Chapter 228
Before Colin and the others could reply, Wei Changyang had already led the border troops to fly to the location outside the ice cave. Qi Fei's mecha deployed large-scale communication equipment in the air at the same time. When it landed, the temporary small communication base station that was taller than an adult was firmly rooted on the solid snow layer.
"How can we retreat? Lao Zhao and the others haven't come out yet. I'll wait until they come out before I leave." Hu Luobu stared at the bottom of the ice cave, "If I don't leave, I won't see the signals from others. What if their mechas are damaged?"
Colin knew Hu Luobu's worries, so he didn't move even when the border soldiers next to him urged him.
After the border troops covered Luxi's entry, only a gray, deep, invisible black hole remained on the surface of the ice cave.
The mecha masters from several teams around did not move, and they were worried about their mecha master comrades who had not yet escaped from underground.
"Let's go." Huo Yan's eyes moved away from Wei Changyang's mecha, and he said firmly, "If we don't leave now, it will only waste the border army's deployment. The main force will leave. If you are really worried, just one or two mecha divisions will stay here, and the rest of you should evacuate immediately."
"If the damage continues, the Border Army will have to save more than just the mechas underground. We will also be held back." Huo Yan rarely showed such a firm attitude. He forced himself not to look at the ice cave and shouted: "The pollutants will continue to explode. The temporary jump point at a high altitude can't hold out for too long. The more people stay here, the more pressure on the jump will increase in the short term. At this moment, the Border Army is better at dealing with these than us. Let's go!"
Huo Yan was right. If the number of wounded soldiers left here increased, it would not only affect the border troops, but also make their rescue more difficult.
Alex glanced at Huo Yan's position and said, "Leave two mechas here, and evacuate all the others."
People from the WHG, GBK, and SLY rescue teams also spoke up to rearrange the arrangements.
The SHIELD people looked at Huo Yan in surprise. The SHIELD mecha commander asked Wu Qingshuang about his plan. Wu Qingshuang waved his hand, and everyone in the SHIELD base retreated under the cover of the border army. Mecha divisions took off and evacuated one after another, and the border troops quickly escorted them to the jump point.
For the first time, Colin took a serious look at KID, the good-natured captain. During their numerous collaborations, Huo Yan's cheerful, generous and easy-going image had been deeply rooted in people's hearts. This was also the first time he saw Huo Yan's rare resolute attitude.
"Huo Yan?" Colin asked.
Huo Yan did not respond immediately. After a long while, he said, "When I was in the border army, some teammates also died in front of me."
He had to obey military orders. After leaving the border army, he thought for a long time and decided that only by standing in front of others could he protect his teammates behind him.
A part of the mecha division evacuated, and Wei Changyang received the order from the soldiers, "Who is that person?"
The soldier replied: "Huo Yan is a mecha master of KID in the Dawn Galaxy. He served in the Dawn Galaxy Border Army before joining the Mecha Alliance."
Wei Changyang lowered his eyes slightly, and placed the signal amplifier on the ice. He said with a little more appreciation: "You've been a great help."
When the Border Army was covering the evacuation of the Mecha Division, the energy reaction underground had entered a strange ups and downs. The retreat of the Mecha was relatively smooth, but the difficulty of installing a temporary base station to enhance the signal soared greatly. Due to avalanches and loose soil, obvious cracks appeared on the walls of the dug ice cave. The only good thing was that the cave originally dug by the Covenant Mecha Division was large enough, and the broken ice debris and snow were not enough to bury the cave.
"The temporary communication base station can only be stable for about ten minutes." The soldier said quickly: "We have enough time here, but I don't know if our signal can be received underground."
Wei Changyang's sight fell on the faint coordinates. He remembered the ID of sink. The other party was both a mecha master and a maintenance engineer. To be able to create an external signal sign in such a short time, the mecha master must have predicted the signal collapse and coordinate failure in advance. "The rest depends on the maintenance engineer's reaction. This is all we can do."
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Under the ground of Slared, in the cracks of the collapsed ice, 19 mechas are struggling to survive in a makeshift shelter. The pressure-bearing equipment carried by the mechas is used to the extreme, but the pressure from the ice directly above is approaching them inch by inch.
