[Commander, Beta and the Alpha Assault Squad have reached the designated coordinates.] [Enemy target detected. Extermination operation underway!]
Just as Reynolds stepped forward to secure Lin Chen's last chance at survival.
On the virtual tactical command panel that appeared in Lin Chen's mind.
The Conqueror Legion's distinctive blue markers appeared.
At the edge of the fog, flashes of gunfire flared one after another, joining into an unbroken blaze.
The stormlike roar of Gauss Electromagnetic Rifles followed close behind.
"Roar..."
With those ragged, anguished howls.
The fog that had blanketed the entire plaza of the B4 Load Zone gradually dispersed.
Not too far to his right.
March 7th was helping a weakened Asta to her feet, worry written across her face.
Beside them, Arlan retrieved his weapon from the black tide.
His cold gaze turned toward The Uncanny Behemoth in the distance.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Chen hurried forward.
Feeling as though he had narrowly escaped death, Lin Chen rushed over to join the others.
"Mr. Lin Chen..."
"That monster..."
Seeing Lin Chen approach, Arlan's face lit up with relief.
At the mention of the powerful, uncanny monster, the short-haired girl's face also showed a trace of worry.
"Leave it to me!"
"You've already done a great job..."
His gaze shifted slightly, taking in Arlan's hands still trembling around his blade.
Lin Chen understood.
Though Pathstriders possessed extraordinary strength.
The three Pathstriders together had enough raw power to barely suppress the uncanny monster.
But that grotesquely twisted creature possessed a host of unpredictable abilities.
The expanding black halo from earlier could corrode the human mind in an extremely short time.
The endless sea fog was probably more than a simple smokescreen, too.
Clearly, aside from March 7th, who had been completely unaffected.
Arlan and Asta had yet to recover and were no longer fit for intense combat.
As for him.
Run... but where could I run?
To the Astral Express stationed near the supply zone?
That uncanny monster would probably toy with me to death before I even got aboard.
Especially after witnessing Reynolds's sacrifice firsthand.
Lin Chen did not want to run. He only wanted to kill that uncanny monster once and for all.
"I'll stay and look after them..."
"Be careful... I'll be right here waiting for you to come back..."
Her gaze turned into the distance.
As she watched The Uncanny Behemoth fighting the Conqueror Legion's soldiers.
March 7th sighed softly, her beautiful eyes filled with resolve and earnestness.
Though, during its battle with them earlier, The Uncanny Behemoth.
Had lost nearly half of its twisted, tumorlike body.
The monster's terrifying regenerative power still made it an enormous threat.
Now that March 7th had calmed down.
All she could do was trust Lin Chen to finish off that abomination.
"System, warp in a Hellfire Battlewagon. I'll drive it myself."
After silently nodding, Lin Chen issued a mental command.
[Command received. The corresponding vehicle has completed its warp...]
A dazzling cyan glow flashed.
A crimson armored vehicle appeared before Lin Chen.
Outside its streamlined alloy hull.
Massive all-terrain tires rose far above the black tide.
Mounted on either side of the vehicle were 30 mm rapid-fire autocannons.
On its roof, a plasma flamethrower module several meters long.
Gleamed with a cold, silvery metallic sheen.
"Hmm... what's this now?"
"This really is getting more and more ridiculous..."
Beside him, Asta had just regained her senses.
A hint of surprise appeared on her still somewhat pale face.
Warping in soldiers in power armor earlier had already been incredible enough.
And now... with a wave of his hand, Lin Chen had summoned an armored vehicle.
Still, this crimson battlewagon looked quite impressive.
It also had a certain industrial, technological beauty.
Asta could not help turning her eyes toward it for another look.
"Let's all get in..."
"With things as they are, we'll be safer inside."
"You're all friends I can't do without. I don't want anything happening to any of you!"
Noticing Asta's gaze, Lin Chen made the suggestion outright.
The Hellfire Battlewagon offered fairly good protection.
It could also travel at high speed across any terrain, making it extremely agile.
Even if its mounted [Hellfire] weapon module could not instantly kill the uncanny monster.
The Hellfire Battlewagon's speed would make it difficult for the monster to pin them down.
Without any hesitation.
The others, who had already come to regard Lin Chen as their guiding leader.
Climbed straight into Lin Chen's battlewagon.
Inside the fairly spacious cockpit, floating energy screens formed a continuous array.
All kinds of complex readings flickered across them.
This machine built purely for war left everyone silently marveling.
Asta's beautiful eyes, in particular, kept wandering.
She seemed quite interested in all the high-tech equipment around her.
"System... have the Central Control Tower take over the assisted driving system."
"Use my transmitted thoughts to operate the armored vehicle."
Faced with the Hellfire Battlewagon's extremely complex machinery.
Lin Chen chose a different approach.
As the system's host, he possessed the authority of the legion's leader.
The Central Control Tower could carry out any battle plan through his thoughts.
A moment later, with a roar of its engine.
The Hellfire Battlewagon sprang into action.
"March 7th, Asta."
"Can you still fight while the battlewagon's moving at high speed?"
Looking at the two beautiful girls sitting in the back.
Lin Chen asked with a serious expression.
Since they were ready to risk their lives, the more firepower they had, the better.
Both March 7th and Asta used ranged attacks.
And both girls were formidable fighters.
At least in their earlier battle against The Uncanny Behemoth.
Their attacks had inflicted meaningful damage.
"No problem..."
March 7th and Asta tightened their grips on their weapons and answered in unison.
"Good. Let's hit the gas!"
After silently nodding.
Lin Chen issued a mental command, sending the Hellfire Battlewagon racing forward.
Meanwhile, at the other end of the battlefield.
The fierce battle had reached something of a stalemate.
The well-trained Space Marines.
Had formed two curved defensive lines.
And were pouring sustained, ferocious fire into The Uncanny Behemoth.
Streams of metal rained down like a torrential storm.
Riddling The Uncanny Behemoth's body with holes.
Shredded flesh and severed limbs littered the ground.
Though an uncanny power drew them back together.
And those mangled wounds continued to heal.
For the moment, however, the twenty-six Space Marines.
With their relentless crossfire.
Had managed to hold the monster's attention head-on.
Among them, one Space Marine with a demon emblem on his helmet.
Had even used a brief opening in the fighting.
To pick up the weapon from Reynolds's body.
Wielding a Gauss Electromagnetic Rifle in each hand, he advanced instead of retreating, spraying The Uncanny Behemoth with furious gunfire.
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