Chapter 703: Rescue!Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“No way!” No.03 shouted. “Regiment commander is so powerful. How could he lose to the monster?”
This was the only way No.03 could encourage himself. He didn"t expect this planet to be filled with dangers. They had not had a good rest or a meal for almost a week. With every step they took, they would meet all kinds of different monsters. The moment they killed one monster, another monster would come.
These monsters were not afraid of death. There seemed to be no end to their numbers. They had to resort to cold weapons due to their beam guns running out of energy.
However, those small and weak-looking monsters were like irritating tiny ants. They were able to kill many of them with each attack but the monsters would keep crawling at them like an endless tide, and would only stop after tearing them apart bit by bit.
This was the reason why their entire mecha clan got annihilated almost immediately. No.03 remembered the order their regiment commander gave and quickly controlled his emotions. “Our regiment commander asked us to seek help from the other divisions. Let"s release our SOS signals again and see if there are any mecha operators around us.”
He must find help and save his comrades.
The other people got reminded by him and quickly started releasing their signals. However, the screen just remained blank, showing no signs of working.
“It seems the signals are blocked here. What"s happening?” The five of them exclaimed.
When they were fighting with the monsters, they were still able to send out signals. Unfortunately, there was no one around to save them then. Did they enter an area that has monsters that could block signals?
They felt a sinking feeling in their stomachs. They hurriedly searched around the area. They flew here and there, trying to find signs of life but this area showed no signs of life. It was eerily quiet. This was an entirely different situation compared to what they had went through just now. It was like entering a completely different world.
“What is that?” A mecha operator saw something on the screen and hurriedly zoomed in on the area. He finally saw a small plaque around one kilometer away.
The words ‘250 Mecha Clan" were written on the plaque. The mecha operators were shocked. Did they come to 250 Mecha Clan"s territory? They started to relax a little. Does this mean that they are safe?
When they saw this peaceful piece of land, they understood why their regiment commander was jealous of 250 Mecha Clan. While they were fighting with their lives to find a safe place to set up their base, 250 Mecha Clan found it easily.
“There"s movement.” Someone received a thermal signal and got nervous. They saw 10 familiar mechas moving towards them. They relaxed again. They knew that they were in another division"s territory.
No.03 furiously waved at the 10 mechas. They could see the 10 mechas but their radar remained empty. The radar couldn"t detect their signal. This area had indeed blocked all forms of signals. He wondered how 250 Mecha Clan were able to communicate with each other.
The people from the 7th division didn"t know that there was a powerful intelligent ent.i.ty in 250 Mecha Clan. With the help of this intelligent ent.i.ty, 250 Mecha Clan were able to communicate with each other. This lake was able to block all signals but it couldn"t block the short communication devices the intelligent ent.i.ty had created. Every mecha had a messaging device installed in it. This was why 250 Mecha Clan segregated the area into a few sections. They were afraid that they would lose each other if they flew out of the range of the messaging device.
Their maps located in their c.o.c.kpits informed them the furthest distance they could go. They were not allowed to fly further into the area beyond their map.
“404, I think that there are mechas from another division over there. Why are they at our territory?” One of the ten mecha operators saw the five mechas.
“Let"s go over and take a look. Be vigilant.” 404 thought for a moment before deciding to interact with the other party. However, he still reminded his team members to remain on their guard. Each group of ten mechas had a temporary leader. This leader of this group which was on a scouting mission was 404.
“Yes, 404.” The mecha operators operated their mechas and flew towards the five mechas.
“Are you all from the 23rd division?” No.03 saw these mechas moving towards them fully armed so to prevent any misunderstandings, he hurriedly greeted them first.
“Yes, are you from the 7th division?” 404 only recognized the number ‘7" on their mechas. He didn"t recognize the totem so he didn"t know which mecha clan these mecha operators were from.
“We are from the Bing Ge Mecha Clan under the Three Sun fleet.” No.03 proudly introduced. They were an ace mecha clan with a t.i.tle. They were not a common mecha clan like what 250 Mecha Clan was.
“Bing Ge? I think I"ve heard of it.” 404 didn"t have much of an impression of this mecha clan so he just replied casually.
The expression of the mecha operators from Bing Ge changed when they heard what 404 said. They felt that this mecha operator was too rude. How could he be so perfunctory? Was he trying to give them an opening gambit? Was he pretending to not know them?
Their mecha clan was the only ace mecha clan in the past five years to have its own t.i.tle. Their arrogance could not be changed just because the indifference of the mecha operators from 250 Mecha Clan. The five mecha operators from Bing Ge scoffed. Their first impression of 250 Mecha Clan was bad.
Actually, the five mecha operators misunderstood 404. The mecha operators in 250 Mecha Clan, besides the people from the Lingtian Battle Team, were all famous more than 10 or even 20 years ago. They were deemed as useless by their own division and were sent to the 23rd division five years ago. They wasted their time lounging around in 250 Mecha Clan so it was perfectly normal for them to not know anything that happened in these past five years. If Bing Ge existed 10 or 20 years ago, 404 might know who they are.
The five mecha operators from the 7th division didn"t know this so they were furious. However, in spite of this, they couldn"t offend them because they were in their territory and they desperately needed their help. Hence, they controlled their anger.
