NIKKE, when the stars bloom

If you want to blame someone, just blame the central government for not having its own Nikki production line. All Nikkis are produced by the three major companies, and the central government can only purchase part of the ownership of Nikkis from the three major companies.

The lack of top-notch Nikki troops has always been a thorn in the heart of the central government, and it cannot be touched or discussed.

Special forces belonging to the Pure Land of Bliss once achieved a horrifying record of clearing out more than 300 Letchers in half an hour when they had sufficient ammunition and open terrain.

Looking at the Metis troops of Missilis that were always on the move, the total number of Lethirs killed accounted for almost two-fifths of the Ark's history of killings.

Its unbreakable nanotechnology and position shield made not only the central government jealous, but even the other two companies were envious.

Finally, there is Tetra, which has the weakest cutting-edge technology among the three companies but a very high production rate.

Relying on the astonishing number of Nikkis under his control, Mastin, who treats the production of Nikkis as a card drawing game, still holds several mutant trump cards with extremely powerful combat power.

Only the central government, without the support of top-level Nikki troops, was unable to conduct in-depth investigations in many areas on the ground.

Since we can't conduct an in-depth investigation, where can we get any intelligence?

All it can do is help the commanders find the way and act as an insignificant humanoid GPS navigator.

If the leaders hadn't been working hard every year to gain status for the intelligence department, the job of guiding the way might have been replaced by that damn artificial intelligence Anik.

"Deputy Minister, this young man is too arrogant. We..."

"Shut up!"

Deputy Minister Ampa, a short man with a pointed face and monkey cheeks, frowned on his villainous face and scolded his subordinates in dissatisfaction.

"Instead of covering other people's mouths, we should find a way to improve our own technical capabilities!"

He spoke in a high-spirited manner, his inverted triangle eyes that looked extremely sinister staring intently at the screen projected on the playground, not shying away from the fact that there were other people in the box, and muttered to himself:

"If this guy really has the ability described in the report, I will throw away my reputation and try to get him to our intelligence department."

Chapter 88: Bringing a Little Shock to the Ark Insects (Part 2)

Gada...

Gada, Gada...

The mechanical spider legs knocked on the concrete floor. Under the ruins of the city, several Letchers were wandering aimlessly.

Years of patrolling, unchanging streets, even though they are machines, have more or less developed some boredom in the binary data stream of the chip.

Gada...

Gada, Gada...

The mechanical spider legs continued to tap the ground rhythmically. The Letchers were dozens of meters apart from each other. Following the footsteps of their companions, they strolled among the remains of human civilization in peace and silence.

drop--!

suddenly!

Then a not-so-pleasant electronic warning sound was heard from an abandoned car.

Letcher, who was standing next to the wreckage of the car, paused. The established procedure forced him to have no other choice. He immediately turned the barrel of the gun and prepared to fire at the car.

boom--! ! !

The shock wave spread in all directions, carrying with it countless fragments. The flames shone brightly in the black and gray smoke particles, and in an instant they enveloped and devoured the Selfless-level Letcher.

Unsurprisingly, the violent explosion attracted the attention of several nearby Letchers, but in the instant when the machine gun turned, thick smoke quickly burst out from their flanks and blind spots of vision in the next second.

Machine guns, rifles, grenades, shotgun shells, all kinds of Nikki weapons roared with joy and shattered the data cores of the mechanical spiders.

two seconds.

From the explosion to the destruction of the five Letchers, the total time taken was only two seconds.

On the scoreboard, Phoenix's points instantly increased from zero to fifty.

"Everyone gather at my location."

A man was seen walking out of a dilapidated bank, holding in one hand a bolt-action sniper rifle that the kid Shuen had designed for him overnight.

"Prepare to advance westward."

According to Anik's prediction, this explosion should attract Letcher within ten kilometers to move towards the source of the sound.

Based on the average density of Letchers in the city ruins, the number within a ten-kilometer range should be around one hundred and twenty to one hundred and fifty.

It is then divided into eight directions. Before being surrounded, the theoretical number of Letchers in each direction ranges from fifteen to twenty.

As long as the subsequent breakthrough is fast enough and no one suffers leg injuries, the guerrilla warfare strategy will not be a problem.

"Hurry up, we have to go."

After urging him again, the man suddenly raised his right hand, put the gun on his right shoulder, and then ran towards the west with big strides.

……

……

70 points, 80 points, 120 points, 145 points...

In the underground ark, the noble lords in the audience seats stared at the eight screens on the playground in amazement. They had originally prepared to watch a good show, but now each of them seemed to be watching a movie with extremely explosive visual effects.

They were so focused that they even forgot to talk to each other or drink the priceless wine in their hands.

155, 180, 190, 265...

