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  Chapter 678 Protocol Three

  【BT, Cooper, how's the situation, get it? Please reply. 】

  【Cooper, this is Commander Sarah Brisger, if you hear this, please go to the bridge one kilometer north of you. 】

  【You are the only key for us to turn defeat into victory. We are here to fold space-time weapons. 】

【we are coming. it's not finished yet. 】

   level in progress.

  The voice of the commander of the rebel army kept ringing on the communication channel.

   At the end, she seemed apologetic.

   But Jack Cooper fell on deaf ears, and dialogue options never popped up throughout.

  He never said a word, just killing IMC soldiers all the way under the player's control.

   Kong Bo in front of the screen didn't want to answer either.

  Even so far, the game process is not too long.

  But the two protagonists in the plot are actually very well portrayed.

   Not just BT.

   And Jack Cooper.

   Anyone who has played the game can probably clearly feel what kind of existence Jack Cooper is.

  He is not a very extroverted protagonist in the traditional sense, on the contrary, he is a relatively autistic and introverted individual.

  Because he has always been a rifleman with the lowest rank on the battlefield, and the environment itself does not allow much communication, and he suddenly became a pilot later on, and he was even full of self-confidence.

  In many levels ahead.

  Jack Cooper and his colleagues have very little communication with their superiors.

   Captain Lastimosa died, and he just buried him in silence.

  In Signal Tower Level 1, facing the praises of colleagues and the requests of the rebel troops, almost all BTs communicated. Jack Cooper remained silent from the beginning to the end.

   And in the end, when the rebel commander wanted to transfer the BT to other qualified pilots, he didn't say anything.

  Even occasionally, he must say something to his colleagues.

   is also generally very simple.

  For example, when chasing an enemy ship ahead, if other pilots praised him, he would only reply briefly.

   Very mechanical, just like facing a superior.

   But only when communicating with BT.

   Jack Cooper will have a lot to say.

  He will joke with BT, tease it to take shortcuts, find new equipment and say it is in love, jump into the water and let BT come down together, and teach it to give a thumbs up...

   One-person-one-machine communication occupies almost all dialogue options.

During this time.

  BT has gradually changed from a machine to a "human" with flesh and blood.

   And Jack Cooper has gradually revealed his true side, and is no longer a cold name-"Rifleman Jack Cooper".

  In a galaxy-level war, human life is just a number after all. Cooper and Titan BT are like a drop of water in the ocean. To be honest, one person and one machine are actually just little people in this war.

  The Rebel Army still has countless Vanguard Titans, and many Pilots.

   But also because of this.

  Under this cruel reality.

  The two people's adventures together, the faint warmth, is also set off to make it more precious.

but now.

  BT is destroyed right in front of you...

   How could Jack Cooper not be angry at this!

   How can the players who are equivalent to adventure together not be angry!

   At this time, silence and kill!

   is the best answer!

   Jack Cooper just became a Pilot! Before that he was just a taciturn rifleman! Captain Lastimosa who trained him is dead! It was BT who accompanied him through these days!

   Fuck you.

   Kong Bo gritted his teeth, and controlled Jack Cooper with unprecedented seriousness, killing all the enemies he saw on the road one by one.

   Not one left!

   Madly pouring out his anger.

until.

  The voice of the rebel commander sounded again.

  【There is also the last vanguard Titan in the pilot. 】

  【I want to call up the data core and prepare to let the Titan land. 】

   See this conversation.

  Clearly knowing that the game is not over yet, the holy cabinet has not been solved, the game will definitely not let the player lose the Titan hastily.

  Even Kong Bo knew it deep down.

   But I couldn't help but feel delighted.

ah! ?

  BT can still live! ?

  In the game, he has already controlled Jack Cooper, smashing through the entire defense line.

   And has come to the bridge one kilometer to the north.

   And accompanied by the rebel commander said that the Titans are ready.

   The game prompts the player to land their Taita.

   The sound of breaking the air came.

  An empty shell Titan without an intelligent core fell from the sky.

