I, the undead, save the world with the dolls

The warriors who managed to find their way here were no ordinary men. Noticing the only remaining aliens, trembling under the effects of friendly fire, they activated their cloaking devices and bravely ran across the open field. Originally, this cloaking device consumed a significant amount of energy, hindering the suit's power output, but now, hiding oneself was more useful than running fast.

Each team took turns providing cover with the plasma weapons in their hands. While one team was sprinting, the other team squatted down and pulled the trigger at the white ball, shooting plasma at its white shell.

The sphere was beaten badly and tried to release psychic energy to attack, but now it couldn't even find a target, so even if it wanted to, it couldn't. It could only squeeze out the little psychic energy it had left to maintain the defense of its shell.

As time went on, the shell of the white ball was on the verge of breaking down. Without a large amount of psychic energy, the shell was just a thick and reliable metal armor, which could be shattered by sufficient firepower. In less than half a minute, the shell was almost reduced to a piece of broken and melted metal.

After sniping the last few remaining alien troops, the Death Squad circled the rear. Death Squads weren't particularly adept at direct combat; their strengths lay in sneak attacks and reconnaissance. Naturally, their weaponry wasn't suited for a head-on charge. Even if they were to use their sniper rifles to tickle the white ball, they'd have to do so from a more appropriate angle.

However, just as the XCOM team was trying to suppress the white ball, the psychic gate flickered again. A second white ball emerged from it, followed by several original mechanical bodies of varying shapes.

The runes on the outer shell of the newly entered white sphere shone with a purple glow, and a weak but wide-ranging psychic wave spread outward. The running warriors immediately noticed that their armor was affected.

The power armor and the WAR armor's built-in power muscle bundles were not greatly affected. After the psychic wave spread, there was only a momentary delay before returning to normal. However, their cloaking devices were directly overloaded by the psychic energy, revealing their original form.

"I've never hated psionics so much!" The XCOM soldiers, scurrying, fell to the ground, their bodies chomping at the bit as plasma jets and psionic beams flew overhead. The death rate in an open field was incredibly high. The human civil war a hundred years ago had already demonstrated this.

[Oh... Damn! The enemy reinforcements are arriving much faster than us!] The charging Psionic Masters immediately unleashed their psychic powers to disrupt the incoming alien troops. Unfortunately, the enemy wasn't immune to the attacks, engaging them directly with psychic energy. The already depleted Psionic Masters struggled mightily, and for a moment, the two were evenly matched.

"It doesn't matter! I'm just faster than them!!" A serious female voice shouted, and Rukatiye, wearing an armored coat, came out from somewhere.

She had already crossed the entire battlefield, and she was only a hundred meters away from the first white ball. And for a fully armed undead, this distance was only a few seconds.

The newly spawned alien troops paid no heed to the XCOM soldiers pouring ammunition at them, instead aiming their weapons at the oncoming Rukatiye. Having already witnessed psychic attacks before, Rukatiye wasn't about to let his guard down again. The two white balls unleashed another terrifying psychic attack. However, Rukatiye simply leaped upwards, dodging the psychic beams.

The White King's greatsword in her hand shone with magical brilliance, slicing the first white ball vertically in half with one strike. The first white ball had been battling for a long time, and even if it had regained some strength by eating humans, it was far from enough. The psychic energy it had barely managed to sustain was mercilessly shattered, the magical blade cleaving through the alloy armor and the flesh ball within.

Rukatiye didn't stop. She charged forward, braving the attacks of the originals, cutting them down. She pulled the intrusion device Antonina had given her from her chest and inserted it into the head of the last original ready to unleash its psychic energy. The original shuddered and collapsed to the ground after being stabbed. Rukatiye casually tossed the limp original back, next to the white ball, which had been cut like a half-watermelon.

The intrusion device immediately lit up, and Antonina, who was in the XCOM bridge, immediately shut down all the actions of the original and dug out the information inside without hesitation.

The remaining white sphere didn't perform any psychic vibrations. The data stored within it had already told it that the woman before it had no mechanical structure at all, and that minor attacks against delicate instruments would be ineffective.

[Calling for reinforcements.] The white sphere immediately sent a request for support through the psychic network. However, just as it finished sending the request, it detected unusual movement coming from the psychic gate behind it.

