Ch. 1896..1900: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1896-1900
Chapter 1895
"Mr. Johnston, this is the location. The canyon is the entrance," the guide explained to Jared in Esperian.
Jared followed his gaze and set his own at the canyon. 'It really looks like something is there. What a hidden location."
This was why his people could not find what they were looking for. This area was out of the range of any coverage. Without the guide, it was impossible for them to find it.
"Okay, got it." Jared ended the conversation and turned to Janus. "Get ready to enter. If we find out the exact whereabouts of the Braves, there will be fewer casualties."
"Copied." Janus nodded and brought his men along to inspect the area, looking for ways to enter.
Nicole saw Janus's men leaving and got down from the car when it looked safe.
Jared frowned when he saw her. "Why are you out here?"
In response, she said, "It looks safe here. Don't worry."
Jared sighed the moment he heard her reply, but he remained silent otherwise.
Then, Janus and two of his teams slowly entered the canyon after inspecting the surroundings. Lawrence's men were leading the way, and they seem to be very familiar with this area.
Noticing that, Nicole commented, "Seems like Lawrence and the mastermind of this whole operation know each other. In fact... they might even have been here before."
Nicole's expression darkened. "Would they... sell us out?"
Upon hearing that, Jared flatly said, "No."
Lawrence had already given them the coordinates, so it was clear that he did not care about the mastermind anymore.
"No matter what, I will get the Braves for you today. Just wait for me in the car, okay?" Jared promised.
Nicole nodded, but it was then that she realized something. "Are you going too?"
Jared replied, "There's no signal here, so we can only communicate on the walkie-talkie. We're too far from Janus now."
This was a dangerous mission that might require a deployment at any time, so Jared must be close by.
Knowing what his intentions were, she said, "Okay, you take care."
"Yeah. Just wait for me here. If something happens, just leave. Got it?" Jared ordered sternly.
Nicole hesitated upon hearing those words. How could she just up and leave when he was in trouble?
Still, she half-heartedly agreed. "Okay."
Jared felt relieved as soon as she had agreed to his terms and proceeded to leave with the last squad.
Nicole watched as he strode off with the team. She was touched when she remembered that he had left fifteen people behind just to protect her. However, she could not take the risk as she was carrying a life within her...
All she could do was watch as Jared sneaked into the base, praying for his safety, and praying that he would come back in one piece.
Meanwhile, Jared had already entered the base, but he did not anticipate the sight of such a vast space in the canyon; an area so large that it could house an entire base. Furthermore, there were
fortresses, elevations, and drone surveillance in the area.
However, each and every one of them were professional mercenaries. Hiding from surveillance cameras, drones, and lasers were their most basic skills.
Jared held the gun, finding a concealed area to hide in. Then, he spoke to Janus on the walkie-talkie.
"Mr. Johnston, the Braves are under tight security. There are three areas in this base – the center, which looks more like a command post; the entrance, where Lawrence's men had already wiped the bodyguards out and swapped them with our men beautifully; and lastly, there's an underground passage just below the rear end of the canyon."
Jared furrowed his brows. "Send someone over to check it out."
Chapter 1896
Though they might alert the enemies, that was the most suspicious area in the entire base.
"Okay." Janus then ordered his men to enter that area.
Soon, the sound of hand-to-hand combat could be heard, but Janus's men still prevailed, successfully entering the passageway thereafter.
Meanwhile, Jared was standing outside, waiting for updates.
After twenty minutes, Janus reported, "Mr. Johnston, it's in here."
Jared's eyes lit up. "Look at the chips and see if they've been removed before."
"On it." Janus proceeded to do so and responded after a while. "Not for now. But five of them are missing, and their whereabouts are unclear."
With that said, Jared figured that the mastermind had obtained the new system and was perhaps experimenting on it.
"According to Nicole, if you activate the droids, they will return to their manufacturer."
These robots were not produced yet, so the system that had been implanted in them served as a failsafe that would make them return to their manufacturing location as soon as they were activated.
"Got it." Janus nodded and signaled his men to switch the robots on.
Then, Jared ordered, "When the robots leave and all hell breaks loose, just take the chance to flee with them."
If they succeeded, most of them would be able to make it out of here unscathed.
Janus nodded.
After over ten minutes, rumbling noises emanated from the passageway.
Jared could hear the robot's footfalls against the ground, which assured him that the Braves had been activated. "Everyone, watch out! When the robots come out, we'll need to protect Janus and make our escape."
"Roger that!"
