3XXX year
“Ladies and gentlemen! Our favorite champion is entering the arena! Will a human be able to defeat a squad of 20 close-combat v7 robots, 10 range combat v5 robots, and 3 PseudoH robots? What do you think about this Commentator V6.4? The champion decided that he would not use powerful ranged weapons for this fight. How high are his chances without weapons like Laser Destructor 3k?”
“Commentator V4.2, considering how he dealt with similar robots in the past and without automatic weapons, I think he will be able to destroy everyone, if something unexpected didn’t happen.”
“ It will be fun if he loses the last clone because of his arrogance. Ha ha ha ha.”
“Indeed, it will be fun. Ha ha ha”
The commentators burst out laughing. As usual, in an emotionless robot voice. Over the years, I get used to it. The elevator slowly rose from my apartment below. 33 opponents
[System: Automatic calculation, start model analysis]
[System: Analysis of opponents. Rangecombat V5 model 8 belongs to the firearm type. They have automatic weapons. The chance of armor penetration with one shot is 0.5%. 2 have laser rifle weapons. The chance of armor penetration with one shot is 38%. Close combat 7 models use shock swords. The chance of lightning resistance with an intact electric suppressor is 100%. The model...]
I got the general information. The system, body condition analysis
[System: Analysis. Analysis completed:
Name: Human Z12427
Model: Universal 17
Weapons: Sword, Greatsword, Axe, Bow(blocked), Hammer, Morgenstern, Spear…
Modifications: Jetpack v9, Force Field v9, Rockets (blocked), Mithril Coating, Advanced Eyes, Laser(blocked)...
Body Condition: Perfect.]
Great. I looked at the opponents. Long-familiar robots. Robots, I've lost count for a long time. At the moment I'm doing a challenge. All laser weapons as well as rockets are blocked. Maximum the weakest firearm, I don't have them. Thinking about it, I took out my favorite toy from the holster. It looks like a richly decorated dueling pistol of the 17th century. However, in fact, this modern thing can shoot through a spaceship, if it’s small enough of course. It uses power modules, the batteries are enough for 1000 shots. After examining it, I bitterly handed it to the nearest robot.
“Well, well. A challenge without powerful range weapons, let the battle begin. We hope that it will die. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.”
“ Yes. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.”
They’re so original with these flat jokes, as if auto-made.
I thought entering the arena. Spherical arena with 33 robots, divided into two squads, standing on both sides of the arena.
I am currently using one of my favorite models of combat robots, universal 17, a body of average height, 2 meters, even weaker in appearance than the genetically modified military, but in fact, I am capable of destroying a city armed to the teeth, there are so many weapons that I will not leave a stone unturned. And what's most important, Universal 17 looks like a human, with even fake flesh, and blue realistic eyes.
[System: The battle begins.
Task: Defeat 33 robots.
Special restriction: Do not use long-range weapons above low power.
Reward: 100,000 points]
Show me my cash.
[System: You have 16 787 216 points on your account.]
Not bad. Turn on the bombing on the map.
[The system: It will cost 80,000 points, are you sure?]
Confirm
[System: 80,000 points have been withdrawn from your account]
Unauthorized duplication: this narrative has been taken without consent. Report sightings.
Whatever. More or less is still not so much, and I bought all possible improvements a long time ago.
“Attention, the human added a bombing. Good news!”
“Indeed. This…”
I wish I could turn off these two bastards.
“3! 2! 1! Start the fight!”
*BOOM!* *BOOM!*
As soon as the commentator announced the start, I activated my forcefield at max, blocking the first phase of the attack. 10range combat robots launched their auto-guided missiles at me, it's easier to block them than to dodge for hours.
After the dust settled down, close-combat robots went on the attack. I, in turn, ordered the nanomachines, which immediately gathered into a greatsword
“Nanomachines, son!”
I smiled anticipating the fight, activating the jetpack on my back, I shifted towards the group of robots, without giving them even a moment to react, I swung my sword, trying to cut them in half. Sword naturally isn’t regular, it’s able to cut through steel like through the butter. Most of them reacted in time and dodged, then instantly begin to counterattack.
"*Bang!* *Bang!* "At the same time rangers shot at me, their accuracy rate was 99%, but thankfully my armor block it for now.
