bookbashuk Chapter 288 Please let Ultron descend quickly.
Chapter 288 Please let Ultron descend quickly.
The new Sentinel Robots were wiped out at lightning speed as soon as they appeared.
The other Sentinel robots fared no better, being relentlessly bombarded by the Ultron robot army, resulting in the annihilation of more than half of them.
With the outcome decided, the Ultron robots switched to power-saving mode, put away their guns, and charged at the Sentinel robots for close combat. Overwhelmed by numbers, several of them ganged up on one, finally giving the Sentinel robots a taste of being ganged up on.
After the new Sentinel robots delivered the kills, the human soldiers completely lost their will to fight. While the Sentinel robots were still fighting hard on the front lines, the soldiers threw down their weapons and surrendered in unison.
Sentinel robot: "???"
I am willing to fight to the death, so why did Your Majesty surrender first?
As expected, the remaining Sentinel robots were quickly wiped out by the Ultron robot army, and the Sentinel robot production factory smoothly fell into Du Mu's hands.
Du Mu did not harm the surrendered human soldiers, after all, people are an important resource, and they will always be useful.
He casually beckoned over an Ultron robot and instructed it, "You're free to move around now. Take care of any Sentinel robots you see. As for the humans, deal with any who resist, and leave the ones who surrender alone."
The robots controlled by Ultron immediately obeyed the order, leaving a small group of Ultron robots to guard the factory, while the main force took off and disappeared into the horizon in the blink of an eye.
In the days that followed, the Ultron robot army began to operate in batches, launching attacks in all directions.
They specifically target resource points where human defenses are weak, and one stronghold after another falls into their hands.
The looted resources were continuously sent back to the Ultron robot production factory, where the assembly line operated at full speed 24 hours a day, producing more Ultron robots, which were then immediately deployed to continue looting resources and mass-producing troops...
As the snowball effect continued, the Ultron robots grew larger and larger, while the number of Sentinel robots dwindled, causing the defenses to crumble and become unstoppable.
The human leadership was frantic, racking their brains every day to try and stop the Ultron robot army.
Encirclement, ambush, surprise attack... all sorts of tactics were used in turn.
But their little schemes are no different from children playing house in the face of the super AI Ultron.
Every time humanity had just deployed its battle plan, Ultron had already anticipated all the moves and laid a trap in the first place.
After several attempts, not only did they fail to harm Ultron's army in the slightest, but they also inflicted heavy losses on them, causing their morale to plummet.
What troubled the human leadership even more was that the news somehow leaked out.
Now that people are aware of the recent events, demonstrations and protests have begun to erupt in various places.
Some people felt threatened by mutants and urged the military to eliminate them all as soon as possible.
Another group directly targeted the human leadership, accusing them of stirring up trouble by attacking the mutants first, pushing them to the brink of defeat, and calling for an immediate ceasefire and negotiations with the mutants.
Another group of people witnessed the terror of the Ultron robots and worried that humanity would repeat the mistakes of mutants. If the Ultron robots also developed a non-X gene recognition system, then it would be their turn to start a battle royale.
Therefore, they demanded that the human leadership surrender to the mutants and not drag all of humanity down with them.
Surprisingly, there were quite a few people in this group who advocated surrendering to save their lives.
Du Mu has already received many messages from humans who have voluntarily come to join him.
Among them are human elites from all walks of life, and even a few core researchers who developed the sentinel robot. The LED lights on the new sentinel robot were their creation.
As the developers of the Sentinel robots, they were all too aware of how advanced Ultron's technology was. Even if humanity researched for decades more, it would never be able to catch up with this gap, and humanity's defeat was only a matter of time.
Furthermore, with the human leadership constantly pressuring them to produce results and placing all the pressure on their R&D department, they had long since reached their breaking point and decisively chose to switch jobs. Before leaving, they also took the opportunity to trick the higher-ups, falsely claiming that they had developed a new type of Sentinel robot, which was actually just a pretty but useless piece of junk. This could be considered their way of pledging allegiance to the mutants.
Du Mu was naturally happy to accept these talented individuals.
Anyway, with Charles and Professor X around, there's no need to worry about them having any schemes or tricks.
When this news reached the human leadership, they had already convened an emergency meeting for what felt like the umpteenth time.
The atmosphere in the meeting room was oppressive, and everyone's face was extremely pale.
The white-haired old man sat in the main seat, his gloomy gaze sweeping over everyone present before he slowly spoke.
