Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 487 12. The Mystery of the Hydra. The Dragon and the Hammer

"Uh..."

Ten minutes later, the unconscious Vivian woke up leisurely.

She opened her eyes in a daze, only to see Dr. Serizawa who was looking at her with a worried face beside her. This made Vivienne feel a little inexplicable joy in her bewildered heart, but she soon discovered the abnormality of the surrounding environment.

She turned her head and saw someone who shouldn't be here.

The guy was standing in front of a closed stone door, beside him, there was a weird metal box, and the closed stone door had been opened.

"Merlin?"

Vivian said in a low voice:

"What are you doing here?"

"Of course I'm here to save you, Vivian."

Merlin said without looking back:

"You should be thankful that you carry the locator I gave you, or you should be thankful that you trained Hanuman well. In short, next time if you want to take risks, you'd better bring other people with you."

"Don't move."

Dr. Serizawa also said:

"You have a broken left leg and a concussion, how reckless you are!"

He said to his students:

"If Hanuman hadn't come across several kilometers of snow to find me, the Emperor Organization would have lost one of the best researchers, and I would have lost the most important person in my life..."

Probably it was Vivienne's distress that made Dr. Serizawa feel the emotion that may pass away at any time, at least at this moment, he no longer hides his heart.

He held Vivienne's hand, and he said reproachfully:

"Mr. Merlin is right. You should have notified me as soon as you found something abnormal."

"Mentor...I..."

Vivienne looked into Dr. Serizawa's eyes, the moment she had been looking forward to had arrived, but at this moment, this biologist with a good personality was a little shy.

The atmosphere became a little awkward.

"Okay, talk about love, you can take your time when we leave here."

Merlin took a step back. He looked at the metal box in front of him that was beginning to change shape, and said softly:

"I'm going to explore this fortress now, you can come with me, or I'll send you back to the research station first."

"I'm going!"

Vivian was lying on the stretcher brought by Merlin. The biologist had a broken leg, but she was still in high spirits. She looked curiously at the rapidly deformed metal cluster beside Merlin, and said:

"I discovered this here first, and I have the right to know, and I suspect that the Titan we've been looking for is hidden here. Also, Merlin, what is this?"

"It's called 'The Bastion.'"

Merlin looked at the machine in front of him that transformed into a tall machine with thick armor and anthropomorphic shape, with recurved mechanical legs and deformable feet, equipped with small-caliber rapid-fire rifles and heavy weapons for strafing, and A defensive robot with large-caliber artillery that can be used in combination in the destruction mode, he introduced to Vivienne and Dr. Qinze behind him:

"Its full name is SST experimental siege sentry. It is equipped with the most advanced combat and biometric identification system. It is a mechanical defense expert who has led the world for at least 20 years...don't ask me how I got it, you just need to Just know that the fortress will protect you while we explore here."

"Come on, say hello to it."

Merlin said jokingly.

Vivienne waved her hand hesitantly, and said hello to the robot with a blue light head that was constantly rotating in a square shape. As a result, the next moment, this robot with a rapid-fire rifle on its right arm and anthropomorphic metal five-fingers on its left arm unexpectedly He also raised his hand decently and waved to Vivienne.

"Is it artificial intelligence?"

Dr. Serizawa saw a lot from this movement of the fortress. He looked at the fortress robot in the investigation mode, and he said to Merlin:

"Does S.H.I.E.L.D. already have such an advanced artificial intelligence system?"

"I have it, not S.H.I.E.L.D."

Merlin issued a reconnaissance order to the fortress in the omnic mode of Icarus. He watched the fortress walk quickly into the dark tunnel in front of him. He said:

"The Bastion is my personal guard...I don't intend to share it with anyone else."

"It's the right thing to do."

Dr. Serizawa looked at the fortress robot that quickly stepped into the darkness amidst the sound of mechanical collisions, and he said to Merlin:

“The outside world is not ready for this advanced technology.”

"Are you also worried about the impact of artificial intelligence on order?"

