Chapter 120: The Bat Event (2)

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Chapter 120: The Bat Event (2) At Stark Tower, Stark was tinkering with a strange machine that looks like a bud. Schiller, Coulson, and Hill are standing nearby, watching. Finally, Stark presses a button and says, "Remember, the maximum range of this ultraviolet generator is only 20 meters. It's best to lure all the vampires together before activating it." Just as he finishes speaking, J.A.R.V.I.S. reports, "There is a large number of vampires on the third street of the Queen's District." Coulson says with a headache, "As expected, they launch a full-scale attack as soon as it gets dark." Schiller asks, "What about the bat monster?" Coulson looks even more troubled as he says, "It's bizarre, the monster disappeared without a trace!" Stark stands up straight, poking his head out from behind the machine and asks, "Disappeared? Such a big monster, and you didn't assign anyone to keep an eye on it?" "Captain fought with it for a while," Coulson reports, "According to the information Captain sent back, the monster doesn't seem to be very aggressive, it seems to be just a signal. He didn't see clearly what happened, and the bat monster just disappeared." "Don't let your guard down," Schiller says, "That so-called bat god's power may have descended, and this monster could just be an appetizer. After all, if you're planning an invasion, you wouldn't put your heavy artillery in the vanguard." "Exactly," Hill says solemnly, "Nick Fury also believes that the monster was just a sign of the attack, and it has indeed played the role of a war horn for the invasion. Now that it's getting dark, a large number of vampires lurking in New York are starting to move. When it gets completely dark, we will have a fierce battle ahead." Coulson glanced at his watch and said to Stark, "Within three hours, how many of these UV devices can you produce?" "Up to 20," J.A.R.V.I.S replied. "Stark Industries' production line is at full capacity, with less than 1% redundancy remaining. However, due to speed limitations, we can only produce up to 20 devices before nightfall," J.A.R.V.I.S added. "That's not nearly enough," Coulson said. "Don't you have any weapons in reserve to deal with vampires at SHIELD?" he asked. "Of course we do," Hill stepped forward and leaned against the machine, "but those are all individual equipment, such as UV flashlights, silver-plated bullets, and so on. You don't even know how many vampires are in New York right now. They seem to have appeared out of nowhere." "So, what you're saying is that you don't have enough firepower for a group attack?" Schiller asked. "That's the biggest problem," Coulson sat down on a chair and placed one hand on the table, covering his forehead. "If a well-trained agent is armed with all the weapons to restrain vampires, they can overcome a difference in physical and magical ability and deal with 1 to 3 vampires." "But the problem is that the number of agents is far too small compared to the number of vampires." "Police can handle only one, and ordinary people can't handle even one. Ten people can't even defeat one vampire. Once the vampire organization attacks as a group, the difference in numbers will increase tenfold or more." "They have two different forms, human and bat, with different abilities and strengths. Once they start an organized strategic attack, the human defense line can barely hold for an hour." "What about heavy firepower?" Hill also covered her forehead and said, "Actually, this is the biggest problem. You know, there are many moderate vampires who have good relations with Congress. The moderate vampires claim they have no involvement in this invasion and strongly protest against human using heavy firepower to indiscriminately attack vampires." Just imagine, there are several huge mother nests scattered throughout New York, constantly producing countless mechanical creations. They all have their own intelligence and can not only cause effective damage to the enemy on the battlefield but also transmit all data back to the mother nest after being defeated. The mother nest has an incredibly advanced calculation system, which can remove the shortcomings of the last defeated offspring and strengthen their advantages for the next production. It can also specialize each combat unit and then coordinate tactics. Several steel torrents erupted from the mother nests will inundate the entire city, eliminate all enemies here, steel skeletons penetrate walls, and gear bearings devour everything. And Stark, he can sit in the laboratory of Stark Tower and control everything. Wait, is something off about this? Coulson shivered and said, "I don't think...vampires aren't that strong, and we can use this tactic later." Stark, on the other hand, had a gleam in his eyes. He paced in place and then made a fist with both hands, saying, "Actually, I have been considering lightweight combat. As you all know, the cost of producing one Mech armor is too high, and once it is deployed on the battlefield, the repair time is too long. I have been considering a type of Mech armor that is low-cost, easy to repair, and can be deployed in large numbers on the battlefield." "But there's a problem with this kind of Mech armor. Once the cost is reduced, their processors won't be able to handle overly complex commands, and their functionalities will also be weakened, making them less versatile and responsive to different enemies." "Moreover, once the opponent changes, I would have to upgrade them comprehensively again to install new functionalities, and the cost in terms of money and time would be similar to that of advanced Mech armor, which is not cost-effective." "That's right, the idea of a mother nest is great. Why should I bother repairing Mech armor one by one myself? It's better to set up an intelligent production line for them to produce and repair themselves, right?" "And as you mentioned, if they can really collect, analyze, optimize, and modify data on their own to enhance production, it would be much faster than me personally modifying them after every battle, wouldn't it?" "Then they can optimize directly on the battlefield and produce generation after generation of adaptive Mech armor to target the weaknesses of the opponents." "Moreover, they don't have to be limited to humanoid form. Humans have an unstable center of gravity with two feet on the ground. Even if Mech armor can fly, it requires more energy. So why don't I design Mech armor with multiple legs? Yes, that Spider-Man is a good example!" "Spider-Man can stick to walls, and the Mech armor I build can certainly do that too. I can even give them 8 legs and the ability to shoot webs, allowing them to easily climb the walls of high-rise buildings. As for defense..." "Let me think, I could completely manufacture a transport ship for the mechanical soldiers, providing them with high mobility, even with the ability to float and fly." "After the production line produces this type of transport ship, the Mech armor soldiers can be folded and placed inside it, then quickly transported to the battlefield for personnel deployment." As Stark spoke, he became more and more excited, envisioning several types of Mech armor modeled after animal forms, as well as many design ideas for the mother nest structure and transport ship. Finally, Stark even thought of modifying the Stark Tower, making its top into a folding sky mother nest that could quickly rise and unfold in the event of an invasion by an external race, instantly entering Invasive mode. Coulson and Schiller stood side by side, and Coulson patted his colleague's shoulder, tremblingly whispering, "Quick, call Nick! Vampires are no longer the main problem. If SHIELD doesn't solve the vampire problem quickly, tech devil Stark will rule Earth." "What are you thinking? Two minutes ago, I recorded Stark's speech and sent it to Nick..." "What did he say?" "The congressmen didn't even wait to finish watching it, and unanimously passed the combat plan for human resistance to defend against and counterattack against vampires." "New York and its surrounding cities are now under martial law. All response teams are to enter combat readiness, and we are required to resolve this all-out invasion within three days. We cannot give Stark any opportunity to show off."

Chapter 120: The Bat Event (2)

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