Chapter 441 - Relics of the Past 3

With the addition of the other automata, Gabriel and the rest were able to quickly clear the area of all hostile machines.

It was like there was some sort of rivalry between the machines and the automata that made it so that the automata didn't spare a single one of the machines that had tried fleeing after a new set of orders were given.

Only units 02, 03, 05, 06, and 07 helped in the battle. As for the remaining units, 08, 09, and 10, these 3 settled to stay around Gabriel, Kira, and Angelia rather than actively rush into battle like the other units, including Hana.

After the battle, Gabriel wanted everyone to introduce themselves to him so that he could get a gist of what kinds of automaton the ones under him were. According to Hana, each automaton was unique but they all had a set model that they were manufactured under.

"Unit 02, Attack Model. I am at your service, Commander."

Unit 02 was a bald, dark-skinned young man with a very buff build. Earlier during the battle, after he had jumped down from the platform, Unit 02 had immediately rushed out with two large axes in hand and was waving them around the battlefield like a berserker, cleaving apart any machines that were in the range of his hurricane-like assault.

Next to him was Unit 03, a young woman with blonde hair who was wearing a thin visor that covered her eyes. Her personality matched her face since she seemed to be the straightforward and serious type. She had a sharp look on her beautiful face that didn't lose out to Hana, but her eyes glinted with seriousness which was unlike Hana's who always seemed cold and indifferent.

"Unit 03, Attack Model. Commander, what are your next orders?"

Unit 03 wielded an estoc which she used to swiftly destroy all of the machines by accurately striking and breaking apart their energy cores.

"Unit 05, Bomber Model. Do you need me to blow stuff up, Commander?"

This young lady with a fiery personality was Unit 05. She had red-orange hair which was reminiscent of a burning flame, her skin was tanned, and her body was rather voluptuous to match her personality. Her armor was able to transform into many kinds of long-ranged weaponry, most of them being cannons, missile launchers, or machine guns.

For ammunition, she explained that she was able to create those using her unique magic and was even able to imbue an explosive attribute to all of her created ammunitions, whether it was the rapid-firing machine gun bullets or the lasers she would fire out of her cannons, they could all explode upon contact. Nothing needed to be said about her missiles since they would obviously explode.

Next was a pair of twins, Unit 06 and 07. 06 was a young boy and 07 was a young girl.

The two had beautiful black hair and emerald green eyes. Their youthful faces were obviously similar but while the young boy had a bored and tired look on his face, the girl had an amused smile on hers and her eyes glinted with a hint of mischief.

If the girl was a normal human being, Gabriel could immediately tell that her nature was the same as his playful little sister.

"Aerial Bomber Model, Unit 07, reporting for duty, Commander~"

"Aerial Attack Model, Unit 06. Reporting for duty, Commander..."

"Hey, we're supposed to say it together!"

"...Mhm..."

The young girl began bickering with her twin. It seemed like they were supposed to say it in sync because they were twins. The brother however didn't feel like doing it so he lagged behind after only saying their model and unit number.

Earlier in the battle, these two struck at the machines from the air. The brother swooped down from the skies and attacked the machines using a variety of close-ranged weapons while also flinging them up into the air for his twin sister to attack. The twin sister stayed in the air and poured down a variety of missiles and bombs at the machines below while the thrown up machines were blasted away by the arm cannon that her armor would transform into whenever she needed it.

Unit 08, the young man who was of a Navigator Model, had already introduced himself earlier in the underground storage. He didn't participate in the fight but instead stayed around Kira who was sniping away at the enemies with his rifle.

According to him, he was more of a support that had minimal armaments and weapons that could be used in battle. His scanners however were topnotch and they could map out anything within a kilometer of his field of vision once he took to the skies.

He also had protective energy shields that ran on mana to protect him and his allies from danger. Unit 08 stuck around Kira precisely because he was able to protect him. This automaton had a sort of big brother-feeling to him so he was quite reliable and gentle.

"Unit 09, Support Model. Awaiting further instructions, Commander!"

"Unit 10, Aerial Support Model. Do you have a task for me, Commander?"

Unit 09 and 10 were in a somewhat similar situation as Unit 08. They were also Support Models. Unit 09 was a normal Support Model while Unit 10 was an Aerial Support Model. They didn't have large armaments and fierce weapons like the other units, but they supplemented that with the ability to heal and repair their fellow automata.

