Chapter 363: Chapter 138: Some Things Must Be Done!
How do we locate?
Deer, without suspicion, replied casually,
“Laser-guided Mirror.”
“Mu Fan, I’m afraid you can’t hold on for five minutes, I just discovered the Zeg Clan’s flying squadron through a monitor 20 kilometers away! You need to enter the starship quickly, I can reduce the startup time by one third.”
In the world of Black, it only cared about whether Mu Fan lived or died; to it, even White Hair was just one of the many irrelevant living beings.
The situation had undoubtedly entered a full-blown crisis.
Mu Fan walked alone to the entrance and stood there quietly, his expression indifferent, “Wait a bit longer, one more minute.”
“Mu Fan, I need a reason.” Black’s tone became formal.
“An intuition, I feel she will encounter problems.”
“And then?” Black asked briefly.
Mu Fan fell silent.
Mu Fan watched as a thirty-person assault team had just burst out less than a hundred meters from the mecha’s perimeter, only to be pierced through by countless spikes that suddenly emerged from the ground, a mixture of limbs and blood instantly blooming on the plain.
Lurkers!
The Exoskeleton Armor was utterly powerless against the giant spikes that suddenly shot from the ground, and the assault team was completely unprepared in the darkness of the night.
Blood surged in vast quantities as if to stir the Zeg into a frenzied, relentless assault.
Lin Hao and the others approached Mu Fan, their eyes filled with concern as they looked towards the distance.
Although they couldn’t see Tracy’s figure, this indicated she was in a safe area.
Mu Fan’s gaze stayed fixed on a spot in the distance, where the space was slightly distorted and moving slowly.
It was Tracy’s advancing figure; the assault team’s intention to clear a path for her had failed, and it had cost them their lives.
In the darkness of the night, it seemed as if lurkers were everywhere beneath the ground, deterring anyone from daring to step forward.
Tracy’s path forward was obstructed; it was nearly impossible to lock onto a moving target within a kilometer in front of the swarm.
She had to keep getting closer; her limit was 700 meters, and at that distance, she was confident she could lock on for ten seconds!
As for what happened after those ten seconds, that wasn’t her concern.
“Boom, boom, boom, boom!”
At this moment, a sea of fire exploded violently in front of where the assault team had just been ambushed.
Numerous limbs were flung into the air. The ground was ploughed into several deep pits.
The Heavy Hammer Tanks had made their move!
Six mechas immediately split off and advanced rapidly along that area.
Tracy’s figure immediately followed closely behind them.
The six mechas naturally sustained heavy damage from the swarming insects.
Under the cover of the Siege Tank’s firepower and after losing three mechas, they quickly advanced to a position 700 meters away.
Tracy’s expression relaxed, her grappling hook shot out, snapping onto the shoulder of a Pioneer mecha, and then her entire figure landed on the mecha’s shoulder.
Kneeling on one knee, her sniper rifle’s parts instantly unlocked the high-precision sniping mode, and the barrel dramatically extended.
A tiny red dot landed on the body of a distant Plasma Worm.
Beep, lock-on initiated…
1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds, Tracy’s breathing completely halted at this moment, her eyepiece firmly focused on the massive Plasma Worm.
As the red dot hit the Plasma Worm, other Zeg seemed to notice this, and a shrill insect noise resounded once more.
The swarm immediately erupted into chaos.
The remaining three mechas, with the other two positioning themselves in front to buy Tracy the last bit of time, faced the sudden surge of the swarm.
The Charging Tiger Worms paused their advance, and in an instant, a barrage of Stone Bullets poured out from behind them.
A vertical wall of terrifying barrage flew violently towards those three mechas.
6 seconds, 7 seconds…
Tracy continued to count the time; the few Plasma Worms had already started to re-energize!
But she didn’t care; as the sole guide for Black Widow now, accomplishing the mission was the ultimate goal.
8 seconds…
Bang! Bang, bang, bang!
Tracy, crouched on the mecha’s shoulder, was suddenly struck hard, forcibly revealing her from her state of invisibility.
