Chapter 56: Steel Heart
Chapter 56: Steel Heart
In the maze of the 18th Street fighting arena, Sun Jack and the group sprinted toward the location marked by King Kong. The journey was fraught with danger, but just as their ammunition was nearly depleted, they finally stopped in front of a wall.
“This is it! It’s inside!” Song 6PUS exclaimed, his face brimming with excitement.
With a few grenades, Sun Jack blasted a hole in the thick wall. Song 6PUS rushed in first, with Sun Jack close behind, while Father and Tapai stayed by the opening, suppressing the enemies outside with heavy gunfire.
Inside, Sun Jack saw rows of black server racks, their blinking indicator lights illuminating the room. The space was filled with incomprehensible electronic equipment, and in the center of it all were three metallic chairs, densely connected by wires and fiber optics.
On one of the chairs lay a white goat, and on the other two were men, both severely injured. Transparent, flexible wireless helmets covered their heads, and above them hovered various holographic images of brains, pie charts, and rapidly shifting data tables.
As someone from an older time, Sun Jack had no idea what these devices were but could tell they were extremely advanced.
“Damn! I knew it! I knew it!” Song 6PUS shouted, pacing around the three chairs with manic excitement.
“What do you know? What is this thing?” Sun Jack demanded, his voice urgent.