Chapter 109 The Time Has Come!

This suit of armor features a soft, fitted design at the major joints, ensuring that it does not hinder Wang Jixuan from making any movements.

The purpose of D5 Theater’s development of this armor was to serve as the ultimate equipment for 【preparatory cyborg mech】 warriors, enabling them to exert combat power similar to that of cyborg mechs without using expensive mechanical arm systems.

All of this is for…

This saves on the cost of each attack on the beast horde.

That’s how war is—cold, cruel, and yet you have to be meticulous.

After squatting down, Wang Jixuan skillfully brought up the control panel on his left arm, pressed a few buttons, and his whole body was immediately enveloped in holographic images, quickly blending into the surrounding environment.

Optical stealth!

The Psionic Capital monopolizes combat power in Psionic technology;

The D5 war zone stands out in the field of humanoid mech technology.

The equipment the Taoist priest is using now is much more effective than the holographic belt that the bear used back then, and the cost of the invisibility system is also lower.

More importantly, thermal imaging detectors also cannot detect him.

The power of pure technology.

Of course, the most powerful feature of this armor is its firepower system.

Due to the design limitations of having no mechanical arms, this X-armor is not equipped with a destruction cannon. Instead, it has six high-power laser cannons on the shoulders, chest, and outer thighs.

Its short-range lethality is astonishing!

It is also equipped with two laser blades, which can cut most alloys.

In addition to these standard weapons, wearing it also allows the use of some of the humanoid mech’s equipment, but using these equipment will put an enormous strain on the warrior inside the armor.

The drawbacks of powerful firepower are also obvious.

If the laser cannon is used frequently, the cooling system of the armor will be under great pressure.

To enter optical stealth mode, the cooling system must also be functioning properly.

This illustrates that, under purely technological conditions, one cannot have both fish and bear’s paw.

In addition to its agility, stealth system, and powerful firepower, the X-armor boasts a top-of-the-line power configuration, enabling not only short-range flight but also allowing the warrior piloting it to achieve explosive acceleration in a very short time.

It is far superior to those rudimentary standard exoskeletons and powered armor!

Similarly, this kind of burst of energy also requires the soldiers themselves to withstand extremely high intensity loads.

As for defense, this armor is only average.

It is equipped with a self-triggering electromagnetic shield, and when the shield is not in use, the armor is strong enough to withstand a violent explosion at close range.

In short, as long as the people inside don’t die from the fall or shock, the armor will function without any problems.

The designer also made some thoughtful design touches:

When the user of the armor is in dire straits, the nuclear battery mounted on the back of the armor can be detonated, turning it into a low-yield tactical nuclear bomb.

—A radical tactic that kills 800 enemies but loses 1 of its own.

Mr. Wang, one of the first users of the X Armor, said that this function is completely unnecessary.

Activate enhanced stealth;

Activate the biological search radar;

Mark military targets.

Wang Jixuan tapped the button on the side of his helmet, and figures marked with green boxes appeared in his field of vision.

The old man’s voice came through his headphones:

“Infiltrating alone is very dangerous and often requires a logistics and information support team. I will provide you with information support this time. I haven’t done this job in a long time, so it may be a bit rough. Please forgive me.”

“Your first-phase objective is to infiltrate Fort 82, conduct an investigation, collect evidence, and then send me a report.”

“You need to find out who the officers and officials of the fortress were corrupted by the 13 psionicists, investigate who ordered the missiles fired at Fortress 76, then kill that guy, leave the military task force’s insignia, and get out unscathed.”

“I will score you based on your performance.”

“Don’t worry about anything else, I’ll support you immediately if anything happens.”

Master Wang silently recited the Heart-Cleansing Mantra, his heart completely calm. Wisps of energy enveloped him as he slowly approached the military camp ahead.

…

Outside the military camp on the ground, several squads of soldiers patrolled with guns, while various types of drones flew in the air.

Wang Jixuan, like an invisible ghost, easily floated over obstacles and avoided several metal detectors before arriving near a ventilation shaft.

A gap opened in the armor on his left arm, and a small disc popped out.

Wang Jixuan held the disc and placed it directly below the air vent. Then he leaned against it quietly, motionless, his breath almost completely gone.

Several soldiers wearing power armor and carrying mechanical dogs passed by on the left.

A mechanical dog turned its head and looked over. Its eyes glowed with a scanning red light. Finding nothing unusual, it turned and left.

Wang Jixuan: ……

‘Not bad, there’s even a slight thrill involved.’

The soldiers walked away.

Wang Jixuan heard a beeping sound in his earphones. He turned his head to look at the air vent, where the huge fan blades had stopped spinning and were now a light green color.

Inside a monitoring room within the fortress, the surveillance footage flickered slightly before returning to ‘normal’. The couple chatting in front of the screen clearly didn’t notice this less than one-second-long anomaly.

