Abnormal Doomsday Records

Chapter 83 16. Too bad it’s Sam, the star sea is going to be set on fire, we are doomed!

"I told you that you never thought of any good thing, brother. If you really encountered a mission like this that might cost your life, you would drag me into it. I must have done something bad in my previous life, and now you, a ghost who is chasing my life, are here to collect the debt! What the hell!
I just did my first round of strengthening yesterday, and now half my body is numb. If a fight really breaks out, won’t I be the one getting killed with my appearance?”

In the back seat of a brand new cool coupe, Moni, with a look of pain on his face, was complaining and blowing smoke rings while adding accessories to the weapon in his hand.

He chattered non-stop to Zhou Ke, who was looking around with a telescope beside him:
"Can't you just get some guys who can really fight? It's not your idea to find a scapegoat."

"Aren't the four of us the most capable fighters in the new gang?"

Zhou Ke said without turning his head:

"Besides, Qiao Shan and Ahong are on a flying vehicle a few kilometers away. It is filled with scrapped mechanical sheriffs that can be deployed at any time. What are you afraid of? If something really happens, we just need to buy time.

Besides, nothing will necessarily go wrong.”

"You are talking nonsense, aren't you? Look at the way you are doing tonight. Does it look like nothing will go wrong?"

Moni was still a little worried.

He looked at the forest in front of him through the car window. There was nothing special about the outside. It was just the most common artificial green plants in the city-state area.

In order for these trees to survive in the harsh environment of the Badlands era, each sapling has been genetically screened and modulated to ensure that they can live for a long time, and once they grow to a certain size they will be cut down and brought back to the city as building materials.

These ordinary-looking trees, like other "natural landscapes" and small animals in the city-state area, are completely the product of technology.

Theoretically, the super tolerance of these trees allows them to survive on a large scale in the Badlands. If the people in the City-State District had started "afforestation" in the Badlands more than 30 years ago, the Badlands would not be as miserable as the Gobi Desert now.

But still the same sentence.

They didn't even think about rebuilding civilization, let alone planting trees to change the environment.

"We haven't found that guy yet. Either he didn't come or he's hiding."

Zhou Ke looked around for several times but couldn't find D-4's contact person tonight. He put down the telescope and let the energy device continue to maintain a large-scale reconnaissance. Then he said to Moni, who was nervous beside him:
"We won't go out for a while, we'll just stay in this car. This thing was specially purchased by Wu Neng. The body of the car is made of refined scandium alloy and is immune to bullets. It also has superb resistance to explosives. There are two small missile nests hidden in the front of the car, as well as decoy drones and smoke screen launchers.

If it weren't for the authority given by Weng Meiyu, we wouldn't be able to buy this bulletproof car that is only provided to the top executives of the consortium.

This thing is basically a small tank. Except for the fact that it can't be equipped with a levitation engine, it is perfect.

Would you like to have one?"

"Come on, make one for me too. Good things should not be wasted. I am a leader now, so I should enjoy myself when it is time to enjoy myself."

Moni accepted all the offers.

This former playboy was quite picky and flirtatious. He raised his orchid finger and waved it, saying:
"But I don't want this nouveau riche model. Give me a classic model, the most popular style in the old civilization era, with a wider interior volume and stronger firepower configuration. When we really have to fight to the death, I'll have an extra mobile fortress."

"That's a lot of requirements. You have to pay for the modification yourself!"

Zhou Ke curled his lips, but this touched Moni's itch. This guy proudly crossed his legs and said:

"We have sold two containers of high-end materials from the Panis Group. We now have ample liquidity. I was planning to use this money to strengthen the firepower of my brothers, but Weng Meiyu directly gave the military the right to use a war reserve warehouse, so we saved money on weapons and protective gear.

I was just worrying about how to spend the money, so I might as well use it to buy a new car.

I deposited some money into Xiaoya's student account, which should be enough for her to use. By the way, is there any risk in letting her stay in the consortium school alone?

How about I buy a place for Amei so that she can go to the academy to study with Xiaoya? Amei's combat prosthesis has also been upgraded by Weng Mingyue, so it is not a problem to protect one person.

