Chapter 191 - 174 Valgris (Additional Update Today)

[Military Technology Software Upgrade: Energy-gathering Laser]

[Adjust the operation mode of the energy-gathering cannon array, continuously output high-energy particle jets, making the jets almost a laser.]

[Note: Extremely energy-consuming. This technology is designed to be mounted on military-grade armored units. This technology is still in the experimental stage.]

[Firmware upgrade requirements: Electricity, lots of electricity; Particle ammo, lots of particle ammo.]

How much support has military technology given the Night Wandering Ghost?

Drones, Centaur Mecha, experimental technology...

Now there are also enough explosives to collapse half the factory basement.

"Cough... V? Jack?"

Lille climbed up from the ground, with a large piece of concrete pressing on him.

Jack pushed away the reinforced concrete on him, his legs buckled, and he knelt on one knee.

V wasn’t hit by the concrete, but her left arm had a gaping cut, electrolyte spraying out, and she gave a thumbs-up against an upright block of concrete to show she was fine.

But it was clear she wasn’t in good shape. The electrolyte was toxic, too much in the bloodstream would make a person feel nauseous and want to vomit.

Jack pounded the ground to stand up and lifted the concrete off Lille’s leg.

The ground had collapsed, pressing the entire basement below — if Lille had found out later, they’d be trapped underneath as well.

"Military Technology!!!"

From above the factory, the Wanderer began to shout.

In the distance, Lille saw five Scorpion-tailed Lion Floating Cars appear in the sky, but that wasn’t all!

A Valgris Helicopter from Military Technology appeared in sight!

Lille’s heart sank: This was an armed unit from the Military Technology border checkpoint!

He was just a small-time thief. No matter how big the trouble he caused, even if someone identified him as part of the mercenary team that wreaked havoc in the city center, it shouldn’t attract border troops!

First, the biggest incident in the city center wasn’t someone stirring up trouble. Even if it was, the damage wouldn’t be recouped by the death of a few mercenaries.

At most, they would deploy the Scorpion-tailed Lion Floating Cars and armored units allowed by Evil Land for pursuit and blockade.

But the Military Technology border troops were a full-scale formal army. Entering an area outside their jurisdiction could easily trigger a conflict.

So, the only reason to risk a military conflict by mobilizing border troops would be:

Someone had confirmed he was a Lizard Man!

Only confirmation of a Lizard Man here would make such a powerful biological weapon worth the political risk for Military Technology to deploy troops!

The commander of Military Technology began spinning stories!

According to the preset plan, Lille saw the first Javelin Missile rise from the ground!

The Valgris Helicopter immediately shot out flare countermeasures, lighting up the sky —

The flares attracted the lock-on of three missiles. These missiles flew into the air, circling aimlessly, then exploded in the sky!

Only two hit the Scorpion-tailed Lion!

The Valgris leaned forward —

"Evade!"

Machine guns and ground-attack rockets unleashed a sweep!

The appearance of this airborne firepower instantly put the battle at a disadvantage — even if the Wanderer took out three of the enemy’s Scorpion-tailed Lions first, without taking down that helicopter, they would just hide behind cover and await death!

There was more trouble ahead...

Lille couldn’t be bothered with the external battle. He shouted at the two people:

"There’s another Centaur Mecha—"

Boom!

As soon as he finished speaking, a second Centaur Mecha burst through the hanging steel and concrete, charging out like a raging bull!

This Centaur Mecha dragged shimmering electric cables behind it, sparking along the way!

Jack stepped forward with his left foot, lifting a concrete slab and pressing it down!

The opponent raised a shield to withstand the concrete slab!

Crack—

The power of the gorilla’s arm was astonishing. Under the pressure of the concrete slab, it was almost on par with the Centaur Mecha!

But... Lille clearly saw Jack’s knees start trembling violently and then burst open!

Bang!

"Mierda, not now—"

Boom!

The concrete slab pressed down on Jack, deforming his remaining leg!

At the crucial moment, Lille boosted his secondary heart, activated Si Anweisitan, and pushed Jack away!

