Section Ninety-Three: A Spear in the Darkness
Seven mechs were hidden in various corners of the modification room. If he entered now, he would be like a bird in a cage, unable to escape. Had he not had Mu, he would surely be finished this time. Fortunately, Mu was by his side. Ye Zhong coldly observed the distribution of the seven mechs on the holographic image transmitted by Mu.
This clearly demonstrated the gap between Frost's Lament and Mu. Ye Zhong's Frost's Lament hadn't detected any enemy presence at all. The materials used to construct the modification room were special, mixed with signal-shielding components that completely blocked holographic scans. After all, this modification room was the most advanced on Blue Ocean Star, designed for safety and confidentiality.
He had no idea how Mu had discovered them!
Mu was simply too powerful! Ye Zhong couldn't help but sigh with a mix of emotion and yearning. If one day he could pilot a mech of the same caliber as Mu, that would be the greatest joy in life! As for Mu itself, Ye Zhong didn't even consider it. Although Mu had said that if Ye Zhong's skills surpassed his, he would let Ye Zhong pilot him, in Ye Zhong's view, this was an extremely difficult task. More importantly, Ye Zhong never regarded Mu as just a mech!
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Undoubtedly, Mu was powerful, but with Frost's Lament, he, Ye Zhong, was no longer as weak and easily bullied as before! A surge of heroic spirit welled up within him!
Since the other party's intentions were hostile, he need not hold back!
Frost's Lament gently retrieved Blue Frost, the long spear that had been folded and stored on its back. With a twist and flip of its hands, the ancient-style long spear automatically locked into place, resuming its usual form!
Ye Zhong didn't immediately attack. Instead, he released five mechanical hummingbirds. The hummingbird detectors, like five small blue birds, vanished silently into the night. Ye Zhong patiently waited for the information from the hummingbirds. He first needed to confirm if there were additional ambushers outside. If there were people lying in ambush outside, then silently escaping now would be the best choice! Because it was completely impossible for him to eliminate everyone without Mu's help; that would only waste his precious escape time.
Once the five hummingbirds were deployed, the previously heavily interfered images immediately became clear, and the scanning range expanded tremendously! It seemed these five hummingbird detectors were indeed excellent!
According to the information from the hummingbirds, there were no ambushers in the vicinity. Although the sensitivity and accuracy of the hummingbirds within the atmosphere couldn't compare to their performance in space, their scanning radius still reached 50 kilometers!
Hmm, the enemy must have discovered the characteristics of the modification room and feared that people outside might expose their positions and alert him!
If he left quietly now, there definitely wouldn't be any problems. However, Ye Zhong wanted to see who these guys were. Knowing their origins would be extremely useful for him in the future. Otherwise, he might unknowingly walk into their trap someday. Moreover, Ye Zhong believed that even if he couldn't annihilate them all, he should be able to retreat unscathed.
Ye Zhong had another thought: he also wanted to test the true power of Frost's Lament and gauge his own progress over this period.
Frost's Lament, now painted a bluish-gray by Ye Zhong, looked very inconspicuous. Even the surface metallic luster had been masked by Ye Zhong, making it appear old and crude! However, this lack of metallic reflection made Frost's Lament even more concealed and harder to detect in the night!
Frost's Lament swooped towards the modification room like a bluish-gray bat.
Ye Zhong didn't choose the main entrance; that was undoubtedly where firepower would be most concentrated. If he entered there, he'd likely be greeted by a torrent of artillery fire, leaving not even ashes behind!
Ye Zhong carefully circled to the south side of the modification room. According to the holographic map, one mech was hiding there, pressed against the wall.
Ye Zhong's long spear, Blue Frost, was fifteen meters long. The wall was two and a half meters thick, made primarily of composite high-strength plastic materials mixed with components that shielded various signal pulses. However, these materials didn't contribute to the wall's strength.
Ye Zhong flew to a point eight hundred meters away from the modification room. This distance was more than enough for him to accelerate Frost's Lament to its maximum speed!
Engines at full power! The seemingly unremarkable Frost's Lament now bared its sharp claws and fangs. The fifteen-meter-long Blue Frost even exceeded the height of Frost's Lament itself, making it look more like an arrow released from its bow. The composite folding wings on Frost's Lament's back were fully retracted.
The power of Frost's Lament's maximum speed, capable of reaching seven Hertz, was now fully demonstrated!
Watching the scenery whizzing past at high speed, Ye Zhong remained remarkably calm!
The Blue Frost, held steadily in both hands, didn't tremble in the slightest! The modification room's wall was pierced in an instant. The advanced force feedback system allowed Ye Zhong to sense every subtle change transmitted from the spear!
