Above Destiny

Chapter 723 Three Strikes Shatter the Soul of Freedom, Commander, I am from Xiangzhou

Thick smoke billowed, and the air was filled with the noise of people.

The streets were a mess, and the crowd moved erratically, every face etched with righteous indignation. And within the crowd, someone held a megaphone and shouted:
"Down with Chopra's tyranny!"

"Xiangzhou belongs to all the people."

"For the future of Xiangzhou, for everyone's future!"

"Down with the Chopra family's violent dictatorship!"

Amidst shouts and cries, the crowd grew increasingly boisterous and chaotic, filled with the sounds of shattering glass and screams. A dark-skinned immigrant woman was dragged from the shop, her clothes torn and ripped, her hair pulled, and thrown onto the open ground, where she was pushed, trampled, and cursed.

The faces in the crowd were flushed with rage, and they roared:

"Burn her! Burn that damned black man!"

Meanwhile, masked immigrants stormed into the glamorous commercial street, vandalizing and setting fires.

In the midst of the chaotic demonstration, someone suddenly opened fire.

Cries and screams rang out.

The two angry waves of people collided, throwing Molotov cocktails and grabbing weapons as they searched for the enemy in groups, until the piercing alarm sounded from the sky.

"Warning, warning—please lay down your weapons—"

The drone hovered low in the sky, its shrill horn repeatedly blaring: "Please lay down your weapons and immediately disband your ranks—Xiangzhou is about to enter a state of martial law—"

"Repeat: Xiangzhou is about to enter a state of martial law. Please lay down your weapons. Warning: Please lay down your weapons—"

"The countdown begins!"

Drones flashing red light flew across the street, their sharp whistling sounds piercing the air as shadows streaked through the wrecked streets and chaotic crowds.

Like a flock of crows passing through dark clouds.

One voice after another overlapped, perfectly synchronized, suppressing all the noise.

This is the final warning, the countdown.

"Ten—Nine—Eight—"

Bang!
Gunshots rang out, and the drone plummeted into the ground, smoking, and was crushed to pieces by a boot.

The crowd cheered, surged, and danced wildly in ecstasy, completely ignoring the warnings echoing from the sky.

The vandalism and conflict continue unchecked.

Until the very last second of the countdown.

boom!
It was like an earthquake.

The earth groaned, steel clashed.

At the end of the street, a row of dark figures appeared, their exoskeletons, over two meters tall, with menacing edges, as they uniformly swung their stun batons.

The iron boots collided with the asphalt road, sparks flying.

The footsteps were like thunder, overlapping each other.

forward!

boom! boom! boom! boom! boom!
It started slowly, but gradually the speed increased.

Amidst the deafening roar, the exoskeletons, like trucks crashing into a crowd, rampaged wildly, their stun guns whistling through the air. The previously excited shouts were gone, replaced only by terrified screams and curses.

The once bustling crowd was suddenly torn apart by the dark iron light, utterly destroyed!

The blood-stained stun batons rose and fell, indiscriminately greeting every forehead with sparks flying, regardless of faction or skin color. The impassioned shouts abruptly ceased, leaving only the cold, metallic clang of steel against steel amidst the sirens.

The Iron Curtain advances.

Gunshots rang out, and a small spot appeared on the exoskeleton armor, with not even a scratch on the paint. A Molotov cocktail was thrown from the crowd, hitting the armor and igniting a burst of flames.

Amidst the raging flames, the crimson indicator light on the mask emitted a cold light as it slowly rotated, locking onto a face in the crowd that was still laughing wildly, aided by the drone.

Then, his face froze, turning deathly pale in an instant.

The terrified figure turned and ran, trying to hide in the crowd.

Unfortunately, it's too late.

On the exoskeleton that resembles a metal giant, motors whirred, the charge mode was adjusted, and it launched forward!

He easily sent all the men blocking his way flying, his iron hand reaching out to grab the neck of the resister and slowly lifting him up.

The camera flashed for a moment, reflecting a face.

Identity confirmed: Illegal immigrant. Convicted of murder, robbery, sedition, and theft, with multiple bounties on his head.

Assessment complete: No value for renovation.

The counterattack program has been unlocked and authorization has been delegated.

—Free to handle

Then, before everyone's stunned eyes, it suddenly swung up, like swinging a rag, and slammed it onto the ground. After a muffled thud as a water bag burst, the exoskeleton armor raised its iron boots and stomped down.

boom!
Crimson gushed forth.

"Murder! Murder!!!"

A piercing scream suddenly rang out, and as everyone fled in terror, the exoskeleton armor covered in flames and blood rose up once more.

It locked onto another figure in the crowd.

Junk cleaning process, begin!
"Alert! Alert! Alert!"

A drone's loudspeaker blared across the sky, echoing around the school: "Martial law is in effect. Please evacuate immediately. All unrelated personnel, please evacuate immediately!"

Bang!
Another Molotov cocktail flew into the air, missed its target, and landed in the dilapidated school behind the fence, where it ignited.

The crowd outside the fence grew increasingly excited and agitated, frantically pulling and pushing at the fragile gate until its hinges groaned and snapped completely, causing it to collapse to the ground. A dense throng of people had already stormed into the school.

Screams erupted from the classroom as students stared in terror at the distorted faces outside the windows, desperate to escape.

But then, a loud bang erupted from the muddy playground.

boom!
A pitch-black figure descended from the sky!

The exoskeleton armor's face was raised, and the camera scanned each face, recording and locking the data.

[Situation identified: Red Level]

The retinal projection of the shining pupil flickered for a moment: [Purge authorization delegated, weapon unlocked—support on its way, estimated time 3:00, please maintain status.]

