Chapter 592

Not long ago.

In the sky already suffused with dawn light, there existed many models of civilian or military airships and patrol craft.

After all, this is Marukalag, capital of the Extreme Star Sector and the 02 Universe, so the sky lanes above two kilometers in the metropolitan area are always bustling.

Among them were nearly a hundred Thunder Transport Patrol Aircraft of the 1st and 2nd Battalion Headquarters of the Extreme Legion, a thousand veterans of the Second Grand Company, and nearly six thousand Extreme Auxiliary Forces, undertaking daily patrol duties in the sky.

To ensure that, should a high-risk incident arise and the local district's security bureau be unable to cope, the 1st and 2nd Battalion Headquarters would directly intervene.

Moreover, worth noting is that the combined personnel of the 1st and 2nd Battalion Headquarters exceed ten million; the 1st Battalion Headquarters alone has ten thousand Astate, with sixteen Grand Companies, and the auxiliary forces number in the millions.

There's no help for it; having large numbers has been a 'tradition' of the Extreme Legion since its founding.

After over two hundred years of development, setting aside the auxiliary forces and numerous auxiliary personnel, the number of Astate alone has reached an unimaginable over four million.

Four million.

This figure is approximately one-seventh of the total Astate strength of the Human Empire…

Although Extreme Warriors uphold an attitude of harmony and leniency, the sense of honor is deeply etched into their bones, leading many Astate brothers to feel that Extreme Warriors possess a 'lofty self-regard,' a lofty 'pride'.

However, legions with ordinary relations to the Extreme Warriors cannot refute or disparage them, mainly because as the First Legion, Extreme Warriors indeed hold a leading position in most fields.

Faced with this result, other legions may be displeased, but they have never said the Extreme Warriors are inadequate, and they all strive with all their might in every aspect…

Aside from the 'troop-spamming' aspect, they compete in other items and fields.

The 1st and 2nd Battalion Headquarters belong to forces directly under Robert's command, so they have no special battalion names or paint schemes.

A tactical squad from the Second Grand Company of the 2nd Battalion, aboard a Thunder Transport Plane that was following its fixed route, happened to skim over Metropolitan Area 05 at high altitude.

Precisely for this reason, the squad, after viewing the two security officers' personal camera feeds and the pulse-scan results via low-level AI, chose to rush to their aid immediately.

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Inside the cabin.

Dark red lighting is the main hue.

And six veterans equipped with Mark IX (heavy-duty type, second only to the Terminator, with no Short-Range Teleportation Device arranged yet) stood near the hatch at the nose, silently inspecting their own boltguns and plasma rifles.

Behind them were auxiliary combat squads equipped with various models of Helldrake, the vast majority being Type IV.

But two heavy auxiliary troops were equipped with the second model of the Helldrake Mobile Fortress (the experimental powered armor seen in Halo Legends).

Just as the mobile fortress's designation suggests, the two heavy auxiliary troops, fully equipped, are even taller than the six similarly heavy Extreme Warriors.

Moreover, in terms of firepower, if we discount the antimatter bolt rounds, the two heavy auxiliary troops could be more formidable than the six Astate.

Soon.

The 'click-clack!' sounds of weapon adjustments gradually ceased, and the cabin lights immediately went out.

"Whoosh——!"

Then, the airflow surged rapidly as the nose hatch opened.

"Pat-pat-pat…!"

And the continuous gunfire ringing down in the street below was clearly audible.

All that could be seen was the Thunder Transport Plane already carrying the tactical squad, arriving at a hundred meters above the scene of the incident.

And facing the crimson sea composed of half-human scorpions, the two unflinching security officers also appeared in the squad's view.

Meanwhile, thanks to the altitude granting clear visibility, the squad also spotted a spatial anomaly in the alley at the end of the street.

However, at this moment the squad had not focused its thoughts on that spatial anomaly.

"Bam! Bam!" Bolt shots fired.

"Bang!! Bang!!" Flesh exploded.

Earlier, more than a dozen half-human scorpions that had wanted to leap and pounce on the two security officers, even having already jumped halfway into the air, were all shot to pieces by the two Extreme Warriors stationed at the nose hatch.

Immediately after, the two Extreme Warriors took a step forward, appearing as if they had fallen from midair, but instantly deploying a suspension stance, they charged toward the scorpion swarm more than ten meters ahead of the two security officers.

