From ship girl to machine god

At this time, Rebecca was also wrapped in a large cloak that did not fit well to cover herself tightly. At the same time, she also lay down under the camouflage cloak of Blue Bird.

Being so close to the bluebird made Rebecca feel a little distraught, but the constant rustling sounds from the cloak reminded her that this was not the time to think about it at the moment.

"Boss, why don't we wait in the car? Anyway, boss, you can connect the drone to receive data through the data board. Wouldn't it be much more comfortable to stay in the car without being affected by the wind and sand?" Although the feeling is weakened, it still makes the eyes full of joy. In the dim yellow sand, Rebecca couldn't help but ask the blue bird.

At this time, Bluebird and Rebecca were not the only ones lying in ambush on the mound, the wanderers were also lying here.

As for their cars, they were parked under the mound. Except for the people responsible for driving and controlling weapons, everyone else in each car was like Blue Bird and Rebecca at the moment, lying on the mound in cloaks and being blown by the wind and sand. With.

However, the situation of Blue Bird and Rebecca is slightly better. After all, they are both in the shape of little girls, and the cloaks for adults can be used as small tents for them.

But even so, Rebecca still felt uncomfortable with the sand filling the sky at this moment.

"Staying in the car is too late to react, and the Night Bird's ground search range is limited. In this kind of weather, the Night Bird's reconnaissance ability is greatly affected. The data it sends back alone cannot guarantee that we can go smoothly. We want to ambush, so it is better to ambush here to ambush our target." Because the target was not found for a long time, Qingniao didn't mind saying a few more words to Rebecca.

However, she did seem to be having a hard time withstanding it, so after a moment of hesitation, she said, "Rebecca, if you can't bear it, go to the car below and have a rest. I'll call you when I find the target."

In Jade Bird's view, Rebecca was a genuine little girl no matter what, and there was really no need for her to suffer this crime.

As for the blue bird itself, let alone a little wind and sand, even a Category [-] hurricane can only be regarded as a breeze to the ship girl.

After all, the Bluebird-class amphibious landing craft is designed for the space environment. The temperature difference between the sunny side is more than 100 degrees above zero and the shady side is dozens of degrees below zero, and the cosmic environment is filled with various dangerous rays. It is thousands of times worse than the natural environment on the earth's surface. hundred times.

However, Rebecca just shook her head and did not choose to hide back in the car, but insisted on staying with Blue Bird.

Blue Bird didn't pay much attention to this, and just pulled the camouflage cloak covering him again, so that Rebecca could be less blown by the wind and sand.

Although it looks similar to the windproof cloak wrapped around Rebecca, the camouflage cloak used by Bluebird is not an ordinary cloak, but the ship-mounted form of the Tactical Tactical Stealth Module she is equipped with.

This set of stealth modules was originally installed on the Jade Bird's hull. It was a special coating that covered the entire hull. After Jade Bird used an engineering module to roll it out and install it on the ship's hull, its ship-mounted form became a piece of digital equipment. Camouflage cape.

Although it looks gray and inconspicuous, it can actually achieve a variety of stealth modes including optical stealth. Whether it is radar in various bands or multi-spectral imaging, it is difficult to capture this equipment. The Jade Bird-class amphibious landing craft with a stealth module provides excellent cover for its stealth landing missions.

Of course, the optical invisibility of this set of stealth modules is not an exaggerated existence like that in science fiction works, but it uses a more traditional digital camouflage.

This technology, which does not sound very advanced, is actually a low-cost but very effective optical stealth method. However, it targets the human eye and uses the principles of visual psychology to blur vision and achieve concealment.

In addition, the coating of this stealth module itself can absorb light waves and radar waves in other bands except visible light, so it can achieve the purpose of being invisible in front of radar and multi-spectral imaging technology in various bands.

In fact, if they didn't know that Blue Bird was here, even the homeless people lying near her and Rebecca would have difficulty noticing that there were two people lying here.

For Rebecca, being able to move with the blue bird was something that made her excited and happy. The mere wind and sand could not affect Rebecca's good mood at the moment because of her close contact with the blue bird.

In particular, the camouflage cloak covering her body not only blocked the wind and sand, but also had a good thermal insulation effect that made Rebecca feel warm, so it was not very difficult.

In fact, this is just a "side effect" caused by the effectiveness of the stealth module. In order to achieve multi-spectral stealth, it isolates the escape of infrared thermal radiation, which makes it invisible in the infrared observation mode. It also plays a very good role. The thermal insulation effect.

It's just that although this is not difficult, it is still somewhat boring for Rebecca.

This made her a little bored and opened her personal terminal, wanting to play some games to pass the time.

Normal personal terminals actually have this function, but instead of the personal terminal itself having games, the function of playing games with your brain can be realized by inserting a game chip into the chip slot of the personal terminal.

The chip used by Rebecca is actually not a game chip, but a training chip that Blue Bird gave to the entire Cyberpunk team.