  Jack Cooper came to this new Titan and installed the BT wisdom core he had been holding in his hand.

   Then, the system restarts.

  The vanguard titan in front of him came alive.

  It stood up slowly, looked at Jack Cooper, and said hello.

  【Hi, Jack. 】

  Jack Cooper, who had been silent since the very beginning, even after repeated inquiries from the commander of the rebel army, finally spoke.

  【Glad to see you back, BT. 】

  【In fact, more than 25,000 new parts. BT-7274 activated and ready for battle - time to complete the mission. 】

  BT replied, saying that more than 20,000 parts on his body were new, and at the same time raised a machine gun as thick as a pillar in his hand, put it on the ground, and opened the cockpit.

  Kumbo presses the E key.

  Jack Cooper in the game jumped back into the cockpit with the help of a machine gun.

   Viewing angle changes.

  Everything familiar is back.

  The new BT also has a brand new weapon, a giant Gatling.

"ha."

   Kong Bo couldn't help laughing when he saw this scene. The anger in front of him turned into joy at this moment.

  It is precisely because of the loss that makes the reunion feel so good. It made him feel that the feeling of BT coming back is really great.

   Even if this is just a machine.

   And in the communication.

  After a brief reunion.

  The voice of the rebel commander sounded again.

  The problem has not been solved yet.

  Even though the Rebels are firing on the IMC with all their strength, there is still no way to stop the time-space folding weapon.

  Now Jack Cooper must enter the control room.

   Otherwise, the planet where the rebels are located will be destroyed.

   "Fuck, it's all up to me!"

  Kong Bo complained: "Okay, I'm here, let me show you what is Tianchosen Iron Pilot!"

  As he spoke, he manipulated the mech and began to adapt to the new Titan equipment.

   And after trying.

have to say.

   Giant Gatling.

   Really cool!

  One magazine has 150 rounds of ammunition. In theory, if you press and hold it, you can kill an enemy Titan in seconds!

   This is a new experience that the previous Titan equipment cannot bring!

   "Damn it!"

  Kong Bo held down the left mouse button, watched the barrel of the Gatling gun crazily rotated in front of him, and the bullets poured crazily, and couldn't help but marvel.

   And this level.

  Rebels are finally useful.

  They will provide fire support all the way Jack Cooper is going.

  The Jack Cooper controlled by the player, with the new BT, new equipment, and the fire support of friendly forces, fought all the way from the outside to the inside.

   Slash a dozen Titans in a row!

   It's like killing a god.

   and enter the room.

  Air support cannot be covered.

   Next, we can only rely on Jack Cooper and BT...

   And at this time.

  The top hunters have also delivered the holy cabinet, and the IMC has already begun preparations for the "time-space folding weapon".

   And has set the target as the planet of the rebels.

   Success or failure in this battle!

  With a sense of nervousness, Kong Bo controlled BT to come outside the control room.

  The door to the control room opens.

   Two top hunters happened to bring the holy cabinet.

  Blisk, the founder of Apex Hunter, also noticed Jack Cooper coming to the door of the control room.

  He once again mocked Jack Cooper's obsession with wanting to be a hero, and then said to his subordinates: "He is yours now, enjoy it slowly."

  The camera zooms in.

   That subordinate is none other than the top hunter who just destroyed the old BT body—‘Sloan’.

  BOSS battle! Officially opened!

   But for the players in front of the screen.

   This tm is the moment of revenge!

   "It's just you TM up the knife, right!?"

  When Kong Bo saw the name of the boss, he immediately recalled the scene at the beginning of the level. He stopped playing Gatling and switched to the initial weapon he was most familiar with. He was fully prepared!

  He wants to do it all at once!

  tm will whip the corpse!

   But the level of nausea of ​​this boss was beyond Kong Bo's expectations.

   Not only is the attack power and attack frequency high, but it also almost combines the characteristics of the previous bosses.

   Even if you have residual blood, you will run away!

   Then let the IMC's Titan consume the player's Titan HP, and then jump out.

   And will frequently mock and abuse the players.

   Very shameless.

