Chapter 307: Chase
As soon as Aaron taunted, the four Modified Sentinels, X‑07 through X‑10, opened fire in disciplined bursts...
Thanks to their combat programming, they coordinated their attacks well. Plasma bolts passed through the ruins, forcing the mutants to scatter.
Even if they have a hard skin that could protect them for one or two Plasma shots, it didn’t mean that they could take it head-on endlessly.
There must be a limit!
The one with four eyes started giving commands as his vision was tracking every angle.
"Left flank! Duck low!"
His coordination kept the group from being annihilated in the opening volley.
"Tsk..." Mei frowned as her ambush failed because of the four-eyed mutant. It seemed that it had the ability to keep up with her ability...
Still, only one of them could follow her movements, so as long as she timed her attacks, she should be able to deal quite a damage.
At this time, Noli and the ex‑slaves, eight in number, raised their rifles as well. Their formation was tight, as they had already trained for this before.
They weren’t elite fighters, but desperation made them steady.
Soon, gunfire rattled, bullets pinging off stone and striking the jointed runner, slowing his zigzag advance.
Steven braced himself at the front.
The elongated‑armed mutant charged again with its long and sharp nails stretching unnaturally far...
"Ha!"
Steven’s halberd intercepted the strike, and it even created sparks that flew everywhere!
Clang!
Then, with a roar, Steven shoved forward, his Superior Iron Will talent was still making him immovable.
"Bring it on!"
Steven’s Spirit Points were at its peak thanks to the boosting potions he consumed. Thanks to that, his Passive Gene Skills were able to steady himself.
The mutant was pushed back, but Steven pressed forward...
This time, only four mutants would have to be targeted by their gunners!
Just like that, his halberd swept to keep the mutant at bay.
"Don’t forget about me!"
Suddenly, Juno’s knives spun in the air, twelve Rare‑Grade blades orbiting him like a storm.
With a flick, he sent half of them slicing toward the tail‑mutant.
The creature whipped its serrated tail, deflecting two blades, but the rest buried deep into its torso.
Juno clenched his fist.... His telekinesis was forcing the knives to twist inside the flesh!
"Just die ugly creature!"
The mutant shrieked in pain as it started thrashing wildly.
It seemed that these mutants didn’t have strong internal organs.
This time, Vera hurled another vial he bought in the Auction Realm...
Crash!
It shattered at the scaled mutant’s feet, releasing a burst of corrosive smoke!
The creature coughed, and its skin or scales started sizzling! Still, it pushed forward regardless, its armored hide resisting most of the damage.
"Damn it, he’s tougher than I thought!" Vera muttered, already reaching for another concoction.
Mei, on the other hand, was nowhere to be seen.
Her Living Camouflage talent made her invisible, and she used it to circle behind Aaron.
Because of the four-eyed mutant, she stayed behind the cover of the smokes and moved silently as a shadow... She then crept closer, with her dagger ready.
As soon as Aaron charged with his four swords, Plasma bolts struck him, but his mutated body absorbed the energy!
Thud!
He slammed into the Sentinels, blades clashing against their metallic body!
X‑08 blocked Aaron with its rifle, while X‑09 countered with a bayonet strike.
Thud! Aaron grinned, his four arms overwhelming their defenses.
Crash! Crash!
With a wave of his sword, both X-08 and X-09 had their heads severed!
It was at this time that the jointed runner recovered from Vera’s smoke and charged forward.
Because its legs bent at unnatural angles, it was actually so difficult to predict its movement..
As they thought that he would dash forward, he suddenly leapt high instead, aiming for Juno. But Noli’s group opened fire, bullets riddling his body mid‑air.
He landed hard, bleeding, yet still alive.
"Keep shooting!" Noli shouted.
Steven also roared as he locked weapons with the elongated‑armed mutant. The halberd clashed against claws, neither side giving ground.
Then Steven injected himself with the Gene Stimulant and pushed harder, his Iron Will was giving him strength as well!
With a brutal shove, he impaled the mutant through the chest. Blood sprayed, and the creature collapsed, twitching. One down.
Juno redirected his knives, sending them spinning toward the four‑eyed mutant. But the creature anticipated every strike, dodging with uncanny precision. "Behind you!" he shouted to his allies, his extra vision giving him perfect battlefield awareness.
The tail‑mutant lashed out, sweeping its serrated appendage across the ground. It struck two of Noli’s men, sending them sprawling with deep cuts. Juno snarled, telekinetically driving his knives deeper into the creature’s torso. With a final twist, the mutant collapsed, tail thrashing weakly before falling still. Two down.
Aaron’s swords clashed against the Sentinels, his strength forcing them back.
X‑07 fired point‑blank, and its plasma bolt seared into his shoulder.
"You!"
He grunted at the pain but kept fighting!
"You can’t win! Mutation is the future!" he roared.
Mei struck then.
She appeared behind him with a dagger!
SSaaakk!
Her blade sank into his side, piercing flesh.
It was a move that the four-eyed mutant failed to notice!
Aaron roared in pain, but he started spinning with his swords. Unfortunately, Mei just vanished again, slipping back into the smoke and used her camouflage before he could retaliate.
"You coward!"
Vera hurled another concoction, this one was exploding into flames. The jointed runner screamed as fire engulfed him!
He collapsed, burning!
But the scaled mutant was still advancing.
Plasma bolts ricocheted off his armored hide, and even Vera’s concoctions barely dented him. He slammed into Steven, four arms hammering down.
Steven blocked with his halberd, but the sheer force drove him to his knees.
His Gene Stimulant was losing its effects already!
Juno sent his remaining knives at the scaled mutant, but they bounced off the hardened scales. "He’s too tough!" Juno shouted.
Aaron regrouped with the scaled mutant and the four‑eyed one. "Fall back!" he ordered, realizing the battle was turning against them.
Two of them were basically immobilized and would soon die at this point...
However, Mei wouldn’t just let them escape!
"Chase after them!"
It was at this point that the two remaining Modified Sentinels, including Noli’s group, used their Emergency Thruster Packs to chase!
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