Chapter 13
Bam! Bam!
Fire in the hole!
Those bastards. How dare they betray me.
Humph, I will show them despair.
Smith hacked into the system of All Terrain Walker and into their communication devices.
This made Smith OP. in fact, he could even crush them in an instant and he would be unstoppable. Unless they have an A.I. that could rival him, they could do nothing but wait for their death like ducks.
Meanwhile, the All Terrain Walker, beyond everyone's expectation, fired toward the D-Link plane.
"Clow, what did you do?"
Dickinson panicked as he saw the beam flying towards the D-Link plane.
"It's not me! I did not do anything."
If Dickenson is panicking, so does Clow. In fact, Clow is far more nervous than him.
He is the driver of the All Terrain Walker. All controls are on him. Hence, he is responsible for the fired beam, which he did not do. No matter how he explained himself, he knew that all the blames are on him.
"What? Impossible. Have you defected to the enemy?"
Of course, Dickenson will not believe it. 'You're the one in control of the All Terrain Walker. Yet you're telling me that you did not fire the Energy Cannon? That's impossible.'
However, he had neglected one possibility- hacking.
"Dickinson, what is impossible?"
A voice sounded on his communication device. Naturally, it is Smith's voice. 'Does he think I would let them off?'
"What? How…"
Dickinson panicked. 'How come this shady businessman is in here? Does he know all our moves? No, impossible!'
Dickinson did not dare think of that possibility. He dares not think that one of his companions is a mole. 'Can this Smith hack on all systems? This is bad.'
That is the only possibility that he knew. However, on second thought… 'he must have put something to control the All Terrain Walker when he gave it to us.'
"Clow, destroy the control panel!"
There is no need to explain. Destroying the control panel is the only way that Dickinson could understand.
"Quick thinking, Dickenson," Smith commented. 'Hehe, wait and see.'
Bam bam!
As per Dickinson's command, Clow shot the control panel of the All Terrain Walker. However, things did not go as Dickinson planned.
"Now, you understand. There is only one path to betraying me. Despair. Watch as Meta destroys those D-Link ships. Hahaha!"
The more Smith spoke, the more his voice sounded that of a devil.
"Oh, that would be a waste, I will add those D-Link planes to my arsenal. Who knows how much I could sell them for?"
When Dickinson heard it, he almost spat blood. 'That is our belonging. How could you think of that?'
However, he had to admit that he was helpless.
The barrier that he initially thought would keep him safe inside the All Terrain Walker had become his prison instead. He is unable to get out. And just as Smith said, he could only watch.
Meanwhile, the energy beam from the Energy Cannon of the All Terrain Walker did not do much damage to the D-Link that Smith had targeted.
However, this is enough to divert the attention of the two D-Link planes towards the All Terrain Walker.
They fired volleys of missiles and energy bullets toward the All Terrain Walker. However, the barrier is too sturdy for them to break through. Hence, they could only stop and divert back their attention to Meta.
But it's already too late. Meta had reached the D-Link plane. And was about to land an attack.
However, the pilot of the D-Link plane did not panic.
He had the complete trust in the D-Link plane. After all, the plane that he was piloting is grade B.
Be it in offense and defense, it is all grade B.
However, he underestimated Meta's power.
"Do you think, Meta could be stopped with just that?"
Bam! Crack!
The moment that Meta landed his attack with his fist, a crack appeared on the D-Link plane.
"Hmmm, see!"
The crack is not big. However, Smith could see it from Meta's vision while Dickinson is somewhat confused. 'Although I can't see it, Smith made it sound that the Meta dealt damage to the ship.'
Meanwhile, the pilot grinned. Although a crack appeared on the D-Link plane, he could not see it.
Zoom!
"Let me take care of you!"
The pilot made the D-Link plane dive in order to drop Meta. However, Meta would not let that happen.
