10 hours later.
A series of buzzing sounds came from outside the canyon. Two hovercars gradually approached from the air and stopped on a high ground about 100 meters away from the canyon.
They followed the radiation fluctuations emanating from the Red Spirit Ghost, but just now, they detected a figure brazenly appearing at the edge of the canyon.
Soon, two miniature drones flew out of the hovercar.
The drone rapidly approached the canyon from low altitude, following the residual information it had just detected, and flew towards the mine entrance where the radiation traces were most concentrated.
"Yo~ You've arrived?" The Taoist priest stood at the cave entrance with a smile. As he saw the drone approaching, he fired a shot at the monitoring camera on the drone while still laughing.
"Come in quickly, I've been waiting so long I'm about to fall asleep."
The Taoist priest turned his head and saw another drone. He waved to it very kindly and then scurried into the mine.
Just then, the drone spotted Lin Feng flashing by at the cave entrance.
The drone's camera zoomed in rapidly, highlighting Lin Feng's facial features, which then appeared on the screen inside the hovercar along with the Taoist's vital signs.
"Life characteristics are confirmed, no prosthetic modifications are required."
"Unknown special energy was detected."
Two virtual human structures appeared on the screen. Number 1 was Lin Feng, and number 2 was a Taoist priest. They were surrounded by a strange magnetic fluctuation.
"Drones are being dispatched..."
A constant buzzing sound emanated as dozens of drones flew off the hovercraft and headed towards the mine shaft.
At the same time, the door of the hovercar opened, and a metallic foot emerged from inside, supporting a body taller than the hovercar itself, standing in front of the door.
They are hostile participants.
His eyes lit up with streaks of red electronic light, and the constantly synchronized images showed him the Taoist's mocking smile. Just now, after the drone entered the mine, it was casually smashed down by the Taoist who suddenly appeared from the side.
"First squad, depart."
This blatant provocation amused the participant, who let out a cold shout, his eyes filled with disdain.
"Survival countdown: 12 hours and 23 minutes."
The mine shaft, the enclosed space, and the impending end of the survival countdown—how could he not understand their calculations? Once the mine collapsed, it would be impossible to mobilize machinery for excavation in a short period of time.
This would easily take more than 12 hours.
But such a space is also suitable for him to spread viruses; a single blower is enough to turn the mine into his world within an hour.
Two dull thuds echoed as two drone mechs descended from behind the hovercar, stepping onto the gravelly ground and heading towards the mine.
At the same time, the sides of another hovercraft opened, and two groups of 20 robots landed one after another, picked up their weapons, and followed the drone mechs in perfect unison.
"Second squad, depart."
The participants continued to issue commands, and the elite agents waiting inside the hovercar immediately followed behind the robot.
19 elite agents, 3 Devil type, 6 Gemini I type, 6 Gemini II type, and 4 Devil prototypes.
However, this was not the end. The red light in the participants' eyes flickered for a moment, and after connecting to the Arasaka headquarters, they reported the situation of Lin Feng and the other person.
Compared to the head that was stolen from him, Arasaka was even more anxious. The current virus and parasites are like research projects with their necks tied; even if they succeed, they won't have an absolute advantage. But if the electronic ghost succeeds, it will be unstoppable.
"good."
The participant hung up the communication, his eyes gleaming as he looked at the extra people in the communication group, one of whom was none other than Adam Hammer, who had already undergone the Dragoon 2nd Generation modification.
The support will arrive in batches over a period of 3 hours, bringing with them a large number of excavation facilities.
Because of the large size of the machinery and the difficulty of long-distance transportation, Arasaka directly mobilized several transport hovercraft and large anti-gravity equipment to prepare to send the two medium-sized drilling rigs over within 4 hours.
With proper preparation, the rest will naturally move in the direction he envisions.
At this moment, the first drone to arrive at the mine entrance rolled into the opening after retracting its legs, illuminating the path for the robot team behind it.
Several drones formed a small square formation in front of them, hugging the rock walls on all four sides, and probed into the depths.
Whoosh!
A drone was shot through the wing by a lit talisman. Before the drone could even land, a robot had already raised its gun, aimed at the talisman, and fired a sniper bullet crackling with electricity.
A new drone arrived, and the drone mech took a step forward. Suddenly, the rapidly operating scanning device commanded the mech to turn around and point its gun at a very inconspicuous corner behind a stone pillar.
Just as the gun was aimed, a ghostly hand emerged from the wall, skillfully activating the talisman and unleashing a distorted wave of energy towards the mech.
Crunch, crunch...
The internal parts of the mech were severely twisted.
The next moment, a sniper bullet pierced through the location of the talisman.
Electricity shot out from the bullet hole, instantly disrupting the talisman's operation and forcing away the ghostly hand inside the wall, barely saving the unmanned mech.
Lin Feng, who was observing from the shadows, sighed. The enemy already had a complete set of countermeasures. Not only had they discovered the weakness of the Taoist talismans, but they had also used robots to ignore Hong Linggui's terror spell and cold touch.
The remaining time was indeed not something that could be easily endured.
At that moment, Lin Feng did not completely give up. The ghostly hand of the Red Spirit reappeared, pushed aside a stone slab, revealing a grenade hidden behind it, which caused an explosion at the feet of a robot.
In less than a second, explosions rang out continuously in the mine, and Hong Linggui's hands removed one pull ring after another.
Bang! A gunshot rang out that echoed throughout the mine. Lin Feng rubbed his sore shoulders and, under the cover of dust, pulled the trigger again, following Hong Linggui's instructions.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bullets capable of piercing walls shattered the drone armor and pierced the robot's head.
Lin Feng gritted his teeth and changed to a new magazine.
Even with the added force, the continuous impact still made his body feel numb.
The bullet was fired again, and it followed the Red Ghost to the entrance.
Ding ding ding!
The steel pillars at the cave entrance were marked with marks, causing the top of the boulder above to slide backward a considerable distance.
The agents at the door saw Hong Linggui. The moment she appeared, she pointed to the stone slab next to the steel pillar, grabbed several high-explosive grenades that had been prepared beforehand, and pulled the pins.
Bang bang bang!
The flames instantly engulfed the cave entrance.
The steel pillars supporting the boulder at the cave entrance shifted again. The main steel pillar that supported the weight of the boulder was immediately bent, and with a series of twisting sounds, the boulder crushed the other pillars, blocking the cave entrance.
boom...
The surrounding walls collapsed continuously, and the rocks above lost their long-standing balance and rolled down with the boulders, burying the cave entrance.
As the light inside the cave disappeared, Lin Feng quickly popped out and fired, eliminating the last robot. He then grabbed his sniper rifle and disappeared back into the cave.
But the gunfire outside the cave did not stop at all; the erratic shooting sounded like a small squad attacking the cave entrance from all directions.
Gunfire continued for several minutes until everything quieted down. Hong Linggui, having dropped her weapon, emerged again from a crevice in the rocks, grabbed a pre-hidden eight-star gun, aimed at several elite agents, and killed them with a single shot.
boom!
boom!
After several gunshots, Hong Linggui burrowed into the boulder at the cave entrance and returned to the mine.
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