Mecha: Full Metal Storm
Chapter 15

Seeing Me Is Like Seeing Asura

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In the blink of an eye, Luo Yan rushed into the crevice of the large rock.

He charged two to three meters in one go.

Luo Yan stopped and deftly took out a magazine, placing it to the side.

Zeng Shan followed him in.

"Crouch down, prepare for battle."

Luo Yan quickly checked his firearm.

Then he raised it, pointing towards the entrance of the crevice.

The space here was limited.

The Golden Winged Lice couldn't swarm in all at once.

And now.

They had been gone from the camp for too long.

Wei Fenghua should have noticed by now.

Perhaps if they held on a little longer.

Reinforcements would arrive.

At this moment.

Outside the rock crevice, the sound of wings beating grew loud.

The Golden Winged Lice had followed.

However, due to the fog.

Many of them flew over the piles of rocks, searching for Luo Yan and the other man like headless flies.

Using his 'Obstacle Breaking Dharma Eye', Luo Yan saw this scene.

He breathed a slight sigh of relief.

But there were still quite a few Golden Winged Lice lingering outside the rock.

At least a hundred of them.

If they were in an open area, a hundred Golden Winged Lice would pounce.

And gnaw Luo Yan and the other man down until not even bones remained.

Fortunately, now.

Many of them were crawling on the rocks.

Only one or two were climbing towards the crevice in the tall rock.

Luo Yan thought for a moment.

He put down his rifle.

Drew his military knife.

He placed a hand on Zeng Shan's shoulder.

He flipped over and positioned himself in front of Zeng Shan.

Ambushing at the entrance.

When a mass of biological gray light crawled in.

Before the Golden Winged Louse could get a clear look inside.

Luo Yan's blade shattered its brain!

Then he dragged the knife horizontally.

The Golden Winged Louse's head fell off.

Seeing this.

Zeng Shan's breathing quickened.

He felt a few more points of awe towards Luo Yan.

Luo Yan used the ability of his 'Obstacle Breaking Dharma Eye' to detect the Golden Winged Lice's movements one step ahead.

He silently eliminated several of them.

Unfortunately, the good times didn't last.

Perhaps the blood of their kin attracted their attention.

The hundred or so Golden Winged Lice roaming the piles of rocks began to converge towards the crevice in the tall rock.

Luo Yan knew it was no longer possible.

He returned to his original spot.

And whispered to Zeng Shan, "They're coming."

Zeng Shan didn't have any 'Pupil Techniques', and with the night falling.

It was pitch black inside the crevice.

Sounds could still be heard.

Hiss hiss, chirp...

The sound of the Golden Winged Lice transmitting information grew denser at the entrance.

He couldn't help but grip his rifle tightly, his nerves on edge.

The rifles distributed by the academy were light machine guns, easy to carry and suitable for use in confined spaces.

The foregrip and trigger guard were integrated, using a rotating bolt for locking.

The firing mode could be adjusted between single and automatic fire.

The magazine capacity was a standard 30 rounds, and because this was a collection mission.

Luo Yan and the others each only had two magazines.

To conserve ammunition.

Luo Yan should have used single-shot mode.

But now, he was using automatic fire.

Over the past two weeks, he had only undergone relatively systematic shooting training.

His marksmanship had improved compared to when they were on the surface.

But he was still far from being a sharpshooter.

Using single-shot mode at a time like this, any mistake would have severe consequences.

Time ticked by, drop by drop.

Finally.

A Golden Winged Louse poked its head out from a gap in the high rock.

And around that gap.

Golden Winged Lice had already crawled, densely packed, their wings rustling incessantly.

Using the 'Obstacle Breaking Dharma Eye' to locate the target, Luo Yan adjusted his angle and lightly pressed the trigger.

Zeng Shan suddenly heard a 'bang' sound from above.

A muzzle flash lit up overhead.

At the same time, a spent casing fell onto his shoulder before bouncing to the ground.

Using the muzzle flash from the gun.

Zeng Shan saw the entrance of the crevice ahead.

The entire head of a Golden Winged Louse exploded.

But more Golden Winged Lice were scrambling to get in.

These creatures had black carapaces, with golden patterns on their wings.

Their heads resembled locusts.

But they had four small green eyes.

Bang bang bang!

Gunfire erupted above Zeng Shan's head.

The parasitic insects that had entered the crevice were continuously bursting into bloody mist.

Then he heard Luo Yan's roar.

"Open fire!"

"You take the lower section."

Zeng Shan snapped back to reality and shouted, opening fire.

He remained relatively calm.

Remembering Luo Yan's instructions, he lowered the muzzle of his gun.