The Death Squad has also completed the encirclement, and they inserted the insert provided by Antonina into the psychic gate.

Antonina, who was far away on the Avengers flagship, glanced at the secondary screen, connected two cables from the main unit and plugged them into a metal box, then disassembled the bionic module on its belly and pulled out a cable that had not been used for a long time to connect it.

"They came and went pretty quickly." Antonina wasn't human, so there was no need to cram anything into her already crowded skull. She could just put the connection device directly into her stomach. She had no internal organs anyway.

After the cable was connected, the computer's processing speed suddenly increased. The invaded psychic gate was immediately overridden, returning to its initial state. On the other side, within the still-active original's mind, firewalls were being breached one after another.

In the center of the distant battlefield, Rukatiye had no intention of letting the sphere go. The White King's greatsword slashed repeatedly, and the sphere could only use its psychic energy to resist the sword's blows.

But this sphere wasn't a mechanical unit after all, so it couldn't allocate half its strength to defense and the other half to attack. Moreover, just to defend against Rukatiye's slashing blows required it to exert all its strength.

If its psychic energy weakened even a fraction, Rukatiye would split it in half like a watermelon. The threat of death forced it to consume a large amount of its stored psychic energy.

But the sphere still held out hope. It knew that the woman in front of it had been fighting for a long time, and such a powerful attack could not be sustained for a long time. As long as it could hold on until her explosive power ended, it would be the key to turning defeat into victory.

However, the sphere clearly had no information about Rukatiye's undead nature, nor did it know she had recently drunk a magical potion. Who would have thought she was an undead who could thrive by devouring souls?

Facing Rukatiye's relentless attacks, the sphere finally realized his incredible physical strength. After Rukatiye finished his blows, it used all its remaining strength to unleash a psychic attack. This scathing impact covered a wide area, making it impossible for even the fastest runners to dodge.

However, Rukatiye didn't attempt to dodge. The deep purple psychic shockwave only caused several bloody cracks on her face. This psychic shockwave was enough to tear a normal person into pieces, but for the undead with their exceptionally strong and resilient bodies, this power was insufficient.

The greatsword in her hand lit up again and cut the sphere horizontally.

A white magic laser swept across, killing the second white ball instantly. The alloy shell, no longer offering protection, and the blood within fell to the ground, exposing the remains of the flesh ball to the air, its blood soaking the surrounding ground.

"Master..." The XCOM team, barely able to reach them, gulped. They had previously been afraid to offer supporting fire, fearing they might hit Rukatiye. But this man had slain two creatures with powerful psychic powers, and in the process, mowed down several Originals with a single strike.

Such terrifying combat power was beyond their expectations.

"Well, it turns out that the natural enemies of warriors are distance and firepower. I'll also get a charge backpack from now on. There are no enemies around, and the mission is accomplished!" Rukatiye put the greatsword on his back and said proudly.

"Don't let your guard down! A trigger alarm has been activated, and a powerful psychic unit is being transported!" Antonina's voice rang out in Rukatiye's ears. Rukatiye immediately drew her greatsword and nervously stared at the air around her. The surrounding warriors also quickly formed a simple defensive line and observed their surroundings. Everyone took their positions and braced themselves.

A burst of purple light suddenly lit up in the air, and the next second a strange-looking humanoid creature emerged from it.

The creature, clad in a black alien alloy, was indistinguishable from its gender. A purple mask obscured its face, and its hair was short, white. As soon as it teleported, everyone could sense its undisguised, powerful psychic power, perhaps greater than that of the two spheres combined.

Under the influence of its vast psychic power, its hair stood up and flowed in the air.

"Shoot! Shoot!" Before the XCOM captain could yell, a massive plasma jet flew towards the strange humanoid creature. But its body was covered in countless purple lights, blocking all the plasma jets. Its psychic power was so strong that it could withstand dozens of plasma weapons at once. This creature might be even more difficult to deal with than the white ball!

It glanced at the XCOM team, who raised their weapons in terror, and simply raised a hand, psionic energy gathering in its palm, and XCOM lacked an effective way to quickly shoot it.