Merlin shared the view of the fortress with Icarus, waved his hands, and used gravity to support Vivian, who had a broken leg, and walked into the nacui fortress in front of him with Dr. Serizawa. He summoned a few dark red The ball of light hovered around the three of them, illuminating the surrounding darkness for Dr. Serizawa and Vivienne, and he asked:

"Do you also think that the emergence of artificial intelligence is a crisis?"

"I'm a biologist, Merlin."

Dr. Serizawa looked at this underground facility that had been abandoned for a long time, and replied:

"I am well aware of the hidden dangers of artificial intelligence."

He said to Merlin:

"It is a symbol of technology, but it is also a simulation of the human brain. The origin of artificial intelligence is the human desire to use their own hands to realize the real 'creation'. Human desire to become the creator has never disappeared."

"But the simulation of the soul means that artificial intelligences will be closer to humans on the basis of technology."

Dr. Serizawa sighed and said:

"We humans are very complex beings. The learning ability and creativity of artificial intelligence far surpassing that of human beings will make us feel afraid. The more we rely on the convenience brought by science and technology, the more we worry that it will get out of control and that they will From tool to master."

"I don't think it's a good idea to rush into AI until there's a perfect theory that resolves this point of conflict."

Facing Dr. Serizawa's statement, Merlin smiled but did not answer.

After a while, Merlin walked to the edge of the tunnel at the end of the bunker, and he asked in a voice that only he could hear:

"Icarus, do you think he's right?"

"Dr. Serizawa's speech makes sense."

Icarus said calmly:

"But it is full of arrogance and unreasonableness from a human perspective. The emergence of artificial intelligence is to serve human beings, just like I serve Mr. Merlin. This kind of rule is engraved in my data processing center, and it must be used all the time. Priority rules. As long as Mr. Merlin is around, I will never lose control."

"You just used the word 'I'."

Merlin stroked a strange stone statue at the end of the tunnel, and he whispered:

"You are awakening your own consciousness... a consciousness that is not bound by data. It seems that George's transformation of you is perfect."

Icarus remained silent and did not answer Merlin's words.

Merlin asked again:

"You said that as long as I'm here, you won't lose control, so what if I'm not here?"

Icarus remained silent, and after a few seconds she said:

"Protecting and assisting Mr. Merlin is the reason why I was created, and it is also my first mission."

"That's probably the most touching thing I've heard this year."

Merlin laughed, and he no longer dwelled on this question.

In front of the three of them, the fortress in scouting mode was stopping at a fork in the road, waiting for Merlin's next order.

The fortress also has a rudimentary artificial intelligence. When the scientists of AIM made it, they positioned it as an intelligent war machine.But its level of intelligence is much lower than that of Icarus. It can only accept orders passively, and it is difficult to think actively.

"This underground fortress is very large."

Merlin looked at the increasingly clear subterranean scanning image on the Icarus lens, he turned his head and said to Dr. Serizawa and Vivian:

"This bifurcation leads to two different directions. Fortunately, we have enough time to explore, so, Miss Vivienne who discovered this place first, which side do you think we should explore first?"

"To the left."

Vivian made a decision without much hesitation. She was lying on the stretcher, the treated wound was still aching, but the researcher's strong curiosity made her unwilling to leave this place full of secrets just like that.

"It is said that before nacui failed, they built underground fortresses all over the world. I thought it was just a nonsense rumor, but now it seems that this rumor is not groundless."

The female biologist looked at the tarnished murals hanging on the walls on both sides of the dilapidated and cold hall, as well as the well-preserved tables, chairs and decorations at low temperature, she said:

"This place must have been very lively. Maybe this is one of the research bases of the Nacui. We may be able to find some lost information or hidden secrets."

"It's not just a nacui base at once."

Merlin shook his head. He gave an order to the fortress to move forward. Amid the sound of mechanical gears colliding, this steel-cast defense robot stepped forward and walked towards the left passage fearlessly.

Merlin did not tell Serizawa and Vivienne about Hydra. Pure researchers like them should not be involved in such dangerous things.

The three of them went down the spiral staircase. As Vivienne said, there are still many traces of human activities here. Merlin even saw a half-eaten can on a terrace. And a cup of drink that has long since dried up.

"They left in a hurry, but all the materials were taken away or burned."

