Chapter 499

Chapter 499: The Boy at the Back

“Retreat! Retreat!”

The terror of the target far exceeded the attackers’ imagination. The “Swords” tracked combat mechanical soldiers were all destroyed, each worth millions of dollars, along with three “Hummingbird” five-rotor reconnaissance and attack drones.

Clearly, the target was not as easy to handle as expected, and the personnel losses were completely beyond what they had anticipated before the operation.

The camouflage armor soldiers were completely slaughtered, leaving only the “Poseidon” combat-powered armors, which had firepower but lacked protection. An elephant might defeat a tiger, but it wouldn’t necessarily overpower a mouse.

Lin Mo’s remarkable agility caught the attackers off guard, making it impossible for them to aim as he seized the “Poseidon” combat-powered armor’s weaknesses.

Without hesitation, the two “Poseidon” combat-powered armors turned and fled, activating their wheel propulsion systems as they sped towards the Seine River at the end of the street.

The initial fire suppression had not produced the expected results, and the subsequent counterattack clearly indicated that their attack plan had been leaked. The target had turned their strategy against them, using themselves as bait to lure them all out.

The adjacent shop had prepared close-combat mech units ahead of time, otherwise, how could there be such terrifying power and speed, even able to withstand cloud explosive bombs?

One had to say that a shop selling knight armor was the perfect cover for close-combat mech units.

Hidden beneath the surface of the Seine River, a large underwater transport mech had a five-person command team providing tactical support to the ground forces. After analysis, they reached this “conclusion” immediately.

The thought of capturing the “Poseidon” combat-powered armor and the series of severe consequences that could follow, possibly leading to localized warfare, sent fear into the faces of the people on the underwater transport mech.

When over half of the “Swords” tracked combat mechanical soldiers were destroyed, the command group had already issued a retreat order. Their task was to decapitate, not to fight to mutual destruction.

Due to their long exposure to high-tech equipment and modern tactical drills, even a slightly stronger hypothetical enemy was just aliens with stronger technology; they never imagined they would one day battle a Dragon Knight from another world on the streets of Paris.

The attackers did not realize that Lin Mo’s techniques came from another world, mistakenly thinking he was just another modern high-tech warrior.

One could say this was yet another beautiful misunderstanding.

Who would have thought such ridiculous things could happen in this world?

It was indeed not easy to make these determined warriors believe that the target they wished to eliminate was a Dragon Knight from another magical world.

Sometimes, those with the strongest will actually lack imagination.

Suddenly, several water columns erupted from the Seine River, and small missiles with fiery tails shot out of the water, striking at Lin Mo as he chased the “Poseidon” combat-powered armors. Fireballs erupted on the streets, causing devastating destruction everywhere.

The five-person command group on the underwater transport mech activated their final countermeasures, urgently providing cover for the retreating “Poseidon” units.

The Dragon Knight weaved dangerously between the exploding fireballs. The short-range missiles, due to their limited range, could not gain enough speed to affect Lin Mo.

With gold coins in hand, Lin Mo’s knight armor could fully withstand the shockwaves and shrapnel from missile explosions.

However, the underwater attackers achieved their aim; they successfully bought precious time for the “Poseidon” that had accelerated to 60 kilometers per hour.

Run? That’s a lovely thought!

Having fed me two cloud explosive bombs, do they think the Dragon Knight is easy to bully?

Lin Mo gathered all his Battle Energy once more, raising the Giant Sword and striking down heavily at the “Poseidon” combat-powered armor that was almost at the edge of the Seine River.

A scorching light radiated from the sword’s hilt toward the blade, unleashing an unmatched sharp aura. Lin Mo was quite satisfied with the material of the giant sword; apart from the lack of magical patterns and magic crystals, it was a very nice set of knight heavy armor.

“Number one, hurry! He’s closing in! Be careful.”

The “Poseidon” combat-powered armor number one, having reached the riverbank, turned to cover its companion. Just as the pilot was about to aim the small-caliber cannon, the display in the cockpit showed something that terrified him.

The target in the knight heavy armor was still over ten meters away from the “Poseidon,” but he made a sword-swinging motion. What did that mean?

With the length of the giant sword, could he really reach it?

The next second, he understood.

However, the pilot of Aircraft One was so frightened by the target’s incredible abilities that he dared not take the risk. He pressed the cannon’s launch button, and fiery tongues of metal shot out. Non-explosive and non-impact metal projectiles were like gifts for the gold giant dragon, as long as it could absorb them right away.

