Ye Ling's hand hovered above the button, and a chill ran from her fingertips to her heart.
The gate was closed, and the scan showed that the surrounding fortifications had been quietly activated!
What's going on?
Could something strange have happened in the shelter?
The footsteps of Li Tie and his gang were getting closer and closer, echoing in her ears like a death warrant.
Ye Ling gritted her teeth. With wolves in front and tigers behind, is this a game of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds?
!
She glanced at the mecha's energy reserves. It shouldn't be a problem for it to withstand another wave of attacks, but if there was something fishy going on in the shelter, then it would be like a turtle in a jar.
"Sister Liu! Sister Liu! Can you hear me? I'm Ye Ling! Open the door!" Ye Ling yelled wildly into the communicator, almost breaking her throat.
There was silence in the communicator. Just when Ye Ling was about to despair, a slightly hoarse voice came out: "Ye Ling? Is that you? Wait a minute!"
"Wait?! What are you waiting for? If you wait any longer, I'll turn into honeycomb coal!" Ye Ling couldn't help but complain, and saw out of the corner of her eye that Li Tie's mecha had appeared in her sight.
At the critical moment, the heavy metal door slowly opened, revealing Sister Liu's anxious face.
"Ye Ling! Come in quickly!"
Ye Ling didn't even think about it. With a beautiful drift, the mecha whizzed into the shelter.
The door slammed shut behind her, blocking out the angry shouts of Li Tie and others.
"Sister Liu, what's going on? Why is the gate closed? And these fortifications..." Ye Ling was about to ask what was going on, but she found that the atmosphere in the shelter was weird. In addition to Sister Liu, there was a man in a white coat standing by, looking at her with complicated eyes. It was Dr. Chen whom she had met in the mining area before.
He slowly spoke: "Ye Ling...about the abnormal energy fluctuations of your mecha..."
Ye Ling braked suddenly and the mecha stopped steadily inside the shelter.
"The defense system misjudged it and thought it was an attack from a monster from the mining area."
Sister Liu explained, wiping the sweat from her forehead.
"I was so scared, luckily you're okay."
She turned to look at Dr. Chen, "Doctor, what do you think?"
Dr. Chen pushed his glasses up and glanced sharply at Ye Ling's mecha: "The energy fluctuations of this mecha are... unusual. Where did you get it from?"
Ye Ling's heart was filled with alarm, and she laughed and said, "It's inherited from my ancestors, it's inherited from my ancestors, hehe."
Dr. Chen clearly didn't believe it and wanted to ask more questions, but Sister Liu interrupted him: "Doctor, now's not the time to talk about this. Those people outside are still eyeing us covetously!"
Ye Ling suddenly had an idea, "Sister Liu, are there any materials in the shelter that can be used to upgrade the mecha? I want to take this opportunity to transform my precious baby!" Sister Liu immediately became excited when she heard it.
"Yes! Of course! Come with me!" Under the guidance of Sister Liu, Ye Ling found a warehouse full of various parts and materials.
Under Dr. Chen's complicated gaze, Ye Ling activated some functions of the ancient mecha core.
The materials in the warehouse seemed to be attracted by something and flew towards Ye Ling's mecha, automatically assembling and fusing!
The whole process was as cool as a science fiction movie, and Sister Liu was stunned.
Not long after, a brand new mecha appeared in front of everyone.
The originally damaged parts have been completely repaired, the body lines are smoother, and it exudes a stunning metallic luster.
Ye Ling gripped the joystick excitedly, feeling a closer connection with the mecha.
"Now, I'll take any kill that comes my way!"
At this moment, there was a loud noise from the door of the shelter, and Li Tie and others broke in by force!
"Ye Ling! Do you think you'll be fine if you hide in there? Hand over the materials obediently!" Li Tie shouted arrogantly.
Ye Ling sneered and rushed out controlling the upgraded mecha.
"Come on! I was just worried that I had no place to try out my new equipment!" Ye Ling's mecha nimbly dodged the attacks and counterattacked accurately.
Li Tie and others were caught off guard, and the firepower they were proud of was like paper in front of Ye Ling.
After several rounds, Li Tie's mecha was emitting black smoke and was completely paralyzed.
"Retreat! Retreat quickly!" Li Tie shouted in horror, fleeing in a panic with his remaining men.
Ye Ling did not chase after him, but turned around and returned to the shelter.
With a lot of harvest, Ye Ling returned to the academy safely.
After handing in the rare materials, she unexpectedly learned that the academy was about to hold a junior mecha competition.
"Mecha Competition..." Ye Ling muttered to herself, a complex light flashed in her eyes, and she clenched her fists.
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