Chapter 70: Blood in the Water
When Rya
When playing open-world games, he always likes to pit the AI against him. Lead a monster on the road to the settlement and watch
PC fights against computer-generated enemies. The courier always found it relaxing.
The real-life scenarios are much more intense.
Dinamis's air power fired a large number of missiles, and most of Jessamin's air defenses detonated missiles mid-flight. Geist, now a howling ghost the size of a building, also used telekinesis to change the direction of some projectiles, blowing up two helicopters.
Unfortunately, Augustus was not so lucky with the enemy's genome. The invulnerable wyvern crashed through the outer walls of the fortress, scattering stones in all directions; The Firepower Demon began bombarding the Superlab's fortifications from above, targeting the turret, while the pilot Windsweep summoned a miniature tornado in an attempt to repel Geist.
"Hey, help, want to make a bet with poor old Mortimer?" Mortimer said as he fired at the helicopter without looking for cover. Bullets and projectiles passed through his body in stages, but no damage was done. "Whoever kills the most corpses wins!"
"Does a non-lethal blow count?" Ryan asked. The messenger still sits in a chair with a gun in his hand and blows up the missile with a timer and a precise shot before it actually hits the fortress. "Because I left my best anti-war helicopter gear at home."
A projectile was aimed at his location, so the courier stopped the time, moved the chair out of the way, and let time start again when he reached a safe place.
"Show off," Mortimer said disapprovingly. "You're worse than Fortuna."
"Hey, I hate that," Ryan protested, throwing the gun away when he ran out of bullets. "I tried to look perfect, and her strength did it all."
To be honest, Ryan was starting to get a little worried. While the fortress's manpower and automated defenses are resisting well, Dimini is making progress, and the Courier wonders how Augustus will react to an open attack on his pharmaceutical factory. Ryan suspects that reinforcements will soon arrive, turning an already chaotic situation into a large-scale brawl.
In short, he couldn't wait.
With the collapse of some of the defensive turrets, the helicopter managed to land on the outer wall. Soldiers dressed in riot gear or advanced power armor engaged in a foot exchange of fire with the Augustan defenders, while the Wyverns repeatedly attacked the fort in an attempt to make a hole in the facility. Each blow of the dragon shook the ground, even though the god of fire seemed to have strengthened the ancient stone walls.
Finally, Ryan noticed another helicopter landing in a nearby garden. A squad of eight riot police officers came out, escorting two genomes. One of them is a man with long black hair, dressed in a stylized outfit like Mad max, wearing rusty steel armor and a cape. Most of his face was obscured by a red scarf and black goggles, and worryingly, he also had an explosion belt tied around his waist.
Another, more vivid is a young woman of Ryan's age, possibly of Chinese or Japanese descent. She reminds the courier of these pre-war K-pop idols, with dyed hair, cute faces, and cute brown eyes. She wears a strange outfit that seems to change color and length with the courier's gaze. Her bright, shy smile contrasts with the chaos around her.
Mortimer said as he opened fire on the newcomers, and the riot forces formed a wall of plexiglass shields to protect themselves. The power genome hides behind them, listening to commands through earbuds. "Great, I can't stand the reload!"
"Why, because of his bad fashion sense?" Ryan asked, standing up and grabbing a chair to use as a makeshift weapon. Honestly, Dy
AMIS's marketing department should be eradicated; How could they advertise such a fashion disaster?
"Because he just won't die!" Mortimer roared, reloading his jets. "He's the worst Violet!"
This made Ryan curious. He looks at the apocalypunk catastrophe behind the shield wall, but can't tell his power from his appearance. "One last warning, Romano!" One of the mounted police officers said that he prepared his own gun behind the shield wall. "Surrender now, or we'll fire back!" We can use lethal force!"
"No one ever told you that I was immortal!" Ryan shouted, raising his chair menacingly, the explosion echoing in the background. "I'll come back and pester you!"
"Oh, you're yellow too?" The wardrobe asked behind the wall, more curious than anything else.
"He's distracted, shoot him!" A mounted officer shouted, pointing his rifle at the Plexiglas wall. Mortimer immediately opened fire, disarming the man with a precise bullet, while Ryan threw his chair at the company police.