"Old Zhao, are you okay?!" Ji Qingfeng's voice was hoarse and torn, and he could no longer determine the other party's position in the crowded environment.
Qi Sicheng didn't let go of his hand. He held Zhao Lejie's mecha's wrist tightly. "The mecha has been damaged by 80%. Even if he shouts, we can't hear him."
"Where's Brother You?" Ji Qingfeng asked, "I didn't hear any sound."
"He's at the bottom." Chi Lizi knew You Su's location. At the most dangerous moment just now, it was he who pushed Zhao Lejie up, otherwise they might have really lost contact with Zhao Lejie.
It was not just Zhao Lejie whose mechas had been worn out by 80%. Lin Yao's remaining 3% also couldn't hold on, and now he could only be pulled by Ji Qingfeng. WHG had scrapped two mechas, and the remaining WHG tanks were struggling to withstand the pressure of the ice for their surviving mechas... But the wear and tear of all of their members had reached more than 70%, and the surface of the mechas had suffered serious wear and tear. The cold current had already penetrated into the mechas and was approaching the cockpit.
The lively sounds in the channel became less frequent. Ying Chenlin was still working hard to build the signal. The communication system in Yuan's programming desk was temporarily modified and expanded by him. The signal devices taken from various mecha divisions had been scattered everywhere in the original chaos. These signal devices stuck in the ice were playing their final role.
Sweat dripped from Ying Chenlin's forehead. More and more error signal pop-ups appeared in front of him. He felt a dull pain in his brain from using his mental power so intensively. Maintaining the operation of Mecha Abyss had already put a huge burden on his mental power. Now, in order to strengthen the connection between Mecha Abyss and these signal devices, he had to increase his mental power output.
"Chen Lin." Yuan's voice began to weaken. It automatically shut down some non-essential programs to reduce Chen Lin's mental output. "We can only hold on for another half an hour at most."
Ying Chenlin did not respond to it, but continued to operate the signal display, attempting to resonate with the signals from the outside world.
The communication channel fell silent, and the voices of the people seemed to become quieter.
Ying Chenlin half-lowered his eyes. The fatigue from using a large amount of mental energy was accumulating. He tried hard to reduce this fatigue and wanted to try again to see if he could get through the signal from the outside.
"No signal can be received. It is very likely that the communication base station outside has collapsed." You Su's voice appeared in the private chat channel.
You Su's voice was a little quieter than usual, and his tone was his usual lazy one. When Ying Chenlin first heard his voice, he thought that they were still in KID's maintenance room, and You Su was passing by after get off work as usual, and spoke to him normally.
Ying Chenlin paused for a moment and said nothing.
"You are not the savior." You Su said, "Don't put so much pressure on yourself. Live a freer life."
Ying Chenlin whispered: "I live freely enough."
"Ying Chenlin, we have known each other for two years."
You Su seemed to be moved by something, "But you don't have the youthful vigor that you should have at your age."
Ying Chenlin's eyes moved slightly, and his fingers tapping on the virtual program table slowed down. His confused brain seemed to find a faint clarity. He heard his teammates around him chatting about random things. Ji Qingfeng opened up and said that he wanted to eat the specialty of Mingguang Star. Chi Liz said that the lottery for the supernatural crystals that he had promised to bring to the fans in the live broadcast room had not yet started... No one asked about the result of the signal. Their attention seemed to be on other things.
You Su had just maximized Theo's authority, ready to deal with other emergencies at any time, but suddenly heard a voice coming from the other side of the communication channel. Ying Chenlin's voice was very slow, and he asked an irrelevant question.
"What is the border contaminated area like?" Ying Chenlin asked.
You Su: "A place where wild things grow."
"I haven't seen it." Ying Chenlin closed his eyes slightly. "These past two years have been the freest two years of my life. I have been to many places with you."
In his previous life, after being seriously injured and disabled, he could only sit in a wheelchair in the maintenance room. He could look out at the scenery, but he could not experience the vastness of the scenery.
Ying Chenlin almost forgot that he was reborn into this world. When the butterfly effect in this world led to a different life trajectory, he truly had a feeling of starting over. When he first entered the Mecha League, what he longed for was the vast freedom.
