Debut

The Sword Shield Mecha, running at full speed, was incredibly imposing. Its powerful strides created dents in the already blasted ground. When this menacing mech appeared in the city, the space pirates who were firing in all directions immediately noticed it.

The alloy Heavy Shield bears a prominent insignia: Federation Military!

Military mechs have broken in! Weren't they supposed to have some time for a fire sweep? After their initial shock, the space pirates immediately began to shift their fire, but ordinary firearms did nothing to damage the 9.3-ton mech. Apart from the ricocheting sounds of bullets hitting the armor, they had no effect whatsoever.

Mu Fan glanced at the combat screen. The mech's energy reserve was 98%, its readiness level was still 85%, and its energy shield was 100%. The pirate infantry's guns hadn't even caused 1% damage to the mech.

"Mu Fan, raise the shield with your left arm!" Hei's voice came, and Mu Fan's hand reacted even faster than his brain. In 0.5 seconds, he completed the operation that spanned half of the control panel, and then he saw the left arm of the mech that was running at full speed rise without warning.

"Bang!" The energy shield dropped by 2%. Mu Fan saw two plumes of white smoke rising in the distance through the combat screen. In the thermal imaging of the combat screen, there were two vague figures behind the white smoke.

"Man-Portable Anti-Tank Rocket! Model unknown." Black had now taken over the mech's control system and promptly identified the weapon type.

"Stop moving in a straight line and try to perform evasive maneuvers." Hei, like Mecha Instructor, provided Mu Fan with comprehensive guidance in actual combat.

Hei didn't say it explicitly, but Mu Fan immediately understood: the Disordered Folding Step!

Advanced mecha Footwork Technique – Disordered Folding Step! Mu Fan hadn't tried it in the real world yet, was he about to try it now? He took a deep breath and opened his eyes again! Dark Breath activated, and he entered a state of perfect stillness. His brain was working at high speed at this moment, and Mu Fan entered the state he was in during the battle on the PO Battle Network that night.

This isn't 85% simulation; it's a 100% real world. Here, you have to consider muscle endurance and the pilot's own physical condition when operating the aircraft.

With an APM of 350, Mu Fan had previously heard Hei mention that his APM fluctuated around 300, but after activating Dark Breath, it would approach 350. However, he had no idea that his actual peak APM could exceed 380! Now, clenching his fists, feeling the heat of his own body filling his fists, Mu Fan felt incredibly good.

Let me make up for it with my muscle strength!

Trying the first set of 1-second offset commands, every key on the console magnified and flashed in Mu Fan's eyes, and then his fingers moved quickly and nimbly, completing the operation in 0.97 seconds!

First attempt, success!

Suddenly, the seemingly cumbersome mech stopped running straight ahead on the ruins. With a twitch of its shoulder, the entire mech began to shake erratically.

The second set of 1-second counter-commands, 0.95 seconds! Mu Fan now had ample confidence; if he succeeded the first time, he would certainly not fail again! He believed in himself, believed in himself at any moment; who could understand the pride of a scavenging boy!

With a "whoosh," two bullets grazed the mech's shoulder and abdomen before blasting it into the back, engulfing several space pirates on the street behind it with a deafening roar.

As the white smoke dissipated, Mu Fan could clearly see the two men less than 300 meters away, rapidly loading their weapons in preparation for their third shot.

Seeing that their second shot had failed, the two space pirates prepared to attack. However, when they noticed that the mech wasn't firing its guns but charging with a sword and shield, they exchanged a glance and decided to gamble one last time! They would fire one last time when it was within 100 meters!

It's either you die or I die!

Desperate mentality prevented the two men from moving and instead reloaded their weapons on the spot.

"Armor-Piercing Round!" "EMP Round!"

Two warheads, one with penetrating and the other with a magnetic storm blinding effect, were already loaded into the rocket launcher. The two space pirates had already aimed at the approaching mech, while the cockpit alarm continuously broadcast "Locked on!"

"Hehe, die!" The two of them pressed the launch button at the same time. A wave of air stirred up dust behind them, and two warheads, one blue and one yellow, came flying in a spinning arc. Mu Fan had already penetrated to within two hundred meters, a distance that could be reached in the blink of an eye.

"Avoid!" came the dark voice.

Mu Fan's fingers blurred into a blur, and a flurry of keystrokes echoed on the console as hedging commands were constantly refreshed within the system's critical limits.

With the blessing of Dark Breath, Mu Fan executed dozens of precise four-key synchronized actions without a single pause, all in one smooth motion!

Apm373!

This time, the APM counter wasn't tampered with, but Mu Fan had no time to pay attention; all his Li Du focused on the control panel and combat screen in front of him.

Two missiles were coming, about to collide! But the smiles on the faces of the two space pirates quickly froze.

Impossible!

They couldn't believe it. That seemingly clumsy Sword Shield Mecha, with no extra protective movements on its upper body, moved with bizarre steps, changing direction four times in a row, and finally made a perfect twist and thrust. Two missiles flew straight past it again, separated by two sides, and exploded with a bang. Accompanied by the blue magnetic storm Electric Net and the detonation of the Armor-Piercing Round- piercing bullets, the dozen or so space pirates on the street that Mu Fan passed through were truly dead beyond any doubt.

Alert lifted, distance 40 meters!

Mu Fan's eyes turned cold, and he reversed his grip on the heavy sword in his right hand. Whether it was a habit from his own fighting style or not, Mu Fan was used to using daggers and always liked to slash with his hand in reverse.

The same was true on the mech. Accompanied by a tooth-grinding mechanical torque sound, the giant sword bearing the marks of intertwined battles was parallel to the ground. The speed brought by the RX-16's 100% power output from beginning to end did not decrease in the slightest. Mu Fan synchronized three sets of four keys again, and the mech continued to move forward in a strange manner, but the giant sword in his hand began to cut through the air.

With a step forward of his right foot, he spun sharply! The giant sword, following the mech's charge, came to an abrupt stop and spun around, tracing a white arc.

He turned his imagined action into reality, but at the same time, Mu Fan in the cockpit felt a huge jerk, followed by a heavy pressure on his chest. However, the steel-like muscles on the boy's body absorbed all of this powerful acceleration and sudden stop thrust.

Dash Folding Slash!

A cloud of blood exploded on the roof, and bloodstains flowed on the mecha's heavy sword! The two were instantly dismembered!

Seeing the carnage, the scattered pirates retreated. What a joke! Fighting a mech with your bare hands? That's insane! That mech was definitely piloted by a top military expert!

"Military Mecha spotted in the Northwest City District, rapidly advancing!"

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ps: Thanks to book friends "Poetry, Ren Xiaowei", "dgcyc" and "Gentleman, Cannon" for the 100-coin reward!

Thanks to the book friend "Little Snow is Coming" for the 20-coin reward, and to the book friend "Yesterday's Beauty" for the 10-coin reward!