The projectile bounced off the shield, and the clothes in the closet really changed shape. Her strange outfit turned into that of the wolf mascot, and she skipped over the garden with the strength and agility of a werewolf. Ryan had to stop time to prevent her from pounceing on him like a rat, taking advantage of the short window of time to play Fist Brothers.
"Oh my God, I'm going to die again!" The reloader said that he jumped over the wall of cavalry shields and rushed to Mortimer's bunker like a suicide bomber. In a scene straight out of the action movie, the killer shoots the hero in the chest, but he continues to charge. The reloaded bullet leaped towards Mortimer, and he sped through the ground below. The hero's belt exploded, blowing Mortimer's stone bunker to pieces.
Ryan felt a vague, familiar sensation behind his skull. At first, he thought it was acid rain that dried up, until Reload's body died in a flash of purple light, completely unharmed. His intact suicide belt was still tied around his waist.
"You impersonator, I was already wearing the suicide belt before it became mainstream!" Ryan pointed to "reload" with a finger of accusation, and he ran in circles to escape the clutches of the "wardrobe". "If you let time stop, I'll sue you!"
Why didn't Dimis call him Time Lord?
When Mortimer doesn't reappear, the Mounties turn to Ryan and begin supplying suppressive fire to the Wardrobe. The happy courier, in order to dodge the bullets, stopped the timer and closed the gap with the mole, and when time returned, he punched the one closest to him with his fist. Like cannon fodder, they fell with one shot.
While her boyfriend was busy arguing with the soldiers, a heavily armed Vulcan man came out of the fort and took on Wyve like a rugby
γ The mecha pushes the frightened dragon onto the reef of Ischia, and the transformed hero unleashes an aurora-like light with her large mouth. Crimson beams shot out of the fortress to shoot helicopters, probably Sparrow's,
When Ryan single-handedly destroys the cavalry regiment, leaving the wardrobe in the distance, trying to figure out her way, Reload enters the melee. He looked at his armor and pulled out a small metal rod.
A purple light sword shot out.
Ryan interrupted his one-sided assault on a cavalryman, looking at the sacred weapon, captivated by its perfection; It was a pure, timeless design, the purest violet he'd ever seen. It goes well with his suit.
It was love at first sight.
Ryan immediately activates his powers, steals the sword, and kicks Reload in the freeze.
When time resumes and the hero lies on his back among the flowers, Ryan raises his trophy to the sky. It was as light as a feather, but to his disappointment, it didn't make a sound.
βSchv
The messenger said, trying to mimic the sound of a true lightsaber. βSchv
mmmmmmm !β
He will never let go.
"Hey, my laser knife!" Reload grumbled, standing up, while Rya
Then continue to fight those soldiers.
"A lightsaber!" Ryan shouted at the ignorant fool and absentmindedly slipped Dy off with it like butter
Ais Muk's shield and rifle. "Look for your feelings. You know it's true. β
At this point, his witty words were written out on their own.
"Thank goodness," Reload said as he pulled out a second crimson laser knife, "I have a spare!"
But the color is wrong.
So far, Ryan has kicked every villain in the room to the ground or disarmed them, leaving only two heroes to challenge him. The cavalry fled back to the helicopter and quickly retreated from the island, with the Genome team confronting each other like Mexicans. The courier glanced at Jasmin, but his girlfriend seemed to have the situation under control. The Genius and the Wyvern engage in a long-range aerial firefight, with the Vulcan driving her former companion off the island's periphery.
"Hey, Quicksave!" The werewolf suit in the wardrobe turns into a Halloween jack lantern. A pumpkin mask covers her head, and her lips move, as if they belong to a living person. "Can you really stop time?"
"Yes, I can!" Ryan replied in the same friendly tone, pointing his lightsaber at her like a fencer. Reload raised his weapon, trying to find an opening; Or look cool. "Is Felix the cat with you?"
"Oh, he wanted to come, but Enrique said no!" The wardrobe replied, holding a yellow replica of a flaming red lantern in his hand and throwing it at Ryan like a stone. "By the way, I'm the wardrobe!" Nice to meet you!"