"three minutes."

Beneath the exoskeleton armor, a soldier with a cigarette dangling from his lips scoffed, "I'll have wiped out all this trash in three minutes! Tell those bastards in the support team to go eat shit!"

[Support Center Reply Received—] The Spirit of Creation faithfully conveyed greetings from the other side: [They said, "Damn your horse, we won't be coming again!"]

"Hahaha, I'm an orphan, didn't expect that, did you!"

The manipulator, laughing maniacally, tossed aside his stun baton, drew a ricocheting impact spear and a folding shield from his back, and grinned silently at the stunned intruders:
"Soon, many more people will be!"

Amidst the deafening roar, the exoskeleton armor charged forward, relentlessly plunging into the crowd like a tiger among sheep. Amidst the screams of agony, the hunt began!
Not just here, not just in this place.

The once war-torn Xiangzhou is now facing an unexpected and horrific devastation.

The rioters, who were just moments ago swarming in groups to smash everything in their way, are now receiving an extraordinary, war-like caress!

Under the hovering and overhead view of the drones, every face was quickly registered and compared with the database, and all crimes and misdeeds were recorded.

With the support of the coastal industry's catapult tracks, the ready-to-go Knight-class exoskeleton armor soared into the air amidst bursts of electric sparks, falling like cannonballs towards its destination.

Banks, police stations, schools, shopping malls.

There were even more repressive exoskeletons, which stormed into the crowd in droves, wreaking havoc and ravaging the land.

More than ten times the number of riot police have taken over the task of maintaining order, quickly cleaning up and escorting the prisoners to their custody.

Meanwhile, more and more mechanical constructs have densely crawled into the streets and alleys, beginning to build a brand-new surveillance network, matching the security standards of Shinquan, placing everything under the control of the ruler.

There is no need to worry about the situation getting out of control, because everything is under complete control from an overhead perspective. There is also no need to worry about execution errors, as the central system can accurately identify the identity of any person being executed in less than 0.1 seconds, while controlling the output and authority measures.

As for the users of the exoskeleton armor, they were all elite security guards transferred from the branch factories of the Central Earth Coast Industry. Most of them were federal soldiers who joined the workforce on the spot after retiring, under the leadership of Liang Mo!

Just last week, they were still fighting the White Army's warlords in the factory area with rocket launchers. Even earlier, when these line-filling babies were fighting to the death with the Wolf-turned-Rebels under a hail of bullets, these Thousand Islands rioters probably didn't even know where the safety was on their guns!

This is a complete and utter dimensional reduction attack.

In terms of command, armament, and execution, it was a complete and utter crushing victory.

Fighting these rioters, armed only with small-caliber weapons and Molotov cocktails, is like bullying children; it's an absolute breeze.

At this moment, less than half an hour after the 410 exoskeleton armors and 3,000 riot cats were deployed to Xiangzhou, the chaotic situation that was still expanding in Xiangzhou seemed to have been hit on the head with a club, and it retreated step by step.

No matter how much the instigators shout, under the numerous bloody lessons of the past and the highly entertaining bar service of killing on the spot, even the most blinded participants will regain their rationality and think about whether they still want to go looking for death!

"Don't be afraid, everyone! The Chopra family has reached a dead end!"

On the radio, a voice shouted hoarsely: "The dark and tyrannical rule is doomed to end. As long as we unite as one, we will surely be able to break the dictatorship and win true freedom and liberation!"

Unfortunately, few responded.

With a click, the radio station disconnected.

"Damn it, a bunch of useless idiots!" The commander's face was ashen as he hurriedly ordered his subordinates to pack up their belongings. He then looked at the reinforcements he had specially brought in: "These morons are completely useless. If we can't handle this, everyone take bombs, blow up the bank, and then we'll—"

boom! ! ! !

A spear, as long as a telephone pole, broke through the wall.

It pierced with perfect precision into that mouth that had just been open, protruding from the back of his head and pinning him to his radio.

Then, the walls collapsed and the house was destroyed.

The fragile house shattered under the brutal impact of the steel behemoth.

Titan-class autonomous machine [S789], registered name [Dog], breaks through the encirclement!

"Oh, there's another Chosen One?"

Amidst the swirling dust, atop the giant beast's back, a knight wielding a lance looked down at his stunned opponents, then couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"It's hidden quite well—"

The desolate ruins, which had retreated to the very back, changed its expression drastically. With a wave of its hand, iron and stone gathered on its body, transforming into a rock giant. It turned around and crashed into the wall behind it, fleeing into the intricate slums behind it.

But ahead, countless hovering drones converged.

There wasn't even time to change direction; he only ran three steps...

Behind him, the mechanical behemoth locked on, opened its mouth, and burst forth with lightning and fire. The beams of light, like the breath of a dragon, converged into a single stream, effortlessly burning through rock and steel, incinerating the entire charging enemy!
Sorry, kids!

Liang Mo happily took two photos and posted them to the internal channel, with the caption: "Uncle here, I've taken down a whole nest! Did you see my moves and techniques?"

ICE: [Damn it, Liang!]

Winter: [Where's the GM? There's a cheater!]

Qingming: [You'd better get off that dog and talk to Nidie then!]

Dog: [Who the hell changed my name to this? Change it back right now!]

……

Amidst a chorus of curses, Liang Mo laughed loudly three times, then used his privileges to seize another threatening target. Riding the dog that was still cursing in the group chat, he drove away as if in a wheelchair.

Where is the talent?
However, you will soon see the results of your hard work and sweat...

(End of this chapter)