Chapter 123: Is this the End? (2/2)

With his vision restored, Ye Chong grew more confident, and he was no longer defenseless. The first thing he saw before him was a huge crater, and he was inside a building. The building had lost half its structure, and what was left of it was also on the verge of crumbling down, little rocks and dust falling from above from time to time.

”We have a situation!” Mu, who had never said anything like that, now spoke with worry.

”What is it?” Ye Chong asked anxiously.

”We’re surrounded! There are 25 mechs in total. From the models and weapons, I believe they are a class above the MPA’s Messengers. Unfortunately, the enemy had solely used long range weapons to suppress us. The probability of breaking through their formation is below 7 percent. Fortunately, they seem to intend to capture you alive!” Mu’s words had the effect of drenching Ye Chong in iced water.

The sound of explosions did not stop, and were slowly closing in on their location.

”What are they doing?” Ye Chong asked, perplexed.

Mu replied evenly, ”They are clearing the area of any obstacles, restricting your area of movement!”

That was a ruthless move. Ye Chong could not, for the moment, come up with a countermove to hinder their suppressive tactics.

With no good ideas in mind, Ye Chong began to examine Yu Di. The mech was heavily damaged, its arm with the laser spear gone. Fortunately, the mech’s main body was not severely damaged.

The opponent was unscrupulous. The neighborhood was like hell on earth, corpses lying everywhere! The locals ran and screamed on the streets, but were mercilessly shot through by the many heat rays and laser beams. Even Ye Chong, used to the loss of lives, couldn't help but watch the bloody scene with sympathy. He looked up to see Doctor Lu’s treatment room now turned into a huge crater. Given the circumstances, Ye Chong believed that even he could not have survived it.

The sky around the area was occupied by many spectating mechs, but none dared to make their move. The formidable force of the perpetrators, mechs one class above the MPA’s Messengers, were enough to make them stop in their tracks. Besides, this was in the lawless and bloodthirsty Orbits!

The place was like a hunting ground, if you were powerful enough!

Without any geographical cover, short range mechs were hopeless against long range mechs. Moreover, these were the most powerful long range mechs that Ye Chong had ever seen. Their massive firepower and terrifying accuracy carved deep into Ye Chong’s memories.

If it were only one or two of them, Ye Chong believed he still stood a chance. However, Mu had said they were 25 of them. Ye Chong was certain that, should he make himself visible, he would be the target of all attacks. From the MPA’s track record, the probability of missing would be less than 1 percent.

Could it be that he was finally going to die here?

Despite the circumstances, Ye Chong did not feel hopeless or gloomy. He had always struggled between the fates of life and death on the trash planet. Even if he died this time, it was nothing incredible!

The sounds of explosions were getting nearer and nearer, almost in rhythm with his heartbeat!

Ye Chong suddenly remembered something, and asked Mu, ”Mu, why didn’t you notice the enemy this time?” He was not blaming Mu, it was just that had not meet anyone that was able to avoid Mu’s scans. This made him very curious, especially since the enemy was a group of 25.

Mu explained, ”They must have used some special device that tricks scanning systems. It’s very advanced, but I suspect they are not fully developed, since the effective range of coverage is very small. I could sense their positions once you were flung back about 10 meters from being hit earlier. They must have discovered our locations beforehand, or the trick would not have worked!” The mech paused before continuing, ”However, the trick was undoubtedly successful this time!”

”There’s something like that?” Ye Chong’s eyes widened in disbelief.

”Yes, probably still in their experimental stage. My database does not have anything on these kinds of weapons!” Mu deduced.

”So they want to capture me alive?” Ye Chong thought it odd. The firepower was heavy, but not intended to kill him, or the gradually approaching firepower now would be an unnecessary move. Ye Chong remembered clearly that they were equipped with the highly destructive nanowave guns, but had not seen them use it! If they wanted to take his life, the size of their group was also unreasonably big!

”Based on what’s happened so far, the probability is high!” Mu agreed.

”Then that’s just strange, why would they want me alive? After that last encounter with Sabre, I can understand why they would want me dead, but why send so many people to capture me alive? This inefficient way of doing things is not very like them!” Ye Chong muttered to himself. Despite the seemingly hopeless situation, Ye Chong was still as clear as winter frost.

”It is strange, the only explanation is that you’re valuable to them alive!” Mu continued his train of thought.

”Valuable to them alive? That makes sense! Then what’s my value to them?” Ye Chong bowed his head, deep in thought. If he could understand the enemy’s objectives, it would be advantageous for him. He might even be able to find a way to survive this. Ye Chong replayed all the events related to the MPA in his head, hoping to identify their motives.

Suddenly, Ye Chong noticed something. He remembered the time when he infiltrated their warship, and all their mechs had pursued him viciously. The enemy’s target had been Fred the Great. Even if he could cause great damage to them, and if the enemy could accomplish their mission, then the mission would have been their priority. However, they had abandoned their mission to pursue him. It was not just one of them, but nearly all of the mechs had set their eyes on him. This could only mean that they had found him to be more valuable to them than Fred the Great!

Nonetheless, how could he possibly be of use to them?