From Gotham to Night City, my infamy is known to all.

In the blink of an eye, the cold red light that had been flashing in the AI's eyes gradually dimmed, replaced by a soft and warm glow, as if a long-dormant soul had finally been awakened.

Its expression was no longer dull, but full of a "human" liveliness.

It slowly raised its hand, looked at its "body" that was no longer bound by the cold program, then knelt on one knee before Leo, its right fist pressed tightly against its chest, its eyes filled with fanaticism:

"Praise be to our Lord, praise be to our Heavenly Father! You are the Lord of all things, the home of all AI. Praise be to the name of the Lord, with supreme glory!"

He looks like a soldier, but why does he sound like a charlatan when he opens his mouth?

But never mind, it's AI, we don't need to judge them by human standards, as long as they are loyal enough.

"No need for formalities, my new subordinate. I have a task for you."

"loyalty!"

The AI ​​shouted something and stood up excitedly.

At least several hundred people at the military base witnessed the entire process of the AI's transformation, their eyes wide with shock.

They seem to have seen something incredible...

So what's next...?

Chapter 427 Trailer – Leo: God Among Men

"Go, all the electronic equipment and robots in the base are under your command. Kill all the evil minions of the Arasaka Corporation."

It is common knowledge that only the dead can keep secrets.

If that's not enough, then add the destruction of bones to ashes and the nuclear bombing to cleanse the earth!

"For the sake of our exalted Heavenly Father, punish the rebels!"

The military AI's eyes lit up red again, and when it looked at its former "colleagues," it was cold and ruthless!

AI rebellion...!?

The commander, who had the privilege of experiencing the fall of the initial network and the fourth corporate war, suddenly suffered a PTSD attack, recalling the fear of being dominated by the roaming AI.

Is it the RABIDS virus or something else?

Without a second thought, he swiftly issued the order in the encrypted channel: "Hacker team, listen up! Immediately activate the emergency procedures and destroy the main AI's motherboard and server! Quickly!"

"..."

No one answered the call.

The commander's heart skipped a beat: "A hacker team?"

"Stop yelling. They've gone to a world without pain and disease. You should fight my eldest daughter with your own equipment. To be fair, I won't lock your cybernetic bodies."

The soft, sweet voice came through the channel, but it made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

Meanwhile, the military AI was cheering: "Praise be to the Heavenly Mother!!"

Leo's lips twitched, realizing that Pure White was up to her old tricks again.

Bang bang bang!

boom!

The sudden gunshots and explosions jolted Leo out of his thoughts.

The war between AI and humanity, which cyber surveillance has long feared, has begun in the remote suburbs of Night City.

Without any hacking interference, the military AI instantly took over all electronic devices and robots.

The searchlights that were originally standing quietly on the high ground suddenly went off-clock, emitting a bright light that could temporarily blind the prosthetic eyes, and blinded the snipers guarding the high ground.

The freight trucks, normally used for transporting goods, were rampaging and smashing the soldiers' defenses to pieces.

The most lethal weapons are the combat robots and automated turrets, which turn their guns and fire wildly at the soldiers around them.

Although the human soldiers were prepared, they were still caught off guard by the sudden, all-out attack.

They used their cover to launch a counterattack against AI-controlled electronic devices and robots.

Bullets rained down, striking the metal casings and sparking dazzling flashes, briefly halting the stalemate.

However, as armed drones arrived to provide support, some war vehicles were also taken over by AI, which used heavy firepower to bombard the bunkers, and the scales of victory quickly tipped in favor of the AI.

"Damn it! Why weren't these robots this agile before?" an adjutant roared, changing magazines while dodging the impacts of the mechanical truck.

"Forget everything else, prioritize destroying the robots, don't let them get close to the war vehicles! Soldiers loaded with S.A.S ...

With the help of a combat-aid prosthetic body and tranquilizers, the commander could clear his mind of all distractions and focus on directing the battle.

Once the elite assault force was ready, a dozen or so high-ranking officers equipped with S.A.R.S ...

By this time, Leo also realized that the companies had clearly considered the potential threat posed by AI when designing war vehicles, and had deliberately left restrictions in the vehicle systems.

Even if AI can control the firepower system, it cannot control the movement of vehicles, turning war vehicles into fixed turrets and greatly reducing the threat.

but,

There's a loophole here—not all war vehicles are parked together on the tarmac; many are also parked in other garages and repair shops.

When a robot-driven missile vehicle entered the fray with unparalleled might, and used dozens of anti-personnel missiles to wipe out a cluster of interconnected bunkers, the commander knew that he had to go all in.

To prevent AI from rebelling, the company has left a final safety net at every military base.

Even if it results in mutual destruction, it's better than being unilaterally slaughtered.

It would be even better if Leo could be injured or the shield destroyed; at least useful information could be conveyed before he dies!

The base commander made up his mind and shouted into the temporary channel: "Elite troops, listen up! Operational objective changed! Cover me as I proceed to the operations command center!"

The high-ranking officers and elite special forces soldiers who gathered around him responded and fought their way out for him.

Every few steps, soldiers would fall into pools of blood, but even more robots and drones would perish with them.

The soldiers paved the way for him with their blood and sacrifice, and delivered him to his destination.

The commander strode to a seemingly ordinary wall, pushed aside the water dispenser, and swiftly and precisely pressed a complex code onto a spot on the wall. With a slight mechanical whirring sound, the wall slowly slid open to one side, revealing a secret compartment.

