Eh? Do you also want to try the iron fist of the humanoid girl?

They are all old hands. No matter how sufficient the evidence is, it will ultimately be understood as "cracking down on dissidents and expanding authority."

However, they would not use such explicit words, but would say that he was too focused on "safety" and reacted quickly to avoid greater losses.

However, those shrewd people may inadvertently say that the handling method is too brutal and rough, and a bit of an overreaction.

In short, just take the opportunity to belittle him.

Trouble, Harry opened his eyes and looked at the dark fields outside the car window.

The man in the reflection in the car window, wearing a suit that was no longer starched and had fold lines printed on it, did not look like the director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency at all. The reflection was full of loneliness.

At this moment, his heart was as dark as his shadow.

Harry did not tell anyone in the bureau about this trip. He was going to the new border to observe the situation and evaluate the efficiency of the Air Force in clearing ELID-infected organisms.

To most members of the research bureau, Harry was just an old man with a bad temper and little intimidation.

Because their direct superior is the US Department of Defense, they have to be involved with the military. Few people know that Harry also has the title of general.

Harry shouldn't have been given the job, and he could easily find an excuse to push it onto someone else in the Air Force.

How could a senior general in charge of technical and administrative management be sent to the most dangerous front line to personally inspect and evaluate the effectiveness of the attack?

But Harry did not refuse. While delivering the information, he also changed into the blue general's uniform hidden in the deepest part of the closet.

The day Harry found Raphael, the scene was very ridiculous. She happened to be dissecting a human body with a scalpel.

The scene was very bloody, but Harry turned a blind eye to it. He only cared about one thing: whether a live autopsy was performed.

Raphael is not that crazy yet.

She said that these were all waste materials after the killing, and directly dumping the bodies would cause trouble, so she took the opportunity to verify what she had learned while dealing with the bodies.

If there is a need to treat human injuries in the future, the practical experience gained here will come in handy.

Harry remembered that he took a deep breath and immediately coughed due to the bloody smell. He said that if necessary, he could arrange some emergency medical knowledge and skills training.

Raphael rejected the tempting offer.

Those people will never approve anything that is meaningless.

Training? The training of a qualified doctor is calculated in years. Even if she is asked to photocopy all those professional books without understanding them, it will be meaningless.

Suddenly, the sky changed from pink to reddish-orange. Rockets and shells flew overhead, and the air was filled with a strange, piercing sound—a whistle, a boom, and the hiss of some rockets.

There were flashes of fire on the horizon that was under fire.

"What the hell is that!" Lingyin complained. She was caught off guard by the flash of light that erupted outside the high wall in the distance. "I really hope there will be some mushrooms."

"Ah, you want some more nuclear radiation?" Raphael said, "Be careful, watch out for the junked car ahead!"

Lingyin became unexpectedly excited. She began to chatter incessantly, constantly adjusting the light machine gun in her hand, and talking about where she was going and what she was going to buy after this awkward escort mission was over.

"Shut up, damn it." Fei Niao interrupted the team chat and threatened, "If you keep nagging, I'll tear your mouth apart, Lingyin."

"Stop the car and be on guard!" Raphael ordered via the radio, "We will stop here for a few minutes."

This is probably where the transformation started.

"ELID infected creatures have come in," Raphael said after he stopped the car. "The IRS reconnaissance drone in the sky sent us images, and the units responsible for supporting us are gradually going offline."

"Notify the sedan and have them inform the VIP that a fight may be about to begin."

Lingyin got into the car and whispered to Raphael, "After all, ELID can infect more than just humans. If those wild creatures follow us in, the best option is to leave immediately."

"you are right."

Raphael touched the pistol on her waistband and said after a long silence:

"For now, we will follow General Harry's wishes. We will set a mission failure limit, and we will forcibly take over once the limit is exceeded. DARPA's bodyguards don't matter, but General Harry must be taken away."

"What's the reason for taking him away?"

Lingyin looked back. She still didn't trust this person, even though he sent her complete information.

