Tianguanzhi

Chapter 147 Preservation
Through the bubble helmet glass, one could see a bright yellow ion tail flame slanting into the sky, accompanied by clusters of dazzling fire meteors—the completely burned-out restraints and excess welding materials.

After Gu Jianqiu zoomed in on the scanning array's locked field of view, more details of the machine were revealed. After a second modification, the Tianbing Lu's original slightly bulky white back armor had disappeared, replaced by a vertical ring device. Four internal nozzles emitted pale white electrocardiogram convection, forming a "乂" shape inside the perfect circle.

The heavy wheels originally used for amphibious operations were also removed and replaced with dual-hole thrusters as the main power source, making this modified celestial soldier machine look like a ghostly demon with an ethereal lower body. If it were a less experienced and inexperienced celestial officer, it would be unlikely to be able to identify the original model of this cosmic divine machine from its appearance.

"What a bold modification! They abandoned all shields and armor in exchange for a speed close to Mach 15, and the energy grid output reached an astonishing 20 erg. This time, it's not the work of a mediocre welder anymore. All the weapon slots are filled. It seems that these deserters also found some good stuff in McDonald's. That weapon ring... is it the traction field of the middle slot?"

Gu Jianqiu narrowed his eyes, hesitating for a moment.

While the Phantom Thulium Blade was indeed designed to be used by individual soldiers to combat large-scale supermachines, this doesn't change the fact that such an action is essentially a heroic moth drawn to a flame. Since humanity took its first steps in exploring the vast universe, supermachine legion warfare has been a constant theme in human warfare for over two thousand years: "using cosmic supermachines to fight cosmic supermachines." This is the optimal solution, proven by countless trials of iron and fire.

After examining the wavelength and parameters on the bubble helmet for a long time, Gu Jianqiu let out a long sigh and gave up the idea of ​​confronting Gao Liuhun and his modified Heavenly Soldier Machine head-on.

This is no longer a gap that can be bridged by skill and experience, or even by one or two advanced weapon designs. With his current electrocardiogram and equipment, the possibility of defeating this modified Sky Soldier Machine on his own is almost zero.

At the same time, Gao Liuhun also noticed that an array radar had locked onto his machine, but he did not immediately lock it back. Looking at the red mark in the upper right corner of the screen, he just sneered and ignored it.

"Ahead is a merchant ship from Zijing Heavy Industries!"

Former welding star Yuan Sengxian is in the reconnaissance cabin, using airborne radar to scan the models of private jets around him and determine their value.

"What about it? Zijing Heavy Industry started by transporting high-quality ore. If they're lucky, they can earn thousands of dollars from this shipment."

"Do not."

"Longmen Logistics? You want to take a ship full of heavy weaponry to see Danzhu?"

"No, the Candle Dragon Ring can only capture a divine machine weighing up to two thousand tons. I don't intend to waste it on these low-value commercial divine machines."

"So what's your plan? We need to act fast, there's no time!"

Yuan Sengxian was somewhat puzzled.

"I've already thought it through, you don't need to worry about it."

Gao Liuhun tilted his head back and answered somewhat absentmindedly.
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Gu Jianqiu silently observed the sky, tirelessly switching the bubble screen back and forth, but never made any move.

With a maximum of ten minutes remaining, once Gao Liuhun breaks through the rainbow pipes of the hangar and escapes the satellite's gravitational pull, he will be free to roam the skies. Even if the satellite forces arrive, they might not be able to catch him. Although they have almost lost all their manpower, they have managed to escape unscathed. In the vast universe, finding him again will be like finding a needle in a haystack.

Although he no longer sought a direct confrontation with the other party, Gu Jianqiu still maintained a lock-on observation of the modified Tianbing machine through the array radar. He did not want to let Gao Liuhun leave so easily. Apart from personal grudges, after witnessing Gao Liuhun's white electrocardiogram, Gu Jianqiu had another reason to kill him.

He was waiting for a turning point.

Despite McDonald's precautions, the hangar explosion still caused considerable chaos. Under the chaotic sky, various dark-colored ion sheaths flew around like headless flies. These were private jets that had to take off to avoid being affected by the hangar explosion.

Gu Jianqiu turned on his radio and immediately received dozens of distress signals.

