Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 15. Let me see if this big toy can work

It was a shame that he couldn't get in touch with the person with the vision, but Seifer had a backup plan.

He planned to wait for two hours, wake Lin Shenxue up after she had fallen asleep for a while, and then ask about the setting of the vision.

The sound of artillery fire was gradually becoming weaker, and when another part of the backup fire point opened fire, the main fire point began to be repaired.

Both sides of the track were filled with busy people. Among them, the silver-armored man who was simply leaning on the car armor that had been mostly repaired and doing nothing was very eye-catching.

The sounds of the mechanical monsters outside became clearer and clearer, and even various instructions were repeatedly emphasized, asking unarmed civilians to take shelter in the carriages, while armed personnel reinforced the large square, which had already completed the supply replacement, layer by layer, preparing for close combat.

In front of Seifer's eyes, the red spots on the scanned topographic map became increasingly dense, and there seemed to be a vague sense of encirclement.

Things are closing in from all directions... Why is there no news from the three human-machine interactive combat units that just attacked?
As Seifer was wondering, he suddenly heard an unspeakable scream from someone in the protective area above his head.

In an instant, everyone in the hall subconsciously stopped what they were doing and looked towards the source of the sound.

——On the angular dome with passive light, an irregular distortion suddenly appeared.

The source of the scream was the guard who was in the dome. He was squeezed by the twisted dome, with only his two arms and upper body spared. The piercing pain made him issue a warning in the last moments of his life.

Then the sky shattered.

The rubble and metal collapsed with a loud bang, and the people below fled in despair. The rubble hit the ground with a loud bang, and then shattered even more thoroughly.

Compared to the building debris that fell to the ground, what caused this thing to collapse needs more attention.

That was a machine that had been launched earlier. It was now covered in wounds, and even its equipment was missing. It was stuck in the damaged part of the sky, and its power was gradually shutting down.

It seemed as if the wind and snow that would never stop poured into the breach, and this was just the beginning.

The machine was suddenly hit hard again, and it fell down with metal and stones that could not support its own weight, allowing more unrestrained wind and snow to rush into the hall.

As Sefer watched the machine body, which seemed to be moving slowly but was actually very fast and had already smashed heavily into the train before most people could react, he suddenly realized something very important.

The carriage that was smashed down by the machine body... seemed to be the "residential area" where Lin Shenxue was.

He didn't even bother to look at the multi-legged thing that was descending from the gap in the sky. It looked more regular and less aesthetically pleasing to humans, and he ran straight onto the train.

Whether that thing jumped down or not, you can tell just by feeling the impact on the ground from inside the car - as for why not pick up a weapon to fight?

Using the light firepower at hand to attack a ten-meter-tall mechanical enemy is a joke, not even enough to tickle it!

Running wildly in the carriage, Sefer attracted the attention of some people, but no one had time to care about him.

This was the first time that the enemy broke through the station, which was something they had not expected. In order to expel them or, uh... clear them out, the defense units in the station were mobilized in full force.

If we don’t deal with it now, we’ll all be doomed!

Ignoring the noise, Seifer quickly moved through the wide car body and quickly returned to the residential area.

The situation here was equally chaotic, even in a mess. The people living here had no ability to fight back and could only flee in panic to the carriages with more firepower support.

Seifer looked up at the top of the tunnel corridor, which was the roof of the train. The place where the machine hit was now a huge gap, and most of the machine had also smashed through the roof and was pressed into the train car.

Many houses were crushed and deformed and could not be opened from the inside. Sefer heard many cries for help, but he was unable to help now.

We found the door to Lin Shenxue's room. Fortunately, this was not the crash site of the robot. Unfortunately, this was also within the impact range, and her door was obviously deformed.

Not only her, but several other rooms on this floor were also deformed - Lin Shenxue's room had windows, the advantage of which was that she had a view, but the disadvantage was that she could be easily affected by the battle.

Seifer knocked on the door: "Ms. Lin Shenxue, are you still alive?"

There was no response from the door, and Cypher waited a few seconds before deciding not to wait any longer. So he struck out directly, punching the metal door handle inward with one blow.

Then he exerted force with both hands. He could feel the power components of this body begin to increase in pressure, and his arms slowly pried open the door like hydraulic door breakers.

With the sound of metal twisting and creaking, Cypher twisted the door completely into the lid of a tin can, and then he stuck his head into the gap.

"Ms. Lin Shenxue, are you there?"

When I turned around, I saw Lin Shenxue standing by the door with a terrified look on her face, holding a tablet and a large wrench in her hands.

"You're here! I thought this thing would crush you into a pancake... Wait a minute, I'll break the door open."

As he spoke, Seifer tore open the metal door like a spring roll, turning it into a hole large enough for people to pass through.

