Chapter 313: Precious Power Source!

Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr

“Boss, what should we do? Should we wait or circle around them?” Luo Lang observed the happenings from a distance, making contact with the team at the same time .

Ling Lan did not make a decision immediately, instead asking Qi Long, “Combat, what do you think?”

The battle maniac Qi Long had long been driven stir-crazy by these past calm and uneventful days . The moment he heard Boss's question, he quickly replied, “Let's go straight through . If any among them are blind enough to dare rob us, let's just end them . ” These words were said with a great thuggish air, but it was also Qi Long's true opinion .

“I think it is very necessary for us to hone our blades 1 beforehand . ” As his sworn brother, Han Jijyun naturally had to show his utmost support for Qi Long's stand . Besides, he too felt that going through a battle would allow their team to become closer . After all, they had just added three additional people, so they had to adapt to the new additions' skills and work on their teamwork . Han Jijyun liked to have everything in hand .

[No Mecha Unrepaired] had no opinion on this matter, while Li Lanfeng's thoughts ran parallel to Han Jijyun's without any prior discussion . So, Li Lanfeng piped up in support, “Abacus speaks truly . We're working together as a team for the first time after all . There is indeed a need for a chance for a real battle . If there are any problems, we can then take some time to adjust before we get too deep into the mission . This will also be extremely beneficial to the future of our clan . ”

Lin Zhong-qing did not say outright whether he agreed or disagreed — he only told his boss that he had enough power blocks saved up to support this battle . Indirectly, he was also conveying that he too approved of this fight .

Since everyone had the desire to fight, Ling Lan of course would not refuse . Thus, she ordered Luo Lang's team of three which was a distance away observing to stay put, saying, “Razor, wait till we get there, then we will move together . ”

Ling Lan was afraid Luo Lang would act impulsively — even though the other side's combat power was just at the level of a typical civilian expedition team, their numbers were not few . For Luo Lang's team of only three people to go up against them was still rather dangerous .

“Understood, Boss,” responded Luo Lang firmly . He took Ling Lan's orders even more seriously than Qi Long did — Qi Long might still nod on the surface but disobey secretly, while Luo Lang would never disobey something he had promised his boss .

Very soon, Ling Lan had led the rest of the team to Luo Lang's side . Then, she indicated for everyone to move forwards in their original formation, acting as if they knew nothing as they approached the heart of the combat . But secretly, everyone was already mentally prepared for battle . The moment they found the others' arrows pointed at them, they would swoop down upon them at lightning speed and destroy the other side .

“Leader, there's a mecha squad incoming . ” A sentry member noticed Luo Lang's 3-man team, and he quickly reported the sighting to his team leader at the heart of the fight .

“How many people?” The team leader, who was currently using firepower to suppress their opponents, could not help but frown and ask .

The opposing 5-man team, which was currently being pummelled by them and could only resist futilely, had long been their target . They had discovered them when the other side had managed to collect a rare and precious power source . The team leader knew very well what power sources represented . As long as they could possess this power source and hand it over to the military, they would become filthy rich overnight . Therefore, they had long lain in ambush here, planning to kill the other party to s.n.a.t.c.h this rare and precious power source .

Initially, they had thought that by surrounding the other side with 15 people, the other 5 would definitely meekly hand over the power source . Unexpectedly, these five people were all a bunch of tough customers, actually choosing mutual destruction and taking the initiative to use firearms . If not for their bad luck in failing to ignite the hydrogen and chlorine in the air, his team might probably have been completely wiped out .

But other than the first person among them who had to retreat away from the fight after receiving heavy damage at the start, the other team members had reacted speedily . Now, under their frenzied attacks, they had very quickly finished off three of the five people, and the remaining two people would probably just take them another 2 to 3 minutes to handle …

Who could have expected that, just as they were about to reap the fruits of victory, some unforeseen guests would arrive . This spoiled the mood of this team leader considerably — he even felt rather vindictive, thinking to just annihilate this troublesome mecha squad directly .

“It's a 3-man formation . ” For some reason, the sentry seemed to have not seen the other six mecha on both flanks behind Luo Lang, so he only reported Luo Lang's team of three .

“Hmph, three people? They're b.l.o.o.d.y seeking death! How long before they run into us?” With a cold sniff, the team leader decided in his mind to stop these three impudent mecha . Perhaps they would be able to obtain some extra resources from the three .

“I reckon there's still about a minute . ” The sentry gave a rough estimate based on his gauge of the speed of Luo Lang's team .

“Okay . Don't stop them . Just let them through just like that …” instructed the team leader through gritted teeth . He then turned to the attacking team members and ordered, “Everyone, beat them hard . Try your best to finish them off in one minute, our new prey is coming . ”

“Yeah!” “Roger that!” “Awesome!” “Watch me …” Raucous hollers rang out from the team comms; it was clear to see that this was not a bunch of orderly civilised people .

