Chapter 80: Protocol Three

The pinnacle of Titanfall's ascent to glory has arrived!

In the fourth level, the protagonist finds themselves amidst the chaos of a research facility and obtains a crucial item from Anderson—embedded in the ceiling—a temporal traversal device.

With this device, players can seamlessly traverse between two timelines.

"Why is this temporal traversal so smooth when normally maps require loading time?" Welt stood still, continuously traversing back and forth without any lag.

At this moment, everyone else also realizes.

Indeed!

Even with the highest configuration computer, switching maps on both sides wouldn't achieve such smooth performance.

[Haxxor Bunny: Fool, why are you overthinking? Can't I create two identical maps on the upper and lower levels and teleport the player back and forth?]

"I see, that makes sense. If only data were moved out for reloading and rendering, it definitely wouldn't achieve such smooth performance. Utilizing this clever method to give us an interesting experience, Miss Haxxor Bunny really likes to be modest." Welt continued playing the game.

This level can be described as the most thrilling in all of Titanfall. Enemy grunts, attempting to find themselves, can only run around aimlessly, and in the fractured timelines, one can still spot the dots of those grunts.

Is this even a battle? It's simply unparalleled!

But Welt still pays attention to the plot. Anderson's logs play continuously, but Welt senses something is off.

"This temporal distortion... Anderson was originally sneaking into the research institute. It seems that when we arrived, an alarm was triggered, and what we're doing now is probably just completing the causal loop."

[What? Are you saying we killed Anderson?!]

[Anderson!]

The livestream room fills with a cheerful atmosphere as viewers watch Welt switch between different timelines and kill indiscriminately. Even the viewers are excited watching it.

Although Anderson's death feels a bit unfair, it doesn't stop everyone from enjoying it.

Especially in the final scene, the protagonist needs to traverse a very long ventilation duct. Whether in the intact or destroyed timeline, the ventilation duct is obstructed. And under the pull of gravity, the falling speed keeps increasing, forcing the protagonist to continuously switch timelines to avoid obstacles, otherwise, they would be crushed by the fan or burnt to ashes by flames.

Upon landing at the bottom, the cause of Anderson's death is finally found. He accidentally smashes the temporal traversal device in his hand while facing a rifleman, and then that thing teleports Anderson into the wall. And all of this is because the protagonist's arrival alerted the entire research facility's security, causing the rifleman and robots from the entire facility to search for intruders.

And then it's time for the Titan gameplay!

Yes, riding the Titan, battling in different timelines, another climax is approaching, and Welt gradually forgets about time.

The protagonist's goal is the Ark, a temporal folding weapon inside the IMC research institute. That thing could destroy an entire planet in one go, very dangerous.

And Anderson makes his final move, completely destroying this thing called the Ark!

As the Ark activates, heavily guarded around it, the protagonist drives the Titan into the army without hesitation.

But as they approach the Ark, it explodes!

A dazzling white light flashes, and when Welt opens his eyes, he's shocked by the scene before him.

The explosion freezes in front of him, and time around him stops.

The Titan behind him is still charging forward, rifleman grimly shooting from behind the walls, but the despair in their eyes seems to express hatred for war.

Through the barrage of gunfire and the shattered facilities, the protagonist reaches the Ark and scans it with the helmet.

"This is the most thrilling first-person shooting game I've ever played. No game has ever reached this level before. Time shifting, giant robots, special single-player equipment, and the story structure-Anderson's death was destined, and we are the ones driving it all."

After finishing this chapter, Welt is somewhat looking forward to what the next chapter will be like. Taking over Anderson's mission, the fate of the entire resistance is in the hands of the protagonist. All deadlocks need to be broken by the protagonist. Isn't this much more exciting than being a Tarnished mocked and ridiculed by everyone inside Elden Ring?

"Haxxor Bunny really understands players' psychology very well. To be honest, I really want to have a Titan by my side. After all, this Titan accompanies us, and even begins to care about us gradually."

Ahead is a toxic fog. The protagonist says they can think of a way to pass, but the Titan doesn't hesitate to grab the protagonist tightly inside the cockpit for protection. It even bluntly states that without the protagonist, it couldn't complete the mission.

With one boasting and the other praising, Welt is feeling a bit euphoric.

Next is to help the besieged resistance forces. Under BT's guidance, they obtain something called the Arc Tool and repair the power equipment of the entire facility.

As a Pilot, using the jump kit to reach places beyond others' reach, returning victorious, and then facing the rainbow farts of the rifleman, Welt feels a bit embarrassed.

