Volume 10 Bugs Chapter 85: Two Groups
We failed to shoot down that huge flying fortress after all.
In fact, this is not possible - with the weak firepower of our aircraft, we want to destroy the flying castle whose outer shell alone is thicker than our entire fuselage in a short time. This heroic feat full of battle romanticism only exists in those unconfirmed legends.
The situation at that time was: Although I quietly activated the special power of peeping into the origin of the world, which greatly improved our combat effectiveness, I am not an omniscient and omnipotent god after all, and it is even more impossible for me to replace my friends in the space to bear all the attack and defense responsibilities. I only reduced the number of attacks we suffered to a certain extent and increased our chances of survival. Even so, in this dangerous and unfamiliar future battlefield, our aircraft were still hit one after another, and the durability was slowly and irreversibly reduced.
Just when the durability of our aircraft could no longer withstand the high-intensity air strikes, the durability gauge on the huge air fortress finally reached the bottom. It did not explode in mid-air or fall down with black smoke like other aircraft whose durability was depleted, but it suddenly slowed down greatly and gave up chasing us, allowing us to gradually escape from the battlefield.
Only then did I realize that the despairingly long groove above it only represented the durability of a part of its propulsion system. Completely reducing it would only slow down the flight speed of this big guy, but it would be a long way from completely destroying it.
Fortunately, at the same time, a group of fighter aircraft with slender bodies, forward-swept wings, and very majestic lines flew in front of our aircraft. Compared with the aircraft that had been chasing us, these guys were larger and more similar in shape to our aircraft. The main difference was that at the front of these aircraft, there was a circular arc-shaped transparent window similar to our design cabin. Through the window, we could see that there was a human, elf, vampire or some other race riding inside. I think they were driving and controlling these fighter aircraft just like the dwarf driver sitting at the front of our aircraft.
This was indeed the case. These guys were the reinforcements that came from our destination to greet us. They met the enemy planes that were still chasing us closely just in time and successfully covered our escape from the battlefield.
Seeing this, I suddenly realized that the enemy aircraft that had been chasing us did not have similar devices, and I could not see the drivers operating these aircraft. Even when these aircraft were hit and exploded in the air, I did not find any signs of life inside them. I observed the fierce air battle that was still going on behind me, which made me more certain of this judgment. This abnormal situation puzzled me: Who was controlling these killing machines? And how did he do it?
Anyway, we finally rushed out of that dangerous airspace, our seats ejected from the shooting cabin again, and slid back to our original position along the track - oh, damn it, why did I have to sit on the edge of the Yangtze River Delta?
As I was squeezed against the bulkhead by the big belly of the Yangtze River Delta, I missed the shooting cabin which was spacious and comfortable and had a bird's eye view of the earth and a magnificent view.
"Calling the control tower, the 7000th Ship is requesting to land. Repeat, the 7000th Ship is requesting to land." A moment later, our dwarf driver shouted at a small bracket extending from the front of the huge earmuffs on his head. My keen observation and reasoning ability honed from long-term study of alchemy made me guess that it was a tool for long-distance voice communication.
Of course, in addition to these, there is another reason for me to make this judgment:
"Landing is approved, please use apron No. 9." The voice of a strange man that we had never heard before leaked out from the earmuff - well, I admit that this was the main reason for my judgment.
Soon I felt our aircraft stopped flying forward and then slowly fell downward. Although it was falling, I didn't think it was anything to be afraid of, because it was not falling very fast and was very stable. Not long after, a not-too-violent vibration spread throughout the aircraft, and then our cabin door opened.
The ropes that secured us to our seats loosened automatically, and we walked out of the cabin one after another.
This is a huge cave, the entrance of which was artificially carved into a rectangular shape, and the walls of the cave were covered with a grayish-white substance as solid as rock. I walked to the edge of the cave and took a look, and then unexpectedly found that the cave was carved on the hillside of a high and steep cliff. Apart from flying, even monkeys who are good at climbing could not climb up the cliff and enter the cave. I could not imagine how they could build such a huge and secret project in such a desperate situation.
There was a loud "boom" sound, and I saw the rocks above the cave entrance slowly falling down until they completely covered the cave entrance. I really wanted to know what the cave looked like from the outside at this time. I guess it must be covered up to be exactly the same as the surrounding rocks, so you can't tell it's a cave at all.
Yan Zhen said she would "make a phone call" to inform Xiange Yayi to come online, and then stood aside. Soon after she recovered, our elf sharpshooter also walked out of the cockpit of the aircraft.
We stood beside the aircraft, and at this moment, a Minotaur officer named "Colonel Duffy" came towards us with an anxious look on his face:
"I'm sorry, friends, I'm afraid you don't have time to visit this secret base. Our intelligence shows that the guy has found this place by tracking your movements through orbital satellites. Now, the bastard's ground forces are advancing towards us, and we don't have enough time!" Having said this, the burly soldier with a rough voice took us to a translucent wall. On the wall was an image composed of curves of varying lengths and irregular circles. On the image, there were two flashing lights, one red and one green. The Minotaur Colonel pulled out his hands, stretched out a folded metal rod in his hand, and pointed at the picture and said:
"This is the topographic map of this area. The guy's mainframe is hidden in the underground base here..." As it said this, it pointed at the red light point on the metal rod, then pointed at the green light point and continued, "... and we are here."
"Perhaps it feels threatened by our enemy hiding right under its nose. Now it is mobilizing a large number of troops from the outer areas to encircle and suppress us. If this army destroys our base and promptly sends reinforcements to the underground base where its host is hiding, we will lose the chance to defeat it forever."
"Now, we have two important things to do..." Colonel Duffy raised his already very deep and rich voice, "... First, we must break into its lair and smash this metal can to pieces; second, we must concentrate our forces to block the only way for it to return for help..." As he spoke, he drew a circle heavily on a location on the strange topographic map: "...That is, Alpha Canyon!"