   And the other side.

  'Time-space folding weapon' is already being prepared, and it will enter the next stage after a while.

  Full of tension.

   This boss battle was the most intense for Kong Bo.

  Because he doesn't know if there is a time limit.

   And he doesn't want to die and do it all over again!

   Fortunately.

   Kong Bo is really familiar with the initial equipment of BT.

   And he is really calm.

   Just a little grinding.

   The blood volume of the boss "Sloan" was bluntly worn out.

  When the blood volume of BOSS "Sloan" turns red.

  Kong Bo stopped his gun directly, then controlled BT to rush forward, and chose to end in close combat.

  When the BOSS screamed before death, the mecha was scrapped under the BT shells, and it died completely.

"Cool!"

  Kong Bo yelled directly and freely, as if drinking a sip of iced Coke in summer, it was extremely refreshing.

  Use his own way to treat his own body!

but.

   It is left to the players, and there is not much time left for BT and Jack Cooper to reminisce about the battle just now.

  Here we have just dealt with the top hunter.

   Over there.

  The voice of the rebel commander rang.

  【Cooper, take the Holy Ark away before starting! quick! 】

   There is absolutely no breathing room.

at the same time.

  The time-space folding weapon has entered the final stage.

   is about to launch.

   It's not over yet!

  Kong Bo hurriedly controlled BT to the module containing the holy cabinet.

  According to the game reminder, keep pressing the same button.

time does not wait.

  BT began to use brute force, and directly violently removed the shell.

   Accompanied by the loud noise of steel breaking.

  The shell was removed, and the blue energy light of the 'holy cabinet' filled the eyes.

   Immediately afterwards, a huge jet impact hit.

  BT was caught off guard and fell to the ground.

  At the same time, the three screens in the cockpit were affected and turned off one by one.

  The screen goes black.

  【Cooper! BT! Have you received it? ? 】

  The anxious voice of the rebel commander kept ringing.

  Wait until the screen lights up again.

  BT's voice also sounded.

   But its sound is no longer smooth, but it seems to have reached the limit, full of stuttering and confusion.

  【Cooper...the impact of the jet exceeds my...main internal system. 】

  【Trying to restore the visual system. 】

  【Vision system has been fixed—fixed—】

  【My analysis shows that throwing is the only way. 】

ah?

   In front of the screen.

   Kong Bo was stunned.

  BT, whose internal system was overwhelmed, kept repeating 'throwing is the only way'.

   Various numbers of 0 and 1 alternately flashed on the player's screen.

  When BT activates the auxiliary power of the mecha, it transfers to the backup energy source.

  It finally said the next sentence.

  【Cooper, do me a favor. 】

  【My automatic navigation system is disconnected. 】

  【Help me into that injection assembly room, we have to cooperate. 】

   And with the words of BT.

  In the game, the main protocol of the Titan, which the player knows for the first time on board, begins to appear in front of the screen.

  【Agreement 1, connect to Iron Pilot: Iron Pilot Cooper—connected】

   is completed with the connection.

  BT slowly stood up.

  Under the tragic music.

  The voice of the commander of the rebel army sounded again, and they couldn't rush over in a short time.

   It is necessary to destroy the ‘time-space folding weapon’ internally, there is no other way.

   And BT replied at this time, it has a way.

at the same time.

  The second agreement is displayed on the screen in the cockpit.

  【Protocol 2, stick to the mission. 】

   And BT's solution is very simple, that is, to expose the core of its own reactor, and destroy the stability of the holy cabinet in the center of the space-time folding weapon... Simply put, blow it up.

   In front of the screen.

  Kumbo: “…”

in the game.

  BT sent the coordinates to the rebel army, and at the same time, under the control of Jack Cooper, launched the launch pad in the control room.

  The display screen was red.

  Jack Cooper drove BT and boarded the launch pad together.

at the same time.

  Titan's third major agreement was displayed on the screen.

   But there are only three errors above.

  【Protocol three, error, error, error】

   New dialog options pop up.

   The first option is very familiar to players.

