Volume 9: Fate of Destiny Chapter 9 K-Men: Days of Future Past
The Conquerors' First Sequence reacted quickly, and the first reinforcements entered the world in the form of a sonic boom channel about ten minutes after the K-Men attacked the base.
However, because the base's signals and defense systems were taken over, this batch of reinforcements suffered a head-on attack when they landed.
Being identified as intruders prevented them from entering directly, a sonic boom channel was opened in front of the base, and as soon as the first batch of quick-response attackers rushed out, heavy missiles exploded in front of them.
The floating energy quickly formed a matrix barrier. This reaction speed represented that the newcomer had ill intentions and was quite powerful.
However, they did not have an accurate assessment of the situation, which led to their insufficient numbers. While enduring heavy artillery bombardment, they were also targeted by the K-Men. A precise salvo from 220 hunting particle cannons killed one third of them.
The rest wanted to retreat but it was too late.
The first ambush ended after five minutes, and all K-Men were unharmed, but they all knew that this was just the beginning.
"Shooter-type troopers, switch to leech bullets! Everyone, prepare leech nerve gas! When the next raid comes, everyone will be injected with anti-leech interference agents!"
Commander Psylocke's thinking is very clear.
She knew that the next wave of reinforcements sent by the Conquerors would definitely carry weapons that were effective against mutant genes, but with the support of an alchemist master like Lord Mason, K-Men were not afraid of the mutants' nemesis substance.
Facts proved that her prediction was accurate. A few minutes later, the second wave of conquerors arrived with a larger number of people, and the opponent's tactics were typical first-sequence combat forms.
More than 200 recruits rushed out from four sonic boom channels. The fifth channel at the rear was opened with a delay of fifteen seconds and was commanded by an Omega General.
The intensity of the confrontation suddenly reached its maximum.
But when the recruits began to reunite, they were hit head-on by a grenade wrapped in green smoke. The non-lethal clown gas mixed with the gaseous replica leech drug made the clone recruits quickly weakened wherever the green smoke went. The opponent's energy players wanted to disperse the poisonous smoke but were named one by one by the shooter-type war police who had been ambushed long ago.
The sniper rifles they use are all based on the sophisticated designs of the "Mason Weapons Studio". As long as the hands are not shaking, the speed of their non-lethal sniper bullets leaving the gun is about ten times the speed of sound, which can completely ensure that the targeted target will be hit instantly with almost no reaction time.
Therefore, when General Omega led the Alpha Commando onto the battlefield, what he saw was that one third of the recruits who were used as a diversion had fallen within fifteen seconds, and the remaining half were struggling in the poisonous smoke position where fossils turned into mud and the energy maze.
This scene made the Conqueror General's eyes shrink.
Damn it!
I have increased my strength but I still underestimated the strength of the invader. This is no longer an ordinary attacker. I must strike hard!
He did not attack immediately, but hesitated for a moment before making a gesture to the elite Alpha Commando team of a dozen people behind him. Members of the team took out strange integrated syringes and stabbed them into their arms.
This scene was accurately captured by the drones hovering over the battlefield, and the images were shared and sent to Psylocke's commander terminal as well as the eyes of the X-Royal Family and three First-Sequence generals on the second-tier defense line of the base.
"What is that?"
Prime Cyclops pointed at the frozen frame in the image transmitted back by the arm terminal. He could see that the syringe held tightly in the hand of the Pyro in the Alpha Commando was emitting a faint blue evil light.
He asked the Iceman General standing next to him:
"Do you have such a strengthening drug in your battle order rations?"
"No!"
The Iceman frowned.
He looked at the details that were frozen and magnified on the screen, and said with certainty:
"At least we didn't have this stuff when we were in service. The elite conquerors of the first sequence rarely used enhancement drugs. In fact, all mutants rarely used them. This would affect our ability to perform.
The Royal Knights of Utopia probably don't have anything similar, right?"
Cyclops Prime shook his head.
The original concerns about the situation faced by K-Men have now increased again. The faces of the three First Sequence generals are not looking good either. It seems that during the time they were captured, some disturbing changes have also taken place within the Conquerors' First Sequence.
