Chapter 50 – Going into Battle 出战

As the battle worsened, the neighborhood became a ruin. Reinforcements from the insect race swarmed in like a tide. Dozens of tall mutant insects of the insect race emerged from the ground, charging at the humans with an overwhelming murderous intent. The intense conflict on the battlefield almost tore the air apart. Buildings were continuously destroyed, and flames and smoke engulfed the entire area.

Lin Wanqing saw the situation getting worse. She frowned and quickly grabbed Lin Yuan. "We must retreat! There's an armory behind. Maybe we still have a chance!"

Although Lin Yuan was reluctant, seeing the growing number of insects in front of him, he had no choice but to follow with a heavy heart. As he ran behind Lin Wanqing towards the armory in the rear, he couldn't help but complain to the Jiuchong. "Hey, Jiuchong, Li Xingchen is half of the divine race. What's she pretending to be an ordinary person for now? She's really hiding it too deeply!"

Jiuchong lazy voice rang out. "Host, her actions are none of your business. It's odd that your spiritual power hasn't flared up in this situation. And do you really count on others to bail you out?"

"Me, alone? There are so many insects on this battlefield!" Lin Yuan complained as he sped up, feeling frustrated about his situation.

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A few minutes later, the three of them finally reached the armory. The armory was filled with various equipment and heavy weapons. Lin Yuan looked at those mecha battle suits and laser weapons and couldn't help but sigh in a low voice. "These things are really advanced..."

Lin Wanqing quickly adjusted the equipment and activated a simple protection system. At the same time, she pointed at a spare Gundam mecha. "Lin Yuan, that mecha is semi-automatic. Beginners can operate it quickly. But you have to pilot it. Regular soldiers can't handle so many insects."

Lin Yuan frowned. "What? You want me to operate this? I haven't even passed the formal training!"

Lin Wanqing gritted her teeth and said, "This isn't the time to discuss. You're the only one here whose spiritual power level is far beyond that of ordinary people. The mecha's core system requires a spiritual power connection, and ordinary people can't control it at all. Hurry up and get on it!"

Lin Yuan looked at the situation around him and finally took a deep breath. "All right, I'll give it a shot."

He quickly ran to the mecha cockpit, opened the hatch, and got inside. As the mecha core hummed to life, the cockpit screen lit up. He put on the spiritual-connection headband and tried to focus on sensing the mecha's system.

The moment he activated the mecha, Lin Yuan felt his spiritual power being drawn into the system. The entire mecha seemed to become his limbs. However, as he was operating the semi-automatic mecha for the first time, he was obviously not skilled. He took a clumsy step and almost stepped on the shelter of his sister.

"Hey! Be careful! Are you trying to kill the insects or have you been annoyed with your sister for a long time?" Lin Wanqing couldn't help but complain through the communicator.

Lin Yuan was sweating heavily. "Don't push me! This is way harder to control than I expected!"

At the same time, dozens of insects quickly approached. Among them, three mutant creatures were obviously of the commander level, with their scales shining like metal all over their bodies. They roared in unison and charged towards the direction where Lin Yuan was.

Lin Yuan forced himself to stabilize the mecha's center of gravity and tried to aim the mecha's laser cannon at the insects. However, as soon as he aimed at one, the long tail of another insect lashed from the side, knocking the mecha back several steps.

"Damn! These bugs are so tough!" Lin Yuan gritted his teeth, trying to raise the mecha's shield. His moves were still clumsy.

However, at that moment, he suddenly felt a sharp pain coming from the depths of his mind, as if a force was awakening. He held onto the handrail of the cockpit with one hand and cursed in a low voice. "What the hell? My head is about to explode..."

The next second, the mecha's core seemed to be activated. A blue light emerged from the surface of the mecha's body. The eye sensors of the mecha suddenly emitted a brilliant light, and the color of the entire mecha also changed in the faint blue light.

Lin Yuan seemed to enter a wonderful state at this moment. His spiritual power merged perfectly with the mecha, and his movements became smooth and precise. He controlled the mecha to take a leap, avoiding the insect's attack. Then the laser sword sliced through the air and cut off an insect's front paw in one go.

"Why do I feel... that it's become easier to control?" Lin Yuan murmured in a low voice.

Then, the three mutant insects of the insect race simultaneously launched a siege on him. He calmly controlled the mecha, using the shield to block the frontal attack, and at the same time, using the laser sword to slash at the side abdomen of another insect. The blue light flashed, and the insect let out a shrill roar. Thick green liquid gushed out from the wound.

Another insect sneaked up from behind. Lin Yuan used the mecha's arm to grab its tail and flung it to the ground, making a big pit.

"Host, stay vigilant!" Jiuchong suddenly reminded him in his mind.

Sure enough, the remaining mutant creatures of the insect race pounced on him even more frantically. Lin Yuan controlled the mecha to fight with them for several minutes. Although he was hit a few times, he gradually gained the upper hand. Finally, he stabbed his sword through the head of the last mutant insect of the insect race. Green blood splashed everywhere, and the insect let out its last wail before falling to the ground with a thud.

Lin Yuan panted and looked at the battlefield through the screen of the cockpit. The three mutant insects were all down. Without their leaders, the ordinary insects nearby started to scatter.

Just then, a rumbling sound of machinery came from a distance. A human Gundam mecha team arrived at the battlefield and quickly launched a siege on the remaining insects.

The voice of a mecha commander came from the communication channel. "This is the Seventh Mecha Team. We have arrived for support. Please all personnel evacuate to the safe area!"

Lin Yuan let out a sigh of relief, disconnected the core link of the mecha, and leaned wearily in the cockpit. Although his first battle was a bit messy, the final result made him feel relieved.

