thefictionvixens Chapter 244 The Giant Corporation's Super Weapon
Chapter 244 The Giant Corporation's Super Weapon
Chapter 244 The Giant Corporation's Super Weapon
Modi sat in an armored vehicle, his hand resting on the window, looking out at the endless yellow sand.
The scorching sun beat down on the earth, having no effect on those inside the armored vehicles, but posing a huge problem for the wanderers in the desert.
"The weather is getting hotter and hotter than it was a hundred years ago," the old man sitting next to him said with a smile.
Vigorous and energetic, with bright eyes—this is the best description of an elderly person.
His silver hair was meticulously styled, his eyes were bright, and his arms were strong and powerful. He didn't look like someone his age at all; he looked more like a middle-aged man.
In reality, he has lived for over a hundred years, and with the support of modern biological and prosthetic technologies, he is expected to live for several more decades.
The old man gazed at the scenery outside the window, seemingly lost in memories. "I vaguely remember that in the old days, the weather wasn't as unpredictable as it is now, and this area hadn't become a desert yet."
"But the war between the old and new orders, and the subsequent corporate wars, changed everything."
Modi naturally picked up where he left off, "Mr. Echas, if I remember correctly, the Atlas Corporation used weather weapons here more than once during the First and Second Corporate Wars."
"That's right, that happened decades ago. We had a minor disagreement with Notta Technologies back then," which ultimately led to a global corporate war.
Aichas laughed heartily, not minding bringing up old stories.
"From nuclear bombs and hydrogen bombs to weather weapons and earthquake weapons... the influence of technology is growing, and it can even change the global climate. We are all exercising restraint to prevent humanity from being destroyed by its own hands."
"Yes, thinking about it that way, I really admire Walpurgis Night, and I admire its courage to stand up against global corporate giants."
He said this earnestly, and Aichas agreed.
Leaving aside other companies, the power wielded by Atlas alone is enough to wipe out the entire Valpurgis Night.
As long as they can find its lair.
By Modi's standards, every giant corporation here possesses power no less than that of a typical forgotten realm.
"However, after today, this courageous organization may become history."
Aichas was rubbing his hands together, looking quite eager to try.
In addition to undergoing genetic modification, he also had a large number of prosthetics implanted, with a prosthetic degree of up to 75%.
In the old days, he also served in the Navy SEALs of the White Eagles, and even now, his combat skills have not diminished.
Looking at the entire Ringworld Committee, Aichas is also a rather unique member.
He didn't like sitting in an office browsing through astronomical figures; instead, he preferred to be in the weapons research and development department, developing and testing new weapons.
This is why most of the prosthetics he implanted were used for combat.
To test the weapons, he even went to the battlefield himself, and even fought against the Great Witch of the Night of Valpurgis, and emerged unharmed.
This time, he and Modi came to this desert to complete the goal they failed to achieve last time: to destroy Valpurgis Night.
"Mormontes, I never expected that besides Quail, the committee would also have someone like you, someone who dares to go to the battlefield and fight."
Aichas's tone was appreciative.
"If you were in my company, I would definitely promote you to be my deputy."
"But we're on the same level. If I were in your company, you'd better think about how to keep your position," Modi said half-jokingly.
"Ha, that's true. Someone like you would never be subservient to anyone," he said meaningfully.
The convoy stopped, and the two men opened the car doors, gazing at the sandstorm in the distance, where they could vaguely see figures flashing by.
"They made their move," Achas said.
"They" naturally refers to the other companies on the committee, who had already locked onto the area with superweapons long before the convoy arrived.
This wall of sand and dust was probably created by a great witch during the Night of Valpurgis to block the way, in order to prevent the company's troops from entering and to buy the organization more time to relocate.
"A lightning storm is forming; it's estimated that Notta Technologies has used weather weapons."
"Anomaly detected in gravity; it's a vacuum implosion bomb."
As soon as the intelligence officer finished speaking, the wall of sand in front of the convoy was torn apart, and a large amount of yellow sand was sucked into a singularity. The storm subsided, and a sandstorm gradually disappeared.
"This is a superweapon from the Europa Military-Industrial Complex. It's said that it even contains a singularity bomb capable of tearing the moon apart. I don't know if that's just a rumor or true," Achas said.
Modi said, "It's better to be safe than sorry. I've heard before that Weyland has a dimensional rift generator that can send people out of the current timeline."
"That's true," Aichas said with a smile.
Atlas also possesses similar superweapons, but this is not the whole story of the giant corporations' ambitions. Without exception, they all want to wield such power as individuals, rather than simply pressing a button to use it.
As the conversation continued, the sandstorm completely dissipated, and a large number of drones flew in from behind the convoy; they were responsible for reconnaissance and attack.