Even if the commander-in-chief is gone, what are the joint commanders doing? How can we allow the elite commandos to fight with drugs? As people who have experienced the dark experiments, don't we hate such enhancement methods the most?
The same scene was also shared with Mason, who was protecting the diamond cradle at the bottom of the base. The captain blinked when he saw the dark blue syringe.
Some of the worries in his heart were confirmed by the appearance of this thing.
"Da Qun, Lord Doom has already distributed the improved Compound No. 5 to the Conqueror First Order as war reserve materials. It seems that we have to adopt a backup intervention plan."
He turned his head and spoke to the air. The large group that was maintaining the space-time blockade around the base responded quickly:
"No problem, I'm watching. When the sonic boom channel was opened, the space-time coordinates of the other side were sensed. If it happens again, I can reverse lock it.
If necessary, I can kill them and destroy all the 'X poison' in their hands. These guys will be completely ruined if they get touched by this stuff.
But is your K-Men really okay?
Facing a group of enhanced Alpha Mutant Raiders, they could take a lot of damage."
"Aren't the supporters on the second line of defense?"
Mason asked back:
"The children were ignorant and said they didn't need help, but the adults just stood there and watched? Are they just good kids who only know how to listen to others?
Don't worry about it. I didn't bring them here for sightseeing.
Protect the lower level of the base. It will take another fifteen to twenty minutes. The X-Knights' consciousness infusion has been completed, and the awakening of the biological embryos is about to begin.
You will soon be able to see your brothers and sisters who died a few days ago."
"Well, actually my relationship with them is not as good as you think..."
The crowd murmured:
“They’re all afraid of me, you know?
The Omega-class X-Knights are better, they understand the principle of my ability, but the lower-level warriors will spread rumors privately that anyone who gets close to me will become unlucky.
My memories were undoubtedly embellished when I saw them die heroically a few days ago, but now that I think about it calmly, it doesn't seem like a good thing for me to have these guys come back.
Tsk, people who talk bad about others behind their backs are the worst. "
…
"boom"
The crimson laser swept across the outer defense line of the Project X base like a sharp blade, and all the base defense turrets that interfered with the battle were destroyed in the precise and deadly bombardment.
Cyclops, a veteran of the First Sequence, had a destructive power that was close to that of Omega Power due to the temporary enhancement of Compound No. 5. Not only was he fast but he was also accurate. He alone suppressed the ravages of the base's turrets.
The remaining Alpha-class fighters rushed through the front position blocked by leech smoke, and within seconds they collided with the K-Men's raiders and started the bloodiest close combat.
Their enhanced superpower levels are rising, and although they are not subject to secondary mutations, their superpowers, which have already been developed to a very high level, are once again extending new changes. The attacks cast by the Conqueror Angels and Fairies flying across the sky towards the ground have been accompanied by extended special effects of energy explosions, and the two of them have entangled all of K-Men's air forces.
In close combat, the strengthened melee mutant attackers saw their strength and defense greatly increased. If not for the fact that every K-Men had power armor, they would not be able to withstand the rampage of these crazy guys.
Compound No. 5 not only enhanced their abilities, but also made them enter a crazy state of distorted personalities and bloodthirstiness. It was obvious that new ingredients had been added to the first-series enhancements that the God-King Doom had given to the Conquerors.
The good news is that the opponent's Omega General did not join the battlefield.
While his Alpha Commando transformed into the "Mad Commando" to disrupt the K-Men's lines, this Omega clone, born from "Zhu Shuai" as the original, was using his powerful telekinesis to try to open the space-time blockade that was shrouding the Weapon X project base.
He had already realized the difficulty of the enemy and planned to send the next batch of strong reinforcements into the base by direct airdrop, or simply request an antimatter bomb to blow up the entire base along with the invaders.
The bad news is that even if the Marshal-Chasing Clone does not join the battle, the K-Men are already unable to hold on.
Willpower can indeed increase the upper limit of destructive power, but an iron will cannot make up for the difference in strength, especially when the strong become stronger.
