Chapter 325: War Chariots! I Need More War Chariots!
Do the humanoid mechs in the Armored Warriors worldview possess Machine Souls?
Previously, it was uncertain, but after Cheng Tian arrived, an accurate answer could be given—
Yes, brothers, they do.
Whether it was the Earth Federation or the Laia Reform Army, the humanoid mechs assigned to players were essentially high-level vehicle equipment given for free. If the main mission could be completed, then this vehicle would be given to the player for free.
However, as vehicle equipment not bound by soul or profession, mechs still had the possibility of being seized.
In fact, after 50 years of war, the technology between the two sides had already deeply infiltrated each other. Many parts were common to both sides' vehicles. The exact same laser blade melee module could be used by Gates and also by Brodia. Therefore, completely eliminating the possibility of mechs being mutually seized was almost zero.
In response, the measures taken by both sides were only additional safeguards like iris binding and voice binding for the pilots... but it couldn't stop a mech with a nascent Machine Soul from willingly lifting its restrictions to allow Cheng Tian to control it.
In a sense, Cheng Tian's participation this time could be said to have introduced a 'Machine Soul' dungeon entry into this Armored Warriors dungeon, which had claimed countless lives and mechs over fifty years.
However, currently, only sufficiently excellent mechs are qualified for initial awakening, and it is only possible through deep contact and communication with Cheng Tian, who possesses the War Chariot Master skill.
Gates, as a first-generation tear, was truly too much of a stretch, but the third-generation mechs with transformation capabilities were the most suitable existences in the entire dungeon to become the first batch of activated Machine Souls.
As Metroid was officially incorporated into the War Chariot matrix, its attributes were fully displayed.
AEX-12 J Fodi Metroid: Purple Rare / Lv-, Humanoid Mobile Weapon, Light Combat Vehicle, Transformable Vehicle, Single-person Vehicle. Driving Requirements—Agility 30 points, Vehicle Driving Ability E-rank Lv4 or above / D-rank Lv4 or above / C-rank Lv1 or above;
This unit utilizes a lightweight frame with a compact design, ultimately achieving its proud high mobility, suitable for ground reconnaissance missions. The entire body is covered with optical and data sensors. In cruise mode, the unit's height can be fixed very low, allowing it to pass through many narrow areas... but the cost is that the cockpit of this series is very narrow, theoretically only low-stature, slender females and children can pilot it. Also, because the entire body is filled with precision instruments, it is extremely unsuitable for close-quarters combat.
This unit is a transformation and shooting specialized model debugged to adapt to player 'Aoko'.
Quick replacement function omitted.
Metroid's body durability 150 / 100, HP = 1500 / 1500.
Fodi has a total of 4 accessory replacement slots—
Left arm = Iron Fist, Right arm = Iron Fist (original charge cannon, restored to original state), Shoulder = Gatling Cannon, Legs = Bipedal Walking Roller Mechanism.
Iron Fist * 2, HP = 300 / 300, Base Attack 40 ~ 50, equipped with telescopic stakes, can cause armor-piercing penetration strikes to target armor.
Gatling Cannon, Base Attack 24-30, Ammo 34 / 40, continuous fire possible.
Movement Speed 5 ☆, Attack Range 5 ☆, Destructive Power 2 ☆, Ammo Capacity 4 ☆.
Additional comment: Does this count as cyber NTR?
Your current War Chariot collection progress is—
Batmobile (1 / 1), War Elephant Mammoth (1 / 1), Half-track Zombie War Chariot (1 / 1), T-2B Iron Bull Tank Modified (1 / 1), SVX-22 UG Drill War Chariot (1 / 1), SVX-17M Single-person Submarine (1 / 1), Super Dreadnought Rock Excavator Nero (1 / 1), MSW-16M Gates LB Aoko (1 / 1), AEX-12 J Fodi Metroid (1 / 1), a total of 9 units.
Another 6 units are needed for the next title advancement.
At this moment, Cheng Tian couldn't help but straighten himself, looking at his collection progress, his emotions gradually becoming excited.
Without a doubt, the current Armored Warriors dungeon was the best time to complete the collection mission. Moreover, with the Machine Soul and Mech Combat entries, Cheng Tian could more easily obtain enemy mechs through capture.
If he could use his military merits in the Reform Army to exchange for other mechs, he estimated he would quickly unlock more Void Garage slots.
He wanted all the mechs of the protagonist group... especially Jeff's large red painted Brodia!
That thing was not only an optional mech in the parallel universe's 'Armored Warriors Fighting Edition' of the same theme, but also the ultimate move corresponding mech for the optional character 'Saotome Shin' in 'Marvel vs. Capcom'.
'Brodia Impact Arm' was the prototype for the DNF Mechanic's awakening skill 'G-Series: Gaebolg Punch'.
When he throws a punch, the mech would transcend time and space, break through spatial barriers, and deliver a fierce punch to the target. This was simply too cool!
Just as Cheng Tian was admiring his newly acquired NTR-ed mech, Aoko, who had been left standing in punishment, suddenly exploded her armor!
The energy armor, which could completely envelop her body, making it impossible to tell if the person inside was male or female, burst open on the spot. From within the dust, a woman in a blue full-body catsuit rolled out with incredible agility, and without hesitation, she clung to the already dilapidated window frame and leaped out!
Like Samus Aran in the original work, Aoko was also a female warrior. Taking advantage of Cheng Tian's diverted attention, captivated by his new mech, she unhesitatingly chose to jettison her armor.
While the bird-folk's energy armor was precious, it wasn't something she would sacrifice her life to protect.
As long as she was alive, everything had a chance to start over!
She bungee jumped without a rope from a dozen-story, thirty-meter-high building.
However, just as she was about to land, the futuristic pistol that appeared in Aoko's hand simultaneously with the armor explosion was aimed at the ground. She fired a similar sticky bomb, which immediately detonated.
The reverse vibration of the bomb forcibly reset Aoko's freefall kinetic energy, and still did not cause her any harm.
Aoko's sticky bomb's characteristic was that it caused no friendly fire damage, and the force of the explosion was enough to allow her to readjust her posture and land safely.
But just as Aoko looked up, she saw the barrel of Metroid, which had originally belonged to her but was now someone else's, clearly aimed at her on the ground. However, it did not fire, and noticing Aoko's gaze, it immediately retracted.
...Why didn't he kill me first?
Aoko mumbled to herself as she hid behind a ground-level cover.
Initially, Cheng Tian didn't kill Aoko because his attention was drawn to the mech, and he momentarily forgot. But this time, not pursuing Aoko was due to another idea.
If this female player, presumably a Samus analogue, successfully escaped, would the Earth Federation demote her, or would they assign her a new mech?
The strength didn't matter; Cheng Tian only cared about quantity, whatever could unlock Void Garage slots the fastest!
Beep beep beep beep!
The urgent alarm had been sounding for a while, and Cheng Tian finally noticed that his Silver Gates were being slaughtered.
During the interference from Aoko, the Silver Gates Guard also lost the protection of the Heart Barrier, quickly exposing their greatest weakness of only 3 HP. They were being mercilessly swept away by the Blood Armor Squad.
But almost at the same time, Azrael's voice intervened in the Reform Army's interception squad channel.
"Everyone, proceed immediately to the designated location for evacuation! Someone will meet you at the end of the passage!
You've done well, I hope to see you return alive!
Our next target is..."
At this point, Azrael paused, then blocked all other communications, leaving only an independent line with Cheng Tian.
"New York."