Free Web NovelChapter 817: Chapter 726: Hong and Shadow Wandering (4)
"Did the company say something to you?"
Xu Xiaoyou restrained the fluctuation in her voice, appearing calm and indifferent, much like the secretary-general’s usual demeanor in front of outsiders.
Tang Xin shook her head and slowly approached Xu Xiaoyou, the "Cangmo Ceremony Attire" unleashing. At this moment, the "Starry Singer," who once brought despair to many, had arrived.
"Then it must be March," a cold gleam flashed in Xu Xiaoyou’s eyes. "What did she say to you?"
"Anything about the future?"
"Or anything about me?"
Aside from rescue, Xu Xiaoyou couldn’t think of a second reason for the girl to oppose her at any cost.
Tang Xin didn’t answer again, the rampant Silent Hand behind her showed the girl’s determination.
Xu Xiaoyou took a deep breath, her weary eyes revealing sadness, which was quickly replaced by apathy, and the pitch-black Steward Blades appeared in her hands.
They were more than familiar with each other, knowing that when ideals were at odds, they would become the greatest enemies on each other’s paths.
In the Wastelands, far from the main battlefield, a steel dragon crossed the desert, yellow sand billowing amid the violently rotating wheels, the piercing whistle echoed beneath the sky.
Heavily armed soldiers patrolled the train, most of the train car walls had been completely dismantled, exposing Kuiniu Train’s main structure to the yellow sand, and numerous large Titans walked through the corridors; countless heavy machine guns and anti-aircraft turrets rose from both sides.
In two hours, Kuiniu Train would crash into "Builder’s Miracle." But before that, they had to face the mobile armed forces of Cosmic Heavy Industries.
The alarm sounded, and in the next instant, a large shadow loomed overhead as a Lord-class cruiser jumped to a position above the desert, with the markings of Cosmic Heavy Industries prominently visible.
Constrained by the effect of the Wasteland’s "Miracle," cruisers of this size couldn’t approach the ground too closely, nor initiate attacks actively, but the Titans and fighters it carried were the Lord’s blades that carved through enemy formations.
Almost simultaneously, the Lord-class cruiser Oloniz of Life Daylight arrived, accompanied by various escort ships. The two huge titans stood off against each other in the sky, and below, the armored train roared as it moved forward, an ominous shadow similar to a storm before the downpour.
"Don’t just stand there, boys."
Okber grabbed a heavy annihilation cannon with his bare hands and tossed it to a nearby Titan.
"The dogs of Cosmic Heavy Industries are here, don’t let them ruin our plans!"
"Injure one and get a lifetime platinum medical package, kill one and your family will get permanent residency in White Court, and if you drive them away, you’ll become honorary employees of the company, free to choose the most amazing augmentations!"
Intense fervor flashed in the eyes of countless soldiers at these words, responding loudly and with heightened battle spirit.
This battle, the company promised them a future!
"For Life Daylight!"
Okber raised a fist, and the soldiers echoed his call.
"Fight for the nobility of life!"
"Retreat is not an option!"
Soon, the battle erupted in full, with countless fighters and Titans slicing through the sky, diving downward as a dense firepower network instantly covered Kuiniu Train. The train’s defense field device activated, wrapping the running steel dragon in a layer of blue protection.
Not long after, the two forces engaged in close combat, with soldiers shooting at each other from cover, and Titans of different models clashing atop the train cars. Both sides nearly launched suicidal charges into enemy lines, making the scene bloody and brutal.
The red-haired girl in the container remained unmoved.
The company’s army generally consisted of two kinds: vicious death row convicts who had sold their lives and freedom to the Demon for survival, and destitute people with no way out. Their reasons for risking their lives were no different.
The company extracted every last drop from them, even devouring their bones.
"That’s roughly the situation, plans can’t keep up with changes."
Laiwu’s voice came through the communication channel.
"We need to find a way to stop this Kuiniu Train. If ’Builder’s Miracle’ is destroyed from the outside, the ’Crimson Dancer’ will lose the only shackle restraining her. Not to mention the ordinary soldiers, even the Prism Tier enforcers kept by the company will be obliterated in an instant."
"At that point, you, I, and the one you care about will all die."
"Before that, I want you to keep your promise."
In their line of sight, the figure of Li Mingqing slowly appeared, with Blacksteel following behind him; he had donned a mask, and the equipment looked more advanced than before, with a heavy external skeletal machine encasing him.
"Doesn’t that guy’s expression seem off?" Chichu Chun suddenly said.
Laiwu was taken aback, noticing Li Mingqing’s sluggish and numb expression. By right, having just ascended to the Patriarch’s throne, he should be high-spirited.
"I’m detecting a very uncomfortable scent," Laiwu whispered.
"You mean, Blacksteel?" Chichu Chun frowned slightly.
"Damn it, he noticed me!"
Laiwu’s voice suddenly grew louder.
Blacksteel raised his hand, targeting a carriage, with a flash of annihilating energy. A girl wielding a tachi burst out, shouting as she slashed toward Li Mingqing, with anger blazing in her eyes.
Li Mingqing looked up blankly, his pupils contracting sharply. Before he could react, Blacksteel pushed him aside.
The heavy fist clashed with the tachi, whipping forth a gale as several soldiers were thrown aside!
"Blacksteel!!!"
Laiwu shouted,
"If you have even a shred of consciousness left, don’t stand in my way."
Blacksteel ignored the girl’s fury, his whole body radiating scorching energy as he swatted the tachi away, grasping Laiwu by the neck and smashing her to the ground before kicking her to the distance, with the ion cannon on his shoulder lighting up.
"Tsk."
Seeing this, Chichu Chun decisively drove the Shadow Empress forth, with the electromagnetic dual blades ejecting from their scabbards. She grasped the dual blades, crossing them in a slashing motion to forcibly interrupt Blacksteel’s preparation, while simultaneously lifting her right leg in a gust straight for Blacksteel’s face.
The instant Blacksteel saw Chichu Chun, he hesitated for a moment, then became excited, his fervent emotion palpable even through the mask.
Bang!
Blacksteel was violently blasted away by the devastating strike, crashing into the wall. The girl seized the opportunity to pursue, her attacks pouring down like torrential rain as she drove the Shadow Empress’s fists one after the other to where he had been a second before, relentlessly pressing him to dodge right.
Sparks turned to fiery rain and explosions thundered, seemingly scaring Li Mingqing who slumped to the ground, fearfully crawling backwards.
Blacksteel seized the chance to pick up Li Mingqing, hurling him into a waiting Titan, and at the next clash, thrust out with an iron fist, abruptly halting the Shadow Empress’s hand in mid-air.
At this point, Laiwu rushed out from the right, ’Unstringing Clothing’ fully unleashed. A red line connected her to Blacksteel, with the tachi at her waist instantly unsheathed, slashing repeatedly and densely at the red line with unparalleled speed, creating a formidable net of sharp edges closing in on Blacksteel’s face!
Slash——
Blacksteel’s fists came out together, simultaneously blocking both sides’ attack, a fine crack appearing on his mask.
The crack quickly spread over the entire mask. As the mask shattered, a strand of red hair fluttered in the air, and the girl’s mischievous and flamboyant face was revealed to the two.
March smiled slightly at the corners of her mouth.
"Well, it’s been a while."
"Darling~"
