These Panaqua Consortium troops took their positions behind the heavy machine guns mounted on top of the armored vehicles.
When Julius gave the order, the heavy machine guns started spitting out a barrage of thunderous fire. Countless bullets within their sight range could be seen interweaving like a net of fire as it forcefully subjected the Experimentals to a terrifying metal storm!
Spent shell casings were spat out continuously in great numbers from the top of the armored vehicles. In just half a minute, the ground around these armored vehicles turned a yellowish hue as the roads got filled with empty bullet shells.
The Experimentals that were unafraid of bullets were swept up by this metal storm, and their tough bodies were penetrated by the bullets. The force at which the bullets hit them even sent them flying into the air. But before they could hit the ground, an even greater torrent of bullets raked over them again until they became mincemeat.
There used to be a lot of houses over there. But when the metal storm hit, the rows of walled structures got utterly destroyed and pulverized into a fine powder.
The housing structures collapsed like a mountain from the intense hail of bullets.
Some of the Experimentals had taken shelter behind the houses, but none of them could have expected that this torrent of bullets could even bring down buildings.
Milo did not continue fleeing anymore. He just watched this violent and bloody scene play out before him. This was probably why humanity once controlled the world. The grand civilization could even create weapons so terrifying that the supernatural would fear them.
The roaring armored vehicles were the true ferocious beasts, while the bullets were like a sea of arrows whose might was even greater than a tsunami.
Only the Panaqua Consortium had these heavy machine guns in their arsenal. The entire structure of the gun was like a heavy iron case, and this heavy machine gun earned the nickname of the “Mountain Obliterator”, meaning that it could even be used to destroy a mountain.
At this moment, Milo noticed that the interior of the armored vehicles seemed to have several metal pipes linking out to the main gun structure. Each of the armored vehicles were actually equipped with cooling equipment to prevent the heavy machine guns from overheating.
Julius stood in the middle of the road and quietly watched as the Experimentals slowly retreated in the face of human civilization’s firearms. The fearless Experimentals were finally starting to feel afraid.
All of a sudden, someone discovered an Experimental standing upright atop a building in the distance staring at them. However, Julius looked right back at it undaunted.
Daniel said to Milo with a laugh, “See that! Half of the forces here are my old troops from Stronghold 113. Aren’t they amazing!”
Milo did not reply.
So, this Julius had already assembled all of Daniel’s troops that had gone missing during the earthquake?
These two brothers must have still been keeping in contact all this while. Otherwise, Daniel wouldn’t have become fearless the moment favonovel.com saw the ginkgo leaf logo.
The Experimentals began retreating.
Julius said coldly, “Don’t pursue them…”
Everyone understood that if they maintained their positions and kept fighting, their heavy machine guns would definitely be more powerful. But the moment they started going after the enemy and headed into urban warfare, there wouldn’t be enough people to fight just based on the numbers that the Panaqua Consortium had here. Moreover, this stronghold was also under the control of the Skyfort Consortium.
There was absolutely no reason why the Panaqua Consortium would want to help the Skyfort Consortium clear out the Experimentals from this place. It was better to leave this headache of a mess to the Skyfort Consortium themselves.
The Panaqua Consortium previously controlled 21 strongholds, but ever since the earthquake in the Marador Mountains, only 19 remained. Under these circumstances, the Panaqua Consortium’s people couldn’t wish more for the other organizations to lose a few of their strongholds as well. It would only be fair.
When the Experimentals retreated deep into the city, Daniel plopped onto the ground. “Hurry up and get me some water!”
Several soldiers carried a few buckets of clean water out of the armored vehicles before handing out some cups to the refugee-like people who’d fought together with Daniel.
Julius looked at favonovel.com and said with a laugh, “I told you to leave this place earlier, yet you insisted on getting your hands on the Skyfort Consortium’s research results first. It’s not worth getting pinned with the blame for that stuff.”
“You don’t know this…” Daniel took a sip of the water before continued, ”But the Skyfort Consortium has discovered a way to connect directly to the neurons in your brain. In the future, they won’t need to program the nanomachines anymore. The human brain itself will act as the interface of the program. This is a very important technology. Just think about how scary nanomachines will be if they can execute complex operations.”
Julius laughed and said, “There are a lot of important technologies in this world, but this isn’t what we need. Without the breakthrough we require in the field of nanorobotics, it’s practically useless to get our hands on this technology.”
“But we can sell it to the other organizations.” Daniel said angrily while pointing at Miriam, “Just look, their Radianz Consortium is also thinking of getting their hands on this tech, so why not we just sell it to them?”
Julius’ gaze shifted to Milo and Miriam.
He said to Milo, “You saved my brother before, so I promised you a favor.”
“That favor has already been returned.” Daniel hurriedly said, “I’ve already returned it for you!”
Milo was not happy to hear that. “But I’ve saved so many soldiers again this time…”
Daniel was also unhappy to hear that. “It was Raphael who saved us! What has it got to do with you?!”
Milo was speechless. He realized favonovel.com could not refute that.
Suddenly, Daniel said startled, “Eh, where’s Raphael? Wasn’t his shadow clone around a moment ago?”
Miriam said calmly, “He’s afraid you all will arrest him, so he’s already fled…”
Milo echoed, “That’s right, he’s already fled…”
Julius said to those around him, “Raphael is no longer wanted starting from today. Our Panaqua Consortium and favonovel.com are even now.”
Julius then looked at Miriam and asked, “Why have the Saboteurs made me a target?”
“Shouldn’t you know all about the nuclear test site you set up?” Miriam said coldly.
Hearing this, Milo thought to himself.
Girl, they have so many people on their side right now… Should you really be arguing with them at a time like this?
As a result, Julius laughed and said, “Not even the Board of our Panaqua Consortium knows about the site, yet you all actually found out about it? So, just for that, I have to die?”
Miriam looked at favonovel.com calmly. “You’re trying to control something that humans can’t control. The world has already been destroyed once because of it. You’re playing with fire.”
Julius shook his head. “Was that the fault of nuclear technology? It was the fault of humanity. You don’t even know how beautiful that blue glow inside a nuclear reactor is. It’s literally a gift from the world.”
“Humanity should never have even tried controlling a power that could destroy themselves,” Miriam said stubbornly.
“Should we not eat just because we fear choking?” Julius said earnestly, “If we have a nuclear reactor, do you know how much energy we can save?”
Then Julius had someone bring over some lighting equipment. “This is our radioluminescent light. If there are no accidents, it can retain its brightness for as long as 20 years without any external help. This is the power of nuclear technology!”
“What if nuclear technology is used for war again?” Miriam asked calmly.
Julius laughed. “It can also be used to end wars. Actually, we won’t be able to come to an agreement on this no matter what. Facing the Experimentals today, we’re brothers in arms. But I’ll still welcome the Saboteurs anytime after today. Let’s not hold back or show mercy to each other.”
He then took a hard drive from Edgar and threw it to Miriam. “This is the thing your Radianz Consortium is after. Have you ever thought what it’ll be like if you all can link your nanotech, which is still only being used in the medical field, with neurotech and commission it for military use? Are you saying the Radianz Consortium is not trying to get its hands on this technology for war?”
