Chapter 471: The Final Battle (2)

In the empty base, the sound of steel hitting the ground suddenly came. A group of steel mechs walked neatly on the road.

"This place should be able to avoid the monitors," Ye Nan said, sticking to the ceiling, using the beams to hide his body.

"According to the map, this is a blind spot for the monitors. The computer's automatic monitors will definitely not scan you, but please don't be too optimistic. The steel mechs themselves are mobile monitors. Once you are exposed in front of them, the so-called blind spot loses its meaning," the Intelligent Brain's voice remained cold, mercilessly pointing out the flaw in this method and providing a remedy.

"The movement speed of the steel mechs themselves is not enough to be mentioned in the same breath as you. You can move your body when they arrive, but please note that with your reaction ability, it is impossible to complete this difficult task. I suggest you take action to control these steel mechs."

The Intelligent Brain's merciless voice successfully struck Ye Nan, causing him to suffer a setback in his heart.

"Can you save some face for me?" Ye Nan said.

"When facing members of the secret squad, the Intelligent Brain has a responsibility to correct members' mistakes with the strictest attitude. This is a program loaded into the Intelligent Brain by the Mother. If you want to eradicate it, I suggest you report it to the Mother," the Intelligent Brain replied.

"Forget it," Ye Nan understood that his verbal sparring with the Intelligent Brain was ultimately meaningless because all the Intelligent Brain's actions were based on its Mother; it was the program in control.

The steel mechs themselves were similar to the mechs in the Zion world, but the difference was that there was no one operating them inside, so there was no talk of flaws. If there was a flaw, there was only one: the computer that controlled the steel mechs themselves.

As long as an electromagnetic pulse bomb was used, these steel mechs could be easily destroyed.

"But..." Ye Nan touched the pocket at his waist. Inside, there was only one electromagnetic pulse bomb. This bomb needed to be used at the right time and place, and this right time was the agreed-upon time, and the place was naturally where the nuclear bomb was located.

Because considering that the volume of the electromagnetic pulse bomb itself was not conducive to carrying too many, Ye Nan and the others only carried one, so he absolutely could not use the electromagnetic pulse bomb here.

Ye Nan took his hand off the pocket at his waist, determined to use his own strength to deal with these steel mechs instead of choosing to take a shortcut.

"It's fortunate you didn't act, otherwise, this mission would have failed," the Intelligent Brain's voice came at the right time. "Taking a shortcut is a good thing, but being too clever and ending up with a blunder is stupid."

"I won't," Ye Nan shook his head, leaping down from the ceiling abruptly. At the same time, the spider silk in his hands sprayed out from his fingertips, sticking to the steel mechs, making them unable to move.

At the moment he made his move, the steel mechs in front and behind also reacted. The Gatling guns rotated continuously, and a tide of bullets sprayed out from the muzzles, carrying out a covering attack.

"Damn it," Ye Nan's face changed. Under such a covering attack, even if he could see the trajectory of the bullets, he couldn't dodge them because the distance between the bullets was not enough for his body to weave through. The consequence of forcing his way through was only one: being hit by the bullets.

"But..." Ye Nan raised his head, aimed at the ceiling, and extended his hand. A string of spider silk shot out from his hand, sticking to the ceiling. At the same time, he retracted it, and his whole body flew into the sky, dodging the tide of bullets.

"Although it's a covering strike, there are still blind spots."

The moment Ye Nan flew out, the steel mechs reacted. They raised their guns and cannons, aiming at Ye Nan. The next moment, a string of spider silk descended from the sky, blocking their muzzles.

Boom!

The muzzle was blocked by the spider silk, and the pressure inside could not be released, causing an explosion instantly, shattering the gun barrel.

"You're done for," Ye Nan descended from the sky, crashing into a steel mech, knocking it to the ground. At the same time, he grabbed an iron pipe and accurately smashed it toward the location of the steel mech's chip, tearing the chip inside.

Zzz! Zzz!

The steel mech that lost its chip only operated stubbornly for a while before helplessly losing response, turning into a pile of scrap metal.

