Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 192 191. Orbital descent operation... uh, is that what I mean?

Once they start to do something, the company mobilizes very quickly. Sefer had to contact the people in the car and tell them that he had a mission this time and would not be going back for the time being. Then he heard the sound of opening a beer bottle.

"I remember there are two cases of beer in the car. Are you two planning to finish them together?"

Seifer's warning was useless. Tien bumped the bottle with Lin Shenxue. "Well, we're the only two people in this car who drink this stuff. It would be a waste to keep it, right?"

Having said that, I still feel a little unhappy, especially since I really can't drink beer right now.

Seifer was silent for a while and said that if Tien was bored, he could go to the car to find some auxiliary weapons and try to explore the middle level like a normal mercenary.

The other party laughed, and I didn't know what he was planning.

After ending the communication, Cypher continued to discuss with Laika how to improve the machine. He drove the machine that had just been repaired and took the freight elevator that could carry four machines at a time to descend.

—The reason there were four machines was because they only had four seats, and they were already full. A few mercenaries nearby looked at Seifer curiously and tried to strike up a conversation, but when their attempts failed, they stopped caring.

There is a considerable distance of cavity between the middle and lower areas.

But honestly, this wasn't a void, but rather a "mid-level area" that hadn't been built yet. The planned columns, various load-bearing structures, and numerous positioning nodes all worked in unison, and the autonomous machinery... temporarily stopped working.

Whether it is the transformation agency or other companies, they must not allow the autonomous machines to continue operating. After a large number of control areas were captured, many autonomous machines that have not yet been recovered can only operate in vain according to the predetermined plan.

Empty conveyor belts, trucks without supplies, and autonomous working bodies that can only sit dazed in the construction area... Such chaos is also a profile of the Dharma Ending Age.

Suppressing the inexplicable thoughts in his mind, Seifer arrived at the "big void" area that had not yet closed. He immediately saw that the area where engineering tools were previously piled up was now filled with various weapons and supply boxes.

There are even a steady stream of trucks bringing in supplies, with plenty to fill.

Then Cypher discovered that there were not only dozens of machines here, but also some commandos composed of corporate mercenaries... yes, individual combat personnel.

Cypher watched for a moment, then upon hearing Gaoshan's communication, he immediately asked, "Are these people going down with us?"

"Hmm? What else? You don't think we're the only ones going down there, do you? There are too few firing points there."

Gao Shan sounded quite happy: "Don't worry about these people. They are going down to establish the front-line positions. We are the ones going down to act as human shields."

When Seifer turned around, he saw Gao Shan adjusting his equipment, replacing his previous energy weapons with weapons from the Phantom Mist Group.

"Why did you change your equipment?"

"In a place like this that will obviously require a prolonged battle, of course we need to change positions. Oh, and you and the independent mercenaries we've called in don't need to be replaced. Your mission is to guard against large attacking units and eliminate them."

It sounds like an excuse to save some money.

After intensive preparations, Seifer looked up at the supporting nodes below the hollow area, and further away... the area where flames shot up into the sky and even a slight roar could be heard.

"That's the heavy-duty transport elevator over there. It's said that even large mobile bases can be easily transported down there. But who knows? The Reconstruction Agency doesn't have any large bases prepared here."

"Alright, final preparations. Our staff will install some temporary descent control devices on your aircraft. Don't be too nervous. It's theoretically harmless."

Following the other party's instructions, Cypher stood on a platform-like object, locked with it, and was slowly lowered onto the large hole by the transport platform. Ten mobile suits, along with a large number of landing troops, were heading for the terminus of the large transport elevator in Area D. Fortunately, the platform was still open, and there was still a hole to descend.

Otherwise, the strategic approach will probably have to be greatly changed...

My mind couldn't keep up with my body. Because the overhead hangers had been unhooked, the ten machines suddenly dropped, but they weren't falling like stones.

The platform engine under his feet started running. Seifer only felt the body of the machine tilt slightly, and the group continued to fall.

"4...3...2..."

During the countdown, the lower area where he had been for a while quickly appeared before his eyes. The platform under his feet suddenly roared, and hot flames gushed out from underneath, instantly reducing his falling speed.

Anyone else would probably feel dizzy and nauseous during this kind of switch, but there were only a few rookies who could drive the mecha, and they didn't need to adjust at all. In an instant, the mercenaries were ready for the attack.

However, something was descending faster than the mercenaries—several dark shadows suddenly flashed before Seifer's eyes, and before him, several cylindrical cabins whizzed by.

They smashed into the platform area where the heavy-load elevator was located with unstoppable momentum. Some of them penetrated the floor and sank deep into it, while others just smashed into the floor. It was hard to imagine how anyone inside could have survived.

But it is possible!

Ten machines lost their lifting force in batches with the help of propulsion at a distance of about 100 meters from the ground. Cypher immediately started his own engine and landed smoothly on the complex hub outer protective wall of the heavy-load platform.

...The other end of this broad road is connected to the city in the lower area. Now you can still see the beautiful strange cloud cluster like a flocculent nebula in the huge crack.

The giant vision was still slowly taking shape, but seeing that the entire city was covered by the vision, Seifer thought very irresponsibly, how great it would be if all the autonomous machines were swallowed up at once.

Drawing their weapons and preparing for battle, the doors of the landing modules that had been smashed down in advance opened, and the combat teams filed out and quickly launched an attack on the surrounding small autonomous units.

The 'High Mountain' team, as a defensive unit, opened their rocket magazines, and in a dazzling bombardment, those alert autonomous units flying in the air crashed one after another.

As a response to the large unit, Seifer and others were on guard at the periphery - the enemy had not arrived yet, but the locking alarm had been sounding for quite some time.

Many combat personnel were around, quickly clearing the autonomous devices in the hub and closing the gates to various passages.

Although this method couldn't stop the flood of things that might come next, it could at least stop some small individuals. And the projection didn't end in one round - Cypher listened to the various roars in his ears and found that something was still falling above his head.

There must be some way to map the terrain below, otherwise it would be impossible to drop these mobile and fixed defensive artillery positions and other supplies so accurately.

Anyway, when the large autonomous entity appeared at the end of the road, Cypher loaded the sawed-off shotgun.

"Get to work. Can I get paid by the support system for destroying these things?"

"of course can."

Then the more you work, the more you earn.

(End of this chapter)