Chapter 267 Chapter 267: Choice
Note: "Mech" typically refers to a mechanical robot, often piloted by a human or controlled by AI.
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Due to the suddenness, nobody reacted in time, and many were still immersed in the "once again great" speech of Director Allen. Who would have thought that in the next second, the missile would already be closing in before their eyes?
*Boom—*
The missile hit the conference's main stage, and a violent explosion echoed in everyone's ears in the square, with a large burst of flames and smoke rising from the point of explosion instantly.
Director Allen on stage was undoubtedly the most startled, fortunately, the missile did not actually hit the stage but struck the semi-transparent defensive barrier instead.
This was the backup plan of Kael Technology. The actual conference stage, though seeming close to the audience, was actually protected by barriers that were airtight and solid, only made invisible by optical means.
However, before Director Allen could even sigh in relief, under his horrified gaze, the barrier protecting the stage began to fade rapidly until it completely disappeared.
"What!?"
Then the next missile, no, a group of missiles came howling in, targeting Director Allen and the rapidly arriving Kael Technology security team.
Watching these missiles flying unrestrained in the air, Director Allen opened his mouth but before he could say anything, in the next moment, the explosion's flames directly engulfed him and the conference stage. Updated from novelb(i)n.c(o)m
<<What, what, what, what—what's happening! Dear audience, a major crisis! A major accident has occurred at Kael Technology's conference! Is this a terrorist attack? Where are the drones, what is the company's security drones doing? Why didn't they intercept the missiles!?>>
<<I just hacked into their company's internal system and found that Kael Technology's security measures were completely paralyzed in an instant, whether it's drones or barrier fields, all were actively disabled, probably due to a virus planted in advance>>
The somber female host, now wearing headphones and furiously typing on the keyboard, spoke in a dead and quickened tone.
<<A virus? This seems to be a well-planned attack. Who's behind this? A competitor? The mafia? Or Dragon Nation? But as a security company, Kael Technology shouldn't>>
The hot hostess's nervous words were not finished when the next moment, another sudden change occurred at the conference site.
From the already chaotic crowd in Kael Square, suddenly it seemed like someone detonated a bomb on themselves, not to cause an explosion, but to spread a large cloud of red mist, quickly enveloping the entire square.
<<This mist, could it be...>> Even Martha, usually the joker host, now spoke with a bit of solemnity, her normally lively and pretty face now furrowed with worry.
<<It's the Miasma, the pollution index of Miasma at the scene is skyrocketing, already exceeding the safety value by five times... six times... ten times... and still rising>>Saya stared dead at the computer.
<<How did they do this!? No, are they insane!? There are tens of thousands of people in the square right now, such a concentration of Miasma could trigger a strong bodily rejection reaction, do they want to turn everyone into rampaging, crazed Eclipse?>>
Not only did the Night Love Radio fall into an extremely tense atmosphere, but Kael Technology's conference was also a major media platform that was being reported and broadcasted by all major media. In other words, almost everyone who turned on the TV could see Kael Square enveloped in the ominous and disastrous red mist of Miasma.
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A glimmer of dawn appeared over Kael Square, enveloped in the tainted Miasma red mist.
This kind of light was not unfamiliar to people; it was the same shining color as the main feature of the conference revealed just a few minutes ago.
Numerous recording devices at the scene, now slightly restored, all turned their lenses towards that thread of light, followed by the shadow of a gigantic mech, over ten stories tall, flickering in and out of visibility within the red mist.
People outside the television couldn't help but doubt if they were hallucinating, feeling tense and confused, and so were the people at Kael Square, at the conference site.
"Ha ha ha, die, you corporate dogs!" A gang member wearing a special mask, now holding a rifle, laughed madly and began to shoot around wildly under the cover of the Tainted Miasma mist.
These gang members attacking the conference had bypassed AI identity checks from the beginning with the help of virus programs, blending into the crowd in the square early on, waiting for the moment when Kael Technology truly brought out the target brand, to immediately tear off their disguises and create chaos to their heart's content.
Unfortunately, before he could laugh a few more times, a beautiful figure flashed in front of him, a whistling kick directly sent the gang member and his rifle flying, crashing to the ground, unable to get up again.
"Miss Eileen is really cool!" Keyji, followed by the trembling Lily, gave a shaky thumbs up to the girl standing on the unconscious body of the gang member.
"It's nothing much."
Eileen waved her hand and then urged the scholars from Sin City following her to keep up closely.
After the conference was attacked by terrorists and enveloped in Tainted Miasma red mist, external support forces couldn't get in, and the security robots inside the conference were all paralyzed, giving the gang members an absolute advantage.
The remaining Kael Technology security personnel made a decisive decision, abandoning the other invited guests and the crowd at the conference site, focusing all their efforts to protect the main feature brand at all costs.
For them, protecting the company's assets was the top priority, and the lives of others were not important at all.
The abandoned scholars from Sin City, especially Professor Einstein, couldn't help but curse loudly, regretting only at this moment seeing the true face of the company. With many unarmed scholars around, amidst the dense gunfire, they could only hide and tremble, but they were still discovered by the gang members. Just when they thought they were about to be shot, the previous scene occurred.
Now, the scholars, like Keyji, looked at Eileen with eyes of shock, relief, and as if she were a savior. Nobody thought that someone among them could actually stand up, and the keen- eyed Professor Einstein instantly realized the identity of the girl as an Eclipse.
'Wait... this miss, wasn't she Brother Renji's assistant?'
Thinking of this, Keyji was the first to react. He had been too frightened and confused before to realize this, and now he hurriedly asked the girl:
"Where's Brother Renji! Miss Eileen, we have to quickly find Brother Renji!"