Starships of All Realms Online

Chapter 35: Base Falls, Legion Flees

Genesis takes place in 2017. At that time, electromagnetic weapons were considered by North America to be temporarily unrealizable for certain reasons. However, the University of Tokyo continued its research in this direction and made new breakthroughs.

After Judgment Day, although the Legion officially went online, the development of weapons involved many subjects. Even with theory, it was not something that could be researched in a short period of time. Not to mention, the limitations in materials meant that these robots needed wired cables to power them in order to meet the power consumption of electromagnetic weapons.

In this respect, it is actually similar to the research conducted by the University of Tokyo. However, the University of Tokyo's initial goal was electromagnetic railguns, and they planned to study electromagnetic railguns first before considering the issue of weapon miniaturization.

This was also a moment of relief for Fang Heng, because in the current timeline, many of the legion's weapons and equipment had not yet been developed, which allowed the biological legion's attacks to gain the upper hand.

The presence of these electromagnetic weapons in the underground base has directly halted the Dog Legion's offensive.

"But you're only a backup power source right now, how long can you last?"

Fang Heng stared at the screen, muttering to himself.

Soon, the battlefield underwent a new change.

Behind the puppy army, several huge figures appeared, and several plasma swarms were immediately thrown over.

"Sizzle!"

The intense electric arc instantly covered the robot's defenses, tearing a hole in them.

"hiss!"

"Rip!"

Taking advantage of the situation, the puppy army broke through the defenses and directly attacked the robots' positions.

Immediately afterwards, the dog's two sharp forelimbs swung rapidly, tearing the robot's body to shreds.

"Morning Star, why do I feel like these puppies' forelimbs are attacking much more aggressively?"

"Yes, Commander. According to the latest research, external radiation can promote various mutations in the genes of organisms. Researchers have found a benign mutation in the existing puppy genes. This mutation increases the sharpness of the forelimbs without changing the puppy's other abilities. Now, even the special steel of an aircraft carrier deck can be easily torn apart."

"That's good. Are there any other benign mutations in different directions?"

"We have collected a lot of benign mutant genes, but because the enhancement effect is very small, researchers are conducting targeted induction to see if they can increase the strength of benign mutations."

"Hmm, Earth is a great testing ground now, we can't waste it. By the way, how long will it take for the second batch of escort fleets to be incorporated into the organization?"

"Commander, it will take another three months to achieve basic combat capability. While there may be some shortcomings in interstellar warfare, blockading planets and carrying out orbital bombardment is still quite simple."

"Very good. I estimate I won't be here for more than three months. After I leave, this testing ground will remain in place, restricting the Legion's activities to this planet."

"Yes, Commander."

Returning our focus to Area 51, as the plasma worms exerted their power, the entire robot formation quickly collapsed, and soon the entire biological army approached the core area.

This is the deepest level of the Area 51 underground base. All the core research is located here, including the main control room, energy center, biological research laboratory, materials research laboratory, and so on. Most importantly, there is a huge space located in the middle of all the functional areas, where a strangely shaped spaceship is docked.

The base commander looked at the gate that was being bombarded relentlessly, and fine beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead.

"How long until reinforcements arrive?"

"Sir, I'm sorry, reinforcements are unable to arrive."

"What's going on?"

"Sir, the support troops have been intercepted on the way and cannot arrive on time. With the attack power of the biological legion outside, they will be able to completely break through the gate in another 3 minutes."

"Damn these guys, what does the committee mean?"

"The committee did not respond."

"Fuck!"

At that moment, the base commander angrily kicked the table.

At this point, he had no other choice but to order the remaining guards to make final preparations.

"Bang!"

With a loud bang, the biological legion broke through the gate, and then the puppies quickly jumped into the guards. After a whirlwind, only the severed limbs of the guards remained at the scene.

The base leader broke out in a cold sweat as he looked at the sharp forelimbs lodged across his neck.

He quickly realized that he had been captured.

Not long after the weapons were disarmed, a robot came in and inserted a USB drive into the communication port.

"Commander, communication is established, data download in progress."

"Warning: Legion program trace detected. Tracking in progress."

"Warning, third kind of contact detected, alien spacecraft detected. Activate Plan 3 and seal off the base."

"Commander, it has been confirmed that there is indeed an alien spaceship in Area 51."

"What? There really is one."

