Rui Bing sat on Han Jia's shoulder. Han Jia flew at a low altitude. While it was good at anti-scanning, Ye Chong still used the buildings as cover. In front of it, a dozen mechs flew with their heads lowered. They did not expect to be followed.
After flying for almost half an hour, the mechs finally slowed down.
This used to be a bustling business district, with tall buildings. Now, it was dead silent. There were pieces of corpses everywhere, and no one was alive. Those exquisite and beautiful buildings had now become dilapidated and had already become ruins. The mechs quickly split into smaller groups and entered the buildings.
Ye Chong had to lock onto one of the groups, which consisted of only two mechs. They made many turns and detours before finally entering a warehouse.
Could this be their base? Ye Chong hesitated. The warehouse door required identification. It was not a problem to break in, but he was afraid of alerting the people inside.
Han Jia went to the other side of the warehouse and looked around. There was no one around.
It took out a dagger and drew a square on the wall. Han Jia's other hand carefully held the square. Inside Han Jia's cockpit, Ye Chong was focused, his hands moving at maximum speed. Han Jia's gentle movements required a high level of control. Ye Chong could tell from his expression.
Han Jia gently lifted up this square wall board. Unexpectedly, the wall was made of a single layer of high strength composite material. It was actually made of three layers. The inner and outer layers were made of high strength composite material, and the middle layer was a superalloy board about 50 centimeters thick.
It seemed that something was wrong here. Fortunately, Han Jia's two daggers were strong, or a normal laser knife would not be able to cut through the wall.
Han Jia bent down and crawled inside.
There were all kinds of boxes and goods everywhere. Ye Chong's sharp eyes quickly spotted the two mechs. They were facing an underground tunnel with their backs to him. Ye Chong thought to himself that it was a close call. If they were facing this way, they would definitely be discovered.
There was no need for identification in such a simple underground tunnel.
Rui Bing said softly, "The entrance to the sewers?" She sounded surprised. Ye Chong and Rui Bing had set up a special channel for communication, so they could communicate easily.
"So it's the entrance to the sewers," Ye Chong realized. He would never have noticed it before. After all, Rui Bing had lived in society for a long time and was more familiar with these common things.
The seal on the sewer entrance closed.
After 10 seconds, Ye Chong estimated that the two mechs had left, and entered the sewers. Ye Chong opened the seal and flew down with Rui Bing.
The width of the sewer greatly exceeded their expectations. The distance between the top and bottom was about a hundred meters, and the mech could easily fly through it. There was an air purifier every five meters on both sides of the wall, so the air inside was not polluted.
The city's sewage treatment system was very advanced. Other than being slightly turbid, the sewage flowing below was not dirty. The sewage from the sewer was separated by a stone platform in the middle, forming two streams of water. Every ten meters on the stone platform, there was a thick pillar that stretched into the distance.
Ye Chong piloted Han Jia to fly carefully. The two mechs in front of him were already out of sight. Fortunately, there were only two directions, so there weren't too many choices.
"Which direction?" asked Ye Chong. Rui Bing was already his companion, so it was only natural to ask for her opinion.
Rui Bing closed her eyes and stood on Han Jia's shoulder, her arms wide open, carefully feeling the vibrations in the air. Five seconds later, Rui Bing opened her eyes and pointed ahead. "They're in front."
Without hesitation, Han Jia suddenly accelerated. Rui Bing, who was standing on Han Jia's shoulder, did not move at all.
Han Jia's engine was strong, and it flew silently. Han Jia moved like a ghost, quietly approaching the two mechs in front.
Gradually, Ye Chong felt something was wrong.
"Strange, the monsters are not here," Rui Bing said, puzzled. Her expertise in spirit made her more sensitive than Ye Chong's.
Ye Chong finally understood what was wrong. The sewer was dark, but it was clean. When the entire planet was overrun with mutants, it was strange that the sewers were so clean.
Ye Chong followed the two mechs from afar. The sewers were huge, and Ye Chong was surprised. After flying for so long, they still had not reached the end. There were many interconnected passages along the way. It was like a huge underground maze.
