Rise of the AI: A Space Opera Adventure Legal Thriller (Judge, Jury, & Executioner Book 9) by Craig Martelle & Michael Anderle

Author:Craig Martelle & Michael Anderle [Martelle, Craig]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sort4
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2020-04-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Reikistjarna Planetary Control perimeter

Next to the Control Center was an open park, which Rivka had coordinated with local authorities to close during the crisis. That also kept the Reikisti from accidentally walking into the invisible Wyatt Earp. Red led the way off the ship, running as soon as the ramp descended to minimize how long the ship was visible to anyone watching. That included electronic systems. Erasmus couldn’t be certain Cain had not maintained some links external to the fortress in order to keep his eyes open.

Erasmus, Ankh, and Chaz searched diligently for any links that retained access but were being rerouted constantly due to a spaghetti mess of connectivity. It had probably been intentionally placed to prevent someone from doing exactly what the Singularity was attempting.

Magistrate, I would like to recruit Bendara to aid us in this effort. With three AIs working in conjunction, we’ll be able to sort through this more quickly.

Go ahead, Rivka agreed. She had no doubt that Bendara would work as Erasmus asked without deviating. She felt they were on the moral high ground. She also wondered what it would take before they didn’t look like they held it any longer. She had yet to get a clear answer from the Reikisti as to what they had done that sent Cain over the edge.

Red waved for the others to follow as he took his first step into the swamp. The least-covered route was the most challenging and least welcoming, so that was what Red had chosen. Rivka’s first thoughts weren’t about their approach, but why would a city park have a swamp. Maybe someone from Planetary Control had wanted a moat. She amused herself with other thoughts while trying not to think about the slimy and putrid water invading her soul.

Ankh rode on Lindy’s shoulders to help him remain above the water. They guessed it might be over his head in spots, and the Crenellian didn’t swim.

They had no way to teach him, not that he would ever want to learn—more errant thoughts as they waded from waist-deep to chest-deep. Red held his weapon over his shoulder and aimed forward. Rivka held Reaper in her hand. Lindy held hers out to the side, away from her passenger and out of the swamp water.

Speed was the enemy since it would highlight them, so they moved slowly, sometimes glacially so. Rivka was impatient but tried to use the team to redirect her mind. She needed a vacation, but it wasn’t going to happen anytime soon.

Red carried a small backpack that held military-grade demolitions, Alant Cole’s contribution to the mission. He was standing by in his combat suit in case anything happened, watching them using the ship’s external monitors so he could remain invisible. He waited inside the cargo bay, squeezed in beside Destiny’s Vengeance and ready to lower the ramp and join the battle.

A fight against an AI using remotely operated weaponry. Cole had loaded his rockets and carried his oversized railgun. He had offered to break into Command Central first, but the Magistrate had overruled him based on Erasmus’ caution.

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