Capítulo 928: Chapter 701: That Soaring Eagle!
(I’ve been staying up late every day recently, my throat is painfully sore, and I’ve been feverish. I’ve finally managed to get the second chapter updated by relying on medication. Up until now, I’ve written 2.3 million words without taking a single day off. I’ll try to maintain this record until the book is finished.)
Zhongjing City, Blue Capital Star, within the No. 19 manor of the former Minister of Finance at Blue Moon Bay.
In the giant pavilion halfway up the mountain, the expansive hall had light perfectly cast halfway through.
Half light, half darkness.
A man in his thirties, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, stood gracefully in the illuminated area, slightly bowing towards the darkened section.
“Mountain Master.”
Following his gaze, one could see a tall figure quietly sitting on a sofa within the dark shadows.
In front of him, a porcelain cup emitted a rich fragrance.
Premium Saint Mar coffee beans, their intense aroma like flames, representing confidence and dominance.
“What is it, Mu Cang?”
“We originally kept an eye on the secret lines of the Dongye Family and the Sha Family, but we discovered an anomaly in another family, and our Asakusa Guard almost lost track of their abnormal members.”
“Oh?”
Upon hearing this, Ke Qingshan, the First Mountain Master, expressed a rare curiosity. This was an unusual topic that piqued his interest.
The Asakusa Guard is synonymous with the Imperial Eagle Eye’s existence.
In fact, it started assembling as early as when Admiral Ke Qilian was the commander of the First Army Group.
Its stealth and reconnaissance abilities are considered top-notch within the entire Federation.
To mention a typical fact, their success rate in gathering important intelligence has been 100% for the past five years…
Yet now, he heard that the Asakusa Guard nearly lost track.
“Which family could have such a high-level spotter?”
Today, Ke Qingshan unusually did not wear his metal mask, so one could vaguely see the corner of his mouth curling up.
“Reporting to the Mountain Master, it’s the Tang family’s Firefly Capture Net.”
Upon hearing this term, Ke Qingshan nodded slightly, understanding in his heart.
“To spend thirty years building an intelligence network on a planet, Tang Zhi is indeed a talented person. Since the Asakusa Guard is tracking them, it indicates that they hold important intelligence. You can investigate as well, but remember to be discreet and guard against any Imperial Eagle Eye incursions.”
“Reporting to the Mountain Master, the specific target of the Firefly Capture Net is unknown, but a section of their activity revealed part of their movements.” Mu Cang’s eyes flickered with a gleam. “The information obtained by our Hidden Peak Mercenary Group is that the Tang family bypassed the Six Great Mercenary Corps and directly contacted the Blood Teeth Team!”
Hearing the name Blood Teeth Team, Ke Qingshan shook his head and laughed, “What a coincidence. I’ve just been watching this mercenary group recently. Since losing three members, they went silent, which was quite disappointing.”
Mu Cang had a solemn expression: “This time, the Tang family has paid a large sum to hire the Blood Teeth Team to assassinate… Mu Fan!”
The finger gently twirling a strand of hair suddenly stopped. Ke Qingshan looked at Mu Cang, bent in a bow before him, and fell into a moment of contemplation.
“Old Tang Zhi seems to be convinced that Mu Fan was the one who killed his son… If that’s the case, with that old Poison Python’s nature, why would he rely on others?” With his finger lingering near his nose, Ke Qingshan seemed to be contemplating.
“Mu Cang, divert half the forces of the Asakusa Guard to set up control externally; don’t worry about the Blood Teeth Team. Focus entirely on monitoring the Firefly Capture Net.” His finger snapped down as Ke Qingshan resolutely decided.
“As you command, Mountain Master. Should we not manage the Blood Teeth Team?” the middle-aged man queried in confusion.
“Just send them an alert. There’s minimal information on the Blood Teeth Team. If Mu Fan can survive their assault, we shall help shield him from the Tang family’s secret attacks then.”
Ke Qingshan spoke with firm decisiveness. Afterward, he smiled, “Besides, with his capabilities, it’s genuinely tough for Mu Fan to die. He is a natural seed for revolution, and I will gradually make him indebted to Mountain Mist. This way… one day in the future, he will surely bring us unexpected surprises.”
“Mountain Master, wise indeed.”
“Go ahead,” Ke Qingshan dismissively waved his hand. After Mu Cang respectfully exited the hall, he once again lifted the still steaming porcelain cup, happily taking a sip.
The strange aroma of durian in the coffee swiftly filled the hall.
The corner of Ke Qingshan’s mouth lifted into a smile, three parts wicked yet seven parts handsome.
…
Mu Fan, his entire body scorched, lay on the lush green grass, unwilling to rise.
The Thunderhawk, this bizarre all-fighting style mecha, far surpassed even the Shura in extremity.
It had no external weapons; if anything, it had those lightning-gleaming fists and feet fitted with a plasma injector.
This mecha’s combat style, in theory, seemed simplistically brutal—pure ultra-close-range melee combat.
However, in actual operation, its difficulty far exceeded all other mechas.
It lacked Shura’s blade, Shura’s claw blade, and light marker.
At speeds exceeding fifteen Mach, it engaged in hand-to-hand combat…
The even more bizarre CICH body-direct connection system, whose operation using a Thunder Electric Field, was simply a form of physical torment.
The actual operation of the Thunderhawk was vastly more complex than any familiarity achieved within the PO Battle Net.
