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161: Chapter 161: The Final Moment (Second Update) 161: Chapter 161: The Final Moment (Second Update) “No need to thank me, stay focused!”

Su Ming was slightly startled when he heard the voice.

Wasn’t that Cresto?

He immediately instructed Cresto and charged towards the other Chilamis.

Sadly, there were too many Chilamis, and no matter how they fought, they couldn’t finish them all, and their numbers were still increasing.

Su Ming’s team was almost overwhelmed, and at this rate, it was only a matter of time before they were annihilated.

Of course, it wasn’t just Su Ming’s team facing this situation; almost all the teams were about to be crushed.

“What should we do, squad leader?

It hasn’t been long, and we can’t hold on anymore!”

Rhein and the others said anxiously.

They weren’t afraid of dying, but they couldn’t just die so easily; they had to make their lives worthwhile and at least buy more time.

Hearing this, Su Ming decisively spoke up in the communication channel.

“Everyone, don’t engage with the Chilamis directly; the enemy’s numbers are too large, and we are severely understaffed.

Now, everyone follow my command—fight while moving in the opposite direction of the troop’s evacuation.

This way, we can create more living space and buy more time!”

“This plan is good, let’s do this!”

“Right, great idea!”

…

In an instant, all the students unanimously agreed.

Su Ming then said to everyone in the team.

“Form groups of five nearby for mutual support!

Fight while moving towards the right flank, and don’t confront the Chilami forces head-on.”

“Understood!”

Everyone immediately responded.

After issuing the orders, Su Ming continued by calling out names.

“Rhein, Angel, Zhang Yi, Allu, you guys stay at the forefront with me to alleviate the pressure on the others.”

“No problem!”

The four, directly controlling their Mechas, flew to Su Ming’s side.

The five of them positioned themselves at the very rear of the retreating team, bearing the brunt of the Chilamis.

It had to be said that Su Ming’s suggestion worked well, drawing the Chilamis in the opposite direction while gaining space to dodge and fight.

Although it was still a one-sided battle situation, the rate of casualties significantly dropped.

However, this was ultimately just a temporary solution, and as a large number of Chilamis poured in,

all the first-year students and the mother ship responsible for interception were surrounded by the Chilami forces, and looking around the entire starry sky, where one could only see speeding Chilamis.

The surrounding Chilamis began to furiously attack everyone and the mother ship, countless beams shooting from all directions.

“Ah~”

Screams echoed in the communication channel, and one Mecha and fighter after another burst open.

Though it was a simulated match, the pain was one hundred percent real.

Listening to the continuous screams in the communication channel, Su Ming fiercely thrust his spear into the body of an Elite Level II Chilami, then flung it away.

He gasped and looked around, seeing explosions everywhere; the number of surviving students tasked with interception was already less than five hundred, a survival rate of barely ten percent.

The number of people currently alive in Su Ming’s team was also just twenty-four, and the circle of Chilamis enclosing them continued to tighten relentlessly.

For a moment, Su Ming felt somewhat delirious, as if sensing the end of a hero’s path.

Just then, a supposedly dead Elite Level II Chilami suddenly played dead, striking towards Su Ming’s back.

“Watch out!”

Rhein and others warned Su Ming.

Su Ming was startled but quickly reacted, just as he was about to control his Mecha to dodge.

Swoosh

A beam of light came, hitting the Chilami and taking it down!

Su Ming was slightly taken aback and looked up, only to see a Second Generation Mecha·Raider flying over, followed by nine other Mechas of the same model.

Then Lin Chuyu’s voice came through the communication channel.

“Su Ming, are you alright?”

“I’m fine, Chuyu.”

Su Ming replied indifferently.

“Ah, Su Ming, we meet again.

You were a bit careless just now.

Getting distracted on the battlefield is a big taboo.”

Beikaen said with a smile.

“An error, sorry.”

Su Ming responded calmly.

“Why did we even come to meet up with them?

Shouldn’t we have looked for a chance to break out first?”

At that moment, a proud voice sounded in the communication channel.

Before Lin Chuyu could speak, Beikaen humorously said,

“Ajika, since we can’t escape anyway, we might as well come over and chat.”

“You, huh!”

Ajika was momentarily at a loss for words.

By then, Rhein and others, panting, were driving their Mechas back by Su Ming’s side.

“Squad leader, what do we do now?

We really can’t hold on much longer.”

“That’s right, everyone is nearly dead.”

Qin Feng also moved his Mecha closer.

Listening to them, Su Ming looked down at the timer on the operation screen.

They had held the enemy off for over twenty minutes.

Judging from the time, the main force should have successfully broken out.

There was no point in holding on any longer, so Su Ming spoke up in the communication channel,

“Everyone, we’ve held on for 21 minutes and 34 seconds.

It looks like the main force has broken through.

There’s no need to keep fighting a losing battle; we can attempt to break through now.”

“How can we break through if we are completely surrounded?”

“There are Chilamis everywhere.”

…

In the communication channel, Puli and others voiced their frustration.

“Charge, there’s still a glimmer of hope.

If we don’t charge, we will surely die; we might as well give it our all.”

Su Ming said firmly.

“Su Ming is right.

Even if we die, we shouldn’t die in disgrace.

If we must die, let it be while charging!”

Lin Chuyu also shouted in the communication channel.

“I like this proposal!”

Beikaen said, smiling.

“Damn it, let’s fight them, everyone group up for one last effort!”

Puli and the others went all in; they had already completed their blocking mission, so if they were to die, so be it!

“Alright!”

Everyone responded.

Thus, the remaining Mechas gathered together and charged toward the relatively weaker direction in front of them.

They fired continuously at Chilamis, taking down one after another.

However, in the next second, Chilamis swarmed from all directions, launching an attack on Su Ming and his team.

A dense barrage of beams came raining down like raindrops.

Boom, boom, boom~

In one wave, more than thirty Mechas were directly destroyed, completely halting their charge.

“It’s over!”

As everyone witnessed this scene, their hearts chilled—the disparity between the enemy and them was just too great.

In the command center of the Dhumu, Chen Qian sighed deeply after watching the scene unfold.

Then, with a resolute expression, he said,

“Everyone, it’s the final moment.”

The students left behind looked at Chen Qian in confusion.

“Pass my command; pour all remaining missiles into annihilating all Chilamis in front of our ship!”

“Yes!”

Although very confused, they complied.

At that moment, as the Dhumu was being overwhelmed, numerous missile launchers on the ship opened up, sending a flood of close-range missiles pouring out.