Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 428 427. Can't I just use whatever I have?

The wheeled tracks kept making a harsh noise on the ground. After trying it a few times with two machines that had strengths in both offense and defense and confirming that pistol bullets could not penetrate that spherical protection, Cypher gave up this method.

Shoulder howitzer fires!
Relying on the surging power of the body's powerful undisclosed engine, this thing that is obviously a railgun allows Cypher to move normally while firing.

The grenade exploded at a close distance, and the flames from the explosion instantly tore through the protection of a machine body, and the impact of the explosion caused it to suddenly crash into a building.

The flying cement blocks made the machine a little dazed, but before Cypher could go up to finish it off, another machine rushed up, ready to engage in close combat with Cypher.

...Of course we can't let the other party succeed.

The tracks rotated, and the flames from the thrusters almost burned the opposite body, reacting with the electromagnetic barrier to produce a slight explosion. While Seifer quickly increased the distance, he reloaded the shoulder howitzer.

How should I put it, this process was a bit torturous - the technical department did not immediately experiment with the automatic loading system under various actions, so that the loading arm was figuring out how to put the shell in.

Fortunately, the other enemy was still waiting for his protection to recover. After the ammunition was loaded, Seifer did not open fire immediately, but continued to move around the city.

After finding a perfect spot, he rushed into the L-shaped street. The shoulder guns suddenly "clicked" and unfolded, transforming from a combined howitzer into a seemingly unreliable main gun with a sharp angle and a central electromagnetic pull.

Siege main gun mode——it can still move, because the structure and combat effectiveness of the machine are far stronger than tanks!
The enemy had predicted that Cypher would enter this kind of intersection, and they intended to use the building to block the electromagnetic whip in his hand. As for other weapons, they could also use buildings to block them...

Therefore, the first reaction of the machine is to use the excellent jumping ability of its left foot to jump directly and cross the obstacle.

Directly attacking the enemy from top to bottom is a direction that is difficult for most independent mercenaries to defend - many people's combat thinking is still on a flat surface.

There are many reasons, but Cypher is clearly not on that plane.

The moment the enemy jumped out of the top of the building, all the threat radars screamed shrilly, because on the rubble-covered ground, the machine with a strange bottom plate and the angular rectangular main gun on the shoulder had already aimed at him.

No need to even adjust… BOOM!
It was clearly a split muzzle, without any physical chamber pressure. The moment the main gun exploded, the muzzle blast shattered all the fragile glass and facades around it.

Amid the roar of flames, the machine retreated slightly half a meter and then stopped retreating. The shell hit the opponent's body almost instantly. It didn't even have time to react before it lost its lower body.

Only its two arms were left, and even the heat sink was unable to dissipate heat. The body drew an arc and slammed heavily to the ground. At the same time, the electromagnetic protection dissipated.

Cypher rushed forward without hesitation, switching his pistol to 'Spike'.

There was another roar, and under Laika's extremely nervous gaze, the "long spike" smashed into the fallen machine body, but did not cause a larger-scale explosion.

"...Red Crossbow, the enemy threat signal has disappeared. Did you destroy it?"

"No, I fixed the issue with it still being able to move. Now I only have the core and cockpit left. I'm being merciful, right?"

There's nothing much to say about Leica, but now is not the time to rest.

There are other machines wreaking havoc in the academy city!
It seemed that due to some orders, the machines that were wreaking havoc in the city just now have begun to close in their nets, preparing to hunt down this strange machine that suddenly appeared.

"Stop talking nonsense. Red Crossbow... Besides the one just now, there are five... six more enemies heading towards you. Can you still fight?"

"Of course not, Laika. Have you ever seen a machine that can fight six people alone?"

Cypher quickly left the block. During the threat scan, he saw six extremely fast targets rushing towards him. In this situation, he would definitely be torn into pieces if he relied on his own body.

But the question remains - who said he was fighting alone? Before being surrounded, Cypher used the shoulder cannon to stealthily assassinate... Don't ask how he did it, just temporarily shut down the engine in advance and hide in the ruins of the building to disrupt the radar of those things.

This technique comes from Feldrich, she's really talented at this...

The artillery used for siege, powerful enough to blow up a bunker, roared, and the warhead ejected by the explosion instantly hit the lower half of the aircraft, knocking it out along with the engine.

Half of his body fell to the ground with a thud, losing all momentum.

The tracks turned, and the machine body quickly retreated like a tall car body... In this once extremely prosperous and orderly city, there was another metal ruin.

"Red Crossbow, there are still seven machines tracking you..."

"How come there are more and more of them?"

Cypher complained casually, roaming the streets without restraint. Under the threat scan, the people in the area had already run away... Then, he waved flags and shouted cheers in a relatively distant and quiet place.

The people in this world have an incredible passion for battle. Being able to witness this level of combat, they would have no complaints even if they were killed by stray bullets.

Of course, Cypher wasn't running away for no reason. He was calling the crew over the comms, asking where they were, when Tien's hearty laugh reached him:

"We're here too. Wow, there are quite a lot of weird things here. Let me ask you a quick question, Commander. Can I use that rocket?"

"Which one?"

Before Seifer's eyes, a mobile base with a length of a hundred meters was slowly approaching from behind a series of buildings, and behind him...

From the rear view, countless lavender energy beams fell from the sky and tried to take his life.

A hot, melted cooling fin popped out from behind the machine, and then it continued to sprint at high speed.

Miss Nana hadn't spoken for a while. Seifer glanced down and found that she had her eyes slightly closed, with a slight blush on her face, but she didn't seem to be in much pain.

"…Are you carsick?"

"Eh? Ahhh... No, no, it's just that being wrapped up like this feels good... Don't worry about what I think, just beat up the guys at the company!"

It was difficult for Cypher to tell her that the pilots of the machines chasing him might be part of her dancers...

He twisted his body casually to avoid the energy attacks that were chasing him. The speed of this tracked foot was so fast that the reverse foot behind him could not catch up with his exhaust at all.

The long whip was out of reach, so he could only chase after it recklessly - but the energy circulation speed couldn't keep up with the undisclosed engine of the machine, so he could only suffer repeated setbacks.

However, a certain CEO who was giving remote instructions outside refused to give in. He used multiple lines of operation to let these machines surround him and was determined to kill this arrogant mercenary!
——The next second, he only saw the picture in front of him turn into a continuous fragmentation of extremely low-quality garbage communication, and finally even turned into a snowflake and completely lost the signal.

What happened? Another damn virus invasion?
He switched channels in vain, and then discovered to his horror... it was not a virus invasion, but something worse, regional frequency band interference.

He is obviously just a mercenary, how could he have so many strange and bizarre skills?

(End of this chapter)