Chapter 584: Allow Me (1/2)

Chapter 584: Allow Me

Translator: EndlessFantasy TranslationEditor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Ye Chong sat in Celest's pilot cabin. His gaze was cold and ruthless. Behind Celest was a huge fleet of mechs. Ye Chong had brought all the mechs in the stronghold with him. He did not bring any shooters, since Spiders were too slow. He cannot afford to be slow.

All the students in the current stronghold, and all the students from Stronghold 2 and 3, had received the order assemble.

”There's a spike of animal activity in Grid Z-10.” The report came quickly from the comms room back at the stronghold. They had released all the Hummingbirds they had.

The black colored Celest led all 4,500 mechs across the sky.

”Full speed ahead. Destination is Grid Z-10.” Ye Chong gave the order without emotion to his entire army.

The army accelerated. The whirring sound of engines rumbled in the night sky. All the wild animals in their way quickly made their escape.

”What's the mission this time, do you know?” Duan Qian whispered his question to Appilok.

Appilok shook his head. ”I don't know, but the Commander is in a bad mood today, so watch out.” As a qualified leader, Appilok was sensitive to his surroundings.

”The Commander called for soldiers from the other two strongholds too. It's d*mn scary.” Another student joined the conversation.

”Enough with the questions. Just fight the way you're trained to.” Appilok warned in his low voice. He had been in this leadership position for awhile, and was beginning to develop a charisma of authority.

No one knew what their Commander intended for them in this mission, but they could sense that it was different from their usual training. This was obvious from the way they were flying their mechs. All this while, the Commander had taught them to be cautious, and to always keep an eye on their surroundings while flying at medium speed, so that they could respond in time. Now, however, the army was flying with maximum speed, charging their way through the forest.

The students were no longer amateurs like they used to be. They maintained formation despite flying at maximum speed.

As they got closer to their destination, Ye Chong noticed something was wrong. Below them, large herds of animals were running away in panic. This unusual sight caught the attention of the students as well.

Everyone felt alarmed, and braced themselves for the battle. Darkniss was no stranger to them. Those survived so far were not careless idiots. All the careless people were already dead. Besides, Z-10 was a grid they had not covered before, and that made it an extremely dangerous place.

The sight was shocking. Tens of thousands of animals were running for their lives, as though something was coming after them.

The students were all unnerved. They recognized many of the animals here, and some of them were powerful creatures that they hesitate to engage. Most of the animals were unfamiliar to them, however, and that them even more dangerous.

Ye Chong was the exception. He knew Rui Bing's strength. These animals would not have caused her much trouble. The truly strong creatures were further in front of them. Despite the fact, he felt invigorated knowing that he was that much closer to Rui Bing.

Celest accelerated, ignoring the panicking stampede down below. The students were worried about his safety, and quickly followed him.

4500 mechs covered a large portion of the visible sky. None of the creatures challenged them in their way. Their journey was unexpectedly smooth.

Finally, they arrived.

Ye Chong saw a dozen gold colored Gold Dragons. When he saw the red-tailed beast, his eyes widened. Finally, he saw the snowshade leopards guarding the entrance to the crack. Ye Chong finally knew why Rui Bing could not afford to answer him earlier.

Both the Gold Dragons and the red-tailed beast noticed their arrival.

Ye Chong suppressed the murderous emotions he was having and delivered his orders coldly, ”Draw them away. Be careful, they are very strong.”

All the students were shocked. They had never heard their commander describe anything or anyone as ”strong”.

Celest immediately separated from the fleet and dived straight for the ground.

In just a short moment after Ye Chong's order was given, Appilok had already came up with the army's strategy.

He gave the order without delay, ”All troops, target straight ahead. Fire!”

All 4500 mechs fired their laser guns in unison.

The darkness in Darkniss was lifted momentarily.

Celest landed under the illumination of the laser fires. The giant in black armour was as steady as a mountain. The red flower on its back looked beguiling in the light.

It was a magnificent sight, to have 4500 mechs firing at the same time. 4500 laser beams shot across the sky, directed at the 12 Gold Dragons and the red-tailed beast. These mech pilots were not as accurate as shooters, but they made up for it in numbers by shooting all at once.

After the first round of fire, Appilok and his army retreated without delay.

They soon realized how lucky they were to have done so. Of the 12 Gold Dragons, only two were lightly injured. The red-tailed beast completely avoided the attack.

Nevertheless, both the Gold Dragons and the red-tailed beast were angered by this provocation. Caw! The Gold Dragons shrieked as they flapped their gold wings, and charged straight for the mechs. The students were surprised by how fast the creatures were. The red-tailed beast studied the mechs coldly and followed behind the dragons.

All the mechs retreated at full speed.

It was quite comedic in fact, to see a dozen Gold Dragons and a red-tailed beast pursuing an entire army of over 4000 mechs.

At first, some of the mechs tried to fire back at them whilst retreating, but they never hit the creatures. The animals could not fly as fast as mechs, but they were more agile in the sky. The fact that they could even their laser beams made the students realize that they should stop wasting energy.

Lucky for them that the Commander's orders were to draw the animals away, and not kill them.

Hence, the students stowed away their laser guns and ran for their lives. At maximum speed, Harmony of the Winter Aria was very fast. It was now a battle of velocities. The battle had reached a stalemate, but it was good news for the mech army.

However, they were also getting further and further away from their Commander.

Celest had landed at a good spot. It was standing right next to the crack. From here, it could look down inside the crack.

Ye Chong immediately stepped out of Celest and jumped down into the crack, withdrawing Celest back into its dimension keystone at the same time.

Rui Bing held on with all her strength. Her face was still wet with tears. She tasted something salty by the corner of her lips. It might be tears, or sweat. The snowshade leopard was too strong. In the narrow space in the crack, there was no room to dodge. This was a battle of physical strength. She was just a woman. Her arms were beginning to feel sore. Few men could compare to her tenacity.

Nevertheless, she must not give up. Behind her were Sang Kan and Aried. Sang Kan was still unconsicous, and Aried could not fight.

More importantly, a voice had told her to hang on!

Hang on! She gritted her teeth and fought on, despite feeling her arms getting more and more tired, and despite her heavily sweat-drenched training garb. Her breathing was beginning to lose rhythm. It was like breathing in fire with every breath. Her legs felt so very heavy …

Hang on!

The fight was intense. With every clash, Rui Bing felt her daggers slowly slipping out of her hands, but still she held on to them.

Time was passing so very slowly …

Crash! Suddenly, a few rock splinters fell down from above. Then, a large figure followed suite, landing right in front of her.