Chapter 49: Chapter 45: Spare None
Beside Qin Zhong stood two figures clad in Set Armors like him, responsible for this operation, elite members of the City State Guard.
Their gaze was fixed on the opposite side, somewhat surprised by the situation, having thought it would be an easy wipeout.
However, the outcome would not change.
“Sir,” they said, looking towards Qin Zhong in the middle, as the trusted squad of the new Councilman, they naturally maintained a high level of respect for the Councilman’s Guard, facilitating future tasks.
“Open fire,” Qin Zhong uttered in a cold voice. The two waved their hands, and instantly, the Heavy Mecha along with the rocket launchers and bullets on either side fired at the crowded mass charging towards them.
In an instant, artillery blazed, instantly piercing many bodies, a ghastly sight.
The momentum of the charge halted abruptly, and after a few rounds of firing, corpses littered the ground, causing the others to hesitate—many were dodging, even some began to shrink back, wanting to escape the scene.
This was Hell.
“If you retreat now, you will never have the chance to break out,” Ye Qingdie shouted to the crowd, causing those who wanted to leave to hesitate, their eyes reddening.
Yes, retreating now would still not get them out of the black market. The opponents had already surrounded the entire interior of the black market, and the exit was heavily guarded.
If they scattered, it would be a path to certain death, one by one.
“We only have one opportunity. If we fail, we’ll all die here,” said Xu Mo from inside the Mecha, shouting to the crowd, “There is no turning back on this narrow path, to stay alive.”
“To stay alive!”
Everyone’s hearts trembled; this was their only hope of survival.
“Charge,” Xu Mo commanded, leading the way as he dashed forward, the Mecha breaking through the air.
Ye Qingdie and others followed on both sides, no one hesitated anymore, all of them charging forward with Xu Mo, to stay alive.
Fire blazed around them, constantly bringing people down.
“Boom boom boom.”
Continuously, bodies were blown away, a bloody rain began to fall in the black market; Heavy Armors and crowd from both sides also opened fire, each step was accompanied by emerging corpses, and those at the back stepped over the bodies to advance.
In this Asura domain, everyone seemed insane, charging recklessly, their guns firing continuously.
In the direction of the black market, similarly, many fell, the unarmed among them were likewise pierced by bullets in successive attacks, lying in pools of blood.
Xu Mo, charging at the front, bullets continuously hit the Mecha in its high-speed glide mode, but he dodged the heavy firepower, weaving through the barrage like a war god made of steel, causing Qin Zhong and his men’s pupils to constrict slightly.
Could someone in the black market actually manipulate such an old Mecha with such agility?
“Smash him,” Qin Zhong coldly ordered, concentrating firepower on Xu Mo and blocking all his escape routes.
Qin Zhong watched the approaching Mecha, his gaze icily sharp.
He wanted to see whether this Mecha could withstand until it reached him.
In the Mechanical Control Room, Xu Mo entered a state of absolute calm, watching the surrounding firepower, time seemed to slow, jumping frame by frame.
Every escape route was sealed off by heavy firepower, no matter which direction he dodged, the result would be the same.
“Bang.” Without hesitating further, Xu Mo slightly bent his body, then leapt up, the Mecha making the same movement, the powerful kinetic energy propelling it into the air, diving towards the opposite side.
The firepower changed direction, aiming at the sky. The Mecha’s large Source Power Battle Blade gleamed with a bright Energy Light, slashing out.
“Boom!”
The forward momentum was abruptly stopped, the Mecha was hit, then fell to the ground, further damaged.
But this assault by Xu Mo also attracted heavy firepower, allowing those behind him to also charge forward, the close-range gunfire between both sides resulting in even more severe casualties.
“Boom…” Ye Qingdie, bearing a rocket launcher, fired again, the blast opened up in front of Qin Zhong and his men, many were blown away, but the next moment Ye Qingdie too was hit, the rocket launcher smashed.
Xu Mo controlled the Mecha to stand, as the frontline firepower targeted him. Shadow’s body rushed in front of him, clad in full Battle Armor with Energy Light protecting his body, ordinary bullets being ineffective, but the heavy firepower still directly knocked him back, the body taking a severe hit with the armor’s energy rapidly draining.
But the brief time he gained allowed Xu Mo to stand and accelerate forward again. Heavy Mecha fire suppressed him, Xu Mo piloted the Mecha to side-slip away from the heavy barrage, then circled around to their right flank, gliding at high speed in a perfect arc, his battle blade sweeping out, the harsh friction noise evident, his Source Power Battle Blade showing cracks, but the Mecha’s blade consecutively smashed two Heavy Mecha’s gun ports.
Finally, he too took a hit, blown away.
The crowd behind the Heavy Mecha rushed forward, firing madly at the fallen Xu Mo. Shadow and the others also charged forward, close-range attacks ensued, rows of bodies fell, an utterly gruesome scene, the ordinary Battle Armors also losing their meaning.