  It is the first level of the game, the option when the player talks to BT...

  【Don't worry, BT, I'm not going anywhere. 】

   In front of the screen.

   Kong Bo saw the dialogue options and realized something, his breath was stagnant, and he didn't want to choose.

   I really don't want to choose.

  However, at the last second, the last second of the countdown, he still chose the first...

   Maybe.

  This is also a happy ending.

  Warriors have the will to die and die generously.

  Dialog is selected.

   Then, Jack Cooper's voice sounded, and he said softly:

  【Don’t worry, bt, I’m right here, I’m not going anywhere. 】

  【Received, Pilot. 】

  BT's voice is as calm as ever.

at the same time.

   Just showed wrong, wrong, wrong protocol three.

   starts to change and starts flashing again.

   On the other side, a piercing hum sounded.

  The launch pad is charging.

  Starting from the front end, a dazzling red energy light source gradually lights up, the data board keeps flashing, and the emitted energy is about to be fully charged.

Then.

   Launch!

   And at the moment when BT and Jack Cooper were launched towards the 'holy cabinet' by the launch pad.

  In the cockpit.

  The flashing panel is finally loaded.

  Protocol 1, connect to Iron Pilot.

  Agreement 2, stick to the mission.

  Protocol three, protect Iron Pilot...

   And BT's voice sounded again.

  【Protocol Three, Protect Iron Pilot】

  The mecha was shot out, and it was on the way to the holy cabinet.

  BT suddenly opened the cockpit, and then the mechanical hand reached into the hatch and grabbed Jack Cooper.

【What are you doing?】

   Jack Cooper struggles, but to no avail.

  He was caught out of the cockpit.

   And BT raised Jack Cooper in mid-air, and made a fist with the other hand. At the same time, the wisdom core turned to look at him. The familiar lines, the words that BT most often talked about, sounded again—

【Believe me-】

   Then, it threw Jack Cooper hard.

  The player played by Jack Cooper quickly moved away from the holy cabinet, while BT flew directly into the holy cabinet under the tragic music.

   Immediately after.

   A dazzling light flashed.

  The explosion hit with a bang.

  BT blew itself up...along with the wisdom core.

  …

   In front of the screen.

   Kong Bo was stunned.

  Seeing this scene, I felt a little suffocated.

  Even if the next step was to escape, he didn't move.

  Because he didn't expect it.

   This level.

   will usher in such an ending...

  I lost BT at the beginning of the level, and my chest was full of anger.

   Then BT came back from the dead, whether it was Cooper or the players immersed in the plot, they just experienced the joy of reunion.

   Immediately afterwards, I lost BT again...

  BT sent Cooper, who was determined to die together, from the self-destruct...

  When the action that should have been made through emotion is made by the programmed procedure.

  BT read out the cold protocol in a robotic tone.

  The familiar "Protocol Three" sounded together with the familiar "Trust me".

  Kong Bo experienced a shocking, indescribable, but unrecoverable emotion for a long time.

   "Damn it..."

  Kong Bo couldn't bear it anymore, and even felt his eyes were moist.

   And when he looked back at the screen.

  Seeing the evacuation coordinates marked by the commander of the rebel army, I thought of the action of BT sending coordinates to the rebel army just now.

   I couldn't bear it anymore.

  BT didn't think about escaping at all, and it couldn't escape, it wanted to destroy the space-time folding weapon.

  The reason for sending coordinates to the rebels.

   Exactly for Jack Cooper to escape.

  BT everything is calculated.

   "Fuck... you, you better have it behind you! You better have it behind you tm!!"

  Kumbo shouted as he quickly jumped to the extraction point.

   His voice was a little choked up.

  His operation was a little deformed, but he still boarded the evacuation plane.

  The entire planet was destroyed because of the damaged weapons.

   And next, gone.

It has ended…

   When the clearance subtitles pop up.

   Kong Bo was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't bear it anymore.

   "Linmu Studio!! You are simply not human!! You are celebrating Chinese New Year! You... woo..."

soon.

