48 Hours a Day

The police officers stood in the hall and watched as the two carriages behind slowly opened. Then, a silver humanoid metal robot around 3.2 meters in height walked out.

Its upper body was human, but its lower body was spider-like. It had eight legs, and the bottom of each leg was sickle-shaped, emitting a cold metallic glow. One of its left arms was loaded with a 14.5 mm heavy machine gun. The gun barrel was equipped with a hydraulic buffer, and on its right arm was an alloy greatsword measuring over 1.9 meters long.

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Looking from afar, one could not help but feel a chill run down their spine. There were still 23 robots like this, and they came out of the two carriages one after the other, giving out a strong sense of oppression and shock.

Qiu Ming’s expression changed when he saw this.

“How do you know about these things?” Zhang Heng had previously searched this dungeon’s weapon systems on the internet, but he found no similar robots.

“That’s right. This is a Type-VI Hunting Robot, Shengtang Morgan’s trump card in New Shanghai 0297. It’s a pure killing machine. Since this thing usually acts as a guard in the base, there are only 25 of them in total. In other words, those management guys sent almost all their robots in one go. It appears they really want to end this quickly.”

“How many do we need to stop this thing?”

“We can’t.” Qiu Ming shook his head. “We might figure a way to stop one or two, but if we send out 24 at once, no one on the first floor can stop them.” Qiu Ming paused, worried that Zhang Heng couldn’t understand how scary these things were.

He then explained, “You’ve fought with those guys from the emergency response team before, so you should know how strong they were. An emergency response team that starts with zero can probably hold off a Type-VI together. If a second Type-VI joins the battlefield at this time, it would be a pure massacre. These things move extremely fast, have accurate marksmanship, and the metal on their bodies can self-heal to a certain degree. It’s not something that the flesh and blood of a human body can withstand.

“Back then, when Mr. G arrived at the company’s base, normal security guards couldn’t stop him at all. It wasn’t until these robots came out that the battle ended in three minutes. If it weren’t for management wanting to spare his life, Mr. G would have died at the hands of these guys long ago. You have some kind of deal with him, right? After you give him the thing, we’ll leave the first floor as soon as possible.”

Most of the time, Qiu Ming looked like he didn’t care at all. After he fell into Zhang Heng’s hands, he would go east when Zhang Heng told him to, and he would go west when Zhang Heng told him to. Only this time, he took the initiative to make a proposal.

However, to Qiu Ming’s disappointment, Zhang Heng didn’t answer him immediately. The latter was looking at the silver robots, and his eyes flashed. It was unknown what he was thinking. After a while, Zhang Heng opened his mouth again, “Let’s find Mr. G first and complete the transaction.”

Qiu Ming naturally had no objections to this. After that, the two didn’t have to wait too long before they were given the opportunity to leave the station. The captain gathered the forty-eight police officers on the second floor and divided them into four teams, with each team assigned two Type-VI Hunting Robot.

Zhang Heng’s mission was not to kill the enemy but to cooperate with the Type-VI Hunting Robots to the greatest extent. They would help the latter transport the ammunition and complete the preliminary investigation.

Even though it was a little embarrassing, the police officers heaved a sigh of relief when they saw the silver robots. Unlike Qiu Ming, they did not know what the robots were, but they could tell they were not to be trifled with. At least, this meant that they were not alone in this operation.

However, they had clearly underestimated the power of the silver robots.

Not long after they left the station, the eyes of the silver robot in front of Zhang Heng suddenly glowed red. Then, it raised its left hand, and the heavy machine gun let out a loud thud as it swept toward a grocery store not far away. In just two seconds, it had knocked down the seven people inside.

Then, before the police could react, another silver robot had already rushed into the grocery store. It knocked open the door to the basement of the grocery store and stabbed the giant sword in its right hand. When it was pulled out, it was already covered in blood.

Only then did the team leader order four police officers, Zhang Heng and Qiu Ming included, to investigate the situation. In the end, not a single person was left alive. All had lost their breathing and heartbeat, whether it was the seven people who were shot or the guys who hid in the basement.

They looked no different from ordinary citizens, but after searching their bodies, Zhang Heng found that the weapons they were carrying were manufactured at the military factory he had visited previously. Needless to say, they were all Mr. G’s men. Pretending to be grocery store customers, they monitored the movements of the police at the station. However, what surprised Zhang Heng the most was the people in the cellar.

It was a woman. From the looks of it, she should be the owner’s daughter. She was also the only person who did not carry a weapon, but she was still found and killed by Type-VI Hunting Robot.

“These robots seem to have activated their maximum killing authority,” Qiu Ming said after looking at the cellar. “This time, the management has really been forced into a corner. Even if they have to pay the price, they have to get rid of Mr. G and his followers. To them, these people are like cancer cells. They will continue to replicate and eventually spread Baudrillard’s theory everywhere. Rather than wait until the day when everything is irreparable, it’s better to take the initiative to cut off their flesh now.”

Zhang Heng’s face was expressionless as he stood up from the ground. “We have to think of a way to get rid of these two robots. Otherwise, I’m afraid we won’t be able to leave the team. Do you know what their weaknesses are?”

“No, they’re formed from a single body. The energy source, the center, and so on are all sealed inside. It’s very difficult to destroy them, but…”

“But what?”

“But they’re acting according to long-range commands. They can try to block the signal. That way, they’ll enter escrow mode and carry out the last command they received. When the last command can not be carried out, they’ll switch to retreat mode and leave the battlefield while defending.”

Qiu Ming had a surprising understanding of these robots.

After the two finished inspecting the grocery store, they gave a simple report to the team leader. Then, they returned to the back of the team. Zhang Heng took out a shield ring and handed it to Qiu Ming.

“What?” Qiu Ming was stunned.

“One for you and one for me,” Zhang Heng said.

“I can’t do something like that,” Qiu Ming shook his head, seeming very resistant. “This is too dangerous. If I’m slow by a mere second, a sword might just slice me in half.”

“You don’t have a choice,” Zhang Heng said calmly. The two robots were quite a distance apart. One was at the back of the team, and the other was almost at the head. No matter how fast he moved, it was impossible for him to place a shield on both robots simultaneously.