"A steel mech that has lost its chip is just a pile of junk," Ye Nan laughed contemptuously, using the same method to destroy the other steel mechs. With this, the steel mechs were completely wiped out.

"Please don't say such childish words. By comparison, humans are the truly fragile ones," the Intelligent Brain struck Ye Nan mercilessly. "On the battlefield, steel mechs operated by humans are usually fragile because humans themselves are large in volume and have weak anti-strike capabilities. The enemy will often choose to kill the humans inside."

"But chips are different. Steel mechs operated by chips have much stronger anti-strike capabilities than humans because the volume of the chip is small."

"But electromagnetic pulse bombs are your nemesis," Ye Nan retorted.

The Intelligent Brain fell silent instantly. Intelligent chips have many advantages, but on the battlefield, they still cannot become the main force because they are too fragile. Facing weapons like electromagnetic pulse bombs, which are almost chip killers, they are many times more fragile than humans.

Just like now, if Ye Nan had sufficient electromagnetic pulse bombs, he could easily destroy the entire base.

"But you humans are also fragile. Viruses are fatal things to you," the Intelligent Brain immediately found counter-evidence from the database. "When facing viruses, you are even more fragile than we intelligent lifeforms are when facing electromagnetic pulse bombs."

"Whether it's the T-virus or others, humans have shown themselves to be very fragile. They are like intelligent chips facing electromagnetic pulse bombs, with no defensive capability at all. And the effective range of an electromagnetic pulse bomb is only a circular range of about three meters, while the T-virus is an infection of the entire planet."

"T-virus," Ye Nan murmured, feeling a bit dejected. T-virus, nuclear explosions, the mechanical empire—these were all sufferings endured by humans, and they were the eternal pain in their hearts.

Seeing Ye Nan's pained expression, the Intelligent Brain also knew that it had stirred up his worries. According to the law, it had already committed a mistake. The Intelligent Brain hurriedly said, "We are currently two floors above the nuclear bomb. As long as we walk over, we can directly find the nuclear bomb launch device, and then the mission can be completed."

"However, we are now exposed under the computer's surveillance. You need to hide yourself," the Intelligent Brain reminded.

"Hide!" Ye Nan woke up suddenly. Only then did he remember that he was still on a mission and that it was not the time for sentimentality.

He put away the emotions in his heart and hurriedly ran, moving according to the route provided by the Intelligent Brain.

In the deepest part of the base, on the screen of the central main control computer, the Designer's image on the left became clearer.

"The target is heading toward the bottom floor of the base. The target may be the nuclear missile silo or the control room."

"Mobilize the Sentinel legion to intercept them."

Ye Nan, who did not know that he had already triggered all the power the Designer had hidden in this base, was collapsing rapidly.

Electromagnetic waves coming and going echoed in this narrow space, and these signals were captured by the Intelligent Brain.

"I have to tell you some very bad news, Ye Nan," the usually cold Intelligent Brain was a bit anxious at this moment. "The main control computer of this base has detected our target. It is mobilizing all its forces to deal with us."

"How could this happen?" Ye Nan was startled. Facing the mechanical army inside the base, he was not afraid, but he was afraid that he would not be able to complete the mission within the stipulated time, dragging down Ye Nan's overall progress.

"It's probably because you were exposed under the monitor for too long, allowing the computer to calculate your possible route," the Intelligent Brain analyzed. "Now you can only change your route to confuse them."

"How to confuse them?" Ye Nan asked.

"There are two lines here, leading to the control room and the nuclear missile silo respectively." A map appeared on the watch, with two red lines marked by the Intelligent Brain.

"Originally, we intended to destroy the nuclear missile launch device so that this base could not launch nuclear missiles, and then take the opportunity to control this base."

"But now, this goal has no effect. I suggest controlling the base directly."

As long as the base is controlled, the nuclear missiles can be paralyzed, and the mechanical army can be stopped. Conversely, controlling the nuclear missile silo, although the mission can be completed, Ye Nan would have to face a massive mechanical army, and it would be the kind that he couldn't leave, because once he left, they could repair the nuclear missile launch device inside.

