Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 478 477. All I can say is that everyone has their own plans and goals (Part )

The mine is full of cold machines. Some of the old facilities are still struggling to operate, while some have completely stopped working and are even in disrepair due to lack of maintenance.

But the mine carts that were transporting the goods were empty. The old and dirty carts roared past without attracting any attention.

boom!
The loud explosion instantly overturned the running mine carts. A machine with a dark paint job advanced from the corner and then made a sharp turn to enter the road.

But it did not continue to sprint but braked immediately, turned its body around, and switched the shotgun in its hand to strange-looking long spikes.

He calculated the time well and suddenly swung it as another roar became more rapid, causing the thing to burst out with a tremendous flame while accumulating power, and accurately hit a pursuing machine.

It spewed jets of molten metal, its engines venting excess energy with the splendor of a thermite grenade stuffed inside a tin can.

But this is just one, there are several more to follow!
After coming down from above and just passing through the transfer node, the Cypher machine received a less than warm reception.

Including but not limited to hunting chickens hanging on high walls... snipers, defensive iron ball machines that suddenly rush towards your face, or strange things that pop out from some unknown corner.

There were so many of them, and they weren't communicating. These things didn't look like they were operated by humans, but it was clear that this place had been blocked by signals... Before Seifer could think too much, he jumped quickly again.

Entering the new mine area, switching to the shoulder-mounted main gun mode, the moment something appeared at the entrance of the mine, the earth-shaking roar of artillery and the gust of air explosion blew throughout the mine.

The machine body that was directly hit by the main gun was like being hit by a solid iron hammer. It was dented and shattered on the spot and flew out, hitting other machines.

Miss Nana, with only the observation window exposed, had a dazed look in her eyes. After a while, she suddenly reminded in a muffled voice that the three-dimensional environment was too complicated and she felt a little dizzy.

She didn't say why she felt dizzy, but to be honest, if she continued wasting time like this, she might still be here struggling at dawn, which was a bit inconsistent with the plan.

"Indeed, I should find a way to communicate with those lazy guys down there and get them to contribute, otherwise it wouldn't be worth it for me to fight all night."

With heavy hail loaded, Seifer jumped directly from the winding crack of the mine to a new unit next door. As soon as he went down, he saw a group of autonomous units looking at him.

After simply cleaning up these things, a signal suddenly came in during the threat scan.

Before Cypher could refuse the call, the voice said, "We saw it! You... you are the new young man."

Oh? We can actually communicate here. It seems the signal interference is only in the upper area.

Cypher calmly replied, "Yes, it's me. What are you guys just hiding down there watching? Why don't you come up and fight?"

"We can't do that. A group of people have already died in the fierce attack outside, and the rest of us don't want to be lackeys for such guys."

"You mean... a lackey?"

The other party suddenly realized that he seemed to have said something wrong and hesitated for a while. Seifer said without hesitation: "If you still hide it, it means you don't intend to look for me, the boss, at all. Then I will leave now, and you guys stay here."

"Wait, don't go! Okay, before the current boss shows up, let me tell you... These weird-looking machines are here to recruit!"

"They told us to go somewhere to register. Some people went, and then we heard nothing more. Those who resisted were killed on the spot!"

The man said in a loud voice, "Rather than signing a meaningless agreement or dying here, I want to live a few more days. I can't just collapse here like this."

After hesitating for a few seconds, he leaned over to the microphone and whispered, "I guess those people who were taken away must have been bumped into some weird-looking machine. I don't want to be a dumpling, so please come and save us quickly!"

The attitude of asking for help was so bad that to be honest, Sefer wanted to turn back, but considering that there were still quite a few people below and it would cost the Magic Mist Group a lot of money, Sefer still endured it. After all, there was really money to be made, and it was quite a lot.

He was asked to report his position. After a while, when the communication ended, Cypher had already killed another machine... Although the opponent was flexible, it was also rather rigid. Sometimes it could even shake off obstacles.

At this time, communication was connected again.

"Independent mercenary Red Crossbow, mercenary rank none, special license holder."

Seifer held his weapon cautiously: "It's me, what do you want from me?"

In the observation window, Miss Nana tried to regain her composure and blinked her eyes towards the source of the sound... but it was just an internal communication.

"As an independent mercenary, your growth is obvious to all. In just a few months, you have grown to this point."

It’s embarrassing to praise people right away, but if you say more, I like to hear it.

The independent mercenary's support system remained stable, and a mechanical female voice continued, "Independent mercenary, you have never participated in combat effectiveness experiments. For your growth, I hope you will actively participate in the experiment."

Cypher immediately retorted, "Rather than the experiment, I'm more curious about how you, as a support system, are actively recruiting talent. What are you planning to do with them?"

"The purpose of the support system is for the advancement of all humanity. Mercenary, I hope you will actively support the activities and shine your own light."

The independent mercenary support system was silent for a moment, then said, "Please actively participate in the combat effectiveness experiment. Based on your performance, the support system will provide you with the necessary supplies and intelligence."

"Then I'm going to take everyone here out and recruit them, and you won't stop me?"

"Under contractual requirements, personnel will be assigned tasks and experimental objectives. Personnel outside of the contract have no role in the support system."

So you just block people's doors, waiting for them to sign the contract because they can't wait any longer?

Another guy who says one thing and does another. Seifer is a little concerned about this system... but it seems that all the companies in the desert don't care about it.

Even corporate mercenaries would be registered on it, after all, they also had the opportunity to make some extra money.

After overcoming all obstacles and clearing out all those things, the support system became silent afterwards and did not communicate with Cypher at all.

As the last machine collapsed to the ground, Cypher, whose own machine had already suffered some damage, stood in front of a huge underground warehouse door with several layers of heavy steel plates.

After contacting the inside, the crisis was resolved and the thick door slowly opened. Then some cheers and whistles were heard from inside, but there was no welcome for Sefer to enter.

The people inside were unarmed and ran out in a large group. The bearded man in the lead waved his hands to indicate that he was not a threat - then opened his mouth wide.

Because the driver of this strange tracked machine actually walked out of the open hatch.

Although I had heard that the young man who had just arrived in the desert was very special, I was still surprised by the sight of him wearing only a slightly worn outfit, but obviously made of exceptional workmanship, and his medium-length hair, which was only slightly messy after the battle...

No matter how you look at it, it has gone beyond 'special' and has made great strides towards being inhuman.

Driving this thing, maneuvering at a minimum of 15G's without a cage, surgery, or equipment that would prevent it from leaving the body?
What the hell is this new-age cyborg?

(End of this chapter)