ground.

Seeing that the other party hadn't made any movement for a long time, Kariya Yukihira asked uncertainly, "Is he dead?"

"I don't know!" Toshiyuki Koda didn't know how to define whether this thing was dead or not, especially before it was deformed. It was no different from an ordinary trash can. Even after it was deformed, it could only move, and other than that, it had no characteristics of a living thing. So he really didn't know how to judge whether it was dead or not.

After waiting for a while, the trash can monster still didn't move, which made the two men feel a little relieved. It was probably really killed by them.

However, the two of them did not have much sense of accomplishment. If possible, they did not even want to write it into the report. They did not want the credit and did not want outsiders to know.

Fight in the trash can and defeat the trash monster!
If you say this out loud, not only will it be low-class, but it will also be low-class and not classy at all.

Just like the Mop God of War, even if you can fight ten people at the same time, you would be embarrassed to brag about it because it is really not worthy of being shown on the stage.

Since we can't tell whether someone is dead or alive with the naked eye, we use instruments.

The detector starts scanning and the image appears directly on the helmet's goggles.

everything is normal!
And it is extremely normal. If an uninformed person comes to see it, he will definitely think it is just an ordinary pile of iron, but with a slightly weird shape.

Even the abnormally high temperature area disappeared at this moment.

this.
"Done digesting it?"

Yukihira Kariya was puzzled by the results of the scanner. "So it's out of energy?"

Toshiyuki Koda also made some wild guesses.

Everything needs energy to drive it, whether it's humans driven by sugar, engines driven by oil, or plants basking in the sun, each has its own energy conversion system.

This trash can is basically just a layer of iron. It does not have any driving system and naturally there is no energy conversion. If you want to make it move, you naturally need to put all of these together.

Therefore, it is hard not to think about "digestion".

hiss!
I really took a deep breath.

Being eaten and digested by a garbage bin is such a miserable way to die.

Soon, the called support arrived.

In addition to Nakajima Tsutomu and Yumimura Ryo, there were two teams of fully armed soldiers. They were not carrying Brest pistols, but some kind of UNX rocket launchers and large laser guns, which were quite powerful.

“That’s it.”

Nakajima Tsutomu came closer, looking curiously at the slender and twisted "iron doll" lying on the ground. It still had the color of the trash can and there were still stains inside and outside. No matter how you looked at it, it looked quite crudely made, but it might have swallowed a person.

“It stinks too.”

Yumimura Ryo pinched his nose and frowned, feeling quite uncomfortable with the bad environment. He glanced around, never expecting that in today's technologically advanced world, there would still be such a terrible place.

But Nakajima Tsutomu turned a blind eye to this. He looked at the crooked trash can with great concentration and said without turning his head: "If this thing can really move, it will definitely be an incredible discovery."

Humans can make "dead" objects move by using the power of technology. Only with the combined efforts of power furnaces, energy pipelines, controllers, prime movers, etc. can "dead" objects perform the simplest movements.

This trash can is empty inside and out, with just a thin layer of iron sheet, but it can deform and swing, which is amazing.

Based on the knowledge he had, Nakajima Tsutomu judged that it was either nanotechnology or biotechnology.

Nanotechnology is easy to understand. TPC is currently vigorously researching this technology. Once a breakthrough is achieved, it will usher in the fifth industrial revolution and bring about earth-shaking changes in human life.

Let’s put it this way, once nano-scale robots enter the industrial production stage, human life expectancy will be greatly extended, and many terminal illnesses will be easily cured like a cold.

Take cancer for example. The reason why it has a high mortality rate and is prone to recurrence is that it tests the doctor's skills and touch when clearing the lesions through surgery. In addition, humans are currently unable to achieve direct vision at the cellular level in medical applications, so it is easy to leave residues, which makes recurrence possible.

But it is different if we use nanorobots. They can really clean up every cancer cell, and even customize different nanorobots to replace the body's declining skills.

For example, it can transport oxygen instead of red blood cells, filter waste instead of kidneys, record memories and make judgments instead of brain cells, etc. It is no exaggeration to say that once nanotechnology is applied to the human body, it will be an advancement at the level of mechanical ascension.

However, such advanced technology, when used on trash cans, is like using an anti-aircraft gun to shoot a water gun. It is not just a waste of talent, but rather it is like selling scrap metal for gold, which is quite a waste of resources. Anyway, Nakajima Tsutomu, who knows very little about nanotechnology, can think of more than a dozen powerful applications.

Therefore, Nakajima Tsutomu is more inclined to biotechnology, which is equivalent to the common biological viruses in novels, movies and TV shows, which can transform objects beyond recognition.

Just like the Sphia virus, even soil and rocks can turn into monsters, let alone a trash can.

Everyone agreed with Nakajima Tsutomu's guess, but were unwilling to agree with it.

Because if that's the case, then it's a bad situation.

A small trash can is infected with the Sphia virus and can eat a person, turning him into a monster three or four meters tall. How many trash cans are there in the human society? Are trash cans the only ones infected with the Sphia virus?
I can't think along this line of thought because it's too scary to think about it.

No one is stupid, so they can naturally think of this terrible situation. Suddenly, everyone's mood became very heavy, and they were more anxious. They were eager to break the blockade of the Sfia barrier and find an antidote to the Sfia virus. Otherwise, mankind might really face a crisis of extinction.

Koda Toshiyuki took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled, suppressing his chaotic thoughts, trying to calm down, and said: "Let's take it back to the headquarters first and analyze it in detail. Things may not be that bad, not to mention."

Toshiyuki Koda seemed to be hesitant to speak, but everyone could understand what he meant, which is that if things are really that bad, fear and panic will not solve the problem. Only by working hard and facing difficulties head-on can you save yourself.

Once the decision is made, start executing it immediately.

Although the trash can is several meters high after being deformed, its size is really small and not enough in this world where monsters that are dozens or hundreds of meters tall can easily appear.

A truck was dispatched from nearby, and several people wearing protective clothing lifted and stuffed the stiffened garbage bin monster into the truck. They then used an iron chain as thick as a wrist to tie it up tightly with three circles on the left and three circles on the right, making it difficult for the monster to break free even if it moved.

After doing all this, the four members of the Super Victory Team got into the car with peace of mind, and escorted the van towards the base, one in front and one behind.

We were very cautious and worried along the way, fearing that this thing would come back to life, but fortunately, until we arrived at the headquarters base, the trash can monster did not move again, which made people feel greatly relieved.

Although it was late at night, Nakajima Tsutomu was not sleepy at all. He immediately transported the trash can monster to the laboratory and prepared to start researching it overnight.

Although the other team members also wanted to know the result, they knew that haste makes waste, so they could only suppress their curiosity and take a rest first. If they didn't get a good night's sleep, they would not have the energy to deal with tomorrow.

People fall into deep sleep in the middle of the night, but in the microscopic world invisible to the naked eye, countless tiny things are active and energetic, flying in all directions with the wind, landing on the surface of objects, entering through the gaps between molecules, and then dividing and increasing their number rapidly like viruses, and in the process expanding their active area, replacing the original functional cells, and finally changing the object into another appearance. (End of this chapter)