Chapter 797: Chapter 570: The Weathered Gun Knight
The rhythmic sound of footsteps echoed within the massive cave. The deeper it went, the darker it became, but Mu Fan’s vision was unhindered.
Everything in the shadows was vividly detailed.
Even the tall mechas standing silently in the deepest parts clearly appeared in his sight.
Under the commonly used black military coating, there were marks of damage everywhere.
His ears slightly twitched. In this cave, Mu Fan confirmed he was alone.
He then activated the night vision imaging device built into his tactical helmet.
“Black, help me verify the mecha data.”
Mu Fan’s vision quickly synced with the tactical helmet, and was subsequently obtained by the eager Black.
Outside the cave entrance, those two military robots stood diligently.
Mu Fan now quietly waited for Black’s response. He needed to advance.
After inputting the data for a moment, Black’s voice directly reached Mu Fan’s ears.
“Based on the appearance, it is preliminarily judged as the sixth-generation B-type mecha, Gun Knight II model. Move forward and attach the wristwatch to the mecha’s leg.”
The mecha army was certainly numerous, but the main force would not stay in this already stabilized old war zone. New models are generally deployed in intense war zones. Mu Fan was still worried about the aging mechas here.
However, upon hearing this, Mu Fan felt relieved instead.
Military sixth-generation mechas might not match civilian mechas of the same era in comfort and appearance, but in overall performance, they might exceed ordinary civilian sixth-generation mechas by one level.
Adventurous military sixth-generation mechas, with a B-grade comprehensive capability assessment, were enough to reassure Mu Fan.
This one must be much better than the RX-16 Sword and Shield Mecha he drove back then.
So Mu Fan walked directly towards a mecha nearby. As he walked, Black briefly explained the model of this mecha.
Gun Knight II model, sixth-generation military standard mecha, produced by Vipu Demon Dragon Weapon Company in the first Star District, one of Federation Military Department’s designated suppliers, the products of Vipu Demon Dragon Company truly deserve the praise as being of high quality.
Using specially load-bearing joints, these military standard mechas are composed of modular parts, and key components can be easily disassembled.
Although its appearance looks heavy and somewhat ugly, for soldiers, this mecha is definitely what they favor.
As a model that has already served in the army for more than eight years, the Gun Knight II model has proved its excellent design through time and countless practices.
Rough and durable, easy to maintain, its performance, though simple, is extremely reliable.
For ordinary soldiers risking their lives on the battlefield, what they need is not how advanced or outstanding the mecha is.
They only need a not-fussy mecha, capable of accompanying them to survive in the harshest environments and won’t fail at crucial moments.
And the Gun Knight II model has already conquered the base soldiers with its outstanding performance.
Transferring from a damp and dark area to the Fire Hills District, where even the air feels scorching, this mecha hasn’t had any faults.
Moreover, maintenance is extremely simple, with easily detachable parts and straightforward mechanical structure.
Mu Fan is currently standing at the foot of a Gun Knight II model mecha. At close range, the twelve-meter-tall mecha is very imposing.
His palm stroked the crisscrossing marks of bullet impacts on the mecha leg’s external armor.
Under the rough texture are pitted surfaces.
Some areas also showed slight rusting, which is a problem caused by certain non-original parts.
Because the new and old colors of certain parts are too obvious, it only takes a glance to notice.
“Mu Fan, confirmed Gun Knight II model, sixth-generation mecha, height 12.3 meters, weight 9 tons, armed with a 37mm caliber rapid-fire rifle, single-hand round shield, equipped with three plasma spears over six meters in length, and a dual-handed sword forged from Bilbom high-strength alloy on the back.”
“Although the weapons are a bit simple, the excellent aspects of this mecha are its thick and heavy defense, adaptability to harsh environments, outstanding electromagnetic resistance, and, of course, the military-grade sixth-and-a-half-generation Anger Engine.”
When Mu Fan’s left hand gently brushed over, Black’s voice had now become exceptionally certain.
Mu Fan’s eyes also quietly brightened. The thick armor and strong engine, these are the excellent fundamentals of a mecha.
For Mu Fan, accustomed to cold weapon combat from human to mecha, this is already enough.
“Need to preemptively invade?”
“No, you just need to touch it when you start. These mechas have long changed their original complex keys into simple modes during module replacement, cracking them is effortless,” Black said with vague interest, but was still glad to complete the task set by Mu Fan.
“Good.”
Mu Fan squinted his eyes, his figure unmoving, because he suddenly heard voices talking not far behind him.
Several figures appeared at the huge cave entrance, followed by a beam of strong light.
“Who’s there!?”
With a loud shout, Mu Fan turned around.
The two sides locked eyes. There were four people, and one of them was a familiar face to Mu Fan, Second Sergeant Joe Pate.
“Mu Fan? How did you get here?”
When he spoke, the other three lowered their guard and followed Joe to Mu Fan.
Mu Fan calmly faced these mecha masters walking towards him. In the 27th Infantry Company, these people are his superiors, but there was no trace of superiority or inferiority in his eyes.
“I came to look at these mechas.”
“Don’t overthink, just follow Major Jerome’s arrangements. You’ll be with me these two days,” Joe said, patting Mu Fan’s shoulder.
This was the greatest care he could give Mu Fan.
“Alright.”
Mu Fan agreed.
“Okay, step aside, the mechas are ready for action.”
Mu Fan nodded and moved aside without speaking.
Then the other three mecha masters walked over indifferently and pressed their respective start buttons.
With a buzzing sound, orange light bands began to illuminate in the center of the mecha’s chest, the engines at the mecha’s back lit up, and high temperatures began to rise in the cave.
Joe glanced at Mu Fan again. He felt that this Private’s reaction was somewhat odd, completely different from his intense performance earlier in the rock cave.
But there was no time to think more. The alert just received from the Sentinels indicated that the enemy had deployed the Mountain Mechanical Corps.
We must attack now.
…
Of the remaining forty-two people, excluding the ten dispersed for reconnaissance, the remaining thirty-two had already been divided into small groups.
Mu Fan belonged to the fifth group, following Second Sergeant Joe Pate, equipped with no devices, just regular infantry gear.
With the deployment of Gun Knight mechas from the cave, cheers erupted outside the cave, greatly boosting the warriors’ morale.
Because the king of land battles had finally mobilized!
However…
Within less than 30 minutes, the brutal outcome doused everyone with cold water!
When switching to mountain combat, without direct artillery clashes, both sides began engaging in close combat.
Yet, the close-range blade fights made this small-scale war even more brutal.
In less than an hour after Major Jerome’s team led five mechas of the 27th Infantry Company to attack, one mecha was lost.
After just annihilating a team of less than fifty from the enemy, five light red shooting-type mechas suddenly emerged from behind the hills on the opposite side!
Caught off guard, the mecha driven by Captain Jaris was directly hit in the cockpit by several point shots from a powerful Gauss rifle.
Multiple shots converged at one point, leaving no time to raise the shield. The protective armor of the cockpit burst.
Gun Knight mecha master, Captain Jaris, slain in battle!