Inside John's entry plug;
Cortana looked at her own hands, her cold, beautiful face revealing confusion as she said, "This is so strange."
She looked at John's left hand in front of her, and with a curious mindset, tried to touch it, her blue-skinned face then showing surprise.
Surprised, she said, "Is this what it feels like to have a physical form?"
Watching Cortana touch his left hand, John did not dodge, but instead revealed a fleeting smile.
But he quickly returned to his cold demeanor. He calmly ordered, "Cortana, prepare to assist the Spartans in activating the God Bodies."
"Yes." Cortana also immediately returned to normal, hands behind her back, her eyes emitting a faint glow as she reported:
"The nuclear fusion engines of the fourteen God Bodies are starting up, power levels are stable. Will all Spartans please attempt to move your left arms."
Upon hearing this, John thought about moving his left arm while simultaneously pulling the control stick with his left hand to perform the actual movement.
Boom—boom—
A series of tremors came from the left side of the entry plug.
Cortana: "Test complete. The neural synchronization rate for all Spartans is above ninety-five percent. Breathing and heart rates are normal, physiological conditions are stable, no abnormalities detected."
"Ready to execute the next step: arming."
Subsequently, various weapons and equipment on the ground at the bottom of the facility were placed onto the fourteen standby God Bodies by Technicians operating giant cranes and robotic arms.
For instance, John's back giant suction cup was fitted with a bullpup 'rifle', and four corresponding magazines were attached to his abdominal armor.
The protruding parts of his shoulders were also opened, placing two compound 'daggers'.
Calling them rifles and daggers is purely a matter of habit.
If viewed according to human proportions, the corresponding weapons and equipment for the God Bodies should be called 'giant cannons' and 'giant swords'.
Especially Karl's'sniper rifle', which is taller than the God Body itself, with a length of about 220 meters.
Looking at it directly, it's as if a heavy frigate's Electromagnetic Accelerator Cannon had been dismantled and stood up next to Karl.
When all God Bodies were fully armed, Cortana said, "All units are ready. Boss, shall we proceed with the live-fire test?"
"Children." William's voice came over the comms, offering his usual encouragement: "You have created miracles time and time again, and this time will be no exception."
"I believe that the bodies created from the blood of demigods and yourselves will far surpass the gods of ancient mythology in every aspect."
"As I always say, I, the company, and even all of humanity are proud of you. Move out!"
"Yes!" The Spartans' tone was impassioned.
John, inside the entry plug, looked at Cortana and said in a deep voice, "You heard the Boss. Prepare the ejection sequence."
"Yes, Sergeant Major."
"Boom—"
Following Cortana's response, sluice gates quickly opened above the tops of all the God Bodies.
John looked up and saw that behind the gates was a rail tunnel with a 'White' point at the end.
"Ejection sequence countdown..."
"Five, four, three, two, one, eject!"
"Whoosh—!" Suddenly, the fourteen God Bodies were indeed 'ejected' upwards.
The platforms carrying the God Bodies made a piercing metallic grinding sound on the tunnel rails, occasionally sparking.
They were getting closer and closer to the 'White' point, which was the sun-drenched surface of the island.
"Clang! Bang!" With two sounds, the platforms successfully transported the God Bodies to the surface.
John, inside the entry plug, looked around.
He discovered that everything he was once familiar with had become... tiny.
For example, the remaining forest area looked like 'prickly' grass to him.
Or the entrance to the underground facility, where various busy armed personnel and Technicians looked just as inconspicuous as little bugs.
It felt completely different from looking down at the ground from the cabin of a pelican.
It felt... truly like looking down on all living things from the perspective of a god.
Cortana, who had established a neural connection with John, was also intoxicated for a moment, but she quickly returned to normal.
And said, "Spartans, please follow the given route to the coastline in the eastern part of Minos Island."
As soon as she finished speaking.
John saw a green guide line beneath his 'feet', and then calmly ordered, "Spartans, you all heard her. Move out."
"Yes."
"Thump, thump."
Every time the Spartans operating the God Bodies took a step, the earth would vibrate and'shake'.
This was a heavy, heavy stride.
Arriving at the east coast.
Entering the sea.
Standing in the sea water that reached the calves of the God Bodies, not far from the Spartans were rows of target ships.
From yachts as small as ten meters to decommissioned warships as large as a hundred meters, or giant cargo ships of three hundred meters.
Scattered across the sea surface, they served as targets for the Spartans' live-fire training.
Seeing this, John narrowed his eyes slightly and ordered Cortana, "Cortana, mark them."
"Yes."
Within two seconds, those target ships were marked with red triangles on the screens of each unit by Cortana, for John and the other Spartans to aim and fire at.
No need for further orders.
The Spartans immediately took the weapons mounted on their God Bodies into their hands.
As for the sniper-like Electromagnetic Accelerator Cannon, it was not suitable for surface use, so the two snipers, Karl and Jerome, temporarily used 'pistols' for test firing.
John controlled his God Body to raise his right hand high, take the rifle from his back, and grip it.
"Click-clack—" his left hand pulled the bolt.
Steadying his grip.
The muzzle aimed at a closer target, and then...
"Bang!! Bang!!"
All the Spartans pulled their triggers in unison, and the sound of cannon fire of various calibers rang out over the sea.
From 'hand cannons' as small as 80mm to 'gun-cannons' as large as 140mm, all fired simultaneously from the 'firearms' in the God Bodies' hands.
Boom! Boom!
The target ships were blasted to shreds in an instant.
The small boats disappeared with one shot, the sea was filled with debris from the warships, and the cargo ships were strafed into several broken pieces.
The hundred or so target ships of various sizes that Umbrella had spent hundreds of millions to purchase were consumed by the God Bodies piloted by the Spartans within a few minutes.
In the observation room of the underground facility;
William watched the real-time footage displayed on the central screen, mouth slightly agape, and couldn't help but sigh in a low voice:
"Caliber is justice, range is truth. This saying... is really damn reasonable."
The 'firearms' in the God Bodies' hands were not simply copied and scaled up.
Take the 'pistol' that looks similar to the M1911 as an example; its caliber is 80mm, and the magazine capacity is twelve rounds.
Furthermore, the warheads have a delayed explosion effect.
That is, the armor-piercing warheads only explode after entering the interior of the target, achieving the best lethal effect.
If some kind of giant creature really appeared, the taste of 80mm and 140mm explosive rounds would be enough to fill it up in one go.
Of course...
William had never forgotten his original intention for creating the EVA-like God Bodies.
That was to use the Electromagnetic Accelerator Cannon as a sniper rifle.
Thinking of this, the corner of William's mouth curled up slightly, and he smiled at Halsey, who was standing beside him:
"Catherine, it's time to have the fire spirit deploy targets to test the power of the'sniper rifle'."
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