While other new commanders were still carefully following the operators to explore the surrounding environment, Phoenix, who was already deeply involved in the war, had a total score of 400 points, which was unacceptable to the officers of the Central Command.

“Isn’t this too beastly???”

Pearl Andy, who inadvertently sat up, expressed the thoughts of the nobles present, but the scene that followed made him stand up from his seat completely.

In the overhead shot, a line of machine guns was seen chasing Phoenix from behind, smashing several walls and sweeping towards his chest.

wow-

In the next frame, the man, as if he had eyes on his back, slid sideways, dodged the strafing, and immediately stood up in a half-squatting position, readied his sniper rifle, and pulled the trigger towards the billowing smoke.

Boom, boom, boom——!!!

After a few gunshots, the three Pioneer Eyes responsible for global observation immediately sent a radio signal underground.

【Phoenix: 425↑】

As the score numbers changed, the entire audience fell silent.

Even Perd, who always liked to shout, after witnessing someone's bold fighting style, stared blankly at the projection screen like other nobles, with his mouth slightly open, not knowing what to say.

Snapped!

In a VIP box, Ampa, the deputy director of the intelligence department, could no longer contain his inner excitement and slapped the table.

……

……

"Due west, everyone gather under the spiral tower!"

Seeing the dense red dots coming from the northeast, east, and southeast, and considering the mental pressure on Diesel and others, Phoenix no longer blindly chose to fight in a roundabout way.

He decided to temporarily modify his strategy and bypass the Letcher Group from the opposite direction of the subway tracks, take a short rest, and then plan the next move.

This time, without the tracking and positioning brought by the erosion, Phoenix hardly felt much pressure in the face of the Letcher group that was like headless flies.

The low-level Letcher, which has no intelligence and does not possess hive thinking, is actually not as terrifying as human infantry and tank coordination when there is no one in command.

Thinking about it this way...

A hundred years ago, the world's human beings were slaughtered by these machines and only tens of millions were left. This world-destroying war may not be as simple as it sounds.

"commander!"

At the foot of the spiral tower, Marian, who arrived first, saw Phoenix covered in dust and ran up to him, asking anxiously:

"Are you hurt?!"

"I'm OK."

Once entering combat mode, a certain commander, whose emotional intelligence immediately dropped to zero, nodded to Marian.

Then, without caring about the girl's emotions, at Anik's reminder, he suddenly ran straight into the tower and dashed all the way upstairs.

"Zwai! Where are you? You're too far away from us!"

"Instructor! The road on my side collapsed!"

"Collapsed?"

"The subway tunnel, the whole road has collapsed into the tunnel. If it really doesn't work...if it really doesn't work, I, I..."

“You are not allowed to go through the tunnel.”

Phoenix knew what the student was thinking without Zwaido's explanation.

In a terrain like a subway tunnel where you can see the end of the road, if a Letcher follows you in, there will be no place to hide.

"Now change the plan. Tswai will slow down and continue westward. If you spot Letcher, first find a shelter to hide.

The rest of you, change your route and head southwest. Report to me when you see the collapsed road."

After giving the order, Phoenix didn't bother to be polite to Marian. He picked up his gun, turned around and ran south.

"Zwai."

“…Yes, instructor.”

"Don't be afraid, the instructor will come to pick you up now."

……

……

"…The instructor will come to pick you up now."

The moment when the noble ladies heard someone's gentle and hoarse voice ringing in their ears.

Not to mention the young girl in love, even a strong woman like Cormine Lawrence who has already made a name for herself in the business world couldn't help but have a strange gleam in her eyes after hearing the man's words that were full of a sense of security.

"Decker."

"Ah?" Decker Lawrence, who was still thankful that he had not acted rashly at the time, instinctively responded after hearing his sister's call:

"What's wrong, sister?"

"I heard that the Casey store you were in charge of was once visited by Commander Phoenix?"

"Uh……"

"Did you leave your contact information?"

"what?"

Hearing his brother's confused answer, although Cormine Lawrence, who knew the answer, was dissatisfied, he was not angry about it. He just added calmly.

"After the exhibition match, find a way to get Commander Phoenix's contact information for me."

"……ah???"

The mediocre second-generation rich man was about to say something, but when he saw his sister glance at him, he immediately gave up the idea of ​​saying more and nodded vigorously, agreeing:

"No problem, absolutely no problem, I promise to complete the task."

Chapter 89 Who can refuse this kind of man?

"Compared to you back then, how does he do?"

"...very strong."

"Oh."

Hearing that Anderson did not readily admit who was stronger or weaker, Ingrid, who was standing in the command room, half-lowered her eyes in silence and did not expose the deputy commander's last stubbornness.

As for men, few are willing to admit that others are stronger than themselves in terms of fighting power.

Can understand.

"If you ask me, this guy is just too petty. It's just a piece of scrap metal. It's scrapped. There's no point in saving it."