Chapter 16
'The Armageddon… if I can have it, I will be much more powerful. A-rank won't be out of reach for me.'
His eyes are filled with determination. He longed for power and he wants to go to the peak of humanity.
Well, who wouldn't want the feeling of looking down at everything from the highest point of humanity? Who wouldn't want to flip the mountains and drain the ocean with a flick of the hand?
I bet, even the readers would want this. Yea, everyone wants power.
If you have power, you can do almost everything. You can play the world in your palm.
"HAHAHAHA!"
Thinking of that, the man on the mysterious ship that Federant and Smith could not detect maniacally laughed in excitement.
"Sir Xerxes, are you okay?" the A.I. asked him.
"Yea, I am fine. Bring the ship closer and open the rudder."
Xerxes stood from his seat in the cockpit and walked towards the rudder of the plane. However, before he could get near the rudder, he was stopped by the A.I.'s words.
"Sir Xerxes, I can't."
"Eh? Why?"
"We will be detected by the A.I. of the nearest sky city."
So, it seemed that it's not that Xerxes' ship is not an all-powerful ship that could hide from anything.
"Did you not boast in stealth?" Xerxes criticized his A.I., but truth to be told, it is not that he is not aware that the A.I. is not an all-powerful that could evade all forms of detection.
His ship is only able to do this because they had entered the place where the World Federation's signal is attenuated to a very large degree. It is not even wrong to say that the signals are weakened.
Well, the word attenuated and weakened is rather the same. So…
Meanwhile, the A.I. did not reply.
"I am not programmed to answer that."
That is the same as saying that the A.I. did not know how to retort.
"Whatever, just open the rudder."
Xerxes did not press further, he knew that he cannot force the A.I. to reply.
Beep!
Then, after a beep, the rudder opened and he jumped.
The plane is flying at thirty thousand feet. Only three thousand feet more to reach the upper limit of the atmosphere.
At that point, it becomes difficult for humans to exist because of the reduced pressure in the air, and, at the same time, the oxygen becomes lesser as it is denser than the other elements found in the air, which means that it will stay on the ground where humans exist.
Considering all that, Xerxes should be dead not too long after he jumped out of the plane.
One must know that Xerxes is not wearing anything except his clothes.
He did not have any protective equipment on his body. His clothes are not even that special. They are only made of high-quality material and that's all.
Meanwhile, from the point where Xerxes started descending, he is descending at an acceleration of 9.8 meters per second. This is not a bluff.
This means that every second, the speed at which he drops increases by 9.8 meters per second.
When he reached the ground, he would surely become a meat paste.
Of course, Xerxes would not let that happen.
"Night Grizzly, Activate!"
After Xerxes said that, a black light covered him which then condensed into a black armor from head to toe that had sharp claws, and glowing red beastly eyes, but the most eye-catching of all is the pair of black wings that extended from his back.
Of course, the wing is not only that. Aside from being able to glide in the air, it could also be used as a weapon and many more.
Meanwhile, Xerxes looked up into his plane and smiled.
The plane where he got on is a peak B grade plane.
They might be of the same grade as the D-Link plane, but they have a wide gap in offense and offense.
The ship has a futuristic design, is triangular, and had smooth edges that soothe the eyes.
Whoosh!
With the wings on his back, Xerxes looked like a bird whooping down from the sky.
The wings on his back lessened the air resistance and increased his acceleration. However, he is not thinking about that. He continued to descend.
Then…
Whoosh!
He heard a whistling sound followed by an explosion on the ground not too far away from his adjacent location.
From his point of view, the explosion is not big. However, this is enough for him.
Of course, he is aware that the explosion is shot from his ship. That way, he will be covered as he enters the frontline.
The attention of the World Federation won't be on him.
Flap!
After the explosion, he did not slow down. Instead, he furiously flapped his wings to speed up his descent.
