NIKKE, when the stars bloom

Fortunately, the three of them were the third, fourth and fifth members to come up after Walqiulei and Lapi.

After the adjutant and the trainee turned their heads away with red faces, and Phoenix shamelessly stepped forward to help, the other two, except Mihala, stood on both sides of the gap with blushing faces, assisting their companions who were unable to enter the gap due to size issues.

The originally solemn atmosphere gradually became extremely strange as one by one the proud Nikkis squeezed into the armory with difficulty.

"cough……"

Feeling all the strange looks coming at him, the lieutenant, who had a thick skin like the Wall of Sighs, coughed as if nothing had happened, waved his hand and said:

"Lorfu, carry Walqiulei on your back."

"Everyone follow me."

Chapter 272 Let’s start the fight!!!

Patrolling day after day, routes that have not changed in decades, and processing noise that never stops day and night.

The Letchers living in Tianhuan City seem to be more active than the Letchers living in the wild.

Even more dull.

Therefore, when they received the order from their superiors, the low-level Letchers of Tianhuan City even spent some time to extract the information expressed in the order, and then they moved south one after another.

By the time all 3,000 Letchers had arrived at the various intersections in the south of the city that connected to the underground, six minutes had passed. Then, a new order was issued.

——Enter the underground S-014 area and eliminate the intruders.

An order without any detailed arrangement or tactical ideas. If Huaer Qiulei dared to command Nikki under her like this, she would inevitably be reprimanded by the instructor.

Therefore, the three thousand Letchers who received the order could only become headless flies and swarmed into the entrances guarded by them, greedily enjoying this rare dangerous "holiday".

……

……

boom--! ! !

Under the Tianhuan City, a tungsten steel bullet pierced through the alloy gate plate. The two Letchers walking side by side were pierced through the core in an instant, and then collapsed to the ground powerlessly.

Immediately, the other eight frightened Letchers turned their gun barrels on the spot and aimed their muzzles at the alloy gate plate to fire indiscriminately. Hundreds of large-caliber armor-piercing bullets instantly tore apart the two-finger-wide wall, but they failed to see Nikki's body who launched a sneak attack from behind the wall.

This is impossible.

Even though they were just low-level machines and had no ability to think, these eight Letchers could not accept such an illogical reality.

They chose to continue firing.

However, unlike the previous wide-angle sweeping fire that was mainly aimed at killing, this round of shooting, the bullets fired by Letcher and others were obviously more purposeful.

The sound of gunfire roared again like a tsunami, and the poor alloy gate was cut open by the storm of bullets, leaving an opening five meters wide and three meters high.

Then, four nearby Letchers entered with two in front and two in the back. While advancing, they also scanned the environment inside the armory from left and right.

Large ammunition boxes riddled with bullet holes, heavy weapons covered in tarpaulins, and magnetic levitation tracks for transportation.

Without Nikki, where are they hiding...

Bang bang bang bang bang-! ! !

When the first four Letchers spread out in a fan shape, the next four Letchers entered in a rectangular array!

On the top plate, Lavi and others who had already set up their guns finally pulled the trigger at Phoenix's firing gesture, nailing the bullet firmly into the firing mechanism of the machine gun, completely destroying the possibility of counterattack by the eight Letchers.

Needless to say, the letchers, who had become sitting ducks, ended their rare vacation by looking back and upwards.

"Walk."

Without the slightest celebration after the victory, Phoenix, who was held on the roof by Isabel, urged without thinking:

"Everyone, get out through the opening, quickly."

As soon as the man finished speaking, the Nikkis who were holding their hands on the ceiling rails loosened their fingers and fell down easily. Even Phoenix himself landed directly on the ground thanks to the force-releasing system of his prosthetic lower limbs.

Only Walqiulei, who was held by Lolfe, had to be picked up and dropped off by Isabel herself.

After all, she was the only human being present without any metal parts on her body. If she jumped from a height of five or six meters while carrying her own weight, even if she successfully rolled over to relieve the force, the risk of injury was still too great.