Subsequently, they no longer worried about limiting their power use . The cold beam guns in their hands rattled as cold beams poured out in a torrent, raining down in a sheet towards the heads of the surviving two opponents . Out of fear of igniting the elemental energy in the air, they had all chosen weapons using cold beams . This crazy wave of attack gave the remaining two mecha no chance to fight back; they could only turn their beam s.h.i.+elds up to the max to try and hold off these attacks .

The two of them knew what the final outcome awaiting them was — once their mecha ran out of power, the beam s.h.i.+elds would stop working . They would definitely be shredded by those cold beams and die here . The penalty for death in Mecha World was extremely brutal . Restarting not only wiped out the mecha you possessed, but the deduction of points was also astronomical . Lacking points after restarting, many mecha operators were even reduced to becoming a lower mecha operator again …

“Big Brother, let me hold them off . Go find those newcomers quick and ask for help . ” These two had found out about the impending arrival of an unexpected team of mecha from the alerts of their mecha, so one of the mecha immediately shouted out a suggestion to the other mecha .

“They're surrounding us on all sides . They have no intention at all of letting us run away . Second Brother, even if we die, we must die together, along with the rest of our brothers . ” said Big Brother with a tortured smile . Then, his face twisted into a scowl as he said, “However, I will not let them win . ” He rubbed a hand over the rare power source they had found inside his bag, a wild idea rising up in his mind .

Big Brother abruptly spat out a mouthful of spit and said fiercely, “Second Brother, take a gamble with me . We must hold out until those people arrive …” Big Brother's eyes were shadowed, a sort of savage wildness within them .

Right then, the silhouettes of Luo Lang's team could already be seen . By the time both sides could see each other, the two trapped people were on the brink of running out of power .

“Just a little short . Just 10 more seconds would do!” Big Brother yelled shrilly . He was not content to just die here like this .

At that moment, Second Brother who had been s.h.i.+elding against the cold beams by his side suddenly opened his mecha's limbs and hugged Big Brother's mecha beside him tightly, covering the other's entire mecha beneath his own . All the cold beams focused on Second Brother's mecha, and 2 seconds later, his flickering beam s.h.i.+eld shattered, letting all the beams through to rain on the body of his mecha .

“Big Brother, you must avenge us!” Amidst a tragic howl, Second Brother held on for another 10 seconds or so by relying purely on the inherent defence of his mecha's body . Finally, his mecha too broke down into countless fragments under the bombardment of cold beams .

Big Brother's mecha was finally revealed . At the same time, the beam s.h.i.+eld he had deactivated reappeared once more — he was preparing for his final stand .

“G.o.dd*mmit, actually letting him drag things out by 11 seconds . ” The team leader could not help but swear . Meanwhile, Luo Lang's team of 3 mecha was about to enter his team's shooting range in the very next second .

“Old Lu, take two teams to deal with those three mecha . It's fine to just leave me four mecha . ” The team leader knew he could not delay any longer . If the newcomers initiated attack, even if they managed to take down the other's three mecha, they would still suffer losses . And he did not just plan to rob these two batches of mecha; he wanted to gain even more .

Old Lu had just pulled away two smaller teams of mecha from the main team when the staunchly defending Big Brother suddenly revved his engines . The loud roar of the engines caused everyone's face to change . And then, Big Brother operated his mecha to leap out, pus.h.i.+ng the speed of his mecha to the max, flying swiftly towards Luo Lang's team .

This unexpected scene stunned the team who was trying to rob him . By the time they came to their senses, the other had actually charged out of their barrier circle .

“G.o.dd*mmit, take him down!” The team leader bellowed furiously . This behaviour of the other had undoubtedly enraged him; right now, all he wanted was to finish off this detestable mecha before his eyes .

The escaping mecha did not activate his beam s.h.i.+eld and waste that last bit of resources he had . He only pushed the engines of his mecha to the max, flying forwards desperately . This type of action was undoubtedly a form of suicide because the heat from the engines could very well ignite the energies in the air . If that happened, the final outcome would be the self-destruction of his own mecha, and he would die at the scene . However, in Big Brother's heart, this kind of death was still much better than dying at the opponent's hands .

Perhaps the Heavens took pity on him — his engine did not explode all the way through . Still, the cold beam guns chasing behind him had struck his mecha, causing his mecha to be riddled with holes from the shoulder down to his entire right arm . Luckily, these attacks had not struck his c.o.c.kpit, otherwise he would have already been dead .

Still, even so, Big Brother's mecha had still successfully gotten close to Luo Lang's team .

“Take this . This is the precious power source we found . Please help us take our revenge,” shouted Big Brother loudly through his mecha's public comms . Using only the left hand of his mecha, he drew out something from his bag and tossed it at Luo Lang with all his might .

The item flew like a cannonball towards Luo Lang, who reflexively caught it . Before he could even look at it, cold beams once again struck Big Brother's mecha from behind . This time, he could not escape — his c.o.c.kpit was directly hit .

The entire mecha blew apart with a loud boom, becoming a pile of sc.r.a.p metal to fall before Luo Lang, causing Luo Lang's brow to scrunch up tightly .