I, the undead, save the world with the dolls

One figure knocked another to the ground, his jaw seemingly broken. The victor was covered in white steam, but he managed to raise his fist.

“Uooohhhh!!” The surrounding humanoids cheered, but they soon noticed that the one who raised his hand had frozen in place, motionless.

"She's down! Quick! Throw some water!"

The surrounding humanoids quickly poured water on it to cool it down physically, then rushed over to support the overheated humanoid and the humanoid lying on the ground who was in a protective shutdown.

They hurriedly lifted the man over their heads and carried him away from the training area. They turned left into the maintenance room and threw him into the maintenance room to soak.

They almost knocked down Su Er, who was about to take a short bath to repair his body. Su Er could only scold them and then lie down in the maintenance room.

[Who are those two people lying down?] Rukatiye found the voice button and started communicating directly.

[Maggie Hilda and AK15, right? AK15 must make Maggie Hilda demonstrate her strongest special move, and then take a punch.] Soul typed in a second.

[The result was that the AK15 took the punch completely, its alloy jaw shattered. And Maggie Hilda, despite fighting for so long and insisting on charging up her power, ended up shutting down after the punch. Why are they both acting funny today?] Soul added a few words.

"I see. That AK15 is truly fascinating... I sense immense strength and willpower in her. Would you like to invite her to join the hunt?" Rukatiye continued.

[No. First, she'll definitely refuse. Second, I'm afraid of her. Most Oasis T-dolls and Griffin T-dolls are afraid of her.] Sur felt that Rukatiye seemed to be subtly familiar.

[Dolls are afraid of the strong?] Rukatiye glanced at the maintenance room. Sur was still inside, undergoing routine maintenance.

"I'm not scared. It's just that we don't have much in common, so it doesn't feel right to approach her so hastily. Besides, she seems very busy and doesn't seem to have the time to hang out with us."

Soul had considered getting closer to them. AK12 and AN94 were, on the other hand, one very enthusiastic, the other very serious and honest. But AK15 was the only one who was difficult to approach.

Every day, I constantly hone my combat awareness and learn new combat techniques. When I'm not honing my combat abilities, I report to the Oasis weapons lab and body lab to test new and improved weapons and bodies and give my own evaluations.

It feels like she's a pure killing machine, and the designers had a brainwave and gave her a skin and a talking function. While this is a bad idea, AK15 is incredibly stressful just standing there.

Beep beep beep...an unfamiliar message came into Sul's address book.

[Oasis, Sur?] The sender is an AK15.

Was I mistaken? No, no, no, how could I be mistaken about the humanoid? Soul checked again. The ID was indeed AK15, and the profile picture was indeed AK15's cold face.

Whatever you say, it's what you say, right? Su Er calmed down a bit.

[I'm Su'er, what's up AK15?] Su'er replied.

"I saw your fight with Rukatiye at the training ground. It was exciting. I want to learn from you. I want to fight you." AK15's reply was concise and powerful.

Huh? So sudden? Can I be mentally prepared? Su Er was somewhat bewildered.

Why do you say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here?

[But Rukatiye and I are going to start our wild exploration mission tomorrow—] Sur replied.

Should I bring AK15 along? It feels like this would be a good opportunity for us to get to know each other. Su Er thought about it and added a sentence below: [——Would you like to come along?]

[Maintenance is estimated to take another three hours. We'll be on standby in three hours and five minutes.] AK15 replied.

Hmm... Does that mean I can come? The military's T-dolls all dislike those with tough heads... They're really tough heads. Soul muttered to himself, informing AK15 of the expected time and location.

354 Interesting Things Rukatiye Encountered on the Road (Part )

Before leaving, Rukatiye went to the Oasis Base. She walked past the hurried, chattering humanoids and took the elevator down.

It felt like I was in an ant's nest, and I was the ant inside. Rukatiye watched the number on the elevator drop from -1 all the way down. Humanoids kept coming and going; even at night, this base was still full of activity.