“Hahaha, kid, excellent, you didn’t vomit!”
Next to him, Ruan Xiongfei leaped down from a towering boulder over seven meters high, shaking Mu Fan, who lay on the grass.
“Instructor, did you puke back then?”
Mu Fan said with a hint of annoyance. The big bald head’s face was full of curious surprise, making him feel powerless to respond.
The aftereffects of just entering the Thunder Electric Field hadn’t worn off yet, and his hair was still standing on end with static electricity.
Mu Fan subconsciously glanced at Ruan Xiongfei’s bald head and suddenly realized how cunning this old soldier was.
No wonder he kept a bald head…
Little did Ruan Xiongfei know, as Mu Fan schemed about his hairstyle in his mind, he touched his shiny bald head and proudly said, “Back then, I was known as the Star Beast of the Starry Sky! How could I puke! It’s just that you, Mu Fan boy, unless I’m convinced your age hasn’t allowed you to encounter an Ancient Relic, I would’ve thought you had been there.”
“It’s such a waste not to drive the Thunderhawk with your current condition!”
Mu Fan sighed helplessly, tilting his head to look at the giant mecha beside him. The blue-purple scarf defiantly floated upward against gravity, and the ultra-heavy leg structure looked truly imposing.
Purely in terms of appearance, there’s truly no other mecha that can rival this Thunderhawk.
“I know you have an S-class mecha supported by Loki Heavy Industry, but you still need to familiarize yourself with the Thunderhawk’s operations. This kind of mecha, with no control panel, has its disadvantages yet also unimaginable advantages. Mu Fan boy, the Thunderhawk is not an ordinary S-class mecha.”
Ruan Xiongfei sat cross-legged on the ground, looking at the nearly fifty-meter-high Thunderbolt War God, murmuring to himself, “I’ve piloted it for so long, so long that I’ve almost forgotten to pursue the excitement of life.”
“So you passed it on to me?” Mu Fan rolled his eyes. The electricity was making his entire body ache.
This mech, which perfectly combines elegance and power, demands a body’s extreme limits, resulting in every slight skin twitch being synchronized with the mecha.
In other words, this Thunderhawk, with its mind-boggling CICH operating mode, achieves a terrifying effect of nearly 100% synchronization with human movements.
It’s a success, but in some sense, it’s also a failure.
Because even a normal flipping operation, with ten consecutive actions or twenty consecutive actions surpassing 15 Gs of thrust, could snap a person’s cervical spine in an instant.
But Mu Fan managed to pull it all off perfectly on the first day.
When he heard this, Ruan Xiongfei burst out laughing, “The future of the starry sky belongs to you, as long as you’re willing to fly.”
“And now, I’m the one providing you with wings.”
“I am the guide on your path to pursuing dreams. This achievement is one I’ve never initiated in my career, so I must pass it on to you!”
Though it sounded inspiring, in this context, it seemed a bit perfunctory, so Mu Fan merely sighed helplessly.
“Boy, you’re really setting your sights high, and getting picky now. Not even putting your teacher in your eyes anymore, huh?” Ruan Xiongfei chuckled, chewing on a grass root as he looked up at the sky.
There, a hawk spread its wings and was flying.
His thick finger pointed towards that hawk, speaking passionately, “Do you see that hawk? The Thunderhawk is just like those powerful wings! Its excellence will definitely exceed your imagination; it’s absolutely the most suitable mecha for you! With wings, you can fly higher, so you must treasure these precious wings.”
“Uh, Instructor, it seems it’s landing.” Mu Fan watched the somewhat stiff-flying hawk, feeling it wasn’t living up to expectations.
“It seems to be coming towards us. Is it just an illusion?”
Ruan Xiongfei scratched his chin, “Not an illusion, it’s really coming towards us.”
The hawk fluttered and suddenly dived into the dirt beside them, its brown wings flashing with a metallic sheen underneath.
With a “click,” a metallic egg was expelled from the hawk’s tail, rolling to a stop at Mu Fan’s feet.
“Whoa, an aerial grenade!”
At a speed unreachable by Mu Fan’s eyes, Ruan Xiongfei swiftly grabbed the metallic egg and forcefully threw it away.
In an instant, the metallic egg became a dot and vanished over a hundred meters away.
“Message delivered…”
“Message missed the target.”
The hawk lifted its head stiffly and spoke, the two statements freezing Bald Ruan’s expression on his face.
That was embarrassment, spelled out.
Mu Fan scratched his head, looked at the lifelike replica hawk, and then at Ruan Xiongfei, “Instructor, it just spoke.”
“I know…”
Ruan Xiongfei rubbed his face, trying to make his smile blossom like a flower.
Then he shook his arms, and two streams of mechanical currents began to flow up from his palms, covering his arms in exquisite mechanical armor in an instant.
“Come back to me.”
His right hand sharply opened, and directing at the previously thrown metallic egg’s direction, he pulled fiercely backward.
Encircled by purple electric sparks, the Thunderhawk surprisingly mirrored this hand movement to retract.
His palm flashed a strong light, and the metallic egg that had just been thrown out was absorbed straight back.
Afterward, Ruan Xiongfei aimed his palm at the ground, and the Thunderhawk mirrored the action.
Then the palm’s light dissipated, and the metallic egg quietly fell.
In the sunlight, Mu Fan clearly saw etched on the eggshell with laser was…
The mountain peak veiled beneath the clouds.