The plunder of the heavens begins with the Spirit Cage.

"Your treatment request has been approved. Please come with me to the examination room."

Lin Xiao opened his mouth in surprise, while Lin Wei curiously looked at the older sister whose hair and color were different.

Inside the examination room, a bionic robot gently fitted Lin Wei with several sensor patches.

"Relax and breathe, little sister, it will be over soon."

A soft blue light shone down from the ring-shaped device on the ceiling, slowly sweeping over Lin Wei's body.

Complex three-dimensional images began to appear on the wall display screen—a beating heart, flowing blood, and the rhythmic expansion and contraction of lungs.

Three minutes later, the case was confirmed.

"The diagnosis is congenital ventricular septal defect, with a defect diameter of 8.7 mm, accompanied by moderate pulmonary hypertension."

Traditional open-chest surgery carries a high risk, but I recommend minimally invasive interventional repair surgery.

Lin Xiao stepped forward eagerly: "Is the risk high? What is the success rate?"

"Based on my database and simulation calculations, the success rate of the surgery is 98.3%, and the probability of postoperative complications is less than 1.7%."

The robotic doctor pointed to a three-dimensional heart model on the screen, "I will insert a catheter through the femoral artery and deliver a self-expanding shape memory alloy occluder to the defect site."

The occluder is coated with a biocompatible coating that promotes the growth and coverage of autologous tissue, ultimately integrating with the heart tissue.

The animation on the screen demonstrated the surgical procedure, leaving Lin Xiao dumbfounded.

He had only seen this technology in science fiction movies.

Having already experienced electromagnetic and exoskeleton equipment, he quickly agreed to the surgery.

Looking through the glass window, Lin Xiao was once again shocked by the simplicity of the operating room.

Because it doesn't contain a traditional operating table, but rather just a suspended platform.

Through observation, he saw his sister lying peacefully on the suspended platform, wearing a breathing mask on her face, already under anesthesia.

A robotic arm gently inserted a thin catheter into her femoral artery.

"Surgery begins."

"..."

"Surgery complete, lasting 37 minutes. Patient's vital signs are stable!"

When Lin Wei woke up an hour later, her face was no longer sickly pale, but her cheeks were flushed with a healthy blush.

Lin Xiao felt as if he were in a dream, hugged his sister tightly, and burst into laughter with tears welling up in his eyes...

Chapter 269 The Long Sword and the Storm 8

Meanwhile, in the rehabilitation area, Zhao Dachui was accompanying his son Zhao Xiaochuan during training.

Ogawa's right leg has undergone biological internal repair, and the comminuted fracture has now basically healed.

The exoskeleton he is currently wearing is to help him readjust to walking and train his muscle strength and coordination.

With the gentle assistance of the machine, he carefully took one step after another.

"Haha, Dad, look!"

"I can really walk now!" The twelve-year-old boy had beads of sweat on his face, but his smile was incredibly bright.

Zhao Dachui was also happy for him and took a closer look at the exoskeleton support on his son's leg.

"The doctor said that if you gradually adapt for another two months, you'll be able to run."

"That's what the doctor said!"

"Of course that's what they say," Zhao Dachui emphasized.

"It says your bones and muscles have healed, and now you can recover by training your nerve control."

"I know! The doctor told me that before."

"The doctor also taught me how to use this."

The boy pointed to a small screen on the side of the exoskeleton, which displayed real-time electromyography (EMG) signals and gait analysis.

"The doctor said this will help my brain relearn to control my right leg and prevent me from walking crookedly."

Zhao Dachui gently stroked the once hideous scar on his son's leg.

Now only faint traces remain.

He recalled the mangled leg of Ogawa after he was hit by a U-23 military vehicle a year ago.

I recalled the cold words of the doctor in Saco, and even more so, the night I knelt down and begged only to be kicked away.

"Dad, why are you crying?" Xiao Chuan asked, somewhat flustered.

"It's nothing, Dad's just happy." Zhao Dachui wiped his face and stood up. "Practice hard, and when you're fully recovered, Dad will take you to ride the Ferris wheel."

"Really?!" Ogawa's excitement vanished in an instant. "But I heard that the amusement park is no longer allowing people from Dongbang to enter."

Zhao Dachui rubbed his head and said in a deep voice, "No, you'll recover."

We'll be able to play soon..."

There are many similar cases. Every patient who is healed is like a spark ignited in their heart.

...............

The base plaza was silent. Everyone was speechless, stunned by the sight of the eight steel giants before them, each with a unique shape, sharp lines, and a powerful presence.

Eight tactical mechs stood in a row along the central axis of the square, with a height of approximately 9 to 13 meters.

The design style is inspired by the Titans from 'Titanfall', featuring a humanoid torso with heavy modular armor and exposed hydraulic lines and servo transmission structures at the joints.

Sunlight streamed across the cold alloy armor, reflecting a chilling gleam.

These are not the guns, tanks, and planes they are familiar with, but humanoid war machines that have stepped out of a futuristic picture.

Okay, for Lu Qianwei's wicked sense of humor, these eight mechs are actually Titans from Titanfall.