The training program written in it can indeed be called a "game" to pass the time for Rebecca today.

However, this game time did not last long. Just when Rebecca completed a training process and planned to go to the virtual shooting range to further familiarize and master her ion launcher, the voice of the blue bird sounded in the virtual training range: "Rebecca, come out, the target is here."

Hearing the call of the blue bird, Rebecca hurriedly left the virtual space. After regaining her consciousness, she set up her ion launcher, looked towards the direction of the road and asked the blue bird: "Target Are you here, boss?"

"Well, we are still about five kilometers away, so be ready to fight." Bluebird said to Rebecca while also sending a signal to the wanderers ambushing around.

Chapter 50 Ambush·Part [-]

Against the sky full of wind and sand, a small convoy appeared on the road leading to the town.

The convoy contains the same Beamon heavy armored transport vehicle as Jade Bird and the others. In addition, there are two modified vans. It can be seen that they should be the original vehicles of this mercenary team.

The Cyberpunk team also had their own car, but due to manpower considerations they only drove the modified Beamon.

It can be seen that the mercenary team in front of us is superior to the cyberpunk team in terms of manpower.

However, this does not explain the strength of a mercenary team. It can only be said that teams with different styles are adapted to different ranges of tasks.

Teams that take the quantitative route are larger and more suitable for work that requires a large number of manpower.

The team that takes the elite route has better individual soldier quality and is good at handling difficult tasks. There is no advantage or disadvantage between the two sides, they just have different focuses.

And not counting the bonus brought by Blue Bird, the quality of the mercenary team in front of them is not inferior to that of the Cyberpunk team, and even exceeds it by a lot.

If it were a cyberpunk team led by Mann under normal circumstances, there would be no need for them to conflict with each other.

But now, the two sides need to touch each other.

Following the signal from the Blue Bird, the Rangers were ready to fight.

The moment the first vehicle of the convoy entered the ambush circle, the sniper among the Rangers penetrated the front wheel of the van with a precise bullet, causing it to burst.

Under normal circumstances, a tire blowout while the vehicle is driving will not cause too serious consequences. As long as the speed is not very fast, the three wheels can still maintain the stability of the vehicle and the steering wheel is controlled well to prevent it from rolling.

However, today's conditions were not ideal. The sand and dust on the road made the tires slip.

If the four wheels are stable, it is just a little harder to drive and the car needs to be slower. But if the tire blows out at this time, the consequence of insufficient tire grip is that the entire car loses control and goes sideways on the road, blocking the vehicles behind it. , forcing the entire convoy to stop.

But the opponent was not a rookie. As an elite mercenary team in Night City, they did not immediately get out of the car to check. Instead, they formed a circle around their three vehicles and blocked them with Beamon's heavy body. On the other side of the mound, someone got out of the car under the cover of Beamon's body to check the vehicle with a flat tire.

As for the other van, it was also lying on the other side. Like the car that had the accident, it opened its windows and stuck out several gun muzzles, pointing in the direction it was facing as a cover.

This set of responses can be said to be very professional. Whether it is an accidental tire blowout or an ambush attack, the triangle formation they set up can effectively resist the incoming attack and last long enough.

In the face of this triangular defense formation that relies on the vehicle body as a fortification, they have enough room to move whether they are counterattacking or retreating after the repair of the punctured vehicle is completed.

This vehicle-based defense method has existed since ancient times, but at that time, carriages made of wood were used, whereas now metal cars are used.

Facts have proved that this is an effective defense method, and it also proves from the side that the level of this mercenary team is indeed not low.

If they were just ambushed by the Rangers, judging from their response level, they could handle it calmly. It might be difficult to annihilate the attacking Rangers, but there would be no problem in retreating unscathed.

Only this time the opponent they faced was enough to crush their defenses.

"Rebecca, open a sunroof for that minivan." Blue Bird gave instructions to Rebecca, and she herself lifted her cloak and stood up.

Blue Bird was not in a hurry to rush down, but the wanderers who were ambushing around them rushed forward with weapons brandished, pouring their firepower towards the three vehicles forming a triangle formation.

When the mercenaries in the car saw the wanderers coming, they immediately pulled the trigger and used their long guns and short cannons to fight back. A fierce exchange of fire broke out between the two sides in an instant.

But obviously, just as Jade Bird judged, the triangular car formation provided enough defense for these mercenaries, allowing them to counterattack calmly.

The first wave of attacks by the Rangers were almost in vain, and were even suppressed by the firepower of the mercenaries on board.

But when Rebecca set up the ion launcher in her hand and fired a bombardment at one of the vans, erasing the entire roof, the balance of victory for both sides had already tilted.

The triangular formation is stable and has a car body as a defense. The mercenaries on the car can shoot calmly, but the Rangers will inevitably suffer a lot because they are exposed and have no defense.

