Chapter 189: The Unemployed (4)
Beneath the surface, battles were raging across the world. They sabotaged each other’s core industries, collapsed mines that yielded valuable resources, and stole confidential research painstakingly developed over decades.
Countless corporations traded blows, yet even amidst this chaos, the military and governments turned a blind eye. What should have been military operations were being carried out by corporations instead. The military had no reason to stir up unnecessary trouble.
As the bodies piled up and the number of professional killers grew by the day, Eight finally realized that his turn had come.
"Is everything I asked to be prepared ready?"
"Yes, boss."
Eight replied confidently. The boss’s order to prepare for battle—he had carried it out faithfully.
"It’s still a prototype, but it’s ready for deployment."
"Hmm."
Regalia listened to Eight’s response, her gaze fixed on the jet-black robot before her. Honestly, to her, it didn’t seem all that different from the mass-produced Evilsroids already in circulation. But still...
Well, if a scientist like him was responding with such confidence, it surely wasn’t just an ordinary android. And indeed, it wasn’t.
The boss’s command had been to prepare for a battle, not a war. With that directive in mind, Eight had envisioned the most suitable entity for combat he could think of. Not a strategic force, but a tactical one—a being that knew no defeat in the context of skirmishes.
And so, the result of his efforts stood before them: