Raptor One – Chapter 29

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I wake up decided to scan that strange anomaly close to the gate...

But this loli lamia don’t let me move...

*OP: Woke up kumpel? Good. I see that this... ‘Loli lamia’ as you call her managed to absorb all the given nanites, if you focus you can feel a faint connection with her. I suggest you stop calling her ‘Loli lamia’ and give her a name, this will help close your relationship even more. Also, she’s capable of talk now, so exercise your voice with her, or you will have problems when you return to civilization.*

Da, spacibo.

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A name huh...

I look at her, her happy face, and her appearance...

“Lemi.” I call out, my cold and threatening voice resounds.

Her ears twitch for a sec before her head dart up to my face.

“Lemi, uncoil.” i say again, giving her name more emphasis.

“Lemi...” A sweet and young voice resounds from her as she uncoil from me.

“Beautiful voice, Lemi.” I give her a sharp grin as i get up.

As i drink some water i see Lemi blushing from ear to ear as they twitch, she really can understand words now.

Placing my almost empty water bottle on my belt i decide i need to hunt some water before heading to where the anomaly is.

Walking to to the door and opening it i see Lemi stretching on the bed just like last night.

“Lemi, let’s go.” I say.

Lemi perks her head up again and looks at me.

“Hum! Lemi go!” Her sweet voice resounds again.

As i hunt for the smell of water or the emergency water that military have i hear Lemi

“Name, Lemi, you name?” She ask me

“My name? Forgot to say it, sorry Lemi, It’s Alex Silver, You can call me Omega too if you want.” I respond back.

“Hum! Omega!” She gives a happy reply.

I chuckle at her... Non infected behavior.

This change of pace is good in this god forsaken place.

I don’t need to focus to get the smell of emergency water, and it’s close by.

We did not walk far from the safehouse but knowing there’s a supply close by can be of help.

Going it’s way i do find a closed cache, it’s electronic lock still works, so i try placing my finger in it to see if it gives me access.

Luckily it does, and open for me, the stash of emergency water enough for a squad of six to drink for a month...

“Good, did not expect to find this much water.” i say before drinking the rest of the water inside my bottle.

“Hum! Water!” Lemi nods.

“Don’t worry Lemi, I'll feed you soon, just let me refill my water bottle.” I nod to Lemi as i refill my bottle with the emergency water.

That done i close the stash and head deeper into the area, this time I'll get there, and I'll get some wandering food in the process.

Heading deeper and passing the first area where i found a group of infected last day, i continue my way deeper as i find no wandering infected close by.

The same happens when i pass by the second encounter area, so i decide to continue my way, but this time I'm going into active hunting mode, i need the nanites to feed Lemi or i won’t get anywhere.

As we go deeper into the area we do find a group of infected...

There’s for god sake... Two hunters... Two screamers... And four Brutes...

“You got to be kidding me...” I growl in frustration at the matchup.

“Lemi, will you help?” i ask her

“Hum! Lemi help!” She nods.

Warning, cuteness overload.

*OP: .....*

Okay, no laziness this time, i got limited time to waste.

“Lemi, Screamer 2 is your target, that down, Target Hunter 2.” I say as i prepare to sprint into the group

“Hum! Lemi do it!” I receive a positive from her.

I give no breaks as i sprint into the group, i know the Hunters will detect me before i attack so i go first.

I almost pass undetected but Hunter 2 manages to find me in the nick of the time and shriek in alarm!

I still got the first attack so i jump inside the group and try to Devour Screamer 1.

The Screamer did not even have time to react before being crunched and devoured.

Lemi a little behind me slides past me and try to coil into Screamer 2.

Lemi manages to coil the screamer, her strong muscles constrict the screamer so much it’s bones breaks into mush as it falls limply into the ground, alive but out of the fight.

With both screamers out, i look around and see that only Hunter 2 became dazed, this is not so good, need to get the hunters and bail out.

Brute 1 Tries to Body slam me, but i deflect it and counter with a Revolver round to the head.

“No mercy.” My voice resounds as the Brute’s head fail to resist the Kill Blow and brain matter splash everywhere.

Brute 2 decides that Lemi is a better target and tries to Body slam her.

The Brute girl manages to hit, but Lemi’s not so easy to hurt and manage to evade with only a Graze.

Brute 3 Tries the same but fail miserably and i wonder where and who it thought it wanted to hit.

He’s wide open, so i take the opportunity to counter and aim at his head.

The hit did not go as i planed at all, but it did injury her, that will make her less of a threat.

Brute 4 thinks I'm easy target and go for me with it’s simple body slam.

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I chuckle as it miss and i don’t even need to move, but i do so to get a counter.

I shot his head, the damage so overkill that i don’t need to know if it’s dead as it’s head explodes in gore and brain matter.

Hunter 1 lash it’s tongue into Lemi and manage to hit and pin her down, she manage to contort in a way that the tongue barely Graze her, it’s venom ineffective on her as she herself have venom.

“Heh. Round 2. Kill.” i say out loud as i rush into Hunter 1.

Lunging like a hungry Velociraptor into Hunter 1 i pin him down by the face as he loses his hold on Lemi.

My lunge was so good and precise that the power overflow into the damage as i use the speed to impale it’s brain with my toe talon, a Kill Blow.

Lemi dash directly to Hunter 2 ignoring the other infected as manage to coil into Hunter 2 after little stuggle.

Lemi try to tighten her coil but Hunter 2 struggle fiercely, noise of grinding bones resounds but i see only normal injury.

The Brutes become dazed and the last hunter is pinned down, so they can do nothing, that means it’s our turn to act again.

I walk to the pinned hunter that Lemi’s keeping down and take aim.

It struggles in vain as i shot it’s head.

It’s head make a beautiful arc as brain matter flies off and the headless body slumps to the ground.

Taking this opportunity we fade in the darkness leaving the last two brutes confused, it’s just a metter of cleaning now.

“Lemi, come here.” i call Lemi, it’s dinner time for her.

She comes close to me and i place a hand on her cheek, she blushes, but open her mouth as i close in as we engage in a tongue battle.

I give her all the 8000 units of nanites i have with me on the kiss before returning to breath.

Lemi’s face is red till her ears as they twitch and she breath roughly with a seductive look as she unconsciously slides down a little and is now looking up at me.

I chuckle and give her some good headpats before lunging at the Brutes.

Both hands becomes monster hands as i pin the two Brutes down, with a crunch, they die as they are launched up and devoured.

The other six fallen have the same fate.

With my internal nanite storage full again we continue our way deeper into the place.

As we walk deeper into the military area we see a group made only of Brutes.

I stop, kneel on the ground, take focus, and start sensing...

A map like projection starts appearing in my head, the size of the map keeps expanding and giving more details as time pass.

On the choke point my mind follow a Brute as if I'm right beside it as the Brute enter a large area, the area, big in all kind of ways, but destroyed to kingdom come.

Inside there’s a Big... BIG infected.

This guy can pass as a level 1 kaijuu, and even defeat some of the same level.

3.5 meter in size, placing a tank beside it will make the tank crew worry.

As soon as the Mutated Brute saw the other Brute it charged with a speed that even i can’t escape.

A single smack and the Brute became meat paste on the ground.

As my mind follows this... Hulk on steroids, i hear it saying “Must protect...” as the mutated return back to a untouched door, locked by a electronic pad.

Letting my senses pass the door, i enter a long corridor that exits into a factory like small area.

Right in front of the exit of the corridor there’s a computer, it’s... Working yet.

This computer is linked to a big foundry like part, connected to it are eight big box, inside, the smell of metal is easy to know.

Connected to the foundry is are two big emergency capacitor, one on the left and one on the right.

The last untouched part is a door leading to outside, but it’s... destroyed, non functional, and there’s something blocking it from being forced open from the inside...

Sensing further at what it is i see that it’s a big hulk of melted metal, inside, the smell of decomposing meat of a once living human female lies sitting outside the gate, the metal hulk, that worked as her house, protection, and weapon, destroyed, full of holes, but even to this day, be it heat or cold, fungus or infection, it did not stop until it’s owner last breath...

“This is what i call a True Warrior’s weapon, even after death it did not stop helping it’s owner, letting her die a Warrior’s death and not letting her come back as a mindless corpse... Rest in peace, oh noble Warrior...” i sigh, four jet’s of red smoke leaves my mask as i get up.

Lemi’s looking at me with a curious look at my monologue, but i just nod at her and she return a it with a happy sound.

“Eight Brutes, no variation, all wanting to fight the mutated Brute, waste of nanites.” My cold voice resounds as i dash in to devour the Brutes before they kill themselves.

They did not know what happened till the end as i devoured the last one.

Being completely bloated in nanites i call Lemi and give her another kiss, giving her all the new nanites i got.

After passing another 8000 units of nanites we walk into the choke point, Lemi’s face red as she give me glances as we stop right before the exit of the choke point.

Hey system, give me some help here.

*OP: What?*

Give me that Mutated Brute’s stat.

*OP: Sure... Fertig.*

*OP: ‘All Stats’ -> 240. ‘Endurance’ -> 500. ‘Perception’ is a rounded 200 for ‘sight’, ‘nose’ and ‘ears’, no ‘psionic’.*

That means this thing have 50 HP, is stronger than me and Lemi combined, faster us, and have a easy time finding us...

*OP: It also gives double the normal damage. Good thing is that it’s stupid, so there’s no pin down, and it’s easy to evade just like a Brute.*

Finally, some good news...

“Lemi...” i whisper her name.

Lemi’s ears twitch as she looks at me.

“Can you distract this piece of monster until i manage to open that door?” i ask her.

“Hum! Lemi do it!” A positive.

“Lemi. Focus on defense, come, I'll show you how to be prepared.” i say to her.

Another happy positive later i start giving Lemi pointers on how to use ‘Prepare’, this ability will help her that have lower capacity to defend herself a better chance to stay untouched.

She learns fast, and in no time she’s ready, so i give her a signal that i also made her learn as a side project.

Lemi darts to the middle of the big destroyed area and taunt the mutated brute, being stupid it did fall to it and tried to body slam Lemi, but Lemi was prepared.