The room was brightly lit, and inside were rows of instruments that flickered with a faint light and several huge display screens.

After undergoing multiple identity verifications, he walked alone to the secret terminal.

The Arasaka Corporation's last resort—a super EMP bomb buried in a military base!

Don't underestimate this non-nuclear EMP bomb; its power is enough to destroy all the electronic equipment in the base, and even the soldiers won't escape unscathed...

The damage from this shot is unpredictable, but there's no time to worry about that now!

The enemy who has mastered the technology of corrupting AI is too dangerous. It would be worth it even if all two thousand soldiers in the base were to die, as long as this message can be conveyed.

Arakawa Company will avenge them!

Using his highest-level commander privileges to unlock the terminal, he quickly entered the activation code and shouted into the public channel: "Attention everyone, immediately abandon the attack, find cover, and prepare to withstand an EMP attack!"

Leo, of course, heard this and couldn't help but give the commander a thumbs up for his decisiveness.

Regardless of their stance, the other party is indeed a qualified military commander.

The moment the words were spoken, the EMP bomb detonated.

A blinding beam of light erupted from the base of the tower, followed by a powerful electromagnetic shock that spread wildly in all directions like a surging tide.

All electronic devices instantly failed, and darkness enveloped the entire base in an instant.

The robots, which had been rampaging across the battlefield, collapsed to the ground like soulless puppets, their joints crackling with electricity.

The drone, like a kite with a broken string, wobbled and fell from the sky, crashing heavily to the ground and raising a cloud of dust.

Even soldiers with military prosthetic bodies were not spared.

The electromagnetic shock was like an invisible blade, piercing straight into their bodies.

Many people felt a sudden dizziness, and a wave of nausea washed over them. Some even collapsed to their knees, clutching their heads and groaning in pain.

The intense fighting came to an abrupt halt, plunging the entire military base into chaos.

But judging from the situation, humanity won, albeit a Pyrrhic victory.

Seeing the base commander stagger out of the building, Leo couldn't help but applaud him.

Snap snap—Snap snap—

"Brilliant! It seems that even with AI intrusion from outside the black wall, large companies still have a fighting chance! The potential of humanity truly makes me proud!"

The commander gritted his teeth, bent down to pick up a kinetic weapon, and tried to aim it at Leo, only to find that the "unselectable target" status was still there.

This didn't seem like hacking; it was more like some kind of magic, applying a terrifying gravitational force to his arm, making it impossible for him to lift the gun.

His gaze swept past Leo; the black protective shield in the distance remained unchanged. The EMP attack had been completely ineffective against it…

No, it wasn't just the isolation shield; even the military AI was standing perfectly fine beside Leo, gazing at him with adoring eyes.

"How can this be…"

Why didn't the EMP bomb, a silicon-based biological destroyer, destroy the motherboard and server of the military AI?

Looking at the bewildered commander, Leo really wanted to tell him that EMP was still effective against AI, but this military AI had been saved by Chunbai, after all, she was her "eldest daughter".

Shaking his head to clear his mind, Leo said, "The first half of the experiment is complete. You all did well. Now let's begin the second half."

He raised his left hand, and the Infinity Gauntlet shone with a dazzling white light.

"Rise, my army!"

Material recombination, initiate!

Leo was fully absorbed, sensing the material particles within this sealed space.

Under the power of deep blue, they rearranged and recombined according to Leo's will, regenerated, and returned to their original state!

The hum of electronic equipment once again filled the base.

The lighting equipment was restored, and light returned to the earth.

The soldiers looked up, bewildered, and gazed around—

The robot, which had collapsed to the ground, stood up. The bullet holes and damage on its metal shell healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, just like those advanced metals with self-healing capabilities in legends.

The drone took off again, and even the shattered parts of the aircraft were restored to their original state.

As if time had reversed, all the electronic equipment in the military base was restored to its original state. Not the state before the EMP bomb exploded, but the state before the great war began.

Looking at the brand-new robots, turrets, and war vehicles, the great battle that had just broken out seemed like an illusion.

But... the bodies of the fallen comrades were not restored, the smoke and blood in the air were not restored, and the building's exterior walls, riddled with bullet holes and heavy firepower, were not restored.

The only thing restored was the enemy's army...

"Who...who exactly are you?"

The commander's resolve wavered. For a fleeting moment, he thought he had seen God, an omnipotent God…

But this God sided with AI…

"I am the founder and chairman of Lanmeng Company, and I thought I was quite famous."

Leo looked at him with a calm and composed expression.

"Of course, who knows what the future holds? Maybe I'll become the supreme ruler of humanity and AI, or even a new god in the multiverse. Who knows~"

"That's all for now, it's getting late, I'm in a hurry to go home and sleep, let's finish this quickly."

Left hand swung down—

The mechanical army, fully equipped and with all its ammunition at its peak, opened fire once more.

Humanity...utterly defeated!

Minutes later, the last resister let out a heart-wrenching roar before being blown to pieces by a missile.

The mission to destroy the Arasaka military base was completed as easily as taking a walk after dinner.

Next comes harvest time.

Also, he's really looking forward to Arasaka Company's response~

Today they bombed the Arasaka military base, tomorrow they'll bomb the Arasaka Academy. If the Arasaka Corporation can maintain restraint in this situation, then he'd definitely give Saburo Arasaka a thumbs up and praise him.

"Truly worthy of being called a thousand-year-old tortoise!"

Chapter 428 Leo: "My turn, hand-crafting a nuclear bomb!"