"What is he going to do?"
Xu Mo, piloting a Mecha all by himself, had left, not taking the central route through the ruins, but instead circumventing from the side.
Olivia had donned his Battle Armor, taking his place.
Both sides were not allowed to carry communication devices into the battle, and with the fight being monitored by all, cheating was impossible; people from the Southern Army would not know about the substitution between Xu Mo and Olivia.
Olivia was tall, and although still shorter than Xu Mo, it wasn’t obvious when she lay atop the Mecha, indiscernible to the observers.
Lin Jue’s Mecha started up, moving forward once again.
In the previous battle, two Mechas had been destroyed, nearly a third of the enemy casualties.
But what was to come was the real fight.
The Southern Army’s advance wasn’t as fast as before. The Mechas no longer moved independently but advanced with the main troops, extra cautious. Otherwise, a few more ambushes like earlier would be unsustainable.
The remaining troops continued their orderly march across the dusty ruins. The battlefield was silent as death, save for the sound of marching filled with a murderous aura.
Without killing Xu Mo and his companions, they couldn’t face returning.
Lin Jue pushed on, and finally, they encountered the enemy once more, spotting them from a distance.
Olivia fired a shot into the air, smoke billowing forth.
On the side of the ruins, Xu Mo glanced towards that direction, figuring out Lin Jue’s position, and he sped off in a specific direction.
All eyes from the Southern Military District were fixed on Lin Jue and Olivia ahead, their fierce gazes as if they wanted to tear them apart alive.
Even so, they remained unimpulsive—Mecha with Mechanical Guns raised their arms aiming at Lin Jue’s area, with the infantry at their backs also raising their cannons, all targeting Lin Jue.
The spread formation continued its intimidating advance.
Olivia fired a smoke grenade ahead, and suddenly the middle ground was shrouded in smoke.
This time, the Southern Army didn’t rush in hastily but kept the formation tightly moving forward—if they got within range, their firepower would far surpass that of Lin Jue.
Olivia kept firing smoke grenades, the Southern Army advancing through the smoke.
"Fire," a grave voice commanded. They had aimed at Lin Jue’s position, all firing together.
Lin Jue’s Mecha retreated, with Olivia’s actions never ceasing amidst the widespread smoke.
"Accelerate the advance," a voice called out, and the Southern Army sped up their push forward.
Just then, a Mecha appeared from behind them.
Xu Mo had circled to their rear.
The Mecha’s left mechanical arm raised, charging up.
"Boom—" The Energy Cannon shot forth in a straight line into the smoke, exploding within.
Those on the outside silently witnessed the scene unfolding on the battlefield.
At a glance, it looked as though two Mechas had the Southern Army surrounded.
Xu Mo’s mechanical arm charged again, continuously firing, wounding people within the smoke.
"The last row, advance to the rear and open fire. The two Mechas on the left and right, circle behind to support," commanded the Black Mecha. Immediately, two Mechas flanked outward on both sides, while at the same time, the last row of the Southern Army turned to sprint forward, rushing out from the smoke.
Seeing people break out, Xu Mo’s Mechanical Cannon charged up and continued attacking—two more figures were blasted away.
At the same time, the two flanking Mechas also surged out, speeding towards Xu Mo.
Two Mechas would suffice against Olivia.
Xu Mo kept firing at distant targets, aiming to wipe out the ground forces.
As the two Mechas drew closer, Xu Mo stopped shooting.
Behind both Mechas, a Blast Gunner lay in wait; they raised their guns aiming for Xu Mo’s Mecha, while the Mechas extended their sharp mechanical tentacles, looking fiercely menacing.
Xu Mo raised his Mecha’s War Saber, gazing intently ahead.
With full energy activated, Xu Mo lunged forward.
The Bombers shot at Xu Mo’s head but saw Xu Mo still expertly dodging while sprinting, his Mecha charging ahead.
The two Mecha pilots from the Southern Army felt something was amiss.
This momentum, was it that female cadet?
But there was no time to think. Both sides charged at high speed and rapidly closed in.
The Mecha pilots locked firmly on Xu Mo, watching him dart forward in a curve, one on the left and one on the right, their mechanical arms thrusting simultaneously, blocking every angle.
There was a loud noise, and they saw Xu Mo’s Mecha leap up, soaring into the air, the Energy Battle Blade in his hand chopping down with the momentum.
Burdened by their own inertia, they couldn’t stop in time. Their mechanical arms thrust into empty space as the War Saber sliced through, sending a sharp crack sound, two Mecha heads flew off, the bodies behind them similarly cleaved, blood spraying.
Xu Mo’s Mecha kneeled upon landing, steadied itself, and continued charging forward.
The line rushing out was momentarily stunned.
A strong unease took hold.
They raised their Mechanical Cannons and unleashed a barrage, shooting at the Mecha.
Xu Mo evaded left and right at high speed but was still hit by two shots, bearing the firepower and continuing onward to arrive in front of the opponents.
"Ssshh..." The giant War Saber in the Mecha’s hand swept across, reaping life.
In the blink of an eye, all fell.
That team was eliminated.
Citizens of Steel Dome City gazed up at the Mecha that resembled the Grim Reaper.
They harbored an absurd thought.
Perhaps, Xu Mo really had the chance to achieve it.
With only two, breaking through.