Chapter 250: All Things Are in Darkness

"Driver, please follow the instructions and quickly complete a circle around the field!"

"Driver synchronization rate has dropped to 36.7%, please stay focused!"

At this point, Kiel no longer concealed it, and verbal instructions came out of Tarot's mouth one after another. The same voice was divided into two parts, one was transmitted to the cockpit through the long data cable dragged behind Ajax's buttocks, and the other was sounded in the command room connected to the observation deck where Mei was.

Looking at the giant walking cautiously in the sun, a few bold researchers from the United Government's scientific research department jumped up first, and then more and more people began to applaud and cheer, celebrating the success of the second phase of the experiment of this weapon that they had poured their efforts into...

Although the circle around the field has not been completely completed, and the grip and speed tests have not yet begun, it can be said that the experiment has at least succeeded halfway because it can move and maintain synchronization during the action.

The first few scientists and engineers who jumped up even deliberately walked behind Mei, whistling and turning around again and again. This is a kind of good-natured show-off, and of course there is no lack of the feeling of raising eyebrows.

Everyone is a well-known figure in the circle, but this little girl has been riding on everyone's head for six years with a fusion warrior plan and a remarkable record!

It's aggrieved to think about it.

Now that she has turned over, it would be strange if she is not excited!

Besides... I don't know if this little girl doesn't understand the real structure of this mecha?

"Doctor, you need..."

"Don't act rashly, stay calm."

Mei turned her head and looked at Kiel with a smile, "Speaker, continue to introduce it to me. With my eyesight and imagination, I really can't think of how Ajax merged flesh and blood with mecha."

"Haha, it's actually very simple."

Under the guidance of Tarot, Ajax walked a long way, and the long data line behind it completely outlined the route it had walked, which was a long arc.

After a short pause, Ajax turned around and walked back to the starting point.

The following grip strength, speed and other tests must be carried out in the base. First, these things themselves rely on equipment, and second... Ajax is not a perfect weapon after all. The driver fell twice just now, which really scared Taro. He is unwilling to take risks again...

The main reason is that he finally gained face in front of Mei. If there are mistakes in the subsequent experiments, he will lose face again.

Although according to Kiel's original plan, these grip strength parameters and speed parameters are to be displayed to Mei, but under Taro's insistence, he did not say much.

Because his purpose... has never been these...

The corners of his lips were almost stretched to his earlobes. Hearing Mei's question, he explained without hesitation:

"As you said, under the same size, the advantage of the mecha is that it has stronger defense, and the disadvantage is that the movements are too mechanical and cannot break through the upper limit of the machine itself. This is exactly the advantage of the flesh and blood body, because it can better perceive and sense everything around it. The flesh and blood body is more sensitive and more agile. The upper and lower limits are determined by the driver's operation."

"You know, this is not what I want to ask."

"Ha, the specific principle..."

Ajax's body is getting closer and bigger, and Kiel forgets Looking at the huge monster in front of him with emotion, for many people, this thing can be regarded as a lifetime of hard work, but for him, it is no longer hard work, but...

"It's very simple. We use the shell of the mecha as the skin, and then use cloning technology to fill the space with flesh and bones. Of course, the cells have been biologically optimized, and the ratio of fat and muscle has also been precisely calculated. In short, the problem of insufficient sensitivity of large mechas you mentioned before, although it cannot be said to be completely solved, there is still room for improvement in the future."

Mei's right eyelid twitched twice for no reason. I don't know if it was an illusion. She felt that Ajax's walking speed seemed to be two points faster invisibly.

But for Kiel's boasting, she only responded with "Haha".

"Let me guess. This structure should be a fusion of the wanderer that Mikael had constructed before, plus the posture shown during the seventh collapse. In order to supply energy to such a behemoth, the heart should be driven by the collapse energy reactor, and what about the brain? It is to let the driver temporarily become the brain of Ajax. It's a good idea."

Mei chuckled and gave a relatively fair evaluation.

This fusion of ideas is quite clever, and it did give Mei a little surprise, but unfortunately, it is a stitched monster after all, not amazing enough.

Compared with Mei's perfunctory, Kiel seemed to be very interested. He seemed not to notice Mei's perfunctory, and asked with a smile:

"Dr. Mei, don't you feel confused?"

"What?"

