From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Chapter 276 Rainforest Infantry Mercenaries "Future Battlefield"

Inside the command cabin of Phantom III;
"Governor, the ground forces have completely surrounded the Sierra Macarena Mountains."

"Major McTavish of the advance team has found the enemy's experimental base."

"The casualties of the mercenaries have increased, but we have obtained enough enemy data based on the electronic eyes of the fallen mercenaries."

The crew members from Terrala obtained real-time status through the control console in front of them and reported to Dorn who was standing in the center of the cabin.

Moreover, this Phantom III is Dorn's special command boat when he commands battles in the atmosphere, so the interior corridors and cabin heights have been deliberately enlarged and widened.

Otherwise, Dorn would be in an ordinary Phantom III and the corridors and cabins would be too narrow, which would cause the Phantom III to "burst".

At the same time, when joking with his friends such as the dwarf Thorjan and the human Bomir, Dorn also needs to be "light-footed" to avoid accidentally injuring or killing his friends.

At this moment, Dorn listened to the crew's report, and after confirming that the ground battle was progressing smoothly based on the holographic screen suspended in front of him, he gave the order:
"Immediately airdrop four synths to the vicinity of Major McTavish's location to replace the advance team's assault mission."

"Yes, Governor."

As the crew responded, a slight vibration was faintly heard from the Phantom III.

This shows that the synths who were originally on standby in the lower area have used the individual airdrop pods in the atmosphere to quickly crash into the surface rainforest.

"And more." At this time, Dorn ordered again:

"Preserve all the individual soldier videos and combat records of all units, and then send them to Serin and the Investigation and Intelligence Departments."

"Yes." Another crew member nodded in response.

Dorn is a man of meticulous work, and his father gave him the task of integrating the Cyberpunk universe, so naturally he was prepared to take this opportunity to train his direct troops as much as possible.

Moreover, the individual strength of corporate mercenaries, security guards, and regular troops in the Cyberpunk universe is actually not much different from that of the corporate elites who have been injected with Inquis serum.

The reason why the Royal Capital Knights and AECS veterans were able to present a crushing situation was entirely due to their Atlas's powerful logistics, as well as their individual equipment and standard weapons, which were more advanced than most companies in the universe.

If the company hadn't deployed nearly 70% of the Halo universe's main clone force, totaling more than one million, Cyberpunk would have been unable to stop the seemingly endless elite "cannon fodder."

After all, the clones have inherited the combat experience and relevant data of their previous generation since the moment they rolled off the production line, and each of them can be considered an elite veteran.

Moreover, if the clones died, the company would only lose an insignificant and extremely tiny "bit" in the account. However, if human soldiers with souls died, Dorn would be extremely heartbroken.

He did not want his compatriots to suffer heavy casualties, and even more so, he did not want the troops under his direct jurisdiction to suffer unbearable losses.

Therefore, before the second batch of Human Fists who have been implanted with gene seeds and completed basic training return to the team, Dorn needs to act with great caution, as he does not have his father's ability to "reset".

At the same time, this is also why Dorn realized that applying the highly mature prosthetic technology of "Cyberpunk" to their Atlas biological weapons might further reduce casualties among frontline soldiers.

You have to know that the cyberpsychosis that plagues the local residents is not a problem at all for synths and clones.

Especially for synthetic humans with self-awareness, they are artificial creatures and will not show any rejection to prosthetic limbs or bodies.

As long as the transmission of consciousness is complete, even the brain can be replaced.

The four synths just dispatched were the "upgraded models" equipped with Cyberpunk prostheses by the Terrala Biological Department.

As for the experimental troops, Dorn planned to let that group of teenagers "explore the way" for the company's human soldiers.

The power and effectiveness of the prosthesis are secondary; what Atlas values ​​is safety.

Therefore, when the Biological Department develops a new type of prosthesis, it will be tested by personnel such as D first, and when it is mature enough, the test troops will provide data.
Of course, the Biological Department must also ensure the physical and mental health of the test team members, and this is a death order issued by Dorn.

As for the human rights of D-level personnel, they are not within Dorn's consideration.

At this time, between the rainforests on the surface;

Boom.Boom!