“As expected, the armor isn’t even scratched”
[System: Your armor got minor injuries]
Ignoring the notification, I concentrated on close attacks, they attacked thoroughly, restraining me. However, without going the way they wanted, I jumped and carefully controlled myself in the air using a jetpack, I dodged most of the damage and responded with two accurate swings. One bastard lost its head, while the other lost a limb.
The tribune gone mad, cheering. I forgot to turn them off.
“Commentator V4.2, have you ever heard about this human saying: If you want to live, know how to spin. This human sure knows how to spin around to live”
“True, I suppose that’s the reason why it’s the only alive human in the arena.”
Naturally, the machines didn’t feel pain, thus didn’t scream, just continued the battle.
[System: You get electro attack, but your stabilizer blocked the damage.]
As expected, When I was about to continue this exhausting battle, I suddenly felt how my chest was penetrated. Unlike the machines, I have pain imitation, but now I’m too used to pain to scream.
[System: Your armor was penetrated, the main battery is damaged, lasers are disabled, and a forcefield is off]
“Seems like it now doesn’t have a protection?”
“Maybe it should have taken the stronger body, but no, it still wants to look like a human.”
“How childish.”
God, It’s just battery damage, why talk that much? Alright, seems like I need to try harder. I smiled, activating the accelerator.
[System: The main battery was damaged, and unable to activate the accelerator.]
Oh well, that was out of my plan. Plan B!
“Try this guys!” I said throwing my sword to the closest robot, at the same time taking my spear. Aiming its tip towards them, I activated its additional ability, harpoon.
*Bang!* The harpoon easily penetrated the steel body, once it stabilized I begin spinning around, pushing robots further. With a loud clang, all close robots flew away. Now, the road to the rangers is clear, without wasting time I rushed towards them, but once I get close to them, I felt something and looked up.
*BOOOOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!*
Wow, I’m surely unlucky enough to get straight into the bombing. It felt like my eyes were smashed by hydraulic press.
[System: Your eyes are severely damaged, activating secondary perception.]
-If you had a forcefield, you wouldn’t have lost your eyes. But now you even see better with secondary perception right?
-It surely is.
Must confirm, the secondary perception was good, it feels like I’m a bat, using the sound change around to orientate. It makes me feel like I’m an mc who’s comprehending some shit and overcoming myself.
*Looking* around, I noticed that nobody was severely injured, just me the unlucky one.
-Next will be atomic bombs. By the way, human. Surprise!
Before I even had a thought of what it meaned by that, I felt a headache, and my *vision* got blurry. Hackers! Who the hell!
[System: You are being hacked, activating the protection. Protection activated.]
[System: Hacker's trying to break through your cyber protection]
Great, seems like this game will be way harder than I expected. I have the best cyber antivirus in the shop, but it’s as I know few decades behind their current development.
“Come over, it won’t stop me anyway!”
…
I opened my eyes. The last memory is November 12 3XXX. Now it’s December 24th, seems like I died. A system, show me how I died.
[System: Showing the last battle]
After watching a bit, I cursed. They didn’t tell me there were hackers. Even more, my memory was damaged again! It means I *died* and my last saved memory was uploaded. It happened to me a couple of times already, I’m not sure if I’m now the same person who died.
I mean yeah, we have the same memory, but is there still my *soul*? Heh, Z529310 would surely have laughed at me, for thinking about such trivia. Though he ran away, how is he n… fuck. Forgot about it.
“System, when will my new body will be finished?”
[System: You don’t have enough points for a new body. Your memory will be deleted soon. Enjoy your last time]
“What?! I had a reserved body, what had happened?”
[System: You had died twice in one month.]
“…”
“I thought I have enough points for a new body.”
[System: New body cost 16 777 216 points, you don’t have 70 000 points.]
Are you kidding? You must be fooling me! Don't ya?
[System: A system never lied to a champion.]
Damn it! Go f*ck yourself! Argh!
[System: Your memory will be deleted in 1 minute]
Wait, wait, waaait. Come ooon, system, brooo. Can’t we have a deal? You’ll give me some points, I’ll give you back once I get some. Why don't you agree? I’m a champion after all, and we know each other well. We are friends, right pal?
[System: A system doesn’t have the right to do it. A system says sorry for you.]
Why did I survive that long, just to die like that? I don’t want to die, I’ve done too much. I’ve killed them, but swore to survive… I’ve let them down.
[System: Your memory will be deleted in 10…]
Well, that’s the end. Screw it, do it quickly. Bye, this cursed world.
[System: 3… 2… 1…]