But before it could gather, a burst of assault rifle fire was heard from behind it. However, the bullets from the assault rifle from behind were not simply blocked. When these bullets hit the psychic barrier of the humanoid creature, they immediately triggered a series of explosions.

The Templars immediately felt the other party's rich psychic energy rapidly decline, and the rapid depletion of psychic energy also caused the creature to suffer extremely. Just as it was about to perform a teleportation, a sharp knife pierced through the already weakened psychic barrier and directly entered its neck.

This powerful psychic creature did not have a strong body. After being stabbed in the neck, it fell to the ground and struggled in pain. It tried to pull out the sharp knife, but several gunshots rang out in the air.

Its psychic barrier was shattered by the bullets, and the remaining bullets pierced its throat and carotid artery, quickly and completely ending the creature's life.

Only after confirming its death did the air ripple. An elite ranger grasped a pitch-black assault rifle—the Chosen One's Assassin's assault rifle, named the Interference Rifle.

The performance of this gun far exceeds that of the plasma assault rifle developed by XCOM itself, and this weapon can effectively destroy the psychic phenomena constructed by psychic casters. It can be said to be the natural enemy of all psychic units.

However, this gun wasn't very effective against the white balls. That unit was very good at defense, and the interference rifle was useless against it. So no one took it seriously.

"Phew, luckily I found a good spot," a heroic woman breathed, looking at her comrades who were still a little shocked. "What a surprise, friends."

"You're incredible, Kelly." The XCOM teammate patted his chest. Although he had no idea who the enemy was or what moves they had, he just wanted to kill them immediately. Thanks to someone carrying the Chosen One weapon, they successfully killed the enemy in front of them.

"So, what exactly is this thing? A newly created psychic soldier by aliens? A super weapon? Although their bodies are very fragile, their psychic powers are a bit too strong, even stronger than those of the Knights Templar." Kelly scratched her head and said.

"I don't know, but I believe the scientists on the Avengers will explain it to us." After confirming that nothing else appeared, the XCOM captain dispersed his troops, cleaned up the battlefield, and collected the bodies of the aliens and his own troops.

The Sky Ranger finally arrived, and the XCOM captain opened the communication channel to communicate and ordered them to pack up everything they could on the scene.

There's a power outage! I can't turn on my computer!

Although there are power outages every few days where I live, they only last for three or four hours.

Today's outage was exceptionally long, and it looked like it would last all day. I'll make up for today's content tomorrow—assuming the power comes back on on the 25th.

I can't do anything about this objective problem...

474 An intimate conversation with Rukatiye

The XCOM team returned victorious, having accomplished a fruitful mission. Despite the loss of several key personnel, the research team concluded that XCOM had assembled all the pieces needed to unravel the mystery of the Elder's origins.

The psychic gate that Antonina had overtaken was also quickly cut up and transported by several Sky Rangers. They were very efficient and completed the cutting and transportation work before the aliens arrived.

XCOM's scientific research team has conducted preliminary hypotheses and research based on the psychic gate, and in the future they will greatly enhance humanity's ability to detect alien forces.

In addition, the returning white sphere and the newly emerged humanoid creatures also require time to dissect. The scientific research team has begun research and is expected to make great scientific breakthroughs.

However, these things had nothing to do with Sun Yang, who was working elsewhere. After helping out once at the Blackland Coordinates, he took the initiative to devote himself to his own network work.

He actually interfered with both of XCOM's secret missions, but in one case he led Strider to rescue people, while in the other, Rukatiye was in charge.

Sun Yang still trusted Rukatiye. Although her firepower and mobility were inferior to many humanoids, she was not susceptible to psychic special attacks at all, and EMP was useless.

When a humanoid is hit by psychic energy, it needs to be repaired on the spot or called for support. Rukatiye just needs to drink two sips of the elemental bottle and it will be done.

"So you completely ignore our allies here? Dear?" Rukatiye's voice came from the communication channel. Sun Yang was hiding in a wilderness at this time. He and Strade were waiting for XCOM's scientific research progress and learning new spells by the way.

"There's no need for me to show up. What we're worried about now is that the aliens will make a desperate move," Sun Yang explained.

In fact, until now XCOM has only shaken the aliens' rule, because no major cities are in the hands of the resistance.

