Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 245 244. The trouble begins after the end.

This battle took much longer than expected, but fortunately, due to the activeness of the independent mercenary Red Crossbow, he accurately grasped various opportunities and made precise coordination, which won the recognition of mercenaries from various companies.

Then everyone looked back and found out that this guy had never played ranked matches, so we still don’t know how strong he is. He also left the game halfway through and was replaced by a teammate.

But this teammate hadn't even registered directly with the mercenary system...he was just a subordinate unit. Honestly, everyone was eager to poach someone from the Red Crossbowmen.

But unfortunately, after the battle, since the mercenaries were not qualified to clean up the battlefield, everyone had to retreat temporarily - as for the subordinate of the Red Crossbow?
After the battle, he slowly walked out of the body of the [Worm], ignoring the calls or communications from the surrounding mercenaries, and just quickly left in a straight line towards the outside of the battlefield.

The corporate mercenaries found it quite baffling, but they didn't think much of it.

The sun is about to rise, so we'll leave the wreckage here first. We'll let the demolition team come over to work during the day, and then come back at night to receive any resources we might have.

The premise is that there are no problems in dividing the spoils among the companies, otherwise people who come here during the day will probably have to fight.

Of course, none of this has anything to do with Cypher.

He quickly returned to his own vehicle, then immediately switched to a spare body with super-armament. After everything came to a close, he immediately sent a message to Gao Shan saying that his work was completed and to remember to transfer the money to his account.

On the surface, the reward for helping to block the [Worm] is not much. After taking into account the consumption of ammunition for "over-limit weapons" and paying back some money, there will not be much money left.

In fact, due to Seifer's heroic behavior, his reputation as the "Red Crossbow" naturally spread among several companies. Everyone felt that this person would achieve great things in the future, and it seemed like a good idea to invest in him now.

Regarding these, Cypher didn't say much. He certainly couldn't say that he actually drove both machines himself, right? So he tacitly accepted that he had powerful mercenaries as his thugs.

After the smoke cleared, those ownerless drones circled in vain like a swarm of flies over the long carriage that had run out of ammunition and had no ability to fight back. Amid the rolling red dust, they looked harmless.

The giant worm's corpse broke into several sections and collapsed on the sand, with no possibility of rising again - there were mercenaries trying to take advantage of the situation, coming in to loot some things and sell them.

But they were all held down by the armed forces of various companies and did not dare to enter the wreckage area.

Let’s ignore all the mess for now. After Seifer returned safely, the crew members gathered around him to ask about his well-being, among whom Shengnai was the most concerned.

After seeing that he had no physical injuries, Lin Shenxue asked him if he had any food.

The rice is in the pot, but the pot hasn't been washed yet. Please go wash the pot first, Miss Lin Shenxue.

After a short break, Cypher showed the group the footage of the previous battle in the restaurant. To be honest, everyone had seen the appearance of that extremely impactful giant monster, but facing it head-on...

The feeling of suffocation and oppression is enough to make people speechless even through the screen.

This makes everyone even more curious about how Cypher can withstand the oppression brought by this thing and fight against this monster?
You can obviously run far away and just watch the people from those companies try their best to stop it.

Cypher crossed his arms and thought for a moment, then said under everyone's curious gaze, "Because I think it's interesting."

"After all, I'm a robot. Isn't it normal that I don't quite understand people's hearts?"

Tien laughed and praised him for his good point. Lin Shenxue bit the fried chicken nuggets helplessly, calculating how much hidden benefits he could earn this time. Shengnai, on the other hand, had a subtle expression.

But she was considerate enough to say nothing, simply smiling as she ate the pudding Sefer had made for her. Some people had protested why only Shengnai had it. Sefer continued, arms folded. "No work, no food. You might not know this, but Shengnai is offering free medical treatment to people in Node City this time, and quite a few mercenaries have tried to show their affection."

"Even the medical team at the rehabilitation center extended an olive branch to her... ah, what's the olive branch, you ask? Basically, they wanted to invite her... but they were all rejected."

When Seifer said this, Saint Naraku graciously accepted everyone's gaze. To her, she was just doing what she could.

But even so, many people still transferred money into her personal account. She kept some of the money for herself to purchase medical supplies, and gave the rest to Sefer.

"Even Dr. Mei, who is an illegal immigrant, bought all kinds of small things for the car, so we have two guys who eat for free in the car. I feel very sad!"

Quietly changing the subject, Lin Shenxue was furious. She'd been busy as both loader and gunner for most of the night, only to be painlessly taken out by an armor-piercing blast!

How can you say you eat white rice?

Of course this is just off topic.

In short, there was no time for "joy after victory" during the day.

Because the [Worm] was targeted by everyone's concentrated efforts, and even had to withstand two nuclear bombs before it was defeated, a meeting is now being held in the node city to summon the mercenaries who had previously participated in the battle.

Each company recruited its own mercenaries. After all, corporate mercenaries always had some friction. If they really met, they might have fought side by side just a moment ago, but now they might even start a fight...

After explaining all this, Seifer saw that everyone had almost finished eating, so he put on his external protective suit and slowly walked towards the node city.

When Sefer arrived here after passing through the foehn wind and the dust that was so thick that it was hard to look directly at, the entire node city looked even emptier than before.

The mercenaries who were bustling here as if they would never rest have gradually withdrawn.

I guess only corporate mercenaries will be stationed here from now on... Cypher shook his head and was about to find a way when a two-seater fast motorcycle stopped beside him.

"Hey, beautiful, wanna go racing?"

"Gao Shan? How come you have time to pick me up?"

"Ha, picking up our hero and taking him to the conference is a great job. Just think about it, you're an independent mercenary, but you're participating in a joint operation between companies as an independent mercenary."

He lit a cigarette, the feeling of a cigarette stuck in his helmet was very subtle. Seifer sat with his back to him, and the motorcycle started up quickly, rushing towards the previous combat command room.

On the way, Seifer was quite curious: "How can you be called a hero for just killing a worm?"

"That's because you set your standards too high. You don't realize that everyone has witnessed your contribution in this battle. Even the most demanding mercenary wouldn't dare to claim they could do that."

The problem was that the weapons were sent in advance by the sponsor, and the feint attack and various baits were also arranged by the company. Seifer felt that... he really had to acknowledge such a "hero" identity.

Then after a while everyone will probably be able to happily enjoy their own meals.

(End of this chapter)