Chapter 59 Flame Rider

Now that they had recovered, if they still couldn’t take it down, they would truly be too weak.

Not long after, the last Iron Steed was also taken down.

Xiang Shu immediately walked over to Zhou Li, reached out to pull her up, and asked with concern,

“How are you? Are you alright?”

“Wuwu, I can still move, but it was too terrifying,” Zhou Li sobbed.

“You’ll be fine after a while. Su Ming, your operating skills are amazing! You took down two Iron Steeds by yourself. Are you a special training student from the Third Academy?” Xiang Shu comforted her, then looked at Su Ming and praised him without hesitation.

“Luck,” Su Ming replied modestly.

“Brother, the points given by this Iron Steed are too low,” Qi Duo and the others walked over, complaining.

“This means our main mission isn’t to fight on the periphery; we still need to return to the airport. Let’s quickly take a temporary break, resupply ammunition, and then continue after we’re rested,” Xiang Shu said with a very clear mind.

At this moment, Chen Yu and the others, seeing that the Iron Steeds had all been taken down, breathed a sigh of relief and walked out from behind their cover.

“Everyone, you’re magnificent!”

Su Ming glanced at them, truly too lazy to complain. If only they had played their reconnaissance role well, they wouldn’t have been ambushed so easily.

Chen Yu felt very awkward when Su Ming and the others ignored them.

At this moment, Zhang Lie, who had survived the ordeal, suddenly shouted in surprise,

“Oh, I actually got one point!”

“Why didn’t I?” Chen Yu and the others asked in confusion.

“I remember now, when I was running for my life, I fired a shot casually and got cooperative combat points!” Zhang Lie said excitedly.

“Oh, what a pity, I should have fired a shot too if I had known.”

“Seriously.” Chen Yu and the others had expressions of deep regret.

Xiang Shu listened to these people’s complaints and was a bit speechless; these people’s points were surprisingly easy to get.

Su Ming, however, appeared very calm. Different types of troops naturally had different requirements. You couldn’t expect infantry to take down mechas; that was completely unrealistic.

Qi Duo snorted coldly, just about to open his mouth to mock them.

But before he could speak—

Whoosh~

A red beam of light struck without warning, hitting the chest of the Iron Head piloted by Zhou Li directly.

Boom!

The entire Iron Head exploded with a roar and fell to the ground, and Zhou Li was killed on the spot.

Su Ming was startled, turned his head to scan the surrounding tall buildings, and simultaneously issued a warning,

“Beware of snipers, the enemy should be at a high vantage point.”

Chen Tong and the others immediately looked around in a panic, but for a moment they couldn’t find any trace of the enemy.

At this moment, Xiang Shu suddenly spoke in the communication channel,

“At the 6 o’clock direction, on the ruins about four kilometers away.”

Su Ming was also startled and looked in the direction he indicated. Looking towards their 6 o’clock, there was a pile of ruins in the distance, but due to the great distance, it appeared very inconspicuous.

He immediately adjusted the optical lens to zoom in on the view and indeed saw an Iron Steed holding a sniper rifle standing on the ruins.

Su Ming was very surprised; this guy named Xiang Shu really had some ability, locating the opponent so quickly.

“Leave it to me!” Qi Duo immediately unslung the large-caliber sniper mech gun from his back.

He controlled his mech to raise the sniper mech gun and aim at the target, pulling the trigger with almost no hesitation.

Bang!

An armor-piercing round shot out.

Su Ming then saw that the Iron Steed’s left arm was hit, and the entire arm shattered.

Qi Duo quickly reloaded, followed by another shot.

Crack!

The Iron Steed’s chest was immediately hit, and the entire mech exploded and fell to the ground.

“Amazing!” Su Ming praised with some surprise.

He didn’t expect Qi Duo to be so effective, firing two shots in such a short time, one heavily damaging the opponent and the other directly killing it.

It should be noted that an Iron Steed wielding a sniper rifle was very troublesome; if not taken down immediately, it was entirely possible for them all to be wiped out here.

“It’s alright, just average,” Qi Duo said smugly.

“You see our strength now, right? As long as you follow us, I can’t say you’ll definitely complete the main mission, but you’ll definitely get high scores,” Xiang Shu told Su Ming confidently.

“Brother Xiang Shu is right!” Lu Ying and the others echoed.

“Let’s go!” Xiang Shu then waved his hand, leading everyone forward cautiously.

Having had the experience of the previous ambush, everyone’s nerves were taut, not daring to be careless in the slightest.

The entire Manhawei Base City was silent, with hardly any sound, the vast city like a dead city, putting an invisible psychological pressure on them.

“That’s strange, we’ve been walking for half a day and haven’t encountered any enemies. If we go any further, we’ll be out of the city,” Shi Wu said, puzzled.

“Don’t be careless before we’re out of the city. Stay alert, so we don’t get ambushed,” Xiang Shu led everyone forward cautiously.

Just then, a dilapidated skyscraper on the right side of the squad suddenly exploded without warning.

Boom~

Flames swept out accompanied by countless shattered stones.

The two mechs responsible for guarding the right side were instantly engulfed by the explosion.

Even Su Ming and Chen Tong, who were responsible for the left side, were knocked to the ground by the violent explosion’s impact. The intense shaking made Su Ming’s body jolt, his head buzzed, and his ears rang.

Su Ming shook his head, recovered immediately, and controlled his Iron Head Mech to get back up.

Clang! Clang!

Suddenly, a dull sound came.

Su Ming immediately looked towards the exploding building.

After the smoke of the explosion cleared, a Second Generation All-Metal Mech, Flame Rider, stood 10 meters tall, its entire body covered in dark red metal armor, its right hand holding a slender red alloy blade, emerged from the burning flames with heavy steps.

Then, a miniature machine with eight mechanical spider legs and a spherical upper body crawled from the Flame Rider’s back, resting on its shoulder, its spherical head staring at Su Ming and the others.

At this moment, Xiang Shu and the others also struggled to get up. Their eyes widened when they saw the appearing Flame Rider.

“Something’s happening, Brother!” Qi Duo said, his throat somewhat dry.

“You don’t need to tell me, I see it. It’s the Di Yan Star’s Second Generation Mecha, Flame Rider!” Xiang Shu replied nervously, raising the grenade launcher in his hand.

At this moment, Su Ming decisively switched to the backup DS-01 electromagnetic mech gun and immediately fired a shot at the Flame Rider.

The Flame Rider calmly lifted its right foot and kicked a concrete slab on the ground.

The entire concrete slab stood upright.

The electromagnetic light bullets splattered on it, having no effect whatsoever.

Su Ming’s heart sank immediately. This Second Generation Mecha was even more dangerous than he imagined, easily blocking his attack.

“It’s so strong, how do we fight it?!” Lu Ying and the others retreated in fear.

“What are you afraid of?! We have so many people and mechs, so what if it’s a Second Generation? Let’s take it down!” Xiang Shu, seeing the morale collapsing, hardened his heart and said fiercely.

“Exactly,” Su Ming agreed.