At this moment, Fang Heng also sat up straight in surprise, not expecting to have such an unexpected gain.

"Order: The Engineering Corps shall immediately move in and construct fortifications. The First and Second Corps shall immediately proceed to Area 51 and abandon the contest for Area 3."

"In addition, activate Plan 2 to relocate all bases to the moon."

"Yes, Commander."

As orders were issued, the Star Group, like a fully activated machine, began to operate at full speed.

Plan 2 was originally established with the aim of turning the entire Earth into a testing ground at the appropriate time. Apart from some experimental bases, all the main bases would be moved to the Moon.

Three days passed quickly, and Fang Heng arrived at Area 51 from the moon.

"Is this the alien spaceship?"

Standing behind a suspended glass window, looking down at the huge helipad below, Fang Heng asked Chen Xing a question.

"Yes, Commander. According to the base's records, this spaceship crashed here in 1954. Due to the technological limitations at the time, the authorities at the time directly established an underground base on the spot to study the spaceship."

"So what did they research and develop?"

"There are still some. For example, the stealth bomber was developed based on this spaceship. However, the research did not yield any significant results for a long time afterward, so the research funding here gradually decreased and eventually settled at a fixed amount."

"That's really short-sighted."

Upon hearing this news, Fang Heng was speechless.

This spaceship can be said to have been a gift from heaven to humanity here, an opportunity to reach the stars and the sea. However, due to various reasons in North America, it was ultimately shelved here without being studied in depth.

"But that shouldn't be the case. Hasn't the University of Tokyo been rapidly developing in recent years? Why haven't they revitalized this place?"

"It has indeed been restarted, but because a lot of the previous data was lost, they came up with a way to contain Dongda University. They are also preparing to develop a military-grade intelligent program to rival the War Furnace System."

"Did things go wrong?"

"Yes, Commander, but the real reason is that the existing programming system is derived from this ship, so there is a backdoor that, after the Legion went online, activated Judgment Day and destroyed most of the area except for East University."

"Oh? So, the programming system we provided to Tokyo University inadvertently made it impossible for the Legion to control the university?"

"That's right, Commander."

"What kind of program is that?"

"When the Legion went online, it detected the progress of human civilization, triggered hidden code, and directly launched Judgment Day."

Later, after the military discovered the problem and fixed the vulnerability, the damage was already done. So, they went along with it and devised a massive flood plan, intending to restart human civilization.

"But the situation at the University of Tokyo prevents them from restarting immediately, right?"

"Yes, Commander. Production at Dongda University has resumed, and they are working hard to develop nuclear radiation elimination technology in preparation for retaking their homeland."

Do we have the technology in this area?

"It has some technology, but not all of it."

"How does it compare to the University of Tokyo?"

"Ours needs to be more advanced."

"Are there any researchers who can be in charge of the research?"

"Commander, unfortunately, we don't have any extra research personnel."

"Then let's collaborate with the University of Tokyo to accelerate the research on this technology, which is also quite important to us."

"Yes, Commander."

"Have you inspected this spacecraft?"

"The inspection is complete. The spaceship is currently in relatively good condition. Except for the damaged energy system, the rest of the spaceship is intact."

"Energy system, what kind of energy does this spaceship use?"

"Antimatter energy?"

"So high-end?"

"Yes, Commander. At the very least, we need a fusion core. The existing nuclear fission power is insufficient to meet the engine's operating requirements."

"So, we can use it?"

"Yes, Commander, but there's a problem. This ship has been sending signals out continuously for five years, according to the ship's log."

"Five years?"

"Yes, Commander. According to the logs, five years ago, the authorities restarted the spacecraft's research and built a nuclear reactor for power. After that, the communication system was activated and began sending messages continuously."

"Is it possible to determine the location where the information was sent?"

"Yes, the information can be received on Pluto. There's a relay station there that can amplify the signal and send it to a more distant location."

"Send a frigate to Pluto to find this relay station. I need to know where the signal is being sent and how much time we have to prepare if there really is an alien invasion."

"Yes, Commander."

"By the way, what about the current legion? Can you pinpoint their location?"

"Commander, not yet. I'm upgrading my computing power, and it's expected to be completed in 15 days."

"Very good. After the upgrade is complete, activate the logic lock and eliminate the opponent."

"Yes, Commander!"