  In the room, Kong Bo's choked voice sounded again.

  …

at the same time.

  Mou Feng's family.

  His progress is a bit slower, but he has reached the last few levels.

  He was also excited for the Battle of Baitan, and shouted for the Iron Pilot Legion.

   And the same.

   Play to the last level.

  When I heard BT say 'Protocol three, protect Iron Pilot. ’ and ‘Trust me! '.

  When you see the familiar big mechanical hand reaching into the hatch, familiar grabbing, familiar throwing.

  He also felt a little suffocated... a little teary.

  In fact, in stand-alone games, companion NPCs are nothing new.

  Whether it's Lin Yao's previous game, such as the son in "God of War", Ellie in "The Last of Us", or Elizabeth in "BioShock".

   Still the game here.

  In fact, there are companion NPCs.

  This kind of NPC can generally reduce the loneliness of the player in the process of playing a stand-alone game, and can play a role in promoting key plots.

  The BT in "Titanfall" is undoubtedly this kind of role.

  Mou Feng actually understands these truths.

   After all, he is also a practitioner in the game industry.

but.

   No matter how much you know.

  At the moment, these experiences are useless.

  Because when he substitutes from the perspective of the player, the human emotional part completely takes over.

in particular.

   In this level.

   The player takes the role of Jack Cooper.

   Just lost BT, reunited with BT, then lost again...

  It can be said that the reunion between Cooper and BT was as touching as it was at the end.

  The emotional line extends from the beginning to the end, from the beginning of the level to the end.

In this situation.

  How can I look at it rationally...

   "Our mission saved Harmony."

   “The Resistance calls it their headquarters, and millions more call it home.”

   "Commander Briggs says I'm getting a new Titan..."

   "I don't know... what it's like to have a new Titan, but... I kind of like the old one."

   "Pilot Jack Cooper, end the call."

   The end of the game.

   Jack Cooper's voice sounded again.

   awakened Mou Feng.

  He turned his gaze back to the screen.

   When I heard Jack Cooper's slightly hesitant voice at the end.

  He took a deep breath, took off his glasses, and wiped his face vigorously.

Hold…

  He really wants to play the next level right now.

really want.

  Even if there is only one level.

   How he wants to see BT reappear.

   Jack Cooper said that line again: "Glad you came back alive, BT."

  …

   That night.

  Because the single-player process of "Titanfall" is not too long.

  So most players have cleared the level.

   And so many players pass the level.

  The impact on the player community...you can imagine.

  Players, don’t even care about spoilers.

   One opens the forum.

  The screen is full of BT...

  【BT... Before Chinese New Year, I played tm games until I cried! I really can't help it! 】

  【Textbook-like level design... not only cool, but also the best companion NPC so far, but how cool the front is, how touching and sad the back is...

  Protocol three, protect Iron Pilot... Finally seeing BT throwing me out, I really couldn't help it. 】

  【Before playing, robot wars, enjoy the game. After playing... [Crying] [Crying] [Crying]! 】

  【Before playing, everyone thought that the mechas in the game were tools, but everyone said that the mechas in Mecha Wars were tools! But how can there be such a tool... [crying]]

  【BT is obviously just a robot, but it is more touching than any humanoid NPC. It is really worth it to play. In addition, "Trust me"... This sentence is probably the most impressive sentence for me this year. 】

  【Cleared the level, I feel indescribable, the game is really good... The charm of the game was undoubtedly revealed at the last moment. The first time I played the game, tears filled my eyes. 】

  【What is a game, Linmu Studio really understands it... I recommend everyone to try this game, maybe you will have the answer... Really, it’s great. 】

  【Don’t worry about BT, I’m not going anywhere [crying]][crying][crying]]

  【Linmu Studio! ! Lin Yao! ! You give me back BT! ! [cry]】

  【…】

this day.

   Definitely belongs to Titanfall.

  Linmu Studio.

  Lin Yao sat in her seat, looked at the posts posted by the players on the forum, smiled lightly, and then stretched vigorously.

   "Happy New Year, players."

  (end of this chapter)