“Beep, Nova Bomb lock-on failed!”
The faint electronic sound rang simultaneously in the ears of those within the base.
Wolf and Deer, and the others, couldn’t help but tremble at the grip of their hands.
Tracy… had failed?
Lin Hao snatched up the walkie-talkie, “Launch the first starship, go provide aerial support and battlefield rescue! Evacuate all personnel inside the base to the second starship!”
The determination of the Federation’s Major was unmistakably evident at this moment.
To preserve the seed of hope for the Federation military, all cadets had priority in retreating!
“All cadets, retreat to the second starship’s entrance.”
“All cadets…”
The Major’s voice suddenly rang out within the base.
Cadets from Ding Chuan’s various squads were forcibly pushed off the parapet by the other members of their teams.
“Board the ship in batches; we’re preparing to retreat!”
After giving orders, Lin Hao looked at him,
“Mu Fan, board the starship.”
“Is there only that one method for positioning?” At this point, the usually solemn and silent Mu Fan suddenly spoke up.
Lin Hao’s brows knitted together, “Why do you ask?”
“There’s another physical positioning method, which is to fix the laser guide on the surface of the target creature or building, but this method is almost impossible unless infiltration tactics are employed.”
“Where’s the laser guide?”
“On Tracy’s sniper rifle.”
“Got it, give me a close combat mecha.”
The determination in the young man’s eyes was unyielding.
“Are you crazy?”
“Are you crazy?”
The latter was a roar from Black.
As a host, one shouldn’t be so reckless with one’s life.
“I’d like to try one last time, please… trust me!” The crowds around were already queuing to board the ship, and the young man’s figure stood still at that moment.
“No…”
“Mu Fan, are you serious?”
“Serious.”
“You’ll die if you fail this time.”
“I know.”
“Then why do you want to do this?”
“How will I know if I’ll fail without trying?”
Under the state of Dark Breath, a brilliant smile suddenly appeared on Mu Fan’s lips.
That gaze held the calmness of facing death with a smile, the excitement of pursuing greater heights, and confidence… in his own strength!
The two members of the Tiger Hunting Team looked at Mu Fan with excited expressions; could Tracy’s seemingly fatal situation have a chance of turning around?
Eventually, Lin Hao changed his tone, “There’s one reconnaissance mecha left, equipped with only a standard mecha dagger.”
Only he knew the real relationship between Ruan Xiongfei and this young man, and only he knew Mu Fan’s future identity—the successor of Thunderbolt Fighting God!
Pressing a button on the central control unit, a mecha quietly rose up.
Over six meters tall, its entire mecha body was smaller than a Pioneer V Type, with only light armor on vital parts.
Lin Hao looked at Mu Fan with a grave expression, “If you succeed this time, I’ll apply for the Centurion Medal for you! You must… come back alive!”
Nodding slightly, under the state of Dark Breath, Mu Fan’s emotions were unaffected by any external factors.
Then, with a low stance, he turned into a shadow and without the aid of any device, he directly rushed to the mecha’s dorsal entrance.
Pressing gently with his hand, Mu Fan looked at the dark cockpit entrance and whispered, “Black, help me.”
“As you wish.”
Mu Fan entered the cockpit, and the eyes of the mecha lit up with a green ghostly light.
“B-grade Reconnaissance Mecha—Ripper, mobility A-rated, six-and-a-half generation engine, D-rated protection. Sixty seconds at most, that’s the limit of time I can force the starship’s thrusters to accelerate using the Military Department’s underground light computer, which is also the limit of time I can give you.”
“Understood.”
“Mu Fan, why do you want to charge up there this time?”
“Life and death in an instant; eaglets never soar without first falling from the cliff. Maybe from now on I start to understand the meaning of my life!”
For the first time, Mu Fan’s face showed a smile that surpassed his age, and his palm slammed down on the control console.
Some things don’t disappear…
Some things must be done!
Aren’t I the most ferocious beast? Haha.
The young man’s smile vanished in an instant, and a cold fighting spirit emerged from within him.
Ripper, attack!