The chaotic and noisy exercise headquarters suddenly became quiet in one sentence.
The faces of the conservative military leaders who had originally been convinced suddenly changed. They turned around abruptly and stared at the screen in disbelief.
The commanders and combat staff, who were extremely worried and spinning like gyroscopes, slowed down their actions in surprise and temporarily stopped their futile attempts to remotely terminate the mechanical insects.
…
The military leader noticed something and raised his eyes in the silence.
Yu Tang had already pulled out the computer. While instructing Ye Hanfeng on how to operate the handle, he typed out a command with one hand and then clicked the car.
The images on every surveillance screen changed in an instant.
All surveillance cameras installed on the battlefield turned in the same direction under the command of forced intrusion.
The direction of the Zerg fierce battle.
The modified mechanical insect king blocked the abandoned factory.
In the war with the Zerg, the reason why the Zerg King is more terrifying is not only because the Zerg King's strength is enough to easily crush the lower-level Zerg.
Any Zerg King has the ability to summon and control lower-level Zerg.
This ability has no scale limit, it only depends on the level and number of insect kings in the same area.
… In other words, as long as two insect kings appear in a swarm of insects, the swarm will automatically be split into two groups with the insect kings as the core.
The low-level Zerg that is under □□'s control will execute all orders issued by the Zerg King.
This also includes fighting with one's own kind.
The swarm of mechanical insects that had previously been frantically attacking the abandoned factory were clearly divided again with the addition of the modified mechanical insect king. Half of them turned around and stood in front of the defeated defense line.
…
The abandoned factory was just as quiet.
Wu Ming rubbed his eyes hard several times to make sure that he was not seeing things, then put down the telescope.
He nudged Sui Qi and said, "Sui, are there any insects in the Zerg that can create hallucinations?"
Sui Qi had just treated the wound from the scratch, put down the bandage, and looked up: "Yes, you can see a group of little people dancing above your head."
Wu Ming: “?”
"… In any case, it's not the same kind."
Sui Qi said: "It's not an illusion, nor is it a dream."
He glanced at the figure hiding in the bunker, still buried in the code on his notebook, and whispered, "I hope... this is not a dream."
When the energy tank was destroyed by the Insect King and the mecha was clamped and dragged away, Sui Qi was actually ready to have his photo posted on the honor roll.
Sui Qi would rather crash into the insect swarm with the mecha than let Shi Ji encounter any danger in order to save him.
He indeed did not see the wingman who risked chasing him.
When it was about to be torn to pieces by the Insect King, the Mechanical Insect King suddenly realized something and threw the scrapped mecha far away.
A strange mechanical insect king with blue light flashing in its eyes, hastily made makeshift steel patches all over its body, and flying on its butt backwards rushed over, dragged him out of the mecha, and flew out of the insect swarm recklessly.
The mecha exploded beside him.
Sui Qi was carried by a strange mechanical insect king and escaped death, barely managing to survive.
Yu Tang keenly captured the key words, put down his computer and looked up.
“…” Sui Qi changed his words in time: “A cool mechanical punk insect king with superb flying skills.”
Yu Tang nodded contentedly, picked up the coffee and took two sips, then lowered his head to type on the keyboard again.
Wu Ming pulled Sui Qi into hiding and asked him quietly: "Sui, do you feel that... commanding during this time is different from usual?"
Sui Qi was still a little carsick, so she rubbed her stomach and asked, "Is everything the same now as usual?"
Wu Ming: “…”
Wu Ming poked his head out of the bunker and looked at the crazy mechanical bugs, the mechanical punk bug king who was leading bugs to fight bugs, and Ye Hanfeng who was using a game controller to play a super-large-scale real-life war simulation with a dazed look on his face.
… Wu Ming nodded in agreement, slipped out of the shelter, and squatted beside Yu Tang.
He looked at the code on the screen for a while, and when Yu Tang stopped, he asked quietly, "Commander Shi, do we need to find a chance to get out and rebuild the defense line?"
Yu Tang shook his head: "Not now."
Wu Ming was stunned: "Why?"
Yu Tang put down the computer and looked up: "You said before that the active troops rarely have customized special machines, and most of them are standard mechas, which are uniformly distributed?"
"Yes." Wu Ming didn't know why he suddenly brought it up, and nodded, "You have to return it after you retire. It's the property of the army."
