Cataclysm King

Chapter 436 New World Mechanical Group
More than a month later.

Donghuang.

Grassy wasteland.

This is the uninhabited area of ​​the Eastern Wilderness. There is no human settlement within a radius of tens of thousands of miles.

This was also a remote place that had never been marked on the map of the Card Master Federation.

The last thing the wasteland lacks is a sea of ​​green fluorescent weeds.

When the breeze blows, large patches of wild grass undulate like waves, like a fluorescent ocean.

Just then, a gust of wind blew by, and a hint of metallic luster flashed in the depths of the sea of ​​grass.

They were actually several "Hunter God" mechanical armors.

Looking closely, I saw a group of seven or eight mechanics wearing liquid combat suits using the sea of ​​grass to hide themselves.

It looked like this group of people were not in a good situation. Everyone looked tired, and among them there were two wounded soldiers lying on the ground, dying.

They have been trapped in the wilderness for more than half a month.

An atmosphere of despair is spreading.

"Brother Qi, if we don't return to the base for supplies, the armor's kinetic energy materials and consumables will be used up. And Gib and Ari are injured, they may not survive."

"Rogge, you're putting the captain in a difficult position. Those guys from the Oran Royal Court have been chasing us for more than a month. Do you really think they can't kill us? They just want us to return to the base so they can find the location of the base. If we go back, we will implicate everyone."

"But now that we have shut down the communication signal with the base, the base will definitely send someone to look for us. After all, we have the 'God-killing Cannon Experimental Equipment and Data'. By then, the people of the Oran Royal Court will definitely find a way to capture the search team."

"Hey. I hope the search team can find the encrypted intelligence we left behind before they are discovered. Otherwise, it will be troublesome."

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These eight mechanics were all relatively young, and the one leading them, who was called "Captain", a girl with a heroic face, was Dong Qi.

The others were none other than her classmates at the Royal Mechanical College.

These people all had good talents in the field of mechanics, but because they were from the civilian class and did not have enough money to support experiments and equipment, they were not prominent in the "Federal Mechanical Warfare Academy".

It was precisely because they were not outstanding and the Song family was secretly manipulating them that they were not recruited by the Oran royal family.

Now it forms the Song family's elite mechanical team, responsible for operating the first batch of mass-produced mechanical armor. The team has a very interesting name - New World Mechanical Legion.

This time their mission is to cover the experimental team in the wilderness to test some powerful secret equipment.

But for some unknown reason, they were targeted by the Oran royal family and were besieged for more than half a month, resulting in many casualties.

For the rest of them, there is no chance of survival if they go up.

In the Eastern Wasteland, no one can guarantee that they can be rescued from their current predicament.

The team gathered in a circle and chatted about their recent situation.

The tone was always depressed.

There was a deadly atmosphere around the haystack.

Dong Qi remained silent.

As the captain, she felt even more heavy-hearted.

She also understands the current situation better than anyone else.

The Oran royal court sent a Titan armor to hunt them down, and it is likely that this team will have a hard time surviving.

But she will never give up.

Seeing the morale dropping, Dong Qi glanced at these teammates who had lived and died together, and read out their names one by one: "Gib, Rock, Dina, Donna, Ari, Roger, Wendelin. In the School of Mechanical Engineering, we were classmates who trusted each other. Now, we are sincere comrades fighting side by side. No matter what difficulties we face, as long as we unite, we will have hope of overcoming them."

Everyone heard this and the seven team members looked over.

In their eyes, Dong Qi is not only the captain, but also a guiding light in the field of mechanics.

Regardless of her mechanical attainments, combat skills, righteous character or anything else, she is an existence that everyone looks up to as a role model.

This is also the basis for everyone's absolute trust in her.

After hearing this, everyone seemed to be encouraged by the words, and the dead look in their eyes faded a lot.

Dong Qi said, looking at those pairs of expectant eyes, and then said: "I don't want to hide it from you, the current situation is not optimistic. Everyone should be mentally prepared. We can't return to the base before we have dealt with the pursuers. And if you are captured alive, please activate the self-destruct immediately, and never leave the body to the enemy. Including myself. Only in this way can we avoid implicating others."

At this point, the black-haired girl with freckles on her face said, "Captain, we are not afraid of death. We just feel that we have such powerful equipment, but we are trapped to death by the enemy. It's very frustrating."

