Even with a human body, Bai E had already managed to kill two mech pilots whose powers were united. Now piloting a mecha, he had no interest in prolonging the battle.
His figure flashed like lightning, and the mecha, resembling a white reaper, arrived in an instant.
The Instant Kill of a Hundred Heads, powered to its full capability, was channeled through the mecha’s combat blade, which descended into the gap of the turtle-like primal AI with infinite blade shadows accompanying the strike.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom!"
The combat blade, like a hot knife through butter, sliced in instantly, with boundless power piercing through the mech and into the ground.
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The mech, as hard as a turtle’s shell, fell silent for a moment before suddenly cracking open.
"The Mountains and Rivers" were split in two, visible through the transparent window of the observing mecha far away.
With that strike, even the pure white AI mecha that had been "disdainfully" floating midair trembled visibly, completely unprepared for such a turn of events.
[The groundbreaking strike you unleashed instantly pierced through the target’s defense armor, light weapon proficiency experience +32.]
[Your attack successfully hit the target, dealing 2000 points of slashing damage!]
"..."
"..."
"Gulp!" The instructor swallowed hard with an utterly broken expression.
What was wrong with his worldview?
What had just happened before his eyes?
An AI that looked tough and durable was cleaved into two by a base model mecha from their military district?
When did their military district’s mechas obtain such a level of output power?
Or was the combat blade that Bai was holding actually a secret state-of-the-art weapon, privately passed to him by some scientist from the city’s research department?
Otherwise, how could they explain the explosive scene unfolding before their eyes?
However, the course of events wouldn’t halt to suit their wishes. The pale blue mech power, like a current with substance, took effect on the split halves of the turtle AI’s body.
Simple physical strikes, no matter how fierce, are hardly sufficient to kill a primal AI directly.
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In this world, beings of ordinary levels tend to have high offense and low defense, but at a certain point, be it AI, insects, or demons, one is harder to kill than the next.
Hard to kill, but kill you must!
[??? (AI) (Hostile) (Lord) — Use "Lucky Strike" to kill for guaranteed drop: (Steel*10000, Combat Experience 6000 points); high probability (Knowledge: AI Creation Mastery); possible (Technology: Giant Construct Assembly)]
The loot that exploded out was obviously not as good as from the previous two AIs; perhaps this was because piloting the mecha against the enemy had significantly lowered the difficulty.
But gains that came without cost were welcomed. The blue and white mecha pulled out the combat blade and with a backhand strike, cleaved horizontally again.
The blade, powered by High-Frequency Cutting and greatly amplified by Instant Kill of a Hundred Heads, effortlessly sliced through the surface of the turtle shell.
In the mecha’s cockpit, Bai E silently recited in his mind.
[Activate "Lucky Strike".]
The combat blade slashed down diagonally once again.
Unlike the previous strike that brought infinite blade shadows, this time, it was as if tens of thousands of blade shadows descended at once, striking over the whole body of the turtle AI simultaneously.
Facing a humanoid mecha of nearly the same height, the much larger turtle-shaped AI was as defenseless as a lamb awaiting slaughter.
"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!"
The overpowering force easily broke everything down, and the high-strength connections between the parts of the huge construct held by mech power also disintegrated under the force of the final blow.
The explosion of the primal AI was earth-shattering, almost rivaling a moderate earthquake.
The pure white AI in the sky with its half-dayshape turned to leave at the instant the metal pieces exploded, leaving behind a barely visible trail of residual gas from the jet propulsion on its limbs.
The military district’s mechas, lacking any flying ability, had no way to deal with such a flight unit determined to escape, and they could only watch helplessly as the target vanished into the distant horizon.
I didn’t even know if there would be another chance to counterattack...
It was said that the intelligent machines wouldn’t expend too many resources on an opponent that was much stronger than themselves, and I didn’t know if the strength I had displayed was up to their grading standards.
These thoughts flashed through my mind as I glanced at the silent military mecha in the distance.
That was probably the force the military had sent to pursue me.
Ordinary vehicles at night naturally couldn’t keep up with a mecha whose mobility was maxed out; only a mecha could chase another mecha.
The follow-up pursuit forces might also be on the way; the military was bound to pay maximum attention to the first "deserter" mecha.
Fortunately, I had no intention of resisting.
I quickly connected to the instructor mecha, which was not too far away, after opening the communication channel within the cockpit for a free search.
"Follow me," I said, then turned and headed towards Li Ming Town first.
Confess frankly and you will be treated leniently, but any concealment would have consequences.
The existence of Li Ming Town certainly couldn’t be hidden from the military forces that would inevitably start an investigation, but what the true facts they uncovered would be depended on my own will.
Having dealt with the intelligent machines’ counterattack, I began to consider what reasons to concoct for the military district to obtain the least severe punishment for myself.
Even if there were many people in the military district who wanted to protect me, I first had to provide them with enough excuses or reasons.
The instructor’s somewhat stiff answer came over the voice channel, "Understood... Understood."
The feats I had just accomplished were so extraordinary that I now appeared as terrifying as a demon lord in their eyes.
"He wouldn’t want to kill us to silence us, would he?" asked the instructor in a somewhat alarmed tone after disconnecting the voice channel.
It seemed unlikely, but the strength of the target was so great that it naturally carried a danger.
"If he wanted to kill us, he wouldn’t need to go through so much trouble," said one of the Mechanical Court’s elders, shaking his head, never expecting things to reach this point.
He was well aware of my performance in training and my first experience on the battlefield; neither was too surprising.
Perhaps my performance was extraordinary in the eyes of the military district, but for the Mechanical Court, it wasn’t so rare; he was confident that he and his companions from the Mechanical Court could achieve the same results if they took action together.
Even if he had come chasing after me in a mecha with the military district’s instructor, he was certain of victory.
After all, I had deserted in a hurry, and my mecha wasn’t equipped with any weapon modules, except for a sword and a round shield.
In a one-on-one duel between mech pilots of roughly equal skill, the equipment of weapons would become an absolute factor affecting victory or defeat.
But now... having witnessed my ability to take down an original intelligent machine with just three slashes, he realized how much he had underestimated the capabilities of Captain Bai.
They had received a message before coming; Rose was still in the military camp.
The only person piloting this mecha was Captain Bai!
Mecha soul!
Only a mecha with a born mecha soul could enable Captain Bai to achieve feats that even the mech pilots of the Mechanical Court dared not imagine.
Chasing after Bai E’s steps, an elder of the Mechanical Court admired the blue and white mecha, his eyes filled with fervent longing.
The mecha soul was the highest pursuit for every mech pilot in the Mechanical Court.
In the entire city, there were no more than three people capable of communicating with a mecha soul, and Bai E... would become the new star of their Mechanical Court!
He had made up his mind that no matter how unforgivable Bai E’s mistake appeared in the eyes of other forces in the city, the Mechanical Court would do their utmost to protect him and incorporate him into their ranks.
As the mecha stepped over piles of intelligent machine debris, both persons following in Bai E’s wake walked through the battlefield, each wave of shock in their hearts growing bigger and bigger.
All of them... All of them...
How many troops had the intelligent machines sent? Were they all wiped out by a single person... or rather, a single mecha?
As their gaze swept over the slowly leading blue and white figure ahead, endless emotions fermented in their hearts.
["Lucky Strike" Energy +6.]