I, the undead, save the world with the dolls

***

When Sun Yang finished eating a plate of delicious fish-flavored shredded pork rice, he was greeted by the human figures who came one after another.

Some came in to ask about Sun Yang's well-being and the details of his past; some came in for business purposes, hoping to get some help with budget and future planning.

Sun Yang received them one by one and responded to each person's questions.

Among them, Griffin's humanoids often ask the same question.

"So Commander, is your command ability really gone? Can you still win in the end no matter how powerful the enemy is like before?" said the humanoid sitting opposite Sun Yang.

This is a human figure wearing a crimson coat on the upper body and tight white pants on the lower body. She is tall, with a resolute expression, and her long brown hair is neatly tied up.

Lee Enfield, like Carl, is a veteran who survived the hellish battlefield of World War III and has at least a dozen years of combat experience.

She is the legitimate elite humanoid in the Griffin base. When she was carrying out missions in the S09 area, she carried out extremely dangerous reconnaissance missions and infiltration attack missions with Carl and Macchiato (WA2000).

In terms of combat record, Lao Li could already single-handedly defeat several attack teams of Hydras (the new Soviet military's scorpion beasts). Now, their combat effectiveness will only become stronger.

"I can't command you to fight in extreme conditions like I did in the past. My battlefield sense, my judgment of the enemy, and all my wild imagination...are gone. The best I can do is the job of a commander - provide necessary troop support, reallocate personnel to battle, deploy reconnaissance units, and distribute firepower, these basic things." Sun Yang shrugged at Lao Li.

These dedicated veterans have always been with Sun Yang, spending more time with him than with M4. As a representative of the veterans, Lao Li was selected to enter the headquarters and ask questions to their commander.

"You seem to have really lost your memory. When did we have proper artillery to distribute? Those mortars and howitzers?" Old Li pointed out the problem directly.

"Don't take the heavy armored squad lightly. We will have armored units in the future." Sun Yang took a sip of black tea.

431 Doll Negotiation

"Ever since we moved the base to this desert area, you haven't commanded any serious battles...Would you like to have a simulated battle, Commander?" Old Li looked eager to try.

"Then I'll definitely lose miserably. Why do you think I'm so focused on new technology and weapons? It's to make up for my shortcomings in command. Even if I use old-fashioned tactics, I can still defeat the enemy."

Sun Yang took a sip of the black tea in front of him, and Lao Li also picked up the cup in front of him and took a sip.

"You seem to be simply insecure about your own command abilities... But it's true that war isn't won by superior command."

Carl poured the warm black tea into his mouth and exhaled a breath of hot air.

"The new equipment you've equipped is enough to defeat a dozen of the original Griffins. So, I have another question, Commander... Are you still determined to fight on the front lines?"

Carl seemed to think that the black tea in front of him tasted really bad, so he only took a sip and put it down.

"Even before, I was commanding from inside the armored train. That's no different than being on the front lines. And wherever I'm there, it's definitely a breakthrough point."

Why do veterans care about this? Am I not strong enough? I can even wield the Sunlight Lance. Sun Yang was puzzled.

"Armored train... Tallinn... Submarine base... I think your body is already comparable to that of a human. Even death is not the end. It just requires some price to pay." When mentioning the armored train, Lao Li seemed to be lost in memories, and then suddenly woke up.

"That's right. It's a waste of my ability to hide in the back and give orders. There's no point for me to stay in the back. I can't just watch you fight to the death." Sun Yang nodded.

"Commander, even if you say you are unable to command, we still want to obey your orders, not anyone else... So, how do you give orders when you are fighting on the front line?" Lao Li was still very persistent about this point.

"Even if I am at the front line, I can open the window and command the battle. It is better to say that I can understand the situation at the front line. The front-line battle map in this window of mine is clearly marked." Sun Yang pointed at the air.

"Does this mean that you will continue to command us instead of finding a humanoid to sit in the command seat?" Carl seemed to be waiting for this sentence.

"...There is still a team system for reporting the battle situation. At other times, I will command the battle and make the judgment. Please bear with me in future battles." Sun Yang thought for a long time and took over the responsibilities of the commander.

Since the humanoids all want me to be in charge, I should not disappoint them, Sun Yang thought.

"Please let us witness you leading us to fight on the front line. I have no doubts anymore, and thank you very much for your answer." Old Li showed a warm smile, stood up from the sofa, and left Sun Yang's command room.

After Old Li left, the last humanoid for the day walked in. She looked very tall, nearly two meters tall. She never changed into anything other than training or combat uniforms.

AK15, she looked... a little angry. She pursed her lips and stared at Sun Yang with disapproval, her face practically spelling out "I'm going to lose my temper." She looked completely different from the woman who had been carrying him around the cafeteria a while ago.

Sun Yang drank the tea in one gulp, rubbed his temples, and asked AK15 to sit down.

***

"Commander, why do you want to stop the experiment on the body?" AK15 asked straight ball.