"What's even funnier is that Jack Cooper was actually just a reserve Pilot. Before taking over BT, he was the same rifleman as them. Cooper doesn't dare to speak, probably to avoid revealing his identity, right?" Welt explains his current mindset to the audience with a smile.

Some people feel that their praise is justified, but looking back, one can feel Haxxor Bunny's subtle humor.

Clearly, Jack Cooper was also a rifleman like them before, but now he has become a powerful and praised Pilot.

[Pilot, it looks like we're relying on you again.]

When this sentence is said, Welt can't help but smile.

"I knew it, that signal tower must be the next area we're heading to."

The future facilities are bigger one by one, the flexibility of the rifleman is limited, and there must be many defense robots inside that huge signal tower.

And there's still a lot of poison outside.

This task can only be completed by the Titan.

Although reluctantly, the commanders inside are all very flattering, one after another.

Driving the Titan away from the base, they soon arrive at the designated location.

But the place is far away, and there's a bottomless abyss below. If they want to go there, the Titan might have to throw the Titan over.

[Pilot, my analysis results show that throwing you is the only way. I can throw you over.]

[This is crazy.]

[Pilot, I won't go crazy.]

Bending down, BT lets the protagonist stand in the palm of his hand.

Using his left hand as a sight, watching the perspective constantly shifting, Welt is sweating along with it.

[Wind speed three sections, wind direction two seven four, distance ninety-five meters, throw mass eighty-nine kilograms—]

Calculations completed, BT clenches his left hand into a fist and looks at the Titan in his palm.

[Trust me.]

With a run-up, he forcefully throws the protagonist out, the facility in the distance goes from small to large, and in the blink of an eye, it's right in front of them.

"It's like getting a shot. The nurse said it wouldn't hurt, but before she finished her sentence, she threw me out. Luckily, the protagonist is really amazing." After landing, Welt looks back at the Titan behind him.

The Titan is waiting quietly in the distance, as small as a figurine.

With a smile, they pierce through the entire army again. Once the game starts, it's like there's a magic that makes it impossible to put down.

Carefully designed ups and downs in the plot immerse players in this world, fighting with good buddies and comrades-in-arms, the Titan, to slaughter the enemy on all sides!

And in multiplayer mode, Welt can already anticipate how chaotic it will be when everyone starts flying and fighting each other.

Thinking idly, Welt arrives at the maintenance point of the signal tower, but who knew the signal tower suddenly tilts, and the protagonist loses balance and falls from the signal tower!

[BT!]

Cooper shouts, he's the only comrade he could trust now!

And BT doesn't disappoint. With heavy steps, he steadily catches the Pilot.

[I got you!]

"His calm voice is so reassuring. If only he had a bit of humor." Welt is very satisfied with this plot, and Cooper also gives BT a thumbs up.

That's the highest praise for the protagonist.

And BT?

He moves a few mechanical fingers flexibly, imitating Cooper, and also raises his thumb.

That sense of humor comes naturally!

Although the plot of a road movie looks very similar, from encounter to acquaintance, then to mutual suspicion, experiencing dangers, supporting each other, and then to cooperation.

At this moment, BT seemed to come alive completely in Welt's heart, and Welt secretly decided that he must create such a Titan within Anti Entropy.

Soon, the rebel forces received reinforcements, and among them was the commander of the rebel forces.

The arriving commander also learned of BT's original Pilot's death.

However, she couldn't understand why the Titan's control was transferred to a rifleman, so, to ensure the situation was stable and to make rational use of every resource on the battlefield, the commander decided to have Cooper leave BT and let a more qualified and powerful Pilot take control of BT.

But upon hearing this command, BT didn't choose to obey. Instead, he grabbed Cooper and shoved him into his cockpit, then responded, "[Opposition, Cooper is my new Pilot, and our combat effectiveness rating now exceeds ninety percent.]"

Who wouldn't love a giant robot that can actively defend itself?

One phrase, "trust me."

One phrase, "opposition."

This BT probably shouldn't be an AI, but a pure digital life form.

"Emotions like this are very rare in AI. Perhaps one day, when our civilization develops to a certain extent, we will also welcome such new life forms," Welt was deeply moved, no longer treating BT as just a tool, but BT still managed to surprise him.

Although it's just a game, the portrayal of this giant robot is truly successful.

It has a similar resonance to the awakening of the mech spirit in Arahato.

Although Arahato doesn't speak.

Next, the rebels officially entered the battlefield.

Countless Titans descended from the sky, and the chaotic battlefield saw life slipping away every moment.

