Free Web NovelChapter 784: Chapter 694: I’ll Call You...
"Your wound is severe..." Freya gasped.
"Don’t mind me," Xiaoliu interrupted the girl. "There’s not much time left!"
The battlefield inside the city was fierce and deadlocked. Every second, countless people sacrificed themselves, buying time with their lives.
If this battle failed, the sacrifices would be in vain.
Xiaoliu pushed the girl in front of him aside. The overwhelming pain made it hard for him to maintain his balance.
The commander of the battle had already sacrificed, comrades were dying all around, and the remaining soldiers were pushing towards the power room with sheer will. This tug-of-war had reached its most critical moment.
"There’s not much time left, only five minutes!" The deputy commander was anxious.
"What the hell are you all huddling for? Push forward!"
"No, we can’t push forward!" Someone peeked out only to be suppressed back by the Insect Race’s firepower.
"The enemy’s firepower is too fierce; we need a way to deal with that guy up top!"
The Insect Race’s Titan loomed like the Sword of Damocles over the soldiers’ heads. The circular area inside the dam had become a definite no-go zone. The army was only a short distance from the power room, yet no matter how they tried, they couldn’t break through the Titan’s firepower.
Once they revealed themselves, the beam cannon followed right after. As the Insect Race counterattacked, the previous advances were for naught. Time reached its limit in this deadlock, and casualties were mounting.
At this moment, someone keenly noticed Xiaoliu charging forward.
"That guy, I recognize him. He’s famous for being reckless. He’s going to..."
Xiaoliu was running towards the direction of the disabled Titan!
"He’s going to pilot the Titan!"
"Cover him!" The deputy commander’s mind ignited. Throwing a few decoy grenades, he led the soldiers behind him towards the power room.
The Insect Race’s Titan, facing two groups charging simultaneously, resolutely targeted the deputy commander and his group. It must not let these soldiers reach the power room!
The beam cannon’s light arrived as expected, and the arriving soldiers could only watch helplessly as the deputy commander’s group was engulfed by the dark green beams.
Even knowing the inevitable end, they still used their lives to create an opportunity for others.
This chance was enough!
Xiaoliu quickly entered the Titan, and after confirming it wasn’t completely wrecked, swiftly mobilized the system. Countless related knowledge flashed through his mind.
Boom!
The beam cannon blasted towards Xiaoliu’s position, and the Insect Race’s Titan frantically unleashed its firepower.
The soldiers’ hearts tightened. As the dust settled, streams of blue light dispersed, and an energy shield appeared in their view.
The opposing side had successfully rebooted the Titan!
The Humanoid Titan suddenly burst from the ruins, its thruster accelerating it to the Insect Race’s Titan. With a punch, it drove its astonished opponent into the ground.
"Don’t just stand there, power room!"
Realizing the reaction, the soldiers launched the final charge towards the power room.
The Insect Race’s Titan roared angrily, crawling up from the ground, and raised its beam cannon to target the soldiers. The diving Humanoid Titan grabbed its leg and pulled it back, using the Thermal Blade to sever the opponent’s beam cannon.
The Insect Race’s Titan lifted its arm to block the Thermal Blade’s continuous slashes, kicked the Humanoid Titan to the ground, pounced and grabbed a mechanical arm, and forcefully tore it off, ripping out several thick cables.
Red lights flashed inside the cockpit. Xiaoliu, not fully familiar with the operating system, tried to raise the cannon to counterattack but was pinned to the ground by the Insect Race’s Titan’s foot.
"Roar!"
The Insect Race’s Titan roared, pounding its fists on the Humanoid Titan’s cockpit like a beast, constantly tearing apart the outer armor, finally raising both fists high and slamming down, driving the struggling Humanoid Titan deep into the ground.
Inside the cockpit, Xiaoliu’s mouth and nose bled from the impact, his consciousness nearing fainting.
The Insect Race’s Titan’s red gaze swept over the soldiers. Suddenly, the metal pipes on its back began to writhe rapidly, emitting a purple glow throughout.
"Ah ah ah!" The Insect Race’s Titan breathed heavily, roaring skyward.
"Not good!"
Realizing what was happening, everyone was shocked and terrified.
"This guy’s going to self-destruct!"
"Don’t let it near the power room!"
At this point, the mechanical Titan embedded in the ground twitched its fingers and suddenly rose.
The Insect Race’s Titan looked behind in surprise, unable to believe that after such a heavy hit, the opponent could still stand.
It had never seen a human with such tenacity.
In the cockpit, Xiaoliu’s forehead dripped with blood as he slowly opened his eyes.
