The King of Black Fog

Szzt!

The power armor split in half, the soldier was cut in two, the upper body flew into the sky while the lower half gushed out a column of blood.

"Enemy Mecha B3, B4, eliminated."

Blood splattered on the cockpit, Li Changzhou felt as if it was poured on his own face, his body felt hot, yet his mind was incredibly clear.

He jerked the right joystick sideways, and the mecha's right arm swept across furiously.

Bang bang bang bang!

The machine gun fired automatically!

Corpses, glass, mudboards, streetlights, cars, everything was showered in the bullet rain, kicking up pillars of dust.

Bits of debris and earth filled the sky.

"Right arm… Overheat! Overheat!"

Li Changzhou pushed both hands forward, and the mecha shot forward with a bang, accelerating over a short distance toward the front.

A Scorpion Mecha suddenly leaped from behind, its eight mechanical legs wrapping around the cockpit.

Two high-frequency blades stabbed in!

"Brother!"

"Ah!"

Szzt——!!!

The cockpit was sliced open, a gouge made.

The Scorpion Mecha's sensor eyes, shaped like real eyes, buzzed and switched to crimson.

The 7.62 mm anti-mecha machine gun, its barrel already slowly rotating, was about to fire the first bullet!

Li Changzhou swung his arms, the high-frequency blade on the mecha's left arm stabbed into the Scorpion Mecha's body, the right arm grabbed the malfunctioning but not yet dead Scorpion Mecha and pulled hard, flinging it away.

Bang!

The Scorpion Mecha smashed into a store selling household mechas.

The Scorpion Mecha lay amidst a pile of culinary mechas, with circuits cracking and buzzing, the sensor eyes gradually dimming.

"Enemy Mecha B11, eliminated."

"Cockpit breached."

Swoosh!

The last Scorpion Mecha leaped over, clinging to the top of the mecha like a spider, its two high-frequency blades aimed again at the cockpit.

Li Changzhou pulled the left control stick, thrusting the high-frequency vibrating dagger.

The Scorpion Mecha anchored itself with a pair of limbs, the body swayed, dodging the attack.

"Cockpit breached."

"Cockpit breached."

The high-frequency blade continued to cut into the cockpit.

Bang!

The mecha raised its right arm and fired a cannon at its own head, the Scorpion Mecha firmly attached to the mecha's body, shook twice after the artillery hit.

Szzt! The high-frequency blade stabbed in!

"Enemy Mecha B7, eliminated."

"Cockpit completely breached!"

"Sensors damaged!"

Wind gushed into the cockpit, the sound of the mecha's footsteps, almost inaudible before, now constantly exploded in his ears like thunder.

"Get out—"

Before Turquoise Pool could finish speaking, before she could move—

Ratatatatata!

The remaining two power armors, holding their rifles, fired wildly.

The endless stream of bullets, like a deluge, burst forth right in front of them!

Li Changzhou fiercely pushed the left control stick, the mecha raised its left arm, shielding the cockpit.

Amidst the clanging of bullets against armor, Beia Triss felt as if she and her machine had been shattered.

Suddenly, the next moment, all gunfire stopped.

Turquoise Pool said, "Open the hatch, I'm going out—"

"Shut up!" Li Changzhou barked.

Turquoise Pool was taken aback, looked at him, and remained silent.

Dead silence enveloped everything.

A ray of heavenly light leaked through the gap between the mecha's left arm and the body, shining inside the hatch, with dust floating within the beam of light.

Beia Triss forcefully suppressed the urge to swallow.

The image of Zhou Weisi before her was oppressive, ruthless, an unflinching cruelty complicit in killing for survival.

Li Changzhou's eyes moved, his retina captured nothing, instead following his ears, his instincts, as if there was an optical display in his mind showing him the enemy's whereabouts.

The humanoid shadow cocked its head, as if puzzled or warming up for something.

Beia Triss's slender neck rolled up and down, nearly unable to restrain her body's instinct to swallow.

"Gulp—"

Li Changzhou pushed the right control stick with force!

The mecha lifted its right arm and fired, bang!

The sound of impact came.

Holding down the 'hand-leg switch' key, the mecha's left hand covered the cockpit, and it started sprinting furiously.

Ratatatatata! The other power armor opened fire in support!

Li Changzhou seemed to feel nothing, his gaze fixed on the mecha's left arm, still staring at the optical display in his mind, his body motionless, expressionless.

Bang!

The object hit the ground.

He suddenly looked up!