She took the fight as seriously as Ryan. Sadly they were opposites, and the Messenger was pretty sure they would get along well.
Ryan slices the lantern in half with a stolen lightsaber, and the strange contraption turns into harmless yellow dust, blocking Darth Revre's sword as he tries to outflank him from the side. The two laser swords meet, not passing through each other, and Ryan uses a time-stopper to dodge a new fire in the closet. This time, the shell exploded into ghostly flames as soon as it landed.
Her strength is strange.
Unfortunately, the "Reload" is just an amateur and has a fancy weapon, while the Courier is proficient in all the swordsmanship known to man. Although the scene is spectacular, the lightsaber duel makes Ryan horny.
"Seriously, at this point, you forced me to use only one hand," said the messenger, who put one arm behind his back and used the other to block all the hero's attacks. "But I still don't think it's fair."
"I'll show you that it's not fair!" Enraged by the taunt, he attempts to detonate his suicide belt, but Ryan uses his timing device to get out of range. The hero was reduced to ashes before he could be reinvigorated.
"Vent your anger!" Ryan laughed at him, absentmindedly cutting a flaming red lantern from the side. "Take advantage of your pain!" I'm sure you have a lot to take advantage of!"
"Can you stop spam on a regular basis?" Reload roared angrily, and as soon as he recovered, he used his sword to frantically attack the violet genome of his opponent. His poor attempts to break through Ryan's defense didn't work out, but that only made him more frustrated. "You mighty liar!"
"Infinite power!" Ryan said. The courier quickly severes the hero's arm, only to allow it to reattach itself to the body. Rewind for a limited time, unless used in close contact with the body and objects. No matter how many times he failed, he refused to fall.
Ryan has a spiritual affinity for this guy. Of course, not to take him seriously, but when the dust settles, he may treat him to a drink.
"Then why don't you become Supergirl?" Rya
Ask the closet when dodging Reload's attacks. He stops time, grabs the hero's scarf with his other hand, and uses this momentum to throw the hero at his teammates. "If you do, you can end this fight in seconds!"
"No, that's copyrighted content!" Over time, Yellow Genome replied, and her costume turned into a sheet. The bullet passed through her body as if she didn't exist at all. "I can only use public domain stuff!"
"What, intellectual property is your nemesis?" Ryan asked, disappointed. "What the hell is going on?"
"My authority isn't my rule, okay?" The wardrobe was hurt by his words and replied with a frown. She changed into a witch's outfit and shot a bolt of lightning at Ryan with her fingertips.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Ryan said to the closet as he blocked the lightning with his beam sword, just like in Star Wars. "Honestly, under normal circumstances, I would definitely strike up a conversation with you. You're totally my type of person, but I have an exclusive contract right now. β
"Oh, thanks, but I also have an exclusive contract!" She said happily, and then stood up again. If anything, Ryan admires his perseverance. "Do you want to be my enemy?" I didn't, and marketers say it boosts ratings!"
Psyshock died in this loop, so ...... "Of course, I'm free every weekend!"
"Thank you!" The wardrobe costume changed again, this time into a mummy role-play. The flowers around her immediately turned to dust, and her bandages turned into tattered belts flying towards Ryan. The Courier hurriedly slices them with his laser knife, while Reload tries to outflank him from the left.
Ryan was puzzled as to why the wardrobe hadn't turned into another genome, or stuck to one form, rather than constantly converting. Maybe it's her fighting style, or maybe her abilities, no matter how versatile, are time-limited.
Still, it was one of the best games he had since coming to New Rome! Totally worth a visit!
"His power is completely destroyed!" Ryan briefly stopped time to dodge one of his attacks, Reload grumbled. "Wardrobe, do you have anything to resist it?"
"I think I know, but Enrique won't like it!" She replied, her outfit changed. Ryan paused and observed the scene in front of him. The wardrobe's costumes were transformed into images of ancient Greek gods, including robes, sandals, and golden laurel wreaths. The costume seemed to cover her skin, turning it an unnatural white.
This makes her look like an ivory statue
β¦
Defecate.
Ryan immediately stopped time and turned the world purple.