Da da da!

There were explosions and gunfire everywhere.

This shows that the military-tech soldiers, whose original bodies are maintained at an average of 40%, are still fighting desperately.

However, they may also have been forced to install "safety measures" due to military technology, and then had to fight Atlas.

After all, in the Cyberpunk universe, one of the cheapest resources is population.

Boom, boom.

Suddenly, a black-painted Cyclops and two fully armored Tyrants were the first to pass through the dense forest and reach a more open area.

Following closely behind was an infantry combat platoon of the Royal Capital Knights.

The mechanical skeletons of these infantrymen are equipped with dwarven-forged armor. The overall paint job is mainly black, but the details are silver and yellow to distinguish them from units in other branches of the company.

The helmet with a built-in holographic screen is also quite in the style of Terra's knight.

The second lieutenant in charge of commanding the combat platoon has a red mane decoration on his helmet and even a short-sleeved yellow cape on his right shoulder armor.

As for the guns in their hands, they are Gauss guns improved by the Dwarf Factory, while the sergeants and lieutenants use the BFG series.

Although they are wrapped tightly and seem extremely hot, their combat uniforms have their own temperature control system.

It not only avoids mosquito bites, but also protects against high temperatures.

The duty of this combat platoon is to coordinate with the Cyclops and Tyrant and advance steadily towards the Macarena Mountains in the south.

Under the helmet;
The lieutenant can clearly see all the movements of friendly forces through the slightly reduced radar in the upper left corner of the screen.

Sometimes red dots representing enemies would appear, but they would be destroyed by friendly units within a few moments.

Therefore, they encountered little resistance since they were deployed to the front lines on transport vehicles.

Continue moving forward for a while.

The Cyclops, who possessed a more powerful pulse scanning and dynamic detection system, suddenly stopped, raised the rotating Gauss machine gun on his left arm, and aimed it at the woods in the south.

Then, the radar showed that about one kilometer away from their location, there was a team of their own mercenaries surrounded by a large number of "red dots".

Then, the helmet screen flashed a "help" reminder.

The lieutenant opened it and heard——

"This is Da! Da! Fuck! This is the 0076 mercenary team! We need support! Damn, these bastards have optical camouflage!"

The captain of the 0076 team requested help in real time.

Upon hearing this, the Cyclops pilot asked on their team's internal communication channel:
"Second Lieutenant, do we need to provide them with fire support?"

"Provide." The lieutenant said, and raised the Commander BFG rifle in his hand and continued:

"Everyone, lock onto the enemy units and wait for my command to fire at them."

After receiving clear signals, the infantrymen in this combat platoon, with the help of the "vision" provided by the Cyclops, locked onto the targets ready for the first round of kills.

Beep-beep-beep. The subtle sounds of locking and marking also reached the ears of the second lieutenant.

In contrast, the Cyclops and the two Tyrants were more "simple and crude", simply pointing the muzzles of their machine guns in the approximate direction of the enemy.

Seeing that everyone was ready, the lieutenant immediately gave the order:
"Fire."

Ta-ta-ta! !

Bang-bang-! !

Guns and cannons fired volleys.

Tracer spike bullets with blue trajectories, as well as different types of spike bullets such as armor-piercing and high-explosive, instantly "cut the dense forest in half" before everyone's eyes.

Although most of the first spike bullets fired could not hit the target more than a kilometer away, everyone's index fingers had no intention of leaving the trigger and continued to fire at the distance.

In just a few seconds, everything in their path was destroyed by their firepower.

And on the zoomed-in radar, the red dots representing the enemy are rapidly decreasing until they disappear completely.

Seeing this, everyone released their index fingers from the trigger.

Ri~
The sound of the Cyclops' rotating Gauss machine gun gradually slowing down was echoing through the woods where they were.

After confirming that the threat posed by the mercenary squad had been eliminated, the Knights' infantry began to replace their magazines one by one.

The second lieutenant looked back toward the Macarena Mountains and said:
"Perform the original mission, let's go."

After he finished speaking, the infantrymen who had finished replacing the magazines continued to work with the Cyclops and the Tyrant to go deeper into the forest until they could no longer be seen with their naked eyes.

