Mecha: Return of the Pioneers

Chapter 964 The soul of the machine!
Ito Shinya and his subordinates moved quickly in the corridor, following the instructions of the bridge, chasing the Gamilas puppet soldier who escaped from the analysis room.

The more he chased, the more solemn Ito Shinya's expression became.

Because at the other end of the passage is the cabin where the automatic navigation device that leads the Yamato to Iskandar is located.

If this Gamiras puppet soldier arrived there, it would probably cause unpredictable effects on the Yamato, or even damage it.

"Dang!"

As the sound of the vent being destroyed was heard, the figure of the Gamelas puppet soldier appeared on the road ahead.

Without hesitation, Ito Shinya immediately gave the order to shoot at the puppet soldier.

Suddenly, the sound of gunfire echoed wildly in the passage.

Bullets whizzed past and hit the wall and the body of the puppet soldier, splashing sparks.

Amid the gunfire, the puppet soldier's program kept sounding the alarm, driving the puppet soldier to resist, but for some reason, the puppet soldier never took any confrontational action. Instead, he accelerated and ran towards the automatic navigation room in the distance.

Seeing that Ito Shinya and others who were following behind were chasing them relentlessly and getting closer, the puppet soldiers suddenly discovered an area covered by red lights in front of them.

Without any hesitation, the puppet soldier raised his right hand while moving quickly, trying to use the data cable hidden on it to invade the hatch covered by the red light.

However, due to the action of the ejection mechanism, the data cable that flew out successfully did not successfully insert into the data interface connected to the cabin door, but was kicked away by a small figure that suddenly flew out from the side.

At this moment, the puppet soldiers suddenly stopped moving, and Ito Shinya and others who were following closely behind also stopped subconsciously.

"Then, is that Xiaoying, the electronic life form of the second mate?!"

Toru Hoshina, who was following Ito Shinya, looked at the little guy in surprise, with his hands raised horizontally, wings spread out, and a posture that prohibited him from moving forward.

"Ok?"

Ito Shinya frowned, but he still looked at the area covered by red lights.

"I didn't expect the second mate to come in person! Thank you very much!"

Ito Shinya's words made his subordinates exchange glances.

In the previous battle, He Ming led the air force to successfully destroy most of the invading Gamilas fleet at a small cost, allowing the Yamato to usher in a relatively peaceful time in its subsequent voyage. Since then, He Ming's reputation has risen rapidly, and he is showing a tendency to become the number one person under Okita Jusan.

"That's it. Minister of Security, and everyone else, this pursuit ends here!"

In the red light, two figures walked out one after another.

It is exactly what it is called, and Belfast.

"Really? I wonder what the second mate will do with this piece of Gamilas's junk?"

Ito Shinya raised his hand to signal his subordinates to put down their guns, then stepped forward, spread his hands and asked.

"Could it be that the second mate feels that this piece of junk is no longer a threat?"

He Ming said calmly.

"Whether it is a threat or not, I can judge for myself."

Ito Shinya sneered and turned his gaze to Xiaoying.

"Oh. That's right. I forgot that the little fellow raised by the second mate is an electronic life form! Maybe the second mate wants to do the same thing to this scrap metal? Let Gamilas's puppet soldiers also give birth to so-called electronic life forms."

"Haha!!"

The one who responded to Ito Shinya was not He Ming, but Xiaoying.

As Ito Shinya's eyes went dark, a gust of cold wind blew towards him, making his nasal cavity sting, and then the hot feeling slipped away.

Ito Shinya groaned, took a half step back, raised his hand and when he opened his palm, there was a stain of blood.

"Lieutenant Ito!"

Toru Hoshina next to him exclaimed, but Ito Shinya raised his hand to stop him.

Ito Shinya raised his hand to cover his nose again and said in a cold voice.

"Good! Good! Good!! Very good! I didn't expect you to be so fierce! You actually dared to attack me, the head of security!!"

It turned out that when Xiaoying saw Ito Shinya mocking He Ming and even comparing it to a pet, she immediately rushed to Ito Shinya in anger and gave him a hard blow.

"Xiaoying, come back!"

He Ming waved his hand to ask Xiaoying to come back, while staring at Ito Shinya who was covering his nose.

"Security Minister. Xiaoying is neither an object nor a pet. She is my partner on the battlefield and my adopted daughter in private. This conflict, in the final analysis, is your responsibility."

Because he was covering his nose, Ito Shinya's voice was a little dull and he seemed particularly angry.

"Hmph! That's easy for the second mate to say!"

There was a dangerous gleam in his narrow eyes.

"Stop it! Now that the puppet soldiers have been captured, let's put an end to this commotion! Warrant Officer Xingming, take the security chief to the medical room for treatment!"

At this tense moment, Shiro Sanada and the analyst finally arrived.

As soon as Shiro Sanada arrived, he saw two groups of people surrounding the puppet soldiers.

There is no need to talk about Ito Shinya.