“Oh right, why are you in our territory? Did you get lost?” If that was the case, they would have to bring them back to their base and asked the base to contact their mecha clan.
No.03 immediately started asking for help. His emotions burst out in a flurry. “Our entire mecha clan was ambushed by creatures from this planet. They are in danger. Please contact your regiment commander now. We would like to ask for help on behalf of our mecha clan and comrades.”
“Don"t be anxious. What happened to you? Slowly speak. I"ll inform my regiment commander about this.” 404 hurriedly stopped the other party and reminded him to speak clearly.
Under 404"s guidance, No.03 finally calmed down. He told 404 what happened to their mecha clan.
“This is what happened, regiment commander.” 404 didn"t dare to waste any more time after knowing what happened. He immediately contacted Ling Lan. This was an issue regarding his fellow soldiers" lives.
“Okay, wait there. We will find the location of Bing Ge Mecha Clan and make the necessary arrangements.” Ling Lan stopped the call. She turned serious.
Her new subordinate, the circular creature, said that there were many beings on this planet which were more powerful than it. She thought it was referring to large-sized monsters. However, she seemed to have mistaken. Those smaller creatures which were able to produce more offsprings were even more frightening than the large creatures.
“Lan"er, what is your decision?” Ling Xiao asked. This was a real test for Ling Lan.
Ling Lan"s gaze was cold. She turned on the optical supercomputer and called for Meng Lan.
“h.e.l.lo, master. What do you need me to do?”
“Contact the command center of Rising Sun fleet and tell them what happened to the mecha clan from the 7th division. Ask them to seek help from other divisions. Call all the mecha operators that are resting now. They will follow me to the location where they met the creatures to rescue them.” The two orders from Ling Lan depicted her att.i.tude towards this matter.
Ling Xiao was satisfied with her answer. A qualified soldier would never abandon his comrades. Ling Xiao felt gratified by Ling Lan"s decision. His daughter is the best. She is perfect.
“I"ll go with you.” Ling Xiao wore his mask and prepared to leave with his daughter.
“Didn"t you say that you will not attack?” Ling Lan asked in surprise.
“I remembered that you ordered me to look after you. How can I go against your order?” Ling Xiao smiled as he tapped Ling Lan"s forehead. He didn"t plan to show his strength but it didn"t mean that he would stay at the side and watched them heartlessly. If those creatures dared to harm his daughter, he would definitely kill them.
“Daddy, if you continue protecting me like this, I will start relying on you.” Ling Lan frowned. She had no plans on becoming a useless second generation of a top-level military family.
“I believe that you won"t. Also, this might be the only time when I can protect you. How can you bear to take this chance away from me?” Ling Xiao looked at her pleadingly like a little dog was abandoned by its owner.
Daddy, can you please change back to your general self? Ling Lan was speechless. She felt pressured. When her father pleaded, it was more stressful than when he makes a command. Ling Lan couldn"t do anything about it. She gave up. “You can do what you want…”
Sob, I hope that mummy will not kill me and ask me to return her charming husband back.
“What? Bing Ge Ace Mecha Clan got annihilated?” The commander-in-chief of Three Sun fleet which belonged to the 7th division shouted in anger when he heard the news from the commander-in-chief of the Rising Sun fleet.
“This is so humiliating. They didn"t look for their own division but instead, seeked help from another division.” One of the officers in the command center scoffed. He was unhappy that Bing Ge didn"t look for them directly.
“What are you muttering to yourself? Hurry up and search for the location.” The commander-in-chief got more furious when he heard his officers talking among themselves.
“I"ve found them. The last message sent by Bing Ge was received an hour ago. They requested for an energy storage unit for beam guns to be sent to them.” One of the officers finally found some information on Bing Ge.
“Why didn"t we sent it to them?” The commander-in-chief glared at the officer furiously.
“The commander of the starship that Bing Ge was on felt that the coordinates Bing Ge gave were not safe. Hence, he rejected the request.” The officer felt cold sweat forming on his forehead. The person in front of him was the supreme commander of this mission. However, the starship commander was not wrong too. He had the right to reject the request if he found the location to be dangerous.
“Did anyone check with Bing Ge after they were rejected?” The commander-in-chief calmly asked. Normally, if the two parties had different opinions, the command center would step in and review this case before making a final division.
This time, no one answered him. Seemed like after they got a reply from the starship commander, the people in the command center threw this matter aside. No one followed up with the mecha clan. None of them expected Bing Ge to be annihilated in a short one hour. In the end, Bing Ge had to seek help from another division, causing the 7th division to lose their dignity and reputation.
The commander-in-chief smashed the table in front of him into pieces. He knew that someone had neglected their duties. He didn"t expect something like this to happen under his watch. In a land clearing mission, the mecha operators had to risk their lives to help their division gain more resources. Yet, their superiors disregarded their efforts. How was he supposed to answer to the mecha operators that fought hard at the frontline?
“Inform all the mecha clans under the Three Sun to go the location where Bing Ge went missing as quickly as possible. If there are any survivors, we must save them.” The commander-in-chief quickly gave his orders. The most important thing now was to save the mecha clan. He would deal with the commander of the starship which Bing Ge was on later.