An armed-modified "Fairy" shuttle flew out from a nearby abandoned building, but this was only one part of the ambush.
Soon, two more swift black silhouettes appeared among the ancient buildings that formed the high walls. Their pitch-black paint and distinctive twin rapid-fire cannons made Luo frown—that was a heavy attack drone manufactured by the Black Dot Group.
But Old Qiao did not like this kind of drone... He did not actually trust fully automated systems that had completely abandoned the "human in the loop."
In a flash of thought, the two heavy attack drones began pouring out fire. Their twin rapid-fire cannons shrieked, and high-energy particles wrapped in force fields carved scorching trails through the air, lashing against the shuttle's shields like whips. Immediately afterward, the "Fairy" shuttle above and to the side also opened its ventral weapons bay. A launch system had been forcibly crammed into what had originally been cargo space, and two light "Hyena" missiles broke free of their racks, spewing thrust flames as they rapidly closed in.
As the missiles approached, alarms for shield damage and interference with various systems filled the cockpit. Flashing red light illuminated Luo's eyes. Yet just as even the guard captain beside her began to tense up, she suddenly started laughing.
She even laughed aloud. As her laughter grew louder and louder, she slammed a fist directly into the main console.
Part of the console shattered. Fire and smoke billowed from the panel, and Luo's body leaned forward—as if preparing to hunt. Mechanical limbs flickering with silver light extended from her back, and two of them plunged straight into the hole in the main console.
Living metal melted amid the smoke and seeped into the shuttle's main control lines. Sparks flickered across the mechanical limbs. The various devices around the