The robots fearlessly charged forward, while the riflemen behind cover also stubbornly survived.

Of course, the most eye-catching on the battlefield was naturally the Titan. After being approved by the commander, Cooper was assigned to a Titan squad.

Fighting alongside teammates, no longer alone, but the battle became even more intense.

The enemy Titans weren't easy opponents either, eliminating several Titans in fierce combat.

Of course, their Titans were also constantly being destroyed.

Until the end, only the protagonist and the commander broke through the defense line and rushed to the warship with the Ark.

But they were too late in the end.

"The battlefield design is very good, giving a sense of interstellar warfare, but the plot seems to be entering its final stages. How can the plot of this game be so sparse?" Welt has been playing this game for a long time, but being immersed in it, it's easy to forget the time.

But compared to the games made by Bronny before, the plot of Titanfall's downfall is indeed much less.

The rebels sent transport aircraft to chase the warship. To invade the warship, BT once again threw the protagonist out.

One was a flying transport aircraft, the other was a relatively stationary warship.

This thrilling way of fighting, only the Titan can do it.

Watching the Titan stand in rows, then charge into the warship to seize it, hacking into the control panel with the hacker knife to take over the entire warship, these scenes came one after another.

Originally, Welt thought that finishing this level would end the game.

But how could he bear to stop and play again tomorrow?

It's almost the final level!

The Viper's Titan is very distinctive, capable of engaging in aerial combat. Even the protagonist ultimately achieved victory by attacking the pilot in the cockpit.

Every type of mech model has a great appeal to Welt.

After defeating Viper, a huge explosion occurred on the warship, and the entire warship was about to crash.

And the Ark was still inside the warship. After exerting tremendous effort, Cooper pushed the Ark into BT's cockpit. But right after that, the explosion followed, destroying the only passage.

Seeing the hope of escape fade, BT controlled the damaged body to create a safe area for Cooper.

Welt saw this scene and was visibly stunned.

[What are you doing!]

[Protocol Three]

BT's response was very simple, but everyone knew what Protocol Three meant.

[Get the Ark out!]

[No, we're trapped. I won't lose another Pilot.]

That sentence "won't lose another" instantly brought tears to countless viewers' eyes.

[Prepare for impact.]

BT's voice remained indifferent, without any fluctuation.

But that sentence "won't lose another" was so touching.

With the explosion and the blurry vision, the level ended.

Countless people wanted to know what happened to BT and how the protagonist would save BT.

And Welt also entered the next level without hesitation, but in the livestream, he remained silent for a long time.

The protagonist woke up again, and the leader of the hired mercenary legion, Blisk, captured both the protagonist and BT.

BT refused to open the cockpit and hand over the Ark to the enemy. However, the Ark's energy was unstable, and forcibly removing it would certainly lead to very bad consequences.

Blisk, the founder and leader of the Apex Legend organization, could only threaten BT with the protagonist. At this moment, dialogue options appeared, all of them sarcastic remarks.

"I didn't expect Cooper to be so stubborn, but this negotiating tactic is too naive. Normally, both sides would present their demands and try to delay time to find an opportunity," Welt commented casually after selecting an option, and Blisk sighed helplessly.

Robots don't understand flexibility, but once a person becomes stubborn, they might really be powerless.

After all, a person who has killed all the top hunters under his command is definitely a tough nut to crack.

So Blisk pointed his gun at the protagonist's head, threatening that if BT didn't open the Ark, the Titan's head would be blown off.

BT said he couldn't see the Titan, infuriating Blisk, who dragged the protagonist in front of BT and aimed his gun at them.

As BT and the protagonist drew closer, a message came through the helmet.

The familiar words again.

[Trust me]

As Blisk's countdown reached its end, BT opened his cockpit and used the Ark to attract Blisk over.

Then, with a slap, he sent Blisk flying and used his shoulder to ignite the oil drums around him, eliminating the riflemen nearby.

The protagonist gained brief freedom, but at this moment, Blisk's subordinates, controlling Titans, arrived in front of the nearly defenseless BT and forcibly removed the Ark from the cockpit.

Even after taking out the Ark, they didn't stop there, using the Titan's weapons to deal another blow to BT!

Fire and electricity flashed, Cooper's vision gradually blurred, and anger surged in Welt's heart.

Welt's silence was deafening, and the barrage of comments continued to curse the villains inside, but some people also noticed that the logo of the hunter legion seemed to be the symbol of the apex Apex Legend rank.

The protagonist woke up again, and he struggled to reach BT, hoping to find a glimmer of hope from that scrap.

