Guo Li Cheng swung the 100,000-degree blade, easily chopping off the opponent's gun barrel, leaving a neatly severed section that was burnt red.
Seeing this, the enemy quickly delivered a front kick.
The power armor's action speed was superior to the exoskeleton's. Guo Li Cheng's eyes saw it, and her mind reacted, but her body was still in the "recovery" phase after the powerful swing, and she couldn't dodge in time.
Bang!
She was kicked flying four or five meters away. Caoyuan provided timely support, appearing from behind the corner of the alley, and fired all six grenades in the cylinder in one go.
Shrapnel burst out in all directions.
These grenades couldn't break through the defense, but they could at least buy Guo Li Cheng some time.
When the powerful power-armored enemy charged forward, swinging a giant axe, Guo Li Cheng had already rolled to her feet, holding her sword with both hands above her head, preparing a defensive block, waiting for the opportune moment.
She knew the opponent's strength was definitely superior to hers, so she deliberately loosened her wrists slightly, using softness to counter hardness. At the moment of close combat, she controlled the sword tip to point diagonally downwards, allowing the enemy's axe to "slide" down along the blade, smashing heavily onto the ground.
Thud!!
Sand and dust flew everywhere.
Unlike the enemy, Guo Li Cheng at this moment still firmly held the advantage of having her weapon in a high position. Using her right hand near the sword guard as an axis, her left hand quickly rotated the pommel, allowing the more than meter-long blade to turn a magnificent half-circle, swinging downwards and precisely hitting the enemy's side neck.
The power armor had specialized neck armor, and it was quite thick, but it couldn't withstand a plasma greatsword.
Amidst the piercing "hissing" sound, the blade quickly vaporized the metal armor, penetrating deeper and deeper.
High-temperature molten material dripped down along the cut, causing the enemy to howl under his faceplate. In extreme pain, he desperately tried to push Guo Li Cheng away, but unfortunately, his arm was shorter than the greatsword, and he pushed at empty space!
He dropped his weapon and tried to control Guo Li Cheng's sword-holding arm.
Guo Li Cheng countered the move, freeing her right hand. She clamped the enemy's right wrist under her armpit, exerting force with her waist and abdomen, and her two long legs tightly wrapped around his arm. At the same time, she switched to holding the sword with one hand, moving the greatsword to the side away from the enemy's body, where it was relatively difficult for him to control, and continued to press down on the wound.
The enemy's howling became more frantic. He knew he was about to die. Under the instinct for survival, he used his still-functional left hand to fiercely hammer at the two legs that were gripping him.
Unfortunately, as a player, Guo Li Cheng's pain perception had an upper limit, and she wouldn't let go just because she felt pain!
Caoyuan also rushed forward, helping to control the power-armored enemy's left hand.
Even without wearing an exoskeleton, his strength was not to be underestimated. His full-force grapple was equivalent to 300 kilograms.
The enemy struggled continuously, his howling gradually turned into screams, cries, and desperate pleas for mercy.
When the blade completely burned through the armor, all shouting abruptly stopped, the flesh beneath the steel instantly went limp, but the power armor seemed to disapprove of its master's failure and continued to provide joint assistance, maintaining a standing posture.
Guo Li Cheng dismounted as if nothing had happened and stretched her hammered knees.
The enemy's posture just now made it difficult to exert force. She didn't have many injuries on her legs and could still walk.
Since she could still walk, she could still cut people.
"Done! Let's go, there are still enemies."
"He chased me the whole way, let me catch my breath first!" Caoyuan leaned against the wall, breathing heavily. "You're too fierce... I've seen all kinds of fierce people, but you are truly too fierce."
"I'm a genuine beautiful girl character, please don't describe me as fierce... How about you rest first? The Executive Officer has already brought people over. I'm afraid if I go too late, I won't get any kills. Thanks just now!"
Guo Li Cheng ran towards the mining area.
Soon, waves of crying and shouting came from that direction...
The battle entered the final urban combat phase.
Generally speaking, urban combat is difficult to fight, accompanied by extremely high casualty rates. But for players, especially FPS gamers, urban combat is completely their comfort zone.
Raiders only had light weapons, while the combat suits produced by Cangyuan were bulletproof and had a certain level of explosive resistance.
Coupled with drones scouting from high altitudes, the battlefield situation instantly became one-sided.
The mop-up operation proceeded smoothly.
Gradually, inside the underground mine, the sound of gunfire could no longer be heard.
But the townspeople did not relax because of this. They had no idea what was happening outside. This kind of calm before the storm was the most terrifying and the most tormenting.
Suddenly, footsteps came from the direction of the cave entrance, becoming increasingly clear. The townspeople shuddered and retreated tremblingly. The guards clutched the bolt-action rifles in their arms tightly and tremblingly aimed in the direction of the sound.
A figure with a mechanical exoskeleton and armor plates attached to their body, and a greatsword hanging on their back, walked out of the darkness, took off their helmet, and shook out their silken long hair.
