Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 237 236. It's like arriving at a dinner party, right?

A huge fireball crossed the sky, mercilessly pouring its heat and destruction onto the desertified land.

Even the strongest person wouldn't dare to face the light and heat that is powerful enough to carbonize tissues and melt metals with low melting points, let alone use it.

Apart from those hot melt generators and space-grade solar panels made to show off their own casting technology - but here comes the problem.

How long can the so-called advanced solar panels withstand the violent sandstorms and foehn winds every morning? Especially in this desert where energy can be grabbed by the hand and even powered by a light bulb with a little refinement?

Sefer waited quietly for news from all sides until the sun gradually set and the foehn wind blew again as the sunset approached, and finally he heard the order from the Phantom Mist Group.

"Independent mercenary Red Crossbow, this mission is quite difficult, and many of the combat elements will require you to improvise."

A coordinate appeared in front of Seifer. He immediately stopped chatting with Shengnai, took a look at his Centaur body, and suddenly an idea came to his mind.

"I will arrive on time, but I have also prepared a machine, which looks like..."

After describing it, Cypher suddenly smiled and held out his hand. "Would you like to try out the feeling of riding in a combat machine? According to Feldrich's previous tests, the manned compartment of this machine is somewhat unscientifically safe."

Shengnai nodded expectantly, then suddenly remembered something and asked Sefer what to do with this body... What else could he do? Just take it with him.

For some reason, Shengnai was very happy.

The two walked under the belly of the Centaur-shaped machine. Cypher made the mechanical arm come out and took the two into the storage tank. Then they really felt... very safe.

It's just a little quieter.

"Um, Cypher, are you still there?"

"I'm here, I'm here."

Answering immediately, Seifer reached out and grasped Shengnai's soft palm - perhaps it was cold, perhaps it was really soft, after all, this body was mechanical and had no feelings.

After a moment's thought, Seifer said, "Wait a minute, I'll see how to set it up."

Switching the spare body to the main body, from the outside, two beams of light suddenly lit up on the somewhat ferocious head, and then the alien body stood up on four legs, ready to attack at any time.

And in front of Sefer, apart from the node city that suddenly became smaller, there was a bunch of complicated UIs... First turn on the lighting and closed-circuit television in the thing in the abdomen.

Very good, the image of his unconscious backup body and Shengnai, who was curiously reaching out to grab things, appeared clearly in front of him.

When the lights came on, she was slightly startled. Her pink hair fluttered gently in the zero-gravity environment, looking very beautiful.

"Sound check, Shengnai, can you hear me?"

"Ah... I can hear it clearly, Cypher, but I can't see what's going on outside. But this space is so comfortable, I feel like my body is floating."

That wasn't a feeling, it was a fact. This thing was indeed a product of Yixiang, and its control over anti-gravity was outrageous.

At present, Sefer doesn't dare to take it apart to see which module does it. He is worried that it will not work after he takes it apart.

Synchronizing the scene in front of her to that in front of Shengnai, she immediately hugged Seifer's spare body, her eyes wide open with curiosity: "This perspective... is so high, it feels like I have become very huge and the world has become smaller."

"That's what I thought when I first saw this perspective. Hurry up, we have to gather quickly."

Let her watch slowly. Seifer left the staging area and, under the envious gazes of the surrounding mercenaries, quickly left the node city, fearlessly walking towards the sandstorm that roared across the sky and earth.

Before the scheduled time, Seifer turned a corner and went to his own vehicle to send Shengnai back to the mobile base. Then he ordered Lin Shenxue and others to drive the newly repaired tank and use it as a towing vehicle.

Tow this centaur-shaped alien machine to the designated area, and then drive the car back after arriving.

The advantage of doing this is that it can minimize possible losses and prevent you from being eaten by the "worm" in one bite.

Cypher himself changed his body, confirmed that the weapons had been mounted, and set off directly from the hangar to the designated rendezvous point.

Taking a break from his busy schedule, Seifer let Sanai experience the feeling of riding a combat machine. Before the scheduled time, Seifer had already arrived at an area with nothing but undulating sand dunes, where the sky was filled with wind and sand and one could get lost if not careful.

"Red Crossbow has arrived at the designated location. Gao Shan, where is your team?"

Soon after the communication was sent, Gao Shan's enthusiastic voice came: "Oh wow, you're here really fast. We're here too. Look to the east, do you see it?"

As his voice sounded, Seifer turned his head and saw a series of continuous tracks coming towards him in the gradually thinning wind and sand.

The nine members of the third team of the Phantom Mist Group appeared over there in three-by-three formations. The one leading the charge was naturally the tank-footed 'Gaoshan' with a heavy lower body and an equally heavy core.

But even heavier than these are the weapons mounted on his body!
Those ferocious fire launchers seemed to be designed entirely for covering large numbers of enemies, and the precise locking weapons made his body like a mobile semi-human fortress.

"At least we're not late. Red Crossbow, look over there. Did you notice? The I/O has already released some air units, ready to strike from above at any moment."

I saw some marker lights flying in the sky. They looked like jellyfish or something else... Anyway, they must be armor-piercing bullets, armor-penetrating bombs or something like that.

To be honest, no one is optimistic about this kind of thing. At best, it can only serve as a harassment.

"Then to the south, towards Node City, the elite troops of the Abian Company have also arrived. Be careful. If their long-range siege weapons miss, you could be dead."

It sounds like someone will backstab you before the fight is over, but that doesn't matter. What matters is that since everyone is here, why haven't they entered the same communication link yet?

Gao Shan explained that after the battle begins, the superior unit will issue orders to the subordinates. Before that, it is best not to get too close to other corporate mercenaries.

So as to avoid being suspected of planning to change jobs.

There's this kind of gameplay? Saifu was amazed, and after saying he was fully prepared, he connected the communication.

Feldrich said in a bad tone, "Mercenary, I've prepared three melt-type armor-piercing rounds and three disabling rounds for you. It's up to you when to use them. I've placed the launchers a few kilometers away from the battlefield."

"This distance doesn't make much difference to them. Just manage it well... Humph, if my experimental data collection fails, then our deal is..."

Seifer nodded slightly. "Thank you. After this fight, I'll find a chance to treat you to a meal."

"You're still planning on inviting me to dinner? Put yourself in your proper place, mercenary. You're not even qualified..."

"I can grab you and bring you over for dinner, right?"

Feldridge's voice suddenly stopped, and her mood seemed to be extremely bad. She was so lazy that she didn't even bother to mention the follow-up explanation and just hung up to express her dissatisfaction.

How should I put it...he's such an easy-going weapons research expert.

(End of this chapter)