Chapter 58 – MetaCraft Cybernetics (5)
Upon reaching the third research wing, a skirmish broke out.
The squad member walking second from the lead reflexively pointed his gun upwards.
However, it was faster for the infectious agent in the researcher’s outfit to attack from the sky.
The two of them collapsed together with a loud noise, but it was the infected that took up the mount position.
Dark-brown skin, his left eye was dull like that of a rotten fish, and his right eye was buried in a mass of tumor around it, so he couldn’t even see it.
When you open your only moist mouth on a face cracked like a rice paddy in a drought, teeth reminiscent of a tiger fish are dense.
“Keeeeek-!”
It roared into the squadmate’s face.
Disgusting saliva flowed from between the long black teeth, dripping onto the robot’s eyes.
However, the red light beyond the mechanical lens does not shake at all.
“Kk-!”
The lying squad member reached out and grabbed the infected by the neck with his right hand.
The steel grip pierced his throat in an instant, and black bodily fluid flowed from the wound.
The infected body went mad and tried to remove its hand, but it was unsteady.
The squad mate punched the infected in the mouth with his left fist.
Perseok!
A loud crashing sound.
The placenta of those sharp black teeth broke off and spilled onto the squad member’s face.
“Khehe-!”
Black blood flowed from the cross section of his broken tooth, and he fell out with blood pouring from the top of his head in a barrage of bullets that flew right after.
At the same time, screams are heard from all over the laboratory, which had been quiet. The infectors sensed the intruder.
Black shadows stood up one by one in the dark hallway on the second floor.
Soon, the sound of multiple footsteps came from the dark tunnel beyond.
“Retreat, build a network in the tunnel.”
No sooner had I finished my words than three infestations jumped over our heads from the ceiling near the entrance.
At the same time, the guns of the squad members opened fire.
Before they even landed, they were hit by multiple bullets in the vital places and fell as if they were falling down, and the other one was knocked down with his jaw shattered by the butt lifted like an uppercut.
“Keeeeek-!”
The guy who jumped up right away looked just like the jaw-dropping ghost in a horror movie.
There was nothing below the ugly upper teeth and the black tongue that slithered beneath them. In that state, I wouldn’t be able to bite anyone.
As if he didn’t know the pain, he pushed his ugly face in and rushed in, but he immediately fell to the ground, pouring blood from the lead balls that penetrated his face.
Quickly, the squad members back towards the tunnel.
If it were a normal army, it would have run with its back, and a few selfless soldiers would have stopped and opened fire in the middle to stop the pursuit of the infected.
But these are robots. It took a different tactical movement than human armies.
Only a few members of the rearguard squad retreated straight back, while others backed away at near-sprinting speeds and fired at the pursuing Infected.
It looked ridiculous at first glance, but it was a very effective combat method.
“Keeeeek-!”
“Kkeek-!”
Soon after, the infected appeared on the other side of the tunnel.
She was wearing a variety of clothes, including a white gown, a worker’s uniform, and a military uniform.
However, this is also a situation nestled inside a tunnel where a network can be built.
The squad members in the 1st row shot their knees, and the squad members in the 2nd row completed the shooting posture while standing.
“Open fire!”
All at once, the muzzles spewed fire.
The spectacle of the platoon soldiers concentrated in a narrow area firing volleys was spectacular.
The countless muzzle flames feel like hundreds of pumpkin flowers blooming and dying in an infinite loop.
Even though it was quite chilly underground, the heat rose up, and the acrid fog of gunpowder began to rise.
[Loads up.]
[Loads up.]
[Loads up.]
Squad members coordinated their rate of fire.
This is because someone had to keep firing during the reload time so that there was no firepower gap.
Fluff.
Unlike the initial open-fire command, a cease-fire command does not have to be given.
For it saw through the darkness and the gunpowder smoke with mechanical vision far more precise than mine, and ceased fire the moment the last infestation fell.
[Damage Assessment Report. No friendly casualties. 81% remaining ammo remaining.]
A squad leader reported as a representative.
“Make sure to kill those who don’t have holes in their heads, and start the search.”
[Loser.]
Since it was an area where a battle had taken place, the squad members scattered in groups of two and started searching.
Thick gunpowder smoke spreads slowly and fills the research building.
“The smoke is not coming out of the basement. I want to turn on the air conditioner.”
[The disaster prevention room is the next block.]
Artemis said.
[I will pass.]
When I heard a heavy mechanical voice behind me, I slightly avoided my seat.
It seems that the squad member was aiming for the cabinet box placed in front of me.
He knelt down a few meters in front of me and continued the conversation while watching me open the box.
“Not only in combat, but also in search. Even if you don’t point it here and there, it’s convenient because they’re going through it carefully…”
At that moment, something jumped out of the cabinet with a loud sound.
“Kiririririk-!”
It was a monster that looked like a lamprey.
The squad member was suddenly surprised while opening the box, so he half allowed entry into the mouth.
Thud!
The box that the squad member put their hand on closed noisily, and I tried to get the monster out of my mouth somehow, but to no avail.
