Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 76 76. It’s like peeling an onion and throwing away the innermost layer
The intensity of the battle on the snowfield is no less than that in the city.

The vast number of black monsters covered the sky and the sky, making it hard to breathe, so while NO.5 was advancing, the roar of the revolver heavy machine gun on his arm never stopped.

The steel shells fell like rain, smashing into the snow and disappearing without a trace. The mechanical monsters that were swept by them had no ability to resist and were shattered into garbage all over the ground.

"59, follow me. I've sent you the electronic map and tactical analysis."

"Use your instinct to be a hero to tell me where to go?"

The map was all red, and Cypher followed behind him. He would never pull the trigger until his weapon was charged to the limit, saving ammunition while reducing pressure on the opponent.

The two machines, one in front and one behind, raised a cloud of snow dust on the snowfield. A small group of those mechanical monsters came crushing down like a mountain.

But NO.5 was not worried at all. Mounted on his right arm was a cannon that could fire large-caliber grenades, and each shot could accurately hit the condensed tide of monsters.

The roar of the explosion could even temporarily heat up the snowfield, and the multiple rocket pods mounted on his shoulders fired at multiple targets at the same time.

It is used to block monsters coming from more bloated areas, causing chaos so that they can easily break out. He seems to be very good at this kind of task and it is obviously not his first time.

Cypher followed behind him. The vertical energy launcher mounted on his right shoulder was also very effective. The energy falling from top to bottom could specify the channel, greatly reducing the pressure of moving forward.

NO.5 did not express any opinion on this weapon that he had never seen before.

The two of them pierced the red map like a sword, and Cypher nodded after reviewing the map and the larger intelligence.

"The direction is correct. The command nodes are not all equally spaced. The number of nodes in this direction is denser, and the Chimeric Cyber Dragon is also here."

"The only question is, how are we going to get past that thing and get further back?"

NO.5 There is only one answer to this question, and that is sprint.

The two men maintained their front-and-back formation and continued to advance. Even when the command node on one side discovered them, they did not care. They just fired a "symbolic" round of ammunition and continued to advance.

Rushing from the plains into the rolling hills and mountains, the two encountered some obstacles.

Some mechanical monsters that can shoot are clinging to the rocks. Fortunately, with the speed of the machine's movement, they can be avoided by slightly adjusting their forward trajectory.

It looked as if they were strolling leisurely amidst a hail of bullets—the best possible defiance of the rigid and inflexible mechanical monsters.

Then they looked at the huge metal monster, which was larger than everything around it and looked more and more like a lizard with wings.

"Is that it..."

"That's it. If we don't fix it, we might be shot up by the beam coming from behind at any moment."

The two of them continued their movement without stopping. To stop here would be to wait for death.

The chimeric dragon lowered its head slightly, and its original form could no longer be seen. A bright red light shone brightly in its body.

The machine's alarm sounded, and the two men dodged without thinking, quickly avoiding the multiple beams of light that were sweeping vertically towards them.

NO.5 was unlucky and his arm armor was scratched, but the beam only penetrated a little bit of the armor, making it look like it was melted.

"Fortunately, the damage is much lighter than expected, so as long as this guy doesn't accumulate power, we still have a chance?"

Cypher easily destroyed a group of machines guarding the thing.

He observed that this thing was still peeling off, and it was only because of the nearby "materials" that it was not collapsing.

So he immediately concluded: "That thing is continuing to collapse. If we just find a way to deal with the things around it, it might collapse on its own."

"really?"

As he asked, No. 5 realized he was being overly cautious. He was now in charge of the firepower, so the brainpower should be left to Seifer! The two of them said no more. Trying to minimize the attention of the more distant monsters, they dodged the chimera monster's fire and circled the hilltop where it was, clearing out the incoming monsters.

It was so effective that its attacks wore a bit thin when the various twisted armor pieces first started peeling off the chimera monster.

Even when some beams of light sweep over, some armor and structures may accidentally peel off, causing some small explosions.

It is hard to say that its strength is proportional to its appearance, so much so that in the circle that can almost shake a person's brain into a paste, its size is reduced without anyone noticing.

Even the current shape is not very obvious, and it is more like scrap metal.

You have to know that the two of them haven't attacked it yet, they just "blocked the supply".

In less than two minutes, it had peeled off until only the main outline remained. But at this time, it seemed to react, and suddenly took a complex step forward, striding down the mountain.

At this step, the rock made of ice fell off, and the huge object rolled down with it.

The rumbling sound forced the two to avoid it, but Cypher quickly reacted: "Don't let it fall to the bottom!"

"Ah good!"

There are pits and valleys full of mechanical monsters below. Falling into them is like a mouse dropping an oil lamp or a panda entering a bamboo garden. All your previous efforts will be wasted.

NO.5 immediately rushed forward without hesitation, with all weapons firing at full power, and even the arm assisting in loading grabbed the explosives prepared in advance in the spare magazine.

Amidst the deafening roars and explosions, NO.5 successfully stripped off most of the external armor, and even the innermost body with scarred paint could be seen, which looked abnormal.

At this moment, Seifer, who was following behind him, suddenly switched positions: "No.5, leave it to me."

After the last burst of firepower was finished, NO.5 switched to wingman mode and followed. After Sever fired two guns, the weapon on his left arm suddenly switched to a mount weapon.

"That is……"

With a few more seconds of speed, Cypher sprinted to the side of the chimera monster, which was tumbling and rolling on the ground, trying to stabilize itself but failing every time.

He clenched his arms slightly, then thrust out a punch!
The new machine's feedback and actions were superior to the old one. It even felt like it took only a split second to throw a punch before the special metal at the tip of the sleeve had already penetrated into the integrated machine.

Before No. 5 could remind him that this melee weapon was too short, the violent sound and the loud explosion that enveloped everyone present instantly drowned out everything else.

The unreasonable and brutal long spikes blasted out, instantly piercing through the two machines at the same time, probably the engine position.

Why say "probably"? Because at the moment of piercing, the energy stream that had been swirling and roaring a moment ago suddenly stopped and dissipated.

With a powerful kick, Cypher separated the two lumps from his spikes and immediately slid backwards.

The two machines, which theoretically should have stopped moving long ago, rolled over, carrying scrap metal and dirty ice water with them.

NO.5 immediately reminded Cypher that the avalanche was coming - in this environment, even if they could temporarily take off into the air, they would easily be caught in it.

The two lumps of stuff that rolled down delayed for a moment and then suddenly exploded, bringing with them a series of unlucky mechanical monsters, making the avalanche in the entire tunnel even more violent.

After confirming that they were indeed destroyed, Seifer and NO.5 took off into the air, heading towards the next hill while facing various monsters that were also washed away by the avalanche but still attacked stubbornly.

Then he made the awkward discovery that the two of them might have fought a little too hard… The nearby command node seemed to have vaguely surrounded them.

"Look at it this way—does this mean these command nodes do have higher-level commanders?"

Sefer is in a good mood.

(End of this chapter)