Chapter 779: NO.148: Yeah, what's going on?

NO. 148: Yeah, what's going on?

What's going on?! Where did this Galatron come from!!

And it's still a Type II! Is it a surviving remnant of Kexia, barely scraping by? Or could it be that Gillvalis isn't dead after all!!

Don't worry about its origin! That thing's been tossed around by the Black Dragon everywhere! Even picking it up at a junkyard is possible!!

Wasn't the Regined that attacked Hei'an Gona the same? On the surface everyone pretended to believe his guess, but actually everyone knew those broken robots were everywhere, even ending up in that field was their own doing.

Regined, a mechanical soldier forged from the Amelana ore of the planet Esmeralda.

And they both have large numbers of detachments.

The difference is that the Imperial mechs are merely dispatched to different planets within the same universe, acting as the tendrils of Caesar Belia, extending and expanding the Galactic Empire's territory.

The difference is that the Imperial mechs are merely sent to different planets within the same universe, acting as the tentacles of Caesar Belia, extending and expanding the Galactic Empire's territory.

Its leader is the original mechanical body of the virtual planet Kexia, the prototype of all 'Galatrons', registration code: 'Gillvalis'/Gillvalis.

Gillvalis, due to its dark and dangerous appearance, earned the alias 'Black Dragon'.

And compared to the dangerous form bristling with dozens of gun barrels, even more dangerous is its logical conclusion that 'only by annihilating all intelligent life in the universe can the universe achieve eternal peace'.

Before encountering a few Ultraman warriors, it betrayed the planet that created it, devoured and transformed it into a virtual planet as a base, then unstoppably reset and digitized the life on multiple planets, and those digitized planets would also become nutrients to strengthen the base.

This further strengthened its resolve to execute the plan, while also expanding its purpose.

——More detachments, more purges.

——Not only to 'purify' the planets within its sight, but also to venture into other universes.

Its target encompasses all dimensions, and thus the Galatron mech series has appeared more than once in other dimensions.

After its leader was wiped out by the Ultramen, this group of White Dragons' wandering range became far larger and farther than the Regineds', and became known to countless inhabitants of the universe.

After the boss was wiped out by the Ultramen, the wandering range of this white‑dragon group was also far larger and farther than that of the Reginades, and far more known to countless cosmic inhabitants.

Unlike the 'lifeless object' Regined, which only acts upon receiving orders, the Galatrons receive the supreme command from the main brain, which remains in effect to this day.

This has left many in the universe with the impression of him: 'appearing suddenly in an unfathomable way, then beginning massive destruction without distinguishing friend from foe'.

Honestly, crisis itself can also be an opportunity; as long as you have the ability to resist, no, even you don't need the ability to resist, as long as you can find an opportunity to take the enemy's data and technology, that's an opportunity.

Kexia planet's technology is quite advanced for many in the universe; although it's now a virtual planet, even if the Black Dragon is blown to bits it hasn't returned to normal, but the original Gillvalis is precisely the product of that technology.

Although Gillvalis' fame spread only after its betrayal and backlash, this does not hinder demonstrating the high level of Kexia's people's technology.

You should know, in the same set, the previous group that died this way created the Dark Zagi.

Such a tech tree, and moreover a rare data-driven field, is considered a high standard even among universal civilizations.

For most planets, obtaining the enemy's technology is already a kind of technological upgrade.

Like Galatron's badges, Galatron's cards, and so on, most of them are 'born' in this way as well.

And the same principle can also be applied to Regined.

So regardless of whether the initial attacking Imperial mechs were real objects or props, nobody really cared about the 'Hei'an Advisor's' nagging.

Saying they were targeted, saying they were designed, saying the opponent would be a major threat to the organization……

Credibility couldn't be said to be nonexistent, but it was so low that nobody paid much attention—until a certain perfunctory detachment, the staff sent to visit Aomo Lindun, came back fleeing in panic.

Not only did they flee back, but they even lost their equipment.

That specially developed computer lifeform capable of operating in the digital domain, Dada (also called Pawata Dada), had its Galatron axe seized by the opponent.

That was equipment specially procured from the black market by the higher-ups!

Although it could be reimbursed, it's also not something that can be easily discarded!

The Barbar alien who directly liaised with him couldn't help but explode in rage, his shouting so loud that even the Dada alien working the counter downstairs could hear it.

But stepping back, how should this matter be accounted for?

Just because Aomo Lindun set up an ambush in advance, does that mean we should list him as that original secret attacker?

Honestly, if this is to serve as evidence, the proof is not strong enough.

Trying to hack into someone's work files but instead getting attacked and robbed—this can only be blamed on being outmatched; who knew the opponent actually had an Ultimate-level Digimon guarding the files? And their strength range seems to be more than just an ordinary Ultimate.

