"Alright. Here's my card. If you can bring your brothers and sisters to the address on it, then I'll acknowledge your ability and give you everything you want."
"I'll also send your brothers and sisters to school. In the future, I can even arrange their jobs, marriages, and families for them. But... first, you have to show me your resolve."
So, after looking at the man, then at the children beside him who were staring at him with timid yet hopeful eyes, Killian finally spoke.
Then, after tossing down the money in his hand, Killian left with his bodyguards.
He could sympathize with the man, and he could help him, but he could not give endless sympathy and help without any bottom line.
If this man could really use less than two thousand dollars to bring all those children to the address on the card, then Killian would not be stingy about giving him a chance.
Of course, if he failed to make it, then so be it. Killian had already solved their immediate problem and left behind another thousand dollars. That was more than enough.
The rest would depend on fate.
At that moment, the man looked at the card in his hand, then at the corner where Killian had disappeared, his eyes burning with determination.
He knew this was the only chance left for him and his family.
Whether they lived or ended up as corpses in some gutter would depend entirely on him.
Everything was for his family.
Carefully tucking the card into his pocket, the man then turned to his younger brothers and sisters with a gentle, almost fatherly expression and softly began telling them what they would do next.
Sometimes, even without blood ties, the bond between people could surpass that of family.
And that was exactly what the man and those children were to each other.
...
On the other side, after spending a few days in Washington, Killian received Kennedy's call and immediately flew to New York.
That evening.
At a secret military base on the outskirts of New York,
as a large transport helicopter landed, Killian stepped out under the escort of his bodyguards.
"Hahaha, come, let me introduce you both. This is Mr. Killian, President of Pioneer Tech."
"Killian, this is the man you've repeatedly asked me to arrange a meeting with, General Ross."
As Killian walked toward Kennedy and Ross, who had already been waiting near the landing pad, Kennedy stepped forward with a broad smile and introduced them.
With Kennedy smoothing things over from the middle, their meeting went more smoothly than expected.
"I heard from Senator Kennedy that you've got a very good weapon you want to sell us?"
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, General Ross got straight to the point, his tone carrying the crisp decisiveness unique to a soldier.
"Of course. Otherwise, I wouldn't have asked Senator Kennedy several times to make sure he brought you out here."
"Believe me, my product absolutely won't disappoint you."
Since Ross had openly cut to the topic, Killian did not bother with more empty formalities and answered directly.
"Please look this way."
"Allow me to introduce the T-000 Tyrant."
"It's a project centered around deeply unlocking the potential of biological cells. The T-0 series Tyrant is produced and engineered using a gorilla as its base model."
Although at its current stage it was not equipped with any weapons, it was itself the most threatening weapon of all. Not only could it ignore ordinary gunfire, it could even survive a direct rocket hit."
"And as long as you give it time, it can recover completely and continue fighting."
As researchers pushed down the cryogenic chamber containing the frozen T-000 Tyrant, Killian brought the two men over and introduced it through the transparent viewing panel on top.
"Here are the video files we recorded during the lab phase, documenting its regenerative ability, physical endurance, and destructive power. The two of you can take a look."
Taking the laptop handed over by a nearby researcher, Killian opened the video files and passed it to them.
After watching what was on the laptop, both men fell silent.
To be honest, they had not expected that after Dr. Erskine, there would actually be someone else capable of bringing the super soldier program to life.
And truthfully, even without the video, whether it was Ross, who had seen countless battles, or Senator Kennedy, who had broad experience, neither of them doubted the destructive power of the monster currently frozen in front of them.
Just facing a giant over three meters tall was already enough to make someone feel suffocated, let alone its grotesque face, covered in twisted ridges like living centipedes.
"I've seen the video. To be honest, I don't think what's in there proves much."
"Show me."
After finishing the footage and handing the laptop back to a researcher, General Ross looked straight at Killian and spoke.
"Of course. No problem. But how would you like to test it, General?"
"Whatever the test is, I need to state this first. The T-000 Tyrant is extremely powerful. It can very easily get people killed."
Killian merely shrugged and gave the warning.
"Heh. Don't worry. I'm more afraid your weapon won't be strong enough."
After hearing Killian's words, Ross gave him a meaningful smile, then took out a radio and stepped to the side to issue instructions to his subordinates.
"Alright, come with me. It's time for your show."
A moment later, after finishing his orders, Ross walked back and spoke to Killian.
Then the group set out under Ross's lead. One armored vehicle after another rolled out of the military base, with several helicopters following alongside.
Killian, Ross, and Kennedy were seated together in the aircraft flying in the center of the formation.
"This time, the target is a terrorist stronghold in Florida, located on a remote cliffside. They've built a hidden base there. I've already had all the downhill routes sealed off."
"Now it's your time to perform. Here's the intel on the terrorists."
After taking a laptop from an aide and handing it to Killian, Ross spoke.
"..."
"If your information is accurate, then these are more like gang members... or maybe a drug cartel?"
After reviewing the material Ross had handed him, Killian fell silent for a long moment before finally speaking.
(End of Chapter)
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