Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 504: 503. Life is like not having a moment of leisure! (rd update)

As soon as Cypher returned to the area with signal, Laika's communication came immediately - faster than the official news.

"Red Crossbow, while you were out, Camp 4 was attacked... but they were clearly not as well prepared as we are."

Leica's tone was very calm, without a trace of panic. After all, he was a man who had seen many storms and waves, and this level of attack was nothing.

"The camp has taken down over ten machines, and we've confirmed that the pilots are all wanted criminals in the desert... It's strange, their fighting style is nothing short of suicide..."

To be honest, Sefer also found it quite outrageous. With such a small number of troops, they dared to attack the camp, and it was a heavily guarded camp. Who gave them the courage?
"We'll discuss this later when we come back to rest. Leica, have all the other companies' tasks been completed?"

"Not yet. Red Crossbow, you completed the wall-crossing operation the fastest. Your combat effectiveness has shocked many people... Even the I/O Group asked if you'd be interested in helping them with their mission."

Driving the battered machine into the camp, where many fires were still burning in the wind, Cypher casually replied, "Not interested. I need a little vacation. Look at this machine. It won't take several hours to repair, right?"

"Indeed, I'll help you reject it. Communication ended, Red Crossbow."

After the communication was turned off, Miss Nana was able to come out of Cypher's body because she didn't need to make any big movements. She knelt obediently in front of the driver's seat, blinking her watery eyes and thinking.

"If you need a few days off... can you come to the rec room and listen to me sing?"

"Not necessarily. While I'm fixing this thing, I have to worry about what the boss who's drinking tea in the back will think. I might even be pulled out to increase my attendance."

"Eh—so busy, is this what being an independent mercenary is like? If you never have time to rest, you'll be exhausted, right?"

"Look at it from a bright side, many people died without even having the chance to die."

Miss Nana opened her eyes wide with innocence and wiped the sweat from her forehead. "Right, it's not good for me to go down like this, so please take me back to my room and we can leave later."

Silently opening the storage space, Seifer motioned for her to go in.

"Looking at it this way, the conductor is a bit scary. Forcing a beautiful girl who serves you wholeheartedly to move herself is really too much~"

"Then you can get off the plane and go back by yourself. I still have a lot of work to do."

The last person to get off the machine was, of course, Cypher. As he landed, Velvet approached him, "Captain...how did you manage to get the machine into this state? And you even lost a weapon?"

Cypher shrugged. "The fighting is intense. Hurry and call Miyuki up here. The camp maintenance department will be here to check in with you shortly. Repair your weapons as quickly as possible, or you won't be able to make it to the next battle."

"Okay, okay, okay, you're the boss and you have the final say. We workers are the ones who have to suffer."

Although she was complaining, Wei Erwei still diligently prepared for the damage assessment and got busy.

As for Sefer, after he sent Miss Nana back to her room, he came out and saw Feldrich standing at the door, motioning him to come in.

She opened her mouth and said, "Mercenary, can you go out now?"

"I just got back. Where are I going?"

"...a rather unusually located outpost used for covert reconnaissance. I won't force you to go if you don't want to, but you should be able to gather some much-needed intelligence once you go there."

What she said was indeed curious, so without even taking a break, Seifer directly said that fortunately he had another machine to use, so it was of course no problem to go out now.

"That's good, mercenary. Go and bring back the information from the outpost. Once the front line is advanced, the pioneering group should be able to reach the end of the storm soon."

Her intelligence was definitely more accurate than that of the mercenaries toiling away. If she said the end, it must be near it. He walked directly into Feldrich's room, where Cypher sat on a folding chair. "Then I'll leave the spare here. I'll go out and bring you the information."

"It's a good thing you're so diligent... You won't be shortchanged in your rewards, mercenary."

Knowing that this guy always talked about money, Feldrich generously said that money was not a problem this time - then, Sefer suddenly remembered.

"By the way, Dr. Mei has been so quiet lately. Do you know what she's doing right now?"

"She went to the main control. I don't care what she did. She's just a researcher anyway. She wouldn't drive away your car."

That's what happened. Cypher calmed down, switched the control of the spare body to the centaur-shaped body, opened his eyes and perked up, which made Vivi no longer surprised.

She casually said her ammunition was full and she was ready to go at any time, and continued to toss the rather desolate-looking machine. Meanwhile, Cypher, emerging from the hangar, received various mercenary communications.

Everyone thought that this machine was driven by another person. Although he did not go out at the same time as the Red Crossbow, he was also a top-notch master. They wanted to find out where he was going - what a joke, how could such a job be discussed.

While we were in action, Dr. Mei suddenly sent a message: "Are you outside?"

"Yes, I'm on duty outside, about to go on a small mission. What's wrong?"

"Your girlfriend and I are preparing to conduct further research on you. Is that allowed? Anyway, you won't get much feedback when using the so-called backup body."

Sefer thought about who he was talking about. Probably the only one who fits Dr. Mei's statement is Shengnai. With her watching over him, Dr. Mei wouldn't do anything weird anyway, right?

"...Alright, just don't interfere with my battle outside."

Seeing how straightforward Cipher was, Dr. Mei shrugged and said to the person beside him, "Look, I told you, as long as you mention your name, that guy will definitely agree."

However, Shengnai's cheeks flushed. After all, the name she just addressed was a bit too direct, and she felt quite embarrassed.

Dr. Mei didn't wait for that. She pulled open her transparent protective suit and her whole body immediately collapsed into a slime. She squeezed part of herself into the storage tank area through the gap in the metal structure.

Then he looked for a gap and reached into the jar. After confirming that he had not been evaporated, Dr. Mei rushed in and filled the jar to the brim.

Shengnai cautiously asked what it was like inside, and Dr. Mei replied, "It's quite bright, and this guy looks quite cute when he's asleep... Don't worry, I'm not very interested in your partner. Let me confirm it for a moment."

The two collected and confirmed the data here, and soon they developed something new without Cypher taking the initiative to return to his original body.

First, all indicators of this body were identical to those of a human, but in reality, this was simply due to external appearances. In this state, Dr. Mei attempted to briefly block the body's breathing... to no avail. Without breathing, the values remained unchanged.

It was a typical appearance, but Dr. Mei didn't dare to continue going down the esophagus because after a slight attempt, that part of her would disappear forever - continuing to explore might cause trouble.

To be honest, if the jar was lifted up and opened, the scene would be a bit subtle, like something out of some fantasy work... but the two people who were studying it didn't think about it in that way at all.

However, Leica, who was communicating, glanced over here, sighed slightly, and then continued communicating.

"Red Crossbow, I hope you can come back soon. Camp Four is preparing a large force to march to the High Wall."

"By then, the road to the end of the storm circle will be quickly established, and the enemy's attack may become extremely fierce..."

(End of this chapter)