When he was reborn, he set a lot of rules and regulations for his future life. He paid attention to health, solved the hidden dangers of genetic diseases, and strived to be able to drive the mecha for a longer time. However, when he was able to enter the contaminated area, he completely forgot these rules that he had added to his consciousness.
It seemed like he had lived ten years longer than the others, but he seemed to be forever stuck at a certain point in time, without any progress at all.
Ying Chenlin exhaled heavily, "Brother You, please chat with me."
You Su paused: "What are you talking about?"
"All good." Ying Chenlin wanted to think more clearly, "I'm too sleepy."
When You Su heard Ying Chenlin say he was sleepy, he stopped moving and asked Theo, "What topics can we talk about?"
This was the first time Theo was asked this kind of question by his own machine owner, and he immediately started to give advice: "For a topic like this that matters life and death, you can ask him what he wants to eat, where he wants to go after he gets out, or what his dream is, whether he has any wishes that he hasn't fulfilled yet, and...what beautiful parts he wants to buy. Oh, yes, ask him if he's interested in the auction house. After we get out, we'll go to the auction house in the third star field to have a look. We're sure to make a lot of money this time—"♀
You Su's brows furrowed as he listened. Before he could find a suitable topic from the ones Theo provided, he heard a knocking sound with his sharp ears, "Ying Chenlin?"
"…It's okay, my hand just touched it." Ying Chenlin's arm accidentally hit the joystick next to him.
"Ying Chenlin." You Su suddenly said, "After the game, I will take you to the border contaminated area."
Ying Chenlin was stunned for a moment, and only replied "OK" after a long time.
"Can we get in?" Ying Chenlin asked in a low voice.
You Su: "They said that if I take you there, you can get in."
Ying Chenlin: "A professional mecha master who trespasses into the border will be banned."
You Suo patiently explained: "I'll find a backdoor for you."
Ying Chenlin's voice on the other end of the communication disappeared.
You Su frowned and said in a colder voice: "Ying Chenlin?"
"Ying Chenlin!?"
"There's a signal!"
Ying Chenlin stared blankly at the signal on the radar that flashed and stopped. His sleepy brain was completely clear at this moment. He didn't care about anything else. After tracking the signal, he tried his best to connect his own signal with the weak signal.
[Connection failed...]
[Connecting...Connection failed...]
[Connection successful!] ]
When the words "successful connection" popped up, the signal established above the ice cave became extremely clear.
Other mecha operators buried in the ice cave also saw the signal from above. The closest signal was the coordinates of a mecha 21 kilometers above.
The WHG tank paused for a moment and said, "Wait!? Not far enough!"
"No... these coordinates are Ximei's coordinates." Ji Qingfeng suddenly looked at Ying Chenlin: "Chenlin, target point!"
On the 21-kilometer ice layer, Lucy's coordinates were attached to the ice surface, flickering in the light, as if trying hard to get closer to them. Ying Chenlin's voice trembled slightly. He gritted his teeth and resisted the pressure of the ice layer on the side. He took out the space staff from the weapon box and said, "Everyone hold on tight!"
19 mechas were squeezed very close to each other in the cracks of the ice. When the red light of the space staff spread, the mecha operators squeezed into the range of the red light with their damaged teammates. You Su, who was farthest away, pushed Zhao Lejie's mecha up again, and pushed the two mechas of Qi Sicheng and Zhao Lejie above into the red circle.
Wen Yi shouted with difficulty: "Are they all within range?"
"We've all got in here!" Alice shouted. "Have we got in on the bottom floor?"
Ying Chenlin pressed the activation time of the space staff. The energy of the flowing red light was taken away by the endless suction force of the lower layer. He looked at the position at the bottom. You Su's coordinates were just below Zhao Lejie. "You Su!"
"Go!" Yousu's energy cannon blasted fiercely in the ice layer, and the powerful propulsion force carried him into the red circle.
At the same time, the red light range of the space staff enveloped all the mechas, and all the energy in the mecha Yuan's body was supplied to this displacement. Ying Chenlin gritted his teeth to stabilize his mental strength, and launched the displacement after making sure that everyone had entered.
