I, the native, do as I please

Chapter 77 The Fall of Manhattan

Manhattan Island, Empire State Building.

"I've kept you waiting."

In Colonel Yuri's 'Titan' armor, Jeff's voice sounded.

"Tell everyone a good news. Just now, I have completed an arrangement."

The corner of Azu's mouth raised slightly, and he asked with the mentality of watching the excitement: "What arrangement?"

"That's a good question."

The 'Titan' armor turned around and faced Arnold: "But before I answer this question, why don't you ask Mr. Arnold to tell us about the 'Geohazard Weapon'?"

Hearing this sentence, Arnold's eyes straightened, and he couldn't believe his ears and shouted: "Geological disaster weapon?"

"You mean 'Project Earthshaker'?"

"Isn't that project already abolished?"

The 'Titan' armor nodded: "It's true that it has become a waste case, but before that project was announced to be terminated by you, the prototype of the 'Earth Shaker' has been produced, but it has not been used in any substantial way."

"But tonight, I've taken it out of the R&D building, my 'private collection'."

The 'Titan' armor is facing the guests in the hall again: "'Earthshaker' is a 'geological disaster weapon', which can simulate earthquakes and use shock waves to cause violent stratum movement in a designated area."

"Simply put, I've placed 'Earthshaker' on the island of Manhattan."

"I said to the reporters present, don't you plan to report on this matter?"

"Now, please point the camera at me."

"I have something to say!"

In the center of New York, the big screen above the high-rise buildings suddenly accesses a new picture, and Colonel Yuri's 'Titan' armor appears in front of the camera.

Then, a synthesized electronic sound sounded from the armor.

"Citizens of New York, gentlemen of the Commonwealth, good evening."

"You can call me 'Mr. Z'."

"Come on, turn the camera around and show everyone in the hall a TV."

The screen turned, and the guests in the hall appeared in the camera. It can be seen that these guests are now controlled by the armor.

Mr. Z's voice sounded on the screen at the same time: "I think you have seen that now, the Empire State Building is under my control."

"These gentlemen and ladies, wrong them temporarily, and be my hostages for a while."

"in addition."

"I believe by now, many people also know that something happened in Times Square in Manhattan."

"Yes, I installed a gadget there."

"It's called 'Earthshaker'. It can create earthquake disasters. Maybe I can show you a little demonstration."

"Please wait."

At this time, another window appeared under the big screen. From the window, one could see Times Square in Manhattan.

"This is my access to a camera on one of the armors under my control located near Times Square."

"So, let's see what 'Earthshaker' can do."

That window enlarged to take up the entire screen, allowing people to clearly see that Times Square was in chaos.

There were obvious signs of fighting there, many police cars were burning, and the ground was full of debris and blood.

At this time, the lens began to shake, at first it was very slight, and the amplitude of the vibration was not high.

But it didn't take long for the camera to shake violently, and the windows of a building in Times Square burst, and debris rained down reflecting the light.

Shocking cracks appeared on the wall of the building, exclamations sounded downstairs, and passers-by ran with their heads in their arms.

Soon the camera stopped shaking and switched back to the top lobby of the Empire State Building.

"Okay, here's a little demonstration."

"I could sink Manhattan if I wanted to."

"Then now, I formally make the following request."

"First, whether it is the federal government or civil society. From this moment on, no entry into Manhattan is allowed."

"Of course you can try, but I can tell you that this is an impossible task."

"Second, I can withdraw 'Earth Shaker', and I can also release all the hostages on Manhattan Island, but I must give 'Number Zero' to me."

"As for what 'Number Zero' is, Mr. Arnold knows very well."

"He was at the scene. Originally, I planned to resolve the dispute at night in a gentle way."

"Unfortunately, I can't reach a consensus with Mr. Arnold. Then I think, maybe someone can persuade him."

"But be quick, I don't have much patience."

"The above is what I want to say."

The screen flickered and disappeared.

Then switch to another set of pictures. In this set of pictures, Manhattan Island is shot from different angles and different areas.

This small island, which has been cut off from land traffic, is now full of flames, and several streams of thick smoke are rising.

Cracks appeared on the inner street ground, and there were debris scattered from high altitude everywhere. The unfortunately injured person stood in the middle of the road, covering his head, at a loss.

Immediately, information about the current situation in Manhattan appeared on the news channels of major TV stations, or in various webcast rooms and Twitter.

At this time, people have more questions: Where are the people from the motherland?
In the Empire State Building, Azu looked at the 'Titan' armor on the booth, smiled and said: "I don't understand, if you want the so-called 'Number Zero', why don't you just take Mr. Arnold away?"

"I bet you could get there quicker if you had a 'friendly exchange' in private?"

"Exactly," said Jeff in the 'Titan' armor.

"But tonight, besides getting 'Number Zero', I also want this gentleman to discredit Olga's company."

"And this is more important than getting 'Number Zero'."

"And I'm curious, how would Mr. Arnold choose between his own reputation and 'Number Zero'?"

After all, the 'Titan' armor and Azu looked at the pale Arnold at the same time.

at this time.

A line of information appeared on Azu's retina.

[A disaster event occurs. 】

[Are you willing to deal with this incident? 】

really.

The disaster event that had been hinted at during the day was indeed related to the product exhibition of Olga Company tonight.

Azu readily accepted.

[You have accepted the incident. 】

[Event Name: Iron Riot. Manhattan Falls]

[Description: Jeff, a former employee of Olga Company, secretly manipulated all the armor and hijacked the entire Manhattan. Now, all the residents of Manhattan are facing an unprecedented crisis. Only you can turn the tide! 】

[Event requirements: 1. Ensure at least two-thirds of the island's residents survive; 2. Destroy all controlled armor; 3. Destroy the 'geological disaster weapon'-Earthshaker; 4. Kill the instigator Jeff. 】

[Remarks: Completing any two of the first three items of the event requirements, you can take the initiative to end the event; completing the fourth item of the event is considered a perfect solution to this event, and the event will end immediately. 】

[The event begins! 】

(End of this chapter)