Exploding God

If it weren't for Han Zhen and Qi Yuan's desperate guarantees...

If Qi Yuan hadn't sworn that he wasn't the one who fired the shot that day...

He probably would never believe it, even if he died, that this high school student with a retro vibe was actually the tactical advisor for the Hibiscus Squad!?

It was ridiculous enough that the other person was carrying a book.

Now they've even pulled out paper and a pen...

Yu Hongyang numbly looked up at Lu Ze again, and Lu Ze responded with a friendly smile.

Yu Hongyang nodded mechanically, then somewhat absentmindedly operated the drone.

Haha, if someone told him that the other party could pull out a blackboard to teach, he wouldn't be surprised.

Lu Ze flipped the bracelet, activated the timer accurate to milliseconds, then unlocked the device placed on the central tactical platform, and calmly watched the synchronized images on the screen.

Despite his lingering doubts, Yu Hongyang dutifully explained while operating the drone: "Shangnan City is not located by the sea, and the foggy areas within the East Eighth District are all non-deep fog areas. Therefore, drones can be used for battlefield monitoring within a small area. However, they are still affected by the fog, which limits the image resolution and flight radius."

"The released Tianma V-type drone has a maximum flight radius of 6 kilometers in non-deep fog areas. Within 3 kilometers, it has 4K resolution, and from 3 to 6 kilometers, it will drop to 1080P resolution. Therefore, if you want to observe data, the first half of the flight provides the best view."

After hearing the explanation, Lu Ze nodded slightly. When he saw the [Heron] fighter in the picture spin and take off, he simultaneously recorded the instant with his right hand and even marked the corresponding numerical symbols.

A few seconds later, after the mech landed, Lu Ze once again recorded the data at lightning speed.

For a moment, the carriage was so quiet that only the breathing of the three people could be heard, occasionally punctuated by the soft thud of a lever hitting the side of the carriage, and the soft rustling of writing like silkworms devouring leaves.

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In the wilderness.

The five members of the Hibiscus Team were extremely professional, all maintaining low-altitude jumps and running, occasionally using terrain differences to glide short distances.

The mech's compressed energy is limited, and frequent takeoffs or mid-air accelerations will greatly deplete the mech's energy.

The group of people running around were all very distinctive. The elemental mechs with energy amplifiers had a significantly longer levitation time than the other constructs, so Ye Tianming always maintained a gliding posture with both feet off the ground.

Lock Strong's Berserker Mech made the most noise as it ran, like a huge block of steel rhythmically pounding the ground.

Three minutes later, Ye Tianming's voice came through the communication channel.

"We're approaching the Bitter Forest Wetland. Han Zhen, be on alert and watch out for threats in the surrounding area."

Han Zhen's fighter mech was the fastest, gliding from left to right in an arc and then turning back. He frowned and said, "Why isn't there even a common rock-eating chicken on the outskirts of the Bitter Forest Wetland? Something feels off."

"They were probably cleared out by other exploration teams. After all, creatures with only one-star threat level are still quite valuable for consumption." Ye Tianming pondered, and this was the only reason that could make sense.

The Rock-Eating Chicken, somewhat resembling a mutated wild pheasant, is three times the size of a typical domestic rooster. It is generally not aggressive, occasionally attacking lone humans, but fears armored mechs. It is commonly found in the mist-covered wilderness and is one of the lowest-ranking mist creatures.

The situation Han Zhen described was indeed somewhat unusual, but it wasn't anything strange.

After all, this place isn't far from the hunting camp, and the regional branch of the Combat Association regularly comes here to monitor the data. If there are any major changes, they would have been announced on the information sharing platform long ago.

Only the weaker combat squads or those with trainee pilots would casually clear out a batch of Rock Eaters and bring them back to the city to dispose of them, which could be considered as a way to replenish their resources.

"However, we've never been to the Bitter Forest Wetlands before, so it's best to be cautious."

Ye Tianming glanced back at the drone following behind him, and after confirming that everything was in order, he accelerated and took off, activating all the amplitude generators on his right arm and spreading his five fingers.

With his genetic sensitivity boost of 92, the amplifier produced an amazing effect. Water molecules in the air began to be forcibly drawn away and gathered in his palm. A cloud of white cold mist began to rapidly gather and condense. The powerful energy fluctuations began to cause unstable distortions in the surrounding air.