Wang Jixuan’s spiritual consciousness extended, enveloping every part of the area.

Once he was sure no one was paying attention, he immediately got up and started working, removing the dust cover, crawling into the vent, and putting the dust cover back on – the whole process was smooth and efficient.

This gave the instructor the impression that this young man wasn’t doing this job for the first time.

Because the construction plans for fortresses with similar numbers all use a standardized template design, the layout behind the ventilation openings is exactly the same as the last journey Kong Nu took at Fortress No. 76.

Wang Jixuan enveloped his legs with his aura and moved forward silently.

Compared to the half-human mecha like Ling Tong and Chi She, Wang Jixuan also has his own unique advantages. He can move silently in the ventilation ducts, and can capture all kinds of information simply by extending his spiritual sense.

The first layer beneath the surface is the military camp’s rest and training area, and nothing seems wrong on the surface.

During their breaks, these soldiers are releasing their boundless energy in the gym and on the sports field.

In some remote and secluded corners, some men and women will enter small rooms to compete in physical strength, endurance, and sensitivity.

Overall, it’s very energetic.

In terms of discipline, the military camp was generally not as good as Fort 76. Wang Jixuan directly “saw” two cases of bullying within the army.

Wang Jixuan explored the ventilation ducts on the second floor for a while. When he encountered a rotating fan blade, the Black Instructor would stop it. The stealth capabilities of the X Armor were sufficient to deal with the ubiquitous surveillance network inside the ducts.

He had only changed locations a few times when his spiritual sense detected an area with serious disciplinary violations.

It was a dimly lit conference room where seven or eight men and women, who had taken off their military uniforms, were having an indecent party.

The venue was filled with smoke, and addictive contraband and alcoholic products were scattered everywhere. The aggressive drumbeats of the music were meant to cover up certain sounds that shouldn’t have been in this conference room. Those pale, naked bodies intertwined, enacting an apocalyptic carnival.

Wang Jixuan frowned and could only pinch his nose to get closer to this side.

So-called investigation and evidence collection, if it is just seeing or hearing with one’s spiritual sense, can only be repeated by the person himself and cannot be used as evidence.

As he got closer to the conference room, the ventilation ducts were filled with an unpleasant smell.

Wang Jixuan pulled out a small kit from behind his back, took out three drones the size of wasps, set up a detection area, and quietly launched them.

Soon, the black instructor’s loud cursing came through the earpiece:

“These scumbags! Is this how they use the military camp meeting room? Damn it! Mark them! Knock them all unconscious in a minute! Cut off their genitals! No anesthesia!”

A grumpy old drill instructor.

Wang Jixuan remained calm and marked the officers who violated discipline with light yellow tags, noting the words “【castration without hemorrhoids】”.

Light yellow indicates a serious violation of discipline, but not a capital offense.

Just as Wang Jixuan was about to climb down the pipe, the conversation between two middle-aged military officers who were resting and smoking caught his attention again.

“I heard the fighting on the 76th side was really fierce.”

“Yeah, an expansion camp was destroyed by psionicists. Those psionicists are scum.”

“Stop talking the hell out of me! You trying to get me killed?”

The older man cursed, leaned back in his chair with his legs spread wide, and gently exhaled a smoke ring.

“This matter will also affect us, and there could be big trouble.”

The slightly younger man asked, “What’s wrong, Captain? What trouble could we possibly have? We’re doomed anyway if the Blade Beasts attack, so let’s just enjoy ourselves.”

“As far as I know, we launched several missiles at Fortress 76. The order came from the commander-in-chief, and the 023 Missile Company carried it out. The missiles were aimed at those humanoid mechs… those are a bunch of living ancestors.”

“Has the commander-in-chief gone mad? Isn’t that stupid? Holy crap! If just one humanoid mech comes, we’re all doomed.”

“He’s not crazy, he’s been held down by that woman, and that woman has a strong grip.”

“But speaking of which, the Minister of Biology is over fifty years old, but he’s in really great shape.”

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“You’re still not scared? You’re interested in this wilted cabbage?”

The two chuckled and looked at the makeshift bed made of chairs next to them, and the men and women who were still exercising.

Wang Jixuan quietly crawled away.

His main target this time should be the Minister of Biology and the Commander-in-Chief of the Garrison at Fortress 82.

What about the consul?

What’s the governor like here?

Master Wang searched as he went, remaining invisible, and attaching connectors to some key locations.

The black instructor has already hacked into the internal management system of Fortress 82.

To avoid alerting the enemy, the black instructor bypassed the two-tiered frontline command post and instead used the connection devices set up by Wang Jixuan to directly control the instruments in various locations.

— In the Lingtong team, Wan Xiaoqi is the one who does this job.

Time passed second by second, and Wang Jixuan’s footprints gradually covered the first six floors of the upper city of Fortress 82 along the ventilation ducts.

