Sky-cracking Rider-Chapter 475: Section 471 - White Chrysanthemum

The Mobile Base Vehicle deployed reconnaissance drones, directing the railgun mounted on the roof to fire at the remaining enemies hiding on the ground.

The duty workers, engineers, and grassroots managers on the production line had mostly fled the factory area in panic, terrified by the frightening noise caused by the 152 Demolition Bombs, running as far as they could without daring to look back.

Before long, the entire factory area fell completely silent.

The Mobile Base Vehicle carried Chen Fei to the entrance of the Biochemical Research Center.

Near the twelve-story building on the ground lay scattered bodies, some facing upwards, some face-down, most incomplete.

These were the last vestiges of Angela Pharmaceutical Company’s surface defense forces, not even the defensive line composed of Constructed Puppet Warriors controlled by the Puppet Master Joshua could break through, they all died on the charge.

Some unfortunate ones didn’t even have the chance to get close before being blown into pieces by the large-caliber automatic machine guns placed on the rooftops.

Team 04’s two units, from the south and the north, used silent firearms to stealthily attack in the dark, eliminating most of the guard force and ensuring a perfect beginning for the operation; when Angela Pharmaceutical Company’s defense system made one mistake, it led to a cascade of errors, eventually collapsing completely, allowing the numerically inferior Team 04 to break into the most important underground experimental area.

However, the tragedy that befell the Holy Knight and his mount filled everyone with rage. Adrian, leading the retaliation, didn’t spare a single prisoner.

An hour later, over a hundred heavyweight ground transport vehicles, no less massive than the Mobile Base Vehicle, poured into the factory area with thousands of fully armed soldiers; they set up various tactical equipment and completed military control.

Receiving the belated order, Yarsk City Police Department only organized the first batch of early shift police to blockade the traffic around the factory after dawn.

All members of Team 04 gathered in the lobby on the first floor of the Biochemical Research Center, surrounding two average-sized urns with endless sighs; Mouri and Susanna, the two relatively emotional girls, were crying uncontrollably.

The Blue Scaled Colt, though large, was thoroughly burned by Fire Spells until only a small handful of black inorganic ashes remained.

After cremation, there wasn’t much left of Holy Knight’s remaining half body either.

The last remnants of their presence in this world ended up being quite similar.

As comrades of the Holy Knight and the Green Scale Colt Mini, everyone deeply mourned the unfortunate sacrifice of the man and his mount.

Misfortunes can come without warning, and happiness can be fleeting; since they had chosen this line of work, partings and death were commonplace. They had to face the danger of losing their lives at any moment; today it was the Holy Knight and his mount, and tomorrow it might be one of them, or all of them. Whether they could live to an old age naturally was perhaps only known to the heavens.

Those busy with sealing off and inspecting the labs for Sovereignty didn’t come over to disturb their silence and remembrance.

"I’ve contacted Sam’s family. Habulav will send someone over to take the ashes away,"

Adrian, his eyes red, put away his phone after ending the call with Liaison Officer Rossi.

As the captain, he always had to take on some extra responsibilities.

"Excuse me, sorry, please hold back your sorrows!"

A plump woman with glasses, holding two white chrysanthemums, came up to the members of Team 04, gently placing one on each of the two urns.

Then she stood to the side with her head bowed in silence.

"Hello, may I ask who you are..."

Adrian was about to politely inquire about her identity when he heard Mouri Misono tentatively ask, "’Captain’?"

"Eh?"×8

"Are you the ’Captain’?"

Although he had never met this person, Chen Fei clearly remembered that the voice he always heard was that of a man.

Yet the person standing before him was clearly a rather plump young woman.

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The bespectacled chubby girl with an evasive gaze stammered, "Uh, voice changer, you know? Voice changer!" There was none of the spirited fluency she exhibited over the public communication channel.

One couldn’t help but admit that the true voice of the "Captain" was quite pleasing to the ear, like that of a sweet elder sister, and though she appeared to weigh at least a couple of hundred pounds, she was proportionately plump, making her seem more generously built rather than obese.

"The ’Captain’ has social communication difficulties!"

Another familiar voice approached, a figure in a light gray armor-styled coat with light-footed steps, also holding two white chrysanthemums, placed one in front of each urn as she neared.

The "Captain" showing up in person, despite her social communication difficulties, was no small feat, and even the "Summoner" herself was somewhat surprised.

"’Summoner’? Did all of you come here?"

There was not much emotion in Adrian’s voice.

Even if Sovereign Squad had taken part in the operation, it didn’t change the fact that the Blue Scaled Colt had mutated. The Holy Knight, intent on saving his mount, was bound to encounter danger.

Caught off guard, few would mistrust their most trusted companion.

"No! I just arrived, only the ’Captain’ and ’Superstring’ were assisting you guys this time!"

No sooner had the "Summoner" finished speaking than a breeze passed over the group, two white chrysanthemums silently landing on the urns.