"Gentlemen, I don't need to elaborate on the current situation. A large number of people are already trying to defect to the mutants. As far as I know, some people in this conference room have privately contacted the mutants."
The moment those words were spoken, the air in the entire conference room froze, and everyone tensed up.
A middle-aged man with a sinister face sneered and glanced sideways at the person opposite him: "I've heard some rumors that Hudson has already been secretly contacting mutants."
"What do you mean?!"
Hudson slammed his fist on the table, pointing at the other person and shouting excitedly, "I'm warning you, don't talk nonsense! I'll sue you for defamation! I'll sue you for defamation!" "Why are you so agitated? Are you feeling guilty?"
"Bullshit! I, Hudson, am sworn to kill mutants! You're the traitor!"
"Actually, I've heard that Dennis is also planning to join forces with mutants. He was on the phone with his wife yesterday, and they were discussing transferring assets and running away."
"Stop talking nonsense! Show me your evidence!"
"I was right next to your wife when you two were on the phone, with the phone on speakerphone, so I could hear everything clearly."
"Impossible! My wife clearly told me she was going for a run outside!"
The meeting room erupted into chaos, with everyone suspecting each other. Several people nearly came to blows in public, and the situation briefly spiraled out of control.
They argued like that for more than three hours.
Forget about a plan to deal with Ultron robots and mutants, they haven't even settled on a unified approach.
Finally, the white-haired old man got so angry that he smashed his cup on the spot, and announced the adjournment of the meeting with a dark face. This emergency meeting ended hastily.
After leaving the conference room, the sinister man returned to a secluded safe house. Once he confirmed no one was watching, he immediately dialed an encrypted number. The instant the call connected, the sinister look vanished, replaced by a fawning smile, and he unconsciously bent over.
"Well, I have successfully disrupted their internal situation as you instructed."
Du Mu's voice came from the other end: "Well done. Keep an eye on things and report any developments immediately. I'll remember your contribution." The sinister man's smile deepened, and he nodded repeatedly, though no one could see it through the phone.
"Please rest assured, I will report any unusual activity to you immediately and am ready to follow your orders at any time!"
He paused, seemingly feeling that his words were not enough to express his loyalty, and added another sentence.
"Long live mutants!"
The Ultron robot army is unstoppable.
Before long, they captured several important human strongholds, including several cities, directly reducing human control to one-third of its territory.
Previously, Sentinel robots were everywhere on the streets and alleys, but now, all you can see are Ultron robots.
All of this is the work of Ultron. Whenever they discover that Sentinel robots are showing their faces, they will destroy them all without mercy, just as the Sentinel robots did to mutants in the past.
Their rules for dealing with humans are also very clear.
Those who dare to resist will be killed on the spot, and those who surrender will be enslaved by Ultron.
All slaves were required to work a full eight hours a day, with only two and a half days off per week, including a two-and-a-half-hour lunch break. Furthermore, they were required to pay several welfare insurance premiums each month, which were deducted directly from their wages.
If they need to be hospitalized due to illness, or take out a mortgage, these insurance policies will only cover most of the costs, leaving them to bear the rest themselves. In addition, there are several extremely stringent conditions.
Upon hearing these rules, a large number of humans immediately surrendered, declaring that they had long wanted to become collaborators and were willing to lead the Ultron robots. In the cities not yet occupied by the Ultron robots, the citizens were filled with envy, wondering why the Ultron robots hadn't come to their cities yet, and eagerly awaiting their arrival.
Since those high-ranking humans seized power, the lives of the lower classes have become increasingly worse, filled with unbearable suffering, with people crossing the line of execution every day. Rather than becoming Gundams, it would be better to let Ultron enslave them.
As long as they can live a peaceful and comfortable life, they don't care whether the creatures above them are humans, mutants, or even non-humans.
For a time, the human leadership was caught in a predicament, beset by internal and external troubles.
Outside, the Ultron robot army was closing in step by step, and the territory they controlled was shrinking more and more each day.
Inside, there were throngs of people eagerly awaiting the arrival of Ultron, some even waiting for the chance to capture them as a pledge of allegiance to the mutants.
It's important to understand that Sentinel robots only deal with mutants and will not harm humans indiscriminately. They will not intervene in internal conflicts among humans.
As a result, the human leadership now has to guard against not only mutants and Ultron robots, but also their own people.
Ultimately, the human leaders couldn't withstand the pressure and sent a message through the Ultron robot, wanting to sit down and negotiate with the mutants.