At this time, on the left flank of the battlefield, the dark Heavy Armor too suppressed the crowd with its firepower, but it encountered some trouble.
In front of it appeared a complete Cyborg, his entire body was covered with Mechanical Body, his head connected to mechanical devices, and behind him emerged several thick, black chains with sharp ends.
The chains, like black pythons, moved towards the Heavy Mecha.
“Boom, boom…” The controller inside the Mecha’s expression changed as he opened fire frantically, only to see the opponent’s chain strike the ground, propelling his body into the air and then being delivered onto the Mecha’s head by the chain.
Although this Heavy Mecha possessed strong firepower, it was not agile.
A sharp screeching noise followed, and the sharp chain directly destroyed the muzzle. In a frenzied attack, it pierced into the interior of the Mecha, leaving the driver inside pale-faced, then the chain directly penetrated his body.
The surrounding people stepped back, not daring to continue the attack. Were there still monsters hidden in the black market?
The chains supported the body towards another Heavy Mecha opposite, which had obviously seen the situation here and its pilot too began firing frantically.
The man’s body was completely enveloped by the chains. Even under heavy blows, it only shattered the chains and failed to penetrate the defense. Supported by the chains on the ground, he continued to move forward, resembling an eight-legged mechanical monster.
“Hmm?” The people with Qin Zhong also noticed the situation here. The captain of the City State Guard to the left said, “A mechanical body?”
Qin Zhong had also seen it and couldn’t help but slightly constrict his pupils.
“Doctor!”
He recognized the other party, the doctor from the black market.
Apparently, he had always kept the strongest equipment for modifying himself.
“This is going to be troublesome for both of you,” Qin Zhong said to the people next to him. They nodded slightly. Outside the black market, two humanoid combat Mechas appeared there.
This time, to clean up the black market, the Councilman had been very conservative, deploying sufficiently strong firepower to avoid unforeseen incidents.
Otherwise, such a deployment wouldn’t be needed for a mere black market.
However, there indeed had been some accidents.
The two people stepped into the Mechas.
In the Underworld, few were qualified to control Mechas, and both of these individuals were aces of the City State Guard.
This cleanup plan could not afford any failures, as this uprising needed someone to be held responsible.
The people in the black market had destroyed the Valen Factory and initiated an uprising. The Council was very dissatisfied. Even though the former Councilman had been dismissed, those who had started this turmoil needed to die. Only then would the fury of those ‘big shots’ be appeased.
This was the real reason behind the cleanup plan.
Thugs!
The Mecha charged forward, the War Saber in its hand emitting a blue Energy Light, containing an immensely terrifying cutting power.
“Step aside.” Xu Mo told Ye Qingdie and others. The two Mechas were extremely dangerous, more advanced than the one he was piloting.
Ye Qingdie and the others stepped aside, only to see the Mecha heading towards Xu Mo.
Xu Mo had already controlled his Mecha to get up, feeling an intense oppressive force looming over him at that moment.
However, this Mecha was still not a heavy firepower Mecha but a close-combat Mecha. There was still a chance.
Two War Sabers slashed at Xu Mo’s Mecha simultaneously. Xu Mo parried with his saber, and the massive body of his Mecha was forced to slide backward.
One Mecha lifted a leg and kicked at Xu Mo’s Mecha. Xu Mo side-slid, only to see the opponent slashing from both sides with terrifying speed. He blocked one saber, but the other sliced across the chest of his Mecha’s armor, its blue energy light cutting the body of the Mecha cleanly.
Turning their heads, Ye Qingdie and the others saw the peril Xu Mo was in and their expressions changed, only to see several figures walking towards them, the leader being Qin Zhong himself. He recognized Ye Qingdie and the group, surprised that they had managed to acquire Set Armor.
“Kill,” Qin Zhong commanded. He continued firing at the charging crowd, then rushed towards Ye Qingdie.
He was still wondering who was inside the Mecha?
But he could not ask. Now, he was no longer Qin Zhong nor Lao K. He was a Councilman Guard.
Not far away, the Doctor approached from another direction, a forty-something-year-old wearing glasses.
Looking at the ground, the area was littered with corpses, blood staining the region.
He had seen many dead bodies in the black market. Though accustomed to gruesome scenes, the sight still made him aware of the big shots’ disregard for life.
Looking up ahead, the chains transformed into tendrils supporting the ground as they moved forward swiftly.
One Mecha, still fighting Xu Mo, pressured him back. One of them charged at the Doctor.
Numerous black chains, like giant pythons, swept towards him, yet the Mecha charged straight forward, the blue Energy Light flickering, the War Saber slashing down, the chains being cut apart.
But more chains pierced at the Mecha, the War Saber cleaving forward unstoppable.
Their mission was to cleanse, not a single one left!
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