AWB Chapter 229 The Awakening of the Super Guide (44)
Chapter 229 The Awakening of the Super Guide (44)
The enraged black bear let out a buzzing sound, and its jet-black mech seemed to be coated with a metallic film, reflecting a dangerous aura. Its body widened slightly, and on its back was an almost invisible hole resembling a gun muzzle, but what shot out from it were not ordinary bullets, but energy blasts based on mental power.
Not only can the firing pipes be freely changed according to needs, but the energy bullets also have multiple display forms, depending on the energy limit of the person piloting the mech.
That's exactly what the scenery has in abundance.
His hands moved with lightning speed, and energy blasts burst forth from the black bear's back in rapid succession. His eyes could only catch afterimages as the insect array exploded in a spectacular fashion, one after another in a chain reaction.
"Holy crap!" Fu Li couldn't help but exclaim, "What kind of move is that?"
It's no wonder Fu Li didn't know; Jing Li's move used the same techniques he had learned from making talismans before. The difference in energy usage and mental strength wasn't significant. He had just given it a try, and to his surprise, it actually worked.
The range of the chain blast was limited. After all, even with Jingli's abundant mental energy, it would still be a bit difficult to blast through this area of insects directly. There were still tougher opponents ahead, so it was necessary to conserve some of their strength.
Therefore, Jingli only blew up the area closest to the Sentinel Squad, while at the same time turning the energy into fine threads to protect the squad and Fuli around them.
The insectoid creatures were quite large, and only a small amount of energy was needed to control them. Jingli tried to sense them through energy, just like he and Baixue did in the previous world.
Perhaps because these creatures came from outer space, their communication was not as smooth as that of Earth creatures, but it still had some effect—the speed of the insect swarm slowed down, and it appeared to be in a state of confusion.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Fu Li locked onto several insectoid creatures that were clearly in a leading position, further accelerating the collapse of the insect formation.
The hastily formed sentry squad did not miss this opportunity and accelerated their tank-like sweep. Although they were on the ground, after clearing out the group closest to them in the scene, Fu Li also dealt with the leader of the insectoids. The pressure on everyone was greatly reduced, and a vacuum zone was directly formed within the range of the mechs. Only the corpses of the insectoids fell down, smashing large holes in the surface of the half-shell star.
"Be careful to conserve your strength; this is not the last wave of attacks."
Harumi issued the order.
Based on the information provided by Jingli and the situation of the insect formation, Qingmiao had already made a fairly good guess about the situation. The enemy would have reinforcements to hold them off further, but the rest of them had to hold on to this wave.
Half-Shell Star absolutely cannot fall, otherwise, the only thing waiting for reinforcements will be a broken section of the orbital plane. Half-Shell Star was not easy to conquer, and it occupies a relatively important position in the Blue Stone Nation's orbital deployment. If it falls into the hands of others, the problems will only be greater than minor.
The new recruits didn't have a deep understanding of this, but they were very obedient. As soon as Harumi gave the order, everyone switched back to a more defensive "power-saving mode" and waited for the person in charge to arrive.
[6058: The other side wouldn't launch a surprise attack at this time without a reason. Either they've made a breakthrough in their research on sentinel guides, or they've encountered some problem.]
6058 pondered silently for a moment. He was currently holding the panda cub with all his might and couldn't free his hands, otherwise he would have already hacked into the observer system. He decided to wait until he solved the immediate problem before continuing his investigation.
With its leader gone, the threat of the insectoid swarm has been greatly reduced. Under Fu Li's guidance and with the cooperation of the sentinel squad, the swarm has deviated from its original trajectory, following the principle of seeking advantage and avoiding harm, and is not currently a major threat to them.
The true nature of the small spaceship, which had been hidden behind the insect array, was revealed when the map was unfurled.
Taking advantage of this gap, 6058 had Jingli put away the panda cub, while he himself went into the observer system. About two minutes later, 6058 reappeared, and Jingli heard an unfamiliar voice.
[As expected, you can't trust these ugly things too much; the other side is troublesome.]
[After all, with the legendary S-rank guide around, it's alright. No matter how powerful, he's still just a guide.]
The other party's language was different from that of the Blue Stone Kingdom, but because of the knowledge input after the training was completed, it was not difficult for Jingli to understand the meaning of their words.
The "ugly things" the other side was referring to were probably these insect-like creatures, and the S-class guides—they were indeed after him.
Time was of the essence; 6058 only had time to connect the other party's line to Jingli's location, but that was enough. After all, it wouldn't be easy to explain if they were to connect it to everyone.
The other party's final mention of "just a guide" caught Jingli's attention. Thinking of this, he quickly sent a message to Qingmiao through their one-way communication.
"They're most likely after me, and they might have some tactics targeting the guides."
As a responsible team leader, Harumi would never overlook any "possibility".
There are only a few methods for targeting guides: technological intrusion to increase the guide's management burden; mental disturbance to force the guide into a state of chaos; and the most shameless of all is the last one: enhanced sentinel pheromone disturbance to force the guide into a state of mating fever.
All of these factors can put guides in danger, and generally speaking, if all the guides on the battlefield lose their combat effectiveness, the sentinels will also be in great danger, especially in countries like Blue Stone Kingdom where high-level sentinel guides are scarce.
Harumi squinted, a cold glint flashing in her eyes.
It seems the other party wants both!
They want to disrupt the progress of the SkyTrails, and so do the S-class guides.
"Everyone, turn on protection mode, use the wizard to turn on the firewall and anti-attack system, pay attention to the connection status at all times, and log off if necessary."
No sooner had he finished speaking than the dark spaceship was already within arm's reach.
[6058: Leave the firewall to me! Little fish, stop holding back and give them a taste of their own medicine!]
After finishing speaking, 6058 went back into the observer system, connected with all the mechs of the Blue Stone Kingdom through the black bear, rapidly upgraded the firewall, and incidentally left some small gifts for the other side.
It's not fatal, it's just to annoy them.
[Plan one failed; they couldn't connect to their guide's mech.]
[Didn't the intelligence report say the new recruits were using outdated heavy armor? Didn't those idiots at the Academy of Sciences already crack the firewalls on those mechs?]
[***, why is this interface completely covered in cat hair?! I can't see anything!]
[Idiot, can't you tell you've got a virus? Shut your stinking mouth and get this over with.]
New voices appeared, and Jingli silently noted that there were now four voices. 6058 detected a 10-person squad on the other side, meaning there was at least one more ship after this one, carrying 4-6 heavy mechs.
6058 has only disrupted one aircraft so far. Once the other side notices, they will definitely be on guard. Judging from the current situation, the other side obviously wants a quick victory. If pushed too far, they might do something.
Taking this into account, 6058 did not make any further major moves, but simply "casually" took control of their spaceships, causing the spaceships that had already entered the airspace above the half-shell planet to "make an emergency landing," while the one that had not entered was simply "floating" in space.
[6058: Just because a tiger doesn't roar doesn't mean it can take us for kittens.]