CHAPTER 1266: CHAPTER 711: INVITING YOU TO THE NORTHERN TERRITORY

The right arm’s scythe stabbed directly towards the exposed sensors of the power armor, moving with unbelievable agility!

Steve was no ordinary person; seeing this swift and fierce attack, he used his Divine Skill.

[Bullet Time]!

This is an ability to speed up reaction time, making everything seem unhurried.

He twisted his waist sharply, the armor emitting the sound of gears rotating at high speed, as he raised his shield to block upwards.

"Bang!" The scythe struck heavily against the shield, leaving a white mark.

"Waga!" The black shadow relentlessly launched a fierce assault, reaching speeds at the peak of its ability.

General Li and the others held their breath, astonished by the intelligence of the Reconnaissance Scythe, as if it knew the power armor’s weaknesses; if all the sensors were destroyed, the power armor would be as good as blind regardless of its strength.

"It doesn’t actually know the weaknesses of technology weapons but possesses a Divine Skill [Weakness Insight], an innate ability. Precisely for this reason, it is named ’Reconnaissance Scythe’," Lu Yuan explained.

"I see, do all Insect Race have Divine Skills?"

"Not really, Low-level Insect Race has only ordinary skills; only the High-level Insect Clan, the more intelligent ones, possess Divine Skills."

This super captain is also a human elite, managing to use his large shield to guard against the furious attacks without any gaps.

"Dang dang dang" sounded like iron being struck.

In a moment of opportunity, utilizing the power of the power armor, he charged forward, swinging a high-frequency sawtooth blade towards the opposing scythe!

The crowd, seeing this scene, felt their tension tighten further!

"The outcome will soon be decided! After all, an insect is just an insect."

Steve intentionally held back a bit, not attacking the opponent’s head; it would be hard to explain if he accidentally killed the insect.

Unexpectedly, at the moment when the high-frequency sawtooth touched the arm’s scythe, the Reconnaissance Scythe let out an excited "Waga ga" sound as if it had caught its prey in a trap.

The scythe suddenly flickered with a dark light, Divine Skill—[Hardened Bones]!

With a loud "bang," sparks flew everywhere!

This was a contest of materials, a battle of hardness.

The sparks vanished in an instant, but they etched an afterimage in the eyes of the observers, lasting and undying, as if even the air was scorched with holes when these deadly weapons clashed.

Cry of amazement erupted from the stands; the high-frequency sawtooth, spinning at high speed, was actually jammed!

Several gears broke off directly, spinning down to the ground.

Yet, on the Reconnaissance Scythe’s scythe, there were only some shallow imprints.

"The insect shell is actually harder than technology weapons..." General Li murmured to himself, clenching his fists tighter than when he was on the battlefield himself.

The Scythe, not letting up, clamped onto the opponent’s weapon with one scythe.

The other scythe stabbed fiercely towards the sensors’ position, "pow pow pow," causing sparks to fly, with shards of glass and metal scattering all over the ground.

Truth be told, the Scythe’s strength was indeed a bit weaker, unlike those giant beasts which could crush most mecha with sheer power.

However, it fought intelligently, merely targeting the exposed sensors.

Finally, it gave a "wa" and sprayed acidic liquid.

"Zzz," a strong acidic smell filled the air, seemingly hitting a critical point and corroding some circuits of the power armor.

In the end, the Reconnaissance Scythe leaped back dozens of meters and was swaggering and shouting triumphantly over there.

The outcome was decided!

The Human Alliance was silent for a long time on this side.

They wore wry smiles, unable to even defeat an 8-level Reconnaissance Insect, let alone the real combat weapons of Green Grass City.

Even General Li scratched his head with a bitter smile: "New York City has lost... can our Yunhai City’s power armor defeat it?"

The technical advisor shook his head, whispering: "It’s very difficult, General. Our armor’s technical specifications are actually about the same as New York City’s, with maybe some differences in details."

"Our sensors and materials are evenly matched, nothing leading."

"Then let’s forget it..." General Li looked at the eager soldiers, "Don’t humiliate yourselves, if you want to spar, I can privately arrange with Lu Yuan for opportunities; there really is no need to take the stage now."

The technicians also sighed deeply, remaining silent.

Though the sensors of the power armor could be distributed in every corner of the body, remember the pilot is still human, accustomed to observing the world with two eyes.

To solve this problem, the first option is to directly install eye sensors, like surveillance, almost consistent with human vision.

This method is simple to implement, with low technical requirements and strong resistance to idealist interference, but its flaw is that once the core sensor is destroyed, it becomes blind.

The second option is naturally distributed, with sensors around the power armor, even if several are destroyed, it doesn’t matter. But this requires the power armor’s smart brain to synthesize video footage from sensor signals, a technically challenging task that requires some degree of AI integration.

Even more, it needs technology to prevent idealist interference.

Otherwise, once the Field interferes, the machines break down, and they all turn into sitting ducks.

"Clap clap clap!" Lu Yuan led in applause, "The cost of this power armor shouldn’t be high, right?"

"Actually, these are all lab versions; cost can only be reduced when mass production starts," General Li gave an approximate figure.

"That’s much cheaper than cultivating Reconnaissance Scythes," Lu Yuan said with a bitter smile, "These Scythes consumed at least one Spirit Essence of extraordinary consumables; it’s normal for the mecha to be unable to defeat them."