In the deathly silent live broadcast room, only Dai Meimei’s heavy breaths echoed, occasionally accompanied by a sniffle.

The comment stream was filled with soft sighs—

“This plot is just… the finishing touch…”

“This stage is making me a bit uncomfortable.”

“One side is Agreement Two, the other is Agreement Three, and BT didn’t hesitate to execute Agreement Three at all.”

“Feels like it’s no longer about agreement priorities.”

“Indeed, it seems BT has developed its own emotions.”

“Actually, BT had already awakened when it gave the thumbs-up at the signal tower.”

“Otherwise, it wouldn’t have openly disobeyed the supreme commander.”

“Brothers, I’m kinda moved.”

“BT really is amazing…”

“…”

Amidst the chatter, two white characters appeared in the lower-left corner of the screen.

[Final Chapter]

Then, a coarse voice sounded:

“…Sam, your problem is none of my business. You transport the Ark to the designated spot according to the contract, and IMC pays according to the contract. Understood?”

Opening her blurry eyes, Dai Meimei saw a holographic projection speaking.

She had seen this figure before at the research institute—it was General Mad, the leader of IMC.

Opposite General Mad stood a familiar figure clad in bulletproof armor—Old Thief Sam.

As the leader of the APEX top mercenary group, Sam had been hired to provide transportation services for the Ark to General Mad.

The comment stream erupted with shouts!

“Damn! Old Thief!”

“doooooooogthing!!!”

“Hurry, go stab him!”

“No wonder it’s Old Thief’s own game—he really strolls through it like a breeze.”

“That careless attitude is just deadly!”

“It’s so frustrating to see him but can’t kill him.”

“He knows exactly how to annoy players.”

“No one understands better than him…”

“…”

Amid the viewers’ discussions, Sam twirled the dagger in his hand and chuckled:

“Tch—Get ready with the money, and your goods will naturally be delivered… Only cowards use holograms.”

He then waved away General Mad’s hologram.

Slowly, he approached BT, who was already shackled and chained heavily.

His indifferent and careless villain tone was perfectly expressed.

Sam lightly tapped BT’s mechanical body with his knife:

“Hey, tin block, hurry up and open the hatch. I’m done once I get the goods—don’t waste time…”

Watching Sam’s arrogant demeanor, Dai Meimei’s teeth itched with hatred, wanting to stand up, but she found herself firmly tied up as well.

Yes, luckily, they hadn’t died after the Celestial Dragon crashed on the planet.

But unfortunately, both she and BT were captured alive by Old Thief Sam.

Dai Meimei looked at the completely paralyzed BT, which occasionally emitted sparks, praying it was still alright.

Fortunately, BT’s voice came through the speaker the next moment:

[BT: Voice system damaged… command… unrecognizable…]

Thank heavens.

Dai Meimei exhaled in relief.

BT wasn’t dead, only seriously damaged.

“Let me tear it apart!”

Nearby, a burly short-haired woman said fiercely.

Hatred flashed in Dai Meimei’s eyes as she glared at the woman named Sloan.

However, before she could curse, Old Thief Sam waved his hand:

“No, the Ark is extremely unstable now. Opening the Titan rashly could trigger an explosion.”

Saying that, Sam paced to Dai Meimei and used the tip of his knife to lift her chin:

“Meet again, great hero. You’ve got a tough life,”

“Right now, your Titan has what I want. I’m always about the goods, not the people.”

“Open the hatch, and I’ll let you go.”

“Tch—”

Seizing the rare chance to confront Old Thief Sam, Dai Meimei spat at him:

“You’re dreaming, dog thief! I will never surrender!”

“Hmm—”

Upon hearing this, Sam nodded:

“I’m glad you can answer me,”

“But your attitude disappoints me.”

As he spoke,

Wham—thud!

Without warning, a punch fiercely slammed into Dai Meimei’s stomach.

A muffled sound!

Dai Meimei felt like her internal organs were about to displace, her whole body arching forward.

“Dog… thief… you really hit hard…”

Sam didn’t hesitate, grabbing her collar and lifting her up!

Crack!

The barrel of a revolver pointed at her head, the hammer pressing down!

“Cutting off money flows is like killing one’s own parents, great hero, I only want the money.”

Then, growing impatient, Sam dragged Dai Meimei to BT, his tone icy cold:

“Listen, tin block,”

“Today, either your hatch or her head will open. Simple choice between two.”

