The Strange Man Li Qi

Toward evening, when Mo Long staggered in from outside, covered in wounds, twenty-five Patrol Officer Mechas followed behind him.

He seemed somewhat dazed. He walked blankly to the outside of the shelter, then collapsed with a thud.

The twenty-five mechas behind him also shut down at once, standing silently where they were.

The entire well outside the shelter entrance sank into darkness and silence.

That darkness lasted for a short while.

Then, with a bang, the shelter door was flung open. Several people rushed out, men and women alike. Some of them had been rescued by Mo Long during the day, while Li Qi followed behind them.

"Officer Li! He's back! The one you mentioned, he's back!" They hurried to Mo Long's side.

They all knew that Mo Long had gone out to gather intelligence. The more than twenty mechas behind him were likely his haul, and as the only two Patrol Officers here, everyone else was deeply worried.

If the Patrol Officers lived, they had a chance to live too!

"Move aside. Go back and do what you should be doing." Li Qi shoved aside the people in front of him, strode quickly to Mo Long, and patted the battered mecha.

That pat seemed to trigger some electrode. The mecha's escape mechanism immediately activated, every piece of equipment suddenly popping open its clasps as a force of repulsion tried to burst forth and eject all the gear.

Only... the repulsion layer was damaged, so the automatic escape mechanism had failed as well. All the equipment still hung on his body.

Li Qi frowned slightly and patted it again. The last trace of energy in the repulsion layer was squeezed out, blasting all the equipment away and leaving the unconscious Mo Long to tumble out.

Li Qi inspected him.

Mm.