The elevators in the main base are divided into two types: freight elevators and elevators for humanoids. The former are used to transport large materials and heavy equipment and have a slow travel speed, while the latter are faster and smaller in size.

Rukatiye was too lazy to take the freight elevator down. As she descended, she saw the skeleton remains of humanoids dismembered by the humanoids. The surrounding Oasis humanoids were wearing heavy power suits and holding electric batons to guard them.

Beep. Beep. The freight elevator descended, carrying a large group of people.

On the next floor, a group of humanoids, led by Yabuharu, wheeled in a large flowerpot filled with various labeled plants. Some of the plants appeared to be in bloom.

The figures on both sides looked at each other, and the one who arrived first kicked the box containing the wreckage inside to make room.

"Thank you~" Yabuharu smiled slightly, but since the intelligence level of the intelligent being opposite was not very high, he simply nodded.

The Oasis Base was conducting quite a bit of research; Rukatiye had seen several live and dead specimens brought in. It was likely that many medical T-dolls had been recruited to oversee these research efforts.

Rukatiye watched the figures pushing samples toward her lab. Soon, a dark-skinned figure came in pushing a cart. Her sample must have been quite lively, as the metal box tied with ropes kept shaking.

[How many times has this happened? How can a veterinarian like me get involved in this kind of work...] A black-skinned figure named Imhot said as he tried his best to hold down the cage.

Rukatiye stepped forward, firmly grasped the handle, and forcibly held the entire box down. The creature inside banged on it for a while, but when it felt it couldn't be opened, it gave up. Imhot breathed a sigh of relief and turned back to look at the person who helped her.

"Thank you~ Oh, are you that human? Rukatiye?" Imhot looked at Rukatiye's face carefully. "You are much stronger than you look."

"It's me." Rukatiye suddenly realized that the figures around him seemed to be staring at him intently.

"My name is Imhot, and I'm a former veterinarian. Oh, don't pay too much attention to the looks around you. It's just that you haven't seen a normal human in a long time." Imhot pulled out a bottle of anesthetic from behind and stuck it into a hole in the top of the box. "Damn, is the anesthetic dosage wrong? Or did the organism develop antibodies?"

However, as she was muttering, the creature in the box had already stopped resisting under the influence of the powerful anesthetic. Imhot looked at the camera and physiological monitoring data on the box and breathed a sigh of relief.

"What's in here?" Rukatiye asked curiously.

"The shearwater is a local desert creature. The reconnaissance team finally got a living specimen." Imhot sent a short video to Rukatiye.

"This creature is a large insectoid that lives in desert environments. It has four legs, a sharp beak, antennae like ants, and sharp mouthparts. It usually moves alone, occasionally in groups. It is a strong and ferocious carnivore that feeds on humans and other animals."

"What makes skimmers unique is their ambush ability. They hide just below the surface, patiently waiting for unsuspecting prey to approach, then suddenly swooping in to ambush. They often remain in this ambush position in groups of eight or more."

Rukatiye saw through the video a group of humanoids holding metal spears fighting a large number of skimmers.

These giant carnivorous insects waved their tentacles, their sharp mouthparts scraping sparks off the power suits, but were quickly tied up by several humanoids with ropes.

"But don't worry, the geographical environment of our base is not suitable for the survival of this kind of creature. Their tentacles can only dig through the sand, and this is a cold-blooded animal, and it will soon freeze to death in a cold environment. Therefore, they will only appear in the desert in the northeast." Imhot explained.

Hmm, it doesn't seem to be the northeast direction I'm heading. But this creature doesn't look very strong either. Rukatiye was quite looking forward to encountering a strange creature and killing it. At least it would help her get some souls... maybe the souls she already had were a bit low.

"I heard that you are going out for an adventure tomorrow?" Imhet changed the subject.

Is there no such thing as privacy in this entire base? Hmm... maybe humanoids don't even have the concept of privacy? They're machines, after all, subject to human morals and rules... No, my head is about to explode. I can't think anymore.

