"What is that?!" Anis said, staring up at the massive robotic monster looming over them an older Eradicator Mk 2.
Before anyone could process the sight, a holographic screen flickered to life in front of them.
"Hello there! I am John, and Doctor Xenon finally gave me one of her mechas to pilot!" John declared, his voice buzzing with chaotic excitement as he readied his four gatling miniguns.
"Get down!" the Commander roared.
A devastating hail of bullets tore through the air. The barrage caught several Nikkes who couldn't react in time, tearing up the surrounding ground.
"We need anti-armor weapons to take that down!" Neon shouted over the roar of gunfire.
"Fear John roblox!" he screamed, unleashing a salvo of heavy rockets directly into their position.
Suddenly, a high-caliber shot cracked across the battlefield, striking the armor plating of the Eradicator Mk 2. The massive mecha pivoted slowly to face the source of the fire. Snow White and her squad had arrived as reinforcements.
"Hey, look, they called reinforcements! No matter I can take you all on!" John yelled before redirecting his rocket pods toward Snow White's position and opening fire.
"Rapi, can you scan that thing for weaknesses?" the Commander asked, shielding his eyes from the dust and shrapnel.
"Commander... I might have an idea," Mihara chimed in.
"Go on," he urged.
"In the past, the core of her machines had a severe overheating flaw. I don't know if Doctor Xenon ever fixed it, but based on the design of this Eradicator, it looks like an older model. There's a strong chance it still suffers from that defect."
"Is there any way to verify it?" the Commander asked.
"Well... we'd have to force him to overheat the machine."
"How?"
Before she could answer, the battle raged on. Scarlet and Snow White executed a seamless pincer movement against John. Scarlet darted across the terrain, drawing his attention, while Snow White systematically targeted vulnerable joints on the Eradicator's frame.
"Stop running!" John screamed, sweeping his miniguns toward Scarlet. She wove through the incoming storm with blinding speed, the heavy rounds missing her by a hair.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A series of armor-piercing rounds slammed directly into the main chassis of the Eradicator Mk 2, penetrating deep into the internal plating.
"Agh! Why did Doctor Xenon give me this older model?! It doesn't even have shields!" John yelled in frustration, forgetting his open communications link.
Before he could turn around, explosives detonated against his rear armor.
"What now?!" John bellowed.
Wardress, Counter Squad, and the remaining battle-capable Nikkes rallied together, bombarding the Eradicator with a relentless volley of fire, chipping away at its defense layer by layer.
"Agh! You're making me mad! Time to die!" John roared. He slammed his controls, driving the Eradicator into full-blown Rage Mode.
The mechanical beast gave a metallic roar, deploying every remaining weapon pod in a reckless attempt to obliterate everything in sight.
[ WARNING: CORE OVERHEATING ]
"What!?" John gasped.
Thick, scalding steam began spewing violently from the cracks and dents punctured into the armor.
"They played me!" John realized in a panic. They hadn't just been attacking they were forcing his system into thermal overload.
"So that was your plan... making me overheat. Clever... but this isn't the end!"
John slammed the trigger to fire back, but the Eradicator Mk 2's miniguns only emitted a hollow click.
"...Oh shit. Doctor Xenon, teleport me out of here!!!"
BOOM!
The right mechanical arm of the Eradicator Mk 2 blew completely off, closely followed by the left, before the internal core went critical. A massive chain reaction tore the machine apart from the inside out.
The resulting blast incinerated the frame entirely, leaving behind nothing usable.
Back at the Xenon Base
"Ahhhh!"
John hit the metal floor hard, groaning in pain. "Agh..."
"Get yourself some rest," I said calmly, nodding toward two massive Juggernauts. They stepped forward, grabbed John by his arms, and dragged him toward the infirmary.
I turned back toward my chief scientist. "X-Scientist, how is our progress?"
"Well, with the assistance of the Mk 4 units and the rest of our forces, we have successfully secured Europe," X-Scientist reported. "Meanwhile, the africa division equipped with the modified Erad Tanks has made significant headway in Africa. I am still awaiting final reports from the other divisions."
"Good. Adapting the Erad-B template into the Guntank configuration with those upgrades proved to be an excellent move," I replied, turning on my heel. "X-Scientist, prepare my ship. It's about time we finally bring this to a close."
"Understood, Doctor Xenon."
We walked down the primary hallway and entered the main hangar bay. Stretching as far as the eye could see were giant spaceships, fully prepped and retrofitted for war.
"This is... amazing. Outstanding work, X-Scientist."
I turned back to look out over the fleet, raising my hand toward the stars.
"Today... we shall take the moon!"