Warfare Augmented Intelligent Frame Unit

Chapter 111 - Blue Screen of Death

Chapter 111 - Blue Screen of Death

Ismail's transformation was cataclysmic—an eruption of crimson lightning arcs surged through the air, dancing like wrathful spirits. A blinding red flash seared the skyline for a fleeting moment, and then everything plunged into darkness. One by one, the surrounding skyscrapers flickered and died, the entire district swallowed in a city-wide blackout.

Then came the titan.

With a thunderous hum that rattled the air itself, a towering skeletal mech phased into existence. It loomed above us—easily sixty meters tall—its metallic bones glowing faintly with eerie red veins of energy. Unlike the other HUSBANDOs, whose Frame Units often bore asymmetrical designs or exposed human components, Ismail's Defense Operator was whole. Imposing. Seamless. A perfect fusion of armor and function. It didn't look like a piloted mech—it looked like a walking god of war.

"Holy shit!" I yelled, squinting up at the monstrosity.

"That... that's so big!" Fei stammered, eyes wide.

"That's what she said," I couldn't help but mutter, sliding in the joke with a grin.

"This is no time for jokes, Zaft!" Myrrh snapped, her voice sharp. "Use your WEEB system! We need your support!"

Without another word, Myrrh ignited her jetpack and launched into the sky, trailing green combustion streaks behind her. Fei dropped to one knee, bracing her twin gatling guns, locking onto the mech's exposed core—a pulsing crimson orb embedded in its chest, the very vessel of Ismail's human body.

"Yaaah!" Fei shouted, fingers clenched on the triggers as hundreds of rounds spewed forth in a blazing stream of steel.

"Take this!" Myrrh screamed from above, unleashing a brilliant salvo of emerald lasers from her beam rifle, each shot burning through the air as it screamed toward the HUSBANDO's core.

However, none of their attacks landed.

The emerald lasers and relentless hail of bullets never even grazed the mech's armor. A shimmering ripple—almost invisible—distorted the space around Ismail's Defense Operator, repelling every assault with an unseen barrier.

"Futile!" Ismail's voice boomed across the skyline, now fully mechanical and cold, reverberating through the night like a digital god's decree.

He raised his colossal arm and swung down, attempting to swat Myrrh from the air like a bothersome insect.

"Kuh!" Myrrh grunted, narrowly twisting out of the way with a mid-air barrel roll. The shockwave from the swing sent her spiraling, but she recovered quickly, reigniting her thrusters to stabilize her flight. She ascended higher and shouted, "How about this?!" before firing a rapid volley of green beams directly at the mech's skull.

But the outcome didn't change.

Just like the core, the head was protected by that same invisible shield. Desperate, Myrrh fired in quick succession at the mech's limbs—shoulders, knees, even the crotch. Each blast of energy was repelled effortlessly, ricocheting off as if striking glass.

Fei, unfazed, kept pouring ammunition into the chest core. Twin barrels of her gatling guns roared and spat molten metal, but the shimmering barrier held strong. Not a single bullet found its mark.

Then—a sudden click and a hiss.

Steam vented from Fei's weapons. Her gatling guns overheated, glowing red from the strain, smoke curling around the barrels like the breath of a dying dragon.

"Lasers and bullets don't work!" I shouted, eyes locked on the battle. "Fei, switch to short-range combat!"

Without hesitation, I activated my WEEB System. A ring of gold symbols circled my arm as it pulsed with radiant energy. My hand glowed with golden light, humming with power as I aimed it at her.