Mei was stunned at first, and reached out to push the glasses that slipped down due to the constant vibration of the ground. At the same time, the intense sense of crisis soared all the way, and finally reached a point that could not be ignored.

"Since he is a flesh and blood body, Ajax naturally uses a real heart. The Honkai reactor is just a 'pacemaker'. So, the question is - what is the fluid that flows through Ajax's body driven by the heart?"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Under the violent vibration, the entire base began to shake slightly... No, in fact, the vibration never stopped, but it was not obvious because Ajax was far away.

Mei ignored him because...

If her guess was correct, probably, perhaps, possibly, absolutely - Ajax had a problem!

"Pilot! Pilot! You have deviated from the predetermined direction by 2.3 degrees! Repeat! You have deviated from the direction by 2.3 degrees! Adjust immediately!"

At first, Ajax quickened his pace, and Tarot thought that the pilot was also immersed in the joy of the successful experiment and did not remind him. After all, it was just a matter of entering the hangar a few seconds earlier.

But now it is wrong. It has obviously deviated from the armored door of the hangar. Although it is only a small angle of 2.3, if Ajax continues to move forward from his current position... he will hit the command room above!

"Pilot! Pilot!"

"Zizi... Department... Zizi..."

"Minister! The wired communication with the pilot is being interfered with for unknown reasons!"

"Then turn off the manual driving function and let Ajax use automatic navigation to return to the hangar, quickly!"

"No, Minister! The command was rejected!"

"How is that possible!"

Considering that the new wired technology is not mature, the research department adopted the most primitive solution on Ajax, wired transmission, that is, the data cable plugged in its anus, is a data cable, not a power cable! Ajax uses the Honkai energy reactor as energy and does not need an external power supply!

"Zoom in the picture!"

"Minister! Here!"

The screen in front of Tarot zoomed in and stared at Ajax's crotch. It was not noticeable from a distance, but now it was discovered that the data cable there was broken in half for some reason, just like a sword slashing off an arm with broken bones and skin, with sparks flashing on it.

"How is it possible! Haven't we checked it before? Is there any way to stop Ajax now?"

"There is no way, Minister! All our means are based on data line connection. In this case, Ajax cannot receive any instructions we send, and the wireless information will be blocked by Ajax's armor plate!"

Tarot's conversation with the commander was transmitted to the command room without missing a word, and everyone became panicked-no one can stay calm when seeing a behemoth like Ajax coming towards them!

"Kil, I have no way here. You are on the route of Ajax. Order evacuation immediately!"

Tarot knew that his old superiors and old friends could hear his voice. In such an urgent situation, he didn't care about his impoliteness and directly commanded everyone in the command room to evacuate.

Many people were waiting for this sentence. When they heard Tarot's words, they immediately jumped up from their seats and ran towards the emergency escape passage. Of course, most people are still in fear, or are still confused and don't know what to do.

There were also people who still did not move, staring at Kiel who was motionless in the viewing area not far away.

Kiel calmly took out a miniature remote control from his trouser pocket, raised it above his head with great fanfare, and pressed it lightly-

At the emergency escape exit, the fastest person had already rushed out half of his body, but a layer of armor plate suddenly fell on his head, directly cutting his body in half from top to bottom.

A large pool of blood with minced meat and organs was left on the armor plate. The slowest person's legs softened and his face hit the blood directly, but his luck was good enough, at least he did not become a blood stain.

But until he turned around, he still didn't understand why this layer of armor plate fell.

All the personnel in the command room were also puzzled, because it was not only the escape exit that was blocked, but also the normal exit, the huge viewing window in the viewing area, and even the ventilation vents above their heads were blocked.

"Kil! What are you doing!"

Before Mei could ask, Taro's roar spread throughout the command room, which made Mei feel depressed--

Taro was in the hangar below, so he naturally couldn't see the situation in the command room. There could only be one reason why he was angry, not only the command room, but also the hangar... No, it could be that the entire base was blocked and no one could escape!

And who else could do this except Kiel?

"You started planning this a month ago?"

Mei asked coldly.

Kil's eyes narrowed into a slit with a smile. He didn't answer Mei's question, nor did he pay attention to Taro's hysterical roar. He just smiled and asked back:

"Dr. Mei, you haven't answered my previous topic-what is the liquid flowing through Ajax's body?"

Mei obviously didn't want to answer this question. She put her hands behind her back and made a gesture. The tracer who had been unable to hold back for a long time went forward, grabbed Kiel's collar, and snatched the remote control from his hand.