“Jump! Full power!”

The pilot of Aircraft One shouted urgently. The pilot of Aircraft Two also saw the footage from the optical lens and reacted quickly, switching to wheel propulsion and pushing off the ground, jumping more than two meters high.

Aircraft One dared not take the gamble, and Aircraft Two was even more cautious.

As the Giant Sword came crashing down, a light blade detached from the sword’s edge.

Sword Light!

“Oh! What is that? Get out of the way!”

Boom!

The soaring water column splashed up as the leaping “Poseidon” combat-powered armor crashed heavily back into the water, creating a massive spray and also pulling Aircraft One into the river.

A strange noise echoed.

It seemed something heavy had collided with the stone embankment along the Seine River.

Sizzle!

What remained on the riverbank was the left boot of a “Poseidon” combat-powered armor, cleanly severed by the earlier light blade that had detached from the sword. The cut was as smooth as a mirror, revealing countless mechanical parts and wires, flickering with final sparks, and one could see some automatic balancing devices slowly coming to a stop.

Aircraft Two reacted extremely quickly but still did not escape unscathed, losing a leg.

Reaching the Seine River’s edge, Lin Mo saw the turbulent water, as if a massive underwater object was thrusting up waves and swiftly moving westward.

“Those bastards!”

Lin Mo swung the Giant Sword heavily. Although he did not activate his Battle Energy again, the residual sword energy surged out, slicing through the Seine River.

It was as if the water’s surface had been torn apart by an invisible blade, creating a gap over ten meters long and a foot deep, which quickly returned to its restless state.

“Speed of twenty-two knots, utilizing a vortex thruster, it can reach the English Channel in a few hours.”

The gold giant dragon’s metal sensing ability quickly tracked the escape speed of that huge underwater object.

“Forget it, one day I will settle the score with them.”

Lin Mo sheathed his Giant Sword and approached the cut-off spoils, as he had promised the Gold Coin.

A snack for the gold giant dragon, or rather, an afternoon tea.

Lin Mo had no intention of giving away this prize to the French for free, nor would the French allow such a great treasure to be taken home by a Chinese.

It was meant for feeding a dragon, not a dog; don’t mention dogs, or the Gold Coin would surely get upset.

If the dragon didn’t eat for too long, it could be dangerous. Having swallowed a piece of Split Metal from outer space, it developed splitting instincts. While this brought many benefits, each additional split meant another mouth, and the survival of the gold giant dragon depended on metal food, even for the split parts.

Knowing that the enemy had already escaped, Lin Mo had no choice but to give up. He was well aware that their repeated attacks on him were due to him being alone and weak.

The country and military had taken various measures to ensure protection, but that did not mean it was flawless. Although it was safer at home, the situation abroad was uncertain.

…

“Recovery confirmed. Sorry, everyone, I was thirty seconds late in saying that.”

“Thank you, Zero. We finally made it back intact.”

“Thank goodness, I’m really glad to hear you say that.”

The large submerged machine descended to the deepest point of the Seine River, dodging the boats and small submersibles above, speeding towards the river’s mouth. Once they entered the English Channel, they could safely go home.

“Two, are you okay? You almost scared me to death just now.”

“I’m fine, One. Oh no, damn it, my ‘Poseidon’ left leg is gone, and energy is draining. I’ll shut down the local power supply system. My god, what kind of weapon was that? The legendary high-frequency oscillation sword?”

“God bless you, Two. As long as you’re alive, that’s already a stroke of luck. I’ll never take on a mission like this again. This is like playing with monsters; I’d rather die fighting in Iraq.”

Bang!

“Hey, what was that sound? Zero, did you hit something? It felt like something bumped into me.”

“No, no, the underwater radar shows we didn’t hit anything.”

“Great! I just hope we can get home smoothly.”

Everyone failed to notice a silvery, shuttle-shaped object in the murky waters of the river that crashed into Aircraft Two of the “Poseidon,” as if it had a mind of its own, clinging to the surface of the machine body, ignoring the water’s impact, inching closer to the submerged machine carrying the powered armor, like a spider.

What Lin Mo didn’t know was that the Gold Coin hid the truth from him, secretly releasing an inconspicuous split part to merge into the river water, trailing behind the escaping submerged machine.

Whether this marked the beginning of a disaster remained uncertain.

Although the Gold Coin coexisted peacefully with Lin Mo at present, it did not mean that this Dragon of Slaughter would drop its weapons, become benevolent, and turn into a good dragon.