Knight Asylum

"I understand."

Although Embe's voice was calm, Red could still keenly sense the worry beneath Embe's calmness. He sighed helplessly, closed his eyes, and began to recall the feeling of picking up the belt and standing in front of Number One.

The Aguru belt appeared around Red's waist, and a soft light appeared in the spirit stone. In the field of vision of Embi and others, the neural substance from Aguru in Red's full body scan began to spread rapidly, and all the cells in Red's body began to transform.

"Korame..."

Looking at the white warrior with golden horns on the screen, U narrowed his eyes.

Chapter 7 Knight Plan

"Incredible..."

Looking at his hands, Red couldn't help but sigh. The transformation of the subway station was too hasty. He didn't even have time to feel the power before he was severely beaten by Gumum, and then his consciousness became blurred.

Now feel it carefully...

"Sure enough, this is not armor, this is my own body," Reid clenched his fists.

There is no feeling of wearing any heavy weight, and it is extremely comfortable.

"What should I do next?" Red relaxed his shoulders and looked up to ask.

Embe, who was sitting in front of the operating table, breathed a sigh of relief. Red's reaction was much calmer than he had imagined. Even he couldn't guarantee that he could remain calm in the same situation. Embe couldn't help but feel admiration for Red.

"First of all, it's the punching power."

The huge black metal partition fell and stopped about one step away from Red. Red lowered his body slightly and took a step forward without thinking. He leaned forward with his left hand and clenched his right fist. He punched out. The black metal surged like the surface of water, and countless ripples shook, absorbing all the impact force. The bright red number above his head began to jump wildly and finally stopped at 1.5t.

Jingtian's eyes widened and he rubbed them vigorously, while the other Enoch researchers also opened their mouths wide.

"Next is kicking power," Embi continued to command without even turning his head.

Reid kicked sideways, and ripples far greater than before appeared. This time, not only did the numbers begin to soar upwards, but the entire black metal partition began to shake violently, and the final value remained at 5t.

Jingtian, who learned the Enochian value of the thornfish Ophi from other Enochian researchers, looked a little unhappy.

They only knew that White Kuuga was beaten by Gummu, and that he won by relying on the extremely dangerous Black Kuuga who could not be controlled. But now it seems that White Kuuga also has strong combat capabilities, but his opponent at that time was an exceptional Gurongi, so he was pinned to the ground and beaten. In fact, looking at the entire [S·L] Gurongi are all quite terrifying monsters, and it is normal that they cannot be defeated.

"Hmph - only ordinary people would talk about statistics. In actual combat, the statistics are just like those filled in with feet." Iida's face looked a little unhappy. He snorted coldly and waved his hand, "Begin the simulated battle, and adjust the intensity to A level!"

Researcher Enoch, who was about to perform the operation, was stunned and swallowed hard. "This is not good. The thornfish has only conducted C-level simulated battles, and..."

Researcher Enoch lowered his voice.

"The consumption of stickleback fish has reached its limit. If it is squeezed further, it may turn into gray."

Turning to ashes, Orphino, the miraculous life form that came back to life from the dead, is once again facing signs of death. Once this phenomenon occurs, it means that Orphino's life is about to come to an end, and there is no way to reverse this phenomenon so far.

"The intensity of the simulated battle is comparable to that of Servi Turia's containment force. If they can't even withstand this level of intensity, how can we expect them to be of much use?"

Jingtian pushed aside Enoch's researcher and pressed the button. He turned his right hand on the operation interface and adjusted the intensity to level A, then raised his chin in the direction of U provocatively.

Dazzling alarm lights flashed in the test site where the Thornfish was located, white modular reversal turrets rose up, and one autonomous armed mecha after another fell down.

The thornfish, who had never seen such a scene before, froze where it was. Just as it was about to speak, it heard a horrible sound of loading the bait.

"Wait--"

"Boom boom boom——"

The terrifying firepower poured down, and the heavy roar swallowed up the shouts and curses of the thorny fish. Facing the completely unreasonable and terrifying firepower, the thorny fish turned and jumped, half of its body transformed into a fish tail in the halo, and it swam in the air like diving in the water, dodging the attacks from the autonomous armed mecha.

"See, it's easy."

Jingtian opened his hands, and the other Enoch researchers immediately applauded.

They did not notice that fine dust began to seep out of the body of the thornfish Ophiino, who seemed to be swimming easily amid the hail of bullets.

U raised his hand to adjust his glasses. "The battle simulation level has been adjusted to D."

Embe nodded, ignoring the deliberate boos from the Enoch researchers and adjusted the combat simulation level to the lowest level D.

Inside the testing ground where Red was, the black metal partition sank, and an unarmed fighting machine rose up and assumed a fighting stance towards Red.

"Red, I have only one request for you. Try to dodge all the attacks you can. Counterattack is the second best," Embe said.

As soon as the voice fell, the fighting robot clenched its fists against its chest and swayed its body from side to side, approaching Reid.