“I’m Shu Daoshan—”

“One!”

At this critical moment!

An encrypted message popped up on Dai Meimei’s HUD—

[BT-7274: Cooper, trust me]

She looked at BT and saw its big ocean-blue eyes staring back at her.

Zzzt—

It even playfully winked at her.

Immediately!

Shhh—

With the sound of a hatch opening, a brilliant blue light shone from BT’s cockpit.

Seeing this, Sam chuckled: “That trick really works well.”

He then released Dai Meimei’s collar and tossed her to two subordinates:

“Not so hard, right? That’s how squads work—either we win together or die together, right?”

Sam was satisfied with their ‘cooperation’ and waved at Dai Meimei, ready to wrap up.

However!

Before he could finish speaking!

Creak—

Sam heard the sound of steel transmission behind him, followed by the startled cries of two henchmen!

“Boss, watch out!”

Who was Sam?

A top-tier hunter, leader of a mercenary organization!

Hearing the ominous wind behind him, he knew something bad was coming!

He ducked, rolled, and flipped out!

Buzz—!!!

Barely dodging BT’s iron fist, he slipped away like an eel, disappearing around the factory corner!

He escaped, but the two lackeys holding Dai Meimei were not so lucky!

Missing the first strike, BT immediately activated its backup shoulder cannon without hesitation—

Bang! Bang!

Two gunshots!

The two lackeys beside Dai Meimei instantly turned into bloody mist!

The live broadcast room erupted—

“Damn—BT is so cool!!!”

“Wait? BT just fired?”

“Of course it fired! If it didn’t, Cooper’s head would’ve exploded!”

“That’s not what I meant! BT shot towards where the Old Lady is! Remember the water plant spider bombing stage?”

Hiss—

At this point, everyone watching, including Dai Meimei, took a sharp breath!

Once, at the wastewater plant stage, even though the area was so open, when she asked BT for fire support, BT refused.

The reason: “Blindly firing towards the Pilot’s position violates Agreement Three.”

But now, BT’s bullets barely grazed Dai Meimei’s cheek, killing enemies, clearly violating Agreement Three!

In other words…

Dai Meimei recalled their conversations along the way.

BT went from rigid to cold humor, then proactively gave her a thumbs-up…

Pfft—

Dai Meimei chuckled quietly.

She wanted to give BT another thumbs-up to praise it as a clever little rascal.

It even knew how to lure enemies close to create chaos.

However, before the corner of her mouth fell,

Thump—thump—thump—

Heavy footsteps approached.

A blood-red colossal Titan strode to the weakened BT’s side.

The next second,

Buzz—thud—!!!

The blood-red Titan’s hand stabbed straight into BT’s chest!

Just like Ash’s ambush through the void back then!

This huge turn of events stunned Dai Meimei in place!

Boom—

The Ark in BT’s chest cavity was torn out.

Sitting atop the blood-red Titan, burly Sloan laughed loudly:

“I told you, just tear it apart and you get it.”

Saying this!

All players and viewers watched as Sloan stabbed the machine gun into BT’s chest!

Then, without hesitation, pulled the trigger.

Bang bang bang bang—

The explosive bullets, like a dense rain of arrows, pierced BT’s chest instantly!

Dai Meimei’s furious roar echoed!

“BT—!!!”

…

Humans, when hit by intense emotional shock and confusion, don’t cry first.

They freeze.

This is an evolved defense mechanism after millions of years of emotional development—a spiritual self-protection.

Right now, Dai Meimei was frozen.

Around her, flames roared.

Sam and Sloan seized the Ark and fled.

Only devastation remained.

And BT, hanging by steel cables, riddled with holes, looking like a heap of scrap metal…

Tears filled Dai Meimei’s bloodshot eyes with shock and rage.

After a long time, she trembled and whispered:

“B… BT…?”

Her voice was soft, filled with great anxiety and confusion.

She feared only silence in reply.

At this moment, she seemed to revert to her original self—the weak rifle soldier stepping onto the battlefield for the first time.

Teammates wiped out, mentor dead, a lonely path with no goal, hesitation and confusion filled her body.

Fortunately, at that time, she met BT.

But now…

Dai Meimei trembled all over, fists clenched tight!