"Bang"
The energy blade of the scandium alloy sword in Psylocke's hand was shattered by the flashing crimson light in front of her eyes. The clone who suddenly attacked the commander's array was actually another Psylocke.
With the enhancement brought by Compound No. 5, the crimson energy surrounding the female warrior in front of him, which was no different from the original body's energy, had become a physical entity, and even the transformation into a weapon blade did not require special manipulation.
He raised his hands while knocking Psylocke away, and the two scarlet blades pierced through the bodies of Blink and Thunderbird who were trying to rescue the commander. The energy matrix outside the heavy power armor was pierced by one blow. The two wanted to move forward but were wrapped by the latter's energy-transformed big hands, pulled and thrown out.
"Little sister, what's your serial number?"
The ferocious enhanced Psylocke turned around and looked at Commander Psylocke behind him.
The latter's weapon was knocked down and because of the weak energy manipulation, he was unable to gather a new energy knife in time, so he could only draw the two pistols at his waist and fire at his counterpart.
At this zero distance, the kinetic energy bullet fired from the gun barrel is suppressed by the opponent's energy and stops in the air, just like the special effect of time being suspended.
In the chaotic position outside the confrontation between the two Psylockes, the Alpha Commandos were dividing and continuously seriously injuring the members of the K-Men. No one chose to retreat in such a battle. They relied on their determination and continuous sacrifices to block the invasion of these drug-addicted compatriots who started taking drugs to fight.
"You actually used a gun?"
Seeing Commander Psylocke shooting without saying a word, Conqueror Psylocke seemed to be enraged.
She disappeared in front of Psylocke in a flash. The commander reacted quickly and turned around to dodge, but was still grabbed by the latter who was faster and had the hunting particle cannon on his shoulder grabbed. With a sharp explosion, the black weapon was detonated and exploded in the energy cabin.
The explosion on the shoulder blew off Psylocke's commander's visor, revealing a face exactly the same as the Conqueror veteran's. The only difference was that the Conqueror veteran had some scars on his face, while the commander's cheeks were fair and soft.
"Ah, I thought he was a powerful guy, but I didn't expect him to be a rookie who has only fought a few battles."
Conqueror Psylocke threw away the particle cannon barrel in her hand that seemed to have exploded. She looked at Psylocke who flashed in front of her and was still firing, and had pulled out the combat melta blade that was standard for close combat.
The face, which had been made somewhat hideous by the strengthening of Compound No. 5, was full of sarcasm and dissatisfaction. The face in front of her reminded her of how she looked when she was just born.
As white as a flower, as green as jade.
But years of fighting have made her lose her youthful appearance. Although the scars on her face have been treated, they still stubbornly remain as marks of the past.
In the First Conqueror Sequence, scars are not something to be ashamed of, but for women, the so-called glory of battle can go to hell.
Which girl doesn't want to have a flawless face? This is the nature of beauty!
"Bang"
The scarlet energy blade and the power armor's combat dagger collided with each other, sparks flew, and at the moment when the two got close, the Conqueror Psylocke's energy exploded into a hiltless blade that pierced forward. The enhanced superpowers pushed these energies to explode on the commander's power armor, blowing up the outer armor and destroying the connecting axis of the body with an extremely tricky landing point.
The armor that was supposed to make up for the commander Psylocke's lack of superpowers collapsed after a few seconds.
"This ridiculous turtle shell can't protect you! You weakling, my first battle was against an out-of-control mechanical servant in a certain world, I know how to deal with this thing.
Are you a mute?
It would be rude of you to keep silent like this!"
The Conqueror Psylocke stepped forward with a knife and planned to execute the rebellious alien, but the Commander decisively activated the ejection procedure to free himself from the immobile armor.
In the products of Mason Studio, "escape from the program" is often linked to "self-destruction", so at the moment Psylocke escapes, the sound of bomb activation echoes sharply, and then the intense flames engulf everything around, pushing the ejected Psylocke to tumble backwards and fall.
She had chest pain.
Perhaps several of his ribs were broken, but he rolled over when he landed and caught the scandium alloy sword that was knocked away, and stood up again in a standard fighting posture.
