Li Jia followed behind with a smile, replying cheerfully, "With you around, these are all just scum."

"Alright, stop praising me. Get ready to move. This time, our goal is to destroy the weapons they're escorting, especially the nuclear landmines mixed in."

As Kevin spoke, he walked up to his mecha, a towering eighteen-meter-tall machine with crimson, solid armor, wielding a fifteen-meter-long giant battle axe, and a massive beam cannon mounted on its right shoulder. The entire mecha was a whole size bigger than a regular third-generation model.

This mecha was none other than the Freedom Victory Guild's III-generation heavy mecha, the Crusher.

"Mount up!"

"Yes, sir!"

The thirty-five subordinates present responded in unison, then all boarded their uniform second-generation mecha, Red Steel.

Eliminating this escort force wasn't realistic, but for Jiawen, destroying their transport vehicles amidst thousands of troops was nothing.

Of course, they weren't reckless fools either. After everyone boarded their mecha, Kevin said to Li Jia, "Send a message to the aerial bombing squadron. The operation is officially starting!"

"Understood!"

Li Jia responded crisply.

Immediately afterward, Kevin piloted the Crusher, taking the lead and rushing out...

On the mountain road, Su Mo lay in the cockpit, dozing off. This trip was quite easy.

At the current speed, as long as there were no accidents, they could reach Qilong Plains in just over two days.

In the communication channel, Sun Li and the others were chatting idly.

"Wow, it's getting so cold lately!"

"Yeah! You should wear a few more layers; the temperature is dropping sharply."

"Okay, I will. By the way, Xue-jie, will we run into your older brother and his team when we go to the front lines this time?"

"Theoretically, no, because the battle zones are different. My brother and his team are going to the main battlefield, and we're going to the logistics area. Even if we work with Commander Xiao Wen's legion later, it's very likely we'll just be involved in battles on the flanks."

Qian Chengxue estimated.

"So, are we fighting the Freedom Victory Guild?"

"We should be fighting their allied guilds, but even so, you can't be careless. The Freedom Victory Guild's allies are also very strong. Fortunately, their main ally, the Myth United Guild, is being held back by the Violent Bear Guild; otherwise, it would be tough!"

"True, the Amaterasu Guild alone is pretty strong."

Everyone responded.

"Speaking of the Amaterasu Guild, we need to be extra careful. This guild's style is the most insidious. We've suffered quite a few losses at their hands. You should all remember."

"We remember."

"If we have the chance, we must get it back this time."

When Qian Chengxue said this, her tone became unusually firm. Last time, she wanted to teach them a lesson, but instead, they were tricked. That debt hadn't been settled yet.

......

Inside the Slaughter Blade's cockpit, Su Mo shifted slightly, finding a more comfortable position to lie down and continued listening to the idle chatter in the communication channel.

Knock, knock~

Suddenly, there was a tapping sound from the cockpit.

Su Mo sat up with a puzzled expression.

"Who is it?"

"It's me!"

Lin Zinuo's soft voice came from outside.

Su Mo was also baffled. He operated the mecha to slightly open the cockpit.

Immediately, Lin Zinuo, wearing a green camouflage suit, squeezed in. It looked like a thief sneaking in.

"What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to bring you water."

Lin Zinuo picked up a bottle of water and handed it to Su Mo.

Su Mo took it, looking unconvinced.

"I still have water here! No, you're being so attentive; there must be something wrong. Tell me, what is it? Are you going to borrow money again?"

"Borrow your head. I'm here to learn mecha combat from you. Who told you not to reply to my messages?"

Lin Zinuo complained irritably.

Su Mo was also helpless. He patiently said to Lin Zinuo, "It's not that I won't teach you, but I haven't even learned it myself, and my skills really aren't good."

"I don't believe it. I want you to teach me."

"I'm just wondering, why is a logistics team leader learning to operate a mecha? To charge into battle?"

"Don't you like the charging-into-battle type?"

Lin Zinuo muttered.

"What?"

Su Mo was baffled. How did it get back to him again?

"You haven't? I've seen you trying to be nice to Xue-jie lately. Do you have a crush on Xue-jie?"

Lin Zinuo retorted unconvinced.

Hearing Lin Zinuo's words, Su Mo felt flustered and replied awkwardly.

"No, we just admire each other. We think she's a trustworthy teammate. And I'm just doing what I can, doing what's within my ability. Don't overthink it."

Actually, Su Mo himself didn't know what liking someone was. He just instinctively wanted to be good to someone, to help someone.

"I don't believe it. If there's nothing between you, why would Xue-jie be so good to you?"

"Come on, Xue-jie isn't just good to me; she's good to everyone! Besides, I'm a key member now, so isn't it normal for her to be good to me? We call that heroes appreciating each other!"

"Really?"

"Of course, it's true. There's nothing strange about it. Besides, isn't this world all about matching social status? How could a young, poor guy like me be attractive to a young lady from a large corporation?"

Su Mo explained in a panic.

Hearing this, Lin Zinuo secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then revealed a bright smile, pointed to her face, and asked Su Mo.

"Then, what do you think of me?"

Su Mo, who was in a panic, was stunned and subconsciously replied.

"What 'what do you think'? There's nothing growing on your face."

"You!"

Lin Zinuo was so angry that her lungs almost exploded. Why did this guy get confused when it came to serious matters!

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing!"

Lin Zinuo was too lazy to complain to Su Mo. He was driving her crazy.

"But I have something to say to you."

Su Mo suddenly said to Lin Zinuo seriously.

"What is it?"

Lin Zinuo looked at Su Mo expectantly, wondering if this guy was finally figuring things out.

"Have you been taking the wrong medicine lately? I feel like your personality has changed so much. It's a little...what's the word? Right, it's 'girly.'"

Su Mo asked with concern.

"Ah!!! I'm going to strangle you!"

Lin Zinuo was furious and frantically reached out to choke Su Mo.

"Stop it."

Su Mo subconsciously raised his hand to block. This girl's brain was acting up again.

As the two of them were playing around, Lin Zinuo accidentally took a step back and pressed a button on the console.

Instantly, the Slaughter Blade's radar system deployed at full power, and red dots appeared on the screen in an instant.

Seeing this, Su Mo's expression changed slightly.

"Stop!"

"No! I'm going to strangle you!"

"Stop messing around, enemy attack!"

Su Mo quickly told Lin Zinuo.

"No way, did they really come?"

Lin Zinuo was stunned and quickly stopped, turning to look at the display.