Just before reaching the ground, they each aimed their feet at their chosen targets and opened their rear thrusters for acceleration.

The half-human scorpions' builds are indeed not small, but Astate equipped with Mark IX are already about three point four to three point five meters tall.

Thus…

"Pfft!! Pfft!!"

As the two Extreme Warriors completed their landing, they also directly 'splattered' the two half-human scorpions; no matter how tenacious their vitality, suffering a collision of several-ton Astate brute force results in them becoming mush and debris.

And at the moment they finished landing, the two Extreme Warriors had already adjusted their posture, pointing their boltgun muzzles forward, and via neural link switched the fire selector to 'fully automatic'……

"Rat-tat-tat!!!!"

"Pfft!! Pfft!!"

Instantly, a mist of blood rose before them, with shattered limbs and broken arms flying everywhere.

However, the antimatter bolt rounds, when detonating, were adjusted by the two Extreme Warriors to a TNT equivalent of between 500 grams and 10 kilograms, so as to avoid excessive damage to the street surface and buildings.

Moreover, some bolt rounds, upon striking a half-human scorpion, can even induce a kind of alternative 'stasis' effect.

That is, one second the ugly-looking scorpion is still running, but after being hit by a bolt round, its entire body is as if paused, motionless.

"Bang!!"

The next second, this scorpion with human traits, from the point of bullet entry, instantly forms a cylindrical huge breach, diameter at least about a meter, utterly shredding the scorpion, creating a scene of blood mist and flying debris.

In fact, this phenomenon occurs because the bolt round does not trigger detonation and continues flying forward, and due to the. 75 caliber cavity effect, it is sufficient to inflict 'hollow' wounds on all silicon-based lifeforms.

All these factors merely cause a slight 'delay' in the visual effect.

"Thud! Thud!"

At this point, the heavy tread of the magnetic boots is mixed among the many sounds.

It is the entire tactical squad and combat company, having completed a rapid drop.

Next, six Extreme Warriors form a triangular formation at the forefront, with over thirty auxiliary troops on the left and right wings, assuming an inverted 'V' stance to unleash full firepower.

Explosive bolts, plasma, spikes, beams.

The orange glow of muzzle flames, plus the red and blue trajectories, artillery units flashing, and with alternating fire, there was no pause in gunfire and artillery fire.

In just six or seven breaths, a tactical squad assisted by auxiliary troops swept the entire street clean, nearly exterminating the nearly thousand half-human scorpions.

As for the two sheriffs earlier, they too, after replacing their battery magazines, tried to coordinate with the tactical squad and combat platoon, but throughout they felt little sense of participation.

Although they all possessed laser weapons, the auxiliary troops on site equipped with laser rifles and machine guns had beam power more than ten times that of the two sheriffs, and naturally their penetration and lethality were not on the same level.

After that.

Four extreme warriors and twenty auxiliary troops continued forward, crushing the remaining half-human scorpions, while the remaining extreme warriors and auxiliary troops slowly followed behind, delivering finishing shots to the retained corpses.

During this, two heavily armed auxiliary troops, following orders, launched a high-speed charge.

"Boom…! Boom…!"

Along the way, all flesh chunks and debris were scattered by the heavily armed auxiliary troops, resembling two humanoid tanks.

"Ri～TingTing!!"

A five-barrel Gatling gun continuously fired 12mm spike rounds, tearing and piercing the half-human scorpions at the street's end.

A hundred-meter distance passed in an instant.

The two heavily armed auxiliary troops had already arrived at the source of the half-human scorpions' release, namely the same location at the street's end, an alley where space was distorted.

Looking into the alley from its entrance, one sees a vortex about six meters in diameter, refracting and twisting nearby light, capable of linking two different universes—a 'wild' Space Gate (one-way).

Throughout the universe, randomly generated Space Gates abound, not opened by the Empire officially, and the Empire has even published numerous abnormal reports about such gates to society, making it a commonplace phenomenon.

At present, even now, half-human scorpions are still using this Space Gate to attempt invasive activity in this district.

It seems that because the previous wave was completely wiped out, the newly emerged disgusting creatures, choosing to use tissue structures resembling human hands, vigorously dug the road surface, hoping to launch a multidimensional attack from underground, ground level, and between buildings.

In response.

Upon reaching the alley entrance, the two heavily armed auxiliary troops could not possibly grant 'approval', and immediately opened fire at full power.

