Cornered

The three Reincarnators equipped with Predator armor were also participants in this Promotion Mission and members of a large legion, so their overall strength was naturally not weak.

But with their numerical disadvantage and their greatest hidden advantage neutralized, they had virtually no ability to resist in this open area with no cover, while their opponents occupied favorable terrain.

Even though the Predator armor had decent defensive capabilities,

under the precise bursts of fire from firearms enhanced by corresponding skills and loaded with specialized armor-piercing ammunition,

sparks erupted across their bodies as bullets struck and sent them staggering. Before long, blood sprayed out, and they finally collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

Blood flowed from the bullet holes in their armor.

The three of them had originally relied on their optical camouflage to harass their enemies, only to be exposed by some inexplicable "infrared detection device."

The advantage of firearms was fully displayed at this moment. With firearms items that provided certain bonuses, coupled with accurate firearm skills,

once they held the terrain advantage, even a ninja squad led by a Chunin would have been wiped out in this open area.

The early-game advantage of technological specialization was obvious.

On the other hand, just as Xu Yue had resolved the first two enemy ambushes, the gap in physical ability meant that if they were ambushed without a formation, their survivability was far worse than that of genin.

No wonder that guy named Wu Mo disliked Xu Yue. He had probably gone mad wanting to find a squad to join.

Sun Lin, who had personally gunned down one enemy with her machine-gun emplacement, finally relaxed slightly. Her modest breasts rose and fell as she let out a long breath.

"Everyone, clean up the area. We’ll withdraw as soon as we collect the loot. Xu Yue, you have the best physical attributes and the strongest adaptability, so you go collect the spoils."

It had to be said that although Sun Lin was somewhat aloof, she had her own way of doing things. Xu Yue had not contributed at all to the elimination of those three men afterward, but she understood that this battle had primarily relied on the newcomer’s "infrared detection device" to expose them.

And he had also handled the first two ambushes with a ninja’s reaction speed. Otherwise, they might very well have suffered casualties!

Since that was the case, she gave him the lucrative task of cleaning up the battlefield and collecting the spoils. As for whether he might pocket something for himself, as long as he did not go too far, she could simply turn a blind eye.

Xu Yue was practically speechless at this "kindness."

They were just three Reincarnators who had not even shed their newbie status. Even if killing them in a Promotion Mission came with bonuses, what could they possibly drop? What a hassle.

Still, he could generally sense her goodwill, so Xu Yue did not refuse. Under Wu Mo’s murderous, jealous gaze, he walked toward the three corpses.

But just as he was perfunctorily preparing to rummage through them, a sudden warning flared in his heart. He abruptly lunged to the side, quickly rolling behind a distant pile of ruins for cover.

Accompanied by a thunderous burst of rat-a-tat-tat!

The three armored corpses at the original spot were blasted into fragments.

Chunks of concrete exploded across the ground, leaving behind huge barrel-shaped impact craters.

A blue RPI-13 Sunderland mech suddenly charged out of the dense fog in the distance, raising its weapon and spraying a burst of fire.

Though it was merely a firearm by mech standards, its caliber was entirely on the level of an autocannon.

A flesh-and-blood body would die from a single graze!

"It’s a mech!"

"This is bad! There must be Reincarnators on the other side who’ve entered this world before!"

"Run!"

"…"

Chaotic, terrified cries erupted from the Reincarnators behind Xu Yue. Clearly, they had not the slightest desire to resist the newly appeared mech.

For Reincarnators entering their first Promotion Mission, even the lowest-grade mech was beyond their reach!

Even Zaku from Naruto had usually been operated by veterans!

The terrifying properties of mechs ensured that, as long as the pilot was inside, their raw attacks and firepower could match or even surpass ordinary Elite Reincarnators.

So this enemy obviously did not own this mech. He had merely come here to farm missions before and possessed the right to use a mech in this Mission Space!

But even so, this one mech was enough to wipe out Sun Lin’s Squad.

Against agile opponents capable of evasive maneuvers, a mech’s formidable firepower might not be able to fully demonstrate its advantages.

But against cannon fodder lacking sufficient agility, it only needed to charge forward with basic attacks.

Because he had gone to scavenge, Xu Yue had advanced some distance away from the others. After dodging the mech’s sudden barrage, the ruins where he hid were now a considerable distance from the main group.

And clearly, those people had no intention of waiting for Xu Yue under such circumstances.

They fled in panic.

In their eyes, staying meant a squad wipe anyway. It was better to scatter and run; sacrificing one pawn to preserve the rest of the group—what was there to consider?

Even the most basic mech came with an inherent slaughter-and-suppression effect against newcomers.

Even advanced Firearm Mastery or advanced martial arts were utterly useless against a mech!

Even conventional anti-armor weapons like RPGs would only deal ordinary damage to a mech unless they hit a vital part, but with a mech’s mobility, that was difficult.

Only guided weapons made it convenient to treat a mech as a target, but obviously, those were not something newbies could possess.

"Trying to run? How naive."

Seeing the enemy’s movements, the Sunderland’s pilot wore a bloodthirsty grin.

Although his overall abilities within the squad were low, the identity he had acquired during his previous visit had granted him the qualifications to pilot a mech in this space!

He had also already learned the mech piloting skill. Now, he only needed to save up enough points, complete the mission, and obtain an independent mech of his own.

Using a mech to slaughter ants was simply wonderful!

But in the next moment, a thick cloud of white smoke erupted from Sun Lin’s Squad’s position.

Its concentration in that small area was even denser than Xu Yue’s Mist Technique.

"Lay mines!"

Yet when the next command rang out from within the smoke, the mech pilot hesitated.

This Reincarnation Squad had an unusually abundant supply of small items. They might really have anti-armor mines.

Charging after them under the cover of such dense smoke would be unwise.

But this was smoke, not mist. It would dissipate quickly enough. It would not be too late to chase them once it cleared!

Still, he needed to complete his own Promotion Mission objective first.

Kill one Reincarnator from the opposing camp. There seemed to be one fish that had slipped through the net just now.

With a savage smile, the pilot in the cockpit controlled the mech and headed toward the spot where the stray survivor had been separated by his barrage…

Cornered, you had nowhere left to run!

Tremble~ Fear~ Be afraid!

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