A large population, resources, and scientific research institutes were still firmly in the hands of the aliens. Although a large number of alien troops had been killed, they were basically genetically cultivated products, and reproducing them was as simple as mass-producing machines. It was just that the resources consumed would delay the elders' plans.

Although the rebels miraculously destroyed several research facilities and the Chosen One's fortress, they were unable to defeat the alien army that outnumbered them hundreds of times.

The total number of resistance forces capable of fighting in the world is only tens of thousands at most. And the alien forces alone have more than that number of people to maintain urban security around the world.

So even though the aliens look very embarrassed recently, they can still afford to lose. They have a deep foundation and a long health bar, so no matter how hard they try, they can still win.

On the other hand, Sun Yang... Sun Yang was the one who literally dismantled the entire spaceship by himself. After all, he was the one who teleported those Iron Blood soldiers. The aliens feared Sun Yang's power, fearing he would use the portal to dismantle the shelter and their home.

If Sun Yang appeared carelessly in public, the aliens would definitely mobilize the entire world to deal with him. XCOM was now like a bee that had grown stronger, and Sun Yang was like a giant, tough killer bee.

The degree of danger between the two is still different. Sun Yang knows this, so he does his best to hide secretly and wait for the right time to show up again.

"I think you are just making excuses for being lazy. Why didn't I see you being so lazy when you were in bed?" Rukatiye muttered.

"How can that be the same? Wait, my performance in bed should be pretty good, right?" Sun Yang rubbed his chin subconsciously. His skills all came from various action movies.

"I can't say much about the technical aspect, I don't understand it, but it's quite comfortable. But I'm particularly satisfied with the durability, which is one of the few advantages of being an undead. When are we going back? Your wife is crying out for food. You don't want them to rush out and kill you, do you?" Rukatiye said rather provocatively.

"The time of return depends on the efforts of the XCOM staff. The tactical humanoids cannot be deployed at the moment... This is my trump card. I need to stay focused and patient when facing those elders. They are afraid of me, so why shouldn't I be afraid of them? I don't want to reveal all my trump cards." Sun Yang explained.

"Alright, alright. For the sake of this pathetic laugh, I, as a wife, must work harder and not ruin my cautious husband's grand plan." Rukatiye said carelessly. "Oh, by the way, I heard from those humanoids that you have the ability to predict the future. Don't worry, I'm in a deserted place, so no one will eavesdrop."

"Predict the future? I can't say for sure. To a certain extent, it's okay. There are some things I'm not sure about." Sun Yang felt that Rukatiya was quite talkative today.

"Actually, when I think about it carefully, my meeting with you is quite unexpected." Rukatiye said suddenly.

"A surprise?" Sun Yang didn't expect that this would be the question.

"Yes, it was unexpected. I thought about it, if you hadn't suddenly appeared on that magic ship, I might have traveled alone to the end and then died somewhere. Maybe I wouldn't even be able to see my brother for the last time, and would end up dying as a wandering soul." Rukatiye said seriously.

"That's indeed the case from the results." Sun Yang took over the conversation.

"You know what? I used to think that if it weren't for those humanoids, I might have invited you to travel with me. But at that time, I couldn't make up my mind to accept someone who... well, entertained himself too much. But in the end, you saved my life. After experiencing many adventures, I finally came to terms with it." Rukatiye suddenly said.

"After all, I can't just stand by and watch someone die, right? You are one of the few relatively reliable people I know. It would be a huge loss if I didn't save you." Sun Yang explained.

"I think you have some thoughts about my body?" Rukatiye suddenly changed his tone.

"It's not easy for me to answer your question... If you ask me whether I am greedy or not, then I am greedy. I won't refute it. I was attracted to you at first sight." It was indeed difficult for Sun Yang to answer.

"You are so shy. We have already done it, right? You should know the ending of my original story, right? What was my original ending? I have always wanted to find a chance to ask." Rukatiye's tone changed again.

"...Why do you suddenly want to ask now?" Sun Yang asked.

"You used to be holding music parties in the base all the time. You've been busy since coming to this world, and now we have the chance to talk. Are you a diligent lord? You hang around in the base during the day, and hang around with the humanoids and me at night." Rukatiye teased, and then her tone changed.