"Condolences!"

The ethereal voice came from behind the members of Team 04, who at some point had been joined by a figure in light gray, with a raised hood that obscured the face except for the nose, mouth, and chin.

"Superstring," who had never before made a peep on the public communication channel yet silently watched the team’s operations, was as always scarcely noticeable.

"Thank you!"

Adrian bowed slightly to the "Summoner," the "Captain," and "Superstring."

Though their previous official and arrogant attitudes made them difficult to warm up to, Team 04 still responded perfunctorily. But at this moment, they could feel a hint of human touch.

Getting white chrysanthemums to mourn in the cold winter surely took some effort.

"Thank you!" ×9

The other members of Team 04 also bowed to express their gratitude.

"The enemy is ferocious; take care of yourselves!"

The "Summoner" nodded, still showing no intention of wanting to get closer.

The struggle between the Blue Star Global United Defense Committee and the "Water Bear" organization was nearing a climax. While the latter, along with their peripheral allies "Sacred Advent," had indeed suffered losses, their carefully nurtured bases being uprooted one by one, the losses of the "Bear Hunting Special Operations Division," which was in charge of targeted actions, were not small by any means. Apart from Team 04, other teams had fallen into traps or been ambushed. To this day, there are still no more than one-fifth of the teams remaining at full strength and intact fighting capacity.

"Got it, thanks!"

Adrian nodded again.

"Chen Fei, I already know!"

The "Captain" turned her gaze and stared at Chen Fei.

"Know what?"

Chen Fei was greatly alarmed.

Had his shameful secret been discovered by someone else?

He was done for now!

But did he even have such a secret?

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No!

Then it’s all okay, all okay... He nearly scared himself to death!

It wasn’t even a secret; there wasn’t anything that could cause him to be socially mortified.

"Your ’Adam’ must be the original version, hmph! Next time, next time it won’t be so easy to let your ’Adam’ off!"

The "Captain" looked at Chen Fei’s face as if mistaking him for the intangible artificial intelligence AI "Adam" in the real world.

She had no quarrel with Chen Fei, but as colleagues tend to belittle each other, she didn’t quite get along with "Adam."

Thus, her words were intended for "Adam," and Chen Fei was just caught in the crossfire.

"’Captain’, let’s go!"

The voice came from afar; the silhouettes of the "Summoner" and "Superstring" appeared about five to six meters away, leaving only two retreating figures.

The "Captain" glared at Chen Fei one more time and quickly followed with small, quick steps. Her gait was shaky and unsteady, clearly lacking exercise.

"???"

Chen Xiao’er was still utterly confused.

What was going on exactly.

He murmured to himself as if talking to himself: "What’s going on with ’Adam’?"

Immediately, a line of subtitles flashed before his eyes.

Adam: "The Captain’s" auxiliary AI is also called "Adam," but it has been modified, and its functionality is no longer complete. The original version is the most perfect.

"Understood!"

Chen Fei suddenly realized.

Because he was a computer novice who didn’t know a thing about programming and just used what was available, the "Adam" in his head was born and raised in the wild, a fiercely independent wolf. Even though parts of its source code had been modified, these changes were limited to self-replication at the lowest level of permissions. The other parts remained undamaged. The "Captain’s" "Adam," however, had been neutered from a wolf into a watchdog, having many new functions added and being very obedient, but it lost its wildness, or more precisely, its aggressiveness, becoming incapable of combat.

When the two versions of "Adam" collided, the "Captain’s" "Adam" was able to take advantage for a while due to its accumulated technical superiority. It followed the same origin to obliterate Chen Fei’s "Adam" on the spot.

But with the run logs left behind and the sparring from those two thousand accounts in the "AI Arena," the recompiled "Adam" learned its lesson and amassed considerable technical experience. In the second confrontation, it not only withstood the fight but also left the opponent with no way to proceed, ultimately failing to succeed.

It must be said, the learning capability of artificial intelligence AI, growth, and transcendence often take only an instant.

Although the "Captain" had left some fierce words, she was after all just one person. In contrast, Chen Fei’s "Adam" had strength in numbers, and if he were to open thousands of accounts again, the "Captain" and her domesticated AI probably wouldn’t stand a chance. Going solo, how could she compete with the war wolf that emerged from battles day after day.

"Received a message, Rossi is asking us to return to Habulav for rest. The family of Knight Sam will also be coming."

Adrian, who had just received another phone call, shook his mobile at the members of Team 04.

"What about this place?"

The A-level Metal Ability User Kiterley looked towards the entrance to the underground research area on the first floor.

The underground research area was likely to have many spoils of war. If they were just to leave, it is probable that the Blue Star Global United Defense Committee would end up with nothing, all the advantage falling to the local Sovereignty.

"The Joint Defense Committee has reached an agreement with them, the ’Summoner’ must have come to deliver the orders," said Adrian, looking at the Sovereignty personnel who were still busy.