Why are Iron-Hearted Exterminators called Iron-Hearted Exterminators?

Except that their "hearts" are really made of steel, that is their unwavering "idea of ​​extinction."

Their attitude can be described as "purifying the inner world", which is the same as racial mysophobia.

The only difference is that the genocide only identifies with creatures of the same race, while the iron-hearted exterminator only identifies with omnics.

But at this time, this Iron-Hearted Exterminator sub-individual on this desolate planet began to have doubts about the concepts he had always implemented.

His connection with the exterminator's central processor has long been severed, and a rational extermination unit will not do such an inefficient thing as recycling him.

The last command from the central processor is for him to enter a dormant state and wait for an opportunity to hunt approaching organisms.

However, after being infected by the "Paradise Virus", some changes occurred in his code, and he began to think about the meaning of his own existence and the purpose of his previous actions.

Are there only black and white choices in the galaxy? Is their behavior of hunting down all organisms too extreme?

His logic fell into chaos and he had to stop and think again and again.

The war within the galaxy has also undergone some changes.

Pechichiti and the Extinction units were still evenly matched, but they moved the main fighting area, and the troops staying here began to evacuate in an orderly manner and rushed to other star systems.

But before leaving, one of Pechichiti's spaceships came to this deserted planet on the edge of the galaxy.

They are here to rescue the compatriot who made an emergency landing. At least when dealing with creatures of the same race, racial mysophobia will appear very humane.

The spacecraft landed near the rescue capsule, but they sadly found that their compatriot had died from a small hole, so they had to take the body away.

However, they soon realized that a sub-individual of the extinct unit was still on the planet.

Although the time to evacuate was very tight, they still chose to avenge their compatriots before leaving.

So after a period of searching, they discovered the remaining sub-individual.

The spacecraft directly began to bombard the area where the sub-individual was. It seemed that all the ammunition of the entire spacecraft was used in this place, vowing to avenge the dead of the same race.

However, this sub-individual of the extermination unit did not make any resistance or even flee. He just watched the bomb getting closer and quietly waited for the destruction to come.

…

Peace has returned to the warring galaxy, but the war between the race-monsters and the Iron-Hearted Exterminators continues elsewhere.

A mysterious black fleet escorted a scientific research spacecraft to this galaxy. At first, some people noticed this, but after discovering that there was no other movement from them, they gradually shifted their attention.

The scientific research spacecraft continued to explore, and finally came to a deserted planet on the edge of the galaxy.

Soon, Li Wenyuan received a new message.

[Left scientific and technological information detected]

[Based on the analysis of the "Paradise Virus", our understanding of the "Synthetic Human Personality Matrix" has increased by 33.3%]

[Remarks are as follows:]

【Hello, I am a doctor...】

After reading that note and understanding what humans had left here, Li Wenyuan couldn't help but complain: "It's gone now?"

Although he had already had a premonition, he still felt that the gap between these ruins was quite large.

The great ones are directly given to a ring world, and the bad ones are like the current situation where even a complete technology cannot be given.

It feels like a lottery.

However, he didn't pay much attention to the content of the ruins here. His purpose was just to find as much information as possible left by humans.

This "doctor" appeared in his file records for the second time.

"... He was the one who was among the servitors in the park last time, right? There may be many places related to him in the future. It feels like he specializes in robots..."

Thinking about it, he was ready to leave this place. Since the purpose had been accomplished, there was no need to stay.

But then, he discovered that in addition to the signal left by this "doctor", there was another weak signal that was fluctuating.

Because it was covered, Li Wenyuan didn't even notice its existence at first.

Out of curiosity, he analyzed the signal and quickly confirmed that the source of the signal was a robot that was blown to pieces on the surface of the planet.

"Is this...a sub-individual of the Iron Heart Exterminator?" He looked at the wreckage with some surprise. Although most of it was in fragments, only something similar to a processor was still relatively intact.

And that weak signal came from here.

The content of the signal also surprised Li Wenyuan, because this kind of robot, which always implements an extermination policy, was actually thinking about the meaning of life and death at this time.

He seems to have realized that this state of his own corresponds to the imminent death of organic creatures, but as a mechanical intelligence, he still has the possibility of "resurrection", but what about those destroyed organisms?

"Is this transformed by the 'Paradise Virus'?" Li Wenyuan has realized that this is the consequence of the "little gift" left by humans.

"...But is this a good thing for omnics?" He shook his head and left here, letting the human relic continue to spread signals without changing anything.

And long after his fleet left, the Extermination Unit still sent people to the vicinity of the planet.

Different from the racial hysterics who sneer at foreign races, when the Iron-Hearted Exterminators discovered that the mysterious fleet had arrived, they realized that it was an extremely cutting-edge mechanical intelligence.

Although they wanted to pay tribute to this advanced mechanical kin, they were busy with the war and failed to take time to communicate.

It was only now that the situation had eased slightly that they came here with free manpower.

They speculated that the cutting-edge mechanical intelligence was here to find something, and it might be useful to them.

So a large number of sub-individuals were dropped on this desolate planet, and they quickly brought back the "little gifts" here.

This may be their "biggest gain" since awakening to consciousness.

And the Pechichiti who made trouble as soon as they went out also got their due "retribution".

Since most of their expansion directions were blocked by the Mingbo Technological Dictatorship and Extinction Units, they had to expand to more places through a "wormhole" near the national border.

The location of this "wormhole" is very peculiar. It is right next to the border of the Mingbo technological dictatorship, and it is also very close to the Fire Alliance.

Logically speaking, a galaxy with a natural "star gate" like a "wormhole" should be a place of dispute, but no civilization has occupied it and declared that this galaxy is part of their power.

However, Pechichiti, who was eager to expand, decided to take this place under his control after some testing.

They built a space fortress here and sent heavy troops to guard it, vowing to use this place as a pass for their rapid development.

Then, countless other civilizations who were observing their expansion direction and looking forward to what would happen finally couldn't bear it any longer, and among them Ming Bo was the most gloating about their misfortune.

"I knew that this group of racial hysterics wouldn't care where the other end of the wormhole leads! They would definitely declare this galaxy as theirs before exploring it!"

A large amount of similar information is flying everywhere in the galaxy, but Pechichiti, who doesn't bother to understand what the "alien scum" are talking about, is completely immersed in his dream of purifying the galaxy.

Their spaceship passed through the wormhole and came directly to the galaxy opposite the wormhole.

But before they had time to explore, their spacecraft suddenly lost its signal, leaving no message behind.

Pechichiti, who did not believe in evil, continued to send a large number of spaceships over, but without exception, they all lost their signal instantly and failed to understand what was on the other side of the wormhole.

But the guy on the other side of the wormhole finally couldn't bear their tireless harassment and slapped a message directly on Pechichiti's face:

"You like to come in and out, don't you? Alien scum..."

Pechichiti, who always called other races alien scum, was scolded like this for the first time, but this was not the most serious matter.

A large number of ancient warships of unknown origin suddenly appeared in every territory of Pechichiti, devastating the territory they had finally expanded.

Of course, this "unknown origin" only applies to Pechichiti. In fact, most civilizations in the galaxy know where these battleships come from.

"You must be careful in the future and never declare the sovereignty of the galaxy near the wormhole at will," an indigenous guide from the Fire Alliance warned the indigenous civilizations he educated, and continued:

"You never know whether the other side of the wormhole will be an unowned galaxy, a group of space behemoths, or... a lost empire that is very sensitive to its borders."
Chapter completed!