The flames in front of her eyes dissipated, and the Conqueror Psylocke was covered in blood but was fine. It was obvious that the injection of Compound No. 5 had released energy to strengthen it, forming a permanent sheath that helped her withstand most of the destructive power of the explosion.
However, the broken pieces left more wounds on her face and body.
This was not good news as it angered her again.
"You weak bastard with a low serial number!"
Conqueror Psylocke strode forward and swung her energy knife continuously. The commander's martial arts were comparable to hers, but the overall strength was too far behind and he was forced to block and retreat.
Amid the former's scolding, the latter remained silent but refused to give up, which made the conqueror more annoyed.
"You should address me as your Lord! You should be obedient and make way for me! Look at the disgusting expression on your face. Who taught you to look at me like this? And who taught you to talk back to me like this?"
She roared and dodged forward to launch another burst of sharp blades.
This time, without the protection of the power armor, Commander Psylocke was like a cut blood bag, splattering hot blood. The moment her defense failed, the Conqueror stepped forward and kicked her to the ground, and stomped on the commander's left wrist holding the knife with his merciless boots.
"puff"
The commander was kicked out, and tried to get up in the dust. The weapon that was knocked down was kicked in front of Psylocke. The Conqueror said to her:
“Pick it up!”
This seemed to be some kind of duel ritual, but in fact it was just a cat-and-mouse game. With her wrist broken, Psylocke tried to pick up the weapon with her right hand without hesitation.
But this action made the conqueror even more impatient.
The raging anger of being offended made his still bleeding face look extremely hideous. The long knife in his hand turned into a dagger in the flash of crimson light. He took a wrong step forward and grabbed the commander's neck and pressed him against the collapsed rock pillar behind him.
"I will leave a mark on your delicate face to make you remember the price of betrayal, weakling! You rubbish!"
The scorching energy blade slashed Psylocke's cheek as the Conqueror spoke viciously. The pain made the commander tremble all over. Only then did she utter the first words since the two started fighting.
"What's the difference between the serial number you keep talking about and the stupid racism of Utopia we once hated?"
"Um?"
The Conqueror was stunned.
Shouldn't you beg for mercy at this point? Do you still have time to pay attention to these details? Are you crazy?
"You have become what you once hated the most. You hate them but you also imitate them. You are probably the kind of slave who loves to be whipped, right?"
Commander Psylocke's cheek was cut, but she still struggled to speak these words in pain.
This made the Conqueror completely lose his patience. He turned his wrist and stabbed the sharp blade of energy into Psylocke's waist and abdomen, but the latter grabbed his wrist with her intact right hand.
In the scene reflected in Psylocke's eyes, the Conqueror's hair stood on end. Behind her, the Storm Lieutenant who fell from the sky was grabbing Psylocke's fallen alloy sword and rushing towards her howling.
"puff"
The sharp knife entered the body and the heart ruptured.
"Pooh"
The commander spat a mouthful of blood on the scarred face of the conqueror in front of her, and said:
"This is why I fight. I don't want me and every Psylocke born in the future to become a lunatic like you."
"boom"
At the moment the commander was helped up by his adjutant, a brighter explosion appeared in front of the two men's eyes. The last soldier of the Alpha Commando was killed by four proton bombs.
And the remaining members of K- Men ... 67 people, the casualty ratio reached 1:7.
But they won.
The sonic boom channel for the arrival of the third reinforcement opened at a closer distance. It was obvious that General Omega had torn open the space-time blockade of the large group. Psylocke shouted loudly for the warriors to assemble, but she was responded by another group of people who walked out of the base.
“This isn’t just your future.”
Prime Cyclops nodded slightly to Psylocke with respect and said:
"This is also our tomorrow. K-Men have their own missions, but you can't stop us from fighting for our own future, right? X-Knight requests to join the battle! Please approve, Commander."
"Our compatriots have been corrupted."
Adjutant Magneto said indifferently:
"This drug abuse has to stop, you're fighting a great fight but you're the future and you shouldn't be wasted in this.
The First Sequence requests to join the battle! Please approve, Commander."
