Chapter 171: EX-S Viper Cannon

On the other side, on the bridge spanning the ruins factory, 2B looked at the massive object in front of her and suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness.

"This thing is really huge! Can we really handle it? The bunker command really overestimated us!"

In front of her stood a mechanical monster dozens of meters tall. It had two huge arms, especially the jagged, mechanical arm that had earlier nearly pushed her to the brink.

Even more terrifying were the protrusions on its back. If you looked closely, you'd see that they were actually rows of missile launch tubes.

[Warning, target unit has appeared: super-large weapon – Engels!]

In front of 2B and 4B, the POD projected a line of bright red text.

[Notice: it is an enemy of humans and androids. Recommendation: eliminate it.]

"..."

"Now that's a simple recommendation!"

Listening to the support unit's voice, 4B next to her couldn't help but complain. Against such a giant thing, not to mention just her and 2B, even if the Resistance androids joined in, they still might not be able to take it down.

"POD, immediately request support from the Bunker!" Without any hesitation, 2B gave the order to her POD.

[Apologies, electromagnetic interference in the area is severe. Communication cannot be established.]

"..."

"Alright, looks like we can only rely on ourselves." 2B let out a sigh and turned to glance at 4B beside her.

"4B, you take the left, I'll take the right. Let's destroy both of its arms first."

"Understood." 4B nodded. Although fearful, she still gripped her longsword tightly.

With 2B's "Let's go!", she too rushed toward Engels's left arm, covered by her own POD's suppressive fire.

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Meanwhile, on the other side of the bridge, Anemone also gave her own order to her subordinates:

"Concentrate all firepower. Cover them."

But in her heart, she didn't place much hope in it. Even though they carried a lot of equipment, most of it was light weaponry. While they could handle standard machine lifeforms, against that monster dozens of meters tall, it was simply beyond their ability.

However, despite the danger, she wasn't panicking. In fact, she felt a bit excited.

This was exactly the kind of situation she wanted to see.

Although A2's personality had changed a lot, she still hoped to use this opportunity to improve the relationship between A2 and the Bunker.

———

Boom! Boom! Boom!

On top of the bridge, Engels's two massive mechanical arms, with harsh screeching metal sounds, smashed down wildly toward 2B and 4B. The bridge surface, made almost entirely of steel, shattered like fragile tofu.

2B and 4B kept retreating. Even though their PODs were pouring out bullets nonstop, even though the Resistance androids were doing everything they could to support them, it still couldn't stop Engels's advance.

Seeing the mechanical arm swing down again, 2B leapt away agilely. But before she could regain balance, she saw 4B flung away.

"4B!" 2B shouted anxiously.

Although androids could upload their memories and be revived using a constant supply of replacement bodies, that only worked if the black box inside the body remained intact.

With Engels's terrifying power, if she got hit, there might not even be time to upload memory, she'd be wiped out instantly.

Fortunately, 4B had only been blown away by the shockwave. She quickly crawled out from a pile of rubble, tore off her already damaged tactical visor, and shouted at 2B, "Captain, I'm fine!"

2B let out a breath of relief and focused again on dodging Engels's attacks.

And as a super-large fortress-type machine, Engels's means of attack weren't limited to swinging its arms. After realizing its enemies were dodging all its attacks, it paused.

Of course, it wasn't giving up, it was preparing a fiercer attack.

Several exhaust chimneys on Engels's top suddenly spewed thick black smoke.

Next, all the missile bays on its body opened at once. In the next second, countless missiles shot into the sky, turned nearly at a right angle mid-air, and then blasted toward their locked targets, 2B and 4B.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Deafening explosions rang out. Flames covered the half-destroyed bridge. Shattered debris and smoke flew everywhere, falling like rain.

After firing a missile salvo, Engels paused again, whether reloading or preparing a new wave of attacks was unclear.

But this pause gave the YoRHa team a moment to breathe, and a chance to strike back.

Without waiting for the smoke to clear, 2B and 4B rushed through the thick haze and slashed at Engels's lowered mechanical arm. Their PODs switched to a new mode, firing two thick energy beams like water pipes at its joints.

Engels might be massive, but it wasn't clumsy. As soon as it was hit, it responded immediately, raising its arms and bending its legs sharply.