On the other hand, at the command post, a man was watching as all of the scientific researchers conducted a system rewrite on five of the Braves.
They were already 60% there when someone barged in and yelled, "Chief! Bad news!"
The man's expression grew cold.
The man next to him immediately ran over and grabbed the lackey by his collar. "What are you yapping about?! Don't you know that this is a critical moment?!"
"B-but... The Braves..."
Upon hearing about the Braves, the chief spoke, "Let him go, Ara. Let him speak."
Ara, the strong man, then released the subordinate of his.
Then, the subordinate immediately fell to his knees. "Chief! The Braves that were hidden in the warehouse! Someone activated them and they're now leaving the passageway!"
"What?!" Ara was shocked to his core.
Bara, who was standing next to the chief, said, "Chief, we'll check and see what's wrong!"
The look on the chief's face was ugly, but the process of rewriting the code of the five Braves was extremely important, and thus, he could not leave. "Go. None of the robots shall leave the place!"
Things had progressed to this point, and he was about to deliver the robots, so he could absolutely not afford any trouble at this critical moment!
"Yes, chief!" Ara and Bara, the most significant henchmen of his, said in unison before leaving in a hurry.
The chief looked at them and thought, 'Cara was slain in Lanningbourg. These two are my most trusted subordinates now. They can't get themselves into trouble. Who had the temerity to sneak into the base and activate the Braves?! Whatever. They're digging their own graves!'
The command center was already under tight security, and all of the armed militants had rushed out. When they saw the Braces emerging from underground, they were in disbelief and had no idea how to respond.
The Braves seemed to be inspecting the base as well.
At that moment, most of the Braves stated in unison, "Anti-theft mode activated. Returning to production site."
Chapter 1897
Those words left everybody perplexed. These robots were returning to their place of origin!
"Don't move, or we'll shoot!" The henchmen stood in front of the robots to stop them from leaving as they knew how important they were to their boss.
However, one of the Braves stepped forward and broke the henchman's gun into two pieces. "Firearm detected. Initiate emergency response system if safety is compromised to neutralize the threat."
As soon as the Brave had uttered those words, its eyes instantly emitted a ray of red light as if it had activated combat mode!
It was then that Ara and Bara arrived on the scene, and were shocked by what they had seen.
They could not believe that the Brave had activated combat mode!
"What should we do?" Bara looked at Ara in shock.
Ara gritted his teeth and said, "Do you know how important these robots are to the chief? We can't let them leave!"
After saying that, Ara turned to his men and ordered, "The switch is behind their necks! Turn them off!"
Once the henchmen heard what Ara had said, they rushed toward the Braves. "On it!"
Jared was not expecting these people to actually attempt to stop the robots.
He watched the henchmen running in the Braves' direction! Even though the robots had activated combat mode, they were not equipped with any offensive weapons. In no time, the henchmen had surrounded around two to three Braves, whereupon they shut them down.
Seeing that, Jared instantly said, "Everybody, make sure that the Braves are able to leave this place in one piece! Prepare to attack!"
"Yes, sir!" Janus and the others replied, ready to ambush them in the secret passage!
Jared saw that the Brave robots could not get past them, and that was when he yelled, "Attack!"
Janus and his men rushed outside at once while Jared and Lawrence's men emerged from their hiding spots to surround their enemies from three separate directions!
Ara and Bara were shocked to see so many people appearing at once!
Their base was so well-hidden, and they just could not figure out how so many people had managed to sneak into the area without their knowledge!
Ara was already seeing red. "It has got to be these people! Kill them all!"
The crowd responded angrily. Some of the henchmen went on to deal with the Braves while the others proceeded to deal with their invaders.
There were about three hundred people defending the base!
However, there were less than a hundred people in Jared's entourage. Their enemies even had weapons and ammunition, and because of that, Jared's team just could not gain an advantage over them!
Meanwhile, Nicole had already heard the gunshots from outside.
She and Jared made some plans when they were having breakfast earlier, and she figured that a shootout would only occur after the Braves had been activated.
So, she tapped on her watch in an instant. Then, she opened a file in her electronic watch and sent it out!
All of a sudden, the Braves in the base received some sort of signal.
"Protect the invaders and activate weapon mode!" All of the Braves uttered in unison..
Then, their hands and legs transformed into saw blades, the sight of which left the henchmen in shock and terror. They did not know that the Braves had hidden weapons on them!
The saw blades on the Braves began spinning before the henchmen could realize what was happening. The Braves then turned themselves into spinning blades and proceeded to whirl around like cyclones.
