The Life-Model Decoy Artificial Intelligence named Aida attacked Epsilon-Rodney-Radium 223 without hesitation. To an ordinary person like Leopold Fitz, Aida was already moving too fast to react to, yet Epsilon-Rodney-Radium 223 still struck the android with a device fitted with an enormous capacitor. A massive electrical burn appeared across Aida's chest and abdomen beneath her gray women's suit, exposing precision components and cables through the blasted, blackened steel. Constantine saw Epsilon-Rodney-Radium 223 reduce the discharge to its lowest setting, but even the Life-Model Decoy Artificial Intelligence, renowned for its resilience, was temporarily short-circuited. As for Leopold Fitz, he tripped in a collapse caused by excessive flashes and the concentrated fire of the other Mechanical Soldiers, and happened to be knocked unconscious.
Outside Dr. Radcliffe's residence, the Zephyr One's pilot was tirelessly restarting the engines. In the rear cargo bay, the armed personnel attacking the intruders saw two heavy trucks drawing closer without any intention of slowing down and hurriedly pressed the ramp controls. Only once the heavily armored ramp gradually rose and sealed shut did they have the presence of mind to consider how to rescue Leopold Fitz and Dr. Holden Radcliffe, who might already have been captured.
"I need to get through to Agent Coulson's satellite phone." As the highest-ranking former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent currently aboard the Zephyr One, David embodied an old-school military academy style of combat. Though he was usually very approachable, he was extremely serious and strict during missions. That was why Agent Coulson had made him one of the commanders among S.H.I.E.L.D.'s few remaining armed personnel.
Before a subordinate could bring over the satellite phone, alarms warning of damage to the aircraft began sounding alongside the incessant flash of glaring red lights. The tightly sealed ramp looked as though it had been struck by a sudden