But no matter how he pressed, the armor plates on all sides did not respond.

Kiel was pushed to the ground, and he sat on the armor plate, aiming his crotch at everyone sitting there:

"Mei, what flows in Ajax's body is--

"Blood! Hahahaha! It's blood!"

"Aldemir, prepare to blast to clear the way!"

Hen didn't care about Kiel's riddle-like words. The situation was urgent. No one understood why Kiel, the top leader of the coalition government and the highest leader of mankind in name and in fact, would do such a thing!

Is he crazy?

The crazy and creepy laughter seemed to accompany the trembling of the ground, getting louder and louder, more and more rapid - Ajax was getting closer and closer to them.

"Brother Hen, how can we blow it up without explosives!"

Aldemir had been holding a fire axe and prying at the armor plate of the escape passage for a long time, but unfortunately, it was a drop in the bucket.

Blanca and Evelyn tried to contact Vivi and Mikael through communication without thinking, but the entire command room was wrapped in special alloy armor plates, like a huge elevator - even more tightly wrapped than an elevator, and electromagnetic waves could not get out at all!

"Boom!"

An unprecedented vibration came, and Hen, as a fusion warrior, had a hearing far superior to that of ordinary people, and he shouted at the first time:

"It's coming!"

Blanca had already quickly pulled Mei aside, and Mei was pulled back, and she did not forget to shout for everyone in the command room to hide to both sides.

Her voice was quickly drowned out by the vibrations and screams. Even with Yi Wenjielin helping her pass her words to everyone, few people could calm down at this moment.

Moreover, Mei had never been affiliated with them. When most people thought of her orders or suggestions, they would not obey them, but question them.

But there was no time for them to question. The heavy armor plate on top of her head didn't even have time to dent before it broke open.

There was a hole, but not much sunlight came in because a huge foot blocked all the gaps.

"Ahhh!"

"Boom!"

A layer of wet mist instantly filled the command room. Mei noticed that her vision was a little blurred. She touched the lens with her fingers. When she took off her glasses, she saw a faint blood red on her fingertips.

"Boom!"

The vibration from the last impact had not passed yet, and a more violent vibration came again, comparable to a high-level earthquake.

Mei and Blanca huddled in the "triangle area" and looked up slightly, only to see that the floor of the command room could not bear Ajax's weight and also broke.

The entire base was placed in the endless Gobi Desert, which was actually a small hill that could not be any smaller, or a small steamed bun. The hangar was half buried underground, and there was an uphill road at the door of the hangar. Ajax walked through the entire base, just like a person walking through a small mound of a certain size.

But now it can't move, its right foot is stuck in the hangar and suspended in the air. If it wants to pull its leg out, it has to transfer its center of gravity to its left leg. In this way, the armor plate on the left leg will inevitably not be able to bear it.

And now it is stuck in the position of the right thigh with two layers of armor plates. If no remedy is taken, the armor plate will sooner or later not be able to bear its weight, and it will sink completely.

But the problem is - what is the driver doing!

At first, everyone was attracted by the old man who was now locked by the throat. Even Mei, in such a critical situation, only had this question flashing in her mind for a moment: What happened to the driver?

Logically speaking, even if the data line was broken and the command from the headquarters could not be transmitted, the driver would be able to make his own judgment. After all, it was just a matter of deviation from the course. The driver was not blind. How could such a major mistake happen and climb directly towards the base?

This is obviously unscientific!

Mei glanced at Kiel, who was breathing heavily. It must be said that Taro knew this guy better. He had a premonition that something was wrong at the first time. Unfortunately, he did not expect his old friend to do things so decisively.

But thinking about it, the question at the beginning came to mind again-why did Kiel do this?

It doesn't make sense. Mei doesn't know the driver, but she has been dealing with Kiel and [SEELE] for a long time, so she has a good idea. Although in many cases, it cannot be said that they have different ideas, to put it bluntly, they are short-sighted, but at least they all recognize their identity as [human beings].

She sometimes joked with Mikael that these people should not be killed with one stick. If they are properly trained, they may not be able to reform and shine like Vashak.

Because of this understanding and because of this idea, Mei could not understand why Kiel did this.

"Hen! Check his consciousness to see if anyone has tampered with it?"

This is the only explanation.

