1039 Frontal Assaul (2/2)
The tongue of flame at the muzzle was a meter long. Bullets poured out of the AK and burrowed themselves all over the head of the robot in no time at all. Even the surrounding walls and furniture were damaged as the hail of bullets left numerous holes in them. Broken pieces splattered and bounced everywhere.
The robot reacted like a human; it lifted its left elbow to shield its head, then charged in the direction of Reef. There was a shield-like protrusion on its left elbow which could expand to a size which covered its entire body. The shield could withstand the shots of 125mm tank cannons. Mogensha's shots thus stopped posing a threat to it. The bullets bounced away when they met the shield.
The robot was already in front of Reef in but a few seconds. It raised its right hand and smashed down on Reef. On its right hand was a rotating wheel with sharp, jagged teeth which was constantly making a shrill sound, like a chainsaw.
The jagged wheel was designed to cut through the metal armours and equipments of other military targets. In a previous battle, even the composite armour of a main battle tank, with the addition of an add-on exterior armour, could not resist the cut of this titanium alloy wheel!
Reef raised his dark gold shield to meet with the chainsaw wheel without hesitation. Amidst the harsh sound of friction, the sparks from the collision spurted more than ten meters high! The durability of Reef's dark gold shield rapidly declined, but the robot's high-speed rotating wheel was also emitting smoke. The smoke was sparse at first, but it quickly turned into a dense black smoke. Then, the rotating wheel exploded.
While the two sides were in a deadlock, Zi had already drawn five or six strange patterns in the air with her dagger. The others could not see her attack, but they could see that the armour of the robot at the side facing Zi had become distorted and damaged. The special rubber fillings inside shot out of the gap amidst the dazzling light of leaked electricity.
Corinna and Hill, who knew of Zi's strength, was not too surprised, but the rest of Five Wheels including Mr. Darkness felt as if something sharp had stung and twitched inside their hearts when they saw Zi's performance.
They fought the powerful robot before, so they naturally knew what level of force was required to damage the robot to this degree. It would take the power of their whole party half a minute to inflict the same degree of damage on the robot!
But this woman did it in just a dozen odd seconds!
The robot suddenly retreated a few steps and jumped up high, then came crashing back down with the overwhelming force of Mount Tai. Thick puffs of black smoke came out from the engine hood on its back. As soon as the robot started the attack sequence, the members of Five Wheels rapidly retreated in a panic. Mr. Darkness also immediately issued a warning to Party Ace!
After it jumped up, the robot folded its hands together and slammed them down fiercely onto Reef's shield, sending Reef flying. Then, the robot rushed over towards Zi and Mogensha at a high speed. Its charge carried such momentum that anyone in its path would instinctively feel like retreating.
But Zi and Mogensha both chose to ignore Mr. Darkness' warning. They stood where they were in a relaxed manner and continued to attack, completely ignoring the threat that was approaching quickly from the front.
On that day, Five Wheels suffered heavy casualties the first time they faced this attack. Three people were retired on the spot.
Now, as they watched the battle from the side and saw how Party Ace reacted, they gleefully anticipated the same thing to happen to Party Ace. However, as Reef was blown away, another figure rushed forward in a diagonal sprint to block in front of the robot's charge.
The figure appeared extremely small in front of the gigantic robot, but with a roar, a strange illusionary phantom emerged behind him, so large it almost covered the sky. The figure proceeded to send a fist towards the robot's knee!
It was Sheyan!
'Beast of Corrosion'!
Sheyan was hit by the robot at the same time and was sent flying as well, but the spot where the giant robot was punched inexplicably started decaying and turning rusty. The rusty spot expanded rapidly. The parts inside groaned and clanked while electricity leaked out to the surface. Black smoke also started emerging from the decaying areas.
Because the giant robot was still sprinting fiercely, it had no choice but to continue using the injured leg in order to maintain its balance. This naturally led to more damage done to the leg. A clear limp started appearing in its gait. With every step, the abnormal sound that the injured leg made became more obvious.