Chapter 333: The Enemy Appears (2/2)

It was dark and quiet in here. The air was moist, and there were patches of moss here and there. Some of the stone pillars were already yellowing from age. The occasional sound of water droplets falling from above seemed to create ripples in their hearts.

Ye Chong adjusted his holographic scanning system quickly. The two mechs had reached a multi-branched junction ahead, where many stone pillars blocked his view.

A red beam flashed in the darkness ahead.

Ye Chong’s eyes widened. He saw it clearly. The leading mech’s pilot cabin was shot through by the red beam. Ye Chong was sure that the mech pilot inside would not survive the attack.

Han Jia came to an emergency stop and hid behind a stone pillar!

Someone was ambushing here!

The second mech pilot obviously panicked, freezing as he did. This temporary panic was equivalent to suicide. As expected, another red beam flashed in the darkness and hit right on the mech.

”Amazing shooting skills!” Ye Chong thought to himself in surprise. He could see that the red beams did not come from the same place. In such a short time, the ambusher had switched positions. More terrifying was the fact that the red beam could shoot through the mech’s pilot cabin. After all, for a mech of any model, the pilot cabin was the most heavily protected part, and would have the thickest armor reinforcements. The red beam could so easily shoot through the thick armor around the pilot cabin made Ye Chong wonder if Han Jia could block the attack.

Just who was this ambusher?

Out of the darkness, two mechs appeared.

One was in black and white, in ancient heavyweight armor, with shoulder guards that curled up at the ends. The mech was covered in a dizzying pattern of black and white, and its bionic eyes seemed half closed. It had a strange looking weapon on its back. It looked like a lance, but with two crescent shaped blades around its tip. It must be a kind of ancient weapon, but Ye Chong did not recognize it.

This was surely a mech that Ye Chong had never seen before, but for some reason, it did look familiar.

The other mech was a gray-brown mech, with a pair of creepy, blood red bionic eyes. This mech was much more slender compared to the other sturdier looking mech. Its upper half body was shaped like an inverted triangle. Ye Chong could find at least 12 concealed shooting chambers on it. The mech held a dark red shooting weapon. One could tell from the long gun chamber that it was a quality weapon.

Han Jia and Guardian’s anti-detection properties were something that Ye Chong was always confident of. No scanning system had been able to detect both mechs yet.

Until today.

The two mechs abruptly turned over, and a red beam shot towards Han Jia’s location. Fortunately, it was blocked by the stone pillar it was hiding behind, or Ye Chong would have suffered greatly from the hit. Ye Chong reacted quickly, stepping back swiftly while shielding both Han Jia and Rui Bing behind its large wings.

Pow! A soft sound was heard. A red beam shot through the stone pillar and hit Han Jia’s wings, leaving a small burn mark. Ye Chong heaved a sigh of relief. Han Jia’s wings defended well against energy type weapons, as expected.

They were now right at a multi-branched junction in the sewer. The territory was irregular and complicated, and the stone pillars covered them well.

The two mechs separated and approached them from both sides.

”One each?” Ye Chong asked.

”Yes,” Rui Bing answered succinctly, launching herself forward before she finished her single reply.

Ye Chong faced the black and white mech. The enemy seemed to know he was facing a dangerous opponent. The weapon on its back was now held in its hands. Han Jia also took out its daggers, holding them in its hands. The wings were folded back in. In this complicated territory, the wings would be a hindrance to motion.

Ye Chong found it surprising that they could detect them. However, from the looks of it, battle was inevitable. If they run away now, they would most likely be shot. After all, the enemy seemed to be an extraordinary sniper mech pilot.

If that was the case, then they will fight.

Ye Chong met his opponent bravely. The opponent was obviously a close range mech. In this kind of territory, Ye Chong would not be worried even if his opponent was a long range mech, much less a close range one!

Close range combat was Ye Chong’s expertise and favorite way of battle.

”An expert it is,” Ye Chong thought to himself, studying his opponent’s calm and steady flight. The pilot of this black and white mech must be a very experienced veteran. Han Jia’s speed was also kept below its maximum.

Both mechs were 500 meters apart. They charged towards each other at the same time.