He Xingzhou received several messages on his communication channel. They were from Harvey, Igor Yoke, and others, all wanting to learn more about the mechs.
*He Xingzhou chuckled to himself.* The Red Flame Mecha had already amazed them. *What would they think if they knew he had an even bigger one on his ship?*
Inside the aircraft carrier, there was a medium-sized mech over thirty meters tall. This was He Xingzhou’s specially upgraded version called the "Red Dragon." The structure was similar to the Red Flame, but its power, defense, and attack capabilities had all been enhanced.
The electromagnetic gun had been upgraded to an electromagnetic cannon, and the small laser weapons had been enhanced to high-temperature beams, increasing destructive power by dozens of times!
He Xingzhou had not yet deployed the Red Dragon, because its target was too large. Once dispatched, it would immediately attract the attention of the advanced Zerg.
At that time, forget about collecting samples. Just setting foot on the island would mean facing tens of thousands of Zerg, and the mission would fail before it even started. It had to be used at a critical moment.
"Red Flame Team, move out!" Commander Qiu Hong ordered, and the team members moved out together.
The main team had thirty-one members, with backup, logistics, and coordination personnel, all equipped with mecha.
"Group A, collect Zerg samples from the perimeter!" Qiu Hong shouted.
"Roger that!" responded Zhang Xiaolong, the Group A leader. He was once a member of the Blade Squad, the elite team where He Xingzhou had initially tested the AI instructor.
On the beach, some Zerg had already launched an attack on them!
Creatures with shells resembling rocks swung their large pincers; long worms, meters in length, emerged from the sand to attack suddenly; and some gigantic crawling Zerg charged from the coastal jungle.
"Boom, boom, boom..." The sound of dense gunfire resounded. Before these Zerg could even get close to the team members, they were taken down by electromagnetic bombs!
The sensors on the mechs could timely detect surrounding creatures and disturbances. If the humans couldn’t react in time, the AI system would perform compensating attacks.
"Transport team, hurry! Move the samples!" On the shore, transport team members used mechs to pull seven to eight-meter long, not completely lifeless worms from the sand; they dragged shell-shattered insects with special nets. The dinosaur-sized giant lizards, one in each hand, were tossed onto the transport ship to be sent to the fleet.
Seeing this neat and efficient scene, the audience was stunned.
"Are they here for an adventure? It feels like they’re here to stock up!"
"The style suddenly changed. It feels like a gourmet show!"
"The Red Flame makes dealing with these low-level Zerg seem like a game! So cool!"
"Is it still possible to sign up for the Xuanwu Army?"
As Harvey and the other commanders watched their execution of the mission and then looked at their own squads, a strong sense of disparity arose in their hearts.
While the Red Flame team swiftly collected samples, their troops were wielding guns and cannons, fighting the Zerg with amphibious tanks. It was tough enough to kill a few Zerg, and they didn’t dare get close to collect, the gap was enormous!
"This feeling!" Commander Gerard of the UK complained, "We are like primitive men, and they are the warriors of the future."
"How can we even compare?" France Commander Florance had already given up on competing with the other teams; it was simply incomparable!
At this time, He Xingzhou ordered the Red Flame Team: "The other two groups, head to the volcano crater. Your task is land-based Zerg above level five!"
"Roger that!" Qiu Hong and the two group leaders replied.
By this time, the Zerg had already been alerted. More and more insects crawled up from underground or out of the volcano crater, heading for the beach and coast to attack humans!
If they just charged through , there would be countless hassles.
So they directly activated flight mode as twenty-one mechs formed a fan shape, flying in the sky.
Everyone realized, they had underestimated the Red Flame!
"It can fly! This thing looks so heavy, yet it can fly!"
"Ahhhh! I love it even more now!"
"Flying mechs! GO! GO! GO!"
He Xingzhou explained, "All mechs can fly and can carry a certain weight in flight, making combat more convenient."
"Dr. He, are the mechs for sale?"
"Other streamers are doing giveaways, so why doesn’t the streamer give us a mech? (Dog head for safety)"
"Dr. He, do your mechs have a birth certificate?"
"Dr. He, can your mechs reproduce smaller mechs?"
Unbeknownst to him, someone had led the live chat astray, and the barrage had completely gone off-topic.
By this time, He Xingzhou was no longer focusing on the live broadcast, as the two groups had already entered the vicinity of the volcano crater.
The crater on Catastrophe Island resembled a large basin, perhaps because the Zerg had excavated it further, it seemed bottomless, and toxic smoke continuously emanated from within.
"The two groups split up and capture separately. Remember, only high-level samples!" He Xingzhou emphasized.
"Yes!" Qiu Hong led Group B, while Deng Jian led Group C into action.
The scenes captured by their mech cameras were synchronized in real-time to He Xingzhou.
The number of insects inside the volcano crater had indeed increased significantly, with some flying monsters resembling giant bats or pterosaurs!
These creatures hovered around the mouth of the crater, able to launch ultrasound attacks.
"They’re all easy targets!" Qiu Hong immediately enabled the auto-aiming system, killing the flying monsters close to them and capturing one. It was placed near the crater, and the transport team would come to move the sample.
"Group C has landed!" Deng Jian reported their progress.
They were already in the dense forest, where temperatures exceeded forty degrees Celsius. The plants here were almost all mutant species!