Editing HEAVY OBJECT:Volume16 Chapter 2 (section)

===Part 11===

The Over Cavitation was fast.

Its target was defenseless and stationary, it knew the facility’s internal structure, and it had no need to hold back any longer. It fired spears of white steam and air bubbles while circling that 1km square of land given a warship-like silhouette by the many buildings of various sizes.

The thick concrete walls and the pipes large enough for someone to stand in were shattered and blown away like styrofoam.

Heivia’s eyes widened and he got down on the ground as rubble fell from overhead.

“Watch out!!”

“We expected this, remember? Okay, it’s keeping a distance of 3km. This is our chance. That’s a lot closer than I expected!”

“This is our chance? ''This''!?”

“After hiding and crying all alone for so long, Hina made a choice none of us could. She chose not to fight despite the situation. I can’t let that go unrewarded!”

“Tch. Fine, then!! I guess we can be the cavalry for just the one day!!”

Since Objects fought from ranges of 10km, the enemy had essentially rushed right up to them. Even though its special main cannon used steam, this was unthinkable when up against a stationary target. The Pilot Elite must have been furious.

But both sides had a reason to kill the other.

That criminal group had further corrupted the already awful Capitalist Corporations military. Quenser had made a promise to Hina who had resisted the temptation even though her parents had been killed. He would show his respect for that strength. Quenser and the others were not going to let those pieces of shit have free rein in the Hawaii District any longer.

As expected, the Object skewered the crucial parts of the facility, such as the compression tanks, the power room, and the panic room.

But that knowledge of the internal structure could be a problem. Either the Elite was unaware of the room added after construction was complete, or she simply did not even consider the sturdy storeroom where Hina and the others were hiding.

That relieved Quenser’s concerns.

Now the wolves could focus on hunting their large prey.

“Let’s get started, Heivia. We only have one shot at this.”

“You really are a freak for licking your lips at a time like this.”

The air pump facility, which removed the oxygen from the seawater via electrolysis and then sent that oxygen back into the ocean, was badly damaged, but it had already completed the action they required.

The Object was 3km away.

Quenser’s group on the island could not approach. They would be slaughtered before they could get the rubber boat out there.

Quenser slapped Heivia on the back.

His awful friend was resting a missile launcher on his shoulder.

“Fire that thing.”

With a fwoosh reminiscent of a firework being launched, the explosive flew off in a straight line. They did not have time to watch its progress to see if it did its job. It was powerful and convenient for a handheld weapon, but the smoke tended to give away the launch point and staying put was a good way of being hit by a counterattack.

A Second Generation loaded with laser beams would have any number of chances to shoot down the missile. But the laser beams and low-stability plasma cannons gathered on the three towers built on top of the Object wavered back and forth in a weirdly human sort of hesitation. The missile was not headed toward the Over Cavitation. It would fall into the ocean before reaching the Object.

But that accomplished what Quenser’s group wanted. As long as it hit the ocean surface, they did not care if it was shot down along the way.

They just needed a ball of flames to land in the ocean.

“This facility takes in tons of ocean water, uses microbubbles and a high pressure environment to dissolve oxygen into it at a rate of 90,000 liters per minute, and sends it back to the hypoxic Sea of Death found in the deep ocean pits.”

Quenser could not stop smiling as he rolled out and dove toward more cover. He could not help but smile when he did this, so he could never walk the same path as Hina.

However, there were things he could protect because of that nature.

“But using electrolysis on the ocean water gives you more than just oxygen. You also get hydrogen. What happens if you dissolve a bunch of that into the ocean instead? And what happens if you ignite it?”

The Over Cavitation was knocked upwards from below as if all the seawater below had become a single giant bomb.

It was a hydrogen explosion.

The basic concept was the same one seen in simple experiments done by elementary school children everywhere. But the scale here was very different. The shock was enough for that 200,000-ton mass to literally float up into the air.

“Modernization? A new propulsion device? Bipod-like legs? I don’t give a shit about your Parasite Plan! Did you really think I’d give you a chance to use your secret weapon!?”

Quenser yelled out at the Object, but it was not over yet.

That impact would have split the average warship in half, but the Over Cavitation had not sunk yet. It endured. Its presence seemed to loudly announce that only an Object could defeat an Object and that message was meant to squeeze at the puny soldier’s hearts.

Even its small cannon could blow them to smithereens. The two idiots had dived behind cover out of habit, but if the Object was serious about attacking them, it could break through that cover like it was wet tissue paper.

But the Legitimacy Kingdom potatoes were still smiling. They had all gone pale and were soaked with a nervous sweat, but they saw no sign of an unforeseen accident.

Yes.

All of this was still part of the plan.

Quenser, the originator of the plan, shouted into his radio.

“It’s about to react! Everyone get ready!!”