Chapter 150
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Chapter 150: Are You Going to Deal with an Armored Division?
Is this still a pilot? What else could possibly happen to the target?
The MQ-9 Reaper drone circled above Lin Mo twice before hurriedly retreating, fearing that one wrong move could get it shot down.
Aside from the damaged parts of the Future Warrior exoskeleton, Lin Mo managed to assemble a complete set of the Future Warrior. He took off his pilot pressure suit and changed into the exoskeleton armor. The insignia on the armor mirrored that of the two fallen AH-64D Apaches, featuring a short sword piercing through a triangle topped with a lightning bolt.
The legendary Delta Force of America.
Lin Mo moved his arms and legs around. His power boost felt almost negligible, but he feared not the direct impact of bullets. At least it was a lot tougher than the Dragon Knight’s mystic steel armor, and it was much lighter.
He unintentionally gained more protection, especially with the extensive use of non-metallic materials, something that Gold Coin couldn’t achieve.
From a handgun to an AK, from the AK to an XM29 assault rifle and finally the Future Warrior, it was a leap in upgrades. With this haul, Lin Mo finally felt some relief from the repeated ambushes he had endured.
The gold giant dragon took over half an hour to unlock the assembled Future Warrior system. The design of this technological weapon had always considered preventing theft, but it hadn’t expected to encounter a foreign dragon so adept at electronics, achieving a successful physical breakthrough on the spot.
Lin Mo activated the helmet’s visor-style display, and a mini-map appeared in the upper right corner, showing a light dot, reminiscent of a mini-map in a computer RPG game.
Now fully equipped and with sufficient ammunition, Lin Mo no longer had to worry about being unarmed. As night fell, the reconnaissance capabilities of unmanned drones and satellites would diminish greatly, marking Lin Mo’s domain.
“I need to find a way to avoid them. They’re so annoying! I’ve never had this much trouble fighting the Texi Empire. When high-tech weapons reach a certain level, they’re hardly weaker than magic.” Lin Mo looked up at the sky, feeling somewhat helpless. There were unmanned drones and satellites overhead, and even if he managed to escape quickly, it would only be temporary. He couldn’t evade simultaneous searches from above and below.
The range of the Gaussian weapons evolved from Gold Coin was limited; it was like a dream to shoot beyond the atmosphere, and the evolved semiconductor laser weapons couldn’t achieve higher power, as they could never penetrate the thick atmosphere to damage satellites.
“I can try something!”
To Lin Mo’s surprise, Gold Coin responded, and he wondered what clever idea the dragon could have.
…
Whoosh!
In the video footage from the satellite, Lin Mo’s figure suddenly vanished.
Then the signal of the Future Warrior appeared a kilometer away.
Inside the mountain base’s conference room, chaos erupted. Even though exoskeleton mechs enhanced human movements, they shouldn’t allow for such a dramatic speed increase. The satellite video had strict limitations, capturing a maximum of only 60 frames per second. Yet Lin Mo’s speed was far beyond this frame rate, causing him to disappear from the screen, only to reappear at a great distance.
“What just happened? Was that teleportation?”
The mountain base had already learned that a Future Warrior was in a state of chaos and had been successfully seized by an opponent.
“Wow! So fast!” The voice from the technical team responsible for monitoring the Future Warrior’s movements was filled with astonishment and disbelief.
“What happened? How did the opponent get into our Future Warrior?”
“Exactly! He’s obtained the individual exoskeleton mech. We can’t lock down the armor; he seems to have used some unknown technology to crack the system.”
“What are the enhancement and synchronization rates? I need firsthand data. The theoretical performance of the Future Warrior shouldn’t be this powerful. Once he put it on, it was as if he transformed into Superman!”
During the battle, smoke and video frame rate distortions made it impossible to clearly capture Lin Mo’s movements. The only sounds came from the panicked cries of the squad soldiers, shouting, “Can’t see him!” “Too fast!” amid their hysterical screams, confirming that the entire squad had been wiped out.
“My God, the synchronization rate exceeded one thousand percent! Ten times the efficiency! The boost is incalculable! His muscle fibers have completely malfunctioned. He’s officially broken the theoretical limits of the Future Warrior’s performance! I can’t believe it. Is he even human? He should be an astronaut, no, the finest kind of space soldier. No, no, no! Damn it, he cut the data link! How did he do that? He’s not the server. The system shouldn’t have such functionality! Quickly, lock onto him! The satellites will lose sight of him too… SHIT!”
“What’s going on? Technical team, what’s happening?”