Tasks such as decoys and signal relays.
"Unmanned warfare is a tactic that has been proven in the war between the old and new orders, and it has proven to be correct."
Modi watched as swarms of drones swept across the desert. These drones, controlled by an AI named Nino, were capable of performing all the tasks that human soldiers could do.
The swarm of bees swept across the desert, and soon the gravity sensor scanned an underground structure and transmitted the coordinates back to the command terminal.
The swarm of bees behind them launched small bunker-buster missiles, bombarding the target area with the potential to collapse the underground structures.
But the fact that Valpugis Night has stood the test of time for so long speaks volumes about its capabilities.
As soon as the bunker buster bombs penetrated the ground, a surge of psychic energy swept across them, detonating them all in the shallow surface.
Next came the swarms of bees in the air.
"Telekinesis at the level of a Great Witch." Aichas became interested. "I know who she is, the Great Witch Paris. Only her abilities match."
"Besides the most basic physical interference, she can also interfere with gravity and electromagnetism with telekinesis, and it is said that she has even developed the ability to teleport."
"I see," Modi casually tore open a slit and went inside. "I'll go and meet her."
"Wait, I'll go with you..."
Aichas stared at the crack that had vanished in an instant, his smile frozen on his face.
After a moment of stunned silence, he no longer hesitated, activated the witch factor implanted in his body, and disappeared into the convoy as a blur.
As one of the committee members who wields power, he has various witch factors implanted in his body, which are activated by a device inside his body when needed.
These technologies would violate ethical guidelines for other companies; only committee members are permitted to use them.
It has a kind of "only officials are allowed to set fires, while ordinary people are not allowed to light lamps" feel to it.
Beneath the desert, a crack flashed by, and Modi's figure appeared in this underground structure.
He glanced around, estimating the time it would take for Aichas to arrive, and pondered how much effort he should put in to force Paris away before Aichas arrived.
"The night of Valpughis, or rather those infiltration pods, must not fall into the hands of the committee before they have completed their mission."
He raised his hand and, using the witch factor implanted in his body, shaped a miniature singularity based on the principle of a vacuum implosion bomb.
Although it existed for less than a second, the micro-singularity still caused significant damage to the underground structures, with most of them collapsing and being destroyed.
Fortunately, thanks to Mordy's precise control, the infiltration pod at the other end of the underground structure was not affected.
The Great Witch Paris was startled by the commotion and immediately checked the infiltration pod. After confirming that everything was alright, she breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at the young man who had suddenly appeared on the other side.
"Did you detonate that vacuum implosion bomb just now?"
"Yes." Mordy's answer was concise and to the point, his tone flat and monotone, as if he had just stepped on an ant, which annoyed Paris.
That one move just now wiped out more than half of the members of Valpughis Night.
"You will pay the price for this."
She adjusted her witch's hat and uttered these words, her immense mental power poised to be unleashed.
Modi, however, calmly replied, "Aichas is already on his way. Are you sure you want to waste your time on me?"
"What do you mean?"
The Great Witch paused, looking at him suspiciously.
Anger was suppressed by reason. She also realized that this was not a place for fighting. If she was not careful, the infiltration pod would be reduced to ashes.
More importantly, the man didn't seem to want to hurt her.
"You should be glad that it was me who came here, not Aichas, otherwise this place would have been ruins long ago."
Mordy calmly stated a fact: "While you are still of use to me, you had better take these things and leave now."
His tone reminded Paris of someone, so he tentatively asked, "The patron?"
She received no response, but she had already gotten the answer from Mordi's eyes.
Paris lowered his eyes, his psychic power surged forth, enveloping all the infiltration pods. He gave Mordy one last deep look, activated his psychic teleportation, and left the underground structure.
The underground building became empty, with only Modi standing in the center.
He raised his hand and conjured another miniature singularity, completely destroying the remaining portion of the underground structure.
The desert collapsed, creating a basin.
When Aichas arrived, all he saw was a ruin buried under yellow sand, and a young man standing on the ruin.
"Where's Paris?" he asked, frowning.
"They escaped, taking with them the survivors of the Valpugis Night and those infiltration pods."
Modi pointed down, a hint of helplessness and annoyance flashing in his eyes. "That great witch runs faster than a mouse. I just made my move, and she escaped using teleportation."
Hearing him say this, Aichas stared at him for a long time without saying anything.
Above the sky, the dark clouds brought by the lightning storm gradually dissipated, and the great witch trapped in the storm was nowhere to be found.
The war initiated by the Ring Committee has ended. Although the Night of Valpurgis was not completely destroyed, the goal of retaliation was achieved.
As for the lost infiltration pods, they never intended to retrieve them, since these were just mass-produced items and the company could produce more at any time.