Red exhaled heavily, his heartbeat began to accelerate, the movements of the fighting robot became extremely clear, the sound of the robot's joints turning echoed in his ears, and then the robot's fist hit Red's cheek. The heavy punch directly made Red stagger back several steps.

Iida and other Enoch researchers were stunned for a moment and then burst into laughter.

"No way, I was hit on the head by a D-class combat robot. The thornfish dismantled the combat robot in one blow." Ida wiped the non-existent tears from the corners of his eyes, then shook his head with pretended regret. "What did I say before? This is just a waste of time. Let's end it quickly. The venue and resources should be reserved for more valuable containment objects."

U didn't say anything. The test continued. The fighting robots began to display all kinds of fancy fighting skills, boxing, Brazilian war dance, Baji Beng, and occasionally they would jump up and do a standard Superman punch. Red, on the other hand, was beaten in a very embarrassed manner. Every move he made was like that of a layman, and he took almost all the attacks he could take.

In comparison, the Thorny Fish Orpheus Enoch, who was carrying a trident and moving through the hail of bullets, and even began to fight back against the autonomous armed mecha, seemed extremely cool, and Enoch's researchers began to whistle.

"Ah~ I was originally thinking of proposing a competition between these two collections, but now it seems that forget it. A one-sided massacre has no reference value at all. It would be embarrassing if you accidentally break the collection that you picked up with great difficulty by your own ability," Iida put his hands behind his back and shook his head in pretended helplessness.

Seleu made an unpleasant sound, but since U didn't say anything, she couldn't get angry either, so she could only record Reid's combat data.

Ten minutes later, the battle simulation was declared over. The Thornyfish Ophiino returned to his monster form, gasping for breath with his hands on his knees. He was surrounded by the wreckage of the autonomous armed forces. On the other side, Red was lying in a big letter shape in the middle of the test site, with the fighting machine raising his right fist high.

Red was beaten up unilaterally.

U nodded, his poker face expressionless, not knowing whether he was satisfied or disappointed, "Okay, the test is over, Ember, you go to the door to pick them up, and Seryuu, you go process the data."

Embe took off his headset and transferred all the data into Servier Turria's confidential files, then cleared all the data on the console. Seleucus sighed with some regret, White Kuuga's basic data was much better than they expected, but White Kuuga, who was even stronger than they thought, was beaten up quite easily by Gummu, while Black Kuuga completely crushed Gummu.

Of course, although it was a pity, Seleu was a serious researcher after all. She still remembered the warning in the ancient text, so she didn't say much and followed U out of the research institute.

Looking at the three people leaving, Iida, who was smiling triumphantly, immediately went to the operating table to retrieve the previous data, but the data had been completely deleted by Embe. If he wanted to view it, he had to access Selvi Turia's confidential files, and this process was particularly cumbersome.

Jingtian smacked his lips in dissatisfaction. Embe was much more vigilant and cautious than he had imagined. Almost all the data had been cleared. The only things left were some useless scan images that everyone knew were of course useful. However, looking at Red, who was still lying on the ground gasping for breath and seemed unable to stand up on his own, Jingtian found Embe's vigilance quite funny.

"Speaking of which..."

An Enochian researcher stared at the descending fighting robot on the screen with a slightly raised brow.

"Are fighting robots that powerful?"

In his impression, the fighting robot developed by Selvi Turia was as dull as a college student's graduation project, while the fighting robot just now was like a professional all-round fighter, able to fight to an outrageous level, and not only crushed Reed in terms of technology... it seemed to suppress Reed in terms of data as well.

"So what? You guys pack up, I'm going to make a phone call."

Iida stood up and waved his hand nonchalantly.

At the test site, Red stood up and waved his arms up and down. Embi, who had just arrived at the test site and was about to help Red, was a little surprised, "Are you okay?"

"It's okay," Red moved his joints, felt it carefully, nodded, and added, "But it hurt when I got hit."

Embe circled around Red with his chin raised and clicked his tongue twice, "If it were a normal person, their head would turn around the first time."

The corner of Red's mouth twitched violently.

Embe looked up at the ceiling of the test site, turned around and waved his hand, signaling Red to follow, "You took almost all the attacks."

Red followed behind Embe and scratched the back of his head. "I saw the attack, but didn't react. Maybe it's because I don't have any fighting consciousness. Hahahaha——"

Red laughed awkwardly, but Ember remembered the silent and terrifying black Kuuga's fighting figure in the subway station. Without a strong fighting spirit, it would be impossible to recover from such a state.

The armed guards guarding the test exit immediately approached Red when they saw him following Embe. Red could clearly see that one of the armed guards was holding an injection device in his hand.

Embe raised his hand to stop the armed guards, and took Red along the passage they came from towards the central elevator, comforting him as they walked, "Don't worry about it. The so-called combat awareness can be cultivated, and... to be precise, it was our negligence that led you to be involved in such a containment incident and become what you are now. Sorry."

Reid was in awe, "I have no regrets."

