False Court
Chapter 72 Lost
"Alright, then it's settled. Let's go."
Lin Zinuo finalized the matter just like that.
After confirming, Su Mo climbed back into the cockpit, reaching out his hand to Lin Zinuo.
Lin Zinuo looked at Su Mo's outstretched hand, feeling warmth in her heart. This blockhead was finally opening up a little. However, she refused this time.
"No need, I won't go up. It's easy to affect your driving. You still need to lead the way. You need to concentrate."
"Okay."
Su Mo didn't say much. He closed the cockpit again.
He piloted the mecha, observed the surroundings, and headed towards the mountain peak on the side.
Along the way, he drove the Green Shield, cutting through thorns and brambles, clearing a wide and flat path.
The obstacles in these woods posed no threat to the mecha. The only trouble was that the mountain road was very irregular, making it difficult to control the mecha.
Lin Zinuo and the others closely followed behind Su Mo. With Su Mo leading the way, they were much more relaxed.
At this time, Zhou Qian secretly nudged Lin Zinuo with her arm and whispered, "Zinuo-jie, wouldn't you say we found a treasure?"
"I guess so, but..."
Lin Zinuo replied with a somewhat complicated expression.
"But what?"
Zhou Qian looked at Lin Zinuo with great curiosity.
Lin Zinuo said a little helplessly, "But haven't you noticed that his 'Team Wipe Engine' title is well-deserved? Hundreds of people were killed when he first came to our team. Now, on our first mission with him, we almost got wiped out. Out of sixty-odd people, only fifteen are left alive. We also lost five spare mecha pilots and seven tank operators. I feel like dying."
"But, but it seems like we would have been wiped out sooner without him."
Zhou Qian replied with a somewhat unnatural expression.
"You don't need to tell me that. Of course, I know. That's why I didn't say anything, but I always feel... Sigh! Never mind."
Lin Zinuo shook her head and sighed deeply.
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Outside the Red Coral Bay base.
Elite players, fully armed, cautiously advanced along with tanks.
On both sides, Green Shield mechas wielding heavy weapons vigilantly guarded the surroundings.
Behind them followed a large number of elite combat players.
Just then, a very stern young woman's voice sounded on the radio channel.
"Everyone stop advancing and enter standby mode. Team Five Leader, Lin Xiaojia, and Team Three Leader, Chen Meng, each lead a team of elites to rendezvous with me."
"Roger!"
"Understood!"
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A moment later, on a high ground to the right of the Red Coral Bay base.
A young woman wearing a first-generation snow-white mechanical armor, with long silver hair, cold and frosty eyes, and an incredibly beautiful face, was observing the huge bay base in front of her with binoculars.
The entire bay base, constructed of steel, had spore bodies like red bubbles all over the walls and ground. These spore bodies were constantly beating like hearts.
A large number of walking corpses roamed inside, but these walking corpses were different from ordinary zombies. The skin on their bodies was cracked to varying degrees, and the cracks revealed a strange red light.
In addition, a giant red spore meatball, more than thirty meters high, stood in the deepest part of the base.
Lin Xiaojia swallowed hard and asked, "Xue-jie, why does this base look so strange?"
"I also feel it's very strange. Those wandering corpses shouldn't be zombies. I just took a look, and many of those guys are still holding weapons. Also, the area they roam is very regular, as if they are guarding their posts. And what the hell are those red bubbles?"
Chen Meng said with a somewhat numb scalp.
"I'm not sure. If I'm not mistaken, there may be type III monsters in this base."
Qian Chengxue replied indifferently.
Chen Meng and Lin Xiaojia couldn't help but gasp. Type II monsters were already extremely perverted. Type III monsters, even the common types, were terrifyingly strong!
"Commander, should we reconsider the attack plan? This base probably won't be easy to attack, and our current situation isn't very optimistic. According to intelligence, aren't a large number of Bai Ze monsters gathering towards us from the rear?"
Chen Meng asked with a stiff scalp.
"No changes. What we want is inside. Pass down the order, prepare for battle!"
Qian Chengxue did not waver in the slightest.
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The next day at dawn, Su Mo and the others cautiously walked through a dense forest.
Lin Zinuo and the others nervously gripped their weapons, vigilantly watching the surroundings.
Suddenly, a monkey with half its body rotten and red eyes jumped down from a tree with a creak and pounced towards a girl.
Su Mo acted quickly, controlling the mecha to slap it away!
Pa~
Like hitting a leather ball, it was swatted away.
The mutated monkey crashed into a tree and died on the spot.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They hadn't encountered any large monsters along the way, but these mutated animals had emerged one after another.
It made everyone a little neurasthenic. Don't underestimate their vitality and combat power. It would be troublesome if they were bitten, as it could easily lead to infection and poisoning.
"Be careful, everyone."
Lin Zinuo reminded everyone again and again.
"Okay."
Everyone responded one after another.
"It's strange. It should be dawn at this time, but why is the visibility still so low?"
Zhou Qian asked doubtfully.
"You're right."
Lin Zinuo also noticed something was wrong. She kept looking around.
"Are you only noticing it now? It's foggy. Moreover, there is strong magnetic interference in this area. The mecha's direction-finding device is malfunctioning. We are now completely relying on our senses to walk."
Su Mo replied indifferently.
Hearing Su Mo's words, the expressions of Lin Zinuo and the others became not so good.
"Then aren't we walking blindly now? Why didn't you say so earlier?"
"What's the difference between saying it earlier or later? It's not like you have a way to identify directions, do you?"
Su Mo didn't care at all. He had estimated it. Following the direction he chose, although there would be deviations, at least the general direction would not be too wrong. Even if it was wrong, at least they were walking in one direction and might be able to walk out of the fog area. Then they could find a way to adjust. But if everyone pointed in a different direction, it would really be a mess, and they might end up walking in circles.
Lin Zinuo and the others' expressions became even more interesting, but unfortunately, they couldn't say a word in rebuttal. Forget it, let it be.
Four hours later.
Zhou Qian and the others sat down on the ground, saying weakly, "We really can't walk anymore."
It wasn't that they were being delicate. They had been walking for more than ten hours continuously. Coupled with the previous battle, their physical strength was almost exhausted.
Su Mo also stopped. He glanced at the mecha's fuel, which was running low.
His expression became more and more solemn. When the fuel was completely used up, this mecha would completely lose its mobility, and they would only be able to abandon it.