Mech: Shattering of the Galaxy-Chapter 1304 - 39: Bombarding the Barrier

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"Is this the secret base!?"

"A holographic barrier, it covers almost half the mountain. What a grand scale!"

The burly young man beside Wei Mo said with eyes burning with enthusiasm.

As this group continued on their way, they finally began to show some interest.

Such a level of mimetic shield is rare even in the army.

Before them now appeared a vast and wide military base.

This is a real military base!

"Follow closely, we don't have the authority to disable the weapons here, and no one wants to face the consequences of making a wrong turn."

The Logistics Department officer from Dingchuan Academy said cautiously.

"If I were to die in an unmanned base, then I probably deserve it."

The burly, flat-headed, square-faced young man smirked, reached to the giant backpack as tall as a person behind him, and gave it a heavy toss forward.

With a boom, amidst the rising dust, the metal backpack began to dismantle rapidly, revealing a single soldier armor glowing with a fiery molten color.

The burly young man walked towards the unfolded single soldier armor.

"Wen Li, aren't you making a big deal out of nothing?" Zhang Xixi frowned, clearly disdaining such cowardice in her words.

"What do you know? Are you planning to use your pretty face as a trailblazer in a while?" Wen Li burst into laughter, leaning back against the open single soldier armor.

Clack, clack!

The sound of locks engaging echoed, and Wen Li was instantly covered in metal armor. As all the gaps closed, a steel warrior with a fierce aura stood among the people.

"Wen Li! How dare you mock me!?"

"Oh, are you going to pull out your Zhang family name to scare me? I haven't even touched a hair on Miss Zhang, so don't wrong a good man."

Wen Li retorted mercilessly, taking large strides forward.

No one expected the seemingly introverted and honest young man to become so arrogant and domineering at this moment!

Zhang Xixi's beautiful, smooth face twisted with rage for an instant, looking at the molten rock war armor furiously, clenching her teeth, then turning to Wei Mo beside her.

"Wei Mo, are you still a man! He's insulting me like this!"

Wei Mo, wearing a woolen suit, had a flash of hatred in his eyes, then put on a smiling face and looked at Zhang Xixi, "Xixi, Wen Li didn't say anything. I'll go down and talk to him and apologize for you."

"Wei Mo, you coward!"

Zhang Xixi was furious, and with a swift kick using her power-assisted mechanical boots set to maximum, she aimed at Wen Li's back.

Wei Mo's face finally couldn't hold on.

"Zhang Xixi!"

Wei Mo grabbed her arm and yanked it back harshly.

"Stay here honestly! This is not the time for you to be willful! Are we all worse than your Zhang family?"

The usually gentle young man finally erupted, and the others watched this scene with crossed arms and sneering, having no other actions or words.

No one anticipated the explosive strength from Wei Mo, pulling Zhang Xixi directly into his arms.

She tried to break free for a moment, but Wei Mo's arms were like an iron ring holding her tightly, his eyes narrowed looking at the woman in his arms, "As long as you stay quiet, I will stand up for you. Now watch Wen Li clear the way, got it?"

Zhang Xixi was seeing Wei Mo's fierce side for the first time and was momentarily stunned.

The stimulus cleared her previously dizzy mind, looking at the indifferent attitudes of the few around her, her face turning colors of red and white, she finally stopped speaking, glaring coldly at Wei Mo.

Wei Mo released her, and the group followed as if nothing had happened. However, a rift silently formed at that moment.

The nine-member group, temporarily assembled for interests, was now clearly divided due to Zhang Xixi's bad temperament and Wei Mo's ulterior motives.

Wen Li glanced back casually, letting out a mocking laugh.

"Mr. Wen, the transport for Thunderhawk..."

"We have a way," Wen Li abruptly interrupted the speaker.

The two Logistics Department officers suddenly looked awkward and fell silent.

After walking in silence for ten minutes, past a grove of towering redwood trees, a tall round-tower-shaped building came into view.

Excitement appeared on the faces of the group.

"Have we arrived!?"

However, after walking a few dozen steps...

A series of urgent beeping sounds echoed.

The two officers stopped, their faces showing displeased expressions, turning to look at the group behind them.

"What's wrong?"

"It's a second-level internal barrier, our communication codes are invalid."

"Haha, it seems we still have to rely on ourselves."

Wen Li said indifferently, signaling for everyone to step back.

Once the area was clear, a sneer came from under the molten rock face armor, Wen Li raised his arm, spreading his fingers wide.

A spiral nozzle opened in the palm.

[Nuclear Hotline Cannon]!

A dazzling beam of light shot out——

Boom!

A terrifying wave of air instantly spread nearly a hundred meters.

The invisible barrier began to tremble violently.

The two Logistics Department officers exchanged a glance and quietly shut down the energy supply to the central base.

That should open it, right?

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Don Andrese, an elderly man with white hair, sat calmly in the crystal conference room.

This was an emergency meeting for the Dean, all of Dingchuan Academy's leadership had to attend except during wartime.

In the meeting hall half were real people, half were holographic projections, only one seat was absent.

That was Ruan Xiongfei's seat.

Without a word from Dean Tang, no one could remove it.

"Whose suggestion was it today?" Those commanding eyes swept around.

The hall remained silent.

Apparently, Dean Tang was rarely furious.

The last time was when he knew the Federation's military had openly struck against Dingchuan students, prompting the academy's immediate decision to break from the Federation.

So this time...

The academy's officials exchanged nervous glances, uncertain who dared to provoke the Dean's anger.

"No one's admitting it?"

Dean Tang's voice was calm, yet it felt like dark clouds looming overhead, as if a torrential downpour was about to fall upon them.

His gaze shifted from Teng Mi's face but didn't stay,

because Teng Mi was simply used as a tool by others.

"Who is it?"

The authoritative voice once again resonated within the crystal conference room, the invisible pressure making everyone nearly breathless.

Dean Tang was a deeply hidden master of Telekinesis, his immense spiritual power could only be felt when looking into his gaze, vast as the sea.

Finally, a middle-aged man broke out in a sweat, hurriedly stood up, and bowed.

"Dean, it was me."

Dean Tang looked over, it was Joseph Copeland, the Deputy Minister of Logistics Department, a long-serving twelve-year veteran at Dingchuan.

Those eyes of inherent authority gazed at him, causing him to tense up, yet he forced a smile, "Dean, they have already overpriced by 700%, and Dingchuan Academy really needs these now..."

"So Dingchuan should compromise in the face of these people's aggression?" Don Andrese asked calmly, resting his chin on his hands.

This genial expression, however, brought immense pressure on Joseph, feeling his soul trembling.

The Dean was solely angry at him...

Don Andrese's eyes flickered with a hint of fatigue; the Federation was self-centered, Dingchuan needed to maintain its supreme independence, and with internal and external troubles, external assistance was indeed needed.

Now...

Suddenly, the light screen above the crystal conference room flickered.

With a thud!

It was as if a stone was thrown into a deep valley.