In the apocalypse, I hoarded goods and handed over my storage space to the government.

Click!

The hard ice armor, along with the cervical vertebrae, was crushed by the immense mechanical force.

The enormous wolf head drooped limply.

Ye Xiao casually tossed the mecha around, sending the hundreds-of-kilograms-heavy corpse crashing into the wolf pack behind them, knocking over a group of them.

"Commissioner Ye! Leave some samples! Test the energy efficiency of the shoulder-mounted weapons!"

On the communication channel, the howl of researcher Li Xiang rang out.

"receive."

Under Ye Xiao's control, the shoulder armor of the mecha slid open.

Two crystal energy cannons emerged from their barrels, and a deep blue light converged at their muzzles.

Two high-energy rays pierced through, and the three mutated wolves along the way didn't even have time to scream before their upper bodies were pierced through.

The broken edge was charred black, and not a drop of blood flowed out.

The wolf pack was thrown into disarray.

The Siberian mutant wolves, who were originally fearless, finally realized that the metal monster in front of them was not a prey they could possibly defeat.

The beasts' instincts drove them to retreat.

"Trying to run now? Too late!"

Ye Xiao snorted coldly, his gaze sweeping across the holographic radar, locking onto the largest red dot located at the rear of the wolf pack.

Wolf King.

Second-tier peak mutated creature.

The mech's engines roared once more, its maneuverability at full throttle.

Cheng Ying raced wildly across the snowfield, smashing through the ordinary mutated wolves that tried to block her path, breaking their bones and tendons.

Cornered, the wolf king exerted its strength in all four limbs, transforming its entire body into a heavy cannonball that rammed straight into the mech's chest.

"Good idea. Try an overload fall."

Ye Xiao bent his legs slightly, and the mecha simultaneously squatted down.

In the fraction of a second that the wolf king crashed into his arms, the mech's arms snapped shut, locking the wolf king's forelimbs firmly in place.

Ye Xiao's body endured the terrifying recoil, and a sweet taste rose in his throat.

But he didn't even flinch, and his waist drive shaft unleashed its full power.

The 18-ton mech lifted the several-ton-weight, peak-stage Tier 2 Wolf King from the ground.

A standard over-the-shoulder throw.

A dull, loud bang resounded.

The wolf king's ice armor shattered, countless bones broke, and he lay convulsing at the bottom of the pit.

The mecha raised its right leg and slammed it down.

The skull shattered, and red and white filth splattered onto the armor.

The entire room fell silent.

The remaining dozens of mutated wolves, with their tails between their legs, fled frantically toward the border.

The battle is over.

From the moment the mechs landed to the moment the battlefield was cleared, the entire process took less than twenty minutes.

The wind and snow continued to rage.

"Cheng Ying" stands amidst the ruins.

The mech's armor was covered in scratches, and the blade of the high-frequency vibrating knife was still dripping blood.

In the trenches.

I don't know who shouted it first.

"Long live!"

Then came the second, and the third.

Long live the Great Xia Dynasty!

"Long live mecha!"

The sound waves converged into a sea, and the soldiers, covered in mud and gunpowder, stood up from their trenches.

They brandished their guns and roared at the steel behemoth.

This is an overwhelming force.

The pride of the Great Xia industrial system! A confidence that doesn't require sacrificing lives!

Zhao Tiejun strode out of the command post and walked quickly toward the front of the position.

The mecha turned around and walked back with heavy steps.

The breastplate opens.

Ye Xiao jumped out of the cockpit.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and glanced at the researchers rushing towards him.

"The data provided by Elder Wei is complete."

Ye Xiao tossed the portable data terminal to Li Xiang.

Li Xiang caught it in a fluster, his face flushed red.

"Commissioner Ye, that was absolutely perfect! This was a textbook example of a mecha combat exercise!"

Zhao Tiejun walked up to Ye Xiao, stood at attention, and gave a standard military salute.

He didn't say any polite words.

"Commissioner Ye, thank you for your hard work."

Zhao Tiejun's voice was hoarse, filled with undisguised gratitude.

"You, and this machine, have been a great help to our 112th Division."

"You're too kind, sir."

