Silicon Invasion

"But why not attack the base directly? This mission has almost emptied the base of its mobile forces. If we attacked Lake Can Base while they were at the mining base, wouldn't our chances of success be greater?"

"That is indeed a point of doubt. Even if they are dividing and conquering, a force of over a thousand mechs doesn't seem like the weaker side."

"Perhaps the intelligence of this A-level individual isn't as high as we imagined. Maybe everything it does is just based on instinct?"

"Then attacking the away team is even more unreliable. As far as it's concerned, the base is the threat, so there's no need to attack the away team at all."

Regarding the previous speculation that an A-level individual was threatening the survival of the base, someone immediately raised other questions.

"Perhaps we can step back a bit. First, if there is an A-level individual directing this attack, then it must have a purpose. This point must be affirmed."

Everyone nodded in agreement. Even if silicon-based beasts possess intelligence, they lack environmental factors and cannot develop any advanced interests. They shouldn't be doing things like seeking excitement for no reason.

Therefore, it must have a purpose for doing this.

"Perhaps it's not because of survival!"

"Then what is it?"

"Maybe it's because of treasure? Just like in the books, the birth of natural treasures always attracts coveters."

"Are you talking about the mining team?"

"Maybe they dug up some incredible treasure."

"If that's the case, this A-level individual might not be as strong as we thought."

"Hmph, maybe there's no such thing as a fictitious A-level individual. Maybe the monsters are just coming together to compete for treasure."

"Let's hope so."

On the front lines, the addition of the Golden Apes has shifted the situation to the disadvantage of the mining team.

Although the boulders they throw are very fast, with the help of auxiliary mechs and AI, the Longshot mechs have no problem intercepting them.

However, this increases the consumption of ammunition by several levels. The Golden Apes throw stones very frequently, and the mining team's ammunition supply simply can't withstand this kind of consumption.

But they can't not intercept them either. These large stones have amazing attack power. If they get hit, they could lose an arm or leg, or even be forced to withdraw from the battle.

And now, people can only hope that the Golden Apes' arms will cramp up from frequent throwing before the ammunition runs out...

But the probability of this happening, can't be said to be nonexistent, but can only be said to be slim, extremely.

Luo Rui did not participate in the interception. His recoilless rifles were not meant for that. Although he could still intercept stones with explosive rounds, he might as well effectively kill a few more silicon-based beasts in that time.

Although there are many silicon-based beasts, they are distributed along a route nearly four kilometers long. The number of silicon-based beasts per unit area, although Luo Rui's side seems to have more than other places, is far from the density of an expert-level challenge.

Under Luo Rui's precise sniping, no Black Wolf could break through to Niu Wei's position within a fan-shaped area. Even Black Wolves with poor brains would instinctively avoid this kind of killing efficiency.

But Luo Rui, this tough nut to crack, has also attracted the attention of high-level silicon-based beasts. The number of stones thrown at him has obviously increased. Several Longshot mechs next to Luo Rui don't have time to intercept them all, and other Longshot mechs are out of range.

At the same time, the ground trembled slightly, and two huge adult Bearfaces walked out of the jungle one after the other.

Compared to the Black Wolves, the Bearfaces, which are highly siliconized and look like super-enlarged versions of armored war bears from movies, exude a sense of oppression from high-level silicon-based beasts as soon as they appear.

Luo Rui didn't dare to be negligent and greeted them with two armor-piercing rounds first.

The huge body makes the Bearface less maneuverable, but it also gives it extreme defense.

An armor-piercing round aimed at the Bearface's forehead was swatted away, and another was directly bounced off, leaving the scene in an awkward situation.

Luo Rui was not overly surprised because he never expected these two shells to be effective. The side of the Bearface facing him, whether it's the forehead, jaw, neck, chest, shoulders, or forelimbs, are all key armor protection areas. With its armor thickness, Luo Rui's two small-caliber recoilless rifles, even if they hit, probably wouldn't be able to penetrate the armor.

"Gotta hit its eyes!"

The eyes are the Bearface's weak point, the most deadly and vulnerable part of its body. In fact, this is true not only for Bearfaces but for other creatures as well.

But the Bearface is also well aware of this weakness, and that's its key defense area. Moreover, Luo Rui doesn't have enough shooting angles and time to attack it.

He must let it come over and get close to him before he has a chance to kill it!

But this is an extremely dangerous act, and Luo Rui is not the most dangerous one, the most dangerous one is Niu Wei.

So even if Luo Rui has a plan, he needs to get Niu Wei's consent first.

"Stop talking nonsense, just do it!"

Niu Wei scolded. At this juncture, there's no time to be coy. In a battle between two armies, where is there a safe place?

The truth is indeed so.

The Bearfaces are not just the two that Luo Rui and the others are facing. Nearly twenty Bearfaces have appeared on the entire battlefield so far. In some areas, they have broken through the team's defenses, causing extremely painful losses to the team.

Facing two Bearfaces that are like mobile fortresses, even Niu Wei, who is driving a sturdy Warrior III, feels a little apprehensive. It would be dangerous to be slapped by one of them.

However, those who choose to drive the Warrior III are all ruthless people. If the team collapses, the Warrior III will be the abandoned son left behind to cover the retreat, and the chances of survival are very low.

So choosing to fight now, if the team wins, maybe the chances of survival are greater.

The two Bearfaces, with a strong sense of oppression, approached the team neither quickly nor slowly, as if no one was around. Every step they took caused the earth to groan.

Originally, it didn't feel like much when they were too far away, but now that they are approaching the team within tens of meters, this tremor is simply like an earthquake.

The pressure is terrifying. Anyone with a slightly smaller courage would probably collapse without a fight.

Fortunately, those who can be mech pilots and come to Maikan are all ruthless people. The Bearfaces can't be dealt with, but the Black Wolves who want to follow behind the Bearfaces and get a share of the spoils are not so lucky.

Just as Luo Rui was looking for an angle and killed two more Black Wolves, so they wouldn't cause trouble when fighting the Bearfaces later, he saw the two Bearfaces, who had already reached thirty meters in front of the team, suddenly look up at the sky.

Only 0.1 seconds later, a cylindrical object accurately hit a Bearface at several times the speed of sound. An unimaginable explosion occurred, and the shock wave lifted a massive amount of crystal stones, flying in all directions.