Chapter 1045 "Thunder" (1/2)

In the deep and dark space, an umbrella-shaped spacecraft is slowly approaching the blue planet from a distant orbit. From a distance, it looks like a dandelion falling from the sky.

Compared to the entire blue planet, the dandelion-shaped spacecraft is as small as dust.

However, if you look closer, you will see a completely different scenery.

I saw the steel-structured umbrella ribs stretching outward, covering an area of ​​several square kilometers.

Countless rings with a diameter of one meter are inlaid on the long umbrella ribs, pointing at the tip of the "handle" of the sword pointing to the ground, like the suction cups on the legs of an octopus.

A few months ago, the alliance activated gravity wells to remove orbital debris floating in outer space, and this space-based weapon was transferred and deployed outside of geostationary orbit.

But now, as all the garbage in low-Earth orbit has fallen into the southern sea, this big killer has been moved back again.

The direction calibration was quickly completed, and the rings gradually emitted a faint blue light, just like the bright lights slowly lighting up in the long night.

And this light lasts all day...

…

On the other side, in the Dawn City ground command center, a group of officers headed by Vanus were standing with serious expressions, staring at the light blue holographic screen directly in front of them.

A military operation codenamed "God's Punishment" has begun.

Multiple regiments from the Alliance, headed by the Skeleton Corps and the Death Corps, are starting from Pioneer City and Ravenka Industrial Area respectively, heading towards Vault 13 in the central area of ​​the desert in the north and south directions!

While the ground troops were galloping towards the headquarters of the Enlightenment Society, a strategic weapon called "Sky Thunder" had arrived on the battlefield as early as yesterday and entered the final stage of strategic attack preparations.

Looking at the aerial footage of orbital weapons on the holographic screen, a senior officer couldn't help but sigh.

"To be honest, using this weapon against them always makes me feel like hitting mosquitoes with a cannon."

"Sky Thunder" is a one-time weapon and is basically scrapped after being fired, just like a missile.

Although this thing has miraculous effects on organic matter, it is not as effective as an electromagnetic pulse on androids.

As early as a long time ago, the Enlightenment Society installed a large number of bionic soldiers and smart weapons with the help of heavenly beings, and even now the Enlightenment Society has almost been assimilated by heavenly beings.

Even if the neutron plume can wipe their peripheral personnel from the surface with one click, the Alliance's ground forces will still have to fight those androids with real swords and guns.

Vanus knew exactly what his men were thinking.

From a tactical perspective, using "Sky Thunder" to deal with the Enlightenment Society is indeed not the most efficient method, but from a strategic perspective it is another matter.

"Now is the time to shoot mosquitoes with cannons."

Holding the brim of the officer's hat with his index finger, Vanus continued with a stern expression.

"It can even be said that this weapon was born for this moment."

Even at the height of the war with the Confederates, the Union never played this card.

Because the other party is still a human being after all, and has not completely reduced to a beast or another kind of existence.

But enlightenment will be different.

Including the gods they are attached to.

They have actually committed an unforgivable crime and threaten the right of all survivors in the wasteland to survive.

No one deserves "God's punishment" more than themselves.

That light falling from the sky will bring more than just destruction.

At the same time, there is also deterrence!

Just as the two were talking, a cold electronic sound sounded in the empty command room——

"The 'SOG' system has been deployed. The phase-neutron killing strategic space-based rail gun has entered the third charging stage."

"Countdown: 0 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds."

…

The high-hanging sharp blade shines with an increasingly dazzling cold light, and the countdown to the end is silently reciting its final sound.

On the ruins covered with yellow sand, mutant wanderers wearing battle-damaged exoskeletons are looking for valuable treasures in the debris of orbital garbage, and see if there are any human scavengers hiding in the ruins.

People from the Enlightenment Society had issued high rewards to them a long time ago.

If they can find a shelter that has been opened but has not yet been discovered, they will be rewarded with 100 fertile slaves, and at least at least.

As for those weird metal parts, you can exchange them from resource exchange points for usable exoskeletons and assault rifles specially designed for their physiques.

In fact, except for the survivors hiding in turtle shells and the enlightenment group who evacuated to Vault 13, there are no living people living on the surface near the ruins of the space elevator in the desert.

