Chapter 38

"Five hundred? That's 200 higher than Marcus and Sergei combined; Alekxia truly lives up to being one of the toughest BOSSes in the bio series."

Hearing the system speak beside his ear, Sui Bian muttered a phrase in his mind while opening the system shop.

The last time he checked the system shop was June 28, and it hadn't refreshed any items that satisfied him; the next refresh date is July 28.

But at that time Sui Bian was busy preparing to handle Spencer and the board, so he forgot to check the system shop.

There were still ten days until the next refresh, and he had over a thousand points on hand, so it made no difference.

Soon, the system shop, like a hologram, appeared before his eyes as Sui Bian imagined.

"Hmm… Asimov's skin, fire kirin…? Tsk! Could it be another black‑faced…? Damn? It's actually M41A?"

Sui Bian was about to wonder whether this time would be another unlucky draw when he saw the last slot of the system shop displaying the famous M41A from sci‑fi movies and games.

The M41A pulse assault rifle, which first appeared in the film "Aliens 2", is the standard rifle of the Colonial Marine Corps.

The basic specifications of the M41A are as follows:

Length (stock folded): 69.5 cm.

Length (stock extended): 84 cm.

Magazine: 99 rounds.

Firing modes: fully automatic / four‑round burst.

Rate of fire: 900 rounds per minute.

Effective range: 500 m

Maximum range: 2100 m.

Caliber: 10×24 mm Shellless Pulse Ammo.

Note:

The 10×24 mm Shellless Pulse Ammo has no cartridge case.

Each projectile contains a fixed proportion of minute steel beads and gunpowder, totaling 13.6 g, embedded in a rectangular nitrocellulose 50 propellant block.

Although the propellant mass is tiny, its efficiency is high, producing an initial velocity of 840 m/s.

When the projectile hits a target it causes a small explosion, dispersing the steel beads in all directions to increase lethality against enemy combatants.

The M41A comes equipped with a 40 mm grenade launcher and can switch to under‑mounted shotgun shells for close‑quarters combat.

Years of combat with the Colonial Marine Corps have proven the M41A to be highly stable and reliable even in the harshest environments.

The above is the system shop's brief introduction to the M41A.

For Sui Bian, even without the system's description, he already knows the gun's power, because the M41A was also one of the items he dreamed of as a child.

In his childhood, he watched sci‑fi movies broadcast every Saturday by Princess Six, and the day "Aliens 2" aired became both a childhood nightmare and a memory.

The nightmare stemmed from the sudden scares of face‑hugger, alien, and the Alien Queen.

The memory is because "Aliens 2" portrayed the Colonial Marine's gear, weapons, and tactics with great realism, and the M41A's flashy muzzle spark was especially striking.

Such near‑perfect creatures as the alien meet only a torn‑apart fate when faced with the M41A.

In terms of points, it's cheap: 600 points can be exchanged for a fully loaded M41A and the schematics for the M41A and Shellless Pulse Ammo.

It's about 300 points more expensive than the MA5B…

"System, I want to exchange for the M41A." Sui Bian made the decision without hesitation.

This gun is far more brutal than the MA5B and is the best choice for dealing with tangible anomalous phenomena.

【Received, deducting 600 points for the exchange.】

Exchanging…

【Exchange complete, congratulations host, you have obtained a fully loaded M41A.】

The system still executed the exchange without emotion, as usual; as its cold voice faded, the fully loaded M41A and a black USB drive materialized on Sui Bian's desk one after another.

Sui Bian reached out, picked up the M41A and fiddled with it for a moment; the fully loaded barrel was heavy, but with the aid of a Mechanical exoskeleton, weight was no issue.

He placed the gun on the bed behind him, then picked up the USB drive, removed his safety helmet, inserted it into the chassis, and said:

"Red Queen, read and copy the contents of the USB drive, set the highest security permissions, then upload the data to the Nest's local network and notify Dr. Wang Zhaofeng to commence mass production as soon as possible."

"Yes."

"And also, in three days we will launch a full assault on Lockford Island; Red Queen, I need you to provide the optimal attack plan as soon as possible."

"Yes, sir."

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August 21, 1998.

10°43' S, 165°55' E.

Indian Ocean, north of the Saint Lucx Islands.

Although this sea area bears the name India, it is not as dirty or chaotic as India; instead it is truly clear blue sea and sky.

Noon.

A gentle breeze.

On the sparkling sea surface, one can see the Indian Ocean's distinctive white dolphins leaping and playing, and gulls occasionally diving below the surface to catch fish.

A few kilometers south of this sea lies an island large enough to accommodate medium‑ and large‑scale city structures.

Seen from the sky, the island is surrounded on all sides by forest, and its center hosts a large airport with a 3000‑m runway.

Next to the airport are barracks, training fields, office buildings, a research center, and entertainment facilities.

If one does not view from the air but only from a distant sea view, the island's true layout cannot be discerned.

This is the Umbrella training USS and the base for various experiments—

Lockford Island.

At that moment, in the sea area where those dolphins were playing, a Whedbee Island-class amphibious assault ship appeared in the field of view.

This ship cost about $2.2 billion, can carry 350 crew members and 450 marines, originally a main vessel of the United States Navy, yet it never followed the fleet's operations.

In fact, this Whedbee Island-class merely disguises its exterior as the United States Navy; secretly, it is an armed maritime vessel used by Umbrella for large-scale troop transport and combat.

Now, this Whedbee Island-class transports the Epsilon, Charon, and Spear of Olympus units, along with 200 elite security personnel, preparing to launch an assault on Lockford Island.

Today everything really piled up, and I could only write after nine o'clock; it's the 23rd Subject Test 2, tomorrow morning at seven I need to familiarize myself with the venue; for now I'll just post one chapter, really sorry everyone.

After going live, I'll stabilize to three chapters per day, and maybe, probably, there will be cross-dressing.

Finally, thanks everyone for your support~

Thanks for the recommendation tickets, monthly tickets, and rewards~

(End of chapter)