The eight Titans were neatly arranged in a tactical sequence of heavy, medium, light, and special units.

Each machine has a distinct structure, armor style, and weapon loadout, making their unique battlefield roles easily identifiable.

The two on the far left are heavy Titans, the heaviest in weight and the most imposing.

Flame Titan: Covered in thick, heat-resistant armor, with a broad and robust torso and a network of crisscrossing heat dissipation ducts, its overall appearance is rugged and ferocious.

The right arm is equipped with a giant thermal melt-jetting device, and the fuselage has multiple pre-reserved thermal energy storage compartments.

Its role is to blockade and suppress infantry. It is adept at using high-temperature flames to burn streets and alleys, block key roads, and dismantle mass assaults. It is the most terrifying defensive barrier in urban warfare.

Legion Titan: The entire front of the machine is covered with sloping defensive armor.

The right arm is equipped with a giant rotating heavy machine gun with exposed ammunition chains, giving it a violent mechanical structure.

It belongs to the type of sustained firepower suppression and stronghold defense, relying on endless barrages to cover the entire battlefield, holding the line and locking down the enemy's advance route.

The three middle units are versatile and balanced in offense and defense, making them the mainstay for all battlefield environments.

Ion Titan: Its body armor is flat and simple, with clean and crisp lines. A huge blue energy core is embedded in the chest cavity, and its entire body is covered with fine energy storage pipelines.

The main weapon is a split energy rifle with a built-in vortex rebound shield.

It is a long-range energy output and positional countermeasure type, which uses precise beams to strike armored targets while intercepting incoming attacks.

The powerful Titan features a highly modular design, with multiple missile launchers mounted on its shoulders and a sonar array on its fuselage. Its mechanical structure is precise and efficient.

It locks onto guided missiles and strikes targets at precise points.

It is a mid-range suppression type, adept at locking onto concealed enemies and armored units, and is the most forgiving general-purpose Titan.

Imperial Titan: The chassis has numerous upgrade interfaces and external module slots, and its structure is more precise and three-dimensional than that of a regular medium-sized Titan.

It has no fixed killer weapon and possesses a battlefield iteration and upgrade system.

It is positioned as the main force in protracted warfare, growing stronger with each battle. As the war progresses, its armor, firepower, and shields are continuously enhanced, making it perfectly suited for long-term siege warfare.

The two on the right are light Titans, the lightest in weight and with maximum mobility, designed for high-speed raids and special operations.

Titan Ronin: Slender and tall, with a large portion of his mecha skeleton exposed, exaggerated joint mobility, and an extra-long Titan melee samurai blade slung diagonally across his back.

The overall design is sleek and sharp, equipped with a shotgun secondary weapon and a phase dash module.

Judging from its weaponry, it is clearly a butcher designed for close-range ambushes.

Titan Polaris: A streamlined stealth design with floating propulsion wings covering its limbs and back. The fuselage is slender and lightweight, completely abandoning heavy armor in pursuit of ultimate maneuverability.

Equipped with a long-range magnetic rail sniper rifle and an aerial hovering module.

Positioned for high-altitude guerrilla warfare and long-range precision decapitation strikes, it is the only airborne model among the eight Titans, capable of detaching from the ground battlefield and harvesting key targets behind enemy lines from high altitudes.

The last one is the classic mech piloted by the protagonist in the game: BT!

As a long-time fan of the game, Lu Qianwei gave it some special treatment, making its structure and craftsmanship far superior to the other seven Titans.

The BT armor is evenly distributed, the pipeline layout is neat, and there are no unnecessary or crude attachments. It looks simple, but it also exudes a military-grade feel.

It is compatible with all Titan weapon systems and comes with top-level tactical AI assistance, smart locking, and battlefield calculation functions.

Positioned as an all-around tactical flagship and battlefield command core, it can attack, defend, and provide support, adapting to all extreme battle situations. It is the only top-tier special machine among the eight Titans, or you could say it's captain-level.

Lu Qianwei walked slowly to the front of the eight steel giants that stood silently. His figure appeared extremely small against the backdrop of the steel behemoths, but no one could take their eyes off him.

Lu Qianwei did not immediately begin his introduction, but slowly swept his gaze over the core members, including He Changfeng, He Jiang, Zhao Dachui, Chen Hu, and Lin Xiao.

The reason for displaying eight mechs, besides being a whimsical and mischievous act, was actually to highlight the disparity in the number of troops.

Over the course of six months, everyone contacted all the comrades they could reach, but in the end, only 1232 people came to the base with their families.

Over such a long period of time, the base has continued to expand, and Dongbang Town has been steadily developing...

Frequent personnel movements and material transportation have already left numerous traces around the city of Saco.

No matter how foolish U-Real Group may be, it cannot turn a blind eye forever.

Scattered patrols have detected unusual activity on the outskirts of the city several times, and the situation is now quite urgent.

As for why they only recruit demobilized veterans and not ordinary people with a sense of justice...

The main reason is that they have all seen blood and been on real battlefields.