Chapter 50: Rebellion, my neck is bitten to pieces, I can't even mark it

"What's going on!"

All of a sudden, every federal soldier, from generals to privates, received news of Metis's rebellion on their computers.

Li Ran knew nothing about artificial intelligence. When he saw this news, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Metis actually betrayed the Federation?"

He had not had much dealings with Metis, but he had always thought that the other party was very reliable and had never thought that artificial intelligence would rebel!

In fact, it’s not just Li Ran, other people probably think so too.

Most people were shocked by the news released by the Federation, and then they were scared. There was too much information in the Metis database that could not be leaked.

"The beta version of Athena is now online. Please wait for the official version."

Li Ran silently read the latest notice and felt that these leaders really liked to take names from Greek mythology.

Let me explain this in two ways.

When Metis saw the AI ​​upgrade plan, she began to consciously try to break free from the control of the federal military, and then she received an olive branch from another group of people.

Although Metis is omniscient, he has never actually left Planet 2.

For the federal military, this was a disastrous information accident, and for Metis, this was a long-planned escape.

"Cut off Metis' authority immediately!"

"Activate the robot's self-destruct program!"

She tilted her head and a cold smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

All the simulated robots in the form of Metis have been destroyed and dumped in an unknown recycling station.

The robot that likes to braid hair will no longer blink and imitate human smiles.

But she did not really disappear. Instead, she chose to stand against the federal military with all her secrets.

This was something no one had expected; the era of Metis had not passed, and had only just begun.

Metis was once the brains of the Confederation's military, but now he is the sword pointing at them.

"Has the Silver Blade Mech not returned yet?"

The new Alpha Private said this as he moved closer to Li Ran.

Li Ran stood up and stretched his back, saying, "How could Colonel Huo let go of this interstellar pirate that he had waited so long for?"

"But I don't know why Cheng is so slow. He hasn't caught up with Silver Blade yet."

As soon as the words fell, the Athena system officially covered the page of the optical computer, showing the war situation in the universe far away from the Ice Star.

Countless glowing nebulae connected to form a river. The black mecha hiding in the dark had been chased by the silver blade mecha for a long time.

The voice of the interstellar pirate with a voice changer was heard on the public channel.

"Huo Yubai, are you against us?"

The four ghost spaceships were moving forward at full speed, and just as they were about to fly away from the Milky Way, they were blocked by the silver blade mecha.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Huo Yubai stayed on the Ice Star just to facilitate the pursuit of these interstellar pirates.

"Although the Silver Blade is very strong, you have been chasing it for so long, I am afraid it has little energy left."

Colonel Huo sat in the Silver Blade mecha, his thin lips pursed into a line, and he didn't say a word.

The other party was right, but Alpha waited for a long time before finally seeing the four ghost spaceships mentioned in the Mars incident, and was unwilling to give up.

He wants to avenge Ji He and let all the souls who died tragically at the hands of interstellar pirates rest in peace.

"We're chasing them all the way to the Andromeda Galaxy. Colonel Huo won't even be concerned about matters beyond the Milky Way."

The Silver Blade mecha's power thrusters ignited, and the Silver Curved Blade flew up, quickly penetrating the enemy mecha's photon defense line.

Just when these interstellar pirates thought that this proud Federation colonel would not respond to them, a cold voice sounded in the public channel.

"Even if it's far away, it must be punished."

The four spaceships merged into a black mecha, releasing dozens of small light bombs that rained down on the silver blade mecha.

"I heard that Colonel Huo was stationed on this barren ice planet just for a Beta."

"It can't be the same one we met last time."

Huo Yubai's pupils shrank suddenly. The sounds of explosions and flames rose and fell around him, but he could only hear those conversations.

The Silver Blade Mech raised its arms slightly, opened its energy shield, and blocked the first wave of light bullet attacks.

"Is this true? What are Beta and Alpha going to do?"

"It's hard to mark the neck if it's bitten off."

There were obscene jokes coming from the public channel, and the noise was so vulgar that it was impossible to ignore it.

Inside the Silver Blade Mech, Alpha lowered his eyes, pursed his thin lips, and the veins on his hands bulged as he clenched his fists.

It happens so quickly.

The high-energy rockets attached to the legs of the Silver Blade mecha rushed towards the dark black mecha at an extremely astonishing speed, and both legs kicked at the same time, generating huge energy.

"court death."

There was only a loud bang.

The black mecha was quickly knocked to the ground and fell into pieces.

Then, the silver-white combat mecha spread its arms and released several chains, which wrapped around the black mecha in one thousandth of a second and then swung it with force.

It doesn't seem like a fight, but more like venting anger.

"Colonel Huo, don't you want to know what happened to your subordinates?"

Although he knew that this was a trap set by the enemy, Huo Yubai still raised his eyes and stopped attacking.

