Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 196 195. No matter how good the iron shell is, it can’t compare to the driver.

Another round of rockets swept the ground. This time the opponent occupied the high altitude and Sefer's dodging range was a bit narrow.

But to be honest, the distance is proportional to the success rate of dodging. When it flies into the sky, it means giving up the density of fire coverage.

Amidst the dense bombing and thick smoke, the enemy responded with a high-explosive grenade!
Cypher's machine rushed out from the other side of the smoke. Although he couldn't "fly" like the other machine, as long as he was on the ground, the speed of his machine could not be underestimated.

Seeing that the rocket barrage was ineffective, the guy retracted his body and began to cruise and circle, continuously firing a series of tracking combat missiles during the period - the threat indicator was so noisy.

Raising the threat level, although Cypher seemed to be suppressed, he was able to move accurately to avoid these long-range explosives every time, and once again took advantage of the opportunity when the guy's engine was overheating.

It was still a shotgun burst followed by a grenade, but this time the distance was extremely close, so close that it seemed as if he could reach out and grab the opponent - the guy was a little surprised when he saw Cypher switch his weapon to a shoulder-mounted weapon.

"What kind of weapon is that?"

"It's a wonderful tool that can cut you open."

Responding coldly, Sefer advanced at high speed on the field, keeping a distance from his opponent, the blade on his arm suddenly lighting up.

The surging particle flow made the opponent feel the danger, but it couldn't dodge immediately because its proud engine had not yet been fully charged, and it could only rely on the conventional engine to dodge.

Although conventional engines can also stand out from the crowd, this guy in front of me... his body is abnormally advanced and very fast!

'Zizzi...'

As the particle stream was released, Seifer turned around and slashed with his sword. The surge of energy instantly almost overloaded the opponent's shield. Just when the opponent thought that this amazing blow was over, the sword was swung in the opposite direction again!
The protection that seemed as transparent and fragile as glass produced glass-like results.

At the moment of overload and shattering, the conventional engine of the aircraft was also overloaded at the same time. This is the result of using the same power output terminal!
Seizing this opportunity, Cypher sheathed his sword and, driven by the powerful engine power, crashed directly into the opponent's machine.

"What do you want to do——"

Amidst those panicked words, the weapon on his left arm was switched, and when that strange thing hung on his arm, the opponent's alarm must have been stretched into a straight line.

Cypher didn't care about such trivial matters. He just unlocked the weapon control and threw a punch.

'boom! ’

The mechanism pushed the power storage device, accelerating the ejection and with the explosion of the propellant, the 'long spike' was ejected and pierced through the core module of the thing's body!

But... this time it didn't go as smoothly as before. Its tip made a harsh scraping sound against the opponent's special armor alloy and eventually deviated from its intended trajectory.

It could only penetrate the shoulder armor and joints fiercely, and then penetrate out from the other end.

Cypher's propulsion was exhausted and its body was overheated. That thing finally realized it and prepared to counterattack. Anyway, it was so close that there was no way it would miss with a rapid bombardment!

Although one gun was destroyed, the other one was still fine!

A piece of the radiator grille on the back of Cypher's body popped out, and the body immediately took action, turning around and kicking the opponent hard, and Cypher stood firm.

The audience outside began to roar. They had been watching this guy slaughtering the unlucky guy all morning, and now they finally saw someone who could fight back and even broke one of this guy's arms!

Waves of cheers came from outside the field. After Sefer landed steadily with the opponent's arm, the opponent let out an unpleasant laugh.

"You did well... You did very well, Red Crossbow, right? I will soon make sure you can never fly again..."

The engine recovery was complete, and the high-speed cruising aircraft once again entered the cruise rocket ejection mode. Although in this state, Cypher could not catch up with him. But who said he had to chase?

That thing's circling flight is intimidating, but it actually relies on its equipment. Once it stops, as long as the opponent can dodge the rocket barrage, he will be like a chicken!

Cypher quickly rushed into the makeshift airport terminal, using the layers of the building to avoid the homing rockets. The building's exterior walls and load-bearing structure became his external armor, drawing a barrage of curses from the enemy.

The audience didn't care. They probably just wanted to see a more exciting scene. They immediately expressed their impatience and shouted at the stalemate, with their voices getting louder and louder.

The guy who was flying gritted his teeth. He was very uncomfortable with the fact that he had been doing well for so long but suddenly encountered a tough guy. But if he continued like this, his reputation and odds would drop.

The audience doesn't need guys who drag their feet because it implies incompetence.

Under the continuous bombardment of rockets, the airport was constantly being blown down. The space in which Seifer could move was becoming smaller and smaller, which made his opponent more and more impatient.

Why did he remain so calm? Why did he still insist on walking around in a building that was about to collapse?

Essentially, it's because Cypher doesn't have such a long air tank... or the engine storage can be used to fly with the opponent, and there is no need for it.

After this round of rockets was fired, the opponent suddenly stopped cruising and landed. The faint light film on the surface of the aircraft seemed to indicate that he once again had complete protection.

A sharp alarm suddenly sounded, and the machine's reaction was faster than his own, but a grenade still exploded on the shield. The surging flames and impact force suddenly startled the man.

A cold feeling crept up my back.

Because at the place he planned to avoid, a machine was already waiting there - how did it do that?!

Only those in the audience and Cypher himself knew how it was done. As Cypher launched the grenade, he had already lit the blade, drawing on the power system connected to the weapon and the engine.

A quick sprint and a little bit of advance foresight are the reasons why we can wait at our destination leisurely like this.

This operation was so smooth that no one could react. Seeing that Cypher had already raised the "long spike" and was ready to attack him, the man finally couldn't hold it anymore.

"Don't come near me—"

But it was clearly his body that crashed into him uncontrollably.

Laika suddenly warned over the comms: "Red Crossbow! Something's wrong. There's a high-energy reaction on that machine. Retreat quickly!"

The second she reminded him, Seifer retracted his weapon, dodged, and sprinted at high speed. After jumping several times, he instantly widened the distance between them.

The solid metal soles of his feet scraped a series of sparks on the ground. When Cypher turned around, he saw that it was daybreak.

It should be said that the guy is bright.

Countless pale blue electric lights jumped and flickered, and the sphere centered on him suddenly lit up as brightly as a flash bomb. Amid the audience's boiling shouts - the electric light exploded.

Crackling lights flashed before Seifer's eyes. They expanded wildly in a spherical shape, blowing away everything they touched, even the reinforced concrete floor that seemed extremely solid, which fell apart.

It was a huge noise, but... Cypher was outside its coverage area and was safe.

(End of this chapter)