A Core Ship From The Start
/ A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 1173
Chapter 1173: Chapter 799 Who's Afraid of Whom_2 Chapter 1173: Chapter 799 Who's Afraid of Whom_2 President Myers certainly didn't agree.
After toiling for more than a decade, someone expects to disband everything with a single sentence?
Since you're not giving any face, don't blame me for taking action!
Thinking this, a hint of murderous intent flashed across President Myers' eyes as he initiated the communication.
“Connect me to military technology!”
D never believed that New America would surrender just because of a few words from her. Isn't religious faith just that thing? When it's useful, everyone uses it to cover their shame, and when it's not, they just toss it aside. Was it because the devout believers here made governing Night City so smooth?
Of course not, it must be because she had the biggest fist and controlled their life and death.
So, in a way, humans are the most pragmatic race, and this is why they have survived to this day. If people really committed suicide out of penance at her mere word–well, that would be much more convenient.
Unfortunately, there's no such thing in the world.
Sure enough, just a few days after the interview, President Myers gave a speech, claiming that the freedom agreement initially signed with Night City was with Arasaka. But now that Arasaka has gone bankrupt and closed down, according to the agreement, Night City would revert to New America. Furthermore, she stated she would dispatch military technology to take over Night City!
Of course, saying 'take over' is putting it mildly since everyone knew what that meant.
And the journalists also asked President Myers about the current change of hands in Night City and the angel that now ruled over it…
“That's not an angel at all.”
President Myers directly responded.
“According to our scholars' research, that is merely a being akin to a prosthetic organism. Not every creature can stick a pair of wings on its back and whimsically claim to represent a deity. We will make her realize this fact!”
“She's in a rush now, isn't she?”
Watching President Myers' serious and earnest expression on TV, D chuckled.
[This also aligns with our predictions]
“Indeed, after being president for ten years, who would take her for a naive sweetie? Moreover, from their perspective, they aren't wrong, are they?”
As D said, there were no such things as demons and snake gods in this world. Suddenly, an angel appears, and even if the brainwashed religious fools believe it, others won't. Although D had already demonstrated her ability to fly and remain impervious to bullets in front of the public, from a scientific standpoint, these feats aren't entirely unexplainable.
For instance, flying could be attributed to some anti-gravity system, and bullet immunity could be due to optical camouflage or some special barrier.
In summary, with the technology of this world, if you want an explanation, one can indeed be found.
After all, superstition originally attributed everything unexplainable to deities. Once these things become explainable, then naturally, the superstitions are debunked.
So conversely, as long as she could do something they couldn't explain, her position as the Messenger of God would be secure.
“Lord Angel.”
While D was contemplating, someone entered the room with a serious expression.
“What is it?”
“According to reports from the scout post, private armed forces wielding military technology have been spotted 15 kilometers outside Night City's border demanding control of Night City!”
President Myers sure acts fast.
“I understand, leave it to me.”
D said, then stood up, turned, and walked towards the balcony. She opened the window and looked out at the bustling city, with its endless stream of vehicles.
Her pristine wings unfurled.
“Lord, do you need Night City's Guard Force…?”
“There's no need.”
In response to her secretary's question, D shook her head.
“Just military technology? I can handle it alone.”
Having said that, in the next moment, D leaped into the air, transforming into a streak of light, and flew off with speed rivaling a supersonic warplane, disappearing from view in the blink of an eye.
The wind howled past.
D looked down at the desert and barren landscape below. On the horizon, she saw a densely packed army, arrayed in order, with nearly a hundred heavy armored vehicles in the front, followed by Demon Lizard Tanks and missile vehicles, along with armed helicopters and hovercraft, in an impressive display of force. And at the checkpoint not far ahead of them, the soldiers responsible for guarding the post…
Eh…all ran away?
That was too fast for comfort.
Looking at the deserted checkpoint, almost devoid of people, D rolled her eyes silently, then changed her trajectory, slowly descending in front of the private armed forces of military technology.
Seeing D descend from the sky, the soldiers were both astonished and nervous. They clutched their weapons tightly, and the dark muzzles of their guns were aimed at the angelic girl.
Ah… as expected, Charm isn't very effective in these situations.
Looking at the soldiers who, though somewhat shaken, were still resolute in fighting her, D silently sighed. Charm was indeed very useful for accepting missions, collecting rewards, or persuasion. But in face-to-face combat, its effect is quite negligible, especially against an army. The so-called allure of Daji was just a hyperbolic metaphor; the truth was that even with a Charm score of 99, D couldn't simply smile and make these soldiers defect.
On the contrary, Fearful Aura was more useful at this moment. If Duanmu Huai himself were here, these people would probably have been scared stiff, not even contemplating combat.
Chapter end
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