Chapter 58: Sneak Attack

“Brother, you’re quite good at history, remembering such fine details,” Xiang Shu praised Su Ming.

“It’s alright,” Su Ming replied calmly.

However, as they were talking, a red light suddenly illuminated from a dilapidated office building ahead.

Xiang Shu immediately noticed the danger and shouted, “Something’s wrong! Watch out!”

But it was too late. In an instant, the wall of the ruined building was smashed, and an eight-meter-tall Iron Steed, covered entirely in red armor, charged towards him like a gale.

Xiang Shu pulled the trigger, firing a grenade.

The Iron Steed agilely tilted, directly dodging the incoming grenade, which exploded behind it.

At that moment, the surrounding fallen Iron Steeds, without warning, lit up their red electronic eyes, rapidly cold-starting and rushing towards Su Ming and his group.

“Flash!” Su Ming warned Chen Tong, and the two hastily separated, dodging to either side.

Crack!

The Iron Steed attacking them swung its mechanical blade, powerfully slashing the ground and cutting a shocking gash.

“Oh my god, take cover!” Chen Yu and the others ran in terror.

After dodging, Su Ming immediately controlled his bulky Iron Head to turn around, raising his burst machine gun and sweeping it at the red Iron Steed.

Bang bang~

The Iron Steed ran and dodged quickly; almost all of Su Ming’s bullets missed, with only a few hitting, but the damage caused was very limited.

Su Ming was a little speechless; they were both first-generation mechs, but the opponent’s agility was a full level higher than the Iron Head’s.

At this time, Shi Wu and others’ curses kept coming through the communication channel.

“Why are these Iron Steeds so fast and responsive? Why are they all first-generation mechs, but they feel stronger than ours?”

“Qi Duo, stop complaining; one is coming for you,” Xiang Shu reminded Qi Duo.

Qi Duo stiffened, looking up to see an Iron Steed rapidly dodging gunfire while circling to charge at him.

Before Qi Duo could react, the Iron Steed swung its blade at him.

Seeing no escape, Qi Duo frantically drew his red metal mechanical blade to block!

Crack!

Amidst the flying sparks, Qi Duo successfully blocked, and his entire mech stumbled back a step.

Qi Duo nervously engaged full power, then deflected the opponent’s slashing weapon, subsequently shouting in surprise, “Its strength isn’t as great as the Iron Head’s!”

He realized that the Iron Head wasn’t completely useless; although a bit clumsy, its strength and defense seemed stronger than the opponent’s.

Su Ming’s eyes flickered when he heard Qi Duo’s words.

At this moment, the Iron Steed that had attacked him and Chen Tong charged again.

Chen Tong kept firing, but it swiftly dodged every shot. Seeing the Iron Steed getting closer to Su Ming, he immediately shouted, “Su Ming, quick, dodge!”

“Don’t worry about me, keep firing!”

Su Ming stared at the approaching Iron Steed. Just as the distance between them reached a critical point, he slammed the power control lever to its maximum, and the entire Iron Head erupted with power, savagely charging forward.

Seeing Su Ming charge, the Iron Steed immediately swung the mechanical blade in its hand down to meet him.

However, Su Ming suddenly maneuvered the ironhead mech to the side, causing the mechanical blade to miss.

Immediately following, with a loud bang, the Iron Head violently collided with the Iron Steed, causing the Iron Steed to stagger backward and finally fall to the ground.

At this moment, Su Ming raised his burst machine gun and fired fiercely at the chest of the fallen Iron Steed from close range.

Bang bang~

Bursting bullets struck the Iron Steed, sending sparks flying!

When Su Ming emptied his magazine, the Iron Steed’s chest had a large hole, completely scrapped.

At this moment, a prompt appeared simultaneously on Su Ming and Chen Tong’s operating interfaces.

“Defeated: First-generation Guardian Mech · Iron Steed, gained 2 points.”

“Assisted Defeat: First-generation Guardian Mech · Iron Steed, gained 1 point.”

Su Ming looked at the updated score, feeling a bit speechless; they only gave them this many points.

It seemed almost impossible to get a high score by just farming enemies; he might even get killed himself.

But now wasn’t the time to think about that. Su Ming turned his head to look at Xiang Shu and the others.

He found that Xiang Shu and the others had withstood the sneak-attacking Iron Steeds. They continuously fired at the fast-moving Iron Steeds, suppressing them and preventing them from getting close.

“Students from the First Academy are that strong? Their shooting skills are that good?” Chen Tong was a bit incredulous.

“They have better resources; they probably train frequently on real mechs,” Su Ming replied calmly.

“I understand,” Chen Tong replied with some frustration in his heart. He worked so hard, but when it came to the City Exam, he seemed a bit lacking compared to others.

“Train more often, and you’ll catch up eventually,” Su Ming said, noticing Chen Tong’s emotions, and comforted him.

At this moment, Zhou Li’s panicked voice rang out in the communication channel.

“Help, it’s coming!”

Su Ming and the others were startled and immediately looked towards Zhou Li’s direction. They saw Zhou Li continuously firing at the fast-moving Iron Steed, but her marksmanship was too poor. The Iron Steed used the terrain to constantly dodge and approach, already close to her.

“Don’t panic, sis, engage them in close combat! I’ll come help once I finish off this one,” Xiang Shu was also startled and quickly shouted.

“I don’t know how!” Zhou Li replied frantically.

However, at this moment, Zhou Li’s gun ran out of ammunition and needed a magazine change.

Instantly, the Iron Steed seized the opening, rushed to Zhou Li’s side, and raised the mechanical blade in its hand.

“Ah!” Zhou Li controlled her mech to turn, instinctively blocking with her gun.

As a result, the Iron Steed directly split Zhou Li’s gun in half with one slash. Immediately after, it raised its mechanical left hand, and the gun barrel embedded in its arm unleashed a fierce barrage.

Bang bang~

Zhou Li’s mech was swept at close range, with sparks flying!

“Ah, help!” Zhou Li’s terrified screams continuously echoed in the communication channel.

At this moment, Su Ming slammed the power control lever to its maximum, and the entire Iron Head’s power unit emitted a piercing roar, with its rear thrusters engaging.

The next second, Su Ming controlled the Iron Head, flying at ultra-low altitude towards that Iron Steed, while swiftly switching his gun for a red metal mechanical blade.

Just as Su Ming got close, the Iron Steed seemed to sense danger and suddenly turned, attempting to block.

But it was too late. Su Ming swung the red metal mechanical blade in his hand, directly stabbing it into its chest.

Crack!

The entire Iron Steed collapsed with a crash.

At this moment, Zhou Li’s Iron Head also stumbled and fell to the ground. The entire Iron Head’s chest armor was severely damaged, with some sparking circuits visible.

Fortunately, the Iron Head was tough and hadn’t completely died.

Seeing that Zhou Li hadn’t died, Su Ming ignored her and turned to look at the surrounding battlefield.

He found that the other Iron Steeds were beginning to be taken down one by one.

However, it was normal. There were twelve mechs on their side, and only seven enemies at most. The reason they were so battered was largely due to being ambushed.