The Geared Immortal

Chapter 1210

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The range of the two weapons is possible, because of the rune glyphs he added on the projectiles. With it, the compressed air is able to propel the projectile to such a distance.

As Xin Ja thinks while traveling, he asked for the recording from the one who scouted the test sites. After recording everything, he feels contented and nodded his head.

Soon, it was already nighttime, and Xin Ja frowned when the group stopped.

"Guys… Shouldn't we just continue?" Xin Ja asked while looking at the group who is carefully setting down the Mechas on the ground.

The group then camped a bit of a distance from the Mechas.

When he saw their cautious expressions, he could not help but almost laugh.

He suddenly takes out a single bullet from a Grenade Launcher and then suddenly tosses it in the midst of the group.

When they saw it, they thought it was just rock. But when they saw that it was actually a bullet of a Grenade Launcher, everyone panicked and activated their Ki field while running.

"Hahaha!!!"  Xin Ja chuckled while almost rolling on the ground.

"Xin Ja! You crazy bastard!" Yao Mai Lin angrily charges at Xin Ja and quickly grabs his ear.

"Ow… Ow… Ow… Senior, my ear will fall off…" he pleaded with a big smile that could still be seen on his face.

"It's just a joke! The ammunition will not explode if it would just fall or is even squished. Only if you put it on fire, or remove the butt will it explode." He explained.

When the rest heard this, they all showed suspicion in their eyes.

Seeing this, Xin Ja could not help but sigh.

He hops on his Mecha then takes out a grenade launcher and then squished it. Upon doing this, nothing has happened.

"What?... So it's useless?" someone asked.

"No… no… we saw the explosion…"

Xin Ja could not help but explain.

"This is the safety feature of the component inside the bullet. And the mortar is just like this one, it would only explode when the firing pin is removed…" he added.

Everyone seems to heave a sigh of relief. The reason why they began to travel slowly is that… they are now afraid that what they are carrying would suddenly fall and then explode. They dare not imagine what would have happened to them if that would happen.

But it seems that this is not the case anymore.

Pfft…

Xin Ja could not help but escape a chuckle.

"You dare laugh!" Yao Mai Lin pouted.

She was really too nervous back then that she suddenly lost her composure.

"Alright, alright, I'm so sorry, Senior Yao…" Xin Ja said.

The others could not help but chuckle upon realizing the funny situation.

"Commander… you're really fast in protecting us… Hehe… Now I'm relieved." someone said while smiling.

"You… cheeky brat!" Commander Zhou said while pointing at the guy with a smile.

He then shakes his head as he thought about his action just now.

But he feels relaxed and proud of what he just did. Being able to show his heroic side is something that made him feel good. Ever since he became a soldier and has been on the battlefield, he would always make sure to help and save his friends whenever he could.

But he was not like this before.

There was a time when he was a cowardly soldier that did not want to die on the battlefield. At that time when the Glysko kingdom soldiers began their attack, Zhou Lixing became so afraid that he froze on the spot.

Luckily a junior officer saw him and save him. However, that junior officer got wounded.

"Why did you save me?" he asked while tears filled his eyes and regret filled his heart.

The junior officer looks at him with a big smile on his face.

"Because… I… want… to… look… cool… even in my last day…" the junior officer said.

He then discovered that the guy is already wounded heavily and uses the last of his strength to just save him.

At that instant, he seem to see the smile on that junior officer's face which made him think that he truly looks cool at that time.

From that time forth, he has started to become proactive in the front lines and gained the reputation and the coolness of a hero soldier.

Commander Zhou looks at his team and then showed a faint smile.

They camped and then sleep inside their Mechas.

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The next day…

Their travel speed has hastened as they are now confident of the safety of their new weapons.

Suddenly, the one heading at the front lifted his hand and signaled for a stop.

"Sir… I detect multiple Ki signatures at about 100 meters away from our location at 12 o'clock…" the scout said.

"Spread out… and prepare for a battle…" Commander Zhou said as he takes out his compressed air weapon.

Everyone followed suit and quickly spread out. Although the Mechas are big, if they do not move, their color could somewhat blend with their surroundings because of the camouflage painting on their surface.

"Target located…" she said in a low tone in the coms.

Soon they can already detect the Ki signatures of the people.

"There are only six people… and two of them are inside a carriage…" Captain Yu said as he was the first one to clearly see everything.

"What should we do commander?" Captain Yu asked.

"Hmm… Block their path. Let's get some information." Commander Zhou said.

Captain Yu did not hesitate and along with the three beside him, they quickly jumped out of their hiding place.

As they landed the ground shook and it made those people traveling with the carriage startled.

They quickly unsheathe their weapons but showed dumbfounded expressions upon seeing the large metallic Mechas in front of them.

"Huh? Mechas… They are from the kingdom of Jimal!" one of the soldiers thought as he looks at the four large Mechas.

"Wait! Wait! We are from the town of Tork! Please! Please help us!" he quickly shouted while dropping his weapon and raising his hands.

"Tork? What happened to the Town of Tork?" Captain Yu asked opening the speaker of the Mecha.

"The town is still under siege. But it won't be long now… We were able to escape ahead of time… With us are the wife and child of the town's head…" the soldier said.

"Hmm… Alright… Junior Officer… Protect them until they reached the nearest town…" Captain Yu commanded one of the Mecha with him.

Then the other Mechas walks out of their hiding places which startled the soldiers once again.

"I am Commander Zhou of newly formed Mecha Squad 00…  We are from the 5th fortress. Report your ranks…" Commander Zhou said.

Unlike Captain Yun, he seems a bit skeptical of what the soldiers are saying.

When the soldiers heard this, they all look at each other. Then suddenly, one of them dashed towards the carriage.

But before he could do anything…

Ptaff!!!

His body was sent flying towards a tree. As he hits the tree, half of his body is already mashed into pieces.

The soldiers did not hesitate and quickly attacked, but how could they resist the Mecha that are surrounding them?

Commander Zhou got down from his Mecha and approached the carriage.

Inside he could see two people.

A woman tied and gagged and a small child who seems to be at the age of around 5, who is also tied and gagged.

The kid seems to be crying but could not make a sound.

As he enters, he looks at the woman who is showing fear in her eyes.

"Relax… I am Commander Zhou..." he introduced himself.

"You must be the town head, right?" he asked with a smile then removed the piece of cloth on the woman's mouth.

"You… you are Zhou… Zhou Lixing!" she suddenly said with a smile on her face as she recognized Commander Zhou.

"Hihi… Long time no see town head Jia…" Commander Zhou said as he carefully removes the ropes on her hands and feet.

She quickly grabs the child on the side and began removing the rope and the cloth on his mouth.

When the child saw his mother helping him, he quickly jumps on her lap and hugs her.

"Mama… I was really scared! Mama… *sob *sob…" he started crying.

It took a few more minutes before the child stopped crying.

Then Commander Zhou began questioning Town head Jia.

"What is happening?" he asked.

"The town… the town is a trap." She said.

Commander Zhou showed a confused expression.

"It was already too late when I realized that the soldiers and the men inside the military camp were actually enemy soldiers. We were too careless because of the temporary peace." She said with a sad expression.

"Then… Then what happened to the people?" Commander Zhou asked.

"They… they have been captured… I was to be brought to their camp…" she said with a helpless sigh.

"Wait… So they were able to make a camp deep in here?" Commander Zhou muttered then suddenly his expression turned bad.