A beam of sunlight streamed through the cracks above the Fortress Base, casting a warm glow over the dust that floated in the air. Numerous Anzhela Venom Bees buzzed in and out, their industrious nature unchanged despite their mutations. Aside from the faint humming, the entire Fortress Base was eerily quiet, as if a century had passed in that single moment. Even the golden sunlight began to feel ancient, pale, and unreal.
Lin Yuan stood motionless, cradling the Heavy Sniper Rifle. It was heavy, weighing a full twenty kilograms; by the standards of the first century, it could be considered a mortar. Only a Mutant with immense strength could withstand the terrifying impact of this Heavy Sniper Rifle.
One second, two seconds, three seconds—yet the two Mutant Snipers that seemed ready to leap down never entered through the cracks as Lin Yuan had imagined.
Instead, they appeared to be enjoying the view from above the Fortress Base, remaining completely still.
Everything seemed unchanged, yet an unimaginable tension gripped Lin Yuan's heart. What could have gone wrong? It was impossible; he had piloted Mouse One without leaving any traces outside. Moreover, Mouse One had no propellers and wouldn't kick up any dust during its descent.
But something felt very wrong. In the next moment, Lin Yuan leaped into the depths of Fortress Base without hesitation. He flipped and soared several meters forward just as a powerful Rocket Launcher penetrated the outer steel walls of Fortress Base, striking where he had just stood. The immense force sent Lin Yuan flying dozens of meters away.
What the hell? That was a guided Rocket Launcher mounted on Exoskeleton Armor!
How could he have been exposed?
As he quickly pondered this in his mind, Lin Yuan used the force of the blast to propel himself forward. He didn't know where things had gone awry, but it was clear that his position had been accurately locked onto by some means.
Almost simultaneously as Lin Yuan dashed forward, two Firestone High-Explosive Armor-Piercing Rounds suddenly blasted through the steel wall from the right side of Fortress Base, narrowly missing his Mechanical Body. If he had hesitated for even a moment earlier, he would have been finished.
However, Lin Yuan was almost hoping they would attack. In an instant, his Second Audio-Visual Radar simulated a three-dimensional environment of Fortress Base's exterior based on the trajectories of those two Firestone High-Explosive Armor-Piercing Rounds while simultaneously locking onto the Mutant Sniper who was desperately trying to evade.
He had to admit that this opponent possessed formidable combat awareness. However, one thing he was mistaken about was that once Lin Yuan—acting as a Mechanical Warrior—initiated a lock-on while wielding an incredibly powerful Heavy Sniper Rifle, no amount of tactical evasion would help him unless he moved faster and reacted more swiftly!
So just as those two Firestone High-Explosive Armor-Piercing Rounds whizzed past him, Lin Yuan activated his Heavy Sniper Rifle and fired back!
If someone were watching the battle from a distance, they would hear the sound of three guns firing in perfect unison, almost as if it were a single person shooting with one gun.
Without any suspense, despite the Mutant Sniper wearing Exoskeleton Armor, he could not avoid being blown apart in an instant. The upper half of his body, from the chest up to the shoulders, was reduced to countless pieces of flesh, leaving only a stunned and fierce head and two thick legs that were sent flying by the tremendous force.
Then, there was silence.
Lin Yuan did not move, nor did he attempt to dodge. He simply raised his hand and fired a shot that shattered an Anzhela Venom Bee several dozen meters away.
He had found the reason. The Mutants had indeed not stationed snipers here for long, and those two snipers had not discovered any clues. However, before they entered the Fortress Base, they had carelessly released a surveillance drone that resembled an Anzhela Venom Bee, which ultimately led to their exposure.
Lin Yuan could already imagine that the remaining sniper was hiding somewhere, but his Heavy Sniper Rifle was definitely locked onto the cracks and entrances of the Fortress Base. As soon as he dared to drive Mouse One out, he would likely be hit by a shot. That sniper had surely relayed this information back, and at this moment, the Mutants would undoubtedly be closing in from all directions.
So, his time was running out!
As these thoughts raced through his mind, Lin Yuan decisively ran toward Mouse One. Since the enemy intended to wait for him to come out, he might as well take a gamble to see whether his Mouse One could accelerate faster than the sniper could fire!
But in the next moment, an incredibly agile figure suddenly darted past from the crack in the Fortress Base. It moved lightly like a wisp of smoke; even Lin Yuan's Main Audio-Visual Radar struggled to keep up with its speed!
This was definitely not one of those clumsy Mutants like a black bear! If the Mutants he had encountered before excelled in strength or defense, this one specialized in agility. Just as Lin Yuan raised his Heavy Sniper Rifle, a sharp blade of light sliced through the air without warning and severed the rifle in two!
It was terrifying!
However, Lin Yuan was not just an ordinary human with two arms; he had four Mechanical Arms! Though he felt an overwhelming shock and even a sense of fear creeping in, as a Mechanical Body, he quickly made the most appropriate response.
His Mechanical Legs instantly propelled him backward as he discarded the Heavy Sniper Rifle. At the same time, he fired his Laser Sniper Rifle while simultaneously unleashing fire from three Laser Pistols, forcing that terrifying agile Mutant to retreat under the relentless barrage!
However, this agile Mutant was truly extraordinary. In the face of Lin Yuan's barrage, the gleaming long knife danced rapidly, forming a curtain of blades that blocked all attacks as if it were a continuous stream of moonlight.
Lin Yuan was astonished; he never expected that these Mutants had become so powerful after thousands of years. It was almost superhuman. Just based on that guy's agility and neural reaction speed, it seemed to be at least around 001 to 00!
Without the Heavy Sniper Rifle capable of firing Firestone High-Explosive Armor-Piercing Rounds, Lin Yuan's Laser Sniper Rifle and Laser Pistol were utterly ineffective against the Mutant's blade curtain. Despite his relentless bombardment, the Mutant could perfectly wield the curtain of blades while simultaneously dodging and lunging with incredible agility! The light from the blades created an eerie sensation as if the air itself was being sliced apart.
In less than two seconds, despite Lin Yuan's continuous attacks and his constant backward jumps, the Mutant had already closed in to within three meters!
At that moment, the Mutant suddenly let out a loud shout, and the blade light shifted. In an indescribable burst of speed, it sliced through Lin Yuan's Laser Sniper Rifle in one swift motion, then swiftly severed his Third Mechanical Arm and Mechanical Right Leg!
The speed was almost unimaginable, and Lin Yuan's Health Points plummeted by 80 points, rendering him completely unable to fight!
Yet, in that instant, Lin Yuan remained remarkably calm. His Third Mechanical Arm and one Mechanical Leg were willingly sacrificed to find an opportunity for counterattack because the Mutant's speed was just too fast!
In that fleeting moment, a weapon entirely different from the Laser Pistol appeared on Lin Yuan's First Mechanical Arm. It was the Perverse Pistol, which also used Firestone High-Explosive Armor-Piercing Rounds!
With a loud bang, although the Mutant's speed and reaction capabilities were formidable, it was difficult to evade at less than two meters away. The shot struck its chest, creating a massive hole that instantly killed it.
Only then did Lin Yuan realize that this was a Female Mutant, standing about two meters forty tall and weighing around two hundred kilograms. She wasn't wearing cumbersome Exoskeleton Armor but rather a beautifully crafted set of Blue Armor that clearly indicated high quality.
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