Amidst the raging fire, she looked toward Sloan’s retreating direction, her eyes burning with flames of vengeance!

At this moment, all players were lit up by the fiery glow, appearing fierce beyond measure!

From now on, this was no longer the main storyline!

What Ark!

What mission!

To hell with all that!

Countless “Coopers” only had one thought in their minds—

Find Sloan and take the harshest revenge!

No more righteousness.

Now, it was a personal vendetta!

Blood debt! Must be paid in blood!

Dai Meimei broke free from the ropes and was about to chase Sloan’s direction.

At that moment, amidst a burst of flames and crackling, a familiar voice sounded:

[BT: …Cooper, here.]

Dai Meimei’s steps froze, her pupils instantly shining with light!

She turned around in surprise and disbelief, looking at the battered BT behind her.

“BT…?”

[Cooper…]

No time for catching up, BT interrupted:

[I can’t complete the mission, but you still can.]

[Take the SERE toolkit. You need to survive… rely… on it…]

With that!

BT used its last strength, grasped its head core with its right hand, and yanked fiercely!

Crack—thud!

BT’s hand slammed heavily onto the ground, and a cylinder about the length of a forearm rolled to Dai Meimei’s feet.

She squatted and opened the toolkit.

Shhh—

A cold air sprayed out as emergency equipment popped from both sides of the toolkit.

On the right side was a submachine pistol; on the left, a data knife.

Dai Meimei recognized them.

Back then, when she was still a rifle soldier, Captain Lastimosa trained her in the simulation pod while repairing BT.

She had seen the captain put the data knife into the toolkit and install it on BT.

One toolkit, two hopes.

That was the teacher’s final instruction and BT’s life-saving hope.

Dai Meimei solemnly drew out the gun and data knife, then took BT’s core.

As long as there was a core, BT still had a chance to resurrect!

“Sloan…”

Dai Meimei wiped the tears from her face, her gaze resolute:

“Don’t you dare let me catch you!!!”

At this point in the game, the Ark didn’t really matter anymore.

Now, all players’ target had become Sloan.

The last one who dared stab BT, Ash, was dragged from the cockpit and crushed brutally.

You won’t escape either.

Click!

Although BT’s scans and commands were gone, Cooper had already grown into a legendary Pilot.

He skillfully inserted the data knife into the control panel of the main gate. As analysis finished, the gate opened.

Ahead, he bumped into a small squad of IMC soldiers!

Both sides froze.

But Dai Meimei reacted first, raising her hand and firing!

Tat-tat-tat-tat—!!!

Four bullet rings locked onto four IMC gunmen’s heads, one shot each—no more, no less. Four shots, four heads!

Dai Meimei was dumbfounded.

The live broadcast audience was even more shocked!

“Wait? Did the bullets curve just now?”

“Keep going, this is interesting.”

“Old Lady, angry or not, no need to plug in the USB drive, right?”

“I’m saying—is it possible… this thing has auto-aim?”

Just as they spoke!

Dai Meimei rushed forward and encountered a swarm of drones!

This time, she didn’t even bother aiming!

Tat-tat-tat—!!!

Bang bang bang—!!!

The drones exploded on impact!

The comment stream went wild—

“Ohhhhhh—damn, that’s legit auto-aim!”

“Back during the trailer phase, didn’t someone say it just lacked auto-aim to be a full hack?”

“Auto-aim’s here, I’m all in!”

“Not playing anymore, huh?”

“The pistol itself has a very short lock-on process.”

“Cooper: Why didn’t you show this earlier?”

“My LBW (four-letter expletive).”

“No! Hacking! At all!”

“(Sobbing) Boo hoo BT (sobbing) your gun in your head is too good (sobbing) (crying hard).”

“BT: ?”

“You’re a devil, aren’t you?”

“Polite BT: You?”

“Auto-aim plus one-shot kill, Captain really has fun toys…”

After figuring out the power of this command pistol, Dai Meimei’s expression became subtle.

She raised the core in her hand as if exchanging a glance with BT:

“Trust me.”

This time, she would protect BT!

Nothing can stop us!

Cooper advanced like a man possessed.

Flying through the air and earth, one shot one kill. Anyone who could pull the trigger was paper before him!

Shark mode activated.

Finally!

With the sudden brightness ahead, Dai Meimei, holding BT’s core and the smart pistol, escaped to safety!

