Hearing the explosions outside, Lin Xiao activated the Eye of Perception.
The attackers outside were the same energy figures as last time. There were eight of them.
"Looks like these people really have it out for me."
Lin Xiao slowly rose to his feet. These people had come well prepared; signal interference around the airport was extremely severe.
For the moment, he could not contact anyone else, but that did not matter. The Xia Lan Mecha had no reason to fear this bunch of trash.
"Lian Feng, come taste this battle with me."
"What? I'm going too?"
Lian Feng was dumbfounded. She was not a combatant—she had been looking for somewhere to hide.
Suddenly, Lian Feng felt Lin Xiao embrace her from behind, then grab her arms and spread them out to either side.
"Xia Lan, arm up. Activate two-person mode."
Light flared from Lin Xiao's wristband. Space behind them rippled, and components of the Xia Lan armor flew out, beginning to equip them both.
Clack, clack, clack, clack!
In less than ten seconds, Lin Xiao and Lian Feng were fully enclosed within the Xia Lan Mecha.
"Lian Feng, I installed an isolation layer inside this mecha. It can stop Dark Alloy energy from leaking inward, but I've never tested it. If you feel any discomfort, tell me immediately."
In two-person mode, the Xia Lan Mecha looked somewhat bulky. The material for this isolation layer came from his Blue Stone pendant. Every so often, a strange substance would condense on the Blue Stone's surface.
It contained many different materials, but only two of them could currently be used by him.
The first was a raw material for synthesizing CPH4. The other was the substance used to make this isolation layer. Test data showed it could completely block energy penetration, but it had never been put into actual use.
This substance was very scarce. After accumulating it until now, he had used nearly all of it to make this mecha.
It could not be mass-produced. He had only set up two-person mode and the isolation layer as a precaution, and now they were finally coming in handy.
"Okay."
Lian Feng was still in shock. She had suddenly been stuffed into an iron can, surrounded by darkness, and their bodies were pressed tightly together. She did not know what to do.
Click!
"Xia Lan, activate panoramic mode."
The final Flight Wing was installed on their backs, and the Xia Lan Mecha was fully equipped.
As Lin Xiao's words fell, their pitch-black vision instantly brightened. The surrounding scenery appeared before them, as though they had entered a holographic projection.
At that moment, the mecha seemed to disappear, leaving them standing within an open space. The all-around view was incredibly magical.
"Lian Feng, let's go kill the enemy."
Particle light energy blasted from the Flight Wing on Xia Lan's back, propelling the mecha into the sky. It smashed through the airport glass and emerged outside the airport perimeter.
The eight invading mechas were gathered together. After confirming that the defensive troops lacked heavy weapons, the eight began to toy with the soldiers.
They lined up in a row without dodging or evading. Gun barrels appeared from some of their hands, spraying the defensive positions with bullets.
Others fired small missiles one after another, bombing the guards so heavily that they could not raise their heads.
Still others held both hands straight out, firing focused energy cannons from their palms.
"Hmph. These bastards have come to deliver equipment to me again."
Even Lin Xiao, usually so calm, felt a flicker of anger at the sight.
Xia Lan reached out and grabbed at the air. Ripples spread through space, and a three-meter-long dark crimson sword appeared in its hand.
The sword looked remarkably like the Angel Civilization's Flame-Class Longsword—or rather, it was the angels' Flame Sword.
Lin Xiao possessed the method for crafting the Flame Sword in his mind. This was also one of the few complete technologies in the information He Xi had left behind.
Even so, he still could not produce the Flame Bombardment, whose power rivaled a nuclear bomb.
Energy had always been the greatest obstacle limiting him. The day he solved that problem would be the day he truly soared.
Lin Xiao had not equipped Xia Lan with machine guns, missiles, or other thermal weapons. Such things were nearly useless against super soldiers.
He had not created all this to deal with ordinary people, so why waste resources making those things?
"Kill!"
The Flight Wing's tremendous power turned Xia Lan's body into a streak of blue light in midair.
Bang! Screech!
Lin Xiao locked onto one of the mechas. With overwhelming speed, before the enemy could react, he had already slashed its chest with his sword.
