Chapter 188 - 172 Three Swords United

A drone flew in from high altitude, but the chaotic Night Wandering Ghost camp did not notice this small reconnaissance drone.

"The view is very clear. The terrain here is good, surrounded by mountains on three sides and a lake."

"I see something valuable... They have two Bimong armored vehicles, newly modified combat vehicles. The armor plating is shiny."

The Night Wandering Ghost hurriedly parked these armored vehicles outside the factory walls, attempting to use these giants to form a defensive line.

"All positions are marked. Once in position, use rocket launchers and explosive launchers to clear obstacles and enemies behind cover, then occupy advantageous terrain."

Adkaduo’s team began advancing in a dispersed formation according to the markings, armed with the heavy firepower they would need.

Once they entered range, they were to destroy the Night Wandering Ghost’s first line of defense immediately, then occupy two small hills outside the factory, and set up sniper positions.

"After breaching, advance in phases, using peripheral buildings as cover, and prepare to fend off Military Technology reinforcements."

"The drone has found an antenna... It should be possible to do wireless hacking."

"I’m doing the assault. Lucy, Qi Wei, can you two handle the wireless hacking?"

The two hackers in the vehicle exchanged glances and shook their heads together, "There’s no hacker seat here. We can’t deep dive."

Without the hacker seat, deep diving was impossible; computing power was insufficient.

Not everyone could be like Lille, whose own computing power was astonishing and had an entire warehouse of servers as support.

We needed to think of another way.

"Alright... There’s a maintenance duct in the factory. It’s marked. David, Rebecca, you four enter from here and find an interface to hack in.

The drone will sync with the antenna signal, amplify the signal frequency, and implement a network attack on the Night Wandering Ghost in the camp."

The four nodded, and the vehicle left the convoy, heading towards the side of the factory.

At this point, maintaining a straight trajectory and leading the front was Lille’s West Tuan and the Ragnar armored vehicle driven by Man’s team.

V stepped on the gas pedal, appearing somewhat impatient—

"As for us... There’s a sniper on the factory roof, V, you handle it.

There are two sneaky guys on the second floor of the guard room at the main entrance. They might be hackers. Jack, they’re yours.

I’ll handle the Night Wandering Ghost resisting on the periphery."

Lille’s personal link was plugged into the vehicle, connected to the Crystal Ball system, and the Eight-star Gun was ready to fire at any time...

meters...

meters...

meters—

"Entering combat range—provide fire cover!"

V floored the accelerator, and the West Tuan surged forward at top speed. The Night Wandering Ghost raised their weapons and pulled their triggers—

Bullets rained down in the darkness, hitting the armored plates with crisp sounds, making it feel like they were truly standing in the rain...

And in the face of the bullet storm, Adkaduo’s response was a tempest!

Four rockets trailed bright flames across the night sky, striking directly at the Night Wandering Ghost’s positions!

Boom!

The Eight-star Gun fired in sync, smart bullets shot skyward, tracing beautiful arcs in the air, using the explosions’ firelight as cover, bypassing obstacles, and hitting the Night Wandering Ghost’s defenses head-on!

Boom, boom, boom, boom—

High Explosive Bombs exploded, the West Tuan rammed through the Night Wandering Ghost’s vehicles blocking the way, charging into the camp!

In a flash, the Eight-star Gun fired again—

The Night Wandering Ghost raised their guns in unison, but were met with even more precise High Explosive Bomb attacks!

Boom!

The fire illuminated death, the waves of flame shattered the bravery of the Night Wandering Ghost—

Two Eight-star Guns, 64 High Explosive Bombs, 4 rockets, plus the SPH explosives shot by the Wanderer, the successive explosions left the remaining Night Wandering Ghosts with only a buzzing sound in their heads—

Have they ever fought a battle on such a large scale?

One Night Wandering Ghost lifted his head, the world before his eyes blurred, orange and black each occupying one side, the dividing line in the middle swaying—

Then, he saw other colors.

Bang.

It seemed like the sound of a car door closing.

He saw two figures, one holding a gun, but not aiming, just pulling the trigger, then reloading.

The other was carrying an exaggeratedly long sniper rifle, casually clearing snipers who had taken high points.

Then his ears started working again, hearing screams, explosions, and gunfire...

Even the sound of changing magazines.

He realized then that the muzzle was already pointed at him.

Bang!

....

"Aaaaaah!"

Man, with an Ajax in each hand, led his team to the forefront—

The Night Wandering Ghost had all retreated around the building, relying on the complex terrain and cover to counterattack. Even the excavators in the factory were put to use!

But the glass on the excavators wasn’t bulletproof, nor explosion-proof. Dolly threw a few hand grenades from her pocket—

Boom!

After one explosion, Man felt the pressure in front of him instantly lighten—it was clear the enemy was scared!

"Well done! We’ve secured this spot!"

Right after Man finished speaking, he heard the sound of floating engines, accompanied by the deep, heavy sirens of military equipment...

Griffins and 2 Octant drones slowly rose from behind the factory...

And upon seeing this scene, his Prosthetic System interface began to tremble—

The Night Wandering Ghost still had hackers!