As soon as she said this, someone beside her said excitedly, "Yes! We are not afraid of death. On the contrary, because of you, Seventh Brother, we can get in touch with the pinnacle of mechanical art, the Hunting God Armor, and the most advanced mechanical knowledge. My lifelong dream is to control the best armor and gallop on the battlefield. Now my dream has come true. I will not be afraid of dying in my dream!"

"Yes! We will fight those guys from the Orlan Royal Court! We, the New World Mechanical Regiment, will never give in."

"That's right! I have always firmly believed that machines will lead civilization to a new world! Even if our group is destroyed this time, there will definitely be people in the future who will remember us as the 'New World Group' that once fought for mechanical civilization!"

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As soon as he finished speaking, the other team members also became excited.

The oppression of death was swept away at this moment, and this group of young mechanics were filled with a burning passion to face death.

Dong Qi looked at his teammates and nodded seriously.

She also planned to do so. Even if she died in battle, she would never surrender to the enemy.

But mechanics are a group of extraordinary people who believe in science, and combat also requires rigorous data comparison and tactical support.

After everyone finished speaking, Dong Qi continued, "The rest of the enemies are easy to deal with. Our Hunter God Armor can kill them all, even the seventh-level Moon God Guard. But that Titan Armor, even if I use the full power of the experimental equipment to deal with it, can only hold it back for a moment. This is the biggest trouble."

This statement seemed to pour a bucket of cold water on the high morale that had just been restored among the crowd.

Everyone suddenly became depressed.

As mechanics, only they knew that the "Titan Armor" was like a completely insurmountable mountain.

It is precisely because of their understanding of machinery that they know how terrifying the Titan Armor is, which is several orders of magnitude higher than the Huntsman Armor in terms of technology and materials!
Intelligence says that there are only three Titan armors in the Orlan Royal Court, and they are all ancient relics.

It was already a great honor for them to have someone come all the way to this uninhabited area to cause trouble for them.

However, behind this honor, there is also unparalleled despair.

The same is true for Dong Qi.

In the previous fight, she relied on the [Golden Ball of Power Gem] given by Ji Xun, which gave her an unlimited source of power for her armor; with some laboratory-level equipment, she was able to hold on and prevent the enemy from being wiped out in the first wave.

But there is absolutely no way to change the situation.

The enemy didn't kill them because they were curious about the special equipment on her and were afraid that she would self-destruct; they also wanted to find the base through them, so they had been playing cat and mouse until now.

The atmosphere in the team sank again, and Dong Qi told the worst possible situation.

However, looking at those faces whose hopes lighted up and then disappeared, she suddenly changed the subject and expressed the last hope in her heart: "Everyone, don't be so pessimistic. The current situation is not completely hopeless."

There was an unprecedented hesitation in her tone.

Because she wasn't sure either.

However, to others, this seemed like the last straw of hope.

As soon as these words fell, the eyes of the seven team members lit up, as if hope was immediately rekindled.

All team members know that Captain Dong Qi has always been rigorous, and what she says must be reliable.

Donna beside Dong Qi asked quickly: "Captain, what do you mean by hope?"

Thinking of something, a soft color appeared in Dong Qijing's eyes, and he said lightly: "Half a month ago, I received a call. A very powerful friend of mine came to see me."

"A very powerful friend?"

"Seventh Brother said that he is a very powerful friend, so of course he is very powerful!"

"Is he a master of the revolutionary army? Hahaha, I still remember it clearly. When I first found out that the seventh brother was the Miss Honglou on the wanted list, my jaw dropped."

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The teammates started talking excitedly about the "mysterious master".

Although everyone knows that the Titan mechanical armor can easily kill the seventh level.

But in the revolutionary army, there is a Valkyrie whose fame now resounds throughout the Eastern Wilderness—Qin!

Could it be that that person has arrived?
When Dong Qi heard everyone's speculations, there was only a faint smile on his face.

It seemed as if he had tacitly agreed to the speculations made by the team members.

But no one noticed the strange look hidden in her eyes.

If she remembered correctly, this was the first time in her life that she lied to a friend.

she thought.

If the outcome is certain to be death, then letting everyone die with hope seems to be the only thing that the captain can do.

If I were in danger, Aunt Qin would definitely come.

But the friend Dong Qi was talking about at this moment was not Qin Rushi who was far away in the Far North.

But it was Ji Xun.

Half a month ago, when she was not yet besieged and was still on the way to the experiment, she received this message from the base that Ji Xun had arrived in Donghuang and was on his way.

But unfortunately, they were attacked by the Oran Royal Court later.

The Oran royal family currently has a lot of advanced technology at its disposal.

