From Base No. 5 to Base No. 6, after replenishing energy and resting briefly, Ji Xinghe, accompanied by Brother Left Hand, set off for Base No. 3 without delay. They chose to travel through the Great Canyon, which was much safer than moving on the surface, but as always, unexpected events occurred.They discovered traces of Imperial mechs.“Lao Ji, I seriously suspect you’re the main character here,” Brother Left Hand said with a very serious tone. “Do you know why?”“I know.”“You know that at your age?”“I was born in 2022, not the last century. Even in my era, I was part of the new generation. I was young once too.”Ji Xinghe repeated this explanation. He was also quite tense, as there were only two mechs—his and Brother Left Hand’s—while there were already ten Imperial mechs on the other side, which looked like a complete Imperial mech unit.Even though ten mechs were manageable, if there were thirty, even if Ji Xinghe’s skills had improved as he hoped, he would have no chance but
“Hey, Lao Ji, why didn’t you finish them off?”Left Hand had easily dealt with an imperial mech. After the tactical orbital missile bombardment, only three of the intact imperial mechs were barely operational. Given the strength of the two members of the Galaxy Squad, Left Hand was responsible for one of them, while Ji Xinghe was tasked with the remaining two.But when Left Hand finished the battle, Ji Xinghe, who should have wrapped things up much earlier, hadn’t completed the fight. He had merely damaged the leg joints of the two imperial mechs, rendering them effectively non-combatant.In fact, more than half of the imperial mechs in the canyon were still combat-capable; they hadn’t been damaged to the point of being immobile by the bombardment. However, by the time Ji Xinghe arrived, only three were able to move, because the rest of the imperial mechs’ occupants had been stunned or killed by the explosions.“Leaving it to you.”Ji Xinghe replied and started moving his mech. He app
When the Dongfeng-67 orbital tactical missile from the Federation’s Longzhou was launched from the Xinyue Fox starship, which was orbiting Mars, related orders were also transmitted via Base No. 3 to the other six mecha warriors of the Xinghe Mecha Squad.The entire strike process took only thirty seconds, and the predicted impact results were promptly communicated."It seems we won’t be able to save Old Ji.""It’s better if we don’t have to save him. What, are you hoping Old Ji encounters danger?""Stop trying to sow discord; you’re a traitor to the sect.""Yeah, let the master kick him out of the sect.""Uh... Actually, I’m regretful too, but it’s not about not being able to save Old Ji. I regret not being able to ask him that question.""Yes, I regret that too.""Though I regret it, I hope I’ll never have to ask that question.""Agreed."The Xinghe Squad didn’t slow down despite the successful precision strike by the Xinyue Fox. They continued forward, as the situation in the canyo
Should he run?Ji Xinghe looked at the Federation-standard mecha that had already begun charging, thinking of the Federation mecha warrior inside, Left Hand, who was about the same age as his son. He hesitated for a moment. He should have turned and run without looking back in this situation because he had once told his son:“You must run. If the time comes when you need to run, you must run.”More than half a year ago, during the physical test for enlistment, as he ran those ten kilometers, he told his son in his heart more than once:“You should have run, son.”Back then, as he ran, it was as if he was running for his son, who hadn’t chosen to run. With every step, he got a little closer to his son. And now he needed to run because this was a time when running was necessary.His son should have run because his son still had him, and he still had Ji Rong Xinyue. Whether his son knew of Ji Rong Xinyue’s existence or not, he should have run.He should run now because he still had Ji Ro
In a communication blackout zone within the Three-Six Grand Canyon, two Federal mechas were battling thirteen Imperial mechas. Reinforcements for the Federal mechas would take some time to arrive, while Imperial reinforcements kept appearing one after another.It seemed inevitable that these two Federal mechas would be destroyed, yet they neither fled nor retreated. Instead, they chose to charge at the larger number of Imperial mechas.Left Hand faced two Imperial mechas. Judging by their models, they were just standard Imperial mechas, inferior in performance to the Federal standard mecha he was piloting. However, the physical prowess of the Imperial gorillas far exceeded that of Left Hand and other Federal mecha warriors. With four hands, these gorillas operated their mechas more efficiently than the Federal pilots.But Left Hand held his ground. The spear in his hand faced the two Imperial spears without fear. After charging and crossing paths with the two Imperial mechas, he stood
“Old Ji, you should have run, really.”Left Hand stared at the three Imperial mechas two hundred meters away, which had stopped their charge, and the ten more mechas near the rhombus-shaped metallic structure further back. He still believed Ji Xinghe should have run.The two Imperial mechas he was holding off had been destroyed the moment Ji Xinghe joined the battle. Up to this point, the two of them had already taken down five Imperial mechas, and neither of their mechas had suffered any substantial damage. It was a rare and complete victory, but the number of Imperial mechas remained overwhelming, and they kept increasing.“We still have time to run,” Left Hand continued to persuade. “We’re right near Base No. 3. They’ve got heavy defenses there, and Blind and the others are ready to back us up. If we run together, we might be able to link up with them. By then, with eight mechas fighting together, they might just give up chasing us. Plus, once we get to a zone where communications
As Ji Xinghe once again destroyed three Imperial mechas, the total number of Imperial mechas in the canyon didn't decrease; instead, it increased.Twenty-two, exactly matching the number of golden stars on Ji Xinghe's mecha."The warp gate has disappeared. They're gone. They've stopped."Left Hand exclaimed in surprise. In his sight, the diamond-shaped metal warp gate vanished suddenly, as if it had run out of energy, just as the thirtieth Imperial mecha descended from it. The diamond-shaped metal reverted to being an inert metal ingot.Their reinforcements were gone, and they had stopped moving.After breaking eight Imperial mechas in total, the third batch of four Imperial mechas chasing Ji Xinghe and Left Hand finally halted. They chose not to continue their charge, maintaining a safe pursuit distance from Ji Xinghe and Left Hand's mechas.The eighteen Imperial mechas guarding the diamond-shaped metal also remained motionless, as if their systems had shut down.But Ji Xinghe showed
Six Federation mechas gathered together, now in full power mode, advancing quickly in an assault formation toward the depths of the canyon. The previously lively communication channel had fallen silent, with only the faint sound of each other’s breathing audible.They had already increased their speed once when they entered the canyon, shifting from reconnaissance mode to fast-advance mode. But when the signal flare's light pierced through the dark canyon and exploded in the night sky, their speed reached its peak.If they wanted to go faster, they would have to charge, but now was clearly not the time for that."We are about to enter the communication blackout zone. All units, take note: if the enemy's numbers are overwhelming, Niuma, Heavy Cannon, immediately retreat to maintain communication. If necessary, withdraw at full speed."Blind Man’s command was met with no objections, not even from Su Chuanyun, who had just become Niuma. Despite his personality, he didn’t argue. He knew v