Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 286 285. Dare to throw back the torpedo when you have the upper hand in tonnage?
As mentioned before, the location of this node city is very cleverly chosen. It is actually located in the belly of a pass.

Although the ground was covered with sand, the thickness of the sand was not completely consistent. The moment he came out of the pass, Seifer felt that the car was shaking a lot... There was much less sand here than on the other side!

There was no time to think about these things. Everyone in the car was already rubbing their hands, ready to fight, and even keeping a distance - in order to reduce their own losses. If they got too close and were shot into the car by someone, the cost of repairing the car would be too terrible.

The car ahead fell behind a little, about two to three kilometers, and it noticed this. It immediately unfolded its outer protective shield in the wind and sand, revealing the rockets hidden inside.

Then, Cypher received a communication from an unknown source.

"Red Crossbow, it's no use continuing to chase you. Why don't we just say goodbye now..."

Seifer immediately replied, "You're too optimistic. Why don't you surrender now so I don't have to waste any more ammunition?"

"So there's no room for negotiation? Then let's see if you have the ability."

The rockets came roaring towards the Navigator in a cloud of dust.

The alarm sounded, and the automatic counterattack and secondary weapon turrets with fire control immediately opened fire at full power to organize a fire network. Some rockets immediately exploded in mid-air, and the few that slipped through the net could only explode into a ball of fire when they hit the thick armor plate.

It doesn't look like it has much armor-piercing capability, but... with this kind of armament, the other vehicle must have more than just these.

Feldrich suddenly leaned over the railing next to the main control: "That's the Nautilus-class escort gunboat that Abian Company sold three years ago."

"Nautilus...?"

"Isn't it natural that Abian likes to name things after strange creatures? Someone once received a book from a vision, and it contained descriptions of various creatures that were said to be extinct."

After explaining, Feldrich patiently said, "This is an armed gunboat designed to be approximately 52 meters in size. In addition to a large number of jammers and rockets for small and medium-sized targets, it is also equipped with an electromagnetic high-speed cannon as its main weapon."

"When moving, it's equivalent to a 100mm rapid-fire cannon. When parked, it can be deployed into a 220mm caliber assault cannon."

Seifer was a little curious: "That car has been modified to all sorts of fancy stuff, how can you still recognize it?"

"Nonsense! That's the car I designed. Even though I didn't get the naming rights... Tsk, this thing's weapons reserves won't be depleted so easily. Blow it up for me now! It's disgusting!"

So, Seifer was quite curious... Are these people some opponents of Abian Company who are here to kill their old boss once and for all?
But think about it, it's impossible. Killing R&D talents at this critical juncture is really stupid.

"Don't overthink it. Also, let's get closer. Something like a high-speed cannon can't penetrate the armor of your car even at a distance of three kilometers."

Feldridge said with disdain, but what he said was quite important: "You really don't use your car as a car. Didn't your driver tell you?"

Tien waved her hands repeatedly: "Don't look for me, I've never driven such a luxurious car."

He extricated himself from the situation with one sentence, then turned around and said, "So, should we get closer? Anyway, your main gun's range is more than enough..."

"It can't even break through the defense, so what are you afraid of... Um, Lin Shenxue, overload the engine!"

The Navigator increased its speed again, its massive body leaving a deep track in the sand as it gradually approached the fleeing vehicle ahead. During this time, the other vehicle uttered no further inquiries, perhaps knowing that no matter what it said, Cypher would ignore it—he truly wanted to kill him!
However, there was a small surprise in Feldrich's information, that is, the other party had secretly modified the output efficiency of the vehicle's main gun, and the range was not as short as imagined.

But she was not wrong. A mere 100mm high-speed cannon, to put it bluntly, could only serve as a secondary gun or close-in weapon system on the Cypher vehicle... What was the point of firing so fast?
From the external camera, the main gun, which fired almost two rounds per second, turned around and hit Cipher's car, sending sparks flying, but it was useless. At most, it scraped off a little bit of the coating.

Not even a vibration could be felt. The hot bullet ejected with a ding and a clang, and even spun helplessly in the air and flew into the sand, showing that it was powerless to resist.

At a sufficient distance, the cover of Sefer's main gun was pushed back, and the main gun that was actually not very compatible with this vehicle slowly revealed its true appearance.

The enemy obviously didn't think that this vehicle could be equipped with a main gun of this level - logically speaking, only medium-sized strongholds would have such a thing.

Then they realized belatedly that the shape of this car looked like it was made by the firepower maniacs of the Phantom Mist Group!

In desperation, more rockets were fired. Even though the main guns here hadn't opened fire yet, they seemed to be scared out of their wits - I don't understand, but anyway, let's get closer.

"Don't blame me for not reminding you, that vehicle is built into a complete hangar, which can accommodate an advanced combat machine."

Cypher tapped the armrest casually. "It doesn't matter. If he's sent out by an organic body, I have ways to deal with it."

"But it seems the probability of catching him alive is very low?"

Feldrich sneered: "Of course it's low, lower than you suddenly decided to join my army."

"It's not zero percent after all, so why not give it a try?"

"Humph."

As he was speaking, a machine really jumped out from the other side of the opponent's car body and rushed towards the Navigator at an extremely high speed... Was he having some illusion?
Seifer didn't even bother to get on the body of the vehicle. The secondary gun group with automatic fire control and the close-in defense gun on one side of the vehicle immediately adjusted and corrected the firing range, and then opened fire!
In an instant, raging flames erupted from one side of the vehicle, illuminating it like daylight. It swept across like a scythe of death, blocking the opponent's path of movement.

The machine suddenly jumped and left the line of fire in an instant, but he never expected that the fire control chip used to attack him... was not a local product.

It was an abnormal phenomenon, and its reaction speed followed immediately. The continuous fire network covered it again. With several jumps, the opponent's driver was hit by continuous artillery fire.

The armor that could only defend against part of the firepower was used to deal with the firepower of the mobile stronghold in just an instant. It was blown into pieces in a few seconds and could not be put back together.

Even Feldrich was taken aback by the exaggerated firepower. He suddenly turned his head and asked, "What kind of contract did you sign with the Phantom Mist Group? Can they sell you expired ammunition at a 90% discount?"

Cypher shrugged. "No, all my own money."

Then he suddenly turned around and tore off the remaining fragments of skin. "Well, since I'm doing this for you, can you reimburse me for the ammunition and other expenses?"

"Anyway, for a wealthy person like you, Afu, who can so easily waste the ammunition of a missile launcher... this is roughly equivalent to pocket money?"

In response, Feldrich just snorted, as if he was going to wait and see how he performed next before answering.

(End of this chapter)