Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 427: 426. Drive your new toy and go save the city!
During the communication, Leica, who had been on the channel the whole time, always felt that this guy was doing something messy.

And I always feel that Red Crossbow's attitude towards the outside world is a little different when it is in its original form... and its mechanical body. I hope it's just an illusion.

"...Red Crossbow, six special machines have flooded into the South Gate. According to the requirements of the mercenary system, destroying them will receive the standard kill reward."

"Oh? Are there any additional effects?"

Laika sat down in the busy control center of the academy city and glanced at the students who were busy repairing it. "If you only make it lose power without damaging its driving core, you can get ten times the reward."

The reward for destroying one machine is 500, ten times that is , and six is - what's the difference between this and picking up money.

There are still some, after all, the opponent is not a pig or a target, he can fight and jump, and may be equipped with certain specific weapons.

"Red Arrow, all the invading units are of the same model, the Akuto-Light units. They use I/O Corporation's energy weapons as their primary weapons, and their shoulder-mounted secondary weapons are lock-on laser mortars."

It's a tracking laser that turns and falls. To be honest, it's quite useful, although the damage is terribly low.

After climbing up the machine from the engineering ladder and tying himself to a chair, Cypher skipped the self-test procedure and started the machine directly.

The high-spirited voice immediately spread throughout the cockpit, and the full-circle screen in front of him lit up. The machine that had been silent for a while immediately entered a ready state.

The technical department made a lot of efforts during this period. For example, out of boredom, they installed an electromagnetic cannon that could be deployed and used for siege on his shoulder.

...You're crazy! Don't you know how much load this thing can handle?

The weapons in both hands continue to use pistols - pistols used by the body, and their kinetic energy and impact force naturally cannot be understood according to common sense.

A deployable rapid-fire cannon has been installed on the left shoulder without authorization... Look at it from a bright side, at least in normal times, it can be used as a normal close-range howitzer.

The right shoulder was replaced with the 'long spike' that he was already very familiar with.

Let's put it this way, compared to the particle-generated cutting sword, the spikes are, to a certain extent, more suitable for this task.

After all, the blade's swing pattern was fixed, and if you weren't careful, it would go straight to the cockpit. At least the spikes could choose where to pass through.

How to judge whether the opponent is defeated or blown up... This is the job of the mercenary system, and Sefer doesn't care about this.

Miss Nana opened the observation window under her collarbone and tried to move her body, but unfortunately she couldn't move now. However, she felt a sense of security as if she was wrapped up.

"Wow... Is this the real inside of a machine?"

"The other companies' machines are a little different, but that's not important. Laika, I'm about to attack. Remember to help me confirm how many enemies are invading."

During the communication, after Laika responded, some marked red dots immediately appeared on the electronic map.

Right now, the central control system of the Academy City's main system is temporarily offline for various reasons, and it's unknown when it will be repaired. Therefore, this machine, and the mobile base that is not very convenient to move around in the city, are the only heavy firepower points.

"There are a lot of invading enemies, Red Crossbow, I hope you'll be careful..."

The communication was suddenly cut off, and then Feldrich's voice came in: "Mercenary, how long do you want to delay? Those who are stubbornly resisting on the periphery have retreated."

"Isn't that a good thing?" Cypher asked.

"But the city management system is offline, and all the portals are locked. It will take some time for us to get in... Do you understand, mercenary?"

"You have to pay more."

Feldrich made a very unhappy clicking sound.

"Don't let me look down on you, mercenary. This is your chance to gain entry. Defend the Node City. That idiot will have to think twice before trying to attack you again." "And what about the money?"

"Well, you won't be disappointed."

Communication was restored, and after Laika connected to Cypher's body, she suddenly asked, "Red Arrow, why is your body using tracked feet?"

Because the motivation is very strong.

After leaving the factory, the tracks that looked like bicycle chains (illusion) began to rotate, scraping against the concrete floor and sending up sparks. It just drove on the road, and wherever it passed, students stopped to watch.

It's really special, because the legs of this machine are taller than those of ordinary tanks, but as narrow as a wheelchair. However, even with such a wheelchair-like structure, it can run very smoothly.

Cypher couldn't help but praise the machine's rapid control of all its conditions in a remarkably short time: "It's truly worthy of being called Visionary Technology. It's truly astonishing in every way."

"Red Crossbow, aren't you afraid it might suddenly fall over when jumping so fast? Its tracks are so narrow, it's easy for something to go wrong."

Amid the sound of tracks crushing gravel on the ground, Cypher replied, "Don't worry. This machine has undergone sufficient technical verification. Now all we need to do is make it practical."

“How much stuff is coming in now?”

Laika paused for a few seconds. "Six, seven... These machines will immediately head to the entertainment company's temporary factory area. Be careful, two machines are approaching."

In a flash, Cypher slammed on the brakes, and the tracks scraped a harsh noise and left marks on the ground, while the hidden nozzles on the front of the body gushed out at the same time.

This huge machine immediately retreated an unscientific distance, and then suddenly swung a long whip made of magnetism and actual metal objects on the spot.

It hit a nearby building, instantly causing a corner of it to collapse.

"What, what was that just now..."

Miss Nana was not affected at all by the sudden acceleration, even her beautiful eyes remained firmly in their sockets.

"Attack. From... As expected of the Uzu."

Although he said "worthy of it", Cypher was not slow in his movements. His tracks, which could turn 360 degrees, flexibly turned under the impact of the nozzle, and he even instantly entered a built-up area and used it as a cover.

The two Inverse-Foot machines jumped up like ghosts, suddenly turned in the air, and landed the moment they found Cypher.

The magnetic whip was waving, and it had a circle of brilliant green-blue energy protection as a melee weapon... That's right, this thing had a strong electromagnetic field. If you dared to collide with it in close combat, your body would probably be electrocuted first.

During the high-speed maneuvers, the cockpit where Seifer was and the structure of the entire body made a friction sound from time to time, and the picture in front of the cabin kept spinning, shaking, or suddenly changing direction.

However, Miss Nana did not feel uncomfortable at all. She opened her eyes wide with excitement, full of curiosity and excitement about everything in front of her.

There is no fear at all that if Cypher moves carelessly, the whip will directly smash the weak points of the machine and kill him on the spot.

Because in her mind, Sefer's ability to act quickly, always doing something extraordinary at any time and then resolving the crisis is very much like what a "hero" in a story does.

It's a pity that Cipher can't smoke, and the weapons he uses are not very fancy, and he can't say some interesting and beautiful words to attract box office...

Blinking her eyes, she saw Cypher dodge the enemy once again, and she became curious about the 'clicking' sound from the back of the machine.

"That's the sound of the heat sink being ejected. This machine can discard its heat sink to quickly cool down. It's different from the two machines across the way. It's different."

As he spoke, Seifer leveled the tank gun on his shoulder and opened fire the moment he jumped up with his foot against his left!
(End of this chapter)