He didn’t need to delve into every corner and use his spiritual sense to explore, which saved him a lot of time.

Wang Jixuan later discovered six more valuable intelligence points. At each intelligence point, he deployed miniature drones to transmit images to the Black Instructor.

Some of the scenes were quite interesting.

【The Governor’s Office on the First Floor of the Fortress】.

The consul, who was over seventy years old, kept adjusting his glasses as he frowned at the report in front of him, reluctant to sign his name.

Behind the old governor stood two middle-aged psionicists, chatting and laughing about the old governor’s daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter.

【Fortress Level 3, Psionic House Meeting Room】.

Kong Nu’s old lover, that still charming old woman, sat at the end of the conference table, constantly rubbing her forehead, while the psionicists seated on either side continued to argue.

They were arguing about whether or not they should evacuate next.

“Fortress 76 has gone berserk! Three A-rank soldiers are dead! Three A-rank soldiers! Not trash like us, cannon fodder! We really need to withdraw the person in charge now!”

“Don’t I want to retreat? Where can we retreat to?”

“Can’t we just stay away from Fortress 76?”

“The higher-ups mean to make this place a rendezvous point. There’s a special team in the Psionic Capital directly commanding us. Many psionicists will arrive here later and then launch a covert attack on Fortress 76.”

The female researcher said in a deep voice:

“This is our chance to turn things around. Don’t you want to enter the Psionic Capital? You’re just wasting your time in the fortress, like half-prisoners.”

A group of psionicists remained silent, their lives firmly controlled by the Level 3 control system, and they could only obey the orders of the woman before them.

【A sanatorium on the fifth floor of the fortress】.

The old general, dressed in military uniform, sat in a wheelchair with vacant eyes and drool at the corner of his mouth. Beside him stood a woman in a white coat, arms crossed, looking on with great interest.

A pale red light shone in her eyes. A young man was passing by not far ahead. His movements slowed down. He turned to face the woman and slowly took off his trousers.

A charming smile appeared on the woman’s lips.

This old general is the same commander-in-chief of the 82nd Fortress garrison who appears as normal as ever in public.

【Inside a warehouse near the checkpoint on the sixth level of the fortress.】

Dozens of men and women dressed in black sweatshirts patrolled back and forth, armed with guns. Hundreds of people in cages were constantly being pulled out and sent through an assembly-line-like medical examination process: blood draws, tests, scans, disinfection, falling into a coma, being put on breathing apparatus, and crammed into crowded shipping containers.

These are materials to be sent to the Psionic Capital.

At this moment, Wang Jixuan was standing in the ventilation duct of this material warehouse.

“From this perspective, the city below the 82 fortress was even more insane than the city below the 76 fortress back then.”

Wang Jixuan muttered to himself:

“No, among these materials, quite a few people are well-nourished and should be residents of Midtown.”

“Black instructor…black instructor?”

“Hmm? I’m busy here.”

The black instructor simply said:

“I’m having a brief discussion here, and I’ve already synchronized the data with the Commander-in-Chief. They’ll respond soon.”

“You can handle the psionicists in Fortress 82, right? I haven’t found any psionicists above Rank C.”

“With this suit of armor, there shouldn’t be any problem,” Wang Jixuan replied immediately. “But as soon as I start making my move, they will definitely run away and won’t just sit and wait to die.”

“You don’t need to worry about that, I’ll keep them in cages.”

The black-clad instructor’s hoarse, metallic voice exuded a chilling murderous intent.

“Red targets should be killed immediately! Gray targets should be incapacitated or killed immediately! Light yellow targets can be spared!”

“Remember, you are not Wang Zheng now, nor are you Black Storm. You are the leader of the war zone special investigation team.”

“All your actions are authorized by the D5 Theater Command.”

“All your killings are given a legitimate attribute.”

“I also hope that you will have a sense of awe and control the boundaries of killing.”

“An electronic warfare aircraft has arrived over Fort 82. When I press this button, the communications here will be under our control.”

“Call me anytime you’re ready.”

Wang Jixuan calmly replied, “We can do it now.”

Snap!

The black-clad instructor pressed the button in front of him.

Inside the electronic warfare aircraft hovering high in the sky, seven or eight operators operated almost simultaneously, and the network in various parts of Fortress 82 was instantly interrupted.

The partition walls, fire gates, and normal doors on each floor were closed simultaneously.

In the chaotic information command center of Fortress 82, a deep male voice suddenly rang out, and two figures appeared simultaneously on the large screen and all the screens that could be turned on on the 82nd floor of the upper city.

The figure on the left is Dongfang Zhenghong, the commander-in-chief of the garrison at Fort 76.

The figure on the right is an elderly man with gray hair, Xiang Yubo, the commander of the Middle Ancient Basin War Zone.

“All human warriors within Fortress 82, belonging to the Medieval Basin theater of war, heed my command!”