Exploding God

Han Zhen bared his teeth and howled, maneuvering his mecha in a stylish S-shaped flight to dodge, while simultaneously hurling two fiery darts that tore through the air, leaving large swaths of blood on the four dark figures. His somewhat surprised voice rang out in the channel, "They're actually Wasteland Swamp Serpents? These things are already in the borderlands?"

Four swamp snakes, each 10 meters long and over half a meter thick, released large plumes of black venomous mist in mid-air as they tried to retreat back into the puddle, seemingly in pain.

"You think you can just walk away after launching a sneak attack?"

Seeing that he had failed to kill the four old sly snakes with one strike, Han Zhen cursed loudly and accelerated to catch up and finish them off.

However, Ye Tianming, who had a general overview, saw four dark figures emerge from the puddle again, and his heart skipped a beat.

[Damn it! With the previous leap and dash, Han Zhen's mech's airtime has reached its limit. There's no more time to dodge in the air!] "Han Zhen, four more! Dive overload maneuvers at 2 o'clock! Speed ​​evasion!"

The current method is to avoid displacement during acceleration by overloading the engine.

"Avoid?" Han Zhen was taken aback, then burst out laughing.

"Hahaha, that doesn't exist."

"Brother Zhen has been itching for it for ages!"

Ye Tianming was taken aback.

What does that mean?

However, before he could react, the scene before him shocked him so much that his eyes widened.

The [Heron] fighter, who should have been in an engine overheating state, actually performed an impossible 720° side roll, dodging the attack of the Wasteland Swamp Serpent with exceptional elegance. At the same time, two red arcs flashed in his hands, and the fiery darts crossed to cut off the pursuit route behind him. Han Zhen landed with a sharp and swift movement.

Two large-caliber revolvers spun and fell into his palm. Han Zhen lay half-reclined on the ground, his arms raised diagonally towards the sky.

"Say goodbye to the apocalypse and feel Brother Zhen's boundless love—Go for it!!"

Han Zhen's distorted yet passionate shouts, brimming with youthful vigor and vitality, instantly blazed across the channel.

At that moment, he slammed his hands down on the trigger.

The terrifying 12.4mm tungsten steel bullet roared out of the barrel and instantly struck the four swamp snakes hanging in mid-air.

Boom boom boom boom!

The incessant sound of hand cannons firing burst forth in a short span of two seconds.

The hard tungsten warhead, carrying terrifying kinetic energy, pierced through the tough skin of those desolate swamp snakes, leaving a bloody hole the size of a bowl.

hum~~

The fiery boomerang, spinning to its zenith, was pulled back at just the right moment, its sharp blade unexpectedly slicing through the four desolate swamp snakes.

The gun is tossed back and retrieved, the dart is caught with the palm of the hand, and all the movements are performed in one smooth motion.

Thump, ordinary, eight large, fat swamp snake carcasses fell to the ground in the distance.

Inside the armored vehicle in the distance, Yu Hongyang was so shocked that he stood up and stared at the screen in disbelief.

"Han Zhen, the engine had just entered its overheating cooling phase, yet you were still able to perform three stages of acceleration. How did you manage that?!"

"I did such a cool and stylish pose, and all you ask me is how I did those moves? When will you ever learn to focus on the important things?" Han Zhen replied in the chat, exasperated, and got up to start jogging to the side.

There was no other way but to run. Could there be a nest of swamp snakes hiding in that puddle? Just as I landed, seven or eight dark figures emerged.

"I set warning times for all the mechs in the team, and their engines were already overheating, so how could you..." Ye Tianming suddenly realized, "Wait, your engine didn't overheat, you modified the mech?"

"A halo component," Qi Yuan suddenly spoke, adding firmly, "This is the halo component, isn't it?"

"That's right! A 5% increase in hang time, hahaha, this is a godsend for low-altitude dogfights!" After a short run-up, Han Zhen took off again. Entering combat mode, he felt every cell in his body was restless. The practical effect of this halo component was so excellent.

Moreover, as a parasitic component, it integrates perfectly with the central control system of the mech.

"Is there any abnormal value in the mech's self-monitoring system? Compared with the previous data variable changes, what is the fluctuation level?" Lu Ze's calm voice suddenly interrupted.