They also had stronger shields than Unit 08 so they played the role of a healer and a shield for the automaton squadron. The Support Units' ability to heal wasn't limited to only their fellow automata, but it could also be used to heal and treat humans.

Angelia had nearly been hit by a stray attack earlier due to her carelessness and reckless way of fighting, but her injuries were quickly treated by Unit 09 and she was healed to the point where it seemed that nothing had happened to her.

Gabriel guessed that since Unit 10 was of a similar model, but his support abilities were a bit different. Unlike Unit 09 who seemed to excel at healing and repairing injuries, Unit 10 had unique barrier ability.

He was able to set up a large poly-hexagon energy barrier around a certain area. Anything within the energy barrier was safely protected against outside attacks while attacks coming from inside the barrier were able to pass through and damage those outside of the barrier. He was basically the squadron's fortress.

The two units had similar models so they had similar abilities except one of them excelled more in their ability to heal and repair while the other one excelled in putting up defenses.

After everyone introduced themselves, it came time for him to begin naming them. Hana had already given the other automata the heads up so they were eagerly waiting for their commander to give them names.

Gabriel noticed that there was a certain pattern to the automata' gender divide. All of the odd-numbered automata were female while the even-numbered were males. The squadron was currently missing one male automaton because he had experienced a malfunction during his awakening process and was quickly dealt away by Hana, the automata squadron's team leader.

"Commander, please assign the rest of us a name," Hana said after everyone was finished with their introductions.

They had already cleared away the battlefield so they were now resting. The automata had all began searching through the scraps for something after the battlefield and it turns out that they were all looking for the energy cores of the machines that they destroyed.

Apparently, they were able to absorb the energy inside these cores to supplement their own energy cores in order to grow stronger. Gabriel had long since decided that they would clear out the entire factory of any machines just so he could help the automata get stronger.

"Wait a minute, Hana. I'm still thinking. Hey, you two. Help me out."

"You better give them cool names, big bro! Or else I'll complain!"

"Yeah, yeah..."

Gabriel thought long and hard so while everyone was busy making camp in the small warehouse and setting up defenses around the perimeter, he remained quiet and began thinking of the names he would give them.

It was a good thing that he had a lot of miscellaneous knowledge from Earth so he was able to quickly come up with good names basing off of certain objects that he recalled from his youth. When everyone gathered back together at the warehouse where Angelia and Kira had finished setting up their tents and finished cooking a meal for everyone, Gabriel had decided upon everyone's names.

"Unit 02, your name from now on is Deuce."

"Thank you, Commander," Unit 02, now called Deuce, gratefully said. The word had a similar meaning to 2 back on Earth, but it also doubled as a euphemism for the word devil. Unit 02 who was like a literal devil on the battlefield from Gabriel's earlier observations perfectly fit this name.

"Unit 03, you'll be called Sam from now on," Gabriel said as he turned towards the serious-looking automaton sitting next to Deuce.

"Yes, Commander."

"Unit 05, your name is Tina."

"Hehe, thanks, Commander! Remember, if you need me to blow anything up, just point me in the right direction and I'll blast it away for you~"

"R-right... next are the twins. Unit 06, your name is Pollux, and Unit 07 is—"

"Helen?" Angelia cut in and asked.

"Yes, it's Helen..." Gabriel finished. It seems that his sister was much smarter than he had thought.

Happy that she was right, Angelia began humming happily to herself.

"Thank you, Commander."

"Thank you, Commander!"

The twins replied. This time they were in sync and Unit 07, or rather, Helen was smiling happily at this.

"Unit 08, your name will be Agenor."

"Thank you, Commander. Agenor... what a great name," Unit 08, Agenor, said while mumbling to himself happily.

"Unit 09, you'll be called Mary, and Unit 10, you'll be called Desmond."

The two weren't talkative and only nodded their head in thanks, but from the looks on their faces, it could be seen how happy they were to receive their names. Gabriel was rather puzzled to see this. He was only giving names to the automata out of convenience and because his sister brought it up which was insisted upon by Hana. He didn't understand why they were all so very happy about it.

"Anyway, let's have dinner now, shall we?"