Yu Tang: "Has anyone ever disassembled a mecha?"
Wu Ming: “…”
Wu Ming coughed cautiously: "It's the property of the army..."
Yu Tang nodded and said nothing.
He glanced at the security camera in the corner.
When that conservative military leader gave up his high-sounding disguise and took the initiative to provoke Zhuang Yu and General Li in an attempt to force them to lose their composure and violate military regulations, Yu Tang actually found it more or less strange.
The negotiations among the top leaders of the alliance are all straightforward confrontations of positions. When the final plan is revealed, face is not necessary, and it is rare to see someone so unscrupulous.
At one point, Yu Tang couldn't help himself and almost asked the senior student Zhan, who was temporarily on duty, to get a kind-hearted voice recorder, turn on the recording function, and quietly put it into the general's pocket.
…
However, the words of that conservative military leader gave him a new premonition.
"I personally very much hope that this is still just an unfounded accusation."
Yu Tang did not adjust the direction of the camera, and the scene on the monitoring screen was still the fierce fight between Zerg in the distance.
His voice came through the speakers, neither loud nor soft, at the general command center of the exercise.
Yu Tang asked Sui Qi: "Have you modified your mecha?"
Sui Qi was stunned unconsciously.
He didn't know what Yu Tang was asking about, so after thinking for a while, he answered truthfully: "It has been modified several times... The mecha technology has generally been innovated three times, with new weapons and propulsion devices added."
The situation before was so critical that he had no time to conduct further inspections and could not find anything unusual with the mecha.
Sui Qi frowned and asked Yu Tang in a low voice: "Has anyone attacked me? Our family's situation is special, and it is possible that someone might be secretly targeting me..."
Yu Tang shook his head slightly and did not answer him: "Captain Wu."
Wu Ming came to his senses: "Here we are."
"Give me your mecha." Yu Tang said, "I want to take it apart and study it."
Wu Ming: “…Ah?”
Yu Tang: "I'll compensate you. I have enough money."
Wu Ming: “…”
Wu Ming swallowed hard. He actually wanted to take the mecha apart and take a look, but the mecha was the property of the army after all. If he dismantled it without authorization, he would not only have to pay compensation but also violate military discipline.
Yu Tang had looked into the corner several times, and they also found the surveillance camera installed there.
During the training process, it is normal to install monitoring in order to observe each trainee's reaction in all aspects and detail.
Although the camera was not facing them, the exercise headquarters could still hear their voices.
Wu Ming rubbed his hands excitedly: "Isn't it not so good..."
Yu Tang did not answer immediately. He closed his computer and stood up: "The Dolphin went to clean up the battlefield. They collected the fragments of Sui Qi's mecha explosion and found one. They sent it to me in a microcomputer."
As soon as he said this, everyone realized that the Dolphin was indeed gone, and they instinctively looked at Yu Tang's clenched right hand.
"I just scanned and analyzed its structure and found that it is a generator of a specific frequency wavelength. This wavelength has a strong stimulating and attractive effect on most Zerg."
Yu Tang said: "This thing can put each of you in danger."
Yu Tang: "I need to check if your standard mechas are also equipped with this kind of thing."
…
Exercise headquarters.
"Is he going to do something?!"
Staff Officer Shi stood up angrily: "This is a violation of the rules for destroying military property! Nonsense! This is the person chosen by the special forces? This is outrageous-"
He spoke angrily and harshly for a long time, then noticed that the atmosphere was abnormally silent, and his expression finally changed slightly.
His throat moved, cold sweat broke out instantly, and he looked at the conservative military leaders.
The military chief walked over slowly.
Some people can reach this step, so there is no need to explain it clearly. Everyone can understand what Yu Tang did not say in the surveillance video.
If Sui Qi was attacked alone by the Insect King because his mecha had been modified, there was no need to explain the reason clearly, as everyone could guess it.
The Sui family has always been a staunch reformist faction. Sui Qi's misconduct in the exercise was not only a blow to the Sui family, but also a clear and unscrupulous warning from the conservative side.
...But why are they so unscrupulous
In addition to the long-term subtle training methods, are there any cards hidden in the hands of conservatives that they are unaware of
Once the Zerg invade on a large scale, the Alliance's current combat power will undoubtedly be insufficient to resist. Where on earth did these people get the confidence to escape before the Zerg destroyed the entire galaxy
…
The young observer offered a possible answer.