…
Meanwhile, the explosion did not fail to attract the Federant and the other A.I.s.
"The World Federation issued another scout mission!"
"What? Really?"
"Too soon?"
"Did you hear the explosion?"
"You mean, the explosion fifteen minutes ago?"
"Yes. It turned out the World Federation suspects that the Northern Alliance had managed to infiltrate us."
"The Northern Alliance? Ha! The scouts must work."
"Yes, what are the Midnight Hunters doing?"
When the explosion was heard, rumors about the Northern Alliance infiltrating the territory of the World Federation spread.
However, they did not take action. Instead, they pushed it to the best scout team, the Midnight Hunters.
Well, they cannot be blamed. The Midnight Hunters are indeed the best scout team out there. Hence everyone feels that they are the one with the responsibility to scout.
Some even felt that the infiltration is because of their tardiness.
Hence…
…
"Sir Smith, the World Federation tasked us to a scout mission. Can we delay your business for a while?'
Mad Hat Camile appeared in the reception room.
"Eh? How can that be?"
This is bad, my business will be disrupted.
This is a crucial moment for my business. The explosion will bring me many customers. There will be plenty who will need weapons.
Ha! My business will bloom.
Unfortunately, the military called for my men.
Indeed, I, Smith the good malware, already considered the Midnight Hunters as my own.
Hmmm, I wonder if I can hack into the system of the military.
"Ok, Camile, you can go."
Well, there is no need for me to hold them back. They are after all men of the military, aside from being mine.
Ha! They can't serve two masters at a time, right?
I, a good malware, do not want trouble.
However, now that I think about it, troubles are indeed the ones that come to me.
The first trouble is the Apollo Tech. then, that bastardic Dickinson who was eyeing my stuff.
But as for today, I will lay low to avoid trouble. I hope they will not come looking for me.
Meanwhile, now that I think of Apollo Tech, I wonder how had they been doing?
I am rather indebted to them. Well, they gave me such a precious robotic body.
However, the more I think about it, the more that it is only normal.
Ha! If they did not disturb me, I will not disturb them.
"Sir Smith…"
Meanwhile, Camile called. However, she stopped before she could say anything.
Of course, that is not hard to understand. I think I know what she wants to say.
"Can you lend us Meta?"
Bullseye! I am right.
Well, if it is someone else who is asking, I will not think about it.
However, since the Midnight Hunters are also my men, then…
"Sure! But… who will watch over my goods?"
Now, that is a good question.
It's not that I don't want to send meta with them. It's just that I also have to think of my business. Who will look after my goods?
Meanwhile, my words silenced Camile.
Speaking of which, I have decided to call Mad Hat Camile as Camile.
It's a cute name… right?
Well, her oversized hat makes her cute and pretty.
Oh, how I wish to be a human so I can woo her and pin her.
Damn!
Well, it's not that I don't have a good life as a malware. It's just that there are things that I lack.
But that can't be avoided. No matter how good our life had been, there will always be things that we lack. Or so we thought.
Most of the time, we fail to see the things that we have. Instead, we crave the things that we don't have only to discard them after a while.
Ha! Why do I sound emotional?
Damn, I said that to comfort myself for not having hormones, but that didn't work for me. *Tears falling*
Meanwhile, after Camile remained silent for a while, she finally answered.
"Sir Smith, we can take the goods with us. That way, Meta can also come with us."
Good idea, but…
"Are you sure? I mean, you know what kinds of goods are we selling right?"
Ha! I don't think it is a good idea to bring the goods with them. I mean, they are going to bring guns and shit on a mission given by a military. Won't that be risky?
"Sir, don't worry, the military won't inspect anything on us. After all, we are the best scouts. We have earned their trust."
Hmm, I think she read my mind, my codes, rather.
"If that's the case, go on. But if anything happens, I will hold you accountable. No excuses!"
With what they said, I think I don't have a choice.
As a boss, I should trust my subordinates… right?