Chapter 305: Heroine Chapter: Never a Player [2/2]
Three speeding projectiles flew at over 185 kilometers per hour. The Cyclops, was still looking at Alfonso, when suddenly three anti-tank warheads collided with his head. Two from behind and one directly in front of his mouth.
The first round of explosions was followed by a trio of second ones. The Cyclops body continued to step forward, even without its head. After about five steps, its large frame stopped moving and fell to the ground.
The upper half of the monster's torso was gone, and what remained of its spine was raised like a white flag. Despite their champion suddenly biting the dust, the Rank F's ignored the corpse and ran to Alfonso.
"Henry, there are no more zombies here. Please help Alfonso."
[Henry: As you command, Mother]
The four MAARS around me charged forward at an impressive 11 km/h. Originally, the MAARS needed a control station, but with Henry and I issuing commands via {Connect}, some components were no longer needed.
Even with the MAARS running at full speed, they began sniping at Normies along the way. Alfonso and Sabel also moved in sync to draw the remaining zombies toward Henry's line of fire. In less than ten minutes since the battle began, the zone had been retaken.
"{Reload}," I declared.
For 25 souls, I could rearm all my children. As long as they were part of my {Auto}, I theoretically had no limit. Batteries, ammo, even fuel. How fucking broken was that?
"Okay, let's check the Siren's progress. {Connect}"
[Minerva connected, Welcome to the Siren server!]
[Members online: Minerva (Admin), Henry, Alphonso, Sabel, Ishtar, Rhiannon, Vela, Satis, Freyja, Inari, Limitless]
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[Room 1: Zone 1072-1]
[Limitless: Darling, please be careful, stop kic... Sigh. Darling, can't you just shoot them?]
[Vela: Darling, you worry too much! VELA KICKKKKKKK!!]
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[Room 2: Zone 1065-2]
[Freyja: Ugh, where are all the undead? Is Bella done with the vase yet?]
[Limitless: You are doing well, dear, you have already killed three! It has only been eight minutes.]
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[Room 3: Zone 1086-1]
[Rhiannon: ARRGGHHH!! The cunts are too far apart! Possum! Don't get mad, but I'm going to call them with a grenade!]
[Limitless: Just throw it far away from you, okay Kitten?]
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[Room 4: Zone 1092-1]
[Ishtar: Did you see that, dear? Aren't I great?]
[Limitless: Dear you are fucking amazing! Using {Portal} to change the trajectory of bullets is genius!]
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[Room 5: Zone 1085-1]
[Satis: Husband, sniping over seventy-five zombies is taking too long, I will use Sacreds.]
[Limitless: What's mine is yours, wifey. Use them to your heart's content]
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[Room 6: Zone 1051-1]
[Inari: Shujin, what kind of underwear do you prefer? A loincloth? Or maybe something with a lot of lace? Or should I wear a naked apron?]
[Limitless: Kamisan, is it too much to ask for all three?]
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"..."
Honey was working hard. He reminded me of the chatbots in Onlyfans. It was so like him to create a separate chat room for each of them. In these small worlds, he only existed for one Siren.
Such were the wonders of cyberspace. I kicked everyone out of the chat rooms and forced them all back to the main channel.
[Minerva has muted the chat].
[Everyone, I am done with my zone. My children are ready to help. I know you have your pride, but you know honey won't stop worrying, so let's get this over with, okay?]
[Minerva has unmuted the chat].
[...] x6
[Limitless: Everyone, let them help. Please?]
After everyone agreed, I began to issue commands. The Sirens were insanely powerful pawns.
Liv was both rooks at the same time. Capable of pinning down an entire army.
Jo and Robyn were devastating in close quarters, much like knights.
Jas and Aki proved their worth in specific situations, analogous to bishops.
Finally, Lilly was an overwhelming all-rounder like a queen.
And me? Of course, I was the one above them. I was the player.
Like in a chess game, I gave my orders succinctly. The Sirens were not perfect. So my responsibility as a player was to maximize the strengths of my chess pieces and protect their weaknesses.
"{Perspective} - Freyja. {Portal}. Sabel, fish for Freyja. Henry, guard her flanks with two MAARS."
[Sabel |Henry: Skydio / MAARS on the way, Mother.]
Liv, as powerful as she was, couldn't take out large crowds and had piss poor mobility.
"{Perspective} - Rhiannon. {Portal} Sabel, send the Puma and map the zone for Rhiannon."
[Sabel: Puma on the way, Mother.]
Robyn had excellent agility and excelled at everything. Unfortunately, she usually fought by instinct and was dumb as shit.
"{Perspective} - Satis. {Portal}. Sabel, guard Satis with half the hornets, Henry form a vanguard for her with two MAARS."
[Sabel | Henry: Dispatching Hornets/MAARS Mother.]
Jasmine was an exceptional marksman. However, she needed someone to guard her six and distract her targets.
"{Perspective} - Vela. {Portal}. Sabel, there is an rank E in Vela's zone. Off with its head."
[Sabel: Switchblades inbound, Mother.]
While Josephine excels in brutal melee combat, she lacks the firepower to take down tougher targets.
"{Perspective} - Inari. {Portal}. Alfonso, draw the enemy's attention, leave the rank E's to Inari."
[Alfonso: Ripsaw MS2 on the move, Mother.]
Aki was fucking frightening if you didn't see her coming. Therefore, what she needed were clowns to draw the enemy's attention.
"{Perspective} - Ishtar. {Portal}. Sabel, follow me with the rest of the hornets."
[Sabel: Yes, Mother.]
As I walked into the doorway connected to Lilly's zone, the rest of my children began their tasks.
Though it irked me to no end, Lilly's only weakness was stamina. And {Limitless} erased that in addition to giving her even more abilities.
{Store} was too insane. Space, the law that grounded reality, was nothing more than a concept in front of this fucking pervert.
Honey and Lilly together would be the bane of any army. How the hell was anyone supposed to stop a force that could appear anywhere?
"Most impressive. As expected from a chess grandmaster," Lilly laughed as she fired rounds into a small portal with her M60.
"Bother Camões. I'm doing this for Honey."
"Fufu. I have no idea who that is, and aren't we all?"
A bunch of Normies ran towards us, but a small void opened behind them. From the subspace, a rain of lead blew the back of their brains out.
"Such a fucking cheat," I complained as the corpses crashed to the ground.
"Oh my, this coming from a psycho who killed over a hundred zombies in less than ten minutes? Aren't you directly controlling 5 more at this very moment?"
"Whatever. Sabel, find the Rank Es."
Less than two minutes later, I saw the Rank Es with the eyes of a black hornet. Two Undertakers were hiding behind a hill, resurrecting undead.
"{Perspective} - Satis."
[Minerva: Satis, can you see the Undertakers? Can you shoot them from where you are?]
[Satis: Give me a moment... I think I can. Stand by.]
"You can't be serious! How would that even work?" Lilly yelled in surprise.
[Satis: I am ready.]
"{Portal}" x2
A {Portal} appeared in front of the Black Hornet. Less than a second later, two powerful 7.62×51mm NATO rounds flew out, shattering the skulls of the Undertakers.
[Satis: Anything else?]
[Minerva: Thanks, I will let you know if there are any more]
I then turned to Lilly and replied smugly.
"That's why you can only be a queen and never a player."