Chapter 123: Going Crazy
Groups of armed avatars are ready, like a strict armored guard. Leading the way are several iron soldier avatars. With their agile and high mobility, their four legs are enough to rush all the way through the industrial park and rush to the bottom of the Shenwei Building.

After the Iron Soldier incarnation, there were armed incarnations such as the riot suppressants who carried a large number of weapons. In addition, there were also scattered scout incarnations. In order to storm the industrial park that had become like a fortress, Dong Yuan dispatched almost all the armed incarnations that could be mobilized in the local area of ​​​​Anyan City.

They all maintained physical connections, with thin cables extending at the intersection of the roads, like clumps of vines, tying up each armed avatar.

"Military reinforcements are on the way, just give it a try."

Dong Yuan told the operators of the armed avatars in the channel, "The long-range strikes are also ready, and fire support can be provided at any time."

The armed incarnations of the military take time to get to the battlefield, but the missile launchers that have already been set up do not.

At the launch site a hundred kilometers away from the industrial park, shortly after Dong Yuan sent the request, dozens of missiles had already locked onto various important facilities in the Shenwei Building.

If there were no concerns about the safety of the wealthy and powerful, these missiles would have been fired long ago, with flames cutting through the night and setting the tall buildings on fire.

After giving these instructions, Dong Yuan lit up a cigarette and took a deep puff. The wrinkles at the corners of his eyes piled up together like bark that was about to fall off.

"Is there any public opinion on the Internet?" Dong Yuan asked in the channel.

A response came from the channel, "There are some, but Fenglong Computing has urgently cooperated with us to ban these public opinions."

Such a large-scale action will inevitably attract the attention of citizens, not to mention that the Supervisory Bureau is preparing to start a local war here.

In the past, Dong Yuan was a person who cared very much about online public opinion. After all, this is an era of highly developed information, and sometimes storms on the Internet are far more serious than the impact of real disasters.

But right now, Dong Yuan has no time to care about these things. Once the immortal is connected to the network and becomes the god of data, the disastrous impact it brings will not be limited to one city or one country.

It's the whole world.

Dong Yuan couldn't help but sigh, "From the seriousness of the situation, we are indeed preparing to start a war, right?"

"Yes, Director Dong."

Zhou Si's voice came from the channel. Although the situation was so serious, his voice was still calm and without any emotional ups and downs.

Dong Yuan didn’t know whether Zhou Si was really so rational, or whether he was just borrowing the language function of his incarnation body and deliberately disguising his voice, while in fact, Zhou Si’s heart had already been filled with panic?
He didn't know, and he didn't want to ask. He just sighed with extreme exhaustion, "I have worked in the Supervisory Bureau for many years and carried out countless operations, but I never thought that I could command a war."

"And this war is so special, so different from any war in human history."

Zhou Si continued, "Many wars have occurred in the long history of mankind, including the Battle of Stalingrad, the Normandy Landing, the Battle of the Marne, the Battle of Verdun, the Battle of Saratoga, the Punic Wars, etc...."

"These wars, in the context of the times, have indeed promoted the progress of the world and determined the trajectory of human history.

But no matter how cruel those wars were, in the final analysis, they were still civil wars between humans. Regardless of whether they won or lost, humans still dominated everything in the end. "

Dong Yuan followed Zhou Si's words and said softly, "But this war tonight is different."

Zhou Si’s response came from the channel.

"Tonight is humanity's first war with the Ascended Consciousness. If we lose, it will also be the last."

During the short preparation period, Zhou Si talked about his ideas about upgrading consciousness in the channel, which were consistent with what he had told Li Weiyu at the beginning, without any deviation.

The first ascended consciousness to step into the new world will become the invisible God of Data, the only God-King in the new world, owning and ruling everything.

The immortal may not launch a technological war against humanity like Skynet in science fiction movies, but Zhou Si believes that he will definitely secretly influence the direction of the world, erase all human knowledge of upgraded consciousness, and turn humans into his captive landscape ant colony.

"We are ready."

Zhou Si's voice rang out again, and then the channel fell into a long silence, with only the faint sound of electric current echoing.

Song Qiliang has fallen asleep in the dream pool. He controls an iron soldier incarnation, while Zhou Si climbs on the back of the iron soldier incarnation, like a soldier riding a giant beast.

Behind the Iron Soldier incarnation are Li Weiyu and Xiang Ji who are ready. After the armed incarnation clears a path, they, the inspectors, will follow closely and infiltrate into the industrial park.

Armed avatars are only suitable for fighting armed avatars. More detailed rescue operations still require the dispatch of their inspectors.