He swept the fire at the Golden Winged Lice crawling in from the ground.

The bullets swept across the parasitic insects, tearing off their wings and separating their limbs.

Bang bang bang bang!

Inside the high rock crevice, gunfire was continuous.

Muzzle flashes flickered incessantly.

Golden Winged Lice fell one after another.

Soon, a pile of insect corpses had accumulated at the entrance of the crevice.

Even though many of its kind had died.

The other Golden Winged Lice still madly swarmed inside.

Fortunately, the crack was limited in space.

The Golden Winged Lice were not small either.

Usually, only four or five could squeeze in at the same time.

The rest were squeezed outside.

Soon.

Luo Yan had emptied a magazine.

He quickly reloaded another.

His last one.

And at this moment.

Since the battle began.

Less than 1 minute had passed!

In the blink of an eye.

The second magazine was also emptied.

Luo Yan shouted, "I'm out of ammo."

Zeng Shan's rifle stopped roaring the next second.

"Me too."

Luo Yan decisively drew his military saber.

He moved past Zeng Shan.

And charged towards the Golden Winged Lice squeezing in from outside.

"Switch out in 1 minute."

As he spoke, his hand moved, his saber fell.

He sliced off the head of a Golden Winged Louse.

He looked up.

Two more parasitic creatures lunged at him.

Luo Yan used his arm guard as a shield, pushing one on the left away.

His right hand brought his saber up, stabbing into the abdomen of another bug.

He violently shook his wrist.

And flung the bug away.

A gash was torn open on the Golden Winged Louse's belly, its insides and organs spilling out.

Luo Yan didn't stop his movements.

He turned and swung his saber at the bug he had pinned against the rock.

Directly severing its head.

He killed two bugs in an instant.

Luo Yan looked up.

He had now deactivated his Obstacle Breaking Dharma Eye.

When the rifle was firing earlier, a few clumps of grass on the ground had caught fire, providing illumination.

Using the firelight, he saw three Golden Winged Lice lunging at him simultaneously.

Due to the limited space, they were lined up in a high, middle, and low formation.

A cold glint flashed in Luo Yan's eyes.

His military saber flashed.

A silver-white streak, like lightning, appeared between the bodies of the three Golden Winged Lice.

Sword Skill: Startling Thunder!

This was a combat technique personally taught to him by Di Zheng at the academy after Luo Beichen issued his challenge.

It had two forms.

They were the Sword Skill 'Startling Thunder', and the Fist Skill 'Bone Shatter'!

Instantly, the bodies of the three Golden Winged Lice split open at the same time.

Bug blood poured down like rain.

Drenching Luo Yan's head, shoulders, and body.

Behind him, Zeng Shan.

Looking at Luo Yan, covered in blood amidst the flames.

As if seeing an Asura!

Insect corpses, fresh blood, a fishy odor.

Luo Yan seemed to have returned to the surface.

Returned to the years of struggling to survive.

His expression was blank.

His gaze was cold, his actions decisive.

He held the line tightly.

He began to get injured.

Began to bleed.

But he didn't retreat an inch.

If Luo Yan could avoid an attack, he would try his best to do so.

If he couldn't, he would use a non-vital area to block.

Then, he would trade wounds for lives.

In just 1 minute.

Luo Yan had already become a bloody mess.

His hair was even matted together by the blood.

Gradually, the ground around his feet was covered in insect corpses.

His military knife was already bent and chipped.

Cracks had appeared.

After barely slicing off another bug's head.

Luo Yan suddenly flung it out.

Turning it into a cold gleam.

It nailed a bug that had just crawled into a crack.

At this moment, gravel fell onto Luo Yan.

He looked up.

It turned out that a rock above the crack was shaking.

There were bullet holes and bloodstains nearby.

It was likely that during some strafing run, the rock's structure had been damaged.

Buzz buzz buzz.

Several more Golden Winged Lice flew in.

Luo Yan quickly formed hand seals and pointed at the rock again.

Essence Energy surged between his two fingers, transforming into a black rope.

Profound Technique No. 1: Black Rope!

Like combat skills and Visualization Techniques.

Profound Techniques were also skills discovered, organized, and finally modified in that 'world' to be usable by humans.

There were nearly a hundred types of Profound Techniques.

Each Profound Technique had a number.

And each Profound Technique required corresponding hand seals.

Also known as forming seals.

Luo Yan spent a full two days just practicing the hand seals for 'Black Rope'.

Now.

It was time to show the results!

The rope, formed from Essence Energy, immediately coiled around the rock above.

Luo Yan pulled hard.

The already shaking rock immediately fell.

Crushing the bugs beneath it into meat paste.

At this moment, exactly 1 minute had passed!

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