In order to prevent the signal from exposing the location of the base, she turned off all communication devices.

There is no contact anymore.

Calculate the time if he is coming.

I think I've almost found it.

But Dong Qi felt very conflicted.

She was looking forward to seeing the old friend, but she also didn't want to see him.

Dong Qi wanted to see him because if he still had any regrets, then at least seeing his old friend before he died would be the best thing.

But Dong Qi didn't want to see him.

I'm afraid it would be dangerous if he came.

Because the Titan Armor is currently unsolvable.

She couldn't think of anyone who could come and solve this trouble.

Dong Qi knew that Ji Xun would definitely come.

He is so smart and Fatty Song is not tight-lipped.

Just tell him the general location and he will be able to guess where you want to hide.

But here it comes
It's very dangerous.

Dong Qi didn't want his friend to be in danger.

But there is always a voice in my heart, saying from time to time that this person always brings surprises to people. It seems that every desperate situation in the past has been like this.

It is such a contradiction and struggle.

Dong Qijing's eyes sparkled, and she murmured to herself: "Well, it's better not to come."

She still remembered that they had promised each other that if the other died first, the other would go to the other's grave and send a bouquet of flowers.

Looking at the sea of ​​fluorescent grass all around, it seemed like it would be nice to be buried in this wasteland.

Judging from the time, the enemy should soon discover their hiding place this time.

Thinking of this, Dong Qi felt that he should take the initiative to end the siege.

When I die in battle, I won't have to worry about it so much, and that old friend won't be in danger.

Oh. That guy always likes adventure and is not afraid of danger at all.

Thinking of something, Dong Qi's pretty face, which had been tense for most of the month, showed a gentle curve for the first time.

I once thought I had no fear of death.

I just realized now that I am still not afraid, but I seem to feel a little regretful.

Dong Qi's mind was in a mess. He kept thinking about the battle plan and the guy who always made him feel at ease.

I don’t know how long it took.

The breeze swept across the wilderness, blowing up waves of grass.

Two teammates in armor were on guard, while the others took the opportunity to rest and replenish supplies.

The nerves that had been tense for more than half a month were still tense, and everyone was very tired, as if the enemy might arrive at any time.

Suddenly, a light flashed on the life detecting instrument, and the "beeping" alarm sounded, making everyone alert.

"Captain, someone is coming! Twenty kilometers away!"

"Hey, the target disappeared again? That's weird, is the instrument broken? That's impossible."

"No, the signal appeared again! So fast, that person is already fifteen kilometers away!"

"Damn it, did that guy use space displacement? How can he be so fast?"

"It can only be the Titan Armor."

"But there is no mechanical signal."

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The Hunter God Armor carries the most advanced individual life detector in the Eastern Wilds, with a wide sensing range and is extremely sensitive.

It can detect life targets within a radius of tens of kilometers.

There are no other living people in this wasteland.

The most powerful wild animal, a jackal which is slightly larger than a rabbit, could never induce such a large signal response from the reaction instrument.

It can only be an enemy!
However, the enemy is not scary. What is scary is that the light spots on the screen are like supernatural events. They are not the normal trajectory of life movement, but flickering, ghost-like creatures.

The speed was so fast that it was completely beyond the reach of what these young mechanics believed humans could achieve.

Moreover, as the distance gets closer, the reality on the instrument becomes clearer and clearer.

Only then did everyone see clearly that the "life signal" was not an illusion, and was coming straight towards them.

Before the members of the New World Team were fully equipped and dressed, they saw a young man with extraordinary temperament walking out from the fluorescent weeds.

Really human?
Everyone looked at each other.

It’s so far away, yet it’s here so quickly?
Hell?
The communicator on Dong Qi's body is a high-end version of the ancient communicator he got from Catalina before.

Even if this thing is not turned on, it has the function of mutual positioning within a certain range.

I had been wandering in the mossy wasteland for a whole day before finally sensing the signal.

It came quickly.

He was not sure what had happened to Dong Qi.

But it can be speculated that there are not many people in Donghuang who can force Dong Qi, who is wearing the infinite energy hunting god armor, into a desperate situation.

Either it's an eighth-level card master or a Titan armor.

However, the Red Dragon Empire of the Southern Continent is currently engaged in a fierce plundering war in the Eastern Wilderness, and the Oran Royal Court is also short of manpower.

The eighth level is unlikely.

Two of them were brought by the moon goddess Arachne.

I have seen one before in the ruins of Behemoth’s capital in the Old World, and the other one may also be protecting the new king Arthur.

