The farther they got from the city, the more mechanized creatures they encountered, and powerful Energy Gathering Mechanical Species began to emerge.
Chen Gu had already eaten all the oysters and was sitting in his spot, slowly digesting his meal when suddenly he felt the war chariot shake violently.
An Energy Gathering Mechanical Species, thousands of meters away, crashed to the ground 0.3 seconds later. Its body was torn open by a large-caliber kinetic round, spilling light blue mechanical fluid everywhere.
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Locke, somewhat displeased, rebuked the gunner on the roof, "Don’t stir up trouble unnecessarily!"
The gunner replied with neither humility nor arrogance, "That was a Long Claw Wolf Mechanical Species. They are extremely fast and can keep up with our convoy, posing a potential threat. To ensure smooth progress, it’s necessary to eliminate them."
Locke was left without a comeback, his face barely able to hide his embarrassment.
Leder gave a slight smile and said, "The boss employs the most experienced mercenaries. We can trust them completely. Let them handle these minor troubles before we reach the Yingudusi Devil’s Pit."
As the number of Energy Gathering Mechanical Species gradually increased, the gunner’s shooting frequency also increased.
Soon the convoy arrived at a wasteland, and in the distance, they could faintly see undulating mountains. Leder said, "Up ahead is the Morolgoth Mountain Range. Cross those mountains, and we will reach the Yingudusi Devil’s Pit."
No sooner had he finished speaking than the Mammoth II war chariot suddenly jerked upwards, sending everyone on board flying.
The mercenary driver exclaimed in alarm, "Damn it, Sand Worm Mechanical Species!"
The group could already see the flat ground suddenly start to churn. A gigantic mechanical body, emitting a terrifying roar and flashing bright blue lights, rolled up from beneath, sending the convoy scattering in disarray.
This was a formidable Energy Gathering Mechanical Species, hundreds of meters long. Its body was made of hundreds of huge, yellow-brown metal rings, each tens of meters in diameter, connected by massive gears and chains.
Bright blue lights flashed continuously between the gears.
On its head, a terrifying metal maw opened, bristling with countless steel teeth, clanging metallically as it snapped open and closed.
Every move it made caused the earth to tremble and the mountains to shake.
With a flick of its tail, a war chariot was flung away like a toy.
The drivers quickly maneuvered their war chariots to escape outward. Leder’s expression changed. "Damn it, this kind of powerful Energy Gathering Mechanical Species shouldn’t be appearing outside the Yingudusi Devil’s Pit."
"Gentlemen, it’s time for you to take action!"
They didn’t need to be told; the professionals had already jumped out of the war chariots.
The Sand Worm Mechanical Species twisted its body. One war chariot was clearly not going to escape, but suddenly the creature’s movements slowed noticeably, allowing the doomed war chariot to narrowly escape the massive creature’s encirclement.
Cheers erupted from the mercenaries in the war chariot.
Chen Gu saw Huo Mei on the ground with her arms outstretched. Her tattoo-covered face was contorted, muscles twitching, as sweat dripped from it.
With the activation of the Magnetic Force Converger ability, Huo Mei proved why, despite her erratic nature, she held such a high status in the squad.
However, she was still only at the first Energy Level and could only delay the massive Sand Worm Mechanical Species to such an extent, far from controlling it.
HUFF... After saving the war chariot, Huo Mei gasped heavily and quickly retreated. The Sand Worm Mechanical Species had already noticed her. It turned its head, its terrifying metal maw opened, and a ball of blue light condensed. WHOOSH! A beam of energy shot out.
Hu Ling roared and transformed into the Hell Titan, moving as fast as lightning. He rushed to Huo Mei’s side, grabbed her, and leaped dozens of meters away.
They dodged the lethal blow, but the immense power of the energy jet still sent them flying.
The other professionals took turns attacking, their diverse abilities alternately unleashed, constraining the Sand Worm Mechanical Species.
But this Energy Gathering Mechanical Species was too massive, and for the time being, the group could only contain it, unable to find a way to completely deal with the problem.
"Got any powerful grenades?" The President suddenly asked. Chen Gu then realized that Qing Ruyan, like himself, had stayed inside the war chariot and hadn’t jumped out with the professionals.
Leder thought for a moment, opened a compartment on the war chariot, and took out a yellow grenade.
"The Ecstasy IV Glory Grenade. It’s the Confederation’s most powerful personal grenade, issued to warriors executing do-or-die missions. It’s used to perish together with the enemy at the critical moment."
Qing Ruyan took out three more from the ammo box. She casually pulled a strap, tied the four Glory Grenades together, and held them in her hand as she opened the vehicle’s door and walked out with ease.
The professionals saw the President and were uncertain. "What is she doing?"
Qing Ruyan landed on the ground, holding the four grenades as she walked nonchalantly towards the Sand Worm Mechanical Species.
Oddly enough, the volatile and powerful Sand Worm Mechanical Species didn’t attack Qing Ruyan, even going out of its way to avoid crushing her when its body could have potentially rolled over her.
The President made her way to the fighting Sand Worm Mechanical Species at a leisurely pace, then climbed up its massive body.
Dora cheered jubilantly, swinging her fists, "The President is mighty!"
Hu Ling had a sudden realization. "The power of the Psychological Spy! The President used her ability to make the creature believe she was one of its kind. That’s why it won’t attack and will even intentionally protect her."
It’s probably not as simple as being of the same kind, Chen Gu thought secretly inside the war chariot. Perhaps that woman disguised herself as a female Sand Worm Mechanical Species, explaining why this big guy is so eagerly attentive to her.
Qing Ruyan quickly climbed to the head of the Sand Worm Mechanical Species. When it opened its mouth, she pulled the pin and threw the grenades inside.
After completing this, Qing Ruyan suddenly became agile. She rapidly descended from the creature’s body. Once on the ground, she bounded away and, in a flash, had covered several kilometers, shrinking behind a large rock.
The professionals also realized what was happening and fled into the distance. Halfway through their escape, BOOM! A thunderous explosion erupted, and a burst of orange-yellow flames shot out from the Sand Worm Mechanical Species’s head.
Fragments of the shattered mechanical body flew outwards like shrapnel, and the radius of the blast wave reached several kilometers!
The war chariot and the professionals were all propelled outwards by the dreadful force.
Chen Gu sat inside the war chariot, feeling the world turn upside down, followed by the heavy crash of the war chariot hitting the ground, and then rolling over more than a dozen times.
It took a while before the buzzing in his ears subsided, and he shook his head as he stood up.
The war chariot was listing sideways; he pushed open the door on the roof to crawl out.
Not far from him, a mound of earth shifted, and a small head with pentagram sunglasses emerged, one lens missing. The dirt-covered Big Rabbit looked towards the location of the Sand Worm Mechanical Species and asked, "How did it go? Is it dead?"