Ye Xiao returned the greeting, his eyes clear and sharp. "The swords of the Great Xia are meant to kill monsters."

At this moment, Zhao Tiejun's communication terminal rang; it was the highest-level encrypted line from the Kunlun base.

Su Ran's voice came through, "Commander Zhao, I've been watching the entire battle situation live via satellite."

Zhao Tiejun's expression turned serious. "Advisor Su, report from the front lines. The first wave of mutated wolf packs has been defeated. The defensive line is secure."

"not enough."

On the other end of the communication, Su Ran looked at the blue dots that had lit up again on the holographic sand table.

"The mechs' combat dominance has been proven, so let's press our advantage."

Su Ran tapped the table. "Latest order from the General Staff. The 112th Division is not required to hold its defensive line."

Zhao Tiejun's eyes narrowed.

"With this killing machine in front of you, your armored formations can be deployed in full force."

Su Ran issued the order, "Advance across the board. Push the battle line all the way to the border. Not an inch of Great Xia territory can be lost. If the monsters dare to come, attack their lair."

Zhao Tiejun stood at attention and loudly accepted the order.

"Mission accomplished!"

Communication was cut off.

Zhao Tiejun turned around and faced the forward positions that stretched for several kilometers.

"All troops, listen to my command!"

The division commander's roar was broadcast to every corner.

"Heavy artillery battalion extend firepower! Armored regiment move in! Infantry, load the vehicles!"

Zhao Tiejun drew his sidearm from his waist and pointed it straight north.

"Follow behind the mechs and flatten the border for me!"

The rumble of engines echoed across the snow-covered plains once more.

The Type 99A main battle tank rolled over the trench, followed closely by infantry fighting vehicles.

Under the leadership of "Cheng Ying", the steel torrent of the Great Xia Dynasty officially launched an overwhelming counterattack.

It is advisable to chase the poor with the courage of the left, but not to be the overlord.

……

"Beep! Beep!"

The jarring communication notification tone abruptly broke the brief period of oppression.

"Urgent telegram from the 112th Division of the Northeast Theater Command! The 'Chengying' mech, leading an armored group, has leveled the remaining ridges of the Greater Khingan Mountains!"

The remnants of the mutated wolf pack have fled the border! Our troops have reached the south bank of the main channel of the Heilongjiang River! The boundary marker has been recaptured!

The roar of the tracks in the Greater Khingan Mountains did not stop after the initial wolf pack was wiped out.

Across thousands of kilometers of wind and snow, the sounds of gunfire in pursuit, carried by encrypted communication waves, resonated clearly in the operations command center of the Kunlun main base.

"This kid, Xinye, is he some kind of bandit?"

Zhang Guodong braced his hands on the control panel and roared at the top of his lungs.

"They've already crossed the Russian border by 50 kilometers! And this old Zhao, the General Staff assigned him an armored regiment, and he's driving like he's racing!"

"This is all thanks to the mechs clearing the way ahead."

Another operations staff officer chimed in, his tone betraying undisguised envy.

"One slash and you're splitting a second-tier mutated beast in two. Anyone following behind would have to floor the gas pedal."

At the communications station, the operators' reports came one after another, leaving no time even for a sip of water to moisten their throats.

"Report! Urgent telegram from the 38th Group Army of the Southwest Theater Command! The Nujiang defense line has been completely breached!"

The entrenched second-tier mutated python pack and its accompanying beast horde were annihilated by high-explosive warheads; the vanguard has reached the border!

"Report! The 1st Armored Division of the Northwest Theater Command has cleared out the remaining enemy forces in the Altai Mountains and is currently cooperating with engineering units to repair the high-voltage power grid along the border!"

"Urgent telegram from the Eastern Theater Command! The entire territory of Jiangsu Province has been recovered!"

With each announcement, a large crimson patch on the holographic sand table disintegrated.

The azure light representing the Great Xia military spread uncontrollably across mountains, plains, and rivers, inch by inch.

"At this relentless pace, it won't even take seven days, let alone five, three days at most."

Li Guodong looked at Su Ran and tapped the edge of the sand table twice with his finger.

"Then we can shut our borders tightly and clean our house comfortably!"