"Lin Yuan, you did well," Li Xingchen said, sounding a bit impressed. "But next time, practice first."

Lin Yuan gave a wry smile. "I'm just a logistics guy..."

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随着战斗的升级,街区变成了一片废墟.虫族的增援如潮水般涌来,十几只高大的虫族变种从地底钻出,带着令人窒息的杀气扑向人类.战场上的激烈冲突几乎撕裂了空气,建筑物被接连摧毁,火焰与硝烟笼罩了整片区域.

林晚晴看着局势越来越危急,眉头紧锁,果断拉着林远:"我们得撤!后方有武器库,也许还有希望!"

林远虽然不太情愿,但看着眼前越来越多的虫族,也只能硬着头皮跟上.他跟在林晚晴身后奔向后方武器库的同时,忍不住对九重戒吐槽:"喂喂,我说九重戒,那黎星辰是半神族,现在装什么普通人?她这也藏得太深了吧!"

九重戒的声音懒洋洋地响起:"宿主,她怎么做和你没关系,反倒是你的精神力,这种情况下不爆发才是奇怪的.再说,你还想靠别人救场吗?"

"我靠自己?这战场上虫族的数量有点多啊!" 林远一边吐槽一边加快了脚步,心里对自己这一次的状况已经有些无语.

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几分钟后,三人终于抵达了武器库.武器库里摆放着各种装备与重型武器,林远望着那些机甲战斗服和激光武器,忍不住低声感叹: "这东西还真先进啊..."

林晚晴快速调整设备,打开一套简易的防护系统,同时指着一台备用的高达机甲: "林远,那台机甲是半自动型号,可以让新手短时间内操控.但你得自己上去,因为这虫族的数量,靠普通人类士兵已经不够看了."

林远皱眉: "什么?你让我操控这个?我连正式训练都没过!"

林晚晴咬牙道:"现在不是讨论的时候,你是这里唯一精神力等级远超常人的人.机甲核心系统需要精神力链接,普通人根本驾驭不了.快上去!"

林远看了看周围的情况,最终深吸了一口气: "好吧,拼了."

他快步跑到机甲驾驶舱,打开舱门进入其中.伴随着机甲核心启动的嗡鸣声,驾驶舱内的屏幕亮了起来.他戴上了精神链接的头环,试图集中精神感应机甲的系统.

启动机甲的瞬间,林远感觉到自己的精神力被牵引着涌入系统,整台机甲仿佛成了他的四肢.然而,初次操控半自动型机甲的他显然还不熟练,笨拙地迈出一步,差点踩到自己妹妹的掩体.

"喂喂!小心点!你这是要杀虫族还是看你妹妹不爽很久了?" 林晚晴在通讯器里忍不住吐槽.

林远满头大汗: "别催我啊!这玩意儿比我想象的难操控多了!"

与此同时,十几只虫族迅速靠近,其中三只变种生物显然是统领级别的存在,周身鳞甲闪着金属般的光泽.它们齐声嘶吼,扑向林远所在的方向.

林远强行稳住机甲的重心,试图用机甲的激光炮对准虫族.然而,刚瞄准一只,另一只虫族的长尾便从侧面抽来,将机甲击退好几步.

"靠!这些家伙还真是难缠!" 林远咬牙操控机甲提起盾牌防御,但动作仍显得有些笨拙.

然而,就在这时,他突然感到一阵刺痛从脑海深处传来,像是一股力量正在觉醒.他一手扶着驾驶舱的扶手,低声咒骂: "什么鬼?脑袋快炸了..."

下一秒,机甲的核心似乎被激活,一阵蓝光从机甲的身体表面浮现,机甲的眼部感应器突然绽放出绚烂的光芒,整台机甲的颜色也在淡淡的蓝光中发生了变化.

林远此刻仿佛进入了一种奇妙的状态,他的精神力与机甲完美融合,动作变得流畅而精准.他操控机甲一个跃步,避开了虫族的攻击,激光剑随即划过空中,一剑将一只虫族的前爪削下.

"我怎么感觉...操控变简单了?" 林远低声喃喃.

接着,三只虫族变种同时向他发起围攻.他冷静地操控机甲,以盾牌挡住正面的攻击,同时利用激光剑斩向另一只虫族的侧腹.蓝光划过,虫族发出一声凄厉的嘶吼,伤口处涌出了粘稠的绿色液体.

另一只虫族从后方偷袭,林远反手用机甲的机械臂抓住它的尾巴,将它狠狠甩向地面,地面被砸出一个大坑.

"宿主,保持警惕啊!" 九重戒突然在他脑海中提醒.

果然,剩下的虫族变种生物更为疯狂地向他扑来.林远操控机甲与它们缠斗数分钟,虽然受了几次撞击,但他逐渐占据了上风.最终,他一剑刺穿最后一只变种虫族的头颅,绿色的血液四溅,虫族发出最后一声哀鸣,轰然倒地.

林远喘着气,透过驾驶舱的屏幕看向战场.三只变种虫族已经全部倒下,周围的普通虫族也因失去统领开始溃散.

就在此时,远处传来一阵机械的轰鸣声.一支人族高达机甲战队赶到了战场,迅速对残余的虫族展开围剿.

通讯频道中传来一名机甲指挥官的声音: "这里是第七机甲战队,我们已抵达支援.请所有人员撤离至安全区域!"

林远松了一口气,解除机甲的核心链接,疲惫地靠在驾驶舱内.虽然第一次战斗有些狼狈,但最终结果让他松了口气.

"林远,你做得不错." 黎星辰的声音传来,带着一丝赞赏, "不过,下次再来这种事情,最好提前练练."

林远苦笑:"我只是个后勤人员啊..."