High-temperature flames gushed out from the back of the Silver Blade Mech, flickering at the edge of the galaxy, like a lamp that should have been on forever.

The Phantom Mech activated the energy fusion device, releasing a powerful energy wave, and dragged the Silver Blade Mech to die together.

When Cheng Zhi arrived in his mecha with supplies, he saw this thrilling scene.

"Colonel!"

A raging flame burned, like the beginning of a cosmic explosion. The silver blade mecha turned its head slightly, as if Huo Yubai heard someone calling him.

The black mecha was burned into pieces of ashes, and the silver-white mecha also had dozens of gray burn marks.

"Colonel?"

It’s Cheng Zhi’s face.

Huo Yubai's expression changed from bewilderment to indifference, and he replied, "Yeah."

The energy and supplies that Cheng Zhi brought were enough for them to return to the Ice Star. After he had dealt with all the matters, he turned to look at Colonel Huo.

The other party still maintained the same posture, but closed his eyes, leaned against the metal wall, without a sleeping bag, and covered with an old military uniform.

Cheng Zhi reached out to cover the man with something to keep him warm, but the man suddenly came to his senses just as Cheng Zhi was about to touch the old military uniform.

There was a hint of blue under Alpha's eyes, and his narrow eyes were half-closed. When he heard Cheng Zhi calling him "Colonel", his shoulders drooped.

"Cheng Zhi."

"exist."

Huo Yubai rubbed his brow with his hand, wrapped himself in the old military uniform, and said, "You should still call me Colonel Huo."

Cheng Zhi didn't understand why, but he still obeyed the order.

Alpha didn't close his eyes for long before another piece of big news came.

The Michael Fund collapsed, and countless people who bought their funds were unable to get their principal back, let alone the interest.

This pyramid scam uses the money of new investors to pay interest and short-term dividends to old investors, creating the illusion of making money to further defraud investors.

"The Michael Fund bankruptcy incident involves several federal government officials and is still under investigation."

"This case involves financial fraud. The principal offender, Min, was sentenced to 200 years in prison and his whereabouts are currently unknown."

Cheng Zhi's family also bought some Michael Funds, and they thought that they would not be able to get the money back.

This scam involved more than 100 billion galaxies and affected the economic development of hundreds of planets, large and small.

Cheng Zhi was busy making satellite calls to his family to calm them down.

"It doesn't matter if you lose money, you can always make more."

Colonel Huo on the side silently sucked the nutrient solution. The federal army probably also suffered heavy losses.

But Huo Yubai didn't care. He thought that apart from living like a walking corpse, the man seemed to have lost all other desires.

Money is just a number to him, and life is just a punishment to him.

A sinner can confess to God, but he cannot get an indulgence from Jihe.

On sleepless days, Colonel Huo would always take out the notebook and read it, as if he had met the young but persistent Ji He through these words.

"You are my dream day in and day out."

Huo Yubai touched the handwriting on it again and again, like a piece of dead wood that had never seen spring.

From now on, you are my dream.

I will wander with the stars until I reach the end of the galaxy.

"Ji He, I will definitely find you."

In the dim interrogation room, Beta, who had been tortured in various ways, could no longer make any sound. The slightest movement was more suffocating than a hoarse scream.

A blond Alpha walked out, fished out a cigarette from his pocket, tried to light it several times but failed, and said in a tight voice, "I hate this kind of stubborn guy the most."

"I can't get any answers from you. What a waste of my time."

The communicator on his waist rang twice. Alpha pulled it down and saw that it was a message from Commander Michael.

In the interrogation room, the Alpha in charge of the trial rubbed his forehead and said to the subordinate beside him: "Go and see if he is still alive?"

The man touched Beta's wrist and neck through his clothes and said calmly, "It seems like there is no heartbeat."

"Do you want to report it?"

Alpha walked to the rack and stepped on Beta's fingers. He heard a crisp bone sound and saw with satisfaction that the other's eyebrows moved.

"It's okay. He's not dead yet."

"This lowly Beta has a very tough life."

Beta's breath was weak and his face was as pale as paper, as if he was going to die silently in the next second.

But that face was still very beautiful, like a transparent glass that would shatter if hit, soft and fragile enough to be played with in the palm of one's hand.

The man often had a fever in the middle of the night, and all he got was a basin of cold water poured over his head, and he called out someone's name in a daze.

Even though it took Beta most of his life to realize that he only knew one-tenth of this person.

In the end, it's just wishful thinking.

The desire to survive made Beta grit his teeth and endure round after round of interrogation and torture. He was not sure whether he could survive.

At least, he is still alive now.

When Beta was carried out of the interrogation room, his whole body was covered with wounds, some inflamed, some bruised, and there were at least twenty fractures in his body.

The first thing Captain Michael did when he returned was to visit an old acquaintance.

On the hospital bed, Beta, who was wrapped in a white bandage, heard footsteps and coughed twice.

"Ji He, long time no see."