“Damn it, we’ve lost him! He’s out of our control. How did he manage that? My God, he’s practically the ideal test subject for the Future Warrior! We need to secure him at all costs! With him, the Future Warrior system’s performance could increase tenfold.”
The signal of the Future Warrior exoskeleton flickered on the large screen before disappearing, indicating that the Mitongba mountain base had completely lost control of the exoskeleton.
“Ladies and gentlemen, we’re in big trouble!”
The senior official presiding over the meeting surveyed everyone in the room, resting his hands on the conference table as he scrutinized them.
He spoke slowly, “According to the information from the technical experts, we’ve lost a valuable Future Warrior. As for the ten-man internal guard squad, they’ve been completely wiped out!”
“We underestimated the target’s power and miscalculated!” he concluded gravely, lamenting how the damn Chinese pilot was such a monster. Why couldn’t he be like the others who wandered in and just get shot a couple of times? Now, they were forced to expose their strength to eliminate him and let him know that something was amiss here. What an utter failure!
The room fell silent, everyone staring blankly at him.
Suddenly, a white man broke the silence.
“I knew it! I knew it! The opponent took out an outer patrol squad with just a handgun, then shot down two Apaches, and finally wiped out a Future Warrior squad. What’s next? What weapon do we use to eliminate him? UFOs? Or atomic bombs? I said this would make him stronger, like all Chinese people!”
Colonel Hark waved his hands, acting like a true prophet, emphasizing his military authority to the others. The target’s combat power was completely within his deduction.
“Can we negotiate with him? Maybe get him on our side? With our strength and terms, we should meet any reasonable demands he has, right? I doubt someone like him would have outrageous conditions. At the very least, we can’t let him slip away from under our noses. Since he’s seen our secrets, he can’t be allowed to leave. We must find a way to keep him here, either alive or dead.”
“That’s a good idea! However, we still can’t ascertain the extent of his combat power, so before causing more significant losses, it’s best not to act recklessly. I support Investigator Moore’s stance!” A blonde woman with black-rimmed glasses voiced her opinion, garnering agreement from many others. Those who had been hesitant or opposed now had to make a choice at this moment.
They couldn’t afford to underestimate him anymore. They had no idea what cost it would take to eliminate him. Everyone had begun to view this Chinese pilot blown in by the tornado as a major threat, far from being an ordinary person. Once the status corresponding to strength changes, everyone realized that the opponent wasn’t to be trifled with. He was comparable to the most elite of soldiers, not someone who could be easily crushed like ordinary intruders.
They probably still didn’t know that Lin Mo belonged to an elite unit, the Night Special Forces, one of the few military groups in China entirely composed of kings of soldiers. Otherwise, they would have already comprehended why Lin Mo’s combat strength was so terrifying.
“I suggest using cloud explosion bombs with cluster munitions for a large-scale carpet bombing while sending in drones equipped with laser weapons. Then deploy a force of 500 soldiers to surround him and see how he escapes!” Colonel Hark pounded on the table with his knuckles, the crisp sounds drawing everyone’s attention. As a military personnel, he clearly knew their armaments in the base.
“Are you planning to take on an armored division? Ten elite soldiers equipped with Future Warriors can’t take down a single pilot; that’s embarrassing enough. Do we want to become a laughingstock back home?”
Investigator Moore, who consistently opposed Colonel Hark, widened his eyes in disbelief. To go to such lengths for one person? Even if they succeeded, it would just give the other side a good laugh. Moreover, it was just one person; sometimes, numbers alone wouldn’t work. They had to consider the cost-effectiveness. For them, valuing human life to the utmost, after repeatedly hitting walls, they wouldn’t continue foolishly sacrificing lives.
“Alright, alright! At least right now, we don’t have a straightforward way to take him down. So let’s first figure out his location. Whether we can contact him depends on your skills. I’m certainly not opposed to gaining a powerful fighter, although he’s still just a pilot. If we truly can’t eliminate him, then we’d better start preparing to relocate.” Colonel Hark wasn’t interested in arguing; he preferred to leverage their military advantage for overwhelming dominance. A military man’s territory wasn’t in the conference room but on the battlefield.
“Let’s find him first!” The presiding official noted that these high-ranking members leaned towards psychological warfare. He used Mike to contact relevant departments.
The room fell into silence for over an hour, filled only with hushed conversations or people gazing at the large screen in silence. As they anxiously waited, no news came through, making it feel as if the target had vanished into thin air.
The atmosphere grew increasingly oppressive. For the first time, nearly everyone began to feel a sense of helplessness regarding the high-tech weapons their base possessed.