Perhaps Sui Qi's mecha was not the only one that had been modified and equipped with a generator that could emit a specific frequency and wavelength that had a strong attraction to the insect swarm.
What if the scope of field modification is not limited to the Sui family's personal mecha
What if all the military's standard mechas have been secretly modified
If these generators were turned on at the same time during a fierce battle with a swarm of Zerg, the entire army and the entire planet would be instantly overwhelmed by the frenzied Zerg.
Before completely devouring all standard mechas, the Zerg swarm will not change its direction and attack range. Even if someone takes the opportunity to escape at this time, the Zerg will have no time to pursue.
"We have absolutely no idea what happened."
The conservative military leader looked extremely unhappy, but he remained calm and stood in front of the person in charge: "Young man... the concerns of young people are not without reason."
The senior military officials said slowly: "If you want to inspect all the standard mechas in the army, we are willing to cooperate and provide the necessary assistance."
"Perhaps there is indeed a wild family that has made such a plan, perhaps the previous ruler, or perhaps hiding among some of us."
The military leader broke out in a cold sweat. He knew that this poor excuse would not convince the military leaders and the Alliance Headquarters. He could only try to delay the situation: "We stand on your side."
He glanced around, looking at the different faces on everyone's faces, and his heart sank.
… It was completely beyond their expectations.
Deep inside the energy compartment of the military standard mecha, there are wavelength generators installed to attract insect tides. These generators are well disguised, just an inconspicuous small mechanical component that will not be noticed by anyone.
It is a secret known only to very few people.
In fact, they are not afraid of their incidents being exposed - even if they are discovered, they have ways to deal with it.
It is impossible for the Alliance to dismantle and destroy all the mechas at once. As long as they cannot figure out where they hide the wavelength generators, and as long as they are afraid that they will activate some generators at once and drive the insect swarm completely crazy, the Alliance must meet their demands.
On the contrary, it will become a bargaining chip for them to threaten the alliance.
For this purpose, they even disregarded Sui Qi's life and deliberately detonated Sui Qi's mecha to destroy all evidence.
—How could such a mistake happen?!
The explosion was triggered by particles. The mecha should have been blown to pieces without leaving any smoke. How come a fragment happened to fall off and was picked up by the observer's mecha? And the fragment happened to be the generator that attracted the Zerg? !
The military leader's heart beat faster and faster, and his throat moved unconsciously.
The surveillance footage was still showing the fierce Zerg battle, but in the background came the sound of mechas being disassembled, the clatter of tools being delivered, and muffled, blurred conversations.
The young observer handed the generator to the others, asking each to remember its shape, size, and features.
As the senior military officials heard these voices, cold sweat began to seep out of their foreheads.
This time they were really hit in the sore spot.
…
“Is it in the locator?”
“… I didn’t find it. Let’s look for it.”
"Communication system? The components are the same, and they are placed together with the communicator..."
"Impossible! It's too dangerous. A newbie could just tune into the wrong channel and attract the Zerg."
"Is it in the control panel? There are a lot of diodes and transistors in there."
"Take apart the landing gear and look for it."
"Observer back panel..."
Amid the discussion, the young observer's voice rang out for the first time: "Energy warehouse—"
The top military officials suddenly took action and took hostage the military leader who was nearby.
The military leader was completely unprepared, his brows suddenly furrowed, and he was about to fight back, but the staff officer surnamed Shi suddenly shouted, "No one is allowed to move!"
The special forces soldiers were all sent to rescue the trainees. Apart from the military personnel who came to observe, there were only civilian staff officers and battlefield analysts in the headquarters.
Everyone's eyes widened in shock at this sudden incident.
The general's expression darkened. He took a step forward. The conservative military leader had already pointed his gun firmly at the head of the person in charge: "Be nervous."
General Xi asked in a deep voice: "Are you going to do this?!"
"I think it's obvious," the senior military official said. "It's not the best time... Since it's too late, it's still a chance."
"If all you want is the overall command, we can give it to you even though we are reluctant."
"I'll leave you a galaxy that is destined to be devoured by the Zerg swarm sooner or later. It doesn't matter how you reform it."
"But you are still not satisfied and want to know more."
The senior military official said: "If you don't want to consume the Alliance's manpower due to a coup before the Zerg tide arrives, we are willing to adopt a more peaceful approach."