Rukatiye, whose brain was not strong enough, decisively gave up on racking his brain.

"Who told you I was going on an adventure tomorrow?" Rukatiye asked. Could it be Sur? While it was fine to mention it, wasn't that a bit too much?

"Who told you? Don't you check the schedule?" Imhot took Rukatiye's tablet and clicked a few times. "All the tasks assigned to the humanoids are on the schedule. It's used to monitor their status and archive their actions in real time."

Rukatiye was dazzled by the sheer number of humanoid figures on the tablet, each carrying out a different type of mission. However, he managed to find his own name, followed by the names of Sur and AK15.

"He actually brought an AK15." Rukatiye muttered.

"Are you going on a mission with the strongest humanoid? That's rare. I thought she was always a lone wolf. I think this means that you have the strength recognized by her. As for the place you are going... there should be a lair of the Beakbeast nearby, so you'd better be careful." Imhot thought for a while, holding his chin.

"Beakbill? You mean a creature that looks like a giraffe?" Rukatiye compared it to the otherworldly animals he had recently encountered. "Is it dangerous?"

"It's still quite troublesome. Better bring some extra bullets," Imhot said. After that, the elevator dinged. "I have to go now. We'll talk about Rukatiye later."

"See you later." Rukatiye waved as the elevator continued its descent. Rukatiye breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the intelligent entities still staring at him.

"What's going on?" Rukatiye asked. He felt uneasy being stared at like that.

"No. But Carol borrowed our camera permissions and she is conducting a 24-hour ultra-durable human tracking live broadcast." The intelligent body answered honestly.

355 Interesting Things Rukatiye Encountered on the Road (Part )

Rukatiye opened his tablet and clicked on the live stream category. Carol and MDR's super-long live stream was being watched by many T-dolls. Many of them expressed their desire to run into Rukatiye.

What else could I do with this free time? But if Sun Yang were here, he would probably be the one being chased, Rukatiye thought.

However, Carol's live broadcast did not last long, and she was soon warned by the super administrator.

[Carol, MDR, bring weapons and three days' worth of supplies to the base entrance within five minutes. Go on patrol outside.] The live feed went black, and the agent's and Pascal's voices emerged simultaneously.

"What?! That's not fair! We're just doing a long live stream! We've all sacrificed our sleep!"

"Damn it! Why are humans superior?! Human life is precious, right?! Pascal! I want to... No, this really can't happen, MDR. The professor will really beat us to a pulp."

Carol and MDR's voices echoed from the pitch-black livestream. It looked like they had been commentating the entire time.

"Are you planning on livestreaming even people showering and sleeping? Get out of here and patrol for a week!"

"But we only have three days of supplies!"

[Solve it yourself.] The agent just hung up the message after sending it.

"Damn it... Carol, I've explained to everyone who's scheduled for the livestream that we're postponing it. Please prepare the supplies..."

"I'll pack more batteries and bullets..."

After Carol and MDR talked to each other for a while, they turned off the live broadcast screen.

"Ms. Agent, you're truly reliable!" Rukatiye admired her decisiveness and iron-fisted approach. This was how a military base should be run.

Did humanoids have sleep periods? Was it necessary for them to be like humans in this regard? Rukatiye remembered a humanoid mentioning a particular concept to her.

The humanoid's function of eating and drinking for energy is secondary, primarily to prevent friendly human beings from experiencing the uncanny valley effect. Even sleeping habits and simulated emotional feedback are intended to reduce human discomfort.

However, this disguise was useless to Rukatiye. Most humanoids transformed from intelligent entities behaved rather stiffly, and their bodies were devoid of anything.

As for some humanoids with a very high level of intelligence, Rukatiye could clearly feel that there was a soul belonging to Sun Yang residing in their bodies.

For example, the intelligent entity that didn't mind being used by the camera just now has no soul.