He did not hesitate and grabbed onto the crack of the D-Link plane from his earlier attack. With that, Meta remained on the D-Link plane like a spider on a falling leaf.
However, at this time, Smith also did not stay idle.
"Position the Energy Cannon to hit the D-Link plane!"
With a series of codes as well as some commands, the Energy Cannon of the head of the All Terrain Walker started aiming at the D-Link plane
Of course, the other D-Link plane will not stay idle.
A while ago, they stopped firing at the All Terrain Walker because they know that they would not be able to damage it, but this time, they changed their mind.
Although they could not damage the All Terrain Walker, they have to shoot it to make its Energy Cannon deviate when it fires and would not be able to hit the D-Link plane.
The other two pilots clearly saw how Meta's hand was stuck in the chassis of the plane. They dare not believe it. However, it was before their eyes. They clearly saw it.
'We cannot let the All Terrain Walker land a hit. The energy bullet of the All Terrain Walker's Energy Cannon will seep into the D-Link plane.' That is the thing that they cannot let happen.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Energy beams flew out of the two D-Link planes' Phantom Cannons. However, just like before, the barrier of the energy All Terrain Walker did not even budge.
"Hehe, I must say. This barrier is indeed sturdy. Say, what is the grade of this barrier? I don't think it is lower than B grade."
Through the sensors of the All Terrain Walker, Smith could tell.
"Hmm, if I am right, this barrier should be the Hexa-Turtle Barrier," Smith continued.
The Hexa-Turtle Barrier is the strongest energy barrier that is graded B. The B grade weapons that can break through it could be counted with the amount of fingers on one hand.
Meanwhile, when Dickinson heard that, Dickinson wanted to deny it. However, in the end, "so what? Surprised? Hahaha, we manage to install it without your knowledge."
Smith is the one who gave the All Terrain Walker them for their business collaboration.
The All Terrain Walker is the ship that is most suitable for Smith's transactions because: first, the All Terrain Walker did not need to dock. Hence, it is free from the peeking eyes of the government. Then, second, it will not consume plenty of Energy Units whenever it moves, unlike the planes.
Meanwhile, for some reason, Smith did not notice that they are modifying the All Terrain Walker.
"Indeed. You managed to hide it from me. I must admit, I neglected it. You know why?"
Smith waited for Dickinson to answer. However, the latter remained silent. But his eyes are begging for an answer.
"Hahaha, no matter what you do. I can control this ship any time that I want."
That's a cruel truth. Dickinson did not know how to respond. 'Is that the reason why you are careless? No… you're not careless at all. However, I think, he missed one point…'
"Smith, I admit, we did not have a weapon that can contend with the Hexa-Turtle Barrier. However, it seemed that you have forgotten that the Hexa-Turtle Barrier needs lots of Energy Units to operate. Hehe."
Dickinson is rejoicing over that.
"You're right. The Hexa-Turtle Barrier indeed needs lots of energy."
Hearing that, Dickinson's grinned.
"Sir Smith. How about we compromise? Let's me go and we will not take anything from your goods. Fair right?"
However, Dickinson had another thing in his mind. 'The moment that you let me go, I will make sure that this ship will go down.'
'If Smith chose to let him go, Smith needs to open the Hexa-Turtle Barrier. And when that happens, the two D-Link planes can bombard this All Terrain Walker with energy beams.'
'Hahaha! I'm a genius!'
Dickinson felt good about himself.
"Hmmm, a peaceful way. I like it," Smith replied.
"Hahaha, if that's the case, open the barrier sir Smith."
From Smith, Dickinson started calling Smith sir Smith. He was getting polite more and more. Which made Smith, the good malware unable to be rude to him.
"The barrier? Hmm. Wait I have a better idea," this made Dickinson's eyes twitch.
'What could be better than my idea. If we follow my idea, I can destroy everything on this ship.'
If Dickinson had the guts to plan that, he, naturally, have a way not to be caught up in the barrage of attack from the two D-Link planes.