Du Mu agreed without much thought.
However, he did not intend to handle the matter personally, but instead entrusted it entirely to Eric and Magneto.
Originally, it was only Erik who was supposed to go, since he was the Brotherhood's full-time diplomat, and it would be a good opportunity for him to take the lead and hone his skills. However, Magneto, upon hearing that Erik was going to negotiate with the human leadership, offered to go along, worried that Erik's youthful impetuosity might lead him to make some unwise decisions.
The location for the negotiations has also been decided: in the city that Ultron Robots had just acquired.
The human negotiation team wanted to set the location in the neutral zone, but Du Mu flatly refused, leaving no room for negotiation.
They can either come over and talk, or wait for the Ultron robot army to invade their territory, and then they can talk slowly.
The human leadership had no choice but to accept it reluctantly. They assembled a negotiation team overnight, led by a high-ranking human official, and went to the negotiation location.
At one end of the long negotiating table, Eric and Magneto sat side by side.
They were surrounded by a dozen or so Ultron robots, their cold, mechanical eyes watching the negotiating team.
These officials, who were usually high and mighty, were now shrinking their necks, their heads almost buried in their chests. They didn't dare to make eye contact with the people opposite them, and they didn't even dare to breathe.
Putting aside the Ultron robots that easily defeated the Sentinel robots, the old man sitting opposite him is none other than the famous mutant Magneto, who is responsible for the disappearance of many famous landmarks.
The human leader in charge reluctantly pushed the pre-prepared negotiation draft to the other side of the table.
"We have come here with the utmost sincerity. We are willing to formally recognize the legal civil rights of all mutants, designate a special autonomous state for mutants to live in, and from now on, humans and mutants will coexist peacefully without infringing on each other."
"Our only condition is that the Ultron Legion immediately cease fire and stop seizing our property."
Their thinking is that as long as they can preserve the existing government structure, retain their power and the military, making some concessions is nothing. Once they recover, they'll have plenty of ways to make a comeback.
"Is this your sincerity?"
Magneto scoffed, mocking, "When you created the Sentinel robots, you massacred mutants on a large scale, not even sparing children who hadn't yet awakened their abilities. Why didn't you mention non-aggression pacts then?"
"When you locked mutants in concentration camps and conducted experiments on living people, why didn't you mention their legal rights?"
"Now that you've been beaten and are afraid, you finally want to talk about peace?"
The human leaders were so shocked by the rebuttal that their faces turned red and white, and they opened their mouths but couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal for a long time.
Eric stated bluntly, "Stop with the nonsense. We're not here to bargain, but to deliver an ultimatum: there's only one condition for a ceasefire—unconditional surrender!"
He raised his hand and pushed a document across the negotiating table.
The terms above are clearly listed, with three core requirements that strike at the heart of the negotiating team.
First, humanity must immediately destroy all existing Sentinel robots and permanently cease the research and production of any genetic weapons, military equipment, and related derivative products targeting mutants. Violation of this order will be prosecuted as a serious crime.
Second, hand over all key personnel who led mutant-related operations.
Third, recognize the right of mutants to establish independent nations. Once a mutant nation is formally established, the current human government must immediately and publicly acknowledge its legitimate sovereignty.
The negotiating team, which had been cowering and afraid to speak, erupted into chaos as soon as the document was circulated.
Forget about being afraid of Magneto's oppressive aura, the group immediately started arguing, turning the conference room into chaos.
The human leadership, their faces flushed red, shouted at the top of their lungs, "These conditions are outrageous! We absolutely cannot agree to them!"
Putting aside the other terms, he would never agree to the second one alone.
Those who have climbed to his position are basically all those who have participated in the planning of the extermination of mutants, which is undoubtedly asking him to hand over himself.
"That's right! We will not surrender unconditionally!"
"We will never recognize a mutant nation!"
"Sentry robots are a core component of national defense and must never be destroyed! You're trying to disarm us!"
The officials followed suit.
No matter how fiercely they argued, Magneto and Erik on the other side remained completely unfazed.
Eric said coldly, "You have no right to negotiate with us. Either agree, or continue fighting."
Magneto nodded in agreement: "That's right. As long as we kill all of you humans, we can still fulfill the above conditions. So, do you choose to disagree or disagree?"
His tone carried a hint of expectation, clearly hoping that humanity could continue the fight, so that he would have a reason to wipe out all of humanity.
Eric: .
No, this isn't quite what we agreed on. Why are you even more hot-tempered than me?