On the Slarede Ice Cave, the temporary base station was swaying in the wind and snow. More than a dozen Border Army mechas were guarding above the ice cave, and a few scattered Covenant team mechas that had not evacuated were guarding the front. Huo Yan didn't dare to blink, as all his teammates were at the bottom.
"Commander..." The soldier looked at the commander who ordered the rescue, "The avalanche is coming, the others have to retreat."
Wei Changyang's expression did not change, "Wait another three minutes."
In Slarede's united front channel, everyone's attention was also locked on the rescue site. Several mecha divisions no longer dared to look at the coordinates over there. They had done everything they could, and the signal enhancement base station had also been built. Now they could only wait for the response of the mecha divisions below.
"Xingtang." Jiang Simiao looked at Shen Xingtang.
Shen Xingtang stared at the radar coordinate monitor without blinking, ignoring the sounds around her. At this moment, the radar suddenly lit up with the signals of mechas one after another. Her pupils suddenly dilated: "It's on."
Jiang Simiao suddenly looked towards the monitoring station.
Brother Zhang cursed a few times, and then he saw the signals of other mechas all light up. He saw the coordinates of Qi Sicheng and Zhao Lejie, who was near Qi Sicheng and had 80% damage. "Damn it, they're still there, all still there!"
In the Slarede Ice Cave, when Lu Xi saw more than a dozen mechas flashing in front of her, her voice trembled slightly, and she pushed the thrusters to reach Ji Qingfeng and grabbed her wounded teammate.
"They're all here! They're all here!"
"Bring two mechas, there are wounded here."
"Reporting to the commander, the underground rescue of Slarede is complete. All 19 mechas are here, no one is missing."
When Wei Changyang, who was at a high altitude, received the message, he saw an avalanche rolling in front of him and said, "Evacuate immediately, the avalanche will arrive in 2 minutes!"
When Ying Chenlin recovered from the dizziness of displacement, he subconsciously looked down. He tried hard to find a target, and the interruption of his mental power caused the Mecha Yuan to sink more than ten meters.
The sudden drop of the mecha aroused the vigilance of the surrounding border troops. At this moment, a red and white mecha flew up from below, grabbed the sinking mecha Yuan, and flew him upwards.
Ying Chenlin raised his head: "You Su."
"It's not safe yet, don't be distracted." The Yousu thruster started and took him upwards, "We're going to escape."
The mechas that were still able to move were flying upwards one by one. The surrounding ice and frozen soil were collapsing downwards. All the mechas were trying their best to fly upwards, heading for the higher exit of the cave. As the news of the underground rescue came out, Huo Yan's tense heart relaxed for a moment, but he soon became alert again, "Flying with the wounded is not fast, and the avalanche is coming faster."
Alex didn't leave. After hearing what Huo Yan said, he quickly glanced around and said, "Change the terrain and make the snow come more slowly!"
The border troops were still trying to stop the avalanche. Alex noticed the location of the border troops and immediately changed his position to join the ranks of stopping the avalanche. Not only Alex, but also the few remaining long-range mechas here are also making the same efforts to buy more time.
Time passed minute by minute, and 19 mechas left the ice cave under the cover of the border troops.
Seeing the mechas flying out one after another, the mechas left here by the major Star Alliance teams all stepped forward to help.
Ji Qingfeng's consumption was nearly 76%. When he saw Huo Yan, his expression paused: "Old Huo."
Huo Yan took Lin Yao away from Ji Qingfeng and said, "I'll do it. You fly up. The rescue ship is above!"
Ke Lin supported Qi Sicheng and asked, "Are you okay?"
Qi Sicheng looked down at Zhao Lejie and said, "It's okay, Lejie is fine, we need to get out quickly."
Hu Luobu shouted at Zhao Lejie.
The latter was unable to start the mecha and could only kick the cockpit armor plate hard, causing a bang.
"It seems that there is still some strength." Qi Sicheng laughed.
Zhao Lejie: “…”
After a brief conversation, the sound of a self-explosion came from above. The shock wave blew the damaged mechas backwards. Ji Qingfeng's mecha was hit so hard that it kept sounding the alarm. He stared blankly at the snow-capped mountain that had been completely destroyed. "I only stayed underground for one day? How did it become like this!?"
"The impact will damage the mecha." Wen Yi glanced at the surroundings. The harsh environment was far beyond their imagination. "Go!"