As expected, BT's voice rang out.

[Cooper... here... Cooper...]

[I can't complete the mission anymore... but you can. Take the SERE tool kit.]

[You need to survive... rely on... it...]

The last remaining limb tore off the part of the eye, and then lost all power.

Welt picked up the so-called tool kit and saw Cooper take out a small pistol and a hacker dagger.

Finally, he took out a core from the eye part and aimed it at himself from the side, with a number on it.

BT-7274

"A smart pistol, automatically locking onto nearby targets and ensuring a hit?"

After seeing the gun's description, Welt raised an eyebrow.

The background music turned solemn, and Cooper fell silent.

And the mission became even simpler.

[Survive, evade, counterattack, escape.]

The hacker dagger opened the hatch, and Cooper, holding the smart core and pistol, began to step forward.

Encountering riflemen on the way, the helmet locked onto all the riflemen's heads.

Left-click to shoot, all hits!

Cooper vented his anger, calmly repaying them for the pain they caused him.

The rebel forces locked onto Cooper's signal, constantly calling out to him, but Cooper remained silent, just moving forward.

At this moment, Welt's heart was also infected, with that anger, that silence, and the killing intent towards all enemies within that silence.

Running, wall-running, locking on, then shooting!

Leaving no survivors wherever he went!

Infinite bullets, automatic targeting, each shot was a release of the fury within.

Finally, he managed to break out of this base.

"[Cooper, there's still a Vanguard-class Titan in the cockpit. Now, only you can complete the mission for the rebel forces. You are our only hope.]"

"[Cooper, I will remove the data core, and you can install BT later.]"

"Ah? BT can still live? Oh, right, is the smart core in my hand BT's core?"

Welt suddenly realized this, but just as he was enjoying the moment, a surprise came, which also brought a smile to Welt's face.

It was like a little joke.

But it was enough to prove the close relationship between himself and BT.

The new Titan landed on the ground, and the smart core was placed inside.

[Hey, Jack.]

A familiar voice.

Watching the Titan slowly stand up, Welt was as happy as a child.

[Nice to see you alive again, BT.]

[BT-7274 activated and ready for combat.]

Then BT opened his cockpit.

[It's time to complete the mission.]

"Familiar everything, a new cockpit, and brand new weapons! Once again, into the lone battle mode, but luckily the rebel forces had firepower cover."

Welt familiarized himself with the equipment, a huge Gatling gun with a very large shield on top!

This sense of security, super heavy firepower, and the ability to switch between precision and close-range scatter modes at any time.

Firepower, durability, all maxed out.

And the ultimate move is outrageous, directly performing an auto-targeting, can Gatling do that?

None of these matters, just enjoy it to the fullest!

The ups and downs of the plot, precise player psychological control, and overwhelming highlights pushed the game to new heights!

Next, only Cooper could represent the rebel forces to stop the enemy and prevent the destruction of the hometown planet by the Ark.

Arriving at the final destination, the two people had just finished loading the Ark, and the orbital cannon would target the rebel forces' planet, using the Ark to destroy everything.

Just by looking up at the planet in the sky, you could see it.

One planet in the sky had already been destroyed by the Ark experiment, and the other beautiful planet was the last stronghold of the rebel forces.

"Come on! The time for the final battle has come! In the final battle, I will use my BT to tear you all to pieces!"

This game's immersive experience, in the romance of mechs, Welt controlled BT to fiercely beat down the enemies in front of him.

But the battle seemed to be dragging on a bit, and the enemy boss was very cunning, knowing how to hide behind cover, call for support, and even conceal their own whereabouts.

In the tense and thrilling atmosphere, a message came through the helmet signaling the weapons entering the second phase.

Indicating that his time was running out!

Regardless, Welt abandoned defense and focused solely on exchanging blows with the enemy!

Seeing the enemy Titan emitting red light, Welt vented all his anger from the enemy's previous attacks on BT into his execution move!

BT shattered the cockpit of the enemy Titan, grabbed the pilot, and then crushed him alive!

[Cooper! Get the Ark out fast!]

Without any hesitation, Welt approached the weapon, clicked on QTE, and slowly pulled the Ark out from the weapon.

But the huge energy instantly sent the Titan flying, and Cooper's vision became blurry.

[Cooper, the impact of the gas jet overloaded my primary internal systems...]

[I am trying to restore the primary visual system...]

[My analysis shows that throwing is the only way... warning, enemy Titan detected!]

Despair enveloped him.

Blisk drove his Titan to BT's front.

Welt thought everything was over.