"Control the base directly?" Ye Nan pondered for a moment, his gaze falling on the map on the watch. The distance between him and the control room was still very far.

"How many minutes will it take?"

"It will take about seven minutes, mainly because the defense of the control room is tighter than that of the nuclear missile silo, and I need to decipher the program inside."

"What if I use the electromagnetic pulse bomb?" Ye Nan asked.

An electromagnetic pulse bomb can destroy all chips. Destroying them and then controlling them is much easier than deciphering.

"Electromagnetic pulse bomb?" The Intelligent Brain reacted instantly and said, "Yes, but I suggest choosing the timing to use the electromagnetic pulse bomb inside the control room, rather than wasting it outside."

The Intelligent Brain had never considered the electromagnetic pulse bomb. In its program, the electromagnetic pulse bomb was used to destroy the nuclear missile launch device and was not used for other purposes.

However, possessing intelligence, after Ye Nan proposed transferring the electromagnetic pulse bomb to other uses, it re-deduced it and calculated the best plan.

Outside the control room, there were many checkpoints. These checkpoints would stop Ye Nan, but all the checkpoints were not as strong as the checkpoints inside the control room, so good steel must be used on the blade.

"I understand," Ye Nan nodded heavily and stepped back along the original path. At the same time, countless Sentinels had already gathered beside the nuclear missile silo, waiting for the rabbit.

"Intruder detected changing direction. Modify the plan immediately," the Designer's voice sounded. The Sentinel army that was originally guarding outside the nuclear missile silo immediately split a portion to block Ye Nan's retreat.

"There are about ten minutes left," Ma Xiu's voice sounded.

"According to our orders, they will destroy all the nuclear missile silos within ten minutes."

"But why hasn't any news come over yet?" Ye Nan's heart trembled. According to reason, if they succeeded, they would definitely have sent a message back, instead of being missing like this.

"They might have encountered some difficulties," Ma Xiu analyzed. "There are many steel mechs and Sentinels in the base. In terms of firepower, there is not much difference between the base and the machine city. The only difference is that the bullets in the base cannot be replenished once used up, while they can be in the machine city."

Ye Nan's heart sank when he heard this. He suddenly felt that the idea he had come up with was wrong. He had originally thought that with Ye Nan and the others' strength, completing this mission would be an easy thing, but he didn't expect it to be so difficult. But if he didn't send them there, who else could he send?

Morpheus and the others in the Zion world? Impossible, they only had the quality of ordinary people. Even if they injected the human evolution medicine, there was still a certain gap between them and Ye Nan and the others.

"But it's very strange, Ma Xiu. Have you noticed that they haven't injected human evolution medicine before?" Ye Nan said in a deep voice. "I remember that before the end of the world, as long as the conditions were slightly better, everyone injected human evolution medicine. According to reason, these evolvers who possess strength beyond ordinary people should be easier to survive when the end of the world comes."

"But the reality is that all the evolvers died, while ordinary people survived."

In any dangerous situation, people with strength should have a better chance of survival than ordinary humans. But the reality is the opposite. The evolvers were wiped out, while ordinary people survived under the Designer's protection. It's simply incredible.

"Even if some accident happened, it's impossible for all the evolvers to be wiped out, unless someone is consciously targeting the evolvers."

"Maybe it's an accident, maybe it's other reasons. Don't think too much," Ma Xiu realized that Ye Nan might be thinking in other directions and immediately wanted to pull his thinking back.

Ever since Ripley was taken away, in order not to make Ye Nan sad, all the women reached a consensus not to mention Ripley in front of Ye Nan, so that Ye Nan would slowly forget the past pain over time.

Now that Ye Nan mentioned the powerful existence of the past again, she took the initiative to change the subject.

"I know what you are thinking, but don't worry, I won't do that stupid thing. Without absolute certainty, I won't seek my own death." ===== CHAPTER 472 =====