Chapter 1106: Self Destruct (1/2)
“Very good. Thank you for the Energy Crystals. Here is the Core of Will. Pleasure doing business with you,” said Monarch as he tossed the tiara into the air. In that very instant, Ariel was about to unleash her charged thunderbolt when the Android triggered something.
“Warning! Base will self-destruct in 60 seconds. All personnel are to evacuate this facility. Thank you for your cooperation.”
“Warning! Base will self-destruct in 60 seconds. All personnel are to evacuate this facility. Thank you for your cooperation.”
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“0542, intervene!” said Jiang Fei without an ounce of worry. He knew that the facility was only functioning on low-level computers, allowing 0542, a highly advanced artificial intelligence to interfere with the program.
“Captain, I am unable to stop the self-destruct program. The entire system is based on an analog signal which prevents any digital form of intervention,” 0542 gave the most disappointing answer.
“You better not follow me or I’ll make sure the old farts in the lockup will go down with the entire facility!” Monarch laughed before he pulled out a communicator.
“HQ, this is Z13-0 requesting emergency extraction. The mission is a fail. I repeat, the mission is a fail.”
“What are we going to do, darling?” Ariel asked. If she were to concentrate her powers to create an electromagnetic field, she would be able to stop Monarch from running away. However, Jiang Fei was warned not to do anything to him. Although he was not afraid of his threats, taking him down would take too long of a time and the other officers trapped in the base would be killed. Jiang Fei himself could still take a hit, or even teleport away at the last second.
“Ignore him! We don’t have a second to lose! We have to go to the lockup!” Jiang Fei roared. He quickly put the tiara back on Isabella’s forehead and got Ariel to teleport them to where Yang Xiao and the other officers were kept.
As soon as everyone was in the confinement room, Jiang Fei latched the new bracelet on Isabella’s wrist. Isabella was incredibly weak, like a drug addict who was being forced to quit drugs the cold turkey way. Fortunately, he had the Core of Will back, and with the Valium being slowly injected into Isabella’s body, she was beginning to stabilize and recover her strength.
“Extraction request received. Please standby…”
A voice echoed out from the communicator after Monarch had yelled into it for more than six times in a row. A faint white light glowed around him, as well as all the Energy Crystals before vanishing.
“How is she?” Yang Xiao asked when the energetic little girl was now as pale as a blank sheet of paper. The other officers then expressed their share of worry in order to gain his favor. He was the last person that they knew could really save them all.
“She’s fine! Tell me! How do I stop that self-destruct mechanism?” Jiang Fei roared nervously. These old dogs might be high ranking in the military but they were only human. They could not do anything a Metahuman could and if the base was destroyed, they would be buried along with it.
“We… don’t know. After the Androids rebelled against their programming, they took over the entire facility and rewrote all the programs. They might have already changed the entire protocol!” said Yang Xiao.
“F*ck!” Jiang Fei barked angrily at the uselessness of these officers.
“I think I might know how to stop it,” said an older gentleman dressed in a janitor’s outfit.
“Old man, if you have something to say, don’t wait for permission. This is not the time!” Jiang Fei roared. There were only 30 seconds left on the timer and he was incredibly anxious.
“Oh! Ah! This entire facility, including the auxiliary support systems, runs only on one generator. The self-destruct mechanism works by compressing and forcing the entire generator into overdrive and…”
“I don’t want to know about that! Tell me how to f*cking stop it!” Jiang Fei bellowed from the top of his lungs and stomped so hard on the ground, it cracked.
“Just cut the power!” said the old man with a cold sweat.