Even being stupid, the mutated brute’s aim was surprisingly good, but Lemi being prepared just slid off it’s way and even managed to counter with a Tail whip!

What should leave a graze did not leave even a wound as Lemi resumed her Prepared stance.

Using their battle as a opportunity i dash to the door, the mutated brute too focused on the battle with Lemi it did not even know i exist as i get in front of the door and start trying to open the door lock.

The Mutated Brute turn around doing a hand slam, but Lemi easily dodge out of it’s strike zone and counter again.

Lemi’s tail lash again at the mutated brute but the strong and beautiful tail whip that count as a kill blow only injure it.

“48 HP left” I mutter as i refocus on trying to open the lock.

I manage to get the lock to work, it gives a sound that in this battle count as very loud, that makes the Brute look here but my stealth keeps and Lemi decides to attack too.

Another Tail whip fly into the mutated brute, another beautiful kill blow that only leaves meager injury again and get the mutated brute focus again.

“46 HP left.” i mutter again.

The mutated brute veins start glowing bright red looking like a red light bulb.

“That don’t look like ‘Wrath Overdrive’...” I mutter surprised.

*OP: DANGER! Chance of Lemi receiving damage increased by 50%!*

I groan as i speed up my hands to inhuman level of dexterity and speed trying to open the door...

“Error! Password Wrong!”

“Shit.” I growl

At least i manage to stay in stealth, but I'm growing anxious on this fight.

The... Let’s call it Juggernaut, sprint like a sports car on steroids into Lemi

The Juggernaut barely miss Lemi as she manages to do a frantic dodge.

She try to give the Juggernaut a tail whip, the strike leaving only a simple injury in it’s hard skin.

I try again to bypass this lock...

“Password accepted.”

It open with a ‘click’, the rusty sound of creaking grating to the bones as it open and exposes me in the process.

The Juggernaut ignores Lemi and sprint my way, Lemi on it’s tail.

I Prepare my stance as the door opens, one hit and I'm dead.

The Juggernaut arrive in front of me shoulder first ready to crush me into meat paste.

I rush it’s way, slide under it’s leg parkour style, jump into it’s back, my toe talons sinking in but not doing any damage, i open my mouth wide and chomp down!

That guy’s neck’s feel like I'm chomping the hardest metal in the universe, as i almost lose my teeth in the process.

Lemi already slid past it’s leg into the corridor as i jump down and do the same.

We look at each other and start laughing as the angry roars of the Juggernaut resounds.

Getting out of the corridor with Lemi i go directly to the computer.

As soon as i plug in using my nanites the system speaks up.

*OP: Wait a sec... Fertig.*

*OP: Status: Optimal. No External energy available, running on support. Energy left for Process: 1 unit.*

*OP: Resources available: Enough for Specialized Warcasket. Awaiting Orders.*

*OP: This... Freund, with the data that i got, and you have, i know that this is a ‘Warcasket’ Foundry, it builds armors like the one outside that you sensed. I can make it work and customize it for you, but you will never be able to leave it, and you will lose your hands and legs in the process. Do you wish to proceed?*

I remember the Dead Warrior girl that protect this place even after dead.

“If that Girl, knowing that she locked her fate to being a Warrior, still accepted it, so why can’t i too?” I say looking her way.

“I can’t escape the Warrior’s way, so why not embrace it?” I chuckle in frustration.

Lemi looks at me preoccupied, but i just give her headpats.

*OP: Ok, as you wish kumpel, the best ‘Warcasket’ Armor for you is the ‘Tyrant’, I'm modifying it now to give 200% capacity for you... Fertig. Enter the foundry, it’ll take 10 days...*

“What.” I ask.

*OP: Night time approaching. ETA: 2 Hours.*

I nod and walk my way to the middle of the foundry.

I hear the two capacitors lock into place, the foundry starts, my legs get locked in place.

Grabbers rise up and lock my hands in place, as another inserts a giant needle deep into my spine and lock my body down in the process.

There is no anesthesia, i feel all the pain and all the process taken, but i don’t release a yell of pain.

After my torso is secured, my legs and arms are finally cut off, in it’s place are installed connectors.

The cut legs and arms becomes nanites and return to me, as I'm full i call Lemi.

Lemi comes before me with worry in her face, i give her a sharp grin, she smiles back and i give her a kiss that gives her my excess nanites.

She gives space for the foundry to work, and i close my eyes, and wait it finish all the work ignoring the pain...

Status:

Health: Ok.

Will: 100%.

Day: ?

Month: ?

Time Shift: Night.

Age: 16 (Legal adult)

Credits: 10050 (No change.)

Nanite storage: 8000 units/Max 8000 units, 50u Needed per day.

Mainframes:

Nexus Protocol: Mainframe type, Being Suppressed by O.P.

Omega Protocol: Mainframe type, Contained by N.P.

Auxiliary Protocols:

Alpha Protocol (O.P): Liberated.

Mimic Protocol (O.P): Needing 2th research.

Scavenger Protocol (O.P): Liberated.

Harvest Protocol (O.P): Liberated.