With the ear-grinding sound of metal grinding and hydraulics whirring madly, it actually jumped.

A monster dozens of meters tall, weighing at least a thousand tons, jumping, was terrifying beyond imagination.

2B and 4B felt the sky darken above them, then they were crushed under an immense pressure.

Seeing the enormous machine falling on them like a collapsing mountain, they had only one thought, 'Dodge fast, or we'll really die here.'

But the bridge was heavily damaged. And though androids could ignore some terrain, they couldn't fly. As they sprinted backwards, they didn't make it far.

Watching Engels come crashing down, the two girls stopped in resignation. And just then, a large robot suddenly flew in and slammed hard into Engels.

Boom!

With a thunderous crash, the multi-ton mechanical weapon was forcefully knocked off course and fell off the side of the bridge.

But force acts both ways. Though the aerial robot had more advanced tech, it was smaller and lighter. After the collision, it was also sent flying nearly a hundred meters, sparks and electric arcs bursting from its body. The impact site was deeply dented.

Fortunately, reality isn't like games. There's no HP bar. Unless the aerial unit's limbs are dismembered or its core destroyed, it still retains combat ability.

On the bridge, watching this, 2B and 4B glanced gratefully at the aerial robot. This was already the second time it had helped them. And this time, it was critical, it had saved their lives.

But grateful as they were, the two didn't just stand around. They continued retreating. That huge machine wasn't likely to go down so easily.

Sure enough, they hadn't gone far before a giant hand grabbed onto the bridge. Then Engels's form reappeared before everyone.

"Fire!"

At that moment, Aiden, who had just arrived, gave the order to Gale.

Immediately, the armor panels on Gale's back unfolded like wings, and over a dozen missiles, trailing fire, shot toward Engels.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Brilliant explosions lit up Engels's body. Heaven Realm technology now showed its destructive power. More than a dozen holes were blasted into Engels, and countless parts fell like rain.

But even heavily damaged, Engels didn't fall. Its sheer size kept it standing. As its core reactor inside spun wildly, a furious roar echoed from within.

Then, it faced Gale, dozens of electromagnetic gun barrels launched a dense wave of plasma orbs.

But this large mechanical unit clearly lacked high intelligence. Against Gale, which had complete aerial superiority, these slow plasma shots were useless. With a simple pull-up maneuver, Gale easily dodged them.

Of course, Gale wasn't that smart either. All the dodging and attacks since the beginning had been remotely controlled by Aiden. Unless a route was pre-programmed, if left to itself, Gale would probably try to have a knight-style duel with Engels, exchanging fire in place.

Seeing the plasma didn't work, Engels's six exhaust chimneys spewed thick smoke again, as if enraged. With gears grinding and turning, its missile bays began reloading.

It was preparing its strongest strike.

But Aiden wasn't going to give it that chance. While controlling Gale to keep bombing Engels, he snapped his fingers.

Suddenly, on the bridge, a massive turret appeared out of nowhere.

EX-S Viper Cannon.

The nearly ten-meter-high turret aimed its several-meter-long barrel at Engels. As countless lights gathered at the muzzle, a laser beam several meters wide blasted out.

Boom!

The beam struck Engels's chest dead-on. Engels, still charging power, couldn't dodge in time. It could only watch helplessly as the tens-of-thousands-degree heat melted away its armor bit by bit.

But as a massive mechanical weapon, Engels still had one last move.

With its reactor spinning madly, it managed to gather a solid energy beam in its chest, and forcefully resisted the Viper Cannon's blast, even pushing it back slightly.

Seeing this, Aiden gritted his teeth and used Gale's final ability. He ordered Gale to self-destruct, turning itself into a missile to ram Engels.

After all, Gale was a summoned unit. It could be resummoned infinitely, just with a 30-minute cooldown.

Gale's eyes turned crimson, red light covered its body, and with a loud buzzing, it went full speed toward Engels.

BOOOOOM!!!

With a deafening blast, a huge hole was blown into Engels's massive body, revealing its damaged core reactor.

With its core hit, Engels's beam weakened further. Finally, the laser from the Viper Cannon pierced through its body, as Engels fell, an HO229 fighter jet appeared over the bridge.

But the jet was smoking all over, and half of its weapon systems were gone. It clearly had fought a tough battle to get here.

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