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Chapter 4
TheMimicsthatreceivedthisvisioncouldmodifytheiractionstosafelynavigatethependingdanger.Thiswasonlyoneofmanytechnologiesdiscoveredbythatadvancedracefromadistantstar.Theprocess,builtintothedesignofeachcrechemachine,servedasawarningsystemtopreventsomefreakaccidentfromupsettingaxenoformingplanthathadtakensolongtoplaceinmotion.
ButtheMimicsweren’ttheonlyoneswhocouldbenefitfromthesesignals.KillaMimicserverwhileinelectricalcontactwithit,andahumanwouldreceivethesamegiftofforesightmeantforthenetwork.Thetachyonsignalsentintothepastdoesn’tdistinguishbetweenMimicandhuman,andwhenitcame,humansperceivedtheportentasahyperrealisticdream,accurateineverydetail.
TotrulydefeataMimicstrikeforce,youhavetofirstdestroytheirnetworkandallthebackupsitcontains,thendestroytheserverMimic.Otherwise,nomatterhowmanydifferentstrategiesyoutry,theMimicswillalwaysdevelopacounterstrategythatensurestheirsurvival.
1.Destroytheantenna.
2.MassacreeveryMimicbeingusedasbackupforthenetwork.
3.Oncethepossibilityfortransmissionstothepasthasbeeneliminated,destroytheserver.
Threesimplestepstoescapetothefuture.IttookRita211passesthroughthelooptofigurethemout.
NooneRitatoldwouldbelieveher.Thearmywasusedtodealinginconcretefacts.Noonewasinterestedinfar-fetchedstoriesinvolvingtimeloops.