Boom!

"Jack! Fuck!"

V cursed loudly, lifting her raccoon dog with one hand — but this Centaur Mecha was highly abnormal. She could even see the crude welding of several armored plates near the cockpit!

It wasn’t just difficult to aim; it was impossible to aim!

She could only switch targets, aim at the energy-gathering gun, and pull the trigger —

Bang!

The energy-gathering gun emitted a burst of electrical current, making the entire Mecha shudder, but it quickly returned to normal and charged at V—

She couldn’t control the recoil of the raccoon dog with one hand, she stumbled and was about to be knocked over—

Bang!

A powerful bullet struck the shield, and V used the gap to shoot out spider silk, dodging the Mecha’s charge!

On the ground, Navi and Cedric peeked out: "Military Technology’s firepower is strong! Do you need help?"

Lille pulled out a can of prepped emergency pharmaceutical from his pocket and injected it into Jack.

Jack’s legs were ruined again, this time completely, with joint fractures and open wounds. The pain made him pass out.

And Lille couldn’t lizardize—

Lizardize, and the Wanderer would be definitely tied to the Lizard Man. The probability of the trio being linked to the Lizard Man would skyrocket.

Now he wasn’t alone, not even in a small three-person group anymore.

Lille’s mind raced, quickly determining an action plan —

"V, Navi, you need to buy me some time. Cedric, carry Jack inside; there’s a prosthetics surgery room in the basement, head there."

Navi was already attracting fire, continuously shooting and moving, while the Centaur Mecha pulled out its heavy machine gun to return fire.

V nodded, pulling out her long-unused Night Pistol from her clothes — since it was about buying time, this gun would suffice.

"For what... damn! Ugh!" Cedric yelled hoarsely, his feet not slackening as he tumbled down from the second floor.

"Of course, for the prosthetics surgery."

...

"Terrorists possess military-grade single-soldier equipment. Armored transport units A13, A4, A5 have crashed."

"Approaching the target, conducting a sweep."

"Target occupying the factory, attacking around it, waiting for the encirclement to form."

"Combat suspected inside the factory."

"... Order: Advance cautiously."

Mercedes sat in the helicopter, saying nothing, listening to the information on the channel.

She, usually in a dress, had donned tactical gear.

She was an agent who rose through intelligence work. Even if she hadn’t been on a battlefield, she wouldn’t flinch.

At this moment, she was glad she had fabricated evidence: the anti-aircraft missiles used by the terrorists were Military Technology’s own.

She hadn’t expected these guys to get their hands on her company’s stuff, let alone shoot down three Scorpion-tailed Lions!

In the rear, a convoy led by Mo Xi was still approaching. Once the airborne forces completed their sweep, it would be time for the ground forces to enter.

There couldn’t be any more mishaps this time, right?

As soon as she thought this, she saw another ground-to-air missile launched from the surface!

This time, the enemy had incredibly good luck, blowing up a Scorpion-tailed Lion on the spot!

This was ridiculous.

All she could think of was this: This was ridiculous!

The target of Military Technology’s lockdown had acquired Military Technology’s military equipment—

If she hadn’t exaggerated the false intelligence internally and lured the patrolling Valgris over...

They almost turned Military Technology’s troops upside down again!

Fortunately, this seemed to be their last guided missile.

Now she was immensely grateful for her deceit, otherwise sinking into the sea would have been a certainty.

Now she was absolutely certain that even if these people weren’t Lizard Men, they had extremely high intelligence value.

Perhaps sinking into the sea wasn’t necessary... right?

"... W-2, launch a White Phosphorus Bomb to clear the target area."

"Order denied. The primary objective is to capture the Lizard Man; a White Phosphorus Bomb might kill the target."

On the communication channel, the pilot rejected her bad idea, soon followed by a second voice.

"Director Stott, the border troops do not take orders from you; letting you hitch a ride has already been a great concession. Please don’t interfere with the soldiers’ execution of orders."

Mercedes’s expression didn’t change, but she thought:

Anyway, I warned you.

But this time there couldn’t be any more mishaps, right?