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Shen Tianhu glanced at his watch and silently did some calculations.

"It's too late..." he muttered, "The quadruped mech's rocket barrage is almost fully loaded..."

At this moment, Lin Chen suddenly spoke:

"Come and help me install it."

He crouched down and squeezed hard with his hand—

"Click!"

With the sound of shattering glass, a brand-new cannon structure was projected.

"Wow..." Shen Tianhu murmured, "What kind of magic trick is this?"

"Some tricks," Lin Chen said.

He was suddenly glad that he had the sudden inspiration that day to take a good look at the cannon platform, which allowed him to project the thing using "Mirage City".

He still finds it difficult to replicate the complex overall mechanical structure, but it's much simpler to replicate just the cannon body.

"Come on, help me install it."

Shen Tianhu called on several workers, and together they lifted the cannon body and installed it on the main platform.

Lin Chen looked into the distance: Amidst the torrential rain, the android army had advanced more than halfway and was getting closer and closer to the large bunker.

"Two minutes left!" Shen Tianhu glanced at his watch. "Speed ​​up!"

"Almost done, boss!"

While everyone was busy, no one noticed that in a corner of the room, a worker gradually lowered his head.

He seized the opportunity, and when no one was paying attention, he suddenly drew the pistol from his waist—

He aimed at Shen Tianhu and pulled the trigger!

"Oh!"

However, to his astonishment, the instant the bullet was fired, a magnetic force struck him—

"Buzz!"

The magnetic force held the bullet in place in mid-air, hovering motionless!

What followed was a fist—

"Oh!"

The spy fell to the ground, then was grabbed by the collar and lifted up in the next second.

He looked down at Lin Chen, whose eyes were flashing with blue light, and chuckled through his cough of blood:

"A ghost... Ha, you're really fast..."

"Ah Qiang, it's you..."

Shen Tianhu walked over and looked at the man who was pinned against the wall by Lin Chen.

Lin Chen recognized the man—when he landed his helicopter with Liti and Huihui on board, this man named Aqiang, under Shen Tianhu's orders, led a team to remove the tracking device from the helicopter.

If I remember correctly, Shen Tianhu met this guy in prison.

"I've met the wrong person..." Shen Tianhu shook his head.

“Mr. Shen Tianhu…” A-Qiang chuckled, “Mr. K sent his greetings.”

Mr. K, the head of the Foundation's intelligence network, was someone Lin Chen had met at the Rain City Star TV Tower.

It seems that the plan to infiltrate the United Concrete Group has been in the works for a long time.

"I was too naive. The Foundation actually sent a spy to follow me as a fellow inmate, casting a wide net. It's hard to guard against even with the best precautions..."

Looking at A-Qiang, Shen Tianhu sighed softly.

"Don't be sad, boss..." Ah Qiang's lips twitched. "You've been very cautious. There were hundreds of spies in the infiltration team, and I was the only one who succeeded... You're very honest and upright. Money and sex couldn't infiltrate you. It's a pity you're too much of a chivalrous person. I just took a beating for you, and you expect me to give you a bowl of rice? Hehehe..."

“I’m very disappointed.” Shen Tianhu shook his head, drew the pistol from his waist, aimed at A-Qiang, and pulled the trigger without hesitation:

"Oh!"

Lin Chen released his grip, and A-Qiang's body slid to the ground, his phone rolling out of his pocket.

Lin Chen bent down, picked up A-Qiang's phone, and glanced at the message on it:

"Location locked...?"

Lin Chen looked up abruptly and saw a silver shadow tearing through the rain, hurtling towards the weapons platform—

"Get out of the way!" Lin Chen shouted.

"boom!!!"

A violent shockwave struck, sending Lin Chen flying more than ten meters away.

He struggled to his feet, only to see a tall, steel figure slowly raising its head, lifting Shen Tianhu, who had been knocked to the ground, with one hand—

It's Mr. Iron Mask!

Time seemed to slow down at that moment. Lin Chen projected a shotgun, aimed it at Mr. Iron Mask's chest, and pulled the trigger—

"Oh!"

Meanwhile, Mr. Iron Face had already pressed his hand cannon against Shen Tianhu's abdomen:

"Oh!"

Blood splattered from Shen Tianhu's abdomen, and almost simultaneously, a hole was punched in Mr. Iron Face's chest by a superalloy armor-piercing bullet.

Sparks flew from the Iron Man's body as he slammed Shen Tianhu to the ground, his armor ejecting a barrage of weapons out of control.