"Because it has flaws. Your current humanoid body is stronger than the undead body you created. We didn't realize this low potential before."

Sun Yang felt that it was pointless to talk about ethics and morality with AK15, not to mention that the body was still too weak to be used on the battlefield.

"I don't understand what the difference is between an artificially cultivated body and a naturally born body." AK15 said seriously.

"What? A naturally born body? Do you think it's a fruit grown on a tree?" Sun Yang almost spit out his tea.

"It's a naturally born body..." AK15 suddenly felt embarrassed, and her aggressive aura just now subsided.

"According to Strade, the potential of offspring comes from the physical and spiritual strength of their parents. Artificially cultivated bodies are lacking in these two aspects." Sun Yang poured another cup of tea. It was obviously not bad, so why did Lao Li dislike it so much?

"Commander, if I change into an undead body, will the child born from our union be free of this defect?" AK15 thought seriously.

"Puff! What are you doing? Are you planning to harm your own child?" Sun Yang was so frightened that he sprayed out a cloud of water mist.

"That is the excellent body produced by me. The offspring needs a body of excellent enough from the parents. I think you, Commander, are very suitable. And I would like to apply to find the corpse of a powerful undead female warrior." AK15 said seriously.

Uh... I know the T-dolls from the Security Bureau don't have any human morals, and their attitudes towards the base bodies vary widely. But it still feels uncomfortable.

M4 and the others will protect different elements well, and will also develop thoughts and emotions similar to those of humans.

But AK15 is different. It uses one body to enjoy life and another body to fight. In the final analysis, it is just a replaceable body.

Since it is a base body, it can be customized and changed, even flesh and blood bodies.

The new life born from the body is merely a new body with great potential obtained through "optimization." Perhaps for AK15, this is just an iterative process. She has no concept of parent-child affection.

Of course, AK15 is aware of human family relationships, but she never considers herself human and never thinks about this issue. It is enough to get a new and powerful body.

"As long as it can improve my combat effectiveness and make me stronger, I will do anything. Commander, I want to be as strong as Rukatiye and you." AK15 pleaded.

"Rejected." Sun Yang refused without hesitation.

"You've had sex with six humanoids and one human, so why can't I? You're so stingy."

AK15 was a little annoyed. Although she sounded like a loser, she was just thinking about the battle.

"I feel that arguing with you about this would put a lot of mental pressure on me... The child you give birth to will also have my genes. How can I just sit back and watch?" Sun Yang sighed.

"That's just a new body produced through flesh and blood. You just need to provide your genetic material." AK15 was still saying some incomprehensible words.

"Then what? In the future, I will have to watch a bunch of undead people being born with my blood, and their brains being taken out and inserted into human-shaped chips before they even have a chance to cry?" Sun Yang said with a frown.

"Commander, you seem to be confusing your child with your flesh and blood body." AK15 shook his head.

"And after a few months, these children who look like me will salute me and swear allegiance to me? I can't stand that kind of torture. AK15, it's not me who is confused, it's you who treats the children as bare bodies." Sun Yang sighed again.

"So why can't the offspring bodies produced by me be handed over to me for disposal? I should also have the right to dispose of them." AK15 continued to try to persuade Sun Yang.

"Stop, stop. Stop talking nonsense for now. It gives me a headache. Your core problem is to become stronger, right?" Sun Yang asked.

"That's right." AK15 nodded. She beat around the bush and said a lot, mainly about wanting to become stronger.

"Then you also know that I have been collecting wedge stones from the Dark Souls world from the beginning, right? They can obviously enhance the equipment." Sun Yang said.

"Could it be..." AK15 perked up.

"In the future, I will look for a metal that has better performance than Saturn alloy and can be obtained in large quantities. I will use these metals as the body material of the commandos, and then strengthen them with wedge-shaped stone powder. Are you satisfied with this answer?" Sun Yang turned around and said.

"I've seen the amplifying effect of the cuneiform stone on weapons. It's really exaggerated." AK15 nodded.

"Are you still thinking about that flesh and blood body?" Sun Yang asked.

"Don't worry about it. When the strength is the same, the metal body is better than the flesh body. You are a commander who keeps your word." AK15's attitude changed so quickly that he shook his head to indicate that he would not consider it anymore.

Sun Yang seriously doubted whether AK15 had become smarter. First, it found a bunch of outrageous topics to make him extremely annoyed, and then took this opportunity to find out some really useful information.

No, that was AK15, a true combat expert, with nothing else on her mind except becoming stronger, obeying orders, and fighting. This incredible idea was probably something she came up with on her own and thought was feasible.

"That's good. Don't think too much about these messy things... and don't always think about the immortal body." Sun Yang barely managed to distract the human figure by drawing a picture.

Volume 2: XCOM

432 It’s time to open up a new world——Fuck, Elder!

almost.

Sun Yang stretched his body and turned off the computer in front of him.