The piercing sound of metal grinding echoed throughout the airport. The mecha Lin Xiao struck was sent flying and crashed into the nearby airport control tower.
"Who was that?"
"Third Brother was hit!"
"Go check on him!"
The sudden attack caught the mechas completely off guard. One had been sent flying, and the others even fell into brief panic.
Lin Xiao did not rush to attack again. Instead, he flew backward, opening up some distance.
"Hehe, I'm the one you've been looking for."
"You? You're Doctor Lin? Ha! You Chinese can make mechas too? Fatty, can you even walk in that thing?"
"Hehe, China may not be able to make them, but I can. As for the rest, why don't you check on how that brother of yours is doing?"
Lin Xiao pointed at the mecha embedded in the control tower. The blood on the Flame Sword showed that guy was probably not doing too well.
"Boss, careful! Third Brother is injured! His mecha's been breached!"
"What? Watch out—"
"Haha, too late!"
Lin Xiao raised the Flame Sword in both hands. The thrusters behind him suddenly surged, and Xia Lan transformed into a streak of light as it lunged forward.
Crack! Squelch!
Lin Xiao was too fast. The mecha standing at the very front was pierced straight through by his rapid thrust.
Blood dripped continuously down the longsword like water from a faucet.
Lin Xiao had struck the heart. There was no need to look—this man was certainly dead. He pulled back the sword and aimed it at another person.
"Eighth Brother! Damn it, open fire!"
The six mechas, along with Third Brother who had just returned to the battlefield, opened fire at the same time. Lin Xiao curled his lips into a smile. They were about to witness something different from Earth's technology.
The firepower of seven mechas poured down like a storm, engulfing the Xia Lan Mecha. Machine guns, small missiles, focused energy beams—they completely swallowed Lin Xiao.
Rat-a-tat-tat! Boom! Boom!
The barrage tore through even the tarmac, while smoke and dust obscured a vast area.
"Cease fire!"
After firing for a full three or four minutes, with their ammunition nearly depleted, the boss raised a hand and signaled everyone to stop.
"Hmph, you ignorant brat. Capturing you alive would have earned much greater credit, but I just want you dead."
"Third Brother, he slashed you earlier. You have permission to stomp his corpse to pieces."
"Hahaha, thank you, Boss."
A crack ran across Third Brother's mecha chest, with streaks of blood still staining it.
This was Lin Xiao's first real battle, and he lacked experience. The wound had not been deep enough; otherwise, Third Brother would have died for sure.
Perhaps he had been frightened earlier, but now that he had a chance to vent his anger, Third Brother impatiently rushed into the smoke.
"Ah!"
A scream came from within the smoke, followed by a figure flying backward.
Bang!
The figure crashed to the ground. The boss's expression changed drastically—it was Third Brother.
Third Brother's mecha had been nearly split in two along the earlier crack. Blood was splattered everywhere, and he was dead beyond all doubt.
Lin Xiao controlled the Xia Lan Mecha and walked out from the smoke.
"Hmph. You are nothing but ants. Remember my strength. Don't provoke me again, and don't let me find you."
Lin Xiao was right. Ever since the Xia Lan Mecha was born, these people could only be considered ants.
Even setting aside Dark Alloy's powerful defense and considering only the mecha's performance, Lin Xiao could utterly crush them.
In terms of performance, Xia Lan definitely surpassed Iron Man's Mark 45 Generation Mecha.
And these people's mechas certainly had not exceeded the tenth generation. The performance gap alone was enough for Lin Xiao to wipe them all out.
Not to mention, their attacks could not breach his defenses at all—unless they possessed terrifyingly immense power capable of killing him through sheer shock.
"Bastard! Close combat!"
The boss was furious. Two subordinates had died in succession, and he believed it was all because of that sword. So he ordered close-quarters combat to suppress Lin Xiao's weapon and turn the situation around.
The five mechas did not hesitate. Gleaming Arm Blades extended from their hands as they charged at Lin Xiao.
The boss, however, did not join them. He turned and ran backward—not to flee, but toward an iron cage behind him.
"Hmph. Taste the power of this big fellow."
The boss's face darkened. Looking at the unconscious figure in the cage, he took out a tube of golden serum and viciously stabbed it into the figure's neck.
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