"I will dispatch an elite assault team to take you to its base. And just in case, I ask you to leave a team behind to help us resist the upcoming offensive. To be honest, I'm afraid we can't hold off these iron guys for long. I must rely on your magical powers."
"Before the battle begins, I suggest you pick up some spare weapons. I hope these things can provide you with some help. If you decide to set off, please come to me as soon as possible."
Having said that, the strong Minotaur officer stood straight with his head held high and chest puffed out, waiting for our decision.
Since we have to split into two groups, we have to redeploy the personnel in the team. In fact, we don't have many choices: Changgong Sheri and Niu Baiwan, two healers, must be separated, and Chang Sanjiao and I, the only two characters who can act as meat shields, cannot join the same team at the same time; we don't know what we will encounter on the road, but at least we know that the location of the defense battle is a canyon, and Xian Ge Yayi, who may have epilepsy due to acrophobia at any time, is better to go to defend, and the wild goose formation that goes with him will probably also go - and the wild goose formation's battle pet "Rabbit Cha Cha " also has a very strong healing ability, which can bring some help to Niu Baiwan, who is both a meat shield and a healer; finally, there is Nocturne in B flat minor. We think that the bard's auxiliary combat ability can play a better role in the densely populated defense battlefield.
So the result is obvious. The five of us, including the President, Changgong Sheri, Red Wolf, Ding Ding Xiaoge and I, will form an attack team to raid the hiding place of the supercomputer, while Yangtze River Delta, Nocturne in B flat minor, String Song Elegant Meaning, Wild Goose Formation and Niu Baiwan will form another team to join the defensive battle.
Led by a blood clan sergeant, we came to the weapons depot. The blood clan sergeant told us that each of us could choose one shooting weapon and three throwing weapons. Since most of these things were designed and manufactured by the supercomputer Darmos, he was very familiar with the effectiveness of these weapons and specially strengthened a group of powerful warriors who were almost completely immune to these weapons. However, if they were used to deal with some ordinary mechanical soldiers, they could still exert considerable power.
I chose an "SR-09 Lightweight Pulse Assault Rifle", which was introduced as a powerful weapon for assault and can fire ten pulse bullets per second within the effective range. Most importantly, this is the only assault rifle that can be used with one hand, which means that I can still use my sword or shield while shooting.
As for throwing weapons, I chose three high-explosive electromagnetic bombs. In addition, I can also choose things like "strong light bombs", "smoke bombs" or "infrared interference magnetic storm bombs", but I don't understand what these things with no lethality are used for.
Ding Ding Xiaoge chose a "magnetic rail double-action long-range sniper rifle", which has the longest sniper range of all firearms. There is a short cylindrical object inserted on the long barrel, and the two sides of the cylinder are wrapped by two round and smooth glass lenses. Based on my deep understanding of glass lenses, I guess this should be a sophisticated long-sighted aiming system.
Red Wolf chose a pair of "rattle scorpion pistols". These two uniquely shaped guns were only slightly larger than his palm and had a very short range, but they had amazing accuracy and great power within the range. The dark elf assassin, who was good at hiding his body, obviously did not need a long range to ensure his safety. A sudden fatal attack at close range was the true nature of this guy.
Compared to the sinister assassin Red Wolf who hides his power, our dwarf priest is obviously more willing to show off his violent force more thoroughly. He chose a "Man-Eating Wolf Double-Linked Magnetic Energy Cannon", which is a huge double-barreled weapon. It is two heads taller than our dwarf priest, and each barrel - oh, it should be a gun barrel - is even two times thicker than the light energy weapon on the aircraft cockpit. This thing has a very long range, but at the same time it is almost inaccurate - in fact, as far as I know, it does not need too much accuracy at all. The explosive power of each magnetic energy shell is enough to turn the surrounding area of dozens of meters into scorched earth. However, inversely proportional to its power, the design speed of this thing is too slow: it can fire two shells each time, and after that, each barrel takes a shocking five minutes to charge.
I have to say that our beloved president, the mysterious demon ice and snow lady Miss Feiyin, always does something unexpected. The weapon she chooses for herself is a "Hydra Multi-barreled Rapid Impact Gun", a large life-harvesting machine consisting of nine barrels that can fire more than sixty rounds of ammunition simultaneously per second. I can't help but imagine if it didn't use this highly concentrated energy supply system, but fired solid metal ammunition like the old-fashioned muskets used by the elf beast trainer Yan Zhen, then wouldn't the guy using this weapon have to carry a huge ammunition depot with him?
In fact, even with a highly concentrated energy supply system, it cannot withstand the excessive demands of this human weapon. Weapons like the ones we choose usually do not face the problem of insufficient energy supply. Only when Feiyin chose this weapon, the option of "super-large energy magazine" appeared in the throwing weapon selection. Feiyin took away three magazines without hesitation - in fact, even if thirty more magazines were added, it would not be enough for this weapon to squander.
When we were fully equipped, we boarded a large armored transport vehicle. There were five other vehicles with us, which were loaded with what Colonel Duffy called "elite assault teams."
Xian Ge Yayi and his men also left from another direction. They will face the enemies that are coming in like a tide together with the main force, and take on the tasks of ambush and defense, trying their best to buy more precious time for us.
The armored vehicle drove out of the base and headed towards a more rugged and secluded place. It was almost dusk, the sky was dim, and a few sparse stars had appeared in the sky at some point. The world was no different from seven thousand years ago.
I put the long sword behind my back and held the assault rifle I had just acquired tightly in my hand. The heavy texture of the metal made me feel a little relieved.
Ahead, it’s night.
Can we still see the dawn hidden behind this dark sky?