Boom! A loud roar echoed as the modification room's wall shattered like paper, fragments flying in all directions! Ye Zhong felt the mech jolt slightly. He knew the spear had struck its target accurately! Being thoroughly familiar with the modification room, Ye Zhong knew there was nothing placed in that spot. Therefore, it must have been that mech leaning against the wall!
Ye Zhong's prediction was correct!
The tremendous force carried by Ye Zhong's high-speed charge made this strike terrifyingly powerful! Blue Frost, capable of piercing even the mechs from Hei Jiao, gave this unlucky mech no chance. It shattered into pieces in an instant! Bang! Countless black fragments flew past Ye Zhong's view!
Ye Zhong's heart skipped a beat – it was actually a Hei Jiao mech! He was all too familiar with these black mechs! How did they find him?
Now was obviously not the time to ponder this question. Ye Zhong had no time for detailed thought. His figure nimbly twisted, shaking off a few parts hanging on the spear tip!
The sudden变故 clearly caused some panic and disorder among the enemy! Ye Zhong's surprise attack had successfully achieved its purpose!
The space inside the modification room was vast, filled with numerous mechs, mech parts, and modification equipment.
The massive Frost's Lament moved stealthily through the modification room like a nimble cat!
Suddenly, all the lights in the modification room went out, plunging everything into darkness!
Ye Zhong smirked coldly. Inside the modification room, all pulse signals were completely shielded; they couldn't communicate with each other. Heh, this modification room, piled high with miscellaneous items, was undoubtedly Ye Zhong's ideal battlefield! It was Ye Zhong who had just destroyed the lighting system!
With Mu's presence, Ye Zhong held the fundamental initiative. Moreover, having practically lived in the modification room these past days, Ye Zhong knew the environment like the back of his hand!
According to the holographic map transmitted by Mu, the earlier commotion had attracted three mechs flying towards this direction.
One mech slowly approached. All pulse signals were useless here; they had completely lost contact with each other. The pilot inside felt somewhat nervous! For an elite from Hei Jiao like him, this emotion hadn't surfaced in a long time!
Damn it, that guy destroyed the lighting system, he cursed inwardly! However, well-trained, he didn't panic but cautiously felt his way towards the direction of the loud noise.
Without the holographic scanning system and with the lights out, he felt like a blind man groping in the dark, constantly bumping into things. If not for his skilled piloting, he would have fallen several times! Although the mech had laser spotlights, he dared not turn them on. Joking aside, if he did, he would undoubtedly become the most conspicuous target, and he'd surely be the first to die!
He felt extremely frustrated. The only consolation was that the durability of Hei Jiao's mechs was indeed strong, which gave him some peace of mind and allowed him to advance boldly! So far, apart from those guys from the Pilot Association, he had never encountered any weapon that posed a fatal threat to his mech! This gave him a sense of security.
Suddenly, there was a noise ahead.
Had a companion already engaged the enemy? Probably. Having made this judgment, he immediately flew at full speed towards the source of the sound. He could no longer afford to worry about protecting the mech. After all, ordinary objects couldn't damage Hei Jiao's mechs. He was prepared to smash his way through!
Whoosh! Finally, he was about to leave this damned place!
He wished he could accelerate even more, go even faster. As long as two mechs cooperated, he believed no one could withstand them!
Thump! His first reaction was that he had hit something. Before he could process anything else, the holographic screen in front of him shattered into pieces, fragments flying everywhere. A huge conical metal object appeared before his eyes. Before he could even gasp, the sharp tip pierced into his body. Bang! A tremendous force struck him, turning him into a shower of flesh and blood fragments, mixed with the mech's debris, exploding outwards and causing a series of密集 noises!
He died without understanding how he had been killed!
Ye Zhong's cold eyes showed no emotional fluctuation. When he saw the mech flying towards him at such high speed, he had a clever idea. He stood in the mech's path, holding Blue Frost ready. Seeing its speed remain high, Ye Zhong picked up a mech part from the ground and casually threw it behind him!
Sure enough, upon hearing the sound, that mech put all its effort into charging forward! It crashed headlong into Ye Zhong's waiting Blue Frost! And Blue Frost, worthy of being a super-strong weapon mixed with Duo Kun Stone, once again pierced through a Hei Jiao mech without any suspense!
Ye Zhong understood well the blind faith that those from Hei Jiao had in their mechs! Thinking back, if he hadn't had Mu Shang, he would probably have been the same!
Five left!
Ye Zhong counted silently in his heart and quietly left his current position!