"Da da da da da da da—"

Lin Chen grabbed the hem of his trench coat, using it to protect his head while simultaneously gripping the shotgun in one hand and firing repeatedly at Mr. Iron Mask:

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

"Da da da da da—"

After a burst of fire, few survivors remained on the platform, and Mr. Iron Mask's knees were blasted apart by Lin Chen, causing him to kneel on the ground.

Sparks flew from Iron Man's body, and all the weapons drooped slightly and shattered.

Lin Chen stood up, slowly walked to Mr. Iron Mask, and looked down at him.

"This is a bad move," Lin Chen said softly.

"Yeah?"

Mr. Iron Mask raised his head, and his mask slowly opened—

Inside, there was nothing at all.

"I only lost a $150 million mech," came the Iron Mask's voice, "but it was worth it for your death..."

After he finished speaking, the armor's fusion core emitted a burst of blue light—

"...!"

Lin Chen blindfolded himself, reached out and tore open the triangular door, then kicked Mr. Iron Mask's armor inside.

When he opened his eyes, a ghostly blue fireball erupted from the outline of the android army in the distance—

"Boom!"

What a terrifying self-destruction...

The spy revealed Lin Chen's location to Mr. Iron Mask, who then remotely controlled his armor, intending to sacrifice himself to save Lin Chen...

It's a flawless and worthwhile deal.

Lin Chen gently wiped the rain off his face, turned his head, and looked at Shen Tianhu, who was leaning against the corner of the wall.

"Mr. Shen Tianhu".

He knelt down in front of the dying Shen Tianhu and examined his abdomen.

The moment Lin Chen saw the wound, he knew he was beyond saving: Mr. Iron Mask's large-caliber hand cannon had shattered all his organs into pieces, and this couldn't be solved by temporary bandaging.

"I'll take you to the medical room." Lin Chen reached out to help Shen Tianhu.

But Shen Tianhu held his hand down.

"One minute left..."

Shen Tianhu was barely breathing, but his gaze remained fixed on the assembled MZ-300 Dark Blue Power Cannon.

Xiao Sun was lying on that cannon, and in the last moment of his life, he completed the installation of the cannon body.

Lin Chen understood Shen Tianhu's meaning: he wanted Lin Chen to use that cannon to force the android army to retreat!

Looking directly at Shen Tianhu, Lin Chen nodded vigorously.

"Ah."

Seeing him nod, Shen Tianhu managed a weak smile.

"Please look after Xuanyi for me," he said with his last breath, "and help her...be strong."

With that, his hand slid off Lin Chen's shoulder, leaving a long trail of blood.

"..."

Lin Chen gently closed Shen Tianhu's eyes, then turned around and walked to the MZ-300 Azure Power Cannon.

His teeth were clenched so tightly they were almost trembling, and a surge of rage coursed through his heart, as if flames were about to burst through his chest.

Lin Chen opened the control panel of the MZ-300 and locked onto the quadrupedal mechs of the android legion—those mechanical monsters several kilometers away.

Then, before those quadrupedal mechs finished loading...

Lin Chen pulled the trigger repeatedly!

"boom!!"

"boom!!"

"boom!!"

"boom!!!!!"

Streaks of blue light tore through the rainy night like roaring thunder, streaking across the battlefield like a meteor shower, and shooting into the distance!

One after another, eerie blue fireballs shot up across the wilderness, blasting all the war machines of the android legion into nothingness!

Lin Chen did not stop firing even after all the targets had been eliminated.

In the torrential rain, he desperately poured out artillery fire, his eyes growing increasingly bloodshot!

......

Chapter Fourteen: Wet Work (6000 words)

After all the quadruped mechs were destroyed, and without being suppressed by heavy firepower, the United Concrete Group finally bought time to counterattack.

One after another, war machines drove up from the bunkers and entered the front lines, strafing the androids.

After a bloody battle, finally, only silence remained amidst the torrential rain.

The android army was completely annihilated; they ultimately failed to advance to the large bunker, and their broken limbs were scattered across the wilderness.

Li Zhanyi led a group of workers to block the underground passage and set it on fire with fuel, eliminating any possibility of any androids approaching.

The battle ended near dawn. The barrel of the MZ-300 Azure Powered Cannon exploded at the moment of its final note, scattering into countless pieces of glass—Lin Chen's overuse had completely destroyed the barrel.

Even so, Lin Chen still felt it wasn't enough.

He wanted to unleash even more firepower on the enemy, much, much more.

He wished the battle could go on forever, until the very end...

"Lin Chen, can you hear me?"

"Lin Chen?"

".......!"

Lin Chen came to his senses and found himself standing in the lobby of the first floor of the bunker.