Chapter 202: The Special One
From the shadows, twenty mechanical hounds appeared. They had red eyes at the moment, and it could probably allow them to see at night...
Still, they were all surprised to see so many of them at once.
However, they weren’t their only problem.
Soon, they noticed Kai was looking above, frozen...
Everyone felt nervous as they followed Kai’s gaze.
"This..."
"Oh, no..."
At first, they thought it was just more swarmers. But then, above the pack, something else could be seen...
A mechanical unit hovered silently in the air.
It wasn’t another humanoid unit or floating units like Dragoons...
It was large, it was a little bit larger than the Impulse gunship they had seen and taken down before.
Its body was circular, smooth, and alien‑like!
Indeed, it was floating without rotors like Impulse...
Instead, it seemed to use anti‑gravity or some advanced floatation device. The sight alone made the survivors shiver.
Aurora whispered, "That... that’s not Aria’s design for sure."
Kai agreed. He had also been classifying their enemies whether they were Aria’s or Anima’s creations.
"You’re right. This is Anima’s work."
Aria, the human‑made A.I., had only ever produced D‑Grade and E‑Grade units powered by batteries as far as they knew.
But this floating disk was something else entirely. It was definitely powered by advanced Energy Cores, far beyond Aria’s reach.
The survivors stared as the disk hovered silently, no cannons or guns visible.
It looked almost harmless. But then, hatches opened beneath its belly.
Kai’s eyes widened. "It’s deploying..."
Drones or probably Swarmers poured out!
"Ready!" Mei immediately said as they raised their guns.
The Hounds below could be temporarily blocked by the wall and traps, but these drones are flying...
"No way..." Kai muttered as he noticed something.
It seemed that these weren’t the same weak drones they had fought before. Their bodies were bulkier, and they seemed to be a little bit slower... As if they were carrying something heavy...
Atom’s sensors also beeped, and Kai knew that a threat had been detected!
Kai barked, "Atom, shoot one down!"
The A‑Grade Sentinel raised its rifle and fired.
Bang!
The bullet struck a Swarmer mid‑air. But instead of just malfunctioning before going down, something unexpected happened.
Boom!
An explosion occurred! The Swarmer was broken down!
Mei gasped. "Wait... that wasn’t normal!"
Kai’s heart sank. "Bombers..."
The swarmers weren’t just drones anymore. They were living bombs.
Aurora’s face went pale. "If they reach the wall..."
Kai immediately turned to his team and gave a command instantly. "Ignore the hounds! The wall will hold them for now. Focus on the bombers!"
The survivors shifted their aim, and rifles were soon triggered as they fired into the sky.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
One bomber exploded before it could land, showering debris across the courtyard. Another slammed into the ground near the barricade, detonating with a deafening blast.
Boom!
The shockwave knocked two survivors off their feet.
Amer shouted, "They’re going to tear the shelter apart!"
Kai moved with Specter Step, appearing in front of three Bombers!
Soon, his hand glowed with Spirit energy.
"Spirit Pulse!"
Boom!
The controlled burst of energy blasted and threw the three bombers away!
Thanks to that, Kai detonated them from a distance!
Aurora fired her rifle, and thankfully, her bullets would hit another bomber’s weak spot. It exploded mid‑air, lighting up the night sky.
Mei also moved to a different position since if they were too close to the shelter, the bombers would be able to create more damage... After all, bringing them down wouldn’t stop the bombs from exploding!
She used her guns and even her knives and axe to ensure that the moving Bombers were quickly dealt with...
After all, she wasn’t an expert shooter. Even if she was able to hit the bombers, some of the bullets weren’t even able to hit the explosives, and they’d continue moving...
Kai shouted, "Keep them away from the walls! Atom, suppress the disk!"
Atom switched its weapon and this time, it raised its plasma rifle, firing volley after volley at the hovering unit.
Plasma bolts slammed into its circular body, but the disk barely flinched.
Its anti‑gravity field, or whatever technology it was, activated, deflecting most of the damage.
Aurora cursed after seeing that their strongest weapon, the Plasma Rifle, wasn’t working!
"It’s too strong!"
Kai also realized this. Still, he was thankful that the disk-shaped vessel wasn’t attacking with plasma guns or laser guns at all...
"Then we take out the bombers first. That thing is probably just a carrier. If we stop its payload, we stop the destruction."
Just like that, the survivors fought desperately. They weren’t the best shooters out there, but with so many of them firing at the same time, they were able to hit them...
Furthermore, their bodies could endure the recoil thanks to the stimulant they injected into themselves!
Drugging themselves may not be the best method, but for now, it was needed!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Bombers exploded one after another, lighting up the shelter with fire and smoke.
But the disk kept releasing more.
Amer groaned. "It’s endless!"
Kai clenched his fists. "Let’s just endure... Mei, lead a small team to deal with the Hounds below! They’ll be able to climb up soon."
"Got it!" Mei replied.
At the same time, another bomber dove toward the barricade.
Atom fired this time with its plasma bolt striking it mid‑air.
Boom!
The explosion shook the wall, but it held.
Aurora shouted, "Kai! We can’t keep this up forever!"
Kai knew that very well, so he used his Specter Step and this time, he appeared beneath the hovering disk.
Since it was not using any attacks on them and was only releasing the bombers! He felt more confident to do this dangerous move!
Soon, spirit energy surged through his body.
He raised his hand, aiming at the underside of the carrier.
"Spirit Pulse!"
[ Gene Skill Activated: Spirit Pulse ]
Spirit Points: -70
Boom!
The blast struck the disk’s force field or barrier, and for the first time, the carrier wobbled! It was as if its anti‑gravity tech had malfunctioned!