The Borderlands (II)

"Damn ,I can't see a damn thing in here ."

Cursing loudly , the Hercules , Tyrant ripper's mech stumbled and nearly fell .

Starfire , Tyrant ripper and Immolator were all spawned together in a wind ravaged valley with a lot of sand .

The violent weather and it's unpredictability was one of the factors contributing to the difficulty of the Borderlands game map as it mirrored the exact conditions on the real planet .

The raging sand storm reduced visibility by at least ten meters even the electronic surveillance systems on their mechs were functioning poorly due to the atmospheric energy's interference .

"Will you stop cursing ,it won't help in finishing this game you know ?"

" Sorry , I just can't help it ."

"Hope the whole team's safe ?"

" Yeah , were comple ..., wait a minute where's Tech junkie and Trampler of stars ? "

" We must have spawned at different locations , it's one of the dangers of this Borderlands map. "

"Seems that we have to carry on the game without them ,and that's even better ,who pilots a Grauser in mech battles , they would just be a burden ."

" That's somewhat harsh but then I guess you're right we have a game to win ." Said Starfire.

Just like the saying do not fear a God like opponent but rather a pig like team mate , piloting a mech as antiquated as the Grauser ,there was no assurance of a good performance as it was just too old even the cheapest of mechas today would totally smoke it .

Right at this moment the blaring warnings from their mech surveillance systems alerted them of incoming threats.

" Careful ,I just registered five heat signatures coming up from the Northwest direction, most probably our opponents?" said Immolator .

" Alright, enter formation we have a match to win regardless of being outnumbered or not ! "

Soon sounds of battle echoed throughout the valley.

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About five miles away from the Jacaranda mechers position two humanoid mechs that were of the same model could be seen seemingly mucking around in the rugged rocky grounds of the Borderlands .

These two mechs were precisely the Grausers piloted by Dongfan Yue and Pang Pengyou who were separated from the Jacarandas upon spawning .

Actually, it was among the game settings for the Borderlands map to separate part of the players of each team from each other in order to increase the unpredictability of the match .

You first had to regroup with your teammates first before encountering the opposing team else you could be overwhelmed if you unfortunately met them without your other team members .

Unfortunately for Dongfan Yue and Pang Pengyou they were spawned a little bit far away from their other teammates .

Typically the seperation distance was mostly around one mile to one mile and a half , theirs being five good miles was merely a fluke a once in a while system glitch, otherwise the AI regulating the matches was picking on them due to their outdated mechs .

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Fortunately for them they being far away from their remaining teammates meant that they would not be embroiled in the battle against their opponents that quick or so it seemed .

Looking at his mechs surveillance system fatty Pang could not help tapping Dongfan's Grauser on the shoulder plate while asking :

" Say , we are in a five versus five elimination battle right , why am I seeing fifteen red spots on my scanner ?"

" What do you mean by fifteen , it must your scanner glitchi... wait a minute , holy shit, run quick it's the aboriginals ! "

Totally unleashing their speed to the max level which their Grausers could accommodate they sprinted away without any hesitation .

It's the aboriginals we're talking about !

Already being on this planet gave them an automatic debuff both on their ability and on their mechs , being surrounded by a group of aboriginals at this time would make them lose the game even before they could sight their opponent's team .

The aboriginals viciousness was no joke as they accounted for nearly forty percent of the casualties humanity suffered at the initial exploration of the Borderlands in reality , with the extreme realism of Nova soul's VR world you could expect a truly ' exhilarating' experience .

Trying their best to contact Starfire and the rest was extremely difficult as even the private communication channel their team possessed was mostly transmitting white noise due to the atmospheric energy's interference,the one time the signals were a bit clearer the explosion of laser cannons and the high tensioned buzz of plasma swords clashing against each other made it obviously clear that they would not be of much help either .

Closing the communication channel Dongfan Yue and Pang Pengyou knew that they were truly alone .

Steeling his mind Dongfan Yue resolutely turned his mech around while saying " Pengyou we can't continue running ,we are alone and these things aren't gonna cut us any slack , we have no choice but to fight . "

" I know that but we're outnumbered in a seven to one ratio , we would just be sitting ducks on a chopping block !"

At this point they could already make out the figures of the approaching aboriginals .

Some of them possessed a humanoid figure while others looked like bizzare beasts ,one thing common to them all however was the savagery and bloodthirst reflected in their eyes .

Their physiques radiated a steel like aura of invincibility upscaling their presence by a notch , anyone without a firm heart would find that his or her legs had already turned into jelly due to fear !

" Oh , is the Great general Pang afraid of even facing the NPC's of a game , then how are you possibly going to conquer the starry skies ? "

Grinding his mech to a standstill Pang Pengyou turned around to face Dongfan Yue while saying : " what's the plan ? "

Drawing out the customary plasma swords and hand laser cannon that was standard to all Grausers , Dongfan Yue grinned in the seat of his mech while saying : " The plan ? , there is no plan we fight till we either win this match or our mechs run out of energy ! "

" Am right with you bro ."