With a thud, the mecha's jets accelerated, instantly arriving in front of the fallen Power Armor.

The left joystick pulled back, the left arm opened.

The Power Armor lay before him, taking aim.

Li Changzhou's expression remained unchanged, he pushed forward the right joystick, pressed a button, and the 20mm autocannon fired.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Under the powerful impact, the Power Armor was shocked repeatedly like electrocution, its strength drained as it let go of its weapon, its body sinking inch by inch.

The left joystick pushed forward, press the button!

The high-frequency blade stabbed downward.

Hisss!

"Ah—" a voice came, a painful roar emanating from inside the Power Armor.

Whirr, mechanical sounds stirred, the Power Armor's mechanical legs locked onto the left arm.

"Self-destruct program initiated... Withdraw, soldier!" the Power Armor issued a warning.

"Self-destruct!" the soldier roared.

"The Empire is eternal... Self-destruct!"

Boom!

The mecha's left arm hung limply, while the right arm, retracted in time, blocked the explosion's aftermath.

"Enemy mecha B1, eliminated"

"Left arm... completely damaged"

With a rumble, the mecha knelt on its left leg.

"Left leg... power damaged"

"Only one left, let me go out and kill it!" Turquoise Pool said fiercely.

Li Changzhou gently pushed the right control stick, the right arm slowly opened—

Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat!

"Ah!!!" With a screaming vengeance gunfire, the remaining single Power Armor, with both arms and two mechanical auxiliary limbs, opened fire simultaneously.

Li Changzhou yanked the right control stick, the right arm firmly covering the cockpit.

"Come out!" the opponent roared.

The gunfire stopped.

It seemed as if everyone could sense each other's breathing.

Yang Qinglan, Qian Xia, and Turquoise Pool thought hard, searching for a Skill that could resolve the current situation.

Thorns, cobwebs? Useless against Power Armor.

Illusions, auditory hallucinations? Can't see the enemy.

Wolf Howl and Thunder Roar? Power Armor that can fire rockets can definitely dampen sound over a certain decibel level.

Super Speed? Can I make it out? Will it be in time? Can I outrun four guns?

Yang Qinglan drew the Emerald Bee Sword, her black hair silk scattering in Li Changzhou's embrace.

Like a Sharp Blade exuding a cold light against the throat, Beia Triss had never felt such terrifying calmness, filled with sharp and dangerous madness.

Li Changzhou's right hand released, then from the pinky, began to grip tightly one finger at a time.

Even separated by the mecha's right arm and the Power Armor, he was making eye contact with his adversary.

He suddenly pushed forward!

The mecha raised its right arm!

It fired immediately, bang!

The Power Armor rolled aside, dodging the blow and crouching to shoot.

Time seemed to slow down, Yang Qinglan's eyes slowly turned blue, her arm raised, making a throwing motion, Li Changzhou pulled the control stick.

Suddenly, his heart skipped a beat, his gaze slowly shifted left, catching a human shadow in his peripheral vision.

A 1.9-meter tall soldier, towering like a bastion, holding an assault rifle that looked like a toy compared to a mecha.

The Power Armor leaned back, penetrated by the Emerald Bee Sword!

The 20mm autocannon fired.

Bang!

The soldier exploded, blood spilled everywhere, the assault rifle tossed away!

The Power Armor's circuits sizzled, no blood flowed out, the soldier had disengaged early and initiated automatic combat mode.

"Ha... ha..." Inside the cabin, the five people breathed shallowly, their bodies feeling as though they were electrified.

"Fzz... fzz... enemy mecha... fzz... all annihilated"

"Let's go!" Li Changzhou was the first to regain his senses, carrying Yang Qinglan as he leaped out of the cockpit, casually grabbing the Emerald Bee Sword, and rushing toward the distance.

Turquoise Pool followed closely, a wisp of battlefield smoke solidifying into a smoke signal.

Qian Xia, carrying Beia Triss, quickly caught up.

Alarms sounded throughout the city, the streets were battered and potholed.

Beia Triss suddenly looked back.

Against the rising sun, the single-kneed kneeling mecha, broken and battered, stood like an unyielding warrior on the battlefield!

Bang!

With a thunderous roar, the earth shook!

Li Changzhou turned to look.

The volcano erupted, crimson lava spewing skyward, a giant mecha, colored like red and black molten rock, slowly rose from the lava.

[You have found the mission target: Burning]

Streams of lava rolled down from the god-like Burning, forming small waterfalls.