Thunder Slayer! Thunder Sacrifice Surge Cannon
When they heard the exclamations of their comrades on the escort ship who were monitoring the battlefield, they were incredulous. They turned around again and saw that the four mechs that had been in their group just three minutes ago had been reduced to fragments and wreckage.
It's that mech again!
The pirate crew was in an uproar. Eight Reapers! Eight whole Adventure Grade mechs! The Broken Axe Pirate Crew had only grown to a scale of forty Adventure Grade mechs to date, and now this "Turtle Shell" had destroyed one-fifth of their entire fortune.
This was unacceptable to the group of space pirates who had originally planned a sightseeing trip; it far exceeded their expectations. Upon receiving the command from the near-ground escort ship, the group of space pirates immediately split into two groups—six in total!
Six Reapers advanced directly, greatly reducing the pressure on the military's defensive mechs.
The members of the Fourth Guard inside the mountain were completely speechless. Was this really their soldier, Macas? His mech's Rapid-fire Gun was still in the warehouse, yet he had used a sword and shield to hack and slash eight other Adventure Grade mechs to pieces.
"Sir, the enemy has split up again!" The observer beside him reminded him. The major looked closely and saw that three mechs had indeed split off from the rear fire support and the charging troops.
The number of space pirate mechs charging forward has decreased again, and they are no longer preparing for close combat, instead focusing on unleashing firepower from the perimeter. A perfect opportunity! The long-absent sound of military counter-fire resounds once more!
Mu Fan frowned as he looked at the six Reapers that appeared on the screen. After several defensive maneuvers and normal energy expenditure, his energy reserves were still at 72%. Now, these six Reapers were closing in from all directions at the same time. If he were to Shield Defense, the difficulty would increase exponentially.
No, we must avoid fighting on flat ground and switch to street fighting!
Mu Fan controlled the RX-16 forward, noticing a cluster of buildings to his left. He slipped inside, and the Reapers behind him stopped charging their shoulder cannons. Damn enemy, they actually managed to slip their mechs into the alleyway; those buildings blocked their view.
The moment they entered the alley, Black projected a map of the area directly onto the tactical window, with a blue dot marking Mu Fan's location.
Following Hei's instructions, Mu Fan kept changing his route. He wanted to spread out the Reapers and then defeat them one-on-one. After that, the mechs wouldn't appear, right?
Time is running out.
"Speaker, all communication channels will be restored in five minutes."
"Get communications ready, I'm going to give a speech and crush these scumbags!" The Speaker couldn't contain his excitement. The moment of retaliation had finally arrived. After defeating these space pirates, he would find out who betrayed the Federation!
"Reporting to the leader, the Vice Chief is preparing to unleash the Thunder Strike, but Vice Chief says there's a slight problem there."
"What's going on?" Poison Scorpion asked unhappily. The defensive firepower of District 2 is far weaker than that of District 1, where there are still a full forty Reaper units!
"Eight mechs have already been destroyed!" the space pirate whispered to himself.
"What!" Poison Scorpion's face turned angry, and also showed surprise.
"Do you know how much those eight Adventure Grade mechs cost us?! What happened?!" Poison Scorpion's composure was shaken by this news, filled with shock and anger. Thunder Slash was there too, how could he wait until the losses were so great before reporting it! No matter how valuable the Source Crystal in that transaction were, it would be difficult to gather those eight Adventure Grade standard mechs in a short time.
"It seems that a military expert has appeared..." the space pirate explained hesitantly, having only learned of it from snippets of information during a communication.
"Waste!"
"Reporting to the leader! Fourteen Reapers have been destroyed in District 2! The Vice Chief sent a coded message saying that the situation has changed. Thunderclap should be deployed to Second City District first, and will come back after it is dealt with." A messenger rushed over to deliver the message.
Poison Scorpion felt his temples bulging; if he suppressed it any longer, he would explode!
"Strike Wind in District 1, Deploy Thunder in District 2!" This time, they've suffered a huge loss. Poison Scorpion felt his heart bleeding. Before the attack time had even arrived, they had already lost three years' worth of profits for the Star Pirates.
However, if we don't go, I'm afraid we won't be able to replenish the standard Adventure Grade mechs in the future. We must protect the Wen family line!
The Poison Scorpion spat fiercely, gazing at the distant urban area.
"Tremble under the power of the stealing wind!"
Mu Fan stepped into the alley, drew the Alloy Heavy Sword embedded in the engine, and leaped again—this was the fifth one! Two of the six mechs remained. After the pirate Reapers were scattered, Mu Fan, guided by Black, engaged in continuous one-on-one battles. When he transformed into the Reaper RX-16 alone, his opponent didn't even have time to react before Mu Fan, who had ambushed him from behind, pierced the engine, causing the energy reactor to explode!
There was one camera left, and Mu Fan had pinpointed its location. It was currently on the other side of the building, because there was another surviving camera on that side, under Black's control, providing Mu Fan with a crucial view.
"We've found it! The Reaper also spotted the red dot on the radar behind it, so it quickly turned around and slashed down with its Magnetic Oscillation Blade."
Mu Fan controlled the left arm of the RX-16 to swing at a 36° angle, which caused the Magnetic Oscillation Blade to miss its target, resulting in only a 2% energy loss due to the magnetic force.
RX-16 crouched and slid down, Mu Fan severed both legs of the Reaper, rendering it immobile. Then, he quickly thrust his sword into the cockpit, causing the white light from the Reaper's shoulder cannon to gather and then dissipate.
It's finally over.
"Hmph, let's return to the starry sea." Mu Fan was completely unaware that a Blue Radiance suddenly appeared on the top of a building ten kilometers away from him. The brightness at the center was increasing, and a thin layer of electric arcs could be seen forming nearby, with sparks constantly flashing within it.
Then, in the intervals between these flashes of electricity, a deep purple mech appeared behind the Blue Radiance.
This mech's streamlined body is more human-like, with four prominent, narrow flame-shaped openings on its legs—dynamic accelerators designed to enhance mobility. On each shoulder, a golden lightning bolt-shaped pattern extends to the waist; however, upon closer inspection, these lightning bolt patterns are actually densely packed five-centimeter-wide holes!
However, none of this was as exaggerated as the terrifying weapon that appeared on the right hand of this mech at this moment. It was grotesque in appearance, with an extremely long triple cannon barrel that was dark black with a purple sheen, extending from the shoulder to two meters in front of it. Electric current was almost flowing on it, and visible Electric Serpent were constantly spreading.
The massive triple-barreled cannon completely obscured the mech's right arm, and now that terrifying energy was continuously surging forth, converging at the muzzle of the triple-barreled cannon.
This is the Grim Reaper under the Thunder, the strongest force of the Broken Axe Star Pirate Group, and the non-mass-produced Warrior Grade mech that has been rumored for twenty years in this universe—Thunder Slash!
That terrifying and exaggerated triple cannon is its unique weapon— the Thunder Sacrifice Surge Cannon!
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