CHAPTER 523: CHAPTER 284: NO.1 MACHINE–PANGU

"Alright!"

"Li Guangwen, you keep an eye on that passenger plane with them, make sure it doesn’t get breached or our flank will be under greater pressure!"

Rumble!

Earthquake waves erupted suddenly, the entire northern city was undergoing violent tremors.

He Zhen commanded from the northern city wall tower, his expression grim as he looked at the holographic map.

"Wen Zhuo."

"We’ve detected an approach toward Airport Avenue, we’re currently maneuvering nearby, there’s no sign of movement into the defensive line yet!" Wen Zhuo’s voice came through the communicator, along with the sound of howling wind.

"Good, once you’ve confirmed the marker, fire projection is estimated at 30 seconds. If necessary, try to hold off that bug, but be sure to avoid it yourselves!"

"Understood."

Whoosh~

The hunting party had already moved extensively, the monster tide within the city was surging northward en masse, accompanied by the immense earthquake.

High above, Wen Zhuo was keeping an eye on the direction of the sky while also monitoring the earthquake source location on the holographic map.

"This is the spot. Aside from the Hell Black Chrysanthemum, these monsters are likely attracted by dense crowds, so we can’t get any closer!"

KIKI looked at the holographic blueprint with a grave expression, clutching the Hell Black Chrysanthemum tightly.

"This time, it definitely can’t escape!" Han Jun shouted sternly.

"KIKI, I’ll watch the underground, you keep an eye on the sky. If that sea urchin spine comes again later, let Qin Xueming take the front. He’s Energy Concentration type; physical damage will hold better than your Telekinesis Shield!" Wen Zhuo said at this moment.

Upon hearing this, KIKI frowned and looked at Qin Xueming beside them: "What do you mean?"

"Means you’re using me as a meat shield!" Qin Xueming concisely replied, unconcerned: "Don’t worry, I probably..." he said, gazing complicatedly at the sky overhead, "should be able to withstand it."

"This Brother Qin has quite the build." Lu Xingchen couldn’t help but say.

"Stop talking, it’s coming!"

Rumble!

Not far away, the street started to crack, rows of buildings began to tilt and collapse. As everyone watched, their hearts tightened.

Simultaneously, the giant cannons on the northern city wall, the aviation combat unit’s missiles and bombers, along with remote firepower from the passenger station and airport, all aimed at this location.

Wen Zhuo’s eyes narrowed in intensity: "It’s here!"

...

On the other side, at Trakama Ice Valley, an intense exchange of gunfire erupted outside the camp.

"Captain Lin, the tablet calibration is complete, core temperature is stable. Next step, after repair, requires initiating neural synchronization..." Yu Yuheng’s voice was urgent over the communicator to Lin Xian.

Inside the camp tent, Yu Yuheng was almost frantically adjusting data on the computer, his lips dry, eyes fixed intently on the screen’s codes. All the research team members were similarly tense, working silently.

"No need for testing, I’ll start directly with Chen Wei. My superpower has fully covered the mecha, so please adjust 70% of the neural deployment of the balance driver to me, I can bear more."

"No way!"

In the No.1 Machine cockpit, Chen Wei abruptly stood up, rejecting Lin Xian’s adjustment: "Our neural deployment must be synchronized, otherwise it’ll cause drive delay on my end. This isn’t the time to play hero; I can take it!"

As Lin Xian sped up the repair process, he said, "Even your breathing rate has issues now, indicating irreversible damage to your respiratory nervous system. Even if I fix this mecha, it’s hard for you to endure even two hours given your state. I’m doing this to help you last longer."

"Cut it out." Chen Wei looked at the three empty Cold Dark Reagent tubes beside Lin Xian, speaking coldly: "Though I don’t understand superpowers, I know your overload state isn’t necessarily better than mine. I don’t know what your Level 5 synchronization coefficient means, but to harness the mecha’s power, we need to stay in sync. If we’re gonna die, let’s die together. I don’t want to owe you anything."

Lin Xian took a deep breath: "Fine."

After speaking, he immediately said over the communicator to Jingtian and Sun Kai: "In less than an hour, we can attempt stage-one initiation, hang in there."

"Alright, no problem." Jingtian’s voice came through.

"We’re fine too, those things are all following us, Captain Lin, don’t worry!" Sun Kai’s voice also came through the communicator.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xian’s heart steadied, fully immersing himself in the operation of the Mechanical Heart. His lips were pale, having collapsed from exhaustion twice. Just a few hours ago, he completed the scan, now he was fully engaged in repair work. The head cabin’s outer armor and nano ceramic plate windows were fully restored, while the left arm’s massive tear was being rapidly repaired, with hydraulic tubes, armor plates, and carbonized drive shafts inside. Fortunately, the main alloy skeleton wasn’t fractured, or Lin Xian wouldn’t have had enough materials for repair.

Outside the camp, hordes of Snow Demons surged from unknown sources, launching an attack on Jingtian’s escort team. Though the scale wasn’t large, these Snow Demons were vast compared to ordinary Snow Demons, making them extremely difficult to deal with. Jingtian’s side managed the assault while his skiing-equipped subordinates raced across the snowfield, aiming to lure all the attractable monsters.

"Something’s off, why did only these large Snow Demons show up!"

"Li Wei, is the camp affected?"