From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Core tower.

The main entrance facing south.

Six semi-mechanical and semi-biological "giants", or "trolls" nearly ten meters tall, are on guard here, and their right arms have been modified into large-caliber bio-energy cannons.

Even corruption could not stop UAC's weapons research.

The core tower should have seemed deserted in the early hours of the morning and late at night, but the miserable screams of those who were beaten and abused were extremely clear, and this was the main theme of Minova.

The greatest pleasure of the fallen is to inflict extreme violence on their former kind in order to satisfy their unsatisfied desires.

This is why they want to "capture" humans to prevent them from actually becoming extinct, because if it happens, the fallen will lose their "fun" forever.

Sudden;

boom-! boom-!

Explosions were heard one after another in the city.

? !

The six trolls guarding the main gate were alert and raised their hand cannons, but due to the obstruction of the surrounding buildings, they could not clearly observe what was going on.

Swish-swish-swish!

? ?

The troll looked up again and saw that numerous missiles were trailing white tail flames and rushing into the night sky shrouded in blood-colored haze at extremely fast speeds.

However, the number of missiles launched was obviously not in line with expectations.

Based on the previous series of explosions, the trolls instantly understood that the defense facilities deployed in the city had been targeted and destroyed, and Minova was facing an unprecedented air attack!

Then, the hazy night sky flashed with the light of successfully intercepted explosions, and several of the "fireballs" were particularly dazzling, just like the sun.

Boom—boom—! ! !

When the trolls heard the explosion from the sky, they saw several missiles successfully breaking through the interception net and heading straight towards the center of Minova.

"Roar!!" The six trolls no longer stayed outside, turned around and ran into the core tower.

Phew~————! !

Then, the core area of ​​Minerva was suddenly illuminated by several "suns".

boom-----! !

Then, deafening explosions and shock waves began to sweep through everything, and the earth could not stop shaking violently.

In the dim hall of the core tower;

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The twisted faces of the six trolls cannot show complex expressions, and their eyes are covered by armor, but it is not difficult to guess that they are full of confusion at this moment.

They were the elite mercenaries of UAC when they were humans. After being assimilated, they helped the company solve many threats and made outstanding achievements in combat. Therefore, they were able to accept more advanced "evolution" and became the "trolls" who specialize in protecting high-level officials today. .

It stands to reason that since the company led them to become the true overlord of the earth in 2047, all nuclear weapons in the old era should be owned by the company.

Even if there were human resistance armies in the towns or in the wilds of the old days, humans who lacked nuclear weapons were just suffering from scabies.

What's more, the company's top management still deliberately retains the power of resistance. As long as the hope that "we will eventually win" still exists, human beings will be like moths to a flame, fighting for it regardless.

The humans imprisoned and kept in captivity by them firmly believe that the resistance will soon break through Minova and regain their freedom. Therefore, they retain a strong desire to survive and avoid the mass death of "livestock" caused by their single-minded pursuit of death. occur.

But the nuclear explosion that just took place shows that mankind once again has the capability of nuclear strike and even the ability of intercontinental delivery. This

This is simply impossible.

After hearing the commotion outside subside a little, the six trolls left the hall and returned to the front yard of the main entrance.

Even though there was no visual sharing, they also noticed that except for the core tower behind them, the area for UAC high-level residences had been razed to the ground.

but…

Why leave the core tower alone?

Could it be that many branches of the human troops that destroyed a large number of defense facilities in advance have penetrated near the tower?

In other words, are humans making such a big noise just so that their troops can successfully infiltrate the tower? !

"Roar!! There is an intruder!!"

After realizing this possibility, the largest troll roared to the sky, raised his hand, and was about to press the specially made throat microphone to report to the remaining UAC senior officials.

Swish-!

boom-!

However, the instantaneous firing of the individual rocket launcher and the explosion caused by the rocket hitting its chest directly interrupted the troll's reporting action.

Ta~! Ta-ta~!

Then came a concentrated salvo of suppressors and subsonic bullets.

The "force branches" originally suspected by the trolls, namely H7 and H8, have successfully sneaked to the side of the main entrance.

The two team leaders also realized that the troll's roar and raising of hands were to report.

Without time to think about it, they no longer regarded maintaining a state of concealment as their primary concern. Instead, they decided to attract the opponent's attention regardless of the cost and consequences, creating opportunities for investigators and elite team members to break into the core tower.

At this moment, Leon was squatting beside a flower bed without any green plants. With the help of the lock on the helmet screen and the mechanical skeleton, and with the help of the corporal beside him, he continuously shot a troll in the neck with his rifle.

"Hudson! Hicks!" the corporal ordered loudly: "Your team, Kennedy and Wang, continue to perform the mission!"

"Yes!" Six hunters responded first and quickly walked around to the far right side of the front yard of the main entrance.

Ada Wang and Leon followed closely behind, taking advantage of the chaos at the beginning of the battle to successfully rush into the hall of the core tower.

On the other hand, the troll, who was hit by a rocket, violently dispersed the smoke generated by the explosion, then raised his right arm and fired an energy cannon diagonally forward that emitted a dazzling green light.

boom! !

This shot directly melted the flower bed.

Hey! !

The high-temperature bioplasma splashed around and penetrated the right shoulder, right leg and many other parts of the corporal who was being transferred, causing the optical camouflage of the combat uniform to begin to malfunction irregularly, sometimes good and bad, and the corporal himself was lying on the ground. There was no movement.

Not only the largest troll, but the other five could not clearly see the specific positions of the hunters, but they were able to work together to form more powerful firepower. Coupled with their own thick armor, they quickly reversed the situation of being suppressed previously. situation.

However, this was exactly the purpose of the hunters. At the expense of themselves, they succeeded in attracting all the attention in a short period of time.

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Core tower.

In an elevator large enough to accommodate four trolls at the same time;

"UAC really fucking built a humanoid tank, which looks more powerful than the Tyrant!"

"Fuck...the corporal's vital signs are gone."

"Rehot's too!"

The voices of several hunters were sad and angry.

Leon watched the life status of the H7-H8 team members through the screen, gradually turning from green to red, until it became dim, and he felt inevitably sad in his heart.

But he didn't know whether to be grateful or not. It was the legacy of human behavior that made UAC install a tower navigation map in the lobby, with the words "104th Floor/Urban Management Center/Master Control Room" clearly marked on it. .