Chapter 795 - 74 Invitation

Ash, a top Pilot, was slapped against the wall by BT just like that, becoming a smear of top Pilot.

This tiny mishap was of course intentional by him and Jack because Lille’s support was already on the way.

[Lille: Keep moving, speed up.]

[Lille: I can’t stop the factory from self-destructing, the robots and Biological Weapons inside have already been released, delaying any further would be counterproductive.]

The Destruction Shell personally controlled by Lille was less than two meters tall, and it looked far more humanoid than the Destruction Shell Type III, with a streamlined armor design reminiscent of Iron Man.

Perhaps having a physical form makes one feel that their partner seems more human, and gives a sense of honesty. Plus, at this moment, with Lille’s help, they indeed simply and cleanly got rid of Ash, so his guard was significantly lowered.

Jack, while pulling out a battery from the Ranger Titan to replace the one on BT, replied:

[Jack: Understood, but I’m still curious about how an autonomous AI managed to escape from an IMC factory, hoping we can discuss it later.]

[Lille: There will be a chance, move faster, other IMC Pilots are also coming.]

IMC has more than just Ash as a Pilot.

In fact, IMC’s current Pilots are divided into two types: those who are trained and developed through militarization, and Mercenaries.

The former benefits from IMC’s advanced technology, vast industrial chain and support from the massive population of core galaxy clusters, having considerable numbers, though many IMC Pilots lack substantial combat experience.

In contrast, the Pilots they hire are much more formidable: this group of Mercenaries calls themselves "Top Hunters," most are battle-hardened warriors, and the composition is very diverse, much like Ash, who is a mysterious robot in itself.

At this moment, the various Pilots under IMC had already cleared obstacles in their path using Titan’s power, after all, the factory-made obstructions were not a real military assault, and their effect was limited.

Nevertheless, in this brief moment, their Commander and strongest combat power had perished, and there was no on-site command in the restored communication channels.

Even worse, the resistance soldiers trapped inside the factory had already gathered into a unit under Jack’s leadership!

The vast group of resistance soldiers, led by Jack, charged towards the exit, with destruction shell robots providing air support, Jack cleaved through these Pilots like slicing through butter,

scattering IMC soldiers encountered along the way, each one fell to the ground, with destruction shell robots providing air support, Jack took down these Pilots even faster!

In the eyes of IMC and resistance Riflemen, Jack seemed to have X-ray vision, those Titans just emerged only to be immediately bombarded, followed by this Vanguard-class Titan charging in with melee attacks, wielding immense power and precise movements like a butcher in a Slaughterhouse!

On one side was a headless command system, scattered formation, turning their advantage into a disadvantage and pressure;

On the other side, with fearless and invincible Titans leading the way, along with support from aerial and factory monitoring systems, and most resistance soldiers, having been trapped here with the intent to die, now saw the situation reversed, and their morale surged unimaginably high!

The last IMC Titan, exposed after a mistake, faced BT’s missile core, countless missiles struck from all sides, blasting it into fragments!

Under Lille’s control, the secure passage opened completely, and the massive resistance soldiers poured out, seeing the light of day again!

Boom!

A violent explosion came from the passage, the high temperature completely melted this gigantic factory, melted an important IMC weapons factory on this planet.

The soldiers, having just survived the crisis, seemed to lose all strength, sitting directly on the grass—

This was a mountain, with green trees beside the grass, rain lightly falling from the sky, the scent of soil and fresh grass was invigorating, dispelling the smell of engine oil from their lungs, pulling them from the oppressing tension of impending death...

This is the feeling of being alive.

It felt like home was not far away.

A soldier took off his helmet, breathed in the air deeply, and gave a thumbs-up to BT:

"Pilot, if it weren’t for you, we might never have seen the outside world again."

Jack heard this compliment and smiled in relief—

His biggest dream was to fight for his homeland, to become a Pilot for his homeland.

To become a true Pilot.

However, he also knew that being able to save so many people this time, to almost overwhelmingly wipe out IMC’s forces, the main credit did not really belong to him.

Bang!

Lille descended to the ground, drawing the attention of other soldiers.

Chh——

The cockpit opened, Jack stepped out of it, landing in front of Lille, extending his hand.

"Thank you for your help, without your help, I couldn’t have saved so many compatriots."

With these words, the alertness in the eyes of the resistance soldiers diminished significantly.

Lille was also a bit surprised—having spent a long time in Night City, the goodwill of good-hearted people like Optimus Prime and Jack Cooper could sometimes leave one feeling unexpectedly grateful.

[Johnny: Doesn’t this world... have any reaction to AI? You’re a robot, after all.]

[Lille: That’s why I said, this world is so advanced, the autonomous AIs here may outnumber the population in your world.]

Pa.

Lille extended a hand, shaking Jack’s.

"I should also thank you, if it weren’t for the chaos you caused, I might not have been able to easily break through the factory’s security systems."

"So, you were also trapped in IMC’s facility? Want to join us? We’re all oppressed by IMC, just like you.

Join us, we can protect the frontier together and build a home here."

Johnny couldn’t hold back any more and appeared in Lille’s vision—

[Johnny: Is this world really so open? An AI standing right here, not only did they have no reaction, they’re inviting you to join them like one of their own?]

[Johnny: Is it me who’s crazy or is it this world?]

Lille didn’t know what to say either.

To say that the technology and mindset of this world far exceeded his imagination wasn’t really the case.

But this world was indeed a real interstellar traveling world...

The world he could never dream of reaching, realized so effortlessly, all because the speed of light here was so "merciful".

Johnny’s astonishment stirred a bit of curiosity within Lille:

Yes, this world seemingly matched that of the game "Titanfall" he remembered.

But playing a game was one thing, experiencing it firsthand was something entirely different...

This was the world he once dreamt of reaching.

"... I can join your operation, Jack Cooper, but I still find it hard to consider the ’frontier’ as home."

Jack patted Lille on the shoulder with a smile: "That’s not a problem, when you fight for it, it becomes home, and I’m sure you’ll come to love it here.

But I regret that I can’t invite you to our gathering, because I still have a mission...

Now this is your mission too, let’s fight side by side."