"Of course, if the ending is marrying and having children with a stranger or committing suicide for love, then there's nothing to say. I don't regret being linked to your fate, nor do I want to search for some lost red thread of destiny."

"Not really. If nothing changes, you'll be traveling alone throughout Dolan Gureg, eventually becoming a zombie in front of Andil's mansion, lost in the chaos of time and space." Sun Yang thought about it and decided to reveal the spoiler. There was no reason to keep it secret.

"Is my ending so boring? At least I should have died fighting, right?" Rukatiye's voice sounded a little angry.

"Well... If I didn't have a human form and this technology that could transcend time and space, I would probably get your help more often. We would have fought side by side at least three times when challenging the four giants. But after defeating the giants, I didn't know where you went. The next time I saw you was in front of Andil's mansion. At that time, you were on the verge of becoming a zombie." Sun Yang explained in detail again.

"Well, that's more like it. But, traveling... it would be nice if I could really explore Dolan Gureg with you, where time and space are not chaotic. Although it's not bad now. Huh~ I thought I would miss something important. But it seems that after meeting you, I have done everything I should do." Rukatiye breathed a sigh of relief as if he had put down a heavy burden.

"So, do you have any questions?" Sun Yang asked.

"Are you hanging up so soon? My lord, you have never learned how to please girls, right?" Rukatiye sighed.

"I never had the chance to please others before, so there's no need to learn now, right? Do I have to develop a relationship with Commander Lena?" Sun Yang said shamelessly.

"Forget it, then. Those humanoids will definitely make a scene, and I really can't handle it..." Rukatiye said helplessly. "One last question. What's with that assault rifle? You should know, right? Even I can't break through that kind of magic. If I'm not careful, I'll be seriously injured."

"Oh, I see. It's the disruptor rifle. That gun has this effect. It's the warlock's trump card, but he never uses it, so no one knows about it." Sun Yang was not very surprised after hearing the news.

The Disruptor Rifle is the assault rifle in the hands of the Chosen Warlock. Although this rifle looks very cool, people did not find anything special about it during testing. Its only effect is that it is powerful.

But in fact, this rifle has a hidden feature. It can cause huge damage to psychic units. In layman's terms, every shot is a critical hit.

This is also why the psychic power of the teleported white-haired humanoid was quickly weakened. This assault rifle is specifically designed to restrain psychic units, and this newly teleported enemy is the type with explosive psychic power.

During testing, no one used it to shoot at psionic units, so no one knew about this passive property. XCOM didn't have that many live specimens for people to test, so being able to shoot a target and a steak was good enough.

The Chosen Warlock relied more on his psychic powers than his assault rifles, so no one knew about this feature.

"Well~ it did save a life. I mean those XCOM soldiers, they don't need my words. I say, Sun Yang..." Rukatiye said hesitantly.

"Why are you suddenly calling my name?" Sun Yang asked in surprise.

"I suddenly remembered that you never talked to me about your mission? Everyone has his or her own mission and goal, which is the purpose of life. No matter what kind of life a person without a mission lives, he or she will eventually become a lifeless walking corpse." Rukatiye continued the topic.

"Where did this motivational lecture come from? Well... I do have a goal, but there is no rush to achieve that goal. I can just take my time. I have traveled to so many worlds just to accumulate strength for one goal." Sun Yang sighed.

"So what is the goal? I thought about it carefully, and I haven't discussed this method in depth with you. I was really too heartless before. I always thought that having a stable life, finding a man I like, doing this and that every day, and just passing my life like this would be fine. If I am really bored, I will have a child." Rukatiye said to himself.

Wait, what are you talking about? I'm not ready to have a child yet.

Sun Yang suddenly realized... he didn't seem to have prepared any condoms; he just went straight in. The dolls were too enthusiastic, not giving him any time to hesitate—and before he knew it, Rukatiye joined in.

"Ah, don't worry about the baby. I have prepared contraceptive measures. My body is very strong, and those measures will not have any effect on me after the effective period. Don't look at what I say, I haven't enjoyed enough~"

"So? What is your mission? You don't look like someone who would work hard to make Griffin Base rise. You don't look like that kind of person." Rukatiye smiled lightly.