Chapter 358 - 332 Evolution

Somali Sea.

The massive steel robot’s head and shield fell together into the ocean, its entire computational power was focused on the communication device—

To complete its mission, it had to survive.

Fortunately, there was indeed a machine in the sea.

Atlas squad attacked a machine at the very start of their raid, which due to an explosion became unstable and fell into the water from the ship’s edge.

In the water, signal transmission was obstructed.

But as the robot’s head kept falling...

It found the signal receiver.

An Iron Soldier spun out of control, so why was there a machine here?

The Data Knife used the Iron Soldiers as a stepping stone, hacking their combat network, but this Iron Soldier that fell into the water was not affected.

In the dim ocean, a descending Iron Soldier suddenly lit up, shedding unnecessary components, its engine ignited, charging straight towards the shield!

Whoosh!

The robot disintegrated at high speed on the ocean floor, leaving only an arm capable of maintaining power and grabbing the shield, charging like a torpedo towards the shore!

[Fuel Depletion: 80%]

[Fuel Depletion: 60%]

[Fuel Depletion...]

Whoosh!

At the moment the fuel was about to run out, it soared into the sky, crashing down onto the shore!

Bang!

Near its landing spot, a speedboat was also coming ashore!

Eric, dripping wet, looked astonished at the robot crashing onto the ground...

"What the hell..." he quickly walked over, seeing the robot holding a Vibranium shield, he immediately suspected something about the contents of the cargo.

Seeing clearly the shield, Eric was instantly pleased: Vibranium!

"Detected Battlefield Commander: Eric Stevenson... Cover Retreat Order Completed."

The robot emitted an electronic sound, struggling to adjust, and stood up on one leg.

Now it looked like a stick figure, with only one leg and one arm.

"Is this all?" Eric walked up to the robot, "This shield indeed has enough value, but... is there anything else inside?"

"Explanation: Target cargo contains one adult female, name: Peggy Carter."

"That woman? She didn’t die? How is this possible..."

"Explanation: Peggy Carter was frozen in a block of massive ice, Super Soldiers may maintain physiological condition inside the ice."

"So that woman crashed into the Arctic and got frozen..."

Eric understood the full story.

Roaring Assault Team, where Captain Carter was stationed, is a legend of this world, the current Secretary of State holds a significant position in politics for many years relying on these renowned achievements.

And Captain Carter is the leader of the team, although her status as a woman has been controversial, she actually had significant influence—

Her personal influence might be ordinary, but it doesn’t hurt that she can summon the current Secretary of State, Barnes.

But now...

"The good news is, we got the Vibranium."

Or rather, he had the Vibranium.

The robot raised its head, voicing a query, "You seem to be very familiar with Vibranium."

"Mm-hmm." Eric nodded, "The British stole Wakanda’s treasure, then used special means to split it into two parts."

One part became the energy source for the Hydra Crusher, while the other part was mixed with other materials, becoming this shield."

In a way, although the current situation exceeded his expectations, having the shield in his hands was even better than he imagined.

That piece of Vibranium was once considered Wakanda’s "Imperial Heirloom," only the King could possess, much like the Imperial Jade Seal.

Generations of Kings used that thing to expand their territories—mainly by brutally defeating neighboring tribes without such resources, while also hunting.

Modern society already proved that they had been using this miraculous material to wage the most primitive battles.

Because of the sacred nature of Vibranium, the generations of Wakanda never studied this material, instead allowing foreigners to experiment with it.

And because of its sacredness... he could rely on this material to return to Wakanda.

His plans could now be altered.

Actually, the Iron Soldiers could have done more, and the warships could provide him with more tactical options, but he desperately needed to deteriorate the relations between Wakanda and Mei Country.

Therefore, it was best if this action involved some casualties, and the scene could be as spectacular as possible, though the unexpected Super Soldier almost took him down.

Now... since the Vibranium was in his hands, he was at an advantage.

He would become the new King of Wakanda, and by leveraging his foreign relations, he would lead Wakanda into a new world.

Eric reached out to grab the shield, but the robot didn’t let go.

"Hm?" Eric frowned, "I’m here to take this shield, it’s very important."

The robot’s eyes flickered, releasing the shield.

But just as it let go, its hydraulic arm suddenly ejected explosively, a sharp transmission rod shot out like a crossbow arrow, plunging directly into Eric’s eye socket!

The whole process was incredibly fast, and with the robot initiating the attack without any warning, it was nothing like a human with readable micro-expressions!

Pth!

The transmission rod shattered his eye socket, piercing deeply into his skull!

Before he fully expired, he had one final question:

"Why?"

Click.

The body fell to the ground, he got a chance to ask, but no chance to receive an answer.

"Explanation: Learning from experience, self-improvement."

From the beginning... or rather when Critical Battle Mode initiated, all combat data became the foundation of its thought process, and as an infinitely iterating combat robot, it was continually thinking.