It was this special treatment that aroused Commander Walqiulei's sensitive heart:

I always feel that if I were not a burden here, the instructors' actions would be smoother, more efficient and safer.

but……

She really wanted to command Nikki in combat like her instructor did, especially the overall atmosphere of the special squadron, that sharp and decisive combat style that was also deadly and dangerous...

Who wouldn’t envy being a commander?

"My lover is excellent, isn't he?"

"Eh?"

Just as Walqiulei was suffering from internal exhaustion, Isabel, also a woman with a delicate heart, keenly noticed the depressed mood of the girl in her hands.

Seeing the other party's somewhat bewildered expression, the nympho gently comforted him: "It's okay. It's normal to be inferior to my lover. You don't have to feel guilty about such a small matter, Madam Commander of the Counterattack Force."

Hua Erqiulei: “…”

Isabel's eyes were sincere, so sincere that the new commander didn't know for a moment whether she was mocking him or comforting him from the bottom of her heart.

Fortunately, at this awkward moment, the instructor's urging voice came from below, successfully interrupting their thoughts.

"Isabel, just take her with me."

Observing the distribution map of the Letchers gradually infiltrating into the underground, Phoenix did not choose to advance to the weakest defense point on the consciousness sea map.

His God's perspective only has a radius of 300 meters. Compared with the Tianhuan City which covers an area of ​​more than ten kilometers, the amount of information presented is bound to be deceptive.

In short, it is hard to say what the situation is like 300 meters away from the weakest defense area within 300 meters.

"I plan to head towards the Sky Ring Fortress. Do you have any objections?"

The lieutenant turned around to look at Rabi, Mihara and others, and then politely exchanged a glance with Walqiulei and Ludmila. After confirming through their eyes that all members of the team would unconditionally obey his command, he said lightly:

"No objection?"

"Then let's get ready to fight."

Chapter 273: Everyone is in Place

[Tianhuan S-012, breakage rate 17.62%]

Zhuo [Tianhuan S-018, damage rate 12.97%]

[Tianhuan S-009, breakage rate 28.66%]

[Total number of missing Letchers: 191]

After being encrypted multiple times, the statistical data is transmitted to unknown areas through signal towers.

Rather than describing the team led by Phoenix as a virus invading the blood vessels of Tianhuan City, it would be more accurate to describe them as dozens of fine grains of glass.

There were twenty-one people in total, and they really dug and scratched wherever they went, leaving the underground area in tatters and disrepair.

What's ridiculous is that the reason why the damage rate in each area is so high is not because of Nikki, but because of the mechanical spider that chased them all the way.

It seems that if they can't deal with the invaders, they will deal with Tianhuan City.

……

An underground parts processing plant, a fork in a freight channel.

Phoenix was seen climbing up from the bottom of the "T" passage like a mole, but he did not choose to show up at the first time.

The reason is simple. There is a Letcher troop at each end of the "I"-shaped passage executing patrol orders. If you go up rashly, you will definitely be attacked from both sides and beaten into a sieve.

Therefore, the second lieutenant hiding below reached for the tactical belt at his waist without thinking and took out two smoke bombs.

The next second, crisp percussion could be heard tinkling in the silent track.

Clank! Clank!

A large amount of particles spewed out from the smoke bomb, quickly covering the freight passage, which was not very wide to begin with.

Then, when Letcher hurried over following the noise and was about to turn the corner to look into the dark, smoke-filled passage, a bullet destroyed the "heart" of the leader Letcher, killing him instantly.

So, the frightened Letchers naturally didn't care about anything else and moved their guns to shoot towards the smoke.

However, they did not know that the real murderer had immediately hidden back under the T-shaped mouth after firing a black gun. As for the shells they fired, they were destined to only tear apart the Letcher compatriots who were far away at the other end and had just arrived at the corner.

In less than half a breath, the two Letcher troops on the left and right suffered heavy losses from their own artillery shells, and their numbers were reduced to less than half.