But fundamentally, Blisk was just a mercenary who got paid, and the IMC had settled the commission. Blisk had no reason to continue fighting.

He opened the cockpit and landed on BT.

[You're lucky today, 'big hero.' I won't kill you because I don't work for free, but don't think you can defeat me either next time.]

With that, Blisk took out a card from his pocket and slapped it on BT's face, then on Cooper's face.

The card bore the symbol of the Apex Legends.

"I see, so the activities inside Apex, are organized by this guy in front of me? But what about the Ark?"

Welt looked at the menu and couldn't help but laugh, but then he was still very worried about the Ark. Watching Blisk leave, BT's reboot was completed.

[Cooper, help me out, my automatic navigation system is down, help me enter that ejection assembly room, we need to cooperate.]

The ejection assembly room is where the Ark was originally loaded in, and pressing QTE there would launch the Ark into a larger launch pad, using space-time jumps to send the entire Ark core to its destination, in order to achieve the goal of destroying the planet.

[Main protocols...

1, Link with Pilot.

2, Uphold the mission.

....Commander Briggs, I have a way, if my reactor core is exposed, it may be able to disrupt the stability of the Ark when the space-time folding weapon is activated. I can destroy it, I am sending the coordinates for rendezvous to the transport ship.]

BT seemed to have calculated everything, and Welt also controlled BT into the launch room.

[Trust me, I've calculated everything.]

Watching BT enter the launch room, several dialogue options appeared before Welt.

"Don't worry, BT, I'm right here, not going anywhere."

An attitude of facing life and death together with BT.

The third main protocol was taking a long time to load, indicating that BT's damage was very severe.

[Received, Pilot.]

Accompanied by the solemn music, the cannon charged up.

At the moment BT was launched, Protocol Three loaded!

[Protocol Three, protect the Pilot!]

The cockpit suddenly opened, and BT grabbed Cooper from the cockpit.

[What are you doing!]

Cooper roared, but couldn't resist BT's actions.

BT grabbed Cooper and uttered those familiar three words.

[Trust me.]

[BT!!!]

Cooper was thrown out!

But BT also merged with the Ark and exploded violently.

The familiar world of paused time arrived.

Cooper fell onto a passing rock, watching BT leave behind the final marker, and Welt finally realized.

"I was deceived by BT! He learned to lie!"

Using lies to conceal his purpose, always adhering to Protocol Three.

At this moment, BT in Welt's mind was so noble.

Filled with sadness, Welt controlled Cooper to glide through the shattered ruins, reaching the designated location by BT.

And at this moment, the rebel forces' transport ship arrived and caught Cooper.

Everything was calculated by BT!

BT gave up hope of survival for himself, used the erroneous Protocol Three code to conceal his needs, contacted the rebel leader to leave behind the last hope of escape, and then threw Cooper out.

Watching the final credits roll after the game ended, displaying the names of the producers, Welt knew that this game had come to an end. But his heart couldn't calm down for a long time.

[She'll never change her ways. My BT-7274 is gone! Completely gone! There's not a shred of hope for revival!]

Before, the barrage of comments praised Haichu for starting to make exciting games, but as joyous as the opening of the plot was, the subsequent events were equally painful.

BT-7274 left an indelible image in everyone's minds.

When people talk about giant robots, they no longer just discuss Arahato's will to fight for humanity.

They will now also reminisce about their reliable companion, BT.

The rolling credits, like a priest reciting eulogies at a graveside, captured the mood perfectly.

The Soldiers of the rebel forces celebrating with each other made everyone deeply appreciate the hard-won victory of war.

"Ahem, I got a little carried away just now, but everyone knows I'm also a huge fan of giant robots. I just didn't expect Haxxor to portray a cold steel robot so tenderly in her own way."

If giant robots were equipped with AI, they should be like BT.

Reliable companions, selfless attitudes, incredibly powerful computing power, and excellent control of the battlefield situation.

They could ensure the survival rate of the Titans while making battles more efficient.

This may be the path that AE Titans need to take in the future.

[BT, farewell!]

[Evil Bunny, you're something else!]

[Already bought the game, automatic targeting looks so satisfying!]

[Want to experience multiplayer?]

[Do you think Jack Cooper will appear in Apex?]

The comments section buzzed with discussion, and Welt gradually regained his composure from the game.

At that moment, Tesla called.

After hesitating for a moment, Welt closed the live stream and answered the call.

"Hello?"

"Welt! Send me Evil Bunny's contact information! My BT, it's been taken away by her like this! I need to have a word with her!"