For example, the Dashengkui Trading Company's traveling aircraft was affected by the explosion, causing several casualties, and requested medical assistance; another example is Longmen Logistics, which transports dangerous explosives, requesting fire support to prevent secondary explosions caused by the cargo... The intermingled radio signals filled various public channels with indistinguishable interference and screams. But the clearest, and also the one that was repeatedly broadcast, was the order from McDonald's armed aircraft unit that they were in position and that all unauthorized personnel should immediately stop flying and await rescue to avoid accidental injury.

This was not a baseless accusation by the McDonald's board of directors. Soon, under the focused vision of the bubble helmet, Gu Jianqiu clearly observed that the modified Heavenly Soldier machine began to be subjected to sporadic machine gun fire. At first, there were only two or three inconspicuous flames, but after a while, a continuous stream of missiles chased after Gao Liuhun's Heavenly Soldier machine in the air, exploding one explosion cloud after another. The momentum was truly terrifying.

At the same time, one electrocardiogram after another began to lock onto the unusually arrogant wavelength belonging to Gao Liuhun. In the upper right corner of Gao Liuhun's screen, the red mark that had locked onto his own body spread rapidly as if it had the ability to reproduce, like a pack of wolves lurking in the middle of the night.

After a clear electronic notification tone, Gao Liuhun heard the deep voice of a man from the Haitang family.

"I am a member of the Suanni Sequence Army of the Haitang Empire. I suspect your machine is closely related to this terrorist attack. Immediately stop the engine, identify yourself and state your machine registration number. If you refuse to comply, we will take necessary measures. Over."

Gao Liuhun ignored it, swept past a cloud of missile explosions that carried a threatening connotation, and headed straight for the six squid-shaped machines above him, which were covered with bright red ion sheaths.

Blue clusters of electric fields flickered in the sky as these uniquely shaped squid-shaped machines deployed their massive traction field weapons, attempting to capture the modified celestial soldiers' bodies.

But Gu Jianqiu shook his head, losing interest in continuing to zoom in on the battle. He could foresee the outcome, so he decided to conserve his energy. Although the array radar had excellent performance, its power consumption was exceptionally high.

Sure enough, even with the naked eye, one could see the clues. Those armed divine machines of various shapes were almost no match for Gao Liuhun. Before they even got close, the originally sealed ion sheath collapsed and went out. One could also see these squid statues falling from the sky like fireflies that had lost their luster.

In the 19th century, when combat methods were limited and the average person's electrocardiogram (ECG) was less than six points, a Level II Celestial Officer with a mutated ECG, if fully armed, would be far too powerful. Not to mention facing the mere squid-made aircraft of McDonald's, even when clashing with the front-line combat super aircraft of the four major powers, this modified Celestial Soldier would never be at a disadvantage.

Boom~~
Jiao En's eyelids drooped, and the huge green screen in front of him was frantically spewing out characters as if it had crashed.

"The prisoner has at least 20,000 yuan on him! We must capture him alive! Besides, Yuanfu is also missing! Chief Jiao, can you hear me? Say something! Hello!?"

He shut down the radio expressionlessly, his face revealing neither anger nor fear, only his throbbing temples betraying his raging inner turmoil.

"Are you kidding me? This is your country! At a time like this, you're still thinking about money?"

After a long while, he loosened his clenched fist.

Ultimately, Kim Tae-hwa has already been sold to the US and has nothing to do with the Empire anymore.

Jiao En knew perfectly well that this independent mission was extremely secretive and arduous, and the Empire's investment in it was unimaginable. The equipment and supplies for this Sky Soldier Land-based aircraft alone were worth no less than ten thousand yu. The mission hadn't even started yet, and three soldiers had already gone missing. In the worst-case scenario, all three might be...

Jiao En dared not think any further.

No matter how angry he was, reason told him that the most urgent task was to prevent any further mistakes and to ensure the safety of the remaining personnel and property of the independent entity.

On the green screen, the modified super machine, suspected to be the culprit behind the series of events, was rapidly approaching. The two were less than five kilometers apart, already within the firing range of a typical high-altitude missile. However, Jiao En in the cockpit did not launch an attack, allowing the other party to break through the gate of the rainbow pipe.

Let's let them off the hook for now.

Jiao En thought so.

But soon, he paid a heavy price for this idea.

The enemy locked onto his mech first...