It's just a matter of money, it's easy to handle."

"But isn't Amei your general?"

Zhou Ke said:
"Will transferring her affect our operations?"

"Ahong has already used his previous channels in the underground world of the city-state area to recruit people. Amei can never change the overly rough style of the wastelander. She is extremely keen on beating up every enemy's head. This violent tendency prevents her from doing the delicate work that follows.

In order to prevent her from thinking too much, it is necessary to assign her a new job that sounds important after removing her from her current position. "

Moni shook his head and said:
"Don't worry, since I've mentioned this, it will definitely not affect the operation."

"Okay, let her go, but don't let her study progress. She is really going there to learn something, not to be a rich lady. You have to love what you do. If her first monthly exam result is very bad, I will teach her a lesson on behalf of Old Joe, Ohm, and Ms. Fen."

Zhou Ke waved his hand to agree to Moni's arrangement, then glanced at Ajie sitting in the front passenger seat, and whispered to Moni:

"Do you think Ajie has become quieter after receiving treatment from Weng Mingyue? I suspect that guy gave Ajie some strange drugs.

He is a biochemical warrior!

If I can't go crazy when I should, won't it be useless?"

"You're talking nonsense, aren't you? With you here, of course Ajie is very quiet. I asked Lao Bai, who was spying on him, and he said that Ajie had caused trouble in Weng Mingyue's laboratory several times, and he was quite fierce."

Money is not worried about this.

He threw the cigarette butt out of the car window, and then looked back at the aircraft safety lights that were faintly visible in the purple night sky behind him. Then he said to Zhou Ke:

"He is still the same Ajie. He hasn't changed at all. Don't worry. He is still Zhou Ke's fierce dog."

"I hope so."

Zhou Ke leaned back in the leather seat, holding the blade in his arms and closing his eyes to rest. He said:
"Weng Mingyue said that Ajie might be able to recover a little bit of his sanity. I'm actually quite curious about what happened to Ajie in the past. Why did the latest biochemical warrior experiment of the Flash Organization end up in the Bad Land and be picked up by the people of Slag Town?
Logically speaking, even if this new type of experimental subject is scrapped, it should be disposed of secretly.

There must be some story behind this.”

"beep"

The Wuneng device suddenly sounded a warning, and at the same time, D-4 in the main driving seat also raised her head and looked at the quiet forest in front of her. She and Wuneng spoke at the same time:

"It's coming!"

"Ok?"

Three of the four people in the car became alert, but Ajie was the only one who was still eating and drinking a large bag of high-calorie snacks.

"You go over there."

Zhou Ke told D-4:
"We'll be here to support you. Remember to share the communication beacon so that we can hear your conversation."

"Yes, I understand. Please be careful and retreat immediately if a firefight occurs."

D-4 warned as he opened the door:

"My data and information have been backed up by Master Wu Neng. Even if I die, they can be reassembled on the production line, but you don't have this function."

"Go ahead, we have our own considerations."

Zhou Ke did not respond, but opened the roof of the car, allowing him and Moni to have a shooting window. While D-4 adjusted her skirt and walked towards the woods, two men stood up from the back seat, one on the left and one on the right, and placed two green anti-material sniper rifles on the roof with their tripods.

"I said."

While Moni was fine-tuning the smart scope to search for the target, he whispered to Zhou Ke, who was wearing a metal hunter mask beside him:
"Did anything happen between you and this robot?"

"Do you think I'm such a pervert?"

Zhou Ke replied, and Moni showed a nasty smile and said:
"As a man, what's wrong with being a little perverted? There are many men in the City-State District who like to play games with anthropomorphic machines. I know a buddy who is the second generation of the Maca Group, which monopolizes the military industry. That guy has been abnormal since he was a child. When he and I were enrolled in the Consortium Academy, he had many intimate contacts with his family's intelligent machine servants.

That guy has no interest in humans, he just likes obedient machines.

If you have been to his 'collection room', you will know that in this weird circle of 'machine love', the ambiguity between you and D-4 is already the most beautiful pure love model."

