Chapter 806: Chapter 579: Cross the Line and Die (2 Chapters in 1)
(Main text 4600 words, two chapters combined)
Who!?
This voice did not echo through any communication channel but directly resonated in this space.
The Federation soldiers, who were tearfully reciting their military oaths, stared in shock at the mecha above them.
Gun Knight II model…
This is one of ours!
Someone has come to rescue us.
And in the opposing camp, when the voice fell, those Imperial soldiers searching for targets immediately saw a mecha that had the same appearance appear on the cliffside of the canyon, but the aura this machine revealed far surpassed its counterpart.
Especially when they saw their Fire Lizard mecha suddenly pierced by a plasma spear, they couldn’t help but reassess the strength of this mecha.
And between the two nearly scrapped mechas, Jerome, who had embraced a mindset of certain death, suddenly opened his eyes and said incredulously, “Private!”
From the beginning to the end, his speculation was entirely incorrect!
No matter how he thought, he never expected that what Mu Fan meant by not giving up hope would manifest in such a way.
When they were trapped in a desperate situation, a mecha suddenly descended from the sky before them.
This kind of scene, which only appears in stories of light and shadow, was now truly happening before his eyes, constantly reminding him that he was the one being rescued.
“Major.”
This time Mu Fan’s voice sounded through the communication channel.
After confirming this real voice, a slight sense of relaxation welled up in Jerome’s heart, but the next moment, he became angry and concerned.
Only now did he realize, even if one of their side’s mechas appeared, with such pitiful power, it would be nothing but a mantis trying to stop a chariot, merely adding a stroke to the enemy’s record.
“Who let you come!? Why didn’t you escape with the others?”
“They are safe.” Mu Fan’s eyes scanned the situation below and spoke quietly.
“They… what do you mean?”
“The others are retreating safely, only I came.”
There was a deathly silence in the communication channel.
Not just the Major, those soldiers whose spirits had just risen from hell to the clouds, now felt their hopes sink back to the abyss.
“Only… you alone!? Are you crazy! Why did you come to save me!”
The angry Jerome shouted at the screen in rage; he could die, but he didn’t want more to die because of him.
Even if it was a new private he never liked.
“Major, the remaining people need you to give them hope to live. And as for me, being used by others is something I absolutely cannot tolerate.”
Mu Fan answered calmly.
“It’s Master Black’s lifetime shame!” Of course, only Mu Fan heard Black’s loud declaration.
“You!”
But just as the Major said a word, Mu Fan’s next sentence forced him to swallow it back down.
“Major, if you still seek revenge, if you are unwilling to let your territory fall into the hands of hypocrites, then please keep quiet. Stay behind me, and lead these believing soldiers away. The route has been sent; you can abandon damaged mechas if necessary. I will give you 30 minutes to retreat.”
“Take them… and live.”
As the last words fell, the Gun Knight mecha standing atop the canyon entrance bent its legs and leapt down.
The heavy steel body landed on the ground, kicking up a plume of dust.
Clang!
The alloy giant sword spun once in hand before being heavily thrust into the rocky ground.
The substantial body at this moment stood like a boundary marker, sharply dividing the battlefield.
“Private, you…” Jerome felt countless words catch in his throat, unable to speak.
“Never give up until the last moment.”
The mottled Gun Knight did not turn back, leaving only a desolate and grand silhouette.
“Major?” The soldiers’ inquiring voices came through.
“We are leaving!”
Jerome gritted his teeth and said fiercely, then looked at that silhouette with eyes full of emotion and spoke, “Private, survive! Remember, I, Jerome, still owe you a life!”
After saying this, in the eyes of the Imperial army, those soldiers who were once nearly ready to give up resistance began to retreat into the canyon.
At this moment, commanding a Stinger mecha at the rear, the Major roared, “Don’t let them escape!”
Raising an arm, the light red Gauss rifle let out an angry roar.
A pale blue trajectory traced a long arc in the air.
Bam!
The left arm trembled slightly, an inclined angle raised in front.
The Imperial soldiers only saw a flash in their eyes as fire erupted from the mecha’s arm shield, holding firm.
Blocking bullets?
They suddenly seemed to recall the rumors of the mysterious support unit just now.
“Scout for any other energy reaction sources nearby?”
“Reporting, Major, nothing found.”
“Charge! There’s only one mecha opposite us; even if we heap bodies on them today, we must bury these damned Federation soldiers here.”
To be intimidated by one mecha was an utter disgrace.
Hearing their Major’s attack order, the infantrymen beside the mecha began trying to flank from the side.