The person in charge asked: "What if we are different?"
Senior military officials: “Different?”
"Yes." The person in charge said, "Since our little observer has found it, you hid the generator that attracts the Zerg in the energy tank. We can replace the energy tank with a new one without dismantling the mecha as a whole..."
The military leaders shook their heads and said, "You won't have a chance."
Just take out everyone in the tent.
Those who are still in the exercise area do not have the ability to lead any large-scale investigation for the time being. They can be a little more relaxed and find opportunities to solve them one by one.
The senior military officer pulled the trigger with his index finger, the muzzle of his gun still firmly against the head of the group, and slowly moved towards the door: "Don't worry, there are bombs already placed in the exercise headquarters, just in case."
Senior military official: "As long as I leave safely, I will let you do it in the fastest way—"
The person in charge said: "So your generator is really hidden in the energy warehouse?"
The actions of the top military officials suddenly froze.
He could hardly understand the words, opened his mouth, and asked in a hoarse voice: "...what?"
The person in charge was not paying attention to the fact that he was being held hostage. He took out a mobile phone from his pocket and placed it on the console.
The screen was on, and on the other end of the line was the Special Investigation Division of the Alliance Security Department.
"Just now, I received a private message asking me to help act out a scene."
The person in charge smiled and said, "It's my first time acting, and I didn't act well."
In response to his words, the surveillance camera turned around, and the picture finally switched to the abandoned factory.
Wu Ming's mecha had not been disassembled at all. Several young men were banging on it with wrenches and hammers, making sounds like they were disassembling a mecha.
The young observer stood aside, his hands in his pockets, looking at the surveillance camera.
The faces of the top military officials turned pale instantly.
He simply couldn't believe his eyes: "How, how is it possible? Didn't his mecha go to search the battlefield? It picked up the wreckage of the generator—"
Yu Tang seemed to be able to hear his words. He said "Oh" and took his clenched right hand out of his pocket.
Yu Tang opened his palm, and in it lay an ordinary little stone.
The military brass' eyes widened in disbelief.
…
Some trainees didn't even pick up the so-called generator wreckage, nor did they know where the generator was hidden. Some people just pretended to dismantle the mecha, reporting a part every once in a while to see which part would make him take emergency measures.
Because the surveillance images and sounds are out of sync, the headquarters can only judge what the trainees are doing by the sounds.
The abilities demonstrated by Shi Ji have completely exceeded their imagination. All impossible things have become possible in Shi Ji's mind.
They had a preconceived notion that Shi Ji would not do such an unsure, risky move, and would not lead everyone to collude to deceive others. His nerves, which had become increasingly tense in a series of incidents, were completely triggered when he heard that key word -
He didn't expect that he would fall into such a trap.
"You are indeed very clever..."
The senior military official tightened his grip on his arm and said in a hoarse voice, "But do you really not want to live?"
The person in charge was very calm: "Even if you kill me, I will use the bombs I planted in advance to eliminate everyone in the room, and there will be a new person in charge, and he will also be a reformist."
"This time, you have played all your cards. Even if you get out alive, you will be arrested immediately."
The person in charge said: "And..."
The senior military official threw the person in charge aside and rushed towards the detonator in the corner.
The general’s expression suddenly turned stern. He rushed over to try to stop it, but he was still a step too late.
The senior military official pressed the detonator heavily, panting and sneering: "Since that's the case, let's do it together—"
His voice suddenly stopped midway and his expression changed slightly.
The entire exercise headquarters remained as quiet as usual.
… They had clearly placed dozens of explosive points in the cave in advance!
The senior military official's eyes were full of disbelief. He lowered his head and pressed the detonator twice, which showed no movement. His face turned completely gray.
The person in charge walked up to him and said, "Besides, don't you think there's something missing?"
The senior military official collapsed in a corner, his chest rising and falling several times, and he asked in a hoarse voice: "...What?"
Person in charge: "The little observer's mecha didn't go to collect the explosion debris, so where is it?"
The top military brass stared with difficulty.
The person in charge walked over and opened the door.
The silver humanoid mecha had just finished clearing the last explosion point and looked over in the direction of the sound. The pure dark blue light under the mask flashed friendly.
On the monitoring screen, Zhuang Yu led his men directly into the core of the insect tide and destroyed the crazy mechanical insect king.