The other four stopped and waited for their captain to complete his probing attack. This was the signature skill of the [Froststorm] mech – [Chain Ice Blast], which had an excellent anti-ambush effect when exploring unknown areas.

One second, two seconds... The cold air visibly expanded, and in the fifth second, the entire right arm of the [Froststorm] mech turned ice blue. Ye Tianming briefly stretched his arm back in mid-air and threw it forward.

Amidst the whistling sound, tiny ice shards clung to the air, tracing an icy blue path as they plummeted straight down into the dense, bushy forest ahead.

The moment the chain-reaction ice bomb landed, it transformed into a cold, white mist that rapidly spread into the depths of the dense forest.

The rapidly spinning ice sphere continuously shot out tiny ice spikes in all directions, creating a nearly fifty-meter-long frost mist band in the humid May weather.

Under their watchful eyes, the once calm bushes suddenly began to undulate in large swaths, and sharp howls suddenly rang out.

"Hmph, these creatures have finally learned their lesson. Everyone spread out and prepare for battle!"

The five mechs of the Hibiscus Squad immediately dispersed according to the established plan. At the same time, a dark figure rushed out from the bushes, leaped high into the air while running quickly, and instantly pounced into the air, reaching a height of seven or eight meters.

It is nearly 2 meters long, with sharp claws that gleam with a chilling luster, and a gaping, blood-red maw.

"4-star threat, Corpse Hyena, be careful to avoid its acidic saliva."

"Hahaha, you beasts, let Brother Qiang teach you how to be dogs!!" Suo Qiang laughed wildly, holding the traction shield he had redeemed with 5000 points in front of him. The engine accelerated a second time, and the massive mech made a slight change of direction in mid-air before charging straight at the first group of leaping skeleton hounds, colliding violently in the next second.

boom!

A spray of dark red blood mixed with bits of flesh exploded in mid-air, like a red water tank blown apart in mid-air, spraying blood everywhere. The other team members who were originally in the mobile assault were so frightened that they hurriedly moved away, while the lightest armored [Heron] fighter even performed three lateral rolls in succession.

Han Zhen cursed into the communication channel, "Damn it, Suoqiang, you idiot! Can't you think before you speak? You almost threw my back out!"

"Haha, I'd love to."

Suo Qiang didn't see anything wrong with teaching the mane dog to be a dog. The Berserker Construct was a heavy mech specializing in close combat, possessing the strongest defense. What other mechs considered acidic to be venomous scorpions and ferocious beasts was nothing more than a tickle to the Berserker Mech.

Like a meteor falling to earth, Suoqiang smashed a crater more than five meters in diameter, then charged forward without stopping. He pierced the charging skeleton hound with a single spear thrust, and then unleashed a wild and unrestrained charge.

"This is the fighting style that belongs to me!"

Hearing the maniacal laughter coming from the channel, Qi Yuan sighed helplessly. He tilted his Gauss sniper rifle slightly, and a steel-core bullet instantly tore through the air, blowing the head off a skeleton hound that was silently lunging at Ye Tianming.

Ye Tianming was charging up his Frostbite Ring when he saw this and nodded in gratitude. Then, out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at a corner and said in a cold voice, "Han Zhen, 7 o'clock, 2 of them."

The Heron warrior, who had just rolled to the ground, skillfully sliced ​​open the throats of two maned dogs with his arm blade, then sheathed his sword, bent his arm, and pressed down sharply, performing an extremely agile somersault that launched him five meters into the air.

The two skeleton hounds missed their target right under Han Zhen's nose.

"Trying to ambush Brother Zhen? You'll live for another two hundred years."

As it flipped and tumbled like a rolling cylinder, two red streaks of light streaked across the air, one to the left and one to the right, before returning to their original positions.

Before the two skeletal hounds even hit the ground, they were already decapitated.

Just as the fiery boomerang landed in the palm of the [Heron] fighter, no one expected that four dark figures would suddenly shoot out from the previously calm puddle below.

It was as fast as lightning, and it came so suddenly.

"Holy crap? They're playing dirty tricks with Brother Zhen!"

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PS: Thank you to "太上副总" and "Zorro120" for the donations!

PS: Special mention to the patron "Wang Erbiao"! He said during the day that his hand slipped and he accidentally gave the patron a reward today... Old Dang Shi is totally confused, haha! Thanks to Brother Erbiao for the reward, here's an extra chapter for you in December!