Hmm? Could it be that the souls that envelope this entire base are actually the process of creating life? Does the soul stimulate the growth of the mind, leaving behind an ever-growing soul within the machine?

Isn't there a saying that humans only have reason and emotions after they have souls? I think it's Andil?

Rukatiye shook off this strange thought. She quickly reached the designated floor and after walking through the corridor for a minute, she arrived at the door of a studio.

There was a bird head painting hanging on the doorplate, with words below that Rukatiye could understand.

[Soul Shaper Onifex Studio]

Knock, knock, knock. Rukatiye knocked on the door, and a gurgling voice came from inside: "Come in!"

Rukatiye pushed the door open and entered. The studio was filled with various shapeless material plates and wedge-shaped stone fragments piled up into small hills.

At the deepest part, a birdman was sitting in a chair, fiddling with the metal in her hands. Then she couldn't help but throw the metal plate away.

"It's so troublesome! What the hell is this?! That's all for today!" The birdman threw the broken metal plate behind him, where there were already more than fifty similar plates piled up.

"Ahem, good evening, Onefix." Rukatiye coughed twice to indicate that he was here.

"Oh, young female knight, the cursed Rukatiye." The birdman turned around in the chair and looked at Rukatiye.

Being stared at by a bird head was quite strange. Rukatiye wanted to grab a slingshot and shoot the bird.

"Pascal informed me to come over, so I came. And you called me the cursed one?" asked Rukatiye.

"Your soul is attached to the power of darkness, but your jewelry suppresses the influence of darkness. Have you ever thought about accepting this power?" The birdman looked at Rukatiye, but did not say anything serious.

"I don't want my feelings to come out of a curse. And I need to think about the problem calmly. By the way, is this something you should pay attention to?" Rukatiye and the birdman were familiar with each other from time to time, and he was quite disgusted with her asking such private questions.

"Accepting darkness is not a bad thing...but the choice is yours. Master Sun Yang gave me an order to strengthen your weapon to the best condition. Take out your sword." The birdman swept the things on the table to the ground, and then prepared all the modern tools he wanted.

"Top-notch?" Rukatiye pulled out her own greatsword and her brother's old greatsword. These two swords were made by Miller's master craftsmen and were the weapons of the Knights. Their quality was absolutely guaranteed.

She had previously asked a blacksmith to strengthen her sword, but she was soon caught up by Sun Yang, and then she had no free time to continue strengthening her weapon.

However, weapons reinforced with wedge-shaped stone fragments and large fragments already possessed performance comparable to Saturn alloy weapons. Rukatiye was already very satisfied.

"He found two wedge-shaped stone discs! The magical power attached to them can turn a weapon into a god-killing weapon! In the human country, just one disc is enough for a family to send a dozen daughters in marriage. Don't you have any reaction? You woman, you can't be so cold-blooded, right?" The birdman shook his head and said.

"All I can do is to use my sword to clear the way for him, even if it means death. My loyalty will not end until the moment I die." Rukatiye said firmly.

"Hmm... I can't bear to watch this anymore." The birdman muttered. She took Rukatiye's two swords and examined them carefully. "You, did you fight for a long time just now?"

"We just finished fighting," Rukatiye nodded. She and Sur had been training together for quite a while, and if her body hadn't overheated, she would have wanted to fight for a while longer.

"Well... it's their eternal mission for weapons to be used freely. They will be happy." The birdman took out a staff and sprinkled powder on it, which Rukatiye couldn't tell what it was. After she muttered a few words, the fine scars on the sword gradually disappeared.

356 Ordinary Days in the Base

"I only repaired the swords, but did not erase their memories. You must fight bravely with them in the future." The birdman took the wedge-shaped stone and prepared to unleash the power on it.

"Memory...? Souls attached to weapons?" Rukatiye scratched his head. Do the blacksmiths of Dolan Gureg really care about this? But this birdman could forge weapons out of his soul. Maybe there really was such a thing.