But Hen had just loosened the arm that was locking his throat, and he rolled and crawled to his feet. When Hen tried to catch him again, he saw him kneeling forward and worshiping Ajax's right leg with an extremely pious attitude.

While worshiping, he laughed wildly, and the wig and hat that were firmly stuck to his head when Hen locked his throat were directly thrown off by his kneeling action, revealing the bald forehead underneath.

Hen didn't know what to do for a moment, because Kiel's laughter soon stopped.

His expression became more pious, with his hands clasped in front of his chest, his head raised and eyes closed, and he was muttering something.

Under Hen's broadcast, Mei also heard clearly what he said...

"That day, He fell from the sky, and the people on the earth looked up and saw the starry sky."

Is it a prayer? Or a ballad? Or a prophecy? Mei only remembered that this was a saying that had been circulated throughout the world a long time ago, from major religions to fables to songs, this sentence has never been missing. But now that it comes from Kiel's mouth, what kind of deep meaning does it have?

"Hahahaha! Hahaha! I finally understand what this sentence means! I finally understand what this sentence means!"

The ears were filled with crazy laughter. This time, without interpreting it, Mei also understood what Kiel meant - the Houkai energy in the air was so dense that it was almost black.

"Hersher!"

No wonder!

Compared to the Wanderer, Ajax's essence is closer to the giant formed after Mikael collapsed.

The problem is that this body, such a huge and powerful body with excellent adaptability to Houkai energy, is too suitable from the perspective of Houkai to select Herrsher.

In other words, this body is too tempting for Houkai.

Originally, it was still lacking. After all, it had no brain, just an empty shell.

But after the driver, as the brain of Ajax, made up for this last shortcoming...

As Kiel said before, according to the definition of Mebius, Ajax can be regarded as a human being.

But this is just a guess. Maybe the driver was chosen by the Herrscher.

"Boom!"

The ceiling above his head sank again, and the new Herrscher's intention was very clear. If it was still in a state of confusion before, thinking about how to cross the "hurdle" in front of it, now it wants to destroy this place!

The sun shone down, and no one was happy except Kiel, because it was the Herrscher who directly lifted the ceiling.

Without the support of a layer of armor plate, the Herrscher's body began to sink quickly, but it was the first to notice Kiel praying to it.

"Blanca! Can you interfere with its spirit!"

This is the shortcoming of becoming a fusion warrior. Whether it is Blanca or Iven Jielin, when facing this situation, they positioned themselves as "warriors" or "bodyguards" at the first time, rather than a key figure who can turn the tide of the battle with mental power.

Even Hen was the same. He controlled Kiel at the first time, although it was completely useless. After all, although he became a spiritual perception fusion warrior early, he had never experienced actual combat at all, and was not very familiar with the use of mental power.

So, when Mei shouted like this, it was actually too late.

Ajax looked at Kiel who kept muttering to it, and without thinking, he suddenly slapped it. The shadow cast by the giant hand not only covered Kiel, but also Mei, Blanca and Hen. But Mei was not panicked. After dawdling for so long, it was time for her to appear. "Clang!" The blade covered with frost rubbed against the carp's mouth, and the snow dust splashed out was like white jade. The sound of the collision between the feather cutting and the carp's mouth was as clear as ever, like ice frozen by flowing water. The arm of the Herrscher stopped in mid-air. As a gust of cold wind blew, Mei's naked eyes belatedly caught the sharp blade light that was like a white silk and completely froze the space. Before she could blink, the Herrscher's body from the wrist down, as well as the dead men chasing Aldemir and Ivenjielin in the command room, gradually stiffened, and even a trace of frost appeared on the surface. "Hmph!"

Cold air blew out of the woman's nose. At the same time, all the above mentioned things were like ice that had been neatly cut by countless knives, with countless straight cracks.

Her cherry hand pressed on the handle of the knife. Her voice was as sweet as before. It did not become cold and unapproachable because of the battle. What could change the tone was not the occasion, but whether there was a mask on her face.

Her long fox ears swayed back and forth as she looked down. Her soft long hair hung down, making her facial features look a lot darker, but also highlighting her eyes that were as bright as cherry blossoms.

"Ka-"

"Bang!"

With a light sound, countless ice cubes slid and decomposed along the straight trace, and exploded like fireworks before landing, turning into ice crystals all over the sky.

So, she also whispered the name of this knife:

"Instant knife-all things are ignorant."