Moreover, they were not sure what other hidden tricks the Immortal had. Once the armed incarnations were paralyzed and turned into scrap metal in front of the Immortal, then at this final moment, the only ones they could rely on were the inspectors themselves.

No matter how terrifying and powerful the immortal is, even if he can invade the firewalls of the whole world, he still cannot penetrate the mind of a flesh and blood body.

This carbon body is indeed fragile, but it is the last line of defense against steel.

Zhou Si was ready, and requested in the channel, "Let's take action."

"Ah."

Dong Yuan simply responded, but it was this short syllable that marked the beginning of tonight's war.

Almost at the same moment, the ready Iron Soldier incarnations all ran at full speed. The motorized wheels at the end of their four legs spun at high speed, burning wisps of white smoke on the ground, and then pushed their heavy bodies towards the industrial park like wild horses.

"Attack! Attack!"

There were constant shouting in the channel, which were the orders given by the leaders of each action team.

"Attack! Attack!"

They were hysterical and shouted themselves hoarse.

In addition to the main gate of the industrial park, armed incarnations also invaded other entrances of the industrial park. The standing winches were spinning frantically, swallowing and spitting out the extended cables. Dense buzzing sounds lingered in the night sky, and large numbers of drones were suspended in the air.

Zhou Si held on tightly to the Iron Soldier incarnation under him to prevent himself from being thrown off by the sudden acceleration. Beside him, the Bt-24 flapped its wings and followed.

The Bt-24 flew higher and higher until it merged into the night and disappeared, but its eyes still followed Zhou Si closely, without shifting even a bit.

"Get ready for impact, Dr. Zhou!"

Song Qiliang warned. The moment the Iron Soldier incarnation rushed into the industrial park, the alarm system started screaming endlessly. Multiple blood-red warning signs flashed in the field of vision, and continuous locking prompts kept popping up.

"I know!"

Zhou Si's body was tense, ready to strike; he was also aware of the enemy's attack.

In an instant, brilliant flames rose from the industrial park. Countless miniature missiles rose from the ground, dragging long tail flames, illuminating the night sky and the earth, like a grand fireworks display.

A moment later, the fireworks fell to the earth, and the roaring explosions overlapped, like a dense thunderstorm, and the roaring heat waves rushed in all directions, sweeping across the lawn, leaving a field of charred waste.

In the erupting thick smoke, Song Qiliang drove the Iron Soldier incarnation to break through the billowing smoke. While moving at high speed, the heavy melta shotgun had locked onto the enemy and pulled the trigger.

"Fire!"

Exploding streams of fire burst out from the muzzles of the guns, and the red afterglow and the frenzied fire snakes intertwined together, illuminating the defenders hiding in the dark. They were tall giants like iron towers, and they were also the incarnations of the town guards guarding the industrial park. At this time, their heavy armor covers had all opened, constantly swallowing and spitting out fire snakes, pouring firepower towards the iron soldier incarnation.

"Don't worry, Dr. Zhou."

Song Qiliang was not frightened by the enemy's momentum. Instead, he said confidently, "This can be considered a group charge!"

Before he finished his words, more dense gunshots rang out from behind Zhou Si. He turned his head and saw countless red streams of fire like flying stars, following the steps of the Iron Soldier incarnation, colliding with the fire snakes in the sky, causing clusters of fleeting fireballs to rise.

When the strong light faded away, Zhou Si could see clearly that behind him, there were more Iron Soldier incarnations following closely behind him.

They moved in groups, like charging cavalry, advancing at high speed while continuously firing back, and forcibly tore a gap in the firepower network of the town guard incarnation.

"Forward! Forward! Make a way!"

An unknown roar lingered in the channel, and the Iron Soldier incarnations went crazy, firing their heavy melta shotguns repeatedly. The missile bay covers on both shoulders were also opened, releasing all their ammunition at the enemy.

Semi-molten metal fragments scattered all over the ground like overflowing magma, turning the entire area into a burning hell, while the steel demons fought and struggled in the flames.

Zhou Si watched all this coldly. Although the battle was brutal, it was just the beginning. They needed to arrive at the Shenwei Building, and that would be the beginning of the decisive battle.

After the Iron Soldier Incarnation tore open the hole, more armed incarnations rushed in. They did not have the high mobility of the Iron Soldier Incarnation, but they had strong enough firepower to strike.

An armed avatar that looked like a giant ape occupied the high ground. It leaned down, pierced the rivets from its feet and drove them deeply into the ground, while its arms supported its body to stabilize the overall structure.

Then, a gun barrel dropped from its back and rested on its shoulder. It aimed at a town guard incarnation in the distance, loaded ammunition, locked the target, and pulled the trigger.

