From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 61 Fierce Fighting in the Forest 1
  Although the flash of 'beam' just now was extremely short-lived.

But Amber, who was lying on the ground, judged from the tragic damage to the armored vehicle and the trees on the attack path that were ignited by the high temperature and formed a straight line that this was a shot from a heavy particle cannon.

Only heavy particle cannons can have such 'attack special effects' on the ground.

The only units on the ground that can use heavy particle cannons are heavy multi-legged tanks and HCPs equipped with subcritical reactors.

Considering that this sudden attack was completely unnoticed before it was launched, and the geographical environment in the mountains and forests is also relatively complex.

Amber initially determined that the source of this attack was a land combat HCP that turned on optical camouflage and approached sneakily.

"Why did the empire catch up so quickly? Did I rest in the transfer center for too long?"

Amber activated her optical invisibility and got up from the ground.

Although optical stealth is no longer invincible in the face of HCP with multiple detection modes, it can still buy Amber some time.

He lowered his body and looked at the attacked 'Mongoose 4' armored vehicle. The heavy particle cannon's fire directly melted nearly a third of the vehicle body, leaving only the burned front and rear parts of the vehicle at the edge gap.

Amber looked at the ambush scene and guessed that the driver of the ambush HCP must also be a veteran.

After targeting ‘Mongoose 4’, he obviously chose the ray that covered the most units.

A squad of motorized infantry around the armored vehicle were completely destroyed by the high-temperature plasma attack. They were completely evaporated almost instantly.

At the same time, the approximate location of an enemy unit is also marked on the tactical visor through triangulation.

But Amber knew that 80% of the HCP had already left the attack position, and the next round of attacks should be coming soon.

He tried to contact Randall, Isabel or others on the communication channel.

Unfortunately, the entire channel was completely filled with rustling white noise, and there was no signal at all.

The coordinates of one's own units on the tactical map also stopped refreshing. Apparently the team's data link was also interfered with.

The ambushed HCP had already launched an electronic attack, allowing Amber to experience a wave of treatment from the previous imperial troops.

However, this was also what Amber expected. After determining that the attacker was an HCP, he knew that his own communications would soon be interfered with.

This is also the most common attack tactic used by HCP in ground battles, especially against non-HCP units.

First, fire a shot to seize the opportunity, then use high-power instantaneous electronic interference. Then, before the enemy's electronic counterattack arrives, attack the unit with the highest threat.
  In the current situation Amber is experiencing, the most threatening thing to the ambusher is the ultra-short wave reconnaissance jamming vehicle in the team.

This kind of "professional counterpart" can counter HCP's electronic attacks after reacting, and even complete a backhand counterattack.

"Lilith, continue to provide auxiliary alarms. Although it was a little late just now, at least you have done something."

Although Lilith's warning just now was basically better than nothing, seeing that the other party was not taking advantage of her, Amber still gave her a little encouragement.

"I'm sorry! I'm really sorry!"

Lilith's apologetic voice sounded, and it was obvious that the artificial intelligence currently had no resistance to Amber's PUA.

And before she followed Amber out of the institute, she really didn't expect that this guy's 'daily life' would be so exciting.

'I have to help him now, otherwise I will die with him if he dies.'

Lilith decided immediately that in order to improve her 'survival rate', she had to do something. During Lilith's tangle, Amber maintained optical invisibility and moved slightly to the left in the forward direction.

Then he rushed into a 'forest path' that had just been burned out by the heavy particle cannon trajectory.

Although there are still unextinguished forest fires on this 'forest path', there is also a burning smell in the air.

But the high temperature that has not yet dissipated allowed him to avoid being tracked by infrared detection equipment in a short period of time.

The adaptive thermostatic system immediately started cooling the moment he rushed in, but it still could not prevent the temperature of the combat suit and exoskeleton from rising.

But Amber has no time to think about these things now.

Escape was definitely out of the question, and he didn't yet have the confidence to escape HCP on foot.

Therefore, he must quickly reach the vicinity of the ultrashort wave reconnaissance jamming vehicle, wait for the opportunity, and find a way to protect this only unit that can make a comeback from the HCP.

"We must catch up."

Amber prayed in her heart, and then heard Lilith's warning of 'high heat source unit detected'.

He looked up in the direction of the warning and saw a silver-white giant passing by about 20 meters in the air.

In the process of falling slowed by the plasma propulsion array, the silver-white giant continued to maintain its posture through vector nozzles throughout its body.

Immediately afterwards, the muzzle of the weapon in the giant's hand flashed with lightning.

It was a large-caliber HCP-specific Gauss rifle.

At the same time as the muzzle of the gun flashed, there was an explosion in the woods below the giant, and fire began to rise in the woods.

"Fuck! No way"

Amber immediately accelerated her forward speed and rushed towards the location where the ultra-short wave communication interference vehicle was before the data link stopped refreshing.

Overhead, the silver-white HCP, which relied on plasma propulsion arrays and vector nozzles to almost hover in mid-air and attack the ground, finally came down.

Under normal circumstances, the HCP in the gravity circle will not hover for such a long time.

This is a mindless act of being a target. The large-caliber electromagnetic reconnection cannons of other units will use powerful tungsten alloy penetration rods to teach them how to behave.

In addition, since HCP has no aerodynamic shape at all, even with a plasma propulsion array, they can break through the sound barrier while sprinting on the ground.

It is also impossible to allow these steel giants to have the ability to fly within the atmosphere.

More often, they use the force of electromagnetic muscle bundles in their legs to make short jumps with the help of propulsion arrays and vector nozzles.

The HCP Amber was facing now relied on Amber and the others to launch such an arrogant hover attack just now because they did not have powerful anti-armor weapons.

Although the noise of the plasma propulsion array was not too loud, the sound of the giant landing still allowed Amber to confirm the approximate location of the HCP without being able to see the target.

But he did not go directly, but continued to move towards the location of the ultrashort wave reconnaissance jamming vehicle.

And soon saw a burning 'Mongoose 4' armored vehicle.

　This battle may take three or four chapters. If you don’t like to read battles written in too much detail, I will reduce the proportion in the future~
  　　
  　
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