Invincible through Touching Corpses

Chapter 141 - 140: Stalling for Time

After activating the missile launcher, the system automatically locked onto Lin Xinghai. Zeng Hong thought for a moment, then chose to fire two Micro Missiles at once.

As he pressed the launch button, he felt like 2,000 Points had just flown away. His corps might not even earn that much from a single mission, and it left him with a pang of regret.

However, that feeling didn’t last long. An unbelievable scene unfolded before him—with two sharp cracks from a rifle, the two Micro Missiles exploded in mid-air before they even reached the halfway point.

He truly hadn’t expected Lin Xinghai’s Gun Technique to be so incredible.

While the Micro Missiles couldn’t match the speed of a bullet, they weren’t much slower.

Even the Optimized couldn’t track the missiles’ flight path. An ordinary enemy would be hit before they even had time to react.

Even when fighting other Mecha with active lock-on systems, dodging was impossible. At best, the opponent could try to block with a weapon.

But now, the Micro Missiles had been shot out of the sky, inflicting no damage on Lin Xinghai whatsoever.

Now, Zeng Hong was truly panicking. Watching the figure weave ceaselessly between buildings, he gritted his teeth and locked on again with his targeting system.

This time, when selecting the number of missiles, he first chose four. But after a moment’s thought, he decided that wasn’t a sure thing and increased the count to six.

But in the end, to leave nothing to chance, he selected all eight of his remaining Micro Missiles.

If even this volley couldn’t finish off Lin Xinghai, he wouldn’t be able to reach the main battlefield in time. The consequences of that would be unbearable.

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!

Eight Micro Missiles shot out, trailing flames.

The instant the Micro Missiles launched, Lin Xinghai detected them with his Perception Power. When he realized there were eight of them this time, his expression hardened.

The Micro Missiles were too fast. He only had time to raise his rifle and shoot down two of them, and that was only because he had already locked onto them in advance with his Perception Power.

After firing two shots, he dove into a dilapidated factory building beside him without a moment’s hesitation.

However, the Micro Missiles trailing him simply banked and followed him right inside.

You couldn’t expect to easily dodge Micro Missiles with a lock-on function.

Of course, Lin Xinghai wasn’t trying to dodge them directly. His goal was to use the factory’s narrow terrain to restrict the missiles’ flight paths.

The instant he vaulted into the factory, he switched the two Tearing Rifles in his hands to automatic fire, spraying a torrent of bullets behind him as he sprinted.

The two Tearing Rifles instantly laid down a wall of suppressing fire. And since it was Lin Xinghai pulling the triggers, even with the reduced accuracy of automatic fire, his precision was still far beyond what anyone else could achieve.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

One after another, the Micro Missiles were shot out of the air.

Outside, Zeng Hong couldn’t see what was happening inside the factory. He only heard a series of explosions, and then watched as the old building began to collapse.

By the time Lin Xinghai burst through a window on the other side, the factory had completely collapsed from the detonation of the six remaining Micro Missiles.

Watching that figure emerge completely unharmed, Zeng Hong felt a wave of despair wash over him.

What made him even more desperate was the warning on his self-diagnostic system, which was glowing an ever-deeper red. The Mecha’s outer armor was already halfway corroded. At this rate, it would suffer a critical failure in less than a minute.

Staring at the figure he just couldn’t catch, Zeng Hong was filled with regret. ’I should have equipped some long-range weapons, like a miniature Electromagnetic Railgun.’

’Of course, that’s just a thought,’ he mused bitterly. ’Even if I had an Electromagnetic Railgun, with my subpar Gun Technique, I probably wouldn’t be able to land a shot anyway.’

Numerous thoughts flashed through his mind, but finally, he gritted his teeth, opened his comms channel, and ordered, "Release all the Bee Bombs! Blast him to smithereens!"

These were supposed to be a trump card from the Wild Wolf Mercenary Corps. According to the original plan, by the time the Fierce Tiger Mercenary Corps arrived, the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps should have already been routed. They were then supposed to join the mop-up operation, using the Bee Bombs to hunt down fleeing enemies and deliver the finishing blow.

But who would have thought they’d be forced to play this card before even reaching the main battlefield.

Following his command, the few corps members remaining in the Armored Vehicle sprang into action.

One after another, mechanical bees flew out with a loud BZZZZZ. They shifted formation in mid-air, forming a massive net that descended upon Lin Xinghai’s position.

Seeing this, Lin Xinghai’s expression changed. He hadn’t expected the Fierce Tiger Mercenary Corps to have an ace like this up their sleeve. He knew the power of a Bee Bomb—a single one was enough to kill him.

Now, with hundreds of them flying at him, he no longer dared to harass the Fierce Tiger Mercenary Corps and immediately began to flee.

Fortunately, while these Bee Bombs were agile, they weren’t as fast as actual missiles.

Of course, "not as fast" was a relative term. The Bee Bombs’ Speed definitely reached 600 points. Normal Mercenaries would have absolutely no way to dodge them.

Even he could only run for his life to create distance, then use his superior Gun Technique to destroy them one by one before they could catch up.

However, this meant he was being completely driven away and could no longer tie down the Fierce Tiger Mercenary Corps.

Watching Lin Xinghai’s figure turn into a blur as he fled into the distance, Zeng Hong secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He ordered his remaining members to hurry to the battlefield. After a moment’s hesitation, he piloted his Mecha toward the battlefield as well.

After all, chasing Lin Xinghai would be futile. It was better to focus on dealing with the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps first.

...

The third battlefield, where the Fierce Tiger Mercenary Corps was, wasn’t just being watched by Wu Yan’s group; even those engaged in the distant Mecha battle were paying close attention.

At first, when the Fierce Tiger Mercenary Corps suddenly appeared, Fang Tianhe and the others were extremely anxious.

They hadn’t expected the enemy to have such a backup plan and thought they were in for a desperate fight.

But then, to their astonishment, they saw Lin Xinghai head out alone to intercept them. They couldn’t understand why he would dare to do such a thing.

However, after witnessing Lin Xinghai’s Speed, they were stunned, but it also dawned on them.

With such incredible Speed, combined with his powerful Gun Technique, Lin Xinghai’s combat effectiveness reached a terrifying level.

And events unfolded just as they had anticipated. Lin Xinghai not only forced the enemy’s Armored Vehicle to a halt but even left their Mecha pilot completely helpless.

Although Lin Xinghai was now being hunted by the enemy’s Bee Bombs, he was clearly no sitting duck. He fired behind him as he ran, and every single shot destroyed a Bee Bomb.

At this rate, Lin Xinghai would be able to destroy all the Bee Bombs before they could catch up to him.

As for the Fierce Tiger Mercenary Corps now rushing toward the battlefield, Fang Tianhe was no longer worried. The time Lin Xinghai had bought them had allowed him to completely stabilize the battle, and he could now free up some forces.

"Roger, fall back and intercept the Mecha from the Fierce Tiger Mercenary Corps. No need to fight to the death, just hold them back. Ah Xing should be able to finish off those Bee Bombs and return soon," Fang Tianhe ordered.

"Got it!" Roger grinned. He understood the battlefield situation perfectly. Time was on their side; all they had to do was stall. So he wasn’t worried in the slightest.

Of course, while they weren’t in a hurry, the Wild Wolf Mercenary Corps certainly was.