Those originally halted Imperial mechas immediately charged fiercely towards the Gun Knight!
No matter if you can crush one mecha so what?
You are just one mecha!
Under the Major’s orders, the Imperial army relapsed into their frenzied attack mode.
No reinforcements from the west came at this moment, if any surviving infantry arrived on the scene, they would shout loudly that it was a devil.
No normal numbers could compare to that mecha.
Alas, the world does not have many “ifs.”
Rat-a-tat-tat!
An intense burst of gunfire erupted, and unexpectedly, several soldiers in exoskeleton armor were pierced by the 37mm Rapid Fire Gun bullets.
Those attempting to flank were frightened, watching a curved line of bullet impacts before them. If they had taken one more step, they’d be fallen like their dead comrades.
They slowed their pace, eyes unblinking, staring at the distant Gun Knight holding the gun emitting a wisp of residual smoke.
The gun barrel was red-hot; who knows how many bullets this rifle had fired just now.
Mu Fan gazed indifferently at the wandering, uncertain Imperial infantrymen and casually discarded the spent rifle from the mecha’s hand.
Having used up the last three magazines, the gun had completed its purpose.
Now, its role was merely to free the Gun Knight from unnecessary weight.
Seeing that mecha discard the rifle, all the Imperial soldiers couldn’t help but exhale a breath.
How utterly foolish; Without long-range firepower, what threat does a mecha pose?
“Brave Federation warrior, to honor your fearlessness, I will not accept your surrender next. I will tear you to pieces.”
The Imperial Major’s hateful voice echoed in the open space before the canyon.
However, just as the Imperial army’s mechas and soldiers charged at Mu Fan.
They saw that mottled Gun Knight pull out a metallic handle from its back.
With a hum, a brilliant blue light spear extended out horizontally.
Plasma Light Spear!
The body remained in a forward-leaning stance, with the left hand’s arm shield across the chest.
At that moment, the Gun Knight resembled an Ancient Spartan Warrior from before humanity entered the interstellar era!
Lance and round shield.
With a visual beauty unique to ancient iron-blooded soldiers.
Then, in their flickering eyes, the mecha’s light spear rotated, and the radiant blue spearhead unfurled sideways.
At last, this man-made border marker forever delineated the canyon’s entrance from the open area ahead.
Then the Gun Knight, shield raised and spear tip forward, stepped forward.
The “boundary line” fell behind him.
What does this mean?
As the Imperial mechs and soldiers charged towards Mu Fan.
“Cross the line and die.”
This sentence made all the soldiers who heard it feel a burning pain on their faces.
Damn Federation Mechanical Master, with just one sentence he mocked everyone present.
The Major issuing orders at the very back was directly infuriated by Mu Fan.
“Who the hell do you think you are?”
“Cross the line, and you die?”
“Lawrence, Buli, Mandetti, have your mecha squads fire fiercely, I want this mecha shot to pieces!”
Not satisfied, he immediately ordered five Fire Lizards to prepare for a strong attack.
Today, I will damn well cross the line, let’s see if I die!
As the Imperial Major was speaking, Jerome’s mecha turned around just in time to see those dozen Stinger mechas simultaneously raise the Gauss rifles in their hands.
As a Federation Border Soldier, constantly dealing with the Imperial army, it was the first time he felt so humiliated.
A dignified Major of an infantry company actually needing a Private to protect him.
“Major, let’s stay and help the Private,” Teresa said, which was precisely what Jerome wanted to say.
He really didn’t want to leave like a coward, if he really left, he might live in guilt his whole life.
However, they could not see that the moment those guns were raised, the Gun Knight’s left hand was already holding the metal handle of the spear, both hands gripping it tightly.
Then, as the hands alternated movement, that light spear began forming a massive light wheel by interlocking on both sides of the mecha.
The engine at the back instantly entered maximum power, and though the gauge’s needle had already reached 100%, it continued turning into an unmarked higher area.
The overwhelming energy caused the air around the engine to warp and distort, with red energy flames flaunting intensely and shockingly.
“The Gun Knight is overloaded.”
With one step out, then two crisscrossing, the whole mecha transitioned from stillness to motion, astoundingly starting a wild countercharge under everyone’s shocked gazes.
“This kid…”
“What’s he trying to do!”
Jerome and Teresa stared dumbfoundedly at Mu Fan, subconsciously swallowing hard.
They swore that in their entire combat careers, they had never seen a mecha dare to launch a charge when faced with dozens of times the enemy force.
Damn, it’s either a burnt-out brain or sheer madness.
This Private is truly insane…
Initially, I actually believed in him so much.
Has Mu Fan gone mad?