At the same time, Sarah’s voice came over the radio:

“We’ve pinpointed you, Cooper. Your Titan is ready. Call when prepared!”

Dai Meimei stood in the canyon, looking at the fierce battles in the basin far away, knowing the Ark and Sloan had not left yet.

She raised the communication device in her hand, recalling what the captain had taught her. She looked up at the sky.

“Call the Titan.”

Thump—!!!

The training level’s foreshadowing was resolved!

A shock ring radiated from the sky.

The Titan that had never landed in the training stage, the one belonging only to her, finally touched down!

FS-1041—the Legion Titan!

A massive frame with taut lines, steel bones, and carbon fiber structure.

Broad shoulders and narrow waist, holding a terrifyingly thick rotary machine gun like a chimney!

Now, it was time to install its core.

Smiling, Dai Meimei walked to her Titan and inserted the core into the Titan’s core slot:

“Compared to FS-1041, I still prefer your old name—BT.”

Wooosh—shhh!

The colossal Titan stood up, shadowing the sky and earth!

Its familiar thumbs-up faced Dai Meimei:

“Hi, Jack.”

Compared to Cooper, this time BT used a more intimate nickname.

Dai Meimei stepped forward and gently hugged its large hand:

“BT, glad to see you back in one piece.”

“Actually, my new components number over 25,000.”

BT once again showed its signature cold humor, then spoke seriously:

“BT-7274, battle-ready,”

“Cooper, Pilot,”

Shhh—

The cockpit opened to Dai Meimei.

Pilot and Titan nodded together, speaking as one—

[Let’s break through with a bloody path.]

At this moment, nostalgia and emotion peaked simultaneously!

The live broadcast room exploded!!!

“Ohhhhhh—Godlike!!!”

“Damn! Damn! The Titan’s fall actually spans the entire game!”

“Teacher La, did you see? That Titan that belonged to me in the training ground! It’s finally here!”

“And I finally became a truly deserving Pilot!”

“Teacher La would say, ‘Good boy, I wasn’t wrong about you’…”

“Aaaaaah, I’m about to cry.”

“Last hero, steel comrade, sacrifice and responsibility, protection and hope, this game really nailed the plot!!!”

“Damn… When those two said that line at the same time just now, I almost cried.”

“Mainly because you can really see the protagonist and BT growing together, building feelings, it’s awesome.”

“The protagonist is getting closer to legendary Pilot status, and BT is becoming more humanized, mutually completing each other—that might be the romance of this game.”

“Love it, all the foreshadowing collected, all the memories filled to the brim, totally worth the wait for both parts!”

“This 198 is damn worth it worth it worth it!”

“…”

The viewers went crazy, players rejoiced and screamed!

After all, who could resist an auto-aiming rotary machine gun!

There are many kinds of spicy in the world—mild, medium, numbing spicy, and—

“This damn big machine gun is insanely spicy!!!”

Ayin wielded the rotary machine gun, firing casually and sending enemies flying!

“Hey, not to brag, but if Viper shows up again, he’s just a little brother now!”

“Hahaha, come on! Let’s duel!”

Qiezi crowed cheerfully:

“WDNMD… Now there’s nothing alive outside the crosshair!”

And—

“Damn Sloan!”

Amid explosions, Dai Meimei kicked open the control room door driving BT!

“Your daddy’s here!!!”

At this moment!

Sam had completed the mission, placing the Ark into the time-space folding launch bay.

The target was none other than their rebel hometown, Harmony.

Now, everyone knew.

If the time-space folding weapon launched successfully, Harmony would instantly become dust!

Seeing Cooper, Sam raised his eyebrows slightly.

Apparently, he didn’t expect this rebel Pilot to escape alive and chase here.

“Oh ho, we meet again, great hero. You’re quite capable, kid.”

Sam sneered, then turned and glanced at the short-haired woman Sloan beside him:

“I’ll leave it to you, Sloan.”

“You really can survive, kid,”

Sloan sat on the blood-red Titan “Ion,” stretching her neck:

“This one’s a free gift to IMC.”

Dai Meimei said nothing.

No player said anything.

Shhh—shhh—

Everyone instinctively raised their weapons.

In their eyes burned overwhelming murderous intent!

Blood debts must be repaid in blood.

Now was the time to settle personal scores!

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by lotustale.com