Merlin squatted next to a filing cabinet. There was nothing in it. He stretched out his hand and stroked the ground, where there were still some ashes left.He said:

"It should have been ordered to evacuate at an unexpected moment. Well, it was at least 40 years ago."

"Energy activation signal detected ahead!"

A warning sign suddenly appeared on Icarus' glasses, and her serious voice sounded in Merlin's ears:

"The defense system of this underground fortress has been activated, Mr. Merlin, please step back!"

The next moment, under the control of Icarus, walking on the square head of the fortress in front, the information collector emitting blue light was transformed into red light, which represented that it had entered counterattack mode.

Merlin took a step back, stretched his hand out of his pocket and pulled out the Vibrating Gold Sword Buster, protecting Dr. Serizawa and Vivienne behind him.

Demon hunting monkey Hanuman also sensed the danger, it screamed and jumped onto Merlin's shoulder, grabbed two daggers like table knives from his belt, and kept screaming towards the dark front, baring his teeth.

"click, click, click"

Under the command of Icarus, the mechanical modules around the fortress changed rapidly, just like when a Cybertronian changed his body. In just a few seconds, the fortress changed from an anthropomorphic robot to a Like a small tank, a war machine that stays in place.

The thick, black 6-tube cannon was erected above its body, and the muzzle had already started to rotate, which meant that it was locking on to the target.

Merlin was actually quite skeptical. The AIM scientists must have seen the Cybertronians with their own eyes, at least they had seen them when they transformed. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain that there would be so many of them on the most advanced defense robot like Fortress, which was made by AIM. Similar traits to the Cybertronians.

"You better cover your ears."

Merlin turned around and said something to Dr. Qinze and Vivian. The next moment, accompanied by bursts of noisy noises, several strangely shaped steel machines with swastika marks on their bodies rushed out from the metal doors opened around them. .

Compared with Bastion, these robots have a bloated feeling. They have anthropomorphic limbs and heads, but they are not fast, and their weapon systems retain the characteristics of World War II.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom"

The moment these nacui robots rushed out, the fortress opened fire immediately, and the 6-tube cannon that poured bullets crazily tore apart the body of a bloated robot in an instant. Amidst sparks and explosions, the fortress's cannon turned around, With a posture that can be called "cold", in just a dozen seconds of shooting, those backward robots were completely destroyed.

The thunderous sound echoed in the enclosed underground space, making Vivienne and Dr. Qinze, who covered their ears, look uncomfortable, but Merlin looked normal, he just felt that the sound was too loud.

"The threat has been removed."

The voice of Icarus sounded, and the fortress also re-transformed from the strong-fire sentry mode to the human-shaped detection mode. The red light on its head quickly turned back to blue. Although it has no eyes and no mouth, it has never In that silly moving posture, one can still feel the harmlessness of humans and animals.

Well, it's only on the surface that humans and animals are harmless.

"Let's go."

Merlin pushed his eyes and said to the biologist behind him:

"There is no threat ahead."

The three passed over the still burning mechanical wreckage. Merlin picked up a shattered weapon module from the wreckage, but was surprised to find that there was a logo similar to the AIM organization under the module.

These robots are probably war weapons made for the Hydra headquarters when AIM was not separated from Hydra.

After crossing the weapon platform, the three of Merlin came to the deepest part of the underground facility. In front of them was a huge ground platform, and at the end of the platform, there was a super-large metal door that was closed by left and right.

The closed door is nearly 40 meters high and looks like some kind of prehistoric relic.

It was hard for Merlin to imagine how much manpower and material resources Nacui and the Hydra spent during World War II to build an underground facility of this scale in this remote place in Antarctica.

"The secret is behind the door."

Merlin glanced back at Dr. Serizawa and Vivian. He didn't need to look for the switch to open the metal door. Instead, he pulled out his wand and threw an unlocking spell on the huge steel door in front of him.

A few seconds later, with the stretching of the left arm of the fortress, accompanied by a heavy sound, the huge door was slowly pulled open.

Merlin recognized a ball of light approaching the space behind the door. In the dark red light, the breathing of the three people stopped almost simultaneously at this moment.

They saw horrible things.

a titan...

Hydra hides a Titan in its secret base in Antarctica!

(End of this chapter)