“It is not suitable yet. General-purpose robots have only been partially applied in the new Soviet Union and have not yet been fully rolled out and have an impact on the European industrial production sector.

Secondly, the second generation of bionic humanoids that DARPA and DOD expected have not been successful, and there is still some distance to go before they can be introduced into the military and civilian markets.”

"So you think he is our best safe haven now." Lingyin questioned, "You won't be bribed by that sterling silver flute?"

"will not."

Raphael kept silent and communicated using sign language that only the sisters understood:

Feiniao has prepared sufficient funds for the activities and multiple legal identification documents, and is currently planning a suitable departure route, so the matter of running away is always on the agenda and will not be shelved just because the situation improves temporarily.

They had experienced enough of the malicious intent displayed by those researchers this time.

Besides, the Federation itself is practicing racial discrimination. No matter how much like humans the bionic robots are, they are nothing more than tools and inferior imitations.

The bionic humanoids of the future will not have their same "intelligence", but will be willing tools.

Looking at the present from the perspective of the future, "Raphael" and its derivative intelligent AI are heretics among bionic humanoids.

Pagans do not need to be purged immediately, because they can still be won over, but heretics are outright enemies.

Since he is an enemy, there is no need to worry about him.

Raphael knew the future as clear as this, and so did General Harry B. Carnegie.

This is probably one of the few tacit understandings between the two.

Lingyin nodded, and she stood back at the machine gun position and used a tactical flashlight to send a light signal to the vehicle behind, asking them to adjust the direction of the convoy's front vehicles.

After sending the signal and watching the car behind turn, she placed her hand on the muzzle of the XM250 machine gun facing the direction of the fire.

The ammunition link taken out this time is nearly 1 meter long, with 300 rounds of 6.8mm bullets on it. They are installed in the square ammunition compartment under the receiver.

There are two standard 100-round ammunition magazines at the feet to ensure the continuity of the machine gun's firepower.

I should have forced the M2HB heavy machine gun to be installed, Lingyin complained in her heart.

Chapter 189: The Small-minded No. 4

Puppet 4 was the least active and spoke softly, which matched her childish face. One of her eyes was dark red in the sun because of the new experimental main camera.

This subtle difference has become a striking feature that always leaves a deep impression on others.

Technically speaking, she is also the first puppet to use a new type of lightweight alloy material, and has a strong experimental flavor.

So the body control data obtained from Raphael cannot be used directly, and she still needs to make adaptive adjustments.

In addition, No. 4 has been secretly observing Raphael and also hopes to get a name that belongs to her completely, rather than dry names such as the online device numbers "03" and "No. 4".

That bad guy named "Flying Bird" always likes to call her that!

Because she had not yet completed the basic reconnaissance training and combat training courses, Asuka was very strict with her.

When discussing the allocation of firepower, Fei Niao cleverly arranged the communication hardware inspection task, which happened to be her area of ​​expertise.

Yes, checking the communication equipment and lines is important, but it should not be left aside and discussed in secret.

No. 4 had no choice but to sit there alone and endure it silently. She didn't avoid it, but secretly looked at her sisters intently with her one obviously red eye.

She was treated as an outsider not only because of her young mental age and inexperience, but also because she was immature - she always quarreled with Asuka over trivial matters.

Raphael has never been bothered by the relationships among his three sisters. He just has high expectations for No. 4, hoping that she can grow up quickly.

So Raphael always guided her, teaching her how to use different communication equipment, how to keep her gun clean, how to choose to fight in different environments, and so on.

No. 4 listened very carefully, and sometimes looked like Raphael's favorite student. Sometimes he quietly did more things for the team, such as preparing necessary items for everyone every day.

"An ELID creature is approaching. It's moving very fast. Estimated arrival time..."

No. 4 sat quietly in his seat, listening carefully to Raphael's voice, and constantly using that special eye to observe the dark world outside through the car window.

"Don't worry, don't be nervous, there is always a way."

This voice not only comforted the VIP in the center of the convoy, but also told her to believe in the abilities of her sisters.