Perhaps only he and Black would know Mu Fan’s state during combat.
There are only two states: extremely calm and extremely fervent.
He is a natural warrior!
Emotions like fear and dread do not exist on him.
When one is not even afraid of death, there is nothing under this starry sky that can make him tremble.
The young man’s breathing in the cockpit gradually adjusted.
A cold and menacing glow slowly covered his pupils.
While piloting Shura, a phrase once floated in his mind, and Mu Fan seemed to now understand its meaning.
“Born amidst chaos, I shall cut through the dust!”
Next, let me perform on this battlefield, before your eyes, a…
Unbelievable miracle.
Soglier’s — Big Wheel Charge!
Mu Fan’s arms became a blur over the console, fingers and elbows striking like rain.
A tidal wave of force began forming on the console.
“Who the hell do you think you are!”
“Fire!”
Bang bang bang bang, a series of dense gunshots rang out.
The bullets, trailing long blue light paths, rushed densely at the charging figure.
And at this moment, a long-forgotten extraordinary Mecha Battle Skill made its reappearance decades later.
This battle skill finally emerged at the place it ought to.
The battlefield!
Is the ultimate home of a mecha.
The mecha’s wrists crossed at terrifying speeds beyond human capability.
The condensed plasma light spear on either side directly swept up two colossal light wheels.
But these two massive light wheels were not parallel on the sides; they intersected at the front of the charging Gun Knight.
From afar, the Gun Knight mecha appeared like a blade wheel detached from a fixed axis, fiercely rolling towards the Imperial army.
“Shoot, shoot!”
Bang bang bang bang…
Another barrage of bullets came.
In the following half second, the Imperial army on the battlefield and the back-looking Jerome and Teresa witnessed a stunning scene in their lives.
Numerous blue light trails curved like waves towards a common target.
But the bullets disintegrated into dust against the colossal light saber wheel face.
Choosing a supersonic charge attack as an alternative to defense, from the brilliant concept of a genius alien pilot.
Decades later, it once again validated its significance to the world!
The sky filled with blue light trails like waves from the sea failed to stop that brave battleship charging through the waves!
“What is that maneuver… launch the missiles!”
“Missile assault!”
“Fire Lizard—Strong Crash, Twilight—Assault!”
The Major at the back shouted loudly upon seeing things take a turn for the worse.
The Imperial forces who reacted instantly erupted with astonishing combat strength.
Now it has completely turned into a mecha showdown, regular soldiers can no longer contribute.
In Mu Fan’s eyes, innumerable streams of data flashed, and the motion of his arms reached an astonishing pace.
His hand speed had skyrocketed to a terrifying number…
APM 500!
And this, perhaps was the usage limit of another mecha skill Black had once taught.
Mecha Step Skill—[Virtual Flash].
Just as the roaring missiles were about to hit the Gun Knight’s front, the Imperial soldiers watching the battle, eyes wide open, witnessed an implausible scene.
That mecha figure bizarrely vanished, suddenly reappearing behind its original charging position, not only evading the incoming missiles but also immediately turning towards the approaching close combat mecha…
Fire Lizard, Twilight.
Then the massive blade wheel rolled over directly.
The heavy Fire Lizard mecha did not sense hitting any entity.
While Twilight distinctly felt its Magnetic Vibration Blade cut into the light wheel, there was no feedback.
On trying to retract the blade, a sudden lightness was felt in the mecha’s arm.
Then a shrill alarm blared.
[Warning: Mecha limb detached.]
[Warning: Brake system failure.]
The rolling light wheel formed by the Gun Knight charged relentlessly like an untiring warrior across the battlefield.
Mu Fan let those occasionally missed bullets hit his mecha, causing negligible effects.
Now, that figure already inside the entrance, Jerome, with a dry throat, said: “I finally understand why it’s just one man… Just what kind of monster has joined our company!”
“Major, then we retreat! We need your leadership. We cannot let the 149th Division’s devious plot succeed.”
A sense of hope for survival reignites in Teresa’s heart, inspired by the immense motivation that a field expert brings.
“Retreat!”
Jerome’s voice was resolute.
Major Jerome, the top officer of the 27th Infantry Company, successfully led his troops off the battlefield.
Over the smoke-filled canyon plains, in the trajectory left by the colossal light wheel, lay scattered dismembered remains…
“I-I crossed the line.” In panic, one Fire Lizard pilot unintentionally deviated from the charge path, unexpectedly dodging the massive light wheel that carried the aura of death.
Only then did he realize that he had inadvertently stepped across the man-drawn “border line,” instinctively shouting with excitement.