It was dark, empty, and dead silent. The air was damp, and there were moss growing in the corners. The stone pillars along the way were already yellowed. Occasionally, the dripping sound of water from the pillars would sound like a soft knock on one's heart in this silent environment.
Ye Chong quickly activated the holographic scanning system. The two mechs in front of them were at the intersection of several sewers, with intersecting stone pillars.
In the darkness, a red light flashed.
Ye Chong's pupils contracted. He saw it clearly. The pilot cabin of the mech in front was pierced by a red light. Ye Chong was sure that the mech pilot inside was dead.
Han Jia immediately stopped and hid behind a stone pillar.
There's an ambush here!
The mech pilot behind them was obviously frightened, and seemed to lose focus for a moment. Losing focus at a time like this was no different from suicide. As expected, another red light shot out from the darkness, hitting the mech squarely.
"What a good shot!" Ye Chong was shocked. He could clearly see that the two light beams did not come from the same place. In such a short time, the ambusher had already switched positions. What was more frightening was that the red light beam could actually pierce through the pilot cabin. After all, no matter the model of a mech, the pilot cabin was always the most heavily protected part, and also the thickest part of the armor. This red light beam could easily pierce through the thick armor of the pilot cabin. Ye Chong doubted that his Han Jia would be able to block it.
Who were these ambushers?
Out of the darkness, two mechs flew out.
One was black and white, like a heavy armor from ancient times. The mech had flying shoulder pads, and every part of the mech was covered with intertwining black and white patterns. The mech's electronic eyes looked like they were blinking. On its back was a strange-looking weapon. It looked like a long spear, but near the tip of the spear were two curved blades shaped like crescent moons. It was probably an ancient weapon, but Ye Chong could not recognize it.
Ye Chong was sure that he had never seen this mech before, but for some reason, it looked familiar.
The other mech was a grayish-brown mech, with bright red electronic eyes that were indescribably strange. Compared to the sturdy mech from before, this mech was much slimmer. Its upper body was shaped like an inverted triangle, and Ye Chong could find at least 12 hidden firing chambers. He held a dark red gun in his hand. The long body of the gun was obviously of high quality.
Ye Chong was very confident of Han Jia and Guardian's anti-detection system. So far, neither of them had been detected by the anti-detection system.
However, this rule was broken here.
The two mechs turned around abruptly, and a red light beam hit Han Jia. Fortunately, there was a stone pillar in front of them, or Ye Chong would have had to take the hit. Ye Chong reacted quickly. Han Jia retreated quickly, its wings shielding both Han Jia and Rui Bing from the attack.
Pfft! The red light beam penetrated the stone pillar and hit Han Jia's protective wings, leaving a small burn mark. Ye Chong heaved a sigh of relief. Ye Chong heaved a sigh of relief. Han Jia's pair of wings was indeed an energy-based weapon, with excellent defense.
They were at the intersection of several sewers. The terrain was complicated, and the messy stone pillars provided them with the best cover.
Two mechs had already split up and were coming in from two different directions.
"One each?" Ye Chong asked.
"Alright." Rui Bing's answers were always concise. Before she finished, she was already moving.
Ye Chong encountered the black and white mech. The mech was already prepared, the weapon on its back already in its hand. Han Jia's dagger was already out, and held in its hand. The wings on its back were retracted. In such a complicated terrain, the wings were inconvenient.
Ye Chong was surprised that the opponent could detect them. However, judging from the opponent's momentum, a fight was inevitable. If they ran now, they were more likely to be shot dead. After all, the opponent had a powerful sniper mech pilot.
Since there was no other choice, let's fight.
Ye Chong moved forward fearlessly. The opponent was obviously a close range mech. In this terrain, Ye Chong would not be afraid even if it was a long range mech, much less a close range mech.
Close range combat was Ye Chong's specialty and favorite combat style.
Expert, the opponent was obviously an expert. Ye Chong could tell from the unhurried flying speed that the mech pilot in the black and white mech must be a veteran with rich combat experience. Han Jia did not reach its maximum speed either.
The two mechs were 500 meters apart. Almost at the same time, the two mechs accelerated in unison.
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