The shield tunneling machine rapidly spun in the mud, and Sun Jack clenched his fist, controlling his body to quickly secrete adrenaline to keep himself in peak condition.
To avoid detection, the machine had no sensors active, simply allowing the system to follow the predetermined distance.
Just when Sun Jack felt that a string in his brain was about to snap, the tunneling machine suddenly trembled, hitting something.
Sun Jack hurried to the window and looked out. Through the thick protective shield, he saw an upside-down silver city.
The protective shield that enveloped the entire Holy Grail had shattered like an eggshell, barely supporting the silver city from being crushed into the soil.
However, just as Sun Jack was about to enter the city, his expression suddenly changed, his forehead furrowed as he looked around—something was wrong!
Seeing that Sun Jack had noticed, the pitch-black city suddenly brightened, and a massive swarm of nanoworms surged up, wrapping around Sun Jack, a trap; the shield tunneling machine's movements had been detected by the Holy Grail long ago.
Before the nanoworms caught up with him, Sun Jack quickly retreated back into the machine and firmly shut the door behind him.
The nanoworms swiftly devoured all metal, and soon, the shield tunneling machine was damaged beyond recognition.
As Sun Jack ran, he was forced into the light, but he kept charging back to the inside of the tunneling machine, even as some nanoworms had already latched onto him.
"Sun Jack! You've lost! You really thought there'd be no detection devices in the mud?" a voice boomed instantly. "Thinking of a beheading? Dream on!"
Yet, when Sun Jack saw this, he laughed, ignoring the pain of nanoworms gnawing at his flesh; he staggered to the last iron door and forcefully opened it, revealing a hold full of nuclear bombs in front of everyone. "Surprise, motherfuck! Did you really think I came for a beheading? In reality, I came for death!"
In the moment when all the Holy Grail people felt a chill down their spines, all the nuclear bombs stacked inside the shield tunneling machine detonated instantly.
The soil of Solomon District heaved upwards, accompanied by a huge mushroom cloud, and the surrounding city areas of Solomon were showered in a radioactive mud rain.
The effects were significant. With the force of the blast, the Holy Grail was thrown high into the air, crashing onto a spacecraft carrier, then twisted and smashed heavily into the fire and smoke forming the mushroom cloud.
High temperatures, shockwaves, radiation, explosions—all continued to ravage the last of the Holy Grail.
When the fragile silver city was completely exposed with its broken urban expanse, this enduring war finally entered its countdown.
The remaining corporate troops immediately defected and submitted a ceasefire proposal to the Utopia Security official website, and they all stated that everything had been the Boss's personal act, unrelated to the employees.
The corporate troops who had been fighting them instantly became allies.
When Sun Jack led everyone back onto the Holy Grail, it felt completely different from when they first arrived—it was finally settled.
"We won! We have triumphed!!" As Sun Jack raised his clenched fist high, everyone present erupted in cheers.
And when that scene, through the abstract broadcasts of Old Six, reached the networks of Metropolis, those who had been watching, those who had doubted, all changed their attitudes, bowing to the new rulers of Metropolis.
For a moment, everyone's attention was cast upon Sun Jack, and his system interface was bombarded with prompts, falling like snowflakes.
"Priest! He really did it!" The Matrix, aboard the fighter, shared the news excitedly with Priest on the front line.
However, Priest's expression did not seem very joyful; he simply touched the Sickle Hammer Cross on his chest, making a small gesture left, right, above, and below.
"Yes, he did it, but the new challenge has just begun. Let's wait and see... I hope he will keep his promise."
In the Central Business District, when Sun Jack took his seat in the conference room, the twelve members of the Metropolitan Federation finally sat down again.
This time, they didn't use any Mechanical Puppets; no matter how difficult it was, they all showed up in person at the moment.
They knew that with Sun Jack's current power, killing them all would be a piece of cake, and even so, they had obediently come, knowing the consequences if they didn't.
"Speaking of which, we are a community of interests. I've overthrown the Holy Grail, and you all have gone from being wage-managing housekeepers to real owners. So why don't I see any of you lending much help?" As Sun Jack surveyed the room, everyone averted their eyes.
"Mr. Sun, you can't blame us. In front of Holy Grail People, we have no decision-making power," No. 4 hastily explained.
Sun Jack knew this was a very lame excuse, but he didn't care anymore. Since the other party had said so, he chose to believe it.
"Which company owns the BCPD?" Sun Jack asked.
No. 1 stood up, nodding respectfully to Sun Jack. "It's mine. Rest assured, BCPD agents have started to work, started to maintain the utterly chaotic public order in the city, and the skyrocketing prices have also begun to gradually fall."
"You've acted quickly, fine. Then, I hope you all cooperate. What I want is a thriving Metropolis, not a chaotic mess."
"Additionally, my identity is the Boss of the Rat Alliance Battle Line. I trust I don't need to teach you all what to do next, right?"
The Federation members looked at one another.
Suddenly, No. 6 raised his hand, "Youzhi AI Co., Ltd. will improve company benefits, granting employees two days of paid leave every month!"
Upon hearing this, people around started to speak up. "Food subsidies," "Housing allowances!" "Medical silver package full coverage!"
Anyway, the company's spending costs weren't coming out of their pockets, so they started to shift the company funds to employee benefits.
"Very good. I've recorded everything you've said and broadcast it across the entire network. I hope you won't go back on your word."
In that moment, Sun Jack was filled with excitement. He stood up, helped the crazed Anyun to stand, and moved her in front of the holographic screen, "Look! Look quickly! I did it!! We've succeeded!"
Just as all the Sun Jacks were overwhelmed with excitement, as they began celebrating victory, a message from Sun Jack at the front line poured cold water on their enthusiasm.
"The original isn't at the Holy Grail."