Due to the lack of order and the tolerance and connivance of the Enlightenment Society, this area has long become a paradise for mutants.

Today is the same as usual, the "Fang" with missing ears is rummaging around with his head buried in his head.

But what was different from usual was that its nose with a keen sense of smell suddenly smelled a faint scent from the noisy sand.

Unlike the rust that can be smelled everywhere——

The smell was like death itself!

It raised its head alertly, twisted its neck, and looked around like a woodchuck emerging from its burrow.

However, at this moment, a touch of surprise and panic suddenly appeared in those ferocious and bloody eyes.

In the rolling dust, dozens of huge silver aircraft were flying forward close to the ground.

The deafening roar came from far away, and the flashing plasma plume was like the magma erupting from a volcano!

It seemed to be the Alliance's "Overlord" transport plane!

In addition to the transport plane, next to the array of transport planes flying close to the ground, there were also "Cloud Dragonfly" flapping-wing aircraft gliding side by side with their wings flapping!

"Roar!"

The mutants standing in the garbage dump were completely panicked, picking up the guns in their hands and loading them, while howling to call their teammates.

Thousands of mutants got out of the ruins.

Some of them wore exoskeletons and had large-caliber rifles in their hands, while some wore nothing, only picked up a few pieces of iron and hung them on their bodies, relying on shouting to build up courage.

The surging silver torrent obviously noticed them, and the two "Overlord" transport planes lowered their altitude, with their bellies almost touching the ground, and reduced their speed to the limit!

At this moment, the hatch of the transport plane opened in an instant, and dozens of Chimera armored vehicles came out in a line, pouring out from the tilted hatch!

"Prepare for battle!!!"

A player leaned out half of his body from the turret of the armored vehicle, holding the heavy machine gun on the turret with both hands, and swept the ruins in front of him!

The 37mm gun on the turret was not to be outdone, and high-explosive shells were ejected one after another, hitting the bunkers in the distance like drums!

Under the crossfire coverage of the .50 caliber machine gun and the 37mm gun, the mutant wanderers crawling on the edge of the ruins were instantly beaten and couldn't raise their heads!

At the same time when the mutant wanderers were suppressed by firepower, a "Thunder" fighter whizzed through the air and emptied the bomb bay in just two seconds!

"Puh!"

The roaring rain of bullets was like thunder, following closely behind the flickering sparks, and in an instant, a "trench" several meters long and more than half a meter deep was crushed on the ruins!

Dozens of mutants carrying anti-tank rocket launchers were killed instantly, and the originally solid defense line was torn open in an instant!

The Yunting flapping-wing aircraft rushed forward, and the hanging machine guns fired at the ground.

In just a few breaths, more than half of the nearly 3,000 mutants were killed or wounded in the bombardment, and the survivors were stunned and fled for their lives.

Of course they couldn't escape.

Even if they could escape the strafing of the Chimera armored vehicles and Yunting flapping-wing aircraft, they would definitely not escape the punishment that would come in an hour!

The small forces of the alliance cruising outside the nuclear strike area were like scissors, cutting off the mutant forces of the Enlightenment Society scattered near the wreckage of the orbital elevator base, while driving them towards the direction of the nuclear strike area.

Only the permanent shelter of the shelter can block the neutron plume falling from the sky.

What awaits them is doomed to be death.

[Mole Rat on the Run in the Canyon] half-sticked out from the turret, squinting his eyes at the direction where the mutant wanderers fled.

They are so weak.

Compared with the opponents he had encountered before, these guys can only be described as vulnerable.

Of course -

Maybe it's not that their opponents are too weak, but that they are too strong now, so that there is no one on this planet who can be their opponent.

Maybe this is the last battle.

If a new expansion is launched, I think I can only go to another planet.

Pointing his index finger at the communicator next to his ear, [Mole Rat on the Run in the Canyon] shouted a charge to the communication channel.

"Brothers--"

"Our brothers lurking in Shelter No. 13 have risen up. It's time to send these rats to hell!"

"Forward!!!"

The deafening sound penetrated the roar of the engine, and he was responded to by equally excited shouts.

"Kill--!!!"

...

"Bang--!"

Shelter No. 13.