The two faced off like western cowboys, a deathly silence flowing as the final moment approached.
In a flash, the Insect Race’s Titan charged heavily towards the Humanoid Titan,
while the Humanoid Titan did not defend at all, allowing the Insect Race’s Titan to tackle it, grabbing a crane’s steel cable on the ground, and whip it with force.
The long steel cable sparked like a fiery serpent, tightly binding the Insect Race’s Titan’s mechanical arm together with the Humanoid Titan’s right leg.
"Got you!" Xiaoliu panted heavily.
Before the first time he lunged at his opponent, he had already pulled this steel cable down from the air, all for this moment!
Xiaoliu controlled the Titan’s right arm to lift up, fiercely using the steel cable to strangle the throat of the Insect Race Titan.
The slender steel cable sliced into the cockpit, instantly slaughtering the pilot inside.
After killing the opponent’s pilot, Xiaoliu didn’t hesitate and adjusted the thrusters to maximum power.
The thrusters’ fiery stream scorched the ground, and the Humanoid Titan, along with the remnants of the Insect Race Titan, slid across the ground momentarily before accelerating into the sky in the blink of an eye!
"Wait." Realizing what the boy had done, Fleur’s eyes widened sharply. "Come back to me!"
Xiaoliu fell back onto the cockpit, the fierce wind hitting him straight on as he gazed at the ground growing distant. An unprecedented tranquility made him feel relieved.
He succeeded.
He defended the victory brought by the people.
The two Titans ascended into the sky, and a brilliant spark exploded in mid-air.
...
The blaring sirens echoed over the city, the soldiers who fought to the death lifted their heads. The Insect Race sensed the approaching crisis, abandoning armor, and retreating in large swarms.
"We won." Chichu Yi closed his eyes.
He had confined the battlefield to this area, making the soldiers defend it to the death precisely for this moment.
In the distance, the flickering red light above the dam signaled the arrival of hope.
With the reboot of the backup power system, the reservoir gates lifted one by one, and the long-abandoned steel giant roared to life, echoing through the city.
Flood discharge!
The overwhelming flood surged towards the city, destroying the hatching nest completely. The Insect Race, unable to evacuate in time, was swept away, devoured, drowned, and driven to pre-designated areas, then bombed in coordination with the ground forces, countless insects were shattered amidst their cries.
The previously retreating situation reversed, as the high-spirited soldiers launched a full counterattack, occupying all targeted strongholds before sunset.
The victory of this battle was complete!
With this invigorating news reporting to the entire army, cheers erupted among the soldiers, survivors embraced and wept, while the officers in the command room gradually relaxed their tense brows, showing a fatigued sense of relief.
"Well done," Chichu Qiu said.
Chichu Yi shook his head, looking towards where the sun was setting: "It is they who brought the victory in this battle."
On the battlefield, the medical team of Life Daylight counted the casualties, while treating the soldiers who were still alive. A young girl searched for something, her hands bloodied as they rubbed against the stones, her lost gaze swept over the ruins and finally rested on the iron-black Titan wreckage.
She shakily approached the wreckage, ignoring whether the sharp iron plates might cut her hands, she exerted herself to pry open the armor obstructing above.
The boy’s figure was revealed, his chest still slightly rising and falling, his back connected to the emergency healing device inside the cockpit, seeming to be fine.
Large tears rolled down Xiaoliu’s cheeks, the warmth causing him to slowly open his eyes.
The gloom over the battlefield dissipated as the battle ended, the twilight cast gentle colors over the distant horizon.
The boy and the girl sat in front of the wreckage, while medical personnel passed by behind them. They clinked their beers together, exchanged a smile, and silently guarded this hard-won peace.
The sun set amidst the tinted clouds, the boy’s eyes reflected the twilight.
"Aren’t you going to tell me your real name?" The girl propped her hands behind her, the wind brushing the strands of hair by her ear.
"I just go by Xiaoliu."
"That’s not right."
"Why not?"
"Because I say it can’t be."
"I’ll give you a name. Whether you like it or not, I’ll call you that from now on."
"...Alright."
"Impulsive in action, always thinking of others, an incurable idealist."
"People like you are quite simple."
"Simple?"
"You can understand it as pure."
Fleur paused for a moment, then looked seriously at the boy.
Her eyes reflected the same soft colors as the boy’s.
Before Jian Liu could respond, a warmth bloomed on his lips. Fleur cupped his face, they separated briefly, and then embraced again and kissed.
"How about calling you..."
"Jian Liu."
"How’s that?"