The monster’s body was covered in slime that looked slippery at first glance, and no matter how hard I tried to pull it out, my hand just slipped.
Even though it is a steel mechanical hand with a much higher friction coefficient than a human hand.
Three members of the squad who were searching around hurriedly ran up and pointed their guns at him.
“Is that the guy who infected the machine?”
[The appearance is different. It would be a different story if there were other types of objects with the same abilities.]
Even in the meantime, Lamprey and the squad members were having a tough tug-of-war, and it ended soon.
It was because the lamprey gave up on entering and tried to escape.
It’s probably a small infectious agent targeting living things, but even if you searched for cancer in the mouth of the robot squad member, you wouldn’t have seen an esophagus or trachea.
Realizing that I had found the wrong number, I belatedly caught the escape angle, but it was too late.
The squad member under attack pulled out an army knife and pierced the center of the lamprey as it escaped from its mouth.
“Kirik-!”
A monster that suddenly became a living sausage stuck in a knife.
I struggled like crazy, but the wound only deepened.
How do I handle that? Are you going to shoot over there now?
While he was thinking of such things, the robot’s method of execution was much more manly.
He picked up the knife in reverse and plunged it into a nearby desk.
Kang!
Sparks spurted the blade deep into the desk, and the lamprey was clamped firmly between the desk and the hilt.
As it is, raise the other fist and give it a strong blow.
Pooh!
That’s not the end.
Puck! Puck! Puck! Puck!
Two, three, four, five!
When I lifted the bloody iron fist, I saw a lamprey with a mangled head along with a bent desk.
“Can you never take this off?”
I said while touching the gas mask I was wearing.
[So what did I say, stupid.]
It is a crazy battlefield where the physical protection power of the gas mask itself becomes useful before dealing with contaminants.
[When I return home, I will improve it to make it easier to breathe and stronger.]
After a brief incident, the search resumed.
〈 biometric cable*7set〉
〈 ring*13ea〉
〈 Calorie Balance*1ea〉
〈 Shark Rice *1ea〉
In many places, as before, loot items were uploaded to the PDA.
“Ring? I hope that.”
[Yes, it’s a wedding ring. I retrieved everything that was stuck on my ring finger.]
Most were gold rings, some with precious stones. Either way, it can be useful as an industrial material. But…
“I feel sorry for the ring.”
[It’s an item that the lion doesn’t need anyway. You can think of it as the price for providing them with rest. It’s not like pulling out a gold tooth, right?]
Well, that’s it too.
Giving a special meaning to a special object is certainly a humane act, but in this day and age, it’s a luxury.
Suddenly, I was curious about the last words she said.
“Seeing that you didn’t bring any gold teeth, do you know the minimum amount of respect?”
[No, I tried to pick it up if there was one, but it wasn’t there. When it mutates into an infection, it seems that all of the existing teeth fall out and new teeth grow.]
Then it is.
“Why did you take the calorie balance and shark rice?”
It was a short-term operation, and I brought food for myself. There is no reason to supply food locally.
[It’s an item that’s not in my city. Go scan it. There is nothing wrong with the number of luxury goods that can be produced, right?]
“He’s a frugal housekeeper.”
Currently, most of the favorite foods in the city are limited to those of specific companies with recipe partnerships.
To be honest, if the number of things increases, I am also very welcome.
[All food that we have not secured, from traditional food that has been passed on for thousands of years to industrial products for snacks, will disappear forever.]
Aside from pursuing the perfection of the city, she has a fundamental desire for the exploration and preservation of knowledge.
“It would have been nice if there was chocolate pie instead of shark food.”
[What are you talking about? It’s in our city’s production list, right?]
She showed me the food that is registered as a PDA.
‘FL105551 Choco Pie’
The code name, product name, and image photo were attached.
“Not that one, the Orion one.”
[The contents are not much different.]
“The taste is as different as the sky and the earth.”
Seriously.
The quality and quantity of information that can be obtained is different when you go out and spray local children, when you take out the Orion agent and when you take out the salt.
While she was chatting with her, her entire search was over and she headed to the next research wing.
“There is not much harvest than I thought.”
[Low-risk low-le turn. It’s an easy place, so don’t expect too much and proceed step by step.]
She stepped into the tunnel, listening to her comforting words.
There are 3 scariest things on the battlefield.
1. Blind Bullets and Shells
This is more like a natural disaster like lightning. At least in the battle against the infected, you don’t have to worry about this.
2. Dumb Ally
The faces of the squad members revealed in the dark seemed familiar now.
The fighting ability completed by Artemis’ phenomenal programming in a strong body specification is superior to any other soldier I have ever encountered.
To be honest, more than any of my colleagues in the past. I’m sorry about that guys.
3. Unpredictable enemies.
This is the most dangerous part.
We have no idea how fast, powerful, or how many neuromodified Infects are.
However, the purpose of coming to this research center is that technology, and in order to obtain it, you must investigate all the research buildings.
As the tunnel ends, the fourth hole comes into view.
I calmed down and went inside.