At the same time as the gunshots in the conference room, another gunshot was heard at the shelter's track transfer station.

The residents of the shelter wearing exoskeletons, holding assault rifles in their hands and light blue identification strips on their arms, launched a surprise attack on the security forces stationed at the transportation hub with the cooperation of the lurking insiders.

As Zhuang Lan said, she has never fought alone, and has always fought side by side with a group of like-minded people.

Among them are not only the residents of Shelter No. 404, but also residents from other shelters, as well as deceived people who were bewitched by the Enlightenment and then woke up.

They formed an organization called "Watchers".

While the Enlightenment was busy infiltrating the survivors in the wasteland, they were already plotting to infiltrate the Enlightenment, and with the help of "Malik", they gradually reached into Shelter No. 13!

Although the Enlightenment was very good at stealing, the Enlightenment had already been assimilated by the Celestial Organization into another kind of half-human, half-ghost thing, sinking into the game of power and gradually neglecting its own business.

It was precisely because of this that they, who were waiting for the punishment from heaven, did not realize the infiltration of the Watchers at all, and were caught off guard by the sudden gunshot.

The exploding electromagnetic pulse grenade instantly paralyzed the security drone whistling in the air, and the sudden strafing caught the heavily armored bionic security guards off guard!

Nearly a hundred Watchers quickly broke into the transfer platform of the rail transit transfer station, and fired a round of bangs at the security robots that came along the stairs to reinforce.

Nearly thirty robots were shot to pieces in an instant!

It exploded into a ball of dazzling electric sparks in the pungent smoke, and then died in the deafening roar!

The scene was in chaos, with gunshots and explosions heard endlessly, just like hell on earth.

Although no one opened fire on civilians, stray bullets from the gunfire still caused the casualties of more than a dozen unrelated people at the scene.

Screams came one after another, alarm bells blared in the thick smoke, and people rushed to escape to the safe exit.

Apparently——

They who choose to turn a blind eye have not really escaped chaos and death, even if they have chosen to sell their souls and stand beside the devil.

And silence is not really priceless, it just comes a little later.

Even if that is indeed worthy of sympathy.

The battle continues.

A dozen watchers wearing exoskeletons quickly took control of the computer room of the transportation hub. After implanting the virus to shut down the running rail lines, they then broadcast a broadcast announcing the occupation of the shelter, guiding the residents of the shelter to evacuate to the designated safe area.

On the other side of the conference room, Tianqi, who was facing Zhuang Lan, still had no expression on his face, but his pair of scarlet electronics exuded a bone-deep cold.

The situation is gradually starting to become unfavorable to Enlightenment, and perhaps he needs to think carefully about the timing of his rebellion.

But it seems it's too late to regret it now.

The other party had obviously calculated this point correctly, so he chose to attack the Enlightenment Society and the Heavenly Beings at this juncture.

"I'll leave this to you."

Throwing this sentence at Tian Lei beside him, Tianqi turned around neatly, left the conference room with the two android participants, and rushed towards the server room of the shelter.

At the same time, a group of robot security guards swarmed into the conference room. The dark assault rifles in their hands seemed to be sieving everyone in the conference room in the next second.

"go to hell."

Looking at the organism wearing an exoskeleton in front of him, Tian Lei had a grin on his face and raised his right hand to signal the security guards to fire.

At that critical moment, the ceiling above everyone suddenly exploded.

"boom--!"

The bursting debris, accompanied by thick smoke, fell like a waterfall, covering the entire corridor outside the conference room, catching the security robots off guard.

Someone planted explosives in the ventilation ducts!

And more than that——

At the same time as the broken steel bars fell from the sky, wanton laughter also landed on the heads of the security robots!

"Quack! It's finally my turn to show off!"

Wearing a light exoskeleton, holding an assault rifle [Medical Miracle], he stepped on the ceiling and descended from the sky, swiping at the android standing at the door of the conference room!

Tian Lei's eyes flashed red, and he stretched out his arms forward like lightning. He released a huge gun barrel from his palm and was about to fire, but his head flew into the sky with a "clang".

The scimitar in his hand was like a phantom. Looking at the headless android who turned around and tried to parry, Zhuang Lan raised his hand and slashed with the knife again, hitting the android's chest against the spurting sparks!

