Technological advancement begins with devouring.

Chapter 48 Mech Squad VS Planetary Ironclad Earth Dragon

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Six consecutive attacks left the pangolin-like monster almost completely disoriented. Dizzy and dazed, it instinctively traversed the underground for a while before suddenly bursting out of the ground and rushing to the surface.

"It's an 'Ironclad Earth Dragon'. The highest level of this kind of monster we've ever seen before is the Lord level. This is the first time we've found a King-level 'Ironclad Earth Dragon'. I didn't expect to encounter it here." Jiang Chen immediately identified the monster through the surveillance footage.

The location where the "Ironclad Earth Dragon" emerged from the ground was nearly a thousand meters away from the coordinates that Jarvis had previously calculated, and it was also several hundred meters away from the mecha team. If they could not stop it from escaping back underground in time, it would be much more difficult for the mecha team to catch it.

However, under the continuous sonic shocks, the "Ironclad Earth Dragon" fell into a severe daze and seemed unable to recover quickly. After rushing to the ground, it staggered around and couldn't even walk in a straight line, as if it were drunk.

The surrounding monsters were in a similar state; the weaker ones couldn't even stand up and simply lay on the ground.

The six consecutive high-frequency sonic attacks, while not having a strong direct killing effect, can stun all life within the range for a short period of time.

When combined with other long-range attacks, it can have an excellent effect on the battlefield.

The only drawback is that the attack range is not very large; even the most powerful model has an effective kill radius of less than fifty meters.

If you're a little further away, you can ignore it.

The mech squad, being inanimate, was unaffected and quickly launched an attack after confirming the target.

The Guardians and Firebats rapidly increased their speed to the limit, rushing towards the location of the Ironclad Earth Dragon.

The six 'snipers' simultaneously raised their Ghost sniper rifles and pulled the triggers almost without any visible aiming motion.

It wasn't that he didn't aim, but rather that the aiming process was so fast that it looked like he was firing a shot randomly.

However, with the Boxer mech's formidable performance, under Jarvis's control, its shooting accuracy is far superior to that of the best human snipers.

The bullet traveled at speeds exceeding ten times the speed of sound, covering a distance of nearly a thousand meters almost instantly, and then spun rapidly into the body of the "Ironclad Earth Dragon".

Of the six bullets, half hit the head of the "Ironclad Earth Dragon," while the other three hit its torso and one of its forepaws, respectively.

The unique design of the warhead, with its swirling pattern, provides extremely powerful penetration, easily tearing through the hard scales of the "Ironclad Earth Dragon" and penetrating its body.

One bullet even pierced the skull of the "Ironclad Earth Dragon" and penetrated its brain.

Unfortunately, given the size of the "Armored Earth Dragon," a single bullet was not enough to kill it by damaging its brain.

Even so, having a small piece of the brain crushed is definitely a serious injury.

Despite its severe injuries, the "Ironclad Earth Dragon" seemed to regain its senses. A hint of fear flashed in its eyes as it turned to burrow back underground and escape.

As a monster mutated from a pangolin, the "Ironclad Earth Dragon" is best at burrowing underground. Once it burrows underground, even enemies one or two levels stronger than it cannot keep up with its speed.

But would the mech team give it a chance to escape?

The nearest 'Guardian' was in position, activated its plasma shield, and rammed into the 'Ironclad Earth Dragon'.

With the power of the "Guardian", it is naturally no match for a planetary-level monster, but its purpose is only to prevent the "Armored Earth Dragon" from hiding underground.

Bang~!

The violent collision sent the 'Guardian' flying backward, crashing heavily to the ground.

The immense impact force was so great that even the plasma shield couldn't withstand it, shattering directly and damaging many internal parts of the 'Guardian' in the secondary collision.

However, this interrupted the momentum of the "Ironclad Earth Dragon" and prevented it from burrowing back underground immediately.

The second "Guardian" followed closely behind, blocking the escape route of the "Ironclad Earth Dragon".

Dozens of meters away, two "Firebats" simultaneously activated their flamethrowers, compressing flames of thousands of degrees into a near-line and shooting them toward the "Ironclad Earth Dragon".

In that brief moment, less than a second, the six snipers had already fired their second shots.

The brief moment when the "Ironclad Earth Dragon's" movements were restrained by the "Guardian" allowed the "Sniper's" accuracy to reach a new level.

Six bullets, hitting almost the same spot, pierced through the "Ironclad Earth Dragon's" ears and entered its brain.

Boom!

A cloud of blood mist exploded, and the brain of the "Ironclad Earth Dragon" suffered another severe blow. Even a planetary-level monster of such a large size would find it difficult to withstand such repeated heavy blows.

Seven bullets entered its brain in succession, causing almost half of "Iron Dragon's" brain to be destroyed.

It is only because it is a planetary-level planet with extremely strong vitality that it has managed to survive.

However, as its brain continues to be damaged, the "Ironclad Earth Dragon" is increasingly unable to control its body. Its speed and strength are sharply reduced, and even gathering the Force becomes extremely difficult.

The Firebat's attack posed little threat to the Ironclad Earth Dragon in the short term. To burn through the scales of a planetary-level creature, it would require burning the same spot continuously for several seconds, which was simply impossible.

However, the obstruction of the "Guardians" was extremely fatal for the "Ironclad Earth Dragon".

Although one of the "Guardians" suffered significant damage to its parts during the first collision and lost its mobility.

However, the other "Guardian" was fully capable of intercepting the heavily injured "Ironclad Earth Dragon" on its own.

It would take at least a few seconds to break through the blockade of this "Guardian".

However, a few seconds is enough time for the 'sniper' to launch several more attacks.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Chen had already pronounced the death sentence on this "Ironclad Earth Dragon" in his heart.

"Good performance. It seems the mech team is capable of hunting most of the King-level monsters on land independently. However, to truly complete the hunt, we still need to create a suitable environment." Jiang Chen was very satisfied with the mech team's performance.

"The most difficult part was blocking the King-level monster's ability to fly and burrow during the first wave of attacks. As long as it was confined to the ground, the mech team could complete the hunt. However, based on this performance, without upgrading the mechs' performance, the upper limit that the mech team can hunt is only Planetary Tier 3 monsters," Jarvis concluded.

[Boxer] Mechs cannot fly, which is their biggest disadvantage when facing planetary-level enemies.

However, as long as the enemy's movements are restricted within a certain range during the first round of attacks, the 'sniper's' powerful attack capabilities can exert sufficient deterrence.

"That's enough." Jiang Chen turned to look at the battlefield, which was nearing its end, and ordered, "It seems I don't need to intervene anymore. End the battle as soon as possible, and then tally the losses."

(End of this chapter)