Chapter 167: Chapter 156: Free Firepower! Buying Firepower in Reality?
Lu Feng saw the scene through the game screen and decisively took the Mecha from his inventory, equipping it in an instant.
The moment he willed himself into the game, the Mecha was already fully equipped.
Seeing the Beastman, he raised his arm without hesitation and fired a laser beam.
The Beastman sensed the threat and hurriedly dodged to the side.
When it turned around, its expression immediately grew grave. A metal figure slammed directly into it, not even giving it a chance to react.
It couldn’t withstand the force and was sent tumbling away.
"Damn it!" the Beastman roared, recognizing the steel saber in Lu Feng’s hand and realizing that Lu Feng was the same person from before.
It flipped to its feet, swung the cannon barrel in its hands, and smashed it down at Lu Feng again.
This time, Lu Feng didn’t back down an inch, swinging his steel saber to meet the blow.
Empowered by the Mecha, his slash was both fierce and fast.
CLANG!~
The jarring sound of metal on metal rang out again.
As sparks flew from the clash of metal, Lu Feng could clearly feel the blade of his saber chipping under the immense impact.
This was a blade forged from a solid bar of steel.
But thanks to the power of the Mecha, the Beastman was once again knocked back by the force.
Lu Feng wasted no time, raising both arms and firing two laser beams.
Seeing this, the Beastman’s expression changed. It dodged with all its might, and the lasers struck the wall behind it, leaving two holes and kicking up a cloud of dust.
But just as the Beastman regained its footing, it was shocked to find several more laser beams shooting toward it.
This time, it couldn’t dodge them all. Two lasers struck it squarely in the chest, leaving behind two ghastly wounds and revealing charred bone underneath.
It tumbled away in agony, crashing hard onto the ground in a wretched state.
Then, several more laser ports opened up on Lu Feng’s Mecha.
The Beastman Race was strong, but clearly, a powerful weapon like the Mecha could still handle it.
Even more laser ports appeared on Lu Feng’s Mecha. He intended to finish this Beastman off right now.
SWISH!
SWISH!~
...
The sound of grenades launching rang out from another direction.
Lu Feng had only just heard the sound when grenades began raining down around him. A moment later, violent explosions engulfed him.
Even though the Mecha’s energy shield activated automatically, the force of the blasts still sent Lu Feng flying.
The attack consumed more than half of his Mecha’s energy.
Dust billowed wildly, covering Lu Feng as he rolled on the ground.
When the dust settled, Lu Feng frowned and looked around at the empty surroundings.
The Beastman was gone.
’They had hidden companions.’
Using his auxiliary vision, Lu Feng immediately spotted the bloodstains the creature had left on the ground.
’How could I let it get away?’
He immediately followed the trail of blood, which soon led him to a small alley.
The moment he entered the alley, a look of shock appeared on his face at the scene within.
Several figures were already waiting for him in the alley. Three of them were holding heavy machine guns and immediately opened fire, spraying him wildly.
The power of the heavy machine guns was far greater than that of ordinary old-fashioned firearms. Though the bullets striking his Mecha couldn’t destroy it, the barrage of PING PING sounds from the impacts forced him to stumble backward continuously.
The next moment, three more figures emerged, each shouldering a launch tube.
His eyes narrowed.
They were rocket launchers.
And then, three rockets came blasting out.
Lu Feng hastily willed himself out of the game. A series of explosions followed, the terrifying shockwaves destroying the surrounding walls.
Dust filled the air, once again obscuring the view.
"Damn it, their firepower is insane!" Lu Feng said, back in reality. He scowled at the game screen, his expression grim.
It was just as the background lore stated: the Beastman Race had occupied that secret military base, were capable of manufacturing their own weapons, and had a massive arsenal in reserve.
That’s why they used shells and rockets as if they were cheap.
Even with his Mecha, he couldn’t just tank that much firepower indefinitely, especially attacks from grenades and rockets.
What’s more, according to the animated cutscenes in the game’s lore, the Beastman Race had many other advanced weapons.
When Lu Feng entered the game again, the alley was completely empty.
This time, the Beastman had truly escaped.
Lu Feng frowned. According to the game’s background information, the Beastman Race had a large population.
He had probably only encountered a small, isolated group.
Furthermore, the background lore mentioned that there were plenty of weapons capable of destroying Mecha, including some high-explosive ordnance.
It seemed the base controlled by the Beastman Race had such things, and so did the City East Alliance.
Lu Feng then recalled the animated scene from the game’s lore where the City East Alliance rallied people to fight the Beastman Race.
That was a real war. In a situation like that, firepower was truly king.
When that time came, Qingfeng Base couldn’t possibly stay out of it. They would probably get dragged in, so they had to be prepared.
Fortunately, with enough firepower, the Beastman Race could also be eliminated.
With this in mind, he returned to the previous location and went to the exploration squad leader. The man was tough; he wasn’t dead yet.
He quickly took a Life Potion from his inventory and had the squad leader drink some. After all, he’d used a Speed Ability Crystal Stone on the man; he couldn’t let it go to waste.
"Boss!" The exploration squad leader recovered a moment later, though he still looked a bit weak.
Lu Feng took the electronic collar from the man’s neck to inspect it. It hadn’t been activated or registered with any information yet, which meant it could be forcibly removed without triggering an explosion.
He aimed one of the Mecha’s laser ports at the electronic collar, and a single beam sliced it apart, letting it fall to the ground.
"Can you walk?" Lu Feng asked.
"Yeah!" The exploration squad leader nodded.
"Back to Qingfeng Base." Lu Feng said, turning to leave. In a situation like this, the people of Qingfeng Base had to be prepared.
The appearance of the Beastman Race meant that the "Beastman Crisis" story arc was probably about to begin.
Along the way, Lu Feng learned the exploration squad leader’s name: Zhu Wei.
Lu Feng brought Zhu Wei back to Qingfeng Base and immediately summoned Lin Jiao, Xu Bin, Lin Nan, Chen Fei, Wang Cheng, and the others. He recounted his encounter to them.
Upon hearing about the Beastman Race, their expressions all turned grave. After all, this was an enemy that even their boss was so wary of.
From their boss’s description, they could also tell that the Beastman Race’s firepower far exceeded that of Qingfeng Base.
Lu Feng looked at the old-fashioned rifles in the hands of the Qingfeng Base combatants, and his brow furrowed once more.
He had his Mecha; if a Beastman crisis broke out like in the game, he could handle it. But the people of Qingfeng Base, armed only with these old rifles against such heavy firepower, would clearly be wiped out.
Attacks from things like grenade launchers and rocket launchers could take down even ability users. Zhu Wei was a prime example.
But when he thought about acquiring such high-level weaponry in large quantities, Qingfeng Base itself had no way to do so. They didn’t even have the production lines for such weapons.
’Maybe I should look for a solution in reality!’
With that thought, Lu Feng willed himself out of the game.
Back in reality, he immediately dialed Master Kai’s number. As soon as the call connected, he asked, "Master Kai, do you happen to know any channels for buying weapons?"
"???" Master Kai was momentarily stunned by Lu Feng’s words.
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