Maybe they had driven away some Night Wandering Ghosts, but there were still hackers and drones, and it wouldn’t take long for them to regain their footing!

He turned back to ask Lille what they should do—

Then he witnessed an incredible scene.

He saw V standing on the roof of the West Tuan, then leaping high—

Clearly, V had installed Enhanced Achilles Tendons, easily jumping over five meters high!

V leaped high, then shot spider silk towards the halted crane, swinging himself directly onto the factory rooftop!

Without the factory providing cover, V easily spotted the Bimong armored vehicle hidden behind—its transport module had been converted into a drone nest.

Two slightly tech-savvy Night Wandering Ghosts were onboard, wearing drone holovisors, operating those lethal machines—

Bang!

The raccoon dog effortlessly penetrated the armored vehicle, blowing the heads off these two guys!

Jack jumped off the wall, yanked the spider silk abruptly, and almost flew up to the second floor in an instant!

On the second floor, two hackers hiding in the monitoring room had just lifted their heads, only to see the door being torn off!

Both drew their guns and fired!

Jack took down the door and used it as a riot shield, approaching quickly—the two hackers screamed in fear as they saw the thick door getting closer—

"No, no—"

Bang!

The door, weighing over 100 kilograms, slammed down violently. A human head under such force was no different from a watermelon!

Lille’s strength and agility were not on par with Jack and V, but the magnetic suit still gave him the ability to move vertically.

Relying on the spider silk and the magnetic suit, Lille quickly maneuvered around the many covers, even running on the walls, his smart weapon continuously firing—

The bullets in the air varied their trajectories, and the Night Wandering Ghosts hiding behind cover felt haunted—

They felt like the cover was only blocking their view, while the enemy seemed to be attacking from all directions!

People always said smart weapons were for those wealthy folks with bad aim.

As long as you had prosthetics and an expensive, meticulously tuned smart weapon, auto-aim was no longer a fantasy.

However, those true masters of smart weapons, it was said, would appear on any dark night, making bullets trace unimaginably complex arcs in the air, ignoring all cover...

Just like...

Magic!

"Magic bullets! F***—retreat, damn, retreat..."

Bang!

An electromagnetic pulse exploded, the guy shouting to retreat tilted his head, his entire body sparking with electricity as he collapsed at the doorway, twitching.

The subsequent Night Wandering Ghosts trampled over him without a care, running like mad into the factory—

Getting bombed beyond recognition in direct combat, their defensive lines pierced by insane cyborgs in an instant, the Night Wandering Ghosts could only run into the factory recklessly—

Although they didn’t know what to do once inside.

V and Jack each checked the rooftop and the second floor of the monitoring room for any stragglers, unhurriedly conducting their Death God-like roll calls with their guns.

The Night Wandering Ghosts outside quickly became nothing but corpses.

Looking at the ground strewn with bodies, Man licked his lips—tonight’s experience was quite thrilling.

For some reason, he thought of the first time he met these three, when V asked him that question...

These three... were more deadly than any cyber-psycho.

Compared to the madness and instability of cyber-psychos, this cold and efficient slaughter...

It was a different kind of suffocating experience.

After confirming they had secured the perimeter, Lille reloaded his magazine and spoke to the group, "Reload your weapons, get ready for the second wave of assault.

Cedric, Navi, let a few people in, secure this place first.

Hacker team, what’s your progress?"

Lucy: "We just got in, was the frontal assault not going well?"

Lille: "No, it’s cleared."

Lucy, David, Qi Wei, Rebecca: "Huh?"

Lille scratched his head with his gun, "Move quickly, we must ensure there are no living Night Wandering Ghosts by the time Military Technology arrives.

Alright, once you’re done reloading, continue advancing. Use your grenades wisely; they can solve a lot of problems."

Jack and V also joined Lille, the two exchanging a glance, marveling.

V said, "Although we’ve been teaming up for a while, it seems this is the first time we’ve coordinated like this."

Jack shook his head, "We really are the Three Swords United, peerless in the world."

Following behind, Man and his team swallowed nervously once more.

This wasn’t an amusement park, how come these three’s mental states didn’t seem like they belonged on a battlefield...

The group cautiously entered the factory—a typical automated factory, with various track-type automated equipment, hooks, Dragon Gate cranes, agile robotic arms, and so on, all in the center of the factory.

But everything was abandoned, covered in a layer of rust.

Bang!

Suddenly, the surrounding gates slammed down, trapping the group inside.

Lille frowned—the scent of conspiracy.

Boom!

A muffled sound came from a nearby room, everyone turned to look.

A Night Wandering Ghost suddenly rushed out of the opposite room, his face full of charred flesh, looking terrified—

"What the hell!!!"

Bang!

A superheated cannon shell pierced the door, melting off his upper body!

This scene set off alarms in everyone’s minds. Lille made a hand gesture, signaling them to disperse immediately.

Clang—clang—clang...

The sound of a powerful machine operating echoed from the room—

Bang!

A figure, clad in yellow and black exoskeleton mech, burst through the wall, the energy-gathering cannon in his hand quickly charging up—

Centaur Mecha!