"Ah!"
"It cut my arm in two!"
Chapter 1897
Those words left everybody perplexed. These robots were returning to their place of origin!
"Don't move, or we'll shoot!" The henchmen stood in front of the robots to stop them from leaving as they knew how important they were to their boss.
However, one of the Braves stepped forward and broke the henchman's gun into two pieces. "Firearm detected. Initiate emergency response system if safety is compromised to neutralize the threat."
As soon as the Brave had uttered those words, its eyes instantly emitted a ray of red light as if it had activated combat mode!
It was then that Ara and Bara arrived on the scene, and were shocked by what they had seen.
They could not believe that the Brave had activated combat mode!
"What should we do?" Bara looked at Ara in shock.
Ara gritted his teeth and said, "Do you know how important these robots are to the chief? We can't let them leave!"
After saying that, Ara turned to his men and ordered, "The switch is behind their necks! Turn them off!"
Once the henchmen heard what Ara had said, they rushed toward the Braves. "On it!"
Jared was not expecting these people to actually attempt to stop the robots.
He watched the henchmen running in the Braves' direction! Even though the robots had activated combat mode, they were not equipped with any offensive weapons. In no time, the henchmen had surrounded around two to three Braves, whereupon they shut them down.
Seeing that, Jared instantly said, "Everybody, make sure that the Braves are able to leave this place in one piece! Prepare to attack!"
"Yes, sir!" Janus and the others replied, ready to ambush them in the secret passage!
Jared saw that the Brave robots could not get past them, and that was when he yelled, "Attack!"
Janus and his men rushed outside at once while Jared and Lawrence's men emerged from their hiding spots to surround their enemies from three separate directions!
Ara and Bara were shocked to see so many people appearing at once!
Their base was so well-hidden, and they just could not figure out how so many people had managed to sneak into the area without their knowledge!
Ara was already seeing red. "It has got to be these people! Kill them all!"
The crowd responded angrily. Some of the henchmen went on to deal with the Braves while the others proceeded to deal with their invaders.
There were about three hundred people defending the base!
However, there were less than a hundred people in Jared's entourage. Their enemies even had weapons and ammunition, and because of that, Jared's team just could not gain an advantage over them!
Meanwhile, Nicole had already heard the gunshots from outside.
She and Jared made some plans when they were having breakfast earlier, and she figured that a shootout would only occur after the Braves had been activated.
So, she tapped on her watch in an instant. Then, she opened a file in her electronic watch and sent it out!
All of a sudden, the Braves in the base received some sort of signal.
"Protect the invaders and activate weapon mode!" All of the Braves uttered in unison..
Then, their hands and legs transformed into saw blades, the sight of which left the henchmen in shock and terror. They did not know that the Braves had hidden weapons on them!
The saw blades on the Braves began spinning before the henchmen could realize what was happening. The Braves then turned themselves into spinning blades and proceeded to whirl around like cyclones.
"Ah!"
"It cut my arm in two!"
Chapter 1899
Shattered glass flew everywhere at that instant, with the chief's subordinates immediately shielding him from the glass.
However, the chief was very excited. "Haha. Good! This is fantastic! I'm curious to see how intelligent they can be!"
Meanwhile, there was a chaotic battle going on outside the command center!
Jared was waiting for Janus at the entrance. He thought Janus and the robots would arrive at the entrance and his mission would be over soon.
However, it was then that he noticed five robots plummeting down from the sky before rushing toward Janus and his men!
"Take cover!" Janus ordered upon noticing it.
His men immediately hid under the robots.
However, as soon as the five robots landed, they began behaving as though they knew where Janus's men were hiding. The robots dragged them out and threw them violently on the ground!
"Ah!"
"Puh!"
Janus watched as his screaming men were hurled onto walls and cars. Blood came spurting out of their mouths and they were all soon rendered immobile. This left Janus stunned.
"Mr. Johnston. These five units seem to be more intelligent than the other robots!"
Jared frowned and noticed that the five robots had likely been reprogrammed by his enemies!
Nicole had previously rewritten the program as an improvise on the old system, and they were much more advanced than the very first version of Braves.
"Damn it!"
Jared did not have time to think, but he knew that they had to do something, or they would all die.
Left with no choice, he said, "Everybody, back Janus and his men up!"
Then, he ignored his own safety and rushed into the fray with his team. The moment Lawrence's men heard his orders, they hurried into the scene as well. However, they had no idea on how to deal with the robots.