The crowd was stunned.
They saw it was a young woman, tall and beautiful, radiating heroism. Although her expression was a gentle smile with the corners of her mouth turned up, her entire being exuded an extremely dangerous aura, as if she could easily crush bandits taller and stronger than her, confident and composed.
Guo Li Cheng slowly walked forward. The crowd parted in the middle, maintaining a safety distance of at least 10 meters, no one dared to approach.
For some reason, everyone could tell she was no ordinary person. They could sense killing and death from her.
This was a survival instinct evolved by humans during the primitive hunter-gatherer period.
Guo Li Cheng stopped. Her gaze swept over the crowd, and she stammered out a few words in Li Star language.
"Raiders, all eliminated. You are safe."
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing how to respond and not daring to respond, because they had no idea who this person was. At this moment, more footsteps were heard, and militiamen wearing Desert camouflage combat suits ran into the mine to check on the safety of their relatives and friends.
They successively took off their helmets, revealing young faces that had been baptized by war.
"How... is it you!? Didn't you go to open up a new underground mining area?"
The townspeople immediately recognized them.
They were sons, brothers, lovers.
"No! We went to Cangyuan to receive militia training, just to protect the town today!"
"Ah!? Then... then, the Stormwind Gang, were they really driven away?"
"No! What are you saying! They weren't driven away! They were all eliminated!"
Really...?
Raiders being eliminated meant they would no longer be bullied in the future. How desirable such a life was!
It took the people a while to believe this matter. Families hugged each other, followed by neighbors and fellow workers. Many people's tense nerves suddenly relaxed, their legs turned soft, and they almost fell to the ground.
The Town Chief was even more relieved.
It's over!
This was an extremely successful battle, a victory of the few over the many, worthy of being inscribed in the company's development history!
Cangyuan, with a force of less than 80 people, completely annihilated the Stormwind Gang's force of nearly 500 people.
All 53 combat vehicles were destroyed, turned into burning black scrap metal on the Desert, a horrible sight.
The Raiders infantry charging towards the town had over 190 people killed on the spot. The remaining more than 30 people raised their hands in despair and surrendered, becoming prisoners.
【Achievement Unlocked: Grand Slam II, Killed ten enemies in a single attack, Gained 10 Exchange Points; Next Level: Kill 20 enemies in a single attack】
It wasn't important which specific employee achieved the achievement. What was important was that the points were added to Lu Yuan's account. The current total was 23 points.
After the battle completely subsided, Lu Yuan immediately contacted the leaders of each battlefield to understand the casualty situation.
The results satisfied him.
Black Smoke's and Salty Fish's support team had no casualties. The all-terrain vehicles, having been fitted with armor, only had minor damage to their external structure, with a few stray bullet heads lodged in the chassis, but the tires and power systems were intact and wouldn't affect future use.
The heavy-duty truck stayed hidden behind the reverse slope of a sand dune the entire time, completely unharmed, not even a scratch on the paint.
Other teams also had no fatalities. Injuries were concentrated in the final urban combat phase. A total of 5 players and 19 militiamen were hit by Raiders' bullets, but under the protection of the combat suits, most were just soft tissue contusions of varying severity. 4 militiamen had fractured ribs. A total of 9 militiamen were unsuitable for further combat and needed to recuperate.
The exoskeleton players were quite resilient. Only a few battle-damage scratches, symbolizing courage, were left on their armor.
Moreover, they would soon become even more resilient.
In this battle, there were unexpected surprises for Lu Yuan!
He connected to the team communication.
"Guo Li Cheng, are you still in the mine?"
"Yes~ Team Leader, do you need something?"
"Talk to the Town Chief and have the people in town stay in the mine a bit longer. Don't rush them out."
"Understood!"
As for Guo Li Cheng's words, no townspeople dared to disobey now.
"Everyone else, start cleaning up the battlefield, search thoroughly. Supplies at or below the level of rifles and rifle ammunition, including accessories, can be kept as personal collection. Other supplies needed by the camp will be given experience based on the quantity loaded for recovery."
Lu Yuan thought for a moment and added a sentence.
"If you find suspicious items, report them immediately, so that Scholars can research their special functions and formulate corresponding action plans."
This sentence meant that some items might trigger special rewards and side quests. The players could all understand.
Important items needed to be handed over to Lu Yuan in a timely manner. Otherwise, if someone one day searched out a can of biological weapon and ended up eating it as a flavored dipping sauce, that would be hilarious.
From the headsets, sounds of eager anticipation immediately came through.
The players rushed towards the enemies they had previously killed, especially the officers.
The pistols, submachine guns on the officers, including small accessories like lighters, were all souvenirs with collection value and potential for appreciation.
Finally, Lu Yuan looked at Caoyuan beside him.
"Take me to the power armor."
"Okay, let's go this way!"
