Chapter 848 - Consolidate (1/2)

Qin Tian had assigned to Jiang Fei his very own personal voice-key. With a few words and numbers, the Android nodded.

”Identity confirmed.”

Without turning around, the other Androids eased themselves, removing any hostile intent toward Jiang Fei and his fellow martial artists.

”Condition Red lifted. Proceed with the battery replacement,” said the leader of the Androids to his fellow soldiers.

Each of the Androids carried three additional battery pack, not including the battery pack that they were using. Those that had created them knew that firing energy cannons would consume too much power.

Unfortunately, the designers had left out one important flaw in their design. To exchange battery pack in combat was not a simple task. No enemies would allow the opponent to silently change their batteries. That feature was the Achilles heel of the Androids.

”Brother Jiang Fei, what are they?” Bai Wanli paced over to Jiang Fei and asked him quietly.

”These are the military's latest invention, the Supreme Android Soldiers,” said Jiang Fei nonchalantly. Those Android had their living tissue burnt away during the fight, leaving their internal parts exposed. There was no need for him to hide anymore.

”How many are they?” Bai Wanli asked, worried. Although he may not know about the Androids or modern machinery, he was experienced enough to understand their threat.

”Slightly double of what you see here,” said Jiang Fei. He was not sure himself although he knew that there would be a second batch of Androids that was being delivered to the military base. The details of the second batch were unknown to Jiang Fei.

”I see. Good to know,” Bai Wanli shrugged and walked away. He was relieved when he understood that these machines were not mass produced. The Androids were strong but they were not invincible. He understood their weakness after spectating the battle between the Androids and the Mutants from a safe distance.

The only reason the Mutants were ”defeated” was because the Androids and the martial artists had caught them off guard. The initial fight with the Androids was devastating for the Mutants. They had not predicted the enemies would possess such powerful killing machines. If that was not enough, the sudden appearance of the martial artists had really knocked them off of their feet.

Energy cannons were strong. Their projectile speed was almost at the speed of light but there was a catch to it. After each shot, there would be a buffer period for the weapon to recharge, allowing the Mutants to know when and where the next shot would be. As long as one kept their eyes locked onto the enemy, one could dodge the lethal shot like a pea from a peashooter. Hence, after a few shots, the Mutants had gained the advantage and kept their casualties low.

Once all the Androids had changed into a new battery pack, the leader made another command that left everyone stunned and horrified.

”Retrieve memory chip. Consolidate the infantry.”

All the Androids started to make their way back into the dark, silent battlefield. They kicked away dead bodies of the Mutants and picked up the disabled bodies of their former Android comrades. With a few pries and pulls, they opened the chest piece and removed the undamaged memory chip that was inlay deep within the Android chest.

The retrieval of the memory chips was seen as an oddity to everyone but not to Jiang Fei. He knew that the Androids had such a feature. The only thing he did not know was the procedure.

After all the memory chips and mechanical bodies of the fallen Androids were collected, the still operating Androids started to disassemble the fallen Androids' bodies. This was what stunned everyone.