Chapter 421: ‘Old Friends’ Reunion

This camouflaged tunnel buried deep underground is just one of the many channels in the underground camouflaged escape tunnel network of the federal capital.

This camouflaged tunnel was once used during a Capitol riot decades ago. The user at that time was the Secretary of State who was at the center of the riot.

And today, after being sealed for decades, this tunnel has welcomed a new user again.

Van Fleet was a little unfamiliar with the steering wheel of the military jeep. He couldn't remember how many years ago he last drove at full speed.

In addition, in order to prevent the vehicle's control system from being cracked by electronic attacks, all vehicles parked at the starting point of the camouflaged tunnel have no automatic driving function.

However, except for some intersections, most of the routes of the camouflaged escape tunnel are straight roads, so this is not a big problem.

The maintenance of the vehicle is completed by a group of autonomous machines. Except for the secret inspection once a year, no other humans will come here at other times.

Van Fleet drove the vehicle along the tunnel. Although he basically kept going straight at high speed, he still felt that this long tunnel seemed to have no end.

He couldn't help but think of the attack he had just encountered. The military-industrial complex was bolder than he thought, and even dared to attack an active federal army lieutenant general directly in the core area of ​​the capital.

"No, they dared to attack me. Guterres' bar is more remote. There is no reason why they wouldn't attack me."

Van Fleet had an ominous premonition in his mind, and he began to worry about his only "companion" on this road.

"That guy is so rich, the bar's defense should not be bad, anyway, it can hold on for a while, right?"

Van Fleet kept thinking in his mind, and at the same time flashed many other messy things, and in the process, the journey that didn't take a lot of time to take came to the last section.

Seeing that he was about to escape temporarily, Van Fleet always had a feeling of uneasiness in his heart, as if everything was very abnormal and came to an abrupt end.

But the speeding vehicles and the passing of time did not leave him much time to think. Before long, the vehicle he was driving arrived at the end of the camouflaged passage.

Van Fleet operated on the center console, and the appearance of the vehicle quickly changed from a tough military-style paint to a low-key black civilian home paint.

After all, if you continue to drive a military vehicle on the road, it will not take long for the military-industrial complex that is full of eyes in the capital to discover it.

Several closed heavy alloy gates in front quickly rose after detecting the approach of authorized vehicles. When the outermost camouflaged gate also rose, the sunlight from the outside finally shone into the tunnel.

And Van Fleet also saw the "emergency response team" who was meeting him at the door, and his wife and daughter who were controlled by them.

"Shh!!!"

The harsh brake sound rang in the passage, and the military jeep finally stopped less than 15 meters away from the gate under Van Fleet's heavy brakes.

No matter how reckless and stupid Van Fleet was, he realized that something was wrong and quickly realized that he might have been betrayed by his most trusted adjutant.

"When did Lieutenant Colonel Modres surrender to you?"

"This matter is no longer important, right? Lieutenant General Van Fleet."

A figure who looked like a leader among the armed personnel said:

"You should come over and reunite with your family first. Look, your daughter is almost scared."

"What do you want? If you just want to get rid of me, you have countless ways to use just now."

"It seems that you are not completely confused. As long as you come with us honestly and meet a few guests who are interested in you, I can fully guarantee the safety of you and your family."

"What if I say no?"

As soon as Van Fleet said this, the atmosphere became tense in an instant, but the commander of the armed personnel seemed to have expected this a long time ago, so he was not surprised.

"You can try it."

"Boom!"

A figure descended from the sky and trampled the armed man into a pile of exploding flesh, interrupting the second half of his sentence.

——

"The character's consciousness transmission is complete, and the B4776 combat body 'folding knife' is being activated, and the various subsystems are being adapted."

"B4776 combat body is activated, and the synchronization activation of the subordinate 'puppet' combat team has been completed."

"Transmitter, please synchronize your consciousness."

The familiar yet unfamiliar voice awakened Baninger, and he quickly realized that this was the standard voice of combat assistance AI.

When he 'saw' the world clearly again, he found himself in a supply carrier that was about to be opened.

The combat body he was 'possessed' was now stored in the supply box together with the attached weapons, accessories, and ammunition through folding storage.

"Captain, this is your first time transmitting your consciousness over long distances. How does it feel?" Lilith's voice

"It feels like I just had a good sleep. Still not very comfortable." Baninger felt the new body while trying to unfold it and stand up from the cargo box.

"You will get used to it next time. Now let's do some business first. The federal lieutenant general that the Master is paying attention to is about to fall into the enemy's trap, so we need to come forward to help him, otherwise the surveillance for so long will be in vain. ”

As Lilith spoke, she transferred relevant combat information, and Baninger, who had transformed into a digital life, also read the information in an instant.

"What do I need to do? What support is available to me?"

Baninger walked out of the supply box, and while adjusting to his new body, he looked at his surroundings. This seemed to be the inside of a building, probably on the fourth or fifth floor.

The supply boxes painted in large express style that are responsible for loading them are placed in the warehouse on this floor.

"There is a sewage treatment outlet near the river below the south side of the building - or the exit of the disguised escape tunnel. There is a group of armed men from the military-industrial complex. They have kidnapped Van Fleet's wife and daughter and are waiting here for him to surrender. ”

After hearing the name 'Van Fleet', Baninger also felt a strange feeling in his heart.

As the federal commander who commanded the troops to destroy the teaching team, Baninger should have hated him to the core, but after becoming a digital life, he felt that he could no longer hate him.

But the scene of preparing to rescue this guy still made him feel a little embarrassed, but fortunately, he didn't need to introduce himself.

While he was having these strange thoughts, Lilith was still explaining the situation at the same time.

"Since this operation is in the federal capital, we cannot use heavy equipment. Your current 'body' was smuggled in as a civilian robot.

Then it is quietly modified for combat by worker bees. It only has relatively basic combat effectiveness, but if it is controlled by you, it is not something that the following miscellaneous fish can fight against.

By the way, there are also five combat puppets, which you can control through the ‘Clone’ ability you just learned~”

"Were these things brought in a long time ago?" Baninger asked curiously.

"It may be earlier than you think. Master's layout here should have started before we put the two generals back."

Lilith paused for a moment, then said seriously:

"Get ready to fight, our protagonist is about to appear."

Screeching brakes, an angry Van Fleet, and an armed man with a winning chance.

When the armed personnel of the military-industrial complex began to ask Van Fleet to surrender and move closer, Baninger, who had already calculated the jumping distance, suddenly started sprinting with the combat puppet.

At this moment, the exterior glass on his floor had been removed in advance and replaced with a transparent polymer material used for camouflage.

After completing the last step of acceleration, smashing the disguise and rushing into the air, Baninger returned to this world in another form and entered the fighting state as before.

"Immortal, start taking action."