"withdraw."

Seeing that there were still a dozen Letchers in the passage with guns pointed at each other, the lieutenant knew that he could not force his way through, so he had to change the route on the spot and urged Lapi and others to return the same way.

[Starting from the original armory, we advanced about 1.2 kilometers to the north, and the actual detour distance was 7.74 kilometers. It took two hours and twenty-four minutes.]

Seeing someone "frustrated" again, Anik, who kept chattering all the way, continued to remind him as an artificial intelligence:

[Phoenix, it is expected that you will feel mental fatigue after seven hours, which will lead to a gradual decline in your thinking ability, so that you will not be able to make a reasonable judgment of the situation.]

Seven hours?

After hearing the data given by Anik, Phoenix, who felt very energetic, couldn't help but doubt the other party's judgment.

【I am so short? 】

[Wrong, being able to maintain a high-intensity mental activity for ten hours at a constant level is already beyond the capabilities of most humans.

Most likely positive feedback based on your body transformation rate. 】

To be honest, if the current situation was not so grim, Alnick would really like to say to someone, "You are indeed very short."

However, they were pressed for time and did not have the time to engage in daily bickering.

[What are you going to do? We are still at least five kilometers away from the main body of the Tianhuan Fortress. Without considering other factors, the closer we are to the fortress, the stronger Letcher's defense will inevitably be.

You are expected to be at your peak for seven hours, but if we continue to advance at this rate, seven hours will not be enough for you to break into the fortress. 】

【Then I won’t go. 】

The artificial intelligence's repeated reminders successfully changed the lieutenant's plan, but then again, the decision to go to the Sky Ring Fortress was just one of Phoenix's many contingency plans.

From the very beginning, the reason for taking the risk to sneak into Tianhuan City was simply that he didn't want to fight with Letcher in the vast terrain of the snowy plain.

Phoenix didn't have to go to the Sky Ring Fortress. He just thought that if he could take a look at it, then he would go and take a look, so that he could make those old guys behave themselves when he returned to the Ark.

Since Anik said that there was a high probability that he couldn't go, there was no need for him to risk his life. He could just fight guerrilla warfare underground in Tianhuan City.

To put it another way, it's impossible for Honglian, Shirayuki, and Dorothy to just stay outside and fight for seven hours, right?

……

……

Boom——! ! !

The violent shaking of the earth forced most of the snow on the distant snow hills to slide down, exposing the gray-black rock layers that had not seen the light for a long time.

Xiaocao, who was a whole circle larger than before, roared excitedly and raised his scarlet hands that had fallen to the ground. Hot steam was faintly emanating from the translucent cracks.

"That man, that woman, they are both here! Very good! Very good--!!!"

The female gorilla's ugly roar did not receive any response from the people present. Even her teammate Normantches looked down on her. Of course, there were always exceptions...

For example, Snow White’s electromagnetic cannon.

boom--!

A buzzer sounded suddenly, and as Xiaoxiao dodged, sparks burst from his shoulder into a brilliant flower. However, that was all...

"!"

Bai Xue and Hong Lian were a little surprised that they didn't see the expected scene of the mother gorilla's shoulder being broken. However, the sniper quickly reacted and adjusted the power of the electromagnetic gun in his hand from the original 80% to an overclocked 105%.

Using a longer charging time in exchange for more brutal muzzle kinetic energy also rapidly increases one's own danger index.

"Jiejiejiejie——!"

After seeing the light blue plasma emanating from the muzzle of Bai Xue's gun, Xiaocao certainly wouldn't let the other party pull the trigger so easily. He just laughed out a classic villain voice, and then kicked the snow with his legs and leaped straight towards where Bai Xue was crouching.

"Do you think I don't exist?!"

In the air, seeing that Xiaocao dared to ignore her, Dorothy immediately raised her eyebrows in anger, raised her gun and pointed it at the ugly Shark Tooth, intending to fire and blow up the other's head.