"clang--!"

The loud sound of metal clanging echoed in the corridor, followed by a deafening explosion.

Looking at the BOSS who had been killed, Medical Miracle was dumbfounded and shouted, "Holy shit."

"Gan! My BOSS!"

MMP!

I had been pretending to be crazy for months just to wait for this moment, but in the end I was robbed! !

Not understanding what he was saying, Zhuang Lan shook the knife in his hand and spoke concisely.

"You are late."

"I was delayed for a while on the way..." Medical Miracle said sadly.

Seeing the uncomfortable expression on his face, Zhuang Lan said teasingly.

"Don't worry, I'm fine...but it won't matter if it's a few minutes later, thank you."

"You're welcome."

I'm not worried about you.

Medical Miracle endured the pain and walked into the conference room, took a look around, and then grabbed Director Feng who was lying on the ground. While pressing him down on the chair, he took out the hemostatic spray and sprayed it on his bleeding leg.

One shot penetrated an artery.

This guy is still alive either because he has a prosthetic body, or because he is really lucky.

Looking at the pale face, the medical miracle coughed twice, put on a serious expression and handed over the VM on his arm.

"You have two choices, either give me the administrator permission or die."

There is no manager in Vault 13. Instead, the director is jointly selected by all survivors and holds the authority to act as manager.

If the director dies, the permission rights will be inherited by the deputy director. If the deputy director also dies, voting will be reopened.

This was a rule established before the death of the first administrator, and it has been this way since more than a century ago.

So he wasn't afraid at all that this guy wouldn't hand over the permission rights and would waste one bullet at most.

And the fact was just as he expected, Director Feng almost without hesitation threw out the control and transferred it to the wrist-mounted computer in front of him.

"Here you go! Take it! Damn it, I shouldn't have waded into this muddy water, these unscrupulous people who can't help me..."

He screamed tremblingly, cold sweat broke out on his pale forehead, but he felt a little relieved.

The authority that once made him so happy was now abandoned by him, like a dirty thing.

The medical miracle who was half-crouching on the ground was getting up from the ground. Hearing these words, he couldn't help but frown.

"What does your picky taste of food have to do with the residents of the shelter?"

Director Feng looked at him fearfully, and immediately restrained himself a little, but he still kept talking.

"Do you also think this is my fault? Haha... Success or failure, whatever you think. But I still have to say that I just expressed their deepest thoughts and then acted out... …In the end, the final responsibility fell on me.”

"Isn't it your responsibility?" Medical Miracle shrugged, "At least you have enjoyed it, and those 'unruly people' may not have enjoyed it yet."

Ignoring the livid-faced loser, he pointed his index finger on the VM screen and clicked on the areas marked by his comrades in the Watcher organization one by one.

Those areas are the only way for security robots to go to the rail transit hub.

As long as the gates between regions are blocked, they will completely lose the opportunity to recapture the rail transit transfer station, and can only stare at the watchmen occupying the transfer station.

In contrast, the watchers' broadcasts were guiding the residents of the shelter to the gate.

After the divine punishment comes, they will transfer away the residents of the shelter who are willing to leave here one after another, and then bury those members of the Enlightenment Society and the heavenly beings who have already descended in this shelter forever. .

Capture the entire sanctuary?

The league never thought about such a thankless thing from the beginning.

The Celestial Virus has corrupted most of the servers in this shelter.

This shelter is broken down, and even with the administrator's permission, it won't help.

Maybe it won't be long before even the permission to open and close the door will be taken away by heavenly beings...

Just when the medical miracle connected the circuit to the shelter door, the holographic TV placed in the corner of the conference room suddenly turned on, and a twisted face appeared from the light blue light.

That person is Tianqi.

After evacuating from the conference room earlier, he seemed to have completely uploaded his thoughts to the shelter's server.

This was probably his last resort, and that hysterical roar had a bit of the final madness.

"You can't even hope to succeed -"

"The terminal server of this shelter is already under my control. It won't take long for me to pry open the door, and then use the security machines in this shelter to tear you apart!"

Listening to the incompetent and furious roar, the medical miracle laughed and said.

"Who stole the server from you?"

"You can just hold that rusty server and live with it for the rest of your life."