Chapter 77: The Fall of Manhattan
Manhattan Island, Empire State Building.
"I've kept you waiting."
In Colonel Yuri's 'Titan' armor, Jeff's voice rang out.
"Good news for everyone, just now, I've completed an arrangement."
The corners of Azu's mouth raised slightly, and he asked with the mentality of watching the excitement: "What arrangement?" β
"That's a good question."
The 'Titan' armor turned to face Arnold: "But before I answer this question, why don't you let Mr. Arnold tell us about the 'Geohazard Weapon'?" β
Hearing this, Arnold's eyes straightened, and he couldn't believe his ears and shouted: "Geological disaster weapons? β
"You mean the 'Earthshaker Project'?"
"Isn't that project already scrapped?"
The 'Titan' armor nodded: "It's true that it became a scrapped case, but before that project was terminated by you, the prototype of the 'Earthshaker' had already been built, but it had not been used substantially. β
"But tonight, I've taken it out of the R&D building, from my 'private collection'."
The 'Titan' armor faced the lobby guests again: "The Earthshaker is a 'Geohazard Weapon' capable of simulating an earthquake, using shock waves to cause violent ground movements in a designated area. β
"To put it simply, I've placed Earthshaker on Manhattan Island."
"I said, journalists, aren't you going to report on this?"
"Now, please point your camera at me."
"I have something to say!"
In the center of New York City, the big screen above the high-rise building suddenly connected to a new image, and Colonel Yuri's 'Titan' armor appeared in front of the camera.
Then, a synthesized electronic sound rang out from the armor.
"Good evening, citizens of New York, adults of the Commonwealth."
"You can call me 'Mr. Z.'"
"Here, turn the camera and turn the TV on everyone in the hall."
The screen pans to reveal the guests in the lobby in the camera, which can now be seen to be controlled by the Warframe.
Mr. Z's voice rang out on the screen at the same time: "I think you've seen it, and now, the Empire State Building is under my control. β
"These gentlemen and ladies, for the time being, wronged them, let me be a hostage for a while."
"Also."
"I believe that now, many people also know that something happened in Manhattan's Times Square."
"Yes, I installed a gadget there."
"It's called 'Earthshaker,' and it can cause earthquake damage, so maybe I can give you a little demonstration."
"Wait a minute."
At this time, another window appeared at the bottom of the big screen, and when you looked out of the window, you could see Manhattan's Times Square.
"This is a camera on one of the Warframes I control near Times Square."
"So, let's see what Earthshaker can do."
That window zooms in and takes up the entire screen, so people can clearly see that Times Square is in chaos.
There were obvious signs of fighting, a number of police cars were burning, and the ground was littered with debris and blood.
At this time, the lens began to shake, which was very slight at first, and the amplitude of the shock was not high.
But it didn't take long for the camera to shake violently, and the windows of a building in Times Square burst one after another, and the debris refracted the light and rained down.
Shocking cracks appeared in the walls of the building, and exclamations rang out from downstairs, and passers-by ran with their heads in their hands.
Soon the camera stops shaking and switches back to the top lobby of the Empire State Building.
"Okay, here's a little demo."
"If I want, I can make Manhattan sink into the water."
"Now, then, I formally make the following request."
"First, whether it's the federal government or civil society. From this moment onwards, no entry into Manhattan is allowed. β
"Of course, you can try, but I can tell you that this is an impossible task."
"Second, I can remove the Earthshaker and release all the hostages on Manghton, but I must give me Zero."
"As to what 'Zero' is, Mr. Arnold knows very well."
"He was there, and I had intended to settle the dispute in a gentle way."
"Unfortunately, I can't agree with Mr. Arnold. Then I think maybe someone can convince him. β
"But be quick, I don't have much patience."
"That's what I want to say."
The screen flickered and vanished.
Then it switches to another set of images, in which Manhattan Island is photographed from different angles and different areas.
The island, which had been cut off from land transportation, was now on fire, and several plumes of smoke were rising.
Cracks appeared in the street floor inside, and debris was spilled from the sky everywhere, and the unfortunate injured stood in the center of the road with their heads covered, dazed and at a loss.
Immediately, the current situation in Manhattan appeared on the news channels of major television stations, as well as in various webcast rooms and Twitter.
And at this time, people are more questioned: where have the motherland gone?
In the Empire State Building, Azu looked at the 'Titan' armor on the booth and smiled: "I don't understand, if you want the so-called 'Zero', why don't you just take Mr. Arnold away?" β
"I bet you'll be able to get there faster if you have a private 'friendly exchange', right?"
'Titan' Armored Rigev said: "That's true. β
"But tonight, in addition to wanting to get the 'Zero', I also want to let this gentleman and Olga's company be discredited."
"And this is more important than getting 'Zero'."
"And I'm curious, between his own reputation and 'Zero', what Mr. Arnold will choose?"
With that, the 'Titan' armor and Azu looked at the pale Arnold at the same time.
This time.
A line of information appeared on Azu's retina.
[Disaster events occur.] γ
[Are you willing to deal with this incident?] γ
Really.
The disaster event that has been prompted since the day is really related to the product exhibition of Olga Company tonight.
Azu gladly accepted.
You have accepted the incident. γ
[Event Name: Steel Riot. The Fall of Manhattan]
[Description: Jeff, a former employee of Olga's company, secretly controlled all the armors and hijacked the entire Manghton, and now, all the inhabitants of Manghton are facing an unprecedented crisis, and only you can turn the tide!] γ
[Event requirements: 1. Ensure that at least two-thirds of the island's residents survive; 2. Defeat all controlled Warframes; 3. Destroy the 'Geohazard Weapon' - Earthshaker, and 4. Kill Jeff, the Originator. γ
[Note: If you complete any two of the first three items of the event requirements, you can take the initiative to end the event; Completing item 4 of the event will be considered to have the event resolved perfectly, and the event will end immediately. γ
γEvent begins!γ γ