Global Awakening: Apocalypse Ender's Chronicle Chapter 618: Mech Pilot

Juggernaut, Vanguard, Phantom, and Tower…

Just these four types of ch Fras were already quite the ga changer. Once they appeared to the public, the battle against the Zombies would be completely changed.

It wouldn't be surprising if there were people who might think of purchasing them.

However, there was no way Shane would do that since he knew that these things could be used against him. These ch Fras weren't sothing he could manufacture for others at all.

Nonetheless, it didn't end there as there were still two types of ch Fras left.

[ AEGIS-05 "Reaper" ]

[ Role: lee Specialist

Armants: Twin plasma blades, Grappling hooks

Distinct Feature: "Blade Dance" – AI-assisted combat patterns, making it a whirlwind of death. ]

This Reaper Type ch Fra was probably the slimst among all the ch Fras. It seed that it was also the fastest among them.

On the other hand, the last ch Fra was quite unusual with its multiple hands. There were no weapons arranged on it just yet but Edwin could imagine it holding swords, rifles, or shields all at the sa ti.

[ AEGIS-06 "Overseer"

[ Role: Command Unit

Armants: EMP-resistant systems, Grappling hooks, Twin-linked rotary cannons, Back-mounted missile pods, Active camouflage texture

Distinct Feature: "Directive Overwatch" – Can assu control of nearby Warden Units if needed. ]

"Whoa…" Edwin was a bit stunned after seeing that last ch Fra. Not only did it have multiple armants, but it was also capable of commanding Warden Units that the Robotics Division was making.

This was certainly an interesting ch Fra. However, because of how difficult this thing was to make, he assud that there wouldn't be a lot of it to be manufactured.

After checking all these ch Fras, rcer led Edwin to a raised platform where a pilot's neural interface was being tested. It was a helt with various wires, designed to sync the pilot's movents with the ch's fra.

Indeed, the ch Fra required synchronization with the pilots.

A young woman—Xyrille, one of New Genesis' combat specialists—was strapped into an external or simulation cockpit as she manipulated a holographic control suite.

"How's the feedback?" rcer called out.

Xyrille didn't look at the Engineer and replied. "I feel like I'm trying to move in a steel coffin. But… I'm getting it."

'That's not a good feedback…' Edwin thought as he could tell that comparing the movent like that to a steel coffin was definitely a bad experience.. Nonetheless, he wasn't an expert on this, so he simply listened to their conversation and observed what she was doing.

On the screen beside her, a model of the Aegis-01 mirrored her movents in real ti.

Edwin watched, intrigued by how it was being controlled...

"Piloting one of these looks really hard."

rcer nodded. "You're right. These things move with you, that's why synchronization rate is important for pilots... It takes a special kind of training to strap into one of these. But don't worry, Cloud and Shane had given us an idea on how to proceed on this."

Xyrille smiled as she also felt that this was too difficult at first. However, as she continued to learn, she realized that piloting these ch Fras required more than just familiarization but also true combat skills, which she was proud of.

"I'll be the best pilot within 15 days…" Xyrille muttered to herself.

***

Edwin clasped his hands behind his back, surveying the hangar. "Can you deliver six operational units before the Wave?"

rcer exhaled sharply. "We'll have four fully combat-ready. The other two will be functional, but not optimal."

"Can you make more?" Edwin asked

"Just two Aegis-01 and two Aegis-02… Shane didn't invest in 'functional.' He invested in dominance. We can't just send out prototypes, they need to dominate on the battlefield so we have to take our ti. We're already burning through the spare parts stockpile."

Edwin stared at him for a long mont—then smiled.

"Fine." He turned to leave. "I'll have the Elixirs delivered tonight..."

As he stepped back into the hallway, the blast doors sealed behind him, muting the noise within the hangar.

***

At exactly five in the morning, the alarm clock inside Xyrille's room rang and woke her up.

She didn't groan, didn't roll over, and didn't hesitate at all. Her eyes just snapped open, and she was already moving.