Members of the tactical squad and auxiliary troops combat platoon arrived one after another, then completely sealed off the alley.

Even if ammunition is exhausted, relying solely on such abnormal creatures as half-human scorpions and the narrow diameter of the Space Gate, the blockade line would not collapse.

Because without ammunition, the Astate and auxiliary troops forced to engage in melee attacks are more dangerous than when ammunition is plentiful.

Moreover, this is Makuraga, the core region of the Extreme Legion—how could there possibly be only forty-plus super soldiers?

"Disgusting alien!"

"Die! Die!"

Accompanied by a metallic battle cry, another squad of extreme warriors leapt down from the air, made a soft landing behind the first team, then quickly deployed formation, gradually perfecting the blockade of this alley.

At this time.

There appeared in the district's view a large transport vessel painted deep black, unlike the blue of the Extreme Legion, with red-and-white umbrella insignia and the words 'Technical Department' etched on both sides of its cabin.

Afterward, the pilot maneuvered it in a circle, finally selecting a school football field with enough space to accommodate the entire transport vessel for landing.

Come to a stop.

The hatch opens.

Then a hundred technicians in white-powered armor, their shoulder plates likewise bearing the red-and-white umbrella insignia, either individually holding or jointly carrying silver equipment cases of various sizes, rushed quickly toward the Space Gate's location.

At the same time, numerous mechanical sentinels belonging to the Engineering Department, carrying construction materials, followed the researchers.

In less than ten minutes, a series of gunfire, artillery fire, and intense clashes unfolded, waking all nearby residents from their sleep.

"Damn it! Which bastard?!"

"Never mind them! Kill them all!!"

"Roar!!"

Moreover, many residents who are veterans, waking up angry, grabbed their own semi-automatics or low-power energy weapons and rushed out of houses and apartments, gradually converging on the street where the conflict erupted.

It is obvious that these furious residents know that aliens have invaded their homeland, and thus they are prepared to fight alongside the Public Security Bureau and the military.

However, before that, many technicians, together with the Public Security Bureau, auxiliary troops, and extreme warriors, had already arrived first at this side of the Space Gate and completed the blockade of the surrounding area.

The technicians who arrived earliest, with the joint assistance of all departments, evacuated the buildings on both sides of the alley, widened the walls, and constructed an isolation structure equipped with a stasis field around the Space Gate, temporarily slowing the continuous release of abnormal creatures from the opposite universe.

Next.

Next, the Technical Department, Supervision Department, and Intelligence Department of the Makuraga authorities will conduct a joint investigation to determine as quickly as possible the composition of the abnormal creatures and the condition of the opposite world.

Once they have sufficient information, the three departments will formulate a response plan for submission; after approval, they will then cooperate with the Imperial Army, Navy, and garrison.

If the situation is complex, the three departments will continue to request special forces, such as the Grey Knights, to participate in the joint operation.

However, those are the standard procedures in normal colonies, but Makuraga has an OriginalBody Governor Robert, so the execution of the response plan's procedure might have some variation.

——

…

Two hours later.

In the metropolitan area at seven in the morning, sunlight shone, people went about their lives and work as usual, and there was no standstill due to the Space Gate in Metropolitan District 05.

However, on the holographic screens in public places such as malls and stations, there will be local news from Makuraga reporting some details of Metropolitan District 05, and people can also learn more via the internet.

07:42.

At this moment.

Inside a large isolation laboratory on the third basement level of an office building within the palace complex at the core of Metropolitan District 01.

On a multifunctional operating table lay a well-preserved half-human scorpion corpse.

Ten researchers wearing white exclusive powered armor, with numerous mechanical prosthetics on their backs, were conducting dissection and analysis on this half-human scorpion.

On the right side of this laboratory is a single-pane floor-to-ceiling isolation window, and in the observation room opposite it, Robert, wearing black executive attire, together with Wokan and An Na Jin still in casual dress, were watching the entire dissection and analysis.

At the same time, a female low-intelligence artificial intelligence appearing as a woman in white robes, with an olive wreath on her head and black long hair, stood before the three OriginalBodies to the front-left and reported to Robert:

"Governor, based on the current data, the genetic information of the abnormal creatures that attacked Metropolitan District 05 is highly similar to that of humans, with a 78.2% probability of having originated from humans."

(End of Chapter)