All movement stopped. The fierce battle in the background becomes a prop, a moment frozen in time.
"Oh, I see," DeVotte said, looking around in surprise at her frozen teammates. Her fingers flashed yellow electricity, almost golden. "It's so beautiful!"
Chirp warned him in the past loop, but he didn't listen.
Damn, shit, shit!
"Shit!" Ryan shouted, and the wardrobe struck him with lightning in the frozen time. The explosion hit him in the chest, pushing him backwards.
It hurts and looks like a bolt of lightning...... But Ryan has been electrocuted more times than he can count, and he immediately recognizes the attack as a pale lightning imitation. A real gun would have killed him instantly, but this yellow replica only caused minor damage; It's based on movie logic rather than real thunderbolts.
Ryan ended his reluctant flight at the edge of the garden, where the flowers reached the waters of the Mediterranean. Time began again, and the reloaded man immediately screamed with joy. "It worked!"
"I can't help it......" said the wardrobe, her clothes shaking involuntarily. One second, she was dressed like Augustus, and the next, she was dressed as a Tyrannosaurus rex mascot. "Damn, this character isn't stable enough!"
At least she couldn't use all of her original strength, Ryan thought, and he stood up. Otherwise he would have evaporated long ago.
But his chest still hurt terribly!
"It's over, help!" Wardrobe laughed as she hugged her new lizard form as Ryan stood up again, lightsaber in hand. "We occupy the high ground!"
Ryan wanted the jet, but she said it too perfectly.
Although they underestimate the power of friendship.
Ryan felt something emerge from the water behind him, the clanging of heavy robot armor on land. Dy
The heroes of Amis blinked in surprise before spraying a stream of high-pressure water into their faces.
Ryan looked back and his oldest friend walked up to him, her water gun pulling out all the stops at the "millionaire" duo. "Shorty!"
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Lunn pleaded, her voice distorted by the underwater armor. "I'm here as fast as I can!"
She maintains the water pressure, but to Ryan's surprise, the liquid begins to split in half. "Wardrobe" and "Reload" stand unscathed in the middle, and the Yellow Genome costume once again transforms into some kind of shriveled old man cosplay, including Whitebeard.
"You can even imitate Moses?" Ryan asked his new opponent, surprised by the sheer flexibility of her powers. "Can you still disguise yourself as Jesus Christ and turn water into wine?"
"I sometimes do that at parties!" She replied, and Lunn stopped using her pump. The two looked at each other for a few seconds, trying to figure out a way out.
However, a series of explosions interrupted the stalemate, and a Dy
The AMIS helicopter crashed in a nearby garden, crashed in flames, and set flowers on fire.
Ryan looked at the Mediterranean. Huge water arms the size of skyscrapers emerge from the waves and chase helicopters like snakes.
The devil stopped bombarding the fortress and focused his attention on these strange phenomena, blasting the water tentacles with a huge fireball. However, when they turn into steam at high temperatures, more appendages emerge from the water in an attempt to crush the aircraft. In the distance, Ryan noticed a number of jet skis approaching the island; Among these drivers, he recognized several familiar faces, such as Greta.
Reinforcements.
Meanwhile, the Wyvern and Vulcan have turned into specks in the sky, and the duo continues to battle in the distant clouds. Although most of the outer walls had collapsed during the bombardment, the fortress of Augustus remained largely intact. Geist blocked Wyve
Dig holes in buildings, telepathically lift stones, try to cover it.
"Poseidon," Reload said as he looked at his watery arm, then turned to his teammates. "Wardrobe, take out the Apocalypse Suit!"
"But it's too dangerous!" Wardrobe protested.
"If you don't use it, it'll sink us all!"
The wardrobe took a breath, her outfit changed, and Ryan and Ryan prepared back-to-back for the last stand.
A shot echoed across the battlefield, and Dewater fell.
For a moment, time seemed to freeze, and Ryan had nothing to do with it. The heroine's body hit the ground, and the shocked Reload watched, and a figure gradually walked out of the ground behind them.
"Oh my God," Mortimer said without remorse, the tip of his rifle still smoking. "Looks like Mortimer won."