Not only were the five robots tossing the invaders out, they were also battling the other robots while attempting to switch them off!
Clearly, the masterminds behind this entire operation still did not wish to destroy the robots! However, everybody in the Johnston Group had become sitting ducks at this juncture.
Jared could not bear to sit as his men were picked off one by one like that, so he rushed right into the battlefield.
At the same time, Nicole began to feel somewhat uncomfortable. She instinctively made a beeline for the valley's entrance, trying to get nearer to it, but soon, someone stood in front of her, blocking her.
"Miss Nicole, Mr. Johnston has given us the order to stop you from getting near the entrance."
In response, Nicole argued, "Didn't you hear them shouting? What if they're in trouble?"
The man who stood in her way became hesitant.
"I'm not going alone! Let's go in there and help them together!" she yelled.
Then, Nicole walked past him and made a dash for Jared's direction.
"Miss Nicole!"
As he could not stop Nicole, the man had no choice but to bring his men along to see what was happening.
Nicole then bent down and quickly ran to the base's entrance. The defenses at the entrance had already collapsed by then, and there were no guards. However, there was unbridled chaos inside.
Nicole put her own safety aside and stood at a high elevation to watch what was happening inside. To her surprise, she saw five robots slaying people from the Johnston Group in the middle of the Braves, and several of them were slaughtered in just a moment.
Then, she saw Jared and his team rushing over to save them. However, there were still other terrorists in the base surrounding them from the outer perimeter!
Chapter 1900
They were being attacked in all directions!
"Damn it."
It was obvious that the five robots had been reprogrammed, and the new program that she had installed did not receive any signals at all. Clearly, the person who had done this had blocked remote access to the robots. This meant that the five robots had to be terminated.
Nicole switched her electronic watch on again and activated its optical keyboard. Then, she began typing in the air.
The few big men standing beside her were shocked. Even though they had no idea what she was doing, they could tell that it was something very important. Nicole made some modifications, and in no time, she installed a new language into the units that she could still gain control of!
Jared was about to be surrounded by the terrorists from the outside when, all of a sudden, the Braves around them paused for three seconds before they uttered, as if they were sentient, "There are five rogue robots! Destroy them!"
Every unit under her control then began attacking the five reprogrammed robots as soon as they had spoken.
Even though those five robots had been improvised and upgraded, they were not able to do anything when two of the same robots ganged up on them.
Those five robots were programmed not to harm the other robots, and yet the robots that Nicole had modified did not hesitate to thrust their arms through their bodies and destroy them.
With a loud bang, several robots rushed forward and crushed the heads of two of the reprogrammed robots and tore them into pieces.
Janus and his men were relieved. "Guys! Let's get out of here!"
Jared was not expecting to see that at all. However, it was then that he immediately thought of something...
'This is not the first time the robots have made an impromptu response. The only person who can alter the robots' command is Nicole!' he surmised.
He subconsciously turned around as soon as he thought about it.
'Damn it. Why is she here?!' he thought.
But he could not afford to care about these things at that moment.
As he did not want his enemies to discover that there was someone else outside, he shouted, "Retaliate now! Do your best to get as many Braves as you can out of there!"
"Yes, sir!" Jared's men shouted unanimously.
They were on a killing spree at that point as they began firing wildly at the terrorists, who were utterly frightened by the robots that had gone berserk again!
The chief, who was standing in the command post, became furious after catching sight of it. "What's going on?! Why did those robots begin tearing ours into pieces all of a sudden?!"
The professor did not see that coming at all as he widened his gaze and watched all that was transpiring before him, "This is impossible. These robots should never be able to defeat the reprogrammed units! Unless...."
He was suddenly rendered speechless.
"Unless what?" The chief angrily asked with a deadpan expression on his face.
"Unless... somebody's here to modify their program!" The professor expressed his assumption in disbelief as he could not believe what was happening at all.
"Only the person who had invented the robots can modify their programs at will. However, a person like this should never be here..."
'Does that mean that she's here?!'
The professor's face turned pale as he thought about it.
"I don't care about that! We only have three robots left! If we don't do something, we're going to lose all of them!" the chief roared.
The professor was aware of the importance of those robots to the person who had hired him, and he knew they had to act quickly.
The chief's words knocked some sense into him, and he rushed to his computer at once. "I can't let these robots leave. Otherwise, that dude isn't going to show any mercy... not even to me!
The professor quickly sat down and attempted to rewrite the program of those three robots as he thought about it..