A week or so passed after the discussion with the humanoids. The commotion at the base caused by Sun Yang's return gradually subsided. Everyone continued to do their normal work, and no one would miss out on food or fights just because of the new commander.

If anything had changed, it was probably a one percent increase in stability within the base. The dolls no longer heard of certain AR team members suddenly going into a frenzy. Their mental state was so stable that even the doctors in the medical department were amazed.

After confirming that the base had completely entered a stable operating state, Sun Yang sent a message to the heads of various departments, informing them of a request.

"Pack up and get ready to go to the new world." After Sun Yang informed the humanoid, he changed into a brand new armored riot suit.

Sun Yang has put away the old riot suit. When facing the fire of general machine guns, the old riot suit still has good combat capabilities.

But once the caliber reaches around 20 mm, or is replaced with a heavy energy weapon, the old riot suit will expose the problem of insufficient heat resistance.

Sun Yang was wearing a combat uniform made by the birdman Onefix. She disassembled and polished the Javier armor that had been brought back to the base a long time ago, and then used the parts to make a more flexible set of armor.

This armored riot suit has not lost the abnormal physical and energy defense of the Javier suit. Under the careful craftsmanship of the birdman Onifex, the armored riot suit retains almost all the performance of the Javier armor.

On top of this, Sun Yang also agreed to use the rare Glorious Wedgestone on this armor. After being fully enhanced by the Glorious Wedgestone, this armor is enough to allow Sun Yang to survive a close-range explosion from a large-caliber battleship cannon.

Aside from being a bit heavy, this armor has no flaws, and compared to its protective capabilities, the added weight is not a big deal.

Sun Yang packed some necessary supplies - mixed solvent, element bottle, and drop stone - into his bag, and then walked to the center of the square carrying only the spiral sword.

On one side were the AR team and the Disobedient team. They were already wearing advanced power armor, and were accompanied by dozens of humanoid puppets carrying light and heavy firepower.

On the other side was the Iron Blood Brigade, led by the Judge. A group of Wasp MK2s and Jaeger MK2s stood at the forefront, while the two prototypes, the A001 and Z001, periodically checked their ammunition. The controlled Raiders remained dormant.

Behind this group of humanoid Iron Blood puppets are Jaguars (artillery vehicles) and Iron Guard robots. These units are responsible for medium and short-range fire support, assisting the Iron Blood humanoid puppets in carrying out assault missions.

There are boxes stacked up around the Iron Blood Brigade. Inside these boxes are Iron Blood drones—a variety of small cars, planes, and dogs. They can be deployed to perform reconnaissance missions or to wreak havoc on the enemy.

[Yang, we're ready.] M4 said as he opened the communication channel.

"Everyone has completed self-examination and can begin at any time." The judge also responded from behind.

Sun Yang lifted up the teleportation device and injected magic power into it.

[Bon voyage.] It seemed as if there was the voice of the protective fire somewhere in the dark, but perhaps it was just an illusion.

Sun Yang could feel his body being pulled out, and he entered this strange space soberly for the second time.

Perhaps because of the blind jump, Sun Yang did not see anything strange after entering a certain high-dimensional perspective. He flew forward in this dark and dim space, moving forward without hesitation.

So, blindly jumping is really a life-threatening thing, isn't it? Just as Sun Yang was thinking this, he saw a destination suddenly appear in front of him. And surrounding that destination was a group of dark purple humanoids.

These species saw Sun Yang from a very far distance. They stretched out several dark purple withered arms and tried their best to intercept Sun Yang.

[Oh! A reckless time traveler, a thriving human! A treasure from another dimension! You will definitely provide important assistance to the Incarnation Project!]

"This weird figure... Hollow Spirit? Elder! Is the target the XCOM world?! Stop! This is not a joke! I'm turning! Turn left! Shit! Shit! I'm shooting straight ahead! Stay away!"

Sun Yang tried to flutter around in this strange space, and even tried to rub the Sunlight Spear with the Spiral Sword, but it was obvious that Sun Yang could do nothing.

[Catch it! Trap it on this planet! Order the mutants to capture this strange human! ]

The elders' psychic illusions formed arms that grabbed Sun Yang and shoved him into the world below. However, the psychic powers these elders incarnated could only do so much.

In this strange space, these elders with vast psychic powers can only do two things: capture and knock away. Then, they use psychic power to trap a certain individual and prevent it from escaping.

"What the fuck!" Sun Yang could only be stuffed into the world below while cursing wildly.

***

Sun Yang was spit out of the strange space with a deep blue arc of electricity. He didn't care about complaining about the feeling of the flush toilet and quickly took out the teleportation device.

I have to run away immediately! Is it so difficult to find a world without powerful psychic units?! Sun Yang quickly drank a bottle of mixed solvent, replenished his mana bar, and returned directly.

When Sun Yang entered the strange teleportation space again, those virtual spirit elders were waiting there. As soon as Sun Yang showed his head, they immediately stretched out their dry arms and pulled him back before Sun Yang could speed up.