Mu Fan watched coldly as the Gun Knight that had just charged past him, seemingly intending to launch a flanking ambush.
He had no idea who was piloting that mech.
Inside the mech, Jerome had no idea that Mu Fan, whom he had specifically targeted, was waiting beneath his feet for him to pass.
But when he spoke, Black, who happened to intercept the signal nearby, immediately identified the mech's owner!
"Theresa, the Fire Hills Area is favorable terrain. It's also our only advantage. Follow me out. Do you regret it?" Jerome's voice crackled over the radio wave.
"Major, what is there to regret? Would I have come here if I were afraid of dying?"
"Good. Cover me later."
With a thunderous stomp, Mu Fan glanced at the backs of the two mechs and then moved in a direction perpendicular to them.
That was where the Imperial Army's main offensive force was advancing.
As for why he was going there, Mu Fan needed to obtain a high-ranking officer's communicator.
He needed to infiltrate the enemy's radio network...
Only by gaining a view over the entire battlefield could Mu Fan be more certain of surviving.
Upon reaching an extremely concealed high rock formation, Mu Fan rolled and slipped inside, holding his breath as his presence instantly faded.
Unless someone deliberately looked toward that rock formation, they would never discover a person hidden inside.
The first scattered group of soldiers passed by. Mu Fan did not move. They were all ordinary privates.
The second group contained more soldiers, and their ranks began to vary. Low-ranking NCOs such as corporals and sergeants appeared, but Mu Fan still did not move.
Because he was waiting for Black's signal.
When the third group arrived, Mu Fan roughly estimated that more than fifty Imperial soldiers had