"Everything is perfect, no abnormal fluctuations detected." Han Zhen glanced at the data in front of his pupils, his tone somewhat excited.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, please continue." Lu Ze ended the voice communication and wrote down another piece of data in his notebook.

The fighting continued.

When the Hibiscus Squad reacted, their all-around saturation attack instantly turned what was initially a somewhat unexpected encounter into a crushing counter-offensive.

Ye Tianming and his team, as battle-hardened A-level combat squad members, demonstrated exceptional individual combat skills, rapidly advancing with the Berserker and Ranger as their two main firepower points.

Before long, the five mechs wiped out the mist creatures on the edge of the Bitter Forest Wetland and officially entered the wetland.

"Captain, it seems those rock-eating chickens weren't captured, but eaten by these swamp snakes."

"Hmm." Ye Tianming maneuvered the elemental mech as it flew low overhead, his eyes sweeping over the swamp, his brows still furrowing slightly.

These swamp snakes have eaten far too cleanly.

……

"Everyone steps onto the edge of the Bitter Forest; Phase Two begins."

Suo Qiang looked at the somewhat dim dense forest ahead, a cold smile appearing on his lips. He stepped forward with his left leg and crouched down to gather strength. The armor plates of the [Dragon] Berserker tilted slightly at a thirty-degree angle, and a stream of scorching air immediately shot out in all directions.

The [Dragon] engine instantly accelerated, spreading a shockwave nearly ten meters in diameter around the mech. The four mechs behind it followed Lock Strong like an arrow, plunging into the dense forest.

"The signal reception in the woodland is decreasing. Manually switch the video resolution." Inside the armored van, Yu Hongyang quickly adjusted the settings after noticing a slight stutter in the video.

"Was Han Zhen's incredible somersault just now really because of that component?"

"At 7 minutes and 12 seconds, zoom in 9 times in the upper right corner and slow down for three seconds," Lu Ze said, still looking at the screen with no change in his gaze.

Ok?

After a brief moment of surprise, Yu Hongyang immediately realized that they were talking about the drone's video recording.

He quickly brought up the video rewind on the screen, and as he dragged his finger, the video had already reached the 7 minutes and 12 seconds mark.

Top right corner... 9x magnification...

Yu Hongyang's arm suddenly stopped, and a "gear" with a faint red glow appeared in front of him. As Han Zhen rolled sideways, the "gear" began to light up with layers of deep red color, like a halo of sunlight, which was beautiful and dazzling.

Yu Hongyang was shocked. The other party had just been writing and drawing with primitive paper and pen, yet his casual remark was accurate to the millisecond.

What terrifying observation and memory abilities!

He looked up at Lu Ze again and found that the other was still focused on memorizing data and didn't pay any attention to him at all. That calm and detached demeanor constantly demonstrated his strong self-confidence.

Yu Hongyang immediately put away the contempt that had been hidden deep in his eyes.

The communicator and central control screen continuously refreshed the location information and combat data of the Hibiscus Squad.

"We have penetrated 700 meters into the Bitter Forest and encountered the 6th wave of mist creatures. The mech damage rate is 0, and the ammunition and energy reserves have been consumed by 9%."

……

"We have penetrated 1400 meters into the Bitter Forest and encountered the 9th wave of mist creatures. The mech is 0% damaged and 14% of its reserves have been depleted."

"The number of Wasteland Swamp Snakes is decreasing. We may have entered the territory of other Mist creatures. Everyone, be alert."

……

"Deepened to 2400 meters, reserves consumed by 17%."

"Deepened to 3100 meters, reserves consumed by 21%."

……

Lu Ze looked at the screen and nodded inwardly. Although he had never heard of Mu Jin's name in his previous life, seeing her now, he could see that although these young people lacked skill in combat, they were well-organized and coordinated.

The elementalists control the battlefield, the rangers distribute firepower, the berserkers charge and parry perfectly, the archers snipe with pinpoint accuracy, and the fighters engage in close-quarters combat and strangleholds. Each member of the team can maximize their own strengths.

In Lu Ze's eyes, this team undoubtedly possesses the core qualities of an excellent team.

That does make him worthy of his role as an advisor.

"The Wasteland Swamp Snake has completely disappeared."

Qi Yuan's voice suddenly came through the communication channel.