But you have to consider the opponent is an agency mercenary; there might be an official Digimon contact channel provided, so having such abnormal data protection isn't impossible.

After all that reckoning, the biggest suspicion is merely that the two events happened close in time.

But could such proximity not be the result of the leader himself immediately sending people to investigate?

So everyone had been discussing this privately not long ago.

Rather than whether Aomo Lindun is suspicious, they were more concerned about how the leader would handle it.

After all, everyone is just working for a wage, the pay isn't high, and the benefits aren't good enough to allow them to think much for the organization.

What they cared about was whether the workload would increase, and if so, who would be sent to take the blows.

The result they most wanted to see was for the matter to drop, while the result they least wanted to see was to continue the investigation——

——and then the leader chose a compromise.

Never mind the investigation results! First label Aomo Lindun as a suspect and talk later!

For the sake of good workplace relations, you always have to give colleagues a way to save face.

Also need to find an excuse for one's own decision-making mistake.

In the short term, gathering more intelligence isn't rational, after all the opponent might report the incident after this, or silently increase defenses and set up an ambush themselves.

To avoid turning into a situation where we keep sending people to be sacrificed, the cautious and cunning Barbar alien decided to abandon the investigation while altering the reported content.

Fabricating evidence, attempting to directly pin that Aomo Lindun as the target.

That way, if higher-ups want to continue taking action, they'll definitely assign more colleagues to share the responsibility; by then I might not even be on the team, allowing me to shed responsibility cleanly.

This is the result of his careful deliberation——if he fails again, he can easily shift the blame.

And if he doesn't fail, successfully obtaining information but without evidence——after that big deal, the opponent's privacy info as a celebrity can still be sold for money; by handling it himself he can escape the 'false report' predicament.

And if there is no failure, yet successfully obtaining information yields no evidence—all of that, after that big deal, the other party's private information as a celebrity can also be sold for money; by handling it oneself, one can escape the situation of false reporting.

If there really is evidence…… then there's no need for many words, that is my Grandfather Batem's complete victory!

——The Barbar people, who once had an ancestor known as the "Ruler of the Dark Universe", are indeed possessed of such caution and cunning——

In this world, the weird Earth can not only become the Galactic Leader, but also possesses fully comparable defensive strength; otherwise he would not have chosen to lie low.

But that's the reality, what can he do about it?

He can only develop his invasion plans while subordinated to others.

He assigns the sufficiently dangerous and conspicuous work to others, secretly creating conditions for his fellow clansmen to blend into the environment and accumulate strength; he has always done this, and so far has given 362 of his fellow clansmen a foothold here, even helping them stir up not a few cases that would draw police attention, and furthermore he has dumped many of the pots onto the head of this not-so-clean Alien Business Alliance.

Before the opportunity he expects arrives, the path he has planned for himself will continue to be just this.

With such a careful and cautious manner of acting, even if he occasionally makes a mistake, he can shift the blame by invoking the organization's name or by forging evidence——as one who possesses a shapeshifting ability that perfectly copies enemy skills, and can even split off hair clones to fight powerful foes, he finds such deeds second nature, though I don't know how many people have cursed him with "beep beep beep".

But today.

His editing… writing work had just barely been completed, and at the very moment he decided to do a manual polish before sending——the terror attack began.

The astonishing Galatron, descending in MKII form, appears to be a rampant AI lacking communication ability, like a mad dog that has instantaneously appeared, and can only be struck down.

To be frank, this isn't all that difficult.

Although Galatron MKII is certainly a formidable enemy, this is after all an Alliance branch, with plenty of employees capable of self‑enlargement who can serve as soldiers, and many employees have remarked: that mechanical beast, while crazy, doesn't seem as strong as imagined.

Perhaps it's damaged, perhaps it's been shoddily remodeled…… whatever the reason, as long as it can be suppressed he can rest easy; he can still sit calmly in the office awaiting the message to be sent, just as not long ago he also watched from afar that meddling super agent collapse, being tossed outside as data trash.

Waiting for the superior's inspection, he could then be freed from his bonds and sent to the Technical Department to be dismantled for new value.

By comparison, although Galatron MKII is considerably stronger, there's also no need to fear.

Although he doesn't know how it appeared, and although its appearance itself carries a hint of conspiracy, he still feels at ease.

This sense of ease lasted one and a half minutes.

When that unmistakable figure suddenly appeared in front of the building diagonally opposite.

In a posture of utter decisiveness, at the instant he swung an unstoppable heavy punch at the building equipped with a poison‑rain generator——

——bursting out a ferociously spreading shockwave that jolted all the nearby power lines.

Then, in the sudden gloom that followed, and in the nearly seamless flood of light after that, he let out a collapsing howl:

"Damn it! How could Ultraman be carrying out a terrorist attack！！

It sounds like he stayed awhile in Dongyan District.