"Really? Ha - there will be many more tests like this in the future, but remember, it's only a test when one of the three of us, Seleu, or U, is present. For the rest, don't believe what they say no matter what their attitude is, and don't believe what they say is a test," Enbe sighed softly and warned very seriously.

Reid frowned slightly and nodded. It seemed that the internal unity of Selvi Turia was not as united as advertised.

Through another passage, U came to a gate that was flashing with light.

[Iris verification in progress——Completed]

[Voiceprint verification in progress——Completed]

[Heart rate matches the fifteenth protocol]

[Welcome to U, I hope your world is not about to be destroyed]

There was something a little out of tune in the cold mechanical sound.

U walked through the door, and as he walked, the dark space was gradually illuminated by the upward-flowing data stream. There was only one chair in the vast space.

"Open the Z file."

[Start recording as you wish]

U sat on the only chair, his body slightly tilted, and his right index finger gently touched his forehead.

"Red Leonardo, his performance exceeded my initial expectations."

[You mean worse than you thought? ]

"I didn't add any jokes when I designed you," U raised his finger, "He's much better than I thought. He's adapting to using Kuuga's power as a human, instead of fighting like a beast. So no matter how I look at him, he's a human, not a weirdo."

[But from a data perspective, he can no longer be considered a human being. ]

"That's just the data level. He just put on a mask."

So he should be considered a candidate for the Cavaliers' plan?

"Not a candidate, but a regular staff member," U raised his hand and waved. "Next is the situation of the skeleton. As expected, both its output and its judgment of the battle have reached the level where it can conduct C-level containment on its own. If equipped properly... No, its role is to assist the staff in containment. Forget my assumption just now."

[Understood, the specific equipment design has been completed]

Rays of light fell in front of U and formed a translucent skeleton. If Red was present, he would definitely widen his eyes, because this was the fighting robot that had just beaten him up.

More light fell, and round shields, red goggles, armor and other objects began to be added, and in a blink of an eye it turned into a cool armed mecha.

[Added vehicle mode, please name it]

"Mobile Pegasus," U raised his hand and waved it. The Mobile Pegasus in the image leaned over and transformed into a motorcycle. "Add a self-learning program."

【clear】

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In the lounge with the Enoch Group logo, Iida leaned in the corner, nodding at the screen with a flattering look on his face while reporting the situation.

"According to you, Kuuga is nothing to be feared? Although the detailed video was sealed in Servier Turria's files by U, it is a fact that Kuuga killed Gurongi. This is not something to be feared."

"Yes, but that's based on the premise that it was his normal performance," Ida rubbed his hands, "In fact, the white state they can control is just higher than we expected in terms of data. In actual combat, they can't even defeat a combat robot with a combat level of only D-level and not even equipped with basic weapons. If my speculation is correct... they have no way to control the power that defeated Gurongi at that time."

"So, what do you mean?"

"Even in the lowest level containment incident, the death of one or two D-level workers is normal. But... if during this process, the staff of the human rescue organization Servier Turia suddenly turned around and caused an even more terrible containment incident, it would be difficult to end it. Even the supreme leader of mankind would probably have to resign."

Iida smiled grimly.

"Do you have someone chosen?"

"Of course, I happen to have one here..."

Iida glanced at the file at hand and shrugged nonchalantly.

“The right person.”

Chapter 8: Cleverness

Under the leadership of Embe, Red came to the dormitory in District 13 mentioned by U.

The dormitory of District 13 is located on the fifth floor of Selvi Turia, close to the periphery. There is no window in the corridor, and the cold light makes it difficult to distinguish between day and night. The metal doors painted with numbers remind Red of the CT room in the hospital.

"arrive."

Embe stopped in front of a door with the number 5 painted on it, and pulled out a gold-rimmed ID card from the identification device on the side of the door and handed it to Red. "This is a temporary ID card. It can only open this door. Once the troublesome things are dealt with, you will be issued a formal D-level employee ID card. You should have a good rest today. There will be more rigorous training waiting for you tomorrow, and -"

"Unless one of you three is present, no matter who comes, what reason or tone they use, don't care," Red held the ID card and shook it at Embe.

Enbei was stunned for a moment, then raised his hand and waved away.

Looking at Embe's back, Red let out a long breath and swiped his ID card on the machine on the side of the gate. Embe's attitude and words cast a shadow on his impression of the united and loving human rescue organization.

The heavy door slowly opened, and the familiar fragrance that greeted him lifted Red's spirits.

Yes, that's it! Every household has it! The smell of laundry detergent! And it's the most common lavender scent!

Red looked up and was stunned. Inside the door, a person holding a basket of clothes that had just been washed was also stunned. Time seemed to stand still. Because no one passed by, the open metal door slowly closed.

"Click——"

The moment the door closed, Red's forehead was covered with sweat. He looked down at the card in his hand, then turned to look at the machine on the side of the door. His pupils were trembling wildly. He was extremely shaken, as if he had accidentally entered the girls' dormitory and came face to face with the people inside. In fact, Red really felt like he had accidentally entered the girls' dormitory.

Because just now he had made eye contact with a very beautiful person.