Chapter 29: Revised - 29 Mecha Ambush
As soon as the three energy cannons appeared with the [Anger], they spewed out frenzied tongues of fire. The advantage of height allowed [Anger]'s firepower suppression to be fully utilized. The distance of a few dozen meters was too close for the Mecha. The energy bullets, like three colorful ribbons, danced in the air, swaying up and down with [Anger]'s movements, completely enveloping the unsuspecting Mythical Beast Type Mecha.
[Antenna]'s electronic attacks had already started before [Anger] launched its assault. The communication signals in this area were completely disrupted, covering the Mythical Beast Type Mecha's mechanical computer, weapon lock, radar, and other systems. For half an hour, [Antenna] was the king here!
Nine Warrior Pioneers formed crossfire from the left and right. When the frenzied torrent of energy bullets from [Anger] forced the Imperial Mecha to dodge, the Pioneers' firepower also sealed off the areas on both sides of the Beast-shaped Mecha.
This sudden strike led to three Imperial Mecha being destroyed head-on in an instant. Although these Mythical Army Mechas were seasoned combat veterans, after all, Mechas are Mechas. They could ignore the energy gun in the hands of Federation soldiers but not the Anti-armor Energy Cannon. That only three were destroyed was their best outcome given the sudden assault and their quick evasion reflexes developed through long-term warfare. Without those reflexes, the number of destroyed Mechas would have at least doubled.
The evasion direction chosen by these Beast-shaped Mechas was not the sides blocked by the Pioneers but straight ahead. Deprived of coordinated communication, the remaining six Beast-shaped Mechas made their choice in an instant: they all charged at [Anger]. This heavily armed Federation Mecha posed too great a threat, and it had to be eliminated or forced out of the fight as quickly as possible.
As for the other Pioneers, they didn't care much. The Mythical Army had taken out many of these kinds of Mechas. Compared to the exclusive Beast-shaped Mecha [Demon Tiger], the standard Federation Pioneer Mecha was nothing. If the [Demon Tiger] got close, the Pioneer's weapons would be rendered useless. The [Demon Tiger]'s claws could easily tear open the Pioneer's cockpit, turning its power system and operator into a bloody mess.
The soldiers of the third squad began to retreat. In the battleground where Mechas clashed, infantry were always cannon fodder. Their role here was done; now, their goal was to preserve themselves as much as possible.
Caleb crouched, using both hands and feet to crawl behind a slope, keeping his head low as energy bullets zipped overhead. His last task during the retreat was to detonate the fusion hand grenades buried under the shallow soil when the Beast-shaped Mechas reached the midpoint of the slope. His gaze scanned the woods behind the slope, and he was stunned by a bizarre sight.
The dilapidated Magic Beast Type III Mecha that all the Federation soldiers found incredible was doing something entirely uncharacteristic of its pitiful exterior—transforming. With a stream of flowing light sliding over its surface, the whole Mecha seemed to melt. A few seconds later, an exact replica of the Mythical Army's Beast-shaped Mecha formed. If Caleb hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed it was the same rundown Mecha belonging to Fatty Lieutenant Tian Xingjian.