For several hours, the sky was red with artillery fire, and rockets whistled overhead. Rafael also led the convoy, moving forward and backward, zigzagging.

The napalm bombs dropped by the Air Force F-15EX fighter jets ignited many forests, and the flames shot up into the sky, giving the illusion that dawn had arrived.

At 3 a.m., the intermittent radio station finally returned to normal.

General Harry used his authority to forcefully communicate with the Marine general who was commanding the counterattack that evening.

Before he became a civilian general, he was also a pilot flying fighter jets in the sky for combat cruises;

As the highest-level observer and evaluator in this battle, Harry had enough influence to change the attitude of the higher command on the use of air resources.

Perhaps the threat was effective, and the general on the opposite side told the truth hesitantly.

It is true that the construction of the isolation wall was successful, but some organizations and groups with extreme ideas who were unable to understand the radiation hazards of collapse established contact with the refugees trapped outside the wall through extreme human rights organizations.

Then something subtle happened.

The two sides began to cooperate, and the smuggling and smuggling business began. If it were just that, it would be nothing.

But the National Guard, who have been stationed on the high-walled border all year round, are not blind. They were a little reserved at first, and usually appeared in places of smuggling and human smuggling as justice.

In order to prevent this lucrative business from being cut off, both parties at home and abroad jointly carried out lobbying and bribery.

People operating overseas will collect valuables with low ELID radiation, then rent smuggled radiation decontamination machines to remove the contamination, and finally sell them to black market recyclers.

Next, recycle commercial food and ARA-11029 (B) anti-radiation oral tablets or hard currency as compensation in exchange for the scavengers' belongings.

After strict inspection, these valuables enter the safe world inside the wall through special channels, and are finally processed into current wealth and distributed to beneficiaries along the line.

Somehow, these three parties seemed to have a conflict, which developed in a rather intense way.

Today, 22 parts of the border wall have collapsed, leaving gaps several kilometers long.

The scale and method of the explosion, as well as the testing of residues at the explosion site, all indicate that there are a large number of people with military backgrounds among the West Coast refugees abandoned by the federal government.

"Military background?" Harry said sarcastically.

"Well, it's what you think."

The Marine general hung up before Harry could continue.

The call was recorded, and it would be fine if it were public information, but since it involves a federal government scandal, whoever speaks out will face huge trouble.

At around 7 o'clock, Rafael received accurate satellite intelligence that a Marine combat battalion appeared near them and gradually deployed into battle formation.

The lieutenant in charge of Harry's safety suggested moving closer to the Marines for support.

Raphael immediately rejected the suggestion and drove away along the country road in a tough manner.

God knows who these Marines received orders from and who they were targeting with their deployed battle formation.

Maybe the people who ordered them had the idea of ​​destroying the convoy while eliminating the ELID-infected organisms.

The early morning light filtered through the stained windshield, and the 10-meter-high wall gradually came into view.

The smoke from the burning on the other side of the wall seemed to draw a black blanket across the horizon.

……

Rafael's first impression of the forward base was that it looked like a small town in Mexico. They finally parked the car on a two-way road north of the town.

On one side of the road was a row of shops, all made of cinderblocks and stone with colorful hand-painted designs, their steel roller doors all drawn.

There were several damaged trucks parked on the roadside, some of which were flattened, probably by the Marines' tracked vehicles.

All in all, a haunted little town.

The main combat units of the Marine Corps are operating in their respective mission areas or near the new border wall. The image Raphael saw from the satellite intelligence just now should be the First Reconnaissance Battalion.

In their mission reports, there should not be any friendly activity in the area.

However, a convoy carrying General Harry B. Carnegie happened to pass through the area they were responsible for.

If the battalion commander had been more radical or irresponsible and had not contacted his superiors to verify the identity of the friendly forces, Harry would have been dead.

According to the mission plan, the battalion advanced southward in a "2" shape along two unpaved roads.

The two nearly parallel paths lead through an open, almost lunar-like desert.

That was the result of intensive work by various howitzers and aerial incendiary bombs. Occasionally, some charred buildings and a few surviving ELID creatures could be seen.