The deafening sound of artillery fire rang through the night. The horrific recoil caused the armed incarnation to tremble violently, stirring up a large cloud of dust on the ground.

At the same time, a thin line of fire streaked across the battlefield and accurately hit a town guard incarnation.

Under this deadly bombardment, even the thickest armor became as thin and fragile as paper. A terrifying hole was directly dug out of the town guard incarnation, and then a raging fire ignited from the inside, engulfing it into a rapidly expanding fireball.

More thunder roared from all directions.

The armed avatars' strong attack was effective and they continued to advance the front line. After they cleared a safe area, inspectors such as Li Weiyu and Xiang Ji drove armored vehicles and rushed into the industrial park.

"The main gate has been breached."

"The staff dormitory area has been occupied."

"Staff are being evacuated."

Reports from various action groups came through the channel. It sounded like the offensive was going very smoothly, but Zhou Si did not feel the slightest bit of joy.

In Zhou Si's opinion, these guarding incarnations were just a means for the immortal to delay their attack speed. As for those staff, they were meaningless to the immortal and there was no need to spend any time on them.

The truly valuable targets are all inside the Shenwei Building.

Zhou Si looked at the nearby Shenwei Building and requested, "Commissioner Song, please find a way to send me to the vicinity of Shenwei Building first!"

"Ok!"

Song Qiliang responded, and the charge of the Iron Soldier incarnations continued. After breaking through another area, another dense fire lit up from the front.

This time, they were greeted not only by a swarm of missiles, but also by dense gunfire, as if thousands of gun muzzles were pointed at them, weaving a torrent of metal.

Zhou Si lowered his body and used the iron soldier under him as a cover. The shock wave passed by with high temperature, singed his hair, and even the bionic coating turned gray and black.

The sharp sound of clanging continued, as if a metal rainstorm was falling. Countless bullets fell on the Iron Soldier incarnation. Even though it had strong enough defensive armor, it still became bumpy under this high-intensity attack.

The roar of artillery fire suddenly arose, but this time it came from the direction of Shenwei Building.

Zhou Si did not see the direction of the artillery fire, nor did he see the trajectory of the shells. He just heard the sound of the cannon, and then an iron soldier incarnation slowly stopped, fell to the side of the road, and turned into a burning steel wreckage.

"avoid!"

Zhou Si warned loudly, but just as he shouted, he discovered in despair that the Iron Soldier incarnations were in an open space, and there were no building shelters within a hundred meters.

Only at this moment did Zhou Si realize that the previous defense was just a means for the immortal to paralyze everyone, and the real line of defense of Shenwei Building started from here.

Suddenly, the night sky above his head lit up again. Zhou Si looked up and once again saw the brilliant starry sky stretching in the darkness.

But this time, the galaxy did not fall towards the end of the city, but instead fell towards the earth.

Thousands of drones carrying explosives swooped down, and the heavy flames mixed together, turning into a continuous sea of ​​fire, burning from all sides of the Shenwei Building until a burning wall of fire was formed, completely surrounding the sacred crystal tower.

In the raging sea of ​​fire, the scarred Iron Soldier incarnation walked out with difficulty. Its left forelimb was severely injured, its mobility was greatly reduced, and its armor was also badly damaged, revealing the internal cables and precise structures.

But under the body of the Iron Soldier incarnation, Zhou Si walked out safely. Before the suicide attack of the drone swarm, Song Qiliang drove the Iron Soldier incarnation to successfully protect Zhou Si.

Apart from the fact that the bionic coating became tattered, Zhou Si was fine.

The invasion of the Supervisory Bureau was slowed down. If that were the case, it could be solved by continuing to deploy armed avatars and prolonging the combat time. But soon, another brilliant galaxy rose from the crystal tower.

Zhou Si looked up. This time, the drone swarm did not attack the sea of ​​fire. Instead, it changed direction and flew towards the defense line outside the industrial park.

Song Qiliang also saw this scene, and what happened afterwards was also obvious.

His voice was calm, and there was even a hint of joking interest in his tone.

"As expected, things like war are never smooth sailing, Doctor Zhou."

The swarm of drones fell towards the defense line outside the industrial park, turning into a swarm of falling meteors.

Even though the cross-fire network swept away most of the drone swarms, causing them to explode into fireballs in mid-air, a large number of drone swarms still successfully fell to the ground.

There were bursts of roars coming from the distance.

Zhou Si saw the night sky in the distance burning with a blood-red color, and the Iron Soldier incarnation beside him had stopped moving at some point and remained silent.

A sharp stinging sensation echoed in Zhou Si's mind, and he asked tentatively.

"Commissioner Song?"

There was no response in the channel, only endless noise of electricity.

(End of this chapter)