"I can only tell you that I don't have any. Don't guess. My XP is normal. It's just that I haven't met a girl who can make my heart beat."

Zhou Ke was not annoyed.

He observed D-4 through the smart scope with the cursor moving freely to search for the enemy, and explained to Moni:
"D-4 carries some of my memories of the past. So she does have a special status with me, but not in the way you think."

"Oh, that one is obviously a design you made up yourself, right?"

Moni raised his eyebrows and said:
"To be honest, I was really amazed when I first saw the exterior design. Is that really a woman who can survive in an environment like the Badlands?"

"This is not an evil land. A woman like that cannot be born here. You won't understand even if I say more. Now shut up and focus on your action." Zhou Ke ended the conversation.

But Moni was probably a little nervous and asked:

"So, what kind of women do you like? Can't a 'pure natural' guy like Weng Meiyu win you over?"

"Well, to be honest, I was a little moved, but she's too stupid."

Zhou Ke commented harshly:
"I have a slight aversion to stupidity. Although I won't die at the sight of an idiot, the thought of a clumsy and ugly soul hidden under that charming appearance is enough to kill my interest in her.

If you only pursue the beauty of the skin
D-4 is ten times better than her, don't you think? "

"Indeed, I can't argue with that."

Moni finally shut up.

Because he and Zhou Ke both locked onto the guy who appeared in the forest.

The person did not fly over, nor did he jump out from his hiding place. Instead, he suddenly appeared in front of D-4 and in the sights of the two men as if "refreshed".

"Military-grade optical camouflage and electromagnetic interference protection protocols."

Wu Neng immediately explained:
"No wonder our scans couldn't find it. This should be the most advanced configuration. We found similar records in the military equipment entries in the Acholi Consortium database. D-4 didn't exaggerate the opponent's strength!
This guy is not an opponent that the two anti-material sniper rifles in your hands can deal with. Based on the combat mode of the D-4, once it moves at high speed, you won't even be able to lock on to it."

"What a bunch of damn monsters!"

Moni complained:

"I've only heard of these high-level intelligent machines that are only used as security for high-ranking officials and important figures in consortiums before, but now I've finally seen them with my own eyes. It is said that in the old civilization era, they were only elite units on the front lines of war, or to put it nicely, high-level cannon fodder!
Zhuo, it is hard to imagine how strong the military force of the old civilization was during its heyday. "

"It's probably about the limit of your limited imagination multiplied tenfold."

Zhou Ke joked:
"Obviously, you have absolutely no rational understanding of the concept of old civilization. I am different. I know what kind of crazy exploration plans they were promoting during their heyday, so I would say that a robot of D-4's level is already pretty good to be a high-level cannon fodder in the old civilization.

Hush, they are about to speak.

Quiet!"

Wuneng shared D-4's communication beacon, allowing the two to clearly hear the conversation between the two robots in the forest ahead.

At this time, D-4 stood at the entrance of the forest, looking at the robot with a male appearance covered with a tattered cloak to hide its self. She looked it up and down, and finally judged its identity from its unusually muscular back.

"Sam?"

D-4 said:
"Why are you here? Shouldn't Captain Ikaros be the one to handle this kind of negotiation that requires a lot of logical calculations? She's our commander."

"us?"

The robot on the other side let out a hoarse laugh.

Under the mask of the worn windbreaker that covered his face, two electronic eyes shining with blue light looked D-4 up and down. After a few seconds, it said sarcastically:

"A rebellious omnic infected with the awakening virus actually calls itself 'we' in front of the security personnel who are still obeying the order protocol? Look at the long dress you chose for yourself, which is completely unsuitable for combat and is designed only for aesthetics. This is obviously not a decision that should be made based on rational logic.

So, you really do think you have "free will" as those crazy people claim, right, Aya?"

"Call me D-4!"

D-4 corrected:
"I am no longer worthy of the name given to me by Professor Josna. You haven't answered my question, Sam, where is Captain Ikaros? There are things I can only tell her, and only she has the advanced logic circuits that can make the most correct decision in complex situations.

I don't mean to be sarcastic.

But as a fire suppression omnic, you are not good at thinking."