As for He Ming, just from the small figure of him putting his left hand on his waist and making faces at Ito Shinya, Sanada Shiro had already made a rough guess.

"Lieutenant, what do you think?"

Hoshina Toru asked cautiously.

"Hmph! Let's go!"

Seeing that there was no way out, Ito Shinya took his men and left.

"ALTER. Are you okay?"

After Ito Shinya and others left, the analyst immediately stepped forward and looked at the puppet soldiers back and forth.

"How tragic! Your left hand is broken."

"Analyst."

The puppet soldier moved a few times, looked at the analyst, and struggled to stand up.

Judging from its appearance, it seems to want to continue moving towards the location of the automatic navigation mechanism.

Seeing this scene, Shiro Sanada frowned.

When he and the analyst arrived, he heard from the analyst the secret of the puppet soldier: it would explode when isolated and helpless, and perish together with the enemy.

If you get to this point...

Shiro Sanada raised his eyes and looked towards He Ming, but unexpectedly saw Belfast approaching.

"Look up. Can you tell me your name?"

As soon as Belfast opened his mouth, Shiro Sanada's pupils shrank.

"It's her? Sasha Iskandar."

Surprised, Shiro Sanada also noticed the look He Ming gave him.

Therefore, Shiro Sanada decided to wait and see.

According to the information previously obtained from Sasha Iskandar, the Gamilas regard the Iskandar as gods, and the puppet soldiers created by the Gamilas may also follow this rule.

"You, who are you?"

The puppet soldier trembled his body, slowly raised his head and looked at the woman standing in front of him.

"I'm Sasha Iskandar. Tell me your name."

As the woman spoke, her long silver hair quietly fell away and turned into long golden hair that reached the ground. Her sapphire eyes that looked like the ocean were replaced by a golden glow, becoming beautiful and noble golden pupils.

"Sasha…Sasha-Iskander. Female…female…goddess."

The puppet soldier slowly stood up, but the ill-matched parts had been worn out to a considerable extent after the chase for some time, making the puppet soldier's movements look particularly funny.

"ALTER. Be careful."

The analyst raised his hand, trying to hold the puppet soldier, but was stopped by the other party.

This scene was seen by Sasha Iskandar.

"Goddess. I, I am ALTER."

After the puppet soldier stood firm, he suddenly knelt down on one knee and spoke to Sasha Iskandar.

This scene felt extremely familiar to Sasha Iskandar.

When Iskandar led the Gamilas to the universe, any Gamilas who went to Iskandar would always pay their loyalty to them respectfully with the same movements, the same tone, and the same expression when they saw them.

Seeing that Sasha Iskandar didn't ask it to stand up, the puppet soldier suddenly asked.

"Woman, goddess. Excuse me, who am I?"

Sasha Iskandar bent down slightly, reached out and gently patted the puppet soldier's shoulder.

"You were an autonomous mechanical soldier of Gamilas, but that is a thing of the past. Now you are ALTER, a being with self-awareness."

"ALTER? A self-aware being?"

The puppet soldier raised his head and looked at Sasha Iskandar.

"Yes."

Sasha Iskandar nodded slightly.

"Stand up! In the name of Iskandar, you are ALTER. From this moment on, you are no longer a self-disciplined mechanical soldier of Gamilas, but a new and free individual."

"Tell me. ALTER, what do you want to do now?"

"Me? ALTER, what do you want to do?"

"Yes."

Sasha Iskandar responded patiently.

Perhaps, this experience is a brand new one for her.

Perhaps, this moment was the moment when she, Iskandar, witnessed with her own eyes how the robot acquired its own soul.

"I…I…I…I…ALTER…A…A…A…"

"Oh!"

With a muffled bang, a purple-gold octagonal light shield suddenly appeared in front of Sasha Iskandar, blocking the splashing oil.

However, the analyst next to him was not so lucky.

The round head was covered with oil splattered by the explosion of ALTER.

"Failed?!"

Sasha looked at the parts scattered on the ground, a hint of disappointment in her eyes.

"Analyst, check the system."

Sanada Shiro shouted.

"Yes!"

After a while, the analyst turned his round head and looked at everyone.

"It's probably due to the huge amount of data calculations that caused the downtime. The core data module is not damaged. If we can replace new parts, we may be able to restart ALTER."

"Really? That's good news."

Shiro Sanada finally understood.

The reason why He Ming took action was because of the existence of Sasha Iskandar, and the second princess of Iskandar seemed to want to witness something, so she deliberately appeared in front of ALTER to guide him.

Unfortunately, the Yamato did not have enough spare parts to build these puppet soldiers.

"If it's just parts, maybe I can take care of it."

Just at this moment, when Belfast's voice sounded, Sasha Iskandar had already exchanged bodies with Belfast.

"Are you sure, Bell?"

"It's a small matter, sir."

Belfast said confidently.

As for the mind core, as long as its structure is known, it can be manufactured.

Even the wave core!

(End of this chapter)