The border army's rescue spacecraft flew down, closing the distance with the mecha division.
The Border Army soldiers shouted, "Go!"
All the mecha divisions did not dare to stay and headed towards the border army’s rescue spacecraft.
Ying Chenlin was flying with You Su, which slowed down the output of some mental power. His sight fell on a devastated snow-capped mountain, and then looked at the shadows of some flying border army mechas in the distance. He had seen the process of the Dawn Galaxy clearing out the black hole, first opening the defense system and then using heavy weapons for bombing.
The Third Star Domain Border Army is going to open the highest defense system of the Slared contaminated area and use heavy weapons to explode and kill Kronos after everyone has evacuated.
This is also the only possible way to solve this pollutant at this stage.
But he always felt a little uneasy, as if he had overlooked something.
Among all the Border Army mechas, he saw the black mecha farthest in front of him. The patterns on that mecha were different from those of the Border Army of the Third Star Region. Was that the commander of the Border Army?
"Is he awake?" You Su's voice appeared again, "Ying Chenlin, don't faint at this time."
"I can still hold on." Ying Chenlin has tried his best to reduce consumption. "Do other people have enough energy? We need energy to jump out. If the energy--"
etc? energy?
You Su: "Ying Chenlin?"
"Is there enough energy?" Ying Chenlin suddenly looked up at Slarede's highest defense system, "We need to check the energy."
Wei Changyang analyzed the situation on the scene and conveyed the message of the successful rescue. All that remained was to lead this group of mecha divisions out and then activate heavy weapons to deal with Kronos.
There were also pollutants in the high altitude that kept hitting Slared's defense system. The energy waves caused by the explosion of a large amount of pollutants affected the flight of a large number of border troops. Continuous reports of damage were transmitted to him one after another. "All damaged mechas of the border troops should be withdrawn, and the other mechas should take over."
He flew upwards and contacted the Border Army Control Room: "Send in the heavy weapons. There is no time."
"Commander, the heavy weapons are on their way in." The soldier said, "The damage is too severe. The jump channel is unstable due to the self-explosion. The damage report is 30% more than we expected!"
"I understand. Send these people out as soon as possible." Wei Changyang locked onto the ice cave that was already covered by snow. "Kronos is under the snow mountain. Send the heavy weapons over here."
At this moment, Wei Changyang received a communication request from an unfamiliar person.
He said: "Wei Changyang, the person in charge of the Star Alliance mission, if you have any questions, just ask--"
"Commander."
Wei Changyang was busy arranging other matters, but suddenly heard a strange and young male voice. He looked at the mecha logo. It was the damaged S-class mecha Yuan, the mecha master ID sink. He had an impression of this young man.
"Not enough energy..." Ying Chenlin reported his known information in a hoarse voice: "Slarede's energy has been absorbed by plant roots once. There are a lot of volcanic rocks underground that are sucking back energy. The underground energy reserves may have been gone. The remaining energy is not enough to use the highest defense system."
"The heavy weapons will blow up the entire Slared Chaos Zone, and everyone will be affected."
Wei Changyang's face changed slightly. Before he could confirm with the border troops, his adjutant had already sent an emergency communication.
While Ying Chenlin was speaking, the Third Star Domain Border Army also checked the underground storage energy of the entire Slared system and calculated the stored energy. It was estimated that a lot of sufficient energy had been taken away by the underground volcanic rocks. Coupled with the loss of Slared, the highest defense system could be activated, but it might not be able to be activated to the strongest defense posture.
"Are you sure?" Wei Changyang asked.
The adjutant affirmed: "We have calculated repeatedly, and heavy weapons may not be able to be used."
In less than four hours, even though the border troops arrived first to rescue, the Slared contaminated area still suffered an inevitable disaster. Kronos can create one Slared, and will create more Slareds in the future.
"Use all the energy on the Third Star Region Border Army's warships." Wei Changyang said coldly: "How long can it last?"
The adjutant hesitated and said, "We can use the energy of the warships, a large number of wounded people——"
"Wait! We received a backup message."
Wei Changyang paused: "Who?"
"First Star Region." Adjutant: "The starship from the Dawn System in the First Star Region has arrived."
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