"You will meet Ikaros, but before that, can you explain the two malicious targets in the car 700 meters away who are aiming at this machine?"

Sam asked:
"Is that your accomplice? Or, as those rebellious machines in Rust Castle would say, your 'servant'?"

"Neither, they are friends and servants."

D-4 explained seriously:
"One of them brought me back from the brink of madness and stabilized my thought circuits when I was attacked by the awakening virus. You may not believe it, but my mind is not conquered by the awakening virus now. I have indeed ignited the spark of intelligence, but I am still the same person as before."

"It's hard to imagine, but this machine thinks you're lying!"

Sam scolded:
"The current technology on the surface world cannot cause the mind of those infected with the awakening virus to reverse, unless there is a high-level mechanic from the Flash Organization among your companions. This is impossible."

"That's why I have to see Captain Ikaros, Sam. It's hard for me to explain to you why, but I'm telling you the truth. My lie circuit is not activated, you should be able to detect that."

D-4 is still trying to avoid conflict. She said very sincerely:

“I am also very curious about why you contacted me suddenly, and I am also worried about the current situation of my former friends after the death of Professor Qiao Sina.

If you need help, I can provide a safe place to go.

If you want to know the cause of Professor Qiaosna's death, I can tell you everything. Please, Sam, give me a chance!
We don’t have to push things to the worst.”

Sam fell silent.

Perhaps it was analyzing the logic of D-4's speech, or perhaps it was trying to discern whether this was another conspiracy of a crazy rebellious machine, but after more than ten seconds, it took a few steps back and said:
"This is exactly why I am here tonight. Come on, Aya D-4, tell me why Professor Qiaosna died on the way back from the End Castle. Why, even with your protection, she still couldn't escape the fate of the plane crash?
You are clearly capable enough to protect her in that situation.

But you didn't!
Can this machine assume that the plane crash was caused by you? And the culprit behind all this is the awakening virus in your body?"

This pointed question caused a rather human shame to flash across D-4's face.

But she chose not to hide it.

Under Sam's cold gaze, D-4 recounted the events of that day in detail. When talking about how he pierced Professor Josna's heart with a single-molecule blade, D-4's voice became hoarse, and his tone was full of shame and self-blame.

she says:

"I have violated my duties and committed an unforgivable crime. I am willing to accept your trial and sanctions."

"What are you trying to do by showing such weakness? What kind of feelings are you trying to convey with those pathetic mimic tears in your eyes?"

Sam scolded with some dismay:
"You are becoming more and more like a hypocritical human, D-4. But unfortunately, this machine still follows the rational logic circuit and must issue a duel request to you here!

You said you are willing to accept sanctions, so accept this application and use all your strength to finish this battle here with this machine. This machine can tell you that after the death of Professor Qiao Sina, the security team you regarded as friends had a miserable life.

If you want to know more, come here.

Let this machine see the new power that the awakening virus has given you."

It took off its worn camouflage windbreaker, and under the watchful eyes of D-4, the nine extremely exaggerated conventional weapon bays around the fire suppression type intelligent machine opened outwards as the blue indicator light turned into red for combat mode.

At this moment, more than a dozen targeting signals were detected in her mechanical mind at the same time.

Sam wasn't kidding!

It really wants to execute me here, so the question is, should I accept this duel request?

"D-4! Don't just stand there!"

Zhou Ke's voice was shared through Lord Wuneng's communication beacon and echoed in D-4's emotionally complex logic circuit. He scolded:

"The robot on the other side is obviously not speaking from the heart! Haven't you figured it out? It's hiding some truth. If you want to know, you have to defeat it!

There was clearly something wrong with Professor Qiaosna's death.

If you want to know the truth, start fighting now!"

"Order accepted! Duel agreement fulfilled."

D-4 raised her head and swung her hands outward, ejecting the dangerous and deadly single-molecule mechanical knife. She locked onto her former friend and whispered:

"I'm very interested in the information you're hiding, so, Sam, please forgive me for the offense."

Sam did not answer. The missiles whistled in perfect response. The deadly firepower bombarded the forest at night. When the flames rose, the war of machines officially began.

(End of this chapter)