Not necessarily making it back to the East Desert.

Moreover, the Titan Armor is the main target of ambush by those people in the southern continent, and the Red Dragon Royal Family is now even offering a bounty of the title of Marquis.

Experts from all walks of life are watching, and the Oran Royal Court dare not let them show up on the battlefield easily.

It couldn't be more appropriate to send them to this desolate and uninhabited area to carry out the mission.

However, even though Ji Xun speculated that the trouble Dong Qi encountered might be related to the Titan Armor, he still felt that it was very dangerous.

After all, he is one of the few people in the world who has witnessed the terrifying power of the Titan Armor with his own eyes.

After getting the news from Song Can, he rushed to this wasteland without stopping.

Then I searched for two days.

Fortunately, I found it.

Ji Xun breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this team of fully armed hunters in armor among the dense weeds.

Looking at the leading armor with a special structure and obviously many special devices, he tacitly felt that this was Dong Qi.

The facts were as expected. When Dong Qi saw Ji Xun appear, his face was full of surprise under the mask.

She looked at the teammates with guns and cannons pointing at Ji Xun and said quickly, "Don't do it!"

Then she immediately took off the mask, revealing her pretty face that could not hide her joy.

The two looked at each other, both feeling relieved.

Ji Xun also sighed slightly, calming down the restless blood that had been rushing along the way, and said to himself: "It's good to be alive."

Then, one could hear the "click" and "click" sounds of the mechanical joints opening.

Dong Qi took off his armor and went forward to meet him.

She didn't avoid anyone's gaze and gave her old friend an intimate and warm hug.

She knew Ji Xun would definitely come.

But when she saw him coming at the most desperate moment, Dong Qijing's eyes sparkled with tears of joy.

She leaned over to Ji Xun's ear and whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "You shouldn't have come."

Ji Xun hugged Dong Qi's slender waist, and knew why she said that without asking any questions.

This old friend was afraid that he would also be in danger.

But dangerous?
Not to mention.

In today's Eastern Wilderness, there are not many enemies that are truly dangerous to him.

At least not in the current situation.

Ji Xun had only speculated before, but when he saw this group of people, especially the marks on the mecha that were obviously left by machines, he had already deduced all the causes and consequences in his mind.

He listened to Dong Qi's self-blaming mumbling, patted her on the back, and said in a light and comforting voice: "It's okay."

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Dong Qi's expression instantly brightened when he heard the most reassuring words in the world.

After half a month of pursuit, my tense mind finally had a moment of relaxation.

As the team captain, Dong Qi is the backbone of the team and she always faces everything with strength.

Any team member can say discouraging words, show fatigue and despair but she can't!

Her nerves were tense all the time, making her physically and mentally exhausted.

However, at this moment, she seemed to feel an inexplicably familiar sense of reliability.

It seems that when this guy comes, all the problems are solved without even having to think.

However, now is not the time to reminisce about the past. Dong Qi quickly said, "But the enemy is very strong."

She didn't know how to start.

Just as she was thinking about how to get to the point quickly, Ji Xun interrupted her before she could finish, saying, "Titan mecha? Is that the melee one?"

Dong Qi was just about to tell him about the extremely critical situation.

Listening to Ji Xun mentioning the most crucial trouble in one breath, she was stunned for a moment.

Then, she suddenly raised her head from behind his shoulders.

Dong Qi looked at the indifferent face, the clear eyes still sparkling with crystal light, and forcibly suppressed the surprise in his heart, and asked back: "How did you know?"

It’s okay that you know about the Titan Armor, but how do you know it’s the melee one?
"Ah"

Ji Xun smiled and said nothing.

Now that he has reached the state of "I am the world", it is difficult for him to keep any secrets.

But this deduction happened in an instant in his mind.

It's troublesome to explain.

Now that my old friend is still alive, there is no rush to talk about it.

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Dong Qi looked at the familiar indifferent expression, and the several adventures they had shared previously immediately emerged in his mind.

In an instant, all the worries in her heart disappeared.

The feeling is back.

Sure enough, this guy always finds a way.

Dong Qi's brows finally relaxed completely, and a bright and surprised smile instantly appeared on his face.

However, Dong Qi was not the only one who was surprised.

The members of the New World Team standing by were stunned as they looked at the two people hugging each other intimately.

This is the one they knew.
The gang leader, the unruly wanted criminal, the ruthless female killer, the mechanical female war god and countless other nicknames. The iron-blooded captain, Seventh Brother?
(End of this chapter)