This has been the truth since ancient times that it is more difficult to attack a fortress than to defend it.

But when the defense is knocked down, it's like a walnut whose hard shell has been smashed by a hammer, and the delicious flesh is exposed, just waiting to be eaten.

Although the firepower of the Rangers is not as good as that of the mercenaries, there is a saying that quantity is the greatest advantage.

Until the quality gap between the two parties is not so large that it creates an irreversible generational gap, the party with more quantity can still form a large enough advantage even if its individual strength is inferior.

The weapons used by the wanderers are not as good as the elite mercenaries of Night City, but they are almost the same. The two dozen wanderers are equivalent to more than twenty guns, plus two snipers. After the mercenaries lost their defensive advantage, , it still has enough firepower advantage against the dozens of mercenary guns.

However, just when Qingniao felt that everything was certain to win and the Rangers had already pressed on him, a figure suddenly emerged from the van that was still intact among the three mercenary vehicles. It could not be caught by the naked eye. His rapid speed instantly passed over the wanderers who had rushed to the front of the triangular formation, and cut off their heads.

This unexpected scene left the wanderers with almost no time to react. In the blink of an eye, three or four wanderers were killed, but this figure continued to kill the other wanderers at an unabated speed. A posture to kill all the wanderers.

"Sian Westan plus the Mantis Knife, I forgot about this." Qingniao just glanced at it and knew what was going on.

Obviously, the figure that rushed out was the expert in the opponent's mercenary team who was equipped with Si'an Westan. With the high speed brought by Si'an Westan, which was like teleportation, he used a mantis knife combined with high speed to cut off the wanderer in close combat. head.

But just like David's speed was as slow as a turtle in the eyes of Adam Hammer, this figure was also pitifully slow in the eyes of Blue Bird.

But even so, if Jade Bird doesn't stop him, he can indeed cause huge casualties to the Rangers in the few seconds that Si'an Westan is running, thereby turning the situation around.

But it was obviously impossible for the blue bird to just watch like this.

"Bang!" There was a muffled sound, and the figure who was still killing everyone just now was punched away and hit the van he rushed out of.

Chapter 51 Dump truck attack...ineffective

The blue bird appeared on the battlefield, standing casually among the hail of bullets and the separated bodies on the ground.

One hand was put in his pocket, and the other hand was stretched forward and clenched into a fist, and there was still a little heat escaping from the fist.

That was the heat generated by the friction between Qingniao's fist and the air as he punched too fast just now.

With Aotori's strength as a ship girl, she can even swing her fists at the speed of sound like a Saint, and even punch at supersonic speeds.

Those battleship girls can even punch with a punch that is as powerful as a main gun. In terms of human body, no matter how strengthened it is, unless it is a fantasy world, it will not be able to withstand such a punch.

Of course, Jade Bird's punch just now did not hit the speed of sound. Although the punch was so fast that the fist was steaming, the punch was not too heavy.

Because the figure who was hit stumbled to her feet again. Although the mantis knives in both arms seemed to be running poorly due to the impact, she still put on a fighting posture. She was vomiting blood while looking at the blue bird nervously. .

Qingniao's punch just now really stunned her, but she didn't lose her judgment.

"Run away, I'll hold her!" the woman shouted loudly, and then launched the Sianwistan again, wielding the mantis knife to kill.

She obviously wanted to buy her companions time to escape by holding back the blue bird.

Among the mercenary team she belongs to, only she who has installed Si'an Westan has the strength to hold back the blue bird.

As for the other mercenaries, their prosthetic bodies couldn't withstand the punch just now.

The woman looked at the series of alarm prompts on her personal terminal and knew that she was really risking her life if she went up to fight now.

But without any hesitation, she turned on all the combat prosthetics in her body that were still functioning. While forcibly controlling her physical condition, she also turned off all prompts that had nothing to do with combat, just hoping that she could hold on to her life. The seemingly ordinary but terrifying enemy in front of me has more time.

Her companions were not fools either. After seeing their strongest combat force being knocked away with a punch, they also understood that they had no chance of winning, so they abandoned the two vans and everyone retreated to the Beamon heavy transport vehicle. On the other side, I plan to use this car to get out.

The driver of Behemoth did not hesitate to step on the accelerator, and with the intention of providing a little help to his companion, he pointed the front of the car at the blue bird and crashed into it.

The other mercenaries took this opportunity to jump on the car and hung themselves on the car by grabbing some bulges on the outside of the car body. They continued shooting while planning to escape.

Some mercenaries even held the idea of ​​staying behind once their retreat was blocked, and did not catch Behemoth's retreat immediately.

It can be said that their reaction has been very fast and capable. Being able to retreat and break through in an instant is something that only the most elite mercenaries in Night City can do.

If nothing else happened, they could indeed rely on the sacrifice of some people to successfully evacuate Behemoth with the goods they escorted.

But if nothing unexpected happens, there will probably be an accident.