As for the 0076 team that received fire support;

"Hello, help!"

A long-armed mercenary wearing a uniform and armor with the Atlas red and white "Λ" logo sat slumped on the wet soil, gasping for breath.

Looking around the mercenary team, there were fallen tree trunks, branches and leaves, as well as the remains of bodies killed by spike bullets and magnetic nail cannons of various calibers, and a liquid mixed with blood and "motor oil" seeping into the soil.

And the captain of this mercenary team is none other than the extremely strong Mann.

The long-armed mercenary who seemed to be breathing heavily was Rebecca's brother Pyrrha.

Driver Falco, hacker Qiwei and Mann's deputy and lover Dolio are also members of this mercenary team.

In addition, there are several guys who are also from Night City.

Since being forced to participate in the war, Mann and others have finally realized that nothing is more important than being alive.

Compared with the wars they had participated in over the past half month, the various errands in Night City were mere kindergarten brawls.

It’s true that Atlas’ weapons are advanced, but its military technology is also not bad.

Therefore, the worst-off were these mercenaries who acted as vanguards and were regarded as cannon fodder by both sides.

Perhaps their luck seemed to have improved after leaving Night City, and they have managed to survive until now.

If Atlas completely occupies the Macarena Mountains and seizes all the factories and equipment of military technology, they will be "released from prison" and can return to the rebuilding Night City.

In addition, Atlas will pay them the commissions and related subsidies they deserve.

Take a break.

Mann stood up, his electronic eyes showing the latest mission content, and said:

"Stop complaining. You can enjoy a peaceful life only after you pay off your debts."

"Oh, I have to be Atlas's slave again!"

Pira picked up the gun unsteadily and followed Mann and his teammates into the rainforest again.

In fact, the closest friendly units to Mann and his team were the four synths who had just completed the airdrop.

However, this group of artificial species, whose thinking logic is similar to that of intelligent AI, simply chose to ignore the call for help.

Because from the perspective of the four synths, mercenaries are "non-staff employees" and not official members of the company.

What's more, their superiors have already incorporated the mercenaries into the "expendable" unit, so in their eyes, rushing to the location of Soap and others is the top priority.

At the foot of the Sierra Macarena Mountains;

Four synths wearing optical camouflage combat uniforms crossed a turbulent river and finally arrived at the meeting point.

From the perspective of ordinary people, there is no figure here, only dense woods and half-human-high thorns.

Sigh.

However, the sounds of the thorns being twisted and broken indicated that the synths and the advance team were both maintaining stealth mode.

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Xiaoqiang, under the helmet, can know the specific location of each of his comrades and synths with the help of the body outlined on the screen.

Furthermore, words such as "Soap", "Ghost", and "Zero Point" were displayed above the outlines of the comrades' figures.

As for the synths, they are numbered like "SH·P-001" and "SH·P-002".

At this time, Soap marked a green box on the front of the screen and said to the synth No. 001:

"According to our advance team's investigation, the marked points are escape exits leading to the interior of the mountain, and the interior should be a military technology experimental base."

Soap paused here and continued, "According to the original plan, our advance team should have broken in.

However, your superiors need more actual combat data about you, so the task of breaking into the escape exit is left to you.

Our advance team will keep their distance and move forward together. If necessary, we can also provide support in the first time. "

"Yes Major."

A pleasant reply came from 001 on the communication channel.

Xiaoqiang was not too surprised by this, because when they met, he discovered that 001 and 003 were "female" through the body outlines on the screen.

The moment 001 finished her reply, she and her three companions "disappeared" into the dense forest.

With the visual assistance provided by the advanced combat suit (nano suit) and the enhanced native vision, Xiaoqiang can see that the synthetic man is "speeding up" six or even seven times and moving towards the escape exit.

"I always feel uncomfortable looking at prosthetics." Seeing this, Soap raised his hand to signal everyone to continue moving forward, and complained:

"Anyway, I won't let the company install it for me. It's better to use my own original parts."

"Hmm," said the Ghost, in agreement.
"That's why the company lets synthetic humans install prosthetics. I guess in the future battlefield, we human soldiers may gradually be placed in the rear."

(End of this chapter)