She had only been here for four days. She had arrived with barely anything in her possession after the Mysterious Gray Fog sent her here.

She had never t Shane, the lord of this fortress, but she knew for a fact that she was being cared for by this lord.

After all, as soon as she arrived near the gates of this shelter, there were already people waiting for her.

Her health was checked by a doctor. Then, she received new clothes, food, and other necessities without expecting her talents or skills at all. She even obtained a Residence Permit that no other visitors could claim so easily.

Then, after realizing that she only had Close Combat Talent, and was probably not so needed because of the Armants she had seen, the treatnt was still the sa, if not better.

Then, after just a couple of days, she was already a part of a secret project.

In any case, she now had her own room in the dormitory.

Her room could probably fit a small family, but she was alone here.

Nonetheless, since she didn't have a lot of things, the place was spacious. She had a bed, a locker, a table, and a small bathroom. She doesn't have luxuries or any source of entertainnt just yet.

Nonetheless, on her payout, she planned to purchase a few things to decorate her house, buy different food, and other things like clothes, weapons, and mystical tokens.

In any case, she splashed icy water on her face, which completely woke her up…

She then looked at the mirror. It showed a woman with gray eyes and gray hair.

"Fourteen days, huh…" She muttered to herself.

***

At around 5:30, she was already at the ss Hall. Currently, it was already half-full with night-shift workers gulping down coffee and snacks.

On the other hand, Xyrille grabbed her tray which was already with porridge with unknown at broth and herbs, black coffee, and pudding that was probably made from leftover bread last night.

She sat alone as she didn't really know these people. She only knew the people within the Engineering Bay.

'Hmm?'

Across the room, she noticed a few people talking about her. They were probably curious about her so she just ignored them for now.

Well, she was still a new face around here, so she wasn't too surprised being a topic of conversation.

After eating, she started with her routine.

At around 6 in the morning, she arrived at the training yard.

Captain Lukas was there to train newly arrived recruits like her since they hadn't experienced a Zombie Wave just yet. Soon, Xyrille fell into formation…

At today's training, they had to sprint wearing weighted vests for 100 ters in 20 sets.

There was also an obstacle course. Those with barbed wire, climbing nets, and sotis, even simulated gunfire.

Lastly, there was hand-to-hand sparring. This wasn't just to fight against Zombies but also to fight against other humans.

By the end of the three-hour training, she was already exhausted.

Thankfully, this training wouldn't last forever. They just had to train for a month, and after that, they could just use this ti for their own training or other things.

***

At around 11 in the morning, she had already rested enough since they had already fed special dicines or potions to relieve their fatigue.

It was ti to continue on her job within the ch Fra Division.

Within the hangar, she t with the engineers before she headed straight to the ch Simulator Bay.

"I'm ready for another sync test!" She said aloud.

"Hoho… That's what I like to hear… Let's start right away." Engineer Eliot said as he walked to the ch Simulator Bay as well.

It was a room with a full-motion cockpit suspended in a gyroscopic harness.

Just like that, engineers sward as she strapped in, attaching neural sensors to her temples, spine, and limbs.

"Sync test number 47. Initiating…"

Soon, her world dissolved into digital blue, and suddenly—

She was inside Aegis-01, Juggernaut.

It was five-ter-tall armored ch!

As the simulation loaded, she confird that the surroundings had changed. She was now inside an Urban combat zone… There was a Zombie horde, and her mission was to assist with the Civilian extraction.

This was such an incredible creation as the realism it had was definitely a technology she could never imagine. She could only feel impressed by A.I. Cloud's abilities.

"I can do this…" She muttered to herself as she started controlling the ch Fra…

Her first steps were clumsy—52% sync rate. The ch staggered, and it was unsightly…

"Focus." Xyrille told herself. She needed to prove her skills!

Slowly, she imagined the machine as an extension of herself. She imagined her nerves to be part of the circuit.