Lin Shenxue paused, then wrote on the board with trembling hands, "What happened?" "It's pretty much what you said. The car was attacked. But the attack came earlier, so the situation isn't very clear right now. To prevent any misunderstandings, let me ask you, are these bipedal combat units very strong?"

"It's very powerful. This is a device specifically designed to destroy important enemy units and escape unscathed. Only a special person can operate it."

Lin Shenxue wrote a little faster and her handwriting became a little sloppy. When she saw that her guitar was broken, she looked extremely depressed.

"As long as it is deployed, the disaster will gradually weaken and then end."

Cypher shook his head regretfully: "Then you should come out and see."

Then, for the first time, Lin Shenxue opened her mouth in disbelief - in front of her was the human-machine interactive combat unit lying on its back, upside down. It was like a piece of scrap metal, causing potentially irreversible damage to the train.

After being surprised for a while, Lin Shenxue suddenly remembered something, wiped the words on the tablet and turned it over.

'The driver might still be alive, help me!'

The exclamation mark was written very beautifully. Under her gaze, Seifer jumped hard and landed on the machine easily.

After a quick analysis scan, Cypher saw that the structure of the machine in front of him was still intact, except that it had lost its weapons. So why did it stall?

Following Lin Shenxue's instructions, he found the hidden groove above the propulsion device at the rear of the fuselage, reached in, and turned and pulled it.

The sound of an airtight pressure relief valve gushed out, and the reasonably well-made emergency door opened, with a large amount of hot air rushing out from it. Finally, what slid out was a chair that looked quite comfortable and... a person tied to the chair.

This person was wearing bulky clothes, and even his helmet was a specially made cushioned helmet that restricted neck movement. There were some identifying inscriptions on his clothes... well, I couldn't understand them.

And, this person died.

Sefer untied the restraints that bound him, and his freed body followed gravity and fell heavily onto the ruins, then rolled down and rolled all the way to Lin Shenxue's feet.

"...Can your pilot, after his heart has stopped beating and his body temperature has dropped to very low levels, still be able to move?"

Lin Shenxue looked at him blankly, then lowered her head, then suddenly raised it and shook it vigorously a few times, even making Sefer suspect that she was going to break her neck.

"It's too late, but... he died from an overdose of shock. Let me come up and examine the body, if possible."

She stepped over the corpses and jumped under the rubble. After Cypher pulled her up, she immediately found a foothold and fumbled inside the machine for a while, seeming to touch something.

Then, a bunch of incomprehensible, constantly jumping characters suddenly appeared on her tablet.

From the beginning till now, Lin Shenxue hadn't said a word or even made any sound... Even if she was mute, she could at least make some 'hmm, uh' sounds, right?

Without going into it too deeply, as it was just a quick inspection, Lin Shenxue showed the board to Sefer.

"The aircraft is in good condition and can be started. The pilot died due to overload and was unable to withstand the load."

Overload... This kind of thing shouldn't fly as fast as a fighter jet, so how can it be overloaded?
Seifer had no idea about this new gadget, but imagined it to be a low-altitude, at most medium-to-low-altitude flying combat unit. This is what he thought and pointed out the problem.

Lin Shenxue's expression froze.

She had to seriously explain that this machine had an exaggerated maneuverability and placed an equally huge load on the driver. Even if the driver had received professional training and was wearing a special anti-gravity suit, his life might be in danger during emergency maneuvers.

"The most important thing now is to find the reserve pilot and have him attack again. If the command node is not destroyed, the attack outside will not stop."

I always feel that the arrangement is just right...but when I think about it carefully, the events in the vision seem to be driven by very strong inertia.

Even if Cypher hadn't encountered Lin Shenxue, someone would definitely come to investigate after something this big fell. Even if it wasn't Cypher, there might be other mercenaries...

Then the mercenaries might put on this anti-gravity suit that looks like it has a special structure, sit in it and start fighting.

Seifer thought about it seriously, and recalled what Leica said, that the better the performance in the vision, the higher the reward, so he grabbed the opportunity without hesitation.

"I understand. As long as the decapitation is accomplished, that's all that matters, right? Then I'll drive this thing."

Lin Shenxue quickly shook her head to stop him.

"No, it's at least 15g. Without training and a G-suit, driving this thing is like committing suicide."

This is true for people with flesh and blood, but it is obvious that Cypher is not a human. From some perspectives, he may even be tougher than this huge thing.

Lin Shenxue's expression was like telling someone that the food in the cafeteria was bad, but the person who heard it immediately became excited and ran to buy the cafeteria food.

But she really couldn't stop Cypher from doing this. As a mechanic... she only had a wrench, and this wrench obviously couldn't smash Cypher's head.

(End of this chapter)